the only platform right now that seems to be getting people's attention is athletes kneeling during the anthem. i'm doing my part and doing that in baseball. >> bruce maxwell said it was a decision that was a long time coming. he takes a knee after president trump blasted nfl players for doing the same thing. good evening i'm eric thomas. maxwell placed his hand on his heart as he became the first marria major league baseball player to join the growing protest. >> reporter: the a's won tonight and it was fireworks night. but the twitter firestorm between donald trump and athletes moved into major league baseball tonight. a's rookie catcher bruce maxwell became the first mlb player to take a knee durginhe t before this maxwell made it known he was not happy with donald trump's rhetoric. this morning maxwell tweeted don't be surprised if you start seeing athletes kneeling in other sports now, he said. comments like that from our president, wow. he then tweeted again later in the day saying inequality is being displayed bigger than ever right now as our president shows doeefr is not allowed. maxwell talked to the media after the game. >> this was the right thing for me to do personally. just from the den defers i've been through myself and the people i do know that have been victims of racial indeferences. >> let him take a knee. you going to ban him from baseball now like kaepernick? >> the athlete feel like they have a platform to make change but the people that are striking back, they're seeing what the fabric of america is like. >> reporter: and the oakland a's issued this statement which says, quote, the oakland a's pride ourselves on being inclusive. we respect and support all of our players' constitutional rights and freedom of expression. bruce maxwell said he spoke to his teammates and staff and family before making this very tough decision and it's a decision he says he plans to continue to do. meantime, a number of players, nfl players, are talking on twitter about a team-wide protest tomorrow. reporting live in oakland, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. before the a's incident tonight there was a dust up between president trump and steph curry. the president responded by withdrawing the invitation. abc 7 reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with more on the twitter back and forth and the statements. lisa? >> reporter: this was the focus after the warriors first practice of the season. one thing was clear, though the president seemed to uninvite just steph curry, the entire organization was with the star point guard and decided the whole team was unwelcome as well. steph curry's moves off the court are what prompted the president to post this tweet this morning. "going to the white house is considered a great honor for a championship team. stefen curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn." the team had scheduled to discuss the visit before the president's tweet. >> it's beneath the leader of a country to do go that route. it's not what leaders do. >> reporter: curry's teammates quickly coming to his defense and shifting the conversation away from political affiliation and instead toward something bigger. >> there was a respect for the office and also a respect not only from us, but from the president himself. >> you know, it's for going and call every player who took a knee a son of a [ bleep ], like huh? we're talking -- what? that don't even make sense to me. >> reporter: draymond green is talking about this. >> they say get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now, out. he's fired. he's fired! >> reporter: the president yesterday referred to nfl players kneeling to protest racial inequality and police brutality during the national anthem. >> the warriors will still travel to washington, d.c. to play the wizards and use the trip to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion. lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. president trump repeated business call to fire nfl players who refuse to stand for the national anthem. roger goodell said the comments determine trait a lack of respect for the nfl, the presidents and players. and president trump said that goodell was trying to justify the disrespect certain players show our country and tell them to stand, it said. >> the san francisco 49ers called the president's comments, quote, callous and offensive. york went on to say the playe rs rights as d their u.s. citizens to park conversation and action to address social injustice. demonstrators held an antihate rally in berkeley as student organizers decided to cancel their event. but some speakers still plan to show up. >> reporter: free speech week at uc berkeley has been cancelled. but the controversial commentator held a press conference and posted it on facebook live. >> we will not be deterred or turned away. >> reporter: he said he was blinhed the student group pulled its sponsorship. he still plans to speak with or without its cooperation. >> uc berkeley has a poor representation for free speech and its students will grant knowing less than when they came in as freshmen. >> reporter: the university planned to let the event go on. the school released a statement that said in part the university was prepared to do whatever was ecessary to sport the first amendment rights of the student spending more than $1 million if necessary to keep the students safe. protesters gathered for a no hate in the bay rally. >> free speech is not hate speech. we want to be clear here. we donc in our communities. >> reporter: organizers said they are united against white supremacy and fascism. >> we don't want any hate speech in our communities. >> reporter: the protesters welcome the cancellation of the events but want the university to take a strong stand against racism and violence. they plan to be out protesting on sunday. we will be updating the situation in berkeley throughout the weekend. download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts to be the first to know about breaking news. a wind driven vegetation fire destroyed two homes and several structures. the vacaville fire department posted this video on twitter. flames broke out at estate and john wayne roads this morning. 