looks pleasant, but don't let it fool you. it is hot out there.

the bay area is in the grips of a wave of excessive heat, and there's a spare the air advisory right now. good afternoon, i'm kristen z. let's begin with the accuweather forecast. if you've been outside, you're feeling it. a big jump in our temperatures. abc seven weather anchor spencer christian says this is the first day of three days of sizzling bay area summer heat. he has some important information for us about this heat advisory. >> okay, kristen, we'll start with a look at the satellite radar composite image showing that low pressure system, which had brought us relatively cool weather the last couple of days, and an onshore breeze that's gone now up into the pacific northwest. high pressure is building in, and that's going to bring us a heat wave over the next few days. look at how calm the winds are right now. under ten miles per hour. so there's no cooling breeze near the coastline and temperatures are rising. 24 hour temperature change as of noon showed inland areas 10 to 15 degrees warmer than they were at this time yesterday. and that heat is only building as we get into the late

afternoon hours. so these are the forecast headlines today through thursday. we expect sizzling summer heat. the inland areas will warm up into the triple digit range, of course with the risk of heat related illnesses. then friday through sunday we expect a gradual cooling trend, so we'll get some relief after three days of intense heat. but for today, high temperatures in the south bay will rise into the low to mid 90s for most locations. 93 at san jose and upper 90s farther south down at morgan hill and gilroy on the peninsula, look for highs of 90. san mateo 93, redwood city 88, and millbrae and on the coast mid 70s in many locations. downtown san francisco officially will top out around 82 degrees today, but there will be parts of the city that will be even warmer. south san francisco will be up to 86 up in the north bay. lots of mid to upper 90s 95 at sonoma and petaluma, 98 at santa rosa and calistoga, and even farther north, 99 at cloverdale and 100 at ukiah. over on the east bay, we'll see highs of 88 at oakland, 90 at hayward, 89 san leandro castro valley 93. the

inland east bay, numerous locations will reach 100 or above today. places like walnut creek, concord, fairfield, antioch, 99 101 at brentwood and 100 at livermore. now we have a heat advisory that will be in effect from 11 a.m. wednesday to 11 p.m. thursday. for most of the bay area, all of the bay area, in fact, away from the coast and the bay shoreline. high temperatures during that period will range from 90 or higher near the bay, 100 or higher inland. this brings with it, of course, the risk of heat related illness, and san francisco is already under a heat advisory until 7:00 this evening. now, the air quality is declining. a spare the air alert has been issued for today and tomorrow. the poorest air quality will be in the inland east bay and the santa clara valley. and on we go to overnight conditions. it will be mild under clear skies. overnight lows mainly in the mid 60s. and the accuweather seven day forecast shows that heat wave extending through thursday with temperatures inland at or above 100 degrees. but as we reach the weekend, the heat will ease. it will cool down and we can breathe freely.

>> kristen i can't wait till that happens. the 40 niners this morning held their first practice in saturday's shooting of rookie wide receiver ricky pearsall in an apparent botched robbery in union square. team gm john lynch said pearsall was at the training facility today while his teammates practiced, though he will miss at least four games due to his injury. >> at the time of all this going on, we had a team party that was scheduled when i got to the hospital and visited with ricky as one of the first things, he said, mr. lynch, what's going on? you know, i would really like everyone to go to that party and i'd also like to talk to some of my teammates. i said, ricky, you take care of yourself. but, you know, kind of a cool moment. we were able to pipe ricky into the party and he facetimed the entire group, and that show of love and respect was was a real special moment for our team. >> it's absolutely amazing, what

happened? to be honest. i mean, it's a one in 1 in 100, 1 in 200, 1 in 300 chance of surviving that sort of injury. so anytime that happens, you always just have to be thankful. for everything. and just make sure that you, call your family say that you love them more than you ever have before. and, you know, just don't take anything for granted. >> lynch says the crime pulled the team together, and he couldn't be prouder of how they responded. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins could make a decision as soon as this afternoon about how to charge the 17 year old suspect in pearsall shooting. when pearsall was shot saturday, a san francisco police officer was right there comforting him, tending to his wounds and trying to figure out exactly what happened. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez has that officer's amazing story. >> today, the first officer to arrive after 49 year rookie ricky pearsall was shot is being called a hero. sergeant joel

