committing crimes and being allowed back on the streets with it or no jail time. >> in the pandemic what we've seen is a revolving gel health store. >> we have county superior court judges saying the county has a continued policy of the populating the jail without alternatives. the zero bail order initially inis -- ins at the end of the month but it is not enough. >> we still have county policy to depopulate the jail. secondly, we still have took place a procedure that enables county and ways to release inmates without -- with out any judicial review. to the call is to change that. next he responded shortly after recorder's press conference. clancy has a lack of information about the issue.

what he is talking about is the individuals who have been multiple offenders. there is no evidence that these individuals are the ones that are being released. >> he says the county has no former history of the populating the jail. he calls it a practice. he wanted to release individuals who would be safe in the unity in order to reduce the population in the jail because we are having outbreaks of covid in the jail. and they have continued. and the reason we are not going to change the practice is because we are focusing on low risk individuals. and the da and the public defender and the courts all agree or low risk. ricardo says they are working to arrange meetings with the county. smith says the two sides have had meeting but that gone nowhere. he is willing to get everyone to meet again on the issue area i am zack. abc7news. >> new details on an attack of two bakery workers in east they

that we told you about last week. we showed you the surveillance video. pittsburgh police says they've identified the suspect involved and they are asking the public's help to find him. they released a photo of alani fentanyl, the manager of the bakery he got angry because he did not want to follow covid protocols. that is the latest monkeypox developments. state senator scott is calling on california to declare a state of emergency. that would create flexibility around testing and vaccine administration. click send clara county released data showing the virus is disproportionately impacting latino, gay, and bisexual men in the county. officials opened the county fairgrounds for vaccination efforts. >> 800,000 vaccine doses will soon be distributed. san francisco will receive 4200 this week. >> the bay area is six seeing -- covid variants sweeping the

country. dr. bob walked her says he is optimistic that case numbers will drop off soon because we have not seen another variant emerged yet. he talked about his fall outlook for covid-19 on our 3:00 show getting answers. >> i would expect we would see pacing -- cases go down as we get ba.5 and people are immune to it. that could lead us to have a reasonably good early fall. all bets are off after that we may have new variance in will go inside her. there's reasons why there could be another winter surge, but if that all holds true may be september and october will be good. >> he says getting vaccinated and boosted is the best thing we can do for protection. he's also encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated before school starts in. >> people in san francisco's castro district is wondering who is putting up flyers asking the community to band press flag developed in 2018 by artist daniel kreiser. it is creating a divide in the

community. abc7news reporter is in the newsroom with the story. >> i have a little bit of show and tell for you. this is the iconic rainbow flag from 1978. we all know this is one of the most recognizable flags on the. and this is the -- on the planet. and this is the trend that was adopted in 1990 nine we took both of the flags and combine them and add the colors brown and black and you have the grass flag. this is the frack -- flag that's creating controversy and inferences goes castro district. >> since 1978, the rainbow flag has gallantly represented the lgbtq less community. but in recent years, transgender people and those in the black and brown communities have embraced another symbol of their pride. progress flag. >> i think there is a long history of certain segments of our community getting left behind or left out of the movement.

certainly we are not a community that some new -- that's immune to immune -- >> when we created the rainbow flag in 1978 he called for a more inclusive society. here is his interview in 2017 he died. >> the flags are about power and they say something. you a rainbow flag on your windshield you're saying. >> there are many people who want the rainbow flag to be the symbol of diversity and inclusivity and not the progress flag. as people look out, they are discovering that someone sometime in the night posted these flyers asking people to boycott the progress flag because it has the colors of both the tthe colors flag and tm someone is profiting from it. >> that's been a bigger flag in tradition for years and years and incorporated in a new design outside of a community without the community's consent i think it is little how shall you say

