stop illegal vending on chinatown streets and sidewalks? that is the question people want answered. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. merchants in san francisco's chinatown say they're fed up with illegal vending posing a risk to community health and their livelihoods. >> and now they are speaking out in hopes city agencies will save their neighborhood. abc seven news anchor dion lim has the story. >> the elderly is supposed to be not doing that raw meat, produce, even baby sharks. >> these are just some of the examples of the illegal vending plaguing san francisco's chinatown. it's a problem. the chinatown merchants association and the 175 businesses it represents has dealt with for years. >> we have a lot of merchants in chinatown here have paid for the rental insurance license, everything. illegal street vendors, they don't need to pay for nothing. >> that's just the beginning. edward hsu says food is sometimes picked from the trash and resold. >> if someone eat it, okay, it's

got a stomach flu. >> merchants say it's causing them to lose business. >> they usually block the street, and then they. even when i ask them, they refuse to leave. >> business owners also say what's left behind by illegal vendors attracts vermin, which keeps away tourists. >> the chinatown image is no good because it's a lot of garbage right here. >> the merchants association is now meeting with the mayor's office. department of public health and public works to express their frustrations. they say since the last time they met in the spring, nothing has changed. >> the city know about it. i mean, the health department know about it. why didn't stop them? >> we spotted department of public works employees asking vendors to seek a $450 permit for the year. we witnessed them pack up and leave, and then an hour later, look at the one in the corner. >> he don't care. >> some shoppers i spoke to say they feel sympathy. >> they're not the criminals, they're just trying to make a living. >> but merchants say these aren't just elderly residents trying to make a buck. >> they already have some social

security. and as we find out, some of the street vendors, they got food from the food bank. also from the food stamp. okay. they sell right on the street. that is totally not right. >> i reached out to the department of public health today for specifics about the situation in chinatown, and have yet to hear back. the mayor's office tells me they encourage the agencies to work together with chinatown and urge illegal vendors to get permitted. in the newsroom, dion lim, abc seven news. >> in campbell, a bicyclist is dead after a car crashed into him at the intersection of san tomas expressway and west campbell avenue. it happened this morning, just after nine. campbell police say the bicyclist was an adult man. he died at the hospital. the driver stayed on the scene and cooperated with officers. the crash is under investigation, of course, but police say there are no signs that drugs or alcohol were involved. a judge today ruled on several pretrial motions in the murder case of cash app founder bob lee. the

tech mogul was stabbed in san francisco's soma neighborhood in april of 2023 and later died. the man charged with his murder is nema nominee. mckinney's defense attorneys will not be allowed to refer to lee as crazy bob. that's a nickname he used sometimes on social media. the judge denied the defense's motion to exclude evidence that the knife was the same brand found in the apartment of neema's sister. the judge closed the courtroom and heard several other motions privately. >> today marks day two of dreamforce in san francisco. artificial intelligence continues to be the hot topic today. salesforce executives talked about how they're leading the charge to get ai tools into the hands of their teams. it's also something ceo marc benioff talked about in a conversation with the ceo of amd, a semiconductor company based in santa clara. >> it's our job to make sure that the computing that have is the most capable, the most

reliable unlocks the vision. some some of what you talked about in your keynote yesterday mark that it unlocks the capability, you know, to do, you know, agent force and sort of the next generation of ai. >> tonight the attention shifts from moscone center downtown to oracle park for the dream fest concert. pink and imagine dragons are both set to perform a charity concert, with proceeds going to ucsf benioff children's hospitals. well, a shocker at bay area genetics firm 23 and me. all seven members of the board resigned this week over plans by the ceo to take the company private. the board members are upset the buyout offer by the ceo was so low. it's just the latest struggle for the sunnyvale company. 23 and me was valued at $3.1 billion when it went public in 2021, but it never turned a profit. its stock price went from $10 a share to just $0.35 on friday. 23 andme agreed to pay $30 million to customers following a data breach. >> let's move now to your voice.

