don't want a plea bargain. this man admitted more than one crime, and i think he should have to pay. >> the father of a cyclist killed in a hit and run in golden gate park eight years ago, is upset that the murder case is dragging on. but even more so that a judge is negotiating a plea deal with the defendant to avoid a jury trial. good evening, i'm dion lim. and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us here. the abc seven news i-team is combing through the latest court filings. and dan noyes is here with a story that is new for you at 6:00. dan. well, dan. >> diana, this is the same judge whose actions we questioned last month in the case of a serial auto burglar who injured police trying to get away. june 22nd, 2016 was a beautiful evening in golden gate park. people out walking and riding their bikes, according to the court file, 19 year old nicky garcia and a friend broke into a car at about 6 p.m, stole a backpack and drove away in his girlfriend's honda fit. witnesses say he blew through stop signs and

accelerated to 60 miles an hour, swerved to avoid another car and slammed into 41 year old heather miller, who was riding her bike. she died on impact. >> i didn't see her until i heard. i heard an impact. i looked up and saw the bike tumbling head over heels. probably it must have been ten feet in the air. >> prosecutors charged garcia with first degree murder and other crimes, but the case has dragged on for eight years now. news of a possible plea deal has hit heather miller's family hard. >> i've waited eight years for justice, and a plea bargain to me is not justice. >> under the deal arranged by superior court judge harry jacobs, nicky garcia would plead guilty to all charges. but sentencing on the first degree murder and second degree murder counts would be stayed. garcia would receive a 15 year sentence only for the lesser crimes. vehicular homicide. leaving the scene of an accident and auto burglary. he has already served eight years in san francisco county jail. >> judges are not supposed to negotiate guilty pleas. it's not

a fair negotiation. >> law professor robert weisberg is faculty co-director of stanford's criminal justice center. he's concerned that judge jacobs is pursuing this plea deal over the objections of the prosecutor. >> california statutory law, you know, lays out some pretty clear guidelines about how police are to be negotiated. in other words, uh- the parties prosecutor and defense come to an agreement. >> but garcia's attorneys told me today there is nothing unusual about how judge jacobs is handling the case. >> there's nothing wrong with the court listening. i mean, we've had many meetings and then coming to a considered judgment. >> we truly feel that given the amount of time that has passed and who nicky garcia is as a person, that this is a just outcome in this case. >> the matter comes to a head tomorrow morning with a hearing before a judge jacobs to consider a motion by the san francisco district attorney's office. they want to dismiss garcia's vehicular homicide

charge, so the judge will have to consider the two murder charges when sentencing. >> and we have come to a to a decision about what we believe justice is in this case. and yet he has come in and pulled that rug underneath us and said he believes it's something very different. >> prosecutors have been pushing for a sentence of 15 years to life. one final note after heather miller's death, her husband of nine years, ian bertini, sank into a deep depression. he started drinking and eating to excess. he gained more than 100 pounds and died in his sleep of a heart attack. three years after heather passed. peyton miller told me his son in law died of a broken heart and he wants to see nicky garcia prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> if you want to look at it, he took two lives, and i just don't think it's fair to be a plea bargain. i want to see him and go before a jury, and i want to be there to see the trial. >> one other point to bring up the family and friends of heather miller were stunned by

nicky garcia's behavior in a previous hearing. he was smiling and blowing kisses to someone in the audience. i'll be there in court tomorrow to follow up on all these issues. dan dion all right. thank you, dan, very much. >> now, if you have a story for dan and the i-team, you can go to abc7 news.com slash i-team. all right. >> let's move on now. happening tonight the final night game for the oakland a's. it's their second to last game ever as the oakland a's. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is live at the coliseum. j.r. the clock is ticking and the emotions are running pretty high. >> yeah, it certainly is, dan. over the years they've been out here dozens of times covering games. but today is just different. you talk with people and you feel that sadness knowing that major league baseball and watching major league baseball live in the east bay will only happen tonight and tomorrow. >> we actually all flew in for this. i live in texas now, so we all flew in to come to the last

