fantastic. >> tara campbell, abc 7 news. >> donations of all kinds continue to pour in for fire victims, the world kitchen tweeted this video of a convoy of trucks heading to west maui with thousands of meals for first responders and families, west maui is the area of hawaii that has been most affected by the fire damage. a lot of people want to know what they could do to help. you can go to abc7news.com, where you will find a list of fundraisers, charities, and verified nonprofits that are all helping the people of hawaii recover from the wildfires. it wildfire in lake county near the county line this afternoon has burned 15 acres. cal fire is reporting progress in keeping that fire from spreading, and it is located off of highway 20 to the east of clear lake oaks. a portion of that highway is closed. water dropping helicopters and air tankers have been called to help with the containment, and you can see some of the smoke here in this video. 14 fire engines, and other resources, are unseen on the ground. the images seem to get more alarming. another weekend and another dangerous scene

tara campbell explains why the service center is struggling to keep its doors open. >> andy mccabe knowshe street of the mission district well. once unhoused himself he's now the program director at the gubial project. it's a small nonprofit providing a place to rest, medical services, meals and connection to housing and treatment. and he says there's been an uptick. >> a lot of people especially around 24th and mission have been getting moved around a lot. so we've actually seen a lot of new people coming in that we've never seen before r. >> and as demand is going up, support is going down. >> we usual sli a pretty steady flow of people who come to help with coffee. come with help with sleeping in the church and passing out supplies. >> they're not seeing enough vo lun tours or donations. lidia is the executive director of the project. >> we have dedicated folks who are sending us monthly checks. but you cannot survive on that alone. in today's economy. >> now, keeping the doors open month to month for people like trevor watson. >> going to hear and having a place to, you know, lay dow

. >> tara campbell reports that the ongoing battle against the drug overdose crisis means that leaders will not back down. >> new york city, home to the first to safety injection sites in the country, and the model san francisco has been hoping to follow in order to slow the overdose crisis. a group of local leaders visiting the sites earlier this year, including supervisor matt dorsey. >> what they're doing is not just important for people who are using drugs in new york, but also a model for the whole nation. >> the new york times reported a warning from a federal prosecutor. threatening to shut down the site. >> as a practical matter, we are on thinner ice than we were a week ago before the attorney weighed in. >> people can go here to use drugs under supervision in case of an overdose. they are illegal under federal law, but that biden administration has not been enforcing it. sam rivera is the executive director of onpoint nyc in a statement responding in part as the biden administration funds study into the operation of our opc's as a potential tool to help combat our nation over

reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. ama: sweet faces.etails tonight on the latest traffic mishap involving robo taxis in san francisco. this one includes a fire truck that hit a cruise vehicle with a passenger inside. they've agreed to a dam right -- dmv request that the company reduce its fleet of driverless car's while they investigate incidents. they have agreed to cut the number of cars on the road by half. this comes after last nights accident in san francisco and several other incidents we've reported on. leah melendez has the details on the latest crash including reaction from san francisco officials. reporter: this was the scene last night at the intersection of polk and turk street. >> can you dispatch a battalion chief. we've been involved in an accident versus a cruise vehicle. there was one person in the vehicle. >> did it involve a fire truck? reporter: the fire truck was apparently headed southbound but had moved into the northbound lane, something trucks do to get around other cars. crews responded on social media. one of

reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. ama: sweet faces. the latest traffic mishap involving robo taxis in san francisco. this one includes a fire truck that hit a cruise vehicle with a passenger inside. they've agreed to a dam right -- dmv request that the company reduce its fleet of driverless car's while they investigate incidents. they have agreed to cut the number of cars on the road by half. this comes after last nights accident in san francisco and several other incidents we've reported on. leah melendez has the details on the latest crash including reaction from san francisco officials. reporter: this was the scene last night at the intersection of polk and turk street. >> can you dispatch a battalion chief. we've been involved in an accident versus a cruise vehicle. there was one person in the vehicle. >> did it involve a fire truck? reporter: the fire truck was apparently headed southbound but had moved into the northbound lane, something trucks do to get around other cars. crews responded on social media. one of our cars entered