your vote. some election news. san francisco voters will soon have their say on whether to permanently close part of the great highway to cars. it started as a pandemic era experiment. the affected area is known as upper great highway from lincoln way to sloat boulevard, a section south of sloat is already closing because of erosion. as abc seven news reporter tara campbell found, the debate over prop k is really revving up. >> the plan is going to be on your hands. tensions are running high over prop k, the november ballot measure that would permanently close part of san francisco's great highway and turn it into a park. no on k rally goers say shutting down part of the great highway will send too much traffic into the neighborhood, pushing them onto other city streets increases the opportunities and danger of accidents. >> because so many intersections as part of a city pilot project, the two mile stretch of road is already closed to vehicles on the weekends and holidays, becoming a popular spot for recreation during the pandemic. >> yay 4k and those in support

of making it permanent say it is safe. >> the city has studied this multiple times, and the data don't bear out that there will be a traffic concern. sunset arterial, which is a nearby six lane road, can more than absorb the traffic we've seen. >> still, there are concerns for commuters. the great highway is the fastest way for people to commute south and is heavily used during the week for work commuters. >> it's important for people to realize that when we talk about closing the great highway, the entire great highway is not closing. >> joel engardio is the city supervisor for district four, and he points to part of the great highway. that's eroding is already set to be turned into a park. we have to remember everything south of sloat is already legislated to close, so we need to deal with what we do with the great highway, knowing we cannot use it as a direct connector to daly city anymore. in the meantime, election day is approaching, leaving the fate of this highway and coastline with voters. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> you could have your ballot in

less than a month. california secretary of state says county elections offices will begin mailing ballots october the 7th. the last day to register to vote is october 21st. but you can register up to and including election day. early in-person voting begins october 26th. election day itself is november 5th. mail in ballots must be postmarked by that day and received by november 12th in order to be counted. >> a california bill to put warning labels on gas stoves is sitting on the governor's desk. last year, a federal court overturned a california law that would have banned the sale of new gas stoves. this new bill, passed by legislators, would instead require new stoves to come with labels warning consumers that gas stoves emit harmful pollutants, which could cause respiratory disease. studies have shown that stoves emit toxins even when they are turned off. owners of gas stove are asked to have plenty of ventilation when using the appliances. a special session of the legislature got underway

today at the state capitol to look for ways to lower gas prices. lawmakers are debating a plan by governor newsom that would require refineries to maintain a backup supply of gas. it would mitigate price surges when refineries shut down to change their fuel mix, thus reducing supply. republican lawmakers have another solution. they say the state should cut gas taxes instead. >> if there's a kink in a hose, the last thing you want to do is have thirstier consumers trying to gobble up what supply there is. so a gas tax cut is not the answer either. >> oil companies oppose the governor's proposal. they say it would drive up gas prices even more because of the cost to build fuel storage facilities. so why is this hearing so urgent? well, because californians are paying at least $20 more to fill up their tanks. according to triple a, the average cost for a regular gallon of gas is $1.50 more in california than the national average. of course, even higher in san francisco. more than $2 higher than the rest of the

nation. >> coming up here. deporting drug dealers. how can that happen in a sanctuary city like san francisco? we'll have a live report on this coming up next. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. had some spotty september showers today. we do have big changes that are coming later on this week. i'll be back w

in trying to stop the epidemic also means some suspected drug dealers are facing the possibility of deportation. abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke with mayor breed about the city's stance as a sanctuary city, and is in the newsroom with the story. luis. >> yes, dan, san francisco has been a sanctuary city since 1989. this means city employees are prohibited from using city funds or resources to enforce federal immigration policies. but after drug dealers are convicted in federal courts, that's outside the city's jurisdiction and could lead to deportations. 2023 was san francisco's deadliest year on record for drug overdoses. over

800 people died, according to the city's medical examiner. 2024 is trending down, but there are still close to 500 overdose deaths so far this year. this is leading to an increase in enforcement, where even the federal government is getting involved. >> we have been working hand in hand with them in order to help address this overwhelming crisis that exists not just here in san francisco, but it's all over the world. >> mayor breed confirmed san francisco continues to stand by its sanctuary city policy, which means the city can't work with ice on facilitating deportations. but the federal government still has the ability to deport drug dealers if they're undocumented. >> fentanyl is killing people, and our own sanctuary policy in our city does not protect violent crime. and so the federal government is using this as a tool because they don't have the restrictions that we do in terms of our sanctuary city policy. >> in the tenderloin, del

