i'm leslie brinkly. abc seven news. >> farmers told the san francisco chronicle that the allegations are, quote, simply incorrect. >> voters in san francisco will get to decide on a measure this november that's intended to help fill a shortage of nurses and first responders, supervisor asha safai, who is also running for mayor, announced the proposition today. >> we are down 40 911 dispatchers, which is absolutely impacting our public safety response system. so far, he says. >> the city is also down hundreds of nurses. the proposition would allow registered nurses who become full time employees to buy back time, worked as per diem nurses for retirement credits. >> it sometimes takes months to years to get that permanent position, so this would represent a major shift in retention and also valuing the service that these people have committed to our community. >> the ballot measure would also provide 9-1-1 operators with the same safety retirement benefits as other first responders. >> san francisco mayor

i'll keep going as long as i can. >> in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkly. >> keep on moving. good for him. although i did know it looked like his shoe was untied. that's okay. can someone tell him keep moving? all right. i just don't want him to fall. he won't. okay. yeah. you're right, you won't. okay. new at six. >> the pope accused of making a gay slur during a closed door meeting. >> and passengers told to put on life vests for a possible water landing. as a spirit airlines flight deals with the mechanical issue. >> then open ai is changing things up. the new model, the company hopes, can bring new capabilities to ai and technology you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪ ♪ i'm engaged and i am getting married next april. if i hadn't done invisalign i probably would be dreading the wedding photos, which is not how you want to feel going into your wedding day. ♪ ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty! whoah... [inhales deeply] how do they get these things to smell so good? hefty, hef- hefty

i'm leslie brinkly. abc seven news. >> leslie. thank you. we have some wild video to share from a san jose family's security camera going to see the cat while it was cooper. he's he's really fast, but you'll see what's following cooper. okay, that is a mountain lion. all right, once again, you can see the chase ensuing here. and the good news is that cooper is fast enough to get away from the mountain lion who was picking up speed right there. mariand jeremy garcia live in the berryessa era of san jose. this is off canyon view drive, and they were driving to church yesterday morning when they saw the chase on their camera feed. >> it was a shock. really shocking to see such a big animal chasing our kitty, to be honest with you, and we were terrified for her. >> now, once again, the garcia's tell us, cooper, the cat is okay. she came back yesterday night and was back to her usual lounging in the front yard. stay inside. cooper. >> yes. safer that way. >> a big fine for home depot. the fire rules the retailer is accused of violating in the maj

abc seven news reporter leslie brinkly joins us live now from walnut creek with more on this story. have you had any sightings, leslie? >> oh, gosh, i hope not. no no, i want to see any. although over the years, over the years living here and hiking around here, i have seen them upon occasion. and it's a it's a little nerve rattling, pardon the pun there, but you just missed it. just five minutes ago, there was a group of 30 hikers meeting up here, part of a hiking club. they branched off on the easy trail and the hard trail and the person leading the hike warned them. tonight. just a few minutes ago, be on the lookout for rattlesnakes. i noticed a lot of people with poles to kind of scan the trail ahead of them. it pays right now to pay attention, whether it's in the woods or hiking on the grassy slopes of mount diablo. a warning has gone out from east bay regional park district to be on the lookout for rattlesnakes this year. >> as snakes come out of their hibernation, or brumation. and it's called, it's good to be good to be aware of the possibility that they're, you know, may be

hello doctor bailey, i'm leslie brinkly, abc7 news. >> good luck.watch. >> absolutely awesome. all right, let's get to our weather. pretty nice a little bit windy. yeah. >> that's true. meteorologist cindy patel is here with the forecast as we hit midweek. sandy. >> yeah. and you know what. enjoy this comfortable weather that we have dan and ummah because it is going to get hot in our inland areas before you know it. so after tomorrow you're going to start to feel the heat right now the sea lions are putting on a show at pier 39. they are just packed in there. uh- nice for the visitors to see here in san francisco. blue skies. as you will notice, temperatures are running higher than where they were yesterday. for most areas by 14 degrees in santa rosa, up three, san francisco, oakland, six degrees warmer there in san jose. and we're going to continue with that trend over the next couple of days. but this evening, if you are stepping out at 7:00 inland, it's still in the mid 70s, dropping off to the 60s later tonight around the bay, bright skies 63 d