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compromised. >> but the city has already taken precautions to prevent it from spreading. reporter: the city of hayward says it was hacked. officials say so far private data is safe. >> there has been no evidence of which we are aware of any data breach whatsoever. >> the city of hayward said this was a ransomware attack but did not name who was behind it or what was being asked. the problem was detected sunday morning and the city has since closed access to its public website and online portals. >> there was a forensic analysis going on about how it happened and how to address it in the future. >> this after recent ransomware attack in oakland where personal data was leaked. this professor at san jose state university cities and organizations like hospitals have been vulnerable in recent years. >> the last five years we had 330 attacks. that cost about $70 billion of downtime. >> cities like hayward are soft

targets, meaning hackers believe they have week i.t. defenses. he recommends anyone who has conducted online transactions with the city to monitor bank accounts and critic cards. >> any kind of means that i used to communicate or pay the city of hayward,, monitor that very well. >> it is problematic what we are seeing. i think it will only increase if we don't do something about it. reporter: the state senator a formal councilmember and praises the response saying that the city has made strides to beef up its i.t. systems. the big challenge for cash-strapped cities is cost. >> tech services are extremely extensive. reporter: she says silicon valley needs to offer discounts and services to help deal with cyber security concerns as well as the state. >> the offices of emergency services for the state of california needs to step up and have a game plan and strategy around it.

we are the fourth largest economy and it's incredibly imperative we protect our resources. reporter: the city is still conducting business in person and on the phone but it could be weeks before they are back on track. >> a man from the city of tracy's facing federal charges accused of a computer attack on the discovery bay water treatment facility. the fbi sase was a former employee who intentionally disabled the main operational and monitoring system for the water treatment plant impacting the water pressure, filtration, and chemical levels. the facility treats water and wastewater's for about 15,000 customers. he faces up to 15 years in prison and a fine of a quarter million dollars if convicted. >> a warning from fremont police about a phone scam on the rise. people are receiving calls that appear to be coming from the department's nonemergency line. the person on the other end of

the line is asking for information or money. in some cases people are told they need to make a payment or risk arrest, deportation or legal action. the police say they will never call to make such a demand. the number megan -- the number being mimicked is on the screen. if you get a call from this number requesting information or money, hang up. >> there is a new response to the chaotic scene at dolores park in san francisco. more than 100 people and many juveniles were arrested by the police during an unpermitted skating event called a hill bomb. our reporter just spoke with the police chief about the criticism his department is receiving about their response and she joins us live. reporter: sfpd chief bill scott said they initially went to the event hoping to prevent it. i spoke with a resident who said it seemed like this year the crowd was wild. a chaotic scene, 81 juveniles, 32 adults arrested or cited

sunday in san francisco. images show officers wearing tactical gear while fireworks were being thrown at them. all double vehicles were vandalized. >> we expect our officers to stand out there and be hit with bottles and explosives and not protect themselves? that will never happen. and the public should not expect the officers to be in that position. reporter: the unpermitted event attracts hundreds of skateboarders at dolores park to skate down the hill. this person has lived in the area 22 years and called 911 after hearing screams out his window and witnessing a fight. >> one on the ground was being beaten up. i know they are young, but they were definitely with people that were causing a lot of trouble and it was very intimidating just walking up and down the street. people were closing up shop. reporter: this skateboarders saw

the images and said to police officers overreacted. >> i seen them in like riot gear. nobody is having a riot, people just came out to have fun. reporter: chief scott said they gave the group over an hour to disperse before making any arrests. he said they changed to tactical gear after an officer was hit in the head with a sharp object. >> what is excessive about an officer putting on safety protective equipment when they are having explosives, bottles thrown at them, getting punched in the face? reporter: the supervisor is calling for an investigation of fs pd's response -- sfpd's response. >> i'm going to be reaching out directly to the police commission in particular. i hope that they will exercise their oversight role here to ask questions and to really figure out what exactly happened and why it went down like this. reporter: in years past there

have been several concerning incidents. in 2020 a biker was struck by a skateboarder knowing down the hill. biker later died pretty chief said they will revisit the tactics they implemented sunday. >> an apparent resolution of the case of the san francisco merchant seen an egg of viral video springwater on a homeless woman. the video surfaced in january shown the 72-year-old using a hose to spray water on the 35-year-old woman. today in court the judge ordered him to perform 35 hours of community service, pay restitution, abided by a restraining order, and avoid arrest for six months. if he does the misdemeanor battery charge will be dismissed. >> it has been summer several weeks now but across the bay area it is not always felt summerlike. that is about to change. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. this is a heat up sizzler. >> it will be sizzling later this week. i'm a show you what you need to

know. the excessive heat watch goes up at 11 a.m. friday for all inland areas shaded in red. it runs until sunday night. solano county until monday night. the concern is highs well above average, upper 90's, near 110 degrees. it is very taxing on the body when overnight only in the low 60's in the valley, 70's in the hills. dangerously hot conditions will bring a higher risk of heat illness. it will be in the moderate to major heat risk category. right now we don't have to worry about it because of the marine influence keeping to pitchers along the coast in the 50's, 80's inland. 6:00 until 8 p.m. temp into the 70's, inland 50's. then we start off with drizzle tomorrow morning and fog. by early afternoon you are already in the 80's, 50's co-side. i will let you know how hot it will get inland tomorrow and when you have to really watch out for this heat coming up.

