of smoke. it is being pushed from west to east near lake hermon road near the east area. it is breezy out there, as you will notice. fairfield wind at 25 miles per hour right now. but it is coming off the ocean which -- >> we are streaming this live so you can watch it on inner corrupted. -- uninterrupted. you are seeing some of the flames there. continue to watch that. we will continue to monitor the situations. >> smashed and trashed. look at the mass that vandals made. they hit the schools several times. mostly in the city of richmond. abc news reporter found that

there is a silver lining to this destruction. >> at first glance, from the outside this elementary school in richmond looks like it would on any other summer day. go inside and you will find a school in tatters. >> some of the rooms are trashed, hallways are trashed. they've used baseball bats to break windows. >> three schools were broken into and vandalized. a string of break-ins have hit east bay schools for the second weekend in the -- in a row. police believe that the vandals could be teenagers. >> we believe it could be the same group. there was graffiti on the walls that indicated it could be the same group. >> officials are trying to assess how much money it will cost to repair. >> we are already facing a budget crisis in our district,

to have to direct resources to something like that, it's unfortunate. >> it's not just the damage to the school that officials are worried about, it's also the impact that a has on the community. >> many are still shocked about what is happened. they want to know why anyone would want to do this. >> this is a gem of a school, for something like this to happen is unbelievable. >> despite the job ahead of them, school will resume on august 16, the community will pick up the pieces together once again. >> there has been an outpouring of support that we have received from businesses who have reached out and said they want to help. in richmond, abc7news. >> hundreds of women are now suing uber laming they were kidnapped, raped, stocked, or harassed by drivers working for the company. the law firm representing the

plaintiffs a set another 150 claims are being actively investigated. the litigation comes just weeks after uber released a report saying that it fielded a thousand sexual assault complaints in 2000 -- alone. a least of safety features were provided that writers can use. a chase in nevada ended in oakland. -- a chase in novato ended in oakland. the driver eventually pulled over in oakland and got out along with two other people. two of the three walked to telegraph avenue where they were taken into custody, police say the truck was also stolen. lexa now turning to our work to build a better bay area, a topic that each of us notices no matter where we live, the economy. stocks dropped in response to a

key inflation metrics showing that inflation increased year-over-year in june -- each were down by 17. inflation is certainly making things difficult for consumers, it's not all bad news for the bay area. rent prices have not fully rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. san francisco and oakland are still enjoying lower rents brought on by covid. in san jose prices have started to rebound as temp workers returned to the office. >> we have seen increases in compensation to mitigate the impact of inflation. not to the extent that it is matching inflation. >> many bay area employers continued to be flexible when it comes to working from home. saving companies on gas and food.

>> nonprofits are trained to help people while also dealing with the impacts of inflation itself. >> inflation has been impacting all of us for months. the news is that it is now the highest in decades comes from those who have seen its impact firsthand. >> people coming to our distribution site are increasing again. >> she says they have nearly 500,000 people a month coming to them for help. now they are close to that again with near 450,000 people coming for help. >> this inflation is impacting people's budgets. 6% of the people that we serve have less than $100 in savings. if you add that to increase gas prices, increased prices -- increased food prices, people turn to us in order to pay their rent and to pay for childcare so that they can keep working.

>> inflation puts a brighter spotlight on what some people already face. >> what is happening right now with inflation is another symptom of a broken economic system which is basically shutting people out of opportunity and creating these types of catastrophes. >> a large part of its focus now is on its backpack drive to get student set up for the news school year. so far they have 3800 families assigned up to get a backpack with $100 worth of school supplies. >> that's money that could be going toward food or gas, while folks of means this may not seem like a lot, but this can be a hardship. >> inflation also impacts the organizations working to help people, they say that community support is needed now more than ever. >> when we have a separation between those that have and those that do not have, that's where a lot of these economic

problems come into play. these are your neighbors. >> in san jose, as, abc7news. -- zach fuentes, abc7news. >> speaking one only with abc 7, stephanie joins us alive in the newsroom. >> there is note question that jenkins has big problems to tackle as our new district attorney. though she vows to fix by restoring accountability, how will she do it, how fast? within nine months to have gone from working with the da to assuming the job. at any point during the recall did you believe becoming the next da was a possibility? >> no, i have to say. i started off as a volunteer attorney in an unpaid position in 2014.

