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i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. lee is the founder of cash app, who was killed in the early morning hours of april, the fourth of last year. tech consultant nima momeni is accused of stabbing and killing lee. and tonight that trial is taking an interesting turn involving hussar momeni, who was supposed to be a star witness for the prosecution. >> abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has been following the story since the beginning and joins us live from the hall of justice with the latest. melanie. >> ama and dan. prosecutors spent much of the day attempting to discredit hazaar momeni their own witness by calling into question discrepancies between her answers to them versus her answers to nima. his defense attorney. example after example. the prosecuting attorney gave hazaar questions he had previously asked her, where she responded, i don't know during direct examination, but during cross-examination, when nima mckinney's attorneys asked her the same or a similar leading question, she would respond yes. one exa

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz.n fact, a study from a santa clara university professor found extreme heat causes higher default and delinquency rates, especially among low income households. >> but before we get into the financial impact of the weather, let's get to the very latest on the conditions outside right now. here's a live look as you take a look outside in the bay area. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya, what a scorcher. >> yeah. dan and ama, this is brutal. this heat wave continues and let's take a look at the highs so far. san jose hitting 104 degrees. these are not the official highs. they don't come down for a little bit longer. but these are the highs so far. livermore 107 san francisco 95 fairfield. triple digits 103. in santa rosa, 97 in oakland. we do have a couple of records coming in right now. i'll wait for the official word, but you can see it's plenty hot around the region. sonoma 100 degrees at this hour. 91 in san mateo. 98 palo alto. 101 in santa rosa. the excessiv

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us on this hot day there is no real relief in the forecast until next week. >> we have abc7 news team coverage with abc seven news reporter suzanne vaughn in the north bay. with more on the hot classrooms. >> we'll get to that. but let's begin with abc seven news meteorologist frances dinglasan. for more on the extended heat warnings and the advisories. frances. >> yeah, that's right, dan and ama, we have several more days of triple digit heat. so temperatures right now, you'll notice, even though they're a little bit cooler compared to yesterday, we're still seeing many areas above 100 degrees. and in the north bay, lots of 90s out there, even though they have dropped a bit. so with the extended heat advisories in effect, they've been extended through tomorrow night. we still have an excessive heat warning for the area there in pink for inland areas still possibly reaching up to 108 degrees, and even along the coast and parts of the north bay, some areas could reach up to 95 degrees. so the heat risk tomorrow still is major to e

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. we are now 29 days away from election day and campaign efforts across the bay area are really ramping into high gear. >> we have abc7 news team coverage with zach fuentes, who talked to voters who were lined up to cast their ballots. this morning. >> monica madden has more on ranked choice voting and one candidate's approach to filling out the ballot. >> let's begin, though, with abc seven news reporter louis pena, who's in the newsroom with the latest on the effort to recall oakland mayor shengtao. louis? >> yes. am i less than a month? oakland residents will get to decide the fate of mayor shengtao today. another big group announced they're backing the recall effort. campaigns for and against the recall of oakland's mayor shengtao are intensifying. on monday, the oakland chapter of the naacp announced their official stance on the recall effort. >> we, the concerned citizens, therefore, demand your recall for the sake of our city's future. you lack the competency, credibility, judgme

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us.a teenage boy took his own life after his mother says he became enamored with an ai chatbot. his case is now at the center of a lawsuit, bringing up significant questions about a.i. health, and how we ensure our children's safety online. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains. >> this is the face of 14 year old sewell setzer, the third, and this is his mother, megan garcia. she's now suing a silicon valley ai company, saying its chatbot is connected to her son's death by suicide. it became really apparent that this was going to be a watershed case. mitali jain is the director of the tech justice law project and one of the attorneys representing garcia. it moves us from talking about the harms of social media to talking about the harms of generative ai. and she says, unlike social media companies, she thinks it's hard for ai companies to relinquish responsibility. when we're talking about generative ai and we're talking about effectively chatbots that are being fueled by the

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. both trump and harris are holding dueling rallies in wisconsin and north carolina today. >> the trump campaign is seizing on president biden's comments last night. the president reacted to a racist comment about puerto rico made by a comedian over the weekend. >> mexico president said to me, the only garbage i see floating out there is your supporters. his his his demonization of latinos. unconscionable. and it's un-american. >> president biden tried to clarify that he was referring to the comedian by writing on social media, the demonization of latinos is unconscionable. that's all i meant to say. harris was asked about biden's comments today. >> well, first of all, i think that the president has explained what he meant. but i've said it earlier. i strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for. >> my supporters are far higher quality than crooked joe or lying kamala. my response to joe and kamala is very simple. you can't lead america if you don't love ame

