>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. ama: of fire burned through some townhomes in san jose and we are getting some new video that one family says leaves little doubt the fire was intentionally set. dan: several families to seek shelter. one of them share their story with abc7news southbay reporter lauren martinez. they also showed her some surveillance video that leaves them convinced that the fire destroyed their home of more than two decades was arson. reporter: families their homes after a fire ripped

through a row of townhomes friday evening. officials say five units were heavily damaged. alomar could barel shocked out when we interviewed him moments after his home went up in flames. he had barely enough time to get his mother-in-law out safely. >> i can't look at the video still. it makes me really emotional. reporter: albert and maria are one of several families displaced. the couple are now staying at their daughter's home in hollister. >> i feel violated. reporter: in the last two years, the neighborhood has taken a turn for the worse. they installed security cameras to feel safer. one of their cameras caught the moment a mattress they had outside lit on fire. investigators are still trying to determine how the fire started but this couple is convinced it's arson. the couple says a man can be

seen riding his bike back and forth. >> three or four times that he went by. the next you know, the flare started going up. reporter: this family is figuring out what's next for them. >> we still have to continue working. our youngest daughter has to commute to her work in san rafael. reporter: they still have a mortgage to pay. the hoa started a claim and said rebuilding will be a long process. >> i know it's a process. i know it will be ok at the end. it's just a process. reporter: the fire department says no new information is being released. lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: in the east bay, 160 residents are displaced following a fire at an apartment building in san leandro. alameda county fire says it started on the third floor after 5:00 this afternoon on east 14th street. the red cross is providing assistance to those residents after 42 apartment units were

ragtag because of water and smoke damage. thankfully, no one was injured in the fire. ama: san francisco could become the first city in the country to require pharmacies to carry narcan. it's used to reverse overdoses and has become a popular tool in the fight against the drug crisis. matt dorsey introduced legislation today. pharmacies would be required to have at least two boxes of mark canha stock at all times or face a fine. dan: we are in changes this week. ama: we had an earthquake tonight in the southbay. sandhya: that earthquake was a small one in the southbay. let's get right to it. it was northeast of gilroy, shortly before 10:00 p.m. tonight. it was centered about four miles in terms of depth. 3.0 magnitude.

a little bit around coyote. some reports from parts of the east bay as we check out what's ahead. the 24 hour forecast. tomorrow morning, fog. misty and drizzly. 50's by noon time. temperatures rising, sunny for most areas except the coast and it will be a warmer afternoon with mid 80's inland. by nightfall, temperatures sliding except near the coast line. we have big-time heat coming our way and it does bring warnings. i will be back with that forecast, coming up. ama: we are quickly approaching the fourth of july holiday weekend. if this year is anything like years past, many will head to tahoe. temperatures getting hot in there are all sorts of outdoor activities including white water rafting and skiing. j.r. stone has the story. reporter:'tis the season for skiing and boarding. get out your red white and blue because skiing will be an option

at palisades tahoe up until july 4 for the first time in more than a decade. >> might be slushy out there. at the same time, we are skiing in july. pretty amazing. reporter: temperatures here at palisades where the festival is being held are expected to go into the 80's or beyond. fashion could be a thing. >> you will see people in their bathing suits, ripping around or shorts and a t-shirt is perfectly fine. reporter: others taking to the water. >> this is one of the best river seasons we've seen in the last 10 years. reporter: there was chatter about white water being closed. that's true but just for two rental companies close to the dam where water isn't being released. that's not true for three other companies like tahoe whitewater tours.

