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

say goodbye to their team and weekend warriors will love to hear this. >> working out just a few days a week may have the same health benefits as people who spread out their exercise. >> why am i out here every day? why am i wasting my time? also, shout out to those people in that group spin class because we love seeing them. if there's an exercise video, pull them up. >> could you imagine being the photographer? keep on working out. i'm just going to stand back here. >> we're probably only going to use this one. >> super flattering. super flattering. don't worry about it. >> it's friday, september 27th. >> let's check in with drew. >> yeah, it's hot out there today. so we have a one day heat spike. we've been telling you that this warm weather is going to finish out the week. and that's what's setting up for your afternoon. a live look outside. this is the mount tam cam. it's totally clear out there. you can see the bright lights of san francisco over here. here's the bay bridge. the east bay, the north bay. we just have great visibility right now. most areas, clear skies, just some patchy cloud cover along the coast right now. but even the coast will see full sunshine

this afternoon as we get going on this friday. comfortably cool out there. we're generally starting out in the 50s, but those temperatures do warm pretty quickly this morning, so inland forecast we have sunshine from the get go already into the 80s before lunchtime. and then we're going into the 90s for daytime highs. so it will feel a lot warmer compared to yesterday. we're about 15 degrees above average around the bay shoreline. it's warm. we have lots of sunshine today, temperatures. we're going back into the 80s, so it will feel well above average for this time of the year. along the coast. you see, this morning we do have a little bit of cloud cover, but look at that sunshine come out pretty quickly. so along the coast it will be a beautiful day. if you're thinking of going close to the ocean. daytime highs will go into the upper 60s to the lower 70s so mild there as well. let's check in with frances. see those drive times this morning? >> all right drew. morning everyone. there's a fatal pedestrian accident in the north bay. a pedestrian was hit on the freeway northbound 101 between railroad and 116. that is closed right now. so, as an alternate, you want to head over to old redwood highway. but you can see

traffic is slow for the detour. plan on extra time in the southbound commute direction, though. no delays at this point, and we'll show you one on one. in the south bay. headlights are north 101 8-80 across your screen. really? no major problems else elsewhere in the south bay on the peninsula and the right across the bay bridge, though, getting crowded with metering lights on, but no major trouble into san francisco. amanda. >> all right, francis. thank you. a weekend of campaigning and fundraising will bring vice president kamala harris back to the bay area tonight. she's flying in later before an event tomorrow. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live. lena, what else is on the agenda for the weekend? >> well, vice president kamala harris will head back to san francisco tonight after a visit to the southern border in arizona. she's expected to attend another fundraising event tomorrow afternoon at the fairmont hotel. before that happens, we're expecting to hear a plan outlined by vice president harris to crack down on fentanyl smuggling and human trafficking. she's expected to push for more border agents and resources. yesterday, she met with ukrainian president

zelensky, vowing her support for ukraine. today, former president trump is set to meet with him after describing the country in bleak terms yesterday. >> i will work to ensure ukraine prevails in this war. >> i believe i will be able to make a deal between president putin and president zelensky quite quickly. >> the secret service is already preparing for the vice president's homecoming visit to san francisco, with barricades already going up around the fairmont hotel. this is the same location where she held a fundraiser last month, pulling in more than $13 million, according to the san francisco examiner. campaign officials wrote on the invitation that harris will spend the majority of her campaign's final month in battleground states. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. the final farewell for the oakland a's filled with emotion as fans packed the coliseum yesterday, nearly 47,000 people showed up

to say goodbye to the team. some found it hard to leave as the game ended, sticking around to say goodbye to the players even with the team heading to sacramento. this was the final goodbye for many fans. >> 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. >> it's somber. it's very sad, you know, a piece of your childhood piece of your adult life. my son saw me grabbing my a's gear today, and he. he got to go sunday, and he said, oh, i want to go to the game today with you. i'm like, well, today's a. today's dad's game. >> so many people spent so much time here. like there's not many things you invest that much time. you come that many times in a row in a year. uh- get to know a bunch of players. people like people that sit around you, the ushers, the vendors,

