>> community in crisis. 100 homicides in oakland so far this year. the police chief frustrated, and the debate is front and center again. >> dream force returns to san francisco, bringing hope for the future of conventions. >> the last official day of summer brings heat, with most of the bay hitting 80's and 90's. >> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> everyone here has covid tests, vaccinated. >> looks different this year, but dreams ck p in this city.rge events will news at 5:00 live on abc seven, hulu live, and wherever you stream.

dream force usually draws 170,000 people to san francisco, who state and local hotels, spend money our restaurants and small businesses. but this year, about 1000 people are here. kate larsen is outside the convention with more. 1000 is not nearly what they usually draw, but it is better than nothing. >> that is true. fewer people means less traffic. attendees like the more intimate experience. there's also a bottom line. pretty covid convention events and meetings brought in almost $2 billion to san francisco. that is not happening right now. is this new type of convention model aibl>> for the first timeo years, dream forces back in person. conventions in a covid climate look different. in 2019, salesforce had 100 70,000 people in attendance. this year, about 1000 people,

with another 160,000 attending virtually. >> before you were used to coming to san francisco. all of san francisco is all dream force. now it is so focused here, it is a very different experience. >> she flew in from phoenix. the first event she's been to in years. >> i was nervous to come initially. knowing everyone here has covid tests every day, we had to have them cleared, everyone is vaccinated. >> it still comes back to how people feel about traveling. >> nicole rogers says the conventions they are are comfortable with covid protocols, but there is a looming concern. >> 2022 on the books, as far as what we see, looks phenomenal. it looks like everyone is willing to come out. we don't have conventions canceling. >> no one has any idea of their attendance.

wax is it your first convention since the pandemic? yes. i have not left -- i have not left my house for the past year. >> all the way from atlanta. perhaps a good sign travel can return. >> i'm excited. >> salesforce expects this type of testing model to continue. >> it is a reality. i think scaling to 170,000 people depend on safety and how we can implement our protocols. >> the restaurants around here would love 170,000 people. the question is how practical the model is, testing people, checking vaccine cards. >> what does convention attendance look like going forward? we are talking about the next year being terrific, but what about the next few months? >> it is really unpredictable.

the first post-covid convention happened 1.5 weeks ago here. normally it attracts about eckstein thousand people. they only had 3000 people. next week mother is a hand surgery convention. normally they get 5000 or 6000. even at this late date, they have no idea how many people will show up. a lot remains to be seen, in terms of how covid pans out and travel. >> thank you. >> now to the north bay. crews are mopping up after a fire that gutted a home. this is how the fire looked from the ground after it broke out. one person tried to put out the fire, but it was much too late. it spread to fields nearby, forcing the evacuation of other homes. the orders have been lifted. the cause is unknown. >> spare the air alert is in effect because of high ozone levels.

the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups in pasta -- parts of the east a and south bay. smoke from wildfires is expected to continue to affect our air quality. we are focusing on that tonight. >> sandia patel joins us with a look at the weather and air quality. >> the air quality has declined. i want to show you the view from our east bay hills camera. hazy toward mount diablo. air-quality advisory issued for tomorrow due to wildfire smoke. some haze lingering, even into the next few days. poor in san jose. moderate around places like oakland, fremont. you will notice visalia is unhealthy. fires in tulare county. pretty obvious where it is coming from. south wind pushing the smoke into our region. we are also watching the heat. the last day of summer.

