amanda del castillo is live at the same with more. : county sheriff's crime scene investigators just pulled onto the scene a few moments ago. we know that pleasant hill police, that apartment also on scene, providing usual aid. they are taking care of security. all of the still developing at the hour. a lot of the attention has been focused on a large area around the velvet cannabis dispensary on sunrise drive in martinez. in the last hour, contra costa county sheriff's deputies pushed us back about 50 feet and we are working to confirm what happened here overnight. we are told officers responded to a possible burglary at the dispensary, working to confirm whether shots were exchanged between officers, suspect. details on whether anyone was injured, how the suspects were involved, how any officers were involved and responded, all of that is still unclear. the suspect vehicle apparently crashed, which in their distance from where we are standing, we can see a car halfway onto the sidewalk was plenty of damage. it is still pretty difficu

amanda del castillo's live in san jose this morning with that part of the story. amanda: we stories of escape and survival, loss and destruction. from those still on maui we are learning about what struggles are ahead. we connected with a man, emerson timmons, who has lived on maui for 18 years. the man got on a bicycle and rode through the burn area to get to his family on wednesday. he said roadblocks cannot stop them -- could not stop him from reaching them. the entire time documenting everything he turned his camera to capture restaurants, shots, the harbor, and is now lost in the fires. soon realizing what he was witnessing was unlike anything he had ever seen. >> to cars that had gotten backed up on the road there, the reason they were there is, we were trying to get out. they were trying to escape that fire. but all of the cars got trapped and all the people were stuck in those cars, trying to get out. they had to run for their lives. not everybody could make it. we are kind of one big family, so it hurts. it hurts to see everyone suffering like this. amanda

amanda del castillo eo is live with the latest on this. s in an effort to reach an agreement before next tuesday's planned strike. 4500 city employees, including those working at the airport and city libraries are prepared to strike. their comment characterize the'unions last attempt -- the union's last attempts at to reach city leaders. we are still waiting on confirmation from aef 1 they will return. workers want better working conditions and they are asking the city to address what they are calling a vacancy crisis. as for vacancies the cit jose has nearly 800 hundred job vacancies, a 12% vacancy rate. >> you have been temporarily understaffed for over a decade. when you spend years saying you are temporarily understaffed, at some point you realize you are lying to the residents. >> we are not asking for too much. we are asking to put food on our table. we are asking to deliver better services to people who deserve them. the members behind me will explain that. we don't want to but we are ready to strike. amanda: available for comment, b

amanda del castillo you live in san jose with more on the impact they have on city of surfaces. amanda? >> so if approve the strike, it would mark the largest san jose has seen in 40 years. workers telling us when it comes to retention, and recruitment issues, they can no longer be ignored. beginning today, city employees will star in person voting for authorization of a three-day strike. two unions representing more than 4500 city employees explained among the group are people who work at the san jose international airport, the city housing department, city libraries even, ultimately a number of departments and services residents rely on heavily which are sure to fail -- feel the impact of a strike happens. for the 4500 city workers, contracts is expired june 30 after both unions bargaining teams spend months negotiating with the city. the city is offering a 5% raise next year and 4%, then 3% raise in the years following. one san jose library clerk says that is not enough to survive in san jose. >> know our work. we are passionate about the services we provide to the city of san

more disturbing details amanda del castillo io. -- amanda del castillo amanda: it is extremely qui butme discovery was made around 7:30 last you talked about the foot traffic because of outside lands, details from san francisco police are limited. our media partners with fs standard report the woman was found dead inside a large duffel bag. a dog walker first encountered it. sfpd released a statement only describing a witness had initially told officers they located a unres female. the body was found north of the stone lake boathouse. the three-day event in the 15th year attracted thousands to the area across several stages throughout golden gate park. the outside lands event wrapped up yesterday evening so there were plenty of people in the area. we have reached out wanting to see if they have anything to say because of the proximity of where the body was found and what was going on this weekend. fs pd said the investigation asking for information. kumasi: maui wildfire, now being called the deadliest in modern u.s. street. 1000 people still missing this morning. jobina: this morning,