harrell heard the gunshots saturday near union square and ran towards them. she described finding pearsall on the ground in a pool of blood. to abc news reporter melissa ardon. >> i used my right hand because this is my strong hand to seal the wound. >> sorry. and then i put it up here to hold that. >> police say pearsall was shot in the chest after a 17 year old tried to rob him. the incident happened just hours after the receiver appeared at an autograph signing event just miles away. sergeant harrell says she knew keeping pearsall conscious and calm was key. while they waited for paramedics to arrive, she talked about their conversation during those critical minutes. >> i know you don't know me, but please trust me. god is with us. it's not your time, okay? it's not your time. i want you to continue to breathe, okay? >> san francisco police chief william scott says sergeant harrell showed valor running towards the gunshots. >> i'm incredibly proud of her.

i'm proud of this. you know, department. this was an unfortunate incident, and it was a terrible incident. but just the response, the empathy. and this is who sergeant harrell is with pearsall's description. >> sfpd was able to identify and arrest the suspect. pearsall is set to miss at least the first four games of the season. while he recovers at levi's stadium. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> today, the first officer to arrive after 40 niners rookie ricky pearsall was shot is being called a hero. sergeant joel harrell heard the gunshots saturday near union square and ran toward them. she described finding pearsall on the ground in a pool of blood. to abc news reporter melissa dorn, sergeant joel harrell has this to say all right. meantime, we're going to move on from that story. but you heard just how harrowing it was and how brave that officer was. crews in the south bay today are moving out more than 100 unhoused people near san

jose mineta international airport. the encampment is located at columbus park, two blocks south of the airport. starting this morning, crews used a bulldozer to move out belongings and trash. the city notified residents at the end of august that they would be displaced from the encampment. it's unclear where they will go. mayor matt mehan says the faa requires the city to keep the area clear because it's in the airport's flight path. he issued a statement admitting that the city doesn't have the capacity to house more than 4500 people living outdoors. he said, quote, there are certain cases where an encampment is so unsafe and violating so many laws that we can't wait for our solutions to scale. now to the race for president. the harris campaign started a new bus tour highlighting their stance on reproductive rights. while donald trump is seemingly laying low with no campaign events today, abc news reporter perry russom is in washington. >> the harris campaign launching a new bus tour called fighting

for reproductive freedom with at least 50 stops in what the campaign calls key states. >> with this bus tour, we're going to make sure everyone in the nation knows the stakes. the only way to protect reproductive freedom is by rejecting donald trump. >> abortion rights is on the ballot in several states, including florida, where the bus tour is starting. last week, trump telling nbc news the six week abortion ban in florida is too short and there has to be more time. trump later saying he will vote no on the ballot measure that would overturn florida's near-total abortion ban. days ago, trump unveiling a new proposal for in vitro fertilization. >> we are the government is going to pay for it, or we're going to get or mandate your insurance company to pay for it. >> recent polling from abc news and ipsos shows voters trust harris more than trump on the issue of abortion rights. there is a voter divide between men and women. our polling shows harris is up 13 percentage points with women, and it's driven primarily by white women, who now say they're more likely to support harris, according to

our polling. the abc news debate is one week away. harris, leaning on former hillary clinton adviser philippe reines to play the role of trump. the trump campaign bringing in tulsi gabbard, who debated harris during the 2020 presidential campaign. gabbard on cnn this weekend. >> what i pointed out in that debate stage in the 2020 campaign was her hypocrisy. it was how she was saying one thing and doing another. >> both campaigns have a lighter schedule heading into the debate next tuesday, the first debate between harris and trump. it's also the first time harris and trump will meet each other. perry russom abc news, washington. >> and the next presidential debate is just a week from today. vice president harris, the democratic presidential nominee, will face off against former president trump in the live debate. it is tuesday, september 10th, and you can watch it right here. and only here on abc seven. our coverage begins at 5:00. supporters of a ban on. all right turns on red in san francisco are expected to

take their message straight to city hall. the san francisco municipal transportation agency is meeting today, and while members are not expected to vote on the proposal, its supporters say they will be at the meeting to push for approval. the vote on this was delayed last month. advocates of the policy say more than 1100 people have signed a petition supporting it. currently, the city has banned right turns on red at around 200 intersections in san francisco. a first today for bay area fire department. san francisco has its first ever chinese american interim fire chief. and just hours after her appointment, you'll see her first live interview right here on abc seven at three. sandra

