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will join us to talk about what this means for the team this season. but we want to begin with alyssa goard, who is near union square, where this all unfolded just a few hours ago. alyssa jia, as you mentioned, we are right near union square. we're on geary just off of gran. and this is where san francisco police say that san francisco 49ers wide receiver ricky pearsall was the victim of both an attempted robbery and a shooting earlier today. the team issuing a statement this evening saying that he is in stable but serious condition. and we want to give you a look at what this scene here looked like just this afternoon. there were evidence markers all along the sidewalk with clothing and a shoe and a hat on the ground. there was blood here on the sidewalk as well. that blood has since been cleaned up. police say they got a call at around 330 about a reported shooting, and when they arrived, they found two men here injured. those men were taken to the hospital. now, after investigating, police learned that one of those people was

pearsall and that the other was a person who had attempted to rob him. now, san francisco police chief bill scott just informed us in a press conference that the suspect approached pearsall and attempted to rob him. the there was gunfire from the suspects gun that struck both mr. pearsall and the suspect, and the suspect, and san francisco police chief bill scott has said as a 17 year old from tracy. police say that there was some kind of physical altercation involved and that both people were injured. that suspect is in custody and charges are pending. here's what san francisco police chief bill scott had to say. he was walking alone when a suspect approached him and attempted to commit to commit an armed robbery using a gun. a struggle between mr. pearsall and the suspect ensued, and the suspect's gun struck. gunfire from the suspects. gun struck. both mr. pearsall and the subject. thankfully, mr. pearsall is in stable condition,

although the and police just cleared the scene here on geary street. they just removed the caution tape and as you likely know, union square is a very popular tourist destination and so tourists have been coming here all day and watching as the investigation unfolded. shocked to find out what happened here. live in san francisco. alyssa goard, nbc bay area news. alyssa, thank you very much. ricky pearsall signed to the team this summer. rookie wide receiver at the university of florida. he's a new name to the faithful. big expectations for this guy. let's bring in nbc bay area's anthony flores. and anthony, tell us about pearsall, what this means for the team this season, which is really a secondary consideration. but what's going on there? yeah. as you mentioned, terry, really high profile. he signed his four year deal in june. and even though he's a rookie, there are high expectations for rookie pearsall to make an impact this year on a 49ers offense that is loaded with star power. pearsall turns 24 in less than two weeks.

the niners selected him with the 31st overall pick in the first round of april's nfl draft. he started his college career as a teammate of star receiver brandon aiyuk at arizona state, before playing his last two years at florida. he runs good routes and has really good hands. i've seen him up close in practice. now he missed most of training camp in all three preseason games due to a hamstring injury and a partially dislocated shoulder joint. now, the bad shoulder dates back to college. he returned to practice this week, but as you see in the video, he is wearing a non-contact blue jersey because of his shoulder. in a statement released by the team, the 49ers say, quote, our thoughts and prayers are with ricky and the entire pearsall family as of today's or after today's incident. it is unknown if pearsall will be available for the 49ers season opener a week from monday against the new york jets. terry. anthony. thank you very much. and we're getting reaction from fellow players

there on the niners star deebo samuel. about an hour after the shooting he tweeted, quote he's good thank god. all right let's go now to nbc bay area's marianne favro. she's been standing by at sf general where both pearsall and the suspect are being treated. marianne. all hands on deck. we're happy to tell you that pearsall is in stable condition here at sf general. a major response from the city tonight. we just wrapped up a press conference with the police chief. the district attorney and mayor london breed. here's what she had to say about the incident. he has a bright future, and i look forward to seeing him recover and get back on the field. i'm also grateful for the quick action of our police officers, who immediately, within a minute responded to the situation, apprehended the suspect. their work ensures. she

also reiterated that it was extremely rare to have a shooting in union square. in fact, she mentioned that recently police had beefed up their presence there in union square. also, we heard from the district attorney who said that she is going to pursue this to the fullest extent of the law and continue with the investigation, and likely the charges will be released sometime mid week. now we can tell you that that 17 year old suspect, who was actually shot when he was in a scuffle with mr. pearsall, he was shot. he is now in stable condition and he is also here at san francisco general hospital. now, the police chief said that it did not appear that he specifically targeted pearsall because he was a 49ers. he would not disclose if he was after any particular item that pearsall was having. so right now, the press conference just wrapped up, we

