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firefighters are on the scene to contain fire and put out those hotspots. the blaze broke out near petaluma are among the cruise responding. a story we will stay on top of through the evening. we say good evening and thank you for joining us. >> the fire comes as a heat advisory is in effect for the inland regions of the bay area. >> we have lifting coverage tonight with abc7news reporter cornell renard found people trying to find the shade at the first day at the marin county fair. karina: let's begin with meteorologist sandhya patel for the latest on those hot conditions. sandhya: we have temperatures that have soared into the triple digit region. let me show you a live picture now from our santa cruz camera. nice that people can enjoy some relief from the heat as the coast is not warmed up as much. we expected this, it is happening. current temperatures, 100 in
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brentwood. 95, fairfield. 57 in half moon the at pfizer in effect until sunday night at 11:00 p.m. for all areas inland. increased risk of heat illnesses. it will be running moderate as temperatures soar above average. here are the weekend hotspots for tomorrow. fairfield, 106 degrees. livermore, 105. morgan hill, triple digits. 90's from santa rosa to redwood city to san jose. in case you are going to the coast to get some relief from the heat, a beach hazard statement goes up tomorrow morning. it runs until 11:00 p.m. sunday. rip currents and cold water is what you need to watch out for i will be back to tell you how long the hot weather will last and what is ahead for the forthcoming. dion: sounds good. sandia mentioned the heat is on in the north bay. that is where it has been a challenge for some to keep cool on the first day of the fair. cornell barnard joins us live in
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san rafael with all of the details. i feel sweaty just thinking about it. reporter: [laughter] exactly. check it out. the fair is officially open. . i've been telling myself all day, it is really not that hot today. in the last couple of hours, reality check, yes, it is that hot. after a chilly june, today's heatwave took many folks at the fair by surprise. gates opened for the kickoff of the marin county fair, where the food was fried, the rides were cranking, and the sun was hot. very hot. the motor family came prepared. >> we did bring our umbrella. we made sure to put on our sunscreen. we have cats if we need them. we have a portable fan for a breeze in case there is not one. reporter: no breeze here. unless you were writing the scorpion or cascading down the super slide, catching some air. >> if you come to the fair, we
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have a lot of things to help keep you cool. there are water stations throughout the fairgrounds. reporter: we are glad this is here because it keeps you hydrated because we don't want to buy a lot of juice and sugars and things to keep us going. this will be a lifesaver. reporter: kelly opted for the full hydration experience to keep cool. >> i spoke to a guy who works in the desert. he took the bandana, put it in water, stuck it on his head. i tried it, and it works pretty good. reporter: this fair has returned to full scale for the first time since 2019. that means indoor air conditioning exhibit halls are open, a nice place to keep cool. outside, there were cold drinks and frozen delights. >> pineapple in a cup. it is golden. >> is that doing the trick? >> it is. it's hot. finally the heat came. the fog receded. >> i also have a wet. it is apple in a cup, extremely refreshing.
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nice and hot out. reporter: that pineapple whip looked amazing. i just picked up myself this tall glass of refreshment. . this is organic limeade. all of the ice has basically melted, but it's cold. it's wet. this weekend, blue oyster cult tonight, patti labelle tomorrow night, and melissa etheridge on july 4. if you are coming out to the fair, sunscreen, hat, and water, all of it is dark -- is recommended. dion: great reminders. are we sure that is not an ice cold beer? [laughter] reporter: that's for later. dion: i see. got to get through the 6:00 newscast first. keep on enjoying. many thanks for your report. a quick reminder, you can track the heat by downloading the abc 7 bay area streaming tv app. . get the latest forecast on weather updates anytime.
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it is notable for roku and apple tv along with fire tv and google tv devices. karina: the supreme court rejected president biden's student loan forgiveness plan. 26 million borrowers across the country that requested the relief will now have to start repaying their loans, including 3.5 million people in california alone. senior education reporter leah melendez is in the newsroom with what you need to know. reporter: the plan would have a race $400 billion in student debt. according to the congressional budget office, got his money that would have been added to the deficit. others, on the other hand, say it would have been beneficial to the economy if all of those people who had borrowed now had more disposable income. >>. disappointed, but not surprised. reporter: there is no other way to describe how 26 million people nationwide with student debt are feeling after the supreme court rejected a waiver
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request. >> i was planning for the worst. i likely don't have as much as other people do. reporter: some low income pell grant recipients could have had $20,000 worth of loans erased. others without this grant would have had up to $10,000 marked off. >> i'm getting my graduate degree here. for two years, i took out about 60 k to pay for rent. reporter: this means those who borrowed will have to start repaying their loans after a three year pause, which was meant to help anyone financially affected during covid. >> thank goodness the pause also included the interest rate. in september is when it is going to start accruing with the payment to restart an october. reporter:reporter: some argue the debt relief would have been especially beneficial in the bay area rents are so high. >> i just know i'm not quite to buy a house here. it will not be in the bay area. it will probably -- i will
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probably put off that process for a few years. reporter: those who borrowed are told to reach out to the person -- who served the loan >> kyu cho to your servicers and don't wait for them to reach out to you. reporter: today's decision puts into question the high cost of a college education and how salaries and financial aid have not kept up. take uc berkeley for example. a public institution. in 1985, the cost of tuition and fees was $1296. in 38 years, it has $15,499 for in-state students. take a private university like usf where in 1984, the cost was $5,290. this coming year, tuition and fees will add up to $58,222. room and board not included. future college students like these are wondering if an education is still a good
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investment. >> it has become a lot more difficult to try to get the students to understand how important an investment it is to be in higher education. reporter: president biden reacted calling the decision wrong, and promising not to give up the fight for debt relief. he is working on a new strategy, plan b, that will take longer but he says will be more legally sound. in the meantime, if you miss a payment for the first 12 months, it will not appear as a default, and will not affect your credit. mr. biden also announced he is cutting the maximum payment borrowers have to make from 10% to 5% of their disposable income. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. karina: thank you for explaining. in a separate ruling, the supreme court determined the state of colorado cannot force a website designer to express messages with which she disagrees. critics say the ruling sets a dangerous precedent and makes it easier for businesses to discriminate.
