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Even inside the home thats surrounded right now. Earlier, Law Enforcement said a suicide note was found addressed to card son. They say the note included rants as well as bank account details. And again, the suspects home is in bowdoin, maine. Police still have it surround id, but they are no longer shouting commands such as come out with your hands up. We are going to bring you updates here live on abc seven news at abc7 news dot com and the abc7 bay area app as we continue to follow this. But lets move on now and come back home. New details on a tragic hit and run crash that killed a pregnant woman. We now know that her baby who was born during emergency surgery, has alsoied. The crash happened tuesday in san jose, near oak ridge mall at the intersection of blossom hill road and winfield boulevard. Abceven news south bay reporter zach fuentes spoke with friends and family about how they remember the lives lost. The tributes at the corner of this blossom hill road intersection in south san jose continue to grow, all to honor the life of 21 year old april zeigler, pregnant with a son to be named devonte. She was killed tuesday night at this intersection. Thinking of this family and their loss is really hard. Thursday, friends and family continue to come by, leaving some of zeiglers favorite things. One of the tributes, her favorite drink, a raspberry iced tea left by gigi fate bates daughter who. State, grew up with zeigler. I spoke with my daughter this morning who was very upset and she asked me, she says, mom, would you go buy her a raspberry iced tea . And leave it at the spot . And so i came by this morning and did that today. Zeigler was driving eastbound on blossom hill road in san jose tuesday. Police say a car later found out to be stolen, crashed into her. Two men left the scene immediately after the crash. No arrests have been made. Initially, the baby was successfully born via emergency surgery, but in critical condition. 24 hours later. Though loved ones received even more tragic news and they had to pull them from life support last night. And he passed around 915. But hes with his mother now, in her arms, in heavens, tammy lara set up this gofundme page. She was aguilars family friend, roommate and runs the play and learn preschool where they both worked. Every child in the school knows april loves april. The parents love her. All the staff loves her. Shes the person that if youre having a bad day, this is shes the one you send into the classroom to go help out as friends and family from different walks of april. Flowers life continue to come to this growing memorial. One hope shared by many is that those responsible for this tragedy are brought to justice. I hope that these people understand they took a very special life, somebody who meant a lot to a whole lot of people in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news there for has been a major breakthrough in a 1979 cold case murder in sunnyvale. 18 year old estella molina was fatally stabbed during an attempted sexual assault. Police found a drop of blood at the crime scene belonging to her killer and thanks to dna analysis, authorities have identified a suspect in the case. Samuel silva. He died in a federal prison in 2008. The advent of forensic genealogy allows us to be proactive, to try to find out the name and the person behind that profile without having to wait around investigators say the two knew each other because they worked together at great america. Silva had a lengthy criminal history, including attempted murder, rape and manslaughter. Lets move now to an update from the abc7 news iteam. That off duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to crash a flight headed to San Francisco this past sunday had his first appearance in federal court this afternoon. Now were learning more about what led up to that dangerous struggle in the cockpit. Iteam reporter dan noyes has been working the story. Youve got the latest tonight, dan . And dan, this was the first appearance and arraignment for 44 year old Joseph David Emerson of Pleasant Hill on the federal charge. Emerson pleaded not guilty to interference with flight crew members and attendants. That one charge could bring up to 20 years in prison after the hearing. Emersons wife, sarah, told reporters that she knew her husband was struggling with depression, but, quote, this is not my joe. He never would have done that. He never would have knowingly done any of that. That is not the man i married. Also today, federal prosecutors filed an amended complaint against emerson. It now says emerson had not slept for 48 hours before the flight. Not the 40 hours first noted. And that corresponds with the time frame in which he told police he took psychic delic mushrooms. Emerson claimed he was despondent over the recent death of his best friend, but the amended complaint now says that friend died six years ago. According to the fbi affidavit, emerson felt he was suffering a nervous breakdown aboard the Alaska Airlines flight operated by horizon air from everett, washington, to San Francisco sunday. The off duty pilot was riding in a cockpit jump seat when he said, im not okay. And reached up for the emergency engine, shut off, handles the pilots had to wrestle with emerson to keep the plane under control. Prosecutors also clarified what emerson told a Flight Attendant after leaving the cockpit. I need you to cuff me before i do something wrong. Its going to be bad. Emerson appeared in state Court Tuesday facing 83 counts of attempted murder for even after being handcuffed. The complaint, says emerson tried to open an emergency door. Also today in state court, his defense team waived the 60 day rule. Thats the time in which a trial must start after an arrest. The da also said today theyll be taking this case to a grand jury. So a long road ahead. And youll follow it. Of course. Got it. Thank you, dan, thanks. And to get in touch with dan and the ai team, you can call this number on your screen. 