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>> hot classrooms mean students get less out of the school day. >> yeah, the ongoing heat wave, now in its fourth day, is taking a toll on people across the bay area, including students in classrooms without air conditioning. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us on this hot day there is no real relief in the forecast until next week. >> we have abc7 news team coverage with abc seven news reporter suzanne vaughn in the north bay. with more on the hot classrooms. >> we'll get to that. but let's begin with abc seven news meteorologist frances dinglasan. for more on the extended heat warnings and the advisories. frances. >> yeah, that's right, dan and ama, we have several more days of triple digit heat. so temperatures right now, you'll notice, even though they're a little bit cooler compared to yesterday, we're still seeing many areas above 100 degrees. and in the north bay, lots of 90s out there, even though they have dropped a bit. so with the extended heat advisories in effect, they've been extended through tomorrow night. we still have an excessive heat warning for the area there in pink for inland areas still possibly

reaching up to 108 degrees, and even along the coast and parts of the north bay, some areas could reach up to 95 degrees. so the heat risk tomorrow still is major to extreme, especially for the east bay and the south bay. you'll notice that the extreme areas there in dark purple and then in the north bay and the coast more moderate to light heat risk. so temperatures will be cooling down overnight, only dropping into the 50s and 60s. even some seconds, possibly for the inland areas. then tomorrow afternoon we will be warming up. not quite as hot. there will be only a few areas reaching 100 degrees, but it's still going to be hot. in fact, this weekend it's going to warm up even more. also, some better news though the red flag warning in parts of monterey bay and also monterey county and san benito counties will expire at 8:00 this evening. and i'll let you know when we can get the relief and how much cooler it will be. dan.

>> okay, frances, thanks a lot. we'll touch base again shortly. we continue our team coverage now with abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn, who joins us live from san rafael, where some schools there are dealing with this heat wave without any air conditioning. suzanne, that's awfully tough to concentrate when it's that hot. >> that's definitely pretty wild to hear. now we are at san pedro elementary school, where there is limited air conditioning right down the street. another school with absolutely no air conditioning whatsoever. keep in mind that it got to almost 90 degrees outside here today. so of course, staff and students looking for ways to beat the heat. no question about it. it's hot. >> really hot. yesterday i think we clocked around 100 and maybe 106 here in san rafael at san rafael city schools. >> some classrooms have ac and some don't. >> when i pick him up, he's all sweaty and hot. >> marcella desantis, five year old son, goes to sun valley elementary. his kindergarten classroom is cool thanks to air conditioning. >> it's not the coolest, but

it's not super hot. >> but other classrooms are even warmer. according to the superintendent of san rafael city schools, only nine of the district's 12 elementary schools have full ac. sun valley elementary and san pedro elementary have partial ac. glenwood elementary, one of the older schools, does not have any ac at all. according to the superintendent. quote, the hvac projects for the three schools will start when school gets out in the summer of 2025, and we anticipate sun valley and san pedro will be complete by the end of summer 2025. we anticipate glenwood will be complete by the end of summer 2026. the superintendent says they're bringing in fans, reminding everyone to drink a lot of water, and for classrooms without air conditioning, schools are using the gym or multi-purpose room for classes or recess. schools having limited or no air conditioning are a big concern in california, uc berkeley and stanford university researchers wrote in a report last year that, quote, between 15 and 20% of california's k through 12 public

schools have no functioning mechanical hvac systems at all. and today, on abc seven getting answers. doctor sarah hinkley of uc berkeley center for cities and schools told us. students struggle more at schools without air conditioning as temperatures rise. >> students are less able to pay attention. it's harder for them to retain information we know that we're seeing even in places in california, that schools have to send children home early in in extreme heat. that obviously jeopardizes learning for students, and we continue to have more and more research that shows that hot classrooms mean students get less out of the school day. >> and here at san pedro elementary school, staff are keeping a very close eye on students, making sure they limit the amount of time they spend outside, making sure they stay hydrated. that's the latest live here in san rafael, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> all right, suzanne, thanks a lot to track the heat wave with the abc seven bay area app. you