57 acres burned. the fire is 90% contained. winds helped push a vegetation fire to 12 acres before firefighters shut it down at 11:30 this morning at the clover flat landfill property. no structures were threatened. one firefighter was injured and transported to the hospital. it was breezy out there today was that a factor in the fires today? >> certainly was. and the wind will stick with us for a couple days along with dry conditions. the fire danger is high the next couple days. parts of the north bay have a red flag warning. those areas you see shaded in rhe red at this time until tuesday morning. the combination of gusty winds and low humidity is keeping the fire danger high. tomorrow aonllnoer dry out and the air especially in the north bay becomes bone dry. the highest threat between noon and 6:00 for the low humidity and breezy winds which means that fires can easily start and easily spread. along with the fire danger the numbers will be rising in the coming days. we'll talk about it more when we come back. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, two more earthquakes in mexico. and a surprise for a bay area hot dog vendor who had his cash confiscated. a crowd funding effort that netted tens of thousands of dollars. plus -- >> i heard some foot steps upstairs and next thing i know she is falling through the roof. >> a commotion at a san francisco liquor store tonight. the wea whole new place that'swe lookin' to get scared! with bats...and ghouls...and cars in disguise. i've cast quite a spell now...you won't believe your eyes! (laughter) the spell is cast. now halloween time is more spook-tacular than ever because it's in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! welcome back. an oroville couple was arrested after police say they left their 1-year-old son home alone while they went to a bar. the two are facing charges of public intoxication and felony child endangerment. they were arrested after they got into a fight. they told officers their son was home alone. they found him asleep in the living room. he is now in the custody of child protective services. what a difference two weeks with make. a hot dog vendor had his wallet and cash confiscated after being cited for not having a proper permit. that person today was presented with a check for $87,000. supporters say they can't understand why police turn a blind eye on other infractions after a bears game to focus on vendors. >> and people are jaywalking. we're okay with that. people are drinking. we're okay with that. but why are we going to pick on a young man who is providing for his family? >> reporter: he taped this video of the confiscation that went viral. the police stressed that the money is needed as evidence. in the case of unrequited love or maybe harassment. a woman was arrested for falling through the roof of a san francisco liquor store at home run liquors on ocean avenue. the owner said an ex-girlfriend wouldn't leave him alone and called police. the woman called police. >> we were talking and having a conversation and she fell from the roof. i thought -- i had to pinch myself to see if i was dreaming. it was beyond comprehension. and i'm glad she didn't fall on my chihuahua because he was taking a nap. >> police came and put the woman in the back of a squad car. jemile hedd aed hopes his ex understands it is over. and in accuweather tonight, the first weekend of fall starting off on a warm note and that warmth will increase tomorrow afternoon. live doppler 7 along with satellite today, we enjoyed so much sunshine out there. and tonight we have mainly clear skies. we'll show you a live look. you can see from our east bay hills camera, great visibility at this hour. if you like the conditions of today you are absolutely going to love the weather we have tomorrow. tonight, though, some spots will get chilly. some of us will dip into the 40s for your lows. it's total sunshine and warmer on the way for sunday. and look at this, by midweek widespread 80s and 90s even along the wmth is going to incr over the next several days. current temperatures, in the 50s and 60s from the coast to the bay and inland. we're at 59 in oakland. about 63 in je. we're cool at half-moon bay at 50. and napa at 51 degrees. overnight tonight, plenty of stars out there, totally clear skies. dropping to the 40s from santa rosa and along the coast, 48 degrees. and oakland, getting chilly overnight with a low of 49 degrees. let's break down your sunday. the 12-hour planner is nothing but sunshine from the get go. that sun up just one minute before 7:00 in the morning. by midday in the 70s and by 4:00 it will be a breezy afternoon but that wind is going to help to warm us up tomorrow afternoon. so around the bay in the upper 70s and inland in the mid-80s. highs on your sunday, a lot of sunshine, 85 the high in concord. in san francisco, 76 degrees. half-moon bay, mild at 71. fremont at 81 degrees. 