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dead after a collision in san jose. the crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. on old bayshore highway near 10th street. police say the motorcycle collided with a semi truck. the driver did stop and stay at the scene. old bayshore highway was completely shut as a result of the crash while san jose police investigated. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. and another deadly crash. this one shut down highway 12 in sonoma county for hours today. >> it involved a dozen vehicles, and one driver didn't survive the crash happened around noon on highway 12, in between santa rosa and sebastopol. >> all lanes reopened about four. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has more. >> reporter twisted metal and shattered glass littered westbound highway 12 in santa rosa, where a massive pileup happened just before noon. >> while we were responding, we were getting reports that were potentially upwards of five vehicles involved, as well as at least one on fire. when all is said and done, we ended up with at least 11 vehicles involved in

the accident and transported uh- eight individuals. >> ambulances racing to get through stopped traffic. the chp says one driver did not survive. >> unfortunately, one of the parties was deceased. the scene we're doing recovery efforts right now to clean up the scene. >> sergeant edgar says it appears the driver of this semi dump truck hauling dirt caused the chain reaction crash when he came up on traffic that was backing up on highway 12. >> preliminary investigation indicates that big rig driver was unable to stop prior to colliding into ten other vehicles. pretty bad collision. we just remind everyone to slow down and be aware of your surroundings and always pay attention to the roadway. >> the chp says right now it's unclear what kind of fines or consequences that big rig driver could face. westbound highway 12 reopened here at about 4 p.m. in santa rosa, cornell. bernard abc seven news. >> and tonight we're hearing from the father of the teenage boy killed in a crash on highway

85 in san jose. earlier this week. he was in a car with his mother that was struck by a driver going the wrong way. and sadly, they both died. here's abc seven news reporter zach fuentes. >> these pictures, taken around christmas, are from the trip of a lifetime for rebecca olson and her son, charlie. the two of them tragically lost their lives monday in a wrong-way crash on highway 85 in san jose. those photos were shared with abc seven by charlie's father, cameron olson. in a statement on social media, he said losing a child is the ultimate nightmare for a parent. this week has been a roller coaster of both functional and emotional elements. it feels like it has been weeks and i know the next few months will be hell. the crash happened that monday afternoon after a driver traveling for several minutes in the wrong direction hit them. naomi juarez witnessed the erratic driving and shot this cell phone video. that truck not only traveling in the wrong direction, she said, but also moving at intense speeds. so i'm driving at 65 or 70, and the express line, but the truck is

very more faster. the driver of the pickup was hospitalized with major injuries. we aren't naming him since he hasn't yet been charged. investigators say they're looking at felony manslaughter charges. part of that investigation will look into why the driver was going the wrong way and where he came from. as that investigation goes on, lives are forever changed. cameron olson said he and rebecca olson were from australia. 14 year old charlie was born in the u.k. they moved to san jose 12 years ago for cameron's job at a local tech company. charlie had just started ninth grade at summit tahoma high school in san jose, loved his studies and was already excelling. his dad went on to say that charlie had traveled 30 plus countries in his short life. in his statement, cameron said of charlie, he was my best friend, my travel buddy, and the only person i ever truly felt at home with. and cameron olson wrote that reddit post to thank the many people who have shared kind words. he said he's seen a lot of people express anger at the driver. he said right now, he's

not feeling that he says he just wants his son back. he urges every parent to give their child an extra hug for him and to put down their phones and truly connect with intention. he also pleads with everyone to slow down and be safe on the roads. in the newsroom, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> yeah, it's great advice. all right. thank you. zach. cal fire says its crews have stopped the forward progress of a grass fire burning west of petaluma. the flames near bodega avenue and middle to rock road burned 32 acres. no evacuations were ordered. no structures were damaged or destroyed. crews are mopping up right now and plan on staying through the evening to make sure there aren't any flare ups. new at six a fast-moving grass fire destroyed several greenhouses near morgan hill. this fire broke out around noon on the property at cal and hale avenues. it took crews about 25 minutes to douse the flames, but not before a half acre of greenhouses burned. >> the fire, started by somebody using a skill saw without a water source working on some

