vice president harris returning to the bay area for a fundraising event over the weekend. now at five, the preparations being made in san francisco by the secret service. this morning, i tripped. >> i was on the ground, the coyote starts circling me, i'm screaming and yelling for help. >> hey, coyote alert for pet owners in san francisco, three dogs have been killed in the past ten days. >> it's the end of an era, let's put it that way. >> i didn't know it was going to be sad. >> the team in oakland, that's where we celebrate. we love you. >> we love your a's. >> there is crying in baseball when it's the last day of the

a's playing at the coliseum. but here's the good news. they won. they won. they pulled it out. yeah. good morning. on this friday, september 27th. >> let's begin with a check of the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> all right. here we go. we're heating up. it's going to feel a lot warmer today compared to yesterday and the day before. we have clear skies out there. the lights are sparkling in san francisco this morning. a live look outside from sutro tower. you can see we have great visibility all the way over to the east bay hills. we have a lot of sunshine in store today, so this morning you look at current sky conditions and we're pretty much clear across the board, which is a huge difference compared to yesterday morning. remember all that cloud cover to start out thursday? well this morning we will have clear skies and sunshine once that sun is up here close to 7 a.m. so temperatures right now low 50s to the low 60s. that's how we're starting out today. now inland forecast. we warm up into the 90s. back into the heat again. lots of sunshine today. mid 90s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. it's going to feel warm today. look at this

sunny skies low and mid 80s. later on this afternoon. so dress for summer today. you can take a pause on that fall wardrobe this afternoon and then along the coast it will be sunny and temperatures upper 60s to the lower 70s. let's check in with frances. see those drive times this morning? >> all right. we're checking out with the traffic maps. the overall maps this morning. you can see it's green except in the north bay. there is going to be a trouble spot out there. unfortunately, early this morning, close to after midnight, there was a fatal accident where a car hit a pedestrian. so northbound 101, a sigalert in effect right now between railroad and 116, if you're traveling in the northbound direction, you'll get off at railroad. you may want to consider old redwood highway to get back on. right now, traffic is not affected in the southbound direction. it's also a good ride across the bay bridge for folks heading into san francisco. no roadwork on the skyway, and it's fine on the lower deck and a live shot of the golden gate bridge where there is no fog right now across the span. amanda. >> all right. frances. thank you. vice president kamala

harris will be back home in the bay area this weekend. she's making one more fundraising stop in san francisco before election day. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live with the details. and, lena, this will be her second visit to the city since going to the top of the ticket. >> that's right. vice president kamala harris will head back to san francisco tonight after a visit to the border. she is expected to attend another fundraising event tomorrow afternoon at the fairmont hotel. barricades are already going up around the fairmont. this is the same location where she held a fundraiser last month. the former san francisco district attorney pulled in more than $13 million for her campaign at that fundraiser, making it one of the most lucrative events of her campaign so far. around 700 people attended that event, including tech executives. governor newsom, house speaker emerita nancy pelosi and more. according to the san francisco examiner, tomorrow's fundraiser will be significantly more affordable than her last event

here. the cheapest ticket is going for $500, which is $2,800 less than the august event. vice president harris met with ukrainian president zelensky yesterday, vowing her support for ukraine. today, former president trump is set to meet with him live in studio. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thanks, lena. an emotional farewell for fans of the oakland a's. nearly 47,000 fans packed the coliseum to say goodbye to the team. some fans finding it hard to leave as the game ended, sticking around to say goodbye to the players. >> it was heavier today for sure, the last few games there was a little bit more jovial kind of tone to it. today was just you felt it as soon as you walked in the stadium. i mean, there was a lot of heaviness when kotsay took the field that got me, you know, definitely wiping some tears away on that one. >> as you know, they are going to las vegas, but in the interim, they'll be heading to sacramento. but many fans tell abc seven this was their final

goodbye. minutes after the game, a's manager mark kotsay took to the field with a message to fans there are no better fans than you guys. >> you guys >> thank you all for loving the game of baseball. >> the team finished with the win. the final score 3 to 2 against the texas rangers and you saw there fans had an emotional farewell, but so did the hundreds of coliseum employees who are now left with uncertain futures. >> nearly 600 jobs could be lost without the a's at the oakland coliseum. 358 of those would be seasonal game day employees. some of the workers have been there for decades, falling in love with the game and the culture. many employees say they are semi-retired or hope to follow work at other stadiums. we spoke with a few who described facing an uncertain future. >> tonight, a severance pay. the

