>> and finally tonight they came. they saw, they skipped school and they party with the new york liberty, the wnba champions emerging from the canyon of heroes in a wild ticker tape parade. today on the streets of new york city. let's go. fans of all ages celebrating their heroes. power forward breanna stewart grabbing a microphone for a shout out. it's an incredible feeling being here today, especially with my family. >> the fans have continued to show up and show out all season long and they didn't stop. now, with the parade happy to bring the first championship home. >> the new york liberty winning new york city's first basketball championship in 48 years. and that's nightline for this evening. catch a full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here. same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america.

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a violent confrontation near an east bay high school with fists swinging and a large knife on the ground. >> police are trying to figure out what set off this fight that ended with half a dozen kids in hand handcuffs. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> we'll get to that story in just a moment. but first, another top story we're following closely tonight.

>> yes. a stunning turn of events today that could lead to erik and lyle menendez being released from prison. los angeles county district attorney george gascon announced he is going to recommend the brothers be resentenced. >> we're very sure not only that, the brothers have rehabilitated and that they will be safe to be reintegrated into society, but that they have paid their dues not only for the crimes that they committed, but because of all the other things they have done to improve the lives of so many others. >> the former san francisco da, who now does that job in los angeles, fillled his recommendation today, the brothers are currently serving life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents. gascon is recommending 50 years to life with the possibility of parole. >> now, today's announcement is a huge development, but it's by no means the end of this case. gascon will bring his recommendation to a judge if the judge agrees. the brothers would go to the state board of parole hearings, which would decide

whether they can be paroled. and even if the parole board agrees to their release. governor newsom has the power to accept or reject it. >> now, key in this resentencing effort is the brothers history of sexual abuse by their father, a history that was excluded from their second trial. it really does in so many ways speak to the shifting understanding of abuse, something the da acknowledged in his news conference today. abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with a legal expert about the impact this case could have for other abuse survivors convicted of crimes. >> new evidence and a new chapter in the case of eric and lyle menendez. >> i do believe that the brothers were subjected to a tremendous amount of dysfunction in the home and molestation. >> the brothers, who from the get go said they were sexually abused by their father, could be freed from prison. >> there is also important to have some introspection today. >> thursday, l.a. district attorney george gascon putting

into question whether enough was done for the victims of sexual abuse. >> because i think that often, for cultural reasons, we don't believe victims of sexual assault, whether they're women or whether they're men. >> this decision by the da today to resentence the menendez brothers speaks a lot to the change that we have in society, recognizing that persistent sexual and physical abuse can greatly affect how someone reacts to a situation and what they do in response to that. >> prosecutors in 1993 said the abuse defense was fabricated, even saying at one point, men can't be raped. the people's position. >> first of all, that men cannot be raped since they lack the necessary equipment to actually be raped. >> the jury in that case deadlocked. and in a second trial, a judge limited evidence of abuse. thursday, the da, pointing to new evidence when

they receive corroboration to the menendez brothers, claims that they were physically and sexually abused, particularly by their father. >> that, then, was the game changer. that said, these young men did not deserve life without the possibility of parole. >> the question now is, will this case set a precedent for other abuse victims who've been sent to prison after claiming self-defense? >> they were high profile. they had a lot of high profile support. but do other people reap the same benefits who are not as well known and do not have hollywood superstars behind them? >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> you can download the abc seven news app to receive push alerts for important updates. updates in the menendez case, just head to the app or abc seven news.com anytime. for more information and in-depth coverage of this story. >> back now to that story out of the east bay. we were telling you about an attack near a school, though no one was

seriously hurt. the fight is raising concern for families at ignacio valley high school in concord. abc seven news reporter j.r stone looks at the questions from parents and police. >> dozens of students surrounding what appeared to be either a fight or an attack at the bank right next door to ignacio valley high school, around 230 wednesday afternoon. >> i saw people running and i went to go follow them, and then i just saw a kid getting jumped. >> that from a student who witnessed what happened but chose to protect her identity. we received video from an anonymous member of the school community. look closely in the back and you can see someone in a ski mask throwing a punch, joining others in masks during an assault. officers say they broke up what they call a fight involving several teens. security and property management told me this was a, quote, straight up ambush of a male and female student by several individuals. end quote. you can see one of those people dressed in all black in this shot while police didn't locate a knife. witness video shows a knife just