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i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. a teenage boy took his own life after his mother says he became enamored with an ai chatbot. his case is now at the center of a lawsuit, bringing up significant questions about a.i. health, and how we ensure our children's safety online. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains. >> this is the face of 14 year old sewell setzer, the third, and this is his mother, megan garcia. she's now suing a silicon valley ai company, saying its chatbot is connected to her son's death by suicide. it became really apparent that this was going to be a watershed case. mitali jain is the director of the tech justice law project and one of the attorneys representing garcia. it moves us from talking about the harms of social media to talking about the harms of generative ai. and she says, unlike social media companies, she thinks it's hard for ai companies to relinquish responsibility. when we're talking about generative ai and we're talking about effectively chatbots that are being fueled by the

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. the storm proving deadly before it even made landfall tonight, when one of more than 100 reported tornadoes touched down. >> tonight, we have crews from florida to california tracking the damage and the forecast. abc news reporter jacqueline lee leads off our team coverage from tampa. now that hurricane milton has made landfall, the conditions here in tampa have deteriorated rapidly. >> you can see just how strong the wind gusts are with the rain. we are getting a lashing. we are getting about 85 mile an hour winds here and it is just so powerful. hurricane milton. now of course, at this point the huge concern is the storm surge. at this point, obviously no one can evacuate. everyone is hunkered down and hopefully well prepared for the storm. >> jacqueline is reporting from the third floor of a parking garage built to withstand a category five, so we believe she is quite safe where she is, but very intense. the storm is already so destructive just hours after making landfall. >> abc s

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. the storm proving deadly before it even made landfall tonight, when one of more than 100 reported tornadoes touched down. >> tonight, we have crews from florida to california tracking the damage and the forecast. abc news reporter jacqueline lee leads off our team coverage from tampa. now that hurricane milton has made landfall, the conditions here in tampa have deteriorated rapidly. >> you can see just how strong the wind gusts are with the rain. we are getting a lashing. we are getting about 85 mile an hour winds here and it is just so powerful. hurricane milton. now of course, at this point the huge concern is the storm surge. at this point, obviously no one can evacuate. everyone is hunkered down and hopefully well prepared for the storm. >> jacqueline is reporting from the third floor of a parking garage built to withstand a category five, so we believe she is quite safe where she is, but very intense. the storm is already so destructive just hours after making landfall. >> abc s

aft i'm dan ashley of challenges. staffing is an issue, and the department is still reeling and recovering from recent scandals. hi's message and reaction from the community >> with thunderous applause, paul joseph was officially confirmed as the new ch interimd of the department since march after very good understanding of what is what the joseph will take over a department that has been hit byt define the organization. >> we arllrobably make a few more. but overall, this is a healthy organization with gre co believe he's the right man jose police department, and certainly that sense of excitement also present with many inralation. >> maria ortega is a part of the cadillac winchester neighborhood association. she tells me she believes joseph understands the most pressing needs of the community. >> the most gangs and my neighbs and i need to best life for young kids, famit years. >> despite those challenges, joseph pledges to serve the people of san jose to the best of his ability. >> we will meet their expeio every w

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for jng fiasco unfolds, abc seven news reporter j.r stone looks athe el cerrito high school. >> anger over the school and district's decision for the el cerrito football games due to >> the only thing y guys feel that these accusations are. sho. >> el cerrito high school during the 2024, 2025 fall season. as a result of this violation, el cerrito high team is 1 in 6 instead of six and one. while the district hasn't publicly pys lived outside the district to en school was given. while decision could mean no playoffs and an early end to the season. >> when you talk about 12th graders, seniors who may have interests of colleges, that's coming to the school to see them play. this shortened if the season is shortened, do that interest still remain or i don't know. >> the head. pant him back on the fiel like to see him leave peacefully. we need unified school district received our questions about this matter, but did not return our emails before broadcast time. j.r. stone abcsn shown

