to weaken once it gets close but it could still pack a punch. good evening. dan: once hilary makes landfall, it could be a tropical storm. the first to hit california and more than 80 years.

it appears to be on a direct path. ama: hillary was upgraded to a category four hurricane as it spirals up toward baja. in southern california, they are seeing people getting ready. dan: crews were out today building gravel blockades to protect lifeguard towers and buildings from what's to come. governor newsom says the states emergency response teams are prepared. ama: let's get to sandhya patel for some perspective on what to expect here. sandhya: hurricane hilary has rapidly intensified. locally, let's look at this monster hurricane just south of cabo san lucas. tropical storm warnings have gone up for parts of the baja peninsula. it's now packing 140 mile-per-hour winds and it's moving to the west northwest at 14 miles per hour. it's expected to intensify into -- and continue its turn toward

cabo san lucas, eventually weakening to a tropical storm and making landfall as a tropical storm as -- or a depression into southern california. spaghetti tracks show you the path of the hurricane. most models are taking it into southern california and making that eastward turn. this computer model is hinting at the potential for some rain here in the bay area. southern california will get soaked out of this system. up to a half a foot in palm springs. three to 410 seven inch possible in the bay area. flood watches have already been posted for this weekend. they are likely going to see excessive rain and flooding issues down there. ama: you hilary with our hurricane tracker. we have details about where the current -- hurricane is.

dan: a stunning fbi the local reaction tonight is strong. >> today should give us some hope that the people who are supposed will pull the law, that they don't just get to skate free. dan: a lengthy federal investigation finds a conspiracy of fraud, corruption, and excessive force between a group of 10 law enforcement officers. seven of those officers are no longer with the departments, three are currently on leave. the departments say t cooperating with the investigation. the acting police chief saying in part, today's announcement is disheartening and undermines the incredible work our staff does on a daily basis. any police who breaks public trust must be held accountable. j.r. stone has been all over this story. he's in the newsroom to take you through key developments here tonight. reporter: hundred fbi agent's

were involved in arrests that have happened in texas, hawaii, and california in the last 48 hours. this stems from a two-year investigation. we must tell you, some of the allegations include graphic language. lol, putting a pistol in someone's mouth and telling them to stop stealing isn't illegal. it's an act of public service to prevent further victims of crimes. that's a text message sent from one antioch police officer allegedly to another. one of a number of text messages found in one of four unsealed indictments released on thursday by the united states attorney's office. >> let me be clear. color of law violations will not be tolerated. reporter: that from the fbi special agent in charge, referring to someone in an official position who deprives someone else of their constitutional rights. which is what is being alleged in many of these documents. >> the indictment describes are

defendants boasting about their illegal uses of force in text messages between one another. reporter: within these indictments, nine sworn police officers and one community officer with not only the antioch police department at the pittsburgh police department as well. as to the charges. >> conspiracy to distribute steroids. wire fraud. numerous civil rights violations. falsification of federal investigations. >> the indictment shows numerous text messages discussing use of force on individuals. 2020, 1 officer texted this to another. lol, what did you get. a derogatory term for a person of color. in another alleged text, an officer writes, i walked out the tent and game how to expletive him up. went back and got justice.

>> collectively, these indictments describe a group of officers who acted as though they were above the law. reporter: one of the indictments alleges that in officer used his personal cell phone to tip off the target of a wiretap. eight of the officers have already had first appearances in court. tomorrow will have that soon. these crimes have maximum sentences of 10 to 20 years in jail if convicted. j.r. stone, abc7news. dan: stunning allegations here. thank you very much. the city of oakland is finished with a formal review of a ransomware attack that crippled its data systems earlier this year. hackers infiltrated oaklands networks back in january. since then, the ransomware group play has dumped home addresses, drivers licenses, social security numbers, and more on the dark web. oakland announced no more data has been released since april. the city has secured $10 million

in funding to strengthen its information systems going forward. >> the latest on the wildfires on maui. the death toll has risen to 111 people. crews have searched 40% of the disaster zone on the island so far pigot data and video from the night the fire started suggests damaged powerlines may have sparked the flames. malley's top emergency official is resigning, citing health reasons. one day after he defended his decision not to sound warning sirens as the wildfires swept across the iran. -- island. one place where they are now using wildfire warning sirens, paradise. this is what they sound like a full fire is approaching. >> this is a test of the paradise early warning siren. them this spring.

