old man was dragged face down on someone tried to steal from him tonight the effort to help him recover. yes, the governor goes in the air to see firsthand the dangerous fire season recover. plus the governor goes in n the air to see firsthand the

dangerous going on. >> plus the standing ovation just for being a wetreated like royalty. this is abc 7 news. good evening and thank you for joining us i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. you're watching abc 7 news live. a crime in oakland is prompting a community leader and witness to speak out in the hope of encouraging others to do the very same thing. a man of asian and latino decent was brutally attacked, bitten and dragged down the street. the victim was asked us to alter his voice because of his injuries and out of fear, understandably. >> opening wide the 71-year-old man who doesn't wanttous use his name explains the terrifying run in he had with the woman while he was retrieving a trash can from the curb last week. an him to losing seven teeth. >> the lady pull me from my

back like this. and then, pushed me toward the car. >> reporter: the woman in the car tried to steal his wallet and cell cell cell cell cell ce already weak in the legs and using a cane, the man fell on to the vehicle. >> she kept holding me on my arm and wouldn't let me go. >> reporter: and was dragged on the pavement face down nearly 20 feet. he somehow still managed to call police. >> you must have been in so much pain. >> i am. >> reporter: carl chan, oakland china town president and outspoking advocate for community safety was attacked himself just last month. he met with a man today not only to offer services but to send a bigger message. >> we need, if it becomes a crime. because i know they're so afraid but i'm saying that, hey, let's not be afraid. >> reporter: at the scene of the crime another message from a woman named linda one of several people who saw the

incident happen but was the only one to help. >> the cars that were right behind us also saw went around him and kept ongoing. >> no one stopped. >> no one stopped. >> while he's still shocked and in fear. this senior is speaking out for his own reasons. >> i hope people will become aware and this isn't something that is happening right now. it happened, it's been dragging and happening for many years. >> reporter: and shares his gratitude. >> my deepest gratitude for being helpful to me. stop aapi help recorded more hate crime

incidents. roughly 2 million asian- americans and pacific islanders experienced hate incidents in 2020. the group says their survey was online so people often feel more comfortable sharing their experiences. in downtown oakland man was shot dead to death just a week from the police station. you can see evidence markers on the sidewalk next to a white car. police say officers could hear the gunshots from the headquarters, no arrests have been made but investigators are working multiple leads. >> a fire in an industrial area of richmond sent a huge plume of white smoke that could be seen for miles. the fire burned in an area half the size of a football field. it happened on the 2,200 block of central street. a couple of blocks from richmond parkway. >> with the potentially devastating wildfire season already upon us. governor newsom announced today he wants to double the state's budget for fire fighting and prevention. laura anthony has her story from the east bay. >> none of us are naive about the challenges that the state

faces. >> reporter: barely a week after california governor gavin newsom proposed a record setting $1 billion for california's fire fighting efforts, the governor announced he wants to double that number. >> today we're announcing that $1 billion budget is now $2 billion. we're doubling our historic wildfire budget. >> newsom's announcement as california has seen 1,000 more fires this season compared with the same time last year. the additional funds will be used to hire hundreds more seasonal firefighters including hand crews along with the purchase of 7 new c 30 aircrafts and 12 state of the art helicopters. more than half of the $2 billion would go toward vegetation management in california. including prescribed burns. but only in area where is it's safe. >> the caveat is not every piece of california is ready for prescribed fire yet. there are a lot of areas that

are overgrown, a lot of areas where it's not safe to put fire on the ground. >> reporter: keeping california's wildfire season in check will are working all over the bay area clearing brush. in this case cutting away dry fuel from orinda. in other areas and on private property hoards of goat are already at work doing their part. still despite all the effort and money nature will play the biggest role. >> fundamental plumbing, the architecture for which we've come to know high technology record breaking this, record breaking that on a consistent basis. an effort is under way to change how the state sentences people convicted of a murder charge but who are not the actual killer. a state bill would bring the thh

law for anyone convict of being an accomplice. a woman who received a life sentence who's her abusive husband spoke. >> i missed 31 years missing so much of my life and the lives of my granddaughters and family. for a crime i didn't commit. >> reporter: the bill allows for possible resentencing with a lower sentence. the sentencing reform act now awaiting a vote by the state senate. and tomorrow, the santa clara board of supervisors will vote on whether to opt in or out of laura's law which advocates say provide court ordered mental health care to those who need it most. >> laura's law helps to care for a targeted subset of people. individuals suffering from severe mental illness who have

