has problems. >> tonight, we are focused on one of those problems, talking about retail theft. you have seen it in videos like this. an accused shoplifter was grabbing and going at walgreens. the retail association found three cities in our state are among the top 10 in the country when it comes to organized retail crime. los angeles, sacramento, and san francisco. already, we are seeing a negative impact. stores in the city are shutting down or closing early. our focus is on building a better bay area. it's why we have team coverage on the topic including the insider news. first, let's hear from leanne melendez. she is here with how the city government is handling the crisis. >> reporter: san francisco is fifth on the list. it is the only city where retail stores are making

changes because of this organized retail crime. the mayor has said that cutting hours and closing stores is not the solution. there has to be an accountability component to all of this. >> reporter: target has acknowledged that san francisco is the only city in america where they have decided to close some stores early because of the escalating retail crime. for more than a month, we have been experiencing a significant rise in theft and security incidents at the san francisco stores, similar to reports from other retailers in the area. >> reporter: target isn't the c because of the continuous shoplifting. after 10:00, this 711 only does business through this metal door window. first, i have to press this button to let them know i am outside. >> this was installed two or e . kthe glass

>> reporter: walgreens already closed several stores for the same reason. security guards like kevin are told not to physically engage with those shoplifting. >> it's going to be lawbe lawbew obviously, they don't want ourselves or others to get injured while we are out here attempting to make these apprehensions and lead to law enforcement. >> reporter: is that frustrating for you? >> very. >> reporter: he carries a handgun and overspray. he has never had to use them. on the other hand, he says people shoplifting have, at times, threatened him with a knife. >> i don't have any intention of getting stabbed for $60 worth of stuff. >> reporter: the man showed up liften reed >>ill th held accountobe equation as well. >> reporter: that's where one supervisor has stepped in. he has asked both the police

reduce the organized retail crime and find out why san francisco is apparently targeted more than anywhere else. >> these are people who are recruited, organized, and reselling these goods. san francisco is hurting for it. >> reporter: the das office gave the police a week to come up with an answer. >> reporter: merchandise valued at $950 or less is a misdemeanor. we know that by now. one supervisor is talking to law enforcement and da of assibly aggregating charges. for example, if one person hits several stores in a day, they would be slapped with a felony. as we all know, it is hard to catch them in the act. >> you can't charge them if you can't catch them. all right, let's bring in phil matier who has worked on this extensively. it is one of the problems

affecting everyone in the city one way or another. retailers have had enough. what are retailers saying needs to be done to stop this? >> what they are saying is two different things. what they are saying is we need a coordinated effort between the police, the district attorney, the judges, the mayor says we need to hold people accountable. dan, you have to understand that we as a state and as a bay area have repeatedly gone on pause and said, what we want to do is lessen the penalties for nonviolent crimes. we don't want nonviolent offenders going to jail. shoplifting is a nonviolent crime. it doesn't carry the weight unless it is bundled together. that takes a lot of effort. for example, it is estimated 85% of the thefts are done by organized crime. you have been talking with officials. how many people are on the organized crime task force in san francisco's pd?

>> are you ready for this one? 1. 1 person. you would think the san francisco police department would have a room full of investigators to deal with this issue which happens to be one of the most important ones here in ople, affect tourists. what do you think they're going to do when they go back home? the head of that department is called the orc. her name is jennifer marino. we asked for an interview today. s&p said not at this moment. >> you know, speaking of word of mouth, they tell you about it. we asked, have crime issues kept you from exploring from ex

francisco? two third of our viewers voted yes. those are people who are so ready -- already in the area. they think, it's a horrible place. i want to go there. what is it going to take to show people that san francisco is a place to go? that's as the pandemic wasn't bad enough for to >> that is the big question and one we are going to see coming out of this pandemic as we try to open up. so far, what we are hearing is warnings from the mayor saying, don't lock your valuables in your car or trunk because when you come back to them, they may be gone. you know, that is not the postcard you want to be sending from san francisco. >> it's one thing to leave it in plain sight, but tourists are supposed to carry it around with them all day? will will us. we will watch the conversation that he had with hayward's police chief tony chaplin who started his career in san

francisco. they had a really candid discussion about gun violence in the bay area including what it takes to get guns like that off the tablethe tablethe tablee streets. we are taking a live look outside. cars are on the road. the golden gate bridge is on the left, moving along. the toll plaza is in the middle. that looks good for friday. the san mateo bridge is on the right. it's a little sticky, but moving along on the san mateo bridge. now we are looking at the emeryville tower camera, not bad, aaa says this will be the second highest independence day travel volume on record trailing only 2019. one traffic data company says we are past the worst time to be on the road that is between 4:00 and 5:00 explain why it looks bright before the holiday weekend. the calvary highway patrol is going to be out in full

