>> the biggest fire of the day is burning right out, more than 250 acres. we will have the latest. and we have been chasing fires all day long all across the bay area. some people still cannot go home. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. i will have the very latest from the fire lines, plus a look at your weekend forecast, coming up when abc7news at 9:00 begins in just a few minutes. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. ♪ >> not one, not two, not even three or four, the five wildfires in the bay area today and they are still burning. good evening. dion: we are monitoring the biggest fire of the day, 250

acres at last check. you are looking at a time view of the smoke, the fire burning in a remote area. >> this map gives you a better idea of the location near tesla road and coral hollow road. let's bring in sandhya patel. sandhya: let's take a look at the current conditions near the fire line. it is 79 degrees right now, relative humidity is coming up slowly but still low, 27%. biggest factor today has been the wind in that area, gusting out of the south-southwest to 23 right now. they will begin to come down only to pick up again tomorrow afternoon. you can see the last visible satellite loop before the sun went down. that smoke blowing towards the southeast earlier tonight. one of the problems is the relative humidity in the area is so low in our inland

communities, which is why we have seen the fires breaking out. concord right now, 18%. you combine that with our drought situation, it has not changed from the past week but look at the conditions. . when you are at the border between alabama and san joaquin counties, you will notice that it goes from severe to extreme drought, and it's been a multi-year drought, as you know, so it does not take long before the fires rapidly move when they do develop. dion: certainly not the conditions we are looking for. thank you. this fire just the latest in what has been a busy day for wildfires in the bay area. take a look, at one point, four fires were burning all at once. the most dangerous was the canyon fire. people had to evacuate their homes this afternoon. calfire just updated the acreage on this fire to 71 and abc7news reporter unser house on has more details. >> we are on foothill road in

pleasanton just in front of the golden eagle country club. forward progress has been stopped from the spider. that's important because the fire threatened homes in this area as it came down this hill. alameda county sheriff's officials say 450 homes were evacuated. the homes here and those along the road. the big concern for first responders early on is that kill care road is one way income one way out. sergeant jd nelson told me that if the fire reached to the road, there would be no way to evacuate people. the fire started as a brush fire on top of the mountain ridge just before 2:00 p.m.. more than 65 acres burned according to calfire. ,there are no reports of any injuries but one structure was destroyed. we spoke to people as they were being evacuated. here's what they had to say. >> the police officers came and they asked us to evacuate, which we did. >> as we were coming down niles canyon, we saw billows and billows of smoke.

it look like it was by our house, so i said step on it. >> sheriff's deputies had to help a handful of people who were immobile. in pleasanton, unser hassan, abc7news. >> evacuation warnings were issued for the scenic fire, which sparked an airport costa and burned danger -- which sparked near poor costa -- port costa. tim johns was on the ground. tim: i just got done talking to crockett fire officials and they say this fire is now nearly contained. it did burn about 50 acres in total. it was a brush and vegetation fire that they said had displayed erratic behavior. due to the quick response by the fire crews, they were able to contain it. a couple of hours ago, crockett was under a mandatory evacuation. that has since been lifted. crockett fire officials telling me that they are now handing over the remaining control to calfire.

i am at port costa, tim johns, abc7news. >> calfire said this fire actually burned acres -- burned 108 acres. it is now 50% contained. >> spires sparked near the valero -- fires sparked near the full arrow oil refinery. about 10 -- valero oil refinery. about 10 acres of grass were burned and firefighters are still on the scene. >> in solano county, eight fire burned 26 acres near vacaville. firefighters have an 80% contained and are staying on sink to mop up hotspots. they stage to rescue a cat from a tree. you can see a number of firefighters. they are gathered around. one of them grabbed the ca andt. the cat was taken to a vet to be checked out. >> as these fires burned, we