lying on the ground in an area near the crowd. >> i think for every parent that hears this, it's very concernin. especially you would think that in this area that's kind of a more of a higher end. >> upsetting that, you know, it's going to happen around here. >> i did ask police if this attack was gang related. they tell me motivation here is part of their ongoing investigation. >> they're saying it was over a girl. really? yeah. and like, he got mad that the other guy went with the girl, so he called his friends. i'm pretty sure they had ski mask on, because i don't know, that's just what the boys be doing over here. i guess when they be fighting, they just be wearing skis. >> police say six juveniles were arrested. four of the six were released to their parents. the other two were taken to juvenile hall and will face assault charges. the district has not yet commented on what happened as of broadcast time. in concor, j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> new developments with embattled san jose city council member omar torres. he's asking

for a 30 day medical leave of absence. torres cited the investigation into the allegations. he sent sexually explicit text messages to a minor. he says it has affected his mental health and he needs time to recover. at least one city council member appears to be ready to reject torres's request and wants him to resign immediately. >> if we don't do anything, then shame on us. this is not about council member torres. this is about our constituents. this is about our city. this is about our pride and our moral fortitude to do the right thing. >> earlier this week, the city council removed torres from all the committees he serves on. >> another mild fall day in the books. and there's more to come. looking live out at san francisco tonight. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel has your 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya. >> yeah. dan, we are in the clear tonight. as you look from our golden gate bridge camera. but that is all changing come tomorrow. so when you wake up in the morning, you're going to say, wow, it's pretty cloudy out

there. yeah. temperatures will be primarily in the 40s and 50s at 7 a.m, peeks of sun at noontime. still a lot of cloud cover. 4 p.m. it's going to be sunnier and certainly mild mid 60s to low 80s. turning partly cloudy later on in the evening. i do want to show you the temperature trend. san jose's average is 74 degrees. tomorrow you make it up to 82. but notice those numbers going down for several days. and right after that, we even have the possibility of showers. i'll let you know exactly which day this weekend coming up. >> all right. thank you so much, sandhya. we'll check back. tesla could find itself in trouble for a chemical spill in palo alto. happened last thursday at a facility on page mill road. 12 gallons of sodium hydroxide ended up going into a storm drain that flowed into a creek. sodium hydroxide is used as a coolant, but the city says it is not hazardous to people's health. the cleanup is still going on a week later, and there's this palo alto says tesla didn't have a permit for storing the chemical. this means it could face a fine and have to

pay for the cleanup costs. >> we're following the story of a project that's bringing affordable housing for farmworkers to half moon bay. the city planning commission got a progress report on construction in their meeting tonight. things are moving along, but it looks like the earliest people may be able to move in is on in march or maybe april. that's because things need to be worked out with p-g-and-e's. the goal was originally to have things ready in january. regardless, the commissioners recognize the significance of this project. >> it would be great if we could turn the page on this sad chapter of half moon bay and have a new beginning here. i think it's important for us to it's an important opportunity. >> when complete, there will be dozens of manufactured homes for farm workers. 19 of the homes will be for families displaced by the 2023 mass shooting. >> a positive update tonight in a story that rocked the south bay this summer, the san jose police community service officer, who survived a crash with a suspected drunk driver, is back on the job. san jose

police shared this picture of cso veronica bear back at work two months after the crash. that killed her partner. she and cso long pham were doing traffic control when a driver smashed into a parked car, sending it flying into the officers. 34 year old pham died. bear had serious injuries. san jose police say she is still on the mend, but couldn't wait to return to work. >> food safety investigators are tracking the path of that deadly e coli outbreak tonight with mcdonald's now saying it all comes back to a salinas based company. two days after taking the quarter pounder off the menu in hundreds of restaurants. tonight, mcdonald's says they found the source of the onions linked to the deadly e coli outbreak. >> it made me think twice about my afternoon snack. >> salinas based taylor farms is issuing a recall of onions tied to a facility in colorado. other restaurants are taking action, too. yum! brands announcing they're proactively taking fresh onions off the menu at select, taco bell, pizza hut and kfc

restaurants. so far, one person has died and some of the nearly 50 who got sick are speaking out. >> i actually felt like i was dying at first. >> chris hardcastle says she ate four pounders at locations in colorado and wyoming while on vacation. when she got home days later, she had to go to the emergency room. >> at first, my stomach was severely cramping and then it went into my back and my kidneys were hurting really, really bad. it was almost like mirroring labor pains. >> attorney ron simon is representing a number of victims. >> it's terrifying. i mean, imagine eating a burger in two days later being deathly ill. >> the national onion association, representing growers and shippers, emphasizing the recall, is focused on fresh onions that have been processed. not what you buy at the store. >> onions are pretty safe anyway because of the skin that's on the onions. so until you know they get to the shipper packer and the skin is still there, and then the shipper packer ships them out in bags, you know, then

