ground and air successfully and managed to extinguish the fire. now to tonight's top story. >> this man might have the hardest job in the entire bay area, chief of the oakland police department. despite the weight on his shoulders, the chief is facing the challenges with determination and optimism. >> it makes me happy to know i can be part of trying to make oakland safer. >> a better bay area is a safer bay area, and that's not how a lot of people feel these days. >> especially in oakland, where 75 people have been killed this year. it is on pace to be the city's deadliest year in almost a decade. dan: it has been six months since armstrong took the job of oaklands police chief. today he sat down with abc 7 to talk about the jobs and the challenges he is making a priority.

leslie brinkley is live in oakland tonight. leslie: the new chief of police in oakland genuinely loves the city of oakland. he was born and raised there and has worked in the oakland police department for several decades, but right now he told me he is worried. >> what keeps me awake at night is the continuous gunfire. leslie: chief armstrong is awash in problems -- homeless, homicides, assaults on politicians, journalists, and the elderly. >> the challenges with the high level of crime with 78 homicides, the number of calls for service we are receiving on a daily basis. we are unable to meet the demand. there are two different narratives. there is a narrative with some politicians that community does not want to see police officers.

when you go into community, talk with those being impacted by crime, they want police officers, they just want good police officers. we have asked them to engage with community in a different way to help build relationships with community. leslie: you have officers quitting and leaving. >> it is hard to retain officers. this is a difficult job to do in oakland, the toughest city to police in the bay area, some say in california. people want to make this a political issue and for me it is not. nobody wants to see this level of violence in oakland, and i think this is a starting point, that we all get fed up with experiencing this violence every day and we take a stance out of it. we can't prevent or arrest our way out of it. it needs to be a balanced approach, but you need to have enough resources to respond.

if you don't, you send a message that if you want to commit crime, oakland is the place to do it. that's the narrative we want to fight. oakland is not a place you can commit crime and there is accountability. leslie: he believed the pandemic has magnified the problems with a lax approach to incarcerating people for gun possession and violence due to covid in jails and prisons. as you can guess, the police department does not have the resources to respond to pandemic related calls, like people not wearing masks. the police chief did tell me he thinks about 80% of the police force is vaccinated. dan: interesting. talk a little bit about the effects of the budget on the department that reduces police academies, which turn out new cadets all the time. leslie: it's problematic, according to the police chief. he says they have 704 officers on the street.

before the more recent budget came out, they were allocated for 792 slots. 57 positions for officers are now frozen. you have to keep in mind this is a growing city. 10 years ago, the chief said there were more police officers on the street than there are now and 40,000 more people live in oakland. he really hit the point home that he doesn't want to see the police defunded, he wants to see the police depoliticized. leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. dan: perhaps a way to go in that regard. the head of the chinatown chamber of commerce is declaring on governor newsom to declare a state of emergency and send reinforcements. >> we want you to bring the california highway patrol. i am asking the police, the to come to oakland.

we need your help. dan: the chamber president says the spike in violence is holding oakland hostage with citizens living in fear. he called on federal agencies like the fbi and atf to help in crime reducing efforts. ama: violent crime in oh and was up 13% compared to last year. saturday saw the same percentage increase. san francisco managed to bring violent crime down by 5%. hours ago, a boy was shot a few blocks from union square around 2:30 on stockton square. he was taken to the hospital while police started investigation. no arrests have been made. to make your community safer, step up and be an ally. go to abc 7 news.com/takeaction. dan: on the brink of a new school year, the biggest school district announced it will

require staff to get vaccinated against coronavirus. san francisco unified's announcement follows a similar one made by san jose unified and all marin county school districts. we have new information tonight from san francisco. reporter: starting september 7, all san francisco unified school tlyacnaany employee who is note mandated to test for covid weekly. the united educators of san francisco supports the decision. >> we see the delta variance urging and because of educators care for our students, we started advocating for a vaccine requirement. reporter: sfusd has approximately 10,000 employees. the district says it has sent messages for the past two weeks requiring staff to report whether they are vaccinated and have received confirmation from over half of the employees. employees have until september want to submit verification.

