last week alone, calfire responded to over 300 wildfires. as those summer temperatures continue to increase across the state. in the south bay, dozens of cooling center locations are now open to help people escape the heat. we've got a list at our website, abc7news.com. just click on the heat story on our homepage for that link. as many people were starting the day we also sent this push alert with a link to the forecast. you can get news and weather notifications straight to your mobile device by downloading the abc 7 bay area app and enabling those push alerts. in other news, a 71-year-old man is recovering after being shot twice during an attempted robbery in san francisco's cow hollow neighborhood. police say they responded to the on fillmore and filbert street. two people approached the man and tried to rob him, then shot him. those people escape. the man was shot twice and will survive. happening today, old navy on market street in san francisco is closing its doors for good. it has operated for nearly three decades at this location, a

hamilton it was because calfire was doing a controlled burn, burning close to 300 acres. the goal is to cut back on the fuel available to feed fires. the effort will wrap up in about an hour. dan: we have been telling you about the heat this weekend. now that excessive heat watch has been upgraded to an excessive heat warning for some areas inland. karina: here is a live look at the conditions outside. for the details on the upcoming hot weather, let's go to abc7 weather anchor spencer christian. spencer: you are right about that. i will give you a look at the excessive heat warning off the top. it will be in effect from 11:00 a.m. saturday to 11:00 p.m. sunday for virtually all the bay area except the shoreline and coast. the high temperatures in the afternoon will range from the upper 90's to near 110 degrees. it will be very hot. this kind of extreme heat increases significantly the risk of heat-related illnesses. the entire state or virtually is under this dangerous excessive heat warning. only a little sliver of the easternmost part of the state and northeast will no

according to calfire, crews have it 5% contained.esidents of a neighboring community are under evacuation orders. fire officials say no homes have been damaged but one injury was reported. the cause of this fire is still under investigation. you can see where any wildfires are burning in california by using our online interactive wildfire tracker. it shows you air quality so you can check if smoke is affecting the bay area. you will find this up now at our website. now to the twitter. san francisco headquarters, or x. there's beginning to be a neighborhood uproar over the new giant x sign that was installed yesterday. here's how it looked from elon musk's tweet last night. people who live across the street are complaining over how bright the lights are at nighttime. the company also finished taking the original twitter. -- sign down yesterday but is stuck in a city battle over the building permits. after metta had a strong launch of its platform threads earlier this month, the hype has slowed. the amount of daily users has fallen by

the chp suspected possible arson, but calfire believes with temperatures spiking around 100 degrees, hot, dry conditions are creating easy fuel for fire. >> this morning, it could have been some dragging a chain. i don't think it is suspicious because with the amount of traffic around, everything is drying out. it will get a little more busy. cornell: it took about five hours to put the fires out. the extreme heat of the day made the wave waterpark in dublin a very busy place. she and her daughter were cooling off. >> keep my feet in the water, chasing the little one makes you sweat. >> i am here celebrating a friend, two friends' birthdays. it happened to be one of the hottest days so perfect timing. cornell: michael and his friends found some big umbrellas. >> you still need to find some shade. it is not unbearable but come prepared. cornell: waterpark managers say capacity is about 1600 people. by midday, it was getting crowded. stephanie: a major traffic east on interstate 80 is shut between highway 4 and hercules. the detours are highlighted in green on this map and you can see

reporter: the last four years we have partnered with calfire on a call when needed basis to support them reporter: grasses are brown and dry across the north bay. with temperatures expected to spike, the timing of the blackhawks arrival is key. >> with the weather predicted, a wet season we have a lot of grasses this year that are dried out, we have heat, wind. to have this tool, puts us at ease going into this fire season. reporter: the department hopes the black hawk will keep every wildfire the summer to 10 acres or less. in the north bay, cornell barnard abc7 news. kristen: we want to check in on the weather. it has been on the cool side. julian: very cool for a while. we know that will not last. we check in with sandhya patel. sandhya: it is summer, as temperatures will really spike later on this week, they are running higher than where they were yesterday. 90 degrees in livermore. 15 in fairfield. 14 in novato. san francisco two and san jose seven. you can see bright sunny skies, look at those temperatures in the 80's from santa rosa to novato. 89 in fairfield, 85 in concorde and l