two games. >> it's just sad because now we don't have football or baseball to go watch live. you know, that's the bad. that's the bad part about it, will you? this is where this is where our hearts at. we're you know, we grew up in, you know, this side of the bay is gone. >> raiders gone. golden state warriors gone. it's just really sad. >> today i cried in the car on the way over here. it's devastating man. where'd you take our raiders. and you take this. that's all we have. >> it's sad, is what it is, brother. it's sad. >> i've been very reluctant as a, you know, group ticket owner to support the organization. >> but i had to come today. just one last time to kind of send the old girl out with a bang for me and back out here, live in the parking lot. >> you can see that tailgate party going strong. we talk about the feeling being a bit different. you go to an opening day and you see a crowd like this. you always know there's more to come. though today you have a big crowd and you know

it's just this game and tomorrow game and then that is it. so certainly a different feel. when i told people after we had talked a little while ago, i said, have a great game, have fun. and there was a smile. but it wasn't the kind of smile you'd see on an opening day or a playoff game. there certainly is a strong feeling of sadness out here. reporting live in oakland j.r stone abc seven news. >> oh, there sure is. and you can feel it j.r. thank you. there are a lot of traditions that are going to likely end with the a's departure. domenico's italian deli in alameda has been a favorite stop of fans before games. they'll come in, pick up a sandwich, then head to the coliseum as part of their routine. >> you know, i mean, people have been going to these games since they were kids with their, you know, their family. and as part of the deal, they come over here, get their sandwich, they go tailgate over, you know, over in the parking lot, we did a catering over order for them, like opening day. we went over there and it was sad. it was like it was almost like i was going to a funeral.

>> like many fans, he blames a's owner john fisher for the team leaving town. >> we're following the story of how richmond plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in settlement money from chevron, anticipated in the next decade. this week, city council members voted on a resolution to allocate the money to repair roads, upkeep city parks and build affordable housing. the city also wants to spend some of that money to clean up the richmond refinery site. when chevron transitions the site into clean energy, richmond will get $550 million from the oil giant over the next decade, and we're expecting a draft of this budget next may. we are also following the story of a recent uptick in violence in antioch. in the past three weeks, 15 shootings have ended in two deaths. it has the mayor even calling on outside agencies for help. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the latest. >> let me speak very clear to the people who have been wreaking havoc on our community. we are going to find you. we're going to hold you accountable. >> antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe announced new actions the city is taking to put an end to

the spike in violence over the past few weeks. a shooting labor day weekend set off a string of shootings 15 so far, which led to two deaths. the mayor is asking outside agencies for help with additional patrols. >> one agency has taken us up on that offer. we're excited. i'm not prepared to announce what agency that is, but we will be working to finalize those details. >> the mayor also sent a letter to the county da's office asking for the support of the safe streets task force, and reached out to the chp to help with patrols. the mayor says most of the violence has been limited to a three block radius in what's known as the sycamore corridor. he says if the violence continues, the city may take more drastic measures, such as imposing a curfew. the chief right now is at the county chief's meeting, echoing that sentiment to the other county chiefs for assistance to address this regional problem. captain joe vigil says they've added more patrols to the area, which he says is working. no shootings over the past 72 hours. he says no arrests have been made, but

they're building their investigation. >> there is a lot of information out there that they're compiling, putting together, trying to get cases ready to present to the da to move forward with arrests and accountability. >> there's a difference between turf wars and gang wars. and i think what we're dealing with here in the city of antioch right now is not a is not. i think it's turf. >> antioch city council member tamisha torres-walker represents district one, which includes the sycamore area. she supports the mayor's call for help, but she cautions against just blaming outside influences. >> you have this level of conflict because there are people who are trying to maintain control of their territory, and i think it's unfortunate that the city of antioch didn't address these issues years ago. >> the mayor says outside patrols will begin within weeks in antioch, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> all right. coming up next, how an insurance policy is affecting whether some homeless people can use a parking lot overnight to sleep in their cars. in just days, they'll lose a refuge they've counted on for years. >> plus, celebrating part of the

san francisco police department that's been serving the city for a century and a half. it's a story of saddles and smiles. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. a fall feel today, but summerlike heat is returning. i'll have the temperatures coming up grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders.

