water over the heads of firefighters. fortunately the fire fight was intense but also kristen sze. >> it was north of interstate 580 in the hills above dublin. viewers sent in video as the flames quickly spread leaving some wondering if they were going to have to evacuate. >> news reporter lesley brinkley joins us live from near the fire line. lesley? >> reporter: this fast wind-driven fire gave everyone about 60 minutes of i anxiety today. behind me you can see is the scorched black hillside where the fire move through. crews attacked this fire aggressively. right now, they're working on extinguishing burning eucalyptus trees down in the canyon behind here as well as bull goez dozing in the area i'm in. the view from sky 7, a huge plume of smoke visible throughout the tri-valley and east bay between 1:30 and 2:30

today. the smoke affecting traffic along 580 at the fallon road exit. the wind carried the smoke up and blew it eastward. 20 engines raced here as a third alarm went out, four air tankers from cal fire dumped retardant including a big jet along with a helicopter that ferried in water. relative new homes making it potentially dangerous. but firefighters got full containment in an hour. >> fire currently is under investigation with the alameda county fire department, with assistance from cal fire. we will have units here late into the evening and periodically checks. >> reporter: three dozers and two hand crews cut a fire break as residents watched the fire advance. they were ready to evacuate, ten hopes on dualen road were evacuated as a precautioning. > anxiety. definitely the smoke was very

thick come ofg the highway. when you see black where there's usually golden rolling hills, that's worrisome and then you also wonder how did it start. >> reporter: you heard the battalion chief talking about an investigation under way. one of the things someone near here said they were concerned about is a tent that they claim was pitched on that land, perhaps a homeless encampment. that is one of many different things. the fire department is investigating it including whether there were kids out here playing, vehicles. they don't know yet. the investigation is now under way. crews will be here mopping up hot spots into the evening tonight. reporting live in dublin, lesley brinkley, abc7 news. >> thank you. in the east bay, a warehouse fire sent up a huge column of smoke over the oakland skyline at 23rd avenue and east 11 centre street at a community art space. fire started just before 6:30

this morning and firefighters were still dousing hot spots late in afternoon. officials say the cause hasn't been determined but it appears to have been started by accident. the warehouse has more than 30 work spays, at least ten of them burned. >> artists can rent space for whatever their art of choice is. consisted of wood shops, metal shops, c & c manufacturing shops and some bronzing shops is what we're being told. >> the fire burned for more than three hours. fortunately though, no one was hurt. >> car break-ins are on the rise across the bay area. it's something we've been telling you about as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. but tonight there's a solution on the way. >> soon five cities will get millions of dollars to help combat the growing problem. news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: the sight of broken glass, that dreadful feeling of coming back to your car only to find someone has broken in. but for residents in assembly district 25, help is on the way.

>> make it safe not just for the resident here but also for those people that work here or visiting here. >> reporter: today assembly man present aid total of 3.75 maryland in newly secured state it under funding to help prevent smash and grabs. milpitas, fremont, newark, santa clara and san jose will each.receive $750,000 to address the problem. the five cities have seen double digit increases in the amount of incidents over the past year. san jose alone had more than 6700 burglaries reported in 2019. >> you hear the numbers behind the numbers are people. these people are ached by the crime. >> reporter: most of the crooks are come prosecuting contra costa and alameda counties an is they get more sophisticated many have the tools to detect bluetooth enabled devices even if hidden out of site.

