>> yeah, the rest of the story, but not the entire story. also ahead. >> but it seemed like you were having trouble from the first question in even before he spok. >> well, i just had a bad night. >> in an exclusive interview with abc news anchor george stephanopoulos, president joe biden gives his own take on his debate performance. >> always live abc seven news starts right now as we head into the hottest weekend of the year. >> for some parts of the bay area, we have options for heat relief and you're getting live views of two of them. find the fog or head to the beach. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm julian glover. we are only four days into this year's first heat wave here in the bay area. >> it feels like four weeks. it's brought triple digit temperatures and a high risk for wildfires. these are the dangerous conditions that abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking. >> also, that red flag fire danger, sandhya explains. all of

it for us, yeah, especially when we have critically dry fuels and it's really dry out there. >> julian. and let's take a look at the temperatures for today. got up to 107 degrees in livermore, 106 in fairfield, downtown oakland, 82 degrees surpassed the old record of 81 set back in 1981 94, in san jose. san rafael, 95 degrees in napa and santa rosa. but look at the city was 70 one half moon bay, 65 degrees. these are the high temperatures for today. let's take a look at the currents. we still have triple digit heat inland 104 in brentwood. right now livermore is at 100 degrees 101 in fairfield. excessive heat warnings and heat advisories remain up until 11 p.m. next wednesday, as there's still an increased risk of heat related illnesses. in case you're stepping out tonight at 7:00, we're still going to have the 90s and 100 inland, but 60s along the coast. notice that the coast starts to really get cool. you need the jackets or the

sweaters because of the fog that's sitting there right now in the 50s. but inland areas at 9:00, still in the 80s and 90s tomorrow morning, we begin with the fog and tomorrow afternoon it is quickly warming up again. once again into the triple digits in our inland valleys. a red flag warning remains up for our hills until 9 p.m. tomorrow. the concern is, even though the winds aren't that strong, gusty winds with critically dry fuels and humidity down to 16% will mean that fire danger remains elevated. right now, the humidity is at 11. in brentwood, 15% in fairfield. i'll be back to let you know when the heat starts to back off. coming right up, julian. >> okay. thank you so much, sandhya. let's talk about some of the impact of the fire danger here in the south bay. one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion while battling this fire outside of the goodwill of silicon valley headquarters and donation center sky seven, high above the scene on north seventh street in san jose. shortly after it started around 2 p.m.

we're told several trucks, boxes of books and wooden pallets all burned here. the fire appears to have spread to some grass nearby. thankfully, no structures are threatened at this time, and in mariposa county, the sheriff's office there has lifted some of the evacuation orders for the french fire burning outside of yosemite national park. crews built a fire line around the eastern side of mariposa to protect the town from flames. more than 900 acres have burned since the fire started yesterday evening. so far, it's about 20% contained. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >> in butte county, near oroville. >> all evacuation orders have been lifted for the thompson fire. it's 55% contained, nearly 3800 acres have burned since tuesday morning. the fire has destroyed 25 structures. officials say three firefighters have suffered heat related injuries. cal fire arrested a man accused of starting a 16 acre grass fire in lower lake. investigators say he sparked the flames by weed eating in dry

grass during wednesday's extreme heat. officials say creating a defensible space is critical, but should only be done under the right weather conditions. the adams fire is now 90% contained, and you can see wildfires in california at a glance with our abc seven news wildfire tracker. find it on abc seven news.com/fire map. >> it was a busy 4th of july for contra costa county firefighters calls about illegal fireworks flooded their lines. abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us. fire officials say the fires linked to illegal fireworks will be investigated as possible arson. >> me and my neighbors have no fear as anthony hamilton tours the backyard that used to be blocked off by a fence, he knows he and his family are lucky to be alive. >> he says they only had minutes to evacuate as a wildfire raced up the hill. it likely was started by illegal fireworks being shot off in the shopping plaza below. >> this is our house on the hillside. it's going up the hill. we're about to get burnt out. our home. me and my son.

