i'm 100% in shock. i'm still processing this stunned reaction tonight from those who know a firefighter in the north bay. >> now charged with arson. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz. >> this stunning case raises questions about whether that long-time firefighter was also a fire starter. he's a 38 year old man from healdsburg suspected of setting a string of fires over the last six weeks. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the investigation, including reaction to the arrest

from the firefighter turned arson suspect's estranged wife. >> i'm 100% in shock. i don't think anyone will have any idea that this had been happening. >> asking to remain anonymous. the estranged wife of a 38 year old cal fire apparatus engineer speaking with abc seven news about her husband's arrest for felony arson. >> i'm still processing this. he doesn't live here, nor has he. >> we are not identifying the firefighter until he's been officially charged. but you can see in this photo from his facebook page showing him wearing cal fire gear. >> very hard pill to swallow and very hard for us. cal fire officers arrested the suspect friday morning at the howard forest fire station in willits. >> the department suspects him of starting five fires in sonoma county. this summer while he was off duty. the arrest, both shocking and saddening to the firefighting community. >> when you read that press release and you know, understand that that's someone that's supposed to be out in the community protecting us, and they're actually putting us all in harm's way. it's hard, hard

to read. >> and that's exactly why legal experts say this could be a tough case to try. >> jurors are not going to want to believe that a firefighter would actually start a fire. >> and while a jury may not want to believe it. legal analyst steven clark says it's not uncommon. >> this is an unusual case, but it's not unheard of to have a firefighter actually charged with starting a fire, adding that arson cases are among the most difficult to prove. you really have to reverse engineer a fire to see how it was started, whether there was accelerants used and who was present at the scene. >> he says psychology will also play a key role in building the prosecution's case, and you're going to look into this individual's past and see if there's any red flags that were going on. the suspect will be booked into sonoma county jail on suspicion of arson to forest land, and is scheduled to be arraigned next week. tara campbell abc seven news. >> tonight marks the start of a

new era in entertainment on the streets of san francisco, one that could ultimately help pull the city out of a financial downtrend. the oktoberfest celebration, along front street downtown just wrapped up about an hour ago. it's the event. city leaders are using to unveil the newly dedicated entertainment zone, the first anywhere in california senate bill 76, which made entertainment zones possible, allows for bars and restaurants to sell alcohol to be consumed on the street outdoors. if a city designates the area for entertainment, it's expected to be a monumental change for bars and restaurants. >> there's all this permitting and things that you had to do before, and the businesses were kind of allowed to only do certain things on the street. and not others. now we're allowed to really benefit from outside. >> san francisco officials say there are other parts of the city that want to turn into entertainment zones as well, including one that already hosts street festivals on the other side of the bay.

>> it is the end of an era, or at least the beginning of the end, for the oakland a's and their fans tonight. >> the a's began their final home stand ever at the coliseum, hosting the yankees for the first of three games this weekend. abc seven sports director larry beil is here. now that we're here, it's really a little tough to accept. it's sad. >> i mean, you know, it's coming, but you still feel horrible. the a's, they have this three game series with the yankees and three more games with the rangers. and that is it. next thursday afternoon will mark the final game in oakland for the a's in their history. this weekend is going to be filled, though, with nostalgia and emotion. the great rickey henderson, who played for both the a's and yankees, caught the ceremonial first pitch thrown out by his daughter adriana. long time a's broadcaster vince cotroneo was also honored. tonight, he's wrapping up his time with the athletics in the booth. the athletic started playing in oakland back in 1968, and will say goodbye in only a few more days. >> i've been coming here a long time. i've. i've come as a son

of a player, as a player, as a manager, as a broadcaster. so i've i've been here for a lot of cool times and cool moments and, know what a historical place this has been over the years. and it's housed a lot of outstanding players and outstanding teams. so, yeah, it's meaningful to me. >> so now only five home games left in the city of oakland. the yankees ended up beating the a's in extra innings tonight. and we'll have those highlights coming up later on in sports. but like you said, this is it. this is it. and it's just oh yeah. yeah yeah. >> all right. thanks, larry. all right. >> well, we continue to follow the city of oakland's effort to clear out a long standing homeless encampment. the city announced today it has completed the first phase of the closure in the area of mlk junior way between 20th and 25th street in west oakland. more than 40 tons of debris has been removed from that area, if you can imagine. city officials say more than 25