air mark. we had asked them and they said no. >> aramark, who she just referred to as the company that provides benefits. union officials say the company claims all benefits would stop at the end of the a's season. employees would also lose any health care benefits. the sfgate reports there are ongoing contract negotiations between the union and aramark. they also found some coliseum employees have been offered work across the bay at oracle park. >> the ending of the oakland a's may feel like a funeral for many fans, and one brewery actually did host awake. i mean awake with beer, but still awake. people got together at line 51 to say their final goodbyes. they had a tombstone pin giveaway for the first 200 fans, and it was sponsored by last dive bar, which was selling a bunch of merch at the event. not all sad. they did bring out a dj and some barbecue. you can catch all of our coverage of the a's final game at the coliseum on

our website. visit abc7 news.com for a complete recap of yesterday's game and all the special moments. >> let's go to live doppler seven this morning. all right. high pressure is a warming us up today. get ready for sunny skies. we're not finding fog out there this morning. temperatures are spiking today, but just for one day as we head into the upcoming weekend, we'll find temperatures closer to average. but it is going to be a pretty hot day on the way later on. look at the forecast. lots of sunshine even in the city. we're approaching 80 degrees this afternoon. 84 for a high in oakland, and then we're calling it hot sunshine out there for san jose walnut creek, 92 and 96 degrees, respectively. so temperatures going above average this afternoon. so here's future weather. it's one of those mornings where we will warm quickly. we're starting out on the cool side. temperatures pretty much in the 50s widespread. but then as we head deeper into the morning, we'll find those temperatures by noon in the 70s and 80s. and then we're warming up even more by 4

p.m, well into the 90s inland. look at the bay shoreline, most of us into the 80s, and even along the coast, we'll see sunny skies, 60s and 70s there. so looking at highs today, it is a warm one. you'll need your summer wardrobe today. shorts and t shirt. your best friend out the door this morning 92, in san rafael. the same in san jose, up to 97 in concord. look at oakland, 84 degrees, 86 in palo alto and the city approaching 80 later on this afternoon. now, the three day forecast. it's a one day heat spike today. and then over the weekend we cool off those temperatures to near average. but then next week it gets even hotter around here for several days. we'll show you that coming up in about eight minutes. >> drew thank you. breaking overnight, helene making landfall on the florida coast as a category four hurricane. the storm moving quickly through the big bend region of florida and into georgia. 140 mile per hour sustained winds. now being blamed for multiple deaths this morning. >> new details in the tragic story about a dog dying of heat

stroke in pleasanton. what the owner is now telling abc seven. >> our san francisco's entertainment zone is paying off. we're hearing from businesses after the city's inaugural event last week, and we are taking a live look. >> maybe not. we're tossing a

tuesday afternoon, the owner tells abc seven he taught his dog, xena to let herself out on the balcony for fresh air. he clarified the dog did this while he was at work, so in this situation, the dog was not let out and then forgotten outside. after the owner got a call from his leasing office saying the dog was outside, he rushed home but couldn't save her in time. we spoke with an animal rights group about a bystander's rights to rescue an animal in distress. in this case, xena was on the fourth floor and someone would

have needed to trespass. >> 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 non-human animals yet. >> investigators confirm xena was alone to let herself out, and there were no previous calls about animal welfare to that apartment. >> dog owners in san francisco are raising concerns about taking walks at crissy field in just the past ten days, there have been several coyote attacks and at least three dogs have been killed. the pet owners say it's part of a growing trend of increased aggression from the local coyote population. they want more to be done. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke to one dog owner and shares her story. >> three days a week, you can find meredith lyons and her three year old dog, willie nelson, walking along the water at crissy field. lyons says her

walks are normally uneventful. that was until tuesday, within two minutes of him jumping out of the car, a coyote came out of the bushes, went for the neck, tapped back because of the collar. blind says she had heard coyote encounters were on the rise near crissy field, but never expected it to happen to her, her shock getting even worse. just hours later when she and willie encountered another coyote on their walk. the very next day, blind says this time the coyote started following her as she ran down the beach. >> i tripped, i was on the ground, the coyote starts circling me, i'm screaming and yelling for help and covering. >> willie, blind tells me eventually, a park ranger heard her screaming and was able to scare the coyote away. but after two incidents in the span of two days, blind says she's traumatized. >> oh, i was terrified. i was like, is this how it ends? >> the golden gate national recreation area, which runs crissy field, says at least three dogs are believed to have

