at stanford, dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> the astrazeneca trial is still on hold in the united states. as for stanford it says it has several other potential vaccine trials in the pipeline with pfizer. >>> if you're looking to pay less in rent you may be interested in three bay area counties seeing the largest drop in rents nationwide. a new report from realtor.com says rents for a two-bedroom apartment in san francisco plunged more than 21% year to year. the median rent for a two bedroom is just more than $3,900. the report says most big cities are seeing a drop in rents while outlying areas are experiencing an increase. cloud storage company drop box

abc 7 news anchor, dion lim, brings us the story from sunnyvale. >> she got attacked. literally, like, she got attacked. i mean, you don't know. you're not prepared for something like that. >> reporter: the video shows two women on a walk in sunnyvale midday wednesday. whether a man runs by, pretends to trip. one of the women pauses and her gold neck llace is ripped from r neck. many online and in person describe their neighbor as multicultural and say they're south asian. but say they feel they are being targeted for their gold jewelry and warning each other not to wear it out. >> please, honor your cultures but when you are walking around, maybe it's a good idea to cover it. wear a scarf. cover up the bracelets. >> reporter: just an hour before this incident, they helped mounta mountain view police arrest a suspect on the city's north side. while both investigations continue, authorities don't believe one race, in particular, was targeted. but these were crimes of opportunity. resident katy says she refuses to let this disrupt her life. >> things happen all the time.

dion lim spoke with her today. >> go back to china!thank you. >> go back to china. >> reporter: what you're watching is one of three hate-filled rants theresa and her family members received on thursday. >> thank you so much. i appreciate your opinion. please stay back, because you don't have a mask on. >> reporter: theresa is choosing to only use her first name. theresa usually abides by the saying "love thy neighbor." >> when she introduced herself as a fab, i said it's lovely to meet you. but she asked whether or not i was a renter, she quoted things like how much my house sold for. >> reporter: they quickly spiraled into hate. >> go back to china. >> i feel really upset and distressed about it. >> reporter: the woman even yelled homophobic slurs in front of her daughter. theresa and her daughter are both asian, but not chinese. >> i thought that it was just really wrong. >> i just want to set a good example for my daughters. >> reporter: since she posted about it online, she's been greeted with support from her community, including

at stanford, dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> the astrazeneca trial is still on hold in the united states. as for stanford it says it has several other potential vaccine trials in the pipeline with pfizer. >>> if you're looking to pay less in rent you may be interested in three bay area counties seeing the largest drop in rents nationwide. a new report from realtor.com says rents for a two-bedroom apartment in san francisco plunged more than 21% year to year. the median rent for a two bedroom is just more than $3,900. the report says most big cities are seeing a drop in rents while outlying areas are experiencing an increase. cloud storage company drop box said it's becoming a virtual first company meaning the 3,000 employees will continue to work remotely most of the time and will occasionally go into the office. to support the change drop box will turn office noose what it called drop box studios removing individual desks and creating more space for collaboration. >> more to come. it is warm. you know that. summerlike weather is not yet over. abc 7 weather proposition 16 takes some women

i'm dion lim. right away, let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist fran frwith at the forecast. >> we have extreme fire weather headed our way. red flag warning starts tomorrow at 11:00 in the morning for the north bay mountains and east bay hills and spreads through the rest of the bay area throughout today. we're talking winds up to 70 miles per hour over the ridges. these are close to hurricane force level winds. so tomorrow you'll notice it's not too bad in the morning, but the winds ramp up tomorrow night overnight into monday morning. it will be gusting all around the bay area. expect windy conditions throughout the day, and then it starts to die down on tuesday. i'll let you know what else you can expect with the relative low humidity and some very cool morning temperatures heading our way as well. dion. >> we'll check in with you in a little bit, frances, thanks. >>> pg&e warns customers across northern california they may lose power tomorrow. they are ready to cut power to 386,000 customers i