dan ashley abc seven news. >> one way to beat the heat with a good cause is a fundraiser that ended with a dip in the bay. this morning. a nonprofit group called here to stay led a fundraiser at crissy field in san francisco. the event started with a walk and ended with a large group taking the plunge into the bay to raise money and awareness around the devastating effects of hair loss that can happen during chemotherapy. now, those funds will go to low income cancer patients, so they'll be able to afford treatments like scalp cooling therapy. >> they can then go and save their hair, which means they can also save their identity and their privacy and their sense of normalcy, and have a little control in an otherwise very overwhelming situation. >> so far, hair to stay has raised funds to subsidize 6200 patients across the country. the weather spencer pretty hair raising itself. >> indeed. that was crazy. you know, you're right about that, diane. we've completed six days of this heat wave now, and we're going into day seven tomorrow. the excessive heat warning remains in effect until 11:0

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. the superintendent says declining student enrollment. the expiration of covid relief funding and increased operating costs are just some of the things contributing to the massive shortfall. >> we have abc seven news team coverage with our lyanne melendez, who has spent decades on the education beat, explaining how the district got to this point. >> but let's begin with abc seven news reporter luz pena in the newsroom for the list and how parents are responding. loose. yes. >> ama and dan. we have the list, and at least 13 san francisco schools could close or merge with other schools in the next year. it includes ten elementary schools, a combined elementary middle school and two high schools, including june jordan, a high school for students who were not achieving in traditional schools. ironically, june jordan was co-founded by school board president matt alexander, and now it's set to close. after months of waiting. these are the schools san francisco is eyeing to either close or merge. they're spread across the city. they are el dorad

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. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. rescue and recovery operations are underway in much of florida. after the monster hurricane brought powerful winds and deadly storm surge and widespread flooding. >> yeah, thatat made landfall last night, killing 13 people. offia expecting that number to rise. howeve rescue crews who need help. in tampa for alone, more than 725 people have rescued across the state.are wt power. >> taking anow at somef the damage from milton in saint pete, a massive crane collapsed onto a buildingart of the roof of tropicana field, home of the asipped off, you see there. a woman who lives nearby the stadium described th terrifying experience. >> sounded like waves hitting our windows like a rain up to practically mkns and my apartment just sounded le the ocean was hittinghe windows and the water was just pouring through. >> president bidenith florida governor ron desantis this morning, pledging support to hard hit areas. milton is th third hurricane to make landfall in ts year, tying the record for the

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. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. that moment stunned onlookers at marina green. >> and tonight, we're getting a new look at the moments leading up to the crash as that young girl continues on the road to recovery. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena has been following this story and is in the newsroom with the very latest on this loose. >> yes, dana. this is the first time we're hearing about the injuries. a 17 year-old sustained and seen a video from her point of view just seconds before the crash. the family attorney hoping to settle with the navy out of court. reporter. this is the moment 17 year old mia de guzman recorded in amazement, staring at the sky as a navy officer on a parachute flew over the crowd. seconds later, her life would change forever. >> crash landed into her and her mom, and his helmet actually hit the mom in the head. he landed on top of mia. a moment of awe quickly turning into agony. >> her mom suffering a concussion. 17 year old mia rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. >> she susta

i'm dan ashley, and i'm karina nova. >> now to the california connection to the e coli outbreak linked to mcdonald's quarter pounders. >> federal food experts believe raw sliced onions are the culprit here. they say the onions were grown in salinas and sent to a taylor farms facility in colorado. >> taylor farms, based here in california, is recalling its onions. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has new details, which include a lawsuit. >> e coli hasn't really been usually linked to onions before. >> federal investigators now believe raw sliced onions are to blame for a deadly e coli outbreak involving quarter pounder hamburgers at mcdonald's, the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention says the quarter pounders are linked to 49 cases of e coli food poisoning across ten states. one person has died. mcdonald's pulled the quarter pounder burgers off the menu at 20% of its stores in the u.s, and now other fast food restaurants, including taco bell pizza hut, kfc and burger king are pulling onions from some menus, according to mcdonald's officials. taylor farms of salinas se

