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Sunday, september 24th. Im zach fuentes. Before we get to that story and more, meteorologist lisa arjun is here with what to expect outside today for that event and Everything Else going on here in the. Yeah, were improving air quality, which is the good news. Yeah everybody wants that. We still have a few areas that are not ideal and weve got a cold front that were going to be tracking in the next 24 hours. So some returns up there in extreme northern california. Back home, were clear. Concord, livermore. Good air quality in the north bay and the city parts of the east bay. But our inland valleys and the south bay still looking at derate air quality. Well get into some breezy southerly winds that will clean the atmosphere out even more. So look at that, 48 in the los altos hills, 59 over in alameda with fog in santa rosa and looking at the milder numbers in the north bay, its cooler in livermore. Theres a look at mount tam and well see more sun in the south bay. Our inland valleys elsewhere high and mid level clouds increasing for another cool ish day, 60s and 70s with those breezy south winds and a little bit of rain for some of you tomorrow, ill tell you who and how much coming up. Zach well see you soon. Lisa thank you. Happening today, thousands of people will pour into San Francisco for. The folsom street fair. The event is expected to draw a large crowd. Thats not been seen since before the pandemic. Abc7 News Reporter Tara Campbell talks to local Business Owners who say this fair could not have come at a better time. The party is already getting started. Tens of thousands of people clad in leather expected to descend on San Francisco, south of market neighborhood sunday for the folsom street fair, celebrating its 40th year. Its about the freedom of expression, but freedom of being themselves. Montell is the owner of the San Francisco eagle bar, and he says businesses are expecting a big boost this year, hoping to put covid and mpox in the past. The businesses really needed its going to take a long time for us to recover, but we feel that right now is the moment that everything can start ramping up. And he says people are once again flocking to the city for folsom. I see that there is a lot of travelers from all over the place. People are coming back to San Francisco to visit. It can be myself out in public, which is not something that i always get to do in dallas or in texas. Finding acceptance here while lgbtq plus people are under attack across the nation with more than 500 bills taking aim at the communities rights. And this is one of the few places in the world that i myself ive seen that it really is a melting pot. A young person , an older person, a leather person, a not leather person, trans gay and everything. I grew up here. So this doesnt this is all just normal. This is love and people being themselves. Whats it meant for you and your own journey to have this safe place . Everything. I wouldnt be who i am without it. It gives me a lot of hope that were on the right track and that as long as we keep fighting and educating people on like were not here to promote hate, were here to spread love. Tara campbell, abc seven news. The 40th annual folsom street fair will begin at 11 a. M. And end at 6 p. M. The main gate will be at eighth in folsom streets, but the fair will take place between eighth and 13th streets in San Franciscos soma neighborhood. And over in the east bay now, the city of martinez held its first ever pride event. There were speakers, performances, vendors and other activities that help mark the milestone at the martinez waterfront. It was volunteers who put the event together for Rainbow Community center, sponsored the event with the help of the mayors 2,500 cultural grant. The center says it will seek more funding in hopes of making pride a yearly event for the city. Governor newsom has vetoed a bill requiring gender identity to be considered in custody battles. He argues politicians could use it as a strategy to diminish the civil rights of vulnerable communities. The governor says existing laws already require consideration of health and safety in these types of decisions. California state senator scott wiener responded to the veto, saying newsoms decision was a tragedy for trans kids. He acknowledges newsom has been a staunch ally to the lgbtq community, but called the veto a mistake. Community members in oakland are frustrated with how the city is handling issues related to crime and Public Safety. They made that clear at a meeting with the mayor and acting police chief following a deadly shooting friday night. Officers say they did make an arrest. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard tells us how the mayor is responding. Im choking up on my saturday right now. Jose ras just learned about a deadly shooting in his Upper Rockridge neighborhood. Oakland police say a berkeley man was shot and killed friday night on broadway near lake temescal. Police arrested a man at the scene for the killing. Its oaklands 92nd homicide of the year. We need the police to do their work, do their job. None of this would have happened. Thats all. Thats a bottom line. It comes down to the police. There is no policing in oakland, at least right now. Youre putting the connotation, a negative connotation. Thats where we live. Were one oakland and it should be loved by all. Oakland mayor xiang tao got some pushback at this Community Meeting she hosted at Castlemont High School in east oakland. We all need to step up in order to take care of all the ills in the city of oakland. The mayor says preventing crime is topping her agenda. She says this fall the city is adding 300 security cameras citywide and more police foot patrols. Just this past week, weve announced that were doubling the number of officers that you will see