tara campbell abc seven news. a redesign of a school bus system turned louisville students first day of classes into a logistical fiasco. about 96,000 students from the jefferson county public school system missed their pickup or came home hours after school, leaving parents furious. some children were stranded on the new routes for hours without food, water or access to bathrooms. kentucky's largest district says it will be reexamining the bus routing system designed by a consulting company that uses computer algorithms to map out courses and stops. sounds like it's back to the drawing board there. well, if you had an older iphone, you could get some money back from apple. owners of iphone six and seven models will get cash back after a judge ruled in their favor. the class action lawsuit centers around the phones, unexplained shut offs in 2015, maybe you experience this. the lawsuit goes on to claim that apple's software update secretly throttled the device to cut the number of shutdowns. the company is agreeing

now four years later. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. and if you or someone you know is struggling with drug addiction, you can find a list of local resources on our website. >> abc7 news.com slash take action and orinda police officer escaped serious injury after crashing his patrol car into a wells fargo branch just before midnight last night. >> the car broke through the side of the brick building as you can see on moraga way and camino pablo, shattering several windows as well. officials say the officer was trying to catch up to a driver believed to be committing a crime when this crash happened. crews quickly boarded up the building and the branch was open today. >> a major change to a san francisco intersection where a four year old girl being pushed in a stroller was hit by a car and killed last week. today, crews removed one of the two right hand turn lanes on fourth street, where it connects to king street. the sfmta says the change will slow traffic and reduce the potential for incidents involving people in the crosswalk. locat

tara campbell abc seven news.n of a school bus system turned louisville students first day of classes into a logistical fiasco. about 96,000 students from the jefferson county public school system missed their pickup or came home hours after school, leaving parents furious. some children were stranded on the new routes for hours without food, water or access to bathrooms. kentucky's largest district says it will be reexamining the bus routing system designed by a consulting company that uses computer algorithms to map out courses and stops. sounds like it's back to the drawing board there. well, if you had an older iphone, you could get some money back from apple. owners of iphone six and seven models will get cash back after a judge ruled in their favor. the class action lawsuit centers around the phones, unexplained shut offs in 2015, maybe you experience this. the lawsuit goes on to claim that apple's software update secretly throttled the device to cut the number of shutdowns. the company is agreeing to pay up

tara campbell, abc7 news..: we are giving you the latest live updates with this storm through the abc7 bay area app. you can get alerts just like this one with the storm's path, the damage, and full forecast. be sure to enable the apps notifications. let's get into tonight's abc7 advancer at 11:00. it is a useful way we like to get you on top of the headlines you will be hearing about much more in the coming days. all eyes on the political stage. this week is the first republican presidential debate of the 2024 season. the big developing tonight i'm a former president trump says he will not be participating for now. say host tucker carlson the same night. of mr. trump's gop rivals are not holding back in their criticism of his absence. >> do we want a president who is focused on your problems and making them better in partnership with you, or do we want a president who will be spending his time trying to fend off the next criminal trial? >> he is a coward, chicken. he does not want to stand up there and face t

tara campbell spoke to one of those men about what is not working. >> a frantic scene out of afghanistanliban takeover. now nearly two years later, still living in fear. >> the situation is day by day. >> he's one of a nearly 80,000 afghans who fled to the u.s. now living in concord and still worrying about his family. >> my brothers, my father, they are jobless now. the only person that supports my family is me. >> he's a computer scientist by trade, he worked alongside the u.s. in afghanistan and now works for a bay area nonprofit. the vast majority of those who fled to the u.s., he's living in limbo waiting for a green card. >> we are looking at the long wait times for people who have come in 2021. >> sarah cleveland is managing attorney at jewish family services in the east bay. >> the application for asylum-seekers of any country is about rita six years. for the afghan adjustment act, which would put evacuees on a clear path toward permanent residency. it failed to get through congress and was just recently reintroduced. >> to get around different things we have done with clients, a

tara campbell spoke wit husband and father relieved to see his family.reporter: watching, pacing, and waiting for his family to appear through these doors at oakland international airport. his wife, daughter, and father-in-law among 15 people caught in the military coup while volunteering at bible schools in niger. the majority from cornerstone christian center and school in antioch. the group escaping on a plane to paris friday. [applause] with family and friends by his side, the moment he had been waiting for. >> i love you! my family is safe. the last seven days have been awful. >> i was so excited to see everybody. we had been sitting on the plane for a little bit, in the very back row of course. super excited to be here. reporter: was there a moment where you feared you would not it out? >> no. i knew that we would make it back just because i knew that the lord had us in his hand the whole time. i knew our family and friends were working so hard. >> we have been traveling over 24 hours to get here. it is good to be here in the daylight. we left almo