>> he's not coming home this weekend. concerned about the health impacts of the lingering smoke on his fiancee and young son. >> i could stay here, but he just. you just don't want to smell that all day for a toddler. and so it's really just kind of a lot of stress right now, a lot on your mind. >> the two acre fire that burned close to hamilton's house was the biggest, but it wasn't the only one we saw that we had over 1100 calls that came in to dispatch captain victor daniel with the contra costa county fire protection district, says they responded to 300 incidents in the 17 hours between 10 a.m. thursday to 3 a.m. friday. there were 16 vegetation fires, 90 exterior fires, and they're still trying to determine the number of structure fires, captain daniel says. it's tough to crack down on all illegal fireworks, but unlike other fire departments, they have a full investigation unit. they not only investigate the origin of fires, they can also make arrests. >> and if there is a criminal penalties that are necessary, then they'll take the appropriate actions to do that. and they work very well with all the law enforcement agencies

within our county. >> and just don't forget that this is arson. and so this will be investigated as an arson. >> antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe walked through the burn site. he's calling for a full ban on fireworks throughout the state, saying it's best to leave the big shows to cities. he's adamant that this fire will be fully investigated. but he adds, residents need to do their part too. >> but everybody was watching. people have uh- video on their on their, on their doorbells. people have security cameras. please provide that to the to law enforcement so that we can hold those responsible accountable. >> the mayor says the penalty for arson includes a $10,000 fine and possible prison sentence in antioch, anser hassan abc seven news now there's no p-g-and-e's public safety power shut off today, but thousands in the bay area have lost power today because of unplanned outages. >> take a look at the current outage map. currently, a total of about 4500 customers in alamo and danville don't have power. nearly 1000 customers near concord are also without power. those outages are marked by orange squares on the map. p-g-and-e's says the weather is

to blame. >> as expected, the heat is driving crowds to the coast, where temperatures are significantly cooler than they are inland. abc seven news was at stinson beach and we saw a lot of people out there. this small marin county town is seeing huge crowds of visitors looking for a place to cool off. for beachside businesses. it's a nice boost. >> lots of beer, lots of wine, ice cream, all things that go well on a hot summer day. >> temperatures at the beach today in the low 70s. that sounds great. well, this is the final weekend of the alameda county fair in pleasanton. organizers are providing misters to try and help people cool off, and a chance to get out of the sun. >> our buildings are air conditioned, which i always say, if you're here on grounds, go and take a break. if you're outside every 20 minutes, pop in a building. >> the fair runs through 11 p.m. on sunday. we've put together a timeline for this heat wave because we are not done yet. all

you have to do is scan the qr code on your screen. it will take you to abc seven news.com/weather. >> new developments in a road rage shooting that turned the bay bridge into a parking lot during the monday morning commute, newly installed flock cameras helped track down the suspect vehicle. chp says the suspect is in custody and a firearm has been recovered. it's the first time the cameras have been used to make an arrest in the bay area. the victim in the shooting was not struck by the bullet, but suffered cuts from flying glass inside the vehicle. an oakland gas station man was expressing anger and frustration today after dozens of people ransacked his business overnigh. and to make matters worse, he says police never showed up after he called for help happened at the 76 station on hegenberger road near 8-80, just up the street from the airport. abc seven news anchor dion lim explains how it all unfolded. >> this is simply incredible, station manager sam maday says. he has never seen anything like it. it all began at about 430 this morning when a crowd attending a nearby sideshow

broke in and began ransacking and looting the place. maday believes some 80 to even 100 people took part. apparently unhappy that they weren't allowed inside the station, only offering window service normal for that time of night. >> shelves were ripped apart. all the grocery items were torn or stepped on or vandalized. they broke the refrigerators. they dropped our atm, tore the atm apart, took everything in it. they tried to get the safe, but it was more secure than anything else so they could get through that. basically every single thing, even the tv marti estimates that the damage and theft totals more than $100,000. >> we reached out to oakland police for a comment about martin's claims about the response, but we have yet to hear back this of course, is just the latest in a series of issues on the hegenberger corridor. on wednesday, police turned out in force after reports of a shooting at chevron. sky seven spotted a car

with its rear window blown out and this is also the same area where an in-n-out burger closed in march due to ongoing crime, a first for that popular chain. back to you. >> coming up next on abc seven news at six. how to avoid a repeat of last year's dolores hill bomb chaos, where only one day away. >> plus, maintenance failures and construction mistakes. the findings by a civil

