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Close. Target located on century boulevard in pittsburgh, broadway and 27th in oakland and the one located on folsom in San Francisco. Gone effective october 21st. I think it is a disappointment, especially because i moved around the area to be close to Shopping Centers and things like target and get my groceries. Target is blaming organized retail theft for their closures saying in part, we nn continue operating these stores becausehe and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests and contributing to unsustainable business performance. I see them when they are in the front and they take they are taking things out of their bags. Yeah yeah. How often do you see that here . I have seen it at least three times and i dont come here that often. So i know there is. Its bad. Its bad around here. Yeah. Rows of tents surround the area where target on folsom is located. Residents are not surprised by targets decision here, pointing to a decline in safety. So im not really sure why. Like security doesnt do something about it. I mean, i always see them inside not doing anything. The closure of these stores go beyond retail convenience. Lynette gibson, mcelhaney is a former Oakland Council member who says this is a devastating loss for the community. She worked for four years to convince target to open the store. Theyre now closing here. Target was a big was a big fish for us. We now lost the cvs and target, which is where people were being directed in San Francisco. Supervisor matt dorsey believes closures will continue unless more Police Officers are hired. It breaks my heart. Its because weve seen this a lot in whether its the mid market area or the whole foods that closed in my neighborhood or the westfield mall. Hes proposing a Charter Amendment to fully staff sfpd in five years. What can be done today . What can San Francisco do today to prevent more stores from closing . I honestly wish i had better answers on nearterm solutions, but time is ticking for residents like yolanda, whos seen her city change before her eyes as it takes a toll in the community. She to be honest with you, its San Francisco. Yeah its not what it used to be. And oaklands mayor responded to the closure of target in her city by saying she is disappointed by the news and her goal is to continue working in partnership with members of the Business Community to help ensure their safety and success in the city. Now, there are still 32 target stores in the San Francisco oakland market in the newsroom. Louis pena, abc seven news. Lous quick question. What are some of the Safety Strategies target implemented to prevent this from happening . Well, carina targets team said they made significant investments to keep stores safe, including hiring private security guards, training their employees to deescalate potential safety issues. They also partnered with the Us Department of Homeland Security to combat retail theft and track organized crime groups. But it seems like it wasnt enough. All right, liz, thank you for that reporting. And abc seven news insider phil matier joined us live on our 4 p. M. Newscast today. He says shoplifting isnt the only reason target is Closing Stores in the bay area. The other reason theyre closing them is they cite employee safety that their employees just dont feel safe. And the customers arent necessarily safe. And thats a liability. These companies. It all goes into the bottom line of whether you stay or go. And unfortunately, they opted to go. So safety is the reason hundreds of oakland businesses participated in a strike today. Among their demands, they want Governor Newsom to come to oakland to hear about the problems firsthand. Abc seven News Reporter anchor hassan was there as they rallied. He talked with several owners who participated in todays strike. It is enough that we are having to put up with this. This is enough. Can i hear enough . Enough. This is enough. Enough, enough, enough. Organizers say when a legacy business like le cheval restaurant in oakland is forced to close due to crime, its time to demand more demand that our government city, state, federal fulfill their end of the social contract to provide basic safety in our streets. Youre here. Hey without basic safety, there is no business without basic safety, there is no community. Without safety, there is no city. Oakland Business Owners who closed their stores showed up for a rally in front of le cheval. Some of the demands include a meeting with governor gavin newsom and Small Businesses. No state grants for struggling businesses and more police. If you look at richmond, there is nothing like that. Its only oakland. And if theres something wrong in oakland, they need to fix it. Derek johnson owns home of chicken and waffles. He closed for a few hours as part of the strike. What i hope and what i urge that comes out of today is that the city wraps their arms around le cheval and those of us that are struggling to stay open. In a statement to abc seven news, the city of oakland points to efforts already underway, such as expanding Police Foot Patrols in commercial districts , chp helping with Traffic Enforcement 2. 