the requirement does not apply to students. some sf ust parents are rethinking sending their children back to school. >> we are hoping to be offered an online option. reporter: chris lee is one of many parents who wants to keep their kids home. parents gathered to share their concerns. sfusd said while that originally planned to cap the online learning program to 450 students , it has now decided to admit all 657 families who submitted applications by the deadline. parents want them to admit additional families who did not apply in time. >> we would like it to be open to every kid. reporter: brandon green is the director of the racial and economic justice program at the aclu of northern california. he says the pandemic has impacted some communities more than others. >> there are parents who may have felt comfortable a few

weeks ago who now don't. there may be parents who would feel comfortable sending their parents back on day one, but by day 10 may not. there needs to be flexibility. reporter: school districts and families navigating the return to end person learning during a pandemic that has not let up. ama: bay area, you can see how cases have gone up and down. the winter surge was the worst but our current summer search is eclipsing last year's. on august 10, the rolling average of new cases was around 1300. most recently, it was over 1900. for the second day in a row, california's test positivity rate has gone down, now 6.2%. the state reported fewer than 10,000 new cases, but 300 new patients were admitted to the hospital. dan: testing trouble reported in the north bay. complaints about a nonprofit pop-up site led to its closure

and the state is getting involved. wayne freedman explains what is going on. wayne: they are the byproduct of this pandemic, testing stations. they make it easier to track the advance of the latest covid surge. >> i was having some headaches. >> i work around people also figured i may as well get it. wayne: when brandon got tested, he knew he could trust the results. that has not always been the case elsewhere. >> not properly socially distancing, not answering questions about who they are, not disclosing their training. wayne: that is cindy discussing this testing site that appeared 10 days ago. the county closed it yesterday. >> my doctor is in san francisco and i thought, if i can get a free test, why not? wayne: two failed tests later, cindy called and now the state is investigating. >> they set up in fairfax on

public ground. to do that, they needed certain permissions or permit, none of which they had. wayne: community wellness did not return calls. they are a nonprofit. they have said they had conducted 200,000 tests across the country, but there is money in the form of reimbursements from the government, anywhere from $50 to $75 per test. the state wants to know if community wellness was properly accredited. >> was this organization licensed to be administering these tests? wayne: cindy told us the company had botched two tests and when she called for more information -- >> they couldn't tell me, they wouldn't locate what happened to my first test. because they didn't label my second task properly, it was discarded along with 172 others the same day. wayne: it is a cautionary tale and a lesson. if you are going to get tested

at a pop-up site, ask to see the permit. ama: caltrain is out with its most -- what it is calling its most robust schedule ever. the rail service will be offering 104 week trains. the schedule of features the return of the baby bullet train, which has been shut down since the pandemic began. caltrain said the schedule will provide more midday and evening trains as well as service to gilroy. dan: in less than an hour, hamilton returns to the orpheum theater in san francisco. >> ♪ i am past patiently waiting ♪ dan: it's one of the first productions to resume since the pandemic shut down theaters and the first hamilton production to reopen in north america. guests need proof they are fully vaccinated or have a negative covid test. masks are required regardless of vaccination status. hamilton will end it san

francisco run on september 5. >> we are the first broadway show to resume touring and they chose san francisco because we have done such a great job with covid and they know we have done this responsibly and audiences will be responsible. dan: we checked online and there are tickets still available. ama: we are just over a month from california's recall election. governor newsom is looking over his shoulder. tonight, a live update on why the race is tightening. spencer: the heat is on and is california, did you know our homes share power? but when we try to stay cool in a heat wave our supply is pushed to the limit. but you have the power to keep us up and running!

