. >>> at 5:30 we'll hear a report from kevin ko.oman traveled from idaho and said there is no way that she is going to miss this last game. people traveled from near and far to make sure they caught this moment here at the oakland coliseum. we'll have her story and much more at 5:30. i'm going to toss it back to you both in the studio and i'm going to have a couple bites of my hotdog. i'll be back with more. >> thanks a lot, juliette. >>> let's take you to a developing story now. hurricane helene is gaining strength, the storm expected to make landfall along the florida coast tonight as a category 4 storm likely in the next hour or two. this is a live look from naples, florida, right now. forecasters warn the hurricane could bring a catastrophic storm surge and dangerously strong winds and rain across much of the southeastern united states. hurricane and flash flood warnings are in effect as far west as georgia and as far north as north carolina. more than 320,000 florida homes and businesses have already lost power. mandatory evacu

kevin ko shows us the williams elementary school student who happened to be recognized nationally byng in some of the harshest gaps in her family history. >> reporter: this is 9-year-old amaya desai's happy place. >> they take me to a place where i want to be. >> reporter: amaya loves books, specifically a good story. >> we have the introduction, which is the beginning. then you have the rising action. >> reporter: her commitment to story telling led her to this short story contest award from the san jose public library, but unlike many of the books she loves to read, the stories she told was a piece of family history. >> my grandfather at a young age was forces from his homeland in uganda. >> reporter: her grandfather was in uganda in 1972 when he was ordered to leave the country in 30 years. >> there's so many wars now and there's so many people being displaced and i said this would make a great podcast. >> reporter: amaya was ready to take her story to the digital air waves with the help of her executive producer. >> testing, testing. >> reporter: nakil desai is her dad. >> i had

kevin ko has the story of an oakland native who is holding on to the longtime tradition of hot dog vendors at oakland baseball games. >> reporter: it's game time for mike davey, oakland's hot dog vendor carrying on a longtime tradition. >> oh, i just did a fresh batch. what can i get ya? >> reporter: mike is the hot dog vendor for the ballers, a team he as an oakland native the proud of. >> felt like community, like diy, little bit of punk rock, hip hop, different. >> reporter: mike is a die hard oakland sports fan, and he has the ink to prove it. >> there you go. got the ballers. >> reporter: this lifelong a's fan is often at games himself. >> i used to work for the a's when i was in college. i was a ticket seller. and i mean, that was my main source of income. >> reporter: today here's working at a cal watch party at king fish pub in oakland. >> i'm carrying on a decades old tradition. i mean, this is an old hot dog steamer. >> reporter: not just any old steamer, mike got it from hall gordon, also known as the former oakland a's hot dog guy. but the steamer isn't hal's, it's from the hot

kevin ko has the story. >> reporter: patrol officer nicholas serrano is keeping guard on the golden gatedge, as he has done for the past ten years. >> just try to engage. >> reporter: officer serrano is looking for someone that you might not see. someone looking to contempt suicide. >> there's a heightened awareness of who is out here and what's happening. you start to look for more and more people that may need to be contacted. >> reporter: in contrast, officer serrano has seen fewer and fewer people who need help. these nets are covering all 1.7 miles of one of the most famous bridges in the world. the bridge is monitored in person and through surveillance. so if they help give a moment of time for answers. >> i don't have the statistics in front of me, but there's less coming out overall. >> reporter: david rivera says the data shows the nets are working. >> where she seen the net making a positive impact on deterring people from coming out. last year we had 14 suicides. >> reporter: the nets were still under construction last year. only partially complete. but it decreased suicides b

kevin ko looks at their critical work. >> reporter: patrol officer nicholas surano is keeping guard on the golden gate bridge, as he's done the past ten years. >> i'll stop here very often, wait and look down and see people approaching on the bridge and kind of gauge. >> reporter: the officer is looking for something he hopes to never see, someone who may be contemplating suicide. >> anytime i'm out here past where it starts to open up, there's a heightened awareness of who is out here and what's happening and you start to look for more and more people that may need to be contacted. >> reporter: in contrast, officer surano has seen fewer and fewer people who need help. ever credits the suicide deterrent nets. it's the first year these nets are covering all 1.7 miles of one of the most famous bridges in the world. the bridge is monitored in person and through surveillance. so if the net helps give a moment of pause, it also means time for officers to intervene. >> i don't have the statistics in front of me, but it does seem like there's less that are coming out overall. >> reporter: the

