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Innocent young client has spent in jail. I think this is a time to thank the community, thank all of the community for their tremendous outpouring of support for max harris throughout this process. And what we both look forward to is the next trial. And in the next trial we will do better. You know it may hang again, it may be acquitted, but were not going to lose. Now we know what their witnesses have said. We now know our strengths and our weaknesses. Reporter a little more about how this went down inside the courtroom. After max harris was found not guilty on those 36 counts, he and his attorneys were excused by the judge. Then Derick Almenas verdict or lack of a verdict, was announced. The judge asked the jurors if there was any chance that if they deliberated some more, they might reach a verdict. She asked them what the count was, 102 in favor of guilt, but then she declared a mistrial saying at this point it appeared this jury was hopelessly dead locked. A little more about the family members. As i said, a couple of them did cry pretty much throughout the whole thing. Several others i saw just across from me, their hands were locked. I could tell, though, from the looks on their faces especially after max harriss not guilty verdicts were read that they really not surprised, in some ways expecting it. I think the real disappointment was the hung jury on Derick Almena. Live in oakland, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. Laura, thank you. With the jurys split decision, the two defendants in the case will now head in different directions. We have a reporter dedicated to each one. Well begin with abc7 News Reporter amanda del castillo. Shes live at the santa rita jail where max harris is expected to walk out a freeman in just hours. Reporter dan, the alameida county Sheriffs Office expects harris release 8 00 or 9 00 tonight. They anticipate that release will be both private and quick at this point. Harris has spent almost three years in jail since that 2016 arrest. The 29yearold could have faced 39 years in prison. Of course, he was acquitted on all 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter just this afternoon. After the first not guilty verdict was read, harris hugged his attorney. His attorney later told reporters, this isnt a time to celebrate for max harris because, quote, this community is sick. He called for reform and change with regard to leadership. Right now the Sheriffs Office is working on harris release. They havent supplied a time line or details about what that process entails. Only saying its likely harris will be released privately and likely not through the jails front door. His attorney Curtis Briggs said harris has plans for the moment. Hes out. Its going to start with a nice vegan meal not served by santa rita jail and well take it from there. Reporter now, according to the santa rita jail, inmates must return to jail to complete necessary paperwork. That process is expected to take a few hours. Its still unclear what access reporters will have to harris and whether hell stop to make a statement. But we know, again, that release should come around 8 00 or 9 00 tonight. At the santa rita jail, im amanda del castillo, abc7 news. Amanda, thank you. Now, Derick Almena faces the prospect of another trial. Lets go live to abc7 News Reporter lyanne melendez, she is at the courthouse in oakland with a look at his future. Lyanne. Reporter well, let me just say that a hung jury is not very common in our legal system. I just want to put that out there for you. Now, what happens next . Clearly i am not an expert. I dont think anybody knows in fact, i dont think the prosecution at this point today knows whats going to happen next. Do they retry them . What i do know is that they will take into account a few things. Number one, theyre going to ask themselves, is retrying someone in the publics interest . Number two, is retrying someone worth the time and energy, the cost . And number three, and this is very important to prosecutors, family members who today are still saying they want to see justice. This was extremely difficult for the family members to accept, but the verdict is in against max harris. We are going to evaluate our prosecution as we go forward against Derick Almena. Reporter so what does that tell you . A lot, not much . You be the judge of that. But remember, two jurors didnt agree with the rest. So the prosecution may be thinking right now, well, we came so close. Maybe, just maybe well win next time. But again, at this point we dont know. Now, a second possibility is, of course, a plea deal. Now, Derick Almena, and thats who, of course, were talking about here, his attorney, tony serra told one of the reporters that he would not accept a plea deal for his client. Now, heres almenas other attorney. Hear what he has to say. Well, hes happy to be unconvicted hes very unhappy when he thinks about what happened. And the fact that that can never be repaired. Reporter so, again, vague. But we know with certainty what the prosecution will do next, and that is they told us today at the very brief press conference that they will evaluate the informaion, the case. They will evaluate, go through the evidence to see if they should retry this, or if they offer a plea deal. We dont know. But thats what theyre going to take into account before they move forward. Im live in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. All right, lyanne, thank you. And just hours ago we received a statement from oakland mayor b libby schaaf on the trial. Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victims. I am grateful for the professionalism and integrity from all City Employees who participated in the trial. We send warmth and comfort to everyone in the community who was devastated by this tragedy. The fire took 36 lives. You see their faces here. The youngest was 17 years old. They were artists, friends, fathers, daughters. Some were couples who died in each others arms quite literally. Others managed to send Text Messages to say goodbye to their family before they were overcome by the flames and the smoke. Some of their families were at court today for the verdict. Both abc7 News Reporter Wayne Freedman and Melanie Woodrow spoke with them. And well begin here with melanie. Reporter dan and ama, those family members deeply disappointed by the outcome here today. They say they want somebody held accountable. Still, traviss mother says nothing will ever be worse than losing her son. In all honesty, the worst day of my life was on december 2nd. It cant get any worse than that. Its just a lot of suffering after that. And we continue to suffer. I didnt blame him at all and i stand with their other family members and friends that do think that max should not have been charged, should not have spent any time in jail. Derrick is a completely different human being. I do find him responsible. Reporter that was Lisa Slattery speaking. Shes a friend of victim jennifer mendiola. This has been a long journey for these famfriends. We expect many of them will be back here on october 4th when Derick Almena is back here in court. Live in oakland, Melanie Woodrow, abc7 news. All right, melanie, thank you. And we also want to bring in abc7 News Reporter Wayne Freedman tonight. Yeah, he spoke with the father of a woman who died in the fire. Wayne. Reporter thank you. You know, as we say, 36 victims, thats a lot of families. Thats a lot of grief. Some of those families came out of the courtroom and said nothing today. Others did want to talk. Among them mikaela gregorys family. We have a photograph of her here. Lets show you her picture. She was 20 years old, student at San Francisco state. She had gone to the concert with her boyfriend. When authorities discovered their bodies, they were the two who were found in an embrace. Her father David Gregory attended pretty much every day of this trial. And as you are about to hear, predictability he was not happy with these verdicts. Im in shock. In disbelief. I cant believe it. I dont know what to think. Reporter are you disappointed . Absolutely im disa point. Theres a man walking out there that should be in jail right now. He was willing to take a plea deal for six years, okay. You tell me if thats a not guilty person. Come on. Reporter that was David Gregory talking about a plea deal that max harris had accepted until the judge threw it out in august of 2018, which led to this trial. You might also have noticed a silver necklace around David Gregorys neck. It is etched with mikaelas name. Inside that necklace are ashes, and thats not all. He also has her picture on his forearm. In oakland, Wayne Freedman, abc7 news. Sochi motion there tod much m wayne, thank you. It was sent out on the push alert. We continue to send alerts out today that came out. Download the app so youll be among the first to know as soon as news breaks. And we will have more on the ghost ship case verdict throughout this newscast. Also ahead here, the latest on the deadly boat fire off Santa Cruz Island in Southern California, which claimed 34 lives. Im spencer christian. We have a little weekend cool down coming our way and ill have all the your brain is an amazing thing. But as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. Thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. The secret is an ingredient originally discovered. In jellyfish. In Clinical Trials, prevagen has been shown to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. A brush fire in Southern California is now up to 2000 acres and about 24 hours. Overnight, the tanaha fire burned down to a neighborhood in murrieta, but firefighters sopped it before any homes burned. Firefighters are dealing with tough terrain in the santa ana mountains. Battling the fire from the air and ground. Hundreds of homes remain evacuated. The fire is only 7 contained. There have been no reported injuries. The owners of that dive boat that caught fire early monday claiming 34 lives have filed a lawsuit to head off potential litigation from victims families, many of whom are from the bay area. Anyone with a claim against truth aquatics will be served notice that it is not liable for damages. Also reports have emerged that a faulty lithium battery may have played a role in sparking the fire. And a preliminary investigation suggests the boat did not have a