to leave. they said they were only paying day by day. >> we were 8:00, eight: 30, walking into hotels to find somewhere. >> he said he had the hotel room for the rest of the week and then he came in that he did that. hundreds keeping each other updated via social media. >> there are 200 and the group. >> we spoke with the senior management director who said the building remains uninhabitable in hotel rooms are in short supply. >> the conventions in san francisco, we are trying with limited situations in hotel rooms and they are available and we have dozens of engineers and construction expert scouring of the building right now at this point the electricity system is off and the elevators are off,

the building is shut down because of the flooding. >> he said they're working on deploying multiple company ambassadors will work directly with tenants to get the building fixed. one person said these tenants have the right to pursue legal action. >> for a landlord not to be able to house the tenants and hotels until they remedy the issue is on acceptable and potentially violating the law. >> the senior managing director did not give specifics as to when the going will be fixed. he said tenants are not allowed to move back in for now. dan: today, san jose police are looking for two in a shooting that spilled from the streets into a library packed with children. when man was wounded. it happened around t hillview branch library on hopkins drive. police say two men chased a third into the library, firing

at him as they went. the person who was shot it's expected to survive in the two suspects got away. one parent whose child was inside the library hop on the phone and instructed his son on how to find a safe place to escape the danger, a lesson he picked up during active shooter training. > my son said he is safe and he and his friend they went into a room and they hide, and i told him to lock the door because it did not have a lock on the inside so i told him to put it in front of a chair in front of the door and just and pocketed. >> they say the shooting appears to be gang related. karina: it is election day in california. one of the key races we are watching in san francisco where voters would decide whether to recall the district attorney. we bring our coverage to the abc7news reporter who is life at the watch party headquarters. >> yes. we are live at the restaurant

near the chase center. we are three hours out until his watch party will open its doors to the press. he remains confident today despite his own polls showing he is losing by at least 10 points. o end as incarceration. he is seen nationally as a pivotal figure in the criminal justice reform movement. as property crime has gone up and san francisco the past year, he has been criticized for not holding criminals accountable. it is scenes like these that have fueled the recall debate, brazen thefts, people shoplifting seemingly without consequences. he said the brutal attacks against asian-american seniors come up but he has remained headstrong defending his record and says the rise in property crime is due to economic impacts from the pandemic and also blames the san francisco police

department for not making enough arrests. his supporters argue this recall is being fueled by right-wing republicans and has his critics that he is not fit for the job. >> he is failing to do his job and failing to keep us safe, failing to manage the das office, and we need new leadership in san francisco in that office. >> it was dishonest about the recall in the millions of dollars in lies and attacks. they are suggesting all the changes in the last two years or because of my election. >> his recall marks the second m office in the history of san the first was in 1917, and he survived easily. political experts say it will be a tough road moving forward, given that he won by slim margins in 2019, and with voter turnout low this year across the

state, so far, 20% of mail-in ballots have been returned here in san francisco. karina: thank you. we will check with you later this evening. today, candidates are heading to the voting poll on the last day of the california primary elections. a san jose mayoral candidate voted alongside her husband and son at the roosevelt community center in san jose. she is currently the santa clara county supervisor and binds to tackle issues surrounding affordable housing, crime, and homelessness. >> what i want to tell people as is that the only way we will get through this is to deal with all that is facing us is that we have to get one of those things and that is a lot of people why they voted for me. >> she plans to watch the results at the san jose women's club. if elected mayor, she will be the third woman to become the mayor in san jose the last moment to become mayor was in 1991. dan: there are statewide races

we are watching closely, and our news anchor is tracking those, along with potentially record low turnout. >> we will be tracking the results all night, big board. there are several statewide races people are voting on today including the governor's race, governor gavin newsom running for election and while he is expected to win after defeating the recall last year, the big question is who will place second, meaning who will he run against in the midterms, paul and joseph will likely be brian dolly, the republican party's endorsed candidate, that is who governor newsom feels he has a stronger stance against, but there is also speculation around a bay area author who wrote why progressives ruined cities. he is running as a no party preference candidate hoping to tap in some democratic voters who may be disenfranchised from their own party right now. in fact, that is something we

are also seeing in the attorney general race where there is also a new party preference candidate hoping to move on to the general election to run against the current democratic appointed candidate. that is the sacramento county district attorney who is running as an independent, and there are twoace, r former federal prosecutor, who did legal counsl for the unsuccessful effort to llcare nso a handful there are l districts because of the redistricting we had in handful of those are competitive, and then we have a big mayors race in los angeles, with the developer ric caruso running against a field of democrats. i think the one that the berkeley poll said was in the lead was karen bass. >> despite these races, it appears there could be record low turnout the selection.