daring. >> the person who created the progress flag is daniel baize are. he told us the information is false and anything you do know about the chris flag and its use is clear and explicit on the website. he sends the following information to anyone who wants uses flag. here is what he writes. if you a small business, a clear owned or operated business or an artist, in other words you are not a large part ration, you do not need my permission for this and i encourage you. >> it's not something that's controversial, it is something that is meant inclusive and welcoming. that is with lgbtq community is all about. >> some wonder about how the debate will change the dialogue in the community. >> we thought it was neat to -- meant to bring the community together not terrorism art. next -- not tear us apart. >> -- that is how it quickly

spread around the world because it was free. it is interesting because you often told me it was not his flag but it belong to everyone. every nation and that was his legacy. >> what a legacy that is. any idea who is behind these flyers? >> right now we do not know, no one is owning up to it. this morning i contacted charlie beale who is with a gilbert fakery foundation. he said they have nothing to do with the flyers and he did not even know about them. i am afraid to say it remains a mystery. >> think very much. -- thanks very much. houston's law school is closer to getting a -- the school board voted unanimously today to call it the uc college of the law sf or u.s. college sf. then name changes to distance the school from the founder's involvement in atrocities

committed against native americans. legislature needs to approve the decision. then the governor has to sign it to make change effective january 2023. >> of fire has gutted a popular self they write the spot. -- it caught fire just after four this morning. the video shows the flames engulfing the roof that later collapse. no one was injured and san jose's fire captain is the your started in the kitchen but the have not yet determined the cause. quite containment of the oak fire and yosemite national park is slowly increasing area the fire is 32% contained. since it began friday, the fire has burned 19,000 acres. ready nine home have been destroyed. 1100 structures are still threatened. >> spoke from the oak fire is blowing toward the bay area. the air-quality advisory has been extended. the advisory goes until tomorrow. mike is here to give us an update on the weather. >> let's open the weather window

and talk about what is going on outside. here's a look -- looking to the east. in the san ramon valley. you see brown this off in the distance. that is going to continue until tomorrow. that is why the district extended the air-quality advisory in case some of that filters its way to the ground. but none of it has yet and we do not expect any to do so on the widescale which is why we have a completely green air-quality forecast for the rest of today and all the way into the weekend. there is a look at the smoke according to the model. you can see the upper levels could increase tonight and into tomorrow. and look for maybe a browner sky. but as we look to the low level of smoke, it will remain hugging the valleys and the of the sierra the next 48 hours. >> thank you very much mike. on capitol hill today lawmakers question gun manufacturers about how they market their weapons in the wake of nonviolence epidemic in -- in america. >> how many more american

children need to die before your company will stop selling assault weapons to civilians? >> what are you going to do? to make sure that your products do not get into the hands of -- and have a mass shooter ever again. >> these acts are committed by murderers. and murderers are responsible. >> democrats on the committee shared bearer work which found that major assault weapon makers have made over $1 billion in revenue over the past 10 years. >> a show of support safety and community today on the strength of east oakland. the off this is district seven councilmember -- hosted its first community safety task force day of action. >> i want to welcome today locks we believe with this collective support -- this ongoing support that we are launching today that we will see this corridor

transform. as we see this corridor transformed. we will take what we are doing here and model it out the city. >> more than one dozen community organizations paired up to provide -- ppe include meant and free haircuts and workforce training. all of today's items and services were provided by businesses and in his nations with roots in the district. >> board to come here with the crypto scam. eight is called pig wood touring. it is not about pigs or butchers at all. it is about stealing your money we will explain. -- downtown dilemma losing more tech companies in the effort to bring people back to the center. and a company g now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices?

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>> interest rates are going up in an effort to fight inflation. the federal reserve raised rates 5325 sent a hike today. that is the first time since 1994 since the interest rates have gone up that much. usually it is up by 25 percentage point at a time. >> twitter is announcing to move out of this and francisco office on 10th street. the company will keep its headquarters but has scrapped lands to open an office in oakland. abc's -- abc7news reporter lena will talk about what this means to the community.