i'm ama daetz, i'm dan ashley. >> it's been like a blast furnace today. another day of temperatures in the triple digits, a spare. the air alert continues through tomorrow. the temperatures we're dealing with set new records today and they're dangerous. an excessive heat warning is in effect for the bay area. >> and while we are talking about the hot weather, you're going to see a qr code on your screen. you see it right there, and you can use your phone to scan that qr code. >> it will take you to our website, where you'll find the forecast and all of our local weather coverage just in one place. very easy to find right now. let's get the forecast directly from abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> sandhya, tell us there's some relief in sight. there is ama and dan. i know everybody wants to hear about this. so let's first talk about the records today. and then we'll talk about when you'll see these temperatures backing off. we do have three new records at least there may be a fourth one. i just spoke with the weather service san rafael and san

i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. hurricane milton has made landfall in florida as a category three storm. this is a live look tonight at the florida coast, which is getting battered by hurricane milton. this is the dick meissner bridge across tampa bay being buffeted by the winds. and now a live look at key west. this is the southernmost point of florida. the outer bands of the storm started moving in hours ago, bringing high winds, heavy rain and a lot of tornadoes. >> it is one powerful storm. cameras overlooking roadways have been bouncing throughout the day as milton moves in the gusty winds on top of the torrential rains have made for just brutal conditions. president biden warned. while the storm has lost some strength, it remains incredibly dangerous. >> both the heads of the national hurricane center and the national weather service made it very clear in conversations i've had with them earlier today, milton still carries incredible destructiveness. can wipe out communities, can cause loss of life. >> officia

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz right now. there are still excessive heat warnings and advisories in effect. >> now here's a live look at the conditions outside. for details on the dangerous heat, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah, dan and ama. it was just the start of this excessive heat that we're dealing with. this dangerous heat wave did set records. let me show you the high temperatures for today. 105 in san rafael, 102 in santa rosa and 100 in san jose. all of those were records. kentfield also hit a record at 100 degrees, breaking the old record of 97. you will notice there were plenty of triple digits from napa to concord to livermore. it was 97. in oakland, 94 degrees in san francisco, surpassing the last time we were in the low 90s, which was two years ago, 74, in half moon bay. excessive heat warnings and heat advisories up until 11 p.m. tomorrow. this is because the risk of heat related illnesses is elevated. you look at those temperatures right now, it's still very warm in ma

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

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> we're now into day four of this bay area heat wave. and the national weather service says temperatures will stay dangerously high through saturday night. >> let's get right to abc seven news meteorologist frances dinglasan for a look at the warnings and alerts that we are dealing with frances. >> yeah, that's right, dan. in fact, they have extended the excessive heat warning into saturday. so the areas in hot pink, that's where we can see dangerously hot temperatures up to 105 degrees. and the areas in orange parts of the north bay and along the coast. temperatures can still reach up to 98 degrees. and that's where we have a heat advisory. all the way through saturday. so the heat risk tomorrow, it's still going to be extreme. the areas in dark purple there in the east bay and parts of the south bay and santa cruz mountains and then we also have major heat risk in many parts of the east bay, some parts of the north bay, and also the south bay. more moderate heat risk now for the north bay and the coast. and that's where temperatures we

dan ashley, abc seven news. >> very interesting. no question. it's a long road ahead for this research. lisa. >> oh, yeah, and looking forward to that as well as a cooldown. but you know, right now it is 71 degrees in san francisco. so from yesterday's mid 90s we didn't really cool off. there's a look from our sutro tower camera. another day in the upper seconds to near 90. today in the city with an excessive heat warning. we'll talk about when this expires, when we get a return to the onshore flow and when the cooldown hits our inland valleys. next. >> the question everyone wants to know. thanks, lisa. also next, an acc showdown in bear territory. a big home game for cal that came down to the wi year on abc seven. new york takes on las vegas in game four of the second round. coverage starts at 1130 with wnba countdown, followed by tip off at noon. to college football. cal, san jose state and stanford all played games here at home in the bay area this weekend. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. what a saturday morning

dan ashley abc seven news. >> still to come this morning, bay area communities are receiving millions of dollars from the state to help with homelessness. but these extra funds come with a catch. we'll explain. and hitting the campaign trail with a month until election day. former president trump is heading back to butler, pennsylvania, where he was shot during a and strong. we have two more days. >> yes, i know it keeps getting pushed out because it keeps getting warmer. in fact, this weekend, very hot temperatures anywhere from about 17 to 20 degrees above average and about ten degrees warmer than yesterday. here's a sunny san francisco, a spare the air alert as 65 with excessive heat in the city today. the southeastern portion of the city. a warning for you. 69 in san jose. red flag warning about to expire in the next 30 minutes. for the upper elevations. it's in the mid 60s in our inland valleys. so here's where it is dry. it is breezy, but for the rest of the day we have that warning in san francisco, our inland valleys, and even along the coast, a watch where we're going to be a