kevin ko has more on why some are worried about the consequences. >> reporter: joe lives steps away from. which made changes. >> unacceptable. you said you're a hospital now you're not a hospital. >> reporter: he's lived in east san jose for two decades >> the people who live in this area are going to have delayed injury. which means more injury, more death. >> reporter: a spokesperson for san jose regional center will not specify which services are going to be offered. but said stroke care would be impacted. >> i have to time my heart attack accordingly. >> reporter: time and distance could be the difference between life and death. something dr. rene shaw has researched for two decades. >> if you had to drive farther to your nearest trauma center. your mortality increased by 21%. which is, huge. >> reporter: while san jose regional's trauma center is still open. it's been downgraded from a level two to a level three. >> minimal two and three is a big gap. neuro surgery is something that doesn't have to be in house for a level three trauma center. and that's a big deal. >> reporter: trau

kevin ko has been following this part of the story. you met someone from boise, idaho, who said she says not missing this game. so she flew here. >> she flew into san jose. we there were to meet her. it wasn't just her. i've been here for every single home game this week. you had fans from all over the country, the world, but this fan from boise made sure she needed to come here to watch the team she loves with someone she truly loves as well. michelle simpson just flew into san jose from boise, idaho. she felt all five stages of grief on her way here, to watch her beloved a's at the oakland coliseum one last time. >> i'm excited. i want them to win today, but at the same time i know it's going to be the last one i go to. so it's bittersweet. >> reporter: michelle's favorite memories at a's games are with her family, including her son brady who lives in danville. the simpsons aren't the only ones traveling far to watch their last a's game in oakland. chris is here from colorado to watch the game with his parents who drove from merle me

that's why the county is taking an aggressive approach to tackle the problem at the source, but as kevin koorts, it's how they're doing it that has some neighbors concerned. >> reporter: this truck is spraying pesticides around san jose's willow glen neighborhood. the goal is to kill mosquitoes infected with west nile virus, but for residents like louise martin and kim cally, the disease isn't the concern. >> i've been bitten by mosquitoes my whole life and i'll probably be bitten again and i'm just not worried about it. >> kind of on the fence. am i more concerned about west nile virus or about the spraying? >> reporter: both are wary about the pesticide sprayed by santa clara county, something they and their neighbors were notified about from this flyer. >> it says it's safe and it's not harmful to humans, but then at the same time says to close your windows. so a little concerning, a little contradictory i'd say. >> reporter: we took those concerns to santa clara's vector control district, which is in charge of mosquito control. >> the temperature exactly is good for the mosquito. >> rep

our kevin ko looked into what this means for those who may need immediate emergency care in east sany residents are worried it could have deadly consequences. >> reporter: greg miller lived just steps away from san jose regional medical center which made significant changes to its trauma center on august 12th. >> unacceptable. i mean that's like you're saying you're a hospital and you aren't really a hospital. >> reporter: miller, who was a nurse for 35 years, is now 78 years old. he's lived in east san jose for two decades. >> the people that live in this area are going to have delayed treatment and which means more injury, more death. >> reporter: a spokesperson for san jose regional medical center would not specify what services are no longer being offered, but said stroke care and trauma surgeries would be impacted and that daytime hours for its catheterization lab will be limited. >> so i have to time my heart attack accordingly. >> reporter: time and distance could be the difference between life and death, something dr. renee shaw has researched for two decades. >> if you had t

. >>> coming up, kevin ko shows us how the workers are preparing for life after the coliseum. >>> now, paper or plastic? you will have to choose paper. >> that's right. blocked from watching the big match? [referee whistle] save the day by using the bank of america customized cash rewards card and choose to earn 3% cash back on online purchases. like live streaming. >>> it is a new era for public transit. caltrain has fully transitioned to its electrified service. locomotives will no longer run between san francisco and san jose and if you regularly commute on caltrain, some routing numbers are changing. make sure to check that before heading out the door. the new electric fleet will have big environmental benefits. a local professor who has been riding the caltrain his whole life wanted to try to quantify those benefits. max darrow tagged along. >> reporter: before this diesel caltrain makes one of its final rounds, josh wants to learn as much as he can. >> we see the improvement in air quality. >> he and his team are using this device to measure black carbon and air pollutants that

kevin ko explains. >> reporter: this truck is being pesticides around the willow glen neighborhood.he goal is to kill mosquitoes. infected with west nile virus. but for residents, like louise martin , and kim, the disease is not the concern. >> i have been bitten by mosquitoes my whole life and i will probably be bitten again and i am just not worried about it. >> i am on the fence. am i more concerned about west nile virus or about the spring. >> reporter: both are wary about the pesticide spray by santa clara county. something they and their neighbors were notified about from this flyer. >> it says that is safe and not harmful to humans but at the same time is set to closure windows. a little concerning. a little contradictory. >> reporter: we took those concerns to santa clara county's vector control district which is in charge of macedo control. >> the temperature is exactly good for the mosquito. >> reporter: this is the district manager of the agency that breeds, studies and tracks mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. she said the pesticides sprayed into neighborhoods is ep