i'm dion lim. well, tonight that lemur is back at the zoo thanks to those observant kindergarteners, and police have arrested a man accused of breaking in and taking him. kate larson joins us live from the san francisco zoo where maki is home. how is he doing tonight? >> reporter: dion, i am told by zoo officials that maki is a little agitated. he is back on his arthritis medications. all things considered, he's doing great. just like any other day, 5-year-old james was leaving school with his mom when everything changed right here. james spotted a wild animal in the parking lot, and called over his friends, who were astonished to see a -- >> lemur! >> reporter: james, braden, adrian, samuel and sophie all students explained what happened next. >> then the lemur jumped over the cage and he just come inside. he was there. >> and then they called police animal control. >> reporter: cell phone video taken thursday shows him wandering around the yard. eventually the endangered primate found comfort in

it's making a big difference. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> and that text out the vote campaign is targeting georgia and florida this week. to learn more about she and the people and other voting efforts across the country join us for night line right after jimmy kimmel at 12:30. >>> if you're like most people you're trying to decide which traditional holiday activities are covid safe. here to show you a new tool to help you navigate the holidays. >> this week here on abc 7 we're looking at the new way to holiday as we cope with the effects of the pandemic and the seasonal celebrations. bexar all looking for ways to get back to some sense of normalcy and the temptation to break our our months of self-isolation has us looking for opportunities to visit friends and family. but is it safe? we have a risk calculator that will help you assess the holiday activities. we've asked our team of medical experts to weigh in on many common holiday activities. and from religious services to holiday shopping, flying home to hosting dinner, we presented each of them with scena

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i'm dion lim. we are hearing from president trump and his doctor about his recovery from coronavirus. a group of the president's supporters gathered tonight outside walter reed medical center where mr. trump is being treated. abc7 news reporter reena roy has new developments now from washington. >> reporter: tonight the president speaking to the american people after being admitted to walter reed medical center as he battles covid-19, saying he believes he'll be back at the white house soon. >> i came here, wasn't feeling so well. i feel much better now. we're working hard to get me all the way back. you don't know over the next period of a few days, i guess that's the real test. so we'll be seeing what happens. >> reporter: the video message comes after confusion and questions over transparency about the president's condition. >> reporter: has he also experienced difficulty breathing? >> no, no, he has not. he never did. >> reporter: however, sources close to the president tell abc7 news he was in

i'm dion lim. critics call it a risky move by the president that came as the nation got conflicting statements about his condition. abc news reporter reena roy has this developing story. >> reporter: in a surprise move tonight, the president leaving walter reed medical center in the midst of battling covid-19 to wave hello to supporters. posting this video on twitter moments before. >> i also think we're going to pay a little surprise to some of the great patriots that we have out on the street. >> reporter: a senior administration official tells abc news he then went back to the military hospital. seven months into the pandemic, president trump saying he's now learned a lot about the virus. >> and i get it, and i understand it, and it's a very interesting thing. and i'm going to be letting you know about it. >> reporter: tonight abc news is learning from multiple sources familiar with the matter that president trump had already tested positive with a rapid test before phoning in to sean hannity's

it's making a big difference. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> a text out the vote campaign is targeting georgia and florida this week, two critical states in this election. to learn more about she the people and other voting efforts across the country, tune into "nightline" tonight right after abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> all right. it is official. the honorable amy coney barrett is sworn in as associate justice of the supreme court. just moments ago. she's speaking to the audience outside the white house. let's listen. >> -- thank all of you, especially leader mcconnell and chairman graham for helping me to navigate it. my heartfelt thanks go to the members of the white house staff and department of justice who worked tirelessly to support me through this process. your stamina is remarkable and i have been the beneficiary of it. jesse and i are also so grateful to the many people who have supported -- who have supported our family over these last several weeks. thruways both tangible and intangible, you have made this day possible. jesse and i have been truly awe

vote yes on 15. >>> once again, good evening, i'm dion lim.n tonight's headlines, pg&e is warning hundreds of thousands of customers across northern california they may lose power tomorrow. the utility is ready to cut power to 386,000 customers if necessary. forecasts predict the most dangerous fire conditions since last october to hit tomorrow night. >>> many people are stocking up on batteries and generators to prepare for a possible outage. one business we spoke with said customers are tired of losing food every time there's a planned shutoff. generators also keep power for those learning remotely. many are warned to pre-evacuate. there's only one way in and out, so traffic gets backed up. a trail exists to provide an exit on foot as a last resort. business owners and residents were scrambling to prepare for the possible psps. cornell bernard has a look at how they were getting ready. >> reporter: generators are firing up at action ranch in santa rosa. gavin williams has only a few more models left. >> 6 kilowatt and suitcase 2 kilowatt rig

