good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. breaking news tonight. hurricane helene has made landfall on the florida coast as a category four storm. very powerful, pushing water levels to the highest level ever in tampa bay >> just look at that. there are 140 mile per hour sustained winds and even higher gusts in the big bend region. there are a number of downed trees and power lines. more than a million customers are without power in florida that could last days or even weeks.

>> at least three people have died so far one in florida, two in georgia. the weather service warns of an unsurvivable storm surge. the water level could climb to 20ft, and we do have a live picture for you tonight. >> take a look. jacksonville. the camera's been bouncing around throughout the night. you can see it is still gusty. >> there it is. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. she's following the storm, tracking it very closely. sandy really packing a punch? >> absolutely. and dan and ama, they were warned this would be catastrophic and life threatening. and it is playing out. this one is for the history books. that live picture once again from jacksonville, florida. you can see how windy it is right now looking at live doppler seven. it has weakened. hurricane helene you will notice, is moving into georgia right now packing winds of 90 miles an hour. it is racing to the north northeast at 26 miles an hour. it did make landfall earlier tonight as a category four. look at the winds right now. gusts to 47 at tallahassee.

37 in orlando. so pretty windy in the region. they have tornado warnings and flash flood warnings up at this hour. storm damage is just multiplying. dozens of reports of flooding and wind damage with this storm. as we look at the track here, expected to become a category one as it continues to move across georgia and then eventually weaken across the tennessee valley. the biggest things with this one is this category 440 mile an hour winds. when it actually made landfall in florida's big bend area. it's the strongest hurricane there on record since 1851. dan and let's go. >> oakland. >> i don't have words to express how it feels. >> there were tears today and lots of them. >> it's my first love. >> the a's taking the field one last time at the oakland coliseum, 57 seasons of baseball, countless memories. it's somber. it's very sad. you

know, a piece of your childhood, a piece of your adult life. >> it's brutal. i mean, it's devastating. >> the a's sent fans home with one last win, and then it all sunk in. this is the end. >> when casey started that final. let's go oakland chance it it just it just hit that they're leaving. they're not coming back. let's go oakland >> wow. what a day. you know that's it's nearly 47,000 people packed the coliseum for the last a's game in oakland. ever. >> there were hugs, cheers, and of course, plenty of tears as fans of the green and gold said farewell to the team they love. >> the day got started with some of the a's greats of years past. dave stewart and the legendary rickey henderson, throwing out the first pitch. >> then it was time for the national anthem. who better to

sing it than cy young? award winning pitcher turned musician barry zito? >> oh, say, can you see we had our first date here at the a stadium. >> this is the end of an era. this is a marker of the beginning of our relationship, the continuation and baseball is everything. it's going >> man, i just started a wave, and it went around twice. >> the finality of the day was on clear display during the seventh inning stretch, as everyone in the coliseum stood and sang as one for the final rendition of take me out to the ball game. >> it's been a good run by a lot of good memories. nice games you give me nice all those years. >> now i'm crying. thank you very much to everybody for coming over today.

>> she's so sweet. >> she is. that's tough to watch. >> sports director larry beil is here now, and we've, you know, we've known this has been coming, larry. >> and it's tough to watch when it's here, but at least we went out with a win. that's nice. yeah. >> i mean, it was a nice feel at the end there for that. but i have to say just, you know, i mean we've been covering this all day as a viewer watching the piece. you guys put together, i was like, oh that's sad. but what we saw today was the exact reason the a's should not be leaving oakland, because you had almost 47,000. those fans bring in energy, bringing passion and love for their green and gold final play of the game. mason miller gets the groundout to max shuman, who throws across the coliseum diamond one last time as the a's beat texas three two. miller threw that pitch 104 miles an hour, so the fastest pitch in coliseum history was the very last one. who got the final ball put in play. rickey henderson, which seems appropriate since they were playing on rickey henderson field. shuman the third baseman, said he had a premonition he

would be involved in that final play. >> had a really weird feeling that i was going to get the ball there, that's just how baseball is, you know? so, i mean, i was ready for it. it means a lot to me. do you know where it ended up after it got to tyler? yeah, i think i think it got in rickey's hands. yeah. yeah, i mean, that would make sense. that guy's a legend. so, i mean, the field is named after him for a reason, right? i mean, it's an honor that i think any any pitcher would love to have. >> and, you know, i think just being able to say that and, you know, have that for the rest of my career, no matter where it takes me, you know, that's always going to be a moment i look back on and, you know, treasure and i ask you for one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball. >> let's go. >> oakland. oh >> the a's may move, but we will never, ever see a day like today

