Going out now. All vote by mail ballots in california come with prepaid postage and you can return your ballot at any time to and including election day. November 3rd. The envelope must be sealed, signed and dated. It can be turned into your county elections office, a ballot drop box, a vote center or any polling place. And if youre mailing it back, there is more time this year for it to arrive because of the concerns about the u. S. Postal service. Now, a ballot with a postmark no later than northern 3rd can be received as late as november 20th and it will still count. You can track your ballot online through the secretary of states website. And earlier today on abc 7 news at 4 00, we spoke live with the secretary of the state alex padilla about the benefits of voting by mail. Its convenient. You get to vote from the comfort and safety of your own home and it is proven to be secure. So any suggestion otherwise is, frankly, not true, and only seeks to undermine confidence in our elections. California knows how to do it. Weve been voting by mail for many, many years in our march primary. More than 70 of ballots cast were vote by mail ballots, and i think its probably the safest option for voting during the covid19 pandemic. The First Official day of early voting got under way today in the bay area with lots of voters eager to get their ballots in. The experience differed, though, depending on the county, but the sentiment was clear across the board, everyone is taking this vote very seriously. Abc 7 News Reporter chris reyes has more on this story. Reporter mask, vote. Its the very image of election 2020. The enthusiasm from early voters undeniable. And nothing was going to stop me from coming out voting, even if i had to crawl over some covid glass to get here. I didnt mail it this time because im more concerned about making sure that the post office get it is here and that i wanted it in right away. Want to make sure that i make it clear that were voting and were voting as early as possible. And so this is an extremely important election. And we want to make sure that it gets done now. Reporter in San Francisco the outdoor setup had some voters praising the process, quick and simple. Were ready. We practiced. We got the materials and supplies in place, and, again, people when they vote here, well process those ballots today or tomorrow. Reporter in contracosta county, some voters were ready to vote as soon as this box was supposed to open at 8 00 a. M. , only to find them locked. I was a little bit angry that with all of this hype about voting, our boxes arent open when theyre when they say theyre going to be open. I will, however, apologize to contracosta voters who are concerned that we didnt have them open. You know, we should have because thats what we said, but, again, i would remind them that they have their ballots early, and people have never used ballots on the first days. Reporter the 37 boxes were unlocked by noon. Contracosta county Officials Say they want to assure voters no one was denied their right to vote, they were just delayed in opening the boxes, taken by surprise at the demand of early voting. They are now unlocked 24 hours a day until november 3rd. At the post office this morning, we picked up 15 trays of voting ballots. Totally unheard of. Her reason for showing up so early. Ive been waiting on this day for 365 days. I take that back. Ive been waiting on this for four years. Reporter chris reyes for abc 7 news. On election day you can vote inperson. Voting stations will be set up 6 feet apart. You should wear a mask, although you wont be refused your right to vote if you dont wear one. All this Information Available on our website abc7news. Com election. The president ial candidates running mates are preparing for their debate wednesday night. Sources tell abc news that Vice President mike pence and senator Kamala Harris will be 12 feet apart. After the Biden Campaign requested more space. In addition, the commission on president ial debates has approved plans to use plexiglass to separate the candidates and the debate moderator. You can watch that debate right here on abc 7, wednesday night, starting at 6 00 p. M. As we work to build a better bay area were focused on our health and the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic. In california, numbers appear to be stabilizing. Todays reported numbers of new cases and deaths are around average. The states test positivity rate, averaged over 14 days, is 2. 8 . Thats been steadily declining lately. Heres a look at case trends in the bay area. The yellow line represents the rolling average of new cases and you can see its on a downward trend, representing a significant improvement from the peak set in midaugust. Several marin County School districts reopened today for inperson classes. Other larger School Districts around the bay area will be looking to them to see how successful they are in the midst of this pandemic. Abc 7 News Reporter leeann melendez shows us how reopening day went for one School District. Reporter parents of kneel cummins elementary and korda modero waved to their students nearly seven months after it was closed town to the coronavirus the superintendent assured us theyve been preparing for this day since last march. 