encampment residents who were living in that area have accepted shelter and services tonight. >> caltrain is on track to build a better bay area this weekend. the train fleet goes electric. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez says the excitement is palpable. >> bay area commuters are saying goodbye to diesel trains starting this weekend. the entire caltrain fleet will be electric. on friday evening, we saw train enthusiasts capturing the last diesel locomotive take off from san jose's diridon station. noah williams traveled from seattle for this moment. >> so this is the end of an era. this is the most reliable diesel locomotive and passenger service in american history. >> going electric modernizes caltrans 160 year old rail corridor. dan lieberman started working for caltrain the year this project broke ground. in 2017. >> we had people building a the overhead contact system. the wires above us on a live rail

line like that is an incredible achievement of engineering and effort and being, being being able to see all of it has been really a privilege. and it's so wonderful to see the end result right here. >> caltrain is now launching an entirely new schedule with their all electric train capabilities. >> these trains are faster to accelerate, so we're going to be able to provide more frequency. weekend service is going to bump up to half hourly over hourly, which is a big improvement. >> riders can now make a trip from san francisco to san jose in under an hour. >> we want to combat climate change. this is how we do it. we don't have to get it to completely zero emissions tomorrow, but we do need to give people a viable alternative to driving. and these new trains are awesome. >> if bay area residents decide to utilize caltrans all electric service, that would be the equivalent of taking 55,000 gas powered cars off the road. we spoke with one woman who plans to attend all the community celebrations caltrans has planned saturday, and sunday

with her 15 year old grandson. >> people have different hobbies, different things they want to get into, and i think if you're into trains, what a nice one. a very expensive one. >> caltrain will offer free rides throughout the weekend. >> for the rest of us. those old folks, the quietness might be nice in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> all right. looks like we're in for some warmer weather this weekend. even with the first day of fall coming on sunday. yes. >> a live look outside right now through our exploratorium camera. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya. yeah, and it's a changing forecast, that's for sure. >> dan and ama. let me show you some live pictures. right now we are noticing the summertime fog from three of our cameras there. mount tam exploratorium in emeryville, san jose. you're still all right. partly cloudy skies as we take a look at the forecast for tomorrow morning. there will be fog around spotty drizzle. temperatures primarily in the 50s. temperatures rising by noontime. the sun's out around the bay and inland and near the coast. there will be a

few patches of fog. summer warmth with us for 4:00, mid 60s to low 90s. the fog is coming back in as we head towards the evening, so here's a sampling of your high temperatures. 85 degrees in san jose, 70 in the city 76 oakland. after the morning fog, it's a warmer day and you will feel that warmth in walnut creek, 89 degrees. we switch the seasons, we head into fall. and dan, i'm going to bring the heat. i'll be back with the forecast coming right up. >> all right. thanks, andrea. a kentucky sheriff has been charged with murder, accused of killing a judge in his chambers after an argument. the exact motive is not clear. but just days ago, the sheriff was deposed in a federal lawsuit. a former inmate accuses him of inadequately training a deputy who sexually abused her in that judge's chambers. now, the judge is not accused of any wrongdoing in this suit. >> we know that it was an argument between the two that led up, but what exactly transpired prior to the shots being fired? i still think that we're trying to get answers to.

>> the sheriff was a former bailiff in the judge's courtroom. people close to them say the two worked together for years and were always good friends. those who know the sheriff are struggling to understand how this family man could do something like this. >> the race for the white house is heating up with the election less than two months away. vice president kamala harris made two campaign stops, while donald trump plans to get back on the trail tomorrow. abc news reporter jacqueline lee has the latest. >> with the presidential election less than two months away, vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump continue to ramp up their campaigns. this afternoon, harris spoke in atlanta about reproductive rights while slamming republicans and these hypocrites want to start talking about this is in the best interest of women and children. >> well, where have you been? >> where have you been when it comes to taking care of the women and children of america? where have you been?

they? how dare they? >> later in the evening, harris holding a rally in madison, wisconsin. >> this is going to be a tight race until the very end. so let's not pay too much attention to the polls because let's be clear, we are the underdog in this race, and we have some hard work ahead of us. >> trump will be in north carolina saturday, a long planned rally in a must win state. but scandal swirls around the republican candidate for north carolina governor, mark robinson. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king. >> times two cnn reports robinson made a series of racist and inflammatory online statements years ago. abc news has not independently confirmed the reporting in georgia. the state election board voted to require hand counting of all ballots. the measure, pushed through by allies of former president trump that measure already being challenged in court. this comes as early

in-person voting has begun in three states. meanwhile, at least 20 state election offices have been sent suspicious mail containing a white powder substance. the fbi and postal service deemed none of the mail has been hazardous, so far. jacqueline lee, abc news, los angeles. >> a stubborn wildfire burning in southern california is having a devastating effect, and not just on land and air. when we come back, the impact on lake elsinore. >> also, a health alert for african-american men about prostate cancer. the factors that doctors say make so many black men more susceptible to the illness. >> and coming up in sports, the latest 49 year old pro to go down. why the team will likely be without tight end george kittle against the rams this weekend. >> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11 jimmy. >> tonight i'm leaving it all on the field. >> i want to be so successful that i want to have a unit of measurement named after myself. something cool you know, like turn the torpedoes up to five

