♪ injuries and chaos in san francisco's bayview this morning. an out of control car slams into people at a bus shelter. >> five people have been hurt, severa critically, possibly four people. and some of the people at the shelter were simply seekg relief from the heat this morning. not all of them were waiting for the bus. but you can see there are many, many ambulances there getting injured people out of the way. take them to the hospital. >> and we understand that the woman who was driving the vehicle hold our don sanchez who's at the scene that she was driving s.u.v. and that

apparently it lost power and she was going downhill. it seemed to accelerate and she tried to steer it but because she didn't have anpower, was unable to do so. >> our don sanchez is live at the scene. we'll go to him later on in this newscast to get more information what's happening there. in the meantime, some of those people were there in thbus shelter to get away, get a little shade, relief from the heat. >> it's early but already another day of scorching tempatures and this is another spare the air day. >> parts of the bay area are expected to break records and people were surfing on th beach. >> hottest day of the year. good morning to you. temperatures will fall in this area in particular. you see the orange areas, that's where the heat advisory's in effe starting at noon through 8:00, the hottest parts of the day. mid-90s at the bay shore to 106 inland

perfect situation for heat exhaustion and he stroke. movingnto the east bay valleys. that's where those that are most susceptibl to high concentrations of ozone and lower parts of the atmosphere needed to stay inside, the elderly, young and those with respiratory problems. check where the stars are next to the temperatures. those are all the areas i'm forecasting a record high temperature from 91 san francisco, 93 oakland, san jose 101 and concord at 103. we'll talk about how long this heat will last. we could be 20 to 30 degrees cooler by the weekend. >> mike, thanks a lot. as those temperatures rise today, pg&e is asking everyone to reduce the amount of power they use. the utility is issuing an energy alert between the hours of 11 a.m. so starting now and 6 p.m.. every customer is asked to save electricity by turning off lights, waiting to do laundry and taking the stai instead of

elevats. that will help free up electricity and assure the state's wer grids can handle the inease in fan an air conditioner use. >> oakland police are calling for help in dealing with the city's big gang problem and they are getting it at a large summit on gangs right now. two shootings last night bring the number of people killed to 54 so far this ye compared to 63 murders at this time last year. cecilia joins us with more. >> cheryl, to solve this crime problem here it's going to take a number of differt agencies from around the country even comi together sitting at the table. that's the general consensus right here at this crime summit. it started this morning. what the solutions may -- what solutions may come from this we very well may never know. the media were allowed to sit in the first houand then we were asked to leave because oakland said they had sensitive informatioto discuss about gangs in this city. >> today i put out a human cry;

that we need help. we need assistance and we can't do it alone. >> that's from oakland's police chief. it was met with an overwhelming response. representatives from the f.b.i., the department of justice, even the secret service showed up for this two-day summit how to stop gang crime on oakland streets. >> in a modern contemporary city there is no excuse for the amount of lives lost in this city. >> lives that continu to be lost, incling a pair of shootings last night that ft two men dead. the first around 9 p.m. in downtown oakland. the second in west oaand an hour later. the u.s. attoey says the problem runs deep. >> we have commities that are plagued with drugs and violence. we have young people who drop out of school who have no education, who don't have jobs and can't find jobs. sometimes ose people turn to a life of crime which is what gives us all something do.

>> oakland police are now looking to salis as a model. gang murders there have dropped after police turned to state and federal agencies for help. but those working with oakland's youth a this city's gang problem isn't easy to spot. many young people identify as gang members by police don't identify with a gang. it's more about turf and nehborhood clicks. >> our youngsters don't know they're gangs and prove in the court of law, especially our african american yout >> the chief says it's that complex makeup of the gang here in oakland, makes it difficult to know exactly how many there are. oakland poce don't know how many gang members may be living in this city but for some perspective on the scope of this problem, the alameda county sheriff said authorities believe that an unincorporated alameda county alone, there may be gang affiliations for every one in 100 residents here. live in oakland, cecilia vega, abc 7 news. >> all right, cecilia, thank

you. a new school begins in the city of richmond today with new rules. students who cut class and their parents may find themselves in court or in counseling. terry mcsweeney is live at kennedy high school with a tough new day time curfew. terry? >> yeah. there's a whole new way of dealing wi truancy here in the city of richmond. and after a couple weeks' grace period, if parents don't get on board this kept the kids in school program, they coulbe fined up to $500. for seniors, cynthia, a new year of school with a new rule. students in richmond cannot be off campus until a half hour after school ends but they could be cid and taken to a counseling center and parents notified. >> kind of unfair because, you know, some kids try their best and live farther away or the bus isn't running right. i think they shou at least give some sort of lienensy but not too much. >> her mother has no problem with the policy or the possible

