is too much? >> i think it's everything in moderation, right? we have tradeoffs in life and take on certain risk because we enjoy them. this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >> doctors say there is a link between drinking alcohol and six different types of cancers. the study comes in from the american association for cancer research and says it has to do with what the drinks do to our gut, but how much do you have to drink to be in danger? we'll ask a cancer specialist if you need to put down that evening glass of wine. we'll have that conversation in a few minutes, but first a look at your news headlines. fire danger top of mind today and firefighters made quick work of a vegetation fire in concord. this video came in minutes ago showing a helicopter doing water drops. the fire broke out after 3:00 this afternoon near the line ridge open space and ygnacio

valley road. we could see smoke rising from the hillside as crews on the ground work to mop up this fire. that fire has burned about four acres. pg&e started shutting off power to some customers across northern california. they say it's to protect against potential wildfires with hot temperatures and gusty winds in the forecast. the utility is warning more than 13,000 customers across 13 counties they are at risk. the warning includes alameda, contra costa, napa, and sonoma counties. margie in rural contra costa county says they haven't lost power but are ready with the generator just in case. >> of course, we don't like it, but we do want to be safe. if pg&e's equipment is going to be faulty, we don't want a fire. >> pg&e says the outages could stretch into tomorrow. the san francisco giants have parted ways with the president of baseball operations farhan zaidi. the move comes after another rough season for the orange and

black. in a statement today owner greg johnson said the change was needed after the giants missed the playoffs the third straight season. in zaidi's place the giants named three time world champion buster posey as the new leader of baseball operations. posey retired in 2021 and joined the team's ownership group the next year. a chaotic weekend of sideshows in vallejo, this video showing one at sonoma boulevard and lemon street saturday night and a crowd of what looks like 100 spectators or more than that, hundreds of spectators, watching a yellow mustang doing donuts. at one point it spun out and crashed into the crowd, no word yet on injuries. we'll hear more from neighbors fed up with these types of side shows tonight at 6:00. governor newsom signing several new bills into law ahead of a midnight deadline tonight. one of them will shake up california's cannabis scene. he approved assembly bill 1775 which means cannabis

cafes can now sell food, nonalcoholic drinks and even host live events. san francisco assembly member matt haney who wrote the bill said it could give the economy a much needed boost. the golden state vakalries will hold their first expansion draft friday, the first in 16 years. they make their debut next season, the league's 13th team. right now the bay area under an excessive heat warning and a spare the air alert. if you step outside, you'll know why. the high temperatures combined with car exhaust will lead to unhealthy air quality levels. the alert is in effect through tomorrow. paul heggen is here. it was so bizarre here in san francisco. it's always bizarre when it's really hot in the city. >> it's going to be hotter

tomorrow, likely the hottest day for san francisco and coastal communities so far in 2024. >> no kidding. >> we'll be flirting with record territory across most of the bay area tomorrow. let's talk about the big picture, how things shape up heading into early october. it's halloween month beginning tomorrow and with temperatures supposed to cool off, nope, mother nature has other ideas. a heat dome is positioned off the coast allowing offshore winds to develop. fortunately, they won't be gusty. so the wildfire threat isn't going to be off the charts, but it's going to help deliver warmer air to the coast and it's something we have to monitor in terms of fire threat with such hot temperatures and dry vegetation across the bay area. looking outside now and things look okay as we close the windows behind me, 80s and 90s at the moment. let's talk about where we go through tonight with temperatures dropping down into -- let's talk about low temperatures for

tonight. these are the lows we'll see, into the 60s. we're supposed to be down into the 50s this time of year for the first morning of october. instead we'll stay in the 60s. there's only so much even with 12 plus hours of darkness in early autumn the atmosphere can do to lose the heat we're building up. so temperatures will remain warm, especially in elevation. anywhere above about 600 to 800 feet could be staying in the 70s for overnight lows, especially tomorrow night into early wednesday morning. here are tomorrow's highs, up to over 100 degrees on a widespread basis for the north bay and east of the oakland hills temperatures approaching 110 degrees in some of the hottest spots. 91 degrees in san francisco, 95 degrees in oakland, the low 100s in san jose. the numbers will be well above what's typical for this time of year, in fact, 20 to 25 degrees above average for this particular time of year. let's look where we are now with temperatures into the 70s, 80s