before today, only 13% of registered voters had turned in the early ballots, and analysts say it is likely that overall turnout could end up being 25% of all registered voters. by comparison, turnout for the recall election of governor newsom was more than 50%. again, we will be tracking all these races on our big board. dan: thanks. it will be interesting. we will be livestreaming election results starting at 8:30 p.m. on the abc 7 bay area news app wherever you stream. we will be there for you. be sure the tone and for abc7news at 11:00. karina: it is official. there will be a garlic festival in stockton this year. it will be held august 13 and 14 at the san joaquin county fairgrounds. the event will be run by the people who put on the san gilroy festival. organizers called off the event

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dan: the finals have shifted to boston. j.r. stone and chris alvarez has team coverage. the warriors are looking to build off the game two rout that evened up the series. karina: let's start with chris alvarez for a preview of game three. how is it in boston? >> hey, how are you? i bet you're wondering if i picked up a boston accent. no. not yet. i'm working on it. i have a game three nba finals from boston. let's talk klay thompson, the splash brother. he was checking out the banners in the rafters. the boston celtics and lakers have the most in history.

they're hoping to keep it at 17 as the warriors go for title number seven. his shooting has not been up to standards in these finals, and had a classic response when asked how he breaks out of his shooting slump. >> gosh, are just youtube game six klay thompson, because there were moments where you do it, but it's about keeping mentally strong. >> you don't want to hear anything about it yourself. you know you can spark yourself to get back on track and get out of it. >> as far as game six, klay thompson, i have not seen him youtube-ing. if i did, we would make fun of him. it is probably good i have not. >> so i was youtube-ing it.

zero views. it has not been posted. we are talking with the warrior center at 5:00. more from boston. i'll keep working on the accident. back to you. dan: that will be wicked good when you get it. thanks. boston is new territory for the warriors in the playoffs. it is familiar to fans, the western conference championship trophy, the sixth in eight seasons. we got to see it in person this afternoon, which is co-. let's visit now -- which is cool. let's visit with him now. any experience that far that can rival that? >> what i can tell you is the fact we had some phenomenal new england clam chowder at one of the oldest restaurants in all of america, but also got on the wrong bridge twice and realize

that boston traffic is nothing to mess around with. with all of that being said, the excitement is building for game three. >>ice if you're from san francisco, but you are rooting for the team i do not like. >> he has a clear warning for the warriors, we are in business mode. >> now you are in our place. wicked exciting, as we would say here. >> if you think all boston fans are wearing green, think again. this crowded waited in anticipation of seeing the warriors arrive at the boston hotel. the only one who admitted he was a diehard fan does this eight-year-old. >> my favorite team is the warriors. i live in boston. >> while the finals game three is the talk of being town this week, so is paul mccartney, whose fans were lined up outside fenway park to state anticipation of his concert.

>> it is boston you know what i mean. it is the place to be. it is better than any city in america right now. >> the 196-year-old union oyster bar is so very that serving lobster rolls, oystechowr,ike tn quarterback from san mateo. >> what you get today's is what you got 50 years ago. >> now one of their servers is y coworkers and they were giving me stuff about it. >> everybody waiting for game three, but so far, fans courteous and cautious. >> we go back all day long. i like california. i like san francisco. >> cautiously optimistic. that is what we have to do. if you gloat, you lose. you have to write it out. championship team. that's who we are playing

against. >> yeah, they are so cut and dry in boston. excitement building. get this, the warriors flying in all full-time workers so we are hoping to see more out there. one of the thing in that story or poem about oyster house we went to has also served six presidents. that is sort of important too. dan: thank you so much. abc 7 is the only place to watch the warriors in the finals. coverage starts tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. with the pregame show, then count down at 5:30. game three is 6:00. keep it right here for after the game. let's turn now the weather forecast. there will be a lot of people watching. >> that's right. i will take our weather over boston any day. those winters are brutal. i'm sure you would agree. >> the summers also get hot and

humid. it's too muggy. right here, right now, play the present -- pleasant -- pretty pleasant. green dots everywhere. that may not be the case when it starts to get hot, but right now the air quality is assisted by this robust onshore flow. wind speeds gusting to 33 miles per hour. the wind is getting stronger at virtually every location around the region. here is the view. high clouds. blue sky. low clouds pushing over the city. 69 san francisco. oakland 65. 59 half moon bay. beautiful view of golden gate. the fog lingered late into the day. it burned away. it will be coming back tonight. mostly sunny over the golden gate. 78 santa rosa. 88 fairfield.