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today in her first court appearance. 78 year old mary fong lao pleaded not guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter charges. prosecutors say lao was speeding excessively on the wrong side of the road when she slammed into that bus stop. the crash happened on west portal avenue back in march. lao's attorney claims her vehicle malfunctioned and caused that crash. >> i think it's unfortunate that we can't take this as an accident without some sort of criminal culpability and liability here, because no matter what happens behind these doors, it's not going to bring anybody back. >> investigators, though, have ruled out mechanical failure as the cause of that crash. police also determined lao was not intoxicated and had no medical issues. the man charged with murder for the death of a woman at a bart station was supposed to make his first court appearance today, however, that was postponed. late monday night, police say a 74 year old cortizone dan dan was pushed at the powell street station. she hit an oncoming train and the

platform and passed away. >> a warning from police today, one day ahead of the unpermitted event known as the dolores park hill bomb. it's where dozens gathered a skateboard down the hill at high speeds. in the past, this has led to arrests, injuries, even a death. abc seven news reporter luz pena is here because, louis, you covered last year's hill bomb extensively. >> that's right. and the dolores park hill hill bomb has been happening for years. skaters spread the word through social media, and it typically happens the first weekend of july last year, sfpd arrested more than 100 people. today, they're giving this group a heads up. don't show up. or you could get arrested again. these are images of july of 2023. sfpd in riot gear, arresting over 100 people as bottles were thrown at them and public transportation was vandalized. this all following an unpermitted annual event where skateboarders go down a hill between 18th and 19th streets near dolores park when their unorganized, unpermitted,

unsanctioned and there are no rules at all. >> that is what we cannot allow. uh- people have been gravely injured and killed in the past, according to sfpd. >> they found online fliers advertising another hill bomb and then canceling it for the weekend ahead of any potential event, the police chief had a message if they are committing crimes, they may be arrested and they likely will be arrested or cited, >> if they're hanging out like kids do. we don't have a problem with that. >> at least 81 teenagers were arrested last year. earlier this week, sfpd held a community meeting to hear from residents in the area. mark allen has lived in the neighborhood for years. he's glad sfpd is now speaking about barricading the area. >> i appreciate trying to get in front of these things because, you know, usually what happens is it's happening and the police are kind of standing by you know, not really knowing what to do after the fact because

there's hundreds of people out there, other residents don't think closing this street will stop skateboarders. >> you can barricade it. they'll move up the street. let them do it for four hours. it doesn't even take up the whole day and just let them go. >> we met luke johnson at one of the city's skate parks. he's planning to attend the dolores park hill bomb. despite the consequences. you could potentially get arrested and you're still going to do it? yeah. >> why? it's going to be fun. >> he would like for the city to turn this into an official event. >> i feel like the reason they don't like the hill bomb is because the people that get hurt and like all the injuries and stuff that happen, so they just make it a little safer for those people. >> and the city has been open about turning the hill bomb into a permitted event, but they need someone to lead it. and according to chief scott, no one has come forward to do this. that's because if an injury were to happen, that organizer could be held liable. so for now, sfpd says they will be ready to respond. luz pena, abc seven news. >> all right, luz, thank you so

much. switching gears to our weather now. >> yeah, it is once again hot out there. day four of this heat wave. so when will it all end? we check in now with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> we still have several more days to go for our inland communities, so brace yourselves, julian and ama, let me show you the wind right now, because the onshore winds have picked up 21 miles an hour in san francisco and sfo, along with fairfield, getting a nice breeze coming through, which has started the cooling along the coast and around the bay this evening. in case you're looking for some relief tonight, at least down 11 degrees in hayward, five degrees cooler in oakland, but it is running warmer in our inland areas. if you want to get away from the hot weather, santa cruz appears to be the place to go. people are just soaking up the sun, enjoying the cool ocean water. here is a look at what you can expect if you do want to head to the beach this weekend, uv index will be very high. a mix of sun and fog, and it's going to be a breezy afternoon. 83 in santa cruz tomorrow, 69 at ocean

