and that breaking news is right here. a fire growing up near north clear lake just started before noon, has already burned 294 acres. multiple spot fires. cal fire has a lot of crews, resources and several aircraft responding. and here's the key. winds are picking up this afternoon. dangerous?

>> yes, this is in the glen haven area. and touching into the clear lake oaks neighborhood with zero containment. it's not clear if any structures have burned, but some homes are threatened. evacuation orders and warnings are in place for communities in the likely path of the flames. good afternoon, i'm kristen z. >> and i'm larry beil. thanks for joining us. this fire comes right as the bay area is in the middle of this heat wave that seems to never end. >> let's get right to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for a look at the current conditions. sandy. >> yeah, kristen and larry, let's take a look at the current conditions near that fire. it is warm there. 85 degrees at this hour. the humidity is low at 17%. and as larry mentioned, the winds are not helping the crews out there. they are gusting to 21 miles an hour. you can see on the visible satellite picture that smoke is getting pushed to the east out of this area, but the winds are going to remain gusty the next couple of hours, making it a challenge for the fire crews. precisely why we are looking at a red flag warning

for some of our hills, and of course, for lake county until 9 a.m. tomorrow. winds are going to be at times north northeasterly, gusting to 25 miles an hour. humidity. single digits to 25%. you combine that with dry fuels and that's the danger here. look at how warm to hot it is in the hills right now. 96 degrees in the oakland hills. we look at our temperatures today and they have backed off. they're in the 70s to the 90s. but we do have the heat wave continuing this weekend. so heat heat advisories and excessive heat warnings until 11 p.m. tomorrow. temperatures will be soaring once again higher than today. here's a sampling of it. 104 in fairfield, 103 in livermore, you can see that a spare the air alert has also been issued for tomorrow. as we are looking at some poor air quality for parts of the bay area, i'll be back to let you know how long this heat wave is going to last. larry. >> all right, sandhya. thank you. fire danger is high in the east bay today. a red flag

warning is in effect. the hills are really dry. that, combined with the winds picking up as sandhya was just talking about posing a challenge for firefighters. abc seven news reporter anser hassan joining us live now in bay point with more. hi, sir. >> larry. good afternoon. it is still hot out here. you might be able to hear the wind picking up contra costa county fire officials say they are on heightened alert following this week's heat wave. you may remember back in july, this hillside caught fire. winds were pushing the fire towards this neighborhood. that's the same scenario. fire officials are concerned about for this weeken. it was a wet bay area winter that fueled the hillsides. this past week's heat wave means there's all this extra vegetation that can now be fuel for a wildfire. >> fortunately for us, the week has been not as active as you would think it would be in terms of vegetation fires. but we are on high alert. >> captain chris taylor is with the contra costa county fire protection district. he says they've been up staffing some of their units as this weeks past heat wave intensifies chances of a fire and intensifies how fast

a potential fire may spread this late in the season. >> this is our critical time right before our critical time, where all the fuel and the vegetation is extremely dry. >> one challenge in eastern contra costa county, captain toller says, is that there's a lot of wildland urban interface, meaning dry vegetation coming right up to neighborhoods. last july, some neighborhoods in pittsburgh along highway four were under mandatory evacuation as the fire burned more than 120 acres. months later, the conditions are similar, and toller adds, this is the time of year when native winds start to pick up in this part of the county. >> what's dangerous in these? in these times you got dry vegetation, you get a windy conditions and you have embers that can blow 500ft, half quarter mile. >> another concern with this current heat wave is that there's been little drop in temperatures at night, which means no overnight recovery. >> the humidities remain low so that ignition potential is lasting longer through the day.

