after a mass shooting, finding safety and community despite a tough week, plus a raise for hundredsf thousands of californians is being put on hold to balance the budget. abc seven news starts right now. >> always live■# abc seven news starts right now. >> we begin with theay area beating the heat. beach is the place to be with inland temps around 100 degrees in some spots. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm j.r stone in downtown walnut creek. patios are packed with people seeking out the shade. it's a busy day for ice cream shops as well. >> it's how i'm beating the heat today is right. i need to eat this fairly quick before i get covered in it. >> he's got a good idea right there in san francisco, ocean beach is offering a chilly alternative to the inland heat. a foggy day there compared to much of the bay area today. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking

the hot temperatures and the heat advisory still hitting parts of the bay area. >> spencer that's right jerry, beating the heat has certainly been our challenge today. we have a heat advisory still in effect for the inland hills and valleys all around the bay area until 10:00 tonight. as you can see, under these conditions of excessive heat, of course, there is a an increased risk of heat related illness. and you can see that even well, maybe you can't see it here, but even away from those inland areas where we've had the excessive heat, it's been quite warm in other spots as well. now you can see that looking at current temperature readings, we have numerous upper 90s in our inland areas right now and upper 70s to near 80 around the bay shoreline. at 5:00 an hour ago, we had no fewer than 5 or 6 inland locations at or above 100 degrees. and as you can see across the entire region, temperature readings right now are about ten to 15 or 16 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday, mainly in our inland areas. nonetheless our air quality is not bad. it's a moderate to good in most bay area locations right now, and we're getting a little bit of

cooling relief overnight into tomorrow. so i have a cooler forecast ahead and some improving air quality as well. j.r. thank you so much. >> spencer. firefighters in the state's largest wildfire are making progress despite the hot weather containment is up to 38% on the sites fire in colusa county, firefighters shared video of some of the 64 miles of control line they've built to keep the fire from spreading the site. fire has burned more than 19,000 acres, but no buildings. as first responders lifted the last evacuations today for the arrow fire along highway four and calaveras county fire burned more than 5300 acres near copperopolis this week. containment is up to 78. tonight, the fire destroyed three buildings and damaged one more. cause here is under investigation. now to the east bay. and what has been a difficult week for the city of oakland. first 15 people shot after an illegal sideshow interrupted a juneteenth

celebration at lake merritt. then the fbi raided the mayor's house. sources tell us it's part of a political corruption investigation. much quieter today outside mayor tsingtao's home. the mayor still has not made a public appearance or shared any kind of statement. after the raid. the yesterday, her attorney told us there's no sign tau is named in the investigation and she's willing to cooperate. her home was one of four spots raided thursday. the fbi also searched three locations tied to california's waste solutions, which holds a recycling contract with the city company told us today they were surprised by the raid. in a statement, california waste solutions said in part, quote, we believe that we have not engaged in or committed any illegal activities and are awaiting the decision of the law enforcement agency. people packed lake merritt today to find some community. after such a difficult week, police increased patrols for today's lake fest because of wednesday's mass shooting, organizers tell

abc seven news reporter cornell bernard. violence cast a shadow on today's event, but it won't stop their positivity >> free e lake fest is a family picnic. >> travel at hernandez and his crew ready to greet the public at lake fest, the event he founded on lake merritt. >> welcome to lake fest. thank you. >> this year, attendees are lining up outside for a security check. the festival, surrounded by blocks and blocks of fencing, trevelle says it's all about safety. >> we gated the whole park, we're checking bags and making sure no one has weapons or anything. >> on wednesday night, gun violence rocked a juneteenth celebration near lake merritt. oakland police say 15 people were wounded. the shooting is one of the biggest in the city's history, and a lot of my friends who are older, i'm 74, so a lot of my friends are older. >> like, well, i don't know, sandra. i don't know if it's