abc7news reported tara campbell was at the hayward airport for those arrivals. flight from maui, 40 pets set to take refuge in bay area shelters. >> we have been working on this with a coalition of shelters for about a week. tara: cats, dogs, puppies, and kittens landing at the hayward airport writing night. >> our goal was move the animals that had already been in shelters or in foster homes at the time of the fires of lahaina. tara: making the way in maui for what is expected to be an influx of lost and injured pets in the wake of the wildfires. >> we are moving the animals here so they have a better chance of getting adopted and also so the animal welfare folks in maui can start to adjust their programs and retool programs to help with longer-term recovery issues. tara: and finding space for these new faces has been a challenge. >> we have animals and we haven't tried to figure out how to place them with shelters in the bay area because the reality is all of the shelters are already full. tara: that is where you can help out. >> as an animal is made available,

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has a closer look at their mission. >> loading up their gear and getting ready to head south, urban search-and-rescue task force for in the east called on to help respond to hurricane hilary. >> tonight we will see what we can do about where we are going to stay. >> captain frank nasca leading the way. it collects we got the call around 12:00 this afternoon stating there was a possible deployment. very quickly after that we got the official word stating there was a deployment. there was immediate need and we needed to go down there as. >> the swift water rescu is made up of 16 first responders from across the bay area. congregating quickly saturday afternoon in oakland. >> just checking the motors and boats. checking all of the equipment to confirm we have everything and nothing is broken. and that we are actually operational. >> this team knows how to go. it has been deployed to hurricanes throughout the country. >> hurricane harvey in texas, irma in florida, and north carolina. >> we typically have to handle the stuff afterwards. >> can low as wi

tara: tara campbell abc7news. stephanie: thinking of all of those families, grateful, of course, for their safe return. in the east bay now a deadly law enforcement shooting last month is prompting demand for the release of body camera footage. a group rallied yesterday afternoon at heritage plaza to remember the man shot and killed by a chp officer and and allegheny county sheriff's deputy near san leandro in july. shots were fired during a confrontation where he tried taking the chp officers done during a scuffle. >> the officers that killed him that night, are they still working? are they still in the community or have they been sent off suspension? we have no idea. stephanie: they took part in a memorial bike ride to the location where the shooting happened. oakland is still without a police chief but is rapping about first to find one. in the first five community forums members and residents spoke about what they are looking for in a new chief. cornell barnard was there. >> we need somebody extremely brave. f

so grateful. >> tara campbell, abc 7 news. stephanie: our thoughts are with all of those families, grateful for their safe return. in the east bay, people are demanding answers after a deadly law enforcement shooting last month. the group rallied yesterday afternoon at heritage plaza, to remember 20-year-old juan die he was shot and killed by a chp officer and alameda county deputy. family members want body camera footage released, along with the names of the officer and the deputy. shots were fired during a confrontation where he tried to take the chp officer's gun, during the scuffle. >> the officers that killed him that night, are they still working? are they still in the community or have they been put on suspension? we have no idea. >> they took part in a memorial bike ride to the location where the shooting happened. stephanie: oakland is ramping up its efforts to find its next police chief. in the first of five forums, community members spoke about what they are looking for in the new chief. burnell bernard was there. >

tara campbell was at the hayward airport when the -- for the first arrivals. esh of a flight, 40 rescue pets set to take refuge in bay area shelters. >> we have been working on this with a coalition of bay area shelters for about a week. tara: cats, dogs, puppies and kittens landing at the hayward airport friday night. >> our goal was to move the animals that had already been in shelters or in foster homes at the time of the fires in lahaina. tara: making way in maui for what's expected to be an influx of lost and integer -- and injured pets in the wake of the wildfires. >> we are moving them here's the have a better chance of getting adopted, and also so the animal welfare folks that are working in maui can start to adjust their programs and retool their programs to help with longer-term recovery issues. tara: and finding space for these new faces has been a challenge. >> we had a manifest of animals and we had to figure out how to place them with shelters in the bay area, because the reality is all the shelters are already full. tara: that is where you can he

