the coliseum today but they're not celebrating just yet. a look at what is being blamed for a nationwide spike in child sex trafficking on the warning for parents fear police in the north bay city dial-up their efforts to crackdown on drivers talking on their phones. the news at 5:00 starts now. labor is behind this project. >> this is a scam. this project could be a benefit for oakland but not

expense of residents. >> a lot of back-and-forth ahead of today's big vote on the a's proposed new ballpark and today the oakland city council approved terms for the deal against the teams objections. at today's vote, councilmembers amended and okayed the term sheet for financing the $12 billion project including a new ballpark at howard terminal. today's vote is nonbinding because an environmental impact report still has to be approved but it sends a clear signal about the city intentions. it is unclear what the team will now do and in an interesting twist the vote happen roughly at the same time the a's were throwing out the first pitch for today's game. >> i want to say this is a good deal. we have been negotiating in good faith. >> the oakland city council put their best foot forward as six

members voted yes to a nonbinding term sheet that outlines plans for new waterfront park at howard terminal. oakland even made a major concession in that the city offered to take responsibility for $352 million in off-site transportation infrastructure, but the a's were blunt, they didn't like it. >> the current term sheet as it's constructed and with its current language is not a business partnership that works for us. >> if they are not happy with what was produced today and are still talking about leaving after the city has bent over backwards, i don't know where we go from here after doing somersaults, after receiving insults and after being disrespected. >> the howard terminal site is in one councilmembers district and there was only one no vote saying the new stadium should say stay at the old coliseum site. >> we are looking for a

waterfront ballpark but in las vegas there is no waterfront. >> some of the anger was reflected in public comments. >> they are like an abusive boyfriend and you need to stand up to them. >> this is a billionaire looting the city, put this on the ballot, it will lose. >> reporter: others hung on to hope that the a's would somehow stay for jobs and for prestige. >> they are very much part of oakland's identity. >> we are unified in keeping the a's rooted in oakland in a way that protects our port our community. >> next up, the kent city would approve a final version of the environmental impact report in october but that is if the a's stay at the table, despite today's vote, they could pull the plug at any time.

>> the mlb commissioner said he's disappointed in the vote issuing a statement saying we are disappointed the city council chose to vote on a proposal to which the a's had not agreed. we will begin conversations to chart a path forward for the club. the east oakland stadium alliance, group building a new ballpark at the coliseum complex, not the howard terminal. an alliance member issued a statement saying the term sheet has insufficient protections for the port of oakland leaving large funding gaps and requires the a's to provide only the bare minimum in affordable housing as mandated by law and offers zero money from the a's toward community benefits. at today's game, all of this back-and-forth, the fans say they just want their team to stay. we go live at the coliseum with that part of our coverage tonight. >> reporter: a different vibe out here with the fans, pretty much everybody i spoke to today wanted to find a way to keep the oakland a's here in

oakland, but with all that uncertainty, some of them still worried that the sign behind me could become a shallow slogan. despite the festive tailgate atmosphere, one thing was on many fans minds. mark came with his friends, skeptical a deal with the city would be reached. >> i think it's already a done deal, from what i've heard, vegas is offering a lot more money. >> reporter: kathleen came to celebrate her birthday and the thought of losing the a's is not the gift she wanted. this longtime fan was more optimistic for the howard terminal plan. >> it will and trickle down to team morale. >> reporter: the vote came just as the game began. steve says he was watching me updates well inside, happy with the vote despite the uncertainty with the a's.

>> there's always uncertainty when you do something big and bold and good for the area. >> reporter: the fact that the team is still making the trip to vegas doesn't worry donald. >> take the trip, enjoy the free food and come back to oakland with a plan to keep us here. >> reporter: for david and his daughter, going to the games at the coliseum has been a family tradition that he would be sad to give up either way. >> we are trying to soak in for as long as we can. >> reporter: he says howard terminal is a lot closer than las vegas. >> i don't want them to leave. i don't want to lose this. >> reporter: the teams lease expires in 2024 at the coliseum but there's another plan for the team to actually take over the other half of the property which could give them some flexibility because even if approved it's unlikely the howard terminal ballpark would be ready before then.

because today's vote is nonbinding, they are continuing discussions with las vegas and another trip is planned for tomorrow. right now, finding vote with oakland will be held in september. the pandemic is making it easier for human traffickers to target children online and organizations across the bay area are reporting a spike in demand for calls for help as the fbi warns parents to be on alert. >> reporter: rescue organizations tell us the demand in calls for service in some areas of san francisco and the greater bay area have doubled or in some cases tripled since last march. now the fbi is concerned how the pandemic has impacted the industry. this is deborah rush, at age 16 in 1989, shortly after this picture was taken she was kidnapped by a gang in fresno.