dion lim spoke with the victim who is trying to set an example for all people of color to use your voice. it a story you'll see only on 7. >> it's very disturbing to know that these men are still free. >> reporter: this disturbing close range open mouth cough is just a small fraction of the horror nicole and her 6-year-old daughter experienced friday evening at this dog park in pittsburgh. >> here we go, another karen. >> reporter: it began when nicole's daughter's dog was attacked by another dog. the incident seemed to resolve itself. >> they apologized said they were leaving. >> reporter: before they were able to leave. >> out of nowhere, a man started stating things, racist slurs towards the african american family, which prompted me to start recording. >> reporter: nicole became a victim, as well claiming this man began a tirade of slurs including the "n" word and a phrase we won't repeat. [ bleep ]. >> you call me a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: she says the man claimed to be a federal agent and called 911. that's when a second man jumped in and coughed in her face. >> he did not take me

i'm dion lim. some well-known conservative personalities were on the agenda to speak at that rally today, but organizers canceled the event minutes after it started. police say several people participating in the rally were injured as well as three officers when they were sprayed with pepper spray. a warning now, some may find the following video disturbing. a witness captured the scene as a protester punched rally organizer philip anderson before his speech. cornell bernard has a look at how things quickly escalated. >> no nazis, no kkk, no fascist usa. >> reporter: a large crowd of demonstrators gathered to oppose a small group holding what was build as a free speech rally, protesting what they say is twitter censorship of some of their message. >> they have no business being here. >> we call them san francisco for jesus christ. >> reporter: the rally was granted a permanent from the city. some of the speakers expected including well-known president trump supporters and conservative right persona

i'm dion lim. eight diners were hurt and they were seated outside grand century mall in san jose. we do know the driver was also taken to the hospital and police say he may have been having a medical episode. abc7 news reporter luz pena is following this developing story for us. and, luz, you've spoken to some witnesses. what can you tell us? >> reporter: dion, a devastating scene here in san jose. i've spoken to several witnesses who say this was exactly what they feared the most with outdoor dining. let me show you what happened behind us. they described the driver lost control of the vehicle and accelerated. he was going over the speed bump and instead of driving into the light, he turned right, drove over the divider and tn to cpl nd ttenta turned an afternoon of outdoor dining into tragedy. >> i looked out, and i saw the van was, you know, driving toward us. i said, come on, let's -- i say, oh, my god. the car's running to us. >> reporter: kim ran out of the way as the driver of this toyota 4r

abc news anchor dion lim goes back to wednesday for the campaign rally in minnesota. >> reporter: sourcesior aide hope hicks began showing symptoms late wednesday on the flight back to washington, d.c. president trump was also on that flight. bloomberg news reported on thursday hicks tested positive. mr. trump campaigned again thursday hosting a fund-raiser at his golf club in new jersey. later this night, president trump confirmed to fox's sean hannity hicks was sick. the "new york times" reported some aides chalked it up to a busy week of campaigning. >> i just went out for a test. they just do it, it will come back later i guess and the first lady also, because we spent a lot of time with hope and others, so we'll see what happens. >> reporter: the president's doctor said today mr. trump first had a fever on thursday. president trump tweeted that he and first lady melania trump tested positive, just before 1:00 in the morning, east coast time on friday. dion lim, abcs esident hos to recor, hism laut ty forward a month from election day, calling it operation maga. the campaign will hold

abc 7 news anchor dion lim has the video captured in sunnyvale. >> she got attacked literally she got attacked. i mean, you don't know -- you're not prepared for something like that. >> reporter: the video you're watching shows two women out for a walk in sunnyvale around midday on wednesday when a man suddenly runs by, pretends to trip and drop something. one of the women pauses and that's when her gold necklace is ripped from her neck. >> that's something that doesn't usually happen on this street. >> reporter: many online and in person describe their neighborhood as multi cultural and say the victims are south asian. i spoke to a number of indian american women in this community that didn't want to go on camera but feel they are targeted for gold jewelry and warning each other not to wear it out. >> please, honor your cultures but when you're walking around, maybe it's a good idea to cover it, wear a scarf. >> reporter: just an hour before this incident, sunnyvale's department of public safety helped mountain view police helped arrest the man involving a knife along jackson street.

