everybody. >> a hard day 23 years later tonight. how the bay area paused to remember the events of september 11th, 2001. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> he is back in court. this repeat auto burglar has been arrested again, and the abc seven news i-team is tracking the case. good evening. i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. last month, a judge released robert sonza after 11 months in jail. now, san francisco police tell the abc seven news i-team that he is the suspect in several auto burglaries just last week. >> and dan noyes is here with the latest on the case. he's been covering dan. >> well, and dan, this case points out why it is so difficult to crack down on car break ins. robert sonza has a history of running from police, even crashing into their cars, injuring officers and a civilian. this afternoon i saw him in court facing new charges. sfpd sources tell the i-team. 27 year old robert sonza is

suspected in several auto burglaries last week and that this past saturday evening, a plainclothes team watched as he picked up a juvenile who had been breaking into cars at the palace of fine arts and followed them to oakland, where officers had to use spike strips to make an arrest. some of sansa's past victims are not surprised. >> what do you say? surprise, surprise, surprise. i mean, i think we had this discussion a while ago that you keep doing the same thing. you expect you're going to get the same results. >> sonza is charged with receiving or buying stolen property, accessory after the fact, possession of a firearm by a felon. it had a large capacity magazine, possession of ammunition, concealed firearm in a vehicle. the oligarchs came to san francisco from indiana for a wedding a year ago, when sonza broke into their car, stealing cash, a $1,200 ipad, a $3,500 laptop. they were disappointed the judge let sonza out of jail after 11 months, especially because he was convicted of breaking into two other vehicles, including an sfpd bait

car. >> crime thrives where you allow it until the people of san francisco start having, you know, not supporting these judges and, da's mayors allowing these criminals to go free. i don't think you're going to have a change over the past five years, sonza has been arrested more than a dozen times. >> he has convictions for car burglary, grand theft, hit and run, shoplifting, domestic violence and more. sonza has a history of breaking into cars and running from police. in february of 2022, he ran over an officer's foot with a stolen car at the japantown garage. less than three months later, he rammed into two patrol cars, injuring officers and damaging several houses and a civilian's car before police caught him in chinatown after a foot race. >> i, too, am disappointed that's district attorney brooke jenkins. >> in august, expressing frustration with the judge who let sonza out after 11 months in jail. and today her office

released a new statement. not everyone changes their behaviors after being criminally convicted. we will do our job and do everything we can to ensure that he faces consequences for these new alleged crimes. the public defender's office entered a plea of not guilty for sounds and emailed me. we know that police reports may capture a moment in time, but it takes evidence and investigation to understand the bigger picture of what may have happened. to avoid unjust outcomes. one other note on an auto burglary case that the i-team has been following in october, hidden cameras set up by youtube star mark rober caught chevelle augustine smashing and grabbing twice the same night. sfpd officers say they saw him breaking into several other cars just three days before those hidden cameras caught augustine, a judge had released him on a different auto burglary case this week. augustine also appeared in san francisco superior court wearing an ankle monitor for a hearing that set the date for a hearing that will set the date for trial

in the car break ins from last year. and now, back on the santa case, i asked judge harry jacobs to discuss his handling of sansa's last case. he said the code of ethics prevents him from commenting on a pending or impending proceeding in any court. one final note robert sansa has another court date in contra costa county. next week. he will be arraigned for fleeing a police officer with reckless driving and resisting arrest there. so court action across the bay as well. >> a dozen arrests in the last more than that, more than that over the past five years. >> wow. yeah another one just this past weekend. >> amazing. thank you. thank yo. >> all right. if you have a story for dan and the i-team, go to abc seven news.com slash i-team. >> all right. breaking news on the other coast. hurricane francene made landfall in louisiana late this afternoon as a category two storm, and it continues to push to the northeast. francine gained strength before coming ashore. the winds reached 100 miles an hour. it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain to the new orleans area. widespread

