>> reporter: police officers attacked, the brawl at a major area themepark. reporter: hate crime charges, charging several attacks on asian women. governor newsom signs new >> when you get on those trends, it was well reporter: worth the wait. reporter:another step toward a long awaited project. you will see trends for the first time. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reporter: seven felony charges, including hate crime allegations. a man is under arrest in connection with a string of crimes against asian women in san francisco.

think you for joining us, i'm dan ashley. reporter: i'm liz. you are watching abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. authorities say the man was linked to several other crimes over the last six months. abc 7 news reporter has the story. reporter: the san francisco district attorney says police were able to locate garcia after he robbed a woman last week as she was getting out of her car. her stolen backpack had a laptop, which police tracked, he has been went to many bbatgack . all of the victims were asian women, many monolingual cantonese speakers, ranging in age from 18 to 61. some of the women were pulled to the ground or drag. >> eventually the police were able to identify a suspect and bring us evidence of what amounts to a string of violent crimes. i am pleased that the evidence

is sufficient to allege hate crimes. reporter: the chinese festival parade director. >> i'm sad to hear that something like this happened, seven crimes like this. i am encouraged that so many o the crimes are being reported. reporter: long says he wants to see people held responsible for hate crimes held accountable. >> that person should be prosecuted and locked up. >> we will be asking the judge to hold him in jail. i hope the judge will agree with our request. reporter: the district attorney says covid has created a backlog with preliminary hearing's and trials being postponed, sometimes for months. >> it has been a massive obstacle. reporter: the da recognizes and disputes that cases are not being charged. >> when police make an arrest, we have 48 hours to make a charging decision. reporter: he says they're been

17 instances europe where his office filed hate crime allegations come up more than 3000 new caramel cases filed. long tells the api community to be alert of their surroundings, avoid walking at night alone, and carry their items securely. >> it is the sad reality of our present lives. liz: in the south bay, san jo city council is expected to issue a long overdue apology to chinese immigrants and their descendants. san jose was once home to chinatown, the second market street in chinatown was deliberately set on fire in 1887, with no plans to rebuild. the fire displays 1400 people, destroying homes and businesses. today san jose city council plans to vote on the resolution to apologize to the chinese community. dan: a san francisco sheriff's deputy is facing numerous only charges after a violent off-duty

confrontation. fd is in custody and on administrative leave after officers responded to a disturbance last week at a part -- according to investigators, he is accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman. is accused of using a guitar to vandalize the apartment, tearing down curtains, breaking a bookcase and smashing a tank that was home to a big lizard. investigators say shut off his fire alarm -- firearms collection and told the guests he would shoot each of them. the district attorney spoke about the case. >> my message is clear. we will hold people who commit crimes accountable. it does not matter what your job is, what uniform you wear, what color your skin is. if you commit a crime in san francisco, we will hold you accountable. dan: is due in court tomorrow. officers confiscated three guns and ammunition they found his home while serving a search warrant. in the north bay, a large brawl

at six flags discovery kingdom was captured on video. lycée 100 juveniles were involved. abc 7 newsorr wh happened and wk is doing to help with safety. reporter: in opening night of fright fest, park attendees faced a scary situation. video shows a large fight in front of the park entrance. >> just a cold. reporter: according to vallejo police, the fight broke out just before the proposed. the cause is unknown, video reveals the brawl quickly escalated. >> lycée those involved starting dust started tacking officers on patrol duty. what caught them off guard was number people above. we have a hundred and 12 kids. reporter: in a statement, discovery kingdom says quote the

safety of our guests, employees and animals is our top priority. we work to maintain the highest set standards of safety and security for all guests and employees. their zero intolerance for unruly behavior. -- video shows police dragging someone at the crowd while others tried to escape. >> [indiscernible] >> there is a bunch of people detained. reporter: while police detained many others, they say one juvenile was placed in custody and later released with the fine to their parents. vallejo police eight no one was hurt and no one -- reporter: the park hours remained the same. in vallejo, writing during. liz: let's get check of the weather now. dan, i was up in napa yesterday, there were some sprinkles, it was exciting. dan: we had sprinkles and a lot of spots. a red flag warning and a beach

hazard statement, right? sandhya: it was nice to see some showers and scribbles yesterday. i want to turn your attention to a red flag warning first llano county, it is until 8:00 tonight, -- solano county, it is until 8:00 tonight. any fires the develop will quickly spread. i went to tradewinds right now, about 25 -- 20 miles an hour at sfo, 16 in napa, it is gusty. vacaville done the 10% humidity. we are going to look at santa cruz, some people are enjoying the beach and waves, be careful if you are along the coast, -- along the coast, surf's up, the waves at 14 feet, there is a risk of rip currents. i will be back with a complete look at the forecast coming up. liz: today, governor gavin newsom took what he called a historic step toward creating

more affordable housing. our reporter was in oakland as the governor signed 27 legislative bills. >> this is not a bad legislative year. [applause] reporter: flanked by state senators and state assembly members come up governor gavin newsom signed 27 bills that deal with housing affordability, from helping students find housing to promoting the conversion of surplus land across the state into housing developments to further streamlining accessory welding units. why sign the bills in oakland? oakland and the entire bay area are ground zero for both the problem and the solution. the problem is affordability, that starts with housing. the solutions are projects like this one. coliseum connections apartments used modular housing to quickly construct half market rate in half affordable units across the street from a bart station.