build a better bay area and a safe space in the north bay that was keeping people off the streets is now in jeopardy. owners of the redwood forest friends meeting house allowed people living out of their vehicles to park in the lot overnight, but that's about to change. and abc seven news reporter luz pena found the problem involves insurance. >> for the last eight years, this car has been randy walker's home. >> it's a little more secure here. plus, they got the lock that i have. my solar battery, and that keeps me in power. i could charge my phone. >> he became homeless after his landlord passed away three years ago. the parking lot at the quaker meeting house of santa rosa became the refuge he and

others yearned for. >> this is like home. this is our our bedrooms. is that parking lot. there's 6 or 7 of us there, and we're all in our senior years, 60 and above. >> the rule is that they can sleep in the lot overnight, but at 8 a.m. they have to leave. we met randy at a nearby park, where he's counting down the days until the safe parking lot closes for good. >> monday night is our last night. and that's just a few days away. >> the redwood forest friends group runs the parking lot a month ago. they got a message from their insurance company threatening to cancel their coverage if they continued to offer the site as a safe parking lot. >> so what we did is we went ahead and sent in our premium, just making sure that we don't lose our insurance. and they said that they didn't reconsider. >> the quaker groups meeting house installed this portable bathroom and had plans to offer better amenities, leaving space to my right for a future shower. and that may not happen now.

sonoma county is facing a homeless crisis with over 5500 unhoused individuals, an increase of 20% from 2023. 13% of those individuals are living in their vehicles. >> very few places for them to go. so the loss of any kind of safe parking, you know, even just a handful of spots, is really catastrophic. >> supervisor linda hopkins said recently there were close to securing a safe parking lot at a different location, but it fell through. >> even though we have made efforts in county government to move forward with safe parking solutions, it is not enough. >> the group behind this site is staying hopeful. >> we haven't given up yet. >> in sonoma county, luz pena, abc seven news. >> in san francisco, a tribute today to an often forgotten part of the police force, the mounted patrol unit is celebrating its 150th anniversary. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn explains how the horses help keep us safe. the san francisco police department's mounted patrol unit horses have a way of

sparking joy among kids and other community members. >> when those horses come into a community, people light up. >> today, the city of san francisco celebrated the 150th anniversary of the police department's mounted patrol unit. the mounted patrol unit is the second oldest in the country after new york city. it was established in 1874. you can find lots of old photos on the walls of the sfpd stables in golden gate park. >> i am so grateful that the san francisco police department time and time again, has chosen to make the investments necessary to keep the mounted unit going. >> the current set of horses include rusty, john, bubba, sonny, gus, and duke. the horse and their officer make a unique team. >> the horse gets the attention, but it's the officer that guides that horse and does the job the right way. when they're on top of the horse. so it is a team. >> some people may wonder why

san francisco police still has a mounted patrol unit. back in 1988. the mayor then suggested trimming the mounted unit because of city budget shortfalls. but thanks to a proposition passed by voters, the mounted unit was enshrined in the city charter. supporters today say the unit helps build bridges with the community. >> the horse may not get you there as fast as a vehicle, but nevertheless a horse will always get you some love and some smiles from kids of all ages in this city today. >> our mountain unit officers and horses act as a reassuring presence and a link to our past. >> it's a long standing part of the police department that many hope will continue for years to come. in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> 250 years. >> that's great. yeah. all right. the temperature is going to feel like 150 practically getting hot again. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandy. >> yeah, but you get a day to acclimate to a warmer pattern tomorrow. dan and dion, and then hotter on friday. let me show you the opposite of what we're talking about. today, it was

just such a dramatic drop. 21 degrees cooler, right now in fairfield compared to 24 hours ago. 20. concord 16. novato down 18. in livermore. eight. san francisco, san jose, oakland down four degrees. we certainly saw the marine layer deepening overnight. the sea breeze has picked up. and certainly driving those temperatures down 24. 20 mile an hour winds excuse me in rio vista. it's going to remain breezy for a few more hours. and then the winds really drop off tomorrow. you're going to notice the difference. let me step aside so you can see this very cool view from our sky star camera at fisherman's wharf on top of the sky star wheel. you get kind of that effect there. the marine layers, some peeks of blue showing through. all right. the gray skies are going to be spreading during the overnight hours right now. 7:00 in the evening. here's a look at your planner. inland areas. upper 60s. a west wind. you start to notice a few clouds by late night, dropping off to the low