. >> chief weber says this k equipment was once accessible only to large agencies like calfire that a partnership with pg&e which owns the chopper is making it happen during fire season. >> pg&e is covering the cost of the helicopter for it to be here which is significant. this is a large investment for them as a proactive approach to wildland fire safety across their entire region. >> the last four years we have partnered with calfire on a call when need basis to support them. >> grasses are dry and brown across the north bay and with temperatures expected this bike later this week the timing of the black hawk's arrival is key. >> with the weather we have protected, with the wet season we have a lot of grasses this year that are dried out with this heat. a little bit of wind. to have this in the toolbox does put us at a little bit of ease going into the fire season. >> the department hopes the black hawk help keep every wildfire this summer to 10 acres or less. >> comin pleasure? why banks are taking over bay area hotels. >> we have roofs that are no eye level with the ground. it is

initially they suspected possible arson calfire believed with temperatures biking around 100°, hot andry conditions are creating some easy fuel for fire. >> this morning, it could have been simply dragging a chain. i think it is suspicious because with the amount of traffic around, everything is drying out, the wind will start picking up a little bit and then the fuels are starting to dry out. it will get a little bit more busy. >> it took about five hours to put the fires out. the extreme heat of the day made their wave waterpark in dublin a very busy place. chris keeping my feet in the water, chasing the little one makes you sweat. >> i am his elevating a friend. two friend >> they had some big umbrellas to chill out. >> you still need to find some shade. it is not unbearable. just come prepared and have the right clothing. >> capacity here is about 1600 people. by midday, it was getting crowded. in dublin, cornell bernard. >> as is common when temperatures heat up, bar is slowing down trains. they are running trains at slower speeds between four stations until 6:00 tonight. right ab

many of the tankers that calfire normally uses will hold only 3000 gallons. the u.s. and canada have sent equipment to help firefighters in australia for many years. last year, the wildfires throughout australia were devastating. it's quite -- great that we can help each other out. dion: you have to think about climate. speaking of our own weather situation, feeling cooler than usual. larry: but not for long. sandhya patel! sandhya: i nope get you know that larry is looking forward to the hot weather coming. i know you guys are ready. let me show you what time lapse. the sun going down at 8:43. that marine layer was over 2000 feet deep. it didn't prevent us from capturing this gorgeous view of the setting sun. that camera was bouncing as well. why has it been so much cooler than average today by five to 10 degrees? upper 50's to upper 70's. we have another trough coming through northern california. there's another low out here and it's been one after another coming through. that's why there's been -- it's been so much cooler than average. climate prediction center is

as for today's fire, calfire says it is under investigation. we are live, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. dion: thank you. a medical emergency led to a helicopter rescue at marshall beach in san francisco. sf firefighters were initially called out. the helicopter was then called into flight of the beach around 3:00 this afternoon. it is unclear what led to the emergency, but authorities say the man had to be helped off one of the trails because of his condition. he triggered a service alert today from b.a.r.t. --the heat triggered a service alert today from b.a.r.t. bay point, hayward, fremont, castro valley, and dublin pleasanton. the slowdown is expected to last until 6:00 tonight. people are encouraged to add 10 minutes to their travel time. check this out. crowds made their way to alameda this fourth of july weekend in the hottest day of the year brought people out from all over the year to enjoy the great weather. >> so as much as the bay area knows, we wanted to cool off in the nice water of the alameda beach. >> cool off temperature, good t

crews from east bay regional parks and calfire helped with -- put that out. >> july 4 turned out to be violent in hayward webb place faced an unprecedented amount of violence. from last night through this morning, 11 people were shot in at least four separate shootings. one person died and another person was stabbed to death. he replaced say six people were shot when an argument turned into a gunfight. the man who lives near the shooting says there were upwards of 60 people out celebrating with different groups on the street all night. >> everybody was having a good time, fireworks shooting and then after that something happen. people running and dodging. some people got in the house barely safe. >> two arrests have been made so far. dion: defendants misunderstanding at levi's stadium. police announced an arrest. and pictures came into santa clara police after a brutal brawl at levi's stadium sunday afternoon. it left one man in the hospital with stab wounds. the police inform said that footage led to an arrest. >> within 24 hours of our part -- press release are community provided inf

