toast sticks starting at $2.00 are back at jack in the box. >> now from abc7 come live breaking news. >> a massive police response to shots fired on the south bay freeway. an off-duty san jose police officers personal vehicle was hit by gunfire. you see the officers with heads down, sweeping the freeway and searching for casings and clues. the officer whose vehicle was struck was not injured. he did not see a gun, but heard a pop and pulled over and saw a bullet hole in his front passenger door. the suspect was in a white hatchback with no license plates. it happened before 2:00 today on northbound 101. a stretch was closed while the investigation is underway. sky 7 is over the scene. you can see the freeway open to traffic. it is slow going.

police and chp are working that case. good evening. >> thanks for joining us. this comes as concerns over gun violence reach a boiling point. both nationally and at home. >> i am asking everyone in the city to touch every wedding -- everybody that you know to say put the guns down, stop it. give us a break. six homicides in four days. give us a break. give this community a break. give our families a break. how much can we mourn in this city? >> oaklands police chief flight by members of the community who have lost loved ones to gun violence, all looking for communitywide solutions to keep the children safe one day after a 13-year-old student was shot at school by a 12-year-old. >> you've got a 12-year-old and 13-year-old in distress. no amount of policing will stop that.

let's really talk about what it means to have a whole community, a wholesome community. we are looking for solutions and we are looking for people who say those children matter. >> this comes as president biden pushes his crime prevention plans with a focus on gun control. >> i'm determined to ban assault weapons in this country. determined. >> the president detail his essay for america plan to address gun crime while in pennsylvania. the proposal includes funding for 100,000 additional officers across the country cracking down on violent crime and banning assault weapons. he also stressed police and community and public trust is important. >> you have to know people, you have to know when to trust a community. >> the presidents plan needs approval.

>> oakland has seen a majority of gun violence across the bay area. the solution lies within the community. >> it is a terrible experience for all of us to have to come before our city and beg for the help we need. that help really exists within our community. we need to implore our family members and friends and those connected to put down the guns. to stop using guns as a way of dealing with every confrontation. >> since last thursday, there have been six killings in the city, bringing the total to 83 this year. >> police announced yesterday's shooting at madison park academy was not a deliberate school shooting. oakland police say the victim was not the intended target. nevertheless, city leaders and community members are calling for a stop to all of this violence with so many incidents involving guns. ryan curry has more. >> a terrible experience for all of us to have to come before our

city and beg for the help we need. >> a call for peace on the steps of oaklands city hall. >> a 13-year-old shot by a 12-year-old at school. our biggest club in oakland is not bullets, it is apathy. >> that happened at madison park academy monday. the school posting on instagram saying their staff follow training and helped students safely reconnect with families. it is the latest in a series of violent episodes across oakland. community leaders are asking everyone to stop this kind of violence. >> the community has to come together and be a collective voice to move the city in a different direction because the violence has to stop. >> no other student was hurt in the incident. the teachers union is calling for safer schools. in a statement, they say educators have major concerns over the resources regularly available to support the needs

of students. our public schools should be safe havens for students free of the fear of gun violence." oakland unified was one of the first districts to disband its police force following the death of george floyd. community leaders say it is not about lack of police, but a community not showing enough compassion. >> you have a 12-year-old and 13-year-old in distress. no amount of policing will stop that. let's really talk about what it means to have a whole community, a wholesome community. we are looking for solutions and people who say those children matter. >> in oakland, ryan curry. >> in just about an hour, san francisco leaders from district six will be discussing crime and drug concerns. the public safety town hall will include the supervisor and district attorney brooke dinkins and the police captain of southern station. it is being held at the folsom street foundry from 6:00 to

8:00. >> now to a twist in a crime trend many bay area residents know all too well. car break-ins. they happen all the time. what happens when stolen license plates are used by criminals? dion lim talked to one woman who encountered that ordeal and it cost her thousands of dollars in fines. >> another day, another car break in cotton camera. this sent by of your who captured it at around 5:30 near lombard street in san francisco. unlike all of the other car break in videos on abc7, after i posted it to instagram, a young woman sent me this image saying the plates of that car matched the ones stolen from her mom's car in san jose. >> it is frustrating, it ended up costing a lot of money and time. >> stealing plates is a crime on the rise. this 33-year-old woman was arrested after being seen unscrewing plates along a residential street and switching

them to other vehicles in what is called cold plating. isabel is a real estate agent who had hers stolen during a pandemic. it wasn't used on a vehicle to commit break-ins. >> the people who took my plate put it on the vehicle and cruised around the bay for months. racked up thousands of dollars in tolls. >> months of headaches and $2000 in fines jason young helps his customers with it at least one a week. this tamperproof license plate screws are worth the investment. >> put it on, it is easy. maybe $10. >> shortly after her ordeal, isabel had those special screws installed.