beach, 70 at stinson. should be nice looking weather at the coast, but it is not going to be anywhere near the inland areas where they have been sizzling. high pressure in control of our weather, bringing this heat wave. today was day four. tomorrow we're going into day five, but once again inland. but with that heat comes a heat risk so extreme inland areas in the reds and purples indicating major to extreme heat risk inland. take it easy out there and definitely stay hydrated and find a way to keep cool. obviously with this heat it is excessive for some areas. from pier 39 cameras seeing a lot of sun 65 in the city right now it is comfortable 72 in oakland, 88 in san jose, 94 redwood city. and it is 61 in half moon bay from our east bay hills. camera you are seeing blue skies as we look there. a lot of green still showing up there, but 85 in santa rosa, 84 degrees in napa. triple digits, fairfield, concord and livermore. and from our golden gate bridge camera, you're seeing that finger of

fog. but this is an improvement. believe it or not. earlier it was just completely fogged in. heat wave continues inland into next week. red flag warning through tomorrow night and we are looking at mild conditions along the coastline with a mix of that fog and sun this weekend. tonight, if you step out, it's still going to feel the heat inland at seven 1590s and one hundreds slow drop off in those numbers, but along the coastline it's going to be a cool, foggy 50s. as we head into tomorrow morning, fog will be right near the bay and along the coastline. the rest of you starting out clear and then by noontime, already getting hot. many of our inland areas will be in the 90s. by the early afternoon into the triple digits. the good news is, with our summer microclimates, the coast will remain comfortable through the weekend. so your morning temperatures anywhere from the low 50s to the low 70s, fog near the coast, clear inland tomorrow afternoon. it's rapidly warming up in the south bay, 105 degrees in morgan hill, 95 in san jose on the peninsula, 92 in redwood city, 86 degrees

mountain view, 66 on the coast in half moon bay. you'll still have a little bit of a sea breeze. the fog will be around, so it's not going to be quite as warm there. 72 in downtown san francisco, north bay temperatures 111 degrees at lakeport, 113 ukiah. that's excessive. 99 in santa rosa, 95 in san rafael. napa in the east bay, 81. oakland 85, san leandro 91 degrees in castro valley. and you head inland and it is going to be a scorcher. 105 degrees in concord, 105 in antioch, 106 in livermore. the accuweather seven day forecast you're looking at tomorrow being the hottest of the next seven days, 106 inland, mid 60s coast. the heat eases sunday and really starts to back off as we head into next week. not as hot 90s inland 60s at our beaches and julian all right. >> sounds great. thanks, sandy. >> san diego coming up next from there to here. >> how a reservoir project more

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weather anchor spencer christian has our update. >> for decades, the agency supplying water to fast growing cities like livermore, dublin and pleasanton has leaned heavily on the state water project. but now a new source could be on the horizon to keep up with expanding housing. valerie prior is general manage, so we are expecting, you know, more growth, >> and even though, you know, certainly residential growth, new housing is very water efficient, there still needs to be some additional water per agency known as zone seven and the tri-valley water partners are one of the early participants in a reservoir project that appears to be moving forward after decades of planning. >> located several hours northeast of the bay area, the proposed sites reservoir would capture, flood water from the sacramento river during wet years, storing and releasing it through a series of gates and tunnels. >> also, for our service area, we're heavily dependent on the state water project, which is not as reliable as it used to be, so the sites project really

