. . >> now at 11, baby sharks sold on bay area sidewalks. one citizen saying he try tod warn about the dangers to merchants and public health. and a robbery is a big wake up call to businesses. now one bay city area says they're giving new tech to keep them safe and the best part? they're doing it for free! [ cheers and applause ] >> also vp harris tells oprah what it was like to accept the democratic nomination. >> it felt like a veil dropped and you stepped through that veil. >> and this california cat was

separated from his owners. how he ended up traveling hundreds of miles only to end up back where he started. >> good evening. tonight we are talking about illegal markets on san francisco street corners. the community group says people are setting up shop on sidewalks selling everything from produce to baby sharks. and a group of business owners is not happy about that. we talked to the chinatown merchant association who gave us this picture that he says shows someone selling baby sharks on the chinatown sidewalk. he said street vending like this is creating a public health risk and hurting businesses already fighting to survive. but one man said his complaints to the city are falling on deaf ears. >> during certain hours, the corner behind me is lined with illegal vendors and they're scattered all along stockton

street here. the head of the merchant association said it is not fair they don't have to play by the rules and also pose another big danger. edward was born in hong kong but now proudly calls china town in san francisco his home. as the chairman of the china town merchant united association of san francisco, he was alarmed when he saw these vendors setting up shop on the sidewalk. >> when this happened, the whole china town is in big trouble. >> they're mostly elders trying to supplement their social security income, but he points out it's just not fair for legitimate merchants. >> we have the merchants and everyone here who pay the rent, insurance, license and everything. we have to pay for. okay? and those street vendors don't need to pay for it. >> he said he first brought the issue up to the city in april

and had a hearing wednesday night. he was hoping for solutions, but left disappointed. >> feeling real bad about that. most of the merchants saying hey, if they're doing like this, okay, that will be for our business. it is really hurting our business! >> he'd like to see the vendors be cited and is concerned this could turn into a major public health scare if people consume tainted or spoiled food. according to the san francisco department of public health, it create aid task force to crack down on unpermitted street vending in 2022. that task force does enforcement in chinatown at least twice a week. it is also partnered with the department of fish and wildlife with with concerns of raw seafood from san francisco bay. in the statement the department of public health wrote the city and county of san francisco is committed to ensuring the health and public safety of everyone. part of that responsibility is ensuring that we inforce vending rules to protect public health and ensure public spaces

are safe and accessible. but as long as these vendors are allowed to sell their goods, they worry one bad incident will negatively impact the entire area. >> the health issue come up, don't blame the chinatown. blame the health department. >> the health department tells us 3 people have been cited so far recently for illegal selling seafood caught in the san francisco bay. the san francisco judge overseeing the bob lee murder trial was not happy with the defense team today. in fact she said the attorneys were wasting her time. they're representing the person accused of stabbing lee to death last year. during an emergency hearing today, the judge slammed the attorneys for failing to submit motions properly and violating court rules. they apparently started apologizing for the filing but said the mistake wasn't on him. he's set to be back in court next monday.

>> smash and grab robberies are devastating for small businesses. these last year when thieves slammed the two cars into two san jose smoke shops, but police say the security video helped them arrest the people accused of carrying out similar crimes and in 2022 five people were arrested from security footage from a bakery in alan rook. they were held at knife point while the robbers grabbed the cash box. it put other break-ins on high alert. now the city said it is giving free security cameras to dozens of small businesses in alan rock village as part of a new pilot program and police officers will help merchants install 4 sets of cameras. the head of the local business association told us in the 13 years she had her dental office, she's seen vandalism and robberies on hear block and one robber happened next door

to her. >> they had guns came in in the middle of the day. instead of watching the businesses and when we're closed, we're watching them and that does instill some fear into them. >> the pilot program costs about $50,000. the city says businesses will have the option to register their camera ras police with them directly to give footage when it does happen. vice president kamala harris had marriage star power with an interview with oprah that streamed online. at one point she asked what it was like to step in as the presidential nominee. >> you know, we each have those moments in our lives where it's time to step up. >> time to step up. >> time to step up. >> the moment you heard -- i mean i really have been saying to people the veil dropped and you stepped through the veil. did you feel like that? >> i felt a sense of responsibility, to be honest

with you. and with that comes a sense of purpose. >> they talked about everything from immigration to abortion rights and even gun ownership. >> i'm a gun owner, too. >> i did not know that! >> someone breaking in my house is getting shot. >> yes, i hear that. i hear that. >> probably should not have said that. i guess we'll deal with that later. >> celebrities including actress meryl streep and comedian chris rock attended unite for america 2024. in the meantime in d.c., former president donald trump spoke at a campaign event to denounce anti-semitism in america. >> israel will not exist within 2 years if she becomes president. and what a difference a president makes. big difference. >>

