we're back now here at the national constitution center in philadelphia. and with chris christie. so governor christie, you heard the debate. remarkable debate. bottom line, what'd you think? >> she was exquisitely well prepared. she laid traps. and he chased every rabbit down every hole instead of talking about the things that he should

have been talking about. this is the difference between someone who's well prepared and someone who's unprepared. whoever did debate prep for donald trump should be fired. he was -- he was not good tonight at all. and what harris did was what she had to do, which was to prove that she belonged on that stage. she has a voice that wants to try to unite the country. and donald trump spent more time talking about people eating pets, people at his rallies and whether he had more or less, than he did about the economy. and that is a huge fail tonight. i think what we're going to see is that kamala harris is now being seen by a lot of voters as a potential president. that's what she needed to accomplish tonight. trump better get to work or he's going to lose this election. >> characteristically blunt assessment from governor chris christie. thank you, governor. mary? >> all right. let's go to former dnc chair donna brazile. so donna, you have certainly studied many a debate in your career. how does this one compare?

>> i think it was one of the best debate performances i've ever seen in my life. and i've seen a lot. and i've helped a lot of people prepare for these big moments. she met the moment. she seized the opportunity to tell the american people what she would do during her four years. she commanded the issues. and she did not allow the former president to bait her. instead she led the way forward. she turned the page. and i think this race is about to get even more interesting now. >> we will see if it moves the needle, donna. thank you. >> all right. over to the other side now. former rnc chair reince priebus. all right. reince, the harris campaign says they want another debate. if you were advising the trump campaign, would you tell them to do it? >> sure. i would tell them to do it. and the reason is like i said before, donald trump's numbers just don't move. i mean, the reality tonight, i know donna's excited, but the truth is she didn't -- kamala harris didn't address the most important thing the american people care about, which is the

economy and the cost of living. she had no answers on immigration. she had no answers when she was asked about defunding the police. she had nothing to say about the families that were lost in afghanistan, which was a true layup. she should have been fact checked a lot more on some of the things she said in regard to this comment about a bloodbath which was about the auto industry. so look, i think a lot of things were not said tonight that she proceeded to say in order to move the numbers and i don't think donald trump's numbers will move at all. they haven't moved at all for months. >> reince priebus, donna brazile, both thank you for your time. >> all right. well, i've got to say, again, what a incredible debate. consequential debate, no doubt. i don't know how many votes will actually be moved. i don't know how many persuadable voters are actually out there. but kamala harris had a chance here to introduce herself to the country, to people who know who she is but don't know where she stands. but, you could debate how much she did in terms of the

specifics of where she stands. but she stood up there and i think it was very significant to hear chris christie say that she acted like she seemed like she belonged. >> exactly. and chris was clearly impressed with that. but to your point, john, what matters is what the voters think. kamala harris was hurling things against donald trump. and he's been convicted. and january 6th. and everything else she could throw at him. but in the end right now he is tied with kamala harris. does this change anything? we've all seen debates where people are very proud of what they did. hillary clinton thought she won that debate, many debates in 2016. and she didn't win. so you have to be very careful. and it's very important to see what the voters think. >> and look, the harris campaign certainly thinks that they were -- you know, they put him on the defensive. they are going to keep getting out and making this message. she's going to be out there in those critical battlegrounds again later this week. they're still optimistic, they

want that second debate. as rachel said the message from the campaign tonight vice president harris is ready for a second debate they're looking for one in october, they say is donald trump, question mark. one last goading of him to end the night. >> that is something else. i did not predict that at the beginning. rachel? >> bottom line, voters out there want a change. that's what the polls say. and both of these candidates really trying to present themselves as the agent of change. we'll have to see in the polls who did the most effective job of doing that tonight. >> we will see. all right. that is it for us here in philadelphia. a night to remember for sure. our race for the white house post-debate coverage continues on abc news live, disney plus, hulu, and anywhere else you stream live news. and your local news is next.