84 the high in napa and 84 the high in san jose. in the coliseum tomorrow it will be warm. ppinegrees by first pitch.he gew g upas in oakland, yeah, a temperature nearing 80 degrees by 4:00. it will be a mild afternoon in the east bay tomorrow. the numbers just continue to rise early in the week. by monday we start to see 90s pop up on the board inland. by tuesday you notice the numbers area wide are warming to the 80s and 90s and even into wednesday along the coast, it will be mild midweek with temperatures in the low 80s. upper 80s to low 90s by your wednesday afternoon. here's the seven-day forecast. first couple of days of fall are not feeling fall-like at all. we're calling it beach weather on sunday. the numbers rise monday and tuesday. wednesday we're very warm area wide. the good news, this does not look to be the warmth le w begi month and by friday and saturday we'll start to cooly d thursday are going to feel a mild day. >> good to see you, buddy. >> you too. it wasn't your average wedding. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. ♪ ♪ ♪ a san jose couple got married after many years together. and we mean many. the bride is 100 years old. she married a man who is 85. they are from mexico but met at a dance in yrsan s ago. >> they are people of strong faith and for them to receive the sacrament is to be in standing in the catholc church. >> the couple doesn't have relatives in the area. so parish volunteers planned the wedding for them. all right, a ringer today in the kent state/louisville college football game. meet rocket squirrel. >> look at him go. at the 20. he might do it. he's going to do it. oh, my goodness, do it, do it, do it. touchdown! oh, man. he's my favorite schoolgirl. >> i guess he went all the way. the little guy was exhausted but he found the strength to leave the field eventually after his touchdown dance. >> that's without shoulder pads. >> that's right. just like you used to do, that dance on the cardinal. >> very cute. >> you see the moves? >> that was good. >> got some other college football. stanford down to their third quarterback but handling ucla and still going on. cal hung on for three quarters but six the cal bears have been the surprise of the pac-12 so far. the bears looking for their first win over the trojans since 2003. a couple of hall of famers, second quarter, pounding it in from a yard out. the trojans counter. 16 yards for the touchdown. we have a 13-13 ball game at the half. the trojans up a field goal. ross bowers hit as he throws it. usc catches the fumble at the 2-year-old. usc goes up 10. how would cal respond? six turnovers on the day. bowers going deep into quadruple coverage. usc will go the other way. darnold with the touchdown. 30-20 the final. >> a lot of disappointed people in that living room. we expected to win and play well. we didn't play, you know, as well as we could have. give usc a lot of credit. they have a really good scheme. you have to give them credit. we can't be discouraged. we have a lot of growth happening around here and we have to continue to build on that. >> stanford hosting ucla in their first home game in the season. the stanford head coach is against jim mora. gets crushed! on the keer. he would stay on the ground. looks like he took a helmet to the lea the field on his own and would go to the locker room for evaluation. he did not returnn i the game. second quarter, 6-6 until rosen finds andrews. 13-6, bruins. then the third string quarterback can't find anyone open. he will keep it himself and dives for the pylon. touchdown, stanford, 23-13 cardinal at the half. after ucla makes it a three point game, costello, 15 yards to trent irwin. great throw, gd the dagger, bryce love. fourth quarter, finds a seam and he is gone. 69 yards, 30 carries, 263 yards. the cardinal improve to 2-2 with a 58-34 victory. san jose state opening conference play against utah state. hunt finds a hole and is gone. 29 yards for the touchdown. 7-0 utah state. this game broadcast on facebook. kent myers with a toss to gerald bright. he finds a hole and goes 43 yards. 23-0. and utah state wins 61-10. spartans fall to 1-4. this abc 7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. thank you very much. pg&e crews return from florida after helping restore power lost after hurricane irma. and abc 7 is observing hispanic heritage month on instagram every day. today we're celebrating santa rosa's la tortilla factory. the founders put down roots in sonoma county in 1977 and are dedicated to bringing authentic flavors t (dog panting) another 2am stroll, huh? 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(dog grunting, panting) is... is he okay? real people? living and breathing. hopefully not breathing like that. for all the things that keep you up at night, anthem blue cross has a solution. good evening. in tonight's headlines, speech week is history. student organizers cancelled the free speech event. but milo says he will speak regardless. the university was committed to spending more than $1 million to keep students safe. several fires dotted the bay area today. this one spread to 55 acres and is 90% contained. flames burned in napa and san rafael. winds pdla in spreading the fires. another bay athlete has taken a knee in response of police treatment of african-americans. bruce maxwell knelt for the national game. colin kaepernick started the criticized t year. similar protests by nfl players. abc news reporter linda lopez has more. >> the golden state warriors at the center of a feud with the president of the united states. >> it's beneath the lead leader of a