dispute. >> public lots and ow open to businesses in san jose struggling during the pandemic. >> tracking a heat wave coming up. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. and breaking news out of southern california. the los angeles angeles forest has exploded. these are live pictures of the lake fire threatening homes and forcing evacuations. >> l.a. county firefighters are being assisted by several agencies. a dc-10 tanker just arrived from arizona. the fire is at 0% containment. crews expect that number to change overnight. because of covid-19, an overnight shelter hasn't been established and evacuees are being told to stay in their cars. >> the fire started around 3:30 north of santa clarita. the l.a. county sheriff's department said heat and southwesterly winds are just not

helping. abc7 news meteorlogist sandhya patel has more on the conditions they're facing. low humidity is a problem, too. >> it has been indeed. let's look at the current conditions. it is 78 degrees, still warm. relative humidity is 12%. it is still very dry. winds have eased a bit. hopefully that will help the firefighters but it won't be the case the rest of the week. as we take a look at the satellite picture, you will notice the large plume of smoke just emanating from that fire as you will see here from earlier today. and it has been hot and dry. that has contribute to the explosive growth. breezy to gusty and you have dry vegetation that has gone up in flames. it is going to be hot. temperatures in that area. i'll be back with our excessive heat coming up with the humidity in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. developing news in berkeley

and emeryville. several water main breaks are causing problems. there are reports of businesses being flooded with the water setting off fire alarms in several buildings. streets are buckling. some are closed because the damage has made them unsafe. east bay has crews at several locations and is calling in additional staff. in berkeley, sacramento street and edward street at dwight way is closed because of road damage. in emeryville, several blocks of hollis street are shut down. now to the coronavirus. words of reassurance i know what a warning from governor newsom as the state shows some progress in the battle against covid-19. >> we are turning the corner on this pandemic. >> governor newsom says more than half of tuesday's 11,645 cases are back logged cases. the result of a reason data glitch. the governor says a continued decrease in state hospitalizations is an

encouraging sign. but california is still not doing enough to avoid mixing with people outside their homes. >> we're not minimizing mixing. that raises shivers in my spine. here we are making thought progress and it can be done away. >> the governor emphasizing the state is pushing the federal government to pay for the unemployment funding president trump supports and is still working to get financial aid for businesses. >> the most urgent economic recovery tool for businesses, the one we need the most is to stabilize this virus. to bend the curve of this pandemic. >> the governor also mentioned several economic recovery proposals during the briefing. he suggests helping small businesses through hiring credits and making several paycheck protection loans except from taxes. in a south bay, san jose is making it easier for business owners to get back to work. the city is opening public parks, plazas and parking lots to expand the al fresco

approach. >> reporter: san jose al fresco has been keeping business alive. the city recently shut down traffic along san pedro street allowing restaurants to expand outdoor seating. now they are waiving outdoor fees for businesses to use other outdoor spaces during the pandemic. >> to go in and change those regulations, even on a temporary basis, is a heavy lift. >> but elizabeth explains it is also necessary, depending on the type of business, public parks, plazas and city-owned public parking lots will soon see customers. >> most will be for dining and food service. most are also available for general retail. some are possible for personal care services. >> businesses must meet certain criteria. for instance your hair appointment won't happen in the middle of a public park. >> i don't know about you but my stylist uses a lot of styling tools and it is not really available in the park.

>> reporter: the councilmember and the mayor first introduced the al fresco idea in may. they said it could be activated as soon as next week. the lot on machine minute just west of lincoln are a few that will soon host surrounding businesses. >> to get people spread out, we need a lot of space. >> along the al needa, scott says the community center has offered its lot for gym operations. now he's waiting on the go-ahead from the city. >> we'll take our time and make sure we're doing things correctly to keep people safe. >> without a dedicated parking lot, he says the new expansion is needed to keep his business alive. abc7 news. what activities put you most at risk for exposure to coronavirus. you can test your knowledge at abc7news.com. test your knowledge and see what the experts have to say. let's move on.