seymour is the founder of the nonprofit code tenderloin. he says he's noticed more drug dealers getting arrested, and that's led to some improvement doing more activities in the tenderloin. >> we've noticed that in the last three months, they're actually going out and intervening with drug dealers and drug transactions. >> san francisco's district attorney brooke jenkins, confirmed her office is heavily prosecuting drug dealers, adding, i am grateful to all local, state and federal partners who have come together to share resources and work collaboratively to close open air drug markets and to work to create safe neighborhoods for our residents and families. the da's office has convicted 168 people and 96 guilty pleas in other cases this year, and currently has 571 felony narcotic cases pending. they don't keep record of immigration status. the nonprofit central american resource center, which offers legal services to undocumented immigrants, wants the city to keep in mind its duty as a sanctuary city. >> sanctuary city and san

francisco also guarantees people's right to due process, as if somebody is acquitted after having their day in court and are found not guilty of the crime that they were charged with, they should be free to go after. >> drug dealers are convicted, they have to serve their time in federal prison. if they're undocumented, then they can get deported. we contacted the u.s. attorney's office to see if that is happening right now. they told me they don't keep record of how many convicted drug dealers are getting deported. ic seven news. >> all right, luis, thanks a lot. we should point out fewer people are dying of drug overdoses in san francisco. the office of the chief medical examiner recently announced that 45 people died of overdoses in august. that's a 50% drop from the previous year and part of a steady decline in overdose deaths this year. now, if you or someone you know is dealing with issues like substance abuse, there is help out there. we've put together a list of local resources you can find it at abc7 news.com. slash take

action. >> okay, let's get to our weather. things will be changing soon. boy they sure will. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a big warm up. sandhya. >> yeah. this weekend you're really going to feel that heat as we close out summer and begin fall. so get ready, right now we are in the comfort zone and looking at a cool view from our sky star camera. this is on the skystar wheel at fisherman's wharf and you can see that there are some holes in the cloud cover. some blue sky is trying to peek through. high temperatures today were in the low 60s to the upper 70s around the bay area. here's a look at live doppler seven and it has been active across the sierra. parts of northern california as this area of low pressure that brought us the showers is still spinning up some moisture. certainly with the heating from the sun, it's destabilizing the atmosphere. so we go back in time. and yes, we did see those spotty showers for september. we don't get a whole lot, but it

was nice to see. it certainly helps to dampen the ground a bit of the fuel moisture, and it adds the fuel and moisture to the fuels, which means our fire danger is reduced as a result. so we take a closer look at this region because they have been seeing some heavy rain accompanying those storms. which of course leads to some concern in the sierra. they've been seeing the snow showers, so there is a flash flood watch until 10 p.m. tonight for the park burn scar area as debris flows are possible, along with flash flooding in the yosemite area, they have been seeing the snow flurries enough so that above 9000ft, they've been under a winter weather advisory. that's going until 8 p.m. a couple of inches of snow expected. here's a look at our local radar right now. and things are pretty quiet. but we can't rule out a pop up shower or two. and the reason is the moisture is still off the coast. the low is still off the coast, so we may occasionally see an isolated shower or two. a beautiful view from our pier 39 camera right now in san

francisco. seven hundredths of an inch of rain in la honda, four hundredths fremont. half moon bay. got a trace there and napa livermore airport, oakland hills, two hundredths of an inch. here are your temperatures in the city. it is 62 degrees upper 60s oakland, hayward 73 in san jose and 71 in redwood city. speaking of san jose, seeing a mix of sun and clouds, 63 in santa rosa, a little bit higher than that in petaluma. 70 from napa to fairfield, concord and livermore. east bay hills camera showing you a gorgeous view tonight. isolated shower chance. thursday. friday. warmer afternoons and fall starts this weekend. and how ironic summerlike sizzle is coming. but you know it's fall. we get the heat here. so first thing tonight temperatures in the 50s to 70s at 715. as we head towards 915 you will notice the temperatures coming down an isolated shower tomorrow morning or drizzle along the coast. not out of the question tomorrow afternoon. it is certainly brighter away from the coastline and warmer as well. so your morning temperatures with some fog, some spotty drizzle 50s 60s