force as you can imagine. they are looking for impaired drivers. the maximum enforcement time started just a few minutes ago and goes through midnight on monday. you can also get pulled over if you have a cracked light. driving under the influence can be extremely costly. >> you will be tested and arrested. you will be taken to jail. you will have to deal with taking classes, community service, your tow truck excuse me. basically, what we are going to do is spend between 10 and $15,000 on fines and other stuff. >> it's not worth it. one freeway is going to be heavily focusing on interstate 5. the tsa just set milestone. yesterday, air travel exceeded pre-pandemic levels for the first time. more than 2.1 million

passengers were screened at checkpoints around the country. many in san francisco are eagerly awaiting the return of fireworks. waterfront is always the best place to watch the show. one landmark is off-limits to big crowds until officials determine a fix for the aquatic peer. we are live on the abc7 rooftop with details. the aquatic park is one of the gems in san francisco. this famous peer has become tarnished over the years and unsafe for large crowds. now the move is on to >> reporter: aquatic park might be the best place to watch the blue angels dazzled during fleet week in october. and for fireworks on july 4th -- >> it is up to the fog whether or not we have fireworks. >> reporter: for years now, aquatic peer has been off- limits to the crowd on the fourth. >> it is crazy, it is

dangerous. >> reporter: even mccrone shows us why he doesn't dare lean against the railing anymore. >> it looks rusted already. is older than myself, i guess. >> reporter: one of san francisco's scenic treasures is rusting and crumbling away. >> you can see some of the early stages. other pieces have come off completely. >> reporter: morgan smith says the peer is safe for the public, but most of the westside, not so much. it is now fenced off after decades of abuse from salt water in the weather. >> this was created in 1934. it's a most 90 years old. that is a long lifetime for structure like this. >> reporter: it is owned by the national park service. it is 1400 feet long and curves into the bay. repairing it may be impossible. >> it was built in the 1930s and it needs to be replaced. >> reporter: the ceo of the maritime park association says the price tag to replace the peer could top $60 million. it is money the federal

gocat provide. >> this is a big project. >> reporter: the park service is trying to save raising money for a public survey about its future. others have their own ideas. >> i don't see why they wouldn't charge to come in here and use the money to fix up the peer. >> reporter: all options are on the table to save this piece of history. >> this is one of the last historic sections of the waterfront that is pretty much on test. >> reporter: they could be forced to close for good. that is something that nobody wants. by the way, the rest of aquatic park will be open to visitors on the fourth of july. live on the roof, i am cornell bernard. >> thank you so much. the fourth of july is the biggest holiday since california reopened. some of e anges re t in place r pandemic.

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more bodies have been found in the rubble in florid the total stands at 22. one of them is the 7-year-old daughter of a miami firefighter. there is another concern about rescuers because six have been infected with covid. a hurricane could be headed to the region which could cause the rest of the building to

collapse. the youtube star who live streamed himself wrecking five go cars will now pay for the damage. the owner of go cars tells us that danny duncan called yesterday after seeing our story on tuesday. he did similar damage in 2018 and was banned from renting up a company. this time, he blamed the damage on a blown tire. small businesses are struggling in a big way following the pandemic and the restrictions. dustin dorsey visited san carlos today and found owners might fear they could lose their shops if the city doesn't act quickly. >> in downtown san carlos, a debate is growing. the street has been closed to accommodate outdoor dining during the pandemic. the city council says it is great for restaurants. with california reopened, some say it is time for the street to reopen, too. >> you are asking them to

remove this so we can have some business as well as the restaurant. >> reporter: it is filled with family-owned businesses, some are there for decades. the lack of parking and access to stores have led to dire financial struggles. >> our business is down 70%. >> i have already closed. there are two other businesses that i know of that have not signed the lease are saying, if it doesn't open up, they are not going to get enough customers to pay direct expenses. >> reporter: these barricades don't just cause problems for the business, but for customers as well. >> reporter: gail has shopped here for years. how did she get here? >> i walked through the alley, through the park to get here to shop. the restaurants. we have been here over 25 years in san carlos. we feel like we were left alone. >> we need a plan.