everybody. right so it's just like a little family. and we're just kind of saying goodbye to this chapter. and it's like for some people, that's it. >> minutes after the game, the a's manager, mark kotsay, took the field with a message to fan. >> i'm going to keep this short because i don't really know if i'm going to be able to make it through this. to the staff who've dedicated their lives to the oakland a's, especially those who aren't coming with us. i am forever grateful. i will never forget you. and to all of you, on behalf of my staff, myself, this team, all the past players and coaches, everyone who's worn the green and gold. there are no better

you guys. >> you guys >> thank you all for loving the game of baseball. >> the a's one 3 to 2. they'll finish their season in seattle this weekend just as fans had an emotional farewell. >> 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, 350 and 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 that uncertain future tonight. >> a severance pay, the earmark we had asked them and they said no. >> aaron mark, who she referenced, is the company that provides benefits union

officials say the company claims all benefits would stop at the end of the season. employees would also lose any health care benefits. 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 feels like a funeral for many fans, and one brewery actually did host a wake awake with booze. people got together at line 51 to say their goodbyes. 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. they brought a dj, had some barbecue, so it wasn't all doom and gloom. while the oakland a's era is ending, their journey to sacramento will start next season, the team will eventually try to make their way to las vegas, but they'll be calling west sacramento home for the next three years. it could mean some good news for small businesses there. they're already prepping to do some rebranding to welcome the team to the area and the city of west

sacramento is hoping to launch a small business accelerator to help like an a's like kind of themed bar a's inspired drinks. >> you know, a's inspired, like, food. >> the greater sacramento area is expected to see tens of millions of dollars spent into the city's economy in the a's first season, sacramento will now be home to two major league teams. the a's and the sacramento kings. you can catch all of our coverage of the a's final game at the coliseum. on our website, you can visit abc7 news dot com for a complete recap of yesterday's game and all the special moments. >> time now 609. we're looking at the accuweather forecast with a live view of our o k camera this morning. we have clear skies across the airport. a current temperature 56 degrees in oakland and later on today we're going into the mid 80s for daytime highs in the east bay. so it's a warm afternoon on the way. the reason why live doppler seven, along with satellite high pressure over the desert southwest, is acting like a heat

pump across california. and that is why we warm up this afternoo. this morning we just have some patchy cloud cover along the coast with clear skies everywhere else. look at the forecast today across the city it is totally sunny. temperatures near 80. in san francisco we're at 8485. in oakland today, 92 in san jose, walnut creek even hotter than that, coming in at 96 degrees. so future weather, you know, we have full sunshine from the start. this morning. that means we warm up pretty fast as we head towards lunchtime back into the 90s inland. today. here's your 4 p.m. forecast. mid and upper 90s inland 80s around the bay shoreline along the coast. it will be lovely with afternoon sunshine, 60s and 70s there so you can see temperatures warm for this time of the year. we're about 10 to 15 degrees above average this afternoon. now, the three day forecast. we do go back to reality over the weekend with our temperatures. we're back to average. but then next week, get ready for a string of hot summer days. we'll talk about that coming up in seven minutes. >> drew. thank you. still to

come, the pope not exactly getting a warm welcome overnight on his latest international tour. and south bay firefighters protesting against a candidate running for congress there, saying sam liccardo once refused to work with first responders, then dog owners in san francisco are on edge because of coyote attacks at or near cris 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.

dogs have died. one resident says her dog was attacked on a walk. they both were able to get away. the very next day, the pair got attacked again after a coyote followed them. >> it tripped. i was on the ground. the coyote starts circling me. i'm screaming and yelling for help and covering willie. >> a park ranger heard the cries for help and scared off the animal. dog walkers are insisting on dog owners purchasing protective vests for their pets. park rangers say if you encounter a coyote to make yourself big, make a lot of noise. they also say throw things at it. now to a story we've been following about a dog dying of heat stroke in pleasanton. we're learning new details about how that dog ended up on the apartment balcony. tuesday afternoon. the owner tells abc seven he taught. he taught his dog zenit to let herself out on the balcony to get fresh air. he clarified that she did this while he was at work. so in this situation, the

