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now abc seven mornings live now at six. >> the race to the white house. we are entering the final stretch before election day. the focus for both candidates on those crucial swing states. plus controversy over a proposed ban on parked rvs here in san francisco. the response from the mayor's office. and another battle for oakland unified. why the city is now filing a lawsuit against the school district. good morning everybody. it's sunday, september 15th. meteorologist frances dinglasan is here with us. great to have you. thank you. and we're preparing for this cooldown today. yeah, definitely. >> and it's all because of the wind. and right now we have lots of gray skies over san especials live shot from pier 39. you see, it's cloudy and cool. so the winds at some of the elevations above 500ft already moving at 26mph and over 20 miles an hour, even 28mph in the oakland hills.
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they'll really pick up for all of us this afternoon. so inland areas we will get some sunshine right around noon before the clouds start to move back in again. towards the afternoon and early evening temperatures only in the low to mid 70s today, so that's quite a drop from yesterday around the bay. look for temperatures to stay in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon, with some partly sunny conditions by lunchtime also, and then at the coast we're keeping things cool with clouds throughout the day and windy conditions, so we are only going to stay in the low 60s throughout the afternoon and early evening hours. i'll talk about the chance of rain and even a slight chance of thunderstorms with the accuweather seven day forecast. stephanie >> all right, frances, thank you. one person is in critical condition after being pulled from a burning home in san francisco. fire crews responded to a call at about 830 last night at a home on hanover street near guttenberg. that's in the crocker-amazon neighborhood. the cause of this fire is still unclear at this
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point. the victim was rushed to san francisco general. san francisco is considering new restrictions on recreational vehicles. the city has been working to improve its homelessness crisis and reduce encampments. abc seven news reporter tara campbell tells us more about this new proposal. >> in its latest attempt to get rvs off the streets. san francisco could soon be banning people from parking overnight. >> there's a large number of people because of rising rents that are san franciscans who are living in rvs. many of them are families and some of those families we've met knocking on doors and listening to their stories, many of them pushed from one location to the next. the kids just started school. they need stability. this is a really cruel way to go about addressing a crisis. >> the new restrictions would ban rvs and other oversize vehicles from parking on city managed streets from midnight to 6 a.m, and give the sfmta the go ahead to tow vehicles in
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violation after they've offered shelter. my dream vehicles, potentially like this one. alex sack has been calling this home for a couple of years and says banning overnight parking will just force people somewhere else. >> where are they going to go? you're squeezing a balloon. it's just a charade. every election season, the city has one designated safe parking site at bayview-hunters point. >> but challenges providing power means only a few dozen rvs can comfortably park there right now. >> a lot of people say, let's let's put people on edge of town. let's put them by candlestick park, even though they're building out there or whatever. but then there's some dilapidated shantytown. >> homeless advocates calling on the city to open more safe parking sites, saying it's a much better step than the ban. >> it would be much simpler to just open up safe parking while the steps are being taken to move people into affordable housing. >> when asked about the potential new restrictions, the mayor's office responded with this statement, reading in part. there are currently no changes to our policy and we are continuing to explore a range of options while our outreach teams engage and offer shelter on a
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regular basis to try and help people off our streets and into the city's system of care. and the parking ban proposal still needs to pass a vote with the sfmta board of directors before it would take effect. in the meantime, homeless advocates are planning to rally against the proposal when the board meets this week. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> the number of unhoused families in santa clara county is rising. that's according to data from nonprofit destination home. nearly 10,000 people in the county are currently unhoused. an emergency homeless shelter in san jose says the amount of calls it receives doubled over the last year. county officials say they're working on the next five year plan to end homelessness. they're considering expanding programs that provide temporary financial assistance and legal support to people on the brink of house. now, to your voice. your vote. we're less than two months away from the 2024 presidential election. former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris are zoning in on several key
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swing states. abc news reporter johny fernandez has the latest. >> as we enter the final stretch before election day, candidates on both sides are ramping up their campaigns. saturday evening, vice president kamala harris, delivering closing remarks at the congressional black caucus phoenix awards dinner in washington. >> and as a proud former cbc member, i know firsthand america relies on the leaders in this room not only for a conscience, but for a vision. >> harris has been focusing her attention this week on the battleground state of pennsylvania, holding a rally in wilkes-barre on friday. the vp, hoping to chip away at support for former president donald trump in a county he's won twice. >> the same tired playbook we've heard for years with no plan, no plan on how he would address the needs of the american people.
