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doubled in one bay area county and hospitalizations are rising rapidly, what doctors say will happen if people don't get vaccinated. it is heating up and it will stay hot, why the weekend heatwave will offer little overnight relief. extreme heat continues this weekend, temperatures and when relief arrives coming up. tonight the city of oakland is trying out a new strategy to stop sideshows. behind me you see pavement markers. abc7 news starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. it's just a matter of time before one of these variants does overcome the vaccine. >> tonight the highly contagious delta variant is driving up covid cases in parts of the bay area. now two local counties have landed on a federal hotspot watch list. with that we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim.

abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with health officials about this worrying trend. >> reporter: the delta variant is driving up covid cases across the country and in california. the growing surge has put parts of the east bay on the cdc's emergency hotspot list. >> our case rates have more than doubled in recent weeks and i'm concerned for further increases. >> reporter: dr. nicholas moss is the health officer in alameda county where cases have been increasing through is an leandro and oakland along the 880 corridor. >> those are also places where vaccine rates are lower. >> reporter: in alameda and contra costa county 62% of all residents are fully vaccinated, much higher than the national average of 48%, about still not enough. dr. russell rodriguez is chief medical officer for john muir health in contra costa county. he says there are currently 16 covid patients at their hospitals in concord and walnut

creek. >> i've had patients who i admitted to the hospital for covid symptoms that were not vaccinated that were somewhat sorry at the time of their admission that they had waited for whatever reason. >> this delta variant is very concerning largely because of how contagious it is and i really believe we are at a point where we can say pretty confidently that you're either going to be vaccinated or you're going to have covid. >> reporter: dr. chris colwell is chief of emergency medicine at san francisco general hospital where their covid patients doubled overnight to nine, all of them unvaccinated. he says that needs to change. >> one of the questions that has to be asked is to what extent are we free to make choices that have this serious of an impact on other people? and it is taking ultimately the lives of other people and putting them at risk to make a choice that from on my perspective just doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: acting san

francisco health officer dr. susan phillip says they are watching data closely and would like to avoid shutting down the city again. >> if you have friends or family that have been hesitant, now is the time. please don't hesitate any longer. get the vaccine. it will save your life and it will be what's best for our city. california is keeping its mask mandate for schools despite the cdc's new guidelines. today the cdc said students, teachers and staff who are fully vaccinated will not need to wear masks in school beginning this fall, but california health officials say they are recommending all students regardless of their vaccination status to wear masks so that no child feels singled out or different. >> we believe that with masking and with testing as an available option that we can get kids back here in person 100% in our schools and we are glad that the cdc supported this vision. >> the state will release a more complete set of guidelines

for the upcoming school year on monday. people living or camping near a fire in the plumas fore evacuate immediately. the beckworth complex fire is the largest burning in the state now and was originally two fires caused by lightning strikes but has now merged into one. the forest service says it burned more than 38,000 acres and is just 9% contained. homes have been destroyed, but there are no reports of injuries. that fire is burning about 60 miles north of truckee a few miles from the california/nevada border. an out of control wildfire burning in southern oregon is threatening transmission lines that carry power to california. in response governor newsom has signed an emergency proclamation to free up additional energy capacity. the bootleg fire as it's called has burned so far nearly 39,000 acres with zero containment. here locally dangerously hot conditions are gripping the bay area and will continue

through the weekend. that has prompted the state's power grid operator, cal iso, to extend the flex alert into tomorrow from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. people are asked to conserve energy to reduce risk of overstraining the state's power grid. a spare the air alert has also been issued and drivers are being asked to park their cars to reduce air pollution. for a look at all of the heat warnings let's get to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel and this is serious. it is indeed. it will be stifling inland, especially inland. 107 in fairfield, 105 in livermore, well above average for this time of year today, but along the coastline half moon bay 63 degrees. so it was quite the spread. we have excessive heat warnings going for our inland areas, high to very high heat risk, a heat advisory until 11 p.m. sunday for the north bay valleys and the santa clara valley as you look at some of

the dangerous heat, 108 tomorrow in brentwood, mid- to upper 90s from san jose to san rafael. this heat can be very taxing on the body. so take it easy and stay hydrated. i'll let you know when that arrive will arrive in a few minutes. >> thanks. to the south bay where parts of santa clara county will be under a heat advisory this weekend. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo shows us how folks there are trying to stay cool. >> reporter: hiding from the heat in san jose means jamming activities into the cooler evenings, but get ready. no nighttime relief is expected for this weekend's bay area heatwave. >> not fun. i don't like it. >> reporter: we met 13-year- old elijah alvernaz where the city of san jose is taking advantage of the shade. elsewhere hot temps called for activation of three cooling