roaming night watch man. That person is required to be awake and alert. Passengers in the event of a fire. Reporter rob hayes is with our sister station in los angeles and has the story. Reporter a garden is growing at Santa Barbara harbor. Garden of flowers and messages and sadness. The ripple effect, just has to be unreal, you know . Friends, family, aunts and uncles. It touches everybody in our community. Reporter meanwhile, investigators spoke today about the terrifying conditions aboard the boat after that fire broke out. Sharing what crew members described to them. The crew that did jump down reported that they had went to the double doors of the galley to try to get in to get to the passengers, but it was engulfed in flames at that time. Reporter the cause of the fire is still a mystery. A theory has surfaced that it may have been caused by a faulty lithium battery that was charging overnight. But today the National Transportation safety board said its still too early to determine. Were also looking into the possibility that something occurred with the gear from passengers and crew members where there were a lot of photography equipment, batteries, cameras, phones. And we know that those were plugged in and charging at the time. Reporter the search still underway for the last missing victim of the boat fire. More names and faces of those 34 victims continue to come to light. Wi tan a post grad at u. C. Berkeley. Dan garcia, Software Engineer at apple was on the dive trip with his partner yulia krishnea. And an avid diving enthuse iftd. The loved ones of those lost continue to mourn. Investigators continue to search for a cause, and the garden at santa monica harbor continues to grow. Santa barbara is small. Its 100,000 people. Its 100,000 people strong. Reporter in Santa Barbara, rob hayes, abc7 news. At least 15 of the 34 people who died were from northern california. You can read their stories on our website, abc7 news. Com. 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A little dust up between bay area mayors with trash talk thrown in as well. Ton worry. Oakland mayor libby schaaf and San Francisco mayor london breed were encouraging them to tidy up. On the 21st of this month crews and volunteers from both cities will remove trash and restore habitat that supports San Francisco bay. The mayors also laid out down a friendly bet on who will be the most successful. If you lose in the battle for who has the most volunteers [ laughter ] i challenge you to come volunteer with me wearing all as gear just one [ laughter ] [ applause ] so, mayor, my sister from across the bay, i accept your challenge. Great cause, great fun today. Mayor schaaf agreed to perform the cleanup in giants gear if San Francisco prevails. The cleanup coincides with a statewide event called California Coastal clean up day. All right. Lets check on our weather because the weekend is getting pretty close. It is. And the weather is awfully nice. Spencer christian is here with the forecast. Its going to be quite nice. A little of everything coming our way, a cool down and warm up. Heres a look at live doppler 7 at the moment. Mild conditions mainly sunny skies, but fog is building at the coast line and its breezy. We have gusts to 31 Miles Per Hour in San Francisco right now. 21 mile per hour gusts in san carlos, and 28 over at fairfield. All around the area its quite breezy and you can see the fog rolling in over San Francisco now as we look westward from emeryville. Current temperature readings are 63 here in San Francisco, oakland 70. 76 at redwood city. San jose 72. 85 at gilroy and 63 at Half Moon Bay. And you can see the fog beginning to settle down over the golden gate right now as well. Its 77 degrees in santa rosa. Napa 75. Only 66 at petaluma. 80 at both fairfield and concord and 76 at livermore. And the viewed from mount tam, a nice view. You can see that Little Finger of fog beginning to move through the golden gate and out over the bay. These are our forecast features. The marine layer will expand overnight. Mild to warm conditions tomorrow afternoon, and it will be windier and cooler by quite a bit on saturday. Overnight as the fog advances across the bay and locally inland, it will be mild once again with low temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to low 60s. Heres a forecast animation. You can see the fog spreading along the coast and then push being out over the bay in the Early Morning hours. 5 00 tomorrow morning as the commute gets underway, some commuters will encounter some little areas of fog. Wont be very dense or widespread. And it will quickly burn back to the coast line by midmorning giving us a mainly sunny day by afternoon. So lets move along and take a look at temperatures in the south bay. Mainly low 80s in cupertino to san jose. Upper 80s at morgan hill and gilroy. The peninsula will see highs of 76 to san mateo to 78 at redwood city and palo alto. On the coast it will be breezy and mild with mid 60s at both Half Moon Bay and pacifica. Now, in and around San Francisco, look for highs of 68 degrees downtown. 