everyone in this story sharing their experiences, hoping incidents like this don't happen to someone else. in san francisco, dion lim. >> as we head into labor day weekend, safety on the road is a top concern. a new study showing a concerning spike in fatal crashes. worst it has been since 2002. most of the incidents involved duis. as leslie brinkley tells us, chp will be on the lookout more than ever for impaired drivers. >> high-speed was inside this aent in oakland. speed is one of the things officers look at as a warning sign the driver could be impaired. >> it is interesting. so many people reached out to us and said drivers have gotten so much worse since the pandemic. i have heard so many different theories on why, but it is all anecdotal. >> the latest statistics show a

huge spike in fatal crashes from the first quarter of 2022. over 9500 people died. a 7% increase over the previous year. the highest since 2002. >> why this spike has been taking place, i don't think there is one thing we can point our finger to. but we know it appears there have been some who have consumed more alcohol than they did previously. hopefully we can reduce duis by getting the message out. >> in california, a state law takes effect this week requiring white staff who serve alcohol at bars or restaurants to take mandatory state training as a way to put a dent in duis. the other is the drive sober or get pulled over high visibility enforcement campaign, now in effect. >> drunk driving kind of gives -- most people think of alcohol.

we are looking for more. not just alcohol, it is drugs, a combination of the two. >> maximum staffing for impaired drivers before the crash, hoping californians make a u-turn on this trend of increasing traffic fatalities. i'm leslie brinkley. abc7. >> the other big concern, the heat wave. >> sandhya patel has when the warm-up will begin. >> i would call it a heat up. today is warmer. towards thursday, temperatures soaring. excessive heat watch in effect for the entire bay area beginning saturday morning got extended today until 8:00 p.m. tuesday. highs upper 90's to up to 110 degrees possible. lows in the 60's to 80's. risk of heat illnesses will be going up considerably. taking a look at the sampling of temperatures.

saturday into the triple digits. sunday. 105 in antioch. monday, possibly exceeding the 110 degree mark in fairfield. high risk of heat illnesses. limit outdoor plans in the heat. keep cool and check on the elderly and pets. i will let you know when you get a break and a full look at the holiday weekend forecast. >> still ahead. could one school districts unusual request to families be a sign of the housing challenges in the bay area? we tell you about the message sent to try and ease the housing crisis for teachers in the south bay. abc7 announcer: type 2 diabetes?

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>> most teachers struggle to make ends meet. the high cost of living in the bay area is so extreme. >> some move to other affordable communities. one district is asking for help by renting out extra rooms. >> leah melendez explains what the response has been from residents. >> hello m usd learners and families. >> a greeting from the superintendent at the beginning of the year followed this week by a plea to parents delivered in an email. if you have a room for rent in your home and would like to share the housing opportunity

with the unified school district educators, please fill out this google form. >> i would, definitely yes. my kids go to the same school. i think housing is the biggest problem facing the bay area in general and california. >> the school district says it is not only teachers struggling to stay, but all staff. some forced to move to more affordable communities. the affordability issue is a challenge because prices and rentals are very competitive. >> tech companies like google, tesla, facebook, the high-paying jobs, it is hard for the average person. >> there is a real concern nationwide for teachers. airbnb keeps track of their hosts. not surprisingly, teachers are among them. a report released fines nearly 20% of all u.s. airbnb hosts identify as an educator or living with one. california is a top state. >> their income from hosting has

gone to cover the rise of the cost of living. certainly it is a big reason why so many people turn to hosting to supplement their income. >> local california educators earned more than $43 million from hosting in 2021. that is if they can afford to own a home to begin with. for those renting, 40 people have responded to the calls for rooms. >> kindergarten is not mandatory in california. it soon could be. a bill approved by the state senate is now on the governor's desk. susan rubio out of southern california opted the legislation. she saw a noticeable difference between students who attended kindergarten and those who didn't. >> you see the difference, not only physically in their inability to know how to collaborate with classmates, hold a pencil, but even their

confidence and participation, the kids who don't attend kindergarten really spend half a year trying to figure out what school is. >> if governor newsom signs the bill, it would go into effect at the start for decades, i've worked at the intersection of domestic violence and homelessness. so when prop 27 promised solutions to homelessness, i took a good, hard look. it's not a solution. 90% of the money goes to the out-of-state corporations who wrote it. very little is left for the homeless. don't let corporations exploit homelessness to pad their profits. vote no on 27.