in to take over as interim chief. tong is a native san franciscan, and has been in the public service arena for 35 years and has served on the department's command staff for the last five years. she will be the first chinese american chief of the san francisco fire department. >> today, i am very proud to announce that the interim chief of the san francisco fire department will be no other than sandi tong. >> tong will take over for the departing chief, jeanine nicholson, who officially announced her retirement at the end of august, citing medical reasons. and we certainly wish her well. but joining us live right now, fresh from her swearing in ceremony at city hall this morning, is interim fire chief sandra tong. interim chief? should i go with sandy or sandra? >> sandy's great.

>> sandy's great. all right. interim chief. of course. we can't go wrong with that. congratulations. how do you feel about this big appointment? >> i am so overwhelmed, but very honored and very appreciative to the mayor for this opportunity. so i have had a great role model with chief nicholson, and i just want to carry on the legacy that she's already put together for us. >> i mean, you've had so much experience, but i want to start with this. you're a native san franciscan, right? tell us about where you grew up and life here and how it took you to this point today. >> well, i was born in san francisco, and we did move to the south bay when i was young and went to school there. but i have just very deep roots in chinatown. my father grew up here in san francisco, chinatown. my mother was from canton, china, and so we would come up to san francisco practically every weekend to chinatown to shop, visit my grandma, and so there's been a lot of connection to the city. and then when i, got to working age, i started working here in the city and then working for the department of public health

as a paramedic. >> okay. and so that's been the bulk of your experience, right? in emergency medical services, i think a lot of people automatically think of fire department as putting out fires. but i mean, that is certainly a major role of it. but these days, just as much as needed with regard to ems services and your work, i should say, is growing. so talk about how you plan to tackle that. >> yes. well fortunately we've had a very good command staff and the leadership of chief nicholson. so we've been working on consistently to try to make sure that what we need for not only our fire suppression and our ems work, but also the new developments and the creation of the community paramedicine program. all of those efforts are to, you know, provide the best services to san francisco. and i think we've been able to, you know, create a path, have an agenda, have initiatives and programs that are doing just that. >> all right. let's dive a little bit more into that. right i understand tell me you would you would have the proper stats. but i think ems gets flooded

with calls about 90,000 a year, 250 calls a day, and some of that increase is tied to some of the social issues that we're working on here. right. from homelessness to drugs and also some of it related to crime. how do you see the department kind of integrating that, working with other agencies perhaps. and you mentioned the community aspect. what does that really mean? >> i mean, our numbers for ems have certainly grown from the numbers that you noted. we have at least 120,000 calls a year, averaging over 350 calls a day, and so those kinds of, you know, the way that i think ems has been an integral part of the fire department now and, and the fire department, having embraced what we've been doing in ems as well as community paramedicine is supporting all of the work, not only of the department, but to the community, and, and i think we've just been sort of just really doing a great job of

seeing what's happening in the city, trying to come up and be ready for whatever, you know, the city needs. and so that's with the with the advent of the street teams that we have through community paramedicine and being able to address those kinds of concerns that we see growing in the city. >> all right. well, chief tong, we've had a chinese american mayor, two chinese american police chiefs. but you are the first to head the fire department. how does that shape your perspective and leadership? >> i think what has been important for me, i think, too, is that there is much more openness for diversity in these high ranking positions and the sense of community representation. all of those things have been really important. and i think for the fire department, which tends to be a very traditional department for them to and for the mayor to recognize that a chinese woman can lead this department, i think is huge, and so i'm very

humbled to be able to, you know, take this on. >> i didn't even mention the woman part. and i guess that's saying a lot, really. right. because that would have been the big headline. a while ago. and we've had women in leadership positions in the city, how about recruiting? you know, i don't know what the balance is right now in terms of men and women. what's your goal there? >> we're continuing to try to just make sure that we represent what our community looks like. and so we're always looking for more diversity, more women, more, you know, all of the groups, we're always looking for folks that are wanting to come into public service because we think the fire department, whether you're in fire suppression or in ems, is really the best job in the world. and having that opportunity to serve is really unparalleled. >> so, chief tong, will you try to get the position permanently? right now you have interim in your title, but what do you think? >> i'm taking everything day by day and i'm grateful for the opportunity. i will do the best