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>> well, folks, it's time to turn the page. >> trump on saturday visiting the las vegas police protective association headquarters. on friday, former president trump held a rally in the city looking to energize his supporters with promises of tax cuts. >> and when i'm back in that beautiful white house, we will pass larger tax cuts for workers. >> johny fernandez abc news, new york. >> meanwhile, former president trump is calling out nasdaq over trading issues with his social media company. nasdaq halted trading for truth social twice after trump said he would not sell his shares. those comments led to a buying frenzy, making the platform's stock jump 25%. trump rallied against nasdaq and the securities and exchange commission on friday. nasdaq says the stoppage was due to rules in place to protect investors and the public. trump threatened to move his company to the new york stock exchange if it happens again. now coming
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up on this week, we'll hear from ohio republican governor mike dewine following the abc news presidential debate, when trump made claims about haitian immigrants in his state. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. as we head to break, let's check in with frances. good morning. >> good morning stephanie. morning, everyone. check out this really pretty view from mount tam. you see some of those low clouds coming in from the coast. so along the beaches it is cloudy. inland we have some clearing, but temperatures are coming down today. i'll let you know what you can expect with the accuweather seven day forecast. >> frances. thank you. also ahead, a new nationwide program to support students mental health. how it works. just in time for the new school year and the first celebration of its kind in the east bay, residents, leaders and law enforcement come together for a latin american independence
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610, novato police detained a man following a suspicious fire and vandalism at college of marin. it happened at the indian valley campus. fire crews responded to the alarm yesterday morning. they found a small wildfire burning in the hills behind the school's softball field. there were also several broken windows around multiple buildings. investigators say they saw a man walking away from the scene. he was detained after police searched the area. tomorrow, a nightly closure of a section of interstate 80 might affect your morning commute in san francisco. the closures will begin on i-80 between fourth and
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harrison street exits from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. caltrans will close two eastbound and two westbound lanes on the freeway for emergency repairs. one lane will be open in both directions while work is underway. all lanes will reopen at 6 a.m. this work is scheduled through october. new. this morning, the city of oakland has filed a lawsuit against oakland unified school district. the city claims ousd hasn't paid a share of election costs for school board elections since 2008. they say it was due to an oversight by the city after failing to negotiate. the city is seeking election payments dating back to 2020. usd has outstanding invoices from oakland of about $1.5 million. california law states school districts must pay a portion of election costs if someone from its board is up for election. this comes as usd expects to face a $79 million budget deficit by the end of the school year. speaking of. as
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kids return to class, some schools are making changes to address their emotional and mental health. a new pilot program provides support to nearly 500 schools, including san ramon valley unified in contra costa county. abc news reporter reena roy has a look at how it works. >> there have been some improvements in teenage mental health over the last few years, but overall it's still a pretty dire situation. >> the jed foundation and aasa, the school superintendents association, launched a new pilot program, the district comprehensive approach, or dca, in 480 schools across 14 states to address student mental health. >> in our training, we talk about mental health services, but it's not necessarily been on the menu. >> the dca focuses on assessing the mental health needs of students, analyzing where the gaps are, and using that data to create a strategic plan of action that meets the unique needs of that district. >> a lot of district leaders know that they have mental health needs for their students, that they need to attend to.