>> sarah colomer is a forester with cal fire and focuses mostly on san mateo county. she says despite no major wildfires in the bay area, that doesn't mean there's been a slow start to the fire season. >> we are getting small starts, but we're just we're able to catch them. we have aircraft and personnel on duty and we were well prepared for this fire season. we knew it was going to be a challenge and we've just been catching them. luckily >> nothing wrong with a little bit of luck. again, it's going to be hot this weekend. fire officials advise to limit outdoor activity if you can, such as mowing the lawn or barbecuing. if you are getting away for the weekend and going to be towing a trailer, make sure those chains are tight. a spark, small spark. we know can ignite a massive wildfire. reporting live anser hassan abc seven news. >> all right, sir, thank you. if you look on the left hand side of your screen, you see that heat wave qr code in red? it's on screen for all of the heat.

related stories so you can use your phone, you open up the camera and then scan the code. and what that does, is it takes you to our website where you find the weather forecast, the warnings, all of the recent stories that we've done about the weather and its impact. >> now to our other top story. today, a football frenzy is unfolding right now at uc berkeley ahead of espn's college gameday. sky seven flew over campus this afternoon. you can see crews are putting the finishing touches on the stage for tomorrow's live show. cal is hosting game day for the first time ever, putting the golden bears in the national spotlight as they take on miami and is sure to be an historic day in berkeley. so let's take a look, shall we? as some of the history behind one of espn's flagship college football shows. >> college gameday first aired in 1987 as an in-studio show. they started incorporating live broadcasts at various locations in 1993, and i used to do the radio version of college game day on espn radio, right? >> right. so ohio state has made

the most game day appearances with 59, followed by alabama with 58 appearances. you know, the big schools, the big football schools, the largest college game day crowd of all time was at james madison university in 2023, with 26,000 people. you're telling me, larry, we're in attendance. i don't know if we're going to get close to that. >> and kristen has vowed to be front right in the 6 a.m. she's going to get there 3:30 a.m. and, you know, get to the front of the line. so you make it right. that's it. >> i think there's a rule about past a certain age. you're not allowed to wake up at 3 a.m. >> no, you're not waking up at 3 a.m, you're just staying up. just like with marshawn lynch. it's he calls it club no sleep. yeah yeah. >> marshawn being there will be a draw though. cal fans will have a chance to break that record tomorrow of 26,000. so yeah the excitement is building. >> going to be a little short on that campus buzzing students packed a pep rally. all good fun. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard was there joining us live now from berkeley with more on all the hype. hey, cornell.

>> hey, larry. and christine. chris and i will save you a spot at the game day set for tomorrow morning. for sure. this campus. i've really never seen anything like it. it is definitely pumped up for tomorrow's big game. pep rally was held a few hours ago, and of course, espn game day roadshow broadcasting right here on campus tomorrow morning. berkeley getting ready to take the field as the center of the college football universe. on saturday. who's ready to beat miami tomorrow? >> come on, baby. >> a pregame pep rally on campus getting cal bear fans pumped up for saturday's game versus miami, a new college football conference bringing new energy. >> i think we're completely revamped. cal is back, baby. i'm super excited specifically because it's our first home game with an acc opponent. also, a powerhouse within miami, and this could be one of the biggest

games of the year, if not the biggest game of the year for ca. >> even cal's chancellor was giving us his best game day moves. >> oh my gosh, this is a game day of all game days. >> we are excited for the first time espn college game day is set to broadcast from memorial glade on saturday morning. students are ready to show their game day spirit. lisette and her friends are making signs for a national audience to see. >> i think everyone right now is really excited because espnw is hosting the first game here and i'm a first year, so like it was really exciting to see that. that actually happened in my first year at berkeley. >> but grabbing a spot near the gameday stage means getting up early. the pit opens at 3:30 a.m, set two alarms, maybe, right? i'm saying for college game day hosts taking the show on the road to a new campus is pretty exciting. >> i'm really excited to see what the kids have cooked up for tomorrow morning. i think it's going to be a tremendous environment. and, you know, first home game in the acc, so you've got a little hook to it. >> we've seen some crazy stuff,