sent out multiple breaking news letters, like this one through the abc7news app. downloaded to help you stay safe wherever you live. >> this just in, the senate has passed a bipartisan bill the white house because one of the most significant steps congress has taken to reduce gun violence in decades. the boat just hours ago led to celebration on the senate floor. earlier in the day, 15 republican senators, including mitch mcconnell, joined our democrats to break a filibuster on the bill. it would enhance background checks for anyone 18-21 years old who tries to buy a gun and clarify which sellers are wired to register as firearm licensees -- are required to register as firearm licensees. >> it's not the measure i would have written if i were doing it alone, but it marks meaningful progress. if you wait to get everything in the united states senate,

chances are you will get nothing. progress is better than nothing. this measure will save lives. >> the legislation will now go to the house, where it will likely be taken up tomorrow. >> the supreme court today struck down a new york lot restricting who can carry a concealed handgun in public. the law has been in effect for more than a century and requires a resident to get a license to carry a concealed poster or revolver and demonstrate -- pistol or revolver and demonstrate they have a special need. they ruled the unconstitutional. >> densely populated city. millions of people use our transportation system, traffic accidents can escalate into gunfights, that's not what we want. we cannot allow new york to become the wild, wild west. >> the court's ruling will invalidate similar laws and five other states and it may invite challenges to gun-control control measures across the country. in response to the court's

ruling, governor newsom issued a statement saying that california is ready with a bill that will, "update and strengthen our public carry law and make it consistent with the supreme court ruling." chief justice roberts and justin cavanagh said states like california are free to. attorney general rob bonta and state lawmakers unveiled what will be in that legislation. bonta says the bill does two main things. it will identify places where concealed firearms cannot be carried. this include schools, courthouses, holding places, among other locations. it will clarify the qualifications for obtaining a concealed carry permit in california. >> the assessment is going to be robust, including looking at arrests, and convictions, restraining orders, and other publicly available information that might suggest that a person poses a danger to themselves or to others. >> bonta says the state will

also use background checks, fingerprinting and required firearms training and meeting a mental health standard. >> we are getting a look at a map police are calling a person of interest in yesterday's deadly shooting on a train. police want this man to come forward and speak with investigators. a 27-year-old man was killed and a 70-year-old man was hurt. police say the suspect left the train at the castro station. investigators say it appears to be an isolated incident and they don't believe it's related to pride festivities or was targeting any group or community. >> oakland police are hoping someone can identify the hit and run driver who slammed into a father, killing him while he was biking with his children. karina nova has the video, which you may find disturbing. >> it is hard to watch, but we are not going to show you all of it. the oakland police department and crime stoppers are offering a $10,000 reward in this case. in that video we are about to show you, you will not see the impact, just what led up to it, which is very important.

the kids and their father, you can see them riding along the sidewalk there, riding their bikes around a: 30 in the evening on june 16. this is at 14th and jefferson streets near preservation park. you can see the family riding along the sidewalk and when they try to cross the street, a speeding car runs right through the intersection and hits demetri. today in a press conference, we learned demetri was jeff and he could not -- was deaf and he could not hear the car approaching. that car did not stop and drove westbound towards 980. chief leronne armstrong says he hopes someone comes forward to identify the person driving here. chief armstrong: it was safe for them to be bicycling, despite the man's death. this is an issue of someone's callousness and someone's disregard for human life, and driving at a speed that is inappropriate anywhere in our

city, but also inappropriate in an area, particularly in downtown, where we know those speed limits are much lower than even a highway. >> police say that speeding car you see there is a four-door black infinity. anyone with information is asked to contact oakland police. there are also businesses in the area. police say they hope one of them may have recorded video of that car so they can get a closer look at maybe the license plate. the chief says this is the 19th fatal vehicle collision this year and all of last year, there were 13. >> charges were filed today in the dui arrest of papa lucy, the husband of nancy pelosi -- paul pelosi, the husband of nancy pelosi. he was involved in a crash involving his porch and suv. when they asked pelosi for id, he handed over his license and an 199 foundation card -- 1199

foundation card. a blood sample taken two hours after the crash shows pelosi's blood alcohol level was just over the limit. pelosi is charged with misdemeanor dui with injury and could face up to five years of probation. he's doing court in august. >> coming up next, change doesn't always bring something new. at one san francisco high school, it's all about going back to the old. >> a look at what it will take to protect california's giant sequoia tr