complements that well for us in wet years we would take state water, project water, and in dry years we would take sites. >> reservoir water sites received a major boost several weeks ago when a court struck down a lawsuit by environmental groups. the project benefited from a fast track environmental review process championed by governor newsom. project director jerry brown says state water officials still have to give final approval. then nearly two dozen water agencies backing the reservoir will have to commit to the multi-billion dollar construction cost. >> we expect that to probably take six six months or so. that would put us to start construction in 2026, and with our current schedule, we're showing an operational completion of the project by the end of 2032 sites would be california's largest reservoir project in roughly half a century, and it comes at a time when other major water projects, ranging from the delta tunnel proposal to bay area reservoir upgrades, are facing significant hurdles, with enough capacity

for several million households, water managers believe sites could take at least some pressure off an increasingly strained system. >> the current system, the way that it operates today, you kno, will not work as well as it should in the future. we know that we need to develop conveyance and storage in san francisco. >> spencer christian, abc seven news. >> environmental groups we spoke with say they are in the process of appealing the fast track ruling. >> it's unclear at this point what effect that might actually have on the timetable, though. >> coming up next, the civil grand jury's criticisms of san francisco's department of public works to say that projects are not delivered on time or on budget is unfair. >> we are looking into this report as a part of our work to build a better bay

of public works. >> now the dpw is being asked to be more transparent in reporting how it builds and maintains city projects. abc seven news. building a better bay area

reporter lyanne melendez is here to tell us this has an impact on city dollars. lyanne. >> yeah, public works is a large department. we know that. and it designs, builds and maintains a lot of city buildings in san francisco. these are city assets worth nearly $19 billion. now according to this grand jury report, the takeaway for residents of san francisco is that when you don't keep up with the maintenance of these buildings or you make mistakes during construction, it ends up costing taxpayers more money than it should. it's been more than four years since public works director mohammed nuru was arrested. >> the complaint alleges corruption bribery side deals by one of san francisco's highest ranking public employees. >> do you have anything to say to the people of san francisco who feel betrayed by what you did? >> since then, the department of public works has tried to regain the trust of city residents. for example, despite a citywide shutdown during the pandemic, the department delivered,

describing its workers as, quote, flexible, creative and responsive. >> the storm was, pretty intense. we've been at it for 16 hours, but it wasn't enough. >> ten months after nuru's arrest, voters overwhelmingly decided an oversight commission was needed. a recent civil grand jury report found dpw hasn't always been transparent, and for years, its mindset was what happens in the department stays in the department. >> the department of public works only got a oversight commission in 2020, and up until then, all of their internal reporting and stuff like that stayed internal. there was not a lot of information that you would find on the website that gave you a detail of the of a project and the way that project changed over time. >> the grand jury cites a few examples of projects that went over budget and its construction had some defects. fireboat station number 35. during

construction, a storm took out power. the bay doors of the station were left open, resulting in water damage requiring additional labor costs. the cleats used to secure fireboats were too small for the size of the securing ropes, but dpw told us the initial design was approved by the fire department and rather than replace them with larger cleats, the fire department has kept them as is the mechanized lifts used for small watercrafts stopped working, believed to be caused by the corrosion effect of salt air, something that perhaps should have been foreseen given that over time, corrosion becomes a problem along the embarcadero, but with regard to the lifts, dpw told us the construction team brought in specialty marine engineers who made recommendations on the equipment. the equipment is under warranty. the report mentions two other fairly new buildings fire station 49 and the police department, traffic

company and forensic services division. they two went over budget and have reported some structural problems. the question is, can't they anticipate some of these things? >> the jury believes that they can. that's what the city auditor should be looking into and seeing if those judgments turned out to be good. >> dpw has 90 days to respond to the grand jury's report, but decided to address some of these findings now, to say that projects are not delivered on time or on budget is unfair. >> we deliver a lot of projects on time and on budget. the civil grand jury pulled out some projects that weren't. how much is steel costing at the time or cement? is it ever going to be perfect? we know it's not going to be perfect. >> on the issue of deferred maintenance, public works agreed with the grand jury in that the city has endured years of neglected maintenance because the money hasn't always been there. >> there's not unlimited funding, and then it becomes prioritization and putting projects into the queue.