amanda del castillo is live in san jose. amanda? amanda: a call to action by the south bay labor council, asking colleagues to voice their support for thousands of city workers who voted overwhelmingly to authorize that strike. the labor council is directing people to come out for public comment during today's scheduled council meeting. the group posting this to social media after 10:00 last night, saying they need all hands on deck to pack the chambers, saying this is the last chance to avert a strike. they are inviting people to share their experiences when it comes to san jose's vacancy crises and how it has impacted their work and services for residents. the city of san jose has nearly 800 job vacancies, a 12 percent vacancy rate. three days of striking will kick off if no deal is reached before then. the deals involved include airport workers, city librarians, and others. 4500 city workers in all. they want better wages and better working conditions. >> they are leaving for neighboring cities that are willing to offer better wa

amanda del castillo is live with the details. f is describing yesterday's incident. the injured officer is still recovering at santa clara valley medical center. we are told she is in stable but critical condition. sj pd is not releasing her name at her own request. we know that she has 10 years on the force, she is also the first female officer shot in the line of duty at the department. the officer and her partner responding to a family disturbance around 8:20 a.m. yesterday. after 30 seconds of arriving at the two-story condo complex, the suspect started firing. the chief says the suspect went onto the balcony and while hiding, shot at the officer. the department says she was hit in the upper body outside her vest. the officers partner took action immediately. that partner happens to be the brother of a southbay native and state lawmaker. >> a stark reminder these are public servants, family members or not, we are a community and we must not tolerate this. >> without hesitation or consideration for himself, the officers partner

amanda del castillo joins us live in san jose with more on the local and federal response. amanda: we are learning where the fire has been extinguished, the effort has moved to finding those who are missing. while many may be in the shelters, others are feared dead. the national guard, the navy, and the army are responding to marry. -- to maui. we connected with the acting assistant chief who helps process resource requests from fema. as was as yesterday he has helped coordinate and send a 30 member team to maui. the search and rescue program under fema is also being deployed. we spoke with the group's retired chief, harold, who has 40 years experience responding to catastrophes. he says the search, rescue, and recovery teams must remember to respect the fact that to locals, it is personal. >> working together to solve the problem and helping them to understand your capabilities and what you can do for them and then doing it. talk to the trust, understand their needs, massage publishing, be humble -- mugshot -- -- massaging the relationship, be humble. amanda: 57 people have

amanda del castillo live with the latest. morning. metta: -- amanda: we are being festive first day. ready to welcome back more than 26,000 students of the campuses, the district is the largest instant -- santa clara county. with this welcome improvements to both safety, behavioral support and communication with parents. the district says it has been hard at work doing training over the summer for staff and administration, preparing eight new full-time behavioral support specialists throughout the district. they will be working with specific schools in the first few weeks dictated by need. we are told this is in response to last year. pandemic related struggles, such challenges are a nationwide trend at all levels. >> we are working with teachers and classroom staff and also trying to make sure the pave your stays positive at all the students are trained. >> sch of mind. you will never several incidents between april and may of last year. students were bringing loaded firearms and a knife onto campuses. it is why the district was incr

amanda del castillo is live in oakland this morning, it is always such an exciting day. amanda: hard to believe that we are already back in oakland, talking about the first day of school for all of these students. while i am sure many of them wish there was a way to slow down summer, there are certainly plenty of excitement across the east bay. we are talking about 34,000 students coming back to schools across town. to break what some call the summer slide and give kids a bit of extra time to get back into learning mode, the district will operate on minimum days the first week across elementary schools. everyone hopeful for a seamless start coming after an admittedly rough left school year -- last school year. the strike started in may and kept students away from the classroom for nearly two weeks. >> it was rough across the district, we had incidents we did not want to see, a lot of pandemic issues were going on. we are looking forward to a great start this year. we are all in this together, looking forward to a great year. we are happy with the teachers that have come i

amanda del castillo live at the scene with the very latest. what is happening now? y top of this hour, we know that contra costa county sheriff's deputies pushed us back about 50 feet, just expanding this crime scene on sunrise drive in martinez. now, we are working to confirm what happened overnight. details are extremely limited. we are told officers were called out to the area of the velvet cannabis dispensary on a possible burglary at that business. shots were exchanged between officers and the suspect. details on whether anyone was injured, how many suspects were involved, how many offices responded and were involved, all of that is still unclear. the suspect vehicle apparently crashed, which in the distance we can see a car halfway onto the sidewalk with plenty of damage. this is all developing and it is still pretty difficult to see any actual activity around the business as we are being kept a distance away. it is clear that a large investigation is underway. in the last hour, we saw several workers at a construction site just across the street from the dispe