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dan:lasring at the chevron refinery in richmond is under investigation. officials say it is the lowest severity, but something caused sulfur dioxide to be released. the flaring stopped after about 30 minutes. no shelter-in-place or evacuation orders were issued. someone set several cars on fire monday in san jose. surveillance video shows the flames rapidly spreading and you can see someone running from the scene. the home belongs to a 77-year-old woman. among the cars destroyed was a van that belonged to her late husband. dion lennon spoke with the victim's granddaughter earlier today. >> my grandma is traumatized by this event. she is 77 years old. she has been living here over 30 years and never had an incident like this before. dan: no arrests have been made and the san jose fire department

is leading the investigation. the family doesn't want financial help, just want the person caught. ama: a college professor suspected of arson is in custody. authorities charged gary maynard today with setting the ranch fire. he could face five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. it appears maynard taught at several northern california universities, including santa clara and sonoma state, where a profile lists his experience as criminal justice and deviant behavior. a bit of progress for cruise battling the dixie fire. containment grew from 21% yesterday to more than 25% this morning. the fire is the second largest in state history, burning 488,000 acres. it has destroyed 900 structures and thousands remain out of their homes. several highways are men closed. the fire started on july 13 and its cause remains under

investigation. you can see live updates on all the fires in california with our wildfire tracker on abc 7 news.com. dan: election day is just over a month away for california's recall election of governor gavin newsom, only the second time voters have been asked if they want to recall the governor and if so, to pick a replacement. tim johnson is live to talk about how both democrats and republicans are responding to the latest polling numbers. tim: republicans are growing hopeful they have a chance to recall the governor. democrat strategists are worried a lack of turnout could lead to an upset. people we talk to in san francisco say they are aware of the election and planning to make their voices heard. it is the battle most people didn't see coming. >> you will see a full-scale war. tim: ballots are being sent out

to every registered voter. polls show gavin newsom locked in a tight race. experts say the close race can be attributed to a number of factors. >> there is an enthusiasm gap among democrats. that is reason for the governor to be nervous. tim: republican voters are fired up to boot newsom from office. democratic strategists say their base isn't. gop candidates view the disparity as a golden opportunity. tuesday morning, republican john cox says his campaign is running full steam ahead. >> the main issues are quality of life in the state. we should have enough water, enough electricity, affordable housing. we should have the streets cleared of homelessness. tim: cox says he thinks the governor's handling of the pandemic has also influenced voters. >> i think the mismanagement has, the inconsistency of these stops and starts has been a problem.

keeping our children out of school. tim: with pressure on the governor, democrats are pulling out all the stops. >> i am receiving texts from the democratic national committee, progressive groups. we have members of the delegation holding press conferences, national figures flying in. tim: trying to prevent a great avis style recall from having a newsom twist. election offices must start sending ballots no later than august eckstein with the election scheduled on september 14. dan: with democrats in control of the california legislature, we wanted to know why they don't change the recall law to make it harder to recall the governor. we put the question to joshua spivack, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan kerry institute for government reform. >> they did play with the recall laws a lot in 2017, but i'm not sure it's worthwhile to them to make the changes.

would they rather have the blowback or keep moving forward and hope this was a unique event? dan: you can check out our documentary about california's last recall in 2003 called total recall. i mentioned gray davis and donald george and egger -- and arnold schwarzenegger. ama: andrew cuomo resigned today, one week after the state attorney general received a report accusing him of sexually harassing 11 women. he apologized for any misinterpreted or offensive behavior. >> this is not to say that there are not 11 women who i truly offended. there are, and for that i deeply, deeply apologize. i take full responsibility for my actions. i have been too familiar with people. ama: cuomo said the best thing

he can do is step aside and let government get back to governing. he could face misdemeanor charges stemming from a criminal complaint by a former assistant. spencer: hazy skies, but not bad enough to trigger an alert.

