live now at five. vice president kamala harris is here, but her trip into san francisco might have had an obstacle or two. how waymo got involved and oakland sets its sights on the future of the coliseum. the city now without a major league club for the first time in decades. so what now? plus, a night market

takes over the sunset again, and you'll want to see the eating contest that put our own diane lim to the test. good morning everybody. it's saturday, september 28th and slightly cooler today. yeah, definitely. >> so that's some relief for inland neighborhoods. they're going to come down a bit. temperatures will only be in the 90s this afternoon or low 90s. but first we'll start off with a view from mount tam just because it's so gorgeous out there. as we look south towards the bay bridge and you see some of the fog creeping in from the coast, so here's what you can expect for today. plenty of sunshine for inland neighborhoods warming up into the low 90s this afternoon, so that's going to be some relief. and around the bay we will be dealing with some low clouds until about midday. and then temperatures will warm up into the upper 70s, generally around the bay. but at the coast the sea breeze will actually be a light onshore flow. but high pressure has weakened. so temperatures generally in the low to mid 60s. so we have lots of sunshine today, cooler

weather overall for everybody will have slight cooling. additionally, tomorrow. and then i'll talk about a big warm up in the accuweather seven day forecast coming up stephanie. >> all right francis thank you. now to your voice. your vote this morning. vice president kamala harris is now in the bay area for another visit. and this is likely the vice president's last visit to san francisco before election day. her arrival began with one of those only in san francisco moments. here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez. 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 election, 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 the 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? >> in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc seven news. meanwhile, former president donald trump, campaigning 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 with ukrainian president zelensky. the former president said he'll quickly end the war in ukraine, but did not provide specifics on how he'd do so. cbs news 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 will be on. similar to the presidential debates, no opening statements, no live audience, no props or notes. tim walz will be placed on the left and jd vance on the right. the debate is on tuesday. you can watch live coverage right here on abc seven starting at 5:00 on tv, disney plus and hulu. on the peninsula, now a 16, year-old is recovering from

a stabbing that happened at south san francisco high school. the teen was taken to a nearby trauma center yesterday for treatment for non-life threatening injuries. abc seven news spoke with a student who didn't see the stabbing happen, but did witness the fight leading up to it. and 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 our ambulance came. >> the student tells us he did not recognize the victim and believes they attend a different school. police say a 14 year old suspect is in custody. a small win for california's reparations efforts. governor gavin 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 say the apology does not 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'll try to bring other reparations bills back next. legislative session. a reminder you can watch our abc seven 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. now to this what's to come of the oakland coliseum. now that its team has left the nest? the oakland roots soccer team will play at the coliseum starting in 2025. but what comes after that

falls on the imagination of the african american sports and entertainment group, which now owns the site. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has a closer look at the vision. let's go oakland. >> for the last time ever, chants of let's go, oakland! fill the coliseum! at thursday's final home game. the franchise is moving to las vegas. so what comes next? >> oakland will get major league sports again. there's no question in my mind. the market is too large. it's too wide open. the media market is too big. >> ray bobbit is co-founder of the african american sports and entertainment group, which now owns the oakland coliseum site. he says the future trends toward sports and entertainment tourism venues surrounded by retail, arts and culture and housing, and hopes of revitalizing east oakland with jobs. >> 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. >> bobbit says this will be a ten year long project. the oakland arena will stay. planning for the rest of the site will take another year and a half. 3 to 5 years before they break ground on early stages of the project. the coliseum specific plan is already in place, which bobbit says means they won't be delays due to environmental reviews and the like. >> we plan on having this development move very quickly because the region needs it. >> bobby says they're generating interest from all major league sports. he points to the nfl and la as examples of what can happen in oakland. >> i didn't ever think i'd see 20 years with los angeles without a team, but i did, and now they have two. >> how can you bring in more revenue? uh- stadiums are often the centerpiece of these relocations, so there's a lot of questions for a local group in terms of how would you attract a new team here?