will say that the 23 year old again is in stable condition. we did see his father arrive here at the hospital, and we also have seen many people from the san francisco 49ers, including the general manager. reporting live at sf general marianne favro nbc bay area news. everyone hoping that he makes a full recovery. marianne thank you so much. and of course, a lot of cameras around union square. they're hoping to have this whole thing on at least a few different angles for us. we've been staying on top of this story since it broke. our team is sending out alerts on our nbc bay area app. if you haven't already download it, you can get breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone. we'll continue to bring you updates on air and online as we get them. we are also following breaking news in the north bay. a fiery plane crash in novato has left one person dead. the marin county sheriff's office says a small plane was taking off from gnoss field airport. this was just before 4:00. it crash landed into a hangar, then

burst into flames. the pilot was the only person on board. he died in the crash. it's not clear what happened that caused the plane to crash. the faa and national transportation safety board are investigating. so much going on today. new information right now about a freeway shooting in oakland. chp says it happened around two this afternoon. eastbound 580 near seminary avenue. investigators say two people in a car were shot. they were taken to the hospital. it's unclear how they're doing. no word on what led up to that shooting or if the shooter has been arrested. right now, eastbound 580 remains closed. caltrans says it's expected to open back up in about three hours. that's since 2:00. that's been closed. a young girl shot in san francisco. the girl's father says it happened around 530 yesterday at a, way out near the cal palace. video from this morning shows police tape. while the girl's father says she was shot. police are not confirming that. they're just saying they got a call about a shooting. officers found

a girl with life threatening injuries. she was rushed to the hospital. we have no other word on her condition. follow up now on the tragic wrong-way crash that killed a mother and her son in the south bay. the father of 14 year old charlie olson is asking those who would like to honor his memory to donate to charlie's school. and that school is summit tahoma high school in san jose. cameron olson says charlie had an insatiable curiosity and a passion for learning, traveling to new places, reading, learning languages, solving complex math problems. all those things brought him joy. donations to the school in charlie's name will support study trips and create enrichment opportunities for more students. charlie and his mother, rebecca olson, died at the scene of monday's crash on highway 85, in san jose. the car was hit head on by a pickup truck going the wrong way on the freeway on 85. that driver survived with major injuries. there's a critical deadline in the deal to sell the a's

coliseum to a private investment group. for years, the coliseum has been co-owned half by the city of oakland and half by the a's. now in two separate deals, the african american sports and entertainment group has agreed to buy the entire property. but there are some key details that could turn into a big complications. the a s e g has agreed to pay the a's $125 million, but the county still has to approve the deal. as for the city's half, there's an even more critical deadline. rc g agreed to pay the city 105 million. much of that money is expected to be used to help balance the city's budget, and the first 5 million has to get to the city by tomorrow, or so-called contingency budget would kick in, triggering major cuts to public safety, staffing and services. another round of layoffs in the bay area. this time, it's a north bay biotech company. biomarin is based in san rafael, and this week company said it's letting go 225

of its employees globally by the end of the year. it's about 7% of the workforce. company says the layoffs are part of a structural reorganization. biomarin says it will provide employees severance and termination benefits. well, the san francisco dog rescue is celebrating the opening of its new headquarters. muttville helps senior dogs get a second chance with a new family. but the rescue has moved to its new location, has been hampered by ongoing power issues. nbc bay area's christie smith went to their first adoption event to see how it went. today we are having our very first adoption event in our new home. this is the home of muttville new campus. alice enzor is the adoption supervisor at muttville in san francisco. the senior dog rescue recently moved into new headquarters on florida street. we had, i believe, 12 appointments that were coming today to see specific dogs. so our hope is between 14 and 20. we'll find their forever home today. this well, this was myrna. she's we just adopted her

and take her home. and she's going to be our bailey storm debby paz was impressed with the new space when she came by. she just tugged at me. so we found her on the muttville website thursday and went and had a meet and greet yesterday. and she's coming home with us today. but muttville says just getting to this adoption event was day by day. we didn't know if we would have power, and at the last we each day we would say, no, we're not going to have an event or yes, okay, we are. and eventually we were lucky enough to realize on monday when power was on. yes. let's not wait. as we reported last week, there were power problems at the new campus, and even now they're still not fully powered up. right now we have electricity here in building a, but we are limited our elevator is not functioning. we have no electricity yet in our rescue clinic or which is building c or in building b, it's unclear when the power will be resolved. and in a statement, pg&e said in

