through what happened. >> doors are open less than adapter shooting sent two people to the hospital. >> i hope i don't get shot. you get up in the morning and hope everything is going to be fine. >> it's terrible for both of them. >> the san mateo county sheriff's office had a man attempted to steal from the store when a security guard stopped him. the say the shoplifter grabbed the guard's baton and started hitting him. the guard pulled out his gun and shot him. >> the suspect took the security guards baton, struck the security guard in the head and face area. the security guard then discharge two rounds. >> two rounds -- rounds fired just around the time the store was closing. >> this particular home depot

we've had 13 shoplifting calls in the last year. it's a high traffic, very centralized area. >> they say the shoplifter is out of the hospital and in jail. he faces charges of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. they say the security guard is still recovering from his injuries. >> you want to catch the but i don't know if you should just let him go or what you should do. you don't want to let him go without any punishment, but you don't want to get killed either. >> in april, worker at the pleasanton home depot was shot and killed after trying to stop a robbery. a year before that, to distract workers while he stole tools. home depot shoppers hope this latest event leads to change. >> improve the loss where we help the people that need help.

we need to work together. kristen: app sent out a push alert today about the shooting. get news updates like this once into your mobile device by downloading the abc7 bay area news alert and enabling push apps. larry: here's video from sky 7 taken a short time ago showing several more officers outside the lake merritt station at eighth and oak streets. one person was shot and killed there about an hour ago. the crime scene is on the street-level area of the train station. services not being impacted, and we are just getting this video in from the other shooting near open international airport. a police officer found someone shot to death around 2:30 this afternoon you're the boat launch of the martin luther king jr. regional shoreline. the police department is not releasing any information yet on the victim. kristen: new developments out of

san jose where two units representing 45 -- unions representing 4500 workers have organized a strike. they are seeking higher wages, better conditions and benefits such as pay parental leave, and for the city to step up its efforts to fill hundreds of open jobs. >> we've been saying they are temporarily understaffed for nearly a decade. when you spin your saying you are temporarily understaffed, at some point you realize you are lying to the residence. >> please listen to us, empathize with us, invest in us. help us help the community, or we will go on strike. kristen: if no deal is reached come the strike would start next tuesday and go on for three days. the units represent a variety of employees from city librarians to airport workers. today the city of antioch named a temporary replacement for the police chief who is retiring on friday.

the acting chief task and almost half its officers are on paid leave over a racist texting scandal. >> department. >> i think we are going to be in a real good position to continue moving forward. >> current police chief stephen portis retiring. there was scandal that involved almost 50% of the entire police force. the antioch acting city manager made the decision and said he is ready. >> there w when i offered it to him. >> he was one of four internal candidates interviewed for the job. he served in sacramento and a

sergeant in richmond. he has a masters degree with the emergency service administration. he oversaw antioch's patrol teams and trained new officers. he was not involved in the texting scandal. the antioch mayor says he is encouraged by the appointment. he said the captain embraces police reforms. >> my concern is that we haven't been forward with the public about how many officers are under investigation. we haven't been forward to the public about staffing levels. i hope he is the right person to get us accurate numbers in terms of staffing levels, and in terms of the fbi investigation and erase this -- racist texting scandal. >> joe is very innovative, a forward thinker, when it comes to issues around community policing. >> the vice mayor says she has worked closely with him on

police department dashcam and bodycam laws. >> when someone who is entrenched in racism, white supremacy and patriarchy and they stand their ground and continue to move forward based on their values, that's a kind of leadership we need. larry: a regents meeting took place at 7:00 a.m. discussing membership and what was the pac-12 but is now the pack four. no word on exactly what transpired but it cannot yesterday atlantic coast conference is considering adding cow along with stanford, with the closest geographical school being louisville, finances will be an issue. there reportedly looking over all the numbers at this point. another you ash and new wrinkle, also looking at smu in dallas, they have been in play for a

while. kristen: airport officials are explaining why an airport name changes being considered. is part of a rebranding effort aimed at attracting more travelers and airlines. the hope is the airlines would offer direct service to more destinations. the port of oakland owns and operates the airport. officials say the word oakland would not be taken out of any new name in the airports code would still be oak. alaska airlines has confirmed its plan to reduce service from sfo by early next year. a travel website reports dozens of flights at sfo will be impacted. alaska says the changes are normal adjustments, all cuts are happening nationwide, alaska is also adding more service to warm weather destinations like the bahamas, miami, and palm springs. larry: date is now set

new ikea flagship store. the market street location will open on wednesday, august 23. we are told the store will be tailored for c living and storage across 52,000 square feet of space on three floors. it comes amid a flurry of retailers leaving downtown san francisco. whole foods reportedly is preparing to open a new location in san francisco's inns of vista neighborhood. it will be the chains francisco store. in april, hopefully -- whole foods closed a flagship store in downtown san francisco about a year after it open. kristen: a new survey showcases which groups of people are voting in california and which ones are not. the poll found that 71% of regular voters in the state are white and are wealthier than most californians and older as well. the majority of those who vote infrequently or not at all our younger people.

