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we're not going to get in trouble for that. i guess we can go break their windows. >> and east bay coffee shop repeatedly vandalized. and now the palestinian-american brothers who own it are concerned that these attacks could escalate. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> surveillance video caught a person spray painting the store's free palestine sign. and now berkeley police are investigating it as a possible hate crime. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke with the brothers and has the story. reporter it's a blend of coffee and community at this cafe run by the ghaith brothers in berkeley. >> they've come up with a unique drink list as well. >> we hold very near and dear to our heart the jaffa orange latte. that is our signature drink. not an orange fan? >> try strawberry sage creek. >> that does two things for us. one, it reminds us of the strawberries that are grown in gaza. although we don't get our strawberries from gaza, of course, but we also have the end of it creek to kind of pay homage to the ohlone land we are standing on. >> the brothers quit their it jobs to open jaffa coffee roasters just as their coffee

drinks blend new flavors, their shop does, too. the vibe is part palestine, part california. >> we're very outspokenly palestinian, you know, we're very proud of our heritage. you know, we're also very proud of being californian. we have one of the coolest cultures, in my opinion, in the world. you know what i mean? with surfing, even the music behind me playing historic beach boys. right. i've been dying to get here. >> they just opened in june. business is booming, but just as they're trying to build their brand, their free palestine sign was vandalized. now, a total of four times in just two months. most recently, the person added the word. >> now, to me, that's a little uh- lewd in my opinion. it's just not nice to have even. okay, like even if you wanted to affect the palestinians. what about kids that walk across and see the word? as a company, we just stand against hate and violence. >> they believe it's the same person after the fourth incident, they reported it to police with concerns it could escalate. in a statement to abc seven news, berkeley police say the department is investigating the vandalism as a hate crime

and it's still under investigation. nour says they expected they would face some backlash when they open, but he says the outpouring of support from the community has been tremendous. he says they're not mad, but they do want to stand up for their rights. >> we aren't doing anything wrong. we thank the community, one and two, that we stand against hate and we won't. we won't stop talking about palestine and we won't stop talking about what's going on in berkeley, anser hassan. >> abc seven news. >> been following this story on the shooting of forty-niners rookie ricky pearsall. and today he was back on the field. take a look. he wasn't actually dressed to practice, but you can see him there in the gray shirt and sweats football in hand at the practice field today. the coaching staff and teammates have said he has been around the team santa clara facility with little downtime since the shooting. it's only been five days since he was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in san francisco's union square. this is video of him being walked to the ambulance in the moments after the shooting. his teammates and coaches say they are glad he's back.

>> the rookie situation. thank god that he's even alive with us today. i mean, that was an insane situation, so happy that he's back here around the building with us. >> it's kind of been amazing just watching him, getting to see him. sunday. monday, for him to be able to walk around and stuff with that happening, you know, talking to the people at the er, you know, saying out of like 100 people, two people have survived that. and to be able to see him the next day and just he's able to walk, he's coming to meetings, he's doing all that. but, you know, he wants to go a little a while. you know, a week or so without trying to work up a sweat. and then after that, he'll start his rehab and, progress to get back. >> it's insane, really. the rookie wide receiver will miss at least the first four games. as for the 17 year old accused of shooting him, that teenager is in custody and scheduled to be back in juvenile court on tuesday for a pretrial conference. he's charged with attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and attempted second degree robbery. san francisco's district attorney told us it will be at least two weeks before she

decides if she will try to prosecute him as an adult, but ultimately, it will be up to a judge to decide if the case is moved out of the juvenile system. >> oakland leaders announced today an upgrade to the city's flawed 9-1-1 system. it's the first time it's been updated in 20 years. the improvements include a modern software system that's fully hosted on the cloud. every part of the electronics that go into the system got upgraded to. mayor sheng tao says this will improve emergency response times. she says the goal is to meet the state standard of 97% of calls being answered in 15 seconds or less. >> we've taken huge steps towards implementing reliable, secure, resilient infrastructure that our public safety agencies can use to continue delivering the high levels of service that the city of oakland residents want and deserve. >> the new system was heavily vetted after the city's massive 2023 data leak. personal data was exposed and city services were taken offline during that

incident that we reported on extensively. >> your p-g-and-e's bill could jump another $6 per month before the end of the year. california regulators are scheduled to vote next week to allow the utility to recoup expenses from a series of winter storms. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard says the utility watchdog groups are fighting the increase, saying ratepayers have had enough. >> the price of natural gas rose in september, about $5.78 more on an average p-g-and-e's bill. the utility says a decrease in demand for gas is the reason. what do we want? fair rates. for months, utility watchdogs have been calling for fair utility rates. but next week, the california public utilities commission could grant p-g-and-e's yet another electricity rate increase. 2.7%. about $6 more on an average monthly bill. no limits to how much the public utilities commission can read in a rate hike. >> this is why turn has been fighting for a cap on increases.