part, quote, the higher than expected demand overloaded pg&e circuit twice damaging pg&e equipment and causing potential safety and reliability issues for surrounding customers. pg&e continues to work with muttville and their contractor on a long term plan to safely deliver electricity in the future, enzor said. their mantra this week was roll with it, and she shared these thoughts. we're not stopping. we're going to save as many lives as we can when we get to full power, we're going to save more. and that senior dog rescue, senior dogs rock. christie smith, nbc, bay area news. they really do. okay. here at nbc bay area, we are working to clear the shelters. we're hosting an adoption event in berkeley next saturday. all you have to do is scan that qr code on your screen. it's going to take you straight to our website for details on the adoption fair, and you can also find a shelter near you if you're

looking to volunteer, donate or adopt. still to come, the bay area making headlines. the cities being named the most expensive for homeowners. you think you know? we're going to find out exactly where your thoughts landed on this list. plus, it is a busy labor day weekend in northern california. we take a look at the roads and the airports that are crowded this weekend, and our temperatures right now comfortably cool 60s in dublin, but some big changes just around the corner. the countdown to significantly that s ev

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pearsall was shot in union square today. san francisco police say the 23 year old was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. the suspect was also shot. he's been identified as a 17 year old from tracy. he was arrested at the scene. he's also being treated at the hospital as is pearsall. pearsall in stable condition.

our team is going to continue to follow this story for you. we have another live update coming up at 830. now to a story in our making it in the bay series. san jose is now at the top of the list of most expensive cities to live in. according to data collected by real estate platform clever, san jose is the most expensive city to both buy a home or rent a home. the list ranks the 50 most populous cities in the u.s. the median price of a home is about $1.5 million. the median rent about 3300 a month. that makes it slightly cheaper to rent than buy. san francisco comes in at number two on the list, and los angeles number three. the san mateo county sheriff's department is celebrating women today for graduating from its women's boot camp. 20 women started the camp at the beginning of the month. the goal was to help them reach their fitness goals and building their confidence, their strength, their endurance, and to help them prepare for a career in law enforcement. four weeks later, the camp ended. the women graduated. today we spoke with

the sheriff who launched this program. this boot camp has really helped these women with the confidence that they could do it. you know, you could be a mom and be a law enforcement officer. this program has really helped women believe in themselves. and along the way they have, you know, now have friends that they'll have for the rest of their lives. it's a bunch you know, it's camaraderie. the next step for these women to become a deputy is something they are probably very ready for. and that is to take a physical fitness test. all right. here's a live look at sfo. as a lot of folks are hitting the road and the skies this holiday weekend. according to data from triple a, the bay area is a top travel destination for the three day weekend storms in the east and midwest snarled air traffic at quite a few airports yesterday, but things are running relatively smoothly at san francisco international. barring some just ripple effects of delays and cancellations elsewhere. sfo leaders say yesterday about 85,000 people passed through the airport

today. they expect about 50,000. a lot of people taking to the skies and at least in the bay area, they're pretty darn clear today. yeah. no issues. locally, we had a little bit of low clouds for the morning, but our temperatures very nice. the nicest weather in the 7-day forecast right here on the holiday weekend. in fact, tomorrow may trend slightly cooler as we approach labor day. let's show you what we have outside right now. i'd say some light jacket weather if you're going to be out in the next couple of hours already down into the upper 60s in san jose. clear skies there. we'll take you over to dublin 68 right now. now fast forward about four days from now. we'll be in the upper 90s at this hour. so enjoy those upper 60s we have out there right now. so much hotter weather around the corner for next week. 61 is currently in san rafael and there is a gorgeous view. look at san francisco fog free. 61 degrees. and as you take a look at what we're expecting to wrap up this labor day weekend, mild temperatures. but just as soon as it ends. look what happens on tuesday. we're back in the 90s and hundreds showing up as we