85 people died when the campfire ripped through paradise into thousand 18. right now, nick's restaurant is raising money to help maui residents rebuild. the restaurants manager lived on maui for 16 years and moved to paradise the year before she would lose everything in the campfire. she says her neighbors need her help right now so she's providing her customers with ways to donate. >> gosh. like everybody else, the campfire was devastating. they are a community that is very strong and we can help them financially and help them to rebuild in the way that they need to rebuild. i think it's very important that we let them tell us what they need. ama: if you would like to help with the maui wildfire relief effort, you can make a $10 donation by texting red cross or call 1-800-red-cross. ama: san francisco's and -- dan:

san francisco's emergency sirens are coming back after sitting silent since 2019. the city took the sirens off-line because they needed an upgrade and were vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. funding to fix them never made it to the top of the city's agenda of following what happened in hawaii, that stance has changed. aaron peskin voted no the last time there was a funding request , saying he thought the city should be spending money on planning. now he is supporting bringing back the sirens. >> i think lahaina has taught us that this should be higher up in the priority list and is the reason that i am moving forward with the funding package this year. dan: there are 119 sirens throughout san francisco. peskin estimates it will cost $5 million for all of them to be back online. that will be paid for with money the city had set aside for a hospital. ama: a problematic outside of cupertino.

after millions of dollars of fines and a tragic shooting, the facility iclosing for good. the 3500 acre cory west end of stevens creek boulevard. lauren martinez is looking into white mike -- what might come next for the future of the site. reporter: the historic cement plant will shut down permanently and never reopened. tuesday, the santa clara county board of supervisors approved a legally binding agreement with the plants parent companies. >> if there's a change in business plans, if there is new leadership at the company, the plant still stays shut. reporter: this is a once and for all arrangement. the cement plant operated for more than 80 years. the quarry has been there more than a century. lehigh has supplied the bay area with more than half of the cement it uses in constructing bridges and buildings but not without problems. >> this has been a real

challenge environmentally. more than 2000 violations over 10 years. reporter: those 2100 violations range from small to big. the environmental advocacy nonprofit green foothill says the cement plant was the worst source of air pollution in the county. >> the quarry also was a source of pollution for permanent -- for the creek. it was discharging salami him, a toxin that causes birth defects and wildlife. reporter: the plant and quarry are shut down which seems like an environmental victory. plans to clean the site will take years. >> they have a proposal in, called reclamation plan amendment. it talks about what they will do and equally important, how they will restore the site when they ramp up their activities. that will probably take a couple years. >> the quarry is surrounded by some of the most beloved nature preserves in the county. reporter: their work to monitor

the site is not done yet. lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: a mascot makeover in the east bay. one high school inviting controversy over its need to make a change. dan: we are talking tourism. the trends we are seeing in san francisco and what might be on the horizon. plus this. >> it felt amazing. >> it sounded just like the nfl. ama: how the tables have turned. moms putting on the pads and getting a free crack at their sons. more on the interesting idea.

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the decision without some pushback. >> the concord high minutemen are no more. by a vote of 4-1, the board of the school district voting wednesday to approve a new mascot for the school. starting next year, they will become the bears. >> what i support is making sure that our students feel connected to our schools, that students have a voice. and that students grough a process. reporter: adam clark is the district superintendent. he says discussions have been happening for years after the district decided to replace human mascots with nonhuman ones. the goal was to make some more inclusive. >> it's time for new attitudes. if changing a mascot will make students feel welcome, embraced, and empower them to participate more at their school, then i will support this. reporter: one of the concerns is

the minutemen holding a musket at a time where school shootings are top of mind for many students. other issues come from the use of the word men. >> with the term men, what about our female students? they are not represented. reporter: not everyone agrees with the changes. matthew is a recent graduate who was on the student committee involved in the mascot change. he says even though the student body voted to become the bears, he believes that's because the status quo wasn't an option. >> they never asked us if we liked our current mascot or if we wanted to change it. reporter: the cost is estimated to be around $200,000. money that could be better spent improving student life in other ways, he says. >> it's the identity of our teams. we fight even when we are down. the odds are stacked against us. we keep going how our country was created. reporter: tim johns, abc7news. ama: let's get into tonight's

building a better bay area breakthrough. ama: the way we check up -- dan: the way we check up on solutions. signs tourists are returning to san francisco. >> we came to see a giants game. >> golden gate bridge. and chinatown. ama: the city held its first visitors summit today at the fairmont hotel. while the numbers are still well below pre-pandemic levels, the recovery is happening. sf travels says the demand for hotel rooms is up 15%. >> we booked more advanced then canceled. events are smaller. >> the economy is very strong. unemployment rate of 3% which is better than the national average. dan: events like the taylor swift concert and the dead & co. show provided a boost. the apex summit this november is expected to pump even more money back into the local economy so it's all fairly encouraging.