>> when you have these budget cuts, then it gets harder for you to spend that money on maintaining. so are you going to be behind? >> we've not assessed that that's going to happen. i haven't had that as a red flag that that's going to be happening. they do have an idea of what the backlog is. >> it's a little over 600 million per the last capital plan. the problem is they don't know the severity of letting that maintenance go unpaid, unfixed. >> and what's the problem there? >> the longer something goes unfixed, generally speaking, the more expensive it's going to be to fix it. >> and there are pages and pages of recommendations made by the grand jury. the most immediate one is asking that the comptroller analyze how much more money will these delays in repairing the degraded facilities end up costing. now that number should then be given to the mayor and the board of supervisors, and made available to the public, and they want that information, they said. by march 31st, 2025. so that's less

than a year. they've got some work to do. >> better get to it. yeah. appreciate it. liane. >> coming up next, governor newsom's latest stump speech for president biden, plus a preview of biden's first television interview since his disappointing debate performance. also ahead and i remember sitting on the front steps of my home crying just on the phone while, you know, just struggling with everything. >> she's a new parent who struggled with the bureaucracy of paid family leave. her story is a part of a national collaboration. abc seven is a part of to face the facts when it

events across the country. governor newsom urged the state's voters to vote. he also expressed confidence in president biden's chances at reelection. >> joe biden needs to be joe biden. he needs to be scranton joe. you guys know better than anybody, he needs to get out and just be himself, less stats, less details and figures, more human. >> governor newsom will next

appear at a saturday rally for biden in bucks county. just outside philadelphia. we are getting our first chance to hear from president biden about his widely panned debate performance. in an exclusive interview with abc news anchor george stephanopoulos, he responded to questions about what went wrong in the debate. >> it was a bad episode. no indicator of any serious condition. i was exhausted, i didn't listen to my instincts in terms of preparing and a bad night. they did a test to see whether or not i had some infection. you know, a virus. i didn't. they just had a really bad cold. not my fault. no one else's fault, no one else's fault. >> but it seemed like you were having trouble. from the first question in. even before he spoke. >> well, i just had a bad night. >> you can watch the complete exclusive first television interview since the debate tonight at 8:00, right here on abc seven. >> the abc owned television stations race and culture and data teams have teamed up on a new series called facing the

facts. it's a compilation of data driven stories about topics that impact our communities. things from the economy to the environment. and the most recent episode focuses on maternal health. i took a look at the growing movement to expand parental leave. >> i mean, it was, i had a long journey into motherhood. >> it was a long and challenging journey for a new sharma welcoming her baby girl, avni, into the world. >> rounds of ivf, a two and a half day labor with an unplanned c-section and a rare condition after giving birth. that's into rushing back to the hospital. >> fortunately, i was okay, you know, but my recovery on the postpartum side, you know, took several weeks during recovery and adjusting to life with a newborn. >> she spent hours on the phone with california's employment development department to correct a form so she could receive paid family leave. >> and i remember sitting on the front steps of my home crying, saying, just on the phone while, you know, just struggling with everything.

>> navigating the patchwork of family leave is a frustration faced by many new parents in the united states. >> families are kind of left on their own to try to figure out how to navigate this, you know, super critical, important life altering juncture in their lives. >> doctor maya rosen slater studies maternal leave as an associate professor of health policy at stanford university. her research has found only 60% of u.s. workers are eligible for the family medical leave act. that provides just 12 weeks of job protected, unpaid leave for new parents. even fewer new parents are eligible for paid leave. >> california was the first state in the nation to pass a paid family leave policy, but a dozen other states, including washington, d.c, have implemented their own paid family leave policies. most of these policies are somewhere between six and 16 weeks in duration, and that paid leave is

significantly capped. >> for example, in california, new mothers receive approximately 60% of their pay for up to eight weeks, forcing many parents back to the workforce too soon. >> millie clinic is redesigning maternity care from the ground up in response to the many challenges new mothers face, a new founded the millie clinic with her midwife turned business partner talia borgo, and there's a certain income level as well, too, is where it actually doesn't even make sense to go back to work. >> for some people where it's like paying for child care is actually going to be more expensive than having my income again. >> navigating return to work and childcare are just two of the topics taken on in weekly postpartum groups organized by millie midwives. >> the answer ultimately has to be a policy shift at the government level, >> the vast majority across all states, both democrats and republicans, are supportive of paid parental leave policies. and so i think the american public has kind of there. >> now it's up to lawmakers to finally take action. you can

