had u.s. defense noetic who is in a tent and high if they want services? >> we are dehumanizing folks. >> you would think they are running for mayor. these paint a bull's-eye on the trio of target stores. now customers will pay the price when they close. strike a cold case cracked. the evidence that came too late to clear an innocent man. >> he died with a cloud over him. this is the late news. the issue of how to handle the homeless crisis is so contentious , two people who were not running for office

went head to head over it on the debate stage tonight. the contenders, a local business owner , and prominent advocate who usually exchange close online rather than face to face. the one thing they have in common, both have taken a lot of heat for the opinions. they squared off in front of a packed house at manny's tonight. >> we are not going to his were boot were clapp. for mcadam mystic, who runs the -- said he became an expert through his personal experience. >> i have found two dead bodies. one and 2023 and one in 2009 teen. both walking my dog outside of my home. if you have seen the conditions, and you can look at me and tell me

that is humane , then i will give up. for mcadam approached jennifer -- , executive director on the coalition on homelessness for a public debate. the group is suing the city, arguing that they violated the law by clearing encampments without offering shelter. there is a temporary limit on sweeps of homeless people. >> what we have to do to have a functioning homeless system is prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place. last year, for every one person , we had five more becoming homeless. >> he believes the city has a tougher more aggressive approach. mental illness and homelessness. >> we need medical professionals to screen these people and figure out what the needs are. how do you ask a fentanyl addict , who is an attempt, if they want service. you have to give them a time

to decompress and give them an opportunity to take a shower. give them hope . >> reporter: the owner gave jennifer an opportunity to respond to why she called adam, who often posts -- toxic. >> the quote was i think he is well-intentioned. the messaging is often toxic. the reason i said that , also you accuse me of murder and have done a lot of other stuff. >> and respond to her. >> that aside, what is happening in a lot of the debate, we are dehumanizing folks . >> the city needs to do more to make san francisco less attractive. >> i saw a kid and asked how long he has been here. he came from new hampshire. it is the cheapest on the planet. it is the easiest place to sustain

on the bottom with zero consequences. >> reporter: the city needs to appropriately match people with the right services. >> pushing people block to block, give a citation or an arrest and they are back in the same situation. >> reporter: both agreed the dignity of the people on the street are important. >> let's give them applause. >> what is the city doing? today, mayor proposed mandatory drug testing and treatment for people seeking cash assistance. it would apply to homeless and formally homeless adults without dependents who received cash from the general assistance program. 7 to $800 per month. the plan would need approval from the board of supervisors were opposition emerged almost immediately.

>> we are going to drug test 5000 recipients instead of going after 500 drug dealers up the street? we need serious ideas and serious actions, not a political gimmick. >> if the board of supervisors does not sign off, the mayor could opt to put the proposal on the ballot. san jose spent $20 million in grant money to help more than 1000 residents. fewer than 10% actually ended up in any kind of housing. that is according to data from the city. a couple of nonprofit providers told the spotlight, the problems are the same as the not enough housing inventory, especially when it comes to private living quarters. tonight, target has a bull's-eye on nine stores. is that they are closing them down because organized retail crime have made the stores unsafe and unsustainable. nine stores may not sound too bad but one third of them are here in the bay

area. the san francisco store at bozeman third team and the only stores in pittsburgh and oakland. we spoke with shoppers that are about to pay the price for other people's crime. >> i come here all the time. mccamey lives nearby and shops at the target on broadway and oakland. >> mostly for the stuffing up needing like an ice cube tray or i ended up having bugs in my apartment so stuff like this that's hard to get elsewhere. >> reporter: she doesn't own a car so having this location close by has worked. >> it is like the kind of stuff i would get at ikea. >> she said she noticed ramp-up but didn't expect them to close. target said they are closing three stores because of an ongoing problem. they say they invested in steps to prevent and stop theft that was

unsuccessful. targets said in this case, we cannot continue operating because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of the team and gas and contributing to unsustainable performance. we reached out to the oakland mayor in a statement she said i understand the challenges target is facing. i am disappointed by the news of its closure. the goal is to continue working in partnership with members of the community to ensure safety and success. the other locations closing our san francisco and pittsburgh. angelique scott said she noticed more items being locked up at the pittsburgh store. >> this is my go to store. i do all of my orders online. they will usually deliver right to my home. i don't know.