tomorrow afternoon you're looking at highs that will range from the low 60s at the coast, where some clouds will linger all the way to the low and mid 80s. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. temperatures inching up the next couple of days. but then we're going to just see those temperatures soaring for the weekend. 90s inland fall begins on sunday morning. we have 70s at the coast. it's going to be beach weather heading into next week. flirting with 100 degrees inland. wow. yeah fall is here already. i know. can you believe that? yes. summer just flew by. >> it's going to be time change and holiday. >> oh, boy. whole thing. >> yes. holidays are good. they're wonderful. >> thanks, andy. >> all right, well, norway has become the first country in the world to have more all electric cars than gas powered cars. that's according to new numbers from the norwegian road federation. however, diesel powered cars still outnumber electric cars, at least for now. norway has a robust electric car infrastructure. every city and town offers free charging stations, and norwegians who buy

electric cars enjoy incentives like tax breaks, no tolls and free parking. nine out of ten cars sold in norway are electri. princess kate is back at work hosting a meeting at windsor castle in her first engagement since revealing she completed her chemotherapy treatments. the princess of wales received a course of chemo for an unspecified form of cancer, discovered in february. a few public appearances in the months since she announced the end of her chemotherapy regimen. in a health update last week. kate is expected to keep a light schedule of public engagements for the rest of the year. >> coming up next, a story of success how a new type of crab pot could be good for business, good for the environment and help build but do they really?

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marmot that hitched a ride inside the engine compartment. marmots have been known to hide in engines to keep warm. the owner of the vehicle that i drove to the fire station for help to get the critter out. firefighters had to remove some vehicle components to grab the mammal. they can grow to 24 pounds this time of year. who knew? >> who knew? look at that little face. so cute. all right, well, bay area crab fishers are hoping new test results will help them recover their spring season cut short to protect migrating whales. now, the tests focused on a new technology to make crab traps safer for whales. and proponents are hoping the success will finally speed up the approval process. >> we attach this to the line, and then we have a button in the wheelhouse. we push an acoustic button. >> when we first met fisherman brant little earlier this year, he gave us a dockside demonstration of the remote controlled traps helping to extend the bay area. dungeness crab season. the devices eliminate floating recovery lines blamed for entangling

passing whales and prompting regulators to cut the spring season short. with these new devices, the crew can locate an individual trap laying on the ocean floor, then release the recovery line using a remote triggering device, limiting the time a whale can come into contact with it. brand was an early participant in the study. we can pick it up and retrieve the whole string of traps. nearly 20 fishermen took part in the recent gear trial, the largest ever on the west coast, after deploying more than 23,000 traps. crews were able to recover them with a 98% reliability rate, harvesting nearly 230,000 pounds of dungeness crab, a catch worth an estimated $1.6 million. >> yeah, it was an absolute success in a way, of the performance of the gear. >> the sponsors of the study are sharing the results with regulators, including the department of fish and wildlife. they're hoping to speed the approval process, allowing the

entire fleet to use the pop up traps and reopen the spring season. ben enticknap is with the environmental group oceana. >> all this testing that's happening right now with pop up gear is knocking down these barriers to full adoption. whether you know it actually works well enough at a scale that could be commercially profitable. and now we're seeing that's actually the case. >> but boat operators like brant little say they've already waited several years since investing in the gear and the special testing permits they're currently being issued. leave too many other boats out of the program. >> some of us can do it, and some of us can't. and that is a hang up point in this whole program. it's not fair. i don't feel good about myself going and harvesting crab when my fellow friend crabber, who has the same permit as me, isn't allowed to go out there. >> and they say the additional income from the spring season is critical to the survival of one of the bay area's most iconic industries. and we spoke with officials at fish and wildlife. they told us the agency is still

working on a broad update to their regulations, which would cover the pop up crab track traps. but because of the complexity of monitoring the fishery, the general approval is not expected until the spring of 2026. at the earliest. probably. we'll keep you posted. >> coming up next, a landmark policy shift as the federal reserve cuts interest rates for the first time since the start of the pandemic and oversees another round of explosions in lebanon. >> first, pagers, now walkie talkies detonating without