watch facing the facts streaming now on our website, abc seven news.com and the abc seven news app. >> it's the first weekend of this heat wave, but relief is in sight. see sandia. seven day forecast next plus skystar wheel reopen this week at fisherman's wharf. >> i'll tell you the impact it's

abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow got a chance to ride the wheel. >> if it seems to you like there's more foot traffic at fisherman's wharf in san francisco recently, you wouldn't be wrong. randall scott, the executive director of the fisherman's wharf community benefit district, says it's part of the rebirth here. we look at it as an opportunity. >> this week, the wharf. >> welcome back. the skystar wheel. >> you just hang out. >> we'll be back just in time for the long holiday weekend. >> i know we're closing in three, two, one. >> this is absolutely the best way to see san francisco sky star, which once lived at golden gate park before being moved to fisherman's wharf for the apec

summit last november, recently got a makeover. >> you might not notice a more permanent foundation for its 18 month permit. >> we had to disassemble the entire wheel and move it 15ft to the west from texas. >> it looks very clean to me. >> people are very nice. i think it's a great place to come visit to british columbia. >> i'd heard that it had gone downhill and that things weren't quite as same, but all the places we've been have looked great and the south of france. >> what do you think of this right here, >> i think it's good because we can see all of san francisco and we can see the ocean, and it's cool. >> tourists were eager to get on. it's not just about bringing tourists to the area. those involved with the wheel say they hope that residents rediscover all there is to love about fisherman's wharf. and the city by the bay. >> come back and enjoy your wharf. >> local businesses are noticing the difference. >> it is booming right now. 60% are from like hayward or fremont

or somewhere else. >> memories of restaurants closing and cars being broken into are beginning to fade. ever since the news started coming out saying that all the break ins are happening, people started coming less and less and less. >> but now i think this is helping. the ferris wheel is helping, but we are coming back stronger than ever. >> i haven't seen broken glass in at least a week. >> a 360 degree view of what's possible for san francisco. >> it's very important that you also shift seats halfway through the wheel and the reason is it's almost like two entirely different rides. >> and a reminder when looking ahead and looking back to take it all in in san francisco. melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> beautiful day to get outside, but still hot. >> yes, and it's going to be with us for a little bit longer. we check back in now with sandhya. >> yeah. and let's take a look at live doppler seven right now. julianna and you will notice that we do have the fog off the coastline. otherwise quiet. but inland areas will be baking in that heat wave once again

tomorrow afternoon, 105 degrees antioch, concord, 106, in livermore. i do want to show you what is ahead as far as our microclimates, there's always a place to go around this time. half moon bay fog with 66 degrees, mixing in with sun 72. in c microclimates keeping you in the warm side in oakland. here's a look at your sunday temperature. notice the heat easing. we're not quite in the mid one hundred's, but it's low one hundreds for the hot spots. by monday we're looking at mainly 90s in our inland east bay. and same thing with tuesday. so there is some moderation of the heat as we head into next week. there is the accuweather seven day forecast. dangerous heat inland tomorrow. it eases on sunday and the temperatures do continue to come down, especially where you've been in that excessive heat mode. inland areas will be in the 90s next week, 60s coast side. so we will get a little bit of a break from the dangerous heat, but we're

going to have to wait a few days on that. julian. >> okay. hanging in there. thanks, sandhya. all right. >> checking in now with chris. sports from the wheel. that's the next time. let's do it, man. let's go. all right, coming up in sports, stephon curry gets ready to add some hardware to the trophy case. how about a gold medal this summer. plus klay says goodbye to the bay. the heartfelt social media post says the sea