$500 fine for parents whose childr are repeat offenders. >> keep the kids in line. the parents will be more strict on the kids now. >> you don't seem worried about it. it's not gonna bother you. >> no. i got a good kid here. >> kids will be droppe off so their probms can be identified and assistance arranged. the parent will be notified and brought into the process. councilm jim rogers told me this morning the current system is broken, the truancy rate is staggering. something had to be done. from a police perspective it will save officers time because they will no longer have to wait at the police station while a parent is located. and it will reduce crime. >> getting them off the streets and they're not able to commit crimes we're actually lowering some of our other criminal acts and officers responses to those burglaries and stuff like that. >> not everyone is completely comfortable with this new policy. some are concerned about racial

profiling. rogers say he is 100% positive richmond police will base the citations on people's actions, not on their skin color. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. california education officials are disappointe this morning after again losing out on a share of $4 billion the federal government is awarding for school reform. jack o'connell issued a statement: we remain fully committed to seek the strategies and resources demanded to accelerate our efforts to close the achievement gap among different groups of students by recreati recreating fundamental reform >> to take you back to our top story. an out of control vehicle slamming into people at a bus shelter in san francisco. five people were hit, seven hurt

critically. don sanchez is there now. >> you say five have been injured. four actually have life-threatening injuries and have bn taken to various hospitals. it happened at san bruno and arleta at bay shore. taking away victims. after that car, according to investigats, shut down and the driver virtually had no control. she slammed into a group of people waiting for a bus. it was so hot, of course, today they were in the shade of the apartment building, not in the bus shelter. the san francisco fire department tells uwhat happened as thwoman was driving down the hill. >> her vehicle lost power. she lost the ability to brake, steer the vehicle. and as the vehicle was coming down the hill it gained speed and it veered acro the street into a group of people waiting for a bus. at the bus stop. we have five injuries as a

result of this accident. four people were transported with life-threatening injuries. one person was transported with non-fe-threatening injuries. >> the woman is still here. that is the driver, still been here. we saw her. she is quite distraught, very upset about what happened. investigators are still at the scene. there are a lot of investigators here, and this happened about ten minutes to 10:00. it's a long investigation. buses d backed up for a while there. they've been let through but now they're being reroed off sabrun and the vehicle involveds still sitting there right up against what was the bus stop. live in san francisco, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> thank you for that update. we appreciate itery much. >> still ahead, one of the mos popular sandwich shops in the bay area closes its doo for good in just a few hours. >> but first the top republican in the house is giving preside obama some very unwelcome advice on what do about the economy.

>> and thanks but no thanks. why ousted governmen

. house minority leader john boehner is asking presint obama he to ask for the resignation of his economic team. he said the president's policies and his people have failed to turn the economy around.

the house's top republican wants the president to support an extension of the bush tax cuts which he believes can help get businesses hiring again. >> right now america's employers were brave to invest in an economthat's slowed by stimulus spending and ham strung by uncertainty and the prospect of highe taxes, strict rules, more regulions has employers sitting on their hands. >> the administration fired back at boehner claiming he wants to return to the policies that created the wst economic downturnince the great depression. >> there are millio upon millions of americs who saw their savings, that i paychecks shrink, lost their jobs, their homes. mr. boehner is nostalgic for those good ole days, but the american people are not. >> and another bleak economic report today. the national association of realtors says sales of previously owned homes in ju

fell more than 27% to the lowes level in 15 years. the housing market has struggled since tax cdits expired on april 30th. >> the u.s. department o employee shirley sharod said she will not being taking the new position with the department. she resigned under pressure last month after a conservative blogger posted on the internet an edited version of a speech she gav she is not ready to acce his offer to return. >> i think i can be helpful to him and the department if i just take little break and look at how i can be more helpful in the future. >> she was offered a job in the office of advocacy and outreach for work in the civil rights area. she did agree to work with the agency as a consultant.