60s around the bay. we're already seeing those clouds from 62 degrees to 60 at nine and upper 50s by 11. the fog is already starting to roll in along the coastline. upper 50s eventually coming down to the mid 50s with some thick fog. here's a look at live doppler seven. high pressure is taking a back seat for the time being. the pacific northwest is getting a nice soaking. we're stuck in this marine layer for the time being, but from a fire weather perspective, this is precisely what the crews want to see. higher humidity, more cloud cover. and we certainly have it on live doppler seven along the coastline. here's a view from our emeryville camera. you're looking at 80 and just some peeks of blues. 61 in the city, 65 oakland, 67 degrees in hayward, and low 70s from san jose to redwood city. half moon bay, 59 degrees. san jose is a nice sunny view right now. 60s from santa rosa to petaluma, 70, in concord and 69 in livermore. exploratorium. cameras showing you a mix of fog and sun. tomorrow we start off with the fog. it's a warmer afternoon. friday is sunny with a one day

heat spike and your weekend will feature cooler weather. a seasonal range so tomorrow morning watch out for that fog. it will be dense in spots. once again. that marine layer will compress. and tomorrow evening, even though there will be some fog around near the coast, not quite as extensive going into friday morning. numbers will be in the 50s. watch out for the fog. temperatures rebound tomorrow afternoon. 83 in the south bay and san jose 89. gilroy on the peninsula, 76. in palo alto, 60 three half moon bay. downtown san francisco, 71 degrees north bay. temperatures low 80s from vallejo to petaluma 87. santa rosa 84 san rafael in the east bay, mid 70s. oakland berkeley 78 union city. inland areas will be warm 89. livermore 90. in fairfield. as we look at friday, it gets hot. we're going up into the upper 90s inland. here's a lookven day forecast. d will feature cooler weather for your outdoor plans. the accuweather seven day does feature hot conditions returning

by monday and tuesday inland, but don't worry, the coast will be quite comfortable. and unlike inland, yes, where you'll be baking in the heat. >> thanks very much. >> well, ryan seacrest's wheel of fortune debut is a ratings win. wheel had its biggest premiere week audience in five years, according to nielsen. the game show averaged just over 8 million viewers during the week of september 9th. seacrest's first episode, as host was wheel's highest rated season premiere since 2015, with more than 9.6 million people tuning in. and you can watch wheel of fortune with ryan seacrest and vanna white weeknights at 730, right here on abc seven. >> coming up, it's like the movie speed came to life in southern california today. a bus passengers held hostage. see how it your skin is ever-changing, take care of it with gold bond's age renew formulations of 7 moisturizers and 3 vitamins.

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people were injured after a man set off an explosive device inside the santa maria courthouse. the suspect was immediately caught. he was due for arraignment in the courthouse today. he had been arrested a few months ago for having a loaded and concealed weapon. now he faces new charges that include attempted murder. all of the injured people will survive. they've all been released from the hospital. >> the man accused of hijacking a los angeles metro bus this morning and shooting a passenger dead has been arrested on suspicion of murder. the dramatic incident came to an end after police used spike strips to stop a slow speed chase through the heart of la flashbang grenades, as they're called, distracted the gunman while a swat team stormed the city bus. the driver and another passenger being held hostage escaped unharmed. police arrested the suspect. the chase went about an hour before officers managed to get on board to pull off the rescue.

>> the bus driver is unharmed. the second passenger that was found on the bus, who had self barricaded in the back of the bus. they were shaken, but unharmed. the third passenger on the bus expired from complications from the gunshot wounds, and then the suspect was taken into custody. >> so intense there today. the bus driver alerted police to trouble when he tripped an emergency alarm. elected officials tonight are calling his actions heroic. the motive is still unclear. >> coming up next. downtown san francisco after dreamforce. the city cleaned up for the big salesforce conference, and it's the way the city should be. >> but can the city keep it up? we revisit the area to see how san francisco can keep building a better

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the question remains why can't the downtown area be cleaned and secure every day as we strive to

help build a better bay area, we ask business owners and downtown employees if they've noticed any improvements. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez returned to downtown a few days after dreamforce to check out the conditions now. leanne. >> yeah, you know, there were a lot of things happening behind the scenes that we didn't really realize for example, to protect the 45,000 attendees, the department of emergency management activated its operation center. they were at level four, which means standby in case of an emergency. no one from the police department was allowed to be off during the conference, and public works deployed street cleaning crews, which they do often when they have a major event or convention. now, is this possible every day? no. but are things improving in that area when dreamforce is not around? well, sort of. the dreamforce conference has been a sort of redemption for a city still trying to improve its tarnished image.