5 million to improve the 911 response system as well as numerous Small Business Assistance Programs. Johnson says he supports city leadership, but he says policies need to be in place now. My rebuttal to that is then you go open up a business and you have payroll every two weeks and see how much time you have. We dont have time. Car break ins down here is not exaggeration. Its every single day it has to stop. Organizers say more than 200 businesses took part in half day strikes, but some places like senor sisig tell abc7 news they knew about the strike but decided to remain open. We dont need no money. We need police security. Professor of management kumar mishra at cal state east bay says its very unusual for businesses to go on strike and adds that the city needs to recognize the impacts of increasing crime, especially coming out of a global pandemic. So recognizing that this is a unique moment in time and changing strategies to adjust to the to that emergency situation , ali albashir was one of the organizers. He says this strike likely wont be the last. You think this will be effective . Of course it will be effective. Every voice affect every everything. It takes us. I mean, we are part of the community and they have to listen to us and if we dont speak, nobody listens. In oakland, hassan, abc seven news. A new plan announced today in San Francisco would try to get more drug users into treatment by requiring them to pass a drug test in order to get their county welfare check. Abc7 News Reporter suzannephan is live in the newsroom with a look at that proposal. Suzanne. So karina mayor london breed says her proposal is part of a plan to hold people accountable if they receive welfare payments from San Francisco as part of the proposed program drug users who get cash assistance would not be eligible to receive cash assistance in the future if they refuse Drug Screening or treatment. I think its a good idea. Craig johnson and cedric akbar both recovered from Substance Abuse addiction. They started positive directions, a program thats helped thousands of san franciscans recover from Substance Abuse, both men support mayor london breeds proposal to make people go through Drug Screening and treatment if they get cash assistance from San Francisco county. I think what shes just really doing is to motivate people to seek treatment. Right now, 5200 homeless or formerly Homeless People in San Francisco get cash assistance from the county. Adult Assistance Program or cap. On average, people can get about 697 a month. The mayor and others argue that money often gets used for drugs because its not being tracked. She wants to change that, but no more. Anything goes without accountability, no more handouts without accountability. So in order to get resources from our city, you will need to be in a Substance Use Disorder Program and consistently seeking treatment arent right. Now some of the people who get cash help from the county admit they are drug addicts. About 20 of individuals who receive county assistance have self declared that they have a Substance Use disorder. The executive director of Sf Human Services Agency believes that number is actually higher. The department of homeless assistance Supportive Housing did a survey in in 2022, along with their homeless count, where 52 of Homeless Individuals surveyed self disclosed that they had a Substance Use disorder. Supervisor matt dorsey stands by the proposal. I believe it will better incentivize treatment and recovery for a population that is at wildly disproportionate risk for drug addiction and Drug Overdose fatalities. We heard from several people who oppose the proposition board of supervisors president aaron peskin released a statement saying breed should focus on stopping dealers and open air drug markets rather than drug testing. People on welfare. He said, quote, if she cant find a way to prevent several hundred brazen criminals from selling deadly drugs, how does she think she will find the resources to drug test thousands of welfare recipients . And the mayor says the goal of this proposal is to get more people into treatment. This initiative will now go to the board of supervisor if the proposal does not pass. Supervisor dorsey says the mayor should take the issue directly to the voters. Live in the newsroom, suzanne fawn, abc seven news. Suzanne, thank you. New at six from the iteam, an independent internal review commissioned by San Rafael Police over the violent takedown of a gardener with an open beer has been released under the California Public records act. It found that this was not Excessive Force or improper for. But the report found the incident in july of last year was poorly handled by both officers who were eventually fired by the department. Lawyers for the gardener julio lopez questioned the report and its author, a veteran of the Santa Rosa Police department. Both officers face criminal Excessive Force charges and a federal civil rights lawsuit. A follower of the Antigovernment Movement boogaloo has been found guilty in the killing of a federal officer in oakland. Robert justice junior of millbrae was convicted today on murder and attempted murder charges. Prosecutors identified justice as the driver in a deadly shooting outside oaklands Federal Building in may of 2020. During a protest over the killing of george floyd. The convicted gunman, steven carrillo, fired multiple rounds, killing federal protective Service Officer dave patrick underwood. Justice now faces a mandatory life sentence. A lot more coming up here. President biden is in the bay area right now. Air force one landed just hours ago at moffett field. Coming up, a look at his agenda for the 24 hours hell be here. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Showers greeted us this morning. Sunshine tonight. Ill let you know how much warmer its going to get in the coming days. Coming up. Thanks, sandhya. And a reminder our well have monday night football back on abc seven next week catch the Seattle Seahawks at the new york giants. Thats coming up next week. But thousands of women with Metastatic Breast Cancer, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. Ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for adults with hr her2 Metastatic Breast Cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. 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And later tonight, its off to San Francisco for a meeting tomorrow with the president s council of advisors of science and technology at moffett field. Dustin dawsey, abc seven news. The federal government has just a precious few days left before a possible Government Shutdown. The deadline is saturday night. Congress resumed session today to discuss several spending bills. So far, the house has not agreed on any of them because of demands from far right republicans. Theyre asking for massive spending cuts and harder restrictions at the border before they agree on any bills. 4 million federal workers will not receive paychecks, including military troops, if a deal is not met. Speaker of the House Republican Kevin Mccarthy says his plan could prevent a shutdown. Were sitting here on a deadline having 72 of it done, 0 done inside the senate. That the biggest challenge i see right now that can be fixing some of these problems is the border. The senate is expected to introduce its own short term spending bill to keep the government open. A legal blow today for former President Donald Trump when a judge found him liable for fraud. A new york judge said trump and his adult sons provided false Financial Statements to lenders and insurers. The ruling comes days before the civil case by the new York Attorney Generals Office is set to go to trial. Trump denies that he inflated the values of his golf courses, hotels and two homes on Financial Statements that he used in business. Todays decision means the Attorney Generals Office will receive some amount of money. All right. Lets turn our attention to the weather. Some big waves out there. Yeah, lets get a check on the advisory with sandhya patel. Yeah and dan and karina. Lets take a look at a live picture first and then well talk about that High Surf Advisory from our mount tam cam. We are looking towards ocean beach. And yes, surfs up. Here is what brought us the surf. The same system that has been pummeling the Pacific Northwest has been kicking up the waves. We have those large breakers along the coastline right now. 10 to 16ft. So that High Surf Advisory until 11 p. M. Tonight. Danger is swimming and surfing conditions. So definitely watch out, steep sloped beaches could see up to 20 foot waves as we take a look at the winds right now, its a little breezy, 25 miles an hour in San Francisco, 22 at sfo. As we go hour by hour, it is going to remain breezy tonight as we head towards tomorrow morning. The winds will ease and then theyll pick back up. So tomorrow afternoon, were looking at 25 to 30 mile an hour winds. Be prepared for that as we take a look at a live picture right now from our san jose camera. Look at all the bright blue skies. Its so nice to see. Also nice to see the beneficial rain this morning. As you know, san jose picking up a trace of an inch. Santa rosa, 1600s, oakland, four hundreds. San francisco. Seven hundredths of an inch. Mt. Tam, over a half an inch of rain. This rain definitely helps to reduce our fire danger by adding more moisture to the fuels. So well take anything we can get. At this point, 65 in the city, 69 in oakland right now. It is still very mild from san jose to palo alto, mid to upper 70s. And heres a live view of emeryville camera looking back towards San Francisco. So you can see the fog starting to roll back in low 70s from santa rosa to novato and napa 78 in fairfield and 73 degrees in livermore. One other live picture from our kgo roof camera as we do have a breezy blue sky out there. Rough and dangerous surf through late tonight. Sunny and warmer the next few days and it is going to get cooler as we head into the end of the week. And into the weekend. So tonight, that fog thats going to be right near the coast right now at Half Moon Bay is going to push in a little bit near the bay. And then tomorrow afternoon, you start to notice those northwesterly winds starting to blow the fog out of here. It comes right back in later on at night. Your morning temperatures anywhere from the upper 40s to the upper 50s. So definitely cooler than how we started out this morning. You probably recall it was a mild to warm morning uh tomorrow afternoon in the south bay, los gatos, 80 degrees. San jose 79. Its going to be mild in sunny on the peninsula. Youre looking at 76 in mountain view, 79, redwood city, 66 degrees in half. Moon bay. Nice time of year. Downtown San Francisco, 72 degrees, 69 in the sunset district. North bay. Temperatures low 80s from san rafael to novato. Santa rosa, 79in napa, heading into the east bay. Were going to bring in temperatures that are close to average. 