they also tended to be renters and are unmarried. larry: tomorrow, an important dead -- deadline looking -- for veterans looking to receive benefits under the pack act. it expands and fits to veterans exposed to burn pits, agent orange and other toxic substances. nancy pelosi called it a game changer. >> were there, you qualified. larry: vets and their families looking to receive backdated patent act benefits must apply by tomorrow. you can do so only department of veterans affairs website. kristen: anyone in class with the new school year upon us, teachers have to figure out a new lesson plan on how to deal

with students using chatgtp for their schoolwork. powering the grid owners may hold the key to preventing blackouts. and a business targeted in a new round of robberies in the east bay. >> bob has returned, i'll have the forecast -- fog has it's to die for, and it's all right here.

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larry: getting a better look at the issues facing minority students in the classroom, particularly those who are black. a poll shows voters don't think they're doing enough, one of the leases that funding should target the lowest performing students, not those with the lowest income. >> it so important that we have unearthed that this notion that somehow by having policy limits focused on income as opposed to academic results is favorable to black students, is not something the voters actually believe is true. larry: one of the biggest issues that came out of the poll was absenteeism. 93% saw that as a major concern. kristen: heading back to school this year poses a new challenge for some students. students using ai on assignments. reporter rob hayes learned about

educators concerns about the technology and why some say it could become a valuable learning tool. >> as kids return to teachers may be the ones trying to learn the most about student using artificial intelligence, ai. >> a high school student could use it to write an english paper or ask it math problems. >> she says apps like c are going to be used by students. it's going to make it harder for some students to develop critical thinking. >> requires learning and thought to come up with critical analysis and how to do these things. >> surely there is a way to sniff out when students are using ai. experts say there is one surefire way to detect when ai is being used. >>

bland, mediocre products with no original thought. chatgtp doesn't have original thought. >> but can ai actually be a viable tool in our schools? some teachers say can be, if it is used the right way. >> this is a resource. let's not pretend it doesn't exist. >> but not everyone is sold on that idea. >> that's absolutely the wrong answer. that's where the analysis is someone else's. >> he's worried that plagiarism detection software is not able to accurately identify those using ai. it is leading to honest students being flagged for cheating when they are not. then there is problem with ai accuracy. >> is so overly trusted for such a ridiculously flawed system. >> but will ai destroy our

schools, make our students lazy and uneducated, maybe even dom? the x -- the lesson have to start using ai so they can coach their kids on win and when not to use it. >> it may be easier to use ai, it is just not as interesting. larry: the oakland a's investigating claims that fans were removed from the sweet level in the outfield bleachers. the chronicle reporting that a group of fans were escorted from the sweet level for wearing those green sell t-shirts. one fan employee told him they had to leave because they were not allowed. the shirts are being used by fans who try to get hayes owner john fisher to sell the team to someone who would keep the club in oakland. the whole cell movement is taken

off throughout all baseball. basically the fisher name is being destroyed, and john fisher is the one who is destroying it. kristen: it's such a clever t-shirt campaign. i guess we should swimsuits because it is cooling down, right? >> i wouldn't sell them, i would just door them away for a few days, but right now we are enjoying this cool which has been significant. the marine vigorously and there is even an area of counterclockwise circulation which is assisting that onshore flow and of course the cooldown is apparent. 28 miles per hour here francisco, 20-22 mile per hour winds and gusts in other locations as well. let's talk about that 24 hour temperature change.