visibly Walking Around in the business corridors to include a downtown in rockridge temescal, montclair, the lakeshore area. We ask acting opd chief Darren Allison if foot patrols can really prevent theft, robbery and other crimes. As we deploy resources in a meaningful way, i think it does have a deterrent effect. I think it also brings a Community Connection to your officer, particularly in the commercial corridors. It builds relationships. The police is one element towards what Public Safety is and, you know, having more foot patrols to protect the businesses does act as a deterrent. But jose rad wants more action and accountability from his city when it comes to Public Safety. It comes down to the Police Every Year saying next year is going to be better. When is it going to arrive in oakland, cornell, bernard, abc7 news. New this morning, nurses at Ucsf Medical Center are responding to a hiring freeze saying its impacting their safety at work at the parnassus campus alone. They say nurses and workers have reported more than 30 incidents of Workplace Violence since may. The unions chief nurse representative issued a statement. It says, as for months, our attempts to warn management about the consequences of the hiring freeze and short staffing have gone unheeded. And now keeping patients safe too often means putting ourselves in harms way. Nurses plan to hold a rally tuesday to demand improved staffing and workplace safety. Abc seven news is reaching out to ucsf for a response. Today, striking writers and major studios will meet for a fifth straight day as they reach a quote, final phase in negotiations. The studios say they delivered their best and final offer to the Writers Guild of america on saturday. A deal could be reached this weekend. Negotiations involve disputes over wages. Worker protections and Artificial Intelligence use. And now to the United Auto Workers strike. President joe biden is expected to join the picket line in michigan this week after Union Members recently expanded their strike to more locations across 24 states. Biden joining striking workers underscores political opportunity as he tries to ring in the votes for the 2024 president ial election. For ford. And the unions say theyre theyre both making progress in negotiations and are serious about reaching a deal. Union members say theyre committed to getting what they deserve. Were only 5 of the cost of the vehicle and we fell woefully short and woefully behind in the last ten years. The money is there. So every four years they come up with a new reason of why we cant get compensated correctly. And were not accepting any more bad deals. The strike against the nations three largest automakers, general motors, ford and stellantis is about to enter its second week in the berkeley hills. Three people stabbed in a group of attack saturday afternoon. In the first incident, police found a woman who was stabbed multiple times in the chest on overlook road. Officers say they received multiple reports about a person with a knife chasing someone down the street. Shes the only victim who was killed in the attacks. The suspect was arrested in the second incident, a man and woman were also found with stab wounds in the same area. The woman was taken to the hospital. Officers say that suspect tried to get away and led them on a chase, but they eventually caught up with that suspect and arrested him. Drivers passing through the south bay will have to deal wite northboundanes of highway 87in san jose are still closednow, this is between julian street and highway 85. Crews are working on a major lane resurfacing project. The closure is expected to run through five monday morning. Now another closure is set for the weekend of october 20th when the southbound lanes will be repaved. All right. Well get a check with lisa now. All right. Good morning to you. Look at this gorgeous view. The sun not coming up until a few minutes before seven, but temperatures here are 58 degrees. It was only 65 yesterday at 2300ft. And the winds really kicked up. Thats going to be the story again today, along with good air quality for all of us. And were tracking a cold front. It is kind of dying on the vine. Ill explain when we return. Lisa, thank you. And still to come on abc seven mornings. East bay businesses ready to strike. Why theyre calling on the city of oakland to make changes as they prepare to shut down stores. This week. Plus, expensive homes are nothing new here in the bay area, but which city has the most pricey home values . One hint, its not San Francisco. So well be right back. But his vision dimmed with age. He had amd. I didnt know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. 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In the east bay, hundreds of businesses will protest a recent spike in crime this week. Their goal is to send a message to oakland city leaders. Abc7 News Reporter anzar hassan spoke to two store owners in west oakland who will take part in the strike. I did. Business was steady saturday night at salam halal market in west oakland, but owner ali shami says this year has been tough. Three robberies in the past five months. I used to have the atm machine and they broke in the store three times and night time. Like for 3 00 and they just folks in the atm machine and on tuesday hes shutting down his store to join a citywide strike. 