>> i love it here. >> born and raised restaurant owners were the first to embrace the event. how does dreamforce change this area? >> well, look when dreamforce is here and any major conventions here, the city as far as i understand it, is bringing in additional police force. they're putting extra people out to clean the streets and patrol the streets, and it's the way the city should be. >> the reality of persistent drug abuse and homelessness had some first time dreamforce attendees concerned, but those problems were kept at bay and pushed to other surrounding areas. >> i was yeah, i was a little worried, but i did not see that in my couple of days. the city looks very clean and it feels very safe here. >> you were here last year. have you noticed any changes? >> yeah, actually, i think this year it was a bit nicer than it was last year, a bit a bit more polished than it was last year.

while there's been a police presence, it wasn't as overwhelming as it was last yea, but it's been decent. i think there's been some progress made. no money. >> no money. hey, buddy. yo >> pressure to make the area safe, clean and welcoming comes knowing that this conference brings in about $95 million in economic activity to the city parks that are usually frequented by the homeless for a few days were taken over by attendees. during our time there, we saw only one person displaying mental health issues. >> our officers and all the additional help we're getting from the state and the federal government that is constantly at work. we still have those challenges. they haven't disappeared. >> this was dreamforce last wednesday, bustling with activity on mission and third streets. we returned to the same spot four days after dreamforce had ended. patrick sims runs people in plazas, a group bringing music to the downtown

area. he sees things beginning to improve. >> it's going to be sparse, but it's better than last year and it's better than the year before, so it's a gradual process. >> we did see a few of the unhoused gradually start to return to the area around salesforce on mission street. >> before we used to see them everywhere. now we see some. but i think this kind of issue is getting better now. >> where do you move to uh? >> it's not easy to find a place to live because everybody is saying move. >> they're telling you to move. yes, i'm sure they've asked you in the past? >> we do all the time. irritates the hell out of me. >> mark willfully admits it irritates him when they ask him to move. the parks and the sidewalks we saw were still surprisingly clean, but three blocks from third and mission streets, we realized that the

drug use is still quite visible. no one expected the problem to be gone after just one conference business owners say the city needs to also focus on bringing businesses and people back to the area. >> why can't it be like this every day? well, i think we, we have too many shuttered businesses. we aren't in a climate that is welcoming and inviting businesses to be here. >> usman zahir has been advocating for people to come back in person more often. >> convention is good, but you know, every six months, every three months, not enough. >> so the return of workers in person is slowly happening on october 1st, salesforce will require most of its employees to come back into the office at least four days a week. the hope is that other companies in that area will follow, but again, slowly returning you know, it really is a shame to see so many

empty storefronts and there are so many. yeah, but i think four is doable. i mean, i think four days. yeah, yeah, i think people make it. >> that'll make a big difference. >> yeah, i think so. i think one day where you can have some flexibility i think it's okay. yeah. >> we'll see. thanks, liane. sure. >> well, san francisco mayor london breed has proposed new legislation to support the city's small businesses. it would eliminate 49 annual licensing fees that are currently charged for things like outdoor seating, having pool tables and extended hours. the mayor's office says waiving some fees will save small business owners roughly $10 million annually. this new legislation is contingent on the passage of prop m, which aims to tax apartments that have been vacant for longer than six months. >> all right, let's go to the south bay now, where some students are getting a major boost to mental health resources thanks to an investment by local leaders, $100,000 will go toward expanding wellness centers at three schools in the evergreen school district. abc seven news

south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how this money will help students for years to come. >> at a middle school in east san jose, students know they are resilient. they know negative thoughts, do not serve them, and they know it's okay to not be okay. that's thanks to student wellness centers on campus giving students the mental health resources they need to not only survive, but thrive. >> these types of wellness centers are important to give students a safe space where they can talk about what they're going through, but it also helps to level them up in terms of their social emotional wellness and interaction with other students. >> there are two other wellness centers like this, one at leyva and the evergreen school district, at catherine smith elementary school and shibuya middle school, where san jose city council member domingo candelas is a proud alumni. and wednesday, he and santa clara county supervisor sylvia arenas announced the city of san jose is investing $100,000 to go towards improving these all important centers. >> we know that what we invest today will really equal a lot of

generational change and the well-being of our children in the future. >> these centers provide focusing on accessibility and understanding and helping to break down the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging students to seek help when they need it. >> at leyva, the wellness center has three rooms. the first offers students a place to come and relax and find resources. the second allows for more therapeutic resources with professionals to talk to. and the third gives students a place to combat the stresses they feel in their lives. with a little fun and games. doctor marina doxey is the director of child welfare and attendance for the evergreen school district. she says the investment in these centers will further the successes schools have seen thanks to these resources. after the covid 19 pandemic led to so much struggle, we really did see that there was a decline in the skills that they had to really interact with each other and interact with adults and so the wellness centers really helped to build that up, building up students for happy and healthy futures in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news.