a historic handshake, setting the stage for one incredibly fierce debate. >> some good debate. >> you see, vice president harris and former president trump's first meeting ever in an intense face off around politics, personality and dramatically different visions for our country. let's talk about what is important in this race. >> it is important that we move forward, that we turn the page. >> people want to take their country back. our country is being lost. we're a failing nation. >> tonight on abc seven news at 11, we have the reaction from all sides of the bay area and both sides of the aisle as this unprecedented election races into the final stretch. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> a heated matchup tonight as the first presidential debate between vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump shows just how

dramatically the race for the white house has changed. >> fiery back and forth as the candidates criticized each other's policies and got personal. and in the moments after the debate, vice president kamala harris picks up an endorsement from a powerhouse outside the political world. taylor swift. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. it was an intense exchange with harris putting trump on the defensive many times in tonight's abc news debate. trump also went on the attack. >> there were clashes over the economy, immigration, abortion and the state of our democracy. >> i probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me. they talk about democracy. i'm a threat to democracy. they're the threat to democracy, not afford to have a president of the united states who attempts, as he did in the past, to upend the will of the voters in a free and fair election. >> we have team coverage tonight with big picture bay area centric analysis and reaction

from our neighbors on all sides of the political spectrum. >> but first reporter leland pinder, from our sister station in philadelphia, joins us live with moments from the debate, really, that everyone is talking about. leland >> reporter dan and ama, it remains to be seen how or if this debate will change the race, but it was clear tonight both candidates understood what was at stake. after a somewhat awkward handshake, the candidates got right to business. >> donald trump has no plan for you. >> vice president harris did her best to link trump to project 2025 and his record in his first term. >> donald trump left us the worst unemployment since the great depression. donald trump left us the worst public health epidemic in a century. >> trump linking harris to president biden hammering issues like the economy. >> they had the highest inflation, perhaps in the history of our country, because i've never seen a worse period of time. people can't go out and

buy cereal or bacon or eggs. >> trump also sticking to immigration and border security throughout, painting a bleak outlook under a harris presidency. she's destroying this country. >> and if she becomes president, this country doesn't have a chance of success. >> harris punching back, referencing a border security bill in congress. trump helped tank a few months ago. she also drew in her time as a prosecutor in california. >> i'm the only person on this stage who has prosecuted transnational criminal organizations for the trafficking of guns, drugs and human beings. >> abortion and foreign policy also central to the debate, at one point, both using moments and phrases they've become known for against the other. trump interrupting harris, saying he's speaking. harris reminding trump he was fired in 2020. is, of course, no stranger to california. the oakland native serving as the san francisco da attorney general and u.s. senator before becoming vice

president. now here is closed. the debate tonight very with optimism. trump closing the debate, saying that the u.s. is a failing nation under the current administration. live here in philadelphia leland pinder, abc seven news. >> all right, leland, thank you for that. now, for harris, this was the most important night of her political career for trump. tonight was mostly campaign trail classics. abc seven news insider phil matier watched with us and shared his big takeaways. >> as debates go, it was pretty much a brawl. we had both sides hitting hard. harris hitting hard on what she saw as trump's shortcomings and his personality flaws, as well as his policy flaws. and we had trump counterpunching attacking the biden administration as a failed administration and harris as an extension of it. >> we did not see the california centric attacks on homelessness and crime that have become routine for trump on the campaign trail, or much from harris on her record as a bay area prosecutor. but phil says

our state will still play a prominent role in the final weeks of the campaign. >> california is going to be pivotal in supplying money and enthusiasm for the rest of the country, but california stayed out of this debate in many of its more negative ways. so we in some ways, we sort of dodged a bullet on this one. >> we asked phil if he thinks this debate moved the needle after all. the last one led to president biden dropping out of the race. he told us he thinks tonight alone may not be enough for the undecided voters in those few critical swing states. >> and from democrats to republicans to those in the middle, those swing voters, people packed debate watch parties across the bay area tonight. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone takes you to one gathering in the home where vice president harris once lived, and has reaction from both sides. >> there are trump on the top of your screen. you're looking at a kamala harris debate viewing party taking place where she used to live. on the bottom of your screen, you're looking at