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they just don't know how to give it form and shape and life and what it should look like. >> in rural south carolina, lawrence county school district superintendent doctor jody penland is excited about the dca program, saying student mental health is a real problem in schools. kids can't grow. >> kids can't learn. kids can't succeed if they're struggling. >> lawrence county high school senior jalen harlan says juggling classes and extracurriculars can be stressful for him and his peers. plus, the pressure to fit in. >> everybody wants to be known by everybody and so trying to juggle that and trying to live that social life and how people view them on social media and in person, has just brought a great deal of stress on students. >> he says the school's efforts are appreciated by students. >> we see our school adding more stuff for us and trying to help us mentally and create that environment, even more so that it's not just on the students. >> so what do these changes look like in some schools, it's adjusting student schedules where there are more
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opportunities for brain breaks, for just an opportunity to maybe practice yoga or creating a plan for when teachers notice a student is struggling. >> if every school would implement these types of changes, our future will be young adults that will be true. citizens run our country, run our businesses, and kind to everybody. >> the main goals for the program protect youth mental health and prevent suicide. the second leading cause of death among young people ages ten through 34, according to the cdc. >> the what ifs we would have done is not a question you ever want to have in your life. i'm so happy that jed and aasa has provided this opportunity to help us look at the beginning of the mental health of our kids, to see what we should be doing instead of what we should have done. >> reena roy, abc news, new york. >> san francisco has joined nationwide protests calling for a democratic, secular republic in iran. local groups say
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they're standing in solidarity for women, life and freedom. speakers and performers gathered in front of city hall. the protest also honors masha amini. she died in iranian custody after being arrested for refusing to wear her hijab. supporters say they are showing resistance in her honor. the so-called masha day is tomorrow. the 16th, when amini was killed in the east bay. a celebration of latin american cultures. the cities of richmond and san pablo hosted their first ever latin american independence day parade. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard was there. >> a community celebration so big it stretches across two cities. >> to me, it's a unity. it brings people out. we have a good time. we wave at each other and we meet new people. >> richmond and san pablo hosting the area's first ever latin american independence day
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parade. >> and it's really to celebrate the diversity of our community. there's, you know, great participation by schools and organizations and clubs and nonprofits. >> this parade started as the cinco de mayo event but got rained out. now it's become a celebration of all latin american cultures. >> today, you know, we're grilling, so we have some chicken going on, some carne asada, some shrimp. >> oh, yeah. >> daisy chacon and her family are partying in their driveway watching the parade go by, marking the independence anniversaries of many countries. >> we're celebrating all the different independence days. you know the nice thing about getting to celebrate in september is that we're not just highlighting mexico, but we're also highlighting all of the central american countries as well. >> this is the first time we've done a parade for this particular day. >> richmond police chief lisa french is marching, taking the opportunity to reach out to the community. >> it means a lot to bring everybody together non enforcement type situation where we could just, you know, party
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together. >> it's unclear if this parade will become an annual tradition, but for now a time to celebrate. in san pablo cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> all right. if you want to laugh today, you might want to head to golden gate park. the park is hosting its annual comedy day. we're talking about five hours, 40 comedians all on one stage inside robin williams meadow. it's a free event, and it will go from noon to 5 p.m. mayor london breed will also be there, but if you plan to go, make sure to pack a jacket as francis is tracking a cooldown and francis, you've been mentioning breezy too, right? >> yeah, breezy. even blustery this afternoon. stephanie so definitely grab a jacket. maybe even a hat if you're heading into san francisco, and then you'll need to hold on to that hat. so we're starting off with a mix of cloud cover and some clear skies around the bay area. i'll show you that with live doppler seven, temperatures are really going to cool down right now. and here you can see some