>> they know when to hit certain shopping locations, the centers that have cameras and don't. that's why the collaboration between all agencies is critical. >> today a unified front as the departments shared how they plan to proceed. investigation funding and equipment procurement are top of mind as well as communityout reach. >> when a computer, a computer bag, a cell phone maybe a backpack without valuables is left in the open, it's a krix opportunity. these offenders are walking to the parking lots looking to see if they can find valuables. >> the law enforcement community working together to help build a better bay area. in milpitas, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> a bay area activist in critical condition after being shot in what some are calling an assassination attempt at his home in the philippines living in the northern part of the country. melanie wis friends and family. >> reporter: brandon lee's friends and family gathered on

the steps of the city hall today. lee, a journalist environmental rights advocate and san francisco native has been living in the philippines. >> he was fighting for the indigenous rights of the people living there. >> reporter: tuesday morning he was shot four times in the back. he's in critical condition. his friends and family believe it was an assassination attempt. they say people have been threatening him since 2015. >> because he's been successful because he's fighting for those that are most vulnerable and most marginalized. >> he has a lot of passion and my heart is with him. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor gordon marr is calling on congressional support for security protections from the u.s. embassy and an investigation into lee's shoot. lee's friends and family believe despite the shooting he will want to continue living and work in the philippines where he has a wife and child child. >> he has such a big heart and has you know, a commitment to serving the people there. despite the threws, despite the

attempt on his life. >> reporter: his mother and brother traveled there to be by his side in the hospital. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>. >> a san jose man who sued his adoptive parents after they sexually abused him for years has been awarded $28 million. it's a story the iteam first brought us in 2017. in court that year, dennis flynn said the abuse started when he was 9 years old. his father ralph flynn told the court he meant no harm before a judge sentenced him to a 24-year term. >> his wife receive aid 12-year term. dennis flynn wants to use the money to start a physical and mental healing business. >> the sausalito mariner city school district agreed to dee segregate its schools today after a probing determined the district knowingly maintained a system of raisel segregation. the investigation involved the elementary and middle school

bayside, martin luther king in mariner city and the publicly funded k8 charter school willow creek academy. the state found shortly after establishing mlk, the board of trustees cut critical funding that ended math, science and english programs. meanwhile, the district guaranteed stable funding or the predominant lit white willow creek academy. xavier becerra said it's up to all of us to protect california's children and communities from injustice and when we work together, we can get it done. >> building a better bay area includes looking at education here and the challenges that students, teachers and administrators face. today, abc7 news reporter education reporter lyanne melendez looked at the needs of the three major bay area school districts, san francisco, oakland and san jose. >> reporter: filling all teacher positions by day one is no longer a reality for school districts in the bay area.

the high cost of living and better paying jobs often stand in the way of being able to recruit more teams. >> we have a strong pool of substitute teachers as we continue to hire to fill the openings. >> reporter: that's what they plan to do, classes start on wednesday. currently san francisco unified has 94% of its classrooms staffed. they begin on august 19th. oakland still has 24 spots open even though classes begin on monday. >> we're full on principles. but we are still looking for some teachers. >> special education teachers are most in demand. faced with a serious shortage, last year san jose unified created rise, a two-year credentialing program. >> we cover the tuition at san jose state who has been a fantastic partner. we provide testing support, the fees, all of the books, the costs are covered. and we also provide mentors. >> reporter: of course, filling those positions is in important. but so is offering students

nutritious meals at school. districts are concerned about not all families in need are getting that message. >> today districts were reminding families to fill out a national school lunch program application even if they think they don't qualify for free or reduced price meals. >> the family may not necessarily qualify f reduced price meal buzz here in san francisco we passed a polsz where we are feeding every child regardless of their ability to pay. >> school districts say the rhetoric on the federal level around immigration is also keeping some families from signing up. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> we want to hear your ideas for building a better bay area. join our better bay area group on facebook. >> a state law aimed at leveling the playing field is under fire. the future of women on corporate boardrooms is murk can i. >> president trump weighs in on the next step for colin kaepernick. what he's saying about the quarterback's return to the nfl. >> i'm sandhya patel. we're seeing bright skies right now.

there is a possibility of a few drops for your weekend. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming right up. ♪ >> music is loud and people are loving it. loving it. we are loving it. we are ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