i'm dion lim. >> i'm ama daetz. we'll have more in a minute. >>> first another big fire that broke out in the past hour. it's a warehouse that's caught fire along starlight street near spruce avenue clear across town the site of this morning's wildfire. we seen fire crews from around san mateo county on scene of this four-alarm fire. let's look from sky 7 and show you progress being made. you can see the water being poured on it. the fire appears to be mostly out. the crews on scene, hot

. >>> thank you so much for watching, i'm dion lim. >> i'm ama daetz. up next, borat.t night, everyone. ♪ >>> this is an abc color presentation. >> announcer: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight, borat, emma roberts and music from ozuna features doja cat, and now, jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: hello. oh, that is right, hi everyone, thanks i appreciate it. i'm jimmy. thanks for watching i hope your monday was good, your weekend. something very strange happened to me over the weekend. sunday morning, i woke up. i was alone in the house. the kids were at their grandparents. my wife was walking for no reason. so i wake up, go to the kitchen and i notice thaa

. >> i'm dion lim. thousands of people in the east bay could lose electricity for several days due to high fire danger. pg&e is turning it off in lafayette sunday afternoon and restore monday. they have a map and locations of public safety shut offs. we're waiting for it to update to show the precise areas that will be effected. >>> we have team coverage on the upcoming winds. we begin with sand ya hya patelh a look at the wind conditions. >> yeah, dan and dion, look at the winds now. they have relaxed considerably since last night. gusting to 16 mt. hood and you

dion lim, abc 7 news. >> as president trump hopes to recover, his re-election team laid out how theyn to move forward a month from election day, calling it operation maga. the campaign will hold an in-person rally with vice president pence in arizona a day after wednesday night's vice presidential debate. the campaign is not planning to expand health precautions beyond what they've previously done. >>> coming up on "this week" trump campaign senior adviser jason miller will talk about the president's diagnosis and biden deputy campaign manager kate bedingfield will talk about their full strategy. watch at 8:00 this morning right here on abc 7. >>> in developing news, the new covid-19 cases on capitol hill could jeopardize the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee amy coney barrett. cnn congressional correspondent sundlen serfaty reports. >> reporter: republicans say it is full steam ahead. the republican chairman, senator lindsey graham saying he intends to have the hearing as scheduled on october 12th. he says the two republicans on the committee, senators lee and tillis we

dion lim spoke with her today and found the woman's young daughter saw the whole thing. >> this was particularly frightening and as many of you know, i've covered extensively the hate filled incidents toward asian americans during the coronavirus pandemic but what is reassuring from this incident is the kindness and support from the community. >> go back to china! go back to -- >> thank you. >> go back to china. >> what you're watching is one of three hate-filled rants tere

i'm dion lim. tomorrow is the last day you can register in california for the november election. if the early numbers are any indicator, voters are eager to have their say. the secretary of state's officer sent out this tweet on friday saying more than 2.7 million ballots have already been returned. that is well ahead of 2016. early voting continued today outside san francisco city hall and so far, the numbers are pretty good. >> we have about a 23% turnout in san francisco, which is really good for this point in time. this next week will tell us more on what the turnout will be. >> president trump was in southern california this afternoon for a private fundraiser, and abc news reporter alex tells us candidates are focussing on battle ground states. >> reporter: president trump in nevada receiving a blessing as he attended church services in los vegas. >> i love going to churches. >> reporter: in michigan yesterday the president criticizing the state's democratic governor to chants of lock her up. >> lock them all up. >> reporter: just days after the fbi revealed it uncovered a p