>> it was solicited for a large drug debt that my mother owed, a very dangerous gang member in the area where we resided >> reporter: she was sold by her own mother, a long time heroin addict. the teenager forced into sex slavery across the bay area for nearly a year. >> i was trafficked very violently for about 10 months and ultimately rescued. >> reporter: her story of survival doesn't stop there. she dedicated her life to helping victims of human trafficking with her fresno based nonprofit, breaking the chains. over the past 30 years she has seen firsthand how much easier it is for victims to be lowered in. the pandemic only magnifying the vulnerability. >> we've seen a huge influx of human trafficking cases. >> reporter: from the beginning of the pandemic to this july, the number of victim referrals requesting help from her organization has more than tripled to 15 to 20 calls per week. >> a lot of these clients are

still highly brainwashed and victimized. >> reporter: one fbi special agent oversees the san francisco violent crimes against children and human trafficking squad for the bay area. >> what changes have you noticed over the past year? >> we have seen an uptick in the victimization of children, kids being vulnerable to individuals and they find themselves being victims of extortion and being forced to produce images. >> reporter: why do you think this uptick is different from years past? >> the amount of time that kids have spent online over this past year and constantly putting themselves in environments easily contacted. >> reporter: several antihuman trafficking agencies warn any social media apps ormiston platforms that don't have parental controls are being used more frequently by traffickers debate victims, even popular games can be abused.

>> we had two male victims who were lured out to the game fortnight. >> reporter: one problem we are looking into is the lack of accountability for these traffickers. the mayor's office highlighted the problem in a report back in 2017. there were 57 human trafficking cases investigated in san francisco that year, less than half led to arrests and only two were charged and three others convicted. we have requested updated figures from the das office weeks ago but are still waiting to hear back. in santa rosa, police are cracking down on people illegally using their phones while driving. >> reporter: there is one in almost every crowded intersection, it's all right

the passenger has a cell phone but the minute the driver gets involved, he or she could become the business of santa rosa police officer tom walsh. >> are you always looking? >> oh yes. you always have your eyes open. >> reporter: especially since july 1 when california toughened its laws against distracted driving with a mobile device. get caught twice in 36 months and that's as bad as a speeding ticket and now the state is finding police agencies to form special units to hasten enforcement. >> were you on your phone earlier? >> no. >> what were you looking at? >> something in my purse. >> reporter: she did not mind being stopped because these devices have made more than a small dent in fatalities. in 2019, cell phones played a role in 15 percent of injury krasner's and nine percent of fatal ones nationally. >> eating stop to makes a difference and me being here makes a difference and getting a citation makes a difference as well. >> reporter: though he does have discretion.

>> is not anybody that likes writing tickets. you don't want to be somebody's bad day but sometimes it's necessary. >> reporter: in this case, the 16-year-old behind the wheel when dealing with officer walsh, honesty can be a better policy. he got off with a warning. >> he was honest so i felt like giving him a break and hopefully next time he won't be using his cell phone now that he knows. >> reporter: and now the rest of us are reminded. still ahead, a dramatic rescue scene from police body camera video, a man is safe from a burning car. the return of the gilroy garlic festival,

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his home on mission street this afternoon. he's considered at risk due to his age and medical condition. police say he has run away before and is known to ride public transportation. he is 4'10 possibly has blue glasses. he's only eight years old. call as fpd at 415-575-4444 or send a text to tip 411. in the east bay, a hayward police officer's body camera captured the dramatic moments as he saved a person from a burning car, watch. >> it out of the car, the car is on fire.

>> when the officer arrived he found a person asleep in the driver seat and the vehicle was in flames. firefighters arrived moments later and put out the fire and the driver made it out uninjured because of what the officer did. in the south bay, a fire near a park putting up a lot of smoke this afternoon. this is near watson park at jackson and 22nd streets. the flames never got near any buildings but firefighters had to clear out some nearby homeless camps for the fire department says the driver of this car is okay after crashing through a fence and landing in a pool at an apartment complex on san jose's fruitdale avenue this afternoon. it's not clear what caused the accident. no one was in the pool at the time. the gilroy garlic festival is back starting this friday. the event will look different this year but still keep the fan favorites. >> reporter: the gilroy city motto is a community with a spice for life. you can also argue they live life for spice, garlic that is and nothing is bigger than you annual gilroy garlic festival.