>> trump also acknowledged the attack on israel and brought up a man who was a hostage and father whose son was killed by hamas. at the same time the israeli military released heavy strikes on hezbollah. this week walkie talkies and pagers exploded in the attack that was targeting the the group. hezbollah blamed israel saying the attacks amount to a declaration of war. our reporter is in beirut with the latest. >> in the televised address tonight, a weary looking leader of hezbollah admitted the synchronized pager and walkie talkie attacks delivered a severe blow to the group. accusing israel of violating all red lines. for two terrifying days low tech communication devices, many carried by hezbollah members exploded simultaneously in towns and cities across lebanon injuring more than 2900. some so seriously they lost limbs. and killing at least 37 people

including children. it is addressed that israel would not achieve the goal of returning displaced israelis in northern border town until the violence in the occupied gaza ends. but while he was speaking, the sound of sonic booms from low-flying israeli fighter jets shook buildings across beirut. screams of terror echoed in the streets below. a regional analyst. >> ultimately if they do it that way they would have to occupy. this leads to the slow depleting war for israel and this would legitimize hezbollah. >> tonight the israeli military has said it struck around 100 rocket launchers belonging to hezbollah in southern lebanon while also confirming two soldiers were killed in the hezbollah strike along the

northern border. a deadly tit for at tat in the 11th month. >> after tense clashes we saw last year on college campuses, uc regents approved the request by cops to buy new less than lethal weapons and ammunitions. this video shows what happened at ucla back in may. we didn't see clashes with police at uc berkeley during the nationwide protests, but the university still wants 4 new drones. a tool to force open doors. a hazardous devices robot and 300 more sponge wraps. san francisco is asking for projectile launchers and free drones. crews robotaxis are hitting bay area streets once again. today the company will start mapping streets in sunnyvale and mountain view with vehicles driven by humans. one vehicle drug a woman 25

feet in san francisco. they want to begin supervised driving of robotaxis later this fall. still ahead people who dedicate their lives to helping others in the middle of a crisis of their own. and striking a cord. why musicians with the san francisco symphony are holding picket signs instead of instruments. >> seeing plenty of fog swallowing up san francisco and the bay area today. temperatures today continue to run several degrees below average. we take another step towards normal temperatures tomorrow and then the heat returns, especially inland. tracking all the details coming up in the first alert forecast. >> and cats have a reputation for being kind of lazy, but not this one! it traveled hundreds of miles to make it back home sth. choice hotels is a family of brands with a hotel

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. >> the san francisco symphony's opening performance has been cancelled after chorus memberses said they're going on strike. they unanimously vote -- voted in favor of the strike. they said they were offered unreasonable pay cuts including a potential year-long pay freeze for 2024 and 2025 performances followed by a 10% pay cut the following year. when i say power, you say union! >> officials and allies performed a line outside davy symphony hall. looking for a pay rate similar to what they have now. >> the paid members of the

chorus are an important part of the cohesion for that. and so to see them get forced out by a temporary monitor problem just doesn't seem fair or proportionate. >> in a statement the symphony said in part due to the 3-day work stoppage, the september 19th-21st performances have been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. meanwhile the chorus union said in their own statement they'll withhold labor until a fair agreement is reached. all right, our forecast once again has a little bit of everything in it. including i saw one warm san francisco day on the horizon. >> right. just one really warm day in the city. elsewhere it is going to be hot for a few days in a row and looks like the return to summer time as we head officially into fall beginning on sunday. seems like something is always reversed. look at the big picture perspective and the parade of storm systems that kept us in

the below average temperature for the last several days and now that storm system is moving further and further off to the east dragging that cooler than normal area with it and the marine level before the break, all that fog really spreading out and the marine layer will be compressed more and more with the atmosphere on top of us as we head to the next few days and that is part of what is going to warm us up. that's further down the line. right now, well, we have cloud cover moving into the santa clara valley but no fog and reaching all the way down almost to ground level as we look towards downtown san francisco. we can see it from treasure island and temperatures backing down. now mixed to 50s and low 60's. not much variation. 54 in santa rosa to 61° in san jose and in oakland and in concord. temperatures end up in the 50's pretty much across the board by early tomorrow morning so not much variation there either. we'll start off with similar sky conditions or a lack of the view of the sky across the bay area as the fog is going to