>> the admissions process for san francisco's higher achieving low high school is changing once again. the san francisco school board voted to throw out the lottery and bring back the merit system, which included considering tests and grades. leah melendez explains this highly contentious issue. >> here is how the san francisco school board voted to return to lowell's merit-based admissions

process. board president jenny lam and the three newly appointed members voted in favor. kevin bogus had initially cited with lam but changed his mind, saying he wanted to depoliticize the issue. and has been a highly political issue. in an attempt to create more diversity, more than 40 years ago, the school district was told it had to have significant representation of whites, blacks, latinos, and students of japanese and korean ancestry. that also meant that chinese-americans had to outscore all groups just to get in. a group of chinese-american families responded by suing the district, and in 1996, an anti-affirmative action measure was placed on the state ballot. that meant that lowell would no longer reflect the diversity of san francisco unified students. jill was on the school board backed and. >> i know that it did not turn out the way we wanted it to and

i think that should be re-examined. i think there is value in saying, ok, we look at another way to diversify this. >> we are coming at this with the best of intentions. >> that's why the school board also voted to create a task force to examine admissions policies at every high school in the city, with more transparency. supervisor gordon mar represents the neighborhood where lowell is located. >> but do it in a more comprehensive way where we are looking at our entire high school folio in the city -- high school portfolio in the city and where we can improve student outcomes at all high schools. >> any adjustments would have to include the community and give other high schools the same opportunities awarded to lowell. just to clarify, this change goes into effect next year, 2023-2024, and that's because incoming freshmen have already been accepted and will start in august. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc7news. >> all right, time to find out what's going on in the weather department. sandhya: right now, looking

pretty quiet but doppler is active in certain parts. sandhya: we definitely had thunderstorms in the sierra nevada this afternoon and evening. right now, things are quiet down. as you take a look here. monsoon moisture continues to fire off those thunderstorms. we have not heard of any major fires in that area. things are quiet here locally, as you will notice, live doppler 7 tracking the fog along the coastline. winds have used, for the most part -- have eased, for the most part, but they are still gusty in spots. there are onshore winds which will help to increase humidity for some of those fires that are burning right now. they will get a slight uptick in the community overnight to make. winds hour-by-hour, 10:00 this evening, still want to be on the breezy side. tomorrow afternoon, hopefully they get the tesla fire and the canyon fire under control, because the winds will get gusty again. tomorrow afternoon, 26 in livermore, 27 in fairfield.

as we head into tomorrow night, still going to be on the gusty side. a live view from our emeryville camera. you can see that it is a little bit great. san francisco 55, oakton 61, 72 in san jose. high temperatures today, upper 50's all the way to the upper 90's in places like fairfield. a live view from our east bay hills camera as we look back towards san francisco and sutro tower, you can see that marine layer. it is differently -- definitely cooler across parts of the bay area. 65 in santa rosa, still warm around concord, livermore and fairfield. stockton from a golden gate bridge camera, this is what you will have to deal with, areas of dense fog at the coast and bay overnight, he teasing inland the next that heat easing the inland -- heat easing inland the next few days. with poor visibility across parts of the bay area, give yourself extra time if you're commuting to work. it's going to hang around well

into the afternoon and into the evening hours. i think that will at least help out if you've been tired of this hot weather. it will still be hot inland, not quite as hot as it has been. 50 in half moon bay, 56 oakland, low 50's santa rosa, napa. san jose, 60 degrees. as you check out the high temperatures for friday, in the south bay, 92 in gilroy, low 60's coast side and breezy, still some lingering fog in daly city, 62, 68 in downtown san francisco. north bay temperatures, 84 in vallejo, 84 san rafael. in the east bay, 70's and 80's. 76 in oakland, 87 in fremont. sun shining, it is still hot inland, but not quite as hot as we've seen. 95 in fairfield, 93 livermore, 88 in san ramon. it is a mild to hot day for you. heat moderates on saturday, low 90's is what we will drop you down to. it is going to be nice for the