76 in oakland, 78. Castro valley head inland and this is where it will be a nice mild, sunny 183 in concord, 86 in fairfield, 82 degrees in livermore. No matter where you are, it is going to be nice the next couple of days. The accuweather seven day forecast featuring a warmer weather tomorrow mid 60s to the mid 80s. Well keep the mild to warm weather around for your thursday and then turning breezy and cooler as another trough comes in on friday. Its going to bring in the possibility of sprinkles or drizzle on saturday. Certainly cooler than average temperatures. You will notice mid to upper 70s. And then we will turn things around if the offshore winds do develop, we are expecting sunny and warmer weather. So, karina and dan, nice looking weather ahead. Yeah, very nice. Yeah, absolutely. A little bit of rain. Thats good. Yeah, absolutely. Thank you. Well, coming up, a cold case may be closed. The next steps for a man recently arrested for a murder committed back in for 89 years. Believes in continuous improvement. Like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients. And sizes to relieve your pain. Salonpas. Its good medicine. In the us, the dow lost nearly 390 points, its biggest one day decline since march. The nasdaq dropped more than 200 points, while the s p 500 fell around 64 points, logging its lowest close since june. If a Government Shutdown starts this weekend, it could rattle stocks even more. The head of californias schools wants a chance to be head of california. Superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond. Today officially entered the race for governor. Thurmond has been previously served in the state assembly, as well as the Richmond City council and the west contra costa school board. Lieutenant governor Eleni Kounalakis is also running. Governor gavin newsom is in his second and final term, which ends in 2027. For the first time, Solano County authorities are revealing details about the oregon man accused in a decades old child abduction and murder case. Prosecutors say dna evidence led to last weeks arrest of 69 year old fred cain, the third for the kidnaping and killing of six year old Jeremy Stoner of vallejo. That was in 1987. Da Krishna Abrams credits her departments cold case unit, which reopened the investigation 11 months ago. Now, weve spoken with the stoners. Theyre very appreciative. Obviously, its a big shock. Its nice that hard work pays off and hopefully bringing some a little closure to the family. Cant bring jeremy back. Its absolutely horrible what the familys gone through for the last 37 years. Authorities say cain knew jeremy and had actually been interviewed by police when the boy disappeared. Cain will be transferred to Solano County in the coming days where hell be arraigned on multiple felony charges, including murder with special circumstances. Coming up next from the iteam, hear from the ceo whose vision for a new city meant buying thousands of acres of land in Solano County. Do you wish you would have done anything differently . No. So you dont regret anything about the communication strategy . I wish that there was a way to do the project in a way where someone could have been someone could have announced the project and then done it. But i think it would have resulted in no project. Coming up, the ceo answers our questions about who knew what and when. This is abc seven 24 7 live in San Francisco, live in the south bay in san jose. In concord. Live in oakland. Yes youre watching abc7 news live any time anywhere. We are. We are. We are. We are. We are. We are where you are. Never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. Download our abc seven bay area streaming app. Join us and start watching the prawns are delicious. Oh, i have a shellfish allergy. One prawn. Very good. Did i say chicken wrong . Tired of people not listening to what you want . Its truffle season ah thats okay. Never enough truffles. How much are they . Its a lot. Oh okay im good, that its like a priceless piece of art. Enjoy. Or when they sell you what they want . Yeah. The more we understand you, the better we can help you. Thats what u. S. Bank is for. Huge relief. Yeah. Its acquired nearly 1 billion worth of Solano County farmland and with a hope of building a new city. But because of the location, congressional leaders say the proposed plans raise questions about the security of Travis Air Force base. In the second part of this exclusive interview, the firm ceo, john sramek, sat down with the abc7 news iteam to discuss these concerns. Heres iteam reporter stephanie sierra with the story. Very concerned about our National Security and our food security. Spy operation missions. We know nothing about them. Do you wish you would have done anything differently . No so you dont regret not coming forward with these plans early . I think this project could only have