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contest that put our own diane lim to the test. good morning everybody. it's saturday, september 28th. frances is here tracking your weekend forecast and a cool down it comes. yeah, definitely. you'll notice it especially for inland areas. that's going to be some relief. and right now take a look at temperatures. there's quite a range from some upper 40s to mid 60s around the bay area. so in san francisco it's 59. and here's what you can expect with today's forecast. plenty of sunshine all day long. it's clear in the inland areas already in the 70s by 9:00. and then low 90s this afternoon around the bay, though, it's probably going to take until midday. we'll see some clouds moving in the next few hours, temperatures warming up into the upper 70s by this afternoon, and then at the coast with some fog moving in right now, it's only going to get partly cloudy and partly sunny this afternoon with temperatures in the low 60s, and then get ready for a big warm up heading our way. coming up with the accuweather seven day forecast, stephanie. all right, frances, thank you. now to your

voice. your vote this morning. vice president kamala harris is in the bay area for another visit. this is likely the vice president's last visit to san francisco before election day. but her arrival began with one of those only in san francisco moments. you'll know what i mean. here's abc7 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 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? >> in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> meanwhile, former president donald trump campaigning in battleground 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, and no props or notes. tim walz will be placed on the left and jd vance on the right. the debate is this tuesday, and you could 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 did not see that stabbing happen, but witnessed

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 an 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 the other reparations bills back next. legislative session. a reminder you can 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. 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 in 2025. but what comes next 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. >> bob 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. >> the final home oakland game here for the a's 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. now, 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. >> police say 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. and frances, one of them, were fans kissing the coliseum as they were leaving the stadium. certainly a very sad week for oakland fans. >> yeah, definitely a sad week. and right now i want to hopefully make you feel better because the temperatures will be milder this weekend with some

cooling on the way and here's a live shot from mount tam. the fog is moving in right now from the coast. temperatures will be cooler this weekend before another big warm up comes our way for the beginning of next week. >> frances. 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 make su

house. the u.s. district attorney's office announced 20 year old santa barbara resident nathaniel james mcguire has been charged with maliciously damaging a building by means of explosives. the judge in the case also ordered a mental health evaluation for mcguire. yesterday, 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. mcguire faces at least seven years in prison if convicted on the federal charge. turning now to the fire danger from devices with lithium ion batteries. they're in everything from our bikes to scooters, computers and even cars. abc seven news reporter luz pena is following this story, analyzing data from the san francisco fire department. 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. we 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. >> 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 inch 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. 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. there was plenty of food, art and vendors. and as you see here, 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. >> sari diaz oh was over here tearing it up. >> that's pretty, >> 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 doubled in size and brought out more than 10,000 people. this was the last night market planned for 2024. looks like a lot of fun. 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. organizers told the chronicle they're vowing to be quieter this year. 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 travelin, and performances will also end a little earlier on sunday night than in years past. and francis, one of the big headliners is rufus diesel. >> yeah, i hear you're a big fan. i know we have. >> we had a little song we were going to play treat you better, one of their headliners, but they're based in sydney. i know there's a huge following here in san francisco, so a lot of people are very excited. >> yeah, so it is going to be a great evening, but you'll definitely need a layer in san francisco because it will be partly cloudy this morning. and then this afternoon we'll get some sunshine before the clouds return. once again, it's a very typical setup. here's a look at live doppler seven satellite radar image clouds off the coast are moving in, but there is a

lot of fog in half moon bay. visibility down to zero right now, so be careful if you're driving through the area and you can see the fog rolling in from the coast. and this past hour, it's going to continue to roll in in the next few hours. but then we'll have mostly sunny skies this afternoon everywhere except at the beaches in san francisco. right now it's 58. oakland and hayward 61. san jose 64. redwood city 57. half moon bay 55 degrees. with all that fog and you'll see some of that fog here across the golden gate bridge. temperatures in the north bay have dropped in santa rosa down to 49 degrees right now. petaluma 50. and we're seeing mid 50s napa, fairfield, concord and livermore at 59 degrees. so here's what you can expect for your highs today. there's going to be quite a range from 60s at the coast to 90s inland. so temperatures have definitely come down anywhere from 5 to 10 even 15 degrees in some areas. so look for those clouds to stick around. plenty of sunshine everywhere else.