>> month after a twitter announced a forever home model. they are minimizing their office space around the world and that includes san francisco. twitter is moving out of its tent street office but plans to keep others on market street. click so many for one work from home option. >> san francisco mayor says it is too soon to say what this will mean city. >> i do not think this is about leaving it is about reevaluating. we will not go back to the same we will evolve. >> keep in mind the mayor of san francisco required -- offered major tax breaks to twitter to get them to come to the city of san francisco at the first place. >> the mayor bent over backwards to give twitter a text to attract them to a building where it was underutilized. so we are grateful that twitter stayed. >> twitter's headquarters are -- supervisor matt dorsey's district. he is concerned this could affect the city's tax base and

hurt small businesses. >> they depend on larger employers. that is where people go to lunch. and they have coffee in the morning and get a doughnut and that kind of. it hurts other small businesses and we need to i-4 it. >> experts like nolan higdon professor of history and communication and cal state east bay's says you cannot tell the story without talking about covid and people demonstrated they can be ducted working from home. >> i think one way or another we will see some's transformative change happen in the way we think about ditties in the way we think about living in the san francisco area and san francisco area a lot of companies will follow twitter's lead. >> a spokesman for twitter says these decisions not impact the current headcount employee roles. we will continue to support and regularly meet our customers to help them launch something new and connect with what is happening on twitter. in san francisco, nina abc7news.

>> one more note about twitter, moving forward with plans to sell to you elon musk. the company is asking shareholders to hold on musk for billion-dollar offer september 13. this vote is happening is twitter prepares to go to battle with musk in october. twitter will ask a judge to force us to complete the deal. next downtown san francisco is recovering from the pandemic but two groups are coming together to bring back to life. downtown has a partnership and urban studios says downtown is pedestrian friendly but they want to make if industry and centric. the group surveyed more than 800 people about what they want to see and many said or greens ace as well as our and events and more outdoor areas to eat and gather. the goal is to make downtown more of a destination. x we have property assessments in the district, so we do have seed money, but this is a call to action. we want folks to join us and

help us fund these murals and alley activations. it will take a village to reimagine downtown. >> the organization says the plan is ambitious and they want to start making downtown this fall. >> after more than six decades, sprite is getting a new book. coca-cola today says it is changing its stick packaging from green to clear. darting august 1. it's part of a larger effort to become more environmentally responsible. the current green plastic bottles have a chemical that cannot be recycled. other drinks that use green bottles will be replaced in the coming months. >> when that little change can be a huge difference. >> now you can recycle. let's turn to the forecast with mike care. >> we are recycling the forecast this week also. i hope you enjoy it because our escape from summer heat continues. when i show you the temperatures in our next weather in west be

happy you are here at home. at skate -- escape from summer heat continues. that is because at night we have a nice blanket of coolness and cloud cover patchy drizzle and fog that keeps us from overheating. we have tropical clouds that will swell and move towards us, but right now the storms are not looking likely. let's -- let's talk about two mergers. cloverdale 92. -- temperatures. cloverdale 92. 82 in san ramon. 73 palo alto. san francisco 63. the wind is picking up gusting around 31 miles per hour. they will be dusty all the way through 9:00. let's take a look at temperatures. you are at or below average for temperatures and that will continue at 6:00. upper 70's inland. with cloud spreading east from

the coast. we will drop down to 56 and 65 by 1:00. temperatures tonight cooler than this morning. low and mid 50's in most areas. we will have low 50's and upper 60's and east bay. look for patchy fog and drizzle in the same spots. tomorrow 77 through about 85. the peninsula will be breezy around 69. at an upper 70's for the rest of the peninsula. low 60's along the coast. 59 in the sunset. san francisco 65 close to average. we have a southerly push of the wind staying nice and comfortable did 70's and low 80's here. the east bay is a few more 60's tomorrow. and earthly and then. low and mid 70's elsewhere. and our inland neighborhoods barely 90's in antioch and brentwood. storms are erupting in the sierra as we are -- as they are

going to prevent it several days. they get close to the fire but follow apart before they can get there and rain on it. still dangerous conditions for fire fires -- fire. -- firefighters. -- almost exactly the same temperature as today. a little faster breeze and more cloud cover on editing morning we may drop a couple of degrees but we are back to 90 inland through -- mid 60's at the coast. >> thank you very much. san jose state flower is beginning to bloom. the eight-year-old plant began to unfurl last night and has started to admit the rotting flesh smell which makes it a tourist attraction. it will remain open for about 36 hours. you can only see the flower on san jose state i've stream.

