j.r stone, abc seven news j.r. thank you. >> tomorrow, the man charged with murder for a woman's death at a bart station is expected to make his first court appearance a week ago. police say 74 year-old khorasan dan dan was pushed at the powell street station. she hit an oncoming train and then the platform and later died. two prior court dates were delayed because the man charged in her death hasn't been well enough to attend. you can look up the facts of public safety where you live. we have data showing trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose. the abc seven neighborhood safety tracker is on the front page of abc seven news.com. >> getting unhoused people off the streets and into housing is one of the biggest challenges, as we work to build a better bay area. and tonight we're diving into a major shift in san francisco's approach. the city could begin large scale sweeps of homeless encampments in just a matter of weeks after a federal appeals court paved the way today. abc seven news reporter tim johns exp

j.r stone, abc seven news. >> thank you, j.r. and we are following the story as another bay area community grapples with people spreading hate. police in petaluma are investigating a series of anti-semitic incidents sunday, with one group of people hanging a banner on an overpass of 101 and putting fliers on cars. it's not clear yet if the incidents are criminal, but they are certainly alarming to communities increasingly targeted with hate crimes. today, governor newsom announced a new round of grant funding to boost security at synagogues and mosques, as well as as well as black and lgbtq community centers. state senator josh becker of menlo park pushed for the expansion. >> we don't want people to feel like they can't go where they shouldn't go to their religious institution or to their their nonprofit community center, because there's a risk of an attack and they're safer to stay at home. we want them to feel safe and feel comfortable. >> becker says more than 900 groups have already received millions in grant money for secur

thanks for joining us. >> i'm julian glover and i'm j.r stone.ight, president biden vows to stay in the rice

let's get to abc seven news reporter j.r stone. >> following the situation there. 's here with all new video and interviews tonight j.r ama dan this fire is being compared to the campfire in paradise because of the area where it is. >> i was in paradise during that fire. i remember the pain i remember the smoke and i even still remember the people evacuated in that walmart parking lot. you never like to see that this park fire has grown rapidly just like that one did. crews tell me tonight they will be in a defensive mode, doing their best to protect homes and structures. we've had some, pretty explosive fire growth throughout the day and that can be seen in this park fire video recorded thursday in butte and tehama counties near chico. >> the cloud is it's getting bigger and bigger. >> so you can see in back of me now an area where the fire is really blowing up a cal fire representative says the fire has moved closer to homes in cohasset and forest ranch. >> when i asked thursday afternoon for clarification regarding how many homes have burned, crews told us it's u

j.r stone, abc seven news j.r. thank you. >> tomorrow, the man charged with murder for a woman's death at a bart station is expected to make his first court appearance a week ago. police say 74 year-old khorasan dan dan was pushed at the powell street station. she hit an oncoming train and then the platform and later died. two prior court dates were delayed because the man charged in her death hasn't been well enough to attend. you can look up the facts of public safety where you live. we have data showing trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose. the abc seven neighborhood safety tracker is on the front page of abc seven news.com. >> getting unhoused people off the streets and into housing is one of the biggest challenges, as we work to build a better bay area. and tonight we're diving into a major shift in san francisco's approach. the city could begin large scale sweeps of homeless encampments in just a matter of weeks after a federal appeals court paved the way today. abc seven news reporter tim johns exp

j.r. stone abc seven news. >> look at that family of coyotes. wow.l, months after antiwar protests happened at colleges across the country, were still following the aftermath. uc regents and campus leaders will not tolerate encampments in the future. they're working to create school policy to consistently handle protests across all of its campuses. according to the la times. state legislators are keeping a close eye on the ucs decisions. they're withholding $25 million in state funding. in fact, until they get a report on changes that are made, students will be notified of the new rules by the fall term concerning discrimination policies, free speech activities and study codes. student codes of conduct. >> amazon prime day starts tomorrow. maybe you heard about it. we may already have a good idea of how much money will be spent, and the e-commerce data firm anticipates sales to hit a record $14 billion for the two day shopping event. now, it's unclear if that number is because of inflation or if people are looking to save on deals because of higher p