188840 iteams or you can go to abc7, news. Com slash iteam. Theres a new effort to make it easier to prosecute suspects in car break ins. Tonight we take a closer look at revised legislation that local leaders hope will help crack down on crime. Abc7 News Reporter suzanne phan is live in the newsroom to explain exactly what is changing. Suzanne so dan, state senator scott wiener says he wants to hold auto burglars accountable by changing a serious loophole in a current law. Its an absurd requirement, but it makes no sense. State senator scott wiener says theres an auto burglary law on the books that needs a big change. We are going to get rid of that useless requirement. That requirement is to prove someone is guilty of breaking into a car. Californias current auto burglary statute requires proof the vehicle was locked. Even if you have a video of the person smashing the window, even if theres clear evidence, the person broke into the car. The da also has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the car was locked. Wiener says his legislation, which hes introducing for the third time, will remove that requirement. San francisco da says criminals are more brazen, more organized. Theyre going through windows and seconds to take stuff. But because of that current requirement that victims are required to physically come back to San Francisco to testify that their doors were locked, that prevent prosecution of these crimes from being successful. Supporters say this proposed legislation would benefit communities across the bay that are being hit hard by car break ins. In oakland, police are ramping up patrols, bringing back foot patrols in the downtown area and this weekend, opd is launching a pilot program. People can report an auto burglary on instagram and in San Francisco, sfpd is adding more officers in neighborhoods where break ins are happening, even using bait cars to catch thieves. We pulled up here and we saw the glass everywhere at this parking lot of the palace of fine arts, theres several parking stalls filled with broken glass. Brianna yanez, whos visiting from houston, didnt want to take any chances. We were counting on getting our car broken into, so we put everything in the trunk. The president of the American Car Rental Association believes senator wieners proposed legislation will make a big difference in the lack of consequences for getting caught doing it. And thats what were here today to address. This is exactly whats needed. And senator wiener introduced similar legislation back in 2018 and 2019, but believes the bills did not move forward because of the leadership at the time. Senator wiener hopes the third time will be a charm. Live in the newsroom, suzanne phan abc seven news and we will see. Suzanne, thank you. Coming up next, only on seven meet the judge overseeing San Franciscos first care court. Hear why this work is personal. And well be joined live by seven on your sides michael finney. Looking at new insurance rules and what they mean for you. Lower temperatures in the morning and higher fire danger for the weekend. Im meteorologist sandhya patel have the forecast coming up. When abc sen news at six continues as discover the ozempic® trizone. 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They did just recently leave. We will continue to follow this. We will bring you an update here live on abc seven news at abc7 news. Com and the abc seven news bay area app. All right, moving on for the time being, now only on abc seven tonight youll meet the judge in charge of San Franciscos new care court. We want to introduce you to this person. Its part of a new state law meant to help those with Mental Illness disorders get the care that they need, even if they dont want it. The judge overseeing it tells abc seven News Reporter Tara Campbell that this work is deeply rewarding and the goal is to get people suffering from severe Mental Illness off the streets and into treatment. San francisco is one of the first seven counties to launch care court this month. It will be in a context like this. I wont be sitting up elevated above the participants. Ill be sitting at a table. Im going to avoid wearing a robe. Superior court judge michael benkhert is overseeing the court and says building a relationship is key. Im not trying to address the big policy questions. Im trying to work with the person whos before me and see if i can make a difference in their life under californias care act, everyone from First Responders to family members can petition for people with severe Mental Illness like schizophrenia, to get the help they need. In San Francisco, Health Officials estimate between 