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the stock market and a bumpy one. after the fed announced it was cutting interest rates, stocks jumped, but the trading session became volatile as investors wondered if the large cut signals the fed is worried the u.s. economy will weaken further. the dow ended down 103 points. the nasdaq lost 54 by the end of the day, and the s&p dipped 16. and today's interest rate cut is the first since 2020. and it marks a major milestone in the fight against inflation. the federal reserve cut a key lending rate by half a

point. >> the benchmark rate now sits between 4.75% and 5%. a research manager at beacon economics was on our 3 p.m. show today and says this could deliver relief for borrowers saddled with high costs. >> we could expect other interest rates to come down, such as mortgage rates, credit rates, auto auto borrowing rates. so all kinds of interest rates are expected to come down. >> she went on to say that will drive up demand, meaning we're likely to see more investment spending by firms and more consumer spending by households. the cut was expected after a recent stretch of data showed falling inflation and slowing job gains. but still the fed is remaining cautious. >> we know that reducing policy restraint too quickly could hinder progress on inflation. at the same time, reducing restraint too slowly could unduly weaken economic activity and employment. >> the good news this is expected to be the first of many interest rate cuts that could last through next year. credit card rates could possibly be

even two percentage points lower than what we're seeing right now. >> boeing is set to begin furloughing workers and cutting executive pay through the duration of a strike by its assembly workers. a federal mediator is joining contract talks after boeing and the union representing 30,000 machinists, failed to reach an agreement. the striking workers want a 40% pay raise over four years. the company is offering a 25% raise. it comes after several turbulent years for boeing following deadly crashes of its 737 max planes and more recently, the mid-air blowout on a flight in january because of missing bolts. >> the death toll is rising after a second wave of explosions in an apparent attack on hezbollah. in this latest attack, at least 20 people were killed and 450 others injured. it comes as israel announces a new phase of war, diverting its resources out of gaza to its northern border with lebanon. abc news reporter perry russom has reaction now from u.s. officials.

>> reporter today, another round of electronics exploding in lebanon. this time, devices, including walkie talkies blowing up. abc's marcus moore in beirut only feet away from one of the blasts. >> crowds had just gathered for the funeral and we heard a loud boom. >> according to u.s. officials, israel only told the u.s. they were going to carry out an operation against hezbollah, providing no more details. >> the united states did not know about, nor was it involved in these incidents. >> this morning's attack comes a day after protesters exploded in lebanon, killing 12 people, injuring nearly 3000 more. iran's ambassador to lebanon among the injured. surgeons operating on eyes, faces and hands. hezbollah says 11 of members were killed in the first round of explosions involving pagers. israel has not commented. sources tell abc news

israel embedded explosives in the pagers that were then sold to hezbollah. >> what seems to be a very sophisticated operation by the israelis actually worked by using lower technology. the pagers that they use to implant with explosives that would have detonated on all of the hezbollah operators who were affected. >> this hezbollah official saying this aggression inevitably has its own punishment. the un warning of a serious risk of dramatic escalation in lebanon. >> everything must be done to avoid that escalation. >> as for the pager attack, hezbollah apparently using pagers to try to keep communications undetected after one of its leaders urged members to stop using cell phones, citing security concerns. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> well, music mogul sean diddy combs is staying in jail. today, a judge denied an appeal to free combs on $50 million bail. the federal government says combs is a danger to the community and may try to obstruct the investigation into his alleged sex crimes.

>> someone is presumed innocent, so you're presumed that you get bail, not in this kind of crime. in this kind of crime. bail is not presumed. furthermore, you've got the problem that he's accused of intimidating witnesses of trying to interfere with the investigation. none of that helps him in his argument that he should get bail. >> yesterday, combs pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and other charges. he is accused of coercing women and men into physically violent sex activities. combs is being held with the general prison population nearly 15 months after its implosion. >> new video was released of the titan submersible wreckage. it shows parts of the hull and other bits of debris sitting on the ocean floor. a nine day hearing continues tomorrow as part of the coast guard's investigation. they will question renata rojas, who was a friend of the late oceangate ceo stockton rush and had ventured to the titanic wreckage herself in the same titan submersible in

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online. you can even upload your own photo, although it says selfies are not allowed. the service is available to anyone renewing a ten year passport that expired within the past five years. last year, the state department hit an all time high. processing and issuing more than 24 million passports. >> the san francisco 40 niners and united airlines are partnering for an nfl milestone. the team charter will be the first to fly using sustainable aviation fuel. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how experts believe this fuel can make travel greener than ever before. >> it's off to southern california for the san francisco 40 niners this weekend, with a road matchup against the los angeles rams on the horizon, but long before the team even hits the field, they will have already made history with their united plane touches down, they will become the first nfl team to fly to their game using sustainable aviation fuel. it's not just sitting around talking