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>> today the a's wealth and -- welcome -- say throughout a first pitch this afternoon in honor of their learn play organization. she also took batting practice before the dame -- game. -- asterisk players were taking pictures and signing autographs. the curry foundation brought more than 1000 children to the game. >> all kids deserve to experience magical days like this for rise and delight moments. that is really what we are going for. it is a reminder for them that they've got people in the community who care about them and who will go to bat for them. >> the kids got to say play ball before this afternoon's game and they got to run the bases after. >> today our abc 7 colleagues helped fill a tremendous need at this san francisco brain -- food

bank. -- our parent company disney -- help the food bank serve a need that has skyrocketed. the food bank is distributing food to 55,000 households every week. that is up from an average of 50 house in last year and 32,000 also the pandemic again. -- pandemic began. and -- >> the economic impact of inflation is astronomical. all of these donations are going a long way to help us continue to serve the community. >> the food bank started part -- pop-ups in response to the pandemic and responds -- operates 20 -- six days a week. >> growing scam that is targeting people in silicon valley. >> the scam is extremely effective. we have victims that lose aliens and their life savings to the

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to russia. -- her -- has been authorized december 20. >> now to an investigation. a bay area man lost $1.2 billion in a cryptocurrency scam and he is not alone. >> -- pig butchering is growing across california targeting asian americans in silicon valley. our reporter spoke with the u.s. secret service about p.m. scam that started in san francisco. >> cryptocurrency can seem exciting and fast but the federal investigators say scammers are you using newly designed technology impersonating crypto trading sites. it is draining the victim's bank accounts. >> it is a million dollar mistake that is draining the bank accounts of tech savvy silicon valley workers. >> i was thinking i was -- >>

investigators say anyone could be a victim. >> for one silicon valley man and in the in financial ruin. we will call him see why we altered his voice to protect his identity. >> he says it all started last october on whatsapp. quick someone approach me and i thought it was i own colleague. she -- i trusted her at the time. i was with my mother. >> the woman called herself jessica and she began messaging him every day after a month of developing report -- report she offered to send cryptocurrency to help with his dying father. >> i was being careful. i started with 5000 or 10,000 to see how it is. >> he sent money from his bank to a legitimate crypto trading site. the funds went to a platform that jessica sent him to make

the trade. it appeared judah meant at first but it was fake. four days after his father passed away, he lost his first 500 thousand dollars. >> i believe it was real. she encouraged me to find more capital to take it back. >> he says his personal balance was -60 $5,000. and he was able to take out a loan for 200 thousand dollars. and borrowed a number $100,000 from his brother-in-law. and liquidated mutual funds. >> it was on december 3 i lost it all. >> in total he lost 1.2 million dollars and liquidated his entire portfolio. 30 years worth of savings including his daughter's education fund. meanwhile the alleged scammer disappeared. he admitted himself to the hospital. >> cryptocurrency it has been a nightmare. >> this person is a victim of pig butchering. where a person meet someone on a

social media platform and builds a fake relationship. fattening them like a pig with the goal to get the victim to investing crypto. >> one day -- once they invest in the money they find out how easy they can invest. they see it arise in their screen account and they end up investing their entire life savings. >> see -- secret service agent says cases have triple cross -- across california this year. the majority are in the bay area. how much money has been lost locally? >> in the bay area it is in the millions and in nationwide its hundreds of millions. i would say the average case we get to our office is about hundreds of thousands. >> why do you think the bay area has become a target? >> i think a lot of the criminals are based -- they are targeting the asian community that is what we are seeing the most. >> he is with the global anti-scam organization in singapore. many victims are being targeted on and in and dating apps like