head towards the middle part of the week. so yes, for now, we're fine. we'll eventually have those low clouds spilling back towards san francisco overnight 60s and still a few low 70s. inland temperatures have trended cooler than 24 hours ago, and a big part of the reason why that strong sea breeze going into fairfield right now at about 22mph. that delta breeze, even cooling down sacramento and stockton. locally, not a lot of weather here, but for areas around lake tahoe, we've seen a few isolated showers, mainly south of lake tahoe and south of highway 50. might see a little bit of that during the afternoon, but the bigger story for us will be the low clouds and a few high clouds for tomorrow afternoon. so notice waking up to those cloudy skies, a little bit of mist early in the day and then by, let's say mid afternoon to evening, we'll begin to see a few high clouds passing by for some filtered sunshine. around 5:00 tomorrow. so the morning starts off cool numbers in the 50s, and then our highs tomorrow down a couple degrees from today, 78 in san jose tomorrow. still expecting mid 80s closer to morgan hill

and over towards the tri valley and concord. after the morning clouds break up. mid 80s in the afternoon. low 70s into oakland 78 in redwood city in downtown san francisco, close to 70 degrees and our north bay temperatures tomorrow in the 80s and upper 70s so nice and comfortable. we'll go three for three with that monday forecast just slightly warmer inland temperatures in the mid 80s. but watch what happens tuesday. just like that. 90s and hundreds again 90s in san jose, 80s and 90s bayside tuesday and wednesday likely to be the hottest days of the week. and then we'll see a little bit of cooling as we head towards next weekend. so three days of heat tuesday through thursday and then we'll begin to see the sea breeze pick up for next weekend. so timing wise, you've got comfortable weather for this labor day weekend and comfortable temperatures approaching next weekend. so that's good on the timing. but that heat after how comfortable it is now, it's going to take some folks by surprise there on

tuesday and wednesday. that's almost a 20 degree jump. temperatures happening tuesday because of you. it won't be taking people by surprise. thank you. there you go. all right. thanks. all right. still to come? we check in with a track and field star who's competing at the paralympics and learn where he got his style from

looks and i'm about to do some serious name dropping. here we go. the track and field star inherited his fashion sense from his grandmother, who at one point was signed by the same agency as marilyn monroe. there we go. yeah. all right, well, in our series, my new favorite paralympian, hosted by 12 time olympic medalist natalie coughlin and sports reporter zena keita mayhew, talks about losing his grandma, who he called his best friend. everyone who knew shirley culpepper. mayhew knew those glasses. they were just big, stylish, gold framed pink and purple tinted

glasses. he's referring to the gold frame elvis presley pink glasses that scott mayhew, nick's father and shirley's son, would wear them everywhere. and even when she would, even when she didn't need to wear them, she would wear them just because it was kind of like her signature glasses. so she'd wear them into the bowling alley, and we'd have to remind her, hey, mom, you know, you can take them off now. and she's like, i'm fine with them. she says, i get to see the world through pink rose glasses. nick spent a lot of time with his grandparents. his parents separated when nick was a child. he and his older brother, thomas lived with their mom, who spent most of her time working. i think they just they trusted her so much so that, you know, they just felt so comfortable around her. she was very transparent and direct about everything in life, including the hard truths. but there was one thing she wasn't honest about. when she was diagnosed with her illness, she

wasn't honest with any of us. unbeknownst to the family, shirley had been diagnosed with als and frontotemporal dementia. als is a terminal neurodegenerative disease that impacts muscle function. frontotemporal dementia alters a person's behavior and leads to memory loss. we found out about it from the neurologist, and when he said, you know, it's been there a while, and my brother and i looked at my mom, she kind of smiled and said, forgot to tell you. by the time the family found out, the disease had progressed. within six months, shirley was in the hospital in a coma. nick's grandma was a model before she got married. he's now doing the same in 2022. nick was asked to walk the hugo boss rebrand fashion show and has done a number of other fashion campaigns. this was her life. she would be over the moon about it being able to meet some of

the women that i've met in, you know, the people i've been able to work with. i think my grandma would have loved that. i think that, you know, she would have she would have thrived in those, you know, environments. and to be there with her grandson would have been just the, you know, the cherry on top. and, you know, she i know she's looking down very proud. and she might have her own little in a piece of advice and little tidbits and little, you know, little adjustments. but, you know, that's just that's just who she was. she was a perfectionist in her own fashion. so i know she's looking down and she's she's proud. that's for sure. and you can watch all the paralympics action on nbc and peacock. the games continue through september 8th. all right. we've got a lot more coming up at 8.30 just ahead. we continue to follow that. breaking news. 49ers rookie ricky pearsall shot in an attempted robbery in san francisco. we're live with what we're learning about the investigation and his condition tonight