flooding is a concern, with forecasts calling for several inches of rain because of this storm. the storm has lost some of its strength, and it is currently a category one with sustained winds of 85 miles an hour. >> a grass fire burned 70 acres this afternoon in concord, started just after 1:00, not far from highway four and willow pass road. quickly grew in size, but there haven't been any reports of damage or injuries. firefighters stopped the forward progress around 230. cal fire says it's 30% contained. all right. but we are dealing with some intense winds out there today. we are very gusty. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the conditions around the bay area and on the fire line. sandy? >> yeah, the winds are whipping the bay area. no doubt about it. let's take a look at the current conditions as we take a look at satellite picture that willow fire the smoke from that fire was pretty much visible getting blown out towards the central valley. as we take a look at the current conditions, it is cooling. relative humidity is creeping up 48% and the winds are easing a bit. even though

it's still gusty 24 miles an hour. it is certainly gusty from our sfo camera. you can see the trees blowing around oakland right now, gusting to 44 miles an hour. sfo 39. the winds will remain strong and gusty through the evening hours before tapering. we do have changes on the way for the weekend. i'll be back with a look at that coming right up. dan. >> okay sandhya, thanks a lot. turning to the work to build a better bay area in the east bay, the berkeley city council voted last night to enforce stricter rules when it comes to sweeping homeless encampments. this move is a radical departure for the famously liberal city. abc seven news reporter tim johns has the story. >> reporter new rules regarding how to clean up homeless encampments got approved tuesday night by the city council in berkeley. the policy is a more aggressive approach than the city has taken in the past, but one that is needed, says mayor jesse arreguin. >> we have these large, sprawling encampments where there have been major safety issues fires, rats, you know

crime, things that pose a risk to the homeless people that are sheltering there and to the broader community. >> during our interview, the mayor stressed that the city would still prioritize a compassionate and housing first approach to dealing with homelessness. he says the new policy is specifically geared to clear encampments. the city deems hazardous. even if berkeley is unable to offer shelter, i don't think it's compassionate, honestly, to let people die in the streets. the city says it wants to focus on encampments like this one here along harrison street, but the residents who actually live here believe that the city is going about this the wrong way. that includes aaron spencer, who thinks the new policy is to humanizing where our rights, where are our rights going? >> you know, we have a right to property. we have a right to seek privacy. we have a right to be in the public spaces of the city. where else can we go? >> others, like brandy bowman, tell us the city doesn't have enough shelter beds for all of the people living on the streets. bowman says even when

shelter is available, it often comes with restrictions that many homeless people find untenable. >> had them come out here and say, see how it feels, see what it's like with nothing. >> tuesday's policy vote was supported by every member of the city council, minus council member cecilia luna, parra luna. parra believes until the city has housing available for everyone, the new rules are the wrong way to solve the homelessness crisis. >> it is not effective to take people from the only places and communities that they have found home in outside, and force them 2 to 3 blocks away. >> the idea of sweeping people with nowhere to go from one place to another is a point. mayor aragon says he recognizes that's why he plans on working with other bay area leaders to try and address that as well. >> i intend to bring the mayors of alameda county together next month to have a regional conversation about what are we doing since the grants pass decision and can we better coordinate our response to street encampments and street homelessness? >> the mayor says the sweeps will begin as soon as possible.

in berkeley, tim johns abc seven news. >> now, san francisco increased homeless sweeps recently, but is that making a long term difference? abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez spent a day in the tenderloin to find out for you. she'll join us live at 630 to explain what she saw and didn't see happening today. >> remembrances for a day to never forget. the nation paused to mark 23 years since the september 11th terror attacks. take a look at a live picture now from new york city and the annual tribute in light. those twin beams meant to evoke the original twin towers are lighting up the sky. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a look at how the day was remembered here. >> it's hard to believe it's been 23 years since 9/11 is a day that heralds will never forget. >> the former menlo park fire chief was part of a california search and rescue team sent to help in new york city. >> first assignment at the trade center. i remember as we're driving across the bridge and, you know, coming in at nighttim,