. >> as tara campbell explained, a citywide campaign is launching next week in the hopes of getting public board. >> the goal is to get more san franciscans calling in scenes like this. everything from a drug overdose to a mental health incident. >> buff and people don't know what to do or what to call or what is supposed to happen. >> that is why san francisco is launching a citywide campaign to help people better understand how its street response teams work, and what you can do to help. >> if you're worried about someone on the street, that they are passed out or on responsive -- unresponsive, or having a behavioral health crisis, call 911. >> we would rather that you call 911 out of concern than not make the call, we are happy to show up and evaluate someone and we are happy when someone is ok. make that call and show that person that you care. >> they're asking people not to hesitate. >> are highly trained dispatchers will figure out what is going on, as get the right questions, figure out what the appropriate responses, and they will send the right team out there to help. >> if you'r

tara campbell, abc seven news. this morning. >> local first responders are deployed to kern county to help with the search and rescue efforts. a crew made up of people from marin county, petaluma and santa rosa shared these photos of their equipment. the impact of the storm is being felt right here in the bay area . abc7 news reporter amanda delcastillo is live at sfo where travelers have been left to figure out different plans because of the storm. amanda >> yeah, humanity in the last 24 hours. the site flightaware tracked dozens of delays and cancellations between the three major bay area airports, including right here at sfo and certainly those disruptions are not all blamed on hillary. >> but we also know that several airlines have issued travel waivers specific to this storm from united, allowing passengers scheduled to fly this past week and to change their reservations with no fees or fare differences specific to certain impacted cities to southwest, allowing passengers traveling within that same time frame

as abc seven news reporter tara campbell reports, this year's event is all about living out proud. >> the party is getting started in san jose silicon valley pride kicking off with a night festival saturday. what's the time where we're able to really just live out loud and be whoever we want to be and not be questioned or have weird looks at us living out loud and living out proud. the theme of this year's pride living out proud is as a great way to celebrate pride. >> it takes us back to the roots of pride. >> nicole altamirano is the ceo of silicon valley pride and says living out proud is as important as ever. >> we're seeing the legislation that is sweeping across the nation, trying to take us back in time. >> i mean, obviously with like everything that's going on in the world, we need to make sure that we're like together and strong and showing up. >> the aclu is currently tracking nearly 500 bills taking aim at lgbt plus rights, many aimed at the transgender community coming out and being in community gives strength to some of those, especially transgender folks these days that

as abc seven news reporter tara campbell reports, this year's event is all about living out proud. >> the party is getting started in san jose. silicon valley pride kicking off with a night festival saturday. >> what's the time when we're able to really just live out loud and be whoever we want to be and not be questioned or have weird looks at us living out loud and living out proud. >> the theme of this year's pride living out proud is a great way to celebrate pride. >> it takes us back to the roots of pride. >> nicole altamirano is the ceo of silicon valley pride and says living out proud is as important as ever. >> we're seeing the legislation that is sweeping across the nation, trying to take us back in time. >> i mean, obviously with like everything that's going on in the world, we need to make sure that we're like together for and strong and showing up. >> the aclu is currently tracking nearly 500 bills taking aim at lgbt plus rights, many aimed at the transgender community coming out and being in community gives strength to some of those, especially transgender folks these day

as abc7 news reporter tara campbell reports, it's a mom's grief and determination leading the charge.one push and that is one whole dose. the goal is to get this life saving drug into as many hands as possible. >> naloxone spray best known by the name brand narcan can reverse a fentanyl overdose. and for michelle leopold, the mission hits close to home. >> this is very personal. this is how i'm trying to find some purpose in my pain. >> michelle's son, trevor died of a fentanyl overdose nearly four years ago. >> my forever 18 year old son, trevor died. aside from one fentanyl laced pill in his dorm room at sonoma state in november of 2019. >> it was in that moment michelle decided she would get loud and started raising awareness of the powerful opioid. >> i was screaming into the void for the first year and said people didn't think it would ever affect them. and now so many people have heard of a loved one who has died from fentanyl. michelle and her husband own a handful of hardware stores in the bay area and are teaming up with local health departments to help train people to use na