that i can and we'll see what tomorrow brings. all right. >> well, in the 30s that we have left before i let you go, since you grew up in chinatown and have deep roots there, real quickly, favorite restaurants there and then real quickly, because we have a super hot day today, in the next few days, give us some fire tips. fire. you know, prevention tips. >> yes. i'm not going to mention my favorite restaurant. i don't want to be partial, but there are so many. and not only in chinatown, right in, in the avenues and clement street. and so, yeah, i eat a lot of them. i was so sad to hear that korean restaurant over in the avenues is closing, but yes, for these next few days, when it's going to be warm in the city, you know, our repeat messaging is always to hydrate. be careful. take your time. and you know, just navigate and be safe. >> all right. san francisco fire department interim chief sandra tong fresh on the job today. thank you very much for giving us your first tv interview. we wish you the best of luck. >> thank you very much.

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care and coverage are in one place. at kaiser permanente, all of us work together for all that is you. sideshows and large groups of dirt bikers who take over the streets. our media partner, the san francisco standard, has new details on how sideshows, dirt bike gangs could soon see stiffer penalties and how that might look. joining us live now is gabe greszler politics reporter for the standard. gabe, thanks for joining us. >> thank you so much, kristen. >> tell us a little bit about the new laws being proposed. exactly what did they say? >> sure. so last week, mayor breed and also supervisor matt dorsey proposed a new set of sweeping rules that would try to crack down on some sideshows. but as well as dirt bike events that some san franciscans and

maybe folks out of the outside of the bay area as well, or in the greater bay area have been, you know, seen and used to on social media. what the what the new laws would do is make it a misdemeanor to promote or gather for a sideshow or a dirt bike event. and there's also some other rules that they are trying to implement as well. they're trying to seize cars for longer than the about month limit. they have right now, that they can seize a car engaged in one of these events. they're also trying to see if they can permanently take a car. if someone is involved in a conviction when going through the courts with one of these events. >> i see. all right. of course, we're looking at videos of some of the, you know, activities that you've talked about that prompted these new proposals. so, you know, this is really interesting, especially the one about identifying organizers.

and also just attendees, right? bystanders, if you will. do we see any issues with how these laws might be applied if they if they do go through and how police with chp officers might apply them? >> yeah, absolutely. so, you know, generally over the last year or two years, as these events have become more of a problem for the city, you know, snarling traffic causing kind of a general sense of lawlessness across san francisco and the bay area, there's really been a push by lawmakers to clamp down on this issue. in oakland, there was such a rule that that passed, but is currently being challenged right now on a first amendment basis by a journalist in the east bay who worries that somehow being kind of associated or dispersing information about these sideshows, could inadvertently lead to, you know, a journalist getting in trouble,

yeah. and, you know, when i spoke with folks, you know, in san francisco about this question, they certainly said that there were, you know, tensions in how this could eventually be implemented. but it really will be up to the courts to see whether the one in san francisco and oakland as well. uh- passes that legal litmus test. >> okay, we got to go. but real quickly, what's the timeline on this? what's the next step? >> yeah. so this is something that's going to be going before the board of supervisors. we don't have a firm date of when that will be, but we can imagine it probably in the next couple of weeks or months. >> yep. please keep us posted. and of course we'll be following up as well here. thanks so much, gabe. you can check out more of gabe's story and the san francisco standard's other original reporting on their website as a standard.com. abc seven will continue to bring you more segments featuring the standard city focused journalism twice a week, right here on abc seven news at three. a sign of progress. we'll check out an unveiling today as san

they unveiled this new mural that commemorates the newly named east village san jose. that's a business association made up of over 200 stores, restaurants and marketplaces in downtown san jose. the east village district stretches from seventh street to 22nd street. san jose city council member omar torres thanked the business association for making this project a reality. >> they are the gateway. it is very, very important to invest in our gateways into downtown right when you're getting off of the 101, it is very important to

see this corridor thriving with businesses open with no graffiti, right? with police officers patrolling it. that's why it is for me very, very important to continue to build partnership with the east village business association, leaders with east village san jose say they're committed to more initiatives as they work to build a better downtown. >> they're focused on three pillars beautification, safety, and community. looks great. thank you so much for joining us today. world news tonight with david muir starts right now. and i'll see you back here for abc seven news at four. tonight, breaking news. the arrests outside new york