despite the pandemic, the quest for affordability is still top of mind. >>ur legislature, working with our governor to not lose focus on aressg oe day, that entails housing. >> we have a troop housing champion with governor newsom. witnessed by the reporter: 27 bills. reporter:reporter: the bundle of bills is created -- designed freight 80,000 -- >> that will put us north of $24 billion in addressing homelessness. this is unprecedented in u.s. history. reporter: when asked about the covid eviction moratorium, he said he hoped local jurisdictions where extend the deadline until their emergency declarations are lifted. he also talked of being vigilant in distributing funds to even those making more than 80% of median income. by signing the bills today in oakland, the governor said that as we get the pandemic address,t

defining issue of our time. expect bay, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. liz: san francisco city leaders are urging governor newsom to sign legislation that will help treat substance abuse disorder. time is of the distant -- essence to stop over -- overdose deaths. senate bill 110 is headed to the governor's desk for his signature. it would legalize contingency management to treat substance abuse and authorizes medi-cal funds to cover it. the practice uses incentives like financial rewards to get people off drugs and keep them sober. state senator scott weiner offered -- authored the legislation. >> contingency management is a proven tool that the san francisco aids foundation has been using for a decade, the veterans administration has been using for a decade.

that has proven results. liz: officials today say the state should not delay with this strategy. the city recorded 657 drug overdose deaths in 2020. this year's total is expected to exceed that number. dan: a massive show of support for sonoma county sheriff's lieutenant who died from covid-19 complications. hundreds attended today's memorial service in santa rosa for lieutenant robert travel stead. the sheriff's office declared his passing a line of duty death. he believed he contracted the virus on duty at the county jail. he is the second giant police officer to die of covid. meantime today, pfizer submitted initial trial data for its vaccine in five to 11-year-olds. the company will make a formal request with regulations -- regulators for emergency use in

the next few weeks. the white house is more than 400,000 americans received a booster shot to form a seat since friday. officials say tomorrow we will hit the milestone of 200 million americans with at least one shot. hospitalizations have dropped in recent weeks. there are 81 thousand covid-19 patients in hospitals right now, that is down about 23,000 since the beginning of the month. liz: up next, what led to the lockdown at san francisco state today. and what the university is now telling students. dan: also, the winners of this year's macarthur junior sprint are named come out are from the bay

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was taken into custody. you can see officials say the threat was made on social media and it was anonymous and nonspecific. all buildings are closed, students who lived on campus were asked to stay inside. the university's they plan to reopen tomorrow. dan: quite a wake-up call for people in one peninsula neighborhood this morning. a mountain lion was spotted in the backyard about home on callan boulevard in daly. it was blocking the door. had to help the resident of the in law unit get out safely. >> they had to get to work. police help them out the window. dan: the san mateo county sheriff's department brought in drones to find out where the big cat was, but it slipped away at wildlife officials say they hope the animal went back to where it came from, but warned neighbors to be on the lookout and be careful. liz: san francisco's long-awaited project -- subway

project, closer to finish today. it took a test ride on it. this is the first time we've seen the trains emotion, something that has been nearly two decades in the making. voters approved the central subway into thousand three come up the project has been plagued with delays. today, thanks len y. >> the train has to go under bart at market street and come up into chinatown, 120 feet below the surface. we were able to do all of that excavation in a tiny postage stamp sized construction site. liz: the central subway is slated to open in 2022 and will serve some of san francisco's busiest most populated areas. trains will travel underground from the 4th street caltrain station to chinatown to bypass the heavy traffic on fourth and stockton treats -- streets.