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from chase for business. make more of what's yours. and just having on our state. city officials in lake elsinore say they've lost thousands of fish as the airport wildfire dumps ash and heat on the already delicate ecosystem. ash covered the lake for three days, blocking sunlight to the algae, which caused about 6000 fish to suffocate. so this week, the city has been pumping extra oxygen into the water. >> we stock bass. we stock bluegill. we've got wild carp in here. and so we've got a very, very robust ecosystem here. but when things happen, temperatures

fire, all the ash, things get out of whack. >> and it could be a while before there's any natural relief. right now, the airport fire is just 62% contained. >> new developments when it comes to the flu. the fda has just approved the first flu vaccine that doesn't have to be given by a health care provider. it's flumist, a nasal spray from astrazeneca. it was first approved in 2003, but starting next year, you'll be able to administer it yourself and you will still need a prescription. however, to get the vaccine and your health really is important to us here at abc seven. >> september is prostate cancer awareness month. screening is a great tool to monitor prostate health. but one group, black me, isn't getting screened as much as other groups. it's an issue because black men have a higher chance of mortality from prostate cancer. >> on average, black men are about 10 to 30% less likely to get screened for prostate cancer compared to non african-american men. and it's even worse for younger black men between the

ages of 45 to 50. >> i spoke with doctor jay balwani, a urologist at kaiser permanente san rafael. he says screening should start at age 50 for men in the u.s. but for black men, the recommendation is to start at age 45, because there's about a two and a half times increase in mortality for black men due to prostate cancer, compared to caucasian men in the u.s. is it because they aren't getting screened as soon as they should be? >> well, it's a combination of factors. the first thing is, is there may be an association with ethnicity for black men that have west african descent, but it also is due to socioeconomic issues as well. >> so what does screening involve? doctor belani says it's a simple blood test that should be done even if you don't have symptoms. >> the problem with prostate cancer is most people are asymptomatic. they don't have any symptoms. if you start to develop symptoms like more difficulty urinating, blood in the urine, weight loss, you know, poor appetite, then you worry you may have more of a

progression of the prostate cancer. and that's why we strongly encourage men to come in to get the screening tests done, because then you catch it early, you catch it at a time when it is quite readily treatable and it has and it has less of an impact, i should say, on your quality of life. >> so bottom line, talk to your doctor. all men 50 and up should get the blood test. men who are 45 to 50 who are at high risk for developing prostate cancer should get the test done. so that's black men and those with a family member who has had prostate cancer. and honestly, he says if you're 40 and have more than one relative who's had it, you should probably consider getting tested. >> probably better safe than sorry. >> exactly. >> all right. if you're driving in the east bay, we have a traffic alert you should know about this weekend. part of 680 southbound is closed for construction work. the stretch from acosta boulevard in san ramon to 580 in pleasanton will not reopen until 4 a.m. monday, presumably in time for the morning commute. all 580 and 680 connectors will be open along

the right lane. northbound 680 will remain open throughout the weekend, but just be prepared. it's going to be a bit of a hassle in that part of the east bay. >> well be prepared for the weather to it's going to be a bit hot. >> it's kind of a hassle to. >> meteorologist sandia patel is here with the forecast for the weekend. sandia. >> yeah. and we're going to go from summer to fall. this weekend we're switching off seasons. so let's talk about this. sunday is the autumnal equinox. at 543 in the morning, the sun's rays will be directly over the equator and just as we move into the new season, we're going to bring on the heat. as ama mentioned, high pressure is going to take control of our weather. today we saw some warming mid 80s and low 60s coast, but not all areas experienced it as this ridge gets closer, we will certainly all experience it. as a matter of fact, monday will be the hottest day and that's when we do have a moderate to major heat risk for the bay and inland. so the orange is indicating moderate, the red indicating major heat risk. there will only