we have 90's from santa rosa to livermore. a live view from san jose, where it is hazy. it is in the 80's from oakland and san francisco. i will let you know what for will bring, tomorrow. >> abc 7's commitment to building a better bay area is zeroing in on oakland. >> we are taking a look at what can be done about the violence problem. oakland has had a troubling milestone. 100 homicides so far. up from 71 last year on this date. the highest number in nearly a decade. in 2012, oakland had 126 homicides. during a news conference, oakland's police chief voiced his frustration. >> so much violence, so many guns, so many senseless lives lost. if this is not a calling to everybody in this community that there is a crisis, i don't know what is. >> opd currently has 695

officers for a city of about half a million people. >> we will speak to the chief at 6:00. the oakland city council is meeting right now. one of the issues is to add up to two new police new academy -- two new police academies. tim johns breaks down the debate. >> the issue of policing once again front and center in oakland. the president of the oakland police officers association says the violence in the city is out of control. >> city leaders are vilifying and womanizing at every turn. the defund strategy by the majority of city council has brought us this violent crime. >> police don't have the resources to keep up with the crime surge. the department is losing about 10 officers a month. >> our numbers are falling precipitously. we are at 694 today. the lowest in seven years.

the highest violent crime in a decade. >> he believes officers are leaving because of actions of city leaders. a claim rejected by several members of the city council. >> that is a ridiculous exaggeration. most people leaving are retiring. they are now retirement age. >> dan cobb and councilmember noel gile told abc 7 they think counsel will add a third police academy to the city this fiscal year to address the problem. they want to make sure it comes with fundamental changes. >> how do i screen, where do i recruit? where do i maintain the officers? >> if there is one thing anyone can agree on, violence needs to stop. in oakland, tim johns. >> the alameda county sheriffs office says the increase is mostly isolated to oakland. there have been 14 homicides across the county, compared to 100 and oakland.

ryan curry spoke with county authorities. >> a sharp contrast to the rest of the county. while there have been 100 homicides, the rest of the county has had far less deadly violence. 14 homicides. >> homicides up across alameda county? >> not very much. >> oakland deals with more issues that lead to violent crime. gang violence, drug trafficking, and homelessness are some of the problems that lead to more homicides. oakland has more than the neighboring alameda cities. ask -- >> those crimes are intertwined, based on a lot of issues going on within the community. whether it be lack of education, lack of jobs, poverty. >> he thinks it is due to lack of funding at the foot -- police department and programs designed to help these issues. >> we have to address the gang issue, robbery issue, the drug issue. you have to address the response

to criminal activity that is ongoing. >> still a drastic difference with other cities. the police department says they don't experience the amount of crime oakland does. >> oakland is a much larger city with a lot of urban related issues. we are a smaller community oriented city. >> they are also experiencing staffing issues like oakland. it is the smallest staff they have had in several years. their crime rate is not as much as oakland. they say officers have a strong relationship with the public mode which prevents has much violent crime as possible. >> how do we value the relationship we have in our community members and interaction and connection with our communities is setting us apart. >> ryan curry, abc 7 news. >> continuing coverage tonight

as i said, including a live interview with oakland's police chief. >> the federal government says san jose state owes student athletes more than $1 million. >> details on the investigation into

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highest priority and will respond in court. >> the department of justice and u.s. attorney's office have released results of an investigation into san jose state university. it involves the college's handling of sexual harassment by former female swimmers. dustin dorsey is on the story. >> for more than a decade, 17 former san jose state female swimmers say their calls for help amid sexual harassment by their trainer were not heard. the department of justice found san jose state university violated title ix rules, and will have to pay $1.6 million to the former athletes harassed. a win in the eyes of the attorney for 10 former athletes. >> the feeling is one of vindication. >> they found san jose failed to respond to claims of harassment, including unwelcome sexual touching. the department found they

retaliated against two employees who try to alert the school about the behavior. >> for over a decade, clients were led to believe the conduct they suffered was ok. seeing the department of justice come forward with the findings, words cannot express that feeling. >> the university releases statement saying "we think of them -- individuals who came forward. to the effective student athletes, we deeply apologize. the deal g a day -- details way they will handle complaints in the future, in hopes something like this never happens again. >> so this doesn't ever happen to any other student athletes, that has always been the driving force behind my clients actions. >> a civil lawsuit will continue between the athletes and school. in san jose, dustin dorsey. >> san francisco international airport is implementing a