been killed just within the past ten days, prompting dog owners to take extra precautions. >> i would say the large percentage of the commercial dog walking network is telling their clients that you have to buy coyote vests. otherwise, i'm not going to take your dog. >> the nra says they are taking these incidents seriously. on thursday morning, their team was out here at crissy field putting up several signs. there. also advising people if they too have a coyote encounter. >> you want to make yourself big. you want to make a lot of noise. if you have rocks or sticks, you want to throw it at the coyote. you want to make the coyote uncomfortable being around people. >> as for lyons, she says after their experience, she and willie will be changing up their routine. >> i did read that coyotes are afraid of water and willie's an amazing swimmer, so i think we're just going to stick to water exercises for the time being. >> in san francisco, tim jonze, abc seven news. >> abc seven's spencer christian

was in new york city to help honor an abc news colleague. broadcasting and cable inducted new members into its hall of fame. spencer went to accept the award for one of his mentors and very close friend, phil bayouth, who wasn't able to attend. phil is a longtime abc executive who was the executive producer of good morning america. when spencer was the weather guy there. among the people inducted into the hall of fame last night. abc's george stephanopoulos, espn's dick vitale and deborah o'connell, the president of news group and networks for the walt disney company, which is the parent company of abc seven. and a very special honor for a member of our abc seven team. abc seven news reporter leon melendez received the dolores huerta award for her many contributions to local journalism. >> i don't think she gets recognized enough for the work that she does, and the value that she brings, but more importantly, the barriers that she removed to allow for other women not just latino women, but

women of color in general, to be a part of this world that typically was not open to so many of us. >> and last night, san francisco mayor london breed and other city leaders co-hosted the 2024 latino heritage month celebration and awards ceremony. as leon accepted the award, she shared a story about when she knew she wanted to get into journalism. >> so i ran back to my teacher, to the class and she said, where have you been? >> you're late. you have a presentation. and i said, well, i just interviewed pedro. >> juan soto. >> and she said, that's impossible. everybody knows he doesn't give interviews. >> and i said, but i did. at the end of the interview, my teacher said to me, leon, is that what you want to be a journalist? and i said, is that what you call it so, yes. and here i am

of melendez grew up in puerto rico. >> she joined abc seven in june 1994 as a general assignment reporter, bringing years of experience to our newsroom, covering everything from breaking news to homelessness to education. of course, that's just to name a few. we all want to say congratulations, leon. >> what a great speech. the first lgbtq museum in the country could soon have a permanent home in san francisco's castro district. mayor, london breed announced the city plans to buy a building on market near nowy street to serve as the site for the glbt historical society museum and archives. it has spent decades in temporary, smaller locations. the proposed location used to be a tower record store. you probably know it. now is where the barry's bootcamp is. the board of supervisors plans to discuss the purchase and sale agreement at its meeting on tuesday. >> we are getting a glimpse of san francisco mayor london breed

efforts to get funding for two giant pandas. new letters sent by the mayor to some of the city's wealthiest tech leaders, including openai ceo sam altman and salesforce ceo marc benioff. in those letters, she proposed partnerships with their respective companies. one idea was to use ai to monitor the panda's behaviors. another was to create a panda smart home to help them get better acquainted with their new homes. she also offered them the chance to help with the naming process. her goal is to raise $25 million, though some estimates are much higher. however, the mayor's office tells our media partners the sf standard, both declined to help fund the project. >> learning about a big boost in sales after san francisco's first event in the state's first ever entertainment zone, an estimated 10,000 people showed up to last week's oktoberfest celebration on front street. one bar telling our media partner sf standard sales were up 1,500%

compared to a typical friday, as it sold about 5000 beers. the president of the san francisco entertainment commission says the event exceeded their expectations. they hope to have a holiday event in december. a saint patrick's day party and smaller events featuring live music or outdoor movies. so as we all said that day, drinking in the street brings out the people. >> absolutely. >> this is not show you what it actually looked like at night. yeah, this was early on as the afternoon people got off. >> work went on. >> yeah, it was packed. >> yeah. the pictures online. i was like, you could not move. yeah. >> this looks like a flop. it wasn't a flop. >> no, it was a huge success. yeah. >> and then this weekend, so many things happening here in the city as well. >> got a lot going on activating everything, activating the space. got a lot going on. >> portola is this weekend? >> yes, and the weekend is looking fantastic. i mean, comfortable temperatures, sunny skies. but today it feels quite warm this afternoon, so we have a one day heat spike coming our way to finish out the week. a