happened if it was done in a very methodical way where someone could take a very long term view and that included raising capital in a way where the company could take a 40 year view on this. Did you see our stories . I did, yeah. You were aware of both congressmen raising alarm that there was a possible threat to National Security. Did you have any thought to call them after you saw those stories . I folded. If they if they if they wanted the answers, they should have reached out for months. You know, the better part of a year. People were concerned that it could be tied to a foreign adversary. Do you regret not coming forward and at least calling them to say, hey, this is whats going on . I mean, weve provided information to the federal government. We provided the whole investor list to the federal government a long time ago. The entire investor list. Yes. And when you say a long time ago, when was that . At least six months ago. Six months ago. But these purchases started back in 2018. That was the first time anyone asked us. So i mean, weve always weve always taken the view that if there was any concern about these investments, particularly in light of National Security, we would hear from the appropriate agencies within the government and we would provide them information. And the moment that we heard from the federal government that there was a concern about this being china, we gave them the information they needed to make sure that it wasnt, you know, the county administrator and the county assessor both told us usually when they work with Investment Groups or developers, they are involved in the plans. They want to sit down and meet with them to assess the viability of how it would work and what they would be up against. Do you think you should have done that . We are doing that. We have told them that we would like them to be as involved as they can be in the process. I mean, back in 2018, do you think you should have done that when you started this process . Do you think you should have done that back then . I think we would have put them in a very difficult position if we had done that. And so i think what you often see is that someone will come in and they will they will acquire the properties and then once they once theyve acquired the properties or once theyve optioned the properties, then they will come forward with the plans. And so i think the process we followed is, is very similar to what other people do. Zoning concerns around Travis Air Force base have certainly raised alarm bells for local, state and federal officials who represent the area. Specifically, congressman garamendi, who told us last week he cannot rule out a threat to National Security. Still at this point in time, given the zoning overlay for travis. Whats your response to that . We told congressman garamendi, and weve told it to many of the local elected officials as well, we will not change the travis reserve zoning overlay and so this is a this is a zone that protects about, i want to say, 7000 acres around travis. And weve been very clear that we are not going to use the initiative to change that. And so anything that we do in the zone around travis would only be done with the support of the Defense Community and of the base. So what will that area be used for . It could be used for many things. And one of the one of the things that were working on right now is talking to the Defense Community about how can we make travis stronger, what can we do that makes the base stronger . And so any of those uses could go in that area. We have offered it to. We have also discussed growing olive orchards there. It could be it could be many things, but it would only be done if travis supports it. When did you first reach out to Travis Air Force base . After weve announced basically immediately after we announced the plans publicly, which was a month ago, probably so no communicate even before that. I mean, weve had communications with travis, have communications with travis going back several years where the base theres tactical things that they need. They need they need easements to monitor clean up activities. They need easements for water. They need kind of practical day to day Property Management issues. If the intent was to build a city years ago, why did you purchase land around Travis Air Force base early on . Because we wanted to be able to work with travis in a way that it that protects travis and that makes travis stronger. You just said that you wanted to do it, specifically those purchases around the base because you wanted to work with travis. How can you work with travis if you only communicated to them just a month ago for the first time . Because we never proposed to do anything before then . We would we knew that we would want to we would talk to travis before we ever proposed anything. And so we would purchase the properties. And then then work with them. What do you say to your critics who say Travis Air Force base deserved an explanation back when you first started acquiring land, if travis had contacted us and asked for an explanation, we would have absolutely worked with them. And the broader Defense Community to provide it. What do you say to those people who are still concerned . There may be a tie to