piping and on some fence, ended up throwing some sparks to the adjacent property. and that's what sparked the fire. >> now, officials say it's possible the crew hired to do the work could face charges for starting this fire. >> let's move now to a major crackdown on retail theft. nearly two dozen people are accused of stealing from cannabis stores all across the state. many of these suspects arrested are from oakland. abc seven news reporter ryan curry is following the story. >> a big bust announced thursday by attorney general rob bonta. >> authorities arrested 22 people suspected of stealing from cannabis stores all over california. >> it spanned a period of about nine months. it spanned a geographical distance of nine counties, 15 separate incidents. >> the attorney general making the announcement in santa cruz thursday morning. he was joined by oakland police deputy chief frederick chavis, who said some of the suspects are oakland gang members. >> the investigation led investigator cease fire

investigators to believe that subjects involved uh- were also a part of many groups and gangs in the city of oakland. >> the investigation began in february, with opd and state investigators looking into dispensary burglaries. the crimes stretched from sonoma county all the way down to san diego. the attorney general says stores lost around $1 million and 975 pounds of cannabis. >> we're talking about coordinated schemes, organized efforts that hurt our businesses and pose a threat to our communities. >> thursday afternoon, mayor shengtao joined the deputy chief to say the arrests will also make oakland safer. >> we also know that these highly violent criminals or suspects are also the same people. majority of them are the same people who are committing the property crimes. stealing your catalytic converter, breaking into smaller restaurants. >> for oakland, this is part of a continuing effort to improve public safety. mayor tao attributing the success to oakland's ceasefire strategy and efforts to crack down on gangs.

police said in these robberies, some gangs would work together. >> what we've also found is that this criminal enterprise, if you will, encompassed the number of gangs, criminal, street gangs that we saw working in collaboration in order to commit these crimes. >> of the 22 arrested, over a dozen live in oakland. they're charged by the attorney general with counts of commercial burglary, organized retail theft and conspiracy. in the east bay, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> oakland police officer tuan lei was killed last year, and he and his partner followed as he and his partner followed burglary suspects from a cannabis facility on the embarcadero avenue in oakland. now, alameda county prosecutors are dropping all the charges against one man who served as a lookout during that burglary. however, he is being held on a probation violation out of contra costa county, so he's still in jail tonight. da pamela price released a statement today saying, quote, it's important for the public to know that the investigation of officer lei's tragic murder is ongoing, and there is no statute of

limitations for murder. three other suspects still face charges for lei's death. >> san francisco state is promising to divest from companies that do business with israel. it's part of the demand set by students protesting the war in gaza back in may. abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains they are calling this a win. free, free, free free palestine. >> some students and staff at san francisco state university are celebrating a historic win. the university will divest from four companies that do business in israel. >> we were able to be the first university to divest from major weapons manufacturers, including lockheed martin, caterpillar plant here and leonardo sfsu. >> students were part of the nationwide gaza protest encampments in may. the university even held an open negotiation session with students. students peacefully dismantle the encampments at the end of the school year, with the goal that negotiations would continue over the summer. >> to say we do not want

education to be invested in the killing apparatuses of the state and global imperialism. >> reporter in a statement, the san francisco state university foundation says in part, the results of this plan will strengthen the foundation's stated commitment to reflect the university's values while also increasing transparency around investments. sfsu professor valerie francisco chavez says the university has a history of antiwar activism, but that even this divestment agreement is huge. >> we see as faculty what students can really do when they organize, and they stay united and have a just cause in mind, which is to stop the genocide in palestine. but communications professor lonnie brooks at cal state east bay believes this is more of a symbolic win because he doesn't believe it will change what's happening on the ground in gaza. >> this type of divestment actually kind of fuels the fire to support the far right uh- settler colonialist rhetoric of the israeli government. >> but for palestinian student mahmoud ali, he says a win is a win.