82 at livermore. the view looking into the bay, as we look at the forecast headlines. excuse me. partly cloudy overnight. mild to warm tomorrow. intense summer-like heat thursday, intensifies more friday, then holds on into saturday and temperatures moderate over the weekend. overnight, an increase in high clouds and maybe a patch of low clouds near the coast as well. tomorrow morning, we should have good visibility. later in the day, more high clouds, but skies generally sunny. overnight low temperatures mild, mainly upper 50's. some infants bonsall nazi temperatures below 60. tomorrow -- some areas, temperatures below 60. tomorrow more. he thursday. mid to upper 90's.

friday -- heat thursday. mid to upper 90's. friday, numerous locations, north bay, east bay, at or above 100 degrees. near 90 friday. more for some coastal locations. saturday, the heat will hold on. let's look at that. actuate seven-day forecast. much warmer thursday. hot day friday, especially in the day. that may pose some risk, some health risks if you're exposed for too long. saturday, the heat holds on. it starts to taper off gradually , than cooler in all areas sunday, but then starts to warm up again next week. karina: thanks. a fourth coronavirus faxing could be an option soon. how this one is different from the current ones available. >> 7 on your side. you are going to notice a change at target stores.

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karina: time now for consumer news. dan:ha a look at today's consumer headlines. >> good afternoon. shares of kohl's department store spiked 11 percent on reports that a potential takeover. the retailer says it is in talks

to be sold in a deal worth $8 billion. the chain has confirmed that it is an exclusive takeover with the owner of vitamin shoppe for $60 a share. the parent company is the franchise group and it needs to complete the financing and due diligence requirements before signing off on the deal. target is canceling orders from its suppliers and cutting the price of goods on its shelves to make way for the fall and holiday shopping seasons. you would likely find some great deals in its home goods and clothing departments. why? americans have shifted from investments in their homes to travel, dining out, and dressier clothing. the change has come much faster than major retailers expected. goodyear is recalling more than 173 thousand recreational vehicle tires that can fail. the u.s. government says those tires have killed or injured

more than 95 people since 1998. the tires have been under investigation by the national highway and traffic administration since 2017. dan: thanks. pg&e's equipment has been frequently blamed for causing wildfires. it is now working on a big project in the north bay. see what it's doing to prevent future catastrophes. karina: in other news we will be talking about, solving our drought from the air. we will look at the flights the . did you know that renovating your kitchen and bathroom is one of the best ways to increase the value of your home? i'm mike holmes here with ivan from agm renovations

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and digging trenches in santa rosa, putting powerlines underground to reduce wildfire risks. >> we are doing everything we can to stop wildfires. putting it underground is a big part of that, cutting ignition risks 99 present. >> the utility has the goal of doing it for 10,000 miles a powerlines, 175 miles this year, 43 in the bay area. the project is not cheap. customers will foot part of the bill. >> it is $3.5 million per mile. >> this work happening in the footprint of the 2017 fire that destroyed thousands of homes and killed 22 people. pg&e equipment was not responsible for sparking it, but it's lines have been blamed for sparking other deadly wildfires. >> we have had too many incidents of powerlines responsible for major disasters. >> she heads after the fire usa,

a nonprofit helping communities affected by wildfires and says powerlines is the only option for high-risk communities. >> i applaud pg&e for doing this. some will say this as well after the fact, but the way we view it , this is before the fact for thousands of communities currently at risk of burning down. >> the santa rosa fire departments as the city of santa rosa has been on the receiving end of large and damaging wildfires. any efforts made by pg&e to mitigate a threat is a step in the right direction. >> we are doing everything we can not to spark another fire. dan: in covid headlines, cases are still in the rising california. the state has topped 9 million total cases. that number continues to grow. the test positivity rate is 8.9%, higher than last summer,

but not the numbers from last winter. another hope prior fail -- high-profile leader has covid. secretary pete buttigieg has tested positive and his expensing mild symptoms. americans may get a new covid-19 vaccine option. the fda is considering whether regulators should authorize a protein vaccine made by novavax. the maryland-based company is hoping to reach unvaccinated millions who might agree to a more traditional shot. they have been used for decades to protect people from hepatitis, shingles, and other viral infections. a decision by the panel is expected to take several weeks. karina: matthew mcconnaughhay is lending his celebrity to the gun reform effort, visiting the white house today. it comes as a fourth-grade teacher wounded in the rampage two wkspoer. >> two weeks aerft, a