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suzanne phan joins us from the newsroom with reaction in the bay area. reporter: we talked to people in the legal community. we talked to people in the lgbtq+ community. and we talked to a small business. . many of them are shocked by the decision on this last day of pride. >> this is one of the invitations we did that was a few years back. reporter: they cre invitations for all sorts of special occasions. >> a korean wedding invitation. reporter: especially for weddings. >> we do wedding invitations for everybody. reporter: his business has done a lot of of work for gay weddings. > this is their wedding. they have been ordering their stationery with us. same-sex couple, invitation we designed and printed. reporter: when news spread about the decision today, he and many others were shocked. >> i'm surprised. i hope they will change it. change their decision. it is very strange hearing that
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coming from the supreme court. reporter: used in la san francisco professor matthew coles explains what this latest supreme court decision means. >> you object to somebody who wants to use it, the first amendment lets you do that. it means, i think, that people who don't approve of same-sex marriage or who don't approve of gay people or trans people, or people who don't approve of interracial marriage, or of latino people or asian people, and who are involved in a business that somehow involves speech, the court says you have a constitutional right to refuse service. >> this decision is an extremely dangerous one. reporter: in the castro district, he worries about the impact of this decision. >> is going to affect the lgbtq+ community, of courses. but it has larger implications than just that. it could be suddenly, we are going to decide it is perfectly
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ok to discriminate against black people. this makes it a legally precedent that it is ok to discriminate against somebody. >> for me, it is a little bit of discrimination. if i have a business, i want everyone to be welcome. no matter what, we are in america. reporter: today scott weiner shared this tweet "this ruling is dangerous and horrifying. the court is taking us down a road where discrimination against lgbtq people is constitutionally protected." san francisco's city attorney released a statement saying the city will of course fight to ensure our lgbtq+ communities and every member of the protected class are supported and welcomed in public accommodations. suzanne phan, abc 7 news. dion: thanks. after the break, getting ready to mark 30 years since the deadliest shooting in san francisco history. tonight. , a survivor of the 101 california shooting shares details about the day her husband used his body to shield
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her from the gunman. stay with us. abc 7 news at 5:00 will
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karina: tomorrow marks 30 years since the 101 california shooting that left eight people dead in what is known as the deadliest mass shooting in san francisco history. it happened at a law firm and a sparked gun-control legislation across the nation. tonight, lena howland spoke with a survivor about that tragic day. >> before the route 66 music festival shooting, the pulse nightclub massacre, in the uvalde school shooting, came at 101 california. >> there was a man walking towards us with -- look like professional attire, khaki pants, a white shirt. and he walked up to the young man in front of us and shot him. reporter: michelle hovis who was visiting her husband at the kata
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and martin law firm for the day remembers running back into an office to hide. >> john was laying on top of me, trying to protect me. and i remember looking up and seeing the gunman shoot, and luke -- and looking up and seeing the barrel of the gun, and putting my head down. until the shooting stopped. reporter: she took five bullets to the right side of her body. before she could get on the phone with 911 operators -- >> john looked up at me and said, michelle, i'm dying, and love you. reporter: shooter killed eight people including her husband, before turning the gun on himself. >> our incident happened 30 years ago, it was big news. now unfortunately, it seems like it has become part of our landscape. reporter: in the months and years that followed this shooting, she mobilized with the victims families and other shooting survivors to demand stricter gun control on the state and federal level. >> the legislation that came out
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of the passion and dedication from the survivors of 101 california federally. reporter: on the federal bill, the brady bill was passed, establishing america's federal background system. and later, a 10 year assault weapons ban was passed through congress. . it expired in 2004. despite the progress, brian multi-, executive director of the hope and heal funds, says we need to look beyond just legislation. > if we are not at -- we are not tackling easy access of guns at home, intimate and for those in crisis, we are not addressing mass shootings in its totality. reporter: good more than 300 mass shootings across the country this year, according to the gun violence archive, 2023 is on pace to become the deadliest year for mass shootings in recent history. >> the worst landscape then it was in 1993, 1994, when we w
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trying to pass legislation. reporter: today, even 30 years later, she says their fight is far from over. >> i really think we have to wake up and put child locks on guns, safe storage on guns, mandatory background checks, and get rid of these high-capacity magazines. reporter: in san francisco, lena howland, abc 7 news. dion: san francisco pic are investigating a hit-and-run crash that endedn shooting. the violent events happened near park presidio boulevard in the inner richmond. you are looking at video of the hit-and-run crash where a black bmw slammed into two vehicles along 14th avenue and clement. that caused a white suv to crash through barriers. police say the driver of the bmw took off but stopped two blocks away. the people inside got out and ran. moments later, police located one of the people at 16th and
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gary suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. person has life-threatening injuries. we will
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dion: two men are under arrest and fireworks exceeds in connection to a fire intent is a this month. san jose residents and the and nathaniel valassis were arrested thursday and they face various charges including distribution of illegal fireworks. . investigators say some of those fireworks ignited and started a fire inside a public storage unit on blossom hill road on june 14. at fire spread to other units, destroying 50 of them. karina: let's get another check on the weather. and a lot of people are getting ready to celebrate the holiday. making the outdoor plans. dion: hoping we can see the fireworks this year, fingers crossed. sandhya: you know how it goes. don't get me started. fog is part of tradition. you get those fuzzy fireworks. it is not went to be like that everywhere.