86 of the families opted in. Wove han trainings here on site with staff, trainings with students through videos. Weve had trainings with parents through videos. Reporter some of the classes were held outside and inside desks with plexi glass are expected to keep students safe. This week they will learn in a hybrid mode to get ready for the following week. October 12th, where we go full full week, five days, a. M. Cohort, 8 10 to 11 00 a. M. , and then deep cleaning every classroom, p. M. Cohort arrives, 12 30 and goes home at 3 20. Reporter school staff said they noticed how reserved and cautious the kids were when they first arrived on campus. By the end of the day, i think they started to feel more comfortable, which led them to have their shoulders relax, the smiles, even though you cant see them as well with the masks on, it was all there. Reporter the lamar Jacksonburg School district has only two Elementary Schools and one eldmentary school. Granted this School District is much smaller with fewer schools than a unified district. For them, reopening remains a challenge. In that larger district, its about scaling open. Reporter oakland teachers have yet to begin negotiating with the School District with regard to possible return to inperson instruction. San francisco unified and their unions are still in negotiations and in the process of both reviewing resources and facilities to make sure they can reopen safely. Lean melendez, abc 7 news. President trump is out of the hospital and back at the white house tonight. He left Walter Reed Hospital in bethesda, maryland this evening after spending three days getting treated for covid19. The president was taken by marine one back to the white house where he stopped and took off his mask before heading inside. In a tweet earlier in the day he wrote, quote, dont be frayed of covid. This has drawn considerable backlash including from abc 7 news special correspondent dr. Patel. There are people out there who dont have access to a doctor, who cant physically distance. There are people who are houseless. How on earth can the president make a Statement Like that and have it be relatable or generalizable to the public at large . Its just irresponsible any way you look at it. I hear myself. The president s personal physician cautioned President Trump is by no means out of the woods yet in his recovery. Well have more on this story in our next half hour. Governor gavin newsom is responding to the arrests of two sisters outside his home who were protesting on the anniversary of their brother being shot and killed by Vallejo Police. Abc 7 news iteam reporter Melanie Woodrow has covered the shooting since june. Today she asked Governor Newsom if hed be willing to meet with the monterosa family. Reporter protesters gaffered outside governor Gavin Newsoms house. Sisters michelle and ashley monterosa. Were practicing our First Amendment right which is freedom of speech. We posed no threat. Reporter the sisters say they want to speak to the governor about their brothers death have have received no response from his office. A Police Officer fired from the back seat of an unmarked vehicle through the windshield, kiting and killing him. He had been outside a walgreens where there had been a looting. Moving his hands towards his waist area, revealing what they thought was the butt of a handgun. It turned out to be a hammer. The officers body camera video captured this exchange. What did he point at us . Hey, he pointed a gun at us. Reporter Solano CountyDistrict Attorney recused herself from the case. The attorney general declined to investigate, though the a. G. s office is investigating the Police Destruction of the windshield, which was evidence. Protesters call to the governor. We just want him to break his silence. Reporter inside the chp capital section arrested 17 protesters, including ashley and michelle. Governor newsom, shame on you. For him to come at us with full force the way we arrested it hurts. Reporter today i asked Governor Newsom. Would you we billing to speak with the family . He didnt answer that that specifically, but said ive asked my staff to take a much more detailed look at exactly why the attorney general chose not to move forward in terms of the criminal investigation, though im very pleased and grateful in the attorney general for moving forward as it relates to Police Practices in that jurisdiction. And so well have more to say hopefully very shortly. Reporter the chp confirms protesters were arrested for unlawful assembly, failure to disburse, trespassing and conspiracy to commit a crime against the governorer. Its just comical because at the end