70 in south San Francisco. Only mid 60s in the sunset district. And in daly city up in the north bay 84, petaluma 87, santa rosa, moving eastward a bit. High of 82 at napa. East bay highs 75 at oakland, 76 in hayward, 77 san leandro, newark, and inland east bay will warm up to upper 80s in most locations but probably see 90 degrees in antioch and 91 at brentwood. Heres a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast. As you can see, there is that sharp cool down on saturday i talked about with inland highs reaching only into the low 80s. It will be windier and cooler. But sunny and warmer again on sunday with high temperatures bouncing back up to the upper 80s inland. And then there will be gradual cool down again going into the middle of the week. 82 degrees inland will be the high on tuesday. Only 74 on the bay. Temperatures will rebound again wednesday and thursday. So its a little bit of a roller coaster ride with minor ups and downs going into early next week. Very pleasant. Yeah. Thanks, spencer. All right. We are still keeping an eye on Hurricane Dorian. The storm is moving along the east coast. Next were going to take a look at the damage thats left behind. Plus more information for you on the ghost ship trial. Neither defendant was found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter but one will be headed back to court it appears. What it means for a at at t we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. 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Abc7 News Reporter Laura Anthony has been covering this trial since the beginning. She is live outside the courthouse in oakland. Laura. Reporter well, hi, dan. Weve talked a lot this afternoon about the implications for the criminal case now that Derick Almena is the only defendant left. But we can also tell you a little bit about what todays developments mean for the civil trial. I can tell you today in the courtroom, in the gallery, there were many attorneys along with family members, there were attorneys not directly involved in the criminal case. They are civil attorneys, and i can tell you from covering the trial that many of them had been there every single day of testimony. Were talking about attorneys who represent families of the victims. Were also talking about city attorneys for the city of oakland, a main defendant in this upcoming civil trial. After todays verdict or lack of a verdict in almenas case, we did hear from the civil attorney who is representing many of the families, that is mary alexander. We look forward to proving the case against the city of oakland that failed the public, that failed the people who came into this. The city knew. The police knew. The firemen knew that this place had People Living in it, that they were using it like a cabaret, that there were events that were happening, and they failed to stop it and to protect the people. And as a result, these 36 beautiful young people died. Reporter now, the citys role or the alleged role was a big part of the defense for both of these defendants throughout this criminal trial. Defense attorneys tried to argue at every turn that the city of oakland had some responsibility for what happened, and the night of the fire, the Fire Department especially, the police department, Child Protective Services which is a county agency as well as pg e. All of those will be defendants in the upcoming civil trial. What remains to be seen now is how a verdict in the case of Derick Almena might impact the civil trial. You heard the attorneys say that she didnt expect it would impact it, but theres been a theory all along here that if one or both of the defendants in the criminal case were found guilty, that might somehow hurt the effort in the civil case to name all these other parties as being responsible. So at this point its up in the air, dan and ama. The civil trial was supposed to start next may. It is unclear now whether there will be another criminal trial, what will happen to that schedule. In oakland, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. A lot to come. Laura, thank you. We have covered every step of this trial obviously and wet let you know through the abc7 news app. Its how we send out breaking news push alerts. Now to the late he felt on Hurricane Dorian which is moving along the eastern seaboard. Yeah, it is now in the carolinas, suffering the brunt of the category 2 storm, which it will reach the outer banks by tomorrow. Abc7 News Reporter Morgan Norwood has the latest from wilmington, North Carolina. Reporter Hurricane Dorian scraping the carolina coast line, the powerful storm lashing the southeast with massive waves and torrential downpours. Her hurling more than a dozen tornadoes. Hoe holy crap. Reporter ripping these mobile homes to shreds. More than 240,000 homes and businesses without power across south carolina. Coastal communities under mandatory evacuations, North Carolinas governor urging people to get out. Get to safety and stay there. Dont let your guard down. The eye of the storm will be close enough to cause extensive damage in North Carolina. Reporter businesses boarding up. Taking no chances as the same storm that battered the bahamas yet somehow sparing florida, flooding parts of charleston, including historic downtown. Stay off the streets. Its very dangerous. Reporter in virginia, the