at no point what i have imagined that i would be sitting here speaking to u.s. san francisco's district attorney. >> you have been in office for four days, one of the reasons that your predecessor was recalled was because of his bad relationship with san francisco police department. since you are here there is renewed hope that that will change, how what are you doing to repair that relationship? >> it takes communication, and letting them know that we want to work with them to ensure public safety in san francisco. >> you were chosen partly because of your comments of to reduce tort law in order to san francisco, how do you expect to do that? >> you need to do it one issue at a time. you need to address repeat and violent offenders first. that needs to be our main priority, so that we are addressing those that continually commit crime in san francisco and those that attack

people in a violent way and make sure that they are held accountable. i feel that we've created an environment where people are not held accountable for their actions. what policy specifically will be different under your leadership? >> i've talked to my team, and we are coming to conclusions about what our new positions will be. i don't want to throw out the baby with the bathwater. some of what the pred -- the previous administration was doing could be held on to, but a lot could be refined. >> what will you do to crackdown? facts we can no longer turn a blind eye to the way that property crime effects our life. those will be crimes that we will take more seriously. >> taking more seriously, how? >> we will not be trying to find the easiest way to get those cases off of our attorneys desks. >> san francisco suggests having

more private cameras. you are backing mayor libby schaaf's surveillance plan, some people are worried about privacy and some people are worried about safety, how do you think that these cameras will be useful in prosecuting cases? >> we want to make sure that at the das office we have the evidence necessary to bring perpetrators to justice. >> let's talk about your first meeting with your staff, it was described as icy and horrible. what happened from your perspective? >> any change in administration's new and uncomfortable for people, that's understandable. as i have said to them and as the article pointed out, i came into the room and extended my hand. i said that i no longer want us to be in office divided by who hired you.

>> do you believe -- will run against you in november? >> i do not know. >> jenkins found that her office would crack down on the rise in hate crimes targeting asian americans, same with drug dealers. she wants to make sure that the offers out there are appropriate. she will no longer will allow people to continue with plea deals that have no accountability. you can watch the full interview on roku, our apps, or online. >> the latest fire threatening yosemite, progress seems to be going backwards. >> looking into the

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>> abc 7's news to -- commitment to building a better bay area, the school district is facing budget challenges and low enrollment. he sat down with our reporter, he speaks with us about his goals and how he intends to move forward. >> he just started a few days ago, on july 5. dr. matt wayne says that he is here to listen and learn. but he also knows that rebounding from the effects of a pandemic like covid will take time. >> matt wayne is steadily moving

into his new position as head of the san francisco unified school district. last may, may -- wayne would lead a school district three times the size of one he lied as a superintendent. >> continuing to work on our payroll system is a priority. >> a payroll glitch resulted in teachers and staff not being adequately paid. they are still working on it. another pressing issue was how to recover from a remarkable decline in and romans. >> during covid, emily's left the district. because kids and families were taken out of the classrooms for so long while private schools reopened much faster, how will you bring those families back? >> it's if you will bring it, they will -- if you build it they will come. we have programs and opportunities that you can't get

anywhere else in the area, families will want to be in san francisco unified, and enroll their students here. >> he has yet to reach out to more people in the community for input, having only spent a week on the job. >> please share your ideas on how to work on that together. >> balancing the budget is another goal that could bring adjustments and cuts in other areas. >> what we need to pull back on and what do we need to fund, that will inform any decisions about the budget. >> and then there is a lowell high school which will again have a merit based application policy, application -- allegations of racism have followed the policy. >> we need to work on the culture and climate of the school. >> even though voters passed a bond measure to build a new

school at this site, it has yet to materialize. >> wouldn't you like to be known as the superintendent who moved to the school to the center of the arts community in san francisco. >> not only do i want to support that school, but i want to provide in all of our school opportunities for our kids. it is a path to success. that path is developing critical thinking skills that we have in our high school graduate profile. it is in our priority to support our arts program. >> dr. wayne's asked to see the facilities master plan, here's what we did not know. it has yet to be completed. san francisco is working on it. he reminded us that haywood unified, where he was the superintendent had a master plan. and that is why they are able to start the construction on their performing arts center. he is listening and learning. >> i'm glad to see that he is

