that breaking news is in livermore where the chp has shut down all eastbound lanes of interstate 580. this is just west of las colinas road. the chp will only say that investigating in earlier incident they're being rather tight-lipped about an hour ago. we saw officers walking down the lanes of 580 traffic is being diverted off the freeway at north livermore avenue as you can imagine there is a big traffic backup just look at what's happened out there. here's a live view from sky 7. the chp says they do not have an estimated time for reopening the freeway as soon as we get any new details. we will get it to you right away, but they've been walking that stretch of freeway presumably looking for evidence, but we will know more as we get

it. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm karina nova the other top story today is the heat it's unusually warm. super fun like stuck on the on the heat the heat was climbing and we don't get to get to the beach too often about to kick on that ac. it's just gorgeous out today. unseasonably warm temperatures across the bay area even flirting with records in some areas and that prompted some people to head to the coast to find relief now we have abc 7 news team coverage for you with cornell bernard in the north bay. we're more than 100 firefighters are being hired back early because of the in fire danger and tara campbell is on the peninsula where many headed to the beaches today, but we'll get to that in a moment. but let's begin with abc 7 news meteorologist sandy patel for the very latest on the conditions out there right now sandy. yeah, dan, we had a spring scorcher today and we're setting records. let me show you the highs so far and the records so these are the cities that have now come in at

record levels, san jose tying 93 degrees santa rosa 90 oakland 89 downtown breaking the old record set back in 1989 of 87. days and livermore 91 the old record was 89 degrees check out the high so far and other areas will have the official word in about a half an hour. from the national weather service it got up to 86 degrees in san francisco 90 in redwood city 87 in concord 90 in santa cruz 81 and half moon bay. so it was pretty warm and in case you want to step outside and you're thinking about going out for a walk well this evening at 6 o'clock. it's still going to be more but as we head towards about nine o'clock a good idea to allow that cooling before you head out. it's going to be actually nicer 50s 60s coast and bay inland areas will be on the mild side and everyone will start to cool off as we head towards tomorrow, but who's gonna feel it first? and when will it spread i'll have your weekend forecast coming right up dan okay. sandy. thanks a lot. now the sizzling spring heat that we're feeling across the bay area is prompting the state to hire more firefighters just as quickly as they possibly can

and it is all do of course. to the increased fire danger abc 7 news live at cal fire headquarters in santa rosa with details tonight cornell dan more than a 100 seasonal firefighters will soon be on the job at this base and others in the north bay, and they're being hired more than a month early because of this major heat wave we're feeling and it does feel a lot like summer. bulldozer training class under the hot sun in healdsburg. these crews may be called on to cut fire lines whenever and wherever the next big fire breaks out to make sure we're prepared to operate heavy equipment on the fire line and be as proactive and ready as we can this week's spring heat wave is not doing firefighters any favors. it's already moved the timeline up on fire season we're seeing questions now in early april that we would see in mid to late

june and as this week continues with the weather, we're having that that could bump that average out even farther so our bulldozers are staffed by our heavy fire equipment operators. chief nickel says the hot weather why cal fire is hiring more seasonal firefighters than it has in years 120 alone for its son. napa and lake county unit and the crews are starting nearly a and a half earlier than what's usually budgeted for and at this point we're forecast to hire peak staffing by the end of may, which is extremely early compared to years past last season, we caught up with these cal fire recruits in the hills of marin county. they gave us an inside. look how grueling and extreme they're training really is i took the job because i wanted to labor i was working in an office. this is an opportunity to do something that it's pretty important work it actually matters. fire season no longer a summer event. it's become year-round the past

five years have brought epic wildfires to the bay area and across the state with hundreds of homes lost in 2020 alone 4 million acres burned in california. i'm an unfortunately with the conditions that were seen right now. it's going to be a long season. yeah, a very long season and cal fire wasting no time those new seasonal workers seasonal firefighters and told the report for duty on monday to start their training and we wish them good luck. we're live in santa rosa cornell bernard abc 7 news. we appreciate the hard work. thanks cornell. it's no surprise that bay area beaches were a popular destination today. this is a look from sky seven over marshall's beach in san francisco. just a few hours ago. you can see how crowded is and it was a similar scene up and down the coast today abc 7 news reporter tara campbell joins us live from linda marsh state beach in pacifica. where the what are the conditions? they're like tara.