centers friday through sunday. the move follows the national weather service's heat advisory lasting just as long. >> we opened cooling centers last month. during the activation we saw about 60 people visit over the course of three days at our two cooling center sites. so people are still utilizing these centers as really a place to cool down. >> reporter: friday's flex alert forced the cole- carney family outdoors. the california assistant operator is encouraging voluntary conservation. >> we're getting out in the evening to cool off a little and give them outside time. >> reporter: inside icicles, relief from the heat, hand rolled and the promise of cooler ice cream concoctions. >> because we're putting it directly on a metal like slate that's around negative 25 degrees, it keeps it extra cold. >> reporter: and you can go the extra step. in a statement cal iso says reduction and demand may be sufficient to avoid further emergency levels and avoid outages adding, "we encourage

consumers to voluntarily reduce energy use to help us maintain a grid reliability." cal iso extended the statewide flex alert for saturday. in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >> ice cream sounds pretty good right now. you can check out the temperatures, air quality and wind anytime on your tv. our realtime weather tracker lets you see the current conditions across the bay area live now on our abc7 bay area connected tv app. download the app wherever you stream by searching abc7 bay area. in the east bay after last weekend's chaos oakland is testing a new strategy to deter sideshows. today city workers installed so- called bots dots at one of the busiest intersections in the city. abc7 news reporter luz pena explains it's just one part of the city's long term solution. >> reporter: after one of the most violent weekends in oakland's history with illegal fireworks, shootings and

sideshows tonight city workers finished installing pavement markers. their goal? >> to discourage the sideshow activity that we have and at the same time it reduces we're trying to implement. >> reporter: last sunday a massive sideshow involving 300 cars left one man with critical injuries after getting struck by a moving vehicle. now in the intersection of 35th avenue and macarthur boulevard the first members. it took six he's had a sideshow to macarthur boulevard. >> it is damaging the streets and all, but it's better off than people wandering off and doing worse things. it's getting the community all together. >> reporter: we met sterling, an oakland resident, right before he crossed this

intersection. >> i think probably it was a waste of money. >> reporter: according to council member gallo the city is working on installing several pavement markers like the ones behind me in at least ten intersections. what some community members are asking for now is -- >> the long term solution for the sideshows. >> reporter: council member gallo said they're working on it. their first proposal was the oakland coliseum. >> but that wasn't accepted, but we are going to try the racetracks like the sonoma raceway. >> reporter: but for now this is the strategy they're implementing as the police chief prepares to hold a stand up for oakland rally on saturday. in oakland, luz pena, abc7 news. aftershocks still felt in southern california, many wondering why they never got a shakealert on their phone. plus a spike in rattlesnake sightings, why you can blame climate change experts say. is your neighbor wasting

water, how enoughing snitching on them could help ease the state's drought. but first what's coming up on jimmy kimmel. >> i want to know if those little socks help any at all? >> no. bad idea.

in the south bay a child was hit and killed by a car while crossing the street tonight many san jose.

it happened just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of camden avenue and kuser road. the child was transported to a hospital where they passed away from their injuries. san jose police say the driver stayed on the scene and there is no suspicion of dui. happening right now aftershocks continue to rattle magnitude earthquake in south of lake tahoe. that shaking was felt across northern california even here in san francisco, but not everyone was notified by the state's new shakealert warning system. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard explains why. >> pretty scary, very intense. >> reporter: restaurant owner sally rosen still on edge after a magnitude 6 earthquake rolled through her hometown of walker in eastern california. she and her 2-year-old taking cover with aftershocks still happening. >> even last night it was pretty stressful. neither my partner or i got much sleep because of how just the aftershocks continued and

you never know when they're going to hit. >> reporter: from aggressive shaking in arnold to swaying in san francisco, the usgs reports the magnitude 6 antelope valley earthquake was wide reaching with nearly 15,000 reporting they felt it. even behind the wheel near the california/nevada border a spectacle, a large amount of dust launched into the air during the rattle. the people in this car processing the scene. >> it was an earthquake. >> how do you know? >> because the tires went a little funny. >> reporter: the quake is understanding giant boulders onto i-95 near coleville. seismologists say quakes in eastern california are not unique, but could it mean a precursor to something bigger? >> yes. it's more likely there will be smaller earthquakes that follow this aftershock sequence. >> reporter: the shaking brought rocks and boulders down centennial bluff in coleville. seismologists say some people got a shakealert warning on their phone seconds before the quake, but many did not. did you get anything like that

on your phone? >> no, nothing like that. >> as a result of the fact that there are fewer stations in eastern california, shakealert did not do as good of job as we would like. >> reporter: back in walker sally rosen knows after covid there's a new threat to prepare for. >> this is anecdotally earthquake country, so in theory it's definitely something that should be on our radar. >> reporter: seismologists say the shakealert system is still a work in progress. there are still about two more years of develop development planned including installing more seismic reporting stations in rural parts of california where, of course, earthquakes do happen. cornell barnard, abc7 news. snitching on water wasting neighbors can have a big impact on the state's water supply. the university of wisconsin in madison studied the last california drought that lasted from 2014 to '17. researchers say californians responded enthusiastically to the call for waste reports. about one in 1,000 california residents actually tattled on