>> matthew atencio is co-director for the center of sports and social justice at cal state east bay. he says oakland is a strong sports market, but points to tough competition from cities like seattle for an expansion team. and though the coliseum is available, it's in need of massive upgrades. he believes this could be an opportunity to build something from the ground up instead of another billionaire parachuting a team into oakland, a team that's maybe more community based. >> a bit more entrenched in the voice of the people here. in many ways, that's maybe the future of pro sports. >> alameda county still has to sign off on one more document, which bobbit says will happen by the end of the year. in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> meanwhile, the final oakland a's homestand helped bart hit post pandemic ridership records this week, three days in a row, the agency saw more than 200,000 riders on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. thanks to all those fans heading to the coliseum, there were nearly 225,000 trips

on bart thursday alone. a post pandemic record. still, that's about 53% of the pre-pandemic weekday average. the oakland police department says thursday's sell out crowd was largely well-behaved. just four fans were arrested for public intoxication. two were ejected by coliseum security after running onto the field, and police also said they responded to some reports of fans trying to take home pieces of the ballpark. >> and we are aware that there were 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. >> we also know fans were literally kissing the coliseum as well as they were saying their goodbyes. thankfully, there were no injuries to anyone during the final game. for all of our reporting on the a's final game at the coliseum, you can head to our website, abc7 news.com, and there you can find a recap of all of those special moments. all right, let's get

you outside. how's it looking, francis? >> well, we could kiss some of that hot weather goodbye. it is going to be warm inland, but just not as hot as what we experienced yesterday. some cooling on the way into the weekend before another big warm up next week. >> francis. thank you. also ahead, the portola music festival returns this weekend. the changes in effect to keep the peace. but first smoke, then fire. growing dangers from lithium ion batteries. what to look for to when you have moderate to severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within.

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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. mcguire faces at least seven years in prison if convicted of the federal charge. turning now to the fire danger from devices with lithium ion batteries are in everything from bikes to scooters to computers and cars. abc seven news reporter luz pena is following this story, analyzing 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. in 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. >> today, assembly member evan lowe is hosting a public safety town hall for santa clara county. community members can

attend to hear updates about their neighborhoods and weigh in on public safety issues. it's happening at the sunnyvale orchard pavilion from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. county sheriff bob johnson will also be there to answer questions. the town hall comes as we get closer to election day. lowe is running against former san jose mayor sam liccardo. caltrans announced a portion of highway one that's been closed since february will not reopen this year. work at region slide, right near big sur, has closed off about seven miles of highway one. caltrans says that surface cracking and land movement is delaying the repair project further. work originally paused in august due to cracks in the slope. now the agency said work will resume once crews and equipment can be positioned on stable ground. a huge crowd returned for another edition of the sunset night market here in san francisco, and there was plenty of food, art and vendors. and here you

see abc seven news anchor dion lim was there on irving street, competing in a durian eating contest. now, she didn't win, but she was a close competitor. >> sorry, dion. oh, dion was over here tearing it up. >> that's great, >> 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. >> a lot of fun. will 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, we're told, and brought out more than 10,000 people. this was the last night market planned for 2024. great to see that. well happening today. the portola music festival returns to san francisco. organizers say they've made changes to make

things a little quieter this year. the last two years, people living in alameda said they could hear the music and even the vibrations. all the way from san francisco. so organizers told the chronicle they've vowed to be quieter this year. some of the changes you'll see include one of the stages being rotated away from the water, and there will also be more shipping containers up to block sound from traveling. performances will also end a little earlier on sunday night compared to years past. well, a lot of fun, francis. i know a lot of people are looking forward to being there again for another music festival. rufus diesel is headlining tonight from 845 to 10, so i know a lot of people are excited for that. >> yeah, and if you are heading there, you will need a jacket. it's going to be cooler tonight and overall temperatures will be cooler this afternoon. that's a relief, especially for some inland neighborhoods. they'll be coming down anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees, and it's all due to high pressure weakening. but we also are seeing some fog return

to the coastline and it's going to be moving in over the next couple hours. in fact, we'll show you a live shot. oh, actually, i want to mention visibility with that fog moving in. it has been reduced to a fourth of a mile in half moon bay, but here's a live shot from sutro of san francisco, where it's still looking clear there across the bay bridge into the east bay. temperatures are on the milder side in san francisco. 59, oakland and hayward 62. san jose 65, redwood city 58. and half moon bay, where we have the fog 55 degrees and hear from mount tam. you can see the clouds seeping in from the coast as we look south towards the bay bridge and the city. once again. so in the north bay we're seeing some cooler numbers like low 50s in santa rosa, 52, petaluma 50, napa 53. concord, though a little bit milder at 60 degrees. and here's what you can expect for today. so it is going to be cooler but still warm in san jose with plenty of sunshine later on. it's going to warm up to 85 degrees and look for cupertino to hit 81 degrees on

