her father and now an east bay group is honoring her by fighting to protect cyclists. good evening. i'm larry bell. >> and i'm ama daetz. this rally comes exactly a month after the accidental bike crash in the lake merritt area. >> the four year old vicm died days later after mical complications. abc seven news reporter tim johns was at tonight's rally and spoke with the girl's family. >> she is a firecracker, firecracker, sassy. told you how she felt all the time. >> uh- tears and trauma on the shores of lake merritt in

oakland on wednesday afternoon. dozens gathered for a rally and vigil in honor of four year old maya correa, who died last month after a crash near the intersection of hanover and lakeshore. maya was riding a kids seat on her dad's bike when suddenly a driver in a parked car opened the door, leading to a collision. maya fell to the ground and cracked her helmet after getting checked out by emts. maya and her father went home later as her family kept an eye on her. she took a turn for the worse and ultimately ended up in a coma after a blood clot formed in her brain. >> we could keep her body alive , but she would never know us. she would never be able to receive our love anymore. and that the maya we knew and the maya we love wasn't coming back to us. >> this is not something that we can accept as part of this rally , many are calling for change. >> they want to see the city of oakland do more to protect cyclists and pedestrians here on the other side of the lake from where the accident happened, the bike lanes are protected and kept away from traffic. that's

something that maya's family, as well as many cycling advocates here in oakland, want to see all over the city. oakland officials tell abc seven news they're working on plans to make this part of the lake safer. among other things, they say they'll be putting up better signage as well as looking at options at repaving the street come 2027, options that advocates say don't go far enough, quick enough. >> we're here to protect our children and the city has chosen not to in this moment. right. and this happens all the time. >> as for maya's family, they say they know nothing will bring her back. they just want to ensure others don't have to suffer the same pain they are. >> i just want my death not be in vain and something good come out of it in oakland, tim johns, abc seven news. >> it has to be agony for her family. we want to update you on a story we first brought you last night on abc7 news at 11. it's an important one in our path to building a better bay area. a federal appeals court is denying san francisco's request to make it easier to sweep

homeless encampments. but the city claims despite that it still has a way to be able to clean up the streets. so we're going to get to the bottom of this. what's the truth here? what does the ruling mean for clearing homeless tent camps in san francisco? so we posed that question earlier today to abc7 news insider phil matier. >> it's not like they got a green light to go out there and clean up the encampments. what they did was get a flashing yellow that said under certain conditions you can tell people they've got to get off the streets and one of those conditions is if they're there because they want to be or that they're voluntarily there and they can't say, i any longer under this past injunction, then they were going up to these people and saying, we have a bed for you. and they would say, i don't want it right? and they couldn't touch them. now they can say, you don't want it, you got to go. so it's glass half full. glass half empty. if you're an elected city attorney, it's half full. if you're the other side, it's half empty. >> phil says the city spends $1 billion a year on homelessness, yet billion with a b. by the

way, we have more analysis on this issue right now on our website, abc7 news .com. >> all right, let's move to the south bay now. a big decision is set for tomorrow to bring homeless housing to a site owned by vta in san jose. the mayor says it's o of the most critical votes of the year for the land.its here right off zanker road tonigh abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains why this piece of property is so contested. >> vta busses and light rail cars are seen throughout the south bay, and when they're done running for the day, they're held at different locations. this is one of the most unique ones. >> this is the only bus yard vta has that has room to expand and that's why some are looking at the surrounding division bus yard as the site for a quick build interim housing community. >> earlier this year, governor gavin newsom committed state funding for 200 quick build units for unhoused individuals in san jose. san jose mayor matt mehan is a board member and at thursday's board meeting, plans to push for the sironi yard to serve as that housing site. >> we have actually surveyed

over 100 sites in the city of san jose. i can say with confidence we have found no better site than sironi. >> but this vta staff report says that's not the case. >> there's a lot of reasons why the site at sironi is just not the right place. >> vta has already leased three other sites to the city of san jose and mountain view for interim housing, but they say the extra space at the sironi yard is spoken for within three years. >> we have immediate needs for that site. >> 1st may need, they say, is for massive facilities and charging equipment that all needed to comply with mandates to eventually convert to zero emission vehicles. but mehan says until then, the city can put a third of the 17 acres to use. we are asking for a five year lease at some point when federal funding comes through and they design and bid a project and want to expand if that comes to fruition, we will move the site. but the vta report also found that staff at the sironi had safety concerns over non employees living near large vehicles constantly on the move. the staff also had