the gop trump viewing party, at the mad dog in the fog bar, both in san francisco, both with eager crowds. we start in harris's former condo in the city by the bay. those attending say she lived here for 17 years before it became an airbnb. >> i think it's incredible to see kamala harris, whose apartment we are in tonight, standing up for the values that so many in san francisco believe in. so many across the nation believe in. >> how could people be supporting somebody who is so unclear? crazy has such a lie filled, troubling vision for our country. but they are. and so it's been making me feel a little bit sad, really. >> at this party there were laughs and cheers, but everything was pro. kamala and anti-trump. >> on the one hand, you have a prosecutor who is well prepared, a policy wonk, a smart human being, and a good debater. and on the other hand, you have a

chaos agent who is desperately trying to stay out of prison. this debate is fascinating, but at the gop viewing party, a much different take on the debate pro-trump anti harris. >> there has to be a change because this illegitimate regime has run us into the ground. prices of beers, prices of food, prices of gas up through the roof. >> yeah i think i think president trump is doing very well frankly i think if it was a it was a fight that they'd call a tko. >> she didn't answer any questions. and she really blew it on foreign policy when it came to energy policy and the economy. >> yvette corcoran is a republican running for state senator. she didn't say who she thought did a better job in the debate. i mean, were you more impressed by donald trump or kamala harris, the subject of the question that she was asked, and pivoted to something else? >> i think we have to see what the voters decide. >> on november. >> certainly, one thing was

clear whether they were watching in a condo or at a neighborhood bar. it seems like the debate was an enjoyable one for those on both sides. j.r. stone abc, seven news and back in pennsylvania, harris had the backing of several california democrats in the spin room, including senator laphonza butler and governor gavin newsom. >> newsom, sharing his take, calling it a terrible night for trump and a great night for freedom, bringing up his long history with harris. >> i know her as well or better than anybody in this room. >> i've known her for a decade before we were both in politics. >> i've seen her perform at exceptional levels. this was another level she's going to take it up a notch. >> still, newsom says trump experienced what harris's opponents in california politics have long dealt with, saying he's looking forward to another debate. harris says he wants to do a she wants to do a second. trump says he'll think about it. >> well, taylor swift, wait until until the end of the debate to share that she is

voting for vice president harris in november, the singer wrote on instagram. she shared this because of i generated deepfakes of her falsely claiming support of trump. she closed her post with a message to first time voters, calling for them to register and research. she wrote, quote, i've done my research and i've made my choice. your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. the first time voters at bay area colleges are taking that research seriously, focused on policy questions in a debate that sometimes skim the details. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez watched the back and forth from san jose state, and has reaction from students. >> a group of san jose state students gathered to watch the debate in person and online, each one motivated to follow this presidential election for different reasons. >> the economy i wanted to hear about, like the housing crisis. >> first main thing is immigration. >> our health care, our health care is not where it needs to be. >> at bridge csu, a nonpartisan

organization, helped host the watch party on the bottom floor of the campus library. >> i just want to, like, be civil and see, like, what other people think. and like, i feel like it's not just like trump or harris. i think it's about policy over party and like, who has the best policies? >> it should be people that don't agree on everything, but still able to come together and, you know, sit in the same room and, you know, watch their candidates debate. >> many students told us this is a politically charged time at colleges, especially with things happening internationally in different countries. >> it's definitely affecting the overall atmosphere of students opinions, ideas and how they are able to represent themselves. >> you know, while it might seem really charged right now, i believe it's for the for the good students from csu, stanford, saint mary's and other bay area college campuses are coordinating a pre-election event in november. >> even though you know you're not going to get that perfect individual, just vote in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven

news. >> with the first and possibly only debate done and early voting soon to begin, we are really now in the final stretch of the presidential race, just 55 days until election day. keep up to date on abc seven news.com/election. >> skies turned red in southern california as explosive wildfires force entire towns to evacuate and roar through a ski resort. a close call with a young killer whale on a california beach. >> how crews dug deep to keep the baby alive. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. fall-like today. windy weather for your wednesday. i'll have the hour by hour forecast coming up. first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy. >> thanks, dan. and ama tonight we deflate the debate. i've got big news. what happened? >> taylor swift just endorsed kamala.