the lower part of the peninsula. we'll see some mid 70s and menlo park to low 80s in redwood city. but there notice at the beaches just in the low to mid 60s with partly cloudy conditions later on this afternoon. sunset district 65, downtown san francisco also coming down to 68. and in the north bay, we'll find numbers ranging from the 80s to 90s. santa rosa and sonoma at 88 and then san rafae, 83 degrees. we've got some more t shirt and shorts weather. it's going to be comfortable in the east bay. lots of seconds to low 80s. 71 in berkeley to 80 in union city in fremont. and then even our warmest spots today will only be in the low 90s. so that's coming down a bit. lows tonight generally in the 50s, low 50s in parts of the north bay and mid to upper 50s around the bay. now we have a big warm up coming. we'll start to feel it on monday, but tuesday it will peak. we'll see triple digits tuesday, possibly even wednesday. even the beaches will be warm. so here's the

accuweather seven day forecast cooler today. we're actually going to be even slightly cooler tomorrow. closer to average. then get ready for that warm up tuesday for the first day of october will be the hottest day with some fire risk. we'll be

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you're looking for a break from the heat. you're in store today. yep, yep, definitely. >> it's coming our way. especially for inland neighborhoods. it's much cooler. and here's a look outside. from mount tam, you'll see some of the clouds seeping in so high pressure is weakened. we're seeing some fog return to the bay and it's moving in from the coast. temperatures right now generally in the low 50s in the north bay and upper 50s to low 60s around the bay. so it's a mild start out there. so here's today's forecast. inland areas will be warming up into the low 90s this afternoon around the bay. it will be sunny by midday. temperatures in the upper 70s by this afternoon. and then at the beaches with the clouds sticking around. partly cloudy conditions by this afternoon. low 60s a little cooler tomorrow before a big warmup. heads our way

starting on monday. stephanie. >> all right. thank you. francis. developing news now. 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. that is, 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. 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 with the aftermath. >> 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 flood waters. 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. >> overseas now israel killed hezbollah's leader of more than three decades, hassan nasrallah. he reportedly died following israel's airstrikes on southern beirut in lebanon, where thousands of civilians have been displaced. you're looking at new video showing smoke rising from beirut this morning after being pummeled by those strikes. hezbollah also launched dozens of projectiles across israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu cut his u.s. visit short to return to israel for this. in a speech at the united nations, he vowed israel's campaign against hezbollah would continue. a two week hearing on

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ceo. happening now crews of the next space mission are prepping to take flight. the mission, called crew nine, is set to help bring the boeing starliner astronauts home from space. they plan to take off around 10:00 this morning. crew nine will only have two members on board. the remaining two seats are open for the starliner crew to return home. nasa's suni williams and butch wilmore have been stuck at the international space station over 100 days longer than planned, after the starliner capsule was found to be too risky to fly back in. all four astronauts are scheduled to return in 2025. now, the world's most powerful x-ray laser is right here in the bay area, and now it's about to become even more powerful. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on how that could upgrade and transform our lives. >> welcome to slack national accelerator laboratory, home of the world's most powerful x ray

laser, situated in the perfect spot in the bay area. >> there's about a mile long stretch underground in menlo park. and here in the bay area that's colder than outer space, about two degrees above absolute zero. to create the accelerating capabilities that then power our x ray laser. >> that x ray laser called lcls, gives researchers a look at the world like no other. the best minds from around the world apply to work with the laser to better research their ideas. >> it's free of charge. you just have to have the best idea as to how to make use of it. >> now work is underway to make that x ray laser even more powerful, a source of high quality camera that can see things so small that no regular camera or device could ever catch. >> allow us to take these molecular scale movies with incredibly high precision. you know, going from about 100 frames per second in our movie to a million frames per second. >> friday, it was announced that the department of energy has given the green light to start construction on that high energy upgrade, with the upgrade boosting what the x ray laser can do. it could possibly transform our everyday lives, like creating better medicine.

>> we can look at how viruses invade our cells, create a movie of how that's happening, and develop. next generation drugs. >> the research can also improve the technology we've all come to rely on and also improve energy efficiency, the kind of energy that we all use, you know, at the moment, is reliant on fossil fuels. >> you know, how can we learn from nature as to how plants absorb sunlight and create oxygen and use those type of techniques to create a new type of clean fuel source for a whole nation? >> while the u.s. does have the most powerful x ray laser with lcls in menlo park, this upgrade makes sure we stay on top. >> the rest of the world is paying attention to this and building similar systems in germany and china, in japan, in south korea. and so we want to keep ahead. this is an exciting field to be in the high energy upgrade is projected to be finished by 2030. >> experiments could start by 2027. in menlo park, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> happening today in honor of hispanic heritage month, the

exploratorium is hosting a special event here in san francisco. latinx plus engineering day is open to visitors of all ages to learn about the impact of latinx engineers and scientists. there will be interactive activities, panels, and networking opportunities throughout the day. the day will finish with a performance by san francisco based band blue lou, whose music uses both latin and modern influences. still ahead this morning, one of the most expensive universities in the state could be virtually free for some students. a look at what they need to do to make their tuition bill go to zero. and we'll take you outside for a live look atop our roof camera. it's 5.39. francis will have your forecast