a foreign adversary with this project . I would say that weve received complete scrutiny from multiple federal agencies and they have all of the information they need to make sure that there isnt anyone. Has that investigation concluded . I cant comment on that any further. But youve provided everything. Weve provided everything a long time ago. And again, that was first provided six months ago. You said . Yeah. So do you plan to hear from them again . I, i dont i dont expect to hear from them, honestly. I think they have everything they need to make sure that theyre that there is no foreign involvement for the iteam. Stephanie sierra, abc7 news and to get in touch with the iteam, you can call this number on your screen or go to abc7 news. Com slash iteam for the third time in four days. A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed in san jose. Todays crash happened on South Jackson avenue near alum rock avenue about 330 in the morning, just like in the other recent crashes. The driver stopped, stayed on the scene and cooperated with police. The victims identity has not been released. Rday morning man was struck and killed at Willow Street in meridian avenue. P say the driver had a green light lastday. A man riding a mobility scooter was struck and kild at fruitvale avenue. And Princess Anne drive. Police say that he was crossing outside side of a crosswalk today. A woman was sentenced for a crime. She says she was forced to commit. She initially pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges, then tried to withdraw the plea, saying she, too, was a victim of the mastermind behind the scheme. Abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes was in court today. The steps of the federal courthouse in san jose were taken over by a group of advocates showing support for a woman who was to be sentenced in a sex trafficking case. The south Bay Coalition to end Human Trafficking referred to the woman only as alyssa, who did not want to go on camera tuesday. Shes been criminalized for the act of trafficking, when in fact, she is a survivor of trafficking. The coalition and her attorney say her story represents changes needed in the criminal Justice System. I think its important to understand from today that all parties involved in the criminal Justice System should be able to better understand sex trafficking, especially when it comes to women like my client, who have a long history of abuse and manipulation. This all comes after alyssa became involved with a man in 2015 who was later sentenced for traffic ing. She said she turned to the man in san jose after facing difficulties and was coerced into helping him. She was trafficked for three months and she escaped. Those details were also brought up in Court Tuesday where cameras were not allowed. The judge noted that alyssa was coerced by the man and did not financially benefit from the trafficking. She was exploited on a daily basis. She was, as even the judge knows, noted that she was under duress. The sentencing saw delays after alyssa tried unsuccessfully to change her guilty plea. Still, prosecutors said in Court Tuesday that a difficult balance between accountability and justice had to be reached. The prosecution wanted to give alyssa a 24 month prison sentence. Her sentence was time served, meaning she will not go back behind bars. A relative of one of the victims spoke with us following that sentencing. They say it sends the wrong message to traffickers. To me, its black and white. You are either a survivor like my niece or youre a predator like alyssa, who can claim shes a survivor. All of a sudden. Thats a convenient scapegoat to use. But you werent using that for the time that you were doing it. The Coalition Says the familys perspectives are understandable and says its goal is to keep more people from becoming victims. Were not celebrating today, certainly not celebrating a lot of lives were harmed. We really just want to focus more attention on who should be held accountable for these types of crimes. Zach fuentes, abc seven news is the hollywood Writers Strike really over next to look at the next steps to get them back to work and your favorit thanks to skyrizi im playing with clearer skin. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90 clearer skin at 4 months. And skyrizi is just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. 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Members still need to give their final approval, but the union has described the contract as exception. All wga is encouraging members, however, to join sagaftra on the picket lines this week. The actors went on strike in july and have not been back to the bargaining table. The line today is that were next. You know, the energy on the line is palpable. And i mean, everyones excited. Pay raises are the big Sticking Point with the sagaftra talks and could have an impact on two other unions whose contracts expire next year. Meantime, tonight, the new season of dancing with the stars kicks off the hosts have a history with the show. Reporter George Pennacchio from our sister station in los angeles sat down with them. It truly is such a family affair. It is nothing but love. Both Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro have a rich history with dancing with the stars as he cohosted the competition last year with tyra banks and it was in 2014 that alfonso took home the mirrorball trophy with his pro partner, witney carson. Hough first appeared on as a pro dancer in 2007. She won back to back seasons. She returned to the ballroom as a judge for a couple of years, but is now thrilled with this new role. I get to be neutral in this place. Im not trying to win and im not trying to critique and be like, you know, who are my favorite picks . You know, im just like, here to enjoy it with everyone. So pressures off except for i just have to speak. Yes, yes, yes. Which sometimes this person is hard. Season 32 will have a special meaning for the veterans of the ballroom. It will be the first time without judge len goodman, who died this past april. Alfonso and julianne say len spirit will definitely be with them in the ballroom. I knew len since i was ten years old and he judged me before i was ever even a thought or dancing with the stars was ever even a thought. But len really was such a centerpiece of what made this show absolutely the integral show that it is. And we will all feel his presence for sure. Yeah, i do know that several of the dancers are already making sure that they are, you know, making sure that the technique is right for len, even though hes not going to be in the ballroom physically, he will be there emotionally, mentally and spiritually. The longtime friends say they are focusing on hosting, so we will not see them dancing. Well, not yet, anyway. Theres a lot of talk about us at some point in the season doing a little routine together. So yeah, for me that would be, you know, part of a dream come true. I get to dance with this legend. She is amazing. But. But were just excited, really, about, you know, being able to cohost together. But we might, we might move around a little bit. You know, just a little bit. In los angeles, George Pennacchio, abc seven news, dancing with the stars makes its season debut at 8 p. M. Right here on abc seven. D you see any rain overnight . It was your last chance for a little while. Sandhya has the seven day forecast. Up next it and you can access the same weather tracking tools at sandhya uses youll find them in the weather section on our abc seven bay area oh good. You got another mask . Are you the ceo of cashbacking . No, youre not. Earn big with chase freedom unlimited. How do you cashback . Dont mind me. Im just the flu. Im quite harmless, really. And when people ask, but arent you linked to dangerous flu complications, like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations . i just say, but, im just the flu. its him who . Im just the flu fight the flu with sanofi flu vaccines, which help prevent flu in older adults. 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As good as we look at the western us, look at how much Better Things are, where all the wildfires have been burning from the Pacific Northwest to northwestern california. The front that came through the storm thats been coming through has been cleaning out the air. As we take a look at a live picture, its a beautiful one from walnut creek. Air quality will remain good. The next three days as we look at live doppler seven, just some patchy clouds right now. Tomorrow morning, well have some fog tomorrow afternoon. Its a mild sunny day, mid 60s to mid 80s, so its warmer than today. Thursday will be in a Holding Pattern friday, temperatures back off a little bit and then saturday dropping quite a bit. 60s and 70s. The breeze picks up. May even see a few sprinkles as a deep trough comes in the accuweather seven day forecast. Youve got some fine fall weather to enjoy before we drop those temperatures down below average for the upcoming weekend and then a nice recovery next week. Karina and dan. All right, thanks, andy. All right. Lets talk about sport with chris alvarez. Lets talk about sports. You got niners baseballs anything but the 40 niners. They return to work tomorrow. How they enjoyed a rare weekend off do you remember they had that thursday game plus a web of frustration the giants ace logan webb says hes tired of losing. Theyll for the playoffs. San francisco now must go five and oh. They cant lose a game and the reds must lose to a five. The marlins didnt lose four six, and either the cubs are dimebags lose all six of six. So its not likely. But giants beat writer Andrew Bagley had that great stat last night on twitter. It was another classic logan webb start giants ace. Brilliant struck out seven a complete game effort but the giants took him in and theyll eighth to get those two runs he really needed to get the win webby leads the majors in innings pitch yet his won loss record 11 and 13 due to that lack of run support excuse me big part of the 2021 nl west championship squad. But outside of that, webby wants more october baseball. Im tired. Im tired of losing. Its not its not enjoyable. Its not fun. We got to make some big changes in here to really to create that Winning Culture that we want to show up every single year and try to win , win the whole thing. I think. I think were there. Its just we got to know what it is. But im sick of losing. All right. Target field in minnesota, the