>> president trump is one of the harshest critics of the nfl national anthem protest but today he said he would love to see colin kaepernick back in the league. but there's a caveat. >> if he was good enough, i know bob kraft, i know so many of the owners. if he's good enough, then sign him. so if he's good enough, i know these people. they would sign him in a heart beat. they will do anything they can to win games. so i'd like to see it. frankly, i'd love to see kaepernick come in if he's good enough. >> if he's good enough. former 49ers quarterback was the

first nfl player to take a knee to protest raisel injustice. he hasn't played since the 2016 season. last year, he became the face of the nike ad campaign which drew blowback from the president. this week he released a video showing he's working out and ready to play. >> 5:00 a.m., five days a week for three years. still ready. >> how long it's been since he last played in the nfl on his cap watch twitter, it says he has been denied work in the league for 890 days. >> an undocumented man detained by daly city police and handed over to i.c.e. agents wants the police department to help legalize his immigration stat us. jose escobar lopez attended a prayer vigil today outside san francisco's immigration office. he was released from i.c.e. custody a few days ago. the salvadoran immigrant was stopped in may by police officer for supposed by driving

erratically. handing him over to ice was a violation of the state's sanctuary law since he had nod committed a crime. >> the ways in which they violated sb54 those are the requisites for qualifying for the qualification. >> daly city police say the detention was as isolated incident and the department respects the california sanctuary law. >> a new lawsuit is calling california's quota for female board members unconstitutional. last year california became the first state to require publicly held corporations hid quartered in the state to include women on their boards. under the law, all such corporations are required to have at least one woman on the board of directors by the end of 2019. the lawsuit filed in los angeles by judicial watch seeks to block the law from taking effect. >> now to outside lands. people are dancing, having a

good time. crowds are definitely out for the first day of this weekend's music festival. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is also out there. and wayne, how is it going? >> it's going well. for starters you can expect tighter security here. we were here one hour ago and the line was long to get into the vip section. now you see it's considerably less. have you people going through metal detecters. they're not allowing ins and outs and being fairly tight. they have to be with what's been going on these days. you get past this and the good times we begin. >> what better way to celebrate your 21st birthday than a vip at outside lands being toasted by your sister who bought the tickets. kelsey, how about that. >> i just turned 21. >> is this your first drink. >> no, i turned 21 three weeks ago. >> reporter: hopefully she will remember this weekend. how time flays especially in a

locale like the grass lands, and cannabis boutique and boutique area. a point of purchase system they market the stuff like wine now. >> it's a little earthy. a little peppery. a peppery finish a little bit. >> as for music that, begins at noon and copies till 10:00 every night. organizers expect the intimacy of almost a quarter of a million people who have paid dearly for the pleasures of being present. >> three days, what did your tickets cost you? >> like 400 bucks. >> that's a lot of money. >> yeah. >> how did you get that. >> my parents thankfully. >> reporter: at least they know he will be well fed. restaurant row features booths from 85 local restaurants serving hundreds of thousands from meals. laura has never done this before. >> 3,000 breads so far already cut and slides. >> reporter: it's a start. and here's how people start with their way in.

you're looking at what used to be the outside lands or we call it the outside lands now. the question is how did it get to become the outside lands? before 1850, all this area was sand dunes. people couldn't live it here. they referred to it as the outside lands. it became part of san francisco and became a rock concert and the rest is history. live in the outside lands also known as the richmond district and golden gate park. wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> has a lot of names. >> that's right. but no matter what you call it, you want to know about the weather. lots of summer events. like the last hurrah weekend. >> it's going to be nice for outside lands or any other events. the forecast for golden gate park, tomorrow partly cloudy. temperature of 61 in the afternoon. 55 in the morning. milder weather on sunday. notice temperatures in the mid 60s. if i were you, i would pack a light jacket anyway because as you know, it gets breezy and

cooler at times. live doppler 7, what is getting interesting is we are watching the system spinning off the coast. but take a look at the strikes that are showing up off our coastline. yes, it's all the instability associated with this low pressure system. can't rule out thunderstorms. up to our north. right now it looks like there's a slight chance of a few showers here in the bay area as we head into late tonight and into tomorrow. first let's talk about what the system is going to continue to do. keep our temperatures below average for this time of year, just like today for your saturday. antioch, 83. but the heat returns sunday through tuesday. even into wednesday. you're going to be seeing 90s. so don't get too used to this idea. live picture right now where people in san tra cruz enjoying some sunshine on this friday. east bay hills camera showing a hazy view from that camera looking towards mount diablo. notice 70s from oakland to redwood city. san jose, gilroy, 85.