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of the satellite radar image over live doppler seven and visibility has been really limited in santa rosa, where it's only half a mile because of the fog. also limited visibility in half moon bay. here's a live shot of sfo where we have low cloud ceilings and gray skies, bringing average flight arrival delays of about 40 minutes. so check the airline if you're picking someone up at the airport because it could be delayed in san francisco. right now it's 54 oakland, 59 hayward a little milder at 61 degrees, and san jose 57. redwood city 56. half moon bay 55. clear skies over san jose, right now. but in santa rosa, where i showed you how socked in it was, it is only 49 degrees right now. petaluma 52, napa 54, fairfield, concord 58, and livermore at 57. so the winds are gusting to 30mph. sfo 29mph in concord, 19 in san francisco. and this will pick up this afternoon. but look at how pretty that shot is from
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mount tam, where we suddenly see some of the low clouds and clear skies. so here's what you need to know for today. it's going to be gusty, cooler, feeling more like fall tomorrow early morning there'll be some light rain, even a slight chance of thunderstorms. so just a heads up. it's only 10 to 15% chance. but something you need to know about. also, this week it's going to be partly cloudy and unsettled. we might even have another chance of rain on wednesday. so it's all due to this area of low pressure. as this sweeps in throughout the day, it will really bring gusty conditions. so even later on this morning the winds will pick up and then by later on this afternoon and early evening we'll see many areas with winds, possibly even up to 35mph and gusts even stronger than that. the winds remain pretty breezy even overnight into tomorrow morning, where we get some of the light rain showers, which i'll show you that too. and temperatures will generally be a narrower band, mostly low 60s to low 70s, maybe some mid 70s out there. san francisco 65, san
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rafael 74. concord 74, oakland 68. also san mateo and then san jose 72 degrees. and then tonight it will be on the cool side with areas in the north bay only in the low 50s. we'll see lots of mid 50s around the bay. and then you see the areas of green that is a light rain that we're expecting tomorrow morning, with the futurecast animation showing some partial clearing by this afternoon. so sunshine before more clouds move in and some of that light rain travels through tomorrow morning. but we're only talking a few hundredths of an inch. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so gusty and fall-like for today's emmy show if you want to watch. and then tomorrow the chance of showers. another chance on wednesday, then milder and sunnier next weekend. we
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america >> good morning. coming up here on gma. less than two months until election day. and former president trump and vice president kamala harris are focusing their attention on critical swing states. a new abc news ipsos poll out this morning showing the state of the race following that debate and after the hard hit taken by dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa. we're diving into the risks and symptoms of concussions in children's sports. abc medical correspondent doctor darien sutton joins us to break down what parents need to know. and we are gearing up for tv's golden night. the emmys are just hours away, and we're live from los angeles with the latest on your favorite nominees. plus, we go behind the scenes with hosts dan and eugene levy. it's all coming up right here on gma. >> home depot will pay nearly $2 million to settle claims they overcharged customers. several district attorneys around california filed the claim. they accused the home improvement chain of engaging in false
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advertising. they say home depot shoppers were charged more money than advertised on store shelves as a part of the settlement. home depot did not admit any wrongdoing. united airlines is trying to stand out compared to other carriers by providing free wi-fi on some of its flights. the airline struck a deal with space x to offer satellite based starlink wi-fi service. financial details of this deal were not immediately disclosed. united said it will begin testing the service early next year and begin offering it on some flights in late next year. this morning, seven on your side investigates a walnut creek woman says chase bank allowed dozens of people to be added as authorized users. to her credit card without her knowledge or approval. 35 credit cards and other people's names showed up in her mail. frustrated by the bank's response, she called seven on your side i-team reporter melanie woodrow has the story.
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>> marsha rhodes shantelle brown, tawanna rogers, sean jones they're not friends or family. taylor elliott, derrick marble, 35, names angela crawford, brandon hemphill jody hayes has never heard before alicia fuller, kevin amunga with the power to charge up to $19,000 on her marriott bonvoy chase card or get $950 cash back, leaving hayes on the hook. i know i have good credit, but i've never seen anything like this ever. >> hayes and her husband were on a cruise in august when she got an informed delivery email from the u.s. postal service with what appeared to be dozens of credit cards headed her way. >> this fiasco ruined the end of our vacation. >> she says she got in touch with chase from the cruise ship. >> they were just very, you know, basic. okay. yeah. maybe it's some computer glitch. we'll stop it. >> hayes says chase also put her in touch with the fraud department, which she says called her back when she