those companies are open downstream on the truckee where there are four other water sources and open along other rivers. >> we are starting to book up trips. there is always slots available. we run seven days a week. we have five different rivers that we run. reporter: if you go anywhere here or on lake tahoe, pick up your trash. >> last year, our volunteers collected 3450 pounds of litter. reporter: that was last july 5, according to chris joseph. he says it will likely get very busy and that could mean more trash if visitors aren't careful. joseph also says to plan ahead because beaches are smaller and water levels are higher. >> the lake is quite high. it's about a foot and a half below its legal limit. so that means nice big beautiful lake, high water level, small beaches, quite cold water. >> so it's a fabulous time for

some recreational opportunity appear in lake tahoe. reporter: j.r. stone, abc7news. ama: roads heading into yosemite national park are slowly beginning to reopen. glacier point road wilbur reopen this weekend. it will reopen seven days a week starting july 15. tioga pass road continuation of highway 120 into yosemite will remain closed as snow continues to melt. park officials a revise -- advising visitors to arrive early. dan: developing news on a brush fire near paris and riverside county. fire officials say only 5% of the burn is contained. the fire was first reported at 2:30 this afternoon. it has burned 55 acres so far. while we don't know how many homes have been damaged, and evacuation in that area is still in effect. it's what drives our work every

day at abc 7, finding ways to build a better bay area. we are finding some of those breakthroughs. an effort is growing that supporters say would put more money into the pockets of jurors and make the criminal justice system more equitable. >> what we saw is that when we give jurors an extra stipend from $15 to $100, we allow people who couldn't afford to be jurors to never dissipate. dan: an assembly member sponsored the legislation that gives jurors $100 a day. the program started last spring in san francisco in the state senate is set to vote on expanding it to four other counties across california. the city department overseeing the program says the $100 is making a difference, helping create juries that are more reflective of the community. ama: a hotel in san francisco that served as a temporary shelter for homeless families will be dedicated permanently to that cause. the city raised money online to take over the oasis hotel.

the hotel's owners said they were going to sell the building but its former residents and homeless advocates fought to keep it a shelter. since it -- saint anthony's foundation said it will by the hotel. the city is also providing funding. dan: we toured dig deep farms which works to help rehabilitate the earth and help community members in need. they have six urban farms and alameda county. the farms provide six-week internships to formally incarcerated people who are reentering society and the food grown is offered to residents experiencing food insecurity. >> public safety is about public health and it's about economic development and it's about community development and it requires tremendous amount of partners. that's what we represent. dan: dig deep farms is part of the alameda county deputy sheriffs activities league. they hope to expand its model to other parts of the bay area. ama: we will have to wait at

least two more weeks to find out if self-driving taxis could operate 24 hours a day in san francisco. the public utilities commission has delayed a vote that was scheduled for thursday. it comes after local public safety officials have called for a slowdown in the robo taxi rollout. cruise vehicles create jams and interfere with buses and emergency vehicles. dan: new development with san jose's effort to bring a major league baseball team to the south bay. our media partners report the city struck out at least for now. commissioner rob manfred responded to the letter sent to him by five same as a for him consider suspending the territorial rights that belong to the giants so the city could get an expansion team. he thanked them for the letter but says baseball is focused on the oakland a's situation right now and potential relocation to las vegas. once that process wraps up, major league baseball might look at the territorial rights and

expansion. ama: getting tough on retail fact. will it make a difference in the bay area? dan: california is looking to protect drivers from getting gouged at the pump. how it plans to keep gas prices in check. ama: we can put a price tag on pickle ball. you might be surprised how much the injuries from this gam

ama: a new federal law trying to stop organized retail theft took

place today. it cracks down on the sale of so tonight -- stolen items online by making websites collect information. will it have an impact in the bay area? tim johns has the answer. reporter: as retail theft continues to be a major concern across the bay area, help could be on the way. tuesday, a new federal law cracking down on the online sales of stolen goods went into effect. >> they are trying to suffocate the supply chain here. basically the whole chain of the theft by going after the outlet. the illegal outlets. reporter: it would require online marketplace websites like amazon and at sea to disclose information about some third-party sellers. specifically sellers who had more than 200 sales amounting to over $5,000 or more in a year. this professor is a tech expert at san jose state university. he says with the growth of stolen omma -- items online, he