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gathered in fremont to push for continued conservation and praise job bay area residents are doing. he spake mud customers must lower by 15% last year. the top natural resource official says water agencies also deserve credit for their cutting edge practices. >> that is doubling down on water recycling. getting going deeper on conservation and efficiency. capturing storm water when you are experiencing storms. >> officials also sent out a reminder about existing water saving programs like free low-flow shower heads, faucet aerators, rebates to homeowners and businesses who replace lawns , add drought relist -- add drought resistant landscaping. >> the upcoming heat wave will not help the drought situation. >> sandhya patel is here with more. >> be prepared for days of very hot weather coming up to dangerous levels.

the heatwave will begin on thursday. let me show you a live picture from santa cruz. there are a few people enjoying the sunshine and comfortable weather. you might think it is a good place to cool off, but santa cruz will go from the 80's to the 90's for the holiday weekend. it will get really hot. keep that in mind. risk of heat illnesses rising significantly, especially over the weekend and record temperatures are expected. this area of high pressure will bring the hot weather from the desert southwest into our direction. not just a local event, it will be statewide. find a way to beat the heat. we pretty much have a few patches of fog offshore. as you look at the winds, it is nice to have a sea breeze. 21 in san mateo. live view from the golden, we

have blue skies. 66 in the city. oakland at 70. san jose, 77. temperatures for most areas came up a few degrees. you will notice a little bit of haze that has been building as we continue to see the winds dropping off. sea breeze not that long. we will see the air quality deteriorating with the heat building. 92 in fairfield. 86 in livermore. we don't have an air quality advisory. but expect moderate air quality through saturday. fog will push in over parts of the bay. pulling back away from the coasts. everyone will see sunshine tomorrow and temperatures respond. 50's and 60's tomorrow morning. watch out for the fog. warm in the afternoon. gilroy 92. 82 santa clara.

64 in pacifica. a nice mild day in daly city. at sunset to mid 60's. getting you up into the mid and upper 90's to cloverdale. 85 in napa. in the east bay, 75. heading in then, 96 in fairfield. accuweather 7 day forecast. warmer afternoon. september sizzle on thursday. temperatures dialing back friday. but get ready, dangerous heat, mid to upper 100s for the holiday weekend. temperatures in the triple digits on tuesday. coast side in the 60's. 70's. >> still ahead. yet another professional sports team in oakland in search of a new site to build a stadium.

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>> a reminder that you can get a live newscast, wrecking news, weather, and more with our bay area streaming tv app on apple tv, google tv, fire tv, and roku. search abc7 bay area and download it. >> the oakland ridge soccer club is the latest professional sports team in search for new stadium. the announcement today, the soccer club announced the roots and its pro women's team would have outgrown at laney college. they are looking to secure a new 15 acre site to build a soccer stadium that can hold up to 10,000 fans. it is compared to the maximum capacity, 5500. it would be privately financed in the interim. >> finally tonight, a nonprofit

that feeds hundreds of people every day in the south bay getting a big assist from kaiser permanente and the san jose earthquakes. >> old organizations had representatives on hand to give $5,000. martha's kitchen provides more than 100,000 meals and about 200 50,000 pounds worth of groceries each month to those in need in the san jose area. >> over 38 million hungry americans. that could lead to other problems, malnutrition, diabetes. we want to provide healthy food to improve the health of the community. >> today's donation was raised through earthquakes assist for food and security program. kaiser permanente pledged to donate a certain amount of money . >> that is a great partnership. world news tonight is next. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley.

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. severe storms hitting the northeast. also tonight, iran trying to steal a u.s. drone. the u.s. navy responding. and you'll see the images tonight. and the u.s. army now grounding its chinook helicopters. first tonight, millions on alert from virginia, washington, d.c., up through pennsylvania, new york to maine. the potential at this hour for damaging winds, after a young girl is electrocuted and a woman is killed by a tree, all by the same system. senior meteorologist rob marciano standing by. also, the state of emergency. the water emergency in jackson, mississippi. 160,000 people without any water at all. trevor ault in jackson. also, the news coming in now, the u.s. army grounding the entire fleet of chinook