live look from our east bay hills camera. we have great visibility out there. not a cloud. from this vantage point in the accuweather headlines calling for a warm to hot day today we have lots of sunshine, but we're also heating up into the weekend though those temperatures kind of level out. we're cooler. we're back to average, but a lot of sunshine on the way. and then next week, hotter weather returns for several days. we'll show you that in one second. let's preview the weekend. we will have a few morning clouds, not widespread in terms of our marine layer the afternoon, but saturday and sunday looking fantastic. and both days i mean temperatures pretty steady, close to average for this time of the year. today though, we're above average into the 90s. we go inland today. it's going to feel warm to hot around the bay shoreline. it will be warm in the 80s and even along the coast. we'll get sunshine into the upper 60s, lower 70s. so highs in our microclimates. here we go. 80s and 90s in the south bay, 92 in san jose we're hitting 89 in redwood city, but 72 in pacifica across the city today. it's warm in the 70s and

low 80s, with full sunshine in the north bay. it's hot 92 san rafael, but 95. in sonoma, the east bay, it is warm, 84 in oakland, 92 castro valley, inland, it is hot 95 to 98. later on this afternoon, we'll dip back into the 50s as we cool off heading into the upcoming weekend. but look at next week, monday we're back at it with the summerlike temperatures, but watch what happens on tuesday. this is a very hot day for us. we'll have a major heat risk on tuesday at these temperatures soar once again. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days are heating up today. nice and cool. over the weekend and then hot days ahead early next week. we have a string of them with the hottest day on tuesday guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up the seven things to know this morning a groundbreaking for a new fire station in san jose overshadowed by a protest. >> who some firefighters there

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million customers in the region are without power. >> and number two in the accuweather forecast, we are heating up. look at those temperatures today. a lot warmer than yesterday. we have full sunshine once that sun is up here this morning. no fog right now. and then look at the three day temperature trend. we're cooler over the weekend both saturday and sunday. those numbers closer to average number three. >> vice president harris will be in san francisco this weekend for a fundraiser. u.s. secret service has set up barricades around the fairmont hotel. that's the same location where she held a fundraiser last mont. >> number four, new york city mayor eric adams could make his initial court appearance today. he's accused of accepting illegal campaign contributions and free overseas trips from people looking to buy his influence in city government. adams is denying all allegations of illegal activity. >> number five beware of coyotes. if you take your dog for walks at crissy field in san francisco. officials with the golden gate national recreation area confirm at least three dogs have been killed within just the

past ten days. >> and number six, there's a fatal accident in the north bay northbound 101, where a pedestrian was hit at railroad. traffic is fully closed. old redwood highway is your detour for the time being. >> number seven, san jose is getting a brand new fire station. officials broke ground on fire station 32 at the corner of olander court and felipe avenue. the fire department says the 7700 square foot, all electric facility will serve the greater santee and little saigon neighborhoods. construction is expected to be completed in 2026, and that groundbreaking came as san jose firefighters gathered for a protest. the local firefighters union is speaking out against former san jose mayor sam liccardo, who is now running for congress. they say he's made the city less safe. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has the story. >> reporter tension between members of san jose firefighters local two, 30 and former san jose mayor sam liccardo. liccardo is currently running

for the district 16 congressional seat. the firefighters say liccardo supported measures that led to the firing of firefighters and loss of police officers. >> we're down 500 cops. he laid off 49 firefighters. we're struggling to do our job. and these are the repercussions from his actions and his policy. >> at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new san jose fire station thursday, he responded to the firefighters. >> it's important for folks to get the facts and not to have this revisionist history created by political players. >> liccardo, citing numbers that showed the police department was expanded by over 200 officers and that he left the city with one of the lowest crime rates of any major u.s. city. certainly, yes. >> we lost more than 500 police officers before i became mayor. when i became mayor, we worked very hard to bring people together at the table to work through differences and to rebuild our public safety departments. >> still, the firefighters say that as a city council member, prior to being elected as mayor, liccardo refused to work with first responders. >> if you have an employer in a