experienced repeated visits to jail cells, and emergency rooms yet continue to refuse the treatment they need. many of those individuals who have repeatedly refused help don't have the ability to recognize their own condition. 20 california counties including four in the bay area have opted in to laura's law which was passed in 2009 and revised last year. the legislation was named after 19-year-old nevada county resident laura wilcox who was shot and killed by a history of mental health issues. bay area employers developed plans. they may have a new incentive to keep some workers at home. chris nguyen has the story from santa clara county. >> reporter: as the bay area comes back to life. traffic is building at various

times a day. >> now that we're seeing helpful signs of return to normalcy we're seeing more transit riding. >> reporter: to help receive air pollution and traffic congestion all bay area employers with 50 or more full time employees are required to offer benefits. to comply one of the following options must be made available a pretax benefit. employer provided subsidy. employer provided transit. commuter benefit and a fifth option, telework which would allow employees to work one or day a week if their workload permits it. cindy chavez serves as chair of the management district and says companies can do their part to help boost employee moral throughout the county. >> creating an environment where people want to work for your company means creating the flexible that allows people to be able to do what they do without being frustrated by being in hours and hours of traffic. >> reporter: the announcement

from the air district and the metropolitan transportation commission comes as santa clara county ends mandated work from home orders with other bay area counties soon expected to follow. >> unknown a mode shift where you're convincing someone to ride a bike to work when they've never done that before you now just have to say would you like the ability to keep doing what kwhroáuf you've been doing. >> reporter: a focus reducing the single commute trips with the help of making a commute. still ahead, when going to a hotel is a reason to celebrate. how this scene could

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hotel in union square. that's the largest hotel in the city starting to hotels are returning to service. >> reporter: at 11:00 this morning the doors to the hilton san francisco union square reopened with much fanfare. staff lined up to welcome tourists. >> i'm just excited to see you guys start to bounce back. because i grew up in monterey. and to be able to come back home and bring my fiance it's wonderful. >> seeing all the people back at work and seeing people just be happen by again and enjoying awesombecae been last yea >> reporreopenhave a financial psychological impact on other businesses in the heart of downtown.

>> restaurants and stores around here who have been looking forward to our reopening because they know when we do, you know when we open our doors that's just going to bring more tourism and more people to support the local economy back. >> reporter: muhammad washaha was waiting for this moment after the pandemic stalled the taxi industry for months. >> this is the first day just coming to check out the situation and starting to see what's around. >> reporter: around the corner is napa winery exchange. they restarted four weeks ago to coincide with today's reopening of the hilton and that of other near by hotels. they can finally see the light at the end of that tunnel. >> there's absolutely no reason to assume it's a freight train. it looks like it's going to be a series of brightly lit chandeliers, you know. >> reporter: it's not only out of state or international travelers that hotels want to attract. there's also a big push to convince locals to have a so called staycation at one of the

san francisco hotels. lean melendez, abc 7 news. transit is picking up in the north bay train is cutting fares. fares are chopped by 40% until next year and there are extra trips until the morning and afternoon. saturday service resumes this weekend. and saturday service is returning fleet programs. mini buses will return. rides cost $2. there's a boom in the coyote population. a bunch of pups are making themselves at home in a den located at the botanical garden in golden state park. people are advised not to go near these pups of course. the den is blocked off. this picture was taken by an automated wildlife camera to no

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for the first time in more than two years event is also called a rare super blood moon. you're not to set your alarm, though really early sometime around three a.m. wednesday is the best but you don't have to worry about getting up in the middle of night. i guess we're going to have a camera person catching it for you. that's the way i want to see

it. >> it's really amazing to see. but i'm with you both. i'm not waking up that early. especially working the night shift. but i want to show you the specifics of the lunar eclipse. it's wednesday morning, it's a full super moon as you just heard and you will have to set your alarm clocks in the morning the. for most of you it should be great viewing conditions. tonight is a different story, it's along the coastline for the rest of you. sunshine and a warmer day. gusting to 28 sfo. 21 in san mateo, those on shore winds will increase tomorrow. we'll see a decrease in those temperatures. along the embarcadero it is blowing right now. blue skies just a beautiful day today. 58 in the oakland. 71 san jose. 77 in morgan hill and from our