>> we will check back. eta concerns linked to demands on california's electric grid have become more common the last few summers. $67 million of federal funding is aiming to help modernize the grid and help the state avoid power outages. as zach fuentes tells us, experts say it will not be enough. reporter: flex alerts are becoming increasingly frequent, issued by the operators of california's electric grid. the let's call for people to conserve power during peak hours, usually on extremely hot days. demand on the grid is expected to go over, the state triggers rolling blackouts. >> droughts, heat atmospheric rivers are made worse by the climate crisis, leading to constant threats to the electoral grid. reporter: with climate change expected to stay and issue plus more demand on the grid with the upcoming goals of all electric vehicles, new resources have been focused on improving the california electric grid.

>> the department of energy has awarded $200 million to nine states in three tribal nations for grid investments, including 60 75 -- $67.5 million to california. reporter: the u.s. secretary of energy said in a press call monday that the funds can be used for critical upgrades. >> undergrounding or fireproofing equipment, connecting microgrids to provide backup power for critical services. reporter: this uc berkeley professor is only board of governors for the california independent system operator which runs the grid. while attention and concern focus on the issues the grid faces are welcome, it is not enough money. >> till it in california are spending somewhere around $10 billion a year to meet this challenge. that is not forever, but the next few years at least we are talking about huge investments. $67 million helps, but it's a pretty small drop in the larger need.

reporter: while attention continues to be placed on the future, there is a major focus on the present. it is far from over. >> this coming week will probably have slightly higher strain, but still should not be pushing the system. the big problems come in late august and september. >> much more t safer streets in san jose. that could start with you. the public plea for help with deadly crashes on the rise. the idea of the police hope will spark a long-term solution. stay with us. >> coming up tonight and the northeast deadly and catastrophic flooding, cars submerged, a woman dying trying to escape her flooded home. and landslides in california destroying homes. a power outage is looming. that's just alert, he's always getting worked up about something. flex alerts notify us of preventable power outages. that way we always know when to help stop one.

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>> san jose police are considering a new safety option after a deadly we can all the roads, two pedestrians killed in hit-and-run crashes on back-to-backay the first happen friday near south white road. the second hd saturdayn the capital expressway overpass near mon road. these two crashes bring the total number of pedestrian deaths for the year two 16. >> we caution everybody they are paying attention to the roadway, driving at safe speeds, and also for pedestrians to be aware of their surroundings, using marked crosswalks, wearing clothing that a reflective so you can be seen. >> the trend highlights the need for a new push in san jose's vision zero initiative that utilizes education, enforcement, and engineering. the city hopes to soon lean into two new letters to find lifesaving solutions, ai. abc7news dustin dorsey shows us how you consummate ideas to make streets in san jose safer.

reporter: in the heart of silicon valley leaders are calling on the best and brightest minds. the goal is to help utilize a new technology they hope can save lives of people walking in san jose. >> my office has partnered with highly involved sony in the san jose department of initiative to launch this. >> there hoping to use community ideas on how to use ai software and cameras to capture quantitative data regarding the presence of pedestrians through the city. the board of directors chairman believes the technology can be used to better understand how people move around to protect them on the streets. >> artificial intelligence can build predictive models. by using these models you can see what happens before things happen. reporter: an invaluable tool when talking traffic and pedestrian deaths when two more lives were lost this weekend and hit-and-run crashes. >> we have had 16 pedestrian

fidelity's this year. -- industry infidelities this year. have a goal of vision zero. zero foot holidays on the roads. reporter: the department of transportation is open to any and all ideas to learn where pedestrians are and how they are crossing the street to develop safety plans accordingly. dot says one way the city may benefit is learning where homeless encampments are to focus resources on those areas to make walking safer. >> they can move over time, so it is difficult to plan for infrastructure to serve that population if we don't know where they are going to be. if we are able to detect new pedestrian activity on a major roadway, that can help us make better planning decisions. reporter: you can by mid september and up to $3000 in rewards for the best ideas will be announced in october. >> a sonoma county sheriff's

deputies out of the hospital after a driver slammed into the back of their patrol car this morning in petaluma on lakeville highway just after 2 a.m. the deputy was in the process of pulling over a driver when another driver hit the back of the patrol car. the deputy and the drivers of both vehicles were taken to the hospital. the driver who hit the officer's was arrested on suspension -- suspicion of drunk driving. >> in about 45 and is the mount diablo unified school district is hosting a fentanyl awareness event for parents and caregivers. it is to discuss the risks of the drug and the resources available and overdosed training and narcan kits. event is full but there will be similar presentations in the coming weeks. >> after the break, a harbor seal pup rescued after being found entangled in fishing line. it happened yesterday near san francisco. we have an