. >> reporter: in pittsburg dion lim, abc 7 news. >> a short time ago dion spoke to the man in the video. he says he regrets what he said and didn't realize the terms were racist. he says he acted the way he did because he felt attacked and was assaulted first. >>> there's this. the ceo of the bay area's largest chamber of commerce has stepped down over intense backlash over a racist attack ad that was posted online by the organization. a number of prominent non-profits are also cutting ties with the group. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen is in san jose with the story. >> outside the silicon valley organization headquarters in downtown san jose, board members are promising prompt action after a racist attack ad earlier this week. >> we have to acknowledge this isn't a one-event thing. it's many things that have happened. maybe they were small. but they add up and add up and add up and they hurt our community. >> reporter: a law firm will investigate who was responsible for approving this image which features a group of black men rioting in the street with text saying "do you really want

i'm dion lim. >>> and i'm kristen zee. thanks so much for joining us. in about three hours, fairfax road in marin county is going to be closing due to the fire danger coming our way. it is going to be shut down between meadow club and highway 1 between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 88 a.m. wednesday. >> it has cooled down quite a bit in most areas from the weekend's intense heat, it's getting warm out there. it's dry. it's getting gusty over the higher elevations and the gusts are going to get string going into the late-night and overnight hours. right now in the hills, gusts of about 12 to 15 miles per hour

. >>> thank you so much for watching, i'm dion lim. >> i'm ama daetz. up next, borat.everyone. covid safety in schools. our medical expert weighs in. >>> first, an increasing number of sharks are apparently california dreaming. what's behind the rise in numbers in the golden state. >>> and the news from actor jeff bridges, his new health battle and the message he has for his fans. that's coming up. he has for his fans. that's coming up. >> >>> sharks seem to be flocking to southern california.

. >> and i'm dion lim. the bay area is also doing well. abc7 news news reporter stephanie sierra joins us live to break down the latest totals. stephanie? >> dion, 25,000 cases were reported nationwide each day. now that daily average has doubled to 50,000 cases. even though california isn't seeing as much of a spike, the governor was quick to point out today we could be there soon. a third wave of covid-19 is moving quickly and broadly across the u.s., but if you look closely at california, the r effective number, or rate of spread, shows it has declined slightly to 0.96. in other words, it is considered stable. epidemiologist george weatherford. >> we decreased the effective reproductive number, we're limiting transmission x it's all going in the right direction. >> especially here in the bay area. state data indicates the rate of transmission in san contra costa county, san mateo, solano and napa counties is stable. sonoma is the only one reporting a slight increase. but as rutherford pointed out -- >> we've been here before. we were doi

good evening, i'm dion lim. >> and i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining us. a church in san jose is facing more than $300,000 in fines, possible jail time for its senior pastor, after refusing to comply with public-health orders. that church has gathered a team of lawyers, now. and pastors to, not only fight the fines but, make the case that their services are essential during the pandemic. >> happening right now is -- is cruel and unusual punishment. $330,000 in fines levied against a pastor for simply opening up? >> reporter: dozens of pastors from all over california stood shoulder to shoulder. no masks and no social distancing. to support pastor michael mcclure of calgary chapel. for holding indoor violations of public health orders. in a space that can hold 1,900 people. the county limits indoor gatherings to 100 people. to fight the fines and possible jail time for its pastor. >> over the past five months, not one person in this congregation has contracted covid-19. they have contributed zero to the total-infection rate in this county. >> reporter: past

i'm dion lim. cal fire is making progress on the glass fire. containment is up to 86% tonight. the fire has burned more than 67,000 acres in napa and sonoma counties and there are still some areas under evacuation orders. nearly 700 homes have been destroyed by the fire and hundreds of other structures have been damaged. much of the napa valley is trying to return to normal after the fire and as abc7 news reporter cornell bernard shows us, outreach and support is now being offered to those impacted. ♪ >> reporter: the saturday farmers market is back in downtown calistoga. >> yeah, it was scary last weekend, but, you know, thank god we are back. o cf1 o >> reporter: it was canceled last weekend, but most of the town was forced to evacuate due to the approaching glass fire. luckily, it never made it this far. people are giving thanks to firefighters who protected their town. >> calistoga is incredibly resilient. they have been faced with this time and time again, and they do pull out of it. >> reporter: in a town dependent on tourism, others hope wine country ce back soon. >> as

i'm dion lim.