push far across the bay and well into the inland valleys by early tomorrow morning. either you wake up with fog at ground level, or at least the base of the clouds 100 feet off the ground. either way gray skies to start the day and inland we'll look at that fog and it is graduating back to the coast as we head towards midday tomorrow. temperatures are going to warm up to a slightly greater extent than they did today, but some of the warmest spots in the map up to the mid 80's and only low 80's in the santa clara valley and 80° in san jose. temperatures only reach up into the middle portion of the 80's in antioch and fair field and looking at the warmest spots staying well below 90°. temperatures in san francisco and oakland staying in the upper 60's and low 70's. a few degrees below normal. and temperatures in the north bay also dropping down into the or rising up only to the upper 70s and low 80'ses by tomorrow -- low 80's by tomorrow afternoon and that's still a couple of degrees below average. we'll change on sunday with slightly above temperatures and then warmth arides.

we alluded to one really warm day in san francisco. we'll start with temperatures there near average on sunday and then big spike of temperatures on monday ask backing down already on tuesday. we don't completely lose that onshore influence, but temperatures further away from the water are going to be warmer, hotter and for longer. a couple of days in the low to mid 90s in san jose and even with the temperatures retreating to the 80's, average high in san jose is around 80° and stay with that in the duration of last week and into september and the little more with the high temperature about 84-85°, we're going to be above 245 on saturday and flirting with 100° and once temperatures cool down wednesday through the following weekend, still running 3-7° above average. look at the 7 day forecast. we'll even everything out and the inland temperatures in the 80's for a couple more days and farther into the 80's on saturday and then 90's with the hottest spots on monday even getting close to 100°, but then retreating to the 80'ses at least by wednesday and thursday. above average but not

ridiculous really in september. temperatures in the bay low to mid 80os sunday and monday and tuesday and closer to what's normal and the warmest days on the coast will be that warm because we won't have that strong onshore wind to push the 80° air to the coast. but mid70os monday and that's a warm spell for coastal parts of the bay area. we'll get rid of that persistent fog and mist and drizzle after tomorrow and a little more sunshine breaking through on the coast as well. >> all right, paul. thank you so much. at least 8 fire fighters were hurt when the truck rolled over on the highway near irvine tonight. chp said orange county fire engine swerved to avoid hitting something in the road and then hit the guard rail before flipping over. 6 of the 8 fire fighters have serious injuries. the crew had been battling the airport fire just before the crash. staying in southern california, landslides at rancho palace verdes have been forcing people out of their homes not to mention services are cut off but laurie perez

said they met a couple staying put and going off the grid >> for months now images of collapsing homes in rancho palace verdes are on the front page but others are properties like these. >> it's sitting just like it always has. >> her house was untouched by the massive landslide that devastated so many of her neighbors thanks to -- >> those are like h-beams and i-beams. >> the support system that holds her house above the moving earth. the previous owners installed it after a landslide in 1956. but despite no ties to them and the utility lines and what supplies them, their services are cut off along with properties that were left in pieces. they have questions about why that is. >> my feeling is that they don't want to have to have the fire hazards liability and that is why they bailed on us.

>> but for now are focused on how to answer to stay in their home. >> the gas company and the electric company and the internet all hold out and whether they come back, i don't know. but if they do, we won't need them. >> because they're going completely and permanently off grid. >> with natural gas we'll now convert to propane. >> they have a new propane refrigerators and ordering solar panels and a star link for internet. >> you adapt or you don't survive. you have a choice. >> their choice is not easy or inexpensive. they'll spend tens of thousands to transform their systems. >> this is a propane shower. >> and they hope like the owners before them. >> we just love it here! >> preserving a place for generations to come. >> we want it stay here no matter what. it is a home that's prepared. >> we have heard of people finding their lost pets in extreme circumstances. some of them missing for years. but we never heard of a reunion

quite like this. >> coming up in sports, the giants saw their slim playoff hopes vanish while their arch rivals star made history today. and the 49ers might be banged up ahead of sunday's match up with the rams, but one guy they'll be happy to see absent from the opposing sideline.

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. >> the 49ers open up division play in l.a. and it is always a competitive game when the red and gold face rivals to the south. but there is a notable absence from the opposing sideline. >> lots of people are still asking if you're coming back. all right, guys! hope that answers your question!