parade on sunday, the pride parade that is, and the celebrations. temperatures will be coming up in the bit. not a lot of change until the middle of next week when those numbers drop out of the 90's into the 80's inland, 60's co-side. dion: the relief we need. thank you. one of the largest fire prevention efforts this season happened today in the north bay. a controlled burn designed to create a huge fire break in your communities. it was firsthand training for new firefighters who may be needed during the long, hot summer. cornell barnard has their story. >> the mission, to ignite and burn almost every inch of this dry nevada hillside. >> knock it down in front of you. >> more than 100 firefighters from across marin county are taking part in this massive controlled burn, the largest of the season. >> we are going to burn as much as 100 acres if the prescription keeps up. >> the goal>>, to create giant

fire break in a region which has not seen a major fire in years, but the drought is upping the risk factors. >> everything is drying out. already coming close to hitting the critical levels here in the next month. >> check this out. everything is so bone dry on this hillside, it's taking only a matter of minutes for everything to go out. but this burn is also a real-time training class for about 40 new seasonal firefighters like jake murphy, who will likely be needed to summer. >> california is such a beautiful place, just to be part of a group that wants to help protect structures, protect land, and i think that's one of my motivations. >> things are burning faster and harder, yes -- hotter, yes. >> making sure they are all back in the back. >> firefighter christian grey is is helping to train the new recruits, teaching them how to manage this giant swath of defensible space, which could help stop wildfires this season. >> we are obviously helping our community by lowering the fuel amount that we have. >> the controlled burn will

continue on friday. in nevada, cornell barnard, abc7news. >> coming up next, cracking down and cleaning up. but new efforts in san francisco might not be making as big a difference as people hoped. with xfinity internet, you get advanced security

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>> today, it's officially been a week since san francisco's legislation to crack down on stolen goods in the mission went into effect. police and public works cannot crackdown on the stolen good portions of the bill, they can only act on health and safety code issues. luz peña has the story. >> anywhere you look on 24th street in san francisco' mission districts, you can easily spot the stolen items, shoes with security tags, rows of shampoos and vitamins still with price tags. >> this never stops. because you go to the walgreens and walgreens is empty. >> sylvia lives in the neighborhood and refuses to buy anything from these street

vendors. see that she says since the pandemic, the mission has changed. >> and look now. so, when you go out, you don't save. >> exactly a week ago today, legislation to crack down on vendors selling stolen goods went into effect. the plan was to have a list of vendors and make sure they have receipts to prove purchase. maria sanchez has been a street vendor for over a decade. she wants that permit. you are just waiting on the city, [speaking spanish]? despite the approved legislation, the city'department ofs public works and san francisco police officers are not able to do their jobs. for now, >> the enforcement regarding stolen goods, that's not happening? >> that's not where to happen until we are able to have the portal up, open. >>an issue with the city's portal is preventing them from having an official list of who has permission to cellular -- cell here -- sell here. their hands are tied.

for now, police officers and dpw can only crackdown on safety codes. >> making sure that nothing that they are six feet in the past was so that people with the moving disabilities are able to move freely in the street, that they are not blocking any of the fire hydrants. >> vendors like luis, he says at least the city is helping to deter some drug dealers but they still want the enforcement. >> i'm happy the city or the police is cleaning. control the situation. it's for -- good for us. >> in san francisco, luz peña, abc7news. >> abc 7 is a proud sponsor of this weekend's san francisco pride parade. tonight, a celebration was held to recognize the people who make the parade happen. take a look. the san francisco bay times put on divas and drinks at the academy, recognizing sf pride

president carolyn weisinger. in the room executive director suzanne ford -- in term executive director suzanneanw'se the city's office of transgender initiatives is the only position, by the way, of its kind in the entire country. also this evening, march organizers celebrated pride's grand marshals. abc 7's morning anchor was on hand at the fairmont hotel to introduce the group of amazing people chosen to represent the community this year. the list includes jeopardy chapter amy schneider, local artist melanie do more, entrance health activist amber grey. abc 7 is the only place you can watch the 52nd annual san francisco pride parade live on sunday. you can watch it wherever you happen to get abc 7. >> when it comes to wildfires, flames aren't the only threat. tonight, the continued impact of a fire on the peninsula days after

