grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders.

a brutal heat wave kicking in sizzling temperatures for the entire bay area, driving up the risk of wildfires, bad air and heat related illnesses. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dion lim. the next two days may be the hottest of this heat wave, and no part of the bay area is spared. even the city will see temps in the 90s. it was hot today. let's get straight to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel leading off our team coverage with a look at just how hot it will get. sandhya. >> hot enough that you're going to notice. so a toasty tuesday is on tap. ama and dan. let's take a look at your high temperatures for today. we had two new records 102, in san rafael. that was a new record.

san jose was a tie at 95 degrees. it was in the mid 90s. inland concord, livermore 87. in the city, 89. in oakland 72 and half moon bay and 95 in santa rosa. the heat intensifies excessive heat warnings and heat advisories covering the entire bay area. orange is the heat advisory. the warning is there in pinkish red. it's until 11 p.m. wednesday. that heat risk will go into the moderate to major category for the entire region, so this heat will be intense enough to make you sick. so keep that in mind as we look at the fire danger index. even though we're not expecting strong winds, we have critically dry fuels. enough of a little bit of a breeze in the east bay and the north bay hills to raise the fire danger with the heat coming and the humidity dropping. just look at these humidity values. they crash. they're down to the single digits tomorrow afternoon in places like concord, napa, 8 to 9%. so that fall heat wave bringing us up to 107 in livermore tomorrow, 105 santa rosa, 106 105 santa

rosa, 106 in concord, san francisco 92. which is the last time they saw low 90s was in october 2nd years ago, and san jose, 102, oakland 96 degrees. i'll be back to let you know how long this intense heat ian. all. >> sounds good. sandhya. thanks. taking a live look now at san francisco tonight with those brutal temperatures ahead, the city is particularly vulnerable to extreme heat because our bodies aren't used to it. and our buildings aren't designed for it. san francisco residents are taking this city scorcher seriously. abc7 news reporter j.r stone shows us how neighbors are getting prepared. >> sunset at san francisco's ocean beach was just spectacular monday night. comfortable temps outside, but still a cool chill in the air and lots of people. but it could be much different tuesday, especially seeing that according to our abc seven meteorologists, it could get into the 90s for the first time in san francisco in two years. you have air conditioning here in the city. >> we do not. we like a lot of

people in apartment blocks. we open windows. that's the most effective way of doing it. >> so the key is a good breeze. >> tomorrow, without question. if you have the breeze, everything should be okay. >> yes, owen mckee and his wife, lena, will likely stay indoors with little maxie tuesday until things cool down outside. but staying indoors in a city where buildings are older and a majority of the people don't have air conditioning can get challenging too. i mean, opening the window can sometimes only do so much like, you know, 88 outside, 82 inside. >> there's very little difference. >> a reason why kevin had to make a big purchase a couple of months ago. >> we bought an air conditioner because we just need to be able to sleep at night. we knew that this day was coming and, you know, in the years past, it was like a 1 or 2 days now and then, but like a week straight, like i got to be able to sleep. >> but the intense heat is not expected to stick around for a week this time around. if it does, then there will probably be more shirtless people like

this, and less people with sweatshirts and pants on at the park. if the heat sticks around, stores like roberts hardware and the haight could see a demand for fans, i don't think we're going to run out. >> but you never can tell. we usually don't sell a lot of fans until it's been hot for three, 4 or 5 days in a row, and then if it continues, then we'll sell a lot of fans. >> for now, though, those here in san francisco are dancing it up and enjoying every little part of this comfortable weather. j.r stone, abc seven news. >> well, you can track the heat wave with our abc seven bay area apps. you can follow the forecast with the very same live doppler seven tools that our weather team uses and find tips to stay cool. we'll send you alerts with any important updates. the sports world is remembering one of the greats tonight pete rose. baseball's all time hit king has died. he was 83. rose topped mlb's all time hit list over a 24 season career. he played for three

