>> david: i'm david muir. from all of us here at "20/20" and abc news, good night. harris is here, but her trip tonight into san francisco might have had an obstacle or two. our crews spotted a waymo vehicle that had to be driven away from the motorcade route by police. good evening. i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. this is likely the vice president's last visit to san francisco before election day, but it has started with one of those only in san francisco moments. >> yes. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez joins us live near the fairmont hotel, where kamala harris arrived about 90 minutes ago. hi, lauren.

>> hi, ama and dan. it was definitely a memorable entrance for the vp and her team. we saw not one, but two driverless cars get stuck as they made their way here to the hotel. we captured all of that, as well as what's in store for harris's visit here in san francisco. vice president kamala harris makes what could be her final visit to california before the election. a little after 830 friday evening, the vp touched down at sfo as her motorcade arrived at the fairmont san francisco, an autonomous waymo got stuck making a turn. a san francisco police officer had to manually drive the vehicle out of the way. >> nowhere else in the city. nowhere else in the world. we're the only people come to see that. so we saw it. >> we did reach out to waymo and haven't heard back yet. earlier in the day, harris made her first trip to the border in arizona in years. harris expressed a tougher stance on illegal immigration. she spoke with local border patrol leaders

as they walked along the wall. >> there are consequential issues at stake in this electio, and one is the security of our border. the united states is a sovereign nation, and i believe we have a duty to set rules at our border and to enforce them. >> the election is less than 40 days away. harris is spending the night at the fairmont hotel. she has a private fundraiser at an undisclosed location on saturday. the hotel is the same spot where she held an event in august, raising more than $13 million for her campaign, according to the san francisco examiner. tickets for saturday's fundraiser will be 500 to $2800. >> i think that this makes it affordable to at least another group of strong supporters who maybe were priced out of the prior events. >> bill james is a santa clara county democratic party chair. harris's fundraising tripled trump's in august. james said the significant money raised is

being used to lean in to media markets and battleground states. >> a lot of people, in fact, everybody has formed an opinion of donald trump. people like him or dislike him. there aren't many people out there who don't know about him and are yet to form an opinion. but for vice president harris, she's benefited from the novelty of entering the race late. a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of positive energy. but i think some voters in the middle still have the question, you know, who is kamala harris? is this a person i can see as my president? >> now? from here, harris will make her way to l.a. for a fundraiser on sunday. according to abc news. tickets for that event range from $500 to a million, with the $500 tickets already sold out. live in san francisco lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> a million. that's something. all right. thanks very much, lauren. meanwhile, former president donald trump campaigned in the battleground state of michigan in what was supposed to be an event focusing on manufacturing jobs. trump spent a significant amount of

time slamming harris for her border visit. >> she went to the border today because she wanted to see if she could. she's getting killed on the border. she didn't go there for four years now. today she shows up. >> trump also spoke about his meeting earlier in the day with ukrainian president zelensky. the former president said he will quickly end the war in ukraine, but did not provide specifics on how he would do so. as cbs shared the rules for the upcoming vice presidential debate. microphones will not be muted when the other person is speaking. the network says they still reserve the right to mute the candidate's microphones, but otherwise they're going to be on, similar to the presidential debates. no opening statements, no live audience, and no props or notes. tim walsh will be placed on the left and jd vance on the right. the debate is on tuesday. you can watch live coverage here on abc seven starting at 5 p.m. on tv, disney plus and hulu. >> on the peninsula, a 16 year old is recovering from a stabbing that happened around

noon today at south san francisco high school. the teen was taken to a nearby trauma center for treatment for non-life threatening injuries. abc seven news spoke with a student who didn't see the stabbing itself, but witnessed the fight leading up to it. >> what happened after there was a fight before a teacher got pushed over? so i was helping him try and, you know, get him up and stuff like that. and i hear kids behind me saying, there's a stabbing. i see kids running towards where it happened. they put the kid in a golf cart and rushed him to the main office, where an ambulance came. >> rory tells us he didn't recognize the victim and believes they attend a different school. police say a 14 year old suspect is in custody. >> well, as we reported yesterday was the oakland a's final game at the coliseum. ever so what's to become of the coliseum now that the team has flown the coop? well, first oakland roots soccer team will play at the coliseum in 2025. the site has been bought by african american sports and entertainment group. the co-founder says bigger plans for

sports and entertainment could revitalize east oakland, attracting jobs, retail arts and housing. we know that in district six and seven, there's only about 2000 full time jobs, most of which are at the airport and at the coliseum site and so just think about it. >> if we could create up to 20,000 jobs at that site, you're talking about a life changing scenario for that entire area. >> the oakland arena will stay upgrading. the rest of the site will be a ten year project, a year and a half to plan, and 3 to 5 years to break ground. >> the oakland police department says yesterday's sellout crowd was largely well-behaved. just four fans were arrested for public intoxication. two were ejected by coliseum security after running onto the field. police also said they responded to some reports of fans trying to take home pieces of the ballpark. >> and we are aware that there was some notable attempts of vandalism at the coliseum. they were considered very minor and there was no known actual merchandise that left the