wishes penalties were harsher. >> 50 to $100 per violation. that is low. reporter: a view shared by others. >> i think it will be a small step in the right direction. it will slow down some of the sales but they will always find a way around it. reporter: the spokesperson for californians against retail and residential theft. he says this law won't be enough to stop retail theft in places like san francisco. >> get more law enforcement. start looking at the sentencing we are doing right now for these types of crimes. let's s ts around. reporter: he worries that the problem could get worse. that's why his group is working with businesses up and down the state. >> they are not only worried about their losses. what they are worried about his potential threat to their employees and customers. we never know when one of these instances may turn violent. reporter: tim johns, abc 7 news. dan: the man accused of stabbing

a worker at a san francisco chinatown bakery was back in court today. the 61-year-old is charged with multiple felonies including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and burglary. we spoke with his attorney who told us her client has a long history of mental illness and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. the hearing was continued to thursday. oakland police and firefighters are hoping to collect illegal fireworks before the fourth of july without any punishment. all fireworks are illegal in the city of oakland and now firework collection barrels have been set up outside of six fire stations. so people can surrender them safely with no consequences. in oakland, anyone caught with fireworks can be fined up to $1000. police also have a fireworks tip line. ama: a new report released by rob bonta shows a spike in hate crimes in 2022 compared to the previous year. there were more than 2100 hate crimes reported in the state

last year. in 2021, there were 1700 reported. that means there was a more than 20% surge. the report found there were 652 anti-black crimes last year, jumping more than 27% from 2021. antisemitic hate crimes spike more than 24%. the report showed a drop in anti-asian offenses in 2022 but there were still 140 reports. bonta believes there are more unreported crimes out there and wants people to take action. >> i want to take this opportunity to earn victims and witnesses of hate crimes to come forward. report. what you experience or what you see. reporter: criminal offenses against a person or property that's motivated by things such as race, gender, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation. dan: governor newsom is sticking to his promise to hold big oil companies accountable. a new law that targets price gouging went into effect today.

the new legislation monitored exposes price manipulation in real time. it's a way to prevent gas price spikes. which are caused by refineries shutting down. they will now be required to give monthly reports on their profit margins. governor newsom posted a video online reassuring people that the new law will benefit their wallets. >> the nation's first big oil watchdog to monitor the industry. rooting out illegal price gouging in real time, helping you keep money in your pocket. dan: compared to 2022, the gas prices have dropped $1.50 year-over-year. ama: pickle ball is becoming an extremely popular sport in the u.s. but players are also racking up doctors bills. pickle ball injuries may cost americans nearly $400 million this year. ubs analysts say the sport makes up five to 10% of unplanned

medical costs. the unexpected injuries include things like sprains, fractures. despite the high medical bills, the number of pickle ballplayers will grow to 22 million thi year. dan: everybody is playing pickle ball. a replica of the white house is on the market for $38.9 million. the property called the western white house is located in hillsboro. more than 24,000 square feet and has 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. there's version of the oval office inside. other amenities inuda wine cellar, staff quarters. the wall street journal reports the home was commissioned in the 30's for the son of william randolph hearst. isn't that something? ama: our weather will be something pretty soon. dan: heating up. finally it will feel like summer. sandhya patel is here. sandhya: you will know it is summer. temperature sore. let's take a look at your heat

alert. we are expecting hot weather between friday and sunday with the temperatures soaring. increased fire danger as the humidity begins to lower and a higher risk of heat illnesses. he divides restarts at friday, other than the coast and parts of the bay shoreline, everyone is going to go under it. highs in the low 90's to near 100 overnight. it won't cool off a lot. it will still be in the 60's and 70's. lake county under an excessive heat watch. highs up to 106 degrees. that's dangerous and extreme heat so that significantly raises the risk of heat illnesses. we've been in a below-average pattern much of this month. we are prepared for this. this will be a shock to the system so be careful. highs for friday getting up into the 90's and lint. triple digits on saturday. sunday, still hot inland.