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good evening to all of you. let's take a look at the high temperatures so far. these are not the official ratings. the ultimate readings come down here shortly. 105 degrees in fairfield. i just spoke with brooke at the national weather service, and she confirmed that santa cruz got to 77 degrees. 80 four, napa. 102, livermore. look at half moon bay. 57 degrees. the fog keeping the coast cool. but these heat safety tips stay hydrated, plenty of its -- of fluids. drink more water during a hots about. never leave people in side vehicles. reduce the amount of time you spend doors. and know the signs of heat illnesses, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. as we look at a live picture, nice day to be outside sailing. i think people have that idea there. upper 80's san arata -- santa rosa. upper 90's, concord and livermore.
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it is socked in on the golden gate bridge. visibility is low. be careful. 62 in the city. 68, oakland. 84, san jose. palo alto, 78. the uv index tomorrow, extreme. most intense is between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. that is when you should try to avoid outdoor time. time to burn is 15 to 25 minutes. you will need extra sunscreen. this is hot weather up and down the state. in orange, heat advisories. pink shade, excessive warnings. high-pressure, overhead, bringing the summer heat. it is going to peak tomorrow. with heat comes the fire danger, increasing in our inland communities. not just tomorrow evening, but sunday afternoon and evening. it will be moderate to high, shaded in blue to yellow. live view from our san jose camera, it is a sunny one. temperatures rising. heat easing on sunday. out of the triple digits by monday. we will be cooling closer to average for the fourth of july.
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let's go hour-by-hour. 6:00 tonight, hot inland. as we head into it :00 p.m., you will notice the warmth holds. the coastline, in the 50's. tomorrow morning, we have the fog around. it will be dense in pockets like this morning. 50's to 60's, temperatures will be quickly coming up by the lunch hour. already in the 90's for the hottest spot. by early afternoon, triple digits showing up. i will tell you where those numbers will end up by 4:00 p.m. high temp -- low temperatures first, 50's, 60's, mild inland. pool up close with the fog. these are your highs tomorrow afternoon. 100, morgan hill. 94, san jose. 91, milpitas. on the peninsula, 90 in redwood city. mid to upper 60's coast side from half moon bay to pacifica. 70, downtown san francisco. some fog lingering near the coast. as you look at the north bay, numbers in the triple digits. that's dangerous. 109 in ukiah.
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91, napa. 89, san rafael. temperatures above average. we are not used to this with that cool weather. it is taxing on the body. 82, 92, fremont. up to 106 in fairfield. 105, livermore. what's ahead for sunday, still triple digits for the hotspots. 60's, coast side. accuweather 7 day forecast, we will drop the temperatures off into the 90's by monday. 60's coast side. cooler for the holiday on the fourth of july, back closer to average. 80's inland. . 60's on the coast. the cooling trend continues through the end of the workweek next week. we are talking about sizzling weather inland for the upcoming weekend. be careful. karina: saturday will be the worst day. sandhya: the hottest day. absolutely. karina: thanks. dion: sta
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karina: we have more needs ahead coming about 5:30. we look at from the oakland fire department about fire dangers as we get into the holiday weekend. the biggest concerns when it comes to fireworks from sparking fires to injuries. lien melendez tested out one of those self-driving car's, into took it for a spin. she joins me to share more about that not so smooth experience, and her thoughts on the improvements that need to happen. this is a story you don't want to miss. dion: just seeing her run down the street gets me very intrigued. karina: and when she gets in the car, it gets better. dion: if you are watching is on tv, world news tonight is next. thanks for joining us. karina: we will
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