>> the stores are set to close on october 21. the employees will be offered the opportunity to transfer to other locations. for shoppers nearby, they are left to look at other locations too. >> of honeyed stuff like this i will either make a list and when i am near emeryville, go to ikea or amazon. >> we are seeing a lot of reaction to the closures online, including this post is is congrats to those that fumbled the retail theft grant. a live look at the fairmont hotel where president biden is spending the night between fundraisers. we have new video of the motorcade arriving in san francisco from an event on the peninsula. >> it is gridlock. there is in or in the air. >> air force one touchdown at moffitt field after a quick

meet and greet on the tarmac , he headed to atherton for the first fundraiser. it was hosted by the billing a couple behind the -- foundation that gives grants to fight climate change. the president has two receptions in san francisco tomorrow, along with a meeting with the science and tech advisors. a bay area cold case could finally be closed. the evidence implicating one man in the murder of a little boy that just exonerated another . what drivers could soon be banned from doing across the entire city of san francisco. the rain scooted across the area quickly. sunshine and emerged allowing temperatures close to what is normal. we will continue that for a couple of days. there are changes with details coming up . it all started with a google search on how to swim from alcatraz. this senior did it for the 100th time.

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cold case. new dna evidence implicates a man in the 1987 murder of jeremy stoner of alejo . fred kane is being brought back to face charges of murder, sodomy and sexual acts with a child. ashley sharp reports he was actually a suspect from the start until police zeroed in on the wrong man. >> reporter: fred kane, cuffed and arrested. 36 years after he is accused of killing jeremy stoner. investigators said tuesday, they reopened the case last year , tested dna from the autopsy and began the search for answers. >> who could the dna belong to? >> it led them to fred kane. the news was overwhelming for his niece. >> shock about what was going on but not surprised he is involved.

>> reporter: she lived with her uncle for a time as a child and alleges he sexually abused her for years , though it was never reported to police. now she hopes the story helps investigators. >> it is my way of justice. >> reporter: that includes sean melton, he was wrongfully accused of murdering jeremy stoner in 1987. >> people accepted the fact that he was innocent. >> reporter: peter was the defense attorney. he was ultimately acquitted after two trials and two hung juries. >> i know he would be elated but he is not here. he died with the cloud hanging over him. >> advances exonerating melton, decades after the death and leading police to the man they say is jeremy stoner's true killer. >> on top of it, sean lived his life being treated the way he

was. it makes me so angry. meanwhile, police say they are in contact with the d.a.'s office about the killing of a nine-year-old boy in their jurisdiction about a month before jeremy went missing. san francisco could soon rip the page from the traffic handbook and ban drivers from turning right on red citywide. dean preston officially put the proposal on the table. he represents the tenderloin we're right on red have them banned since 2021. it has paid off. most comply and there has been a sharp drop in close calls involving pedestrians. the resolution just asked the agency to look into the feasibility of a citywide band. now a great story about a senior that made a splash in the san francisco bay. >> i can't talk about him

enough. i am not adding pages to the hemingway novel, old man of the sea. the swim club is writing its own chapter. 78-year-old -- >> reporter: libby gerdes berg joined the club on sunday morning. >> reporter: the 78-year-old with his toe in the water in 2012 when he sold his longtime business. >> i said give me one month. i googled how to learn to swim from alcatraz. >> he started working with pedro in the waterworld swim team. >> he is a special case. he

inspired so many, including me. >> he lived by the motto of help others. he loves to swim for charitable causes. i felt like i was following michael phelps the way people were stopping levy as he made his way to the boat . >> where are we going? >> alcatraz. >> thank you. >> in about 75 minutes after he took the plunge, levy reached the shore to complete his 100th swim from alcatraz. do you realize what you have done? >> i took a new for from alcatraz. >> it looks like you could do it again.

>> it is round-trip. >> he's going to try to beat my record. >> i have 900 to go. >> i am sure he will do it. what an attitude and what spirit . he had a huge cheering session. it was like i was walking around with the celebrity. how long did that take him? how many years? >> started 11 years ago. then pedro , the one that paddled around, he wanted to say, what do i have? bennett raised his skill level to what you see today. pedro has 1000 swims. he is the king. >> they will be back in the water doing more. >> i am looking for number 101. check out these images of the northern lights in alaska.

the shimmering light happens all the time from the way the sun interacts with the atmosphere. the best time to see it is usually around ring or fall equinox which was last week. let's catch paul with the latest forecast? >> not something we typically see. it would have to be an exceptional for the lights to be visible to the south. what we are in store for the short version, more typical autumn weather. that is where we go today after the clouds clear. the return means more solar energy being created across the bay area. it was decreased today because of those clouds. we will be back to that level as we go through tomorrow and again on thursday. if you are looking forward to the return of rain, you may not have to wait too long. the outlook does show a trend toward wetter

than normal conditions. that would coincide with cooler than average temperatures. in the short-term, we have a trend. right now, temperatures are backing down as we made it up to near what was normal. these represent a mix of 50s and 60s. 63 in san jose. from the high elevations, lust, standard 55 already. 60 in morgan hill. 50s in livermore while antioch and concord holding on into the mid-60s. temperatures around the bay, a 60. exactly 60 in san francisco. the northbay cooling off at a greater rate . 61 in napa but upper 50s in novato and down to the mid-50s already in petaluma and santa rosa were temperatures are more likely to dip to the low 50s.