200 businesses have pledged to close down to protest the spike in crime in oakland. You know, even if the crime is not hitting my store, hitting other businesses is bad. You know, oakland is beautiful. We have to keep it safe. You know, police have to do something. The mayor have to do something. Xiaomi has done his part, installed cameras, got rid of the atm, but he points to the additional cost of doing business in oakland due to crime, like the rising cost of insurance. Most people, they scared, you know, because the insurance, they dont accept them no more. They have to claim or Something Like that. And then they have to find another insurance. The insurance go too high. You dont need to strike to get the citys attention. Oakland mayor shengtao responded to questions about the coming strike by pointing out what the city has been doing. That includes 300 cameras that will be installed around the city by november. Calling him the chp. A new measures passed this week, which include having the fbi help with investigations. I mean, crimes did not just happen overnight. And so its going to take a little bit of time for us to implement and execute at the government level. The businesses are shutting down. They are closing because of all this crime. Ali, who didnt want to give his last name, has been in meetings with business groups and the mayor. He says the understand the challenges that those involved in criminal activity may face such as the lack of job opportunities. And he adds that crime cant just be left for police to solve. Still, his stores will be closed on tuesday. This is not the only protest that we that were going to be doing. This is the first and it will not be the last. It and if it takes us to go to sacramento to raise our voice to further politicians, to hear our voice, we will do it. In oakland, hassan, abc seven news. San francisco is no longer the most expensive city in the bay area to buy a home. The top spot now goes to fremont. The city has been climbing in prices since the pandemic, according to real estate site zillow. The usual home value in fremont during august was 1. 4 million. Next is san jose with 1. 3 million inches San Francisco, still right behind with 1. 27 million. Look at this. Even after 15 different iterations, the iphone still has eager customers lining up around the block. This was the scene from yesterday over at the Union Square Apple store as people got their new iphone 15 seconds. First preorder started arriving for those buyers. The new phone features camera upgrades, new colors and new usbc charger. Im still on the 11. I think, and on the peninsula. Some timeless cars made their return, bringing the Community Together with a display of those nostalgic cars for bay area cruise night, all kinds of retro cars cruise along the el camino. According to san mateo pd, nearly 4000 cars were in attendance last year and organizers expected a similar turnout this weekend. Im kind of in the same vein happening today. San francisco transit is turning back time. Its muni heritage weekend. Thats a celebration of the original vehicle fleet that started it all. Festivities will run from 10 a. M. To 6 p. M. Today near the San Francisco Railway Museum across from the ferry building. And you can also ride on historic busses, cable cars and street cars this afternoon, dating all the way back to the 1930. So amazing. This weekend is the first time the city has held the event since 2019. Lets turn to meteorologist lisa argen tracking the forecast right now. Its been a really good weekend to have these events and hopefully maybe some more good days ahead of us. Yeah usually september, october, this is our time of year where we have the warm weather, the offshore winds , but were always nervous about that. But were already tracking a cold front. Usually we can get through october and not even think about rain. This is a weakening cold front and we are still looking at some air quality that is not where it should be, but that will change throughout the day. Right now, live doppler seven, tracking the system moving into the pacific northwest, northern california, maybe a third of an inch of rain for the bay area. Practically nothing, except if youre in the extreme north bay and towards the coast right now, we have clear skies inland, a little bit of cloud cover moving into our east bay. Otherwise, temps are mild, except if youre in a couple of cooler pockets of the north bay. Look at the green. That means good air quality for the north bay. San francisco, the east bay, but still not great for our east bay and south bay today as well as the peninsula. But that is changing down by the santa cruz mountains. Well continue to see south winds increase in that system is out of here. The one that trough that brought us the strong north wind. So well begin to get back to average and look at that marine layer. Pretty healthy there. The sun coming up before 7 00. We had the autumnal equinox on friday night and just kind of a fun fact this time of year. We have the same amount of daylight and darkness. And by tuesday, we have a 7 00 sunrise and a 7 00 sunset, 58in San Francisco, 57in Mountain View, and san jose. So the numbers are comfortable. Pier 39 here, sleepy sea lions for you, 53in santa rosa, only 46 in nevada with 54 in concord. So we will look for some of the high clouds for some of you today. Theres sfo, but overall, well call it partly cloudy. Rain on the way for the north bay. Well break that down for you in a moment and then dry and seasonal for the rest of the week. The verdict is still out on friday. Whether or not were going to warm up, we could get some breezy north winds once again, heres a look of the cloud cover appealing back throughout the day. Then some high clouds throughout the afternoon in the north bay in San Francisco. But more sun and our inland valleys in the south bay. And then we have this front. Were also going to see those southerly winds kick up in response to this system starting out the day on monday with some partly cloudy conditions and then the breezy winds with some precip on the way there. If youre right along the coast there, olema point raised. San francisco could see a couple hundredths up to maybe less than a 10th santa rosa. The rest of us, though not seeing much, you know, has it rain since june 12th in sonoma. So theyll be