dog was not let out and then forgotten outside. so after the owner got a call from his leasing office saying that the dog was outside, he rushed home, but he couldn't save her in time. we spoke with an animal rights group about a bystander's right to rescue an animal in distress. in this case, a dog 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 confirmed the dog was alone to let herself out, and there were no previous calls about animal welfare to that apartment in the south bay. san jose firefighters are protesting against former mayor sam liccardo, who is now running for congress. they say he's made the city less safe by supporting measures that led to the termination of firefighters and

the loss of police officers. firefighters say that as a city council member before becoming mayor, liccardo refused to work with first responders. >> you have an employer and 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. >> 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. >> liccardo is facing off against state assembly member evan lowe. the firefighters union is endorsing lowe and say they will need strong support from whomever wins. >> if you only work out on weekends, it may be enough to provide the same health benefits as people who spread out their exercise. a new study found so-called weekend warriors had the same lower rates of heart attack, stroke, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure as people who broke up their

workouts throughout the week. researchers say it's the total volume of physical activity rather than the pattern that matters. the cdc recommends people 18 and older do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week. >> okay, but that's okay. that would be a lot of exercising over two days. >> yeah, 75 minutes. yeah, an hour. hour and a half. that's a lot. >> i'm not doing 75 minutes. >> i thought it was like 30 minutes spread across the week. yeah. plus your weekend. >> you take that much time out of your weekend to work out. >> but as they were saying, any physical activity, they're saying moderate. >> i know francis is like, i could do it. okay. >> i mean, i can't do as much now, but a lot of my aerial classes are easily an hour and a half long. so you do what? yeah. >> 90 minutes is always trying to get everyone up on those flying trapeze. >> flying trapeze classes. that's a very fast warrior. >> i'm not even there yet, but i'm getting back up to it. yeah.

>> right on. >> aerial is no joke. >> no joke at all. that's just like. yeah, i take these classes on the weekends. a lot of corps. >> yes. lots >> all right, francis, this morning, if you're getting that run in, you will feel comfortable. but later on this afternoon, it is going to be hot. here's a pretty nice photo from our live picture in sutro tower showing you we have clear sky. so prepare yourself. get the summer wardrobe back out. we are heating up today. it's warm to hot this afternoon with sunny skies. now the weekend outlook. temperatures do dip a bit. we're back to average both saturday and sunday when it comes to our temperatures. but next week we are looking at a string of very hot days coming our way. the weekend outlook does look very nice. a few morning clouds each day. lots of sunshine throughout the afternoon. those temperatures pretty much identical. both saturday and sunday. near average for this time of the year. so enjoy the weekend. today though, we are heating up inland. we're back into the 90s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. it is

sunny from the get go. once that sun is up here in about an hour, we don't have any fog around the bay shoreline this morning. we're back into the mid 80s for daytime highs and along the coast we will get afternoon sunshine and highs in the upper 60s to the lower 70. so we're heating up today 80s and 90s in the south bay going for 92, in san jose along the peninsula it is warm if not hot. 89 redwood city, pleasant along the coast with sunny skies across the city today it will be warm, sunny in the 70s and low 80s in the north bay. it is hot. widespread 90s away from the coast, hitting about 95. in sonoma in the east bay. it is warm and sunny. 84 oakland, 89 fremont and then inland. it is hot today. sunny skies. temperatures range between about 95 and 98 degrees overnight tonight. just some patchy cloud cover. not widespread fog and overnight lows dipping into the 50s. now, next week i want to show you these temperatures. monday we're heating back up after a comfortable weekend, but tuesday we will talk about this afternoon a lot. it's the hottest on the seven day forecast. you can clearly see why those temperatures are

sizzling. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll see a one day heat spike today before the weekend cools off. back to average with morning clouds the sun both days. then next week there's that string of summerlike warmth kicking off on monday. guys. >> all right drew, thank you. now let's turn to ginger zee. she's live in florida tracking halloween for us. >> how did it go overnight into into this morning ginger. hey >> yeah. amanda. reggie. so as expected and unfortunately a verified forecast. the tampa bay area was supposed to get 4 to 8ft of surge. we did get it 5 to 7ft of record surge. and that's the problem is that people here haven't ever seen a surge to this level. so at least in front of these homes, these boats were pushed in from more than 200 yards that way over a four lane causeway. and the boats are pushed into the homes, meaning that the water also goes into the homes. so there's extensive water damage, not just on treasure island boulevard here, but all the way down to the beaches. sand piled up, debris everywhere, and this is just one community out of thousands that