country go that route. >> reporter: that route, steph curry talking about whether they would accept a white house invitation. >> i don't want to go. >> reporter: president trump responding on twitter, going to the white house is considered a great honor for a championship team. steph curry is hesitating, the invitation is withdraw. >> reporter: the team will celebrate equality, diversity and in washington, d.c. next year. lebron james tweeting present trump "you bum and going to the white house was a great honor until you showed up." >> he's now using sports as the platform to dry try to divide us. >> reporter: and referring to his comments about nfl players taking a knee during the national anthem. >> wouldn't you love to see an nfl owner to say get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now? out. he's fired. he's fired! >> swift reaction. >> recall every player who took a knee a son of a [ bleep ]? like huh? >> reporter: roger goodell defending the players rights. and tonight one of the first shows of solidarity, bruce maxwell kneeled during the national anthem at the start of the game with the texas rangers. abc 7 news was in san leandro to speak with a man who has represented represented repd and predicted that president trump's statement will backfire. >> i think more players, african-american and white players in solidarity and in response, in reaction to donald trump's statements will kneel during the national anthem and you will see together the nfl players coming together for this issue. >> shawn king says he believes that several hundred nfl players will demonstrate in some way tomorrow. president trump took more shots at north korea tonight. today at the united nations, north korea's foreign minister called president trump a mentally deranged person full offing me low mania and come place sensy with his finger on the nuclear button. b 1 b bombers have flown a mission in international air space over the waters east of north korea. the u.s. says it's the farthest north of the demilitarized zone that any american fighter or bomber has flown hundreds of people marched in washington, d.c. in support of being nice to each other. it was called the march for civility and wound past the lincoln memorial. it was an effort to bring people of all backgrounds together in support of civility, unity and equality. one of the speakers was the founder of the black panther party. two more earthquakes, one of them, a 6.1 magnitude, shook southern mexico today as officials say the death toll from tuesday's quake is now over 300. reporter omar jimenez has more. >> reporter: in the heart of mexico city, supplies are being readied by anyone that can manage. responders coordinate outside what is a deployment hub for rescues. among those, can eaton, a firefighter from the boston area and off anffort to save someone from this apartment building. a six-story structure flattened like a pancake. >> given the fact that a live victim was pulled off the pile earlier that day, it kept us going. >> reporter: but a small after shock shifted the building and they had to stop. >> the clock ran out for us. when there is a glimmer of hope that it is a viable victim it affects you. >> reporter: stories like this are playing out across the city and the region in the wake of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. >> translator: after feeling an earthquake like this it's not easy to go back to offices with confidence. it's why we are reviewing and there is a lot of damage to consider. >> reporter: saturday with many buildings on shaky legs a 6.1 magnitude aftershock causing more damage and briefly interrupting rescue operations. bringing together marines to rescue organizations and volunteers like luis who is from miami glad to see the collaboration. >> this is what we do supporting them and helping them. >> reporter: here, time and every helping hand counts when it comes to potentially shaving someone trapped beneath the rubble. the death toll from hurricane maria in puerto rico is at least ten and officials are struggling to communicate with people downstream of a failing dam. much of the island is without power. dozens of mayors have met with puerto rico's governor to talk about things they need including water, ice, and fuel. pg&e crews are back from florida where they were helping to restore power lost during hurricane irma. some of the linemen and construction workers arrived in san francisco this afternoon. some were surprised at the resilience and generosity of the people they were helping. >> they were offering us things when they had nothing, themselves. they were giving us water and food. they would do anything they could help us out. >> the workers say they left the victims in better shape by the time they left. still ahead, a big honor for female firefighters. the celebration tonight in san francisco marking decades of women in the department. it was a nice start to the weekend. tons of sunshine, warm temperatures and as the temperatures rise in the next 24 grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. a better way to grow, a better way to eat. and it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. california grown with no antibiotics ever. wea whole new place that'swe lookin' to get scared! with bats...and ghouls...and cars in disguise. i've cast quite a spell now...you won't believe your eyes! (laughter) the spell is cast. now halloween time is more spook-tacular than ever because it's in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! a celebration 30 years in the making tonight. an event to honor