but i just think cal is very good at putting their own twist on things. so it'll be interesting to see what they bring to the table. surprises are always great. so i expect them to show up big time. >> as for game day predictions, well, you really have to ask what's going to happen tomorrow? >> oh, we're going home with the w. absolutely. it's going to be a great game. i can't wait for it. and it's going to be super exciting. >> like i said, everyone is super excited right? so if you want to be a part of the pregame show, you have to be there super early. the pit opens at 3:30 a.m. 400 fans to arrive get to stand directly behind the espn set and you can't show up any earlier than midnight. first thousand fans to show up. get free coffee, get free donuts. maybe even a free breakfast breakfast burrito. and at that hour, you're probably going to need it, right? live in berkeley, cal bernard, abc seven news. >> is there any idea how many

kids they're expecting? how many people i know kristen's going to be there front and center. 3:30 a.m. she's not missing that. but what about for everybody else? >> i asked the spirit and rally coordinator. and yes, there is a title for that here on campus. how hard is it to get college students out of bed in the middle of the night? she said she's already got confirmation from hundreds and hundreds of students. she says as of tomorrow, cal will be known as a football school, and we'll see what happens. and lots of spirit. and like i said, a lot of excitement here on the cal campus. >> yeah, see, we're not just about nobel prizes and, you know, things like that. larry, what about football, too? >> is there something wrong with nobel prizes? i don't know, thank you. cornell. all right. i fear this next story. >> yeah, well, you should, because cornell did catch up with game day and anchor reese davis. here's part of their conversation. >> what are your what are your thoughts about larry and your memories of him? he's still going strong here at abc7. >> well, i saw him go off on the

a's owner the other day, so that was fun. but larry is a pro's pro no matter how good he is at his job and he's exceptional at his job. whenever i see him, i can't think of anything except dan patrick walking through the newsroom. when we're getting ready to do a show, and dan for who knows why we go, larry, bill and i don't know why i did it, but, you know, dp did a lot of things that we didn't know why he did them. so but i always think that every time i see him so larry bill, is that how am i supposed to do it. >> yeah. if you would start referring to me, you know, in that tone. >> yeah, that melody. so reese and i started on the on the same day, the very same day in the orientation and espn and people joked to this day that it's not a surprise that it was april fool's day of 1995. yes. with the two of us and i have to say, his dream from the first day we met was always to do college game day and cover all the college sports, and he's fantastic. >> i'm so happy for cal, too.

yeah. oh yeah. yeah yeah yeah. >> no he's great. he's not wrong about something though. you are a pro's pro. >> well thank you. >> it's not the. >> i wasn't expecting that. okay. >> well thank you, thank you. i feel so much better about myself later. oh, yeah. >> all right. well, thanks to espn's college game day. business is booming at a popular berkeley institution. the crew has placed an order for 1000 pastries. as you heard cornell say, from downsream fluff donuts on ashby. owner alex swease says he is bringing in extra bakers today because he can't fill the order alone. he's also ready to work overtime to feed the espn crew descending on cal's campus early tomorrow morning. >> they are already 1000 pastries, 500 uh- muffin mix and 500 danish pick up at 130 uh- saturday morning. so i hope next time will be bigger. so you're excited, excited? >> well, yes. who has been

serving donuts, pastries and breakfast sandwiches at dream fluff since 1987? that's 37 years. and you know someone may or may not have been there at that time. he's also no stranger to cal, his daughter graduates from cal next spring. >> somebody might have been there. all right. if you want to go to college game day or the cal miami game, remember the show is early in the morning. the game is at night. there are extra bart trains that are running. and if you do plan to drive some parking restrictions, you got to know about. for more on all of that, here's abc seven news anchor amanda delcastillo. >> get ready! >> espn's college game day kicks off tomorrow at cal, and i'm here with everything you need to know. since the big game is berkeley bound, there's sure to be plenty of activity around campus. this map shows you areas expected to see some action. of course, memorial glade and memorial stadium. let's first get you there. zooming in on bart, it is worth noting bart parking is free on saturdays and the agency is launching lines

much earlier with limited morning service saturday to get people to the downtown berkeley station by 5 a.m. we're talking only 12 of bart's 50 stations will be up and running for the special event, and depending on where you start, your train could depart as early as 4:08 a.m. bart will have extra event trains to handle the crowds, and once you do get to the downtown berkeley station, head east from bart and follow directions for memorial glade. we know that there are four entrances, two along university drive and two on glade way that will get you to the college game day action. >> game day is such a unique experience. it's never been to cal before, so we really don't know what we're going to be seeing in terms of the crowds. but what we do know is there's so much enthusiasm for this. if you look at the cal fan base, they are fired up for this. it's a special opportunity for them, and we want to do everything we can to provide access to allow