>> there is no victories in genocide, but it sets a precedent. it sets an example for other schools that it is possible to divest and to get these wins. if we don't speak for the palestinians, then who will? >> in a statement to abc seven news, lockheed martin responded by saying we respect the right to peacefully protest and remain focused on supporting the u.s. government and its allies to deliver strategic deterrence and security solutions. in san francisco, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> coming up here, the new way to recycle plastic, according to uc berkeley, is to vaporize it. next, a look at how this could help build a better bay area. >> plus, cashing in that crv. how california says it is making it easier to get those 5 or $0.10 back. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. cooler weather heading into the weekend. i'll let you know when hot conditions return to the bay area. we'll look at the forecast is coming up. >> thanks, sandhya. and we have a deal for the 40 niners. brandon aiyuk, abc seven sports director larry beil might be the

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on plastics and things like water bottles and milk jugs. abc seven news reporter lena howland looks at how researchers hope that this will cut down on the waste that we throw away every day and in the process, build a better bay area.

>> the future of recycling plastics could look completely different thanks to a new discovery at uc berkeley. >> we hope that this method can kind of provide a better alternative to traditional mechanical recycling, where instead of a lower value product out of the recycling process, you can get the exact same plastic by just recreating it from scratch. >> that's r.j. kohnke, a chemistry phd candidate at berkeley. kohnke built off years of prior research by cal students and found a new way to take apart some of the most difficult plastics to deconstruct. we're talking about plastic water bottles, soap bottles, shopping bags, and more. according to advisor john hartwig, sandwich bags but also large objects and construction materials, as well as the milk jug, the yogurt containers. here's how it works. chemists combined waste plastics with two catalysts sodium and tungsten, then seal it inside a high pressure reactor and ethylene

heated up and stir for about an hour and a half. open up the reactor and this is the result. no more plastic, just raw materials that can now be recycled. >> i began to start to lose hope, but one day he came to me and actually said, i have the best results i think i have ever going to show you. and at the end of the meeting i said, yes, that's true. >> on thursday, this research was formally published in the journal science. >> it is one of the, you know, most prestigious, highest impact publication forums that we have. and in science's big picture, they hope this process eventually will lead to less plastic in landfills. >> i think the goal is to provide an economic incentive to collect plastic waste, or at least a disincentive to throw it out into the environment, if you can make it cheaper to recycle plastic, then less ends up out in the environment. >> a feat conquered after years of trial and error with a little catalyst of luck in berkeley. lena howland, abc seven news. >> now, an update from seven on

your side. a renewed effort is about to begin to make recycling easier and more convenient, especially here in the bay area, thanks to $70 million in state grants, cal recycle plans to provide more than 250 new recycling options across 30 counties, eight in the bay area. the new options will include mobile pickup, bag drop and reverse vending machines. recyclers in san jose applaud the effort. >> i think you would be able to get more people to recycle if there was closer locations, you know, more locations. >> yeah, there should be more. you know, we're a green city, so, you know, why not walk the walk instead of just talking the talk? >> local sustainability officials are also excited, saying better participation in recycling programs will help conserve natural resources, helping to fight climate change. right now, there are only 19 places to take recycling in san jose, and only seven are recycling centers. all right, on to the weather. >> and it is just stunning out

there. that's right. >> and we're getting close to the holiday weekend. sandhya. yeah, we sure are. >> and ama and dan, we have lovely weather for the holiday weekend. so let's talk about your labor day plans. if you are going to be here locally, we're going to start out with some morning clouds and that's going to give way to sunshine for most areas, mid 60s to low 90s partly cloudy and breezy. sunday you will notice that inland areas bottoming out in the mid 80s. and then for labor day it's going to turn milder by a couple of degrees around the bay and inland. you're good to go for your barbecues. you don't have to worry about baking in the heat. here's why. area of low pressure in the pacific is just meandering here. it's going to sit here and as it inches closer to the bay area, we'll continue to feel the marine influence, which means there is no hot weather in the immediate holiday weekend forecast, but you'll see a return once that trough passes out of here next week. so right now you can see that the marine layer is right near the coastline. we have had some clearing along the coast. temperatures are running lower