thank you for joining us in this special edition of nbc bay area news. i'm terry mcsweeney and i'm gia vang. we continue to follow breaking news in san francisco. 49ers rookie ricky pearsall shot during an attempted robbery in union square. we have live team coverage from the city tonight. alyssa goard is at the scene, but let's go first to marianne favro at sf general, where pearsall is being treated. maryann on deck here addressing the shooting as you said. yes. right now ricky pearsall is recovering here at sf general. we're told he is now in stable condition. also within the last hour, the san francisco police chief detailed what happened. he said that it was an attempted robbery. a 17 year old man from tracy attempted to rob pearsall, and the two scuffled during that

battle, the gun went off and it ended up hitting both pearsall and the 17 year old, who is now also at san francisco. general hospitalized in stable condition. also, we heard from district attorney brooke jenkins, and we heard from the mayor london breed. here's what she had to say about the shooting. he has a bright future, and i look forward to seeing him recover and get back on the field. i'm also grateful for the quick action of our police officers, who immediately with an amended, responded to the situation, apprehended the suspect. there were. witnesses tell us that they did see pearsall walk with the assistance of other emergency workers there at the scene, and to get into the into the ambulance. he actually got onto a gurney and then was placed inside the ambulance. and we

also heard from brooke jenkins that they were looking into announcing what charges the 17 year old will face sometime later this week. but you have to remember because he has a minor, only 17 years old, there's a lot of information that right now they can't release because he is a juvenile. so again, here at the hospital, we have seen a lot of people come here, including family members of pearsall and also the general manager of the 49ers is here as well. john lynch. so a big response from the 49ers here at the hospital and there is an increased police presence here. while pearsall is in the hospital as well. back to you. marianne favro live at san francisco general. thank you very much for that. now let's go back to the scene of the crime, literally. nbc bay area's alyssa goard live near union square, where the attempted robbery and the shooting happened. the good news, of course, through all of this is ricky pearsall is in

stable condition. what's going on there now? well, terry and jia, police had have just cleared the scene over here about an hour ago. they removed the crime scene tape. we're on geary just off of grant and about a block away from union square, which, as you know, is a very popular tourist destination. now, san francisco police chief bill scott just said earlier that he is tremendously grateful at how quickly officers were able to respond and act when this happened. he was walking alone when a suspect approached him and attempted to commit to commit an armed robbery using a gun. a struggle between mr. pearsall and the suspect ensued, and the suspect's gun struck. gunfire from the suspect's gun struck both mr. pearsall and the subject. thankfully, mr. pearsall is in stable condition, although and coming up tonight at 11, we'll talk more about what this incident will mean for

safety measures at nearby union square. going forward. live in san francisco. alyssa goard, nbc bay area news. the mayor calling this a setback earlier. alyssa. thank you. we are going to continue to follow this for you tonight and bring you updates as we get them for the very latest when we're not on air. just head on over to our website, nbcbayarea.com. also tonight, the clock is ticking for state lawmakers to approve a few final bills. the legislative session draws to a close at midnight. a live look at the state capitol for you right now in sacramento. many are wondering where the issue of reparations stands. while lawmakers passed some of the nation's most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for racist policies that led to disparities for black people, there are no bills that would provide payments to african americans. proposals that moved ahead include a bill that allows for the return of land or compensation to those whose property was unjustly seized by the government, and a bill that issues a formal apology for laws and practices that have harmed black people. now, the black

caucus pulled two bills that would have created a fund and an agency to distribute reparation, saying they need more work. well, just into our newsroom, israeli american hersh goldberg-polin, who was born in the east bay, is among those found dead in gaza. poland was one of the hostages taken by hamas in october. and it comes as israel and hamas appear to be closing and reaching a ceasefire agreement. president biden announced today that officials are on the verge of reaching a ceasefire deal. he made the comment after attending church in delaware. the president also noted that his staff has spoken to israeli leaders, and confirmed that troops have recovered bodies from gaza. there's a lot of speculation on who they are and the names, and i'm not at liberty to do that at this moment. so the families are notified and it's time to support hamby. we should end this war. i think we're on the verge of having an agreement at this time to end it. it's time to finish it. again, we have learned, sadly, one of those hostages is israeli american.