as many people as possible to get there in the most convenient manner that we can. >> and for those of you planning to drive, good luck! there are four on campus parking garages free of charge available to fans on game day. however, it is important to note vehicles must be moved by 11 a.m. or you could be ticketed or towed. i'm amanda delcastillo from abc seven mornings with your look ahead. >> thank you amanda. college game day airs on our sister network, espn. it starts tomorrow morning, 6 a.m, and then the game is on espn at 7:30 p.m. so, kristen, you have to figure out what you're going to do for all those hours in between. eat some donuts. well, all the donuts. >> yep. all right. still to come. helping california's unhoused population. the new measures announced that the governor says offers stronger accountability. >> dozens of volunteers tackling a problem in san francisco's tenderloin. the mission today clean up graffiti and our conversations with the main san francisco mayoral candidates

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bright idea. we do, and that's unfortunate because temperatures did come down a little bit. so kristen and larry, let's take a

look at the 24 hour temperature change san jose oakland both down 11 degrees. you would think that this is going to continue six degrees cooler right now compared to 24 hours ago in santa rosa. looking at a live view from our san jose camera, we are seeing some tropical clouds moving in. those are harmless. just adding a little humidity to the air. it is 90 in santa rosa, 98 in fairfield, upper 90s in livermore, but 80 very pleasant in petaluma and napa. a beautiful view from our golden gate bridge camera. you are seeing a lot of blue sky right now. 76 in the city, 83 in oakland. you're in the 90s in places like san jose, but 70 degrees in half moon bay. that's bearable as we look at live doppler seven, some higher clouds just kind of streaming through the area. we did have some fog this morning along the coastline, but that's pretty much gone. high pressure in control of our weather as it shifts again and comes right over our area. the temperatures are going to go up. so the heat risk for tomorrow will go into the major to extreme category

for parts of the bay and inland, indicated by the reds and the purples. just take it easy out there. don't let your guards down and stay hydrated. not just today, but through the weekend. sutro tower showing you a hazy view. dangerous heat wave expected for the weekend. records are likely high fire danger. hot, dry, breezy in the hills and next week, cooler weather arrives, but not soon enough. as we all know. so let's go hour by hour. 520 tonight. still hot inland, it is going to be comfortable at the coast. 7:00 warm as we head into 10 p.m, some high clouds continuing to stream in tomorrow morning. we start out in the 50s to 70s and rapidly. you see those temperatures rising by the lunch hour already in the 90s, and we see those triple digits once again by tomorrow afternoon, keeping some of the warmth going and the heat going well into the evening hours. your morning temperatures ranging from the 50s to the 70s starting out mainly clear, occasional high clouds. tomorrow afternoon, 104, in gilroy. that's dangerous heat 98, in san jose on the peninsula

94. palo alto 98. redwood city. low 80s along the coast. san francisco up to 90 degrees. so you got a little break, but not for long. in the north bay 100, in san rafael, 101 in santa rosa, heading into the east bay. mid 90s oakland, berkeley, fremont, 95 inland areas will be sizzling again. 104 fairfield 103. in livermore. now hardly strictly bluegrass is happening in golden gate park, san francisco. sunny and very warm for tomorrow. hot, hot and sunny for sunday as well as we head into college game day for berkeley tomorrow morning. it starts out pretty mild, but rapidly. you will notice it gets hot into the mid 90s and still warm late in the evening. so if you are going keep that in mind. now. levi's stadium for the niners kickoff 95 degrees a hot start. we are talking about dangerous heat. fourth quarter 98 degrees. the accuweather seven day forecast will feature hot weather the next three days. 70s and 80s. coast side. all areas will cool on tuesday where