tinder, bubble, and hinge. >> any time you are on social media that includes facebook and dating and instagram -- we've seen people -- unfortunately nowhere is safe. >> according to federal investigators the scam began in china 2019. now it's become more prevalent in the u.s.. the f ei reports more than 740 complaints of romance related scams in the northern district of california last year. to stay for million dollars was lost in 2020 one. almost double the 35 million lost in 2020. counties with the most victims -- romance related scams include san francisco county, and alameda county. >> it is a validation that makes it so successful. it is great on the aspects of the suspect because they want our money and then it is greed on the side of the victims because they feel like they can double and triple their money in

a matter of days. >> honey they managed just like the scammers until they come creeping back. in -- jessica contacted him again in february offering to help him get his money back two months after he lost everything. he sent her a link trying to locate her ip address and he tracked her location in cambodia. >> she found out the link was a fake. she told me to go to hell. >> a month later jessica unknowingly contacted him again. >> she did not realize this was the same diced -- same dude she already scanned already. it was a nightmare. >> it's a nightmare for hundreds of bay victims. tomorrow night we will introduce you to another victim that lost more money. and her case points to how the scam is flourishing in our area. we will dig into what the fed is doing to act down locally. stephanie abc7news. >> thank you. if you have a story for the

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as 11,004 a grand suite. -- 11,000 for a grand suite. but you get to see the california railroad use m and you get the ribbon cowling cuisine on the ship. and wine country you get to taste the wine on the cruise. it is smaller ships with less than 200 people so it is not packed full. mike, what do you think about that? would you go? it is so close to us you can drive to these places. >> it is not for us, it is for visitors. it is the same thing danna and i were talking about before he went on his trip. the biking cruises that go through germany, i would love to do something like that. someone that is not here and can drive to those absolutely it would be a fun time. >> there's hardly anybody on there you are getting great service and good food it is not a like a normal cruise ship. >> i agree with mike. this is not for those of us that

are locally we can drive and spend a couple of days. worldwide napa valley is really something i interviewed some wealthy family up there that was planning their daughter's wedding and they were choosing between tuscany and napa valley. and they decided to go for napa valley. so i think that is the kind of place it is. >> times we lose perspective on that because we live here and it does not seem as remarkable but it is for so many people around the world. delta and pasadena base have a solution for those cluttered flight information boards at the airport you are trying to figure out where your flight is. they are testing a new one that can show up to 100 people personalize information about their flight. a video from delta shows how it works. a passenger has to opt in and then the screen will show your gate number, departure time, and how long it will take to get there. it is a nice feature although it works he will the other way when do you think mike would you sign up for this? do you need personalize flight

information on the board? >> probably not. it is neat and i think some people would but i know my alphabet and i can go from a to z. and know where my flight is. >> but it is neat because you have -- may not want everybody to see that. >> yeah it comes on the big screen why could they just not takes you the information. it i think the best thing you can do a sign up for text alerts. >> that is a good point why not get it on your phone that is a good point. >> right. but they do have a text option. michael what you think? >> i think it is cool i would love it. i get a text as well but every time i get off the plane, i'm running for the connecting light, i am paranoid i stop and look at those to check. click so having it only be me up there i would love it. >> michael go to b-6. >> we want them to say it over the loudspeaker personally for you. ok do you believe in the loch

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history? to 30 million records sold. the first rep group to go gold and multiplatinum. those are the highlight that were dmc. -- anger aaron spoke with founding member dfc mcdaniels on abc 7 at seven. >> a release -- a recently received -- released a children's book. it is me and the third grade. i wanted to address issues and problems that we have as adults experienced in this age of mental health or stress and anxiety and self-esteem and peer pressure. a lot of the things we go through -- at work and with her family it all starts in the schoolyard and classroom. so if we can start showing kids that no matter who we are -- who they are or where they are in life they are perfect just the way they are with the freckles and red hair like me i have teeth and i got bully because i wore glasses.