can follow the forecast with the same live doppler seven tools. and our weather team use every day and find tips to stay cool in the east bay. >> the city of oakland is set to decide next week whether to renew a contract with the fremont based company that provides gunshot detecting technology. it's known as shotspotter, and it uses microphone equipped sensors to detect gunshots. police say it is a necessary tool in their arsenal, but critics argue it hasn't done much to curb gun violence. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more. >> as oakland continues to grapple with gun violence, oakland police say the shotspotter technology has been a huge help in tackling crime. >> it's very important to tell us the number of rounds that were fired. it gives us the location that gives us a faster response to get there so we can locate the victim. >> shotspotter uses sensors to detect gunshots and then alerts police. sergeant huy nguyen admits that shotspotter isn't perfect, but he says it still gives police a more accurate location than a 911 call. >> we go back to back in the old days when i first started, i

mean, there's times where we don't locate the victim bodies until ten hours later or the following morning, especially at nighttime when we're out there working night shifts. >> next week, oakland will consider whether or not to renew a three year contract with sound thinking, a fremont based company that operates shotspotter at a cost of almost $800,000 annually. in a memo from march of this year, then interim police chief darren allison reported that between january 1st and december 31st of 2023, shotspotter alerted opd of 8318 gunshot incidents that led to 199 shooting cases, 29 connected to homicides, 170 linked to assault with a firearm that means roughly 22% of alerts led to crimes. critics argue those numbers aren't good enough when you look at oakland's own data. >> about 80% of the shotspotter alerts were wild goose chases where police were sent to a place where nothing was happening at all, and only 0.3% were for homicides. right? and

we're talking about 8000 alerts in the year 2023. >> critics of shotspotter, like james burch with the anti-police terror project, argue that this technology does little to curb gun violence or solve crimes. there's also concerns of civil rights violations. he points to major cities like houston, atlanta and chicago that have stopped using shotspotter due to similar concerns. but tom cheatham, with sound thinking, points to the more than 170 cities that do use the technology. >> and we know that shotspotter routinely leads police to gunshot wound victims where there was no corresponding 9-1-1 call. >> burch argues oakland is deep in a cycle of violence, and that the city would be better to invest in proactive programs. >> there's a lot of focus being spent on responding to a gun after it's been fired, right? where the money really needs to be spent is before the gun's been fired at all. >> in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> a jury has found a former alameda county sheriff's deputy

guilty of double murder in 2022. williams killed a couple inside their dublin home because he was jealous of their relationship. it took jurors two days to reach a verdict. prosecutors say williams began dating one of the victims seven months before the double shooting. his defense attorney pushed for a voluntary manslaughter conviction, but williams faces a sentence now of 50 years to life in los angeles. >> late this afternoon, district attorney george gascon announced he believes eric and lyle menendez case should be revisited. the two men were convicted of killing their parents, jose and kitty menendez, when they were teenagers. they received life sentences without the possibility of parole and have served about 35 years. the brothers argued self-defense, that they were the victims of sexual abuse at the hands of their father. new evidence has apparently come to light to support that claim. gascon said his office is evaluating the information, but no decision on possibly changing their sentences has been made. >> a federal jury reaches a mixed verdict in the trial

against three former memphis police officers convicted in the 2023 beating death of tyree nichols. >> and that's very important that the jury found all of them in some way participated in a crime, and that tyree nichols death won't go unaccounted for. >> nichols died three days after a traffic stop turned into a violent encounter and left him badly beaten. his death sparked national protests and calls for police reform. >> coming up, a call to action for pay equity. we are talking about latina equal pay day and the discrepancy between latinas and their white male counterparts. a look at the numbers when abc

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and businesses to close the wage gap. on average in the u.s, latinas make $0.51 for every dollar made by men. in silicon valley, that gap is even wider. abc7 news reporter zach fuentes has more on the annual call to end pay disparities, and shows you the response it's now getting from local government. for every hour, for every day that we have deserve equal pay. >> that's the call thursday on latina equal pay day. the day falls on the 277th day of the year, when latinas catch up to what white men earned in the previous year.