you could see the lights and the smoke. >> and this day, just as in years past, spiegelman pauses to remember those lost in the tragedy. on this september 11th, 23 years after that fateful day, san francisco's fire department held a ceremony to remember the emergency responders and civilians killed. mayor london breed was among those who turned out in oakland. mayor shengtao joined the city's fire department and command staff for a short ceremony at brooklyn basin along the oakland estuary. >> i don't think that anybody who was alive during that time will forget exactly where they were when they heard that the twin towers had fallen, that airplanes have come in contra costa county, families gathered for a somber remembrance. >> with so many stars and stripes. >> we mourn the nearly 3000 who died that day, who are represented by these flags that are planted. >> we remember the 343 members of the fdny and the ultimate

sacrifice they made when they entered the twin towers. and in union city, flowers at the memorial for the passengers who lost their lives on board united airlines flight 93. >> it was headed to sfo when it was by terrorists after leaving new jersey. three bay area residents lost their lives in the nine over 11 attacks. todd beamer and mark bingham of los gatos. they were passengers on flight 93 and flight attendant betty ong of san francisco, who was on board american airlines flight 11. loved ones say they were all heroes, fighting back or relaying vital information about the hijackers before their planes crashed. >> it's a hard day for everybody. >> a difficult day for so many. but also a day to remember and honor the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who gave everything to help others. 23 years ago in san francisco, suzanne phan. abc seven news. >> it's hard to believe it's been 23 years. >> you know it is. we were just talking about that. and yet you get a chill. you can still tap

into the emotions of that day, but it's so important to continue to remember. >> yes, that is what we are doing. >> well, coming up next, new perspectives on the arrest of a street vendor in san francisco. we're following this story for you. also ahead, because it's fine to say that she won a debate, but the real proof is in the pudding. >> and that is how she looks going towards election day. >> some polls say kamala harris won the debate with donald trump,

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the controversial arrest, saying the viral video was orchestrated by the vendors and doesn't show the complete picture. abc seven news anchor dion lim is live in the newsroom with the update on this. dion. yeah. >> dan. sfpd claims this was an attempt to undermine the city's efforts to enforce vending laws, but we went back to talk to the vendor in the video to ask her about these claims. she says that's simply not true. and her account, along with some new exclusive video of the incident, shows this story is complicated. we're back. guys are moving to a new cell phone. video coming to light shows the moment a port employee tells a crying five year old girl to get back, while her mother struggles to hold on to her hot dog cart. it's a new look at a situation that unfolded sunday morning at pier 33 along the embarcadero. this original clip went viral, showing single mother anna louisa casimir on the ground being detained by police as her daughter wails nearby. sfpd posted on x tuesday night that

the viral clip did not match reality, adding it was orchestrated by illegal vendors and cited a witness who claims someone in the group told the girl to start crying near officers to manipulate the situation. casimir was taken into custody only after police say she attacked a port employee. it's hard to tell in this new clip, but sfpd says she hip and arm checked this port worker, assaulting him. >> you're under arrest. you're under arrest. back up. no. la golpeado ni al. no, no, i did not hit the cops, nor the port or anyone. >> the only thing i was trying to avoid them taking my cart. >> so how did all of this unfold? to begin with? sfpd tells me they're vending enforcement task force went out to pier 33 ahead of time to warn vendors they needed to vacate. when officers returned one hour later. those vendors were still there. sfpd provided me the statement saying in part. officers multiple times tried to avoid putting handcuffs on. they

worked to de-escalate the situation and officers had no choice. in the meantime, casimir, whose cart is still confiscated and as a new immigrant from peru, worries about her ability to provide for her daughter luciana. >> los latinos, todos latinos. >> i think we come here to work hard for the american dream. i work monday through sunday for my daughter. >> the department of public health holds hearings where vendors can seek to recover their confiscated items. what do you hope will come out of all of this? >> yo quisiera qué? qué bueno? >> to bring some awareness, to let there be anticipation that they're coming. >> lost in translation. that's the term we use to describe the story yesterday. and look whether or not the vendor knew she was breaking the law. that is not clear. but the mission street vendors association tells me that they want to work with city officials to make sure something like this does not happen again. back to you in the studio.