opening -- open to ideas. thanks. sky 7 is a live overhead, you can see the smoke in the chopper going overhead. about 60 acres have burned and calfire says it is ready percent contained, no homes are threatened and there are no evacuation orders at this point. this is burning near lake herrmann and lake hermann road is closed in both directions. another fire and solano county, this one is burning near 80 and lynch road in cordelia. billowing smoke coming off of it. crews have lost a bit of ground overnight. u.s. force containment dropped from 42 to 17% yesterday. the fire burned an additional 200 acres and has burned and 80

800 acres. -- 8800 acres. officials now believe that those giant sequoias and mariposa grove are now safe from the flames. let's see how the weather is impacting the fires that we are dealing with right now and what the rest of the week looks like. >> let's take a look at the washburn fire and the latest recent satellite picture. it shows that smoke moving toward lake tahoe in the last couple of hours, it is making an eastward turn into nevada. as you look into the smoke forecast, you will see that most of that smoke is moving to the north and east away from bay area. while that fire is not impacting us, we do have good air quality here right now, the district does have an air quality advisory for the -- coaster county area threw two tomorrow -- through tomorrow. good air quality tomorrow,

thursday and friday for the most part. shallow fog layer near the coastline. you can see it through him -- from the golden gate bridge camera. 67 in oakland. in the 70's from san jose to palo alto. there is some fog at sfo right now. sin rose at 74 degrees. a nice freeze is bringing the temperature down to 67 in petaluma. our live view from san jose camera where the sun is shining, temperatures are rebounding over the next you days and we are looking at summer heat for the weekend. as we look at the concerns here, we do have a coastal flood advisory 9:00 tonight until 2:00 tomorrow due to those high tides. peeking tonight, low-lying flooding around the shoreline is expected. there is another advisory going up tomorrow night and it will run until friday early morning

at 3:00. that's because high tide will be coming up at 12:31. be careful, never drive through flooded areas. first thing tomorrow morning, we will see fog around the shoreline. not everyone will be dealing with fog all day as a matter of fact, because of this temperatures will come up. the moon is rising at 9:10 tonight it it is eight super full moon, you will want to check it out. low 90's inland, you will see temperatures to the low and upper 60's near the coast. it will be breezy near the coast, it won't be too hot to just a minor warm-up. we can show you that the warming continues, from the low 90's to the mid-90's, saturday will be our warmest day. the mid 60's coast side, and not as hot the second half of your weekend. it will start to trend lower in

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emergency use for people 18 and older. the biden administration has secured three point 2 million doses. health experts think some may be more inclined to get this vaccine because of its traditional protein-based technology. >> san francisco is running out of monkeypox vaccine. some vaccine sites will be out today, others will be out later this week. they are requesting more federal supplies as a matter of urgency. a more monkeypox cases have been reported t the total to 68 probable and confirmed cases in san francisco residents. sky 7 is overhead as a long line of people waited hoping to get a shot. we are told dozens of people were in line hours before the first person was vaccinated. the health department says it gave out 500 vaccines today.

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flying in from the bay area to enjoy the holiday in illinois. >> we were going to have a float. and they enjoyed spending time with the families, and they were excited to be on the float. >> of the joy of that parade quickly turned to terror, a gunman perched on a rooftop shot into the crowds. >> after hearing may be 20 rounds, it became obvious that they were gunshots. and then we heard another 30 or 40 rounds. >> like everyone else, he found himself running, looking for somewhere to hide. >> it's automatic. there is not a lot of thinking at the time. the only thinking is, we need to get away from this area. there was a brick support beam, and i thought, i could hide behind this if the shots come

toward us. his family was fortunate, they were able to escape the gunfire. he soon found that his children were safe as well. they were in highland park, waiting for hours as police searched for the shooter. >> what impact has this had on your children, who are so young? >> they hear about the shootings pretty frequently, to them it is not a shock. it is sad that it is not. at the end of the day, they want to know that they are in a place that they can be safe. >> a feeling of safety, all of them will work to regain. >> the city, a city like highland park, your town can be very safe, and people come from outside of the town and bring guns. it will be sometime before things are back to normal for me, and how i feel about going to big events. >> adam told me that he is