>> reporter: one congressman voted against the street closure but it passed. now the road is closed until september 2022. there are no plans for a revote but wants to find a solution that works for everybody. >> we have an obligation to take care of everybody and find a way we can continue to have a robust downtown. at the same time, we can't harm certain elements that are in our restaurants. >> people are parking back as many as they can. let the restaurants survive. let them survive as well. the way most of us will do it sooner than later. >> reporter: dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> a single spark from a firework can touch off a major firework in seconds. contra costa county firefighters showed us how quickly a fire can rage out of

control. within one minute, this spark became a full-blown emergency. at this point, you would need to call 911. >> we saw fires that were at a point where no homeowner could possibly extinguish them. >> reporter: the county has established a fireworks hotline, 833-855-2021. it's at the bottom of your screen. it's also on a website. if you see illegal fireworks going off, call. you have to be really careful. >> it's like every year, but this year, things are not quite as hot as they normally are. it is not quite so dry area wide. we have had a steady onshore flow bringing moisture to the area. the fuel is a bit moist right now. you still have to be concerned about fire danger. he was look at what is happening with wind flow. the onshore flow is pretty breezy. it is 15 miles per hour gusts that aren't very strong. you can see low clouds are

moving in over san francisco and out of the bay right now. current temperature readings are 60 in the city, 71 at mountain view, 72, morgan hill, and 57 at half moon bay. here is a view of continuing lowering and thickening clouds. other temperatures are at napa, 82 in concorde, livermore, 78 degrees, and the view from above the clouds looking down into the bay, these our forecast futures. clouds, fog and drizzle will return. this is a pattern we have had all week long. clouds and fog are likely for the fourth of july fireworks, at least near the coast and bay. overnight, we can expect low clouds and fog pushing vigorously across the bay. spotty drizzle, mainly near the

coast, it could pop up around the bay shoreline as well. by midday tomorrow or mid morning, we will see cloudy skies. fog will linger near the coastline and expand early tomorrow evening. for tonight, as low clouds expand for low temperatures mainly in the upper 50s, a little cooler in some valley locations at a cool 52 degrees, tomorrow's highs are under mainly sunny skies. 65 in san francisco, maine 70s in the inland areas, upper also. let's look at the day planner for the second half of the day on the fourth of july. we are talking about a mix of clouds and sunshine. we will see mainly sunny skies away from the coast. it will be mild with highs in the 80s, 70 around the bay shoreline. in the early evening and late night hours, we can expect a quick development of the marine layer. clouds are possibly developing before the fireworks fireworks

you might have better viewing conditions for the fireworks. here is the accuweather seven- cast. we will ha ofhi temper mild to rman.rman.m a waer pattern developing next week. we are not ready to say it will be a heat wave. we will see increasing high temperatures in the 90s

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we are turning now to efforts to build a better bay area by focusing on health. experts are concerned that fourth of july events could lead to an increase in coronavirus activity. >> reporter: the average is on the rise. on this graph of the month of june, it is represented by the dark blue line you see. at the start of june we had 154 new cases a day. by the end of the month, we had 221. >> the test positivity rate has climbed to 1.5%. starting on tuesday, you will no longer need a mask when you go to san francisco city hall as long as you are fully vaccinated. this policy lines up with guidance from the state. the change is in effect other facilities except health care, long-term care shelters,

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>> this video shows a violent shootout in hayward last year. this is a growing problem in the bay area. >> police around the region say there has been an epidemic of gun violence. it isn't just in big cities, but smaller ones, too.ones, too >> are news insider has been talking with local law enforcement agencies to see what they are finding, what police need to do to stop it, and how we can build a better bay area. >> that's right. tony kaplan knows what it's like to work in a big city with big problems and but guns are becoming the solution to arguments both big and small, often with deadly consequences. in the old days, maybe 20 ago, guns were small, saturday night specials, today, they are powerful as those carried by

soldiers going to war, this time, the war is on the city and town streets. >> reporter: when did you start out in policing? >> 1999, san francisco. >> reporter: 1999, san francisco was seeing a surge in violence. what kind of guns did you see? >> we saw shotguns and handguns, a revolver, coincidentally, this was the first weapon i was issued. >> reporter: now, this is what you are taking off it is quite a leap from the old six shooter to this. >> absolutely. you would be reloading with this thing several times before whoever who was holding this weapon would have to reload once. >> reporter: what it is being used for? >> basically, to kill and hunt other people. >> reporter: he has seen it all in his moyelice wo, t thing lik the firepower he ba all op w ouldhave had

them in this community. >> reporter: tell me what you are signing on the streets these days. >> as evidenced by what is in front of you, the assault rifles. you know? they fire these massive rounds. this is a 100 round drum. this thing feeds in. you have rounds circling through and firing. you can sit and fire for a good minute or two before you have to reload this thing. >> how many of these >> technically, all of them are. >> all of these, you could buy in a store? >> yes. >> all right. and the magazines, are they legal, too? >> they are, now. >> reporter: when we talk about gun control, all of this is legal? >> yes. >> reporter: these types of th's when thfede until 2004 re to ma a a resu, today, found the streetound bay area.