i abcs anchor dion ster lim with more. >> shame on turkey!> reporter: as tensions between armenia, turkey, and berber ab continue, people in the bay are what they're trying to do really is finish off the armenian genocide. >> reporter: saturday's march one of many gatherings of its kind across the country. in los angeles earlier in the week, pro-armenia protesters shut down streets, calling for peace. tensions were renewed on september 27th when fighting between azerbaijani and armenian forces broke out. it was the largest attack since the war between the two countries that ended in 1994. >> we see everything that's happening and the young kids that are dying. and it is our duty to make sure that our voices are heard. their virusoices are heard. >> reporter: in recent months, there have been hate crimes, vandalism, anti-armenian crimes. the azerbaijani cultural society of northern california has raised tens of thousands of dollars for war victims. marchers in san francisco hope the day's actions send a message to leaders. >> we're all togethe

i'm dion lim. >> i'm dan ashley.r story, san francisco is pressing pause on reopening. >> the last thing we want to do is go backwards. >> the mayor saying the last thing we want to do is go backwards, today city leaders said they're slowing down and

. >> and i'm dion lim.ing setups twice yesterday in san jose along story road. one case sent several people to the hospital and in the other a man didn't make it.

abc 7 news anchor dion lim is live with the details. >> kristen, this is a big deal. today stanford launched a clinical trial into one promising candidate. this is video of the first volunteer that received their initial dose a few hours ago. with the nation's attention focused on the race to develop a covid vaccine, researchers at stanford are joining the effort to produce reliable and accurate data to move the most prom facing candidates forward. first up a trial vaccine from johnson & johnson. dr. phil grant says the formula relies on a disabled virus to carry instructions for create y ing an ty covid proteins into the body like a trojan horse and he says it could have another important advantage. >> you get the body to produce a fair amount of spike protein on its own and the early studies show you only need one shot as opposed to initial shot and booster. >> reporter: johnson & johnson used the virus technique during a recent ebola outbreak in africa delivering a successful vaccine. the company believes early safety data on the version is promising. >> the same t

. >> i'm dion lim. thousands of people in the east bay could lose electricity for several days due to high fire danger. pg&e is turning it off in lafayette sunday afternoon and restore monday. they have a map and locations of public safety shut offs. we're waiting for it to update to show the precise areas that will be effected. >>> we have team coverage on the upcoming winds. we begin with sand ya hya patelh a look at the wind conditions. >> yeah, dan and dion, look at the winds now. they have relaxed considerably since last night. gusting to 16 mt. hood and you take a look winds are going to ratchet up which is why a red flag warning goes into effect 11:00 a.m. sunday. 60 to 70 mile an hour winds over th ridges. low humidity, 5 to 15% means extreme fire conditions are expected. so the high wind watch has been issued for the entire bay area sunday afternoon at 4:00 until 10:00 a.m. monday. we're expecting gusts in the hills 60 to 70 potentially causing power outages, downed trees and difficulty driving

. >> i'm dion lim. the united states topped 8 million cases according to johns hopkins.for california, the state reported more than 3,000 newly diagnosed cases today. the state has the most in the united states with more than 861,000 and 14-day positivity rate is 2.5%. that number is a good indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. governor newsom announced $37.5 in accounts for the program. that money will be used to buy and rehab housing for the homeless. the fifth round of funding and awarded to the tribe in eureka and los angeles. more than $171 million has been awarded to projects in the bay area. >>> a 13-year bus driver with valley transportation authority became the first employee to pass away from covid-19 complications. now there are questions how she became infected. since the start of the pandemic, the vta reports 27 of the nearly 2100 employees tested positive for the virus. reportering 34 cases and sfmta says 74 of 6,000 workers have the virus. >> after a length battle vta bus operator audry lopez became the first employee at the south bay transit ag

i'm dion lim. >>> and i'm kristen zee. thanks so much for joining us. in about three hours, fairfax road in marin county is going to be closing due to the fire danger coming our way. it is going to be shut down between meadow club and highway 1 between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 88 a.m. wednesday. >> it has cooled down quite a bit in most areas from the weekend's intense heat, it's getting warm out there. it's dry. it's getting gusty over the higher elevations and the gusts are going to get string going into the late-night and overnight hours. right now in the hills, gusts of about 12 to 15 miles per hour and a red flag warning for high fire danger in effect from 11:00 tonight to 8:00 a.m. wednesday for many of the higher elevations of marin county, parts of napa and sonoma county and lake county, wind gusts could reach 40 miles per hour or higher. once again, this is in the higher elevations and for the nxt two days. fires can start and spread easily under thesications. for the remainder of the bay area above 1,000 feet, a fire weather watch in effect from wed