>> all right, dion. thank you. >> all right. let's turn our attention to the weather and find out if the wind is going to be sticking around. >> it's been so gusty. meteorologist sandyha patel is back. sandhya. yeah. >> dan and it's going to stick around for a couple more hours and then start to back off. good evening everyone. let's take a look at a live picture from our emeryville camera, where you can clearly see this is a very shaky view. looking back towards the city. sutro tower. certainly the low clouds are advancing as the wind is pushing them along. gust of 44 in oakland right now. sfo 39, novato and san mateo are pretty gusty, even out towards the concord area. gusts to 24 miles an hour. we're going to go hour by hour, 7:00 tonight. notice napa is 31 miles an hour. calistoga a little bit stronger tomorrow morning. the winds tonight. excuse me, tomorrow morning the winds will ease up. and then tomorrow afternoon they'll pick right back up again. so be aware of that. but not nearly as strong. here's why. we're getting the winds. high pressure over the pacific. low pressure bringing some much

needed precip over the pacific northwest. we're in between the two pressure systems and the difference between the two creating the winds. they're funneling right through california. here's a look at the areas that are under red flag warnings. it includes parts of the sierra the davis fire area and red flag warning. also for southern california. so this is not a good thing for any of the fires that are burning down south or in the sierra. a wind advisory is going for parts of southern california as the gusty winds continue. as we look at live doppler seven here, just some patchy low clouds. we did have more earlier in the day temperatures today responding getting up into the low 60s to the upper 80s 13 degrees warmer in santa rosa, running about four degrees higher in san francisco, san jose and up, oakland and concord about seven degrees. sfo camera seeing the windy conditions 65 in the city 70. oakland, hayward, san jose, redwood city 63. in half moon bay from our golden gate bridge camera, we are starting to see some low clouds trying to regroup and move back in santa

rosa. 79 are warmer spots like fairfield, 8168 in petaluma and 70 for concord and livermore. bright blue skies from our san jose camera this evening. strong gusty winds the next two days. mild to warm weather and breezy conditions, and your weekend weather will be cooler and below average. so we go hour by hour. tonight, the low clouds will kind of reform going towards tomorrow morning as the winds die down. so we'll call it areas of low clouds in the morning. and then for the afternoon hours, most areas will see the sun except for a few patches near the coast, 40 to 60 on your temperatures first thing in the morning tomorrow afternoon. it's mild to warm and breezy, but not as windy as today. south bay, 81, in san jose 78. sunnyvale 80, in redwood city 65. pacifica. downtown san francisco 71 degrees. nice day in the north bay 87. santa rosa 84. san rafael in the east bay 77. in oakland. inland areas 86. walnut creek 85, in livermore, 90 in fairfield. look what's happening as we head towards sunday night.

possibility of a few showers going into monday as a deep trough comes in. certainly a better opportunity for the sierra and a slight chance with another system on wednesday so it could get interesting. accuweather seven day forecast. mild to warm the next couple of days. cooler than average for the weekend. sunday night into monday we're looking at a chance of showers and on wednesday, the premier of the golden bachelorette, slight chance. >> ama and dan okay. yeah. thanks, andy. all right, well, coming up, the emmys and elementary, we are talking about abbott elementary and the stars of the hit abc

on sunday. >> reporter george pennacchio from our sister station in los angeles, caught up with some of the cast. break it up, slackers. >> i got cameras all over this joint. >> she must be stopped. >> abbott elementary continues to make audiences laugh and make academy voters pay attention. the show has nine emmy nominations. this year, including comedy series, directing, writing and acting. nods for tyler james williams, sheryl lee ralph, janelle james and quinta brunson. >> it's the people who watch our show. they feel very proud when we're nominated for anything. so that's what has become important