>> reporter: okay, if there was an assault weapons ban, with these be banned? >> yes. >> this looks more like a military operation the way they are shooting. >> reporter: this is why police want to get these guns off the streets. >> how many did they fire? >> over 100. >> reporter: police are still looking for the gunman caught on video at a local recording studio. the chief agrees there needs to be more than to keep guns out of the hands of people like this. but he says those who do have the guns and use them against other people need to be locked up. >> for crime like you just witnessed here, you have to remove folks like this from the community. over 100 rounds fired, you saw how many people ran out of this place. some of the folks were carried out. there was no

orwas, i'm going to kill my target. >> reporter: these are not the only weapons police are looking for and confiscating. ghost guns, homemade firearms, there are kits that are untraceable becoming the new gun of choice. >> reporter: in other words, if a child or prohibitive person -- you can make these guns on your own. >> reporter: they have no serial numbers? >> they are on serialized weapons because there is no serial number anywhere on this weapon. >> reporter: and that goes out on the street? >> correct. >> reporter: how much would this go for out of the garage? >> anywhere from 300 $800 depending on what city you are in. we have been seizing a lot of guns this year. ghost guns, again, we started off in 2019. last year, 2020 was about 13%. this year, we are tracking 16% today for ghost guns being part of seizures. this, to me, is part of the bigg

right now. >> reporter: chief chaplin says office criminals and parolees or people who are not supposed to have them. >> reporter: what usually happens? >> we will arrest a person for the gun. unfortunately, sometimes, they beat us home for dinner. >> reporter: they are out of jail by the time you get home? why? if we talk about getting these off the streets, the guns confiscated, but the person who bought it can go get , and they are let off until they come up for a court date, right? >> that's correct. >> reporter: how does that take it off the streets? >> what been sitting in front of you, they are in a gun locker. again, to your point, it does not prohibit or stop the person from acquiring another weapon. >> reporter: the chief also says taking guns away does not take away the intentions of the

person who had the weapon in the first place. many times, the intended target is not the person shot, but rather innocent bystanders caught in the middle. >> reporter: you hear across our county and other counties, some poor, unsuspecting man just north of here, walking out to get his mail, a stray bullet hit him in the head and killed him in front of his family. >> reporter: we have this. it's the problem. it has grown from six shooters to machine guns. >> correct. >> reporter: how do we get them off the streets? we hear everyone talking about the needs the hands of criminals and off the streets. how we do it? >> that's the age-old question.

first and foremost, you have to allow us to do our job. the second piece is, we have to have legislators tighten this thing up and start making these serious crimes because they are leading to catastrophic issues in our communities. we are losing a lot of our young folks to gun violence because these things are all over our streets right now. >> reporter: there is little sign of that slowing down. the gun phenomenon is spreading. in one case, they had a college student who was making an extra buck by putting together and selling ghost guns. >> that is an interesting relatively new -- you talk about 3-d printing and ghost guns -- that is a relatively new complication in this comp located debate of how to control guns on the streets because they are not traceable. it is relatively easy for you to get the parts to assemble these guns. can kenojust pistols, yoauti weonal wi that? don't know. ink hagot to be dealt with. we talk about pandemics.

we talk about the need for health. highland hospital which is the hub where apel with gunshot wounds are sent, they have treated 254 people to date this year. that is more than 50 people a month. more and more of them are young women as well as young men. >> you pointed out about how we hear about the fatalities, but not the people caught in the crossfire who maybe get hit elsewhere and then they survive. i think part of your story that got me was they beat us home for dinner. okay, you get the gun off the street, but you don't get the person off the street, then they get one of these ghost guns. how are we supposed to get out of this? >> reporter: we have a philosophical debate going on in california. we don't want to lock people up for a long time for nonviolent crimes. we hear that repeatedly. we want violent offenders. the only difference between somebody who picked up a gun and a violent criminal is whether or not they use it. but until they do, it is still a nonviolent crime. it is sort of like a ticking

time bomb is therit goes off, i get the response. >> we can see the trend. all right, phil, the edd has renewed its troubled partnership with bank of america,