than where they were yesterday. by five degrees in san jose, down three in santa rosa, ten degrees cooler in concord, the sea breeze. it's typical 22 san francisco, 24. in fairfield, a lovely view from pier 39. the sea lions are enjoying a nice cloud. sun mix 64 in the city, 68 in oakland. certainly, visitors look like they're having a good time. mid 70s san jose and redwood city from our mount tam cam. that marine layer really did deepen in the overnight hours. and that's what helped to bring our temperatures down some more. santa rosa is at 70 degrees 82 in fairfield currently, 66 in petaluma and 80 in concord. our highs today, anywhere from the low 60s to the low 90s. as we look at a live picture from okay, we do have sunshine overnight. fog spreads. we'll see some spotty drizzle. labor day weekend does feature the continuation of the cooler weather into sunday, and then starting next tuesday, we have a big heat up coming, so be ready for that. tonight still pretty

comfortable. 7:00 70s 80s inland 60s coast side. you'll notice the fog expanding during the late night hours and tomorrow morning we wake up to not just gray skies, but some spotty drizzle. a lot like this morning as we head into the afternoon hours. temperatures inland will get up into the 80s and 90s 60s at the beaches. your morning numbers with some spotty drizzle, 50s and 60s. you might need that extra light layer, because it is definitely going to be on the cool and a little bit damp side as we look at the afternoon highs for the south bay 88 in los gatos, 90 degrees in gilroy, 84 in san jose on the peninsula, pretty mild 77. palo alto, 65, in half moon bay, downtown san francisco 70 degrees. i think the temperatures will come up a little bit. 84 in the north bay and san rafael, 83 napa 86, santa rosa. east bay 75, oakland 79. in union city. inland areas about where you should be 90. in livermore and concord. 89, in walnut creek. accuweather seven day forecast. we're going to give you near average

temperatures for tomorrow. we'll see a resumption of the cooling trend for the weekend. but then by monday, we will start the warm up again. so september will bring the heat next week dan and ama tuesday through thursday it's going to be 70 to 100 for your highs. yeah so definitely will feel it. >> good to know. thanks sandhya. >> all right. some good news for homebuyers and for hopeful homebuyers. mortgage rates have dropped to a new 15 month low. the standard 30 year fixed rate mortgage averages 6.35%. that's according to freddie mac. it hasn't been that low since may of 2023. rates are far less than last year's peak of 7.79%. but remember, compare that to the record low of 2.65% back in january of 2021. mortgage rates have been trending lower because of the anticipated interest rate cut from the federal reserve, which could happen within the next few weeks as the country sees a summer surge in cases. >> a new poll finds more americans are accepting

misinformation about covid 19 vaccines. the annenberg public policy center found 23% of the people surveyed believe it's safer to get infected by covid 19 than by getting the vaccine. more than a quarter of americans incorrectly believe that covid 19 vaccines have been responsible for thousands of deaths. only 44% said they are somewhat likely or very likely to get a yearly covid 19 vaccine if it is recommended by the cdc. >> all right. want fries with that? a different meaning of drive through this morning on an la freeway. that story as we

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smoother trip than people in los angeles. a semi-truck carrying frozen french fries crashed this morning on southbound i-5 in elysian park. take a look. boxes of fries were strewn all over the road. fortunately, no one was hurt. along with removing the fries, crews also had to clean up a diesel spill. the crash happened around 3 a.m, took until nearly 2 p.m. to reopen all of the lanes. chp is still trying to figure out what caused that crash. >> all right. stein's will be raised high during the first festival of its kind in california. it's happening right here in san francisco today. the mayor's office announced the state's first entertainment zone event. oktoberfest on front will be held on front street between california and sacramento on friday, september 20th. a three bars with will sell alcoholic beverages to go during the free event that includes live music, huge news uh- first time that they are letting us make this the entertainment zone. >> our party has usually been 3 to 8, and now we can blow it up