hirsh goldberg-polin, who was born in the east bay. president biden added he is optimistic that this time a ceasefire deal will be finalized. the two sides have come close to a deal several times before, but there has been no deals or trades in nine months. the november election, now just three months away, and political strategists are focusing on social media to reach young voters. nbc's ariel hixon talks to a bipartisan coalition of college students to find out the impact online platforms could have on this election. how did brat saber raise someone who's really cool? oh, that's a little sus. some say gen z is hard to get, but whether you understand them or not, how many of you plan to vote in this election? this election year, they've got a role to play. but i really do think that this election is different. i feel like there's a lot more at stake now, and many are wondering if they'll go from scrolling on their phones to voting in november. and there's

also a large effort gap between reposting something on x versus actually walking into your polling station and casting your vote. who are you voting for this election? i'm voting for donald trump. i'll be voting for kamala harris. as of right now, neither candidate. i'm still looking to see if any candidate fundamentally changes. i'm not hopeful about that. according to tufts university, nearly 41 million members of gen z are eligible to vote this year, and that's why political strategists are focusing their attention on social media. i'm on tiktok. i see how kamala harris's campaign has been utilizing that as a tool, and it really is getting young people excited to participate. and 2024 is different because social media engagement is playing out in real time, every single moment that either trump messed up or biden in particular messed up. that was blasted in every single social media platform. that's all i saw for a week. imani cheers a digital storytelling

professor at george washington university, says social media gives politicians the chance to directly engage young voters. you have to meet people literally where they are and the way we've seen campaigning go about where, yes, having ads, you know, maybe even holding, hosting rallies. but many are wondering if virtual engagement is enough. if it starts to tail off or it becomes less popular, i think people might be less motivated to go and vote because it's not what they see. everyone else doing. regardless, november is right around the corner. i try not my best not to be influenced too much by what i see on social media, but i do think it plays a big role in the continued polarization of this country. and only time will tell if social media outreach will empower america's youngest voters to cast their ballots in washington. ariel hixson, nbc news. nbc's meet the press will have more on the upcoming election tomorrow morning. one

of the guests, south bay congressman ro khanna. also, arkansas senator tom cotton. you can watch meet the press right here on nbc bay area at 8:00. still to come, a major deadline quickly approaching for college students. the action they need to take and why thousands have been delayed

i'll say what city hall insiders won't. we have a drug, homelessness, and economic recovery crisis, because the system that's supposed to fix things is the problem. record budgets. fewer officers. business killing bureaucracy. the insiders won't change a system built for their benefit. i'm daniel lurie and san francisco needs a mayor unafraid to take on the status quo, bring accountability, and stop the excuses. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. switch to reliable comcast business internet with security and get started for $49.99 a month.

plus ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. call today! back in december. fafsa redesigned its application to be simpler for students, but that came with some technical glitches, including students being unable to complete their applications. fafsa has since fixed the glitch, but there are still 40,000 fewer applications than last year, and that means there's hundreds of millions of dollars left over. financial aid applications are due in three days on tuesday. food and drug administration approved the newest version of the covid

vaccine from novavax. the fda says the updated vaccine will target the currently dominant strain of the virus, the one that is called gen one. now, the vaccine is authorized for use in people 12 years of age and older. it will be available as early as the end of this coming week. now, the agency approved the use of the pfizer and moderna vaccines, which target another variant. well the state department of food and agriculture confirms animals in three central valley dairies have tested positive for the highly contagious avian flu. the dairies are now under quarantine. this is the first time the h5n1 virus has been discovered in california. after popping up at farms across the country this spring and summer, bird flu is deadly for poultry but less serious in cows and people. in addition to the quarantine, officials will test nearby farms and dairies to limit the spread. experts say there is no risk to the public at this point, and dairy products are safe to consume. still to come, meeting an olympian. the bay area wrestlers

have got some tips from a gold medal winner. and right now, seeing low 70s in walnut creek. but moving forward we will see highs in the hundreds, possibly in contra costa county as we move to the beginning of next week. find out if thatmpacts your i

a little different. it involves people going outside their comfort zone to do something good for someone else. and in this case, with life changing results. here is nbc bay area's garvin thomas. if this were your berkeley home and you had a spare room, how would you find someone to rent it and online? add a flier posted at the local coffee shop. while robert fletcher and chen wang found joy pagaduan in something of a nontraditional way, but one, as joey puts it, that was nothing