many of the tankers that calfire normally uses will hold only 3000 gallons. the u.s.nd canada have sent equipment to help firefighters in australia for many years. last year, the wildfires throughout australia were devastating. it's quite -- great that we can help each other out. dion: you have to think about climate. speaking of our own weather situation, feeling cooler than usual. larry: but not for long. sandhya patel! sandhya: i nope get you know that larry is looking forward to the hot weather coming. i know you guys are ready. let me show you what time lapse. the sun going down at 8:43. that marine layer was over 2000 feet deep. it didn't prevent us from capturing this gorgeous view of the setting sun. that camera was bouncing as well. why has it been so much cooler than average today by five to 10 degrees? upper 50's to upper 70's. we have another trough coming through northern california. there's another low out here and it's been one after another coming through. that's why there's been -- it's been so much cooler than average. climate prediction center is sa

calfire has about 1000 cameras set up throughout the state. they have the ability to rotate 360 degree. zoom in out and i can detect the wildfire. >> these giant monitors at cal fire's grass valley emergency command senter are able to bring up any of their 1000 cameras set up on high towers. but 3 months ago, cal fire added something new a i this red square on the horizon is artificial intelligence detecting something out of the ordinary. according to captain nathan meant. >> whether it's dense smoke, whether it's a change the color on the horizon. the technology allows us to have that early detection. we can pinpoint utilizing multiple cameras throughout our unit out of cal fire's. 21 command center's 6 are testing out the new ai technology kept immense as one say aye detect smoke on the horizon. his staff will confirm a fire and using computers to make immediate predictions for where the flames are heading allows us to see the topography. we can cross that over with the wind and the weather. the humidity and we can draw our best conclusion o

so we have a lot of joint agencies calfire napa county fire, american canyon fire and ourselves all responded. so we had a lot of resources on it quickly. so we not i wouldn't say that. we got lucky. you guys just worked hard and officially. so we've been able to dampen the spread of the fire. absolutely. no structures damaged and no injuries. so it's a win next thank you very much for joining us. so that's kind of the latest out here and napa. so, you know, big sigh of relief that it didn't spread. winner played a factor. of course, the winds are really picking up out here. we're going to go over to the scene. we'll have a live update coming up at 6 o'clock reporting live here in napa, theresa stasi. back to you guys. >> all right. >> thank you, terry say pretty good news that their starters, you see so weather, of course, is a so who do we go to? but lawrence karnow how conditions for the crew's winds are really picking up this a difficult time of the day for fires to get going. so. >> a good thing. they're getting a handle on that fire. but it's scary in the afternoon. you get those strong

. >> captain chris bruneau has been with calfire 24.5 years, but he says this year has been unlike any other. >> now maybe we have had a slow start because of the precipitation in the field. the fields had that moisture content, so we are not responding to those readily available or receptive field beds. >> all the moisture the bay area got between anywhere and march took us out of the drought, but captain bruno says it created an abundance of fuel, and that fuel, like this told brush mining the freeways, is just now starting to dry out -- like this tall brush lining the freeways, is just now starting to dry out. officials say they usually start to see fires pop up in make with -- in may with june historically being their biggest month for fires. >> we have not seen any red flags fire days so far this year. we have not had any type three incident deployments, and we have not sent resort -- resources out of county for a while for fires. >> the deputy chief says that her biggest fire of the summer so far was only eight acres. that fire burned in the hills just outside of martin is over t

cornell: calfire says two buildings on this cotati ranch were saved from a fast-moving grass fire whichbroke out saturday on one of the hottest days of the year. the fire was stopped at one acre. >> it is hot, it is dry. be careful and try to take decisions, mow early. cornell: friday, crews battled flames on the ground -- from the ground and the air. firefighters say they are bracing for the heat and are ready for fire season. >> we went from a cool period to an immediate warm period as temperatures are in the 90's, up to 100. getting the cruise acclimated and we're keeping them hydrated. cornell: the cool water of the russian river was too good to pass up on a day when temperatures were sizzling. hundreds made the trip to memorial beach for some relief. >> this is perfect timing. we are getting up to the near 100's, and it is especially exciting for families locally and from the bay area. cornell: this popular swimming spot is reopening for the first time in four years. the pandemic and drought prevented a summertime dam from being built here, but now it is back, just in time for the