about how we've got to improve the global warming situation and stop putting as many particulates in the atmosphere as we have been. >> it's actually doing something about it. >> as the world continues to look for ways to combat climate change, this saf pilot project addresses one of the global leaders in emissions aviation, which creates the second most greenhouse gases of any form of travel. united is the first airline to create a goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 40 niners chief revenue and marketing officer brett schwab says purchasing saf with united airlines is an important step for the team towards reducing their carbon footprint and committing to more sustainable practices. saf is an alternative to conventional jet fuel made up of renewable materials such as agricultural waste, rather than traditional fossil fuels. csu east bay lecturer elena givental says it could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85% from the time it is produced until the time it's used. that's enough to reduce approximately 150,000 metric tons of emissions, or

enough to fly. passengers close to 1 billion miles. >> that is a step forward so that sustainable aviation fuel is the first step. towards that future where we can use liquid fuels which are not polluting the environment. >> abc news aviation analyst john nance says there's a lot of debate regarding the changeover from traditional fuels to saf, but he says it makes a big difference in other airlines should follow suit going forward. >> in the future. they're going to be many more flights around the world, and if we don't get a handle on this, we're simply going to be increasing the problem in the south bay. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> the weather will start getting warmer soon. see what to expect this weekend in sandia's seven day forecast next. >> plus, this is life changing. honestly. >> well, you look like someone who's ready to make history. i am. >> she's making history as the first ever golden bachelorette, and her journey to find love begins tonight. a

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as the first golden bachelorette, and before the premiere, she spoke with entertainment reporter joelle gargiulo. >> i can't believe you're the first golden bachelorette. isn't it crazy? >> can i just say congratulations? thank you. this is very exciting. i know, this is actually happening. >> well, you look like someone who's ready to make history. i am. >> i'm a little nervous. i'm super excited. are you happy? you did it? yeah. oh, wonderful. this is life changing. honestly. >> you see your future, which is not what i felt like for a really long time going into this. >> what were you hoping to get out of it? so i originally hoped that i would find my person. maybe a bigger. you know, hope or a bigger aspiration was to represent like this age of people show that like finding love. you're deserving of it. you know, there's a part of me that felt guilty. i thought maybe i should be taking a back

seat to the next generation. when you're 61 years old, you have very few opportunities to change your life. >> i also think it was so beautiful the way that you paid tribute to your late husband, to john, and the show did a really a really good job of it. >> i want to make sure everybody remembers him like the person that he was. and i felt very privileged that i got to do that on national tv. >> and i think that you're going to help a lot of people with sharing your story, too. >> i hope that some people can relate to me and my journey. >> do you want to get to know you better with the game of this or that? do it. let's do it. okay. are you ready? sun or snow? oh, sun. i knew you were going to say that. >> so easy. sweet or savory? oh, sweet. >> the number one quality you look for in a partner? >> that's a really hard one. like, i want to have somebody i can have fun with. so probably there's fun spirit. >> hidden talent. >> i can tie a cherry stem with my tongue. my grandkids do not know that, by the way. do we see that on the golden bachelorette? you do not. >> okay.

>> oh, there we go. >> what would you say the energy of the season is? >> expected a bunch of guys who are going to talk about golf and sports. we got the exact opposite. we got guys who i think came into a room and found their tribe. they are going to be really fun to watch. so i think that's like the biggest surprise for the season. for me. i'd say it was very emotional, both for me and for the men in a great way. and i'd say that we it was just fun. we just showed dating at this age can be really, really fun. i hope people will watch. i hope that they will like watching old people date. it's worth it if you are looking for love, you do not give up on that hope. >> just please don't call yourself old. >> older people dating mature experience, experience. >> i'll take it. i'll take it. joan. >> let the journey begin. there she is. >> i'm joelle gargiulo, abc news. >> the golden bachelorette premieres tonight at 8 p.m. right here on abc seven. that looks fun. she's going to be great. yeah, absolutely. >> all right, let's get a check on our weather. it's starting to

change. >> it is. meteorologist sandhya patel is back. sandhya. >> yeah, and it's changing for the brighter dan and ama. >> let me show you some live pictures right now. from sutro to. okay. santa cruz. we're panning it around. you can see some peeks of blue there along with clouds. zephyr cove still pretty socked in as we look at live doppler seven. the clouds are still hanging around and an isolated shower can't be ruled out. tomorrow afternoon it is warmer away from the coast, low 60s to mid 80s. plenty of sun around the bay and inland. friday the warming continues. look what happens on saturday. final day of summer. we've got 90s inland and as fall arrives, we're going to bump those temperatures up primarily in the 70s to mid 90s range. accuweather seven day forecast does feature beach weather beginning this weekend as fall begins and then summerlike heat next week with upper 90s ama and dan. it's all mixing it up. >> all right. thanks, andy. >> all right. sports director larry beil is here. our daily 40 niners update. what's going uh- guys are injured. >> that's that's the sum of it.