as abne reporter tara campbell repo, this year's event is all about living out proud. >> the party isgetting started in san jose, silicon valley pride kicking off with a night festival saturday. >> what's the time where we're able to really just live out loud and be whoever we want to be and not be questioned or have weird looks at us living out loud and living out proud. >> the theme of this year's pride living out proud is a great way to celebrate pride. >> it takes us back to the roots of pride. nicole altamirano is the ceo of silicon valley pride and says living out proud is as important as ever. we're seeing the legislation that is sweeping across the nation, trying to take us back in time. >> i mean, obviously with like everything that's going on in the world, we need to make sure that we're like back together and strong and showing up. >> the aclu is currently tracking nearly 500 bills taking aim at lgbtq plus rights, many aimed at the transgender community. >> me coming out and being in community gives strength to some of those, especially transgender folks these days that fee

clara county is making a push to get narcan into the hands of as many people as possible and as tara campbell reports, the community is showing up. >> dozens of boxes of narcan being handed out. people packing in to to use the lifesaving naloxone nasal spray. the number of people dying from a fentanyl overdose doubling in one month. >> by bringing information like this to the library, we empower our residents to act until ems and other officials can get to us. >> the county launching an opioid overdose prevention campaign, educating people on spotting fake prescription pills and signs of an overdose. >> i thought it was interesting. >> ian singer is a student at san jose state. >> there are a lot of people doing fentanyl in a lot of people dying, so i felt like maybe having it in me would help. >> i know opioid use is a prevalent issue for my age group , i attend ucsc. >> the number of teenagers dying from fentanyl related overdoses has tripled in the past two years. >> i wanted to know that if i was at a party or social scene something like this was coming you know, like some crisis happened

tara campbell, abc seven news. and if you or someone you know is struggling with drug addiction, you can find a list of local resources on our website. >> abc7 news.com/take action. an orinda police officer escaped serious injury after crashing his patrol car into a wells fargo bank branch just before midnight last night. >> the car broke through the side of the brick building at moraga way and camino pablo shattering several windows in the process. the officer was able to limp away. he was treated at the hospital for minor injuries. orinda police say the officer was trying to catch up to a driver believed to be committing a crime when that crash happened. a neighbor mabud exhibition shot this video and heard the crash. >> we hear screeching car screeching noises and the first set of noises seems to seem to make it around the turn. and the second set crash into a building or sound. just horrible. >> so, betty and ran to help and thought for sure he would have to pull that officer to safety. he was happy the officer

as abc 7 news reported tara campbell shows us, there is still time to donate. et at a time. bay area dockworkers determined to get at least one container filled and sent to sea, providing supplies to those devastated in the wildfires. >> toiletries, feminine products, clothing, pet. tara: gina is a member of international longshore and warehouse union, local 10, and is expecting it to take 13 days for the ship to dock. >> it will go to the ship and go to hawaii. tara: the container capturing the attention of san francisco tourists. the jessen's are visiting from australia, a country that has seen its own wildfires. this is a fire family. >> we know what the communities go through. >> i really feel for those people. tara: the couple making a cash donation to keep the supplies coming in. >> this is close to home. hawaii is my favorite vacation destination. it was essential i cam out here. tara: in los angeles, their union counterparts are playing their own part. >> our own members, some are missing through the fires, and the hotel for -- hotel workers who have los

as tara campbell shows us there is still time to donate. et at a time, workers determined to get one container filled for the products. >> toiletries, feminine products, garbage bags, pet food. tara: she is a member of the local union 10 and said it is expected to take 13 days for the shipment to dock. >> this will go to the port of oakland and get loaded and go to hawaii. tara: attention of san francisco tourists. they are visiting from australia, those countries who have already seen fires. >> it shows what people does the community. >> i am sorry for those people. tara: they made a cash donation to help supplies coming in. >> this is my favorite destination. it was essential i came out here. tara: in los angeles, union parts are playing their part. >> it took us back because some of our own members are missing through the fires and hotel workers have lost homes and places to work. tara: he is the president of local 13. >> went local 142 reached out and said we need help, a no-brainer. we were going to do this no matter what. tara: in san