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returned home with no explanation. >> just will take care of it. we'll send you a new card, a new number, a response that was less than satisfactory to her. i wanted them to send an email. did you authorize all these people to be on your credit card? and i wanted them to say, we'll investigate it. >> in an emailed statement to seven, on your side investigates a chase spokesperson wrote, quote, we monitor customer accounts for suspicious activity and promptly contact them if something unusual is detected. in this instance, our vigilant customer alerted us first. we closed the unauthorized cards, issued a new account and card, and apologized for the inconvenience caused during her vacation. we put hayes in touch with the united states postal inspection service. >> my immediate reaction is that that sounds like an identity fraud scheme. >> u.s. postal inspector matthew norfleet says using the mail for any kind of fraud scheme is a crime which carries up to 20 years. he says the perpetrator could be overseas or right here in contra costa county. >> search warrants, surveillance, grand jury subpoenas. those are all tools that we use to investigate fraud
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schemes, big and small. >> the scheme didn't end with these chase cards. >> capital one, discover, citibank i got from every bank in application. >> all denied. >> not enough credit history, but the names on the applications. >> now sounding more familiar. >> all of these names are the same as some of the people on the credit cards. they sent a lot of repeated names. brittany jackson like four times when somebody figured out a fraud scheme, they're going to do it as many times as they can. >> it's not clear if the fraudsters were planning to steal hayes's mail, but in addition to informed consent, she also happens to have a lockbox on her mailbox. and while no mailbox is perfectly secure, the u.s. postal inspection service says hayes did a lot of things correctly. in addition to having a lockbox on your mailbox and informed delivery, which lets you know what mail is headed your way, the u.s. postal service also recommends having your mail held at the post office when you'll be traveling. jody hayes has also frozen her credit for now
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in the newsroom for seven. on your side investigates melanie woodrow, abc seven news. if you have an issue you'd like seven on your side to investigate. we want to help you. you can head to our website, abc seven news.com/7 on your side to reach us. and that's also where you'll find this story. still to come this morning, a safe return home spacex completing its first ever commercial space walk. how the crew's journey is officially making but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you.
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now at 630, you are waking up to a cooler day today. here's a live look from our mount tam camera. this weekend marks the start of this cooldown we'll be seeing throughout the week across the bay area. and for more on that, frances dinglasan joins us to explain what to expect and the rain possibly tomorrow. >> yeah, light rain tomorrow. but today, really blustery conditions, especially this afternoon. right now, winds are
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gusting up to 30mph at sfo. and in concord, 29mph. livermore, 24 miles an hour. and usually in the morning. that's when we see our calmest conditions regarding winds. so, you know, if it's already this windy, it is going to get even stronger this afternoon. so here's a futurecast animation by 9:00 this morning. still a lot of gray skies out there. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. and then notice by this afternoon around 1:00, we'll get sunshine. we'll start to warm up into the low to mid 70s for some inland neighborhoods. santa rosa will be one of the warmest spots today, but san francisco and half moon bay staying in the 60s all day long. the clouds return 6:00 this evening and temperatures start to drop into the 60s for most everyone. and then later on, by 9:00 tonight, we'll start to drop into the 50s. now, tomorrow, just a heads up. we're going to see some light rain possible. i'll let you know how much rain you can
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expect. and we're even talking about a chance of thunderstorms. stephanie. >> all right, frances. thank you. new this morning, three u.s. citizens were arrested by venezuelan authorities on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country. that's according to venezuela's government. officials claim the u.s. government has links to an operation aimed at assassinating president nicolas maduro. the u.s. state department confirmed a u.s. military member was detained. it also says the claims about the united states's involvement are false. also new this morning, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing to retaliate after a missile was launched into central israel from yemen. the houthi movement confirmed responsibility for the attack. no injuries or deaths have been reported. it comes amid rising tensions between israel and the iran backed militant group. israeli prime minister netanyahu says houthis will pay, quote, heavy price for the missile attack.