grateful that he and his family were not hurt, but his heart breaks for the people that were impacted and lost loved ones. today, families in uvalde texas gathered in washington d c to demand a federal ban on assault weapons. >> police are looking for whoever pulled the trigger at a deadly shooting at fox theater it happened on 19th street, the identity of the man killed has not been released. two women who were wounded are in the hospital. bullets shattered the glass of nearby stores and cars. >> what was happening downtown, downtown oakland on tuesday, would know businesses are open. it is disheartening to see. >> the cause of the shooting is still under investigation. police are looking for the person who stabbed and killed a

woman in downtown san jose. it happened just after 930 bunny -- 9:30 last night, please say that the victim was homeless. she was suffering from one stab wound when emergency crews arrived, this is the 21st homicide in san jose this year. looking ahead to the midterm elections, democrats could lose their slim majority in the house to republicans. increasingly watched races, incumbents are in strong positions but not all are issuance to wind. here's a closer look. >> with the countdown to elections underway, the team at 538 are analyzing factors that could influence outcomes. for example, a president's party

generally loses seats during midterm races. that trend is expected to continue in 2022. republicans have an 80% chance of taking control of the house of representatives. due in part because of biden's low popularity with voters. >> any time you see approval ratings that low, you have seen the opposing party to well especially in the house. >> democrats have a 45% chance of holding the senate and perhaps even gaining one seat. >> it could be a good year for republicans in the house, but not so much in the senate. specifically for republicans this year, it looks like they are going to nominate a couple of weak candidates in sweden states like georgia and pennsylvania. -- swing states like georgia and pennsylvania. >> at there is a potential game changer.

recent watershed supreme court opinions expanding gun rights in striking down abortion right protections. >> it is unpredictable what impact the supreme court decisions will have on the midterm election. >> a seven-year-old girl with a rare brain cancer, a stanford study could make a life-changing difference. >> what are the insurance companies

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>> in california no insurance company will sell you i policy that you can get through -- this is a last resort. plagued with problems, an investigative hearing was held today in oakland. here is michael with mark. >> the insurance commissioner gave a airing of grievances about the plan. most focused on high prices and modest coverage, but like in an

insurance policy, much of what we learned today was found in this small -- fine print and small details. the california fair plan, must change. >> we are here today because of our continued concerns that the fair plan is not meeting its mission of ensuring access and availability of insurance to those californians who need it. >> it shows how complex and it expensive ensuring through the fair plan has become. they point out that they are ensuring the most expensive properties to ensure. >> the california plan is committed to providing basic insurance when that insurance is not available on the open market. >> a theme that could cause -- could cost consumers deeply. >> the fair plan must start

processing smoke damage claims properly and paying for necessary mitigation and -- promptly and fairly. >> sarah maple owned a home in boulder creek -- in 2020 when the lightning fires hit. she had fair plan coverage. >> there was debris in the air, it was rancid, a horrible smell. throughout the entire home. they told me to clean it myself. >> wait a second? they told you to clean it up yourself? >> they told me to sweat for. -- swift for -- swiffer. >> they have very smart writers and lawyers, who are constantly

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giving hope to the family of a young girl who's fighting a rear cancer. here is seven-year-old sarah. this is not what you would expect from a child undergoing radiation, but you see her on her bike and rollerskates as she fights brain cancer. >> she is very adventurous, she loved hiking. we used to love going to national parks. now we can't go to the park without her needing help. >> this past january, the seven-year-old was diagnosed with d ipg, there is no cure. >> they say she has anywhere from four, 26, 29 months -- four to six to nine months.

>> sarah is one of only a few hundred children in the u.s. who get this diagnosis. six weeks of radiation temporarily helped and gave sarah some of her control over her motion and gave her some quality time with her parents and big brother. also a trip to disney world for these disney fanatics. box we are trying to make it as normal as possible. we are trying to enjoy every moment that we can. >> as symptoms of the tumor return, the family looks forward to a clinical study out of stanford. >> we hope that this is it, and that these kids going through this clinical trial will be the next step to save others. there is a process. >> she has even been able to give her dad a little sass.