no more than the cost of living adjustment provided by social security. >> turn the utility reform network, says p-g-and-e's, has been granted too many hikes this year alone. >> we're looking at the fourth rate hike in 2024 alone, and every rate hike is just the tip of the iceberg. and every hike stacked on top of each other. >> p-g-and-e's says the rate increase is needed to recoup electricity expenses paid during winter storms, which brought widespread power outages. according to p-g-and-e's data, residential utility rates have increased 54% since 2020, when the utility exited bankruptcy. >> anytime there's an increase to the cost of living, we know it will disproportionately impact our communities of color. low income communities, elderly communities. >> aaron hawkins says community action marin is concerned about another proposed p-g-and-e's rate hike. the nonprofit connects individuals and

families with services and utility payment assistance, so we'll always be here to support those communities in any way we can and to advocate. p-g-and-e's declined abc seven's request for an interview but sent this statement. p-g-and-e's is working to limit combined gas and electric bill increases to no more than an average of 3% per year through 2026. p-g-and-e's has adopted company wide savings initiatives to reduce operating costs and limit unnecessary expenses. the puc is scheduled to vote on the increase september 12th. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> all right. now to the weather. as you take a live look out from our new camera at fisherman's wharf. this is the sky star cam located on the skystar wheel at the wharf. and while it's nice on the coast, we're continuing to track the heat advisory inland and abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandy. >> yeah. dan, that heat advisory got extended through tomorrow night, and that's because we're expecting another day of a scorcher for our inland

communities. here's a live view right now from our east bay hills camera. look at the view. it is filled with sun and concord. right now is sitting at 99 degrees. you can see that the wind is pretty much light about ten miles an hour over 30 degrees cooler at sfo, where it is 67 degrees right now. but you do have a bit of a breeze. here are some of the other temperatures at this hour in the low 90s from san jose to fremont, 99. in livermore in the north bay, you are looking at 91. in santa rosa, 94 degrees in sonoma. that heat advisory until 8 p.m. tomorrow. there is a risk of heat related illnesses. temperatures in the mid 90s to the mid 100 seconds. if it makes you feel any better, we're not alone in this heat. look at the temperatures right now. palm springs 118 degrees. yeah, i know it's the desert. you expect it? but it's hot in fresno. sacramento all the way up to redding. we have triple digit heat right now. so this is much of the western united states. i'll be back to let you know when we will get cooler weather

coming. our way in just a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. sandy. we'll check back. oakland business owners are pushing back against a plan to turn jack london inn into a homeless shelter. former oakland police chief and current city council candidate leronne armstrong led a news conference today. he and business owners in and around jack london square say oakland didn't consult the community before making this plan. their concerned housing the homeless at jack london inn will drive away business. the hotel has housed homeless people nightly since the pandemic. they say they're willing to work with oakland to find other locations. >> building a better bay area san jose mayor matt mehan unveiled the location of the city's first planned safe sleeping site. it's located on east taylor street near coyote creek and watson park. the location was selected from eight potential sites. officials say if it continues to be a suitable space, it would open in early 2025. >> the goal is to get people into a managed environment with basic services, give them an opportunity to start to turn their lives around and in the

meantime, ban camping elsewhere and start to really get a handle on this problem and reduce the trash. the fires, the noise, the crime. frankly, just all of these impacts that we see from the unmanaged tent encampments across the city. >> the city council budget allocates money for the creation of several safe sleeping sites. they'll serve a total of 500 unhoused people. >> coming up, she's a world champion and olympic gold medalist. but now a soccer legend and former cal star is hanging up her cleats. we're going to tell you about the other surp

were killed, nine others injured, but the barrow county sheriff just announced that all of them are expected to make a full recovery. according to the

sheriff, the 14 year old said i did it while being questioned. the father's charges are related to letting his son have a weapon. he told investigators he bought the ar 15 style rifle used in the shooting as a holiday gift for his son. the father faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of second degree murder in the case. >> new details in the fatal crash and multi-car pileup last week in santa rosa. the chp is saying the driver of a peterbilt dump truck was going at least 50mph at the time when they slammed into stop traffic speed limit. there is 55. it happened on highway 12 near the fulton road intersection just before noon last thursday. 78 year old pat lafortune was killed. he was a teacher and coach for decades at santa rosa's cardinal newman high school. beloved by his community. the truck driver hasn't been charged yet, and the investigation is ongoing. >> the san francisco giants are teaming up with local families and the city health department to save lives from overdose. the