it's 21 degrees cooler in santa rosa than at this time yesterday, all around the bay area we have a significant cooldown. blue sky over the bay bridge for my rooftop camera, 67 here in san francisco, 80 in san jose, 76 and palo alto and 61 at half moon bay. now to the golden gate where we see a lot of gray, 77 at santa rosa, 80 degrees in livermore. another view of the deepening marine layer looking toward the golden gate. fog and drizzle will overnight. the cooler pattern continues until friday and then we expect a return of summer heat over the weekend. tonight, the expanding and deepening marine layer will push across the area and there will be a lot of drizzle near the

coast and bay, some may work its way inland as well and it will be slow to evaporate back to the coast back midday to early afternoon tomorrow. overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 50's, high tomorrow low 60's at the coast, low 70's around the bay shoreline. if you think about to the festival this weekend over at golden gate park, will have clouds and fog lingering into the midday hours and a cool day like today with a high temperature in the city of about 63. over the weekend the skies get sunnier, not so much of a murray -- marine influence. a little bit of morning fog but afternoons will be brighter and warmer with highs into the upper 60's over the weekend. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. that cooldown that began today will be with us through friday. it starts warming up again but

not very sharply on saturday. that might be a good day to take the swimsuits out of storage. then sunday, monday and tuesday it will be sizzling inland with highs in the mid to upper 90's. and mid 60's on the coast. larry: sun's out, guns out? undermine it himself. larry: it's a good time to roll to break. can the solution to blackouts be parked in your garage? pg&e is planed to use electric vehicles to secure our state's supply. kristen: and robot that's really taking the heat in an effort to keep us safe. >> i, the legal fight g

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kristen: it's been said before, california's power grid will have to expand to meet the demand for more energy. an unconventional idea, using electric cars to send access

power back to the grid to prevent blackouts. it's already being tested. >> bidirectional charging already allows a few electric cars to seen energy from its battey -- battery to a home. think of it as a backup home generator. the ford f1 50 lightning already has that capability and all general motors electric vehicles are expected to follow. in a recent interview with good morning america, the gm ceo talked about gm leading the way in the ev industry. >> i have tremendous confidence in the strength of our brands and our customers and the loyalty that we have. >> but pg&e's ceo thinks the technology could go even further by also sending that excess power to the grid. except that the interconnection is not there yet. >> right now, today, there is no

technology and no automobile manufacturer whose cars can actually send power beyond the home up into the grid. >> but that doesn't mean it won't eventually happen says kurt johnson of the climate center. >> there are grid projects going on globally. >> san diego has a pilot program with school buses using bidirectional barging that feeds into the grid at the end of the day. >> it's a gigantic, un-harnessed, untapped power source that can be used. most vehicles are sitting parked, unused, 95% of the time. >> still, pg&e has to come up with a compensation plan for those willing to plug into the grid. >> if it's a good offer, i will approve it and confirm it and stuff like that. >> would you do it for free? >> that is a negative.

>> senate bill 233 would eye direction charging mandatory for all new electric vehicles. now the question is, how quickly can that electrical connection be up and running in any ordinary home to make vehicle to grid? ? a reality lyanne melendez, abc7news. kristen: time for consumer news. >> google has lost to get a privacy law set against it dismissed. adjudged in oakland rejected google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people secretly tracking these people's internet use. the proposed $5 billion class-action lawsuit claims that the mt. view company tracked their activity even after they set googles chrome browser to incognito mode.

o google spokesperson said the company strongly disputes the plaintiff's claims. forget prime day, amazon is once again holding two annual sales events. de retailer said today it will hold a prime daylight shopping event this fall. amazon had prime sales events last year in july and october. amazon is calling the fall sales event prime big deal days. remember that, larry. larry: prime day wasn't good enough. >> it did not share which days it would be holding the next sales event. we will keep track and let you know. netflix launch a new app on the apple i store they will soon allow subscribers to play games on their tv's. the app, dubbed netflix controller let you use your phone or tablet as a controller after pairing it with your tv. you can then play games available through netflix, for now it is not functional, and we

don't know yet which games will be compatible. netflix first began carrying games back in 2021 and now has more than 50 titles. this would triple that for sure. larry: it's a brilliant strategy, to make it that you have to have netflix if you're playing these games. allow you to play the game at the speed you like. larry: the police chief following an attack that led to a really large fight in alabama. a terrifying scene that was captured on tape. what we are learning about some of those involved in this. kristen: and a bay area company that makes wk from home possible is now requiring its

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. larry: oh comes crime wave seems to be accelerating in just the last week -- oakland's crime wave appears to be accelerating with what appears to be an organized effort to rob convenience and liquor stores across the city. leslie brinkley explains. >> this is surveillance video shared by the owner of this montclair liquor store. he said last week carloads of young men stormed into his store at 5:20 a.m. wearing black hoodies. he says six state outside, six came inside with garbage bags and methodically stole other cigarettes and high end tequila, conga, and champagne, ransacking the place.