>> san jose, unfortunately, is the epicenter of the wage gap in the entire nation. latino workers are paid 33.6 cents on the dollar compared to their white, male, non-hispanic counterparts. and what that means is debilitating for that individual. for families. >> that data coming from a psl report and national partnership for women and families. it also says that if the wage gap was eliminated, the typical working latina would have enough money to pay for around 33 months of child care, 38 months of food and six semesters of tuition and fees at a four year public university. >> this gap represents more than just numbers. it limits our opportunities, our financial security and the opportunity to build generational wealth. >> gabby chavez lopez, leader of latino coalition of silicon valley, says there has been some small movement in the right direction with latina equal pay day moving up in the year. >> we don't want to work all the way up until december, november, october this year, but we have seen shifts. last year we were in november. the year prior we

were in december. and so we're moving closer to january. >> san jose city council member pete ortiz said he's working on policy that makes sure the city of san jose does its part, recognizing that our city needs to take its own action. >> my office is planning to introduce a memo for a comprehensive study on if a wage gap exists internally within the city. we are looking to hold ourselves accountable on this. >> chavez lopez says any movement from government to close the wage gap is a step in the right direction, but adds that it's also up to businesses, nonprofits and individuals to take a stand, something she says could be in everyone's best interest. >> because so goes latinas, so goes the future of california. you know how in san jose? >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> coming up, we are taking another live look outside as the bay area heat wave stretches on. we're going to check back in with abc seven news meteorologist frances d

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raising concerns about a popular health food product that could be impacting the recovery of whale populations. >> yeah, it's interesting. they say it's creating a competition for an ingredient the whales also need to survive. abc seven weather anchor spencer christian has that story. >> shop online or at local health food stores, and you're likely to find nutritional supplements advertising antarctic krill. while the tiny,

shrimp like creatures are rich in omega three fatty acids, they're also a critical food source for blue whales, humpbacks and other species. and now, stanford researchers believe that commercial fishing of krill may be putting populations under pressure. >> so if you draw a line straight south of south america until you hit antarctica, that's about where in the southern ocean we're fishing for krill. and it's also where the most whales were hunted in all of the world, actually. >> matthew savoca is a marine researcher with stanford's door school of sustainability. he says the dwindling whale population in the southern ocean finally began to recover after whaling moratorium went into effect in the 1980s. but since that time, demand for krill products has quadrupled. >> so the fact that we're competing with whales for things like omega three supplements is kind of, i think, silly in my opinion. the last thing, which is also similarly kind of strange, is we're using it for

fish meal. so to feed farmed fish. >> he says earlier, research at stanford discovered that whales consume more krill to survive than previously believed, and both organisms are part of a delicately balanced ecosystem. marine researcher cassandra brooks participated in the study. she says the antarctic can be a difficult and demanding environment. >> and we have this incredible moment where they are recovering. it's this incredible moment of hope showing that if you, you know, stop fishing something or you manage it well, the system can actually recover. >> the team is hoping that consumers will ultimately pressure manufacturers using krill to support a sustainable fishery that ensures enough food for a recovering whale population. >> is that the type of sort of product chain that you want to support? and you know, i don't necessarily want to push people in one direction or the other. i think we should all make up our own minds on this. but yeah, i think just informing people so that they can make educated decisions as consumers. >> at stanford. spencer christian. abc seven news.