in sacramento or las vegas. not going to happen. that connection between the fans and the team that takes decades to build. and now it's gone. >> it's a good point. we'll never see that again. >> no, i mean, you know, they're going to do a pit stop in sacramento. las vegas doesn't care. i spent so much time in las vegas last year. they don't care about the a's. i can say that positively. yeah. >> all right, well, larry, thank you so much. >> yeah. all right, well, the end of the oakland a's feels like a funeral for many fans today. so one brewery decided to host a wake for everyone to have some booze to wash away their sorrows. people got together at line 51 to say their final goodbyes to the team. they had a tombstone pin giveaway for the first 200 fans, and it was sponsored by the last dive bar, which was selling a bunch of merch at the event. it wasn't all sad though. they brought out a dj and some barbecue to celebrate. the a's

seasons at the oakland coliseum, starting in 1968. they won a total of four world series, three straight during the 1970s. then in 1989, they swept the giants. >> the a's are the only franchise other than the yankees to win three in a row. they also won their division 17 times. there's this bit of history the coliseum has hosted 12 games where a team was no hit. three of them were perfect games where the pitcher did not allow a runner to reach base. that is the third most of any baseball stadium. he did it. >> he did it. dallas braden just throwed a perfect game. >> and our coverage of the a's final game at the coliseum continues on our website. visit abc7 news.com for a complete recap of today's game and all of the special moments. >> we have a lot on our site for you, but let's move on to some other news here. this is a story we've been following this week. a dog dying of heat stroke in

pleasanton. today the owner reached out to abc seven news reporter lauren martinez with his side of the story. >> new details are being revealed about how a dog ended up on an apartment balcony and died of heat stroke. the incident happened on tuesday afternoon in pleasanton. video from a concerned neighbor shows the dog in distress. neighbors called for help and police responded, but they were too late. the dog's owner contacted me thursday and we spoke on the phone. he didn't feel comfortable going on camera, but shared a statement with abc7. i am heartbroken by the recent loss of my dear zanni. this unbelievable tragedy struck unexpectedly, stemming from her learned behavior of letting herself onto the balcony for fresh air and sunbathing, a skill i taught her to help her move around freely and assumed no danger. it's difficult to comprehend how something so innocent could lead to such a devastating outcome. i want to clarify that she was not let out and forgotten outside. i

received a call from my leasing office at 11:59 a.m, informing me she was on the patio and did not indicate there were signs of distress. despite my frantic rush home, i couldn't save her in time. i am grateful to everyone who reached out to law enforcement, animal control and the leasing office for their support. >> as we see in this case, the guardian is saying this was a tragedy that was unexpected and would have been grateful for someone to intervene if they could. >> we spoke with local animal rights groups about what are a bystander's rights to rescue an animal in distress. in this case, zanni was on a fourth floor balcony and someone would have needed to trespass. >> so california's right to rescue bill is specific to rescuing animals. you see, overheating in a vehicle. legal necessity says you can break a minor law to prevent a greater harm, like saving someone's life, human or otherwise. but the necessity defense hasn't been applied to nonhuman animals yet.

>> if that had been a toddler who had been on that balcony, you would be praised as a hero for going and rescuing them. >> in a statement thursday, police said they also concluded the dog led itself out onto the balcony. investigators say there were no previous calls about animal welfare to that apartment. in pleasanton, lauren martinez abc seven news. >> new developments tonight out of napa with a shooting we've been following throughout the day for you. police say a man and a woman died. they were found outside a home on lincoln avenue again in napa. investigators say the suspect shot himself during a standoff with officers. but survived and was taken into custody. he is now at a hospital being treated. >> we are getting new details on the cal fire firefighter accused of setting several fires in the north bay. what we've learned about his history and she thought she was helping her grandson. >> instead, she lost tens of thousands of dollars to scammers. a seven on your side investigation. you really don't