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i'm dion lim. >> i'm ama daetz. we'll have more in a minute. >>> first another big fire that broke out in the past hour. it's a warehouse that's caught fire along starlight street near spruce avenue clear across town the site of this morning's wildfire. we seen fire crews from around san mateo county on scene of this four-alarm fire. let's look from sky 7 and show you progress being made. you can see the water being poured on it. the fire appears to be mostly out. the crews on scene, hot spots, any that might be there. we'll bring updates when we learn more. >> back to the other fire, you can see how close it came to homes as firefighters worked hard to get the fire under control and take a look at this video just how intense the flames were at times. that fire was reported just before noon at the south san francisco hillside sign. cornell bernard joins us live with the very latest. cornell? >> reporter: dion, so many neighbors breathing a huge sigh of relief that fire got way too close to homes, burning up to a few

dion lim spoke with her today and found the woman's young daughter saw the whole thing. >> this was particularly frightening and as many of you know, i've covered extensively the hate filled incidents toward asian americans during the coronavirus pandemic but what is reassuring from this incident is the kindness and support from the community. >> go back to china! go back to -- >> thank you. >> go back to china. >> what you're watching is one of three hate-filled rants teresa and her family members received on thursday. >> thank you so much. i aate it -- stand back because you don't have a mask on. >> reporter: teresa is choosing to only use her first name. she is strongly involved in her church abides by love thythy neighbor. when the invasive questions began. >> whether or not i was a renter. she quoted things like how much my house was sold for. >> they spiralled into hate. >> i feel distressed about it. >> the woman yelling slurs in front of her 10-year-old daughter. they are both asian but not chinese. >> i got that it was really wrong. >> i just want to be able to set a good example for my

i'm dion lim. >> i'm dan ashley. our other major story, san francisco is pressing pause on reopening. >> the last thing we want to do is go backwards. >> the mayor saying the last thing we want to do is go backwards, today city leaders said they're slowing down and covid-19 cases are claimingimbi across the country and worldwide. they are reopening and expanding operations on tuesday but not now, not anymore. stephanie sierra has details. disappointing for a lot of merchants. >> certainly so. san francisco is still doing remarkably well but dr. grant colfax explained two numbers triggering the decision to pull back are the city's case rate and hospitalizations, both have increased slightly. so here is what exactly is on pause. indoor pools, bowling alleys, locker rooms, and showers at fitness centers originally set to reopen november 3rd will now remain closed until further notice. restaurants indoor museums, zoos asquakwa aquariums and indoor worship centers will be required to capacity at 25%. non-essential office

i'm dion lim. >> to speak at saturday's rally, but the event was stopped soon after it began. police say three officers were sprayed with pepper spray and several people participating in the rally were injured, including the organizer who was punched in the face and lost his front teeth. abc 7 news i-team reporter dan noyes was there this weekend and has been speaking with both sides in what's turned into a national controversy. he joins us live. dan? >> reporter: ama, the march on saturday was supposed to be an event at twitter headquarters. to protest the company banning some alt-right accounts but police had to shut it down just after it started. i interviewed phillip anderson at the daily city airbnb where he was staying just hours after a sucker punch knocked out his two front teeth at the rally he organized for this past saturday. >> what are we becoming that people are going to knock the teeth out of my mouth and punch me in the face and yell black lives matter at me. white people, okay? it doesn't make any sense to me, but that's what happened. >> reporter: anderson is

. >> and i'm dion lim. out of control cars ran into outdoor signing setups twice yesterday in san jose along story road. one case sent several people to the hospital and in the other a man didn't make it. abc 7 news reporter chris winn has this story. >> reporter: this video shows the aftermath of what san jose police are calling a tragic accident no which a 69-year-old man plowed into a crowd of diners who were gathered for dim sum at grand century shopping mall on sunday afternoon. >> right now all indications talking to witnesses and collecting evidence is he thought he was using his brake. but accelerated. >> reporter: the driver crashed into this outdoor dining space operated by the dynasty chinese seafood restaurant. eight people were taken to the hospital. two remain in critical condition. at last check, police say it's still unclear if the driver was suffering from a medical emergency. >> the driver stayed there. he's cooperating with the investigation. obviously we still have some things we need to