of the day we were posing no threat. Reporter the sisters say they were in jail more than 20 hours. Im exhausted. Im trying to catch up on sleep. But i feel motivated more than anything to go even hard for this journey for justice for our brother sean. The sisters say protesters had to post 2,000 bail in cash each in order to be released. In the newsroom for the iteam, Melanie Woodrow, abc 7 news. An arrest has been made in two brutal assaults in San Franciscos tenderloin, targeting women in their 70s. You are looking at horrifying images of one of the victims provided to me by her son. Each incident happened within a week of each other and just blocks from the Tenderloin Police station. My exclusive interview with this womans son and the supervisor vowing to make the area a safer place. That is tonight on abc 7 news at 11 00. And coming up next on abc 7 news at 6 00, revisiting the death of oscar grant. 11 years later, his family demands the case be reopened and the d. A. Responds in stunning fashion. Im spencer christian. It felt like summer today, but cool, crisp autumn air is on the way and some weekend rainfall. Ill have the accuWeather Forecast coming up when abc 7 your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. Well, dr. Farrell, it feels really good. Thats good. And. Im sorry. Baby, dont touch that. I dont want you to play with that. singing twinkle, twinkle little star. How i wonder what you are. still singing up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky. Im so glad that your shoulder is feeling better. But, how are you doing . Im hanging in there. Schedule a video visit with your doctor. And get quality care with no copay. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. And get quality care with no copay. To wear a mask out in public around other people. Sure itll keep you healthy. But more importantly, i wont have to see your happy smiling face. Ugh. And if you dont want to wear a mask, ive just got one thing to tell you. Scram, go away. Ugh. Caring for each other because we are all in this together. So wear a mask and have a rotten day, will ya . Ugh. The pain is always around the corner. O working to build a better bay area means working for racial and social justice. In a stunning move, alamedas top prosecutor announced today shes reopening the investigation into the death of oscar grant, a young father shot nd killed by b. A. R. T. Police on new years day in 2009. The move came just as grants family was demanding a fresh look at the kais in light of what they called new evidence and in the wake of national demands for Greater Police accountability. Abc 7 news Laura Anthony has our story from oakland. Justice delayed is justice denied. Reporter more than 11 years after her son oscar grant was shot and killed by b. A. R. T. Police officer at the fruit veil station, Wanda Johnson wants the case reopened and potentially new charges levied against at least one other officer. Then we will continue to be out here and remind the world of how our judicial systemystemystm continuali continuing to fail people of color. Reporter grant was shot and killed early on new years day in 2009. Mezerly was convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter by a los angeles jury. Grants family now wants prosecutors to consider filing criminal charges against the former b. A. R. T. Officer seen in cell phone video holding grant down in the seconds before he was shot. Oscars last words were i cant breathe. Anthony pieroni, the b. A. R. T. Officer pinned oscar down with his knee on his neck, with his hands on his face. Reporter as the grant family spoke, alameda County District attorney Nancy Omalley announced she heard them. Quote, we are reopening our investigation. I have assigned a team of lawyers to look back into the circumstances that caused the death of oscar grant. We will evaluate the evidence and the law, including the applicable law at the time and the statute of limitations and make a determination. So were not holding our breath, but we definitely will be praying that she sees the truth in this issue. Reporter pieroni was fired by b. A. R. T. Police, but was never criminally charged in grants death. Messierlys attorney general told abc 7 news he does not believe his client could be charged again under the law, given his conviction ten years ago. Laura anthony, abc 7 news. And if youre dealing with racial or social justice issues, we want to help you find an ally. Go to abc7news. Com takeaction for a list of local resources. While firefighters continue to battle the glass fire, marin, napa and sonoma counties, some evacuees are being allowed to return home. Abc 7 news was in santa rosa this morning where a traffic sign carried a welcome home message. This was outside the sygi p residents to check that gas service had been restored to their homes. Evacuation orders were lifted for the town of calistoga, but the glass fire still poses a threat to others living in northeastern