abc seven news anchor dan ashley has the story. >> the bay area's fog shrouded coast seems tailor made for hiding ghosts from the past, but now a research team has pulled back the curtain on a mystery that's endured for nearly 80 years. the location of a u.s. navy destroyer known as the ghost ship of the pacific explorer and historian james delgado spun us the seagoing tale of the uss stewart, captured by the japanese during world war two and turned against u.s. forces. >> what had happened is that the japanese decided to repair stewart when us pilots started reporting it. pretty soon, he said, folks said, that's got to be the old stewart. and so in the ranks of the navy, stewart became known as the ghost ship of the pacific. back from the dead. >> he says the navy recovered the uss stewart after the war, towed her to san francisco, and ultimately sank her miles off the golden gate. an area that's now the cordell bank national marine sanctuary. >> and after a couple of hours, stewart rolled over onto one side and sank, never to be seen again until we dropped a remotely operated vehicle

dan ashley, abc seven news. >> all right, this heat wave continues.well, we've got some high clouds, but we also have a warmer start to your day today. so we're going to add in a bit of a sea breeze, the high clouds and still excessive heat. so that brings some minor changes. but the more dramatic changes arrive later tomorrow and certainly into tuesday. so we'll do a 180. that's how we do it around here. i'll talk about it coming up. >> lisa thank you. also next, an acc showdown in bear territory. a big home game for cal that came down to the wire. but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga, like: hazy or blurred vision, so it's hard to see fine details, colors that appear dull or washed out, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you think you have ga, don't wait. treatments are available. ask a retina specialist about fda-approved treatments fo

here's abc seven news anchor dan ashley. >> the bay area's fog shrouded coast seems tailor made for hiding ghosts from the past, but now a research team has pulled back the curtain on a mystery that's endured for nearly 80 years. the location of a u.s. navy destroyer known as the ghost ship of the pacific. explorer and historian james delgado spun us the seagoing tale of the uss stewart, captured by the japanese during world war two and turned against u.s. forces. >> what had happened is that the japanese decided to repair stewart. when u.s. pilots started reporting it pretty soon, said folks said, that's got to be the old stewart. and so in the ranks of the navy, stewart became known as the ghost ship of the pacific. back from the dead. >> he says the navy recovered the uss stewart after the war, towed her to san francisco, and ultimately sank her miles off the golden gate. an area that's now the cordell bank national marine sanctuary. >> and after a couple of hours, stewart rolled over onto one side and sank, never to be seen again until we dropped a remotely operated vehicle on it on au

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. today's top story is the weather. so let's go right to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel with a look at the current conditions. sandhya. hot hot hot. >> yeah, it's not going to be favorable for the firefighters, that's for sure. dan, let's take a look at the conditions right now. while it is 84 degrees near the fire lines, the humidity is still very low. 18% and the winds are up. they have come down a couple of miles an hour but gusting still to 16 miles an hour. that westerly wind has been pushing the smoke out of the region and eastward out towards highway five. that's the visible satellite picture. looking at the winds the next couple of hours still gusty before they start to drop off and hopefully crews can get a handle on that fire. but it is going to be challenging. we have a red flag warning for the santa cruz mountains, the east bay hills, parts of lake county until 9 a.m. tomorrow as gusty winds and low humidity combined with critically dry fuels to keep the fire danger elevated. right now in the hills, i

cultures, who he met on his job all across the chiho the musical performance tonight, and our own dan ashley is scheduleds wanted to continue his legacy by celebrating the musical part of the time of his birthday, a time of celebration find information and tickets at music incommon.org. if you have an appointment at john muir behavioral health center in concord today, you may run into protesters. workers are turnoveh patients and workers at risk. we reached out to john muir heal health care and research workers are voting this week practices.t claims uc leaders have not provided legally require trying to raise health insurance costs without negotiating the changes. uc officials say presew contract offer federal tradeisse reviews. that includes reviews that areheule is meant to protect american consumers from getting cheated. companies thato something you really no no no no >> on the that is so funny. pastry. her friend shared the >> she is calm because that the would hav been like, wo throwint up in the air. that's an aggressive squirrel right there. wow. oncah. but really i'd be like, more