getting a little bit more. Thats the system were watching for friday on the back side of that, we could get some offshore wind. So well keep you posted. Highs today underneath sunnier conditions in the south bay, mid 70s, a good six degrees below average, 76 in concord, partly cloudy in San Francisco, 67 for the folsom street fair and those breezy winds in the afternoon, a few raindrops in the north, north bay for your monday and then we clear on out the rest of the week getting back into some more typical september days typical september days. What are those i know exactly now that were nearing the end of the month. Right. I know the whole year. But you know, some of those 80s and just those nice warm afternoons without the offshore flow. Yeah im looking forward to at least so much. Hey, a lot more ahead represents nation on the green. How two universities are putting out a message of diversity. One swing at a time. But for me a stressful day can trigger migraine attacks, too. Thats why my goto is nurtec odt. Its the only migraine medication that can treat and prevent my attacks all in one. Dont take if allergic to nurtec. Allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. Most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. Now, im in control. With nurtec odt, i can treat a migraine attack and prevent one. Talk to your doctor about nurtec today. Good morning to you. So good to see you on this sunday here. Coming up here on gma, the latest developments on post Tropical Storm ophelia. Millions waking up this morning to its aftermath. More on the damage as its remnants move along the northeast. Plus the Severe Weather bringing hail and high winds to the heartland. Of course, weve got Team Coverage on the ground and the forecast for the rest of the weekend here and deal in sight. The new reports on the months long Writers Strike thats left hollywood productions halted after several days of negotiations. More clarity on decisions and a potential resolution thats expected today. Plus, nasa is ready this morning for the return of its osirisrex, bringing back a piece of an asteroid older than this planet. More on the touchdown back on earth before setting out on its next mission. And what we can learn about the origins of our solar system so that is all ahead right here on gma. Well see you all then in historically. Golf is known for its diversity issues, whether it be racially or with women. Now, two universities from opposite sides of the country formed a unique tournament to combat those problems. Abc seven news anchor jobina fortson tells us more about their mission from the golf course. Is the tpc harding Park Golf Course is witnessing history. You can see it on the flags waving as you enter. And its a little more obvious when you look at whos playing on the fairway. Golf needs help. Youre looking at the Second Annual university of San Francisco, Howard University intercollegiate a golf tournament, shaking up a game built on tradition. The first one was last year on the east coast at tpc potomac. My brother is actually a member at tpc potomac back in washington, d. C. So we were trying to get howard some access to practice at tpc potomac and we thought the best way to get them access was to put on a golf tournament, give the club some money. And here we are. Last year, nine teams participated. This year, 13 the tournament puts an emphasis on including historically black colleges and universities like howard and also schools from our region and ivy leagues. The partnership has worked out best for really well for all parties. So very excited about that. Golf needs this, the golf is, to me, the inclusive piece to give everyone who enjoys it should have the opportunity to compete and play. And i think thats what this tournament is doing, is showcasing a lot of great programs, some of whom may not have an opportunity to play together. According to golf digest of the nearly 29,000 pga of america members, fewer than 1 are black. Less than 10 are women. Ahead of the tournament, young girls could be spotted at the howard usf first tee clinic for kids college kids were running the clinic giving back to the kids of the future of golf, which was really special. That was more more important than the golf tournament, really. The bay area connections run deep for the bison. In 2019, warriors star steph curry donated millions to resurrect howards men and womens golf teams. They debuted at the division one level, with the men winning the pga works collegiate championship twice and during this interview we found out the women won their first tournament at the fall slate. I cant believe something unless you see it. You can watch both teams now and an espn plus series executive produced by curry. He exemplifies someone whos not just trying to write a check. You know, he does it in in time and in talent. And so, you know, like i was texting with him this morning, hes crossed seas right now. And you know, texting him, wishing the team good luck and Different Things like that every element of the usf Howard Partnership is rooted in access. My dad was an allamerican in golf in 65, so i mean, ive been in golf my whole life. You know, your friends look different. You play, you play in different communities, you play good courses, bad courses. You travel the country to play. That was my exposure. And so now being able to bring it full circle to give the howard students an opportunity to do that, its been exciting reporting from the cart path in San Francisco as a proud howard alum, jobina fortson, abc seven news, the usf howard intercollegiate already signed their tournament agreement for next year. All right. Still to come on abc seven mornings, the autumn moon festival is back. The barbie twist to this years chinatown event in San Francisco. So running is awesome. 