going to be safe. >> sandra black says she isn't seeing big crowds at lake fest like last year, but assured her friends the festival is safe in the wake of the shooting. >> it's great. it's safe. there's plenty of police around that don't. we cannot let these knuckleheads interfere with us living a good life. >> the opd providing a large police presence of 30 to 50 officers at lake fest inside the event and out with numerous street closures, so i think so. >> naturally, there are some concerns. you can't help it. >> lemonade 510 owner jade lee was a bit reluctant about being a vendor at lake fest in the wake of the violence, but appreciate the security measures around the event. >> unfortunately, there is violence. there's violence in america, there's violence in oakland, and we're going to move on and we're going to have a safe environment. free samples try to big surge. >> oseguera has been barbecuing delicious things at lake fest for years. this is our third year. >> we have never seen a fight, anybody arguing ever. so, you

know, everybody's just here for a good time. go right for apple. >> chevelle was hoping 15,000 people would show up for lake fest to have a safe, relaxing, fun day. >> there aren't many things to do in oakland where we can all come together as one culture and enjoy ourselves. and we're hoping to do that and keep continue to do it in oakland, cornell, bernard abc seven news cornell. >>hank you so much. new at six california lawmakers have a budget deal, but it comes at the cost of wage increases for hundreds of thousands of health care workers. democrats agreed to delay a minimum wage bump that would have kicked in next month, as part of a bigger plan to close the budget shortfall. around $46 billion if lawmakers approve the budget, health care workers will get their raise in october, but that's only if state revenues are higher than expected the next three months. otherwise the raise will kick in next year. new details about the

push to bring giant pandas to the san francisco zoo. the big challenge will be paying for them, and we're getting a better idea of how much it could cost. the san francisco chronicle reports. the zoo's financial director put the cost at. get this as much as $70 million for a decade. that includes the panda enclosure, thousands of pounds of bamboo per month and the cost to rent the pandas from china. animal rights groups claim $70 million is a low estimate. mayor london breed's fundraising plan is focused on raising nearly 25 million. the zoo's deputy director says it's premature to put a price tag on what pandas would cost at. tackling homelessness is a critical part of building a better bay area. and this week, san jose took another step towards that goal. the city council agreed this week to assess adding eight safe sleeping sites for unhoused people. they would provide sanction places for people to

camp with food, showers and other resources. mayor matt mehan originally proposed nine sites, but neighbors opposed the location near history park. now, the city will figure how much the eight sites would cost. >> it's really complicated and, you know, riddled with a lot of different layers. and i think that we're getting to a better place. >> san jose's most recent count shows more than 6300 unhoused people in the city, 44% of those people live on the streets or along rivers. a judge has ordered stanford university and stanford health care to pay $10 million in damages to a longtime employee who had filed a racial harassment case in march. a jury found the two organizations had defamed the technician, who is black, in her 2017 lawsuit, she said coworkers used the n word and mistreated black patients. her attorneys say the day after

they filed their lawsuit, stanford's dean and stanford's health care ceo sent an email to 22,000 recipients implying she was dishonest. the jury found that email defamed the longtime employee. up next, a counterculture fest is heading for a northern california forest, and law enforcement is concerned. plus, your facebook pictures may have helped build a facial recognition app, and now you may own a piece of the company and a big milestone this weekend for one of our most scenic roads closed off for more than

you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪ ♪ ode. this is a time lapse video over the last 15 minutes or so, you can see some of that black smoke. there we'll update you when we learn more. just getting details into our newsroom right now. happening tomorrow in monterey county, caltrans will reopen highway one at paul's slide, a rock slide near big sur. back in january of 2023 sent tons of rock and mud onto the road. it caused a 4.3 mile section of the scenic byway to

be closed for nearly a year and a half. the repairs cost about $60 million. privacy concerns are a big question as we consider the future of ai, and tonight one company is paying for it the facial recognition startup clearview ai agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over how it built its software. the new york based companies scraped billions of photos on social media sites to create the app, which it then sold to law enforcement across the country. settling with all those people whose pictures it took would bankrupt the company. so a judge agreed to let them give plaintiffs a share of the company's value. thousands of people will make their way to a remote northern california forest this month for a counterculture festival, but it is drawing concerns from first responders. the annual gathering of the rainbow family is heading for antelope lake in plumas county, about a five hour drive from san francisco. up to 10,000 people have showed up to the