short of life changing. what they did for me is probably the single kindest thing that anybody has ever done for me. almost no money. now to understand why robert and chen renting a room to joey is so special. well, you have to know who his last landlord was. the california department of corrections and rehabilitation. joey spent 23 years there after being convicted as a teenager of second degree murder. i entered prison believing that, you know, this was life. this is where i was going to spend the rest of my life. but in 2020, joey was released, and while he had done much work on himself to prepare himself for life outside of prison, he was understandably worried. if i wasn't able to, like, secure long term housing for myself, it was a very real possibility that it could be on the streets. but then joey heard about impact justice's homecoming project starting in 2018. the oakland based nonprofit places those recently released from prison, with those

willing to rent to them for six months. people like robert and chen. it's kind of about living your values. you know, you talk about like, oh, we want, you know, the world to be a better place, but you're not really like a lot of people aren't willing to put themselves out there to, you know, in awkward or challenging situations in order to make that happen. and, you know, for us, i think it is about living our values. we're going to challenge ourselves to do things that make us uncomfortable. but the couple felt less uncomfortable about bringing joey into their home after learning more about the process. first, of course, is the vetting done by the parole board before an inmate is released? it takes quite a long time. then homecoming project director bernadette butler says it's their turn. they have to. on top of that, go through our own vetting process. that is, before they even go through what we call a matching process, where host and participants meet each other. robert chen and joey say they knew not long after being matched that they'd be a

good fit, but really had no idea how good. after the first six months, they asked joey to stay, and he's now been living with them for two years. they even go on trips together. robert and chen said they wanted to do more than just talk about the causes they believe in. they wanted to do something. what they did was change all their lives for the better. i mean, i think we've essentially added like another family member. they took me into their home. they trusted me with their family. and, you know, that's something i can, like, never repay. garvin thomas reporter. well another gold from the paralympics for team usa. 21 year old olivia chamber claimed her first medal this morning at the women's 400 meter freestyle. she's a rising senior at the university of northern iowa. check out lane for what you see right there, clearly marked. chamber competes alongside athletes with vision impairment. she's getting a bit of a break

from competing, but it's going to be back in the pool monday for the 50 meter freestyle. congratulations. can't wait to watch more. all right. in san francisco today, wrestlers got the chance to learn from some true professionals this morning. olympian amit elor appeared as a special guest at a wrestling seminar. you can see the room is packed with eager learners. this summer in paris, elor from walnut creek became the youngest u.s. wrestler to win gold at the age of 20. she says she likes to participate in seminars to give back to the sport that changed her life. i'm the wrestler i am today because of all the opportunities and from growing up here in the bay area. it's just amazing and i feel like when you win an olympic medal, you know, it's not just for yourself, it's for everybody, it's for where you're from. and the people who have helped you along the way. i really like her. we've done some stories on her and she seems really amazing. okay. over 100 people, they signed up for this seminar, and that's the real wrestling. there's no drop kicks off the top rope, that kind of thing. that would be a separate issue.

she may get into it later. we'll just have to follow her career. but congratulations on all you've done. absolutely. all right. rob mayeda here now. and let's talk about this gorgeous weather we've had. we've got good day. one of three of beautiful weather changes will be on the way, though. that 7-day forecast, if you like summer weather. well, there'll be plenty of it just after labor day weekend. we begin the weekend off a bit of a cooldown in terms of the temperatures. if you look around the bay area, you'll see we're actually slightly below average for highs today at 79. in san jose, about average inland san francisco in the 60s, probably about same ballpark tomorrow before bigger changes roll in tuesday and wednesday. right now, upper 60s in san jose. if the clear skies same around dublin and the tri-valley as you head up to the north bay, it has cooled off 60 now in san rafael and over in san francisco, waiting for the fog to fill back in. but downtown, looking pretty nice. 61 degrees currently in san francisco. so good news where the heat is concerned. it's mostly bottled up to after tuesday, so we're going to see more of these mild temperatures