city that respects you and shows you some dignity, they're going to want you to stay and ultimately, when he was in that position, that never happened. >> liccardo is facing off against state assembly member evan lowe. san jose firefighters local two, 30 is endorsing lowe. liccardo said he suspects the timing of the protest has to do with his opponent. >> i understand there's a certain desperation tactic in this, and so we see this happen a lot in campaigns. that is not my first campaign. i suspect we'll see more of it. >> in a statement, lowe's campaign said 16 district voters should heed these first responders, warning we need someone with a proven record supporting first responders and public safety as our next congressman, not someone like liccardo, who actively fought these local heroes. moving forward, the firefighters union insists they're facing critical staffing issues and will need strong support from their future congressman. >> it impacts everyone's public safety. >> in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> back in service in san francisco. coming up at 530. the commuter train that will be up

and running again starting this weekend after the system's first major rebuild in

mornings live. >> a strike of this magnitude would cripple the us economy. >> they say it could be. we could be on the brink of an economy crippling strike. now, at 530, the ports are threatening to walk off the job if a deal isn't made by next week. >> hurricane helene slamming florida overnight, causing a historic flooding event. now it's heading inland after wreaking havoc across the state. i'm reena roy in tampa, and i'll have the latest coming up. >> what's nice is just to watch all these fans one last time be able to pour out all of the emotion. >> cheers, hugs, tears and even the wave. one last celebration for a's fans inside the oakland coliseum. good morning everyone. it is friday, september 7th.

>> we'll get to all that. but first a check on the weather. hi drew. hey. >> good morning and we are heating up today. break out that summer wardrobe once again. those temperatures will be warm to hot this afternoon. a live look from our tam cam. we have clear skies, just a little bit of patchy cloud cover along the coast. a look at today's forecast. totally sunny, even in the city today. near 80 in san francisco, mid 80s for oakland. back into the 90s for san jose and walnut creek. so hot sunshine on the way for our warmest areas. starting out though comfortably. cool. get you going on this friday. we're in the 50s in most areas, so the inland forecast sunny and hot back into the 90s. this afternoon. we do have a warm afternoons, not only today, but even early next week. this warm weather is going to hang on as we look at the bay shoreline. we'll find sunny skies. no fog this morning, so it's going to be a bright morning and warm this afternoon. daytime highs into the mid 80s and along the coast right now we have some patchy fog. it's not dense or widespread. we do get full sunshine this afternoon. highs

in the upper 60s to the lower 70s. let's check in with frances and see those drive times this morning. >> all right drew. morning, everyone. starting off in the north bay where there is a sigalert traffic alert for a fatal accident in cotati. it's in the northbound direction, but all lanes shut down at railroad closed up to 116. so keep this in mind. and if you're heading northbound direction, minor slowing old redwood highway would be a good detour for you. also, some roadwork cleared as you make the ride on westbound 80 near hilltop, and traffic is starting to recover. as you can see here, it's looking good. traffic flowing well in both directions as you continue the ride on westbound 80. highway four to the toll plaza right now is 23 minutes, and so far, no delays at the bay bridge. reggie aqui. >> thanks, francis. breaking overnight hurricane helene made landfall in florida, already being blamed for multiple deaths as the storm continues its trek inland toward georgia and south carolina. this morning, it is leaving behind a path of destruction. abc news reporter reena roy live in tampa for us this morning. reena >> well, reggie, good morning to you. i can tell you that storm

surge was the main concern here in tampa. and now it is a reality for so many people waking up here. we were actually woken up here in the middle of the night at our hotel because of flooding on the first floor. there was an emergency alarm that went off, and it was because of storm surge. and i just want to show you just how high the water got. it has now receded. but take a look at that white wall. that is the water line there you see dirt and debris left behind. all of this from record breaking storm surge about 5 to 7ft of it here in tampa. overnight hurricane helene slamming florida, roaring ashore south of tallahassee as a category four storm. >> you have these 140 mile an hour winds hitting here in north florida. this is going to extend. i mean, you're going to have hurricane force winds that are going to extend across a couple counties to the east and west. >> the national weather service issuing a rare extreme wind warning for the tallahassee area, calling hurricane helene an extremely dangerous and life

threatening situation, warning people to take cover and to treat the conditions as if a tornado was approaching. >> this is shaping up to be a catastrophic hurricane for florida's big bend here in tallahassee. the rain it has been consistent for hours now, and the winds are starting to intensify in fort myers beach, marine deputies wading through floodwaters pushing a boat to help rescue people in tampa. >> roads turned to rivers. the area hit with strong bands of wind and rain. this video appearing to show transformers exploding. this storm is raging. >> i have flooding so bad you can't even imagine. >> near saint petersburg, the lobby of the all seasons hotel under water on nearby interstate four, a highway sign fell onto a vehicle, killing the driver. hundreds of people in taylor county, florida, in the bull's eye of the storm, told emergency officials they did not evacuate. the sheriff's office now asking residents who defied the mandatory evacuation order to