are impacted by this storm. so we've got teams on gma all the way up the coast. victor's up in perry where it was terrible with the tree damage and the high winds. we've got faith abubey in atlanta where they've had a flash flood emergency. we've got teams in asheville north carolina. flash flood emergency. we've had to have a lot of teams. let's just say helene making that record landfall. the big bend has never seen that strong of a storm. and the impacts are widespread. so we'll be covering that. and i'll track it because we'll be dealing with it through the weekend. >> that has an incredible picture that you have behind you. this morning. what are you the most concerned about now when it comes to helene? yeah >> yeah, i think it's just not people not getting their cars in southern appalachia and eastern tennessee. right just knowing that when you're in a flash flood emergency, first of all, you usually see that for one county, not entire sections of states or multiple sections of states. so i just hope that that is taken seriously. but even up to indianapolis and cincinnati, they're looking for wind gusts and high wind alerts for 40 to 60 mile per hour wind gusts. so

this is super far reaching back to memphis arkansas is going to get rain out of this. nashville is going to be raining all weekend. so i think that's the other part. and then obviously just the soon after storm damage that everyone just like doesn't walk into a power line. that's always concerns me as well. >> totally. >> wow, ginger, appreciate the re i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations?” i just say, “but i'm just the flu.” (sniffs.) it's him! who? i'm just the flu. demand more from your flu shot. sanofi higher-dose flu vaccines are proven to provide better flu protection than standard dose flu shots in older adults. they've even been shown to better protect against flu-related complications. don't get fluzone® high-dose if you've had a severe allergic reaction to its components, including egg products, or after previous dose of flu vaccine. don't get flublok®

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for the pontiff. this morning he called out the catholic church's history of clerical sex abuse and following cover ups, he demanded the pope come up with a plan to come clean about the church's past crimes and put survivors interests first. this was in contrast to the positive messages many people give the pope when he visits. business owners in alameda are working together to grow their networks. the inaugural alameda economic forecast and business expo happened yesterday aboard the uss hornet. leaders in the food and beverage industry, higher education, life sciences and technology hosted panel discussions on industry trends. event goers got an inside look at the economic growth in their community all across the island. >> we're not only building

housing, we're building jobs with lots of new businesses coming, lots of exciting, clean, green tech life sciences. anyone out there looking for a place to do business? come look at alameda and state treasurer fiona ma and state comptroller malia cohen were yesterday's keynote speakers. >> next, at 630, a new grocery store opens in just a few minutes in the east bay, and the latest twist in the investigation into the shooting shooting, i should say, of forty-niners player ricky pearsall. what the person who owned the gun is

live now at 630. helene roars ashore and the gulf coast as one of the strongest storms on record. at least six people have died, and it's leaving big damage and flooding behind. as the storm now heads up the southeast. we are live for you in florida. >> and while we aren't seeing those conditions here, we may need to worry about the heat. drew says it's going to warm up this weekend. after a few days of cooler temperatures. >> oh, no. >> oh, no. >> it's a giant doll. some people are calling nightmare fuel. why? lily is going to be one town in one town square for a while now. good.

>> if it was a sunny day, would it be better? i don't know. >> do its eyes open? oh >> oh, okay. >> well, good morning everyone. it's friday, september 27th, not halloween, that is. >> no polly pocket. no, no. >> and they give it such a gentle name. lily. >> yeah. >> that's how they get you. >> and the rhythm is going to get you. >> it always will. >> this weekend. >> here we go. outside this morning. we are in store for a hot afternoon. get your summer wardrobe back out here today because we have a one day heat spike coming our way. this is a live look from our tam cam. you can just kind of feel that a warm day is on the way. with this sunrise. we have clear skies out there looking at highs today. everywhere is going to be above average in the city. full sunshine today near 80 degrees 84. in oakland. it's hot in san jose at 92, even hotter and walnut creek coming in at 96 degrees. so dress for summer temperatures right now. will get you going on this friday 50s to the low 60s. so comfortably cool out there before those temperatures warm up pretty quickly this morning. looking at the inland forecast. lots of