1 and 2000 people in the city could qualify. How many petitions have you seen so far today . We have seen five. And is that what you were expecting . I didnt. I tried not to have any expectations. I mean, i didnt find any of the predictions to be very reliable. Well, most of them related to how many people out there might qualify, which is much different than the number of people who are actually going to have a petition filed. And beyond getting people into the court, he says getting people care is another challenge. I also run three different treatment courts and so i have been dealing with the availability or the lack of availability of treatment programs, says San Francisco county has about 2500 Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment beds and are adding more. But the judge says its not just about the number this is a voluntary program. So if i want somebody to go and be successful in a program, im, you know, in a Mental Health treatment facility, it should be a place that they want to stay. They it should be a place where theyre getting better. And he says people on the streets deserve the help they need. Given how closely you work with this community of people who perhaps struggle the most, but when you hear this other, what do you think. Give me a moment. Absolutely. Sorry and despite the emotional toll, this judge is committed to continuing the work. This is the this is the most rewarding kind of work that you can do. I mean, the to feel like you made a difference in another persons life is. Higher reward. Tara campbell, abc7 news. What a nice man doing good work. If you or someone you know could use some help. Weve got a starting point for you. Go to abc7 news. Com slash take action to find local resources for issues including Mental Health and substance abuse. Theyre available by phone, email, even text message. A west oakland by bike shop is doing its part to build a better bay area. It doesnt sell bikes, it gives them away and the shop hires those who were formerly incarcerated. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan has the story. Bikes for life in west oakland isnt a traditional bike store. They dont sell bikes. They give them away. We want formerly incarcerated people who are coming home between a clipper card and a bicycle. They should be able to get anywhere in the bay area that they need to go for jobs, for opportunities, services. George galvez is the executive director of courage Communities United for restorative youth justice, the group also runs the newly opened bike shop, providing opportunities for formerly incarcerated people. Is critical in terms of reducing recidivism, in terms of promoting Public Safety and theyre the best messengers and mentors as folks whove been there and done that the shop was inspired by biking advocate and Community Activist tony coleman, who died last year. Staying true to his mission, bikes for life also hires those who were formerly incarcerated, dated like jesus kaba. They have all these goals because their time stood still for a little bit and they want to make sure that when they hit the ground, they hit the ground running. They dont want to stand still. They dont want to be forgotten about. They want to be a part of society, you know, so no ones perfect. But an opportunity always helps. And thats what were here to do. Kaba is also one of the designers of the t shirts, symbolic of his latino heritage and San Francisco roots. I got a shirt that just feels like cultural pride. One that sunkiss, you know, basically brown is beautiful. Kiss by the sun. As the shop grows, so too will the Job Opportunities they already launched a food pantry. Michael littlebear heads that program called heal or Healthy Eating active living. He also runs the bike shop. He also once served time behind bars. This program will help them get back on their feet. It will show them dignity and show them that somebody does care out there for them. The store is open, but things will really kick off in a few weeks when they will also be open to young people. They can repair or build a bike and take that bike home as well, garvey says. Hopefully with some focus on the road ahead. Thats part of our model is hiring people who have lived experience s who can support young people, guide them in making life affirming decisions, who are credible messengers, whove overcome the challenge that the young people are being confronted with. In oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. What a great idea. Win, win all the way around, right . Absolutely. All right. Beautiful day outside, gorgeous. Lets go to meteorologist sandy patel looking ahead toward the weekend, sandy. Yeah and this weekend were going to warm it up in the afternoons, but were also going to notice the fire danger increase as dan and ama. Good evening to all of you. Lets take a look at the winds right now. 21 mile an hour breeze, sfo, San Francisco onshore, 17 in half moon bay. But look at this view from santa cruz camera a spectacular sunset right now and the air quality is going to remain good. The next three days. If you want to get outside and enjoy. We do have some high clouds coming in on live doppler seven. These clouds are in association with a disturbance off the coast. Its not going to bring us any rain, just some more cloud cover as we head into the overnight