it's noticeable, and then we will get that heat relief as the fog comes back into the picture. mid to late in the workweek with 60s to 80s. i think we will be ready by then. >> larry and kristen, i'll tell you what, for people going to the 40 niners game, be aware hydration, hydration, hydration, especially if you're on the far side of the field where the sun and water. >> when we talk about hydration because you can't be drinking. >> oh, you were thinking i was suggesting alcohol. >> i was going to strip you of your moisture and your body, you know. yes, yes. >> hydration with water. yes. all right. thank you. sandy. all right. coming up, bay area communities receiving millions of dollars from the state to help with homelessness. but these extra funds do come with a catch. >> and why? >> california's attorney general is sounding the alarm today about the spread of election misinformation

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by bringing you stories about how that's happening today. governor gavin newsom announced new funding for homeless encampment cleanups and what his office calls stronger accountability measures to help unhoused people across california. abc seven news reporter tim johns sat in on the governor's news conference today. he joins us live from the newsroom with details of the announcement. tim. >> yeah. kristen. lots of interesting things came out of the governor's news conference today. but one big thing he emphasized was accountability. he noted several times that this money from the state to help tackle homelessness wasn't free. his office expects recipients to adhere to strict rules and regulations while still following a compassionate approach to this issue. in a virtual news conference friday, governor gavin newsom announced more than $130 million to help combat the state's homelessness crisis. >> we need to take back the streets and these encampment resolution grants are part of that. >> in total, 18 cities and counties across the state will

be receiving part of the money. that includes several locations here in the bay area, like san francisco and contra costa county. contra costa county supervisor john gioia says his county plans on using the $5.7 million they're receiving to clear an encampment near the city of san pablo. gioia says the county will provide permanent housing for those currently living in the encampment, as well as wrap around services, something that wouldn't be possible without the state's help. >> it costs money to move people off the street into shelter and permanent housing, especially those who have mental health or substance abuse issues and need supportive services to remain in housing. >> during the news conference, newsom emphasized that the state wants to see tangible results from the money they provide to local jurisdictions. however, he also stressed that compassion for those impacted is also important. a critical point for aaron rachel of san francisco's coalition on homelessness. >> if we continue to see attitudes that are going to lead to policy making, that is going to criminalize homelessness,

that's going to dehumanize those experiencing homelessness, then we're only going to see an increase in those numbers. >> rachel says while the coalition was happy to hear about the money being given out, they also want to make sure it actually gets to those most in need. >> this has been done in the past, and we've seen that those funds don't exactly make it into the programs and organizations that would help pull people out of homelessness and prevent homelessness. >> as for gioia, he says contra costa county looks forward to continuing to work with the state because he knows this money is only one step in solving the problem. for good. >> we just need a lot more money to get this done. and the three jurisdictions that are getting funding from the state in this round uh- badly needed. but we will need more. >> in other bay area places that are set to receive some of this money include san jose, antioch, berkeley and richmond. live in the newsroom tim johns, abc seven news. >> tim. thank you. dozens of volunteers today hit the streets in the tenderloin for a graffiti

cleanup blitz. mayor london breed joining the 70 or so volunteers to help paint over utility poles throughout the tenderloin. the tenderloin community development district organized this effort as part of its mission to organize services to maintain safe and clean streets, and they partnered with the department of public works to clean up graffiti throughout the tenderloin. much more to come on abc seven news at four empty offices shut down shops years after the pandemic. >> san francisco still isn't the same. what do the people hoping to. mayor to be mayor want to do about this? >> making it easier to get to yes, in san francisco. >> give me two terms and everyone around the world is going

started just before noon today. it's already burned 294 acres. we've got multiple spot fires to deal with here. cal fire has a bunch of crews and several aircraft responding. this is in the glen haven area, and at this point, we have zero containment. >> it's not clear if any structures have burned some homes are threatened, though. evacuation orders and warnings are in place. yeah. >> we want to get more on the fire now with somebody who is