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. ♪ >> a wildfire on the edge of alameda county is now up to 300 acres and is 10% contained. the tesla incident is burning near tesla road and carl hollow road. it's a rural area south of the ultimate pass. firefighters -- ultima -- altamont pass. >> that comes after a day of fires, 4 in total. they all sparred this afternoon in the east bay and solano county. >> all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted but firefighters are still out there. the biggest was the singing fire, which burned over 100 acres. >> the bernie surefire was the smallest. that one was at 10 acres. >> two days after the edgewood fire broke out in san mateo county, pg&e has filed a report with regulators just in case its equipment led to the fire. power remains out across most of the stanford campus because of

that blaze. >> a big soccer game scheduled for saturday at sanford stadium -- stanford stadium has to be postponed and sti -- until september. dustin dorsey has the latest. >> mortar 48 hours have passed since the edgewood fire started under the extreme heat near iraqi weight and eastview weight at edgewood county park. according to an incident report filed by pg&e with the california public utilities commission, calfire collective pg&e equipment from the distribution sick it test circuit in the vicinity of the edge of fire. -- edgewood fire. when we reached out to pg&e, the spokesperson did not directly,, send the fire cause is still under investigation. the fire has not only impacted equipment, but created another problem for pg&e, a loss of power for multiple customers, including stanford university's campus. >> i was sitting and trying to study in my dorm room and then the lights went out.

>> a couple minutes turned into a couple hours and now a couple days. pg&e cannot access the location where repairs are needed, leaving students with few options in this hot bay area whether. what do you do? do you stay in your work buildings without ac or do you go back to your residential areas without ac? adoptions can be kind of limited. >> the university has canceled -- canceled summer session classes for the remainder of the week, as power is focused to high importance he buildings. everyone is doing what they can to stay safe and operate as usual, but pg&e and stanford says there's no timetable as to when power may be fully restored. >> justo like a couple days is what we are hearing, so hopefully it will be sooner than that. we are kinda preparing for the worst. at stanford university >>, dustin dorsey, abc7news. >> the california public utilities commission has signed off on pg&e's plan to improve safety. the cpuc order the utility to

create a plan as a condition to approve its bankruptcy. pg&e's surface area will now be divided into five regions statewide. the bay areas one. pg&e says creating regional operations will improve safety and local responsiveness. the cpuc has directed pg&e to hold townhall meetings in each of the five regions as it works to implement activities that will best serve its customers. >> enough is enough. that's what some drivers who work for app based right and food delivery services are saying as they encounter unruly and sometimes combative customers. abc7news reporter david lou attended a rally in san jose that many hope will lead to more protection. >> gig safety now! >> that is the plea by the drivers who answer your app request for a ride or deliver your food and their supporters. according to research by their allies, 50 app based workers have been killed in the past four years. others have been assaulted. the incidents captured on dashcam's that document the danger they face.

a college-educated immigrant from columbihared what happened to her last year as she took a passenger from san francisco to the east bay. >> [speaking spanish] >> a drunken passenger verbally and physically assaulted me, grabbing me by the hair why i was driving my car. this has generated anxiety, depression fear and insecurity,. this call for action outside lyft's san jose regional office comes as members of the u.s. house and senate have sent letters to the ceos of lyft, uber, doordash, grubhub asking for statistics on injuries in what could be the first step into congressional action. a lift spokesperson told abc7news we are committed to doing everything we can to help protect drivers from crime and we will continue to take action and invest in technology, policies and partnerships to make lyft as safe as it can be. the company said it has security personnel on call to respond to

emergencies and when it detects irregularities during a ride, it will contact drivers to see if they need help. a lyft driver also at this rally had a list of improvements he also wanted implemented. >> screen drivers, taking complaints seriously, looking for patterns to make sure that people who do something do not escalate over time and that we have safe people on their. >> in san jose, david louis, abc7news. >> next, new at 9:00, a look at those leading the way in transgender surgery. >> and today's episode of general hospital is preempted because of abc' coverages of the january 6 hearings. you can see today's episode tomorrow instead. it's been moved to friday and