they've got some serious injury woes, especially on offense. but the defense is hoping to get a key player back. and the niners bounce back in la after the loss

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missing stars due to injury, but the niners have one key player expected back. that is talanoa hufanga. he's a hard hitting safety. tore his acl last november and now after ten months on the mend. hufanga was a full participant in practice today. now we don't know how much he's likely to play in la. we'll have to see how his knee feels day to day now that he's out there with his teammates. speaking of teammates, our guy chris alvarez is live in santa clara. chris, you know the 40 niners don't lose very often. so when they do the sky is falling. the sky is falling. >> yeah. you know what larry

though. don't get caught up in the emotion. the famous line one game at a time. you're just worried about going one and zero on sunday. and that's all the niners are worried about though. they're coming off that loss to minnesota. the rams they're desperate. they're zero and two. they're staring zero and three in the face in san francisco preparing for their best shot in la this weekend. you lose two in a row after winning ten in a row. >> or you start on two. if you lose two in a row in the nfl, that's always kind of an armageddon feeling in a building, and especially when you lose lopsided like that. so, you know how teams come out the week after that? >> i think it's always urgency here. i think that's why we're always a good team is because, the standard is high and right when you're not living up to it, it's not panic. i wouldn't say it's panic, but it's definitely intense focus on getting back to it. so, so yeah, nothing changes. i don't think thinking about the super bowl now helps anybody. >> urgency and wanting to win one game, that's that's my urgency, you know, it's not

about looking looking back or looking ahead. it's about what is the challenge that's presented to us right now? is a divisional opponent in the rams. so we always have battles with on the road. and so what is it going to take to win one game. >> and larry i saw an interesting tweet this afternoon how fast life comes at you in the nfl. jimmy garoppolo who is the niners starting quarterback two years ago, is now playing scout team quarterback brock purdy. he's the rams backup right now. so he's in la trying to be brock. and obviously brock. once he took over for jimmy we all see where he is. so wow that is quite the turn of events. there for jimmy garoppolo. and then of course the niners brock purdy has done what he's done in his short career. >> yeah yeah jimmy g playing in the role of brock purdy the understudy. all right thank you chris. let's get to some baseball giants and orioles. oh wet one in baltimore for the second straight game. bang. mike yastrzemski leading off with a home run his 17th of the year. and it's one nothing. giants in a flash. and michael conforto

added a solo bomb in the sixth right here as the giants beat the birds. five three and the a's defeated the cubs by the exact same score. oh man. no more woj bombs. espn, nba insider adrian wojnarowski. he is retiring from espn. woj has been breaking major stories for years. i worked with him for years at yahoo, but now he's going to become the general manager of the saint bonaventure's men's basketball program. that is his ama mater, and he's going to help raise money and ill money for the team. all right. i want to finish this. this is great. 40 niners tight end george kittle. he's got a new job also. he's the star of a new little caesars ad. and it's just flat out hilarious. >> the kid was filmed before a live studio pizza. all right, here you go. >> look alive. dipsticks. i got little caesars. did you get pepperoni? i want italian sausage. it better be bacon. pizza brothers. it's a three meat treat. it's got all those delicious toppings. come on. bacon, pepperoni, italian sausage, safe pop, kittle, a slice. i'm a dog

>> that's good. >> all right. what is going on there? sports on abc seven is sponsored by smart. and finally, in case you did not recognize every character was george kittle, including the dog. so i don't know who came up with the creative idea for that, but they knocked it out of the park. >> they know his personality. he is such a fun guy. >> oh yeah, he's. and he's perfect for this role. well, we have half a dozen roles or whatever he was playing, you know? don't make sure papa kittle, you save a slice for him. that's funny. >> all right. thanks, larry. all right. >> tonight on abc seven at eight, the premiere of the golden bachelorette, followed by high potential at ten. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. that is going to do it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you again

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