someone improving water conservation by a half percent. >> half a percent of water conservation equates to something like 32 billion gallons of water. that's enough to serve san francisco for 16 months. >> wow, that is a big deal. water departments across the state are asking people to anonymously report water wasters. the study, though, did not look into the social impact of neighbors turning in other neighbors. well, a new study says climate change could actually bring more rattlesnakes to california coasts. researchers with cal poly san luis obispo captured rattlesnakes living in a variety of climates, cooler coastal areas and warmer inland areas and put them in a temperature controlled tank. the cold-blooded rattlesnakes were all found to prefer the warmer end of the tank at 805 degrees. >> what we found is those preferred body temperatures were actually significantly higher than the body temperatures they were actually maintaining in nature. >> now the water temperatures

could lead to longer breeding periods for the rattlesnakes. average temperatures are expected to rise by about two degrees farenheit on the california coast over the next several decades due to climate change. and as we look at the weather, we can't help but think climate change plays a role. it's going to be hot and exceptionally so. >> absolutely. i mean it's pretty much a given that climate change is playing a role, dion, extreme heat events becoming more and more likely. today death valley 130 degrees and they're heading into that same territory this weekend. so if you think it's hot here, let's talk about there. i mean that is intense. summer scorcher is courtesy of this area of high pressure over the desert southwest and it's bringing that heat into parts of california, the west coast, excessive heat warnings and heat advisories for millions of people as this dangerous heatwave grips part of eastern california and the desert southwest. look at our hour-by-hour temperatures first thing tomorrow morning.

this is your coolest period, 50s to 70s at 7 a.m. notice how quickly temperatures soar inland into the 90s and 100s by the time the lunch hour arrives, but it will remain comfortable near the coast. away from the coast, forget it. there is no marine influence. we're talking about excessive and extreme heat there. so definitely be ready to deal with it. we do have excessive heat warnings and heat advisories up for a good portion of the bay area with the exception of the coast and parts of the bay and this is basically because there is going to be an increased risk of heat illnesses going into the weekend. so take it easy. stay hydrated by drinking water, taking frequent breaks always a good idea and don't leave people and pets in the vehicle. live doppler 7 showing you the fog closing in on parts of the coast. i know some people would love to see the fog rolling into the inland areas where it's still in the 70s and 80s now near the coastline. this is what's keeping you on the comfortable side, the fog,

but notice it's thick out there, fog along the coastline dense in spots, excess testify heat inland this weekend and we have a risk of heat illnesses and fire danger, so something to be concerned about and be aware of. from our east bay hills camera you can see the fog lurking, spare the air saturday, air quality suffering as the heat has billed to looking at moderate air quality sunday. warm inland tomorrow, 50s, 60s coastside. afternoon highs in the south bay 103 in gilroy, 94 in san jose, the peninsula looking at 92 in redwood city, 66 in half moon bay. downtown san francisco 71 degrees, north bay temperatures scorchers, santa rosa, sonoma

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the revamped jungle cruise ride at disneyland. it officially reopens to visitors next friday and there will be some new plot and seems deemed racially insensitive that have been remove. the jungle cruise is one of the park's original rides inspired by walt disney's travels. disney is the parent company of abc7. larry beil now joining us with a look at sports. buster posey will miss the all-star game. we'll tell you why. we got some great defense, brandon crawford stretching out and tony kemp, hang

sports on abc7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. good evening. buster posey will miss this weekend's series with the nationals and the all-star game next week. posey just placed on the ten- day injured list because of a bone bruise in his thumb. the giants, oh, baby, wearing their new city connect unis or the orange creamcicles. posey out, curt casali catching

and hitting high deep and aloha, two-run jack in the seconds, giants 3-0 lead. darin ruf late addition to the lineup, way out to break a 3-3 tie. 4-3 giants. check out the defense. brandon crawford right here, full extension glove, save and a beauty with the scoop to start a double play, not once, the d key twice. bottom eighth, bases loaded, a ground to solano, another dp and the giants win, 5- 3. how about those slumping a's and rangers? cole irvin on the hill, first pitch he throws it's popped off in foul territory. tony kemp, i got it, i got it. he does have it. just barely able to hang on. snow cone that thing. irvin had a no hitter through five and a 2-0 lead but loads the bases in the sixth and then ibanez with a single scoring a run. 2-1 a's. that was it for irvin.

in comes sergio romo, his first pitch, oh oh, another base hit by garcia, two runs scoring. the a's fall 3-2. american century golf championship beautiful lake tahoe, steph curry leading family on the course, 15th hole. former shark joe pavelski, he can play golf tied for third, 24 points, but the shot of the day from the former stars captain on the par 5 18th for double eagle. a ten-point shot putting him into a tie for first with john smoltz both with 25 points. history, a 16-year-old from bishop o' dowd high becoming the youngest player ever, 6'8, 215 pounds, leaves after two years of high school

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that's all the time we have for this edition of abc7 news at 11:00. i'm dion lim. right now on jimmy kimmel with

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