world series championship teams from the 1960s to the 80s. he was a player and then manager of the cincinnati reds, but his gambling on his own team ended his managerial career and kept him from the hall of fame. no cause of death has been announced. new details tonight in the water worries at oakland schools. oakland unified leaders say they may have to spend more than $50 million after lead was found in the drinking water at dozens of schools. abc seven news reporter tim johns looks at the price tag as the struggling district asks for help. >> we teach oakland's future parents, students and teachers from the oakland unified school district rallied outside oakland city hall monday afternoon, all of them demanding the district and the city do more to get the lead out of drinking water at ousd schools. >> the fact that that is an open question, and the fact that people have to doubt whether or not the water that they're drinking at their school sites is safe for them to consume is just it's just unacceptable. >> parent nate landry was one of those leading the rally.

>> i don't think that the fact of lead contamination in and of itself was the hugest shock. i do think that the scope of the problem across so many different school sites was certainly shocking. >> as part of the rally, landry and his get the lead out of ousd coalition have created a list of five demands from district leaders. some of those include getting the lead levels down to zero, as well as annual testing at all ousd campuses. but fixing the problem won't be cheap. the district has already shelled out for some repairs, along with water stations and refillable bottles for students. the entire project could cost anywhere from 16 to $53 million money. the district says it doesn't have. they discussed the issue at a monday night meeting of the oakland education partnership committee. >> we can't do this alone. as a district, and we do need help from the city. >> faced with its own budgetary issues, the city says it will work with the district as well as other governmental entities to try and find a solution. >> we will not accept. the

district and the city pointing fingers at one another, talking across each other, bouncing the ball back and forth in terms of who's ultimately responsible for this. >> because for landry and others at the rally, they want answers and they want them now. >> this has got to be a time when district leadership, city leadership, county, state, federal, whoever needs to be pulled in here should be pulled in to ensure that that this does not happen again. >> the committee is expected to meet again in october to discuss next steps in addressing the problem in oakland. tim johns abc seven news. >> time now for our abc seven news at 11, helping you get ahead on big stories. coming up first, we continue our focus on challenges for our schools with an important discussion tomorrow about the budget crisis at san francisco unified. san francisco's board of supervisors is holding a hearing tomorrow on the district's finances. sfusd is facing concerns it failed to hire enough special education teachers with tens of millions of dollars unaccounted for in

the school budget. the mayor's new school stabilization team has been asked to lead the investigation. sfusd is facing a $400 million deficit. staffing cuts, school closures and a potential state takeover. our second advancer has downtown san francisco businesses excited. starting tomorrow, salesforce will require workers return to the office anywhere from 3 to 5 days a week. restaurants and businesses near salesforce center say they welcome the increased foot traffic. the city economist says getting office workers back to the city's downtown will be key to the area's recovery. more employees in the city means more economic output and higher tax revenues. and our last advancer a big step this week to help those who have served our country and ended up on the streets. veterans represent nearly 13% of homeless adults, according to government estimates. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us the setup in the south bay, ready to help former service members in a new way. >> santa clara county is getting ready to host hundreds of men

and women who have served. this week, the county's office of veteran services will host their second annual standout event at the fairgrounds. the free, three day resource fair is designed to support veterans and their families. >> it's important for us, you know, we know what it's like to be able to be coming out of the military and how important it is to get connected to these services right away, carissa hardy is a veteran services representative. >> she served as a military police officer in the army. she went to a stand down event in monterey county. >> it's kind of a full circle for me. i feel like because i attended back in 2018 and now i'm helping set one up for our veterans. >> a mobile dental clinic, free haircuts, employment, mental health and legal services are just some of the resources available. >> last year we had about 800 veterans. this year we're anticipating close to 2000. >> hardy said. this year, the county is scaling bigger and better for the first time at a stand down event in california,

a claims clinic will be offered. national va staff will be on site to help veterans file claims for disability compensation, pensions and other benefit claims. >> i can take, you know, six months on up, you know, for me personally, i filed a claim back in february and it still hasn't been adjudicated. so, you know, we know firsthand how long this whole process can take. >> back in june, we spoke with david west, president of the california association of county veterans services officers, of just how impactful this claims clinic will be. >> they're going to be sending third party examiners to do the examinations, and they're going to have what they call raters, the people that rate the claim make decisions on claims. so hopefully, we'll have a bunch of veterans who file a claim and get their decision made on the same day. >> stand down 2024 runs from wednesday through friday. veterans can ride vta for free to get to the event. some veterans are traveling from as far as idaho. in san jose,

lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> the devastating toll of hurricane helene takes shape as electric vehicles are posing yet another dangerous problem. help for families struggling to grow, now protected in california. how our state is expanding access to in vitro fertilization. plus signs of progress in one city struggling with public safety. the new investments that could help vallejo. first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy. >> thanks, dionne and ama. stay up or i'm doing the show without you. no doubt would play on these concerts and i would, you know, i was too scared to even speak to you. so to be able to speak to you. that's true. yeah

one of the countless cities hit by the hardest part of the storm's aftermath. president biden will take a helicopter tour over the region on wednesday to survey the damage. buildings, as you can see, have been decimated. roads and highways are just covered in mud and floodwaters. the death toll stands at 133 across six states. >> officials fear it will rise because. because hundreds are still unaccounted for. that includes steve cloyd. his jeep was found washed away in the floods. >> he started to get concerned about the water level rising. and he did call me. and he. his exact words were, this is not

good, cal. i'm calling to tell you i love you. >> it gives you chills. now that part of the destruction stretches from florida to virginia. halloween could be one of the most destructive hurricanes to make landfall in the country. and another problem emerging from the extensive flooding are electric cars just bursting into flames after being exposed to lots of salt water. take a look at this a sarasota, florida family's tesla model x just bursts into flames during the hurricane related flooding. the fire spread from the garage and then ultimately destroyed the home. the family even elevated the vehicle eight inches above the ground. >> a utah woman visiting the big sur coast has the california highway patrol to thank. after she became stuck on the shoreline while hunting for rocks on the beach on sunday. take a look. this is video captured from a chp helicopter. the crew on board found that missing woman's car. then they located her. as you see wandering the rocky shores, the chp chopper was able to land at a beach nearby. they picked her

up and flew her back to her car where her husband was waiting for her. >> the vice presidential debate is tomorrow night. both running mates have been preparing their arguments with their own advisers and stand ins after months of campaign traveling. this is their chance to fully introduce themselves to the american people. and you can watch the debate right here on abc seven. live coverage begins at five. abortion access is likely to be a topic in that debate in vitro fertilization has also become a flashpoint of that discussion, with republicans in congress twice voting to block plans to guarantee access to the service. >> governor newsom just signed a new law to expand ivf coverage in california. reporter alicia machado from our sister station in sacramento breaks it down. >> it's a tough decision for some california families. >> do i decide to start a famil, or do i decide to look and get a house? >> a decision state senator caroline mengibar has weighed herself, but a bill could make affording fertility services in

california a bit easier. sb 729, authored by senator mengibar, was signed into law by governor newsom sunday. the legislation requires large group health care, service plans and disability insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnosing and treating infertility. this includes fertility services like in vitro fertilization, known as ivf. the procedures are often costly. >> one of my best friends had to pay upwards of $35,000 just for the first child. >> the senator's office says this applies to businesses with more than 50 employees. the legislation also includes the lgbtq plus community and unpartnered individuals. this comes just a couple weeks after legislation to establish a nationwide right to ivf failed to advance in the u.s. senate. >> that was alicia machado reporting. the bill was opposed by the health insurance industry and some business groups, arguing it would increase the

cost of coverage. the governor is asking the new law to take effect in 2026. well, building a better bay area is at the core of what we do here at abc seven. and tonight we have two breakthroughs to share in that work. first, the vallejo police department is dealing with a staffing crisis. luckily, though, there may be a solution. governor gavin newsom yesterday signed a bill allowing retired officers to work full time for solano county sheriff to better cover vallejo. plus, a more community based approach. $550,000 of grant money will go towards a police partnership with the integrated health and resource team. they give round the clock trauma informed care for residents experiencing mental and behavioral health crisis. >> and our other breakthrough, the santa clara vta, says ridership this month has exceeded the agency's expectations. vta says it saw ten weekdays where 100,000 plus riders took its busses and light rail. that's thanks to schools being back in session. events at levi's and rising demand from