>> we're going to check in with mike yet. any triple digits yet? >> not yet. but it will be probably around 1:00 and 2:00. show you waus going on. look athe beautiful bay water. the lor mirroring the sky. the pollution in the air. another spare the air day. how that probably ends tomorrow in most areas and how the heat ends in some areas tomorrow, too. >> mike, thank you. also we're live wit the latest on an attempt right now to complete a marathon

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♪ a marathon swimmer from new jersey is making his way from santa cruz to monterey to bring awarenesabout the health of the ocean and protecting natural marine sanctuaries. he's not wearing a wet suit and he's getting stung by swarms of jelly fish along the way. more from santa cruz. >> chase arrived by boat before sunrise at santa cruz's main beach. his launch point for a 25 mile swim acro the bay to monterey which only one person on record has ever accomplished. >> this is a glamr sport where image is everything. >> the 44-year-old experience marathon swimmer poked fun at his swim suit and lanolin lathered body, a substance

expected to give him protection to frigid 55 degree water and jelly fish stings. we know he's running into them again. one tweet reads jellies gothicer and he's in good spirits looking strong thoseis face is swelling from the jelly stings. >> i'm a little nervs as the family, that's my job from the shore. >> family friends and crews are supporting chase from shore and on the water. he attempted it last august but ended after enduring hours of stinging jellies. >> i'm not allergic but if you get stung, the toxin effects liability to stay warm. >> it's critical since he's following english channel swim rules which mean no wet suit. >> this is an inmate connection to the ocean, being in that for this long is something that's really personal to me. >> ocean swimming definitely runs in the family. august 1967 chase's father-in-law successfully swam

from the fairlawn islan to belinas. he's carrying on the legacy of ocean advocacy. >> no matter east coast or midwest, we're conneed to this ocean. >> the waters and what it does and how it touches your life. >> chase is projected to finish his swim in monterey between two and 5 p.m.. the latest tweet says he's gone 15 miles. that's more than halfway through. the water is kind of choppy. that's helped put the jelly fish down deeper. instead he's been swimming by dolphins, even a blue whale. if you'd like to follow his journey on twitter, we've linked it on abc7news.com. find it on "see it on tv." theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> all right, theresa. thanks very much. a great day for a swim. >> still cold in the water but -- >> cold when he gets out no.. it's going to be in the 90s by the time he gets to santa cruz. show y what is going on. as we look northbound from

downtown san francisco, specifically sutro tower, you can see a lot of sunshine across the marin headlands and haze is starting to form. take a look at temperatures. 70s. half moon y 73. oakland 78 and 79. everybody else in the 80s until livermore, already at 90. around the monterey bay, 84 santa cruz. monterey 86. low 90s around watsonville a gilroy. these temperatures, you bet they're running warmer than yesterday from 2 degrees in sunnyve to about 9 in napa or san francisco and oakland. highs today, they're gonna be records in a lot of areas and the poor air quality, of course. guess what comes in secon not as hot tomorrow and below average by friday. it will feel a lot like fall come this weekend. you thought last saturday was cool, wait until you get a load of this weekend. we have poor air quality possibly around the bay, especially the east bay valleys and in the santa clara valleys the rest of us should be okay. as far as the heat, it will be greatest around bait shore and

into our valleys where in the shade it's going to be the mid-90s to around 106. in the sunlight it will feel 10 to 15 degrees warmer than that. high pressure moving to the east but still got a good grip on us and that offshore flow bringing us all the heat, comessing the atmosphere. trapping all the pollution. that's why we're going to have poor air quality in a few areas. that offshore breeze tenddo that. mid to upper 90s in the south bay. every temperature a record which is san jose about 99. the peninsula, millbrae 93. mid to upper 90s for everybody else. mid-70s alon the coast, 80 daly city. 91 downtown san francisco, a record high. look at san rafael, 98. napa 100, santa rosa 101. those are record highs. upper 90s to low 100s in the north bay valleys. bodega 78. oakland 93 and hayward at 94. east bay valleys, everybody at 100 with 103 in concord being a

record same thing for gilroy 102. possibly salinas at 90. sacruz at about 93 degrs. heading to at&t park, warm at the beginning. temperatures around 83 to 83 first pitch droppingo 74 as we take on the reds once again. tonight a mild to war night. cooling along the coast, 56 there. 58 santa rosa and santa cruz. low to mid-60s through the bay. upper 60s in the south bay with upper 60s to low 70s the east bay valleys east bay valleys touch 100 again tomorrow. mid-70s thursd around the bay and low 80s inland by friday d look at tho temperatures saturdaynd sunday. once that marine layer kicks in, it is going to be cool, 20 to 30 degrees cooler than today. >> mike, thanks. >> t

one ofhe bay area's most popular sandwich restaurants i about to close in san francisco for good. >> within the last hour the san francisco judge ruled ike's place must cle its castro location immediately. >> yeah. you can see the long lines. while the popularity made the