and go 2 to 10, which is a bigger party. we get to add another band to the equation and we're super excited about that. >> the entertainment zone program allows outdoor drinking and is intended, of course, to help revitalize the downtown area. 150 businesses in san francisco received grants today to offset sales slumps because of construction. those small businesses are in the sunset district district along the l taraval line, the improvement project that is going on there. merchants received up to $5,000 each from the city, and during the mayor's announcement, one merchant expressed her concerns about another issue. >> we need our parking back. we have complained from our customers. i've been running a business here for the past 30 years. people are saying you don't have parking. >> city officials say they will bring up the parking issue with the san francisco municipal transportation agency, and possibly consider parallel parking in that area.

>> the battleground states are living up to their name. see where the democratic and republican campaigns overlap as the candidates ramp up their schedules to try to win voters. plus multiple deaths as a result of tainted deli meat.

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clock on your screen. both presidential candidates and their running mates are on the road this week. >> the campaigns are hitting key battleground states. abc news reporter em nguyen has the latest. >> today, republican vice presidential nominee jd vance fighting for an endorsem*nt from the international association of firefighters. >> president trump and i are proud to be the most pro-worker republican ticket in history. and i want to talk about why we're fighting for working people, why we're going to fight for unions and nonunion alike. >> vance, a late add to the schedule after vice president harris's running mate, tim walz, came wednesday before the union that represents about 350,000 firefighters. >> we'll make sure you have all

the resources and protections you need to do your job. >> this as harris continues hitting critical areas in rural georgia, hoping to clinch the state. president biden narrowly won in 2020. it's a state trump had been leading, but a new fox news poll shows harris up by two points. that poll also suggesting she's closing the gap in north carolina. arizona and nevada. former president trump campaigning in swing state michigan. meantime trump's campaign is under fire for an alleged altercation that happened at arlington national cemetery after his aides filmed in an area that prohibits it. >> the rules and regulations are very, very clear what happened earlier this week is very unfortunate. there was a report that was filed, but subsequently that person decided not to press charges. and so we're just going to we stand by the army's statement that this matter is closed in response to the army's statement. >> trump's campaign claimed it was the cemetery staffer who

initiated physical contact and verbal harassment. and when abc news, washington. >> meanwhile, donald trump just wrapped up a town hall in la crosse, wisconsin. it was moderated by tulsi tulsi gabbard, the former democratic congresswoman from hawaii who recently endorsed him. ivf was the first topic, and i said so with the tips and with the social security that no taxes on social security. >> i said maybe for ivf. and i've been looking at it and what we're going to do is for people that are using ivf, which is fertilization. we are the government is going to pay for it, or we're going to get or mandate your insurance company to pay for it, which is going to be great. >> the former president will take his campaign to pennsylvania tomorrow for a rally. >> second gentleman doug emhoff will be in san francisco tomorrow campaigning on behalf of his wife, vice president kamala harris. he will speak at

a brunch fundraising event. the time is to be determined. the exact location is only sent to guests, but we do know it will not be cheap. tickets start at $25,000. tomorrow's event is happening nearly three weeks after harris made her first campaign stop at the fairmont and the next presidential debate is scheduled for tuesday, september 10th, right here on abc seven. >> our coverage begins at 5:00. >> the cdc is warning everyone they could have tainted meat in their fridge. it's because of the deadly listeria outbreak linked to boar's head sliced deli meat. abc news reporter jacqueline lee has details of the deaths. >> health officials are urgently warning consumers to check their refrigerators. at least nine people have died linked to boar's head deli meat. the cdc reports 57 people have now been hospitalized with cases reported across 18 states and at least nine deaths due to a listeria outbreak. listeria is a bacteria that can remain on surfaces like meat slicers and foods for weeks, with some people not experiencing symptoms of