h gdera tcheaer movie with 11,'t students when the gunman opened fire. all 11 kids died. he was shot multiple times. >> you thought you were going to die? >> yes. >> he heard police nearby, and a child and the connecting classroom calling out for help. >> saying, officer, we are in here. we are in here. but they had already left. i got up from behind my desk and he walked over there and shot her again. >> the gunman was in the school for 77 minutes before border patrol agents took him down. >> you are supposed to protect and serve. there is no excuse for their

actions. i will never forgive them. >> the department of public safety in the elementary school have not responded, as calls echo across the country. a pediatrician who helped out at the hospital the day of the shooting. >> to the degree that wounds i saw on these tiny children, no, there is no one who needs an assault weapon. >> talks continue, senators hope to reach a deal by the end of the week. actor matthew mcconaughey, a uvalde native, calling for restricted access to guns. >> this should not be a partisan issue. there is not a democratic or republican value in one act. campos i'd see beyond the political problem at hand and admit we have a life preservation problem on our hands. >> the families of the four children who were injured in the shooting have sued the gunman's estate and the attorney who filed the lawsuit is now investigating how the gunman

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karina: spencer and michael are joining us now. it is election day in california. voter turnout remains to be seen, since every registered voter in the state was supposed to get a male-in ballot. there are some races we are watching, the recall of san francisco's district attorney, and hotly contested sheriff and district attorney races. a lot we will be covering tonight. we will have a show and you were hosted at 8:30 with election results. pretty big day. dan: big day.

the registration numbers are not bad. the turnout is dismal. not a surprise in an off-your election, although there are important races to be watched. it's nothing like a presidential election. >> the great turnout for the recall election. >> yeah. >> it is disappointing to see look turnout numbers. >> especially because they tried to make it easy for everyone. just fill it out, drop it off, and you don't have to go anywhere to vote. what do you think about today's election turnout? >> it was interesting. i mailed mine in. i walked by the polling place to see what was going on, and there was nobody in there. that is depressing. you assume a few people would want to do that. it's not looking good. this is an amazing election. on the democratic side, you're

looking at how progressive they will be. this is a major election. >> i don't think it is fully recognized by a lot of people. >> it is unfortunate that so many young people are not voting and they're saying the number of people 65 and older, they are out there and casting their votes, but it is the 18-year-olds to 34-year-old's not participating in his primary. dan: there will be great turnout for the finals right here on abc 7. the warriors will see if they can extend their record. they have won at least one road game in 26 playoff series. we looked at the odds in game three. the celtics are favored by 3.5 points. spencer, as we know, any given wednesday, right? >> right. at least one road game in boston. the celtics are a tough team. i love my warriors. they are up against an equally

great team. they need at least one win in boston and come back here and tied up and maybe make it 3-1. dan: the celtics accomplish what they needed to do. >> yeah. dan: the warriors would like this but the next two games. >> i will take the warriors and 3.5 points. i think they will look very good. they looked good in the first game until the fourth quarter. we will see. karina: let's hope for a win. you can watch it live right here on abc 7. i am the girl here, so we will talk about nail polish. nail polish that smells like cheese, maybe that is for you? collaboration. this is a cheese-scented nail polish duo. it says it wants to encourage

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in time for the 2026 games. a lot of different opinions on this. spencer, let me start with you. as we have seen athletes, particularly in the lip exports, get younger and younger and younger because of training and everything else and they can become proficient at a younger age, work confronted with new things. >> we are. i have mixed feelings. it is great to protect young athletes. at the same time, there will be people around them, coaches, trainers, who might want to encourage, even the older athletes, to break the rules and do some doping or to be exposed to things that could be detrimental to the reputations and career. >> michael, it also, they are elite athletes at a young age. it is a great opportunity on a lot of levels, but there is a big sacrifice. a lot of childhood is given up. >> there is. when that 15-year-old was suspected of doping, there was

this outrage, well, it is just a 15-year-old. they cannot held responsible. if they're going to be playing with the big boys and big girls, they have to be held responsible. i hate to see them not be there, but if that is the debate that rules do not apply to you, then they cannot be there. karina: that is . we will be right three sisters. the drummer, the dribbler, and the day-dreamer... the dribbler's getting hands-on practice with her chase first banking debit card... the drummer's making savings simple with a tap... ...round of applause. and this dreamer, well, she's still learning how to budget, so mom keeps her alerts on full volume. hey! what? it's true! and that's all thanks to chase first banking. freedom for kids. control for parents. one bank with tools for both, all with no monthly service fee. chase. make more of what's yours.