building due to good security. >> police say there were no injuries to anyone during the final game. >> all right, let's turn now to our weather for the weekend and this live look outside on what is a gorgeous friday night around the bay area. >> certainly is. meteorologist sandhya patel is here now with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. how's the weekend looking, sandhya? >> it's looking much better than what we experienced today. take a look at the high temperatures. got up into the upper 90s around livermore. fairfield. it was 89. in oakland, 94, in san jose, 86 in the city, 94 in santa rosa and 100 degrees in ukiah. looking at a live picture right now from our sutro tower camera, it is just absolutely gorgeous. san francisco right now. and here's a look at what you can expect tomorrow morning. coastal fog. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. the bay side and sunny inland communities will be under the sunny skies at noon, but some fog will linger near the coast. it's a cooler afternoon, low 60s to low 90s. and then the fog spreads as we head towards the evening hours. you know, as

we head towards october we are in for some changes. i'll be back with those details coming right up. >> dan okay, sandhya, thanks a lot. we'll touch base again in a few minutes while we're talking weather. some developing news tonight. hurricane helene is no longer a hurricane, but the powerful storm is causing extensive damage across the southeast. it roared ashore as a category four storm and has dumped massive amounts of rain. and the winds have toppled countless trees and knocked out power. at least 44 people have died so far. a public health emergency was declared in georgia today. one was already declared for florida on thursday. it produced the highest storm surge ever recorded in the tampa, saint petersburg area. abc news reporter ike ejiochi is in tallahassee. >> helene wreaking havoc across the south. the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall on florida's big bend. the destructive storm claiming the lives of more than 40 people, leaving more than 4.6 million homes and businesses without power throughout the

south. a tornado ripping through rocky mountain, north carolina, injuring 15 and destroying businesses. a survivor says he was inside one of the restaurants when it happened. >> we kept getting them the tornado alerts, and i went up to go get my plate, and when i seen the chimes going around and everything started spinning, so i ran to him and grabbed everybody i could and we went uh- went up under the table. we were lucky. >> in asheville, a home scene washed away in the floodwaters. the national weather service says failure of the lake lower dam is imminent due to the heavy rainfall. people nearby asked to evacuate the area more than 50 people rescued from the rooftop of this tennessee hospital due to the rising floodwater. >> we started to evacuate immediately when we were told to do so. >> by the time the ambulances got to the hospital, the hospital was completely blocked off. the water had moved in that fast.

>> high water rescues are underway in florida. taylor and dixie county have been struck by three hurricanes within the last 13 months. they are once again left to rebuild as helene's remnants continue to slam the southeast. more than 1500 search and rescue crew members are on the ground here responding in florida, the national guard. they've also been deployed for storm search and rescue response. all across the southeast. ike ejiochi abc news, tallahassee. >> a small win for california's reparations effort as governor, newsom signed a bill into law formally apologizing for the state's role in slavery and decades of anti-black policies. the legislation was part of a package of reparations bills introduced this year, but was the only one that passed this cycle. advocates for reparations reparations say the apology doesn't go far enough. >> it feels somewhat like a slap in the face for the governor to sign this apology bill. the day after he vetoed one of the bills, specifically, sb 1050, that would have provided

restitution and compensation for black americans who had their property taken by the state of california. >> lawmakers say they will try to bring the other reparations bills back next. legislative session, and watch the abc7 originals documentary. california's case for reparations. it dives into the groundbreaking work of the reparations task force, examining bills that came out of it. it's now streaming on demand on the abc seven bay area app. >> smoke than fire. there are a growing number of dangers we face from batteries. what to look for to make sure that your device is safe and they're back. >> how you can get your hands on free covid tests from the government. >> plus, a night market takes over the sunset again. but you've got to see the eating contest that put our own dionne lim to the test. >> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. >> jimmy thanks, dan. and tonight's show is so big, i shouldn't even be hosting it. you know, say oprah is a friend. >> yes, i would say she's a friend.