be isolated spots. but if you're sensitive to heat keep this in mind. don't have to worry about it tonight from our pier 39 camera. you can certainly see the fog is around it is here, sitting near the coastline on live doppler seven and around parts of the bay. as we look at visibility, it has dropped to just over two miles and half moon bay, seven miles in petaluma. something you'll need to watch out for if you have early morning weekend plans. temperatures right now from the 50s all the way up to the 70s in places like clear lake. a live view from emeryville looking at 80 and visibility has been fluctuating here, so that's what you'll have to prepare for. tomorrow is the last full day of summer fall arrives on sunday and will bring you sunshine. it's going to be heating up as i mentioned early next week, sizzling inland and warm at the coast. so we go hour by hour. there will be some thick fog around. that marine layer has gone from 2000 to 1600 feet. it is compressing as high pressure is starting to gain control. first thing in the morning, we will see that thick fog around a little bit of mist and drizzle.

by 11 a.m. the bay and inland are already looking at sunshine, but some patches of fog linger near the coast in the afternoon. we'll see those 80s and 90s for our warmest spots. and then in the evening it will be slow, cooling away from the coastline. your morning temperatures will begin anywhere from the upper 40s. yeah, it's starting to get cool in santa rosa to the low 60s. everyone else in between for that last full day of summer in the south bay, it's going to be a beautiful day. 85 in san jose, 81 in milpitas, 86 morgan hill on the peninsula 83. redwood city 64. half moon bay, downtown san francisco 70 degrees. today you're about five degrees below average. tomorrow you're getting right up to average in the north bay. 84 in san rafael, 87. in santa rosa, heading into the east bay, mid 70s oakland, berkeley also hercules, 81, in fremont. inland areas 90. concord 92. fairfield 91 degrees in livermore. your accuweather seven day forecast. we have the summer warmth for you tomorrow. if you don't like it that way, we'll bring on the heat. fall begins on sunday and

triple digits show up by monday. inland 70 at the coast, it's going to be beach weather tuesday. still pretty hot inlan, and then much cooler weather. wednesday will drop down into the mid 80s inland. low 60s coast as fog really returns and pushes back into the picture. ama and dan okay. >> thanks, and

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larry beil is here with sports. >> yes. and george kittle to the list of injured niners. he is now doubtful for the rams game as the injuries just keep going and going and going. plus stanford goes all the way across the country for their acc opener. and the ending was epic.

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than oakland hosting the yankees, and they ended up in extras with the bronx bombers. they had 23,000 fans there tonight as they savor the final few home games. last dance for a's fans, the final home game will be on thursday. bottom four shea langley takes a. gerrit cole hanging curveball singles to left lawrence butler. he is heading for home and he is safe. one nothing a's but cole was so good. nine innings. threw 99 pitches, struck out seven in the 10th. juan soto doubles to left. the yankees score three in extras to win this game four 2 in 10. how about the giants in kc? home of some of the best barbecue in the world. yum. bottom line two one giants. royals with the tying and winning runs on second and third, camilo duvall slams the door on tommy pham and the giants edge. the royals two one. nfl news the 40 niners are

battered and bruised as they head to los angeles for sunday's game with the rams. tight end george kittle. he's now listed as doubtful because of a hamstring injury suffered in practice. given that debo and cmc are already out. the niners offense will be missing a bunch of their best playmakers. college football tonight stanford opening acc play at syracuse. over 2800 miles away all across the country. a long trip that ended with victory. whose house? stanford's house. apparently, this is one of the best catches of the year. right here. ashton daniels to elic ayomanor for the incredible one handed snatch out of the air a la odell beckham jr. get up and get it. as the cardinals take a seven nothing lead. third quarter stanford's defense stepping up. mitch liber picks off kyle mccord. i mean, he's not that fast. we sped up 71 yards to the house. stanford up by ten. but the orange come back. mccord to jackson. meeks with just over three minutes left. 13 yard score. the cuse lead 2423. but troy taylor,

mastermind, draws up quite the play on fourth and nine. daniels ayomanor back shoulder caught setting up emmett kenny from 39 yards out for the win. good. stanford wins their acc debut 2624. also wild san jose state and washington state. who could believe this? fourth and ten late in the game. seconds left. emmett brown rolls out. he's trying to hit nick nash. instead tre'shaun henry gets blasted and holds on for the go ahead touchdown with 26 seconds left. so it's 4643. but dean janikowski from 52 as time expires to force overtime. and that's where they are right now in double ot tied at 46. you have to watch the morning news to find out how it ends. sports on abc

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