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incarcerated and participated in a firefighting program. this was while he was serving time for a 2016 fatal dui crash. by the end

of 2020, he had served his time and had completed parole. then last friday, he was arrested in healdsburg for the arson allegations. a spokesperson for the california department of corrections said in part, quote, we strongly condemn the actions of any individual that endanger our communities and undermine the valuable contributions of fire camp participants. >> this story is so heartbreaking and really a cautionary tale. an elderly east bay resident lost about $50,000 to a scam, and tonight she's warning you about the call she believed she received from her grandson, and why there's no way to get her money back now. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has this seven on your side story. >> 83 year old lois, who asked that we not use her last name, was home on a friday night when a man said, i have your grandson. >> he was so distraught and crying. >> through sobs, she said he explained, i've had too many beers. >> i drove the wrong way up a one way street. i hit a car and

i got arrested. don't tell anyone, promise me. not even family. >> lois promised and also agreed to help with the $9,500 bail. >> and he said, well, the court has devised an easy way for people to pay for bail because a check takes too long to get there. so they have an account with coinstar coinstar. >> you may have seen these machines in local markets like safeway. that's exactly where the caller sent lois after she stopped off at the bank. one by one, she fed $100 bill after $100 bill into the machine, taking crypto account instructions from someone on the other end of the phone. the next day, another call, this time saying the prosecutor had added more charges and raised her grandson's bail by another $15,000. >> the extra charges are because the woman in the car that he hit had suffered a miscarriage. >> back to the machine she went, putting in $100 bill after $100 bill. >> it took me over an hour every 10,000 at prints, a receipt, and

then a third call. >> this time it would be another $25,000 for attorney's fees and court costs. >> what was i to do then? just say, oh, i'm going to abandon him. i couldn't do that, lois says people tried to warn her, including bank managers, who asked why she was taking out so much money. i said, oh, i've been to an estate sale and they won't take a check, so i have to. that's why i have to get cash. they were like, are you sure? i mean, they tried the coinstar machine itself had warnings. if you think you're being defrauded, stop. well, i couldn't stop. >> and even another safeway shopper who saw lois standing here for far too long tried to warn her. >> are you sure this is not a scam? and i said no. no i'm fine, i'm fine. and she said, i think you should check up. check on this. >> it was that warning that finally prompted her to try texting her grandson. hi. >> how are you? how are you doing? and he replied, i'm doing fine. how are you? >> after she spoke to him, she called her daughter lisa. >> she said, i want you to sit

down. something horrible has happened. >> i'd heard of it before, but when it actually happened to me, it never occurred to me that it was a scam. >> it's hard to believe that there are people out there who basically are making a living out of scamming older people. >> lisa says she spent four days trying to get a person from coinme on the phone. very difficult in an email, the company apologized to lois but explained due to the nature and design of cryptocurrency, the transactions are irreversible and coinme no longer has the funds in custody, a sentiment the company echoed in an emailed statement to seven on your side investigates, writing in part, quote, while we work hard to protect our customers through multiple full screen warnings at various stages of the transaction process, we understand the emotional manipulation scammers use to deceive individuals. in cases like this, transactions are instantly sent outside of coinbase's platform, making the funds unrecoverable. coinme also told seven on your side investigates it permanently closed the scammers accounts.

>> they just destroy people's lives. >> they're despicable people, lois suggests families have a secret password or phrase with loved ones should they ever call with an unlikely story or plea for help. >> well, maybe it won't happen to someone else. >> for seven. on your side investigates melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> we are celebrating a very special honor for a member of our. abc seven team. tonight, san francisco mayor london breed and other city leaders. you see her there, co-hosted the 2024 latino heritage month celebration and award ceremony, and our very own abc seven news reporter leah melendez received the dolores huerta award for her many contributions to local journalism. leanne, who grew up in puerto rico, joined abc seven in june of 1994 as a general assignment reporter and really, she has brought so many years of experience to our newsroom, covering everything from breaking news to homelessness to education. and come on, we're just naming a few. so congratulations leanne. well deserved and what a great honor

for her. >> so well deserved. she's one of a kind, an incredible person on the air and off and just just real just real. and what great contributions she has made to this profession. way to go, leanne. >> okay, we need to turn to our weather because we have some serious things going on in the southeast. yeah. >> very intense. florida, georgia, hurricane helene meteorologist sandhya patel tracking a category four sandhya. >> yeah, it was a category four when it made landfall near the big bend area. dan and ama earlier tonight, but right now it is a category one. here's a look at the stats. winds are 90 miles an hour. moving to the north northeast at 26. gusts to 99 miles an hour have been reported. storm surge near ten feet. over a million customers in florida. out of power. now here's what we're expecting. up to 20 foot storm surge, 6 to 12in of rain. isolated 20 risk of tornadoes right now from the national hurricane center. it is weaker, but it's a life threatening situation in that area. so as we take a look one