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Now at 630 crisis at the border, the number of migrants shows a big jump as border cities say theyre running out of resources. What changes are being implemented to ease those numbers . And good morning to you. Well get to that story in a little bit. But if youre getting ready to head out the door, we got lisa argen here with a look at our forecast. Yeah, it is improving air quality wise in the north bay and the east bay San Francisco, were in the green here but the rest of us are inland valleys, the peninsula and south bay. Still moderate air quality, but no advisories were into a better day with better air. The winds are going to help us out there out of a different direction out of the south today. And as we look from our roof camera, still dark out there, sun coming up before 7 00, 58 degrees. San francisco, it is 57 in Mountain View with 55. Palo alto. And this is our east bay hills camera, a top vollmer peak. You can see the marine layer there, partly cloudy skies and our inland valleys, 53. Santa rosa, a chilly 46 in novato. And so youll notice were cooler inland than we are say in the north bay. This morning. But as we go through the next couple of hours, well break out into partly cloudy skies, mid and upper 60s, noontime around the bay and inland and then a cool and breezy afternoon as we get into the later afternoon with more sunshine in the south bay and our inland valleys. Zach. Lisa thank you. The number of migrants arriving at the southern us border with mexico is rising after seeing a decline back in may, the Homeland Security secretary met with the honduran president this weekend as Abcs Lionel Moise tells us, theyre discussing ways to reduce the crisis. The number of people showing up at the southern us border is on track to surpass previous monthly totals, according to customs and Border Protection data. Border patrol made more than 181,000 apprehensions along the southern border in august, up from more than 132,000in july. Mexicos biggest Railroad Company resumed operations after it temporarily halted trains after it said so many migrants were hitching rides it was unsafe to move families, many with Young Children climbing on board, tossing belongings on the train, handing up small children. The Biden Administration authorizing an additional 800 troops be sent to the border to help deal with the crisis. The city of el paso only has so many resources, liz, and we have come to what we look at a breaking point right now. El pasos mayor says the number of migrants has escalated faster than his city was prepared for, saying more than 2000 were looking to come across saturday alone. Weve had conversations with mayors from other cities that were looking hopefully to be able to coordinate with them. Migrants are being bused from texas to cities across the country, including los angeles, denver, chicago and new york. Every individual that boards one of those busses is going voluntarily. They may sign a form stating that theyre going voluntarily to the destination of their choice. Many of them are coming from venezuela. President biden offering temporary protected status to nearly 500,000 venezuelans already in the us, allowing them to legally find work. They want to work. They want to contribute to the American Experience and american dream. New york city, which has been overwhelmed by increasing numbers of migrants for months and will soon receive two more busses that left el paso saturday, updating its policy on city run facilities, issuing 30 day notices to some adult Asylum Seekers to transition to alternate housing to help lessen the strain on the citys shelter system. Lionel moise, abc news, new york. Right now, much of the east coast is getting drenched by the remnants of ophelia. Its now a Tropical Storm bringing heavy rain and flooding. The storm made landfall along North Carolina Early Saturday Morning as a strong Tropical Storm. Half a foot of rain falling in some areas along the beaches. Roads flooded in greenville, North Carolina, which was hit with heavy rain. At least one driver had to be rescued after getting stuck along a waterlogged roadway. Power knocked out to thousands, even in places further inland. The remnants are now moving north along the jersey shore. Drone video showing the storm surge and more flooding. It just comes up so fast you dont realize it. You could be walking down the street and then you come back ten minutes later and the whole street is flooded. So its a lot of water. And hopefully we dont get people having their cars stuck. Incredible images. Officials say they expect more outages as the wind and rain move through. They say crews will work around the clock to restore service effectively and safely. Coming up on abcs this week later this morning, autoworkers on strike. Biden under fire and the enomy on shaky ground. The powerhouse roundtableakes it all on and what it means for the 2024 race. Thats coming up at 8 a. M. On abcs this week right here on abc seven. In georgia now, president jimmy carter and his wife, rosalyn made a surprise appearance at a peanut festival while the couple rode down the street in an suv yesterday. And they surprised that community who didnt know they were going to attend. The former president turns 99 next sunday. He entered hospice care in february. So its really great to see him out there. Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter have been married for 77 years, making them the longest married president ial couple. Well, new this morning, water flow is back to normal for some residents who live in redwood city after a main broke saturday evening. Crews restored water to those in the area of El Camino Real and madison aaround four this morning. Hi, george. Redwood city police says one southbound lane on El Camino Real between madison and vera avenue is also back open. Happening today, the celebration continues in San Francisco. Chinatown. Its day two of the autumn moon festival. Organizers are promising nonstop entertainment, delicious food, mooncakes lion dancing and much more. The moon festival dates back to more than 3000 years. Its to give thanks to the moon for a bountiful harvest. This year would be a little bit different. Organizers are hosting a barbie and ken look alike contest at 3 30 p. M. Before the famous white crane dragon parade at 445. Well beaches around the bay area got some special attention this weekend. Saturday marked the 39th Coastal Cleanup day. Abc7 news is at the berkeley waterfront and aquatic park for this weekends cleanup. People across the bay area and the state got to take part in this effort. Volunteers are helping protect waterways and coastlines in several cities and theyre backed up by multiple agencies. Environmental groups and nonprofits. I think, you know, we share a common s space and its up to us to make sure the space is sustainable, habitable. But also, you know, we are good stewards of our land and we set a good example for people around us, especially young people. So that this tradition can be continued through the years. This comes every year before the winter rains so that trash wont wash into creeks, drains and the ocean. All right, still ahead on abc7 mornings, the worlds most powerful laser is right here in the bay area. We get an up close look at how the technology works. And heres a live look from our mount tam cam. Lisa argen is going to have your forecast in a few minutes. A gorgeous shot out there this morning but his vision dimmed with age. He had amd. I didnt know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. His struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. Like Straight Lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. If youve been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, dont wait. Ga is irreversible. Its important to catch it early. Talk to your eye doctor about ga and learn more at gawontwait. Com at cretors, talk to your eye doctor about ga we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. Like our cretors cheese and caramel mix. Great on their own, even better together. Try cretors, handcrafted smallbatch popcorn. The beautiful view this morning. I love it. But in new york city, the Police Department there is deploying a robotic officer at one of its most popular subway stops in the middle of times square. Its a surveillance robot with a 360 degree view. And for the next two months, it will get a test run patrolling the times square subway station from midnight to six in the morning. It will offer the nypd access to the live feed in real time and let Police Officials pull video in case it captures a crime. Taking existing technology. Body cameras being able to communicate with people. And were placing it on wheels. It will only record video. So no audio and no facial Recognition Technology will be used. Star wars fans, this ones for you. Actor mark hamill, best known for playing luke skywalker, is going to attend fan expo San Francisco this november. So thats really exciting because hamill rarely goes to convention. So yeah, fans are going to be in for a treat. The oakland native plans on signing autographs and taking photos as william shatner, who im really excited about, hes going to be there. Ewan mcgregor also expected to make appearances that convention runs november 24th through the 26th at moscone center. While a new era of science is kicking off right here in the bay area. And its thanks to the worlds most powerful x ray laser, i got a first hand look at that laser and spoke with experts on the advancements that could bring and the Brilliant Minds working for menlo park slack National Accelerator laboratory are finally unveiling the worlds most powerful x ray laser ever. Really . Its a discovery machine. We can we can look at processes that are unknown that we havent yet discovered. That discovery machine is called lcls two. Its been under development for more than a decade. It builds on the original lcls or linac, coherent Light Sources and xray free electron laser. Imagine lcls is a giant microscope and now with lcls two, we have about 10,000 times the light essentially to look at things, right . So that enables you to see things that we havent seen before. Those behind it say its going to transform the ability of scientists to explore atomic scale, ultrafast phenomena through those explorations. Huge strides can be made in things Like Clean Energy technologies and medicine. In 2009, the original lcls machine made the us a leader in this type of technology and it was such a groundbreaking machine that six machines around the world immediately started construction. Project director greg hayes tells us. Though the us was not to be outdone, they also had to began construction in 2013. And we have just completed, as of last week, our final milestone for the project. The Us Department of Energy Invested more than 1 billion and five other laboratories collaborate in its creation. The buzz over the machine has some of the brightest minds from around the world lining up to be able to take advantage of the Incredible Technology we bring in. The international community. Its global effort to drive science forward in the coming months. The first researchers will begin using lcls to. And though slack experts are eager and excited to begin facilitating that work, this beginning is just that. Theres still a lot of work to be done to make it work really well and extract every little bit out of a machine that you can really so much thats going to be discovered through that machine, that technology and those experts. Its all happening right here in the bay area. Very exciting. All right. Lets check in with lisa. All right, zach, good morning to you. 55 degrees here. Cloudy skies in santa cruz, upper 