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>> transgender people and their allies will take to the streets of san francisco tomorrow evening, happening -- helping to

kick off a big pride weakened. tara campbell puts the spotlight on a local institute that's been changing and saving lives for decades. >> it is the kind of joy that doesn't go unnoticed. back in san francisco, the city that helped make her whole. >> it's like to be able to breathe. >> breathing new life. the seattle-based physician coming out as transgender. >> and very quickly knew what i wanted to accomplish for my own self, to aligned my body with my identity. >> turning to the gender institute at saint francis memorial hospital. dr. heidi wittenberg is the medical director. dr. wittenberg: there's an evolution of experienced gender surgeons here in san francisco. we have become a destination. >> the hospital a pioneer in gender affirming surgery. in 1966, it became home to the first ever transgender surgery in the u.s. and in 2016, established the

gender institute. >> to develop standards for all the surgeons and policies and start that and become a hub and an institution and move everything forward in gender medicine. >> more than a dozen surgeons practicing and innovating. among them, this dr.. >> what brought me to gender surgery is rather personal to me, on the because -- only because i myself was looking for that change, that transition. >> her surgical skill set matched only by her understanding. >> many of my patients come to me because they recognize my expertise and they like my results, but they also, they also know that i am very passionate about this because of who i am. >> dr. late put her private practice and personal life on the line to transition. >> i've suffered through losses

and things like that, you know, my very long marriage ended because i transitioned. >> dr. wittenberg herself facing scrutiny. the renowned pelvic reconstruction surgeon pivoting her practice to focus on gender surgery. >> people asked, well, why are you doing that? my answer was, why wouldn't i do it? the more i did help, the more i realized the more it was needed. >> combining that compassion with technical skill. >> i've always focused on the next thing, minimally invasive techniques for gyn surgery, learning more neuro-urology, then becoming a master surgeon in robotic surgery. > many more complicated surgeries with less comp patients, helping patients. >> i knew what i was anticipating, hoping for, expecting. where i arrived was beyond my wildest expectations. >> now free, she says, to be exactly who she is meant to be.

tara campbell, abc7news. >> and abc 7 is the only place you can watch the 52nd annual san francisco pride parade live on sunday. you can watch it wherever you get abc 7. >> coming up, it is the 50th anniversary of title ix. we will introduce you to a bay area soccer player giving back in a big way. ♪

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forced her away from the sport she loves. >> it was actually at this part. it was a penalty and we were tied. the last minutes of the game. i was goalie and i stopped the ball and everybody went crazy. i felt strong because i was out on the field doing something i thought i couldn't. yeah, that's right, i could do it, too. ♪ my name is marion rodriguez, i am 15, i am from san francisco, and i am in 10th grade. i've been playing soccer since i was seven years old. what got me interested in soccer was seeing my brother play. i wanted to play with him but they were boys, so i wanted to be on a girls team. i told my mom i wanted to be on a team. she looked fo teams. there wasn't really a lot of girls teams. >> jamestown is a nonprofit organization in san francisco located in the mission district. that offers an array of programs to youth and families, from recreation and sports to

enrichment opportunities to family support. i am the sports director at the jamestown community center. marion, she started i think i want to say eight years old. we got her on the team and she was completely new to soccer, just as the other girls were, and she just jumped right in, you know, very vocal, very outgoing. she mirrored a lot of behaviors that i would do as far as i try to pump up the girls or any type of game strategy. >> i learned everything from her. she's taught me a lot. and i felt like she's a second mother to me because she was always there for me. i work here with her now, internship, something little but it's still fun. i like to play soccer still. i like the way it makes me feel, because, you know, being in school, there's a lot of problems. like, mentally, i am not in a good space when i'm in school, just because all the kids around me. i have anxiety, so when i use to