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as our official crustacean because it plays a crucial role for local fisheries and the coastal economy. the banana slug is now our official slug because they're a critical part of the 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. turning to the south bay, where santa clara university is trying to become more accessible despite its high tuition, with a cost of more than $80,000 per year for tuition plus room and board. the university is now launching a program to help some incoming students. abc seven news south bay reporter justin dorsey explains this new program and who can apply. >> for many, it's a dream to attend santa clara university, long beach high school or riley gore hopes to make that dream a reality next fall. >> well, i mean, obviously it's so beautiful here, and i have a few family members who work here and who have gone here. so i'm just touring and seeing like,

the more inside scoop. and i just love it. i love it here. >> but to reap these benefits, students have to get past a high sticker price. what might it cost? an incoming freshman. >> incoming freshman? i think the total like room and board and everything is like close to 80,000. >> would it be even more interesting to come here if there was free tuition? >> yes. of course. i feel like free tuition is just. it's a sell for anyone. >> and now it's possible. it's known as the santa clara university promise. clearing the path for students regardless of their socioeconomic background, to become a scu bronco. >> this takes the barrier out of can i afford it? and those students who, again, have spent so much dedicated time and commitment and their families, you know, we want to give them hope. >> beginning next academic year, first year students who qualify for cal grants or graduated from the national cristo rey network of catholic college preparatory high schools can earn free tuition for all four years. the scu promise, with the help of state and federal financial aid,

will knock down the remaining costs for qualifying families. >> those who come from middle low income families where cost is, is definitely a barrier that if they qualify for the cal grant program that they have possibilities at santa clara to then not have to question where the other funding may come from. >> for incoming students, the early decision deadline for applying for the promise is november 1st, and regular decision applications are due january 7th. a chance at earning an education at one of the premier universities in california, now a possibility for all at santa clara university. dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> today, 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 thursday for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the project's completion. two miles of the taraval street corridor between west portal to the zoo have been upgraded so people can now begin

riding the light rail between the embarcadero station and the san francisco zoo. happening tomorrow, the folsom street fair returns to san francisco, so get ready to see a lot of leather. the event draws thousands of people into the soma neighborhood every year. and as always, you can expect to see food, drinks, live music and booths to shop. the folsom street fair is from 11 a.m. to six. francis >> it's always. it's always a crowd. yeah, it's always a very interesting crowd. and temperatures are going to be cooler today. we have some fog returning, spilling in from the coast a little bit cooler, even more so tomorrow. and then get ready for a big warm up and i'll let you know when we'll see triple digit heat return to the forecast. >> francis. thank you. also next. the 40 niners preparing for their sunday game against the patriots. but brock purdy says the team is focusing on after two close losses in the

they're hoping for a win against the mariners in seattle today. first pitch is at 640. and back here at home, the giants take on the cardinals at 105. abc seven sports director larry beil has more on that. plus what's expected for the niners tomorro. >> good morning everybody. after the emotional goodbye in oakland, the a's hit the road for their final three games wearing oakland on their uniforms. a's in seattle just playing out the string at this point. a's fans happy though doing the macarena or sharks chomp. i don't know what exactly they're doing there. i do know what brian wu was doing striking people out the alameda high school product goes five scoreless fans, eight a's flashing the leather. julio rodriguez deep to right lawrence butler. you want him on that wall. you need him on that wall. makes the catch. i think that would have gone out. however

nobody bringing this one back. mitch garver with a blast off jp sears high deep aloha one nothing. mariners the m's add another solo bomb to win two zero. and now just two more games left for the oakland a's. giants gave the willie mac award to third baseman matt chapman, presented annually to the most inspirational player on the tea. second inning here are encarnacion. he's six four, 250 pounds. when he gets ahold of one, it flies. and he was admiring his work. that's gone. giants take a21 lead, but in the fourth, lars nootbaar with a line drive. mike yastrzemski. yaz either slips or misplays this thing either way. ball to the wall. two run. triple for nootbaar, who also homered. giants fall six three and now they've got to win their last two games just to finish at 500. monster nba trade minnesota reportedly sending karl-anthony towns to the knicks in exchange for julius randle and donte divincenzo. huge move by the wolves after making the western conference finals a year ago. towns averaged 22 points a game last year, while the oft injured