to me. the audience of this network sitcom feeling like, yeah, the thing i watch is worth. i think it's good, and i think it's worth like these awards, and i think they feel very proud. >> it is nice, man. i think, you know, especially as a network comedy, you know what i mean? there's not many of us in the conversation, but it's amazing the amount of things she's doing all at once and doing it all. >> excellent. you know, at the highest levels is amazing to me. >> come on in. hi, i'm bradley cooper. >> the casting team also received a nod, most likely for its epic guest stars like bradley cooper, and it got a nomination for contemporary hairstyling. lisa ann walter was with the show stylist dustin osborn when they got the news. >> it's very sweaty because he's chasing me around all day and this is what he always does. and he's incredibly talented and he makes all this look good. >> in three seasons, the show has been nominated 24 times and has won four emmys so far.

>> it is such a blessing that all of these wonderful people have come together to capture lightning in a bottle. we got it. we are thankful and we're going to hold on to it for as long as we can. >> george pennacchio for abc news and the emmys are on sunday. >> watch live on the red carpet arrivals coverage starting at 3 p.m. then don't miss eugene levy and dan levy hosting the 76th emmy awards at 5:00 here on abc seven. >> tune in then, but stay with us. coming up, a progress check on san francisco's efforts to clear homeless camps from the tenderloin. >> it's 1050 in the morning, and city workers, seven of them, are waiting for that one single tent to move. >> abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez spends a day waiting, watching and documenting. she joins us live

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without anybody from any city department leading us. we'll find what we find just by walking around the neighborhood. we noticed that conditions here have not changed that dramatically. it appears that there are just as many unhoused people today as before, but fewer tents and structures. here are the numbers from the department of emergency management. 735 tents and structures have been removed in the month of august. meanwhile crews from the department of public works, with the help of police, continue to remove trash and ask people to pick up and leave in order to clean the street. >> railway and power wash. i don't want you to get wet. >> all right. >> on average, it takes this kind of manpower between 45 minutes to an hour to sweep and clean just one side of the street. that's if people are willing to cooperate. it's 1050

in the morning, and city workers, seven of them, are waiting for that one single tent to move. they've been waiting for 20 minutes. the clock is still ticking. while crews worked around the tent, the person inside slowly emerged. it took an hour since the sweeps began. san francisco has taken a more service first approach, offering people shelter. the woman who owns the tent, gretchen, told us she has yet to be cited for camping on the street. have you been offered shelter? >> as far as what shelter? >> a place to stay, like for a homeless person. >> yeah, yeah they do. they offer me. but you know, i'm not applicable for. you know you're not what i'm not applicable for a homeless shelter. why not? you take advantage of those when you need it.

>> if a business owner said nothing has really changed, they want to be always in the street. >> so i don't know what the benefit of that. maybe in the residing shelter they don't. they are not allowed to do what they are doing outside. and i think this is the main problem. >> do you see them offering them any help? >> always. >> according to city data, in august, only 202 people accepted shelter, while 1127 refused any help. as far as we can tell, the work is frustrating for the crews and physically and emotionally hard on the unhoused. gretchen told us she's forced to move 3 to 4 times a week. the process seems exhausting. what what are you going to do from here once you get out of this location? uh- probably sit across the street. that's exactly what she did. she

walked up the block, crossed over, and settled on the other side of the street. el galli says the same cycle repeats itself. >> the city they clean it from. they start from 5:00 cleaning. but go in the same side that they have. clean it at 6:00. at 10:00 you will find the same thing. >> in fact, it took less time. while we were there, an hour after that corner was swept and cleaned, people had already claimed a spot and the city continues to encourage homeless people to leave by offering a free bus ticket to another location. so how is that going? we were told that since august 2022, 857 homeless people have taken advantage of the homeward bound program. that's an average of 35 people a month. now, how did the city do in the month of august? the city helped support 33 people with travel outside of

san francisco, so no big news to report there either. i think a lot of people who refuse to go into a shelter have, as we know, you know, issues with mental health and also with drug addiction. so, you know, very hard to convince them. right. all right. >> thank you. liane. sure. >> they're eating the pets of the people that live there. >> donald trump left us the worst unemployment since the great depression. >> what was fact and what was false on the debate stage? >> an expert explains. plus, a look