napa county. Abc 7 News ReporterCornell Bernard has todays story now from wine country. Reporter the kitchen staff at the hydro grill in calistoga are cooking again after a long week of being shut down. The town was evacuated one week ago due to the approaching glass fire. Its so stressful being gone. Reporter owner gail keller says this home coming is bittersweet because so many in the valley have lost everything. Were very happy to be back. We have a house. We have a business. And some people dont. And it breaks my heart. Reporter the town is slowly repopulating, coming back to life. Cant wait to have everything. Rorter nna estrada is home. Jacobo shows us where he spotted flames last week. Hes pleased to find his home just where he left it. Were super happy to see our small town that its, like, safe and we thank the firefighters a lot for all the hard job theyve been doing for this whole week. Reporter meanwhile, northeast of calistoga, the glass fire could be making its vey last stand off highway 29. Cal fire choppers still dousing hot spots as the fire pushes towards lake county. Fueled by dry brush. Evacuation orders are still holding, but she has decided to stay. It looks like things are a little bit better for us, but its still going up north to the east. So still in danger. Reporter but cooler weather conditions this week may help firefighters. With a pretty high confidence we can say that weve gotten past the peak of the most extreme conditions that weve seen across the fire since its initiation. Reporter many are giving firefighters a lot of thanks. This is our seventh evacuation since 2015, and weve been saved every tiu. Orter in , Cornell Bernard, abc 7 news. So much to be grateful for. Well, sky 7 flew over some of the damage in napa county late this afternoon. This is the neighborhood near calistoga ranch off silverado trail. 487 homes in napa and sonoma counties have been destroyed, and more than 21,000 structures are still threatened. Fire is 30 contained with nearly 66,000 acres burned. Now, dont forget, you can follow fires statewide with our exclusive wildfire tracker. Its updated in real time with the very latest information from cal fire and it also has air quality information. The abc 7 news fire tracker is available now at abc7news. Com and the abc 7 news app. And finally, a Weather Forecast firefighters have been waiting for. Spencer has some cooler temperatures and a chance of rain. garage door opening it is my fathers love. It is his passion it is his fault he didnt lock the garage. Dont even think about it been there, done that. With liftmaster® powered by myq®, know whats happening in your garage from anywhere. Im szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. We do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; its important. We walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at vbotheen kialk three to f lre thaea nowek, after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didnt notice before. Its still helping me. I still notice a difference. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. Thats why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. 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Breezy in some spots and not so breezy in others up in the north bay, thankfully its relative calm to light wind, but we have a 21mileperhour wind in San Francisco right now. As you go down into the peninsula and parts of the east bay, youll see it will be a little bit breezier. And the 24hour temperature change shows most locations certainly away from the coastline are a few degrees warmer this time today than they were yesterday. Check out this beautiful view from sutro tower looking down on parts of San Francisco. You can see the low clouds coming in under the setting sun reflecting a little not reflecting, but casting a little bit of a shadow over parts of San Francisco. Its 57 degrees in the city. Right now. 68 in oakland. Mid to upper 70s in Mountain View and san jose. 86 in gilroy and a cool 55 at pacifica. There is that beautiful setting sun looking westward from emeryville. Other temperature reading, 81 in santa rosa. 95 in fairfield. 88 concord and 91 in livermore. Still pretty warm inland. Looking northward from the golden gate, these are the forecast features. Marine layer will expand overnight and locally across the bay and inland. Much cooler pattern begins midweek, and there is a chance of rain on friday and saturday. Right now were going to take a look at the air quality forecast which bears good news, certainly wednesday, thursday and friday, we expect generally good air quality, maybe moderate in a couple of spots, but tomorrow will be another spare the air day with poor air quality expected in the north bay. On we go to the forecast animation showing the movement of low clouds and fog overnight pushing up against the coastline and locally across the bay and inland. Doesnt look like its going to interfere too much with visibility