go to non-gaming tribes. the choice is clear. yes, on 27. moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. no parent wants to send their kids to school and in a day and and then be called saying your kids been shot. it's the worst thing that you can hear. tonight one boy is injured and another is in custody after a shooting this afternoon in east oakland frantic parents clamored to make sure their children are safe as the police chief addresses the public about violence in his city this past weekend. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm dion limb. here's what we know about the shooting at the school. it was reported at about 1 o'clock this afternoon at victim is a 13 year old student at madison park academy, which is a sixth through 12th grade school in east oakland take a look sky seven flew over madison park academy shortly after the

incident happened. you can see there on the ground dozens of parents outside the school waiting to pick up their kids safely police. chief. lauren armstrong says police took a suspect into custody and recovered a gun. now that shooting is one of several violent incidents that led to a passionate plea from the chief this afternoon a shooting at fruitvale bart a triple homicide on the streets always dangerous side shows over the weekend. investigators are dealing with six deaths in multiple incidents since friday this afternoon at a joint news conference with community clergy members, the chief expressed his frustration. this is a people issue. there are people in our community who are picking up guns and shooting people there is no excuse. there is no finger to point at is not the police department. it is people in our community who have become. unable to solve conflict without using firearms and that's sad because it's leaving so much

trauma, and it's community. the chief also singled out friday night's triple homicide at 28th and mlk a case in which someone on a bicycle who had no connection to the shooting was hit by a car and killed during the gunfire that took two other lives. meantime bart police are looking for suspects in two violent incidents. the most recent one happened yesterday afternoon a man stabbed to death during an argument in the bark plaza at the 24th street station in san francisco our cameras that we have in our plazas did capture that but we are also looking for businesses residences other places in the area that have cameras that are on the exterior buildings that hopefully can help identify or show the direction of flight of the individual after it occurred. mark police are also hoping surveillance video will help them identify the suspect in friday's shooting aboard a train at the fruitvale station in oakland. the victim was shot in the arm and leg and thankfully they

survived with serious injuries investigators are describing both incidents as targeted. all right to the south bay now where santa clara county leaders are poised to take action tomorrow on social and systemic measures to help prevent gun violence abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey shows you the county report that details the financial and emotional burden that gun violence is causing in the community. santa clara county leaders say there is an epidemic bringing irreparable harm to residents in the county as a whole. it's not covid or monkey pox. it's gun violence. we've had too much costs not just economic but also emotional and social cost in this county of gun violence and enough is enough. the emotional toll is something the two children as well as other family and friends of san jose resident matthew shivira. no all too. well shivira was shot and killed leaving a fundraiser in march 2021 his case remains unsolved few answers plenty of pain for one of his closest friends

janelle. i hear it's it's everywhere. but maybe it's been everywhere my whole life, but now it's just like really everywhere like you think. once it once it happens to somebody it's it's different. meanwhile the financial factors of gun violence are striking a report by the santa clara county department of public health found the total cost of firearm violence in the county was 1.2 billion dollars annually from 2016 to 2020 72.5 million following directly on county and city sectors public health director, dr. sarah. cody says gun violence is a symptom of social ills and the public health department will detail prevention strategies tomorrow at the county board of supervisors meeting our recommendations in this report include a whole host of interrelated strategies, and that's everything from strategies involving policy right down to strategies at the individual community and

neighborhood level like any epidemic these leaders believe gun violence is treatable and the board of supervisors will take action on these recommendations. to prevent further loss something. because lives are being lost families are being destroyed. i believe that if in santa clara county we can do that. we will fundamentally see a change in the in the health and well-being of people in our community in santa clara county dustin dorsey abc 7 news. san jose police say an 18 year old man was arrested for the deadly stabbing of a 16 year old boy this weekend. that incident happened at about 1:30 saturday morning near quimby road and careston way in east san jose. another man was also stabbed but survived officers arrested the suspect michael o'bills at his san jose home later that day investigators have yet to announce a possible motive. the teen victim has been identified as sunny soy in san francisco, the firefighters union is speaking out after two of their paramedics were

attacked by a man with a wooden stake who then stole the ambulance and tried to run them down. it happened just before seven o'clock this morning at harrison and 13th streets under the 101 freeway overpass abc 7 news reporter. ryan curry has more on what happened. a cracked windshield and damage inside the truck. these are photos released by the san francisco fire union. they say a man with a steak from a tree came at the minnesota paramedic team. just sitting in their ambulance waiting for a call sfpd says that man then stole the ambulance drove laps around the best by parking lot and tried to hit the paramedics. they were not hurt and the reasoning is unclear for what it sounds like. it was just random. i haven't i haven't actually spoke to the crew directly to see what happened. but it say it was just bumper broke now to blue tim finch one of the directors with the fire union says attacks on his members are happening enough to the point. they expect it. somebody gets assaulted. it's kind of assaulted behavior happens whether it's on a call or just posting waiting for