60s. Later on with some of the clouds thinning out throughout the bay area and air quality improving. We have a few raindrops to track. Well tell you all about it but do they really . Do they see that crick in your neck . That ache in your heart . Will they see that funny little thing that wasnt there last year . A new bounce in your step . The way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar . At Kaiser Permanente all of us Work Together to care for all that is you. Just people getting out, starting their day like we are right now. Love it. Lets get to sports. Now this morning in baseball, the oakland as ended their last home game of the season on a good note and on the gridiron. It was a busy weekend for college football. Abc sports anchor Chris Alvarez has the highlights. Good morning. The giants win over the dodgers on friday night kept their very faint playoff hopes alive, at least for an extra day. But after saturday, its going to take a miracle. With just seven games remaining after this one, its time for dodgers baseball tattoo edition. Its the great vin scully right there. Bottom to j. D. Martinez, solo shot to right center off of the opener, john brebbia. And its one nothing l. A. Bottom three, same score two on two out for martinez flips a sinking liner to right. Luis matos. Oh, cant make the play dives he tried mookie betts. Max muncy scored three nothing dodgers the giants had just two hits in this game in the fifth two on two out Austin Slaters liner is caught by David Peralta and the giants lose seven. Nothing dropping four games back of the final wild card which is seven games to go. How about the as hosting the tigers . Some youngsters enjoying snacks at the coliseum. Bottom three estuary. Ruiz lifts that one to left two run, shot his fifth of the year and it gives the as a21 lead. Joe boyle making his second big league start eight and he went six strong innings. He struck out five and he earned his first big league win. Hell never forget that in the eighth oakland up three one. Zach jalopys parents celebrating their wedding anniversary weekend and their boy there he goes. Rbi single to right. Its the final run of the game and they are loving it. As win four one final home game later today. K cal at number eight washington on a rainy fall saturday up in seattle opening possession ben finley his first start at quarterback uh oh throws it right to eta one you ulofoshio and he goes 45 yards pick six seven. Nothing huskies in a hurry very next cal possession they had to punt in its rome odunze back for the return. Hes not this fast but you get the picture hes gone 83 yards to the house. 14 nothing. Udub just before the half. Michael penix junior to odunze a what . A catch that was. Watch and led 4512 at the break and the huskies win big as cal drops a two and two. They host Arizona State next week. Stanford hosting arizona in their conference opener. Students are back, back and forth we went late in the third quarter. Theyre down 1410. Cedric irvin, what a run. 17, 14. Stay offered. The cardinal had chances to extend the lead, but the usually reliable kicker, josh carty, missed not one, but two field goals, both from 51 yards. That was so close. And the wildcats would take advantage and take the lead for good. Midway through the fourth, d. J. Williams is getting through the pile and 2117 arizona, stanford had another chance late in the game. Ashton daniels is sacked. The cardinal kicked a field goal and they never got the ball back and they fall 2120. Theyre now one and three this season. Theyll host number ten undefeated oregon next week and the 49 ers are off today. Obviously they won thursday. They are three and zero. So an nfl sunday by the couch for them. Enjoy your sunday. Send it back to you. Well definitely enjoy our sunday. Chris thank you so much. From sports to weather now, lets get a check of the forecast with meteorologist lisa argen, who reminded me in the last hour that were nearing the end of the month already this year is just flying by. Yeah, next saturday is the last day the 30th. So were looking at some pretty nice weather after this system moves through. But this actually is good news. Hopefully fire ending for extreme northern california. At least a third of an inch here. And then it falls apart as it slides to the south a couple of inches. Well to the north. And right now, we are looking at cloudy skies due to the marine layer all across the bay area and the air quality has improved steadily overnight for some of us. Day five here of less than ideal air quality for this is day six for fremont in the south bay and the peninsula, but it will improve. It really was the worst i think on tuesday, but certainly very hazy thereafter. So theres a look outside from our roof camera where were looking at 58. Downtown oakland is 59, as well as half moon bay, 57 Mountain View and san jose. And from mt. Tam, low clouds here. Well look for the high clouds to invade later on today 53 santa rosa, only 46in nevada with 54 and some clouds in concord. And theres a look at emeryville. So cloudy skies thinning out to partly cloudy skies today and rain for the north bay tomorrow. Were not talking a lot. Were talking very few of you will see the rain, but the coastal hills will see the most from sonoma to marin and then dry in seasonal as we get into tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday. Theres a look at the low cloud deck begins to peel back 11 00 noon time and then some high clouds entering parts of the bay throughout the afternoon. Theyll continue to thin out and favor the north bay and parts of the peninsula. And theres the cold front. Youll see this at 1030 monday morning. Still well to the north of us. But we could get into some drizzle, some breezy winds, and the rain we see comes in later on monday for marin sonoma, the west northwest facing slopes