for morning commuters. And then well have mainly sunny skies away from the coast in the afternoon. Overnight, low temperatures will be mainly in the low to mid50s. Pretty comfortably cool. And even lower in some spots like santa rosa with a low of 48 degrees. Looking at the afternoon, conditions mid60s on the coast tomorrow. Mid to upper 70s, maybe 80 degrees or so around the bay shoreline. The warmest inland locations will be around 90 to 92 degrees, so still pretty warm by autumn standards inland. Lets skip ahead to the end of the week. The future clouds radar will indicate the arrival of a little impulse from the Pacific Northwest, bringing some light rain on friday morning that will be followed by what look like a stronger, juicier impulse on saturday evening, bringing some more rain. And the computer models are in wide disagreement about how much rain were going to get. This one looks pretty good. Its indicating San Francisco and santa rosa may get up to 1 3 of an inch or more. Here is the accuweather sevenday forecast. Cooling wednesday and becomes more pronounced going to the end of the week as the system from the northwest arrives bringing us a chance of rain on friday and saturday. Slightly milder conditions on sunday and monday. I think this is a forecast we can all cheer about. Ama and deion . Yeah, i think you are definitely right. Thank you, spencer. Ump utthe hospital d, president after being treated for coronavirus. Next, hear from a stanford doctor who is still concerned, though, that more people have the white house could become infected. Why are unemployed californians suddenly losing their benefits . Im Michael Finney and ahead on 7 on your side, we talk to an edd insider. In the tubbs fire. The flames, the ash, it was terrifying. Thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. Families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. Prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty. Nineteen will help rebuild lives. Vote yes on 19. Building a better bay area for a safer and secure future. This is abc 7 news. He took off his mask and recorded a message about his time at walter reed and again encouraged americans not to fear the potentially deadly disease. And i learned so much about coronavirus. And one thing thats for certain, dont let it dominate you. Dont be afraid of it. Youre going to beat it. We have the best medical equipment, we have the best medicines. All developed recently. And youre going to beat it. I went i didnt feel so good, and two days ago i could have left two days ago. Two days i felt great, like, better than i have in a long time. I said just recently, better than 20 years ago. Dont let it dominate, dont let it take over your lives. Dont let that happen. We have the greatest country in the world. Were going back, were going back to work. Were going to be out front. As your leader, i had to do that. I knew theres danger to it, but i had to do it. I stood out front. I led. Nobody thats a leader would not do what i did. And i know theres a risk. Theres a danger. But thats okay. And now im better. And maybe immune. I dont know. But dont let it dominate your lives. Get out there. Be careful. We have the best medicines in the world. And it all happened very shortly. And theyre all getting approved. And the vaccines are coming. First Lady Melania Trump who also tested positive has remained at the white house. As President Trump returns to the white house, there are growing concerns about the spread of covid19 infections among white house staff and others. It all comes as experts here in the bay area and the cdc are reinforcing their warnings about the continued dangerous of airborne transmission. The number of white house staff, visitors and Senior Republicans infected with covid19 has climbed to at least 18. According to a count by abc news. Those numbers surfacing quickly after events like the rose garden ceremony announcing the nomination of judge Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme court, where many attendees were seen mingling without masks. When you look at those white house pictures and the and the debate pictures, its shocking, its horrifying. Reporter this doctor is an Infectious Disease expert at stanford. She worries about the message being sent by even the president s own family members going without masks at public events. And today the centers for Disease Control updated the advice on their website, warning of the dangers of possible airborne transmission at crowded events, even beyond six feet. Where you might have more spread of droplets, and they may be sustained in the air longer in aerosol form. Reporter those criticisms were echoed by secret Service Agents who reportedly complained about the president s decision to leave the hospital for a publicly photographed ride around the area with agents in protective gear at the wheel. While back at the white house, press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany became the latest staffer to announce she too is now part of the cluster infected with covid19. It really requires masks and social distancing. Its so simple. And yet they flaunted those and got people sick, which is really sad. Now yesterday debate Moderator Chris Wallace of fox news also criticized the president s family members for not Wearing Masks during portions of the event. Sometimes we take all the precautions we think we need, but its not enough. Abc 7 news anchor kristen zee explains. The centers for Disease Control said theres increasing evidence to suggest that children and adolescents can efficiently transmit covid19. Now, they point to an investigation where a 13yearold was the source of an outbreak at a Family Gathering. She had been exposed to a confirmed case before the gathering and tested negative via a rapid antigen test. The teen then shared the house with 13 relatives and nobody wore a mask. She and ten of her relatived developed covid19, but six relatives also visited, but look at them, they stayed outside and mained social distance. They did not contract covid19. The cdc says rapid antigen tests have a lower tensetivity and people should quarantine for 14 days regardless. How risky is a Family Gathering compared to getting a care hut or taking a bus. You can test in our quiz on abc 7 news. Today ends a twoweeklong backlog at the edd. Trying to stop unemployment payments from going out to scammers. But 7 up on your side has found many legitimate workers had their benefits cut off as well, causing as you can imagine a lot of hardship. Michael finney joining us live with more on this story. Michael, what a mess. It is a total mess, dion. Look, for the last couple of weeks, ive been hearing from many who say the edd suddenly cut off their accounts. Well, today, i have also heard from an edd employee. And they dont think thaeeres going to be any big changes any time soon. Yeah, so they put a block on this address zploo i told you about john in san jose. He lost his home at levi stadium when the pandemic hit and was collecting unemployment until this. These are all from the edd. His family started getting letters from the edd addressed to complete scammers. Turns out the scammers were using the familys address to file phony complaints. After his dad filed it to edd, he got a rude surprise. I went to pay my cell phone bill and found my card was declined. Edd blocked bens account and eight others using his address. Those were the scammers he. These a lot. The same thing happened to linda dodge of san jose. She too was collecting unemployment when scammers began using her address. She has hundreds of edd letters and their names. They told me there was an open fraud case on my card. Her benefits are cut off, too. So i called the bank back again and they were like, its fraud, we cant help you. You need to contact edd. Brittany in san diego had it happen to her. A legitimate claim suddenly cut off. And now an edd Call Center Employee who wishes to remain anonymous tells us calls like these started pouring in to the edd hotline last week. Theyre saying that their account has been blocked. Their account has been frozen. That edd has closed their account. The employee said its not just folks like ben and linda getting cut off, but a broad range of the unemployed whose claims are in good standing. This isnt just two or three people. This is thousands of people all over the state of california. Theyre getting a surprise. Theyre getting a terrible surprise. With no alert to them. No text. No phone call. You use your card one day. The next day you try to use it again, its refused. Your account is locked. The employee says folks call her right from the store or bank where their cards were declined, plead for her to unlock their accounts. They go to the grocery store, try to use their card. Card doesnt work. Do you have another one . No, i dont. And i had a poor guy standing in the parking lot calling me saying i just called bank of america. They said that you locked my account. What am i going to do . This poor guy is ready to cry because he cant get his groceries. Your heart breaks. Then there was the move in a drivethrough restaurant. She had used the card the day before and shes driving through jack in the box with kids in the car, and they cant use the card. Calls us, said my card isnt working. I said, have you talked to bank of america . The employee is one of thousands hired through a thirdparty company to help with overwhelming calls to edd during the pandemic. But when folks call for help, the edd computer screen doesnt show the block on their account. So it appears edd is not responsible. And shes told to simply refer them back to bank of america. Which in turn refers them back to the edd. I had a guy waiting like an hour on the phone again in the queue to get the answer of, gosh, theres nothing wrong with your account. Youve got to call bank of america. I just got off the phone. They transferred me