calls to happen and cruise after a while when it happens often out. they go. oh, it's part of the job except that it's not finished says there is an issue in san francisco where those suffering from addiction or mental health issues are causing problems with their members or leading to other types of crime someone broke in and rob. union headquarters recently somebody broke in through the roof caused about about 15 $20,000 in damage. these recent incidents are putting the fires union in a bind. they say they want all of their union members to be able to help every resident and every person in the city. we reached out to mayor london breed's office and they sent us the following statement quote. this is upsetting when it happens to our residents visitors and city staff our firefighters paramics and all first responders work hard every single day often putting their lives on the line to ensure the safety of san franciscans. we take incidents like this seriously and want to thank sfpd for their involvement in these investigations director finch says the city really needs to focus on the addiction and mental health issues in the city

or else his members fear what happened to the ambulance crew monday will happen again, it's tough. it's tough it's a very fine line to walk. it's difficult. you know and dangerous in san francisco ryan curry abc 7 news san francisco housing complex has hired security guards after four people brutally attacked a 70 year old resident in july the complex hired security guards to monitor the area seven days a week for at least 10 hours a day. it follows a narrific incident. i reported on in which mrs. ren is you see there was attacked even kicked in the face by four juveniles for her cell phone and keys two out of the four have been arrested on multiple charges the 11 year old suspect was too young to be charged with a crime. meanwhile, the school district is adding to holidays next academic year that that's after the school board voted to close all schools on two of the holiest muslim days abc 7 news senior education reporter. land melendez is in the newsroom

to explain why this is not sitting well, however with some people well, dan, is it fair to have a holiday for one religious group and not another that's the argument some are making but those who push for these. two days off say students who observe the two holidays had have had to retake exams or miss out on instruction on those days and they risk falling behind. if all goes as planned beginning in the fall of 2023 students in san francisco public schools will have two additional days off to celebrate eid to cultural holidays of muslim origin hundreds of our students were falling behind academically, you know missing class missing assignments when they have to take off time for this for this holiday because they want to go and spend time with their families the san francisco unified school board agreed only one member voted against adding these two holidays and shoe who argued that there isn't a

process in place. collecting holidays. she will also believes all students need more. instruction not less. here's what she said on the john rothman program with regard to how students currently observe eid welcome students can take these two days off and they will not be penalized the action by the board is deemed unfair by others those in the jewish community are reminding the board that the district does not take off for rosh hashanah or yom, kippur. i think a lot of our families would rather see opportunities to discuss jewish identity and celebrations in the classroom bringing passover and bringing hanukkah and bringing the rest of sf usd kids into our tradition and to do the same thing for muslims in hindus and christians and other minorities a year ago, juneteenth became a federal holiday summer school students are off on that day, california also acknowledges this chavez day and indigenous peoples day, but other holidays like lunar new year, and now eid will be days off at sf usd, even

though they are not recognized statewide now an attorney is asking the school board. rescind, its vote or face a lawsuit for supposedly favoring one religious faith over another the worst thing that our elected officials can do is find ways to divide us we have to be uniting at a time like this. now the attorney who was threatening to sue the district is paul scott. you may not remember but he was behind the lawsuit against renaming schools in san francisco. the board has until this wednesday, august 31st to respond to his claims and today the president of the school board jenny lamb told us the board is committed to ensuring san francisco public schools are inclusive learning spaces for every student in the newsroom leanne melendez abc 7 news story will continue to follow leanne many. thanks. coming up after the break the latest on the race for mayor in the city of oakland the announcement from one prospective candidate after she says she was unfairly disqualified from running and

news for niners fans if you thought the team had parted ways with jimmy g. well, maybe not so fast the new developments. we've just learned today abc 7 news at five continu