write their name, birthday and important information on your arm or leg in a permanent marker so they can be identified. now, even though helene was downgraded to a tropical storm earlier this morning, it still caused major issues further inland in georgia and north carolina. reggie. >> reena, thank you for pointing out the damage at the hotel. that really brings into perspective. we appreciate your reporting. vice president kamala harris is coming to the bay area. she's expected to be in san francisco to raise money for her presidential campaign. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here with the details. and lena. vice president harris was just here last month for a big fundraiser. >> reggie. she was. and this is where her campaign raised more than $13 million in one night. tomorrow's fundraising event is set to be held at the same place the fairmont hotel. but before vice president harris returns to san francisco, she will be making a visit to the southern border in arizona today. harris is expected to outline a plan to crack down on fentanyl smuggling and human trafficking, pushing

for more border agents and resources. those are all parts of the bipartisan border security bill. former president trump urged republicans to block earlier this year. >> he wants to run on a problem instead of fixing a problem. >> there is no body saying, oh gee, she's done a fabulous job. she's done the worst job, probably in the history of any border. >> vice president harris met with ukrainian president zelensky yesterday, vowing her support for ukraine. today, former president trump is set to meet with him. vice president harris is set to arrive in the bay area tonight. according to the san francisco examiner, tomorrow's fundraiser will be significantly more affordable than her last event here. the least expensive ticket is going for $500, which is $22,800 less than the august event. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. police say a man and woman were killed in a shooting yesterday in napa. they were found outside

a home on lincoln avenue. investigators say the suspect shot himself during a standoff with officers. but survived and was taken into custody. he is now at a hospital receiving treatment. new details about the cal fire firefighter suspected of setting several fires in the north bay. state officials have confirmed the man was previously 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, we strongly condemn the actions of any individual that endanger our communities and undermine the valuable contributions of fire camp participants. >> this was it nearly 47,000 people packing the coliseum for the last a's game in oakland.

there were hugs, cheers and plenty of tears as fans of the green and gold said farewell to the team they love. here's abc seven news anchor dan ashley and ama daetz reporter. >> 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 w our first date here at the, 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 giving us all those years now i'm crying. thank you very much to everybody for coming over today. >> let's go. >> the a's played 57 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. >> our coverage of the a's final game at the coliseum continues on our website. visit abc7 news.com for a complete recap of the of the game and all of the special moments. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer. our way of highlighting some things happening the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, a commuter alert for bart riders who use civic center station in about 20 minutes starting at 6:00 this morning. two of the civic center station entrances will be shut down. the daytime closure will impact the south side market and seventh street entrance. they will reopen later this afternoon. the same closure will happen again on monday after five years of construction. >> the taraval line light rail service in san francisco's sunset neighborhood is ready to return. mayor london breed joined transit leaders yesterday for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the infrastructure project. two miles of the taraval street corridor between west portal to

the zoo were upgraded. people can begin riding the light rail train again between embarcadero station and the zoo, starting tomorrow. >> a new sprouts store opens up this morning in hayward. mayor mark salinas says the store on mission boulevard, off highway 238, will create more than 100 new job opportunities. he also says it will fulfill the south hayward community's decades long request for a specialty grocery store. the first 100 customers today and tomorrow will get a free, reusable bag filled with products and samples. a ribbon cutting for the store is happening at 645 this morning, with doors opening at seven. >> still ahead, a response to a message in a bottle written eight years ago. we're following up with the incredible connection between a group of bay area kids and an adventure club in australia. but first, a check on the weather with meteorologist. >> right on. excited to hear what they said in the accuweather forecast. we're looking at the morning planner. we have mainly clear skies out there. very different than yesterday morning when we were fighting a lot of cloud cover.

and those temperatures will warm pretty nicely. close to 11 a.m. we're back into the 70s in most spots away from the coast. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. high pressure is in control today, and that is going to lead to some warm weather this afternoon. lots of sunshine today and those temperatures will be above average. so looking at our highs versus average in the middle column this is where we typically land in late septembe. but today you can see widespread 80s and 90s. so we're anywhere from about 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of the year. here's future weather, lots of sunshine this morning that sunrise here at 701. we'll find temperatures warming. have that summer wardrobe ready as you head out the door, because you'll need shorts and t shirts today. we'll go into the 90s inland 80s around the bay shoreline, even along the coast it will be sunny and it will be warm. so highs today we have a one day heat spike here. it will feel warm to hot this afternoon. we'll hit 79 in the city, 84 in oakland, about 92 in san jose,