i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> hurricane milton is a category three storm, and has already spawned at least nine confirmed tornadoes in and around miami. >> let's take a live look at that wind that is just gusting right now. you can see that camera bouncing around. we have abc seven news team coverage. >> suzanne phan is live at sfo, where evacuees from florida have now arrived. >> but let's begin with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel, who is tracking hurricane milton. sandhya. yeah. >> ama and dan. this is a potentially catastrophic situation. just look at how ferocious the winds are. the rain is pounding florida as we look at live doppler seven, the very latest from the national hurricane center. it is close to making landfall near the tampa area. now, as you will notice, they are already seeing heavy rain, wind damage. they've seen tornadoes. looking at a closer view, the eyewall moved on shore right between tampa and saint petersburg. looking at the wider perspective here, we do have tornado watch boxes. they're not out of the woods. clearly, 120 mile an hour winds. c

i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> this fire in lake county comes amid hazardous heat conditions. we are now on day five of this bay area heat wave. >> just brutal. we have team coverage with abc seven news reporter suzanne vaughn tracking the various outdoor activities this weekend. and there are a lot of them and how people are keeping cool. >> yes. let's begin, though, with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for the latest on conditions near the fire and the warning. sandhya. yeah, the conditions are not favorable. near the fire. dan and ama, let's take a look at the current conditions. it is 86 degrees relative humidity is low at 16%. the winds are out of the west and they are gusty right now. 17 miles an hour. that westerly wind is pushing the smoke to the east. the biggest concern here is it's going to remain gusty through the next couple of hours. with the low humidity. you have critically dry fuels and that is concerning. a red flag warning is in effect until tomorrow morning for the east bay hills. the santa cruz mountains, parts of lake county. as those wind gusts out

dan ashley abc seven news. >> it'll be interesting to see what comes with this lease.eah exactly. >> uh, very interesting story. and as we look outside, you see nothing but sunshine here in the south bay where temperatures are well into the 70s. yesterday upper 90s today, about 100. and we'll get some relief, you know, as much as ten degrees cooler for monday in spots. so that's encouraging. we'll talk about it coming up lisa. >> thank you. also next, an acc showdown in bear territory a big home game for cal that came down to the wire. sports is next >> i choose to work where everyone can see how busy i am. >> i choose to ride post prebiotic and pre post biotic. i choose the freshest. >> the beats i choose t burrito and drive. >> whatever you choose, choose transit and do your part to spare the air. >> i love being a firefighter for i knew it was a dangerous job because my dad was a firefighter, but when i was diagnosed with breast cancer, i knew that the danger had changed and poisonous chemicals in our protective gear knew toxins and fumes and flames. the longer we w

abc seven news anchor dan ashley spoke with childhood friend michael gill, who lives in the bay area. gill is organizing ashley is scheduled to hit the stage to his family and hiommon. >> if you have an appointment at john muir behavrahe, you may run into protesters. workers aro happening, tus claims uc leaders have not provided legally required i changes. uc officials say they've been negotiating g raises over the next three years, among other things, a federal rule is now in effect this morning, and it could impact how you shop online. >> the new federal trade commission rule bans fake reviews, and thatt,r people who misrepresent their rule is meant to protect americansu cheated by companies that knowingly obtain fake reviews can face civil penalties. >> shakira fans time to get excited because the superstar has announced new dates and locations for the north american leg of her tour, and it does include a stop here in the bay area. shakira says the tour was selling so fast that live nation decided that it needed to move from arenas to stadiums, so some dates were canceled. new ones