security concerns about a mass shooting which which still triggers people and gives them concern, mehan says. though that quick build sites have been successful, there's really no safety risk from the folks who were there. >> they're very well managed sites with security, with case management. >> the vta board considers the item thursday if they vote in favor of leasing the sironi site. mehan says the quick build community could open sometime next year in san jose, zach fuentes, abc7 news. >> all right, let's move things on over to our weather situation because we've got some more sun to enjoy. >> it looks like nice. abc seven news meteorologist andy patel has our 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya yeah and larry it is going to be good looking weather again tomorrow so if you like today's weather then you'll certainly enjoy it tomorrow. >> let me show you a live picture from our mount tam cam. here is how the morning will begin. you see that marine layer just kind of blanketing the area. 7:00 fog and low clouds. temperatures in the 50s by noontime. the sun is breaking through bay and inland and it's going to be a little bit warmer away from the coast. we're

looking at low 60s to upper 80s for 4:00 pm. once the sun sets, temperatures will fall, but it's not going to be terribly chilly. we do have some changes on the way as we hit the weekend. i'll be back with that coming right up. ama >> all right, sandhya, thank you. it is official. this year's summer is now the hottest on record and by a very wide margin, the world meteorological organization made the announcement today. summer 2023 was about 1.17°f above the average global temperature. august wasn't only the hottest august ever recorded, but the second hottest month measured behind july. at least 88 million americans were under heat alerts today. >> well, it's the end of an era in the south bay. raging waters announcing it's closing for good in an online post, the water park announced it would not open for the 2024 season, meaning this past labor day was its last day in business. our media partners at the mercury news report, the company that owns the park, decided not to renew the lease. the city of san jose owns the land. mayor matt mehan says the city is already

thinking about what to do next. there i think we saw decline in revenues and raging waters decided to pull out, which is a shame. >> but it also opens up an opportunity. i think they're very much will be a silver lining here and in the long run, we'll see new investment flow into that site and new amenities for the community over time. >> raging waters opened in 1985 billion itself as the largest water park in northern california. >> it's a day marked by the reshuffling of some flagship bay area brands, plus major international headlines and a fruit fly takeover in the south bay. it's all part of a what's all part of what is catching attention out there for tonight's abc7 news to know another blow to bay area tech san jose based roku says it's cutting 10% of its workforce or about 300 people. it's the streaming service's third round of layoffs in less than a year. meanwhile the defining san francisco brand, levi's is doubling down on its commitment to the city's struggling downtown. the chronicle reports. the company renewed its lease at

its flagship store on market street at a time when other retailers are pulling out of the area. on its website, levi's says the history and shape of san francisco are why it's more committed than ever to be a positive force for change. >> we will continue to stand with ukraine so that it has what it needs to defend itself to deal with the current russian aggression that it's prepared for the future. >> us secretary of state antony blinken made a surprise visit to ukraine's capital city of kyiv today with it, blinken announced more than $1 billion in new us military and humanitarian aid for ukraine. that's on top of the more than $66 billion since the start of the war. early last year. mexico's supreme court has ended the country's federal ban on abortion. 12 states in mexico had already decriminalized the procedure as part of a larger trend of legalized abortion sweeping through latin america. >> now that we have an established infestation and we've established that a quarantine in that specific area, we're going to be trying

to kind of lock down any movement of fruits or vegetables out of there so we don't spread the fly. california is declaring a quarantine for parts of santa clara county because of a fruit fly infested region. >> it means in this entire outlined area, parts of cupertino, milpitas, san jose and sunnyvale, you're no longer allowed to move fruit or vegetables from where they're grown or from your house. you're asked to dispose of produce waste in double bags in your normal trash bins. and there's a crime on the rise in california, ebt theft, ebt stands for electronic benefits transfer. it's how low income californians enrolled in calfresh or calworks receive their money every month. thieves are now using skimmers to steal money. others are turning to phishing by sending out fraudulent links. and some are even installing tiny cameras at atms to try to get pin numbers on average, counties reimburse a little over 1% of calworks payments and one tenth of 1% of calfresh payments. but

state data shows in march of 2023, thieves grabbed more than 2.5% of calworks benefits and 4/10 of cal fresh money over a 21 month period. they've swiped more than $86 million to protect yourself. the state recommends frequently changing your pin number, especially right before you expect your benefit. >> it's coming up. a manhunt for this escape artist. the break from a prison in pennsylvania. and the search that is now getting national attention on the force is coming. not that force. dreamforce 2023 starting to set up in san francisco, but one piece in particular caught our eye. plus, this might i don't know. >> i like scoring a touchdown. that was fun. like father like daughters. >> steve young coaching from the sideline. how his two young athletes are following in his footsteps. this and a reminder, monday night football is back on abc next week. >> oh yeah the first game kicks off monday night as the bills take on the jets. it all starts