they go in there and they might be processed in various places. >> the situation isn't sitting well with customers, as health officials expect more cases. >> we're trying to find alternatives and cheaper ways to feed our family. and so when it comes to places like this, we need the information so we can be safe and make those cheaper alternatives. >> the cdc is expected to update the number of confirmed eli e coli cases tomorrow. so far, there are no cases in california. >> the wrecking ball is coming for a beloved restaurant battered by storms. what the future holds for this iconic spot. >> tony larussa is back in the animal rescue game. the a's legend behind arf is helping pets with a new purpose. >> it's the bay area's spooky staple, but the winchester mystery house most frightening mystery house most frightening feature may be before feeling ughh from a backed up gut? ughh. miralax works naturally with the water in your body to help you go. free your gut

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reading about the blue room and the seances and the ghosts. so. and i've loved scary stuff since i was a little kid. >> the fun scares come alive during halloween. this year's theme unhinged hotel. >> the scary uh- everyone here dressing up and just the fog that they put on. and just the ghouls who hide in the corners and freak you out. >> so why do we love being scared? is it the adrenaline rush? the camaraderie? let's go see. >> i think that it just. it's just about the thrill and the excitement and, like, feeling those rushed emotions just sometimes gives us more life. >> anastasia gunina, dressed as lydia deetz from beetlejuice, just finished her tour. >> i thought it was really, like, realistic, and it was creepy, but also funny and it felt so real. it felt like i was in a horror movie. >> sprawling over 24,000ft■!s, e house is known to be a labyrinth. it includes 160

rooms, six kitchens and 17 chimneys. staircases lead to ceilings and doors open to walls. richard jacobsen visits every year. does it spook you out a little? no. tickets range around 70 to $100. but everyone we heard from said they're worth it. over the past 101 years, the house has hosted 13 million guests in a terrifying but entertaining kind of way at the winchester mystery house. lauren martinez abc seven news. >> demolition is underway at a beloved santa cruz restaurant. the dolphin restaurant closed last year after 60 years in business. storms destroyed some of the poles located directly underneath the building. the city is working to fully restore the wharf, with plans to design a new boat and fish landings. but officials say the rest will be up to the community. >> tonight we have several. building a better bay area. breaking news to share with you.

a tour took place in palo alto today to showcase new housing for teachers. now under construction. it's a joint venture between adobe communities, mercy housing california and santa clara county, and the folks who work in our schools, who teach in our schools, have the ability to live in the community. >> they understand the community in a way that they just can't. if they are visitors to the community. >> the building is expected to be completed early next summer, with more than 100 units parking and 1100 square feet for cafe or retail space. >> now to a bay area grown breakthrough in the work to fight climate change, uc berkeley has engineered a microscopic material that can capture the carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, the research team says. with a little math and a lot of investment, it could lead to a global solution someday. >> so imagine that i put one of these plants in every city where the population is 1 million or more. now you can in three and a

half years and less than three and a half years, capture all that extra co2 out of the air. >> so it's possible the research team imagines plants might be able to capture a gigaton of co2 a year. >> our final breakthrough a new place for kids in oakland to play. east oakland's brookfield elementary is celebrating the opening of a new soccer field. tonight, the school held a ribbon cutting for the new pitch built on their old blacktop. it's part of a bigger project to turn asphalt spaces into turf fields. brookfield's field of dreams will serve the school and oakland unified after school and summer sports programs as well. >> tony larussa is getting back in the animal rescue game. the legendary former a's manager is teaming up with the penfed foundation, which helps raise service dogs for veterans. larussa started the walnut creek based animal rescue foundation back in the 1990s, but split from it last year. it's now joy bound people and pets. larussa

is planning to raise money for penfed next month at his annual leaders and legends event. >> all right, let's go back and talk about the weather forecast as we get close to the weekend. >> we are inching our way there. meteorologist sandhya patel has the latest. sandhya. yeah, and the weekend is looking different than what we've been experiencing. >> let's take a look at some live pictures right now from our tower cameras. right now it is sparkling clear skies across the region. and that's why you're getting all these beautiful views from around the region. but that's all going to change. so high pressure in control of our weather today. temperatures were in the mid 60s to low 80s. you can clearly see the ridge of high pressure. we are now turning our attention to this low that is just west of california. and another low coming out of the gulf of alaska. the two are going to converge, and we're going to see the possibility of a few showers, but not just yet. we're also going to see leftover moisture from a major category four hurricane. it was a five hurricane. christie expected to