not far away, this liquor store on redwood road had a similar invasion. seven people in the store ceiling -- stealing cash and cigarettes, and only the expensive alcohol. last week, a car rammed into the front window and door of this convenience store on 20 3rd avenue, again with six people and three vehicles involved. at 4:00 a.m. yesterday, a similar heist cotton surveillance video at a 7-eleven in downtown oakland, with more than a dozen suspects in hoodies arriving in multiple vehicles. >> there try to take the safe, but they didn't succeed. it took all the cigarettes and tobacco products. it's happening all the time, like once a week is regular. >> at this department store on mountain boulevard, an employee told me that a few weeks ago several men walked in and ask if they could -- they ask if they could help them, and they said we are just here to grab

jackets, and they did, taking off with armloads of them into a waiting car. >> the series of events that are happening, whether it's break-ins, armed robberies, carjacking, unfortunately it just contributes to the sense of fear, chaos, and lawlessness. >> the oakland police officers association put out an urgent plea for a permanent police chief, citing huge increases in crime this year throughout oakland. abc 7 news asked for an interview with the interim police chief, a request that was declined. in the last week, the interim chief did do an interview with cnn, as he explained why crime feels >> >> different in oakland now. i think because it is pervasive, not just localized. that feeling has become that is everywhere. >> as a last resort, the small business owner says he's going to replace his windows with brick walls.

in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7news. larry: a reminder, our safety trackers available. it will give you a picture of public safety where you live. this interactive tool shows you a wide range of data for oakland, san jose and san francisco. you can find it on the front page of abc7news.com. kristen: new details on a chaotic brawl in montgomery, alabama. reena roy has new words today about charges in the case. warning, the violent attack that was captured was very disturbing. >> officials releasing new details of the massey -- massive brawl that unfolded in montgomery, alabama over the weekend. police announcing assault charges for at least three people involved. >> the montgomery police department and all our corporate agencies got together to make sure we've done all we can to

not only bring this case to a close, but prevent it from happening in the future. >> authorities hoping to speak with this man seem with his chair in hand. police say it began with the cocaptain of the riverboat that was looking to dock was untying and attempting to move a pontoon boat belonging to a group of white men. officials say it was docked in a designated parking space for the riverboat. >> just felt so helpless for that man. there were five or six of them on him. >> the from the dock for nearly 45 minutes as they attempted to contact the operators of the private boat via pa system. they were only responded to curse words, obscene gestures, and taunting. >> bystanders jumping into help,

including one man seen swimming over to the dock from a nearby riverboat. when the riverboat docs, more people joining in. police arrived on the scene, detaining at least 13 people. >> the police chief says based on current information and after speaking with the fbi that hate crime charges are not warranted for the three white suspects currently charge in the case. additional charges could be possible. reena roy, abc news, new york. larry: european scientist sayed is now official, july was the hottest month on record by far. the climate monitoring organization called copernicus looked at the numbers for july and say it was the earth's hottest month on record by a wide margin. it was .6 previous record set in 2019. many scientists blame it on human cause from the burning of

oil and natural gas. an average of about 700 heat related deaths in the u.s. happen every year. reporter ginger zee with a look at new technology to keep us safe. >> after the hottest month ever for use -- any u.s. city on record, he is a number one weather killer. in phoenix, it is especially deadly when they don't cool off at night. >> the buildings holding onto that sunlight, creates this solar oven in phoenix. >> here at arizona state university they are using a mannequin/robot where they can simulate any human and how they act around heat and how heat impacts them, especially the all-important threshold of what drives somebody to heatstroke. >> is the first one to be to go outdoors. >> the researchers can simulate

different age, weight, and skin colors to see how all demographics react to heat. >> he can breathe and sweat. he has skin temperature so when you touch him his skin is warm. you can see how heavy he is sweating right now. if we were to put a human through this, you can see how much water they would be losing. he could have a different size, he could be overweight, and maybe he takes medication. >> they also measure distribution and metabolic heat generation. in the future, they hope to be able to detect which organs shut down first, and how fast. we tested how different it would be running in a t-shirt versus shirtless. it is essentially accumulating in his chest. larry: around the globe, 10 and

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4:00. a san jose company showed us all that we could work from home remotely, without going to the office, is now saying it wanted workers back in the office. zoom employs living within 50 miles of an office must work there at least two days a week. this comes as zoom city -- videoconferencing service help evolve remote work during the pandemic. the company plans to rollout the policy during august and september. they are saying productivity, working together, but it's only two days a week, and only for those who live within 50 miles of an office. what do you think? >> i have different thoughts on it, because i've never worked from home. i see the benefits, i see the fact that it does spark conversations in the office. of course that helps with creativity, and of course it boosts business for the companies that are around there, people getting lunch etc.. but i do think working from

home, especially for zoom, they are the people that know it best. for them, if anything, it at least three days a week. that's the weird part for me because it is zoom. >> that seem using part to me, because it is zoom. i guess even zoom need some face-to-face, person-to-person interaction in the workplace. larry: two days a week is not bad. you sent me a long article about a study that showed management needs to change its philosophy, or you're not going to be able to hire anybody going forward. just read the results of the survey. kristen: people think if i get to work from home a couple of days a week, that is a raise because you're not paying for gas, tolls, or maybe a babysitter for an hour. so people in their heads think they're getting paid more by working from home.