the female pioneers who became firefighters in san francisco. abc 7 news was in soma. the very first female firefighter on the force faced sharing bathrooms and common sleeping areas but persevered. >> all i wanted from them was to share their knowledge and they did. when that happened i was to say shocked but they were very giving in their knowledge which is what you need to be a good firefighter. i was blessed to be at station 5. >> today the station has 272 women. a woman chief, and a largest percentage of women on any fire department in the u.s. and in the top five in the world. first lady melania trump made her first solo trip to canada for the invictus invictus the first lady said she was rooting the u.s. team on to victory. >> i also want to wish you good luck. i know you won't need it in these games. take that fighting spirit that i know you have and bring home the gold. >> later the first lady met with britain's prince harry. he founded in games after serving as an officer in the british army. we talked about how breezy it was around the bay area today. >> and that breeze is with us not only tomorrow but through monday as well. and that's going to help not only to warm up us tomorrow afternoon but keep our atmosphere dry in terms of humidity. overnight tonight, chilly in spots and 40s on the board. oakland dropping to 49 degrees. highs tomorrow similar to where we were today. 76 in san francisco. 85 the high in concord. 84 in san jose. and 85 in santa rosa. parts of the north bay under a red flag warning. that is an increased risk of fire danger because of the breezy winds and low humidity. the fires can easily start and spread this time of year. nothing but sunshine. it's all able about the temperatures that peak midweek on wednesday and thursday. >> thank you very much. some of the scores today took a backseat to kneeling. >> formers 49ers colin kaepernick has started a movement in sports and tonight it permeated baseball. the a's are on a roll, five straight wins hosting texas tonight. and before the game a bit of a surprise to all of us. bruce maxwell being the first major league baseball player to kneel during the anthem. first pitch of the second inning, chris davis goes deep,ie run seasons. a's up 1-0. that is the final. the winner of six straight and maxwell spoke about his decision. >> the inequality of man is being discussed and practiced from our president and you know, iner, know, of human beings and the only way to come together is by informing everybody. i feel like it's only right for us as players. i don't speak for my teammates or anyone in the mlb but to only basically single out nfl players for doing this is not something that we as athletes should be doing. i feel like this was the right thing for me to do personally, just from the endeavors i've been through myself and where i'm from and the people i do know that have been victims of racial differences or growi ups giants and dodgers. mad bum on the hill. looking like the old gartner. 2-1. peeg might have gotten hurt on the play by not sliding. several close calls today in top 20 action. great moment now at iowa games end of the first quarter, fans turn and wave to the kids at the iowa's children's hospital over the field. back come pennington state. barkley in route to setting a school record. under two minutes to go. iowa down two. 35 yard go ahead touchdown. it's 19-15. final play of the game. pennington sta penn state, his first collegiate touchdown it's the game winner. our team believes. we've done this for two years, we believe. we haven't played the way we wanted to too. they made us earned. >> credit to iowa. they were tough. it's what they're known for. we respected that and they were tough. and the defense played a great game. and it was a great game overall. >> michigan brings their 3-0 record to purdue.the boiler makers are coached by former 49ers jeff bromm. >> he hammers down. he hammers down again. he hammers down! are you pumped up or the hammer on the quarterback. he is crunched by eddie soft tissue injury. john 70 yards and a touchdown. 7-0 wolverines. michigan running back chris evans, 97 yards, 49 of those are here. as he busts loose for a touchdown. michigan improves to 4-0. rutgers and nebraska. jerome washington catches the ball with his legs. uses a hand to control it. the quarterback owes him a steak dinner for that catch. but nebraska will go on to win it. this abc 7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. raiders primetime facing the redskins. and marshawn likes to sit during the anthem. it will be interesting to see how many players or teams will kneel during the anthem. and president trump saying they should be fired. >> and you say the hunt family in kansas city had a response to that? >> it was fake news. yeah. so we checked on that. but this is where it's kaengpe d a movement. baseball, hockey, women's soccer. stevie wonder kneeled down at a concert. esanerntd l riktie i said, love hate him, colin should be proud. >> you ever caught a pass in the back of your legs like that? >> similar to that, yes. >> of course he did. of course he did. >> trust me. how can you not -- >> and that's the news tonight. we're calling it after that. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at you look good, olivia. looks can be deceiving, though, can't they? i see you have a few more locks. that's good. you can never be too careful, can you? what do you want? i have a problem-- a rather big one, actually, and since you're a fixer, i thought i'd come to you.

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