the soccer field, like, it would just get me out my head and i used to just focus on the game, focus on winning, and that's all i wanted to do. i think my biggest challenge was during the pandemic when we stopped, just forgetting about soccer, because i did forget about soccer for a moment. when the pandemic kind of died down, our area -- she tried to get us back and i wanted to come back there wasn't a lot of girls wanted to. things didn't work out. it was when ariel texted me about this opportunity to work with her during summer is when i started getting back into soccer. >> she is very responsible. i saw that and so i really wanted to make sure i gave her space to continue doing that, because the impact you can do that on the field, who knows what you could do outside. >> these hurt. >> seeing her be able to, you know, coach and lead is pretty cool. this is why i'm here. >> my favorite thing about

working with younger girls is just having fun. i think i am showing them a part of me. we all learn from each other and i'm learning from them, too. i'm learning patience. what i teach that will help them when they are older. tell her to spread out, tell her to spread out. whatever you think she needs to do, you just tell her, all right? >> a young girl, person of color being able to make those connections and be in a leadership role so these girls can see they too can become a ref, become a coach. >> it's ok, good job. i'm still growing. teaching these younger athletes, i feel like it's teaching still cannot give up. those kids are going to be on my spot monday and they are going to be teaching other kids, and i feel like it's cool because i want this to keep going. i don't want this to stop. my message would just be go for it. i mean, i went for it and i feel like there's a lot of opportunities now and i hope

there will always be opportunities for young women to do soccer, and just sports in general. >> such an inspiration. our america 50-50 highlights the stories of more inspiring young women athletes across the country to commemorate the 50th anniversary of title ix. you can watch it on the abc7news app, hulu and where every you happen to stream. there is also an available audio description to make this content were accessible for our blind or visually impaired audiences. in the proposal tonight >> to perfect some of california >>'s most stunning forest from increasing destructive cycles of wildfire. abc7news reported luz peña has a look at what it would do to protect towering and sometimes ancient sequoias. >> wildfires have inflicted widespread damage up and down teleported. in the case of majestic sequoia growth, the damages historic. trees that have survived fire cycles for centuries now been destroyed. sam is president of save the redwoods league. >> the data that goes back

thousands of years, there's never been mass mortality as there has been in the last three years alone. >> 20% destroyed, by some estimates. that's why the league is supporting a house built unveiled today being called save our sequoias act. among other fire management measures, it would fast-track authority to remove dead trees, brush and other fire fuel from california's sequoia groves. >> we cannot stand by as wildfires destroy communities, decimate forest and spew toxic pollution into the air. >> the bill could dramatically expedite efforts to clear wildfire fuels from the groves. environmental groups in the past have raised concerns that some levels could weaken protections at the same time. sam believes the bill could create a limited emergency authority specially to restore sequoia's. >> and never have we faced a challenge like we are facing today with the giant sequoia. in fact, never in the thousands if not millions of years of ecological time have the giant

sequoia faced a challenge like they are facing today. >> they say the goal is to restore the sequoia's natural ability to withstand fires and create a more resilient ecosystem, all as climate change and wildfire cycles threaten more damage in the future. luz pena, abc7news. >> and the bill would provide more than $300 million over the next decade for their reforestation efforts. we saw all too well today the destruction of fire. dion: that's right. and also the heat are contending with, at least for the next few days. sandhya: the hot weather will be slowly easing. . as you take a look at a live view, in just a moment, i will show you what said. good air quality across the entire bay area right now. near those fires, there is some localized bad air quality. you can see how beautiful it is from our san francisco suture tower camera. the city is all decked out for pride. good to modern air quality the next three days if you want to get outside.

five on live doppler 7 as a check out the afternoon highs. it's not going to be in the upper 90's tomorrow but low to mid 90's inland, so still hot. fog will keep numbers in the 60's. for the pride celebrations and parade, the weather will be fantastic. . upper 60's to low 70's friday through sunday. in the morning on sunday, there will be a little fog around and temperatures will be in the 50's and 60's for that celebration so looking good. mild to hot day, the heat moderates on saturday, and then really, the temperatures will be within a few degrees until the middle next week, when it is noticeably cooler across the region. >> look forward to that. thank you. >> to larry, larry beil, not o'brien, who came to visit the station today. larry: you seemed disappointed that the trophy is no longer here, and more disappointed that i am here instead of the trophy. nba draft tonight. warriors add two more teenagers to the roster.

one of them is regarded as a sharpshooting sleeper, but he has ankle issues. sound familiar? meet patrick baldwin - [announcer] the more we learn about covid-19, the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next?