. >> yes, this is abc7 news anchor dan ashley's annual friends of camp concord golf tournament. the event happened today at crow canyon country club in danville. 150 golfers are helping send underserved kids to summer camp in lake tahoe. >> since i've hosted this golf tournament since 1997 or so, we've sent more than 12,000 kids to summer camp, all expenses paid. at lake tahoe and really proud about that, because for many of these kids, this was their first and only chance to go to camp. and every kid should have a summer camp experience. >> yeah. after golf, dan hosted a banquet and charity auction. if you'd like to help send kids to summer camp, head to friends of camp concord.org. >> i look like a great event. well, the giants make a major change in their front office. >> larry beil joins us now with a look at sports. hi there. >> i'm dion farhan zaidi is out and a giants icon is taking over three time world series champion buster posey hoping he can do an upper management wha grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> we'll get to that story in just a moment. but first, another top story we're following closely tonight. >> yes. a stunning turn of events today that could lead to erik and lyle menendez being released from prison. los angeles county district attorney george gascon announced he is going to recommend the brothers be resentenced. >> we're very sure not only that, the brothers have rehabilitated and that they will be safe to be reintegrated into society, but that they have paid their dues not only for the crimes that they committed, but because of all the other things they have done to improve the lives of so many others. >> the former san francisco da, who now does that job in los angeles, fillled his recommendation today, the brothers are currently serving life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents. gascon is recommending 50 years to life with the possibility of parole. >> now, today's announcement is a huge development, but it's by no means the end of this case. gascon will bring his recommendation to a judge if

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. looking live out from our sutro tower camera tonight after another day of record setting temperatures across the bay area. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking a tiny bit of relief on the way. sandhya? >> yeah, that's right. ama and dan. we're going to see the temperatures backing off, but it's going to take some time. which is why those excessive heat warnings and heat advisories were extended until 11 p.m. friday night. so there is still a risk of heat related illnesses. temperatures are going to slowly come down. they soared today. 106, in san rafael. that was a tie for today. new records in napa 103 san jose a new record at 106. it was blistering heat in livermore, 108 98, in oakland, 95 in san francisco, 78, in half moon bay. taking a look at our heat risk, it's going to be major to extreme for parts of the bay and inland tomorrow, which is understandable as we are expecting those temperatures to go up once again. the spare the air also was extended thro

. >> yes, this is abc7 news anchor dan ashley's annual friends of camp concord golf tournament.he event happened today at crow canyon country club in danville. 150 golfers are helping send underserved kids to summer camp in lake tahoe. >> since i've hosted this golf tournament since 1997 or so, we've sent more than 12,000 kids to summer camp, all expenses paid. at lake tahoe and really proud about that, because for many of these kids, this was their first and only chance to go to camp. and every kid should have a summer camp experience. >> yeah. after golf, dan hosted a banquet and charity auction. if you'd like to help send kids to summer camp, head to friends of camp concord.org. >> i look like a great event. well, the giants make a major change in their front office. >> larry beil joins us now with a look at sports. hi there. >> i'm dion farhan zaidi is out and a giants icon is taking over three time world series champion buster posey hoping some say it's impossible to fix san francisco. they also said you couldn't escape from alcatraz. but watch me do both. other candidates

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. looking live out from our sutro tower camera tonight after another day of record setting temperatures across the bay area. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking a tiny bit of relief on the way. sandhya? >> yeah, that's right. ama and dan. we're going to see the temperatures backing off, but it's going to take some time. which is why those excessive heat warnings and heat advisories were extended until 11 p.m. friday night. so there is still a risk of heat related illnesses. temperatures are going to slowly come down. they soared today. 106, in san rafael. that was a tie for today. new records in napa 103 san jose a new record at 106. it was blistering heat in livermore, 108 98, in oakland, 95 in san francisco, 78, in half moon bay. taking a look at our heat risk, it's going to be major to extreme for parts of the bay and inland tomorrow, which is understandable as we are expecting those temperatures to go up once again. the spare the air also was extended thro

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. gates reopened about 930 and the concert finally started in the last 30 minutes or so. >> yes, we've reached out to both oakland police and fire. neither has confirmed what caused tonight's delay. it caused a major traffic backup outside the arena and on the footbridge from bart. as hundreds of concert goers arrived to see legendary composer hans zimmer perform. police responded to the call around 730, delaying the start of the show for more than an hour. >> got here in line and right when we got up to the front gate, they quickly shut the gates on us and told us that there was a security situation that they needed to handle before they would open it, and people already inside the show were forced to wait while the investigation unfolded. >> some told us it wasn't made clear to them what was going on. the gates were reopened around nine. we also reached out to oakland arena but did not hear back. >> and more breaking news tonight. our partners at the bay area news group report san jos