military making preparations, sending their canines further north to wait out the storm. Meanwhile, thousands in the bahamas facing total devastation and awaiting the long road to recovery. Our response will be day and night, day after day, week after week, month after month, until the lives of our people return to some degree of normalcy. Reporter here in North Carolina, many areas still under a Flash Flood Watch and warnings. The storm serving as a deja vu because this area is still recovering from Hurricane Florence that hit less than a year ago. Im Morgan Norwood, abc news in wilmington, North Carolina. All right. Well, spencer has been tracking dorians path. Yeah, it is still a really menacing storm. It certainly is. Its a very powerful and dangerous storm. Let me give you a closer look now. Its moving right along the Atlantic Coast line, coastal areas of North Carolina right now. The storm is still a category 2 hurricane, maximum sustained winds about 100 Miles Per Hour, with gusts up to 125 Miles Per Hour. As you heard in that report, those bands that wraparound the storm there have been producing violent thunderstorms and tornadoes. And, of course, along with storm surge and heavy flooding rain, this storm is just pounding the east coast. Even though it hasnt officially made landfall yet, but its close enough to the coast line it might as well be making landfall. Its expected to remain a category 2 through tonight and tomorrow as it continues moving up along the North Carolina coast line, and may pass directly over Cape Hatteras if it stays on its current forecast track. Then its going to turn more northeast ward out to sea in the cooler waters of the north atlantic. On friday, still as a category 1 hurricane. And as it moves up towards hal halifax nova scotia, winds up to 85 miles an hour, it may not be officially a storm of tropical features at that point. So hurricane warnings have been extended along the North Carolina coast and we have Tropical Storm warnings for much of the virginia coast line all the way up to salisbury, maryland, as a matter of fact. This storm continues to wreak havoc and is still a dangerous storm and of course well keep tracking it. Dan and ama . Thank you, spencer. Donations for Hurricane Relief can be made by calling 1800red cross. And text dorian to 90999, donate online at red cross. Organize abc. Resources take other resources like money. Whats funding new projects in the south bay that will help you make a difference. Building a 5,000 square foot home in two days. Im dion lim in burlingame with the Company Promising to build a better more costeffective bay area. And monday night football returns to abc next week. Catch the Denver Broncos owes against the oakland raiders. Coverage begins at. 6, 7, 8 big dreams start with small steps. But dedication can get you there. So just start small. Start saving. 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Theres succulence, there is a garden for them to grow, a Hidden Treasure in every corner. Reporter thanks to a Wildlife Restoration grant from valley water, the museum was able to remove all grass and put in native plants in the bridge to naturespace. The popular attraction has helped with increasing biodiversity in the area. Water conservation has become a big issue for all of us living in the bay area, and we realize that to make a difference we needed to start with children and help them get the message about the ways in which they, too, can help save water. Reporter the Water District plans to award more than 2 million in grants to multiple organizations in Santa Clara County who want to do their part to help the environment. Applications for 2020 are now available. One of the things were dock is expanded outreach to nonprofits and others to get in creative proposals from not just people who have done things in the past, but new people. So were really looking forward to that. Reporter in palo alto, grassroots ecology was awarded a Pollution Prevention grant which they used to build water collection barrels as well as rain gardens like this one at ballpark. This is just a small snippet of what they do, but they say grants like this one from valley water can be a catalyst for getting more people involved. People worry about habitat loss, but they a lot of times dont know what they can do. So what we are doing is providing people a way to come out, meet their neighbors, and actually take one step, one action to help improving the effects of climate change. Reporter this Community Coming together to leave a lasting impact. In the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. Well, we have had a cool down in the weather this week. So what about the weekend . Yes, spencer has his forecast next. And do you think you have what it takes to become the next American Idol . No. Well, if you do, warm up those pipes because the show is having open auditions tomorrow in san jose. 