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and shook hands again. this was in new york city today at a national remembrance event for nine over 11. donald trump will be in the bay area friday. he is scheduled to appear at a private the vice president wants another debate because she lost. but early polls dispute that

sentiment. according to fivethirtyeight, a collection of three national polls and one swing state poll. so, on average, 57% of debate watchers nationally think harris turned in the better performance. only 34% said trump did. on our 3 p.m. news, we talked with paul mitchell, the vice president of california based political data incorporated, about what he's looking for data to show. >> i think it's pretty clear that she wanted. but what we really have to see is in the days to come, say thursday, friday into the weekend, we start to get some polling. does she get any kind of a bump out of this? does she actually have an impact on the race? because it's fine to say that she won a debate, but the real proof is in the pudding and that is how she looks going towards election day. whether or not this is a race that is still dead, even kind of 50 over 50, or if this is a race where she can actually start to create a substantial lead. >> mitchell says harris would benefit from a second debate. 45% of people political data inc. polled say they didn't

learn more about the vice president's policies during the debate. >> now, how much of the candidate's claims during the debate were true? on midday live today, we spoke with aaron sharockman, the executive director of politifact, to find out. we're going to start with one of donald trump's claims that got a lot of attention in springfield. >> they're eating the dogs, the people that came in. they're eating the cats. they're eating. they're eating the pets of the people that live there. >> we rated that claim pants on fire. that's the lowest rating that we offer at politifact. this is an unfounded rumor. it's spread on social media, and somehow it landed in the mouth of the republican candidate for president. the reality here is, is the city, the mayor, the city police, all of all of them say this is not happening. >> growing up, kamala harris also had a falsehood. >> president donald trump left us the worst unemployment since

the great depression. >> we ended up saying this claim was false and really, the key here is the words left us. the unemployment rate spiked to a post great depression record of about 14.8% in april 2020, right as the pandemic began to rage. obviously, trump was still in office then, but trump didn't leave biden or harris with a record or a near record unemployment rate when he left office in december of 2020. the rate had fallen to 6.4%. today, it's 4.2%. >> politifact did more than 25 fact checks of last night's debate. you can find a link on our website, abc seven news.com, and there is a local impact to some of the topics raised in last night's debate, including the discussion about the manufacturing of semiconductors and chips. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes looks into how the local production of chips affects the local and global economy. >> vice president kamala harris

and former president donald trump sparred over multiple topics in tuesday's debate, but one of the shorter, contentious discussions has roots right here in the bay area. that topic chips or semiconductors? >> silicon valley is the brain. silicon valley is where you have all the ideas coming from. >> the topic was first brought up by harris. >> he ended up selling american chips to china to help them improve and modernize their military. basically sold us out. >> trump quickly responded. >> first of all, they bought their chips from taiwan. we hardly make chips anymore because of philosophies like they have and policies like they have. >> but the u.s. department of commerce says the u.s. is making chips at a growing rate. last month, the department said the u.s. is expected to manufacture nearly 30% of the world's leading edge chips by 2032, up from 0% in 2021, when president joe biden and vice president harris took office. the chip shortage during the heigh th had devastating impacts on the supply chain and