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what time that is. dan: whether time. spencer: also warm-up time. even though it started warming up, we still have pretty good air quality. take a look at the quality now. we have green and yellow dots predominating, which means moderate to good air quality, despite the fact it is heating up and where there is smoke in the upper atmosphere, the heavier smoke is in the upper atmosphere. this is the service smoke forecast, showing we have had a verbal -- a favorable wind flow keeping the smoke to our west and north. as you look at the upper level smoke forecast, the upper winds have not been so favorable. we may not have the smoke staying out of the bay area any longer than earlier tomorrow morning. we see it starting to ease back into the bay area tomorrow. in the upper atmosphere, smoke

will be returning to the region. here is a view looking over san francisco. mainly sunny skies now, 64 degrees in the city. 76 mountain view, 75 palo alto, 60 at pacifica. at the golden gate, we have something clouds moving across the golden gate bridge. it is 81 degrees up north. napa, 77 area concord, 85. you can see in the inland areas, especially east, it is quite hot. these are the forecast features, fog along the coast overnight, mild at the coast over the weekend, cooler air next week. overnight lows are mild, upper 50's to low 60's. highs tomorrow, low 80's near the bed. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures may drop a couple degrees thursday, but upper 90's friday, 100 saturday and sunday.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. dan: education is a big focus of our daily effort to build a better bay area. oakland students went back yesterday in person. san francisco and san jose start next week. this time of year is always exciting and anxious for teachers. ama: as dustin dorsey explains, this year is a new level. dustin: at frost elementary school, teachers are anxiously putting the finishing touches on classrooms before students return. >> in a normal year, it is similar to first-day jitters that students have. brand-new group of people, how am i going to relate to the

class, are they going to like me? dustin: mix in a global pandemic and the first full classrooms in a year and a half and we have a new ballgame. >> my anxiety dreams were different this year. i had a dream, not the usual i forgot to wear clothes for school, but i forgot how to do something on the board. dustin: there is a lot of real anxiety. the health and safety of students will always be at the forefront for teachers, and covid-19 makes it tough. while some california teachers have expressed concerns about their own safety, the teachers at frost say they are focused on creating a safe environment for everyone. >> i want to make sure my families and students feel comfortable. dustin: it will take teamwork to manage how students are coming in after a year plus of online learning. this teacher is used to a certain amount of readiness from her students, but the last time most of them were in a classroom was second-grade.

as for this first grade teacher, she will be welcoming some students to a classroom for the first time ever. she says the excitement and experience she and her colleagues has will lead to a great year. >> i have 15 years of this is what i was doing and it is just a year and a half of things being different. i can go back to making a community, making a group of students where we all care about each other and are learning together. i have a book we are all starting operating. this is for the kids. you are finally here. dustin: finally here together again, back in school. ama: booster shots have become one of the hotly debated items in the effort to get people vaccinated. ac/dc panel is expected to take up the issue. it estimates over one million people in the united states have already found a way to get a shot -- a third shot of the moderna or pfizer vaccine. we asked about the ethics. >> i think there has been a lot

of mixed messages around booster doses. we are still not there with the evidence to show we need a booster dose. as soon as we are, cdc will come forward with a recommendation suggesting you need a third dose or a top up. ama: last week we reported zuckerberg san francisco general hospital was offering additional doses to patients who have received the johnson & johnson vaccine. dan: the delta variant search has caused san francisco's case rate to rise to its high point, higher than the nation's. the cdc reporting 43 cases per 1000 people. the u.s. number is 33. what is so confounding is san francisco reports having 80% of its eligible population vaccinated. as one expert puts it, this is delta doing what it does. >> most of the infections in the bay area are in unvaccinated

individuals, but i suspect we are seeing more breakthrough infections than was previously appreciated. dan: even with cases increasing, san francisco hospitals have not been overwhelmed with an influx of infected patients, proof the vaccine is keeping sick people out of the hospital. zuckerberg general says most hospitalized are unvaccinated. ama: the cdc has added several more countries to its list of places to avoid because of a high risk assessment for covid. 39 u.s. states also meet the criteria. florida has the worst transmission in the u.s. with and average of 185.9 new daily cases per 100,000 people. if florida was a country, it would have the second-worst transmission in the world. louisiana is seeing an average of 115.8 cases per 100,000 people. california is 23rd among u.s.