and 90s. san francisco got into the 80s earlier today, now dipping down to the upper 70s. the real heat arrives tomorrow. how close are we to record territory? here are the numbers compared to where the records stand for the first day of october. some of these records were set just four years ago. we had extreme back in 2020 the first couple days of october. that year was just weird overall, into the 90s, but short of record territory in both san francisco and oakland, likely to break or at least tie records in san jose and livermore and temperatures will be basically as hot wednesday afternoon as well. take a look at the long range temperature outlook even beyond the scope of the seven-day forecast. the six to ten-day outlook from the climate prediction center shows a good chance of warmer than average conditions, not just for california, but the whole western u.s. basically locked in the first ten days of october and beyond that the signal isn't quite as strong,

but a good chance of warmer than normal conditions persisting through the first half of october. we're really just getting started. the peak of the heat is going to be the next couple days when temperatures will be up to around 105 degrees on an average basis for inland communities. some spots will be closer to 110 degrees for the next couple of afternoons. even once temperatures back down, we'll still be in the upper 90s thursday and friday, finally beginning to retreat more as we head into early next week. that retreat will happen a little faster around the bay, but basically above normal temperatures all through the seven-day forecast. bayside temperatures return to the 80s thursday, friday, saturday, 70s next monday while temperatures along the coast might get back closer to normal a bit faster, but barely, not getting back to the 60s until a week from today. >> paul, thank you. those temperatures are just wild. hundreds of thousands of medicare patients across the u.s. will soon be seeing lower prices on dozens of

prescription drugs. the biden administration announced cost savings for 54 prescription drugs under their medicare rebate program. patients will start seeing those price drops as early as this week. many of those drugs are used to treat cancer. these savings are just another effort by president biden to assist cancer patients. he recently teamed up with leaders in d.c. to announce a new goal for his cancer moon shot initiative, eliminating a prominent cancer in women. >> every year 150,000 women die from cervical cancer in the indo-pacific, every year. that's more than double the population of this city. we can't and will not let that continue. >> the administration added a new program and funding for research on cancer surgeries. research shows cervical cancer is one of the most preventible cancers in the world. while a new report shows cancer death rates are actually declining, it also highlights

how alcohol can raise the risk of cancer in certain cases. jared hill has more. >> reporter: new research is highlighting the link between alcohol and cancer rates. excessive alcohol use may be one factor behind an increase in at least six cancers, including head and neck, esophageal, breast, colon, liver, and stomach cancer according to the american association for cancer research. >> some of this is happening through chronic inflammation. we also know that alcohol changes the microbiobes, the bacteria that lives in your gut and that can increase the risk of cancer. >> reporter: for women excessive alcohol use is defined as three or more drinks per day, seven or more per week, for men four or more drinks per week, 14 or more per week. dr. celine gounder says there is no so-called safe amount of alcohol. >> other studies have shown any amount of alcohol consumption can increase your risk of cancer, particularly if you

have underlying medical conditions. i think it's everything in moderation, right? we have tradeoffs in life. we take on certain risks because we enjoy them. >> reporter: the report also finds a growing trend of young people being diagnosed with cancer. >> we don't understand and we're trying to better understand, but it's going to take research. >> so these are my cancer meds. >> reporter: lourdes was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 25. it had already spread to the lungs. >> i thought that was it for me. i thought wow, maybe i have like a year or two. >> reporter: she's part of a clinical trial testing a new treatment. >> it's not just about me when i go into this clinical trial. it's about all the other people that will come after me. >> reporter: and maybe add to the overall trend which shows cancer deaths are continuing to decline. >> the report also shows a 33% reduction in the overall cancer death rate in the u.s. from 1991 to 2021, an estimated 4.1

million lives saved. our conversation continues after the break with a cancer doctor from ucsf. we'll look at

