building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. well, how hot is it? 106 in concord, 103 in santa rosa and a sweltering 97 in san jose. those temperatures bring a warning about a high fire danger and the possibility of more power outages across the bay area. hello, thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dionne lyn.

you are taking a look at santa cruz beach. temperatures soar into the triple digits in some cities. >> let's find out how long the heat will last. drew tuma. >> our dangerous heat wave rolls on. let's get a check how hot it is where you live. we are scorching. 109 in fairfield, 93 in hayward. it is 82 in the city right now. 97 in san jose. it's another hot day across the region. we still have our heat advisories and excessive heat warnings in effect for much of the bay area and again, with these hot temperatures is a high risk of heat-related illness, unfortunately as the sun goes down, by 9:00, we will still be sweat sweating with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. overnight, a red flag warning will go into effect for the threat of thunderstorms moving into the region. we will detail that new threat coming up in a few minutes.

>> all right. drew. we'll see you then. thank you. the heat is putting a serious drain on our state's power grid. abc 7 news in the north bay, joining us now live. what are we learning about the possibility of more outages? >> eric, pj pj says the rt likely a possibility tonight through wednesday and commerce should be prepared. meantime, there is relief from the heat here at the marin center in san rafael. there is snacks, water, best of all air-conditioning. after last night when the power went out, a lot of folks could use it. >> we're going to survive it. >> reporter: richard evans was craving the heat on thejoro tun someas barbecue. >> it's going to be hot. i am cooking. i need a break every once in a while, dip into the shade.r how gets, there is usually a breeze

off the water. >> reporter: dede do min guess from fairfield found shade and gave this advice. >> do your water. do your social distancing stuff. >> reporter: friday night, several hundred,0 people lost power. >> not only the heat. but the heat wave brought in cloud cover in the desert areas. we have a lot of solar plants. it reduced our solar and made our electricity supplies tighter. >> reporter: they had no water in villejo after a nearby watt pump failed. power and water was out about three hours. >> it finally came on. man, when it's 100 degrees outside, this ain't no joke. >> reporter: vernon and petition's dog cookie, temperatures soared over 100 degrees. >> it was a restless night.

i was afraid power was going off again, it was very, very hot. >> reporter: pg&e says the statewide heat wave continues, pg&e encourages customers to rotate power outages possible saturday night from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. now the california independent operator told us this afternoon, the possibility of state wide rolling blackouts is not likely tonight. we do want to tell you that this cooling center in marin center is opened from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. through tuesday. we are live in san rafael, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. 50,000 gallons of raw sewage streamed into the alameda estuary. it caused a failure near the main bridge. people are told to avoid the

water there for several days. >> it's a dimutiondimution be testing along the estuary. we will let the public know they can go back in. >> reporter: east bay had no warning from pg&e, the water was being ut. east bay mud says it will have to pay a fine for that spill. power went out in southern california. this is the simi valley last night. the rolling blackouts lasted for about an our for each outage group. parts of california are under an excessive heat warning through 9:00 p.m. wednesday. don't forget, y always check our free abc 7 app. the abc 7 news i-team has learned about arrests linked to a scheme by san mateo jail inmates to obtain unemployment

benefits intended for people affected by covid-19. sources felt the i-team, at least 11 inmates used county-owned computers to apply for benefits. some face murder charges. the scam netted about $250,000. san mateo county sheriffs deputies and officers from other agencies arrested 21 people in three counties stretching from san francisco to the san joaquin valley. they include girlfriends and friends of the suspected inmates. a man died this morning while being taken into custody by the sonoma county sheriffs office. deputies responded to a the mostic violence calm this morning. when they arrived at a home on river road, a man and woman walked out with the woman asking for help and the man holding her. two witnesses say the situation then escalated. >> and they put here in handcuffs and they began to fight. and they warned him repeatedly, don't make us tais edow he went. he goes

all that did is aggravate him. the tazer was not working. he said, stop resisting. he goes, i will not stop. >> deputies eventually tased the man and he had a medical emergency and died. a commitment to cover five major areas to build a better bay area. we focus on health and the latest coronavirus pandemic. state health officials say there were more than 12,6 no. newly confirmed cases friday. while that total is more than 4,000 higher than the previous day's number. the state says friday's numbers may include delayed test results. yesterday the governor says the state is caught one its reporting of cases that were back logged due to a data glitch. california reports 151 deaths down 37 from the previous day. los angeles and riverside counties have the highest case counts in the state. well, people out enjoying the weather in san francisco got free protection from covid-19. park rangers are giving away