>> anyone wanting to help the valdez via -- valdivia family, we have a link to their gofundme account. >> i'm sure there are a lot of people who would like to help. our website is abc7news.com you can find the link on the homepage. >> it is estimated that that fire has burned out 100 acres, there are no evacuation orders right now. this is near lake hermon, it is a three alarm fire and there are road closures in that area. >> let's check on the weather situation. >> how is it looking out there, sandy? >> the winds are not terribly strong in the area right now. let's look ahead to tonight, we have a supermoon.

it is the buck supermoon, and because the marine layer is so shallow, your best viewing will be bayside and inland tonight. it should be beautiful. mid 60's writer longbow coastline. i want to show you hurricane derby in the pacific. it is a category two hurricane. it is expected to move north and west toward. becoming a depression by saturday morning. the hawaiian islands will see larger swells and there is potential for wind and rain, keep that in mind if you are traveling. temperatures peak on saturday before they start to slide and it turns cooler for your second half of your weekend. >> thank you so much. about 500 kids in the bay area will be getting the sat sharks and sap labs.

they will be putting together 500 bicycles for turning wheels for kids. a organization that donates bikes to promote healthy living. >> we are celebrating sap's 50th anniversary this year, and we've decided to build bikes in honor of that. >> organizers say that this is sap's largest donation since the start of the pandemic, it was made possible by a 170 $5,000 community assist grants. -- 175,000 dollars community assist grant. >> i want to give you the connection on sap and the sharks. the cofounder of sap, one of the largest tech companies in the world owns sharks. incredible, the giants need more days like today.

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second. funny reaction, the relievers won't go anywhere near the ball. three-two d backs in the eighth. wilmer flores, patient. giants with the bases-loaded, the bald was dropped, it didn't matter -- the ball was dropped, it didn't matter if it was caught. exactly what they needed. a's in texas, paul blackburn on the mound. later in the first, rangers load the bases, and almost hit blackburn on the comeback. 3-0. that falls in, goes in for the slide. two more scores, five runs in

the first. right now 5-0 texas. the refill has -- the reveal has big kin -- has begun for the sanford -- san jose sharks. six all-star defenseman spent 11 years in the teal. he is on the books for three more years. that short -- sharks are picking up a third of the contract. sharks are in no way competing for the stanley cup, this gives -- a chance to go and san jose save some money. >> we wish him nothing but the best. for him, i have been in his position. he can kind of see the light at the end of the road, and feel your heartbeat, your mortality a bit, he wants to win and he wants to win a cup. i think he will have the chance to do that in carolina.

we are not at that point yet here. >> we got our first preview of stuffing curries hosting shots today. curry will take the stage as host one week from today, you can watch it here on abc 7. he is up for best nba player, best men's athlete, and the warriors are nominated for best team. >> basketball superstar stephen curry loves to shoot, catch, and even pot, but wednesday july -- and even putt, but wednesday, staff will host the as bees -- host the sp's. epy's. you can catch it here on abc 7. i wonder if he will be nervous

when he walks out and sees everyone, will he have a will smith joke in the monologue? a lot to look forward to, a week from today. >> i think he will do a great job, he has that genuine, natural talent. thanks larry. coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, check out back to back at the sides -- and then at nine check out back episodes of shark tank. abc 7 is streaming 24/7, join us whenever you want to wherever you are. that is going to do it for this edition of abc7news. thank you for joining us. for the entire abc7news team, have a great night. ♪

♪♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants-- an education nonprofit employee from chicago, illinois... a middle school band director from st. louis, missouri... and our returning champion-- a lawyer from chesapeake, virginia... ...whose 2-day cash winnings total... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- mayim bialik. [applause] thank you, johnny. and welcome, everyone. despite missing final jeopardy! in yesterday's game, our champion, steve clarke, still came up with a big win thanks in part to him finding and responding correctly to all three daily doubles.

today we welcome our new challengers-- emily and jin-soo. good luck. let's go to work in the "jeopardy!" round with these categories... and... which is... steve, you'll select first. king james bible, $200. - steve. - what are "green pastures"? yes. king james, $400. - steve. - what is "pride"? - that's right. - king james, $600. - steve. - who is ruth? - yes. - king james, $800.