listeriosis. for ten weeks. >> he always ate lunch meat, always boar's head. >> ghassan morgenstein says his father got listeria after eating tainted liverwurst. his father, a holocaust survivor. he alleges his father's infection led to meningitis and brain damage, ultimately passing away. july 18th. >> we're all still in shock or all of the things you know that he's seen and been through in his life to come to that. >> boar's head is recalling about 7 million pounds of ready to eat meat and poultry products with the recall spanning 71 products produced between may 10th, 2024 and july 29th, 2024 under boar's head and old country brand names. boar's head released a statement earlier this month saying we are conducting a rigorous investigation to identify the root cause of this incident, and the company has said safety is their absolute priority. they added we are conducting a full review of processes and procedures to ensure we consistently meet the highest

standards of safety and quality. the morgenstein family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, their attorney writing no one should die from eating a sandwich through this lawsuit and others, we will determine what went wrong at boar's head. jacqueline lee, abc news, los angeles 19 years ago today, hurricane katrina made landfall near the louisiana mississippi border. >> that powerful storm caused extensive damage and devastating effects along the mississippi gulf coast. and, of course, in new orleans, katrina's surge of water breached levees and caused widespread flooding, taking the lives of nearly 1400 people. the hurricane also caused about $200 billion in damage, making it the costliest storm in u.s. history. >> a bill to regulate artificial intelligence is polarizing california, who's for it, who's against it and what it would do and how far you have to go to find the

start with the good news. a new record close for the dow. it gained 244 points to end trading at 41,335. the nasdaq dropped 39

points. the s&p was flat. this was the first trading day since nvidia announced its quarterly earnings report today. stock in the santa clara based company dropped more than 6%. that's despite performing better than analysts expected. nvidia makes chips used for artificial intelligence, and they are in high demand at the state capitol. >> a landmark bill on the safety of artificial intelligence is now on governor newsom's desk. it's designed to prevent ai systems from being used to hurt humanity in catastrophic ways in the years ahead. but as abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn explains, some worry the regulations could stifle innovation and drive companies out of california. >> should i be regulated and how? those are the key questions california lawmakers are grappling with right now. >> there are safety risks. >> senator scott wiener has authored the most comprehensive ai regulation bill to date. >> this bill applies only to large tech companies that are spending more than $100 million

to develop the most powerful ai models on the planet. >> the bill requires the largest tech companies to perform a safety evaluation for catastrophic risk to determine if the model creates a risk of catastrophic harm, like shutting down the electric grid or melting down the banking system, or making it much easier to create a chemical, biological or nuclear weapon. the bill has divided silicon valley and california leaders. tech billionaire elon musk supports the measure as a way to help mitigate potential risks to the public. mayor london breed opposes it, saying she's concerned about its impact on the city's economy. senator wiener countered that argument. >> this bill will not in any way harm san francisco's recovery. >> prominent democratic leaders, including former house speaker nancy pelosi, indicated the federal government should be regulating ai. ahmed bonafe is a

tech expert and a professor at san jose state university. >> the federal government is slow. they're not going to catch up with the speed of the of the ai. they're not close to the action. >> bonafe says some people are worried the bill will cripple innovation in silicon valley or the golden state. >> because of this, bill is imposing some kind of safety guards and tech companies that are like that. the politicians that will make sure that california is still number one. but from the consumer point of view, this is good because this is where we're going to feel safe using the models. >> it's now up to the governor to decide the fate of this ai safety bill, but he's made it clear that he wants california to remain the leader in ai. >> this is california with 35 of the 50 top market cap ag companies are just right here in our own backyard in san francisco, suzanne phan abc7 news. >> coming up next, we get a look at the holiday weekend forecast. sandhya shows you what to expect through labor day and beyond. >> and these two men never

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beach in santa cruz. national beach day is celebrated every year on august 30th. this year kicks off labor day weekend. >> and now to a live look at some bay area bridges as labor day travel gets underway, you're looking at the golden gate bridge, the bay bridge, and the san mateo bridge. as you can see, a pretty light inrix says the busiest travel time today is from 1 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. the best times to drive are before noon or after six, and if you are driving, you'll be glad to know the gas prices are holding pretty steady, averaging $4.62 per gallon in california. that's according to triple a, the most expensive gas in the state is in santa rosa at 492. the least expensive is yuba city, where it is 441 a gallon. >> you don't have to travel far to find something enjoyable for labor day weekend, but if you want to try the hottest new barbecue spot in sebastopol, you're gonna have to line up early.