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and scaling a wall inside the chester county, pennsylvania, prison. and here's how he got out. another inmate escaped from the jail in a similar fashion back in may, but he was caught hours later. the current escapee, he's been on the run for almost a week now. and is considered extremely dangerous, convicted of stabbing and killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her two young children. >> today, president biden celebrated a new union contract. he says will strengthen america's ports and supply chains. the new six year deal

increases wages and benefits for 22,000 port workers. oakland is one of the 29 west coast ports involved in this deal. >> this landmark contract covers 29 ports that play a major role in our nation's economy. when the cost of moving goods through supply chains goes up, inflation goes up, strengthening supply chains and inflation goes down. that's why we made fixing our supply chains to bring down inflation. a top priority. and it's working. >> california grown goods as well as our consumer products coming in from asia, will be able to flow uninterrupted. new at 11 preparations are well underway for the dreamforce convention. that will take over san francisco's moscone center next week. sculptures are popping up outside, and there's a rather timely one, it reads in trust. we i, which is no doubt a reference to artificial intelligence. salesforce founder and ceo marc benioff recently called his hometown of san francisco the world's number one ai city. the convention starts next tuesday. it's our driving

mission. >> each day we bring you the news here at abc7 that is finding the progress and solutions that are out there in our neighborhoods and we're spotting a few of these breakthroughs tonight. first, the return of an old san francisco tradition that we haven't seen a lot of lately that would be going back to the office employees at lyft are returning to in-person work, something they haven't done since the beginning of the pandemic. the ceo gave employees four months to make the necessary arrangements. >> lovely to see the hugs and hear the comments like, oh, you're married now, leave. this is really important. but we also want to provide them flexibility, whether it's to get their kids to school or to avoid traffic. so we're not paying attention to the hours that people are working. our message has been, do what works for you. even just today been like lightspeed compared to trying to catch someone on slack and maybe one person is out for a walk or one person is throwing in a load of laundry or whatever. >> employees are now back in the office mondays and thursdays, and the third day is flexible. that's up to the employee meta parent company facebook also

went back to three days in the office. that's their policy that began yesterday. all right. our next abc seven building a better bay area breakthrough took us to a celebration in san francisco's chinatown to improve on the programs that we're already implement ing and to make sure that people know on beautiful days like this that our city is thriving because we have performers, we have leaders of this city, and we have community mayor london breed and da brooke jenkins joined community members for the ninth annual chinatown night out. this event is meant to build a relationship between police officers and the community. it's also a kickoff for several more events that will be held over the coming months, where visitors will be able to enjoy music, dance festivals and art programs throughout chinatown town. all right, our final abc7 building, a better bay area breakthrough. it's for all the foodies out there. our brand new soul food spot coming to oakland and we were there to see the sixth location of fixins break ground

in the lake merritt area. it was started by former cal bear and nba star kevin johnson, the popular soul food restaurant started in 2019in sacramento. remember, johnson was once the mayor there. he sees this as a chance to help oakland rebound and build the community. among those on hand to welcome the restaurant was close friend frederica newton. her late husband, huey newton, founded the black panthers. this is a place where the community can look for and support and work in collaboration with and celebration of what's going to be here. >> and that's about the most oakland thing that we can do, right? the restaurant is scheduled to open early next year. >> is it is it too soon to start thinking about the weekend forecast? it's wednesday night. >> i say never is it too soon, sandra? >> i agree with you, too. >> never too early, larry. and let's take a look at some live pictures first and then we'll talk about your weekend coming up. beautiful views right now from our tower cameras. no

matter what direction you're looking. but we do have a little bit of fog, which is how your day will start out. and speaking of fog, pride parade is taking place in oakland this sunday. abc seven news. a proud sponsor at 11 a.m. there will be some patchy fog, mid seconds, sunny and mild at 2:00 in the afternoon, 4 p.m. it's going to be warmer in the upper 70s and by the time the sun sets, the temperature will drop off into the upper 60s. now we're not expecting any heat waves any time soon. still a trough off the west coast dominating our weather. so until that moves a little bit to the north or to the west and high pressure comes in from the desert southwest, we're not expecting it to warm up much by a couple of degrees slowly over the next few days. right now, on live doppler seven, we do have some fog. it's going to continue to increase in coverage during the overnight hours. temperatures right now in the 50s to 60 as we take a look at a live picture from our emeryville camera, we are looking at the port of oakland. and here's a look at your