commuters as a result. vta is restoring four bus routes to full service. the agency saw a high of 125,000 daily riders in 2019. all i can think about when it comes to traveling is hopefully you have air conditioning. >> oh yeah. >> going to need it. let's get to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for the weather. sandhya. >> yeah. and diane and ama, we definitely will need it. but we all know that a lot of homes here in the bay area don't have air conditioning. so let's talk about your headlines. dangerous heat wave is ahead with record temperatures the next two days. elevated fire danger as we are expecting dry, breezy conditions in the hills. and friday that heat moderates. so let's talk about the temperatures tomorrow versus records. livermore 107 degrees. that would be a new record, breaking the old one set back in 2012. santa rosa 105 degrees. san jose 102 and gilroy 107. if they do come in at those temperatures, those would all be new records. san francisco and oakland will be in the 90s. so pretty hot along with napa. here

are some heat safety tips for this week. drink plenty of fluids. wear lightweight clothing if you have to work outside or you have to be outside. take breaks in the shade and obviously if you can find ac, do that. cooling centers, no signs of heat, illnesses and never leave pets or people inside vehicles. you know it gets a lot hotter. spare the air alert is now in effect through tomorrow, so moderate to poor air quality is expected for tomorrow. high pressure in control of our weather. winds flowing clockwise around it. offshore winds around this time of year is definitely concerning. red flag warning up in northern california until tomorrow morning. fire weather watch for interior portions of monterey county. wednesday. thursday. where they're not only expecting gusty winds, but they've got critically dry fuels and low humidity. for us, we have the dry fuels and the humidity levels will be dropping into the single digits. the hilltops. you will notice not strong winds, but it's the direction of the winds. oakland hills 21 miles an hour. definitely stay vigilant. i can't emphasize it enough, especially as we're heading into

october. typically, we've seen those fires breaking out some of the bigger ones 50s, 60s, and 70s right now compared to 24 hours ago, running 11 degrees higher in novato, hayward, san jose, up eight. a beautiful view of san francisco from sutro tower. tomorrow's forecast in the morning. we're going to start out in the 60s inland, quickly heating up into the 90s and then triple digits right around the bay from 67 to 80 9 to 96. and you will notice coast side you saw as well from the 60s to the 80s. later on in the afternoon starts off clear. this is the best time to get outside and get things done. 5060 still comfortable? then it gets uncomfortable in the south bay. 107 in gilroy 102. san jose 97. sunnyvale on the peninsula, well above average 101. in redwood city, 80s right near the coast 85 half moon bay, san francisco 92 degrees 88. in the sunset district. north bay temperatures triple digits 105. in santa rosa, 104. san rafael 90.

sausalito 100. in vallejo 84 bodega bay. east bay 98 and hayward 96. oakland 99, castro valley. it is going to be sizzling. i'll call it a toasty tuesday for you. 107 livermore 106, in concord, 107 in brentwood. your accuweather seven day forecast. this is excessive heat. the next two days and dangerous from 107 to 108 uh- inland areas. triple digits still on thursday, you'll see the coastal and bayside communities coming down. by friday, the heat eases out of the triple digits and then it goes back up again. briefly but the heat relief does arrive by monday, dropping down into the low

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and that's just what happened this afternoon in the east bay. >> yes, this is abc7 news anchor dan ashley's annual friends of camp concord golf tournament. the event happened today at crow canyon country club in danville. 150 golfers are helping send underserved kids to summer camp in lake tahoe. >> since i've hosted this golf tournament since 1997 or so, we've sent more than 12,000 kids to summer camp, all expenses paid. at lake tahoe and really proud about that, because for many of these kids, this was their first and only chance to go to camp. and every kid should have a summer camp experience. >> yeah. after golf, dan hosted a banquet and charity auction. if you'd like to help send kids to summer camp, head to friends

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