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dan: local animal shelters are in need of your help by making today a good day to adopt a dog. the san francisco spca in animal shelters are at full capacity after a declining trend in adoptions as people head back to the office and plan to travel this summer. during the pandemic, there were delays in surgeries, causing an uptick in homeless dogs. >> shelters are full of dogs in the bay area. we have 40 dogs available today on our website.

we are doing on adoption promotion. >> look at that phase. the san francisco spca is calling the promotion the summer of loving. all adoption fees will be waived for dogs over five years old. you can view adoptable animals online. or you can stop by for a visit. karina: a fireproof version of the handmaid's tale is up for auction. the controversial book has been banned several times since its release in 1985. the author of the popular novel is seen here attempting to burn a copy of the book with a flamethrower. it is made from aluminum, nickel, wire, stainless steel, and fire resistant ink. this comes as the nation sees a resurgence in book banning in public schools. dan: some mysterious flights could uncover a pathway to dealing with the devastating drought in california.

spencer christian is here with a look. >> that's right. they are using a high-tech system that enables them to see underground them and what they are spotting could be a fast-track path to recharging our groundwater supply. for water experts, months and the air could reveal secrets under the ground, including the remnants of ancient waterways, hidden for thousands of years, a discovery that could hold the key to recharging the states depleted groundwater. this is the person overseeing the high-tech survey for the california department of water resources. >> what were looking for with these potential recharge sites is areas where we have a connection or recharge pathway between the surface of the earth and the aquifer. >> helicopters deploying antenna paying the ground with electromagnetic signals, mapping the geology below the surface. it was piloted in california by researchers at stanford.

>> what we want to do is interpret those images in terms of the settlement present, -- sediment present in rock types present. >> they produce three-dimensional maps that shows where water flows deep into the aquifer. while they are locating potential recharge locations up and down the state, a specific site could be the most intriguing. you cannot recognize these sites with the eye, because they were created by powerful glaciers in this era. >> these were ancient rivers that came down off of the sierra. >> this environmental writer describes it in her new book. >> they can be a mile wide and hundred feet deep. >> she says it carved deep rivers, but when the ice began to melt, violent flows brought

down gravel-like material covering the channels. a researcher at uc davis and his graduate student at the time predicted their existence in the 1990's, then in a painstaking process they used samples to locate the first documented valley near fresno. >> these are big, fat avenues just sitting there, right below the soil. >> researchers believe there may be more than a dozen valleys running through california's central valley, and in a major breakthrough, they confirmed that the electromagnetic flights are able to spot them. >> it went to the area where they identified one of these deposits. we laid out closely spaceflight lines and flew over the area and found it. so pretty exciting. >> with climate change threatening to disrupt the normal snowmelt cycle in the sierra nevada, exploiting the

valleys to capture the boom and bust runoff could be critical, rather than trying to build new aboveground reservoirs, it brings part of it into the channels. >> those would be easy street. >> researchers from the california department of water resources are examining data from the electromagnetic surveys. they believed some sites could be used for recharge ponds or injection wells are protected from development. >> there are not that many additional watersheds that have not been dammed, so were looking at how do we best utilize our natural water storage infrastructure. >> vast underground reservoirs that could soon become reachable through ancient pathways. this is a major strategic shift in california, and with good reason. experts say the state aquifers can hold more water moving forward than all of our aboveground reservoirs combined, and that is a remarkable finding. right now we can see that

overnight we will have an increase in high clouds and some low clouds developing along the coastline as well. we expect good visibility for the morning commute. we expect a bright day tomorrow. low temperatures overnight in the 50's and 60's. it will be quite mild overnight. ttomorrow, low 60's of the coast, 70's and upper 80's inland. it will get hotter. here is the seven-day forecast. thursday, an intense warm up. friday, high temperatures in the low 100s in the hot spots. several locations will be hitting 100. 90 around the bay shoreline. 70's along the coast. heat inland and saturday, but all areas cooled down significantly sunday.

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streets do not help. >> he says more is coming, ceo of the pittsburgh chamber of commerce. >> behind us, we have the gravel lot that has not had development for at least 41 years. >> it will be transformed into a new waterfront development. it will have a hotel banquet hall, and upscale restaurants. he believes this is the type of anchor projects that can transfer in pittsburgh into a bakery hotspot. -- bay area hotspot. >> this side of the hill does not have a waterfront. we do. >> he lives near the marina. he is excited about the project, but also worried about safety. >> a little bit, yeah, crime, or just the perception of crime. >> he says it will be cleaned up and adds more is on the way. funding from prop 68 will fund walking trails and improvements to the infrastructure, like the

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