but who you are is perfect for you to be the person you was put here to be like me and you. it is about purpose and destiny. the beauty about the art is whether it is a sculpture or story or play or painting or hip-hop song -- the arts allow us to experience ourselves. >> you have been open with people saying i've been going through things therapy has helped me here i am you can make it through as well. why's that important for you to share? >> we have a responsibility to do something to remove this stigma. i'm the greatest rapper in the history of rap and hip-hop or whatever you want to call it in the whole universe but one of my greatest wraps is if we remove tilt and shame then we remove the pain. people are ashamed to say i have a drug problem or i got abused. i have these mental health issues. and if it is not about

themselves, they will not even mention my wife, my daughter, my son, my mother that is at home. so if we do not speak about the things we go through, we celebrate people and they say i feel like i could take on the world. i feel like a million bucks. but as soon as the person says i feel depressed i don't feel like myself, get away for me weirdo. i speak about it because it is normal to go through things. if we remove the guilt and shame, we can remove the pain so that everybody can deal with it. i have done it on grandma knee -- i've done it all, -- the greatest thing that i have done was admit when i'm going through something so the person can say if the mighty king of rock will walk this way in these indeed is telling us the world could be tricky admit -- and admit something and go get help maybe

i can do the same thing. >> wow. i love his passion. you can see darryl mcdaniels tomorrow night at the st. joseph's art foundation in san francisco. if you want to check it out go to saint joseph's art society.com. >> very cool that was great interview. let's update the forecast one more time. mike is here with that. >> let's take a look at what to expect tomorrow. he will be like today with cloudiness along the coast. 60's in san francisco and laces like oakland and richland. mainly 80's inland. if you're traveling around the state it is warmer in the central valley and in the sierra with 103 in yosemite. lou pressure will continue to keep us in clean seasonal air as a drives by ever so slowly. it is also steering heat well up to our north. more than 11 million people dealing with dangerous heat and dangerous air quality from northern california through oregon and into washington.

a couple of storms brewing in the western pacific. they cross paths. that does not happen very often. that was unique. back to you dan. >> thanks so much mike. now you can put your own stamp on space. the u.s. postal service is honoring james webb -- james webb telescope with stamps. it depicts the telescope itself with its gold coated mirror lens. it will be released on september 8. >> new moves on the season of high school musical this series on disney plus. >> it gave us a new spark and a new sense of love for the show. >> and a new location that ugh-stipated... feeling weighed down by a backedup gut" miralax is different. it works naturally with the water in your body to unblock your gut. ...free your gut. and your mood will follow. when i make decisions as a leader, it's not about me or the folks that are here.

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feels like to love theater and be a high school student and have disk drive for performing and community. >> after two seasons in utah, the high school franchise made famous, this time the gang is at sleep away camp. % sense of love for the show -- we still have that but it added a level to it. >> i promise you the best is yet to come. >> we were able to see the sun and have more common knee this season. and have more drama. >> a bit more drama than we have in your life. and karin blewu in the original high school musical does not normally show up at camp but over all authentic is a word that applies to gina and all the others. >> going through what regular teenagers go through at the time that i'm playing a teenager i is just a blessing because i really

love gina so much. >> and frankie rodriguez plays the series first openly gay member. >> it is the representation that it -- that i did not see growing up it is very sweet. >> week justice to a former camper named tim verily who created the show. >> it is about how you are a young person two weeks can change everything and i think the audience will be excited to follow the journey. >> i sandy abc7news. >> it looks good i may have to watch it. the episode stream every wednesday. high school musical to musical series is on disney plus which is owned by the parent company as abc 7. abc7news is streaming 24/7 you can get the abc 7: -- bay area tv streaming app and join us where ever you want and wherever you are. it is easy you can watch is on your phone in any part of the world. that is it for abc7news at 4:00.

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