event in years past, but police departments and the sheriff's office in plumas county will manage crowds and make surea to there's no damage to the environment. a tribute to a legendary baseball player who had a massive impact off the field. a charity tradition backed by willie mays and his family, returns for the first time since the pandemic and dangerous heat hitting parts of the bay area. abc seven weather anchor spencer christian is tracking the highs when the and when the cool temps return. up next, your accuweather forecast and coming up in sports after a special game at rickwood field on thursday, giants and cardinals resumed their series in saint louis. >> former giant brandon crawford plays there now. giants scored three runs in a flash, but could they ride that momentum and snap a three game slide trying to get back in

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they transform. nasa ames visitor center, located at the chabot space and science center in the oakland hills, open to the public today. a display on the artemis mission to the moon is one of the exhibits and artifacts meant to highlight the important work done at nasa ames

, joined by spencer christian. and i know as a science guy, you can get into that. >> well, i certainly can. i love science, i love other subjects as welence is what i'm talking about today. >> that was inside, outside, a different story, especially inland. >> we've got some heat out there still. it's still with us, but it's beginning to taper off a little bit. here's a look at our satellite radar composite image jr. you can see the approaching cooling clouds that will not only bring us a drop in temperatures, which we of course can use, but a few drops of drizzle as well. but right now, we still have this heat advisory in effect for our interior hills and valleys until 10:00 tonight. so it's been quite hot all day and under these excessively hot conditions, there's an increased risk of heat related illness. so we should limit our time outdoors right now. stay hydrated. we've got a nice little onshore breeze right now. not a powerful one, but it's enough to cool us off a little bit nonetheless. look at these 24 hour temperature change. most inland locations right now are ten to about 16 degrees cooler than it uh- cooler. warmer than at this time yesterday. so we've

had quite a warm up 63 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland 7179 at hayward, 85 at san jose, redwood city 79 at 56 at half moon bay. looking down onto the bay from mount tam. earlier, we had a little finger of fog pushing through the golden gate that has burned away now, but there will be more coming our way. 91 degrees in santa rosa right now. petaluma 8277 at napa. upper 90s at fairfield, concord and livermore. so on we go to blue sky over the golden gate while we check out the weather headlines. heat advisory remains in effect tonight until late tonight for the interior hills and valleys. tomorrow the heat eases area wide, but it will still be warm in many inland locations. and then into next week. the fog returns. we get a cooler pattern. we'll all feel more comfortable overnight. look for the fog to form along the coastline and push locally across the bay. there'll be lots of patches of drizzle offshore overnight. not likely to see much of this hitting land areas, but just be aware that it's there overnight. low temperatures will be generally in the mid to upper 50s, so on the mild side but not uncomfortable. so not for most

locations. highs tomorrow near 60 at the coast, 64 here in the city right around the bay shoreline. low to mid 70s and many spots up to about 80 in the warmest locations and areas inland today, especially in the inland east bay where we had numerous 100 degree plus readings. today we're talking about low to mid 90s tomorrow, so that is quite a change. and there'll be more change coming our way on monday, with further cooling monday into tuesday and into wednesday, we'll see temperatures moderating and we'll be getting back into a more seasonal weather pattern. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so for the first few days of next week, basically we'll see low to mid 90s as our high temperatures inland mid to upper 70s around the bay shoreline. later in the week it becomes breezy and cooler on thursday, and we'll hold on to some of that cooling effect going into next weekend. >> welcome to sports. the giants and cardinals resume their three game series today in saint louis. i was in birmingham, alabama thursday for the giants cardinals game at rickwood field . as amazing as it looked on tv, i can tell you it was unreal in