we'll get to that conversation on alcohol and cancer in just a moment, but first i want to tell you about some breaking news that just came in. sports illustrated reporting baseball legend pete rose has died. rose played 24 seasons in the major leagues and is the mlb's all time leader in hits, but he was banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling on games. pete rose was 83 years old. we'll have more coming up tonight at 5:00. today we're talking about the link between alcohol and cancer. the american association for cancer research says excessive alcohol use may increase the risk for six cancers, head and neck, esophageal, breast, colon, liver, and stomach cancer. joining me now is dr. katherine

van loon, a cancer specialist with ucsf. thank you so much for being with us. >> thanks so much for having me. >> i can guarantee you there are people at home right now wondering if their alcohol consumption is increasing their risk of cancer. what do you make of the results of this study? >> should we be looking at alcohol like cigarettes in terms of its link to cancer? >> so the data's still emerging and i think the take-home from this is that any alcohol creates some additive increase in risk for developing certain types of cancer. again, the study reported increased risks of breast cancer, colorectal related to the amount of alcohol that an individual consumes. >> so the study says excessive use of alcohol can link to cancer, but it also goes on to say even a small amount can

increase your cancer risk. should we be rethinking what excessive means, what moderate alcohol intake is? earlier we reported that one drink at night for women is considered moderate use of alcohol, but should it be even less? should we be rethinking those numbers? >> i think that's a very individual decision for each of us and, of course, there are lots of things that we do each day that put ourselves at risk. getting in a car to drive puts an individual at risk. so each of us has to take that information and use it to moderate the amount of risk that we're willing to tolerate. so for women the study specifically defines excess risk as more than seven drinks per week or greater than three at a time and then for men defines excess use as greater than 14 drinks per week or more than four drinks at any one sitting.

>> what's the link between alcohol and these types of cancers? does it have to do with the sugar content or maybe how the alcohol is processed or is it more to do with how our body metabolizes the alcohol? does the type of alcohol matter in all this? >> i'll start with the last question about does the type of alcohol matter and really that was not specified. we define one drink as either five ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer, or 1.5 ounces of a hard alcohol. in terms of how alcohol is linked to cancer risk, there's a variety of different mechanisms. first, we know that ethanol is broken down into a known carcinogen. we each do this at different rates. women tend to metabolize alcohol at a slower rate than men, which is why we in part have lower recommendations what our

threshold is for excessive use. so this damages dna and prevents the body's ability to repair that damage. in addition, alcohol can create hormonal effects and alter specifically hormones like estrogen increasing the risk for breast cancer. in addition, alcohol reduces nutrient absorption for several critical nutrients that are involved in protecting the body from cancer through immunity and reduction of inflammation. finally, calories themselves increase risk for obesity and obesity is very tightly linked to risk for certain cancers as well. >> i'm curious. this is more a societal question here. the bay area, as you know, is such a hub for food and especially wine and craft cocktails. that whole movement kind of started in san francisco. do you think with more studies like this are

we going to be rethinking that culture as a whole given the data that's coming out between the link to cancer and alcohol consumption? >> certainly the emergence of data around the linkage of tobacco to cancer changed how tobacco is perceived in certain parts of our society and certain parts of the world and i expect we'll continue learning. again, each individual is going to continue making their own health and lifestyle decisions about how to modify their cancer risk. it's a particularly frightening time as we're also at the same time receiving data about rising rates of cancer amongst younger people, individuals younger than 50, and there is some overlap in these types of cancers. so in particular, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and breast cancer are also on that list and we're very much in the process of trying to unpack all

of the different factors contributing to that increase in risk for younger individuals, but alcohol very well may be part of the story. >> yeah. i'm curious if you think eventually they're going to link those two as that's the reason why so many younger people are being diagnosed with cancer or are we just getting better at finding these cancers? >> i think the rising rates of cancers amongst individuals younger than 50 is indeed real. that's not just due to earlier detection. we are overall seeing higher incidence rates while overall cancer rates are declining in patients that are screened for populations. my hypothesis would be that's going to be a multifactorial -- there's going to be multiple factors contributing to that rising risk and it's not just one individual risk factor like alcohol. i suspect that there's probably contributions