with social distancing and masks, joe biden and his newly named running mate kamala harris held their first joint event unlike anything we've witnessed in politics. abc7 news anchor liz has the highlights. >> reporter: wearing matching black masks and keeping their social distance, they were together for the first time as democratic running mates. >> let me introduce to you for the first time, your next vice president of the united states, kamala harris. >> and joe, i'm so proud to stand with you. and i do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me. >> biden and harris both outlined their vision for the future, drawing sharp contrasts between their ticket and president trump and attacking his response to covid-19. >> when other countries are following the science, trump pushed miracle cures he saw on

fox news. >> biden also acknowledged the historic nature of their campaign. >> this morning, all across the nation, little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their duties, but today, today just maybe they're seeing themselves for the first time in a new way. >> harris's vice presidential candaidacy also putting a spot height on california. governor newsom reflected on what it means to him. >> i have to say, a point of pride, not just being a californian, but growing number san francisco, it doesn't surprise me that so many of our great leaders nancy pelosi being among them, come from that extraordinary city. >> she said it is her parents, her mother and father, who made

her who she is today. >> that's how they met in the streets of oakland marching and shouting for this thing called justice. my mother shyamala raised my sister maya and me to believe it was up to us and every generation of americans to keep on marching. >> reporter: in san francisco, abc7 news. >> tomorrow biden and harris will receive a briefing from public health experts on the coronavirus pandemic. san francisco police department is taking a unique step in order to demonstrate its support of the black lives matter movement. not everyone thinks it is a step in the right direction. >> black lives have always mattered to us and we will continue to guard with pride. >> statements a toss why black lives matter, submitted by every bureau and station in the city. >> it is a really important conversation right now. to have people take part in that

conversation, to express whatever it is that they're feeling, what their values are, it was an idea inspired. >> they voted unanimously to require sfpd to display black lives matter posters. the sign will be here at police headquarters and teen signs will be hung in public spaces in all the district stations. the police commission was pleased. >> that it will be mounted helps to see how seriously you all have taken it. >> these are just platitudes. >> she is an organizer for thes. she said it is a distraction from the real conversation. >> it shouldn't be just about posters. what we need is a budget this year that will defund the

police, fire sheriff's deputies and eliminate the interactions with officers in our communities. >> chief scott is prepared for cuts but stands by sfpd. >> it is a shared sacrifice. we need a budget. no mistake about it, to do our jobs. >> an extremely close call on the tracks. see when a man is pulled to safety. >> plus an exclusive look at the first bay area vaccine trial. also, uber and lyft threaten to hit the brakes on service in california. that could mean for riders and drivers. here's a first look at what is coming up. >> thanks. i'm rob lowe. let's spend some time together. i was thinking about the first time we met. do you remember? >> i do remember.

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the race for a covid-19 vaccine is picking upmo. nit get a first at the trial.for irst time we'ree o discuss this local trial. an abc7 news reporter, kate larson, spoke one-on-one with the doctors of san francisco department of public health. >> the bay area has been chosen to participate in one of five national vaccine trials coordinated through co-vpn. the prevention network. >> this is a real pivotal moment for us here in san francisco and the bay area. >> san francisco's director of public health, dr. grant colfax says phase three trials developed by oxford university will begin this month. >> really excited that we're taking part in this trial. >> san francisco's participation in the trial would not be possible without dr. susan buckbinder who is on the

executive committee. >> i did bring it here. it is such a need and so exciting to be part of the solution. >> she has spent her entire 32-year career at san francisco's department of public health, working on hiv vaccines and prevention. she's one of the nation's leading experts. it is really work on the work we've done on hiv and understanding the immunology of the disease. many of the leading scientists working on covid vaccines and treatment come from the hiv field. >> which is why so many of the trials are taking part in hiv clinics. >> things that they said can't be done, are being done. >> out of the 30,000 taking part, 1,000 will be from the bay area. 500 will be in oakland.

250 at zuckerberg hospital and another 250 through bridge hiv san francisco where dr. buckbinder is the trial's principal investigator. >> it is a very promising vaccine. what we know is it has been given to over 5,000 people and appears to be safe. it has been tested in animals and nonhuman primates, it seems to protect against covid disease. >> it will test efficacy and safety. it is a weak yepped form of a cold virus. >> this is a carrier to get into the cells, teach them to make just the smallest part of the protein and train the immune system so it says if you ever seenying that looks like this, mark this as foreign and fight it off and kill it. we give 20,000 people the vaccine and 10,000 people the

placebo. and we try to lower everybody's risk as much as we can through counseling, through reminding people about masks and social distancing and hand washing. and then whatsheaccine further lower risk of getting covid-19? chen astrazeneca trial, you'll come here, speak to a research associate and get injected in the shoulder with a trial vaccine. you'll come back a month later for a second vaccine shot and then seven follow-up appointments over a two-week period with blood work in each visit. >> it is a huge contribution. you can be a real hero. >> who would you like to see volunteer for this trial? >> encouraging people to roir for these trials from communities, most affected by countdown including communities of color, people who are providing health care to people in this difficult time, and

other essential workers, as well as people over 65 and those with chronic medical conditions who we know are at high risk for bad outcomes due to covid-19. >> reporter: if the trial goes well, the astrazeneca vaccine could be available by early 2021. if you want to enroll or learn more, we have more information on our website. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> join us all week. we're exploring the bay area's role and reason studies and much more. the race for a vaccine airs all this week on abc7 news on our app and our website as well. uber and lyft are threatening to slam on the brakes in california. after a bay area judge said they must consider their drivers full time employees. j.r. stone explains what this