our kevin ko had a chance to speak with kim about her booming small business. >> come on, right here.tting in section 134 you can't miss her. but if kim jackson doesn't notice you, it's because this longtime season ticket holder is paying attention to two things. her beloved a's and her crochet. >> by the end of the season by next week i think i'm going to be around 950. >> reporter: that's how many she has made since 2017 stomper beanies. it takes her about four hours to make one. with 47 a's' fans on the wait list she'll have spent about 4,000 hours or 167 days doing this. >> i take this bag and i have my hooks and i'm ready to go. >> reporter: whether she's at a's' games or home in american canyon it's hard to find a moment the creator isn't crocheting. >> after the spine surgeries recovery is really hard and i would watch baseball and have my hook and i would just -- hook away and that would get me through a lot of the painful moments. >> reporter: kim has had 15 spinal surgeries. making it hard for her to walk or stand for extended periods of time. she learned to crochet when she

our kevin ko spoke with kim and her booming about her and her booming small business >>>come on rockere sitting in section 134, you can't miss her. come on. but if kim jackson doesn't notice you, it's because this longtime season ticket holder is paying attention to two things her beloved a's and her crochet by the end of the season. by next week i think i'm going to be around 950. that's how many stomper beanies kim has made since 2017. it takes her about four hours to make one, so with 47 a's fans on the waitlist, she'll have spent about 4000 hours or 167 days doing this. i take this bag and i have my hooks and i'm ready to go. whether she's at a's games or home in american canyon, it's hard to find a moment. the stomper beanie creator isn't crocheting after my spine surgeries. recovery is really hard and i would watch baseball and i'd have my hook and i would just hook away, and that would get me through a lot of the painful moments. kim has had 15 spinal surgeries, making it hard for her to walk or stand for extended periods of time. she learned to crochet when she was a kid, but

kevin ko explains. >> reporter: this truck is spraying pesticides around san jose's willow glen neighborhood. the goal is to kill mosquitoes. infected with west nile virus. but for residents, like louise martin, and kim callie, the disease isn't the concern. >> i have been bitten my mosquitoes my whole life and i'll probably be bitten again. and i'm just not worried about it. >> kind of on the fence. do e -- am i more concerned around west nile virus or the spraying. >> reporter: both are wary about the pesticide sprayed by santa clara county something they and their neighbors were notified about from this flyer. >> says it's safe and you know not harmful to humans but at the same time san jose close your windows. a little contradictory i'd say. >> reporter: we took the concerns to santa clara county's vector control district in charge of motion control. >> the temperature actually is good for the motion. >> reporter: the doctor is the district manager of the agency that breeds, studies, and tracks mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. she says the pesticide sprayed into neighborhoods is e

our kevin ko met the award-winning 9-year-old. >> reporter: this is 9-year-old amaya's happy place. >-- i want to be. >> reporter: she loves books. specifically a good story. >> we have the introduction which is the beginning. then you have the rising action. >> reporter: her commitment to storytelling led her to this short story contest award. from the san jose public library. but unlike many of the books she loves to read, the stories she told were a peace of family history. >> my grandfather at a young age was forced from his homeland in uganda. >> reporter: her grandpa was in uganda in 1972 when the country's asian minority was ordered to leave the country within 30 days. >> there's so many wars happening right now. and there's so many people that are being like -- displaced. i said this would make a great podcast. >> reporter: she was ready to take her story to the digital air waves. with the help of her executive producer. >> testing, testing. >> reporter: nicole is her dad. >> we had never done a podcast before and i have no idea how to do one but to support my daughter, i lear

kevin ko has the morning's faithful experience. >> this is the 49ers faithful experience. >> reporterking good for niners' fan charles davis. >> i miss the flight yesterday. going to levi's stadium south. getting ready to go to the game out there. so i put my tickets on stub hub. the rest of my team. >> reporter: thankfully, charles didn't have to go far. he's born and raised in oakland. and wasn't letting a missed flight take game day away. he joined other niners' faithful who just couldn't make the trip down the sofi to the official 49ers' watch party at the plank in oakland. that included music, drinks, and prize drawings for give aways like this autographed navorro bowman snapshot. it's not lost on niners' fans that the watch party is on the same week that the a's are playing their final home games in oakland. as another major professional sports team leaves the town, those who call oakland home are hoping for a bay area niner takeover. >> we're coming through and we about to -- like plymouth rock up in this thing boy. >> the niners know what's up. they have love all over the plac