97 in concord, 92 the high in san rafael. then looking at the three day forecast, we have that heat spike today. it's lots of sunshine throughout the afternoon. and then over the weekend, saturday and sunday, we'll find cooler weather. but those temperatures closer to average for this time of the year. but the next week we have a string of hot days coming our way. we'll look at

to san francisco is 11 minutes. the real problem spot is in the north bay. there's a fatal accident where a pedestrian was hit. northbound 101 closed between railroad avenue and 116. so you're going to have to detour around it. there's some slowing approaching the closure, and you'll want to head over to railroad avenue and old redwood highway as an alternate. amanda.

>> all right, frances, thank you. this morning, a major concern for the u.s. economy. 45,000 port workers along the east and gulf coasts are threatening to go on strike next week. analysts warn a walkout lasting longer than a week could lead to major supply chain disruptions. anything imported could be delayed, including produce, toys, alcohol and vehicles, and parts. the port workers union is demanding higher wages and a ban on automated cranes, gates and trucks. the u.s. maritime alliance, representing the ports, claims the union is not bargaining in good faith. it has filed an unfair labor practice charge in hopes of getting the union back to the table before next tuesday's contract deadline. >> today, boeing union members are set to meet with the company's executives. federal mediators will also be there during contract negotiations. this meeting is the first they've had since september 18th. the strike, now going on its third week, has already cost boeing more than half a billion

dollars. and people say it's starting to impact supply chains, the impact being felt across all kinds of companies, many with withholding shipping until the strike is over. >> you start disrupting that. you start disrupting a lot of small companies and small factories, and they can't necessarily turn on a dime, especially not in this kind of society. >> union members refused boeing's latest offer, which included a 30% wage increase and more contributions to union and company 401 k's. the ntsb is issuing urgent safety recommendations for some of the newer boeing 737 and 737 maxs. the agency is pointing out a manufacturing error that caused a plane's rudder to malfunction. the issue was first reported earlier this year on a united flight. according to the pilots that day, the pedals were stuck when landing in newark. the faa says united airlines is the only u.s. carrier affected and is already replaced. the parts in question. >> a plan to clean up part of

san francisco's hunters point shipyard of radioactive and industrial pollution, has been announced. >> it's being led by representatives from the u.s. navy and environmental protection agency. the shipyard has long been called a toxic hotspot after contamination from heavy metals and pcbs were discovered. the underwater site, called parcel f, has remained untouched by the larger cleanup effort of the entire shipyard that began back in the 90s. >> our first responsibility is to complete the cleanup in a way that ensures long term public health and safety, and protects the local environment. removing, treating and capping sediments will be a positive step forward. >> earlier this year, the navy acknowledged its activities at the shipyard from 1948 to 1960 contributed to that soil and groundwater contamination. the estimated $32 million sediment removal will take the navy just under two years to complete, with work set to start in 2027.

next week, a new water year begins. the california department of water resources expects rainfall may start later than average, but say that shouldn't impact our water across the state. and since california tends to be unpredictable, they are preparing for whatever the season may bring. in the decade since 2013, there was only one year when we saw precipitation and snowpack in the expected category. >> even with our very dry summe, we're in a slightly better position because the preceding years were so wet and we have very full reservoirs really across the state. >> valley water in santa clara county is hoping for another year in a row of rainfall and overflowing reservoirs. right now, the agency is working on a few water storage projects. >> an update to a story we first brought you yesterday morning about a message in a bottle found by a group of hikers in australia. take a look at this. we have photos from the bay area family who sent the note during

their vacation in fiji. they shared these photos from their 2016 trip when they sent their message off to sea. last week, a hiking group found the bottle while doing a beach cleanup on the coast of australia. they got in touch with the bay area family and are hoping to reunite them with their note. okay, we have a new take on this now. >> okay, let's hear it. >> it's a message in a bottle. just littering. >> oh, when you consider where they found it? at a beach cleanup. >> they were doing a beach cleanup, and they found the bottle. should the message back be? please stop littering the ocean. >> or. >> or do i just hate fun? do i hate fun? am i wrong? >> could at least it wasn't a plastic bottle. yes, it was a glass bottle. glass bottle. okay. >> and maybe there's an important story in the in the in the message. >> yeah. is there? >> i don't know. >> i feel i don't know. i don't know that there is. i mean, i