overnight lows. the clouds will move in once again, so we'll se. temperatures in the 50s, generally low 50s in the north bay, some upper 50s in parts of the south bay, and here's a look at the week ahead in livermore. so we're cooler today, even cooler tomorrow. closer to average. but then check out these numbers near triple digits. monday tuesday, and wednesday as high pressure builds. so let me show you some temperatures all around the bay area on monday. you'll notice things really start to heat up with plenty of sunshine. even san jose getting up to 93 degrees. santa rosa 96, san francisco 81 and then tuesday will be the hottest day. san francisco even getting up to 88 degrees. and then check out all the hundred digits, 100 degree marks everywhere around the bay area. notice we still hang on to the heat on wednesday before some cooling on thursday, but if you can head to the beaches, tuesday will be one of the best days to go there. with all that sunshine. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so cooler today. even slightly cooler

tomorrow. near average, but then sunny and warmer. the heat really peaks on tuesday with some fire risk for the beginning of october before temperatures start to moderate towards the

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good morning everybody. thank you for joining us this half hour. francis is here with more on this cooldown coming. >> yeah, definitely. but first i wanted to treat you guys. so beautiful view from mount tam. look at the colors in the sky. we have about a half hour before official sunrise, so it is going to be a gorgeous day, but we are seeing some fog spilling in from the coast. temperatures range

right now from upper 40s like in the north bay, santa rosa and sonoma to even some mid 60s out there like san jose currently at 64 degrees. and here's today's forecast. so plenty of sunshine inland neighborhoods all day long warming up into the low 90s by this afternoon around the bay will get clearing by midday. temperatures in the upper seconds and at the beaches with the fog rolling in, we'll get partial clearing by midday and then the clouds return. so temperatures will only stay in the low to mid 60s for our beaches. but then get ready for a big warm up and i'll show you that with the accuweather seven day forecast. stephanie. >> all right francis, thank you. developing news now. hurricane helene is no longer a hurricane this morning, 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. right now, at least 44 people have died so far. a public health emergency

was declared in georgia, and 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 onto 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 lure 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. now 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 in a speech at the united nations, he vowed israel's campaign against hezbollah would continue. on capitol hill, a two week hearing on the implosion of the titan submersible is now over, but it could be months before the coast guard makes a final report. we learned yesterday of a shudder felt by the crew on the ocean gate support ship. at the moment it lost contact with the titan. a coast guard captain testified that information was never shared. they also said that knowing that information could have drastically impacted the

search efforts. a former ocean gate employee also testified about comments made by ocean gate ceo mr. mccoy. >> is that a direct quote? >> he said i would buy a congressman and make basically the problems would go away at that point in time and that that is direct and that will stand in my mind for the rest of time. >> the coast guard will now analyze the evidence and issue its recommendations at a later date. the titan sub imploded last summer on its way to the titanic, killing all five people on board, including ocean gate ceo. happening right 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. crew nine will only have two members on board. the remaining two seats are open for the starliner crew to return home. nasa 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 to this 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 upgrade could 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 it. >> 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 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, you know, 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. latin x 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 ties use both latin and modern influences. still ahead on abc

seven mornings one of the most expensive universities in the state, could be virtually free for some students. we'll explain this new program coming up. and we'll take you outside atop our roof camera looking at this beautiful shot of the bay bridge this morning.

i'm introducing the dungeness crab 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 the cost of more than $80,000

per year plus room and board, the university is now launching a program to help some incoming students. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains. >> 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 pell 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. 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. as always, you can expect food, drinks, live music and booths to shop the folsom street fair is from 11 a.m. to six and frances 100,000 people are expected for this. >> yeah, despite the leather, it's going to be more like sweater weather for tomorrow

with slightly cooler temperatures in san francisco. we have some light winds blowing and that means cooler temperatures this afternoon for everybody. but then we have a big warm up coming up next week. so get ready for that and i'll show you that with the accuweather seven day forecast. >> all right frances, thank you. also next the 40 niners preparing for their game on sunday against the patriots. what brock purdy is saying the team is now focusing on after two close losses in the last