hours and going into tomorrow. So you can see some of those clouds there from our Oakland Airport camera just as lovely right now as we look at the setting sun there, 57 degrees in San Francisco, 59 in mountain view, oakland, youre at 60 along with palo alto, 61 in san jose. And we do have blue skies from our Golden Gate Bridge camera. Heres a look at those temperatures. Theyre running behind where they should be for this time of year. We had high temperatures in the low 60s to low 70s, a good 3 to 6 degrees below average. Upper 50s Santa Rosa Novato right now, napa 60 degrees. It is 61 in livermore and a live view from our kgo roof camera along the embarcadero. Here we have a little bit of a breeze increasing high clouds overnight cold the next few mornings with below average high temperatures. And we do have that elevated fire danger. This weekend as the wind switches direction. So lets talk about the fire weather watch hills are in this parts of mendocino lake and solano counties also include it. Its saturday morning until sunday night. Gusty winds, 40 to 50 miles an hour. Humidity coming down, minimum humidity, 15 to 25. Any fires that develop are going to rapidly grow in size and intense city. So keep that in mind. Heres a look at the hourly wind forecast at noon time. Those winds coming out of the north northeast picking up as the evening goes on saturday over 40 mile an hour winds. Those gusty winds strongest in the hills sunday morning. Youre still looking at 40 miles an hour in calistoga. But even at the lower elevations, 30, 33 mile an hour winds, not out of the question. Now, this is all going to mean with those finer fuels being the concern, the flashy fuels, higher fire danger. So 2 00 saturday afternoon, you have the oranges and the yellows indicating high to very high fire danger. But look at what happens late saturday night. We start to see some red here, which is extreme fire danger. Keep that in mind as we head into sunday as well. Short term forecast, those higher clouds going into tomorrow morning and then theyll thin out into the afternoon and the evening hours tomorrow morning, its going to be another chilly one just like this morning. So mid to upper 30s in the coldest inland valleys in the north bay. Most of the rest of you in the 40s and the 50s tomorrow afternoon, high temperatures will still lag behind october averages. Were looking at upper 50s to the upper 60s, mainly sunny and breezy. Heres a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. While it will remain chilly friday and saturday morning with some patchy frost possible, whats going to happen is the afternoon highs are going to come up into the 70s for the warmest spots and fire danger will be elevated this weekend and next week. Things are quieter and halloween is looking like a tree. So ama and dan is going to be nice for all the kids. That better not be a trick. No, no tricks, mother nature. All right. Thanks, andrea. All right. Could there be a way maybe to have less lost luggage coming up the new way, one airline is letting travel track their we made it bmo has arrived. Hello . You said it. Hello to more ways to save money, grow your wealth, grow your business. Just what we needed, another big bank. Not so fast. How many banks do you know that reward you for saving every month . Hes got a good point. Did i mention bmo has more feefree atms than the two largest us banks combined . Uh, bmo . Just beemo, actually. 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South west says revenue was up, but not as much as anticipated. Higher costs for labor, fuel and maintenance and wiped out many gains overall, southwests profit was down 30 from last year. And more news about southwest, the company is launching a new way to track your checked bags. Digital bag tracking is now available on southwests website and app. It allows people to follow their bags from the time tags are printed to when they are loaded and unloaded from the plane. Travel experts also recommend adding a personal tracking device to baggage. A lot of people do that these days. Well, us Mortgage Rates are up for a seventh week in a row. There are now. Theyre now nearing the 8 mark. Thats a 23 year high. And it means a mortgage is more expensive than at any time since the turn of the century. Economists say sales of existing homes across the us have fallen month over month since february. And as for new Home Construction in the us, sales of those have surged to a 19 month high. 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And there are a number of those groups in San Francisco that are working to keep drug users from dying out on the streets, doing things like distributing narcan and handing out clean needles. But critics argue that help also hurts by enabling bad behavior. Abc7 News Reporter leanne melendez joins us with both sides of the argument. Leanne. Thats right and its a very complex right argument here and both sides are very apart now because in San Francisco one group is focused on one thing and one thing only, which is keeping people alive, period. Full stop. It ends there. There are others who believe that recovery or abstinence is the only way to help a drug user get out of their situation. Now, they disagree on many things, especially when it comes to Harm Reduction and the supplies that come with it, which, by the