right there at the scene. >> that's right. joining us live is jason clay, a spokesperson for cal fire. sonoma lake napa unit, which is fighting this fire as we speak. hi, jason. thank you for joining us. i know you're really busy right now. can you just give us a sense for how many homes may be in harm's way and in terms of the conditions, what are you looking at right now? >> yeah, well, we're still looking at active fire fight. and crews are split a little bit between structure defense and fire suppression efforts. so we're attacking it very aggressively both from the air and the ground. we've got 25 engines that have been ordered to this fire for hand crews, for water tenders, five helicopters and fixed wing assets. so it's a coordinated attack. there is evacuation, multiple evacuation orders that are in place in the area. and this fire initially started out and started expanding because of spotting. so if you can see behind me, see the flag, you can see the winds picking up. that's going to be an area of concern for as we

transition into the evening, we expect those westerly winds to continue. and the concern with that is it could cause additional spotting to keep this fire expanding. but we're working really hard on to keep it establishing those control lines and doing what we can. >> yeah, we can see the flags behind you blowing pretty briskly there. the combination of the excessive heat that we've been experiencing, plus those winds have to be a concern for you and your men. >> yeah. and the low humidity. so we're right on that border of the red flag warning that was established today for southern lake county. uh. so that's a combination that could lead to erratic fire behavior and rapid fire growth. and we've seen that a little bit in the spotting. so where this fire is right now, it's traveling a little bit east towards new long valley. and then it's also been backing down the road. if you just follow that flag, you can see the winds are kind of circling back and forth. so the concern is one of the most active spots is drive, which is roughly between glen haven and clear lake oaks. that's an area of active fire

where you see the smoke rising above my head. and so we're working on keeping that from backing down towards more residential areas as you get closer to highway 20, and then establishing some control efforts to keep it from expanding to the east. >> all right. jason clay, spokesperson for cal fire sonoma lake napa unit, thank you so much. appreciate the information. stay safe. >> thank you. >> and stay with abc seven news for the latest on all this breaking news. as we shift now to politics. just about a month away to election day in san francisco. the big race, of course, is for mayor. >> right. so abc seven mornings anchor reggie aqui, along with annie gauss from the san francisco standard and well-known author and podcaster kara swisher, had the opportunity this week to talk at length with the top candidates. they are london breed, mark farrell, daniel lurie, and aaron peskin. and they all came to abc seven where we asked them about their plans to make the quality of life better in san francisco. these in-depth interviews will help you make an informed decision about your vote. >> san francisco's downtown it's the economic engine that drives

the city, yet tax revenues from the high rise office buildings to the shops at union square. they fund vital city services. >> abc seven news reporter monica madden joins us live now to tell us what they had to say about this. monica. >> well, you all know if you walk around downtown, you'll see firsthand the lingering impacts of the pandemic. empty shops, vacant offices and pretty quiet streets. so how do we hit the reset button and build a better san francisco? that's what we asked the leading candidates for mayor. downtown san francisco has struggled with bouncing back post-pandemic. >> that will mean a big financial hit for the mall that's faced multiple store closures during the pandemic. >> office vacancy remains a strong indicator for the city's recovery, with about 37% of downtown offices still empty. the top candidates for mayor all pushing their best plan to get the city's economy booming again. nonprofit executive daniel lurie put a timeline on it. >> give us 18 to 24 months, and we're going to call our friends in the east bay and in the south bay and marin and say, hey, come

in, come shopping with us, come out to get a meal and let's go see a show at golden gate theater. and they'll say, okay, i'm coming 18 to 24 months. >> is that what you're saying? >> 18 to 24 months, where we get our locals saying, i want to go back into san francisco, give me two terms, and everyone around the world is going to be like, san francisco is back. okay. >> we have that on tape. >> yes. be modeled after what they did in lower manhattan after nine over 11. it's going to be a quasi public private entity with business leaders, civic leaders and people from my administration to make sure that we recruit and diversify what we have downtown. >> board of supervisors president aaron peskin says city leaders need to rethink the blueprint of tourist areas like union square. >> but what we need to do to revitalize downtown is to bring the best aspects of neighborhoods. and i not only pass that legislation by reforming the building code and the fire code and the planning code. i have a plan. as a matter of fact, i'm the only candidate in this race who has a plan to offer city financing to bring those conversions forward with lower interest rates.