target dog wins the mascot race as road trip of the season. Their final one first at three in the twin cities in the first. Matt wallner, i mean, that is long gone, 466ft to deep, right center off. Paul blackburn, a no doubt grand slam made it five nothing. Blackburn went three innings with five earned runs at last check, though, its seven three twins in the seventh. The as trying to make a late run following thursday nights win over the giants. A 49 ers got a weekend off before a light practice in santa clara yesterday. They got those dance moves down. Look at cmac and talanoa and Brandon Aiyuk today, another off day with preps for arizona beginning tomorrow. And after three weeks of play, the niners are just one of three undefeated teams left in the nfl. They play their next two games at home sunday against the cards and the following sunday against the cowboys. So this weekend was a nice chance to recharge. I just kind of getting away from the game for weather, even if just be for 24 hours. You know, thats a long time in this business. So i think thats been good for us and were all fired up and ready to get back to work. Now i was huge just to reflect on the game and then also just to be able to watch football. It was it was huge. Definitely needed. It all right. Four weeks from tonight, the warriors are going to host kevin durant and the phenix suns on nba opening night. Hard to believe, though, this will be the first time durant will play in front of chase center crowd with fans. Remember, theres been a pandemic. Hes been hurt every other time. So here we go. Its also going to be a reunion game for the new guy, chris paul. Cp3 has spent the last three seasons in Phenix Phenix excuse me, as a future hall of famer, now chases his first ring as a member of the dubs. Lofton made this off season about chris pauls role to start or not to start, steve kerr is pressing the pause button on that. Yeah i mean, we basically have six starters. I mean, the way i look at it and only five can can go each night. So i havent decided yet what were going to do. I want to see training camp. Were going to try different combinations and take a look. Theres some times in august where we had our young guys in and steph, steph was in. I mean, chris paul took a southwest flight at 6 a. M. To be up here to for a workout one day. So these guys are these guys are all in on making it work. Chris paul flies southwest hey just see this this video making the rounds on social media today at steph curry training in some sand dunes in dubai. The video was posted by his personal trainer, carl bergstrom. One of his performance trainers, steph, entering his 15th season. Hes going to turn 36in march. The quest for ring number five begins as soon. Soon can you get to dubai on southwest . I dont i dont know. I dont think so. I like the sand dune train. Yeah, the sand dune training. He also is doing some golfing. Theres some iconic golf courses there in dubai. Steph is all around the world. We know monday is going to be at media day. Can you believe that . All the people we get all back together at chase center. Im looking forward to that. Four weeks from today, ill be at chase talking about that game. Great. The niners are playing great. Baseball is unfortunately kind of coming to an end. Hockey is back, but its a good time to be a sports fan. Busy. Yeah im not running sand dunes though. He made it look so easy. You run in the sand before, right . And that was an uphill. That was a steep uphill climb. Yeah. He made it look like nothing. Yeah, it was pretty good. Hes ready to go. This team, they have a lot to prove. Theyre motivated. Theyre definitely motivated. Absolutely. Thanks, chris, very much. Coming up tonight on abc seven at eight, catch the season premiere of dancing with the stars, followed by celebrity family feud. Then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. Remember abc seven news is streaming 24 7. You can get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want wherever you are. Thats it for this edition of abc seven news. Im karina nova. And im dan ashley for sandy patel. Chris alvarez, all of us here. We appreciate your time. Hope you have a great evening and well see you again tonight at 11. From the alex trebek stage at Sony Pictures studios, this is. Introducing our second group of Second Chance contestants a High School English and film studies teacher from burbank, california. A librarian from laguna beach, california. And a High School English teacher from scottsdale, arizona. And now here is the host of jeopardy ken jennings. [applause] thank you so much, johnny. Welcome back to jeopardy Second Chance. In yesterdays game, it was Jilana Cotter who made the most of her call back to the alex trebek stage, becoming a jeopardy champion and securing a spot in the finals with a very impressive win. Today we welcome back three more season 37 contestants david, michalle, and ollie all of whom hoping to join jilana in the finals. Am i right . Well, good luck to all three of you. Here we go into the jeopardy round. Lets see the categories. First up. Then we have. Followed by. Ar in quotation marks. We have. And finally. David, what do you think . Where shall we start . Lets start with shattering allusions f 600