tara campbell spoke with the mom the charge for that charge. >> the goal is to get this truck into as many hands as possible. narcan can reverse a overdose. or michelle leopold, the mission hits close to home. >> this is how i am trying to fight purpose in my pain. >> michelle's son trevor died of an overdose nearly water years ago. >> my forever 18-year-old son died from one fentanyl laced pill in his dorm room in november of 2019. >> it was that moment that michelle started raising awareness of the powerful opioid. >> i was screaming into the void for the first year. people did not think it would never affect them. now, so many people have heard of a loved one who has died from fentanyl. >> michelle and her husband own hardware stores in the bay area. they are teaming with local health departments to help train people to use narcan. send it, they hosted this event at their san francisco store. -- sunday, they hosted this event at their san francisco store. san francisco staring down his deadliest year yet amid the crisis. in the first seven months, more than 470 people have died of

tara campbell has the latest. >> we do not know what to do other than plead. tara a plea from the people : looking out for tacos bears. this is the executive director of the bear league. >> drive slowly. watch for wildlife. know that they have to cross the road. tara: crossing the road has become increasingly deadly. at least 20 bears have been killed in the past five weeks. another seven seriously injured. >> usually we should only have four or five, so i dread to think what will happen in october or november. tara: that is when they beef up for winter. >> when they are beeping there speaking up on calories, that is normally when we would see these numbers. but this year, she says it is tara happening too soon. : she is wearing for the bears in the region. >> what will happen in october or november? will we have 100 bears in a few days that are killed, hit, wounded? tara: in this video, you see eight mama where as you see a mama bear -- yucaipa mama -- you see a mama bear trying to rally her cubs after one was hit by a car in south lake tahoe. >> it is hard fo

reporter tara campbell was at the hayward airport for the first arrivals. h off a flight from maui, 40 rescue pets taking refuge in bay area shelters. >> we have been working on this with the coalition of bay area shelters for about a week. tara: cat. dogs, puppies, and kittens landing at the airport friday night. >> our goal was to move the animals that had already been in shelters or foster homes at the time of the fires. tara: making way in maui for what is expected to be an influx of lost and injured pets. >> and we are moving the animals here so that they have a better chance of getting adopted and so the animal welfare folks working in maui can help with longer-term recovery issues. tara: finding space for these new faces has been a challenge. >> we have been trying to figure out how to place them with shelters in the bay area. the reality is all of the shelters are already full. tara: that is where you can help. >> as an animal is made available, it will go automatically on the website. if people are really interested in the maui dogs, look on monday.

tara campbell was -- >> tonight we will see what we can do about where we will stay. >>>> we got the call -- very quickly a the official report that there was a deployment. there was immediate need. >> these two -- >> the swift water rescue team is made about 50 first responders from across the bay area, congregating yesterday afternoon in oakland. we are checking all >> -- >> we are checking all of the equipment. >> this team knows how to go. they have been deployed to hurricanes across the country. >> we typically handle this stuff directly afterwards. people stranded inside buildings, hi flooding conditions, contaminated water. >>>> the team is heading inland to riverside county, expecting lots of rainfall, packing up and preparing for whatever may come. >> you cannot predict the magnitude of the flooding or if a levee breaks. >>>> as for how long they will be down there, it all depends on how hillary plays out. >> it is all based off of what ends up coming out of this storm. >> you can track hillary our hurricane tracker has details about whe it is currently located its strength

tara campbell, abc7news.ria: the writers guild of america says it is reviewing major studios new contract proposals. the union talked with 11,000 people and sat down with studios. the first time since may two resume conversations. they're asking for better working, residuals, and more staffing. in south bay, the san jose jazz festival is drawing big crowds. active to fill up fast are expected to fill up fast. ♪ reporter: thousands of people get together as a big gathering of community and family, enjoying live that. >> the 33rd annual san jose summer jazz festival is bringing all kinds of music nine stages downtown. reporter: it is not just about jazz because jazz is like a tree and there are all these branches and music styles, blues, rock, pop, latin music in all kinds of styles. reporter: this is the biggest weekend for hotel occupancy. people are traveling to the from around the country, state and bay area. >> it is grown people being grown. i love the vibe. >> unworried, relaxing. i love it. reporter: fo