amanda del castillo is live with what you need to know before you head out the door this morning. manda: hi, reggie. truly hard to believe we are back in oakland, already talking by the first day of school for ousd students. i am sure there are a few hoping or wishing they could have slowed down the summer. we know there is certainly plenty of excitement surrounding the big return. we are talking 34,000 students coming back to ousd around town. to give kids extra time to get back into learning mode, the district will operate on the minimum learning days across elementary schools. everyone is helpful for a seamless start of this after an admittedly rough last school year. you remember the oakland teachers strike started in early may and kept students away from the classroom for nearly two weeks. >> last year was pretty rough. we had a lot of pandemic issues going on. we are really looking forward to having a brand-new start this year. we are all looking forward to a great year. we are happy with all the teachers who have come into the district. last week, we had the new teacher inst

reporting live in san jose, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news.umasi: as parents prepared and sent their kids back to school, it is not just grades they're worried about, but there is also the danger of alcohol and drug use. leaders in los gatos are taking a multipronged approach to the issue. anyone who goes to party where underage drinking or drug use is allowed will be fined $1500. the town and local school district are working to focus on what they call positive community norms. they are surveying students to correct misconceptions about underage drinking. >> by connecting it -- by correcting it we have an opportunity to impact how they see themselves and their peers. when they realize most students are not doing this, i don't have to come is positive pure pressure. kumasi: once the survey is done teachers prepare to create messaging for students that will be released in fall in winter. reggie: concerns about fentanyl are creeping into more schools. one father lost his son charlie to the drop in 2020 while charlie was attending santa clara uni

reporter: amanda del castillo, abc7 news. kristen: police are asking for help in a case. . the woman was walking 7:30 p.m. he was seen wearing a black hoodie and black pants. police say he approached the woman from behind and groped her before taking off on a black mountain bike. anyone with information is asked to contact us -- contact the sheriff's office. larry: emergency warning sirens after the tragedy and maui -- in maui. and teacher recruitment. ways to keep incentive to make it happen. and the driverless car debate. the saga hit another bump in the road this weekend and now someone the public utilities commission to reconsider. meteorologist: clouds and moisture moving through the bay area sky today kept inland temperatures below 100. i will have the forecast, coming up when abc7 news metastatic breast cancer are living longer with kisqali. so, long live family time. long live dreams. and long live you. kisqali is a pill proven to help women live longer when taken with an aromatase inhibitor. and kisqali helps preserve quality of life. so you're not just living, you

amanda del castillo, abc7 news.ed blue shield is unveiling a new model that hopes will provide more affordable pharmacy care. the pharmacy care reimagined initiative is expected to bring prescription prices down and improve the transparency of costs. the president and ceo of blue shield of california joins me know via zoom. thanks so much for your time. tell us more about the program. you parted ways with cbs, how is this going to help you save money? >> the currently pharmacy system is massively expensive and designed to maximize profits of the participants as opposed to improving the convenience, quality and cost-effectiveness for consumers. we have partnered with like-minded partners and started from scratch in trying to reinvent the pharmacy system so that it is simpler, more transparent, and far more affordable. larry: who are those partners? >> they include amazon, for things like home delivery. mark cuban, who has developed a pharmacy effort. narca, and advanced claims systems -- barca, an advanced claims sys

amanda del castillo you spoke with passengers at san jose airport. >> the bay area -- area hawaiian airlines passengers say they're monitoring the fires movement to china and kids are on maui note should she had plans to land later today. >> i want to see them. i want them home. just trying to figure out what the best thing to do is if i fly in to wahoo and take a shuttle over or wait to hear from them. there is no cell service. i have not been able to get in touch with them. night and since conditions have only grown worse impacting nearly all communication. others who plan to fly out of sjc expressed frustration to jessica and her husband had direct flights to maui for a nine-day trip here they have since been diverted. the residence both admit they may be desensitized to the news of the fires devastation. >> we have the car fire a few years ago. we could see the flames from our driveway. and so we know all about how that works and evacuations and stuff like that. from what i have seen so far this morning it looks pretty bad but not nearly compared to what we are used to. nothing from the