sunshine on our way already into the 80s by 11 a.m. and then later on this afternoon mid and upper 90s for daytime highs. we're set to sweat around the bay shoreline. we'll find daytime highs in the mid 80s that is well above average for this time of year. and then along the coast we do have a little bit of cloud cover. it's patchy right now, but even along the coast we'll get full sunshine this afternoon. close to 70 for daytime highs. let's check in for frances and see those drive times this morning. >> yeah, we're going to start off with some slow drive times this friday morning. westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 38 minutes. so it's not as bad as a typical weekday. and also southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco, 17 minutes westbound for out of antioch to concord. that's a 21 minute ride. we had an earlier traffic alert in the north bay, northbound 101. a pedestrian was hit a fatal crash at railroad avenue. it was closed at railroad avenue. but i'm hearing lanes have just been reopened. in the meantime, traffic folks have been detouring to old redwood highway, which is slow, but it looks like there's no need for that detour as lanes are

reopening. and if you're heading towards the bay bridge, metering lights are on from the toll plaza to san francisco at 17 minutes. here's a look at the slow ride. also for folks heading to the richmond-san rafael bridge. traffic heavy approaching the tolls reggie aqui. >> breaking overnight, hurricane helene made landfall in florida. now she has weakened to a tropical storm, but she's 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 is live in tampa for us this morning. reena >> well, reggie and amanda, now that the sun is up, we should be able to get a better look at the damage in this area across the state and really across the region. as you said, it's impacted, you know, georgia, north carolina as well. we had significant flooding here at our hotel behind us. but thankfully the water has started to recede and soon cleanup will begin. 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 of counties to the east and west. >> the national weather service issuing a rare extreme wind warning for the tallahassee are, 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 got 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 to defy 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, it still caused major issues further inland. reggie aqui. >> reena roy live for us in florida. this morning. thank you. and we have some breaking news to pass along for you. this morning. oscar winning actress maggie smith, known for her roles in the harry potter movies and downton abbey, has died. her sons announced the news just moments ago. a cause of death has not been released. she won

two oscars in her storied career. she was 89 years old. the star of stage and screen, i mean, really, i was just looking at the list of movies that she's been in and plays. she's been in the west end and on broadway, and it's an incredible career. so again, actress maggie smith dying at the age of 89. >> new details on the gun used in the shooting of 40 niners. rookie ricky pearsall in san francisco's union square. the arizona man who owned the gun reported it stolen earlier this week. the tempe police department tells the chronicle the man filed a theft report. in it, he said he last saw two guns, including the one used in the shooting about three months ago. both guns were bought legally. it's unclear how the gun made it to san francisco. the 17 year old boy accused of shooting pearsall is charged with attempted murder. the da's office is pursuing the case in the juvenile justice system. >> 216 year old boys arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in downtown san francisco could

be tried as adults. the teens were arrested in april after a 17 year old was shot and killed just outside the powell street bart station. the chronicle reports da brooke jenkins asked the judge yesterday to transfer them to adult court. if that's approved, it would be a first for her administration. >> a man police say shot and killed two people in napa is at a hospital recovering this morning. the shooting happened yesterday on lincoln avenue. investigators say the suspect shot himself during a standoff with officers. he survived and then was taken into custody. he's now at the hospital receiving treatment. it's unclear what led up to the shooting. new york city's mayor, eric adams, could be making his first court appearance today. the mayor was indicted earlier this week. he faces numerous corruption charges. among the allegations are that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and free trips and gifts. some of those gifts included free hotel stays and discounted airline tickets to places like