tara campbell has the latest. >> we do not know what to do other than plead. >> a plea from the peopleooking out for tacos bears. this is the executive director of the barely. >> drive slowly. watch for wildlife. know that they have to cross the road. >> crossing the road has increasingly deadly. at least 20 bears have been killed in the past five weeks. >> usually, we quatro or five, so i -- 405, so i dread to think what will happen in october or november. when they are beeping there speaking up on calories, that is normally when we would see these numbers. >> but this year, she says it is happening too soon. she is wearing for the bears in the region. >> what will happen in october or november? will we have 100 bears in a few days that are killed, hit, wounded? >> in this video, you see a monomeric trying to rally her cubs after one was hit by a car in south lake tahoe. >> it is hard for all of us responding. it is really hard. >> reminding drivers n the time of day or night, be on the lookout for bear crossings. their livelihoods depend on it. >> they deserve to come to the lake. ba

reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. zach: gray wolves are making a comeback to -- in california.o lumley county. officials think the new pack may be its descendants. gray wolves are endangered and they were hunted to extinction in california 100 years ago. wolves have been wandering back into the state over the past decade. there are now three known wolf packs in the state. very interesting. amazing that we can get that video. spencer: they are all over the place. several packs of them have been spotted. there are more than we have seen. it's a matter of concern. i hope they like the weather though. zach: i definitely did. spencer: we've had a nice weekend. it's not even over yet. we have another warm day tomorrow. earlier this evening, we had a verily -- fairly permanent marine layer along the coast. now there is activity over here in the sierra foothills. showers and thundershowers developing. right now on our coastline, we have very little in the way of a late-night developing marine layer. very little in the way of wind at the surface right now. pretty calm. most locations sh

. >> tara campbell abc7news. >> such a great happening now caltrans says weekend roadwork has led to the closure of eastbound i-80 and west during -- western contra costa county this is second closure this summer. crews are repaving a section of the road from highway four and hercules, as you can see from sky 7. the bridge is still open and caltrans did just provide an update. >> we have crews out doing our concrete pour, replacing rebar and crews are currently on time. >>'s show you a map of th closed portion of i-80 in recommended detour to get around the closure. 5 a.m. monday is when the lanes are expected to open. new president donald trump, he went out on the campaign trail this weekend and said all of his legal troubles are providing a boost in the polls but it comes as his legal team faces a monday deadline over his most recent and tightknit. we have the story. >> donald trump out on the campaign trail this weekend after plead not guilty to charges he illegally attempted to overturn the 2020 election. attending a fundraiser gala in south carolina. >> jack smith is a human bei

tara campbell has a closer look at their mission. reporter: loading up their gear and getting ready to head south, urban search and rescue task force for in the east bay called on to help respond to hurricane hilary. >> tonight, we will see what we can do about where we can stay. reporter: the captain leading the way. >> we got a call around 12:00 this afternoon, stating there was possible deployment. very quickly after that, we got the official order saying there was a deployment with immediate need and we needed to go down there as soon as possible. reporter: the swift water rescue team is made up of 61st responders from across the bay area, congregating quickly saturday afternoon in oakland. >> checking the motors, checking the boats, checking all of the equipment to confirm we have everything. we are operational and ready in the event we to get out there and it is go time. reporter: they know how to go, it has been deployed to hurricanes throughout the country. >> harvey in texas, florence in north carolina. reporter: costa count

tara campbell is here with the story tonight. >> in a letter to the mayor, supervisor dorsey is asking her to redirect $19 million set aside for a handful of resource centers into jail-based treatment programs. it would mark a major shift in the city's approach to the drug overdose crisis. >> i want to make sure we're making criminal justice interventions lifesaving. >> supervisor matt dorsey is referring to san francisco's multiagency effort to get drug dealers and users off the streets. >> when we are expanding arrests for people using drugs on the street, this is where we have a population that is in particularly acute need for interventions. >> sending this letter to mayor breed monday night, urging her to redirect $19 million set aside for wellness hubs into jail-based treatment programs. the mayor outlined plans for three wellness hubs. the resource centers expected to include everything from a place to shower, to medical services and connections to treatment and services, including privately funded safe consumption sites. >> i'm going to support safe consumption sites when we ca