team taking part in an effort to raise awareness. inviting a father who lost his son to a fentanyl overdose to share his story during today's game. >> two days after his 19th birthday, him and his friends, they were dabbling and he took a percocet, which he thought was a percocet. and it was actually fentanyl and it killed him. his friends left him in the back seat of his car and across the street from his house, and never told anybody. the morning after, nobody knew he was in his car. so that afternoon, someone found him and that's how it was heartbreaking. >> obviously, his family started the lamont myers foundation to educate and distribute narcan. today's game against the arizona diamondbacks also served as a fundraiser to raise awareness of fentanyl poisoning. >> coming up. levi's stadium is getting ready for the start of football season, but don't expect your average wings, nachos and fries. we're going to show you the new concession stand offerings this year. >> and as we take a live look outside right now, check out our

presidential debate countdown clock. we're counting down to the face off between vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump. of course, the debate is scheduled for tuesday, and you can watch it right here on abc seven. our coverage begins at 5:00. be where there was only one pediatrician to serve more than 10,000 children. daniel lurie said, i'm going to help. we opened a clinic for our most vulnerable children.

i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him as we have brought solutions where people thought the problem was unsolvable. daniel doesn't take excuses. he holds himself accountable. and i know that he can do it for the city of san francisco.

yes. and if you're heading to levi's stadium to watch the game in person, get ready for an all new game day. menu. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has a taste of what's new. >> dozens of forty-niners fans were back at levi's stadium thursday. not for a game, but for the food. >> for a fan, it doesn't get any better than this. >> levi's stadium and levi restaurants treated the faithful to the third annual concession showcase event, sampling what's new and returning to game day concessions. now, of course, you got to have your game day staples, but the team here also wanted to make sure they had a

variety of cuisine. for all the fans that are going to be coming here to levi's. executive chef alvin cabiling worked with his team and a number of local businesses that they call partners to bring dishes like these to fans. >> we want a mixture of everything uh- just tenders, not just hot dogs, not just a burger. >> so in addition to those items are treats like beef birria, pupusas, bulgogi, cheesesteak, butter, chicken wings, quality seafood and so much more. the food coming from bay area staples like toto's pizza, kebab trolley, east bay restaurant, ibis berkeley joining for the first time this year. local restaurant owners like chef rodney baca say a platform like this introduces them to a whole new customer base. >> three years ago, we got an article written nationally about one of our products as being the best stadium food. so we definitely see that. and it's funny you bring it up that we can acknowledge that now. it's pretty awesome. we're excited. it's humbling. >> and when those local restaurants thrive, levi stadium says it can too. if they can't survive, then they're not going to be here helping us out.

>> so it's a two way street in my opinion. we help them out. they're partners for a reason. >> so-called frictionless concession areas will also be new, letting fans get their food and skip the checkout process. it's all part of the many factors levi's stadium hopes adds to fans. game day experience at levi's stadium. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, we are not going to let you forget the niners kick off the new season with monday night football against the new york jets at levi's stadium. if you do not have tickets to the game, don't worry, you can watch it right here on abc seven. our coverage begins at 5:00 and it is the best seat in the house. >> it is. and the refrigerator is close by, too, which is really nice. >> i mean, and a bathroom. come on. what more could you want? >> all right, all right, let's talk about the weather forecast. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is back. sandhya. yeah. >> and ama and dan, we're not asking for a whole lot, that's for sure. let me show you an amazing view from our newest camera. it is atop the skystar wheel at fisherman's wharf. it's our skystar cam. and look at

this view. i mean, absolutely beautiful. sunny as we look across the bay. this is why you'll want to come back here just to see this view. we'll just hold on this, okay? i'm running out of time. let's talk about temperatures 101 degrees in fairfield. it is 66. in the city. so we are seeing our summer microclimates, our hot spots have been in the triple digits today. high pressure providing the heat today. that's going to continue tomorrow, which is why we have moderate to major heat risk for our inland areas, not just today, but tomorrow as well. although it shifts east a little bit from our golden gate bridge. camera. you are seeing blue skies tomorrow sizzling inland with those triple digits elevated fire danger for inland areas. and in the hills. and you'll see why in just a moment. the weekend forecast does feature a gradual cooling trend. right now, the winds over the higher terrain not terribly strong. i mean, they're pretty light 15 miles an hour. atlas peak and 16 at oakland hills. but what is concerning is around this time