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tonight as three massive wildfires exploded in size and threatened thousands of homes. >> apocalyptic images of red skies and massive smoke plumes show just how intense these fires are. there are new evacuation orders for the bridge fire. it is the third largest active wildfire anywhere in the state. it is also burning in los angeles and san bernardino counties and the angeles national forest. tonight it burned near the mountain high ski resort. cal fire says it has charred more than 34,000 acres since it started on sunday. it's been spreading fast farther to the east. the line fire is also forcing new evacuations. it started last thursday in san

bernardino county and is up to 27,000 acres right now. there are concerns the winds could pick up overnight, causing the fire, of course, to just explode in size. it is 14% contained and the fast moving airport fire in orange county has already scorched more than 19,000 acres. and cal fire says there is no containment as we speak. it reportedly was accidentally sparked by some heavy equipment and has closed a highway in the trabuco canyon area. there are a number of evacuation orders in place. >> developing news now out of carmel, where a stranded killer whale calf was rescued from a beach. it was stranded for at least nine hours and people worked tirelessly to free it. they brought in an excavator to lift the animal, putting it into a truck. it was seen moving its tail, but the extended period of time on land could be potentially deadly. the calf is now at the long marine lab at uc santa cruz, where it is receiving care. new developments

in the shooting of niners rookie ricky pearsall and new video evidence. the accused teenage gunman was in court today and waived his right to a speedy trial. his attorney tells abc seven news a new video shows the altercation between the teen and pearsall from a different vantage point, and could prove the incident was an attempted robbery, not an attempted murder. the boy is accused of shooting pearsall on august 31st in san francisco's union square. >> governor newsom's plan to tackle gas prices by requiring a backup supply is ruffling feathers with neighboring states. the governor called a special session to get lawmakers at the state capitol to vote on his plan. and now the governors of arizona and nevada are asking newsom to just back off. newsom's plan calls for oil companies to keep a backup supply to prevent price hikes and when refineries go offline, a california energy commission report says that could create artificial gas shortages in other markets. the governors in arizona and nevada say it would raise prices for drivers there,

so they don't want any part of this. in a post on x, newsom signaled he would not back down, saying, quote, allowing big oil to gouge californians at the pump to pad their profits is not an option. the state assembly will start hearings on newsom's proposal next week, a story we've been following since last july. >> vallejo city council tonight approved extending its state of local emergency for police staffing. the department has seen a significant drop in officers since 2020. the declaration allows for the city to streamline resources as it tries to replenish the ranks. currently, there are 73 sworn officers, with 34 of them doing patrols. there were well over 100 officers on the force in 2020. there are hopes the governor will sign a bill that will allow retired officers to return to work full time. >> every night here on abc seven news at 11, we try to approach much of what we do through the lens of building a better bay area, and tonight we have two breakthroughs to share in that effort. first, trains may keep