>> you're talking about conversions to housing? correct. but is housing really what people want to visit? i mean, you can't visit housing in order to revitalize downtown and union square. >> we need a mix of uses. we need it to be a 24 hour neighborhood. we need to have a residential component so that it's alive in the evenings as well. >> former interim mayor and supervisor mark farrell says, in a world where remote is the new norm, tax incentives will help bring businesses back downtown. >> for those of us who've been around san francisco for a long time, is a shell of its former self. it's a ghost town compared to what it used to be. and in my view, city hall needs to be focused on doing everything possible proactively to bring that back, because that is the economic engine. i think there needs to be one tax incentives for employers that will actually relocate to those areas. and then one, the one that i mentioned as well, that you've alluded to is if employers will actually bring their employees back into the office four plus days a week to work, we can talk about enforcement if we want to, then they'll qualify for

additional incentives. >> and mayor london breed says her plan is already in the work, offering tax savings and encouraging mixed use spaces. >> ultimately, downtown is not going to be what it was before the pandemic. it's going to be something better. it's going to be a 24 over seven neighborhood with housing and office space, with retail and nightlife and fun providing tax breaks, fee waivers, first year free for any new business that wants to open in san francisco, we waive all the city fees. vacant to vibrant is a partnership with property owners downtown, specifically to allow businesses to move into their properties and open up. and we're getting rid of the bureaucracy in san francisco. so usually we'll say you can only have retail here. you can only have office here. we're making it possible to do all of them in one footprint for the candidates. >> all of them recognize revitalizing downtown will be critical in improving san francisco's economy. and all of them agree downtown's recovery really needs to happen swiftly, and it's not going to be the same as it was before covid.

hopefully, it will be better. >> like you just heard mayor breed say, well, the question is, how long does it take from where we are right now to where london breed and all the other candidates want the city to be? >> if you're daniel lurie, he said, 18 to 24 months. so we'll see. all right. we got it on tape. >> i mean, transition is hard, right? thank you monica. >> thank you. all right. >> watch more of our special, in-depth interviews on the san francisco mayor's office or race at abc7 news.com/sf mayor, or wherever you stream abc7 news. >> still to come, internet access for all california's plan to bring some underserved communities up to speed, and a journey to make memories after a life changing diagnosis. a sneak peek at this new national geographic documentary called blink

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information about the upcoming election. bonta says he expects there's going to be a lot of disinformation online meant to confuse voters about their eligibility and to try to stop them from voting. >> that became all too evident in 2020, when we saw a dramatic uptick in the amount of false and misleading claims about where, when and how to vote. such as inaccurate and illegal claims that voters need to provide an id when they arrive to vote. >> bonta's advisories lay out voters rights and guides law enforcement on how to respond to any violations. >> california's plan to connect more underserved communities with high speed internet can now be put into motion. today, the biden-harris administration announced it has approved california's internet for all initiative. that means the state can begin implementing the program using funds from the federal government's broadband equity access and deployment, or beed program. california was allocated $1.8 billion in

funding to improve internet infrastructure. >> california stands ready to put these funds to work bolstering our economy, building durable broadband infrastructure and generating quality jobs. >> right now, 1 in 5 californians does not have broadband internet. >> undersea investigators uncover a piece of world war two history here off the bay area coast. >> stewart became known as the ghost ship of the pacific. back from the dead. >> it was a discovery. 80 years in the making. we're taking you on a journey to the wreckage of the uss stewart

navy vessels sunk there after world war two. abc seven news anchor dan ashley has the story. >> the bay area's fog shrouded coast seems tailor made for hiding ghosts from the past. but now a research team has pulled back the curtain on a mystery that's endured for nearly 80 years. the location of a u.s. navy destroyer known as the ghost ship of the pacific explorer and historian james delgado spun us the seagoing tale of the uss stewart, captured by the japanese during world war two and turned against u.s. forces. >> what had happened is that the japanese decided to repair stewart. when u.s. pilots