>> you do a&m barbecue is bringing southern flavor and food to the north bay. abc seven news anchor kumasi aaron introduces you to the two men behind it, who never thought they'd even have a restaurant, let alone get together. >> it's easy to tell chris and marvin love cooking. good barbecue. >> this is the most challenging cut of meat to cook because it's such a tough muscle, but when you get it right, it's a beautiful thing. >> what may be a bit harder to figure out is how two men from the south ended up doing it together in this small northern california town. their restaurant draws big crowds every weekend. >> we don't know what to expect when those doors open, so it's just like you step out on faith. you put everything in there and you wait to see the reaction and see what happens. but every weekend, 15 minutes till that line starts to work its way down the corner. >> this is a&m barbecue in sebastopol, california, owned by chris austin, the a and marvin mckenzie the m. >> so a&m barbecue is a texas style barbecue restaurant, and

we serve pretty much everything that you would find on the texas menu, from brisket to spare ribs to tri-tip we do before we do oxtail, we do pretty much everything from ribs that need no sauce. that's one okay. no sauce to the cornbread made with honey and fresh corn. >> a&m is the reflection of chris and marvins southern roots. chris grew up in mississippi and marvin in kentucky. >> kentucky was my life and all we did family get togethers. that's what it was all about cooking, cooking. >> when marvin moved to california, he started cooking at a local restaurant, never thinking he'd have his own. >> i took food there and people were like, when are you going to open a restaurant? oh, it's not a smart thing for me to do. so i never took it seriously. and then my daughter pushed me to take it seriously. >> chris briefly sold barbecue from a food truck. marvin opened a store, each always admiring the other's food. they became

friends, then business partners. >> good morning everybody. chris austin here. your grandpa over here sleeping. >> who they calling my name. >> coming together to open a&m barbecue. >> we didn't start it like normal people do. we didn't start it with three, $400,000. and if you really want to know the honest truth. yes, we started this business with $25,000 and we've been scratching and working our butts off every single week since then. >> lines outside the restaurant start forming well before a&m opens, and once it does, the food is often gone in hours. >> no matter what, we cook can't beat the clock. >> so like we hours say 11 to 6. but really it's until we sell out of food. so we have not made it to 6:00 since we started and we've tried, we've doubled, we've tripled, and no matter how much we make, it goes. >> when you look at where you are right now, both of you, what are you proudest of that we found each other in sebastopol, kumasi aaron, abc seven news. >> my mouth is watering. that

stuff looks so good. good for them. >> absolutely. all right, let's get a check on our weather as we head into the holiday weekend. yeah. >> good weekend for some barbecue. >> absolutely. and you're not going to be baking in the heat, that's for sure. dan and ama, let me show you right now a live picture from the tahoe area where you are seeing a lot of green. there certainly hills are turning dry, but if you are heading up to tahoe, it's not going to be like last weekend where they had snow this weekend. it is going to be sunny next four days. temperatures in the low 80s and then dropping off on monday into the mid 70s. so if you do have plans looking good for the mountains here in the state, we are talking about the drought monitor. 35% of the state is now in the d0 category, which is abnormally dry. parts of southern california and northern california, including the sierra. but here locally, we're okay, except the far northern end of our viewing area. now, starting to enter the abnormally dry as we are in our drier months. looking at live doppler seven, we have the marine layer along the coast. it's going to spread overnight.