face masks to people today in dolores park. rangers handed out nearly 500 masks at the park yesterday and saying they're also making sure people are following the order. the secret service say president trump was never in danger when they intercepted a small plane near where he was staying. it happened near the trump national golf course in bedminster, new jersey. se set service thai said they did not respond and they fired flared and escorted the single engine aircraft to a nearby airport. protesters in the bay area today stood? solidarity with anti-government demonstrators in belarus. that president got a neighboring country offering its help. that story coming up. salmond it

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drivers face delays when a brush fire forced several lanes to close along a freeway in san francisco this afternoon. people saw smoke rising miles away from the scene after the fire started along southbound u.s. 101 near paul avenue. here's how it looked for drivers headed in the opposite direction. chp officers closed the three right lanes while firefighters attacked those lanes. all lanes reopened 90 minutes after the fire started. developing news now, a new round of evacuations have been ordered for the destructive lake fire north of los angeles.

that fire burned 23 square miles, about the size of a city of palo alto. it is only 20% contained. extreme heat is fuelling the fire, which has dried at least 21 buildings and is threatening 5500 others. the fremont and alameda county departments sent fire teams in to help. another fire burning in the angeles national forest was intentionally set. the person that started the fire lives in a camp where it started. he has not been arrested and is considered violent. the fire consumed 2500 acres. it is only 3% contained. in san francisco, activists gathered to protest what they say is inhumane treatment protesters in belarus. people held up signs at harry bridge plaza. they believe the election was rigged and began protesting sunday. a man was killed by police

during the demonstrations. many others were injured. thousands were arrested. now, this was a tribute held in belarus' capital, where protesters called for the president to resign. he said today that russia has agree ed to provide the country with security assistance against more protests. an online tribute was held today for an icon for working women. that story is next. >> and a popular california beach is getting tough when it comes to following health guidelines. up next, the list of rules that one beach is now enforcing. and i'm abc 7 news drew tuma. not only are we tracking our not only are we tracking our dangerous

dearand with summer here,these energy bills are rising. together, we can save energy and money... by taking steps to stay cool while using less. keep safe and keep it golden.

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the bishop and other priests held masses outdoors at st. mary's cathedral to celebrate the feast of the assumption. worshippers set up a chair on markers to socially distance outside the cathedral. it encourages other parishes to follow this model. carmel is crack down on beach visitors who ignore beach restrictions. they have to face in a mask or else they face a fine of $100. they must walk, run, swim or surf and can't bring coolers, umbrellas or beach equipment to lounge around on. group activities is not allowed. >> it's about time. yeah, you know, a lot of people come here and they're walking around naked with their faces hanging out and it just feels wrong. >> repeat offenders can face a fine of up 00 there was a big virtual

salute to rosie the riveter today in the bay area museum that honors women for hard work during world war ii. normally all the rosies gathered in richmond. the pandemic halted this year's gathering. so the rally went online with messages and tributes from women all over the u.s. >> i want to thank you, rosie, for creating an image of strength and resilience that still inspires women today and happy 20th anniversary to the national park museum in beautiful richmond, california. >> rosie the riveter became an icon representing all the women that went to work in ship yards and factories in world war ii. i've met and interviewed those women. they were tough and dedicated to the country during that time. >> they are so remarkable. during that story, you know what, the fact that they're virtual means they can be inside in the air-conditioning. drew, we definitely need it. at least the next few days. >> yeah.

we are dedicated at staying cool over the weekend. the heat wave will still last for several more days. we're in the middle of a dangerous heat spike right now. live toper 7 along with satellite showing you high clouds to our south and east. but for many of us, it's that sunshine and very warm temperatures. right now, look at this 98 in redwood city. currently 105 in concord. half moon bay near 80. 101 in santa rosa and napa, 1 degree shy of 100 coming in at 99 degrees so we still had that heat advisory and excessive heat warning in effect for much of the bay area this evening. for the high risk of heat-related illnesses. that could be heat exhaustion or heat stroke because of not only the hot temperatures today, but it's several days in a row of this very warm weather. so some tips to beat the heat. stay hydrated with water. take frequent breaks in the shade, if you do happen to be outdoors for long periods of