rapidly weaken here across the pacific, kicking up the swells along the baja coastline over the next couple of hours, along with the rip current risk. but when it falls apart, we're going to see some clouds out of it. we certainly can use the moisture in any form at all, because when you take a look at the drought monitor, more of california is now in the d zero to d four, which is dry, abnormally dry. and that includes the entire bay area. months of our summer dry pattern definitely is taking a toll. temperatures in the 50s and the 60s right now for most of you. exploratorium camera a lovely view of san francisco tomorrow through saturday. more clouds, still mild sunday cooler will have spotty showers and early next week it's going to be breezy with crisp fall weather. it's feeling crisp in the morning and you will certainly feel it. a lot more cloud cover, 40s and 50s as we head into the noontime hours. still, a lot of clouds. and then at 4:00 the clouds clear away. you'll have a lot of sun. temperatures will be really in the 60s to 80s, so a

mild pattern, 40s, 50s out the door. i think you will need that extra layer tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon you can shed it because look at the inland highs in the 80s 60s coast side. it's going to be a mainly sunny day. now we're going to fast forward to saturday. cloud cover increases. we go to sunday morning and we have some spotty showers developing. certainly will be some drizzle there as well. still, the possibility of an isolated shower or two in the early afternoon. it switches over to snow in the sierra heading into sunday night and monday. your rainfall totals here locally, just enough to dampen the ground a few hundredths of an inch to maybe a 10th of an inch. a little bit more than that in ukiah. a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. clouds and sunshine for your friday. it's going to be mild fog and cloudier for saturday, so the fog will be back in the picture. and then sunday we bring in some spotty showers. it's a cooler day along with some drizzle. it's not a washout for your sunday. cool and breezy on monday could be an early morning chance. and then

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that is before the creators have even presented to a special guest judge. >> todd graves, the founder of raising cane's chicken fingers, is making his guest shark debut. there will be some unique food based products pitched, including fried chicken ice cream. but as graves ready to make a deal. >> look, when i came in, though, all the sharks, this was. this was the best part for me. all the sharks were so welcoming and helpful, giving me tips along the way and in between breaks. so i settled in pretty quick after about the second pitch, and then i started having fun with it. >> more than a half million people, including reddit founder alexis ohanian, have commented on a social media photo of the chicken ice cream today. you can tune in tomorrow night to see if graves makes a deal. watch shark tank at 8 p.m. right here on abc. seven people going nuts over this? >> yeah. they are. a former splash brother made his debut in dallas tonight. >> yeah. sports director larry beil is here. larry. >> dan i'm a klay thompson is still quite capable of getting hot. klay comes out on fire. in

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rivalry back in the 90s, which is the last time either of these teams won a super bowl. niners current quarterback brock purdy. he's only 24 years old. he needed an education on this matchup. >> college showed some games from like the 90s and the playoff game that they had played in 2021 is just what it meant. so that that sort of filled me in on oh man. like you know, there's a lot of history with these two organizations. and i remember growing up just watching some games with them, and it just meant so much every time they played and faced off. >> if sean mcvay and the rams beat the vikings, they'd push the niners into last place in the nfc west. six minutes to go, matthew stafford to demarcus robinson for his second touchdown of the night, which helped absolutely nobody in our office. fantasy league. but the rams were up 2820. under two minutes to go vikings backed up x niners qb sam darnold gets sacked in the end zone for a safety. the ref. they miss an obvious facemask and this is a non reviewable call. why is it not reviewable. because like your parents used to say all right. and afterwards the

officials said they were blocked. they didn't see it. rams win 3023 teams in the nfc west are three and four. technically, that leaves the niners in last place. all right. time to really get used to seeing klay thompson in a mavericks jersey. made his dallas debut tonight, 22 points in their win over the spurs. he made six threes. and that is the most ever by a maverick in their team debut. and for one night at least he looked like the klay that we knew with golden state. splash splash splash. he even signed to number 11 warriors jersey on his way off the floor. and thompson is clearly having fun. >> i just feel great. it's a blue is my favorite color and mavs blue looks good on me. so i'm having a great time. >> and off to phoenix we go. >> but wow. just incredible. it felt good to get this first one out of the way and play well. so not satisfied. but i'm happy for what we did tonight. >> to the ice. the sharks playing their eighth game of the season still looking for their first win in l.a. the kings scored three times in the first period. warren vogel had two of

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