we'll have some morning drizzle tomorrow afternoon 90s inland with the sun shining. even some sun at the coast 60s there with breezy conditions saturday. those temperatures will be in the 60s to 90s as we head into sunday, and this will be the coolest day for inland areas in the 80s. but monday we do turn it around for labor day and a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. september 1st. temperatures bottoming out below or at average. but as we head into the first week of september, the heat is on 101 70 coastside ama and dan. thanks, andy. >> all right. so i texted my friend who's been following the aew saga every day, and she says, you're like the 50th person to are you happy? are you? you know he's staying. >> are you happy? >> i wasn't quite as invested as she was. okay. >> or me for that matter. finally, finally, finally. yes. the brandon aiyuk negotiation is done. the hold in that turned into a holdout. and now look at that. we have smiles. look at that s

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social media because his contract impasse has been resolved, he will remain a member of the san francisco 49 ers. iu gets a four year deal worth a total of $120 million, so an average of 30 mil per year. 76 million guaranteed. now

this is reportedly the same offer that iu had rejected going back to august the 10th. but maybe the niners had to up the guaranteed money. his extension puts iu in the top five of receiver salaries, basically the same as tyreek hill and amon-ra brown of the lions. so the expectation is that aiyuk will soon be back on the practice field doing individual drills as they ramp up for the jets opener on september 9th here on abc seven. next on the agenda. and this is a big one. a contract extension for left tackle trent williams. all right. now we move on to the warriors. and this is how you do a contract extension goes like this. you get steph curry and you say how much would you like to make. and he says i will take the maximum. and then you say okay well here it is. you get the max. it's that simple, right? uh- in this case, it's a one year extension worth $62.6 million. now curry's got two years left on his current contract worth 55.8 and 59.6, respectively. man, are we in the wrong business. the additional year we'll get a basketball.

yeah, that year is going to keep curry under contract through the 20 2627 season. and steph mentioned the summer he wanted to remain a warrior for life. this will take steph up to age 39. hey college football springs back into action this weekend in fact tonight san jose state starting just a few minutes against sacramento state. stanford opens tomorrow against tcu. and cal will play uc davis saturday. new era for my old buddy, hawaii native and former longtime navy head coach kenny niumatalolo. at the helm of the spartans. he had a long coaching career with the midshipmen, but he's pumped for the opener. >> i wouldn't say i'm nervous, anxious. we're all anxious. we're excited to see what we have, but you always have butterflies. i really believe in this profession. if you stop getting butterflies, you need to get out. >> giants finishing up in milwaukee. if you had chorizo as your sausage race winner, well, well then you are the big winner of the day. this is the giants season in one play. brewers first and third go for the

double steal. there's two outs. all you need is one out in the inning is over. tyler fitzgerald for some reason throws to third matt chapman not expecting it. it's like the one error he'll make a month. bobbles it. run scores the point. you got to throw the ball home the giants get shut out six nothing. they're back under 500. limping home to face the marlins over the weekend a's fans in cincy watching their team try to go for a sweep. hard to admit it, but lawrence butler was the most productive lawrence of the day. i can't you know, i, i didn't have a great day. this is butler's second three homer game of the season. a second of his career. this last one was absolutely crushed. and the a's were up nine seven going into the bottom of the ninth. and that's when things went terribly wrong. the bullpen did not get an out, and grant holman gave up a walk off, two run single to tj friedl, and the a's get gut, gut gut punched. it's even hard to say ten nine sports on abc seven is sponsored by smart and final, so i'll give it to that.

lawrence, because he clearly had a better day than i did. i'm sorry you didn't have a good but but brandon aiyuk had a better day. and then steph curry had a better day than all of us. actually, that's incredible amounts of money. yeah. next they've got to get trent williams done. here's the problem for trent. he's on the books this year for 20 million tristan worth's of the buccaneers just signed for 28 million a year. he's and trent williams is better. so the contracts don't mean anything. it's just like, well, if dan's getting this, i got to get more like i mean, obviously, right. >> and that's that's how the impasse starts. absolutely. that's how it starts tonight on abc seven at eight. >> press your luck. nine lucky 1310. who wants to be a millionaire? stay with us for abc seven news at 11. and that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel. >> larry. more money. bill. make it rain. it's making it rain. see you

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