>> >> and instead of chasing around on sunday afternoon, aaron donald may be retired on the couch and he won't be missed boy guys of santa clara. >> it's definitely a little different. i mean that's been 99% of our brain power for a number of years and it's kind of weird just not thinking that way. >> not strange. it's going to be a lot, a lot more enjoyable. obviously one of the best defensive players to ever walk this planet. not having him does make a difference. >> the best in the game for, what is it, 10 years? it's been fun to watch him even though we don't have to play him anymore. >> thursday night home opener for aaron rodgers and the jets. no head back for the head coach. what led to that? rodgers should have been happy. throwing the first touch down pass at met life stadium as a jet and they take an early lead going on to beat the patriots. jets beating the patriots. a weird thing to say.

the 49ers host new england next week. in baseball, oriole fans having a good time while the giants try to avoid playoff elimination. san francisco trailed 3-2 in the 9th. casey schmidt going to right center and the former giant collide. they don't make the catch. brett scores all the way from first tying the game. both outfielders did stay in this one. bottom of the 9 and off ryan walker and it's just barely over the right field wall. 2-run blast. they walk it off. the orioles win 5-3. that loss eliminates the giants from playoff contention. it is the 7th time in the last 8 years that san francisco is going to miss the post season. changes could be coming. the giants might be playing in october if they had signed this guy. but instead he's wearing dodger blue and today in miami he hit his 50th home run. stole his 50th base, becoming

the first player in baseball history to create the 50/50 club. part of an inbelievable day for otanee who is 6 for 6. 3 home runs, 10 rbi's and to make it worse for the giants, la won to clench a playoff spot. it's tough to see him having the season he's having when it is rumored the giants offered him the exact same deal the dodgers offered him and he goes to l.a. instead. >> he wanted the hollywood experience. >> he's getting it. >> you said it! the giants might be playing in the post season if it weren't for him and wouldn't you say any team would be playing for him? >> he played with the angels but the dodgers have no problem with him. >> tough for the giants and changes could be coming. i think a lot of giants fans wanted to see changes. >> absolutely. they want the giants teams of the mid20-10s.

>> it's hard to participate in what happened. thank you, matt. are you a cat person or a dog person? >> dog! >> i'm a dog person, too, but the next story may switch you to the dark side.

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. >> okay! i'm just going to direct this question over here. have you seen the 1993 movie -- he's too young -- homeward bound? >> i'm too old! i was 17 by then. >> oh, no! well, i've seen it. he hasn't. and paul's aged out. but maybe the sequel of homeward bound 2 launched in san francisco! >> this time they're trading the wide open spaces. >> typical canine!

>> for the dog-eat-dog world of the big city. >> this doesn't look like our backyard! >> the plot is kind of similar to what happened to this cat. he went missing while on the trip with his owners to yellowstone which is probably not a good place to lose a cat. they were scared that he was gone for good, but as zoe hunt shows us, they had a huge surprise two months later! >> benny and suzanne spent days searching the yellowstone forest after their cat rainbow got away on a camping trip. >> but really, i mean my husband is my hero because he went every day into the forest for hours looking for him. >> they got help from park rangers and other campers, but the cat was nowhere to be found and after awhile -- >> we had to leave without him. that was the hardest day because i felt like i was abandoning him. >> after 60 days spent back in selinis, they could only hope rainbow was still out there.

>> up pops this message from pet watch. rainbow with identifier microchip number 12 digits long has been identified. >> a woman in roseville found rainbow and took him in to the local aspca. >> he was depleted and probably didn't have energy to maybe go further and this lady who found him and rescued him is just an angel and she even said that he looked like he was not going to make it much longer. >> but what everyone wants to know. how did rainbow, in the span of two months, get all the way from yellowstone to roseville? over 800 miles away! they're hoping someone may know and maybe their story can spark a memory. >> hey, i remember that cat! and like we saw it here and there and they took it in. >> they say rainbow's story is an important reminder, get your

pets microchipped and without a chip and have been found and finally brought home. >> important reminder! don't bring your cat to yellowstone is what my takeaway was. >> there are so many dangers! i get it when with you're camping. >> and okay and bring the whole thing with. the cat probably didn't care. >> the cat probably called an uber. definitely didn't walk! thanks for watching. we'll see you tomorrow! it is >> at a rally in new york yesterday, donald trump made this unusual promise. >> and if you vote for me, i'm going to reduce your taxes, reduce your crime, and reduce your levels of stress. ♪ ♪