means. >> uber and lift are threatening to shut down, at least temporarily in california if they are forced to classify their drivers. some areoutraged. it freaks me out. i rely on lyft and uber to get around will. >> it is really important to me to have that option. >> some drivers say they deserve the rights of a full time employee. we're treated worse than part time employees. as a matter of fact, they have more rights and benefits than we do. they said it would be very bad. in-person classes started where she goes to school. >> i used to freak out. my parents are like, you're not walking home in the dark at night alone. you are going to call us. my parents were scared. >> repteel iis

stepupport their ee who have sr a long time now. >> i think those drivers deserve benefits and health care and they're being exploited. we shouldn't have a system on the backs of exploited workers. >> a hearing is scheduled for thursday morning at 11:00 a.m. in san francisco. j.r. stone. abc7 news. a person died when gunfire erupted in the middle of the day near san francisco's westfield mall. it happen at 4th and mission street. police sealed off the road. and searched for the gunman floor by floor. officers say they have arrested the suspect. a lodi police officer is being called a hero for pulling a man in a wheelchair from the path of an

>> i need an ambulance now! >> did you see how close he was to that train? the officer was near lodi avenue just before 9:00 this morning when she saw him. look, she jumped into action. his wheelchair got stuck on the train tracks with just seconds to share, she risked her life to save him. that 66-year-old man hurt his leg but he is expected to be okay. wow! look how close right there. that's terrifying. thank goodness he'll be okay. >> that could not have been any closer. my goodness. on to the weather forecast. it looks like it will get a lot hotter. >> yeah, toasty, sandhya. burnt toast. >> it will be steamy. you might feel like a piece of

burnt toast if you sit outside in the heat and you're inland. let me show you the dangerous here that's coming up. it is an excessive heat watch from noon friday until 9:00 p.m. sunday. this covers the entire area from santa clara county, alameda county to solana county. lake and mend scene over counties, it can be as high as 110 degrees. so watch out. make sure you check on kids and pets. wear light weight clothing and if you have to be outside, get some shade and come back inside if you can. we have very dangerous heat. increasing humidity the next two days. temperature right now, anywhere from the 50s to the 70s.

still pretty warm around some of our inland valleys as you will notice, hanging on to the heat. patchy fog out there. we're watching what was once tropical storm aleasta. and you will notice the moisture will be headed in our direction. so this will be moving in our direction and as it does, we'll feel the results of in it form of stickier conditions. so take a welcome at the forecast. the clouds increase from that system. friday morning, we may even see a clap of thunder or two. keep that in mind. temperature, mild. fog near the coast. it will burn off rapidly tomorrow afternoon. it will be humid. on the pems, 69 in half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 72

degrees. 67 in daly city. north bay number, 89, san rafael. in the east bay, it will be warm and humid. 79 in oakland, 86, fr as you look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, the temperatures are going to soar. 108 inland. mid 70s coast side. still dangerous heat for the weekend and well into next week. a long stretch of hot wewewewewe tomorrow on "good morning america," amy grant gives

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that will do it for tonight. >> from all of us, we appreciate your time. your time. right now - today on "tamron hall," ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda, has an update on the case surrounding her son's death,

plus emmy-award-winning entertainer wayne brady and couples in quarantine losing steam: advice to keep things in any relationship hot, right now on "tamron hall." [dynamic music] ♪ - welcome to "tamron hall" from my home. it's one of the few stories that has broken through the headlines in all the coronavirus coverage: an unarmed black jogger gunned down in broad daylight by two white men while someone stood by and actually filmed it all. that would be shocking under any circumstances. now, factor in that no one was charged for 74 days despite the desperate pleas of the family. why? well, there are a lot of reasons that involve personal relationships

within law enforcement and race, and now gregory mcmichael and his son, travis, are behind bars, charged in the murder of ahmaud arbery. what happens next and why it took so long for an arrest and charges has yet to be answered. ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda cooper-jones; the family's attorney, lee merritt, join us from georgia in cyber hall. wanda, obviously so much will change with this case in the coming days and weeks and months, but what won't change is your memory of your son. i know that he is the youngest of three. he was planning to follow in his uncle's footsteps to become an electrician. what can you tell me more about ahmaud? - ahmaud was loved. ahmaud was kind. ahmaud was -- he was my baby. ahmaud cared. ahmaud was a good boy.

- wanda, president obama mentioned ahmaud during his commencement address to hbcus.