brother, four time champ, future hall of famer, said goodbye to the bay area with a post on instagram. instagram that is, klay shared a series of photos and videos during his time with the warriors. look at baby face klay and a message that read this old bay area. there are not enough words and images to convey how i really feel about you all, from the bottom of my heart. thank you so much for the best times of my life. it was such an honor to put on that dubs jersey from day one. i really just wanted to be the best i could be and help bring as many championships to the region. the best part? not the rings though. it was the friendships i made that will last a lifetime. my family and i would like to thank all of the amazing people who work tirelessly to make the warriors organization world class. don't be sad, it's over. be happy it happened until we meet again. sea captain, out now to replace some of clay's outside shooting, the warriors agreed to a sign and trade to acquire buddy hield yesterday. he's a career 40%

three point shooter now, per the athletic's jazz team reporter tony jones. the warriors have a heavily pic based offer on the table to try and land jazz all star forward lauri markkanen. we'll have to stay tuned. the us olympic basketball team is preparing for training camp in las vegas as they get ready for the 2024 paris games. stephen curry, he was the first to report this video from earlier in the season, when he got his team usa jersey. here's curry from earlier today as he checked in. >> let's get it. let's get it. yeah. so what are you looking forward to? everything man. we got 39 days or so to get a get locked in and go get this gold medal. 12 amazing, talented guys ready and come together for one goal. so i'm hyped for it all. it's been. what? this is ten years since i was on team usa back in 2014, so i'm hyped to be back. >> that's going to be a lot of fun. cleveland guardians

outfielder stephen kwan was named a starter in the upcoming major league baseball all star game. it's a career first for the bay area native, who played his high school ball at washington high in fremont. crazy to think his lifelong dream could have been cut short while playing college ball at oregon state. >> had kind of a rocky start to my college career. i didn't play like how i wanted and didn't even know if i was going to play baseball after my freshman year. baseball is gonna be a mental game. you have to kind of conquer that part of the game if you're going to conquer the physical part. so those people have been really instrumental with me, and then just doing kind of my big three to kind of stay focused in on baseball is, is, you know, read a little bit, write a little bit and then meditate. and i think those kind of things allow me to navigate the ups and downs of baseball and the distractions that come away from the field. >> severance pays off. giants begin a three game series in cleveland tonight against kwan and the guardians matt chapman, showing everyone why he's a platinum glove award winner. giants take the game right away. it's michael conforto to right center field. it's a two run double. made it three. nothing at last check. the giants are up 4 to 2 in the seventh inning.

well the full highlights tonight at 11 sports on abc seven is sponsored by smart and final. and i know we talk a lot about clay over the last couple of days. i'm waiting for the nba schedule release because at some point clay is going to come to chase center. oh yeah. can they just the nba people just schedule it on abc seven? i want that game. >> let's make it happen. abc because that's going to be a highly rated game. >> and then steph obviously with team usa he's looking for his first gold medal. there's he's done everything in like the world of sports right. golf you name it. and now he's looking for his first gold medal. so steph's checked in. he's ready to go. and he's gonna be wearing the red white and blue. so be fun to see this summer. >> that's going to be a lot of fun to watch for sure okay. we got to get that game on abc seven. you called it at least one of them. >> yeah, at least one of them. go. >> all right. we appreciate it chris. yeah >> all right. coming up tonight on abc seven at 8:00. it is the abc news special, one on one with president biden at 830. catch jeopardy! masters. that will be followed by 2020. and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. do remember that abc

seven news is always streaming 24 seven. just get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are, and keep track of those hot, hot temperatures. all right. that is going to do it for this edition of abc seven news. thank you so much for joining us. i'm ama daetz, i'm julian glover for sandhya patel, chris alvarez and the entire abc seven news team. >> have a great night. we leave you with this beautiful shot looking across the bay. we'll see you back here for abc seven news at 11. >> welcome to market street for the greatest pride celebration in the world. it's sf pride. and we are your friends from abc seven. we all need the love and the celebration these days. >> that's what pride is. it's just the love. it's the pride. it's the adoration. that's what our community does. we support each other. we cheer for each other. there's people love each other. that's all we want. the world to do. >> keep that spirit going all

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