here as that orographic lift allows for some enhancement to wring out the moisture from this weak system here. So well look for amounts anywhere from a third of an inch. Well to the north, quarter of an inch or better for ukiah. And then eight hundredths perhaps in santa rosa and just a few one hundredths for napa, even down to santa cruz, though they could pick up just a little bit of rain. So behind the system, we get into some nice seasonal days, but this is what happens on friday. Another system moving in to the north of us. And we could even see another offshore wind event a little too soon to tell there for next weekend. As for today, some increasing high and midlevel clouds after that marine layer begins to erode back to the coast. So were breezy in the upper 60s downtown, 71 santa rosa, 75 in san jose and the accuweather seven day forecast. So the air quality improves for everyone today. Chance of showers throughout the day on monday, mainly in the north bay and then well look for some nice days after that. The sun returns on tuesday and then the rest of the week looking a bit milder and even along the bay. But the winds are going to be pretty breezy for the week ahead. So we just cant have everything now. We can not here in the bay area, at least. Its always something. Yeah thank you, lisa, for keeping track of it all, for us. And a reminder to you, if youre not already, you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. Its available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. Download the app now and start streaming. All right. And coming up on abc7 mornings human rights through music. The mission bringing together musicians, artists and activists so people can rock on for a good cause. But his vision dimmed with age. He had amd. I didnt know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. His struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. Like Straight Lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. 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Saturday it was cal bears versus washington huskies and nfl games will be shown every sunday from today until november 19th. This Family Friendly free programing and theres food to purchase from gotts roadside in new york city. The rain did not stop the party as tens of thousands gathered for a Global Movement there to help some big name musicians. Abc News Reporter cefaan kim takes us to the Global Citizen festival, working to end extreme poverty. It kpop fever, firing up the crowd in central park on this raw, wet, chilly night. Wow. With stray kids revving it up to get things going and jungkook from hitting that next gear. Ive never even seen jungkook before and i started crying. Its absolutely insane. Its been so much fun seeing people that i never thought i would see live. Like stray kids and jungkook and dipping back into the 90s for the other headliners as they dance in the rain. For lauryn hill and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are still as spicy as ever. It was so much fun. All the people here are amazing. It was like one Big Community out here in the rain. It was great. The energy was insane, especially for my favorite group, stray kids brought the show because theyre giving the people what they want. And as you can see, the crowd has been epic. The worlds brightest stars taking the stage for this years Global Citizen charity festival. Dozens of Musical Artists and celebrities turning out to end extreme poverty, promote gender equality and combat climate change. There was bill nye giving what else a science lesson and Rachel Brosnahan from the marvelous mrs. Maisel, singer songwriter conan gray, actress Natasha Lyonne and the hottest artists in brazil right now. Anita im from brazil, and we when the rain is there, we just jump with the rain, use the rain to make more of a mess in a good way. This concert was free, but you had to earn your way in by doing good deeds. We need more and more young people to step up and be the voices to champion these issues. So many artists this year are so young and theyre bringing their young fans to be part of the movement. So far. And kim, abc news, new york. Lets get a final check of the weather with lisa before we head out. Okay heres a look at our smoke forecast, a loop throughout the day today. You can see how it improves steadily. Weve got green, which is good for the north bay and east bay right now. Still some lingering particulate matter for moderate air quality. East bay and south bay, that should improve. Weve got breezy winds, a mix of sun and clouds today, upper 60s in oakland. So certainly cooler than average. Thats what its been for the past several weeks. It seems in the accuweather seven day forecast a few raindrops in the north bay for midday on monday. We clear out for sunny and milder conditions midweek but the winds are certainly going to be breezy throughout the middle of the week, so it looks pretty nice. September comes to an end. Isnt that crazy . And that improved air quality. I think everybody is looking forward to that and excited about that for sure. Yeah, its time to go. Love the good news. Lisa thank you so much. And thank you for joining us on abc7 mornings. Im zach fuentes along with lisa argen, abc seven news continues at 9 a. M. Have a great day for now. This is abc 724 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 abc7 bay area streaming app. Join us and sta janai good morning, america. Destructive storm. Ophelias remnants drenching the east coast with as much as 4 inches of rain. The storm flooding roads, downing trees and power lines. The warnings and advisories still in effect this morning. Whit crisis at the border. Were on the ground in a city under strain, trying to cope with the crush of migrants as a new poll takes a look at how voters feel about president bidens performance on the