abc 7 news insider insider insir covering the central subway project since the beginning. he joined us on our 4:00 newscast to give us some background. >> it cost about $1.6 comes to about $1 billion a mile. there are many out there that liken it to the high-speed rail, a trend that is costing a lot and going nowhere. liz: overspending, along with delays have stalled the project over the years. the idea for the central subway originated after the 1989 earthquake when san francisco decided to tear down the embarcadero freeway. the project is been in development under six different mayors. dan: two south bay residents are being recognized as macarthur geniuses. this grant is a prestigious award that highlights the best and the brightest across the united states. two fellows called the bay area home. reporter: creative, innovative,

committed to making the world a better place. those are a few the characteristics of a macarthur fellow. two brilliant people working to build a better bay area are recognized as macarthur genius grant winners of 2021. >> what this class of fellas is doing in their own field is so important and gives me hope for the future. these are the people making the world a better place. i am enormously grateful to be counted among them. reporter: they will each receive 600 to a $5,000 to continue their work -- 600.5 thousand dollars to continue their work. >> reporter: he lost his sightr: but gained clear focus for what would become his life's work. as an adaptive researcher for amazon, he enables the blind and visually impaired through adaptive technology. >> accessibility for blind people means access to information. it is super important to make

sure that technologies are easy to access, that they are inexpensive, open-source source, readily achievable. that is why what i do is research, invention and activism. reporter: he works to give parents of children with brain cancer that same hope. the grant will go to her stay of malignant brain tumors in children to help develop treatments in therapy. >> my work is the intersection of neuroscience in cancer biology, trend of figure out how these brain cancers form in the context of the developing brain and how we might better treat them. i'm hopeful that this award will help me to push past those boundaries and make further progress. reporter: the macarthur foundation expects a fellow to offer the promise of a bright future through their advances. they are proud to fit the bill. dan: congratulations toions toio that is fantastic. take a live look outside from our camera.

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liz: welcome back, let's get check of the weather, dan, it is certainly feeling like paul. dan: this time of year, some of my favorite times during the year, the weather is usually spectacular. sandhya: with good reason. there is a crispness in they are today following up front that came through. it actually turned out to be a warmer afternoon. let me show you live doppler 7. what is left of that system that went through, look at that, this is looking like winter around tioga pass, they are actually seeing some so showers at this hour, mixing in with the showers. they even have some thunderstorms, that is good to see. fully this is a sign of -- hopefully this is a sign of what is to come this winter. we don't have a rain here locally, i do want to show you how we did in terms of our rainy season, the water year is ending in about two days. it was dry. most of you come up most of the

major cities were anywhere between 37% of average at sfo 241% in oakland. this will go down in the record books is what the driest years. this is encouraging, the climate prediction center is saying there is a 40% to 50% chance of above normal purchase -- precipitation the week of october 6 through 12. fingers crossed we see that materialize. expecting dry weather on the east coast, just rand paul outlook there, it is a blue sky day, golden gate bridge there, 71 in oakland, currently in the 70's from mt. view to morgan hill, san jose, a live look about -- along the embarcadero, we do have a good breeze blowing . 79 in santa rosa, 76 in livermore. this is a lovely view from the camera. passing high clouds and dusty overnight come up wins increase in the hills tomorrowgofterno,

ather cong yr way for thursday. tonight, dusty along the coastline, 38 mile an hour to 40 mile an hour winds. winds will lead up as we head into tomorrow morning, still breezy near the coast. go into tomorrow afternoon and will continue with the breezy pattern, but not exceptionally in the at the lower elevations. it is the higher elevations were those offshore winds will get dusty air. temperatures in the morning, 40's, 50's, patches of fog at the coast. clouds up above. highs in the mid to upper 60's, low to mid 80's inland with some sunshine, being filtered by the high clouds. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, wendy and the hills the next couple days, certainly a warmer pattern, 70's to 90's as we head toward thursday. it cools at the coast, but the fog back, a bumps right back up again, 70's to 90's, your

outdoor weekend plans looking fantastic. dan: for back to the future to

dan: we will end tonight with

two stories about the movie business. liz: first, marty mcfly's hoverboard from back to the future part two is one of a thousand lots by company called the prof start going up for auction in november. some are expected to go for big box -- big bucks. start -- managers from the jedi or stormtrooper helmet for 200 grand. the items could fetch almost alt million. dan: prince charles and the duchess of cornwall joint prince william and dutchess kate middleton on the red carpet in london this evening. no time to die marks ditto craig's final appearance as double 07. it opens in theaters on thursday, it was originally scheduled for release in april 2020. liz: world news tonight is next. dan: we appreciate your time, we

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tonight, top u.s. military leaders on the hill appearing to contradict president biden, saying they did recommend a small u.s. force stay in afghanistan. the chairman of the joint chiefs general mark milley, general frank mckenzie and defense secretary lloyd austin grilled on the chaotic withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan and the swift collapse to the taliban. general milley calling the 20-year war, quote, a strategic failure. and general milley also questioned about calls with his counterpart in china during the final months of the trump presidency. how he explained it. martha raddatz reporting and terry moran with reaction from the white house. also tonight, news on vaccines for children 5 to 11. what we learned from pfizer today. and boosters for adults. tonight, the new study here on side effects.