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>> and there you can see weekly squash history in the making new this morning, the spacex polaris dawn crew is officially back home. >> they landed off the coast of florida while you were sleeping. just after 3:30 a.m. local time, four astronauts made history after completing the first ever commercial space walk. the five day mission reached a higher altitude than any human has traveled in five decades. the crew reached an orbit around earth, which extended as high as 870 miles. it's the highest altitude reached by humans since nasa's 1966 gemini 11 mission. very neat. well right now, cities around the state are cracking down on homeless encampments here in california. in july, governor newsom told cities it was time to address the situation. now, the city of santa cruz says they will go
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after police officers who drop off homeless people there. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey tells us more about these new rules. >> the city of santa cruz is working to clean up the town's image by cleaning up the streets and addressing their homelessness problem, mayor fred keeley says efforts have led to a more than 50% decrease in street homelessness in the past two years, but he's concerned that a city in the central valley is threatening to impede their progress. >> we don't need under the cover of darkness and stealthy and tricky maneuvers for some city to move their problem to us, that's not the right way to do it. >> in june, mayor keeley says hanford police drove a homeless woman with an undisclosed disability nearly 200 miles to the city of santa cruz, where she was left outside of a local shelter. keeley says the woman is from las vegas and had no ties to his city, but hanford. officers in plain clothes in a police car took her anyways without previous arrangement. now the city council has made
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the unsanctioned government agency transport of homeless people into the city illegal. >> we would have cited those police officers. it would have been a crime, a misdemeanor. and let me tell you what i think is going to actually happen. i think this is going to have the deterrent effect we're looking for. >> we reached out to the city of hanford. a spokesperson told us the woman who previously rejected local homeless resources, requested transport somewhere else after suggesting cities which police deemed unfeasible for transport. she landed on santa cruz, a place they say she researched on her own and found shelter options. a statement from city officials says at no point in time did hanford police department officers suggest, encourage or coerce the individual to go to the city of santa cruz. any claims of this nature are flat out false, mayor keeley says he has been unable to get in contact with anyone from the city of hanford. >> we wouldn't do that to another community. we don't want another community doing that to us. >> keeley hopes his council's actions will allow the city to focus on santa cruz residents experiencing homelessness in
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santa cruz. dustin dorsey, abc seven news the city of berkeley has voted to take action on addressing homelessness, but apparently it isn't enough. >> several businesses, including boychick bagels and fieldwork brewing, are suing the city to clean up homeless encampments. they claim they are taking a financial hit, and customers, as well as their own employees, do not feel safe. the lawsuit was filed earlier this week when the council also approved new rules for a more aggressive approach. >> 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. >> the mayor adds, berkeley is still going to take a compassionate approach. the new rules for encampments the city deems as hazardous. the city has not commented on that lawsuit.
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still ahead on abc seven mornings, a 20 year old bay area native making her community proud, her message to her hometown after winning gold during the paris olympics. and we'll take you outside for a live look in santa cruz. it's 637. we'll be covid-19 or rsv goes up. so talk to them about getting this seasons' vaccines... because you've still got so many good talks to have.
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the bay bridge this morning. prepare for a cool down and rain is on the way. francis will have your full forecast coming up. walnut creek is celebrating a big win by a hometown olympian. 20 year old emmett allure brought home gold in women's wrestling. she's lived in walnut creek almost all her life and continues to train at a local gym. she was joined by her brother, two of her coaches, neighbors, and our very own dan ashley. >> i constantly have to pinch myself to believe my life right now, to believe i'm sitting here
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in the park that i grew up playing in with all of you guys here today. you know, we're celebrating this, our olympic gold medal, and it's, it's amazing. so thank you for being here today with me. >> another celebration will happen later this year for sabrina unesco. she's another walnut creek native who won gold with the olympic women's basketball team. she's currently playing for the wnba's new york liberty. congratulations to them both. happening tonight. the stars take the stage for the 76 emmy awards, which you can see right here on abc seven and this year's lineup of presenters is impressive. we'll see past emmy winners and hollywood legends, along with the show's emmy winning hosts, father son duo eugene and dan levy. here's on the red carpets. george pinocchio, eugene levy's new only murders in the building costars selena gomez, steve martin and martin short are among this year's emmy
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presenters. >> we just saw them on stage having fun at a fan event to promote their new season. your applause is so appreciated, but please, they're here addition to being emmy presenters, all three stars are also nominees this year to be given a nomination is an extreme compliment. >> yes. >> i mean, you're all i mean, i'm kind of used to it, you know, because the last emmy i got was in 1969. it's old news, steve. >> how many emmys do you have? >> i want to say five. well, i want to say five, but i have one other confirmed emmy. >> presenters include nominees lily gladstone, greta lee, kristen wiig and jimmy kimmel, plus joshua jackson and don johnson from abc's upcoming drama doctor odyssey. i'm in. and viola davis, who won best lead actress in 2015 for abc's
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how to get away with murder. >> we won because i did my job. >> tv legend dick van dike is among the emmy presenters as well, along with andor star diego luna, colin farrell and mindy kaling, just to name a fe. sunday. monday, happy days and here's a moment that will be very special. the emmys paying tribute to a tv classic. happy days as the show celebrates its 50th anniversary, a observe. >> well. >> cast members are expected to take the stage, including ron howard, who's an emmy winner this year for his documentary jim henson idea man, and henry winkler, who won his first emmy in 2018. for barry, more than 40 years after he was nominated for playing his beloved happy days character fonzie.