of year, we start to see those fuels drying out. we have single digit humidity values in some of our inland areas right now concord 7%, 8% in livermore. so that is keeping our fire danger elevated. we're facing near critical fire danger conditions in our inland areas and our hills. so tonight, moderate to high as we head into tomorrow, that same general area will be in that category. so just keep that in mind and stay aware in case a fire does break out. tonight at 620 we're looking at hot conditions still inland in the 90s 60s coast side. the fog advances later on tonight it will be right near the bay shoreline and along the coast, dense once again in patches. we are looking at a little bit of fog in the morning for the afternoon. plenty of sun away from the coast. you're going to come up into the 90s and 100 seconds inland areas, that is. and along the coast it will remain comfortable. fog in the morning, 50 to 70 tomorrow afternoon you are looking at a nice day in the south bay. 92, in san jose, 99 in morgan hill,

84 santa cruz, a great day to be on the beach. 88 in redwood city on the peninsula 83 mountain view, upper 60s coast side, downtown san francisco 74 degrees 71. in the sunset district. these temperatures running well above average for this time of year, but not for long. in the north bay, 91 san rafael, vallejo, napa 90 degrees 95 in santa rosa, heading into the east bay 80 oakland 83 hayward. inland areas. you're definitely going to be in the hot category. 98 in concord, 101 degrees in fairfield, 102 in brentwood and 99 in livermore. if you like the scorcher, tomorrow is your day. after tomorrow. the cooling begins. we drop out of the triple digits 90s inland for the weekend, so it's a gradual cooling trend. 60s coast side temperatures will continue to drop off early to middle part of next week. mid 80s inland mid 60s coast closer to average, even a little below average and just kind of throwing this out there dan. and one computer model is hinting at maybe a few showers in the

northern part of our viewing area next wednesday. >> okay. all right. thanks, sandhya. >> well, the giants and third baseman matt chapman have made it official. the 31 year old is signing a six year, $150 million contract extension. >> wow. chapman says he wanted to stay in san francisco. >> this feels like home for me. it feels like i've been here a lot longer than just one season. just from top to bottom. whether it's the players, the staff, front office, everybody wants to, you know, contribute and do everything they can to help the players. >> chapman's deal is the second richest commitment the giants have made to a player in franchise history. only buster posey's nine year deal, $167 million was worth more. >> united states women's national soccer team forward alex morgan is retiring from professional soccer. >> i have so much clarity about this decision and i'm so happy to be able to finally tell you, it has been. a long time

and this decision wasn't easy. but at the beginning of 2024, i felt in my heart and soul that this was the last season that i would play soccer. >> the former cal star says she's pregnant with her second child. morgan is a two time world cup champion and olympic gold medalist. the 35 year old says she will play one more game on sunday, when the san diego wave fc hosts the north carolina courage. >> she has done it all. good for her. well, still ahead, food and wine magazine names its restaurant of the year. and guess what? it's right

the year. we are talking about burdell in oakland. chef jeff davis specializes in soul food with a modern twist. the magazine calls the food brain meltingly delicious. that is an endorsement they mentioned the okra stew, smothered pork chops and barbecue shrimp. burdell only opened last year and has gained recognition from the michelin guide. and earlier this year, chef davis was a james

beard finalist for best chef california. >> and after seeing the great success of night markets in san francisco lately, oakland chinatown is hosting its own this weekend. organizers are offering live music, shopping and art gallery and foodie options, including a dumpling olympics where the public can taste, test and vote for the best. this first ever chinatown night market will be on saturday from five until 9 p.m. on eighth street from webster to broadway. >> it's my kind of olympics, right? >> right. that's true. mine, too. all right. that is this edition of abc seven news at five world news tonight with next is next with david muir for sandhya patel. all of us here. we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again at six.

where there was only one pediatrician to serve more than 10,000 children. daniel lurie said, i'm going to help. we opened a clinic for our most vulnerable children. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him as we have brought solutions where people thought the problem was unsolvable. daniel doesn't take excuses. he holds himself accountable. and i know that he can do it for the city of san francisco.

what would y'all name this chapter of y'all life? probably family. family, why is that? buenos dias, buenos dias. la comunidad es el corazón del barrio. pues sin ella no hay vida, no hay esperanza. everything that i'm doing is for my family. yeah. las mismas cosas que yo quiero para mi hijo las quiero para los niños de la comunidad. (♪) >> david: tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the surprise moment in court. hunter biden pleading guilty. could the president's son face years in prison?