over here. And she says no one at edd told the Call Center Workers why accounts are blocked or how to help. No one seems to have that answer. Why this is happening. All of a sudden. And so widespread. Shouldnt they tell at least the people working for them, hey, this is whats going on . Because youre going to get a lot of calls. Or at least tell the person, you know, youre not going to be able to use your card for x amount of days. We asked edd about the Call Center Employees concern. The spokesperson did not respond directly, telling 7 on your side, as we zero in on these unscrupulous offenders, we are doing everything we can to verify legitimate claimants in the mix and minimize any impact on their accounts. The edd says it has been cutting off suspicious highvolume claims filed at single addresses, but edd has not said how many valid claims are also being cut off. Why it hasnt alerted Call Center Employees to the shutdowns or how to respond to the desperate callers. Its not their fault. They didnt do anything wrong. But theyre hurting. Theyre scared. And right now theres nothing i can tell them. After shutting down for two weeks, edd reopened today and says its new processes will s very little trupgss. So i want to know, are you still being interrupted . Contact me here at the station and ill report back. Ama . Man, michael, thank you. The amount of issues has been unbelievable. Well, a former pro Football Player has just been nominated to californias highest court. And he has a lot of bay area ties. Yo about the covid19 virus. Its real. And its dangerous. So, on behalf of all of us working on the front lines, please take it seriously. And while we dont yet have a cure or a vaccine, we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart. Do your best to stay out of crowded spaces. And get a flu shot, its even more important this year. We can do this. If we do it together. A san franciscan has been nominated to the California Supreme Court. Justice Martin Jenkins grew up in the ingleside district and played pro football. Reporter before tackling updates on covid19 and the states wildfires, Governor Newsom said he was ready to fill the vacancy on the California Supreme Court caused by the retirement of justice ming chen. As a lawyer and a judge, hes built an irreproachable reputation as a person of fortitude and fairness. A man of inner strength, grace and compassio. Reporter his nominee, justice Martin Jenkins, currently the governors chief legal adviser. If confirmed, jenkins would be the third africanamerican and the first openly gay man to sit on the states highest court. Jenkins was born in San Francisco in 1953. He went to San Francisco city college. Later graduating from Santa Clara University where he played football. He played pro football for the nfls Seattle Seahawks cutting his career short to attend law school at usf. He was law clerk in the alameda kbounty Clerks Office where he later was a deputy d. A. Elevated to the Alameda County superior court in 1989. Jenkins had a message for young people who may be struggling with their identity as gay, as he once did. I want these young people to know that living a life of authenticity is the greatest gift hat you can give yourself, and if you do that, you too will find yourself in a position where people see you, they really see you in who you are. Reporter the dean of the usf law school says Justice Jenkins will bring humility and compassion to the states high court. We need to understand be able to empathize with people. So so understanding where people are coming from and what the context is and how the laws work in practice is very important. Reporter the governor said fighting wildfires continues to be a top priority along with containing the spread of covid19. The positive infection rate remains under 3 . Hospitalizations have decreed by 13 in the past two weeks. David louie, abc 7 news. Theres a chance of a storm in the sevenday forecast. Spencer has a look ahead at what coul i cantwhat . Ve it. That our new house is haunted by casper the friendly ghost . Hey jill hey kurt movies . Ill get snacks no, i cant believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on our Car Insurance with geico. I got snacks ohhh, i got popcorn, i got caramel corn, i got kettle corn. Am i chewing too loud . Believe it geico could save you fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance. The pain is always around the corner. O lots of changes in the forecast, right, ama . Oh, yes, spencer christians here with all things to come. Spencer . Oh, yes. Ama and dion, its going to look and feel a lot more like fall in just a matter of days. Tonight the usual clouds and fog. Lows in the low to mid50s and tomorrow a bright day much like today, warm inland with highs up to 90. Mid60s on the coast. Look whats coming our week, midweek, a big cool down. Temperatures will have dropped 15 degrees or more for some inland areas for the highs and then on friday and