france, china and turkey. prosecutors say adams gave favors in return. adams denies all claims and says he won't resign. >> the potential road to the white house takes a stop in the bay area for vice president kamala harris. she'll arrive at sfo tonight ahead of a weekend fundraiser. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us now live. lena, both presidential candidates staying busy with less than six weeks to go. >> yeah, that's right, reggie, both candidates are staying very busy on the campaign trail with time running out before election day. vice president harris is traveling to the southern border in arizona today. and former president trump is meeting with ukrainian president zelensky ahead of tomorrow's campaign fundraiser for harris at the fairmont hotel in san francisco. the vice president is expected to outline a plan to crack down on fentanyl smuggling and human trafficking. she's 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's 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 after zelensky called trump's running mate j.d. vance, too radical. vice president harris is set to arrive in the bay area tonight. according to the san francisco examiner, tomorrow's fundraiser at the fairmont hotel will be significantly more affordable than her last event there. the least expensive ticket is going for $500, which is $2,800 less than the august event. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. all right. >> lena. thank you. the a's are now in seattle to end their season as their days playing in oakland are over, at least for the foreseeable future. an emotional, sold out crowd watched the final game for the a's at the coliseum

>> you giving us all those years now i'm crying. >> thank you very much to everybody. >> former stars like rickey henderson and dave stewart participated in a pregame ceremony. barry zito, who played for the a's and the giants, sang the national anthem. the a's ended their home tenure with a32 win against texas. many fans stayed at the stadium more than an hour after the game was over to really relish in the final game. the athletics final three games of the season are this weekend in seattle. in their 57 season in oakland. the a's won four world series titles. only the yankees won more during that span. our coverage of the a's final game at the coliseum continues on our website. just visit abc7 news.com for a complete recap of yesterday's game and all the special moments there. you can watch interviews with fans as well as look back

on the a's 57 seasons in oakland. >> now it's time for our abc seven mornings adventure. this is our way of highlighting some things that are happening in the bay area later today. >> first, a commuter alert for bart riders who use civic center station two of the civic center station entrances are closed right now. 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 l taraval light rail in san francisco's sunset neighborhood is ready to return to service. 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 got upgraded. people can begin riding the light rail between the embarcadero station and the zoo, starting tomorrow. >> a new sprouts store opens 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, which will be filled with products and samples. a ribbon cutting for the store is happening at 645, so just five minutes from now. this morning with doors opening at seven. >> still to come. the change is in effect for this year's portola music festival, so it doesn't disturb people living nearby. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up 175 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> then when southwest will get rid of that open seating policy. but first here's drew. >> hey there. 641. on our friday, we're taking a live doppler seven along with satellite because it tells the story very well today. high pressure over the desert. southwest is acting like a heat pump across california. and that is going to give us a one day spike in our temperatures to finish out the week. so looking at napa, we have some ebbs and

flows when it comes to our temperatures. today we're back into the 90s in napa today, which is about ten degrees above average. we'll go closer to reality over the weekend a bit cooler both saturday and sunday. it will feel nice, but then next week we have a string of hot days coming our way. tuesday is going to be the hottest day on the seven day forecast. clearly, you can see why with napa hitting about 100 degrees. take a look at highs versus average today in the middle column. that's where we typically land this time of year. but today will be in the 80s. and seconds. so about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than average. this afternoon. so you need that summer wardrobe today for sure. a lot of sunshine this morning. very minimal fog out there. we'll find those numbers warming pretty fast today. so by the afternoon we're into the 90s inland 80s around the bay shoreline. even along the coast, we will see a sunny day this afternoon, so it is warm to finish out our week later on this afternoon. over the weekend we do find a little bit of heat relief, so the three day forecast shows you hot today. the weekend, saturday and sunday morning clouds to afternoon

sunshine. those temperatures near average. a closer look at the weekend forecast and that hot weather next w 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,

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organizers say they've made changes to make things a little quieter. if you remember the last two years, people living across the bay in alameda say they could hear the music and even vibrations all the way from the city. now vibrations? yep.

they can feel it. speaking to the chronicle, organizers vowed to be quieter. some of the changes you'll see include one of the stages being rotated away from the water. there will also be more shipping containers up to block sound from traveling. performances will also end a little earlier on sunday night than in past years. >> 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 spent decades in temporary, smaller locations. right now it's on 18th street. the proposed location used to used to be a tower record store. now it's where the barry's bootcamp is. the board of supervisors plans to discuss the purchase and sale agreement at its meeting on tuesday. >> southwest airlines announces you have another year to take advantage of its open seating policy. booking reserved seating won't be an option until late