let's look at the low temperature forecast map, we will start off close to what is normal. that means 50s across the board. we started in the 60s because of the clouds. tomorrow morning back to typically cool temperatures. later, if you are headed out to the giants game, trying to keep hopes alive. gametime temperature should be in the mid-60s and gradually cooling down. we will try to keep hope alive for at least a couple more games. let's look at the forecast. starting with the northbay where temperatures will be close to what is typical. everybody on either side of 80. pleasantly warm and pleasantly mild. near 70 in san francisco with mid-70s in oakland. temperatures could

be warmer down the peninsula in redwood city and cooler along the coast. 67 at half moon bay isn't bad at all. plenty of sunshine breaking through. in the valley, temperatures will be warm. mostly low 80s. temperatures inland, mostly low 80s. in the tri-valley some of the warm spots. mid-80s around antioch and bread would. we will see a change in temperatures late this week. let's look at the seven day. the inland part of the bay area, after that high temperature range in the lower half of the 80s with more of the same on thursday. even the warmest spots by friday and saturday will only be in the 70s and then a gradual return to near-normal in the first few days of october. it is a similar trend around the bay. not as much volatility thanks to the moderating influence. those temperatures barely struggling up to 70 by friday

and saturday. along the coast, typical territory, high temperatures in the 60s. asked the cool air arrives, there is an outside chance of showers. best chances along the coast. even there, rain chances of 10 to 20% . may be passing sprinkles on friday night. people love curly fries. how an argument ended in shots fired through a drive-through window. we have seen this multibillion-dollar sphere large over the vegas skyline. tonight , getting a first look inside of it.

we have shown you plenty of images of the new sphere looming over the vegas trip . is 580,000 feet of leds. each

the size of a hockey puck. until now we have never seen the inside. almost to sphere within the sphere. lots of catwalks for service and maintenance to get in and around. the $2.3 billion venue opens this friday when there is a 25 show residency. there is the inside. >> we were just there doing shows. >> we had our chairs lined up right in front. >> it was impressive. >> it is supposed to have the highest stereo system or electronic system . i will learn more about it. >> they needed more than electronic system. the giants, it was a night for scoreboard watching. >> you were telling me there is a chance.

>> a whiff in a drop. the splendor led to a come-from-behind 7-6 win. they needed to hold up their bargain. -- didn't want to come out of the game. kapler down 1-0 to the padres and gave the ball to alex wood. he kept the giants in the game and struck out five. the giants had only three hits. the padres got to the bullpen. been at two run seventh-inning homer . it put the padres ahead 4-0. remember how that season ended? it is the same strike out. 4-0 is the final. this is

postseason. he reported that the wnba is finalizing a deal with the warriors to bring a franchise to the bay area. official announcement could come in the next few days. this is all happening during the semi finals. mascot race in minnesota. the target mascot showed up at target field. the bases-loaded. barreling this one up. this was a grand slam . the upper deck shot with the twins ahead 5-0. minnesota 1 handling 11-3. 109 for the a's this season. for the moment,

both big-league teams have losing records. the giants record of 78 and 80 have to in the last four games to ensure a winning record. last season they were 81 and 81. >> tomorrow night, just hanging out. >> show up to be entertained. >> always wanted to be a mascot in a race. >> same. i always wanted to do that. >> let's do it. the oakland coliseum, have a great race. >> i will run fast. an argument over an order of curly fries ended in a shooting at a drive-through . now a family is suing. this happened in houston in 2021. the lawsuit said a man was in the car with his family when he ordered a combo meal and saw

that the curly fries were missing. he claims the workers started cursing at him and to catch up and ice inside the car. then the employee picked up a gun and fired multiple times through the drive-through window at the family. one shot graced the back of the car and the worker was arrested and pleaded guilty. the family is suing for $250,000. and unwanted g

today may be taco tuesday but a hungry bear that crashed a picnic in mexico couldn't wait. the family was dining on take-out tacos and enchiladas. in a national park yesterday when the black bear hopped up on the table and went to town. they are staying still. >> of is that what you are supposed to do? >> grandmother hiding her grandson's face? they all seem to stay nice and still . >> yes he did.

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