>> it is. all right. back now to our heat wave coverage as we get another check on the weather. >> yes. abc seven news meteorologist frances dinglasan is here with what the latest is bringing us. >> yeah, well, one thing is we are getting some beautiful views, but we are going to continue this heat wave for a few more days. here's a live look from sutro looking out towards the golden gate bridge. it's a bit hazy out there. temperatures are cooling down along the coast in san francisco. it's currently 75 oakland, 88 hayward though 95 san jose 97. redwood city 92 and half moon bay 64 degrees. so that's quite a contrast from mount tam. you can see clear across the bay there with the bay bridge in the distance and the east bay hills, santa rosa, petaluma and napa in the low 90s. but then check out fairfield, concord and livermore still above 100 degrees right now, and the winds are cooling things down a little bit at the beaches like half moon bay. notice a kind of northwest flow so that sea breeze is bringing

some temperatures down. and so some areas have come down by a few degrees, but with high pressure in place, it's keeping all the clouds away. so we're going to be dealing with hot weather for at least the next few days. if you want to avoid some of that heat, you may want to head to the beach, especially this weekend. so tomorrow, slightly cooler temperatures coming down by another 2 to 8 degrees, but it's still going to be hot and then this weekend, actually temperatures will bounce up a little bit on saturday. so the heat wave continues really it's not until next week that heat relief finally arrives, especially for inland areas. so with that, the excessive heat warning has been extended through tomorrow. the areas in hot pink there, the inland areas and parts of the north bay are where some temperatures could reach up to 108 degrees, and then a heat advisory also for many parts of the north bay and along the coast, and some areas could also hit 95 degrees. even near the water. so once again, we have a heat risk tomorrow. major to extreme especially notice the

areas in purple in the east bay and parts of the south bay santa cruz mountains. that's where we have the extreme heat risk. and then we'll also see moderate heat risk in parts of the north bay and even along the san mateo county coast. so temperatures tonight will drop into the 50s and 60s. let that air in turn on the fans. and then tomorrow, even though they're coming down, it's still going to be hot. for example, 99, in morgan hill and gilroy, sunnyvale, 94 degrees lower part of the peninsula will be upper 80s generally, and palo alto mountain view beaches in the mid 70s. downtown san francisco 81 look for low 90s through petaluma, sonoma, napa, east bay numbers will be in the mid 80s to low 90s. hayward 90. inland areas will still hit near triple digits in some spots, so it's going to continue to come down a little bit tomorrow. and then just a heads up for folks who have been suffering from allergies. it's the tree pollen elm, privet and pine. it's high. and with that offshore flow and

dry air, that's not helping any allergy sufferers out there. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. still hot. even though it's going to be a touch cooler tomorrow. the heat wave continues through the weekend. really. it starts to ease on monday. more relief on tuesday and then cooling for middle of next week and then finally closer to average by the end of the week. next week. okay, average sounds good. >> beat up. thank you francis. >> all right. starting tomorrow night at 10 p.m, the one on one connector in downtown san francisco will be closed for emergency barrier repairs. that means northbound drivers will not be able to take the ninth street exit or connect directly to the central freeway. instead, drivers will be detoured at the seventh street offramp, turn left onto the freeway, and turn left again at the seventh street onramp to get back onto 101. the work is expected to last until 5:00 monday morning. >> still ahead, a new in and out

to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need.

abc seven bay area streaming tv app just search abc seven bay area and download it now. san francisco's wax museum has closed its doors after 60 years. madame tussauds operated the popular tourist attraction on fisherman's wharf for a decade or so. it included wax figures of local personalities steph curry, former mayor willie brown and oakland native zendaya. other enshrined stars included alfred hitchcock, hitchcock and prince harry. now there are still madame tussauds museums in las vegas and hollywood.

>> months after closing its only location in oakland, in and out has opened a new restaurant in the east bay. today is the first day of business at the new in-n-out in hayward. it's located at harder road and dollar street near mission boulevard. that's about 12 miles from the oakland location that was shut down after a series of car break-ins and other crimes. the company says 80 people have been hired to staff the new restaurant. >> it's a shame those aren't popular. >> i know right? >> everybody loves in-n-out. all right. we have much more news ahead at 530 over on the stream. >> that's right. and if you're watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for frances dinglasan and all of us here. thank you for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 6:00. i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations?” i just say, “but i'm just the flu.”

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>> david: tonight, the verdict just in in the police beating death of tyre nichols. the future of three former memphis officers in the jury's hands. what they have just decided.