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time highs this week. u.s. stocks lost steam today, investors debated the health of the american economy and that sent the dow and s&p into negative territory. the dow dropped nearly 300 points, closing just shy of 42,000. the nasdaq was the only index in the green. it gained seven, and the s&p 500 lost ten. well, a glimmer of good news for gold. the precious metal hit a new all time high this week. and that's largely because of ongoing economic uncertainty and geopolitical issues. there's also strong demand from the world's central banks. the price of gold closed at just over $2,600 per troy ounce, which equates to 31g. that is up more

than 145 bucks from last month. >> all right. on to your voice. your vote. election news tonight. both former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris visited key battleground states today in pennsylvania. harris contrasted her economic agenda with trump's. >> for donald trump, our economy works best if it works for those who own the big skyscrapers, not those who actually build them, not those who wire them, not those who mop the floors >> harris says her economic philosophy is rooted in her middle class upbringing. while trump's comes from a gilded path to wealth. meanwhile, trump was in north carolina, where he spoke after being warned about ongoing iranian efforts to assassinate him. he sent a warning to iran about what he'd do if he were president, and a

leading candidate was under threat. >> i would inform the threatening country, in this case iran, that if you do anything to harm this person, we are going to blow your largest cities and the country itself to smithereens. we're going to blow it to smithereens. you can't do that. >> sources tell abc news before the first assassination attempt in july, the secret service assigned counter snipers to trump's security team due to intelligence indicating there was an iranian threat to assassinate the former president. we're less than a week away to the debate between the vice presidential candidates, tim walz and jd vance. live coverage begins at 5 p.m. on tuesday. watch it here on abc seven. it's also streaming on disney plus and hulu. >> well, up next, the weather turned noticeably cooler today, but temperatures will start to rebound tomorrow. we'll get a look ahead with the weekend and sandia's seven day forecast. >> plus, preparing for hurricane helene. we're tracking what could be the strongest storm to

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celebrated its grand re-opening. storms over the past couple of years did severe damage. a multi-million dollar reconstruction project just wrapped up. the wharf is now wider and stronger than it was before, and it features new bathrooms, art installations and additional seating. shops are still in temporary buildings, however, the city has started a long term study to explore options for permanent facilities. at the end of the wharf. >> it looks great. well, thousands of florida residents are evacuating as the state prepares for hurricane helene. right now, the system is over the gulf of mexico. forecasters say helene will strengthen to a category four as it approaches florida tomorrow morning, and that would make it the biggest storm to hit the u.s. in over a year. and certainly it feels

like these storms are getting bigger and more frequent. >> it sure does. and stronger. you know, this 1st may be a four. they only go to five. so this is a strong storm. sandy is tracking it very closely. sandy. yeah. >> and dan and diane, it could cause some catastrophic damage. so let's look at live doppler seven. helene is already spreading the outer bands of rain across parts of florida right now. it is packing winds of 85 miles an hour. it is going to strengthen quickly in the gulf of mexico. it has already pounded the yucatan peninsula, becoming a category two tomorrow night as at 11 p.m. excuse me. tonight, as we head towards tomorrow, a category four as it gets closer to florida. and then it will rapidly weaken. but really, this is going to bring a lot of damage across the region. tropical storm warnings, hurricane warnings. watches already up for much of florida. georgia. parts of the carolinas. the storm surge is expected to be life threatening and catastrophic, up to 20ft for a good chunk of florida. as you can see, even parts of georgia

will be dealing with that tropical storm force winds because this is going to be a large area will be damaging not just across florida, but much of the southeast as we head towards the next couple of days. so this is really going to be problematic here locally. a quiet weather picture. golden gate bridge showing you a little breezy fog sun. that's what we're seeing on live doppler seven is some fog tomorrow afternoon. it will be a nice day. a warmer one, upper 80s to low 90s for the warmest spots. low 60s, coast side. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast. heat spikes on friday near 100 inland temperatures do drop off for the start of the weekend, and then they'll come back up early next week. what month is it? yeah, i know it's our autumn heat that we get around this time. okay sandy. thank you. all right. >> sports director larry beil is here. two more to go, larry. >> yeah. i mean, we're running out of time here rapidly. unfortunately, loyola a's fans trying to make the most of the last moments of their beloved franchise and the town last night. oh, man. the crowd was electric, and the a's gave them an awesome bottom

grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders.