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Just yesterday it was just a hole in the ground, and here were standing on the second floor. Reporter and when it comes to Home Construction in the bay area, time is money, and this sixbedroom home by Custom Builders plant prefab will be saving homeowner byron a good chunk of change. The modular building methodologies generally can save about 30 on the overall construction schedule. Reporter plan estimates to build a prefab home like this is 250 to 350 a square foot. Compare that to burlingame where the average home is around 1100 to 1200 a square foot. The savings is significant. However, there is a catch. Buying the land wasnt cheap. This is the bay area, after all. So that was a big chunk of our budget. Reporter speed, convenience and cost have increased the demand for prefab housing. Just last year, amazon invested in plant and Companies Like rent the backyard are using prefab models from other builders to give homeowners an inlaw unit to rent out on their property. I think the tides have changed over the last 5, 10 years and were seeing a much higher demand than ive ever experienced here in the bay area particularly. Reporter when all is said and done, this project will cost byron just under 4 million, or less than a thousand dollars a square foot. A savings that has changed his perception of the term, prefab. I thought it was going to end up being some sort of cookie cutter house. It turns out that with these prefabricated homes, you can design be it the way you want it. Reporter byron and his family hope to move in by january. In burlingame, dion lim, abc7 news. Isnt that fascinating . We dedicated week of coverage to the bay area housing crisis to issues to renters to homeowners, solutions to the future. You can find all of that reporting online at abc7news. Com betterbay area. The prefab stuff is fascinating. I know. That is a nice looking house. Absolutely. Youd never know. Lets check on our weather. Lets check in with spencer christian. Losing my voice. Heres live doppler 7. Skies are clear at the moment. Fog is expanding rapidly along the coast line. It will push over the bay and locally inland overnight with low temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to low 60s. Little cooler in parts of the north bay. Santa rosa will drop down to about 52 degrees. Then tomorrow after some lingering morning clouds, well see sunny skies in the afternoon. Just about everywhere, even along much of the coast line, highs will range from mid 60s at the coast to mid and uner 70s near the bay. Mainly upper 80s inland and one or two locations may top out at 90 degrees. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. Temperatures will drop rather sharply by about 6 or 8 degrees on saturday. Under windy and cooler conditions, it will warm up again on sunday. And temperatures will go down and up and down and up until they finally bounce back up to summerlike levels next thursday. All in all, though, looks like a lovely pleasant and dry week. All right. Very nice. Which is what we expect this time of year. Definitely. Thanks, spencer. More drama with the raiders tonight. It doesnt end, larry. Im going to give a life tip right now. Write it down, take notes. Even if you want to punch your boss in the face, its probably not great to tell him thats what you want to do. So, will Antonio Brown ever play a single game for the raiders . Dan, did you get that in did you get that . Okay. That was for you. A huge blow up just days before the season opener. This is an absolute circus. 6, 7, 8 big dreams start with small steps. But dedication can get you there. So just start small. Start saving. Easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. Chase. Make more of whats yours®. Off deep woods provides long lasting mosquito protection. So you can keep living life your way. Off live on. Sc johnson. Never choose between or being tough on ants. Fe because new raid ants roach, infused with plantbased active ingredients lets you have both. Safely defend your kitchen. Its good to be tough. Sc johnson announcer now abc7 sports with larry beil. Good evening. The raiders knew they were taking a gamble with volatile but talented Antonio Brown. They could not have possibly imagined the a. B. Situation would completely blow up in their faces before game one of the regular season. Brown may be suspended, who knows, he may never play one down for the silver and black at this point. Heres the latest in this mess. Brown had a verbal confrontation with gm mike mayok yesterday and reportedly threatened to punch mayok in the face. This came after he fined the star receiver for missing activities. Brown didnt practice today. He did take the time to unfollow derrick carr and the raiders on instagram. If youre a millennial, you know this means war. Raiders are said to be contemplating suspending brown. Some in the Organization Want to completely cut ties with him and try to make sure they dont have to pay him any of the 30 million in guaranteed money that he signed for. Antonio brown is not in the building today. He wont be practicing. I dont have any more information for you right now. And when i have some and it becomes appropriate, you guys all get it, i promise you. But thats it for today. Obviously even at Training Camp the last four weeks we have been practicing without him and preparing to play no matter who is injured. You have to adapt. And unfortunately we had to adapt again today, but were really excited