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>> i was 27 when i started doing the fonz. i'm now 72 and i'm standing right here in front of you with her. wow. >> hey! whoa! >> george pennacchio for abc news. >> watch our live on the red carpet arrivals coverage today, starting at 3:00. and then don't miss eugene and dan levy, the father son duo hosting the 76th emmy awards starting at 5:00, right here on abc seven. how's it looking outside, frances? >> well, it's looking gray, and it's also looking very windy. here's a live view from our roof camera looking out towards the flags. winds are moving at 18mph in san francisco. they will increase to 30mph this afternoon. and that means cooler conditions. i'll have your neighborhood forecast and even talk about a
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today, the a's look to win their weekend series while the giants try to avoid a sweep. the a's face the white sox on the road. first pitch is at 1110 this morning. then the giants take on the padres again. that game starts at 105. abc seven news reporter j.r stone has your morning sports. >> good morning to you. the 40 niners play in minneapolis in just hours. they will be without star running back christian mccaffrey was placed on injured reserve saturday morning. that means he will miss at least four games. mccaffrey missed monday night's season opener. that was a win over the jets with calf and achilles tightness, and though he did practice most of the week, things reportedly took a turn for the worse later in the week. and though they didn't want to put him on injured reserve, it apparently became the best option. technically, he will be eligible to return thursday, october 10th against
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the seahawks. cal hosting san diego state head coach that is justin wilcox, gave away tickets to students to encourage attendance. they showed up and they were so rowdy they got two unsportsmanlike penalties, called on them. seriously. bears down three. nothing early qb fernando mendoza keeps it on the road option and waltzes in for the td bears lead seven three at the half. third quarter we go. bears running game gets going. thomas huge run 57 yards down inside the ten. he had over 150 yards rushing on the day. the students love it. they'd score a few plays later to make it 14 three. and then mendoza through the air to corey dyches. that makes it 21 to 3 bears, and they go to on win san jose state hosting kennesaw state. and this was the nick nash show. spartans wide receiver a former quarterback set a san jose state school record with 17 catches in the game to go along with 225
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rushing, receiving yards and three tds. spartans roll 3110 to improve to three zero with mountain west conference play starting next week. giants hosting the padres and on forty-niners night. hall of famer patrick willis throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. he's fired up, showing off those guns, too. and that was the only giants highlight of the night. all padres in this one. xander bogaerts homers to make it two. nothing padres. and it goes on from there. oh, you just hate seeing the other guys score in the eighth. jackson merrill with a two run double to make it eight to nothing. that is the final. giants have been shut out three straight games for the first time since 1992, and have lost four of five, trying to avoid the sweep on sunday. oh, baby. the a's in chicago. the white sox the worst team in the majors, but led the a's by three, going into the ninth inning. a's down a run. zach gelof singles. jj bleday scores to tie it up, and shea langley's
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trying to score the go ahead run a wild throw, but he is out at the plate, reviewed and upheld. and in the bottom of the ninth, andrew benintendi hits a walk off homer for the sox. white sox win this thing 7 to 6. it's just chicago's 34th win of the year. they've already had 115 losses and will very mets record for ms in a season. the a's will try to avoid losing a second straight game to them on sunday. that's a look at sports. have a great sunday. >> thank you j.r. happening today the san francisco giants is honoring a legend and hall of famer orlando cepeda. the baseball team will host a celebration of life pregame ceremony during their annual fiesta gigantes. it was known as one of cepeda's favorite events celebrating hispanic culture. cepeda, also known as baby bull during his baseball days, passed
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away in june at the age of 86. the ceremony will be honoring his life, and it will begin at 1230 at oracle park. and a reminder that will be right before the giants face the padres again today. first pitch francis at 105. how's it looking? >> well, it will be breezy in san francisco, but then that's when we'll get some sunshine. so that will be a nice start for the game right now. live doppler seven and satellite radar image showing some clouds. and also some clear conditions all around the bay area here at sfo it is socked in and with the gray skies low ceilings, there are 40 minute flight arrival delays. so double check your airline before you head out the door. and in san francisco, it's currently 54 degrees. oakland 59, hayward 61, san jose 57. redwood city and half moon bay in the mid 50s, right now, also socked in is the golden gate bridge. in fact, completely socked in is santa rosa, where the fog has limited visibility down to half a mile and it's only 49 degrees. there petaluma 52, napa 54, fairfield and concord at 58 and livermore