and the athletics gave the die hards a fantastic game ending. memory is playing the texas rangers in this final series. game two is just getting underway at the coliseum, but last night, bottom nine rookie jacob wilson. singles. zach gelof races home. he's safe. a's win five four. good night. game over. drive home safely. the crowd going wild. a wonderful moment and a memory that will last a lifetime. >> i think that's a great way to kind of have a memory of a walk off win. you know, you can feel the sadness as opposed to the anger. i just hope that the next two days are equally as enjoyable. the let's go oakland is ingrained in my brain that will never go away. no matter if

we're playing here or if i'm sitting on a porch. hopefully somewhere retired that that i'm always going to be forever grateful for the fans, the memories and just the passion that they bring, you know, night in and night out. you know, we ended up again getting out of that inning. it's a coliseum. >> lights are on. the lights are going off. who knows what's happening in that building? a glimmer of hope here. actual good news for the banged up 49 ers quarterback brock purdy. full go at practice despite showing up on the injury report with a sore back after the rams loss. and tight end george kittle limited in practice because of a nagging hamstring injury. 40 niners have a lot to clean up after the disappointment in l.a. they blow yet another ten point lead in the fourth quarter. matthew stafford to tutu atwell setting up the game tying touchdown for the rams. niners still had a chance to win, but ronnie bell turned into edward scissorhands at the worst possible time, and stanford man josh mccarty hits from 37 yards out. 2724 rams. 49 ers one and two as they get set

to host the patriots. the loss on sunday. definitely a wake up call. >> it's been tough to sleep the past couple of nights. just mind racing. >> but also you don't want to just jump out there and make it three in a row. you know what i'm saying? you want to correct the things that we need to correct. it's not big issues. i feel like there's small tweaks that need to be made, and then you go back on sunday and then make it right. >> we had every chance to win on sunday, but doing things that are just good enough to win doesn't always guarantee you win. and you got to make sure you do it all the way to the end. and sometimes it's who can do right longer. and we didn't finish that to the end. and i don't think that has anything to do with injuries. >> so yeah, we're definitely not trying to feel like that anymore. >> good plan. wnba playoffs fever and sun caitlin clark becomes the first rookie in wnba playoff history with 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in the game. she actually had nine assists, but that wasn't enough. marina mabrey for three with seconds left. 45 seconds left and the sun. they eliminate clark and the fever, 8781. the

san jose state football team is three and one. the spartans, with a bye this week, play nevada the following week at practice today. i love these videos, starting lineman hudson mesa and dillon hampson, two walk on players were surprised with scholarships. >> got one more look over there. hello hey, man. love y'all. boys. love playing with you guys. thank you for this opportunity. let's go. >> on three, one, two three. >> that is so cool. you come in as a walk on, you end up starting. you get the scholarship, everybody goes wild. sports on abc seven, sponsored by smart and final. and talk about dreams. come true. yeah, and they're serious. at san jose state they put the drone up for you know, they had the shot. i was like, oh wow. it's momentous. yeah. no, it was fantastic. great planning, great

execution. it all. it all worked out fantastic. beautiful. thanks, larry. >> well, tonight on abc seven at 8:00, it's the golden bachelorette. that's followed by celebrity family feud at 10:00. then, of course, stay with us for abc seven news at 11. and a reminder that abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. you can get the abc seven bay area app and join us wherever you want, wherever you happen to be, larry. how does it feel to be viral? i'm just wondering, john fisher, i would ask you the same for very different reasons. >> different reasons. yeah, yeah. >> yes. my virus is spreading >> should we wear a mask? yeah, probably. >> probably. you and i are really close here. >> yeah. i'm going to just turn this way. yeah, yeah. let's scoot away. all right. that's our report. we'll see

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