guess it's possible, right? >> i feel like i'm less impressed. i don't know why. >> because it was already in fiji. >> yeah. me too. >> i was like, i feel the same way. >> i'm sorry. that was my initial. i was like, oh, i thought they put the bottle like here. yeah. i thought they like, dropped off a half moon bay. and i was like, wow. it really went all the way from the bay area. >> i was like, that's impressive. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> not saying this isn't interesting. >> yeah. >> it's cutesy. >> yeah. it's like cute. you did 90% of the work by going to fiji. >> you really did. and then you put litter. then you litter it, and someone's cleaning up litter. found it. yes, yes. >> it didn't get very far. >> i suppose this is nothing. there's nothing to do with anything. but this song was my song on guitar hero. do you remember that game? >> i remember the song guitar hero. >> was that game you could play like you were an actual guitarist. and this was my song. so message in a bottle. >> just always shout out to sting, who famously loves the environment and yoga. >> yes. >> let's go outside. >> well, you know what? good. >> good for them. >> we sure?

>> all right. here's sutro tower this morning. it is totally clear out there. we have a great view. you can see the lights of the city in the foreground, there's the golden gate bridge. so we are in store for a lot of sunshine today. it is warm to hot out there. we are heating up for one day. so the summer wardrobe. your best friend. the weekend outlook. temperatures are back to average. we have a lot of sunshine the next week. hot weather is on its way back. so looking at today's forecast, it's hot inland. today we're back into the 90s with full sunshine around the bay shoreline. it is warm today into the 80s we go and even along the coast we get sunshine. upper 60s to the lower 70s. so we're heating up. sunny today, 90s for the most part in the south bay. 96, in morgan hill along the peninsula. we're in the 80s for san mateo, mountain view, 60s and 70s along the coast. it's warm in the city today. sunny 70s and 80s dressed for summer. we'll find hot temperatures in the north bay into the 90s. we go 94. in santa rosa, the east bay. it is warm and sunny, 84 in oakland, but 92 castro valley and inland. we're hot with sunny

skies, 95 to 98 degrees. is your range overnight tonight we'll dip into the 50s. we'll start to cool off. heading into the weekend, but over the weekend temperatures are back to average. this range is pretty much where we should be for this time of the year. a little bit of morning cloud cover, afternoon sunshine. the weekend is looking fantastic, but look what happens next week. we're heating right back up monday. those temperatures rebound. look at these temperatures on tuesday. we're going to talk about tuesday a lot in the forecast because it is downright hot. no matter where you are. accuweather seven day forecast shows you a one day heat spike today. then back to average over the weekend, and then a string of warm to hot days coming our way. tuesday being the hottest day of the seven day forecast, guys. >> drew thank you. new at six when southwest airlines will start implementing sweeping changes to its rules, including getting rid of open seating. >> but first, the dispute over a home run ball goes to court. the ball in question is now up for auction this morning for several thousand dolla

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home run of the season and stole his 50th base. he is the first player to pull off both of those feats in the same season, but that now famous home run caused a small altercation between fans. now, the two fans in this video are going to court over it. max matos, the teen in red, says the ball belongs to him. >> he says he had the ball. he had possession in his left hand, according to the suit that was filed in dade county. and it was taken away from him. the issue is that the videos that are out there, including the stills, don't really show matos at any time with full possession of the ball. >> the other fan, chris

polonsky, has decided to auction the ball at a starting bid of $500,000. yesterday, a judge ruled the auction can move ahead, but there won't be a final sale until matos gets a chance to state his case. >> okay, well, $500,000. yeah. >> and you don't even know who it belongs to at this point. >> okay. >> but new at six, two of the largest satellite companies are set to merge and form the country's biggest tv provider. >> and the changes at this weekend's portola music festival show. the sound doesn't travel as far as it has in past years. >> then what? the man who once owned the gun used in the shooting of a forty-niners player, ricky pearsall, is now saying about that weapon. >> and amanda, looking at the accuweather forecast. get ready for hot temperatures. we're back into the 80s and 90s away from the coast. a live look at the oakland coliseum this morning. the news at six is next

seven mornings live now at six. vice president harris heads to the southern border today before returning to the bay area for a weekend fundraiser. details about her visit and the high profile person former president trump is meeting today. >> then there is crying in baseball, an emotional day at the oakland coliseum as a's fans