>> cyrus the seal is recovering after being caught in a fishing hook yesterday morning in san francisco bay. look at that face. they also show the x-ray that shows where the hook was attached. officials rescued cyrus and transported him to the rehabilitation center where he was treated. the seal will be returned to the wild once he fully heals. >> something about animals getting hurt really tugs on the heartstrings. >> always. >> moving onto the weather, for those who have been complaining it's not hot enough, here we go. >> i came back from the midway saturday and it is like, i'm back into winter. >> especially with the marine influence. it really has not felt like summer all the time, but some people kind of like this cooling influence. not everyone, as mentioned, so we are bringing on the heat.

the mount tam cam, a very complex marine layer just above 1000 feet. we are tracking dangerous heat coming our way later this week as high pressure from the desert southwest moves westward as it builds. we'll see triple digits in linda perry today high temperatures in the warmest inland valleys got into the low 90's. look what is happening as the ridge builds. triple digits friday in the inland valleys, the how to stay right now looks to be saturday with 106 degrees the hottest inland areas, 60's co-side. sunday will be triple digits. you don't have to worry about it along the coastline. let's look at the life pictures from the tower camera's. one thing in common in three of those four pictures is the fog. the san jose camera sing the sunshine, little bit of fog on live doppler 7 near the coastline. most noticeable temperature change in livermore and fairfield, 17 to 20 degrees

higher than yesterday. the emeryville camera, the compressed marine layer, fog along the coast overnight, sunny and warmer weather tomorrow afternoon. the temps soar late in the week. we still have the fog around near the bay and along the coast tomorrow morning, starting off great and drizzley, tomorrow afternoon and evening come some of the fog will hug the coastline. the morning temps will be in the 50's. watch out for the fog and drizzle. visibility will be poor because of that. tomorrow afternoon you're looking at a hot day inland, low to mid 90's, turning up the heat. inland highs in the 90's along the coastline in the 60's. right around the-based airline that shoreline it will be warmer. the accuweather 7-day forecast, warming tomorrow, a little dip wednesday with low 90's inland, upper 50's coast. you probably will not notice it. as we head towards the end of the workweek into the weekend, this is when it will sizzle,

inland highs in the triple digits. among the coastline in the 60's. the temperatures begin to moderate monday, but it will be several days of significantly higher heat risk. something to keep in mind, especially as we all make outdoor activity plans. it could be really taxing. >> thank you. madonna is commenting on a serious illness that is delaying her tour. her first statement since the hospitalization was posted on instagram. madonna wrote, my focus now is my health and getting stronger and i assure you i will be back with u.s. soon as i can. last month or manager announced madonna was in the icu because of a serious bacterial infection. the 64-year-old is recovering at home. madonna was scheduled to perform this october in san francisco but confirmed today the north american leg of her tour will be delayed.

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at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. football team plays a key game in san jose but the future of the franchise is a major focus. the team owned by marshawn lynch announced it has begun a 90 day process to determine its long-term home. the state is looking at for cities including oakland, sacramento, stockton and its current home of san jose. the panthers were initially slated to play in oakland when they were introduced as an expansion team in 2019, but the team instead has played at the sap center in san jose the last two seasons. >> the u.s. women's national team has touched down in new zealand ahead of the world cup. they tweeted out this video from auckland as a group of fans greeted them.

the team left the u.s. yesterday immediately following the sendoff match and hanno say -- in san jose. the first game of the world cup will be friday, july 1 and want -- friday, july 20 one. they will host a viewing part he at paypal park so fans can gather to watch the team go for their third consecutive title. >> good luck to them. we still have much more news ahead. >> let's get to stephanie sierra for a look at the stories coming up. >> hello, tonight we have new insight on hayward's ransomware attack from a veterans security analyst. he explains why the attack on oakland's network may have set the stage for future hacks across the bay area. plus an update to an exclusive i team investigation. top officials at a national veterans nonprofit called faking military records and awards. new details on another staff shakeup. join us for the stories and more at 5:30 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. >> you can download the abc7news

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tonight, in new york and the tonight, in new york and the northeast, the deadly and catastrophic flooding. the new images coming in. the devastating flooding in vermont. heavy rain washing away roads. homes and businesses tonight under water. just outside new york city, raging floods in the last 24 hours, causing massive damage. at least one person swept away while trying to escape her flooded home. state troopers using ropes to pull stranded drivers to safety. and more severe storms tonight in the northeast. ginger zee standing by to time all of this out. also, the dangerous temperatures