way, are allowed by california law. This is a woman foil. This is a lot of it. What is it used for . This is used so they can put their fitting all on here and then they burn it and they smoke it through a straw. Thats longtime tenderloin resident jj smith, who showed us whats inside this Harm Reduction kit accessed able to any drug user in the neighborhood, which includes straws and other drug paraphernalia. The hypodermic needles in the syringes. I can understand you dont want to pass borne diseases with those items, but theres a lot of items in there that doesnt have anything to do with passing diseases. This tin can they give you to cook up drugs which shouldnt have nothing to do with Harm Reduction because as you cannot get catch any disease from about this can. So this is an enabling device right here. But others argue that giving out straws and pipes keep drug users from sharing with one another and therefore preventing the spread of hepatitis c and other infections. Were worried about people all having cracked lips or blood at the source of the site of smoking and by offering these supplies, we reduce the risk of folks transmitting between sharing supply. Its part of San Franciscos Public Health strategy called Harm Reduction. Take steps to reduce the negative consequences of using drugs. We want to make it clear the San Francisco aids foundation does not offer pipes as part of their Harm Reduction strategy. But some other organizations do. A few medical studies have found that hepatitis c can be passed among drug users by sharing their pipes, but only under certain circumstances is that other person has to have open sores for blood to enter their bloodstream from this pipe. So in general, yes, i mean, clean. And your own material is a good thing. Advocates say Harm Reduction kits keep people healthy, yet, as we have witnessed many times, as some of those suffering from addiction are not always so particular about how and with whom they share their drugs. As Los Angeles Council member tracy pak came to San Francisco to meet with people affected by the drug crisis. We see the same type of approaches being used in los angeles. It isnt working. Its making things worse. We have got to shift the focus to actual rehab and recovery so that we can treat the whole person and get them stabilized and on a path to recovery. But as far as we can tell, theres no mention of getting people off drugs, not even brochures when handing out Harm Reduction supplies. You got one of those things. You can put the needles in . Yeah, we do. We got the fancy boys here, too. He gets the last one. Oh, what about the little black ones . Because they. You prefer the little black ones to the pencil boxes i call them. Yeah. Those are nice, right . Do you need anything else . No, thatll be all. Oh, yeah. One more thing. What about you . Yall got any pamphlets on detox or treatment . I dont have any pamphlets on that. The thing they put the needles in. Gotcha but you got any pamphlets . If somebody want rehab or something, we dont have any paperwork. Okay. All right. Thank you. Right on. Take care. Today. Hi how can we help you . Yes, i was trying to see. Do you have any type of information on, like, literature or anything of like where programs are at and what the programs are about . You mean like rehab . Yes. Okay. I dont have anything that i can give you. The San Francisco aids foundation told us they offer a brochure on how to prevent overdoses when handing out narcan. Were not really any better era than we used to be for actual treatments for Substance Use. So i completely agree with the sentiment that anything that you give out to encourage safe use should also be giving material to reduce use and to seek treatment. So just recently, Governor Newsom signed into law ab 663, a bill proposed by assemblyman matt haney, which would allow for mobile pharmacies to travel to neighborhoods like the tenderloin and south of market that have been hit especially hard by the fentanyl epidemic. Now the mobile pharmacy would then dispense medication that treat opioid addiction, and that could be a game changer. Really . Yeah. Yeah. Could be. So well see. So complex. Yeah, it is. All right. Thank you, liane. Sure. All right. San mateo county needs to do more to help struggling low income residents of the county. That was the takeaway from this years indicators report, which outlined the growing affordability crisis in the county. The indicators report says homelessness unaffordability poor access to child care and Food Insecurity are pervasive issues affecting residents on the peninsula. The report recommends building more affordable housing, improving child care opportunities and expanding a guaranteed income program. Were hollowing out the middle class in this county with just the poor and the rich living here. Weve got to change that with more housing. A one big recommendation is the creation of a new county department to oversee all of this. San mateo county currently does not have one. An israeli tanks and troops are going into gaza in preparation for combat. Its been nearly three weeks since hamas launched an attack on israel. Now, the humanitarian crisis in gaza is growing as the Health Care System begins to collapse. Abc News Reporter emma wynne has the latest from washington. The Israeli Defense forces say theyve killed one