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the employment developmdevem department has been involved in turmoil. it renewed its troubled partnership with bank of america. that decision infuriated just about everyone involved, including bank of america, itself. seven on your side is here to explain how all of this happened. >> reporter: can you believe what you said? it is just amazing. it just goes to show no one else wants torture of the past year. they had the option to renew this contract. that means bank of america will continue delivering unemployment benefits on edd debit cards for up to 2 more

years. this, despite rampant fraud, frozen accounts, and a class- action lawsuit. >> there was no money in my account. obody was going on. d a thied >> reporter: one person realized someone ran up $14,000 on her account before she got her card in the mail. the bank restored her money only to take it all back out, then froze her account, too. they are among thousands of fraud victims who say bank of america made it impossible to get their benefits are stored. >> account was considered closed. >> $4000 was gone. >> thousands of dollars are gone. >> bank of america with edd, unfortunately, left constituents hanging at the worst possible time. >> reporter:

contract that has made so many californians life miserable. >> reporter: state lawmakers blasted edd for renewing exclusive contracts with bank of america to provide edd debit cards despite the widespread turmoil and fraud. but as it turns out, bank of america is equally dismayed. just today, the bank told seven on your side it wants out of the contract, saying we have advised the state we would like to exit the business as soon as possible. the deal with edd has brought 20 of grief to the bank as well. we have a says it lost 200 million to criminals making phony claims of fraud on edd debit cards which they falsely obtained. now they are facing a class- action lawsuit, claiming the bank failed to put security chips on debit cards, then automatically denied claims without investigation. a judge ruled the bank likely broke federal law by rejecting claims and freezing only an

filter. edd says the contract renewal gives bank of america the time it needs to manage millions of ongoing accounts. the contract still includes the major financial perk for both the bank and the edd. under the agreement, they share the transaction fees generated every time someone someone some edd debit card. those revenues skyrocketed during the pandemic. the edd took in $47 million from last march until this april, nearly 5 times more than it did in 2019. >> fees collected with your contractor, that just just just >> reporter: we have found many cardholders so frustrated they are now having the edd mail paper checks instead. the edd says it is planning an option for direct benefits, and personal bank accounts, avoiding debit cards entirely. a lot of people would love that. the reason many consumer

advocates wanted the debit card was because there are so many people in bank. >> this entire pandemic has exposed so many problem with the edd.

the fourth of july weekend is finally here. >> spencer christian is tracking the forecast. >> you have low clouds and fog across the bay. the overnight lows, cloudy conditions could be in we will see low clouds and fog lingering during the day. it will be sunny over the bay. we will have 60s over the coast to 70s on the bay shoreline, and here is the seven-day forecast. fourth of july, it will look like a couple degrees cooler inland. the fog will surge in around the bay sunday evening which may obscure your view of fireworks if you are near the coast or the bay. for the remainder of the week, we will have my old to warm daytime temperatures heating up to the next week.next week.next.

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city. the ownership group is going back next week. on july 7th, the city council will study the documents. on july 20th, it is the main event, the nonbinding but very important vote by the city council on the terminal project. yesterday, someone won the vote. it would be his seventh parents overall. his kids will be able to join him in denver. >> i am excited for my kids. they are almost 10. tod will be one theyare gog remember. >> one of the most incredible dreams -- games in baseball history happened today in 1963. each through 16 innings. one was 42 years old. the other was 25. tithe hehe n th

that waepic. sports on abc7 is sponsored by river rock casino. i remember it like it was just yesterday. just kidding. >> let's go back to the oakland a's deal. it is so complex and difficult and so controversial. how do you think it is going to play out in the next few weeks. >> there is negotiating that needs to be done. the a's believe they need both in the structure financing districts, one covers the howard terminal site, one covers the greater area of oakland. the city believes it is going to hurt their general fund if they give up the finances from the red districts. it is confusing. there's a lot of posturing going on, a lot of money involved, a lot of people, so it will be important to follow these next steps because july 20th is the big nonbinding boat. -- vote. coming up tonight on abc7 at

we are finding a few thoughts about what matters. legend has it that on july 4th 1776, the king of england wrote in his diary, not very much happened today. it is one of the great understatements in wallboard history. we will celebrate america's independence on sunday. it is the nations 245th birthday. 244 of those years were different from this last one. we can't claim independence from the pandemic. far too many people still need to be vaccinated. the delta variant is causing new concern. but we are getting so much closer to being rid of this virus for good or at least being able to manage it without so much worry and handle it as we go forward. now, with covid dangers subsiding, other dangers, climate change, gun violence to name a few, they are once being taken off the burner and putting up the front of the stove. we have a lot to do. we ao

for this fourth of july. what really matters, there is nothing wrong with the the the that can't be fixed by what's bright in our country. follow me on twitter at dan ashley at abc7. that will do it for abc7 news. thank you for joining us. >> i am on the dates. for all of us, we appreciate your time. enjoy the rest of the evening and we will see you tonight at 11:00.

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