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at 57. so the winds will be the big story today. right now they're already gusting to 30mph. sfo 29 miles an hour at concord, 24. in livermore and in san francisco. they're moving at 18 miles an hour. but here from mount tam, you see some of those clearing areas and then also some of the low clouds. so today, what you need to know, it's going to be gusty even blustery temperatures will be cooler and fall like below average. and then tomorrow morning light rain and even a very slight chance of thunderstorms. maybe a 10 to 15% chance. but we'll keep an eye on that. also, the rest of the workweek is going to be partly cloudy and unsettled, with a possible another chance of rain on wednesday. so for now, we're going to be dealing with this area of low pressure as this drops down over the next 24 hours, it's really going to increase the wind speed. so 9:00 this morning, winds generally around 20 to 25 even 30 miles an hour. and then later on this
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afternoon into the early evening, we can even see winds up to 35mph. 33 in san francisco, gusts can even be stronger than that, maybe even 40 miles plus an hour. this afternoon. and then notice it will remain pretty breezy even early tomorrow morning. near 20 to 23mph. also temperatures have really dropped yesterday in san jose, we're at 83 degrees today. it's only going to be 72. in livermore yesterday, 89 today 70. so that's quite a change. so inland areas you'll notice quite a tumble with temperatures. but along the beaches it's always been pretty cool already with the winds especially yesterday. so still in the 60s for you. half moon bay 62, san francisco 65. santa rosa. though will warm up to 79 degrees and then overnight we'll see temperatures drop into the low 50s for the north bay and mid 50s around the rest of the area. the areas of green is the light rain that we're expected to see tomorrow morning. we're generally going to get a few hundredths of an
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inch. so here we see some clearing and then we'll start to see the light rain move through tomorrow morning. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so it's a great day to stay home and watch tv with the gusty wind and fall like temperatures. if you want to watch the emmys and then a chance of showers tomorrow morning, a little bit milder for tuesday before another slight chance of showers on wednesday. really. we start to warm up and get closer to average temperatures towards next weekend. stephanie. >> all right. we look forward to that. frances. thank you. when we return an up close look at the world's world's first solar electric
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had some time to explore the sights. say hi to a few people and smell all around the ferry building. very sweet. well, the world's first self-charging solar car is being showcased here in san francisco. this hybrid car is made by aptera motors. it runs on solar power but can also be charged with electricity. the company says it can go up to 40 miles per day when running only on solar, and up to 1000 miles on a single electric charge. >> aptera is going to be coming out in q2 next year, so we're really excited. that's why we're up here in san francisco for this first time to drum up some buzz for the launch next year. so you're going to start seeing these all over the place in q2. we already have 48,000 reservations so far. so over 500 of those are in san francisco alone. >> aptera motors is trying to get funding to create a mass production facility down in carlsbad. the vehicle is expected to cost around $35,000.
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that's much more affordable than the average ev, and i did look this up, francis. according to kelley blue book, the average is around $56,000 for ev, so it's a good deal. it's a good deal. it's interesting. >> maybe i'll get one, i know, but two seater, right. >> as you just found out. >> yeah. sorry, kids can't come. all right, we have breezy conditions right now. already gusting 30mph. sfo, it's going to be blustery this afternoon. and that's why temperatures are a lot cooler inland. so only in the mid to mid 70s for many areas like concord and antioch 74 san francisco 65, san jose 72. and it is going to also bring us a slight chance of rain tomorrow morning. just a few hundredths of an inch. we have another slight chance of rain on wednesday, and a very even smaller chance of a thunderstorm, so we'll keep an eye on that too. >> okay. good to know, francis. thank you. and thank you all for joining us for abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here for nine. have a great day
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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.
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