karina it really is gorgeous here. we've been out here for most of the day as the crowd's been growing and as you can see behind us, this is really a very busy beach surfers families everybody enjoying the day all very much pumped about this hot april day. from sandcastles to surfers the beaches of pacifica providing an escape from the heat probably gonna be here all day make a day of it. i mean the weather's like unseasonably amaz. so yeah, i'm gonna try to capitalize on that for sure. vanessa. breaky is also making a day of it at lindamar beach along with her children. i just saw that it was climbing the heat was climbing and we don't get to get to the beach too often the beach offering a break she says from their home in san francisco's bayview district inside it gets a little hot because there's not too much air conditioning so we kind of try to stay outside as much as possible and a few miles north that rockaway beach danica. hassanisi is welcoming the summer like weather along with

her children. they were so excited. they couldn't contain themselves. they were ready to go out keeping a close eye on them potential sneaker waves. she says are a concern sneaker waves and coming to get you rockaway is known for those any beaches really. the coast so it's good to be aware and while the ocean conditions are holding stable the heat is what to watch out for says north county fire people need to be advised or beware of what their body conditions are doing if they experience themselves getting hot, you know, make sure to stay hydrated find some shade wear loose clothes packed parking lots and increased traffic or another concern some people outside the area might might not be familiar with where the the roadways turns are and increase congestion, so just be mindful of traffic be mindful if you are riding a bicycle at the crowds on the beach sun hats and sunscreen for scott wagner the plan for staying cool is pretty

simple ice cream and the ocean probably yeah, now officials are also asking people to be mindful of their pets particularly dog owners. they say make sure they have shade and water too and if they are getting irritable to please put them on a leash. other than that, they say enjoy the beach karina and dan. all right. take care. thank you. hope you can enjoy it as well. you can check the temperatures get forecasts and learn more about the bay area weather anytime in the weather on demand section of the abc 7 bay. a streaming tv app you can download it for roku apple tv amazon fire and android tv. all right. let's go to washington history made today as the senate confirms a judge. catanji brown jackson to be the first black woman to serve on the us supreme court as she watched the vote with president biden at the white house. this nomination is confirmed. the vote was 53 to 47 with three

republicans joining old democrats. jackson was questioned by senators for nearly 24 hours during her confirmation hearings. she turned out to be a pillar of strength. to show grace and dignity and really one over the hearts of the american people. she really made the case that to be the first you have to be the best. jackson will replace retiring justice stephen breyer this summer president biden will mark today's confirmation with a ceremony on the white house south. on tomorrow the man who was shot by san jose police last week is now suing the department and the city attorneys for chaon greens. say he wrestled a gun away from another man during a fight at la victoria restaurant moments before he was shot abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey has more from green and his family. i try to stay strong for my mom my pops our whole family. i refuse i refuse to die mentally and physically in pain kayon green shared the struggles. he's facing for the first time

after being shot by a san jose police officer on march 27th we go and associated pain. was an attorney. and then something that i just keep saying in the back of my head just my hands. i remember looking at my hands and it was blood all up. i just keep standing. i keep saying i keep saying it surveillance video showed that green disarmed another man during a fight his lawyer said someone started with him green attempted to leave the restaurant when one officer shot him while he was still holding the gun green and his lawyers announced they filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city the city of san jose and the san jose police department. four have failed to treat my client ki green as a person he is which is a hero. we're still devastated because he has a future ahead of any hat one, but we don't know what that's going to. want to go for him the 20 year old sophomore football player a contra costa college says he's received scholarship interest from several schools. including san jose state and

fresno state among others. he's unclear when he could return to training with his teammates and his family fears. his future goals are now at risk after being shot four times. my son is a hero. my son is a loving courageous ambitious young man had dreams of pursuing going to a division one college. going to the nfl. now it's been set back. from this tragedy in this nightmare. this is really going to be a difficult case as this lawsuit is set to play out legal analyst steve clark says it comes down to two key questions. this has to be looked at from the point of view of what would a reasonable officer have done and was deadly force necessary the city and police both said they are not able to comment on incidents pending litigation in san jose dustin dorsey abc 7 news. after the break police say they believe it was a robbery turned homicide near lake merritt the latest on the investigation into a deadly shooting and back to that breaking news that we brought you at the top of the

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a deadly shooting that happened just before nine o'clock last night near lake merritt a police say officers responded to reports of a shooting near the cul-de-sac on lakeshore avenue in front of a luxury high-rise. not far from the amphitheater when they arrived they found a man who had been shot police say it was a robbery attempt the victim died at the hospital. this is the third deadly shooting on that street since november oakland police chief laurent. armstrong says more officers will be stationed in that area. we have made contact with our council member we have reaching out to community members. will be attending a community meeting to have a discussion next week regarding the violence and our response to the violence.