our next breakthrough is complex challenge of tackling homelessness. ama: thousands of families are experiencing it across the bay area. >> here is where my brother sleeps. my sister is in the master bed. dan: we followed the story of one family today, one of 30 who live in this rv community in east palo alto their stories are a glimpse of what san mateo county is experiencing, one of the wealthiest counties in california. ama: jackie speier will be announcing a partnership with the county that will help hundreds in addressing the poverty gap. two programs to prevent family evictions and provide resources for young children. dan: our final abc 7 building a better bay area breakthrough. north bay. hundreds of people came together for amazing food, good wine, and a better cause. ama: the sixth year for the salvation army out of the fire

gala in st. helena. it supports the nonprofits innovative napa valley culinary training academy. dan: a program that educates and empowers people who have struggled with homelessness, substance abuse, or other life challenges. cornell bernard was the mc for this very uplifting and meaningful event. since the program started in 2017, the culinary training academy has graduated more than 125 students, many of whom have landed jobs in the bay area's hospitality industry. ama: the city of alameda wants to introduce residents to a local celebrity. dan: the superstar is a goose named buddy. ama: she lives near the seaplane lagoon ferry terminal but has a broken wing. well cared for and not in pain. she's living a good life's on free property and its ok for everyone to stop by and say hi. officials want to remind everyone, don't feed bread to

geese because it can be dangerous. dan: he's awfully cute. ama: we need a check on the weather. dan: we talked about hurricane hilary. sandhya: hopefully buddy likes the weather. let's take a look at our changing forecast. this is how it was around the time the sun was getting ready to set. the marine layer was rapidly deepening, moving over the east bay hills. it's now 3000 feet deep. while it did start to cool today , the cooling is not done yet. it will continue tomorrow. we do have fog and low clouds. area of low pressure has been spinning off the coast, drying up the monsoon moisture and triggering thunderstorms that we saw around the state. we saw some around mount hamilton and also around lake county. this is what has been responsible for our muggy to humid weather. the dew points are right now in the low 60's for places like

novato, san jose, oakland. we will hang onto that for a little bit longer tomorrow morning and then we go with drier air tomorrow afternoon. humidity returns again over the weekend. temperatures have definitely dropped off especially inland. 13 degrees cooler in concord compared to 24 hours ago. numbers still in the mild to warm range. live view from our emeryville camera. overcast skies. cloudy with patchy drizzle. cooling continues tomorrow afternoon. humidity increases sunday and we bring in the chance of showers from hurricane hilary monday into tuesday. tomorrow morning, drizzle. a lot of cloud cover. at noon time, we will barely see the marine layer pull back. still socked in around the north bay. no clearing at all near the coast means that continuation of the drop-off in those numbers. tomorrow morning, humid.

50's, 60's. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures inland out of the 90's. 80's in our inland east bay. one thing that's going to happen tomorrow is the wind will be picking up. by evening, 25 to 30 mile-per-hour wind. that will keep the cooling going. it's a breezy, cooler friday. he returns on saturday. here comes the humidity sunday with the possibility of showers. still a lingering chance on tuesday before we introduce drier air and warmer weather. , and down wil

dan: moms routing their kids on in whatever sport they play. ama: in wisconsin, some are getting to step onto the football field and live out their dream. a moms practice that let them get the full experience. dan: that means helmet, pads, and getting to tackle their sons. >> it felt amazing. >> i could hear roaring in my head. >> i was so proud. >> definitely scary. i can tell she was waiting to tackle me. >> i did almost give him a hug because he's really cute. it was oddly satisfying to hit him.

ama: i'll show you. the first practice was held last year. because of the positive feedback , it returned again for this season. dan: they should do that everywhere. the 49ers are a couple days away from their second preseason game so what's the plan at quarterback? ama: larry beil is here with sports. larry: we thought the 49ers might be cautious and keep rock pretty the sidelines. but kyle shanahan may want to give him some reps.

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larry: the trend in the nfl has been to rest starters for most of preseason to avoid risk of injury. the 49ers figured to do that with brock purdy. kyle shanahan saying he may give him one or two series saturday night against denver. it will be his first game since the elbow injury in february and subsequent surgery. the 49ers still have that sour taste from the eagles game. >> we have this bitter taste in our mouth like, it's not that we lost. we couldn't do anything. if you are so consumed with what

the future holds, you miss out on what's in front of you. we enjoy where we are at, rather than getting caught up in thinking about the future in missing out. larry: the defending nfc champs playing the browns in preseason. they drafted trey sermon in first round a few years ago. he's on the eagles now. this game ended 18-18. hoops news. warriors on national tv 29 times this season. the new schedule released today. chris paul facing his old son's team with katie. seven of the warriors first man games -- nine games on the >> it's a tale of redemption. wanting to get back out there and prove ourselves. i think some people may look at it as an issue starting on the road early. for us, we are looking forward to taking the opportunity and

going for it. larry: among those helping with the relief efforts on maui, don nelson. he is lived on maui for the past 11 years. he and his wife making some of their properties available to six families, 20 four people and their pets, who have lost their homes. >> i've never seen devastation for such a beautiful community as we are going through right now. we just need a lot of help for a lot of people. not just on the island. we need help on the mainland. larry: pga tour playoffs. next week is the playoff finale. 17th hole for rory mcilroy. look at where this thing ends up. setting up his third shot from off the green, chipping for the birdie and you know it's going to happen here. mcelroy at five under par. sports on abc 7 sponsored by river rock casino. we w

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