overall economy. multiple factors contributed to the shortage, including a drought in taiwan, a chip plant, fire in japan, and more. all of that while demand grew. >> whatever we are using, there is a chip inside it, whether it's a small camera microphone. they come from different manufacturers from inside the united states. outside the united states. >> but in august 2022, the chips and science act passed, aiming to encourage more production here in the u.s, investing $53 billion money that has an impact right here in the bay area. announced last year in sunnyvale by vp harris. a new semiconductor research and development facility by chip maker applied materials is set to be built by 2026. >> it will contain some of the most cutting edge technology the department of commerce said that america will be home to all five of the world's leading edge, so-called logic and dram semiconductor manufacturers. >> still, tech experts say whoever ends up in the white house has to maintain a deep commitment to supporting u.s. produced chips, especially here in the bay area. >> a lot of countries are trying

to catch up with us. >> we should not allow that in silicon valley. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> it is a windy wednesday today. sandhya has a look ahead at the seven day forecast next. >> plus a maze and a mystery. only on abc seven news. see what it took to discover a time capsule hidden in the transamerica pyramid. 50 years ago they also said you couldn't escape from alcatraz. but watch me do both. other candidates want to tear down san francisco, but i'll build on what's already great to make it even better. with expanded rent control, new homes for the middle class community policing to reduce crime, and an inspector general to root out corruption. let's get to work. paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024.

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the art facility, but deep within its steel bones, construction crews have discovered a time capsule. so what's in it? abc seven news got an exclusive look. >> we received an email about a potential time capsule that had been buried in the park. john gullickson has been overseeing the $400 million renovation of the transamerica pyramid, purchased by chievo in 2020. >> despite years of renovations and rumors of a time capsule in the tower, no one had found any sign of it. >> on my desk was this old plan from 1974, and it was labeled time capsule. and suddenly i realized that there was a time

capsule in the building. >> gullickson identified the column where the capsule was supposedly buried, but getting to it would be difficult. >> we had already undertaken the renovation and infilled the floor, so the time capsule is literally buried like six feet under concrete. >> finding the hidden treasure seemed impossible, but the good news is that when i realized it was here, there's actually our loading dock right below this space under the tower. an unmarked clue, but it didn't make any sense because a beam never stops in between two other beams. >> so i knew that this must be the time capsule. >> crews chisel through the concrete to uncover the air tight time capsule. inside a revealing look at the history of the tower and the block it stands on. found almost exactly 50 years from the date it was buried. carefully chosen photos and documents showcase the

block's gold rush past even including a long lost recipe for san francisco's pisco punch cocktail. their renderings of the original design, newspaper clippings and leaflets about the battle for and against the tower's construction, film, microfiche, and audio recordings, too. they're also glimpses of what life might be like in the future. >> because this building, you know, despite its its provenance, the fact that it's 50 plus years old, the bones are incredible. >> that's all right. >> all right. the time capsule and its contents will eventually be available for everybody to see. >> yeah. the developer plans to put them on public display soon. >> can't wait to see the full renovation. go inside it. all right, let's update the weather forecast once more. >> yeah. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya? yeah >> we're going to take a look at hurricane francene. it made landfall as a cat two in morgan city, louisiana. it is drenching the region. there are warnings, flash flood warnings right now, as they are seeing some very heavy rain. life threatening

storm surge expected. right now. packing winds of 75 miles an hour. it has weakened and will continue to weaken. it is moving quickly northeasterly to 17 miles an hour, expected to become a tropical storm tomorrow morning. you can see that there are warnings along the louisiana coastline as well as texas. it will eventually fall apart, but of course, few tornadoes, wind gusts. not out of the question because they're already seeing the gusty winds. live doppler seven low clouds are regathering tomorrow it's going to be a mild to warm one. not as windy. mid 60s to low 90s. cooler for saturday. you will notice those temperatures going down to the 80s. by sunday only 60s and 70s. so it's going to be very fall like. and below average for the weekend. and by sunday night into monday we could be talking about a chance of showers on the accuweather seven day forecast, a slight chance on wednesday, and in between we've got mild to warm weather the next couple of days to enjoy. dan and emma. >> fabulous. thanks andy. >> all right. sports director larry beil is here with some football. yeah. >> the latest on christian mccaffrey and his injuries. can

he play on sunday? should he play on sunday? and why is brock purdy so happy right here. the kick that won him a bet and how george kittle just had to pay up.