randle did not fit in with the knicks offense to the nfl. the 49 ers will host the patriots on sunday. both teams come in at one and two. the niners trying to bounce back from that bad loss to the rams. it may have been educational. brock purdy among those reminded you cannot assume victory in the nfl 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. the college version of the hail mary between the seahawks and packers years ago. kyron drones, tosses it up somehow. daquan felton comes down with it. and that is ruled a game winning touchdown on the field. well then they go to replay after ten minutes of review. you see the ball popping out there. the refs overturn the call. they say he did not complete the catch. and miami wins in controversial fashion 3834. that's a wrap on morning

sports. have a great weekend everybody i'm larry beil. >> thank you larry. well frances that giants game against the cards are at 105. this afternoon. >> all right, well, there will be sunshine this afternoon. partly sunny in san francisco right now. we're dealing with some clouds off the coast. they're going to spill in over the next few hours. and visibility has been very limited. in half moon bay, it's down to a fourth of a mile right now, and we'll see if this affects visibility in the north bay. here's a live shot from mount tam. look at how pretty it is. and you see those little blips of clouds there. low clouds spilling in from the coast. and you see san francisco in the background and parts of the east bay. temperatures right now are definitely on the mild side in some areas in san francisco is currently 59. oakland hayward 62. san jose already at 65 degrees. redwood city 57. half moon bay 55 degrees, this time from the east bay hills. we're looking out west and so we have clear skies over parts of the east bay and the inland areas. santa rosa is

52. petaluma 50. we're seeing some low 50s also. napa 53, fairfield 54, and then close to 60 in both concord and livermore. and hey, for today we have the walk to end alzheimer's. it's in san jose and our own amanda delcastillo and zach fuentes will be emceeing the event. the walk starts at 915 this morning and temperatures will already be mild and bright at around 66 degrees, with sunny skies throughout the day. temperatures will be rising already into the 70s by around 11:00 and then warming up into the upper 70s by noon. so it's going to be a bright, sunny day in san jose. get ready for that. it's going to be a beautiful event there, and the high will be 85 later on this afternoon. on the lower part of the peninsula. temperatures generally in the mid seconds for menlo park and palo alto 76. and then at the beaches low to mid 60s like daly city, 64 degrees downtown san francisco with a partly cloudy skies this afternoon, 68. and in the north bay we'll see some

numbers in the 80s. petaluma 82, sonoma 88. even some low 90s in cloverdale and in lakeport. it's going to be a nice day in the east bay. hayward, 74, fremont, union city, near 80. and then our inland areas. we'll see some upper upper 80s and low 90s instead this afternoon. lows will drop into the 50s for everybody. cooler numbers in the north bay, like low 50s in santa rosa. now here's a heads up for what you can expect and how warm it will get in san jose. our average high is 79. will be closer to average a little cooler tomorrow. but then check out monday, tuesday, wednesday. well above average as high pressure builds. and i want to show you what some of those temperatures will look like around the rest of the bay area on monday. so notice we really start to warm up. even san francisco getting to 81, san rafael already in the 90s, and also possibly in san jose, and then check out tuesday. widespread triple digit heat in

many inland areas in the east, inland, east bay and also parts of the north bay like santa rosa, 102, that will be the hottest day wednesday. still hanging on to the heat, but it definitely starts to drop into thursday. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. cooler today. we drop a little bit more tomorrow as we are closer to average, but then heat really builds for the beginning part of next week. sunny and warmer. on monday the hottest day will be tuesday for the beginning of october, with some fire risk and then still hot on wednesday before things start to moderate towards the end of the week. stephanie. >> all right, francis, thank you. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts and get francis's forecast 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. you can download the app now and

the oakland zoo. we've told you about this playful guy before named brier. he's a rescued mountain lion cub, and he's training to get comfortable around veterinary staff. but he just wanted to play, as you can see in this video. they got around to training later wasn't the priority. brier was having his fun and getting his second round of vaccinations. this week, before he socialized with some other mountain lions. very cute. well, happening today, the annual pacifica fog festival kicks off on the peninsula. the two day event is described as a whale of a good time. fog fest celebrates the city, attracts visitors and raises funds for local community groups. the festival usually draws more than 60,000 people. it starts this morning at 10:00 with the parade on palmetto avenue. still to come on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m. it's a small win for california's reparations effort. new reaction to the bill

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