2025 for flights in 2026, according to southwest, 80% of its customers preferred assigned seats. other future changes coming include possible overseas flights. the airline has been under pressure from shareholders to increase profits, and thinks this change could bring more customers. >> now for your morning money report, a deal for directv to acquire its rival dish could be finalized as soon as monday, if that deal goes through, it would make directv one of the largest pay tv distributors. directv has been trying to buy dish several times over the years, even as early as 2001. bloomberg reports the companies are close to a deal. some regulators are worried satellite tv's future is too bleak for this deal to proceed. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. and as you can see, we're in positive territory, up about 160 points. >> an update to a story we've been following about a message in a bottle with bay area ties

found by a group of hikers in australia. we first brought you this story earlier this week. 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 with them and their note. >> this next story is not creepy at all. there's a giant baby doll in an english village very normal. it's part of a campaign to teach kids about the environment. the tallinn city council shared images on its facebook page, saying the doll, named lily, is more than 27ft tall. who is this person? >> very excited. it's giving raggedy ann. >> it's giving raggedy ann and raggedy ann is giving raggedy ann. >> yeah. >> so i guess the kids talk to lily about the future of the planet. i she can open and close

her eyes in these photos. her eyes are closed because they were singing twinkle, twinkle little star, and it put her to sleep. >> oh, why does she look burned? yeah. could we get lily or. >> it looks like she's been a victim of some sort. >> no. >> you know what? i'm afraid. i'm afraid she'll grow up to be the squid games doll. and then open her eyes. and then i'm afraid to be terrified and running. >> you know what? >> i think that you're being more optimistic than me. i'm afraid she's not going to grow up. period. francis. >> oh, no. >> you know, at least they're not putting in that technology that would allow her to do much more than sit there. that's the good thing. >> yeah. >> do we know that? >> yeah. >> why is she so scary? >> why does she have black marks? >> what is happening? >> what's this thing in her mouth? >> maybe because she's talking about sustainability. maybe she was made out of sustainable material. see, this is all just maybes. >> but can we do it in a gentle, nicer way? this looks scary.

yeah. scare these children. but then seeing twinkle, twinkle little star does not make that any more palatable. >> what? i'm saying is, these children already face a scary future. >> you know, like the earth we're giving them. >> not good. >> not in good shape. like, why traumatize them further? >> this is wild. >> well, people are doing beach cleanups where they found that message. >> don't bring that into this. no, that that was someone littering. and they found it because they were cleaning up a beach. like everything's bad today. >> you understand that? lily is here to save us, is what they're saying. oh my gosh. >> the stark contrast. that worker was just so happy singing that song. that's all was scary. >> anyway, it's folsom and portola this weekend, everybody. >> also scary for some people. >> totally. don't judge. don't judge. >> we accidentally went by it one time, and my daughter goes, oh, no, we were going to target when it was still open in that area. and my daughter goes, mom,

i can't unsee that. >> well, welcome to all our visitors spending money here this weekend. >> francis, the street is named after the street. how did you mistakenly. >> no, i just forgot it was happening. >> yeah. please take full animation. >> whether you like summer, you love today. >> let's talk about that. >> we're back into the heat this afternoon, guys. you know what? perfect attire. if you need to be out in the heat. here's a live look outside from our east bay hills camera. it is clear out there. the accuweather headlines were just preparing you for a warm to hot afternoon on the way. it's a one day heat spike to finish out the week over the weekend. those temperatures do cool off. it's back to average saturday and sunday looking fantastic this weekend. morning clouds to sun. but next week we do want to get you prepared because we have several days next week where hot temperatures are in the forecast. today it is hot inland. look at the sunshine. we're going to the 90s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. no fog this morning. bright the entire day into the