started reporting it pretty soon, said, folks said, that's got to be the old stewart. and so in the ranks of the navy, stewart became known as the ghost ship of the pacific. back from the dead. >> he says the navy recovered the uss stewart after the war, towed her to san francisco and ultimately sank her miles off the golden gate, an area that's now the cordell bank national marine sanctuary. >> and after a couple of hours, stewart rolled over onto one side and sank, never to be seen again until we dropped a remotely operated vehicle on it on august 4th of this year. >> first, it helps to understand that the sinking wasn't an isolated case. delgado assisted with underwater surveys of the uss independence, a carrier also sunk off the bay area coast and was familiar with the waters. then this summer, he was notified by a company called ocean infinity that they were testing autonomous underwater vehicles in that area, and we're

working them together. >> do you have anything you'd like to find? why? funny you should ask. >> using records from navy archives and a special permit from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, the team scanned the ocean floor in early august. finally, with the help of sonar, they homed in on the wreckage. they say the images show a vessel in remarkably good condition. delgado was watching from a remote hookup. >> they dropped the rov and they drove it where? we asked them to take it. and for 2.5 hours, we explored stewart, comparing exciting notes back and forth with each other, saying, did you see that? what about this? >> the stewart is still the property of the u.s. navy, and the mission was not a salvage operation. what the team did take away, though, was the satisfaction of solving an enduring mystery. and uncovering the resting place of the ghost ship of the pacific in san francisco. dan ashley, abc seven news. >> what a fascinating story. yeah, this is fascinating, too.

right now, music lovers converging on golden gate park for the annual hardly strictly bluegrass festival. sky seven over the crowd as the three day event kicked off this afternoon, more than 60 artists will perform on five different stages. hardly strictly, by the way, free to attend. and if you can't make it, the festival will be live streaming on their website. >> and you know what? normally you're probably a little cold at the, you know, hardly strictly not the case. >> yeah, all the temperatures are up right now, sandhya. >> yeah, it is definitely going to be hotter than what we're used to in the city and around the bay area. larry and kristen, excessive heat warnings and heat advisories until 11 p.m. tomorrow. the danger is there. you can get sick from this kind of heat. it is taxing. so take it easy out there. i do want to show you what you can expect for the castro street fair in san francisco. it's going to be a warm, mainly clear start and it's really going to warm up very quickly. we're talking about mid 80s at 3:00 sunday afternoon in the evening. still going to be mild and breezy. high clouds passing through on

live doppler seven right now. tomorrow's high temperatures. they're coming up up to 104 in the hot spots. 80s coast side. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. temperatures will still be well above average on sunday, and then they begin to back off. but you really don't get relief until tuesday and wednesday. on kristen and larry will be

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.

then stay with us for abc seven news at 11 from national geographic and the oscar winning team behind navalny comes the new documentary blink. it follows a family of six on a breathtaking journey after a life changing diagnosis. on the red carpets. giovanna lara is here with the family. >> our kids were pretty young when we learned three out of four have written i-team's pigmentosa for some people, their field of vision is going to go completely dark. >> the documentary blink follows

a year in the life of the pelletier family, who set out on an incredible 24 country expedition to see everything the world has to offer. >> when we got the diagnostic and you know what we could do about it? the only thing we could do was fill their visual memories. >> we asked them if you can do any activity anywhere in the world, what you want to do. i think the first response we had is like eating ice cream. leo wanted to see pokemon in the wild in japan. we put it on the list. for some people, going on a backpacking trip with four kids is just an insane thing to do. but the only way to find out is to try it. >> when you plan it out, you know you expect, you expect something. but living it is completely incredible. and not just the sights, but all the experiences, the people they've

met that we've met and everything we've lived through. even as a family has been so much more than we ever expected. >> after their year long excursion, the kids are forever changed. >> there are so much more resilient. after a year on the road. you can take them in any situation. they're not worried about many things. >> blink premiered earlier this year at the telluride film festival. it's rated pg. giovanna lara for abc news. >> blink is now playing in select theaters nationwide. disney is the parent company of national geographic and abc seven. that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five is coming 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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