>> like, do you guys talk regularly? >> do, like, a lot of snowboarding together

scooters. computers to cars. abc seven news reporter luz pena is following the story. she looked into the latest data from the san francisco fire department. 5-5-5. this is lithium ion batteries. >> it happened in 30s. that's what the owner of this san francisco home said off camera about the fire that started on thursday. inside his garage. the culprit? his leaf blower with a lithium ion battery that was charging the battery, becomes so hot, so quickly it releases the

poisonous gas. this case, no injuries were reported, but this is an example of a growing number of fires traced back to these batteries over the last four years, the san francisco fire department has seen a significant increase in the number of lithium ion battery fires due to these devices. he looked at the data going back all the way to 2017. that year, there were two fire incidents reported from rechargeable batteries that went up to 15 incidents in 2021, and a person died in one of these incidents in 2022. so far, there have been 15 fires caused by these batteries. this year, the fire department projects at least five more by the end of the year, when the batteries are damaged, they can charge in improperly and cause an explosive fire. the owner of warm planet bikes recommends for people to check their batteries are ul certified. >> they've been designed and tested to be sure that they don't explode. >> some of these batteries and chargers are expensive, leading to some people buying knockoff

brands. >> they're just being pumped out in small factories all over asia and imported as fast as they can. there's a gold rush going on and they don't care about safety. >> in san francisco earlier this year, the board of supervisors voted to create safety standards for some devices powered by these batteries. but those in this industry want higher intervention. >> what we need to do is prevent the importation of nonstandard and substandard electrical systems. >> here's what the fire department recommends you do if the battery starts to bulge or change colors, or you notice that the scooter, the bike, the wheelchair, the device has an odor to it or a discoloration to it, you need to not charge it and notify the manufacturer immediately. the san francisco fire department recommends to only use the original charging cables and avoid leaving batteries unattended for long periods of time. also, setting a timer on your phone to disconnect the batteries. once fully charged, all this can make a difference. louis pena abc seven news. good new

developments with the man accused of setting off an explosive in a southern california courthouse. >> a federal judge today ordered a mental health evaluation for that suspect. the evaluation was ordered because of an outburst during his arraignment after prosecutors requested that he remain in custody. he yelled about world events and blamed the government. the blast on wednesday injured five people. officials say the suspect told law enforcement he planned to kill deputies and a judge. >> you have another chance at free at-home covid tests. a federal program is offering for at home test kits by mail. roughly 1.8 million tests are available nationwide now. despite pauses because of funding, the biden administration revived the program it relaunched yesterday, causing a temporary crash to the website. but it's now back up, so if you want to take up the offer, you can order them for delivery to your home. the portola music festival returns to san francisco this weekend. organizers say they have made changes to make things a little

bit quieter. the last two years, people living in alameda said they could hear the music and even vibrations all the way from san francisco. organizers told the chronicle they are vowing 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. >> well, tonight in san francisco, the sunset night market returned for another round. food, art and vendors. our own abc seven anchor, dion limb, was there on irving street, competing in a durian eating contest. she didn't win, but she was a close competitor. >> sorry, dion. oh but dion was over here tearing it up. >> that's pretty good. we're so happy to see so many people out here for the sunset night market. >> you know, introduces a lot of, like, local stores and local restaurants to people who would have never known about it. i love the vibes. >> and i think it's very

important to have stuff like that so you can, like, chill after a long day of work. >> organizers say the sunset night market last year was what inspired a trend of night markets across the city. these last two events were doubled in size and brought out more than 10,000 people. this was the last date planned for 2024, and the weather tonight was just stunning. everyone had a great time. >> yeah, absolutely. so what does the weekend hold? >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking that for us. sandhya. >> yeah, and it's going to be beautiful this weekend. but for that event, san francisco couldn't have been better as you both just said, it was nice and warm. and as we take a look at a live picture right now from our mount tam cam, the city by the bay is sparkling. tonight. skies are clear. that is not going to be the case. tomorrow morning we're going to start to notice some changes. temperatures right now in the 60s and 70s. it is 66. in the city, 71 in concord and 75 right now in san jose, running seven degrees higher than where you were yesterday at

this time in santa rosa, up ten in san jose. looking at today's temperatures versus tomorrow, we have a cooling trend on the way and it's going to be noticeable in places like oakland where you go from 89 to 72. it's going to be a 17 degree drop. san jose from 94 to 85, san francisco 86. today 68 tomorrow. that's 18 degrees cooler. napa dropping 13 degrees. it's a good thing it's not going to be too hot because we've got the silicon valley walk to end alzheimer's happening tomorrow morning. the walk takes place in san jose at 930 and right before the walk begins. it's going to be mild, bright sunny skies, temperatures rising into the 70s. our very own amanda delcastillo and zach fuentes will be emceeing the event. so go by and say hello and check out the event. obviously, for a good cause. here's the deal. high pressure that brought us the heat is going to shift a little bit to the east. it's all in response to this area of low pressure off the california coast. what it's going to already start to do is continue to bring in that fog