80s. we go. it is a warm afternoon. and then along the coast, sunny skies there in the afternoon. temperatures upper 60s to lower 70s. highs in our microclimates in the south bay 80s and 90s 92 in san jose. along the peninsula it is warm to hot. 89 in redwood city. hit 85. in san mateo, across the city today it is sunny, it is warm, 70s and seconds across san francisco in the north bay. it is hot. we're into the 90s from novato to calistoga, 91 in napa. the east bay. it is warm to hot with sunshine. 83 berkeley, but 92 castro valley. 88 in newark and then inland. it's a hot afternoon with those sunny skies. a range of 95 to 98 for your daytime highs. now, overnight tonight, temperatures dip into the 50s. so we head into the weekend with the really nice forecast both saturday and sunday. we'll have those temperatures close to average pretty much a carbon copy forecast for both days. we will find pleasant temperatures before we heat up next week. so into monday we go. temperatures warming once again. but look at tuesday we're really focusing on

tuesday. on the seven day forecast because we have some very hot air that is overhead by the afternoon. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. warm to hot today. nice and comfortable and cooler over the weekend. and then we warm right back up a string of hot summerlike days starting on monday, with the hottest day being tuesday afternoon. guys. >> i'm excited to tell you about a very special honor for a member of our abc seven team. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez received the dolores huerta award for her many contributions to 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. >> last night, san francisco mayor london breed and other city leaders co-hosted the 2024 latino heritage month celebration and award ceremony. as leanne 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 m, leanne, is that what you want to be a journalist? and i said, is that what you call it? so yes and here i am. >> you know, leanne can always write an ending line, and she did for her own speech, so i love it. melendez grew up in puerto rico. she joined abc seven in june of 1994 as a general assignment reporter,

bringing years of experience to our newsroom, covering everything from breaking news to homelessness to education. and that is really the tip of the iceberg. also, we just love having leanne around. yeah. >> so captivating in every aspect. you could have a very casual conversation and it's still you're drawn to everything she's saying no matter what. a true storyteller, journalist. she's like a journalist. sure, call me whatever you want, but i'm getting it done. >> that's right. >> she is queen of abc seven. as far as i'm concerned. absolutely. >> congratulations, leanne. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download the app now and you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break a live look outside. beautiful. i think that's santa cruz. we'll be right back >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena. i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with

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morning, number one. helene made landfall overnight as a category four hurricane. the storm has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. hundreds of flights in and out of atlanta and tampa have been disrupted. more than 2 million customers are without power. >> and number two in the accuweather forecast. get ready for a warm and sunny afternoon. those temperatures on the board you see about 10 to 15 degrees above average as we preview the weekend forecast. those temperatures do cool off back to average both saturday and sunday, with morning clouds to afternoon sunshine. >> number three, vice president harris will be in san francisco this weekend for a fundraiser. the secret service already has these barricades up around the fairmont hotel. that's where she held a fundraiser last month. >> number four, new york city mayor eric adams appeared in court this morning. he's accused of accepting illegal campaign

contributions and free overseas trips from people looking to buy his influence in the 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 just within the past ten days. >> and number six, there's a new car crash in oakland slowing things down on westbound 24. as you make your way towards 580. also, if you're heading to the richmond-san rafael bridge, traffic is slow approaching the tolls, but not much of a wait at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> number seven, the great glass pumpkin patch returns to palo alto this weekend. thousands of hand-blown and handcrafted pumpkins will be on display. it's the biggest glass pumpkin patch in california. it's free and it will be held tomorrow and sunday at the palo alto art center. >> right on. that's so fun. that's not easy to do, by the way. i've seen people do that just blow glass. just do a simple circle.

>> i feel like i have to be way away from that with my kids. when you think pumpkin patch, you're thinking about them stomping over pumpkins. >> you take them to the maze. >> i do. yeah. you like a good hayride? i do. >> you go to lemos farm. >> i've been on them all. >> she's done that. she's over it. she's completely over here. okay. >> well whatever you do, hope you have a great weekend. seven and seven is next if you stream with us. otherwise it's good morning america >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. strongest hurricane to make landfall in florida's big bend region on record. breaking news overnight. hurricane helene makes landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane. 140 mile an hour sustained winds, unsurvivable storm surge and historic flooding event. >> houses floating away.