states. we asked where are you more worried about traveling. two thirds said with the u.s. dan: 62 million credit cardholders have had their credit limits/store credit cards closed in the first four months of this year. as that happened to you? that is according to the online lending marketplace lending tree. michael finney is here to take a look at what you can do to protect yourself. michael cohen it isn't -- michael: it isn't just something happening to someone else. the pandemic has hit so many of us in different ways. some have gotten behind on their mortgages, others have been delinquent in their credit card bills. none of that has happened the mark. >> i didn't even call in during the covid situation to ask for assistance on my home loan or credit cards.

michael: yet his credit card limits have been cut on three credit cards in five months all on cards he hardly uses. >> they blamed an activity on the card and covid. michael: matt schultz is from lending tree. >> winds get nervous, they tend -- winds get nervous, they tried to reduce their risk. michael: thanks don't make much money when your card goes unused. >> if you were not using the card when times were good, they probably don't want you to use it when things go south because it could be a sign of financial distress. michael: closing your account or reducing your credit can have an impact even if the card was inactive. >> i went down to the lowest spot, 582 credit rating. michael: that's down 120 points. to avoid that, schultz says consider putting small, reoccurring charges on active cards. >> like a netflix or spotify

subscription on that card to where you are keeping that card active. michael: he says if your credit card account is closed or credit limit slashed, don't be afraid to call and appeal the decision. it works for him. michael: they said they would reconsider it and in seven to 10 business days, i found out they would reopen it. michael: he knows that is not easy. mark streit but said it didn't work. >> enough is enough. stop messing with the consumers. it's not their fault. michael: mark would like to see the government help credit cardholders the way they have helped renters and homeowners. that's a unique thought. dan: maybe it will happen. as you said, millions of people. ama: a historic win for california's transgender community. the $13 million equity fund to provide health services. >> i want to show how beautiful this city is and how beautiful

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dow eked out a new record high, moving up 163 points. nasdaq down 72 and the s&p also at a record close, up four and change. it was the dow's 41st record high of the year. ama: there is a fund of money across california support people who are transgender. $14 million was made available last year. annabelle munoz has the story. anabel: members of trans communities celebrated a historic win, a $13 million wellness fund in california. this is the president and ceo of the trans latina coalition, an organization that led the effort. >> we are continuing to support trans people with housing, for instance. that is a health issue. we are also able to support the community with mental health

services, health care services, accessibility to competent health care services. anabel: this 24-year-old at trans latina helped research and write the policy platform, which was instrumental in writing ab 2218. >> it was amazing to see this report that was a vision to culminate into something tangible that has turned into resources. anabel: they explained some of the barriers transgender, nonconforming, and intersex people face when it comes to health care. >> being missed gendered or being called our dead name or the doctor or the doctor not focusing on the medical issue and focusing on our identity because they feel like that is influencing our health, or blaming everything on the hormones. anabel: governor gavin newsom signed the bill in september. the funding was approved through the latest budget. >> this is historic because what

that means in california is we begin to formally recognize the unique needs. >> our community is still facing rejection from their families, still being kicked out, still living on the fringes. anabel: ebony harper is executive director of california transcends, which was part of the coalition. >> we have some of the highest rates of suicide, particularly among black trans folks. 35 years old is the life expectancy. anabel: interact advocates is a national organization. >> working closely with the california department of health to make sure the implementation process is equitable and that resources get to the people as easy as possible. i want folks to know that it was a roller coaster ride, but i want folks to know it is possible. >> there are still a lot of