abc7news reporter tara campbell has the latest. >> we do not know what to do other than plead with visitorsand residents. >> a plea from the people looking out for tahoe's beloved bears. and bryant is the executive director of the barely read quite -- there league. >> drive slowly and watch the wildlife. >> crossing the road has become increasingly deadly. at least 20 bears were struck and killed by vehicles the past five weeks. another seven were seriously injured. >> we should only have about four or five. so, i dreaded to think what will happen when october or november comes. >> that is when the bears become more active in preparation for winter. >> when they are beefing up on calories and foraging 20 hours per day, that's normally when we would see these numbers. >> this year she says it is happening way too soon, word for the estimated 300 bears in the region. >> what will happen when october or november comes? will we have 100 bears in a few kit -- days that are killed, hit, wounded, or injured? >> made this video a mama bear tries to rally her cubs after one was hit by a car in south

tara campbell was there while they are packing up to leave and has a closer look at their mission. >> loading up their ready to go south. the task force called on to help respond to hurricane hilary. >> we will see what we can do about where we will stay. >> captain frank leading the way. >> we got the call around 12:00 this afternoon stating there was a possible deployment. very quickly after that, we got the official order saying there was a deployment. it was immediate need. tara: the swift water rescue team is made up of 61st responders from across the bay area, congregating quickly saturday afternoon in oakland. >> we are checking all of the equipment to confirm we have everything, nothing is broken and we are operation ready. tara: this team knows how to go. it has been deployed to hurricanes across the country. >> hurricane harvey, hurricane irma. >> what we typically have to handle is the stuff directly afterwards. people stranded inside buildings, high flooding conditions, contaminated water. tara: the team is heading inland to riverside county, expecting massive rainfall. >>

tara campbell spoke to one of the men about what is still not working. tic scene out of afghanistan, tens of thousands of u.s. allies fleeing amid the taliban takeover and nearly two years later, still living in fear. >> the situation is day by day in afghanistan. >> he is one of nearly 80,000 afghans who fled to the u.s.. now living in concord and still worrying about his family. >> my brothers, my father, they are jobless now. they only -- the only person supporting my family as me. >> nazrula is a computer scientist by trade and now works for a bay area nonprofit. like the vast majority of those who fled to the u.s., he is living in limbo, waiting for a green card. >> so we are looking at these long wait times for people who have come in 20 to anyone. >> sarah cleveland as a managing attorney at juice family services in east bay. >> the average green card application for an asylum-seekers of any country is about three to six years. >> advocates making another push for the afghan adjustment act, a bill that would put evacuees on a clear path toward perm

. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. well happy pride to all of you heading out this weekend. >> all right, let's take a peek outside now. how's it looking, lisa? >> kind of gray here in the city. stephanie, from our roof camera, 58 degrees, but temperatures will move into the 70s today. so at least a 5 degrees warmup downtown, moderate air quality and a slow warm up throughout some of the week ahead. i'll explain coming up. >> thanks, lisa. and still to come on abc seven mornings, a racially motivated shooting. that's what authorities are calling a deadly incident in florida. what we're learning about the suspect's last text messages. plus from the office to the stage, how a marine based group is making sure working adults have time to dance. we'll be right back with that. last of summer will draw you in at toyota's national sales event. >> it's like a magnet, but for people through labor day, get 3.99. >> apr on rav4 or lease for $3.79 a month. toyota let's go places. >> my late father in law lit up a room, but his vis

tara ne wilson williams. she was last seen august 4th around 5 in the evening. then 800 block of campbell street in oakland.ribed as 5 foot 5 by 126 pounds. and you can see she has dark hair and dark eyes and her family says this. she is epileptic that she's diagnosed as an epileptic. and as apple is. they also say she's partially blind this to last time she was seen she was wearing an orange shirt with pokemon on it. and a green at or gray and black sweat pants. if you see her, you're asked to contact the police. >> all right. it's 7.35. let's get back to big item of interest for a lot of school students, especially the central valley unified school district were today is their first day back to classes. yeah, the trends. we're going to more and more parents and teachers showing up in the students. let's go to alamo elementary now a kroger's, tiffany justice is there this morning. hi, >> hi, yes. it is about to get really busy as parents and students start to arrive. today is the day the first day of class for the san ramon valley unified school district. take a look at this. cute welcome in display. they