vaccine requirement for workers affected immediately. the first in the country to implement such a requirement. about 46,000 people work at the airport, through the city or third-party companies. a list of employees required to be vaccinated is expansive. >> airlines, service providers, shops and restaurants, even construction workers that might be on the job at the airport. all of them would be required to be vaccinated. >> employers can excuse employees from vaccinations if they have medical or religious exemption. companies will be required to submit reports on the vaccination status of employees. they can go as far as issuing fines. >> house speaker nancy pelosi visited a washington, d.c. memorial honoring lives lost to covid-19 in the u.s. more than 600,000 white flags are planted in the grass on the national mall. people can visit and write a personal message in memory of a loved one.

more than 670 6000 people have died in the u.s.. >> the number is growing as we stand here. it has surpassed the number of americans who died from the spanish flu 100 years ago. that is a tragic record to break. and it isn't over yet. >> this is the largest participatory art in relation on the national mall since the aids quilt. >> education is one of the key pillars in abc 7. working to help build a better bay area. now that we have a month or so, i wanted to check in and see how folks are settling in. here's one perspective. >> i missed it, i did not realize how much until i was doing it in the normal fashion. >> theresa holt started the school you're excited and ready to go, like many other educators and students. now that it's been a few weeks. >> everyone is getting tired. now that the momentum is going, it is exhausting to be on all

day. it is what we need to be doing. it is fantastic. >> do you feel the kids are adjusting well? >> they are adjusting, but it is taking a little longer than i anticipated. the days are long for them. being in school is a long day. i see excitement as they come in every day. then i see this little decline after lunch. we have to work hard to keep the stamina high. >> teachers have to read the room to help get these little kids through the learning day. let's talk about the learning and loss of learning so many were concerned with. max it is important to know kids grow every day, whether reading a book or watching something on tv, they are growing and learning in some way. it is really important we remember that as we send them back to school. they are not as far behind as one might think, given the situation. >> with the spike in covid

cases, it is understandable if some are feeling discouraged. teresa's district has this dashboard teachers and parents can access for numbers. >> in terms of the whole state and county, i don't obsess. that is my healthy way to do things. >> you are aware but you don't obsess. i need to do that with everything in my life. >> it takes time to get to that place, but it is important. >> teresa has her hands full. she has three school aged kids. she has to keep them safe and learning while juggling exposure notices and other things with her kids. but she is doing the best she can. cracks i think we all are. >> she is like the plate spinners. keeping them all going. what an adjustment for teresa, the kids, and all of the teachers and students all over the bay area after 15, 16 months off, to be back in school.

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places like fairfield. hotspots in the upper 90's. i'm showing this to you because the southerly surge is underway. fog has reached monterey. we will see it rolling up along the coastline. you will notice a difference tomorrow morning, higher clouds coming in. tomorrow, fog along the coastline. it is hazy. pretty obvious. we use still have lingering haze. cooler weather tomorrow. heating up on thursday. the of, equinox taking place. that is when the sun rays will be over the equator. if you like fall, you're in luck. temperatures falling. air quality, even though it starts out hazy, by 4:00 p.m., we see better air quality. the haze will continue to linger into thursday.

temperatures first thing in the morning from the 50's to the 60's. fog near the coastline. reduced visibility. fog will likely be dense. something to watch out for. 85 in san jose. 88 in morgan hill. 81 in sunnyvale. mid-60's near the coastline. that will be the big difference from the 70's and 80's we saw. 60's in the city. 65 in sunset district. northbay, temperatures in the 60's to 90's. it will be hazy. 82 in napa. 74 in berkeley. head inland, it will be a warm day as opposed to a hot day. places like antioch. accuweather 7 day forecast. fall begins at 12:20. temperatures coming down. breeze picks up in the hills with the offshore winds

thursday. not expected to be a strong event. no watches or warnings. upper 90's inland. temperatures moderate on friday. much cooler weather coming your way. we talk about 80's inland. a nice refreshing change. >> thank you. >> the airport art gallery.

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