of hamass main leaders. Releasing this video of a strike in gaza today. They say shows the moment the deputy head of hamass Intelligence Directorate was killed. The idf says he was one of the terrorists who planned the october seventh attack against israel that killed more than 1400. I will let the Israeli Defense forces speak to their operations and their targeting procedures. Were not involved in that. They have a right and a responsibility to go after hamas. This, as the idf says, there, stepping up preparations for combat, sending tanks into northern gaza overnight to raid hamas sites in the region, attacking multiple targets on the ground before withdrawing. Prime minister netanyahu confirming israel is getting ready for a ground invasion, though its not clear when that might happen. But that does not lessen the need for to operate in a line with the laws of war. President biden says hes spoken with netanyahu about hostages in gaza, the son of haim perry, who was abducted by hamas, says he believes a ground incursion will lower his chances hell ever see his father again. The minute a tank is coming in, i know my father for i dont know if he will live. Meanwhile, the hamas run ministry of health says more than 7000 palestine lions have been killed in the war. This as the hospital scene grows more dire as many run out of fuel for the generators. The fuel is zero. Simply, the doctors and the nurses will go home. The idf says there are more than 220 confirmed hostages in gaza. The Biden Administration says ten americans are still unaccounted for and that many of them are likely hostages. Efforts to secure their release continue. And when abc news washington. An consumer watchdog and the Insurance Commissioners office are in a brawl today. Michael feeney and your Homeowner Insurance is at the center of it all. Seven on your side 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. 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Consumer watchdog filed a public records request, and today says the documents it received proves the proposed bill was a lousy deal for consumers. We did get this one draft proposal that was apparently drafted by the insurance commissioner that would give away all his authority and power over the Insurance Companies. It would basically deregulate the Insurance Companies. A big selling point for the proposal, we were told, was a guarantee that Insurance Companies would sell more insurance in difficult to insure parts of the state like wildfire areas. The documents, as read by consumer watchdog, would allow Insurance Companies to wiggle out of that part of the agreement. But when you look at the fine print of the proposal that we obtained that the commissioner drafted, theres absolutely zero commitment to come back into the marketplace. I asked for an interview with the commissioner. He did not reply, but i did receive this statement from deputy insurance commissioner michael soler. The consumer watchdogs latest cynical claims hide the truth that the group has earned millions of dollars signing off on rate increases while denying the reality that insurance has become impossible for some. California ans to find at any price. His statement goes on to say consumer watchdog is turning a blind eye to the consumers needs while defending its own insurance piggy bank. The Deputy Commissioner is referring to this on the commissions website. It says Public Participation in the rate setting process is authorized to recover their costs, expenses and attorney fees. Deputy commissioner soler says consumer watchdog has collected nearly 9 million. Consumer watchdog says its challenges to Homeowners Insurance rate increases have saved californians. 2. 2 billion. The battle over your future Homeowners Insurance rates is going to be epic. Its going to kick off for real in december, probably late, if i had to guess. Wow its going to be a fight. Well see. And profoundly important. 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What we saw in our work was more precipitation will fall as rain, no longer as snow. Earlier snow melt will happen of the snow that is available and we will see about the same amount of precipitate an overall. But again, it will be more rainfall and it will be more variable. More extreme storms like those weve seen in the last few years. These findings are based on a worst Case Scenario of Greenhouse Gas emissions peaking in 2080. If it does happen, the tahoe basin will likely face a great risk of flooding and a much shorter ski season. You can watch interviews like that one every weekday getting answers airs at 3 p. M. Here on abc seven. And wherever you stream. All right. So lets look at the weather now. Yeah meteorologist sandhya patel is here with an update. Sandy yeah, ama and dan bundle up tonight because it is going to get chilly as we look at live doppler seven. We have some high clouds coming through here and those clouds will increase through the night tomorrow afternoon. They pretty much go away except for a few wispy clouds. Its going to be cooler than average tomorrow, but mainly sunny, breezy, upper 50s to the upper 60s. Now, saturday mornings going to get even colder down near freezing in the north bay valleys, which means patchy frost is possible sunday. Those temperatures coming up a little bit. And by monday itll be a milder start to the