forecast headlines. low clouds, fog and spotty drizzle overnight. sunny tomorrow afternoon, inland and around the bay. and we are looking at a gradual warming trend heading into the weekend. so if you do have outdoor plans, it's going to be beautiful. and speaking of it, is gorgeous right now from our exploratory camera, the air quality will be good both tomorrow and friday. saturday. good for most of you. moderate in the inland east bay. so tomorrow morning, watch out for the fog. a little bit of drizzle as well. at 5 a.m, the fog pulls back to the coast in the afternoon and then it'll come right back in as it usually does around this time of year. temperatures is in the 50s and the 60s out the door. you might need that light extra layer, but tomorrow afternoon is short sleeve weather mid to upper 80s inland. it's going to be nice and warm. sunshine 73. oakland 81. san jose 82 and san rafael 83. santa rosa 68. in the city breezy right near the coast. we have nothing to worry about. our weather is quiet, but not the case in the atlantic. hurricane lee has formed. it's a category one packing winds of 80 miles an

hour. expect it to rapidly intensify fi over the next couple of days to a major category four and a dangerous one at that. large swells are expected not just near san juan, puerto rico, lesser antilles. so they are definitely going to be dealing with potential for some impacts back across the united states as we head towards next week. accuweather seven day forecast mild to warm day tomorrow a little warmer as we get closer to the weekend and then we bring back the heat mid 90s inland sunday and monday. and larry, we'll be rsv can be a dangerous virus...

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and plan against somebody else. he's helping coach a bay area high school team. not just any team. this team is making history. yeah it's a new er the field at menlo school as girls are getting the opportunity to play flag football this year. but look closely. prowling the sideline nine in a bucket hat is anxious father and 40 niners legend steve young two of the former quarterbacks daughters are following in his footsteps. this i never thought one of my daughters would come to me and

ask me to teach him how to throw a football. >> it was super important for him to play. i loved that they wanted to, you know, my boys didn't really want to, and that's fine. >> one daughter, lila, is on the junior varsity team. she chose to wear number 23. summer is a senior and she opted to wear a more familiar number. her dad's number eight. but she chose to play wide receiver because, in her words, she likes to run. and as a quarterback and flag football, well, you can't do that. as for whose idea it was for the young sisters to play football, well, it didn't come from steve. this was all about the girls. >> 100. i've always wanted to do this. i was ecstatic when the news came out that it would be a sport. >> so what's it like to step on the field when your dad isn't all time great and looking over your shoulder? i was nervous at the beginning. >> i was nervous because i didn't want to let down my dad. maybe it was meant to be because when you listen to summer talk about playing the game, it conjures up memories of her father. >> steve was known for being fiery, and it sure sounds like

that gene got passed on. >> i'm probably more competitive person than he is, which says a lot, but we like, we work well together. he pushes me and i can take it. >> as for steve, sounds like he's more than happy to be a girl dad and watch his daughters enjoy the moment. >> it's a joy to see them feel included in something that they've always loved and didn't have and didn't have an opportunity. the inclusion thing is real and it's super cool to watch that, love that story and great to see steve. >> coming up, millions and millions and millions of dollars for nick bosa. he's touched down in santa clara after a summer away. his new deal with the niners that is breaking the bank. cris alvarez will have that

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a good deal in the 11th hour with kickoffs sunday and pittsburgh just days away. you can say bye bye to the holdout. nick bosa, he just got paid the reigning defensive player of the year agreeing to a five year, $170 million deal with 122.5 guaranteed, a new high for defensive player. his 34 million annual salary also makes him the highest paid defensive player in

nfl history. now, with bosa missing the entire camp, head coach kyle shanahan was asked how much we can expect to see him on the field sunday. how many snaps are in the game? >> i'm just joking. we got to see when he gets here, man. so for the scare. let's go win some games. >> byron baseball winning combination at wrigley giants trying to snap a five game slide. >> alex wood got the start and seiya suzuki a bases clearing double to right his seventh hit of the series three nothing cubs right away in the first top of the seventh giants down seven nothing runner on for casey schmidt he finds the gap in right center luis matos score that made it 7 to 1 but in the seventh cubs up seven two at this point. cody bellinger he has had such a great year. 24th homer of the season. the giants lose 826 straight losses there, 70 and 70 with 22 to go now, two and a half games out of the final wild card spot. umbrellas in oakland a's trying to avoid the broom and a sweep against toronto and j.p. sears was good

on the mound. down goes daulton varsho and then george springer. and finally, davis schneider. in the fifth five innings, three strikeouts, just one earned run in the sixth. a's up two, one, two on nobody out. kevin smith gets all of that one to left center. a three run shot and the a's win five two. next up, bruce bochy's, rangers in texas on friday. stefan and aisha curries eat learn play foundation has a goal to raise and invest $50 million into oakland unified school district by 2026. the curries were at lockwood steam academy in oakland today to give out food books and join students on the playground. since launching in 2019, the foundation has raised over $47 million and served more than 25 million meals. >> every parent wants to give their child the world and sometimes it's just not possible. and so i think it's been really great for us as an organization to kind of step in and be the village for people that don't don't have one. now what we're doing with oakland unified school district is where kids go to eat, learn and play. >> and the name fits sports on

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