this is the 31st deadly shooting in oakland so far this year at this time last year. there were 36 republican state lawmakers are urging the governor to withdraw a regulation that allows for the early release of some inmates the lawmakers say smiley martin one of the men arrested in the sacramento mousse shooting was released after serving only a fraction of a 10 year sentence. the department of corrections defends the release saying martin had accumulated enough credits to qualify for release but republicans say the state should protect the public. they want the governor to let that regulation expire to prevent early releases like martin's. as part of our ongoing effort to build a better bay area we are continuing our coverage of the housing crisis that so many californians are facing for the past three weeks abc 7 news reporter loose pena has spoken to a number of tenants on the verge of homelessness and the assembly member who introduced legislation to extend covid rent protections.

now tonight, she'll tell you the story of one landlord who says their tenants are using the covid-19 protections as an excuse to avoid paying rent and eviction. in january of 2020 rakashian tripty's biggest nightmare began. they rented their three bedroom house in fremont to a tenant who they say has been defrauding several landlords for years. they had no idea he gave us a check. and he gave us a fake w-2 he gave us a fake credit report two months later. the pandemic hit is your tenon used in the covid protections to stay in your home. of course before covered also is intention was not to pay. but because of covid he got extra months to stay in these property owners say their tenant has refused to pay for over two years and owes them more than 100,000 in rent. our financial planning is totally messed up at this point just because we are forced by the county.

keep a criminal in a home the plan was to use the fremont property to pay for their kids college. i'm looking at your wall here. and this is a reason why you're hurting yes because this is my life this world whatever happens with my career gets future. i will always blame alameda county for that. you know, you're dab and try to evict their tenant who they say had people living in the house and charging them for rent. he knows the lo of the law very well, and he's trying to prolong the case as much as he can contact the city. you want and the human services department confirmed evictions are not an option right now not under the current alameda county eviction moratorium. last what type of options landlords have this was a response we suggest that you still a landlord canceled an application on our website for cash and tripty got 43,000. free month still feel trapped and can't even evict them even

after hiring a lawyer that surprises me. their tenants case is now with the da's office for fraud. so has anything come out of you taking them to court. not yet. nothing if they can go 19 months into the case and still no conviction. i think this can go on forever in san francisco lose pena abc 7 news. as we've been telling you it was a great day for the beach today. this was the scene at san francisco's ocean beach just over an hour ago. after the break abc 7 news meteorologist, sandia patel will be back for all the details on today's highs and (music throughout)

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cooldown that's coming how hot did it get today. try 80's and 90s for our warmest spots. it was records setting heat for places like san jose livermore, downtown oakland. so dan and karina right now, we're still hanging on to that heat as you can imagine we have many 80s and 90s 75 degrees in half moon bay. you probably noticed it. we do have hazy skies from tam cam to emeryville high clouds in our golden gate bridge. and exploratorium camera, but the haze is there and that's all due to the fact that high pressure is overhead keeping a lid on the atmosphere from our tam cam. you can see it a little bit better air quality will start to improve tomorrow good to moderate for your friday saturday and sunday much better air quality as the wind picks up and this high pressure. that brought us the heat moves on. so here's a view from our exploratorium camera, and it is lovely view relief arrives at the coast and bay tomorrow. windier and much cooler for the weekend for all areas and light rain is coming on monday. ez k up wsaddsomorwftno

wis arorero t oc oppod the down sloping wind. we had today 30 to 39 mile an hour winds over 40 mile an hour winds by evening and that is going to bring about the cooler changes that we will experience tomorrow. all right, a wind advisory has already been posted for the weekend saturday through sunday for lake and solano county's concern. era is gusty winds will increase our fire weather concerns. so just keep that in mind as you go about your weekend plans your morning temperatures with some patches of fog near the coast higher clouds overhead 40s 50s out the door and then in the afternoon in the south bay, it's going to be warm but not warm is today 82 in san jose as opposed to the 90s 88 in gilroy in the south bay 75 sunnyvale on the peninsula 72 degrees in san mateo 76 mountain view low 60s coast side and breezy downtown san francisco 68 degrees north bay temperatures a mix of sun and high clouds 78 in san rafael 83 in napa 84 in santa rosa east

bay. it's really going to be a lot better than it was today if you don't like the heat 76 in oakland 78 in fremont had inland. it's still short sle. either 85 in concord and livermore 88 degrees in fairfield want to show you what's ahead for monday because this is encouraging to see it's a wet pattern for your monday. sierra will pick up snow the snow levels coming down to about and feet even locally here and that means there is potential for some high elevation snow in the sierra. it's going to drop even lower than that. so monday could be tough getting up there or coming back down if you're heading to the mountains the accuweather 7-day forecast cooling begins tomorrow. it is breezier and much cooler for the weekend. you will notice those temperatures mid 50s to mid 70s so sharp drop off from today to sunday and even colder on monday. is that light level one system comes in with wet windy weather. where that wendy pattern stays with us through mid-week and the good news is we do have another opportunity for some rain late wednesday night into thursday.

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