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their lives for a multimedia class, producing documentaries and music videos. four have been selected for screening at new york's all-american high school film festival in october. >> ♪ reporter: trapped in the tank is a music video blending original music and poetry by dominic, who moved to the east side when he was four. >> the culture has been part of my life and made me into the person i am. i want to show how beautiful this city is and how beautiful the heritage and culture is. reporter: the yellow america, five juncker, focuses on the growth -- the yellow america by younger -- bianca focuses on the growth of asian hate. she says recent violence raised fear in herself of leaving the house. >> i am glad i was able to stand up for the asian community through this documentary. reporter: the students produced

the projects at home during the pandemic. their teacher said they were more than video producers, they became content creators. >> they don't see themselves reflected in today's media. often it is those stories that they want to tell because no one else is. reporter: the other two projects selected were elijah's and the alabaster awakening by brian diaz, putting east side san jose in the national spotlight. david lui, abc 7 national news. dan: that's great, wonderful and important stories. spencer: if you are looking for a nice visual display in the sky, tonight is your night for the perseid meteor shower in the northeastern sky. prime viewing time is between midnight and just before sunrise. you will see a peak of 60 meteors per hour. make sure you look at the northeastern sky and let your

eyes get adjusted to the darkness for the best viewing. here is a look at forecast to see if we are going to have clear enough skies. we have some fog along the coastline, not a very deep marine layer. around the bait you will have pretty good viewing conditions overnight. overnight low temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50's, low 60's in some communities. tomorrow's highs as we get into the week of warming, we see highs up to 68, 77 oakland. 87 at san jose. the inland east bay will be the hottest region. even in the north day -- bay, you can find 100. it is getting pretty toasty. here is the seven day forecast. temperatures may drop off a couple degrees inland thursday and friday, but back to 100 over the weekend. we should not expect significant

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>> abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. larry: the 49ers opened their preseason schedule of on a super bowl rematch the chiefs. kyle shanahan would not say who will be starting at quarterback, indicating he has not told the players his plans. indications are jimmy grob below is looking good, while trey lance has impressed with his athleticism but has a lot to learn. the 49ers signed veteran center alex mack. it is good news/bad news. mack is a veteran, has seen it all, but he apparently sweats a lot down his back, which can make the quarterback-center exchange rather slippery. >> it makes it difficult if you are not ready for it. i have learned through my career how to deal with it. the best way i could describe it is you are playing in a dry game

and all of a sudden it is a rain game. if you are not prepared, it can throw you off. i don't know if it is just a -- i get a lot of sweaty centers. i can't believe we are talking about this. larry: i can't either, but it is funny. the a's are riding a four game winning streak. they are in cleveland tonight as they began a 10 game road trip. check this out, pulled pork sandwich topped with froot loops. that's dan's normal breakfast. sean manaea, harold strikes first with a single up the middle, scores a run. cleveland op 1-0. seth brown, what will he do for you? a lot, he homered. he has 14 homers this season, a surprise because he has hardly played. a.j. pollock just called up from the minors. a couple of quick strikeouts there. now a's and indians tied at 3-3

in the eighth. the giants are hosting arizona tonight. love him or hate him, the russell westbrook gives the lakers a guy always going at least 100 miles an hour. introduced today as a new member of the purple and gold, westbrook is a triple double machine. he will take some pressure off lebron james. westbrook grew up in l.a., went to ucla, so this is a homecoming for him. he is excited to play for a title contender in his hometown. >> being a laker fan and being from l.a., everything coming full circle is a blessing. there is a lot of things i can't put into words. some of these dreams don't come true for people like myself. larry: nico mannion will not play for the warriors this year. he is going overseas to play for italy. he was not going to get minutes this season. meanwhile, the return of andre iguodala's official.

he will be a terrific mentor for young warriors players and a bargain, signing for the veteran minimum. mino messy has a new home, leaving barcelona to join paris st. germain, and he has a new number, number 30. steph curry is messi's's friend and he approves, tweeting, messi have some taste. his salary believe to be in the neighborhood of 35 million to 40 million a year, a really nice neighborhood. he probably has a big gate in front of it, too. dan: a gate and a moat. larry: sports on abc 7 sponsored by river rock casino. that's what you drive by and go, oh, who is in there? ama: starting at 8:00, the goldbergs, home economics, the connors, and black-ish.

then to tell the truth and abc news at 11:00. that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news. dan: we appreciate your time. the entire abc 7 news team will be with you again tonight at 11:00. take a look at the live sky 7 video, still hazy as the sun descends. we will see you again for abc 7 news at 11:00.

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