blue skies from our exploratorium camera. a look at the forecast. 78 in santa rosa. 80s from napa to petaluma. 80 in livermore. if you're getting out of town, a slight chance of a few drops tomorrow morning. partly cloudy, west wind 10 to 20. local airports mid 60s to low 80s. honolulu 90 degrees, an ice located shower can't be ruled out. chicago 82, los angeles 82, and mostly sunny skies. hour-by-hour forecast, the clouds will increase during the overnight hours as the system gets closer. an isolated shower, a few sprinkles you will notice spotty returns going into tomorrow morning and even into tomorrow afternoon over the higher terrain there. we'll keep that in the forecast and then for the rest of your saturday evening, going into sunday, we will brighten things up. temperatures first thing in the morning low 50s to mid 60s. a mild start because of the cloud cover tomorrow afternoon.

it's going to be a mild day. 85 morgan hill, 80 in san jose. on the peninsula, mid-70s from redwood city to about menlo park. 66 in half moon bay. it is going to be a bit breezy. downtown san francisco 66 degrees. 63 in the sunset district. north bay temperatures 76 napa, 78 san rafael, 79 santa rosa. east bay, 2 in oakland, 85 in castro valley. inland low to mid 80s from walnut creek to livermore to brentwood. the seven-day forecast is a little something for everyone. cooler than average. chance of a few drops tomorrow. sunnier and warmer on sunday with mid-90s inland. heats up inland towards next week. mid to upper 90s inland. the coast will remain in the comfort zone with mid 60s. and then a cooling trend will get under way midweek continuing into the latter part of the workweek. overall the trend is a variety of weather. for your weekend.

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uc santa cruz is mourning the loss of a leading scientist. 27-year-old umihiko hosujima has died. he was found unresponsive after a dive in alaska. his special was the marine organisms to climate change. the school put out a statement today saying he was also well recognized for his teaching and generosity with his time. he was beloved by lab mates and colleagues worldwide. >> a bay area police force is counting on a new member to help keep officers and the public safe from gun violence. his name is tex. as you'll see in this demonstration, is he trained for a specific purpose. tex can sniff out firearms even well hidden inside a home or

car. they believe his ability to locate unseen weapons could save lives in situations ranging from traffic stops to search warrants and pursuits. >> a lot of times if we encounter an armed suspect they will run and discard their firearm. if we were to encounter that, it would take officers an hour or two to search a field. it will take him a third of the time to certainly a field for that gun. >> officers say tex is the first trained fire arms dog to be deployed by a police department in san mateo county. >> a new exhibit reveals a little known side of one of the most famous poets in the history of the bay area. the photographs of lawrence ferlinghetti are on display at the harvey milk center in san francisco. rather than the beatnik area, these are pictures he took while serving in the navy. from the invasion of normandy to the pack and the event that turned him into a leader in the peace movement. >> six weeks after his arrival,

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they've got a new immersive theater experience called unhinged. and you walk through it, you go through some of the rooms that you've never seen before. there's a whole lot going on. we've got pairs of tickets for that. $44 each is what those cost. other ones are around $37, $39. it's a pretty good deal. look at that. >> already scared. >> kids love that place, discovering the staircases that lead to nowhere. >> it's very cool. >> what else you got? >> food. have i food. >> we like food. >> it's really, really good food. did you see here, this is mary's gone crackers. they are organic. gluten free. name everything good. no wheat, news, eggs or dairy. they're made in reno. >> how do we get the good stuff. >> abc7news.com. check out finney's friday see from stuff.

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