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sunday at minnesota, or is resting at least one more week? really the smarter choice? mccaffrey has been hampered by calf and achilles injuries. the achilles is apparently worse than the calf. he was scratched about an hour before kickoff on monday night. given that the niners are on a short week, they're going to be playing on artificial turf in minnesota. really seems wiser to give christian another week to heal and then let jordan mason start at tailback. he had a great game on monday night against the jets with more on cmc. let us bring in abc seven's chris alvarez, who is live at levi's stadium. hey, chris. >> hey, larry. yeah, christian mccaffrey was officially limited in practice, and we only had one eight minute period to see him, and we got to see him do the high kicks and some stretching and that he looked good, but obviously that's a long ways from game action sunday in minnesota. but today he spoke with the media and you can see a fire in his eyes. he hates missing games and he really wants to play on sunday. >> my mentality is i'm playing this week. that's that's where i'm at. that's how i am every week. you know, i'm not lying. i

think as soon as a player says, you know, maybe i'll play, maybe i won't. that's not a good mentality to go into a week with, you know, when you're kind of on the on the fence. so for me, i'm ready to go. yeah. if you can't run on turf, you can't run on the field, can't run on grass, can't run on turf. i think if you can go, you can go. >> coach shanahan said he was not considering putting mccaffrey on the ir, which would force him to miss four games. so we'll wait and see. sunday's kickoff in minnesota. after a lengthy hold in where he ultimately got a four year, $120 million contract extension, brandon aiyuk made his debut against the jets with just two catches for 28 yards on monday night, but it was a play he didn't make. dropping this would be touchdown pass in the end zone that really ate him up during film session. i think after the game, i didn't, i hadn't i didn't watch the film until this morning. >> i was a little bit scared to watch it, but not as bad as i thought. >> you're scared to watch it? >> i was scared to watch it. yeah, you did it. >> just not feel right. no, no. uh. >> have you ever felt like that before?

>> you were scared? no >> sometimes i can relate. you have a bad live shot. you're like, i don't want to see that one again. let's just move on to the next one. larry, you don't have those of no bad live shots for larry biel >> uh, you need to go back in the archives and you'll find him. but but thanks. yeah there's some people here that love to save that sort of stuff. yeah. on saturday, brock purdy was just like all of us. he was a fan just watching and hoping. big in-state rivalry game is iowa state. cyclones beat iowa on a 54 yard field goal cycloneo 19. the loss by george kittle's hawkeyes meant he had to pay off a bet wearing an iowa state helmet. >> oh, this is a small helmet fit size. pretty quickly. yeah, he texted me the score. instantly. i said, thank you, brock. you ruined my whole weekend. >> is that his old helmet? >> yeah, he smells like it. >> thanks, brock. >> but. yeah. no i had my iowa helmet out here, too. i tried to put a dark visor on this, but

brock didn't want me to do that. but it's. i get it. it makes sense. >> looks like a peewee football helmet. we know the warriors star steph curry has fans all over the world. a lot of them in china. check this out. the curry brand is going international. they'll be opening retail stores in china in collaboration with under armor. and look at all these fans lined up seemingly forever just to get a mere glimpse of steph curry. unbelievable sports on abc seven. sponsored by smart and final. rock star i mean, i was looking at the video. it's so loud and there's a zillion people and they're just trying to get him through the crowd and that's, you know, it's good. good to be steph. good to be steph. very cool. yeah thanks, larry. >> all right. all right. and thank you for joining us for this edition of abc seven news. i'm ama dave and i'm dan ashley for sandyha patel larry beil all of us here. >> we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you again at 11.

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