larry: just ask anyone who's involved in hiring and see the struggles they have. moving on, the owners of the baltimore orioles are being blasted for their ridiculous treatment of one of the teams tv announcers. kevin brown factually discussed the orioles lack of success on the road against the tampa bay rays. the team is refusing to comment on the apparent removal of their broadcaster, but everybody around the league and all of baseball, announcers are calling it shameful and unconscionable. what he did was, he noted that they had lost 15 in a row at tropicana field, something like that. i don't know what he is supposed to do in that situati this is the same organization that ran jon miller out of baltimore, who is only a hall of famer. it was the dad, peter angelos

who did not like when he was critical of the team. what are you supposed to do as announcers? spencer: come up with alternative facts, is that what they want? but it is absolutely ridiculous. >> i listen to it and he said facts, right? kristen: happy national pickle ball day. there is an open blade event where people can get on the court at no cost through 5:30 tonight. pickle ball was created in 1965. legend has it the game got its name because the family dog was called pickles and he used to chase the ball around during games. if you haven't tried it yet, i have to say, jump on it. it's fun.

i don't play regularly, but the times of gotten on the court to play, i find it easy and fun. you can be at different levels and still all get into the same game and still have fun together. not like some other sports when you're playing with someone who's a lot better or worse you cannot have fun. >> i was thinking about maybe taking a class, do i need to do that? kristen: you can, but you can just show up and just do it. i know a lot of rec departments have classes and it's easy. the cost of starting it is so low, which is another great thing, the entry point is accessible to all. >> and now we know where the name pickle ball came from. larry: ready or not, it's only early august. pumpkin spice is back. 7-eleven offering its pumpkin spice latte now through october 31. school just started back up

again. the website reads, we are taking the lead in manifesting cooler days. krispy kreme is offering new fall flavored doughnuts. it's never too soon for pumpkin spice, in my view. kristen: why don't they just do it year-round? or do you think that takes away from the excitement and everyone goes out and buys it and spend so much money? i like the idea of keeping it year-round because i do like pumpkin flavored things. but i don't like this promotion that is a fall thing and we are rolling it out in summer. that is the part i have a problem with. >> so you think if you had access to it year-round it would lose its special appeal? >> no, i just like the pumpkin flavor. that's how i feel about black sesame also, year-round.

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larry: you've probably heard or seen the stunning images from the hotter balloon festival in new mexico. did you know colorful balloons also fill the sky right here in the bay area? a look at the sonoma county hot air balloon classic. >> come around hot air bal and there is always something new you are going to see. it's not the same every time. we got 19 balloons here this year. when they do take off, it's breathtaking. there is no other way to

describe it. >> the excitement of the kids, even the adults. >> you will catch people just kind of standing there, staring in awe. it's something that is indescribable. >> i've been doing this for years and years, and it still takes my breath away. >> early in the morning it is dark. we have a dawn patrol that turned see hot air balloons into gigantic lanterns, which is a surreal sight to see. >> it's like a light bulb turns on and the whole world comes to life. >> volunteer. we do a yearly hot air balloon festival. we've been going on for over 32 years. about 6:30 we will do a main launch.

they all launch from a field together. >> off we go. we will go out and paint the sky with a bunch of beautiful colors. definitely start out people state right. >> we have one that can no longer fly. we will set that up on the ground, just put some air into it and you can run around inside the balloon. great instagram opportunity and things like that. >> another big draw for the event is tethered rides. >> be able to see the surroundings and then come back down, come out and wander around the balloons and chat with the pilots, and it's amazing. we've got some inflatable obstacle courses. >> when any billing takes off, the roar of the crowd is just amazing. everybody is just filled by it.

it's a great place to be. >> i keep volunteering because it's such an amazing event. we want to keep this event going. >> you want to share the experience of flight with people. this is something i will be involved with for the rest of my life. >> if you come once, you will want to come again. larry: isn't that spectacular? so colorful, so mesmerizing. the sonoma county hot air balloon festival. going inside the balloon is just wild. get our app, join us in every want, wherever you are. abc 7 news at 5:00 is coming up next.

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