person. the historic game at the oldest ballpark in america honored willie mays and the leagues. it's something i will never forget. giants ace logan webb and forever giant curt cardinal brandon crawford hanging out pregame. top of the first giants up one. nothing michael conforto two out, two run single, three nothing. giants before saint louis even gets to the plate. conforto had three rbi in the game, so a good day for him, but jordan hicks pitching against his former team. and there's giant killer paul goldschmidt 350th career home run, not all against the giants. cardinals back in it. it's three two bottom four cards now down four two. hicks giving up the go ahead dinger a three run shot to alex burleson the first of his two homers in the day. tough return for hicks four innings five earned two homers allowed. giants lose nine four. they've lost four straight webs going against former a sonny gray as the giants look to avoid the sweep tomorrow. speaking of the a's warm day at the coliseum, even in the shade, you just bring the big hat. it's a good idea. bottom one a's down, one nothing. jj bleday got all

that one. his 11th of the year. solo shot game tied. throw up your a yeah but it all unravels for oakland starter jp sears in the second third batter of the inning. it's manuel margot three run shot to left center minnesota up four one. and then three batters later jose miranda doubles in two more at six one. and still nobody out. sears eight earned runs. only got four outs before he was taken out of the game. twins starter, meanwhile, bailey ober tossed his first career complete game on just 89 pitches. carlos correa across the diamond for the final out. a's lose ten two rubber match tomorrow, then the a's hit the road for a six game road trip. indycar annual stop in monterey practicing qualifying today. denmark's christian rasmussen crashes hard into the tires during practice. luckily, he was okay. he'll start 21st tomorrow. two time reigning indy 500 champions josef newgarden didn't have the best day. he's going to start 14th. excuse me. finished second. two years ago, two reigning indycar series champ alex paulo grabbed pole

position. he is three consecutive top three finishes at laguna seca, including that win in 2022. moving day the travelers championship. cameron young had himself a day on the golf course, second shot on the third hole and he's going to hole out a one. hopper goes right into the cup. all right that's good. tee shot on number eight. now he's going for a hole in one and gets pretty darn close 14in away. oh so close. birdie putt moved him to six under and then teeing off on number 15. not a hole in one again but another great shot off the tee. young finishes 11 under finishing with a 59. that's the lowest score in the pga tour in four years. second ever to do it. the travelers and 12th ever to shoot a sub 60 to the ice stanley cup final. frustration boiling over for the florida panthers. they had a30 series lead, but edmonton is now won three straight. we have a game seven monday night right here on abc seven. the oilers look to become just the second team in

nhl history to win the cup after trailing the series three zero, the only team to actually do it so far toronto in 1942 against the red wings, an incredible chance at history. and the oilers. they're enjoying the ride. >> that's been fun. it has been stressful. it has been. we're just playing and i know we surprised a lot of people, but i don't think we've surprised anybody in the room. >> by no means is this going to be easy, walk in the park now, this is going to be the hardest game of the series, and we know that we're aware of that. but that being said, obviously really, really proud to give ourselves a chance. >> you'll see game seven monday night right here on abc seven. coverage begins at five, immediately followed by after the game. no better word in sports than game seven stanley cup. if it goes in overtime, then it's sudden death and all bets are off. my florida family says they're not giving up hope on the panthers. hey, one game to do it. >> all right. thanks so much chris. remembering the say hey kid at a charity event his family supported for decades how willie mays legacies live on swing after

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burning in that area. two southbound lanes of 101 are blocked near alum rock avenue because of this fire. well, a special tribute in san francisco today for the late, great willie mays. his passing earlier this week coincides with the may luis softball tournament. it was named for the hall of famers late wife, a social worker for the city's human services agency. 25 teams are playing at moscone field to support foster youth, and willie mays is on their minds. >> we had a, 22nd moment of silence before the event, day's events occurred and i think it was a solemn kind of, moment of silence for willie mays. >> the tournament had been on hiatus since 2019 because of the pandemic, but boy, what good times out there. and i know it was a special moment down there in alabama. chris. >> yeah, and i was wondering how the mood was going to be in alabama. it was actually a very

celebratory move. it was, honoring his life. it was i think what willie would have wanted is that no sadness. let's celebrate all the greatness in the history and he was great. >>

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