along the coast, 60's. high pressure will bring that heat as the high pressure builds in. we will see a switch up from our pattern that we are in right now which is a trough still dominating. excessive heat watch with that ridge building. it will yosemite from the 90's to the 100s. tahoe going from 70's to 80's. that's why they are expecting fluttering concern south of tahoe. sierra under the flood watch as snowmelt is expected. rivers will be runge -- running high. live views from our tower cameras. you can see that we do have some fog around. it's compressing visibility down to three miles in half. be careful tomorrow morning. it will be dense right near the coastline and parts of the bay as you will see right now. 50's, 60's on those temperatures right now. you see the gray skies over san

francisco. misty with areas of dense fog overnight. warmer tomorrow afternoon and heating up later this week. tomorrow morning, 50's, 60's. by lunch, 70's inland. up into the 80's by 3:00 and it will warm up a little bit more by 4:00. in the morning, watch out for fog and drizzle. 50's, 60's tomorrow afternoon. breezy, cloudy coastline. 80's and lynn. warmer day for your wednesday. as you check out what the beach forecast is looking for give a holiday weekend, mild to warm. take a bag in the 60's. look at santa cruz. upper 70's, dropping off to low 70's by monday. monterey, 70's to 60's. uv index, very hot. we will gradually get you into the warm up at then it will be hello heat friday, saturday, sunday. 90's, 100s inland. the fog rolls in.

so much the tradition and it will cool off. dan: hello heat, where have you been? ama: that's right. we will be right bac

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jackie: community schools are so important to us. this is truly what students need. cecily: no two community schools are alike because it goes by what is happening in the community. rafael: we want this to be a one-stop shop for our families that puts parents and students first. kenny: the health and wellness center is a part of our holistic approach. terry: medical, dental, vision, and mental health services. we're addressing the students' everyday needs. kenny: what we do allows them to be the best version of themselves. narrator: california's community schools: reimagining public education. dan: ryan seacrest will be the new host of wheel of fortune.

he signed a multi-year deal and will be working alongside ben white. he announced he will be stepping down as host but will stay on as a consultant. secrest released a statement saying he is humbled to be stepping in as a replacement. dan: a community basketball court in san francisco has a whole new look. we were there for the dedication today at a live and thrive, a violence prevention program founded at the omega boys club. the warrior assistant coach was among those on hand for the ceremony. the warriors community foundation picked up the tap for the renovation which included new rims, fence repairs, and an artistic court mural. as you can see, the floor itself is pretty cool as well. ama: the giants paid a visit to some old friends tonight. dan: larry beil is here. larry: the brandon's meeting

again in toronto. the giants open a series north of the border. which brandon comes away with the win? that's ne

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see some old friends north of the border. brandon belt and kevin gausman with the blue jays. brandon crawford is using his old locker to a store shoes. >> did he really? that's embarrassing first of all for both of us. he should be a same -- ashamed of doing that. nobody should be in that locker. my jersey should be hanging there forever. larry: dripping with sarcasm. giants keep using ryan walker as their first-inning opener because it works. one scoreless inning for walker. gausman had a no-hitter into the fifth. thairo estrada broke it up. patrick bailey drove him in. to the eighth. belt misses deep to write. michael conforti dropped two catchable balls tonight. now the tying run is in scoring position. camilo is here. vladimir guerrero junior to fly out and the threat is over.

to none ninth we go. giants get some insurance. estrada again. double off the wall. giants win their 10th straight road game. the most in san francisco team history. 3-0 is your final. yankee visiting the a's. the dog is ready to go. 1-0 a's in the fourth. seth brown downtown. not going to be able to c that out of their highlights. former a josh donaldson. we've seen this before. deep to left. cuts the lead in half. bottom nine. too long, two out. swing and a miss. dante deepened jen so expected to opt for free agency rather than return to the warriors. outplayed his contract brendan bacsinszky and modus movie.

christian espinoza play in the major league soccer all-star game. that will be july 19. the quakes did a great job of informing him with help from his kids. sports on abc 7 sponsored by river rock casino. we will be right back.

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