>> what would gilroy be like without the garlic festival? >> the impact this festival has had on this community for the last 42 years, spice of life, it shows what type of community we really are. >> reporter: the tradition is being reimagined in 2021 at gilroy presbyterian church as a drive-through event. while people won't be able to walk around the park, the most important aspect of many remains, the food. >> there's gourmet alley and then our barbecue area and you can pick up food. >> they will interact with people driving through so there will be that experience people remember, that they come for. >> reporter: before you hop in your car and hit the road you want to check out the gilroy garlic festival website, that way you can preorder all your garlic festival favorites.

>> our pepper steak sandwiches, scampi, garlic bread or even garlic fries. >> reporter: 2021 marks the 42nd year but also the first garlic festival since the mass shooting at the event in 2019. organizers hope the festival can bring much-needed excitement as well as raise money for the community. >> it's a priority to us and we want to get back to where we can really give back. we want to continue the tradition. you can see the excitement building, everybody is so happy that it's happening and they will be able to get there garlic food and celebrate garlic. >> reporter: the fun begins friday afternoon in gilroy.

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apple is reportedly delaying its return to the office by at least a month. the planned return for september is now october at the earliest. apple says the delay is because of verizon coronavirus cases from the covid-19 variant. when remote workers return to their offices they may discover radically different workspaces. we take an inside look at what to expect as we track the changing economy. >> reporter: as workers go back to the office, the buildings won't look much different on the outside, but inside it might take you by surprise that many companies have reimagined the workspace. architectural and design firms have been using the pandemic months to create new environments. >> we have strategists and future workplace experts and thought leaders along with designers and builders. >> reporter: the san francisco office tell us analytical tools and technology allow their teams to understand a company's culture and how workers collaborate. with 23 offices around the world they also factor in site- specific needs by country or city or they can look at data such as how many times a person sits at a desk or how best to

place furniture. >> it's about testing and trial by error so we can see how we use spaces. then we are better informed. >> reporter: there is a tension paid to cutting-edge design such as the space with elevated tables, foot wells, and curtains to provide drivers the inflexibility. >> for this is the only way you would've use the space. >> reporter: some ideas are still intubating such as a workspace with virtual reality that connects in office workers with remote workers as though they are in the same space. >> having movable partitions and movable screens, things that move easily and can change the space almost like a rubik's cube of sorts. >> reporter: changes that could make you safer and more productive at work. >> if it ain't broke, don't fix it. >> just leave it be. >> that's right.

it's going to continue to remain beautiful out here in the bay area with minor fluctuations in our temperatures. i do want to show you something interesting, not good for the northeast but interesting. visible satellite pictures showing you a few fires that are burning out west and when you take a look at how far some of the smoke from the fires, not just in california and oregon but also canada has traveled, you can see over 2000 miles to the northeastern portion of the country. as a matter of fact, it is impacting their air quality. poor to unhealthy for sensitive groups for parts of the northeast. we are also seeing some unhealthy air quality across parts of the midwest and out west, obviously some of those me fires impacting the air quality in oregon and he ended here in the bay area are doing pretty good, most of you green right now, san jose with moderate air quality at this hour.

let's take a look at the smoke forecast. the thickest smoke and heaviest concentration is right around where the fires are burning in northern california and also parts of the pacific northwest, canada and some of it spilling over down toward the southern tiered states, but the northeast should see an improvement in the amount of smoke across the region tomorrow. as we look at live doppler 7, we do have fog hanging around but there is clearing to the coast. the winds have been picking up. 25 miles per hour in san francisco cooler today in many parts of the bay area, most inland communities have been in the upper 80s as opposed to the upper 90s from yesterday and from the east bay hills, seeing a little hazy sky as we look toward mount diablo. 61 in the city, low to mid 70s from san jose to mountain view and morgan hill at 85 degrees. the san jose camera showing the sun shining over the shark tank so really comfortable.

a hazy view from our and review camera right now, low clouds and fog expanding overnight with patchy drizzle possible during the morning commute and looking at minor temperature changes through the weekend. tonight the fog spills into the bay, there might be some clear afternoon and most of you should enjoy more sunshine than today. temperatures in the 50s and 60s and watch out for the fog, tomorrow afternoon upper 50s to the low 90s so a nice-looking wednesday for you. slightly cooler weather for thursday and warming backup as we get into friday and the mid- 90s inland and low 60s co-side and then temperatures not changing a whole lot through the weekend going into early next week. was that good enough, guys? >> perfect.

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