more time at that live picture from florida, you can see just how dicey this view is with the wind and the rain, our view quite a different story from our mount tam cam. the city by the bay. very quiet winds are actually quite light and there is very little, if any fog out there. just a couple of patches. high pressure in control of our weather. today we saw the warmer conditions. upper 80s for the warmest spots. it will build westward as we head towards tomorrow and the temperatures are just going to soar. you're going to notice we're going to get up in close to about 100 degrees inland. so upper 90s. live doppler seven right now clear skies here. but monterey has a few patches of fog. temperatures in the 50s and 60s for most of you, unless you get above around ukiah and the clear lake area where they're in the 70s, many areas are still running a few degrees above average about 24 hours ago. excuse me, nine degrees right now in concord. here's a look at your planner for tomorrow morning. while most of you wake

up to clear skies, there will be patchy fog, 50s and 60s temperatures rising at noontime into the 60s to 80s. and it's a warm to hot friday. we're talking 60s to 90s, clear and starlit. later on in the evening. speaking of, that's the view from our sutro tower camera. it is clear tomorrow. heating up. weekend weather, cooler and near average temperatures, and early next week the summerlike heat is back. so let's go and look at your morning temperatures. they're going to be in the 50s and 60s. a few patches of fog around first thing tomorrow morning. quickly getting hot inland. 96 in morgan hill, 98 in gilroy, 92 san jose on the peninsula. you're looking at 89 in redwood city, 69, in half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 79 degrees 76 in the sunset district, mid 90s santa rosa, sonoma, stinson beach 78, along with sausalito heading into the east bay 84 oakland 92 castro valley inland areas will get hot 98 livermore 97 degrees in concord. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast.

it is going to be a warm to hot one tomorrow. cooling begins over the weekend, close to average temperatures and then early next week it's going to sizzle once again. upper 90s to low 100 seconds inland. hottest day will be tuesday, 70s at the coast. it's going to be beach weather. temperatures do moderate midweek and then it's noticeably cooler by thursday. >> ama and dan right sandhya,

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cable inducted new members into its hall of fame tonight in new york city, and our own spencer christian there to help celebrate some of our abc colleagues. >> here's spencer among the people inducted into the hall of fame tonight. george stephanopoulos, espn's dick vitale and deborah o'connell, the president of the news group and networks for the walt disney company, which is, of course, the parent company of abc seven. congratulations, one and all. and good job. >> yes. okay, one last look at the a's wrapping up 57 seasons in oakland. >> it all ended today. and sports director larry beil is back. larry. >> dan, this was a day fans will never, ever forget as the diehards try to soak up and savor every last moment of a's baseball. we'll show you how

coming, but the impact still hits so hard as diehard a's fans saw their team play in oakland for the final time today. next

stop sacramento. maybe vegas after that. if they ever get there. a's and rangers. the finale to oakland icons rickey henderson and dave stewart throwing out the ceremonial first pitches. awesome. seeing them. former a's cy young award winner barry zito sang the national anthem for the very first time. imagine how nerve wracking that would be. bottom five. little coliseum luck. where's the ball? it's lost in the sun. jj bleday the fly ball that wyatt lankford couldn't make the play on. so it was three nothing. a's three two in the seventh. bleday play of the day. diving to prevent extra bases igniting the crowd for the final few innings in the ninth. the final out. mason miller gets travis jankowski to ground out. miller was throwing 104 miles an hour. a's win three two. here's how it sounded on the radio with ken korach. >> he throws in it, swung on and hit to third to his left. up with it. shuman he turns, he throws. and the a's have won it. mason miller slams the door on

the rangers as the curtain comes down on 57 incredible years a's baseball at the coliseum and just all around today. >> it just felt special for like almost 47,000 people here. the energy was, you know, crazy. it felt like they were behind us the whole game. it was awesome. and then to get that final out and hear, you know, the crowd go wild, it was really cool. >> this is where home began. and this is hopefully where home finishes. you know, it couldn't be more proud to represent this organization on this day. and, you know, be able to honor it in a way that we did with the win. >> there's really, really good people here, who, like i've said, who care about us as players, but also as people. and to see them hurting, you know, definitely gets in your fields a little bit. >> steph curry and the warriors holding the first week of training camp in hawaii, culminating with an exhibition game against the clippers. warriors head coach steve kerr

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