rolling at the antioch amtrak station, the group that oversees passenger rail service voted last year to close due to safety issues. antioch's mayor today says the city has met with the group to keep the station open. he says the city is still working out details on this, but will present the group with a plan next week that would keep the station operating. we'll keep tabs on that and our other. building a better bay area breakthrough comes from the south bay, where san jose is expanding its effort to make neighborhoods a little bit cleaner with the help of the unhoused. the downtown streets team has been focused on downtown san jose, and the city is now going to deploy it to at least four more areas. san jose sees the team as a solution to streets filled with trash and homelessness. >> 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. >> since it started in 2011, the downtown streets team has cleared 7 million gallons of debris. >> a san francisco home had an unexpected resident, a coyote. you see that tail sticking out there? yeah. somehow it got trapped. couldn't find its way out of the backyard. family discovered the animal hiding in a wall. so they called animal control. look at that face. officers came and removed it. they think it's a youngster that might be 5 to 6 months old. so not that old at all. looks a little worried. yeah. >> all right. let's turn to the weather forecast. midweek is here. and nice and cool. >> yes. felt that chill today, sandhya? yeah. >> it's definitely feeling like autumn around here a little early. okay dan and ama fall begins in just under two weeks. let me show you a live picture from our emeryville camera, where we are noticing that the view is pretty good, but this camera has been shaking. winds

are gusting to 29 at concord. 26 sustained out towards the delta. these winds are going to get even stronger tomorrow morning. first, the winds ramp up near the coast. point reyes 30 miles an hour. you will notice over 35 mile an hour winds by 3:00 in the afternoon. it's not just near the coast. it's inland areas as well. so the gusty pattern remains with us through the evening hours. the gusty winds prompting a wind advisory for parts of southern californi. red flag warning, their red flag warning for the central sierra so not out of fire danger yet. as a matter of fact, we're facing critical fire weather conditions across parts of california. here's why it's going to get windy. low pressure moving into the pacific northwest. high pressure over the eastern pacific. we're sort of sandwiched in between the two. pressure systems. and so that's why we're expecting the winds. certainly the pacific northwest getting some wet weather over the next 24 hours. that rain will continue to move through that region and come down into the northwestern portion of california. so for us here, we'll get the wind. we'll

still remain at or below average for this time of year. and then the marine layer will stabilize tomorrow night. in terms of rainfall, about a third of an inch in portland, seattle, a quarter of an inch. eureka seven hundredths. and that's just the start of another system coming in this weekend. here's live views from our tower cameras. beautiful views. as you can see from santa cruz to golden gate, exploratorium and emeryville, the marine layer is broken up. we don't have a solid deck right now because the winds are stirring up the atmosphere. 50s and 60s on your current temperatures. exploratorium showing you some gray sky. windy wednesday. strong gusty winds expected next three days. temperatures will bounce back and your weekend outlook is fall-like and below average again. morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s. areas of low clouds and fog. certainly the kind of weather where you need to bundle up in the morning tomorrow afternoon. i think you could get away with short sleeve weather, but it is going to be windy mid 60s to mid 80s. so warmer than today. want to turn your attention quickly to hurricane francine in the gulf of mexico? packing 90 mile an

hour winds, it has strengthened. it is a category one taking its its its eye on louisiana. it's expected to make landfall tomorrow evening as a category one hurricane. 4 to 8in of rain, up to a foot in the wettest locations. life threatening storm surge are some of the biggest threats, along with tornadoes and hurricane force winds. it's going to continue northward and northeastward through friday night, so that is going to be a big flood threat across the region. the accuweather seven day forecast. we bring you that windy wednesday sunshine and milder weather for your thursday back to average temperatures friday. but after that it's back down again. we're going to drop you off into the 60s and 70s very fall like as we hit the weekend and into early next week. even some drizzle showing up and then still cooler than average for your tuesday ama and

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out. >> all right the 49 ers won without christian mccaffrey last night as you know. so will they have to do that again next week. >> sports director larry beil is here with more. larry. >> dan ama coach kyle shanahan clarifying the injury concerns regarding christian mccaffrey. so will we see cmc on sunday in minnesota or more of the jordan mason show? that's next. in sports. you should feel that, like, right back here.

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was a surprise scratch bef openr because of a calf achilles injury. and it's not clear whether he'll be available on sunday for the 40 niners against the vikings. mccaffrey ruled inactive about an hour before kickoff. he obviously wanted to play. if it was a playoff game, he probably would have gone. but the niners are taking a cautious approach. they need last year's offensive player of the y