a little bit warmer on labor day monday. but tuesday onward midweek we could be seeing those 90s and one hundreds making a comeback. so for now, the ocean air conditioning holding strong around the bay area you see the 24 hour temperature change and the wind, by the way, still going pretty good through fairfield southwest at 22mph. even though it's clear right now around san francisco. eventually we'll see the low clouds spill locally inland for the morning hours and back into the sunshine. by mid-morning across the bay and a few high clouds at times during the day tomorrow. so we've got numbers in the low 50s for the morning and then for the afternoon. pretty comfortable temperatures as we got those mostly sunny skies coming back again, upper 70s like we had today in san jose, expected again tomorrow, mid 80s around morgan hill, tri valley northward up to concord, vallejo about 84 degrees 76 fremont and 78 in redwood city, downtown san francisco. tomorrow near 70 after sunset. coastside in the mid 60s. similar. if you're heading up to point reyes, you can see mill valley at 76 degrees and 80. in sonoma. so

day three of the three day holiday weekend looking very nice in terms of the temperatures. a little bit warmer, though, some upper 80s in reaching those inland valleys, but nothing compared to where temperatures will go on tuesday. look at that 90s to about 100 degrees in concord and walnut creek. nothing but 90s across the north bay valleys and areas south of san jose. widespread 80s bayside that is tuesday into wednesday. the good news here the heat is not going to stick around too long, as you'll notice a transition starting thursday and friday. look at san francisco temperatures starting to cool down as we head into the weekend. right now we seem to be in a pattern of mid week warm ups and weekend cool downs, which should be the case as we head towards friday and saturday. so labor day weekend looks fine, but we're going to have to deal with that midweek heat tuesday through thursday. all right, i guess. i guess at least in the middle of the week. not for your weekend. best weather for the weekend. all right rob, thanks. all right anthony flores here now with a fantastic story about the blue and gold. yeah. and any weather is great weather for college

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ricky pearsall is at a san francisco hospital after being shot today in an attempted robbery in union square. the team says he is in serious but stable condition. now pearsall is less than two weeks away from his 24th birthday. the niners selected him with the 31st overall pick in the first round of this year's nfl draft. he started his college career as a teammate of star receiver brandon aiyuk at arizona state, before playing his last two seasons at florida. he's known for running good routes and having good hands. he missed most of training camp and all three preseason games due to a

hamstring injury and a partially dislocated shoulder joint. now, the bad shoulder dates all the way back to college. he returned to practice this week, but was wearing a non-contact blue jersey because of his shoulder. it's unknown how long this will sideline pearsall. the 49ers kick off the season a one week from monday at home against the new york jets. henderson, in motion. and it's jayden ots skipping to the outside to the edge. jayden out. he's in. touchdown california. jayden ots second touchdown of the game gives cal some breathing room. breathing room over uc davis. the golden bears dominate the second half. cal wins their season opener and first game as a member of the acc. 31 to 13, they improved to 12 zero all time against the aggies. after the game, an honorary game ball for rich lyons. we do want to give a game ball to our brand new chancellor. first victory. yes let's go read. here we go.

yes, sir. read from football to baseball and heartbreak for the a's. deep in the heart of texas. tied at two with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. leody taveras goes back up the box. the rangers walk it off. they beat the a's 3 to 2. oakland falls to 22 and 16 since the all star break. not bad. hey, skipper, what happened in that last at-bat? you know, and with jankowski up, we obviously walked him and put ourselves in a tough situation. so, we got soft contact. just balls just placed perfectly again. so a little bit of bad luck in that ninth inning. i think back here at home at oracle park, the giants taking on the marlins. bottom eight giants down but not out. michael conforto shifts into park. that's a solo home run making it a one run game. but the giants would go quietly in the ninth. miami wins it 4 to 3. the giants just three and six

in their last nine games, and in soccer, the earthquakes on the pitch right now against minnesota. we will check out those highlights tonight on the news at 11:00. terry back to you. all right anthony flores thank you. well some dog parents out in san francisco got to mingle with other dog parents. the event is called dog days of summer. and it is a monthly gathering at main street for dogs and their best friends. today was their first meeting. look at it go. there was a brunch dog themed vendors, doggy disco, costume contest for the dogs, dancing contest. it looks like i think the dogs are moving. the dog? was that the dog? what did it look like? it was dancing. it's the human dancing. there you go. yeah. but anyway, they're all adorable. they're all. they're all winners. was that. was that dog eating? was that a cup of ice cream? yeah, i think it's a pup cup. right? a pup cup. they probably have pup cups there. i would imagine. fantastic. a doggy favorite. good looking group. yeah. woof, woof. thanks

for joining us. all right. we'll see you back here at 11. calista liu says those puppies

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