from diet and the increased consumption of processed foods and sweets and red meats and processed meats in our diets. in addition, there's lots of research that's being done into the world of the microbiome and how that's evolving. >> yeah. that could be a show in itself about the microbiome because that certainly has become a hot topic in recent years. dr. katherine van loon, thank you so much for being with us. one of the cancers we talked about being affected by alcohol is breast cancer. new research reveals black women have a higher risk of dying from breast cancer than white women. as stephanie stahl reports, racial disparities in diagnosing breast cancer may be driving the difference. >> reporter: it's been an uphill battle for spring williams, diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. >> very scary, especially when you are healthy, feeling healthy, looking healthy. >> reporter: the south jersey mother of two was just 41. >> i went through chemotherapy,

surgery, and radiation. >> reporter: that was a year after she found a lump that her first doctor said wasn't breast cancer. you were misdiagnosed. >> he was confident that it was a cyst. >> reporter: she believes racism may have delayed her diagnosis. new research says it's part of the reason why black women are more likely to die from breast cancer compared to white women. the study from massachusetts general hospital says there is a 17 to 50% disparity depending on the type of breast cancer. black women with hormone positive tumors have the highest risk of death. erica warner led the study. >> across all types of breast cancer, there's something that is driving this finding of consistent disparities between black and white women. >> reporter: the study says beyond tumor differences, the disparity is also caused by socioeconomic inequality with, inadequate access, and systemic racism. >> the bias is pervasive at all levels. >> reporter: breast surgeon monique gary who runs a

wellness farm says the new research is the largest to date outlining disparities. >> we've got to do a better job treating women the same. >> reporter: spring says discrimination detailed in the new research is an unfortunate reality for many. >> it makes me sad, but it also makes me hopeful that things will change. >> reporter:

the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders.

well, the 49ers can thank their defense for helping turn things around against the patriots. our matt lively has all the details in the "red and gold report." >> this is the audi "red and gold report." >> the 49ers defense stepped up in a big way sunday putting up video game numbers, six sacks, four forced fumbles, wrote the story for how this game panned out, the defensive line stepping up in a big way despite injuries. >> if you looked from an outsider's perspective or looked online, you'd think the building's burning down. >> we've been playing like [ bleep ] these past couple weeks. it was good to get the dub and force a couple turnovers and have a good day on defense. >> the one that really set the tone, fred warner's second career touchdown on a 45-yard pick six in the second quarter. >> as soon as i got up, found some green grass. coach daly made it an emphasis if you

score on defense, you have about a 100% chance winning the game. i'm like we got to score on d. >> that's hall of fame type of stuff. >> i feel like he's playing like the mvp. >> fred warner did not play a snap in the second half. he said his ankle just did not feel right. he will have scans this week. the 9ers hope to get him back before next sunday's showdown against division rival arizona back here at levi's stadium. for the "red and gold report," i'm matt lively. coming up tonight at 5:00, bay area counties on alert for potential pg&e power shutoffs. we hear from neighbors in high fire danger zones who are once again preparing to be in the dark. as israel's attacks on lebanon escalate, a bay area woman visiting family in lebanon tells us she can't get out of the country, how sh

right now on cbs news bay area, the bay area heatwave is here and it's just getting started. we'll hear from people who are bracing to have their power cut off by pg&e. >> artificial candles for light. we do have a backup generator if it's out too long. and the san francisco giants making a blockbuster move, farhan zaidi out and a fan favorite taking over as head of the franchise. hurricane helene leaving a

trail of destruction and devastation in the southeast, the massive cleanup now underway. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. good-bye crisp fall air. hello, heat. parts of the bay area will climb to more than 100 degrees tomorrow. >> good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan ryan yamamoto. an excessive heat warning is in effect now for most of the bay area and that's raising the fire danger. >> here's a live look outside now. it's even hot in san francisco. let's get right to first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen with more on what's going on. >> another heat dome taking over. this one will send temperatures soaring closer to the coast as offshore winds will kick in. let's look at the heat advisories and excessive heat warnings that are in effect across the bay area. this remains through wednesday. the orange-shaded areas, including coastal parts of the bay area in san francisc