from the south. it's already working its way up towards monterey, but that low is not going to affect us. it's going to go into southern california. our weather is very quiet compared to what's happening with leftovers of halloween. as you know, it has been causing destruction and damage and heavy flooding. catastrophic and historic. it's still ongoing across the ohio valley, the tennessee valley, they've seen record storm surge, record rain. some reports from the south, florida, georgia all the way up across the carolinas. they've seen reports anywhere from half a foot to almost three feet of rain and flash flood warnings are still going. it was a category four when it made landfall. but like i said, even though it's falling apart, the damage continues as a lot of damage reports over 700 to be precise, live from san jose right now. fog returns overnight to the coast. weekend will be cooler, seasonal range and early next week it's going to be heating up with the fire danger coming into play tomorrow morning. some fog at the coast tomorrow afternoon. it warms up

into the 80s by noontime and 80s and 90s inland, but 60s at the coast where the fog will hang around 50 60s to start the day. most of you are clear, except at the coast tomorrow afternoon. 85, in san jose, 89, in morgan hill on the peninsula, 81 in redwood city, 60 two half moon bay, downtown san francisco. a dramatic change. 68 degrees north bay numbers 90. in calistoga 83. san rafael 88. santa rosa heading into the east bay 72 oakland 80 fremont. inland areas coming closer to average 89. walnut creek 91. in livermore on monday. those temperatures are going to come up. and so you're going to see that heat spiking again upper 90s. and with it comes moderate to major heat risk around the bay and inland. and that's just the start of a couple of days of heat. so your accuweather seven day enjoy the weekend. hot weather is back and the fire danger comes up early next week. we have triple digits for tuesday and wednesday inland but beach weather coming your way. ama and dan beach weather? yeah. 70s. all right.

in this crab as our official crustacean, because it plays a crucial role for local fisheries and the coastal economy. the banana slug, as our official slug, because they're a critical part of a healthy redwood

forest. and the black abalone, as our official seashell, which were once abundant and now considered endangered with cultural significance for native tribes. >> now for something adorable to start your weekend. this video is from the oakland zoo. i love this playful little guy is named brier. he's a rescued mountain lion cub. he's trained and get comfortable around vet staff, but he just wanted to play. they got around to training later. brier is getting his second round of vaccinations this week before he socialized with other mountain lions. let's see if the other mountain lions are ready for him. she's gorgeous. >> look at that coat. >> beautiful. wow. >> he is playful. yes. i can't believe we have a state slug now. >> i know, all right. >> the 40 niners look to get back on track this sunday. >> oh. can they? sports director larry beil is here with sports. larry >> dan, i'm a brock purdy whose back is apparently okay on the mindset the niners need on sunday. plus, you make the call. is this a catch or what? well, it's the college version of the nfl's hail mary that is next in

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across their uniforms. a's in seattle. just playing out the string. a's fans having fun doing the macarena or the shark chomp. i don't know what they're doing there, but i know what brian woo was doing. striking people out. the alameda high school product went five scoreless frames, struck out eight. a's flashing some leather. julio rodriguez drive deep to right. lawrence butler you want him on that wall. you need him on that wall. i think that would have gone out. makes the catch however nobody's bringing this one back. mitch garver with a blast off of jp sears. high, deep. aloha. one. nothing. seattle. the m's add another solo bomb to win two. nothing. now just two more games left for the oakland a's. the giants gave the willie mac award to third baseman matt chapman. presented annually to the most inspirational player on the team, he's had a great year. second inning. here are encarnacion is six for 250 pounds. admire your work. big man. when he gets ahold of one, it flies. that's gone. giants take a21 lead to the fourth. lars nootbaar line drive. mike ostrowski either slipped or misplays this thing. it's a two

run triple for nootbaar, who also homered in this game. the giants fall six three and now need to win their last two games just to finish at 500. a monster nba trade. minnesota reportedly sending karl-anthony towns to the new york knicks in exchange for julius randle and donte divincenzo. huge move by the t-wolves after making the western conference finals a year ago. towns averaged 22 points a game last year, while the oft injured randle just did not fit in with the knicks offense. 49 ers host the patriots on sunday. both teams coming in one and two. niners coming off a bad loss to the rams which may have been educational. brock purdy among those reminded you can't assume victory just because you have a talented roster. >> you know trying to get in the playoffs and everything, you wish you could have had those couple plays back to win that game, to then have that game towards the end. all of it matters and it ties together. so but more than anything, we have a standard here and that's what

we're focused on every single day. >> crazy finish to the miami virginia tech game. college version of the hail mary between the seahawks and packers years ago. kyron drones. tosses it up somehow. daquan felton came down with it. ruled a game winning touchdown on the field. but then after ten minutes of review, the refs overturned the call and say he didn't complete the catch. miami wins 3834. kind of a shaky call there. sports on abc se

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