about our receiving corner. All of us have a job to do so it doesnt matter. You know, its kind of like an injury. You just have to go and every team talks about the next man up. But you have to go and do your job. Drama, drama, drama. Whether a. B. Plays or not, here is one thing we know for sure. You can watch the raiders and the brofr the broncos here on monday night on abc7. The as coming back from a fiverun deficit. They had a sevenrun 7th inning. I got it, i got . Kland trailed 6. Josh begly, tworun bomb in the 11th. As load the bases. Mark canha walks forcing a run, now its 64. Next batter is profar. He runs. 65. Chris davis comes up, 32 counts, ground ball, scores a run. Were tied at 6. Then Robbie Grossman delivers the big hit in the inning, capping off the 7run seven. Mike trout at the wall. Usually hed catch that. Instead two runs score. As go on to win 106. Theyre a game up on the indians for the final wild card spot. How about the giants . Hoping to split their fourgame series in st. Louis with the cards. First inning gold member. Paul gold schmidt, giant killer. Not a big bomb, but knocks it in with a runld single. Paul dejong caps off the first inning. Here it comes, there it goes. Off of logan webb. Lasted only two and twothirds. 30, saint louie. Matt carpenter grounds to second. Brandon belts doesnt step on the base. Lost that can of the bag. Safe. Come on. 50. After the pitcher dakota hudson had a tworun single, brandon crawford, error there, giants lose 100. Theyre 9 out of the wild card. Theyre basically done there. The great al attles will be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of fame. Today he received the hall of halftime jacket. Going back to 1960 when the team was in philadelphia. Its like spencer with us. He served as player, coach and executive for almost 60 years and is beloved throughout the nba. I feel tremendous. This is very, very nice honor and whats really good about it is my wife and my son is here with his friend. So, but i really appreciate what these people have done for me and i hope i can continue doing what i do for them. Cheap shots at spencer. Its my business. Basketball world cup, look, look, greg pop 1ri67, they love him in china. Usa facing japan. Jaylen brown former cal star. With authority. He led the way with 20. Team usa wins 9845. They advance to face giannis in grease in round two. Stanford quarterback k. J. Costello will not play against usc this weekend because of a head injury. Serena into the finals of the u. S. Open. And once again, do not threaten to punch your boss in the face. Youre a sportscaster. Thats why they keep us apart. Exactly. You know, i mean, its so absurd. Crazy. Thanks, larry. Join us tonight for abc7 news at 11 00. Im liz kreutz in mill valley where the city is going to vote on a vegetation ordinance for fire prevention. A lot of people showing up here tonight saying they do not want it to pass. Well have more coming up at 11 00. And taking Union Negotiations to an extreme, what a mechanic did to an American Airlines flight that forced the pilot to abort take off. Thats all coming up. That is this edition of abc7 news. We appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. For all of us, thanks for joining us. What he would have been if he had survived. He always wanted to be remembered by his work. You dont forget people like that. You just dont forget. They loved each other very much. He immediately made his presence felt very strongly. He touched everybody very deeply. She comes in and shes an infectious personality. The last of all these young people is the loss of all of us. Find the brands you love from nordstrom. Up to 70 off at nordstrom rack. Thats fashion at a fraction. Shop anytime at nordstromrack. Com and get easy returns in store. Nordstrom rack. What will you find . Six captains. 12 teammates. Playing for 1 million. And now the finals of the 1 million. Here are the captains of our final team. [ cheers and applause ] hes the only contestant to win both the teachers tournament and the tournament of champions colby burnett. [ cheers and applause ] with nearly 4 1 2 million in jeopardy earnings, hes the winningest game show contestant in history brad rutter. [ cheers and applause ] in 2004, his 74 wins and 2 1 2 million in earnings set the benchmark by which all others are measured ken jennings. [ cheers and applause ] and now here is your host alex trebek [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the finals of the jeopardy allstar games. Theres a question ive been dying to ask all of you, and that is. How do you feel about that opening montage . [ laughter ] to me, its dramatic. I love it. It reminds me of the way nasa introduced the mercury astronauts over 50 years ago. [ laughter ] you all look so serious when youre coming out. Ken, your reaction to it. Ive just started walking like that all the time now. That looks so great. Im gonna have a fan with me. Its gonna be amazing. [ laughter ] brad, what were some of the directions . Youre in showbiz now. What were some of the directions they told you . I remember a lot of back to one. Okay, back to one. [ laughter ] yeah, actually, speaking of show business, that, uh, that 30 seconds of footage