. >> i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. that fire started just before noon today and has burned more than 400 acres with a number of hotspots. cal fire crews and several aircraft responded to try to get the upper hand before nightfall. >> but containment is only at 10% right now. the fire is in the glen haven area of lake county. this map shows evacuation orders in red and evacuation warnings in yellow. cal fire crews are worried about homes near highway 20, so we're right on that border of the red flag warning that was established today for southern lake county. >> so that's a combination that could lead to erratic fire behavior and rapid fire growth. and we've seen that a little bit. >> at least two buildings have already been confirmed as destroyed. about 2500 homes are currently at risk. >> all right a live look outside tonight at san francisco. and there is no sign of the fog anywhere. it's a pretty steamy night in the city. >> where's the fog? come fog, please. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at the cu

. >> i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. soaring temperatures in the triple digits plus san francisco's first day topping 90 degrees in years. and this heat wave isn't letting up yet. >> so let's get straight to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel tracking those sizzling temperatures. sandhya. yeah, we are looking at another swelter coming our way. it is autumn, but it's going to feel like summer. so today we did set records. there were four cities that had records today. santa rosa 102 degrees. look at san rafael, 105. breaking the old record. kentfield and san jose, both new records at 100 degrees. even if you weren't a record, you definitely were still hot. everyone was sweating it. 94 in san francisco, 97 in oakland, 103 in concord and in fairfield, 102 in napa. today, excessive heat warnings and heat advisories remain up until 11 p.m. tomorrow. that is because there's still a significant risk of heat related illnesses. so definitely stay cool and hydrated. spare the air alert extended moderate to poor air quality

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> we'll get to that story in just a moment. but first, another top story we're following closely tonight. >> yes. a stunning turn of events today that could lead to erik and lyle menendez being released from prison. los angeles county district attorney george gascon announced he is going to recommend the brothers be resentenced. >> we're very sure not only that, the brothers have rehabilitated and that they will be safe to be reintegrated into society, but that they have paid their dues not only for the crimes that they committed, but because of all the other things they have done to improve the lives of so many others. >> the former san francisco da, who now does that job in los angeles, fillled his recommendation today, the brothers are currently serving life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents. gascon is recommending 50 years to life with the possibility of parole. >> now, today's announcement is a huge development, but it's by no means the end of this case. gascon will bring his recommendation to a judge if

. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. san francisco leaders hope to make union square safer by helping businesses put in physical barriers to keep cars from storefronts in our work to build a better bay area. >> tonight, we're taking a closer look at the city's plan to stop retail theft. and as abc seven news reporter j.r stone explains, some experts aren't sold. >> these are what are called bollards. they surround the salesforce tower in san francisco for safety reasons. now there's a push to bring those or something similar along with planters, to union square in light of another attempted crash and grab like this one at the louis vuitton store monday. >> we just want them to prevent vehicles from ramming into these businesses in order to rob them. >> san francisco mayor london breed held a press conference in union square tuesday. she said the city will cut some of the red tape involved in the approval process. >> we appreciate the support from the city to not only allow us to easily navigate the process for permitting

i'm ama daetz, i'm dan ashley. >> it's been like a blast furnace today.he triple digits, a spare. the air alert continues through tomorrow. the temperatures we're dealing with set new records today and they're dangerous. an excessive heat warning is in effect for the bay area. >> and while we are talking about the hot weather, you're going to see a qr code on your screen. you see it right there, and you can use your phone to scan that qr code. >> it will take you to our website, where you'll find the forecast and all of our local weather coverage just in one place. very easy to find right now. let's get the forecast directly from abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> sandhya, tell us there's some relief in sight. there is ama and dan. i know everybody wants to hear about this. so let's first talk about the records today. and then we'll talk about when you'll see these temperatures backing off. we do have three new records at

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. gates reopened about 930 and the concert finally started in the last 30 minutes or so. >> yes, we've reached out to both oakland police and fire. neither has confirmed what caused tonight's delay. it caused a major traffic backup outside the arena and on the footbridge from bart. as hundreds of concert goers arrived to see legendary composer hans zimmer perform. police responded to the call around 730, delaying the start of the show for more than an hour. >> got here in line and right when we got up to the front gate, they quickly shut the gates on us and told us that there was a security situation that they needed to handle before they would open it, and people already inside the show were forced to wait while the investigation unfolded. >> some told us it wasn't made clear to them what was going on. the gates were reopened around nine. we also reached out to oakland arena but did not hear back. >> and more breaking news tonight. our partners at the bay area news group report san jos