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sacramento. and if all goes on as planned, las vegas after that. now 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 tomorrow

>> 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 team. second inning harold encarnacion. he's six four, 250 pounds. when he gets a hold 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 into 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. >> all right. and we can expect a cooler afternoon. we're starting off with a look at live doppler seven the satellite radar image. and we've got some clouds just spilling in from the coast right now. but there is some fog in half moon bay, and that has reduced visibility down to zero. so be careful, especially if you're driving along highway one along the san mateo coastline. live shot from sutro tower shows you some of

that fog spilling in over san francisco. it is really pretty right now. other parts of the bay, though, are sunny. and here's another pretty view of sfo where we do see some low clouds there, but so far no flight arrival delays reported in san francisco. it's currently 58 degrees. oakland and hayward 61. san jose 64. that's one of the milder spots already this morning. redwood city 56, half moon bay 55 degrees. and it is so pretty from mount tam we see the orange sky. sunrise at 703. this morning. there you see some of the low clouds, but already clear in some inland areas in the north bay. we're seeing some of the coolest numbers, like santa rosa, only 49 degrees, petaluma 50. and we're seeing mid 50s napa, fairfield, concord and livermore, though already at 59 degrees. so today is also the silicon valley walk to end alzheimer's. our very own amanda delcastillo and zach fuentes will be there today. it's going to be gorgeous. if you are heading out in the next few hours, you'll notice temperatures are already in the mid 60s by 9:00, with a mild and

bright start. the walk starts at 930, sunny all afternoon with the temperatures already rising into the 70s by the 11:00 hour and even by noon already 78 degrees. so let's get to your highs today. even though it's cooler, it's still going to be comfortable in san jose with a high of 85. morgan hill 89. look for low 80s in cupertino and in sunnyvale and on the peninsula. redwood city getting up to 81 degrees. menlo park 74 degrees. but check out the beaches with the partly cloudy conditions and the fog only in the mid 60s. like daly city 64, downtown san francisco 68 degrees. we saw so much sunshine yesterday, today more clouds. and then in the north bay, numbers are going to range from the 80s. even some seconds. santa rosa, sonoma at 88, calistoga 90. ukiah at 96 degrees. perfect weather in the east bay. lots of 70s to near 80 degrees. so union city and fremont up to 80. but berkeley will be 71 and the interior valleys will only be only in the

low 90s and upper 80s this afternoon. like walnut creek 89, livermore, 91 degrees. so the clouds roll in once again. tonight. temperatures will drop into the mid 50s and upper 50s around the bay and in the north bay. we'll see some low 50s like santa rosa and also in napa. here's a look at the week ahead in san. say, just to prepare you for what's to come. our average is around 79. tomorrow will be a little bit cooler, close to average. but then look at the warm up on monday. tuesday the heat really peaks. we hold on to that heat on wednesday, so it is just going to be a very hot week next week. starting on monday. san francisco even getting up to 81 degrees. and then check out all the triple digits on tuesday. almost everybody near 100 except right along the beaches and parts of the bay shoreline. and then it gets a little bit cooler on wednesday. but still hot. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. cooler today. a little bit cooler tomorrow as we're closer

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do you remember this guy? we told you about him before. this is brier. he's a rescued mountain lion cub and he is training to get comfortable around veterinary staff. but he just wanted to play today. brier is getting his second round of vaccinations this week before he's socialized with other mountain lions. so cute. 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. it starts at 10 a.m. with the parade on palmetto avenue. francis hopefully they'll be taking some of our fog too. >> yeah, it will be foggy there for the fog fest, but sunny everywhere else. and temperatures will be cooler. >> very nice. well, for francis and all of us here at abc seven, thanks for joining us this morning. we'll see you back here at eight. have a great day. >> 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

>> whit: good morning, america. scenes of devastation. hurricane helene carving a path of destruction through the south. dozens of people killed. entire neighborhoods leveled. helicopter rescues above dangerous rushing water. massive damage stretching from florida to north carolina. >> didn't think it would be as bad as it was.