emoryville camera as we look toward sutro tower. you can see the marine layer just waiting to roll in. low 80s, fairfield, concord. it was close to 90 degrees in some of the warmest plays like fairfield today. san jose camera you will notice blue skies out there. blue skies and clouds will push inland overnight. breezy and cooler tomorrow and we are looking at temperatures rebounding on wednesday. hour by hour forecast. 7:00 tonight not just the fog and the low clouds but higher clouds as well. tomorrow morning some of you will wake up to some drizzle as we head into the afternoon and evening. you will notice that the marine layer gets swept away and that's partially because of the winds. the winds will ease tomorrow morning. 5:00 a.m. and then they'll pick back up again tomorrow afternoon and evening. 29 to 40 miles per hour along the coast. even stronger at times. so gusty winds will be with us once again tomorrow afternoon and evening. tomorrow morning you're looking

at 40s, 50s for your temperatures. watch out for some slippery roadways due to the drizzle tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at a cooler day. breezy from coast to inland. mid-50s around half-moon bay to the low 80s. 77 napa, 74 san rafael. 67 in oakland and 72 degrees in san jose. here's a look at the accu weather forecast. it's a breezy cooler tuesday. temperatures rebounding on wednesday. not a whole lot of change on thursday but cooler weather especially for the start of the holiday weekend we're going to see some drizzle on saturday and the temperatures bottoming out. look at what happens by memorial day. we're talking 90s inland and 60s coast side. so it'll feel like summer and perfect for a bar-be-que day. >> we might be the ones being bar-be-qued in that heat. >> welcoming up, a community celebration and how one person found a

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area. abc seven news regularly meets with this next gen advisory council to hear what issues affect

of our effort to reach out to the community, we looked at the lgbt effort. >> it's tough to tell behind that big laugh that the last year and a half packed tough times for lela lashay. >> i didn't have the option to move back to my parents. they're not accepting of me and my queer sense of self, my gender identity. >> lola wasn't alone. several of also faced homelessness. >> it was that safe space. we had all been yearning for. >> reporter: the crew is replacing in person open mic night prepandemic with group gardening and weekly family

style dinners. for others, fighting the pandemic has been much more difficult. >> it came as a surprise to us but our youth are not really joining us with activities by zoom, and they were just oding on technologies. >> reporter: spars executive director said the attempt to move the group online during covid just didn't work. there were also challenges continuing groups for lgbtq online. >> part of the goal was to build community so this was definitely had an impact. >> at oakland's lgbtq center, a different scenario. >> folks didn't have a place so it's increased like 100 plus percent. folks reaching in to gain the support. >> reporter: the center has helped 600 familys with rent assistance it's also seen an up tick in need across the board.

from primary care to food pantry assistance and monthly discussion groups like connect for gay, by, by, by, by queer men. >> we saw people just reaching out. >> reporter: reaching out for a sense of belonging. for lola la la la la la la found their chosen family. >> chosen family is much better for the queer community. >> they get to learn about people that love them and respect them. >> find your people. because that's been the most uplifting thing for me. finding people i can be myself around. that's when you get to just amplify your life. you go from surviving to thriving. >> what more can we ask for. julie anne glover.

abc 7 news. >> indeed from surviving to thriving. while our friend and colleague lola found community other lgbtq people are still struggling to live their lives authentically. one youth advisory council asked she be removed from our story from fear of how her family would react. if you're going through a similar situation it's so important to find your ally so you don't feel alone. abc 7 news has a list of vetted local resources on abc 7 news.com/take action. and while you're there you can learn more about our next gen council and how to join on our website. it's for young people 18 to 24. so please go there and check it out. all right well world news tonight with david muir is coming up next. we thank you so much for joining us this evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. >> we hope to

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a week's worth of food and water, radio, flashlight, and rst aikitara good start to learnor fetyactionntc tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. a military plane crashing into a neighborhood near has say has. the nellis air force base near las vegas saying, "we are aware of an incident." our reporter sharing late information as we come on tonight. also tonight, the coronavirus in the u.s. new cases plunging to their lowest level in more than a year. but tonight, the concern over reports of some adolescents and young people after their second shot. the cdc now revealing it is looking into a small number of reports of heart inflammation. tonight, dr. jha is here on that. and new research this evening on the india variant and whether it's believed the vaccines of the u.s. will be effective. the doctor on that tonight, as well. and new questions about that

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