saturday, we may see some raindrops, as a little system from the Pacific Northwest sweeps through and produces some light rain. So, get ready for fall, falllike weather that is. Fall is already here. Dion . Cant come soon enough. Spencer, thanks. All right. Lets turn to sports. Larry beil is here with baseball. Larry . Yes, ama, dion, youve heard the phrase be careful what you wish for. Well, the as, they wanted the astros in the playoffs, but now they got them. Game one not what the as had in mind. Sports next. Now abc 7 sports with larry beil. Good evening. The as opened their a. L. Division series against the team they wanted to meet and beat, the houston astros. Game one started out promises for the green and gold. It did not end that way. Playing in dodgers stadium, ngor davis to start crushing again. Here we go. Second inning off Lance Mccullers as the as would build an early 30 lead. In the fourth its 33. Not anymore. Matt olson, what a majestic upper cut swing. High, deep and aloha means goodbye. The as bullpen really struggled in the sixth. Jose altuve, to get a lead. Four runs given up in just 2 3 of an inning. Astros score four runs in the frame to take the lead for good. The as normally stellar bullpen gave up seven runs in this game. Carlos correas homer drove in two runs. Sean murphy striking out st o goes to the et ceteras. They win 105. You feel like no matter where you are after we go into the late innings that we have a chance to come back, especially after have a pretty good offensive output early on. Just couldnt do it. Give them credit, they played the later innings better than we did. You know, it happened. We got to look at it as we need to win 3 out of 4 games and weve done that plenty of times. Throughout the seasons. And, you know, just come back tomorrow and win that game. They seem okay, not worried. A week ago, some like my man joe brooks were thinking and tweeting that nick mullens was better than jimmy garoppolo. Those tweets have likely been deleted after last nights debacle against the eagles. Play of the season so far by the 49ers. This catch and run by the rookie who may be actually able to leap Tall Buildings in a single bound. Hes going to be so much fun to watch. Nick mullens threw a fatal picksix right into the hands of Alex Singleton helping the eagles to a victory. C. J. Beathard rallied to end the night. The question, is mullins on the ankle healed enough for him to return sunday against miami . Something well work through this week. Still not sure about jimmy. Just finished with at players about 30 minutes ago, so i dont know what well do on wednesday. Havent talked it over with the coaches. I think we had every opportunity to win that game. Cant have those games back. Goes on your record that way, and thats always frustrating. Got to deal with it today. Probably will be on our minds tomorrow. But when they come in wednesdy, the only way to fix that is to do better the next week. Off to an 04 stooart, the Houston Texans did what they probably should have done before they let bill obrien trade Deandre Hopkins away. Romeo crennel will take over on a temporay basis. To the ice we go. The sharks making some news. Made a couple of trades with minnesota today. The wild is getting veteran goaltender devan dubnyk who will push martinrut played 30 games for minnesota last year. They also don donato, only 24 years old. Gave up draft picks. Well see how that works out for the sharks. You know whats funny . People thinking jimmy g. , oh, he cant get it done. After last nights game, how is his ankle . Is he going to be okay . How soon can he get out there. Oh, how things have changed. Exactly. 24 hours makes a world of difference. All right. Larry, many thanks. And be sure to join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11 00. Lost his home to the glass fire while he was out fighting the flames. His story of true grit and determination. And word tonight of an internal investigation within the Vallejo Police department. Employees come forward with a racist claim against a coworker. That is going to do it, though, for this edition of abc 7 news. As always, you can look for the news any time on the abc 7 news app. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. Im ama daetz. And im dion lim. For spencer christian, larry beil, and, really, the entire abc 7 news team, we appreciate you tuning in. Have a wonderful evening and we will see you right back here on abc 7 at 11 00 tonight. To the best bargains ever at ross yes oh, yeah yep. Yesss savings on savings on savings . Thats yes for less. At ross. Oh, yeah theres always somethiat ross. N store yep. Oh yeah say yes to those looks, the best brands. And check you out bargains savings from top to bottom thats yes for less. At ross. Is rdy here are todays contestants a retired history teacher from thousand oaks, california. A Software Engineer from santa monica, california. 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