morning. Lets check out whats ahead for your afternoon highs there. Coming up over the weekend, were going to see some 70s popping up by sunday. Were looking at low to mid 70s around the bay and inland and well hold the milder pattern for the start of the workweek. Heres a look at the forecast for the walk to end alzheimers. Saturdays walk in san ramon where dan is going to be there. Its going to be bright, but chilly in the morning. So bundle up and then later on, as the walk gets underway, temperatures will begin to come up by noontime. Were looking at 60 degrees. Accuweather, 70 forecast mornings will be cold. Afternoons will be milder this weekend. And we do have that heightened fire danger for saturday sunday with those gusty winds developing next week. Its a quieter pattern halloween is dry. Dan and anna. Okay nice. Yeah. Thanks, andy. All right. Larry is here with sports. Whats the latest with brock . Yeah, if this is confusing. Okay, it is not sure what. Yeah, i mean, maybe brock purdy actually will be able to play on sunday. Yesterday we learned hes in concussion protocol. Today he was out on the practice field. T the way iy works. So whats going on stinging, 5timesaday,. Makeup smearing drops user. I want another option thats not another drop. Tyrvaya. Its not another drop. Its the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. Tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. Common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. Relying only on drops . Not me. 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He knows not to give away too much football happens like thats what sometimes the guy has a bad play or whatever that is like. I dont know what brocks concussion protocol is, so i dont im not really sure. But i think brock is still playing at a high level and im not really worried about him at all. I felt like he was singing it to me too, man. Did he practice in full today or was it sam that came in on 1111 stuff . You can ask kyle about that. You werent, you werent at practice. You know, if you havent asked kyle yet, you can ask kyle about that one. I know nothing. I asked kyle tomorrow. Last footnote from the loss in minnesota. The call before the half by defensive coordinator steve wilks was pretty brutal. I mean, you dont blitz with 15 seconds left with the ball at the vikings 40 yard line. The result 60 yard jordan addison touchdown that swung momentum back to the vikings they end up winning the game and today wilks he admitted he made a mistake. I take full responsibility for that call. I have to do a better job in putting the guys in a better position when we have good players. I know that and i cant really press the issue. Wish i could take it back, but again, i got to i got to do better. Speaking of doing better game seven for the sharks, still looking for their first win tonight in tampa. The lightning took the lead in the first two minutes. They never let it go. Five goals by five different players. This is a little montage just to give you the feeling they were up five nothing before the sharks could even blink. Goal after goal. Mackenzie blackwood was pulled midway into the Second Period and tampa bay goes on to win six. Nothing oakland native and Basketball Hall of Famer Jason Kidd has joined the Ownership Group of the oakland roots and soul sport cb. Kidd joins Marshawn Lynch and geazy as lebrities investing in the soccer teams. Kidd said soccer actual wasne of the first sports he played as a kid and he wants to help make sure that children have a local team to enjoy and support baseball. Dusty baker making it official today at age 74, retiring as a manager after 26 years. Of course, youll recall he was the giants skipper for ten of those years. Dusty spent the last four seasons with the astros, helping them win the world series. Last year, me at 70 something years old, you know, to continue making living. Most guys are home collecting Social Security at 70 something years old. And so which im also doing and i made up my mind yet what im what im going to do or where im going to go first. Im going to go home, talk to my daughter. That thinks that shes my mother. I still feel like i havent done what im supposed to do in life. So i feel that the lord has some great things ahead for me. Dusty baker is such a good guy. I dont really think he needs the Social Security checks at this point based on what a class act . Yeah. You know, interesting. When he left it as a player after 19 seasons, he was really angry and frustrated because he felt that there werent opportunities for African American and latino players and he was just going to walk away. And his dad said, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You go make a change. Go be a leader. Thats great. And thats exactly what he did. 26 seasons he has an impact on. So many lives. Just a great man, for sure. Yeah. Thank you, larry. Yeah. All right. Coming up tonight on abc seven at eight, the golden bachelor, followed by bachelor in paradise nine. I dont know. Thats compelling. And stay with i want to make you want to watch. Stay with us for abc seven news at 11. Remember were always streaming get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. I dont understand why that was so funny, which is great. It was well done. We liked it. 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