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larry: three days after the victory parade, the warriors looking for more shooting in the nba draft tonight. 28th pick in round one, they picked patrick baldwin junior out of wisconsin, milwaukee. hugh shoots no look threes and has a history of ankle issues. 6'9", 220, average only 12 points per game, only played in 11 games last season because of injuries. the oil -- warriors sent to my guitars and a trade up in route two to take toledo combo guard ryan rollins. played two seasons of college ball. . he can score, 19 points forgive this past season and brazilian forward santos, 555th overall, see if even comes to play. maybe just place overseas. here is jim bob myers.

>> this year, we are hoping to bring back some of our own veteran players, in addition to some other players that are going to be more experienced and we will have some open roster spots, so we believe may be these two guys will be the guys that have to fight the hardest for plane time, but we do think james, kuminga, moody can get minutes and play and be rotational guys. and then, obviously we've got a chunk of guys that are coming back that are more experienced. with got our three guys, and then poole, wiggins and some guys that we think can hold down the fort. but we do need to add veterans and we plan to do the entry larry:. larry:santa clara's jaylen williams went 12 to oklahoma city, becoming the highest bronco to be picked in the drafts and steve nash went to phoenix 15th in 1996 per williams 6'6", 210, averaged 18 points per game as a junior, jumps out of the gym. he is your classic wing player than nba teams are looking for. he's got a pretty good sense of humor. >> first thing i'm going to buy, hopefully somewhere to live, and

then probably a dog. i'm kind of looking and try to get a dog. >> what was your reaction to getting drafted by the thunder? >> first, try not to ugly cry when you hear your name get called, it's kind of a surreal moment and it's kind of hard to put into words. larry: no ugly crying at the draft. . but there is in baseball. frankie montas has been pitching so well for the lowly a's and just getting nothing to show for it. today against the mariners, came within four outs of a no-hitter and lost. let's dance, shall we, in the sunshine at the coliseum, a's and m's? montez had a going early, six strikeouts through five innings. you could tell he was feeling it. to the seventh now, gas, 99 miles an hour, six outs away from history, what could go wrong? top aide, two down, adam fraser to left, chad pinder, no, no way to get that. montage eight scoreless, allows two, hits struck out eight. a.j. puk on the mound. are you serious? wild pitch, dylan more scores,

now it's tied. montas'reaction shot. another wild pitch from puk, jesse weicker scores the go-ahead run. a lose2-1. they have scored one or fewer runs in 11 of montage' 15 starts. what about the giants? giants and braves series over 100 in atlanta. ronald acuna junior trying to stay cool. dansby swanson leading off against alex wood, the first of his two homes on the day. wood only lasted an inning plus, shortest outing in his career. it was 7-1 braves in a flash. joc pederson, has 16th of the year to make it 7-6. that's as close as the giants got. they lose by iran, dropping three or four in atlanta. hope to see the warriors draft picks, i was to couple of them, tomorrow meeting the media and then we will meet them as well. we will see. >> all right, larry, thanks.

>> we fortune at 10:00 followed by jeopardy at 10:30 and do stay with us for abc7news at 11:00. that is going to do it for this edition of abc7news. i am ama daetz. dan:dan: and i'm dion lim. -- dion: and i'm dion lim. thanks for joining us. we will see you in just about an hour or so for abc7news 11:00. ♪ when big tobacco's products were found out to be killers, they promised smokers safety. they called it a filter. but this filter wasn't safe or useful, just small and made of microplastics that have endangered us all.

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