time. never leave people or pets inside cars. the inside of a car heats up really quickly. apply sunscreen regularly and wear loose, light weight clothing. we also have a list of cooling centers that are opened on abc7news.com. so check that out, if you are trying to get some breaks in the ac. unfortunately tonight, little in the way of relief from the heat. it will be a warm night overnight tonight. you can see some cities like continu conconcord, livermore, we will stay in the 70s overnight. even along the bay shore line we will drop to the mid if not upper 60s over the next 12 hours. now, there is the concern of some heat-related issues. but also a heightened fire threat because of live toper 7 along with satellite, you can see there are thunderstorms developing in southern california that are moving into northern california and there is the risk of dry lightning sparking new fires.

so, we have a red flag warning that will go into effect overnight tonight. again, we talk about a red flag warning. it's usually for gusty winds. but tonight for the threat of dry lightning that could start new fires. that is something we will be tracking very closely in the overnight hours. tomorrow it's all about the warm temperatures again, if you go out and exercise, do it first thing in the morning. by 10:00 a.m., we're in the 70s and 80s, another day of our heat wave, 104 in concord 95 in san jose. 96 in santa rosa. the accuweather 7-day forecast, we'll show you we have four more days of this intense heat. by thursday, relief moves n. by friday and saturday we are closer to where we should be. take it easy out there. we still have several more days of this very warm weather hovering over the bay area. >> yes, we do. >> i am sweating just looking at that forecast. drew, thanks. all right, let's shift gears now, get to chris alvarez in the

nice school studio. >> coming up in sports, oakland another damian willard tries to get his team into the playoffs. george kitments just got paid. what the tight e

. now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> you can say the 49ers struck gold when they took a 6'4"210 21 draft, his name, george kitle. the deal makes him the hhe end,

gm john he fell short of the super bowl victoryseason.o embark on a new season labeled the legendary revenge tour. first, let's talk about his tee-shirt. >> this? it's one of those things i get in the mail. i just keep it in my locker for a good occasion. i haven't seen you in a while. even though most of you dm me once in a while. i wanted to put an a good shirt for you these days. i think the mentality is take a good step forward. we had a good chance last year. we hope to be really good this year. to get these reps against really good players will be a lot of fun. >> steven viscotti, back then they played home games in

philly. it was the first time t by 5 in 1929. they were playing in new york. game two of a historic bay bridge series going on right now. top of the 3rd, we pick things up. we're scoreless. a man on for marcus simmion. he sent it to the center of the field. hello. 2-0 oakland. one hit allowed through three. at last check 2-0 as in the 4th. blazers taking on memphis in the play-in ga tbeki of the yea john more moran. the blazers come back late. it wasn't game time. it was cj mccollum time. in the final three minutes he had 8. when shake and bake is working, why stop it now?

dishes to car nel lo anthony. he buries it. he is out of the game for a year. blazers win by four. they'll play the lakers starting tuesday, next saturday night here on abc 7. hey, did you see this? yesterday wyndham championship rafa cabrera bello. right on the lip. 25 second later, it eventually drops in the cup. right there. all right. there it goes.

as we all fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. that's why abc 7 wants to remind you to wear a mask for you, your loved ones and your community. please wear because you care. finally now, as we know, firefighters have a lot to deal with on the front lines of a wildfire. things like the wet, rugged terrain and, of course, the am ar bl maet eric? >> crews with the ventura county department clearing a road as they battle a lake fire, had to sprint down the hill and back to their trucks. right on the tail a bull with a huge set of horns. nobody was hurt. the angry bovine eventually wandered off. but you do not want to argue with an angry bull.

>> i love how they scuttled back to their truck nice and save. thanks, for watching us. >> we'll see you right tonight, the race against the virus. can the pandemic be tamed in time to re-open schools? the high-stakes decision right now about keeping students safe. the arizona district pulling the plug after teachers and staff call in sick. thousands of college students tested before they can move into dorms. these widely shared images of a party on one campus. the university president threatening to send students home. and two more major league baseball games called off after a player tested positive. heat emergency. 60 million people under heat alerts across the west. those conditions fueling wildfires, threatening homes, and triggering rolling blackouts in california for the first time in nearly 20 years. midwest misery. the devastating aftermath

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