julian: calfire is getting help from in australian aired tinker as the fire season ramps up.etarded within minutes. many of the tinkers hold about 3000 gallons. the u.s. and canada have sent equipment to help firefighters in australia for many years. a total of nearly $1 on the line in the mega millions jackpot. the mega millions is $427 million after nobody matched all the numbers in the drawing. the next drawing will be tonight. an numbers on the powerball drawing on wednesday, so they jackpot is rolling over to $591 million. and the next drawing is tomorrow night. get those tickets. jobina: what number does it need to get to you for you to buy a ticket? julian: it is time. have a billion dollars. drew: do you choose or random? julian: random. i think most people win with the random. if it is your time, it is your time. jobina: that is true. drew: what are the odds? i need a statistician to figure that out. [laughter] kumasi: what about winning both? drew: one -- overcast skies on and drizzle. temp will be below-average through the weekend ands next week everything will cha

now, regional parks and calfire say that throughout the day on tuesday, there could be some lingering smoke in the area. >> but for now in the north bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> the extreme heat is scorching phoenix and it set a new record today. today is the 19th consecutive day. temperatures hit at least 110 degrees and there's no relief. even when the sun goes down, the lowest temperature recorded last night was 95 degrees. meteorologists are saying the long-term cause is climate change. but the short-term cause is a high-pressure heat dome that's just sitting over the southwest and it's centered squarely over the phoenix metro area. 19 days at 110 degrees. plus, and we have power here now to talk about it. that is terrible. you had comfortable. i lived in las vegas. i do not remember 19 days of 110 plus that is that is a lie. usually get a couple of those days. you think, ok, we'll get to the other side of it. but 19 >> is crazy. so let's start with that and talk about what's going on in phoenix because they broke a record from 1974. today with that 19th consecutive one.

. >> stephanie calfire has about 1000 cameras set up throughout the state. they have the ability to rotate 360 degrees. zoom in and out and i can detect a wildfire. the technology detects differences on the horizon such as dense smoke changes of color in the sky and then pinpoints the location where a possible wildfire is happening. captain nathan meant from cal fire's grass valley emergency command center's says his staff will then use the cameras to zoom in and confirm if a wildfire is occurring and where to dispatch. firefighters, he says ai has allowed them to make better informed decisions such as watch the progress of a fire to determine where could possibly spread making for a quicker response. time compared to when cal fire only relied on people monitoring the cameras and 9-1-1. calls. >> substantial use of this program has been utilized out of our office and it has been quite a game changer in regards to that intelligence. that information gathering that we used to just rely upon reporting parties for the called in to the 9-1-1. gave us their best e

calfire says a car going eastbound on the highway burst into flames, igniting the brush fire. crews finally managed to fully contain the flames at this time, no injuries to report, no buildings were damaged. firefighters also watching out for hotspots from a brush fire in pleasanton that led to an evacuation order. it started late yesterday afternoon off stanley road near the livermore border. several families living in a mobile home park were ordered to leave their homes for several hours while fire crews battled the flames. the fire burned about ten acres and did not cause any injuries or property damage. still no word on how the fire started in . investigators in contra costa county believe a lawn mower likely ignited another ten acre grass fire which destroyed at least three cars. this one broke out in the community of bryans near martinez. firefighters both on the ground and in the air managed to keep the flames away from several homes. time now is 906. a new report shows oakland's crime rate has surged significantly compared to crime in the two other largest bay area cit

over korea road about 4 miles away from don't feel that blaze was first reported around 05:30pm, calfirethe cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> happening now, the rabbit fire in southern california has burned 7,000 acres and prompted dozens of evacuations. it started on friday afternoon and marino valley in riverside county. it's now just 5% contained. it's burning next to the highland fire, but also broke out on friday and burned 150 acres. the highland fire is now 70% contained. just in actress and fashion icon jane birkin has died in paris at the age of 76, brooke, and inspire the airbus bag that bears her name today. the birkin is still considered one of the world's most exclusive luxury items. broken was known for her advocacy of 4 women and lgbt rights. she suffered a stroke in 2021 after experiencing heart problems in previous years. syria survived by 2 daughters. and caltrain's service. caltrans service excuse me is suspended in select areas starting this weekend. the agency is making upgrades to its transportation center. upcoming shutdowns will happen between the