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area are joining strike teams from across the state to help battle a massive wildfire in oregon today governor newsome announced the deployment of four five engines strike teams in response to the oregon governor's request. they include staff from san mateo, alameda and san francisco. the fire has burned more than 10,000 acres in a remote part of southwest, oregon now smoke from that fire as well as the six river. lightning complex burning in humboldt county is causing an air quality advisory all the way here in the bay area the air quality management district warns that some people may see increased levels of particulate matter from those fires. alright for more on the air quality. we want to go to abc 7 news meteorologist, sandia patel. yeah, hopefully things look good sandia. yeah. it's gonna be moderate not just today for parts of the bay area, but also the next several days. so deon and dan i want to show you live picture right now from our east bay hills cameras. we pan around you can see the haze that is in the air. the air district has extended

that air quality advisory for wildfire smoke through today, and it's pretty obvious. why even though the air quality may fluctuate between good and moderate the next three days. we're looking at moderate air quality today that advisory is due to that rum creek and six rivers lightning complex fires. so keep that in mind as you look right now. it's mostly good except for livermore and san jose moderate air quality the the air quality is actually hazardous up to the north near that lightning complex fire and it is unhealthy near that oregon fires. so definitely something to keep an eye on you can see the heaviest concentration of smoke is up there, but here we're going to see some haze as we continue through today and going into tomorrow. well, we have some hot weather coming our way. this is the other big story you might want to go to the coast and santa cruz where it is going to be a little bit better than inland areas. here are the headlines heat spikes late in the week remains mild at the coast moderate to high-risk of heat illnesses bait and inland later on this week. it may even go into the very

high category record highs are likely over the holiday weekend. so just about everyone under that excessive heat watch saturday morning through monday evening upper 90s to a hundred and ten degrees possibly so overnight it's not going to really cool off much 60s lower elevation 70s 80s in the hills that dangerous heat bringing the risk of heat illnesses as you go about your plans for the holiday weekend keep this in mind saturday those temperatures soaring into the triple digits sundays even hotter you will notice and then as we head into labor day still hot inland, but notice the coastal areas are nice and comfortable live doppler 7 tracking this area of low pressure spinning up some moisture. we have seen some thunderstorms flying up just north of lake county area and you will notice moving northward at this hour as we take a look at our picture. it's quiet here locally live look from sutro tower. it's a shaky view. it's a windy one out there 65 in san francisco 68 oakland 77 in san jose hazy from our

emeryville camera santa rosa 76 low to mid 80s comfortable inland tonight the fog pushes in over the bay tomorrow morning. we start out with the fog and maybe a little bit of drizzle pulling away from the coastline still in the comfort zone your morning temperatures 50s 60s to start the day afternoon highs still comfortable 90s inland 60s coast side, but that's not going to last. accuweather seven-day forecast showing you going from typical pattern to heating up inland dangerous heat for the holiday weekend mid to upper 100s inland low 70s coast side. even the bay will be in the 80s and 90s for labor day weekend. so definitely plan accordingly, dan and deon hot. yes. thanks sandy. all right. stay with us. we're back afte a quick remindern

always get our live newscasts breaking news weather and much more with our new abc 7 bay area streaming tv app. you can find it on apple tv google tv fire tv and roku just search abc 7 bay area and download it for free. all right right. now serena williams is playing the first round and what is expected to be her grand finale the 23 time grand slam winner is playing tonight in the us open earlier this month william said that she plans on retiring quitting the sport to focus on expanding her family following that announcement ticket prices for the first rounds of the tournament rose 40 percent some of the biggest stars in tennis are reflecting on her. impact on the sport her as an athlete have been not just a tennis player have been one of the most important athletes in the in the history of the sport. she's the biggest thing that will ever be in the sport for serena came along there wasn't, you know, not really an icon of

the sport that looked like me. williams is wearing a dress at the us open that she designed made of six layers to honor her six past us open titles. she'll have another chance for a title when she battles for the doubles trophy on wednesday with her sister venus right continuing on in the sports world. it appears 49ers quarterback. jimmy garoppolo isn't going anywhere at least for now our sister network. espn is reporting that garoppolo and the team have agreed to a reduced contract reports. say the deal contains a no-trade clause and allows the veteran qb to become a free agent at the end of the season garoppolo spent the past several months recovering from shoulder surgery the injury hurt the niners ability to trade garoppolo once they officially named trey lance the starter in july. all right, finally tonight increasing childhood literacy in oakland with a multi-million dollar initiative. yeah. i just love this today's steph and iesha korea announced that their foundation eat learn play is teaming up with workday to to

close the literacy gap the news was made at the foundation's annual golf tournament to raise money for the effort abc 7 news sports. anchor chris alvarez sat down with steph this afternoon at stanford golf course, i understand how important you know, their their literacy journey is but also we want rick because the enjoy it and have fun with it because it it's a it's lifelong rewarding experience. money raised from the gulf tournament will be used to fund and support teacher-led literacy projects in the oakland unified school district. it will also help distribute 300,000 new books through the foundations bus and libraries and donations will also fund a new report on the state of literacy in oakland to better address the improvement areas that are needed. chris is going to have more on today's event later in sports coming up tonight at 6 o'clock. steph curry. just so many great things in this community. and did you see the gulf swing? i mean very impressive. he has that golfing show on abc

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