j.r. stone seven news. >> and in a statement tonight an uber spokesperson said we are continuing to look into this incident and are standing by to assist law enforcement on their investigation. now to your voice, your vote and a big update tonight on california's prop 47. it appeared there would be dueling measures on the november ballot seeking to reform the proposition. there will now only be one. governor newsom announced this evening a democratic backed initiative had the votes but was being withdrawn from consideration. critics say the measure was weak compared to an initiative version and backed by business groups that has already qualified for the ballot. it seeks to increase the penalties for certain drug offenses as well as retail theft. >> governor gavin newsom will be at the white house tomorrow, in what appears to be a show of support for president biden. he's therefore meeting of democratic governors. biden has come under pressure from some democrats to end his campaign following hi

j.r stone, abc seven news. >> that's really rough. all right, joe, thanks very much. new at 11. family and members of the community gathered to honor the birthday of a man fatally shot by san francisco police officers in 2015. mario woods would have turned 35 years old today. those who knew him lit candles and shared a birthday cake in front of a mural painted in his honor. his shooting death touched off controversy and % handled the situation. >> the black and brown community came together, uprise demanded question authority, and i think that's important to understand is how we make change, is we question authority. we take it to the front steps. >> an investigation found woods was armed with a knife and had slashed a victim without reason before the encounter with police. >> and that comes as san francisco police are investigating its latest deadly shooting involving an officer. the encounter happened sunday night. a few minutes before midnight on willow street. that's an alleyway off van ness in the city's tenderloin neighborhood. police say they were called to investigate a

j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> it is a critical time for bart jr. thanks very much. happening tomorrow is a story we've been following closely and a hot topic when it comes to fighting crime in san francisco. the issue how aggressive police officers should be when chasing suspects. there are seven different amended policies that are supposed to go before the police commission because of the passage of prop e earlier this year. high speed pursuits used to be limited to only suspects in violent felonies, but now it could be any felony or a violent misdemeanor. for example, like sexual battery. your voice, your vote. bay area democrats are reacting after calls with president biden today as damage control continues after the debate, former president donald trump held his first big rally since the debate two weeks ago, challenging biden to another debate without moderators. >> let's do another debate this week so that sleepy joe biden can prove to everyone all over the world that he has what it takes to be president. >> president biden is at a nato summit this week, marki

abc seven news reporter j.r. stonecovering president biden's new covid diagnosis and the growing calls for him to step aside. >> but we begin with reporter liz nagy in milwaukee with the biggest night yet of the rnc. >> my fellow americans and my fellow republicans, my name is jd vance. >> at 39 years old, jd vance is applying for the second most powerful political position in the world. >> i officially accept your nomination to be vice president of the united states of america. >> largely unknown to millions of voters until just two days ago, the author of the memoir turned streaming series hillbilly elegy introduced himself to the american audienc. >> i grew up in middletown, ohio a small town where people spoke their minds, built with their hands. >> it's that pedigree that vance says has shaped his political philosophy and aligned him closely with former president donald trump and at each step of the way, in small towns like mine in ohio or next door in pennsylvania or michigan, and states all across our country, j

abc7 news reporter j.r stone talked with neighbors who are angry this evening. >> this window may be dirty, but look closer. you can see law enforcement officers armed with guns seconds before they executed a search warrant. >> yesterday i was at work and i got a phone call from my husband saying that the fbi agents were here inside the santa rosa home. >> police say they found a pill press, a device used to make pills. in this case, authorities say a pink powdery residue was all over the device and there were still pills inside of it. police confirmed the presence of mdma, also known as ecstasy or molly. >> yeah, that's very concerning. >> i have children that live here and i don't need drugs in my neighborhood. >> neighbors are very angered that this pill press, which was later put in the back of this pickup truck by authorities, was even in the home, a location inside of jw wilson elementary school in santa rosa, hoping that they are going to catch him and put him in jail. >> the fact that he's doing drugs in here and i didn't know that. i mean, that makes me nervous. how do i kno

. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone is live on the scene there, where firefighters are trying to getandle on this fire. j.r. how's it looking out there? >> well julian and ama, dozens of firefighters are still out here at this hour and they have been out here for the last hour and a half or so. you've got multiple agencies that are out here. and the reason for that is on this side of the road you have orinda, and right now you have crews that are up in those hills and they're cutting back some of the brush because they have gotten control and they have put this fire out. then i want you to walk with me here. at first, you get a sense of all the firefighters that are out here, and you can see them beyond me, because on this side of the street, this is oakland. i want to show you in the distance there near that yellow tape. that is what they found when they got here. those are fire fireworks. that is, they got a report that there were fireworks going off up here. they responded. nobody was up here when they arrived, but there was fire on both sides of the road. and i don't know if we c

j.r stone, abc seven news. >> thank you, j.r.d we are following the story as another bay area community grapples with people spreading hate. police in petaluma are investigating a series of anti-semitic incidents sunday, with one group of people hanging a banner on an overpass of 101 and putting fliers on cars. it's not clear yet if the incidents are criminal, but they are certainly alarming to communities increasingly targeted with hate crimes. today, governor newsom announced a new round of grant funding to boost security at synagogues and mosques, as well as as well as black and lgbtq community centers. state senator josh becker of menlo park pushed for the expansion. >> we don't want people to feel like they can't go where they shouldn't go to their religious institution or to their their nonprofit community center, because there's a risk of an attack and they're safer to stay at home. we want them to feel safe and feel comfortable. >> becker says more than 900 groups have already received millions in grant money for security

abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with one of the man's former employers and friends. >> this is colin bettles, the ceo of grain producers australia, who was visiting san francisco but is now recovering in a neurological ward at sf general hospital after sustaining major injuries. those close to him say it's unclear what exactly happened, but they fear he may have been attacked. >> he arrived at the hotel in san francisco a little bit after 6:00 on the night of the 4th of july. he went out for a dinner uh- caught an uber, went for a dinner at a well known pizza place, uh- at 8:00 uh- and at 1030 was found on the side of a road uh- in a semi-conscious state. >> this is hotel garrett, where bettles was staying. it's near the federal building at seventh and mission in san francisco. bettles was found somewhere along market street. michael mccormick is an australian lawmaker and the former deputy prime minister of australia, who colin worked for in the past. the two are still good friends, cormack says. bettles was found without a wallet or phone. he had a gash requiring stitches on

j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> all right, j.r, thank you for that happening. now, we are tracking the wildfire emergency across several western states, including our own, the national interagency fire center says it's monitoring more than 100 active wildfires from california to colorado. and arizona. they burned more than 2 million acres combined. the park fire is now the sixth largest wildfire in california history. the massive blaze is more than 12 times the size of san francisco. incredible new video gives you a firsthand look at the perspective from a north bay cal fire crew currently assisting in the firefight. more than 5300 personnel are coordinating in the response now. >> the fire has burned roughly 375,000 acres. containment is up to 14% tonight, but sadly, the number of homes lost is growing. cal fire now says the fire destroyed 165 buildings so far. the community of cohasset is the hardest hit, but ron ward's home survived as the flames moved in, he and his son stayed and managed to save their house. you've got a one of the largest fires now in in

. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone is live on the scene there, where firefighters are trying to getandle on this fire. j.r. how's it looking out there? >> well julian and ama, dozens of firefighters are still out here at this hour and they have been out here for the last hour and a half or so. you've got multiple agencies that are out here. and the reason for that is on this side of the road you have orinda, and right now you have crews that are up in those hills and they're cutting back some of the brush because they have gotten control and they have put this fire out. then i want you to walk with me here. at first, you get a sense of all the firefighters that are out here, and you can see them beyond me, because on this side of the street, this is oakland. i want to show you in the distance there near that yellow tape. that is what they found when they got here. those are fire fireworks. that is, they got a report that there were fireworks going off up here. they responded. nobody was up here when they arrived, but there was fire on both sides of the road. and i don't know if we c

let's get to abc seven news reporter j.r stone. >> following the situation there. e's here with all new video and interviews tonight j.r ama dan this fire is being compared to the campfire in paradise because of the area where it is. >> i was in paradise during that fire. i remember the pain i remember the smoke and i even still remember the people evacuated in that walmart parking lot. you never like to see that this park fire has grown rapidly just like that one did. crews tell me tonight they will be in a defensive mode, doing their best to protect homes and structures. we've had some, pretty explosive fire growth throughout the day and that can be seen in this park fire video recorded thursday in butte and tehama counties near chico. >> the cloud is it's getting bigger and bigger. >> so you can see in back of me now an area where the fire is really blowing up a cal fire representative says the fire has moved closer to homes in cohasset and forest ranch. >> when i asked thursday afternoon for clarification regarding how many homes have burned, crews told us it's

abc7 news reporter j.r stone talked with neighbors who are angry this evening. >> this window may be dirty, but look closer. you can see law enforcement officers armed with guns seconds before they executed a search warrant. >> yesterday i was at work and i got a phone call from my husband saying that the fbi agents were here inside the santa rosa home. >> police say they found a pill press, a device used to make pills. in this case, authorities say a pink powdery residue was all over the device and there were still pills inside of it. police confirmed the presence of mdma, also known as ecstasy or molly. >> yeah, that's very concerning. >> i have children that live here and i don't need drugs in my neighborhood. >> neighbors are very angered that this pill press, which was later put in the back of this pickup truck by authorities, was even in the home, a location inside of jw wilson elementary school in santa rosa, hoping that they are going to catch him and put him in jail. >> the fact that he's doing drugs in here and i didn't know that. i mean, that makes me nervous. how do i kno

j.r stone, abc seven news. >> that's really rough. all right, joe, thanks very much. new at 11.family and members of the community gathered to honor the birthday of a man fatally shot by san francisco police officers in 2015. mario woods would have turned 35 years old today. those who knew him lit candles and shared a birthday cake in front of a mural painted in his honor. his shooting death touched off controversy and % handled the situation. >> the black and brown community came together, uprise demanded question authority, and i think that's important to understand is how we make change, is we question authority. we take it to the front steps. >> an investigation found woods was armed with a knife and had slashed a victim without reason before the encounter with police. >> and that comes as san francisco police are investigating its latest deadly shooting involving an officer. the encounter happened sunday night. a few minutes before midnight on willow street. that's an alleyway off van ness in the city's tenderloin neighborhood. police say they were called to investigate a r

j.r. stone abc seven news. >> look at that family of coyotes. wow.er antiwar protests happened at colleges across the country, were still following the aftermath. uc regents and campus leaders will not tolerate encampments in the future. they're working to create school policy to consistently handle protests across all of its campuses. according to the la times. state legislators are keeping a close eye on the ucs decisions. they're withholding $25 million in state funding. in fact, until they get a report on changes that are made, students will be notified of the new rules by the fall term concerning discrimination policies, free speech activities and study codes. student codes of conduct. >> amazon prime day starts tomorrow. maybe you heard about it. we may already have a good idea of how much money will be spent, and the e-commerce data firm anticipates sales to hit a record $14 billion for the two day shopping event. now, it's unclear if that number is because of inflation or if people are looking to save on deals because of higher prices everywh

abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is covering president biden's new covid diagnosis and the growing calls for him to step aside. >> but we begin with reporter liz nagy in milwaukee with the biggest night yet of the rnc. >> my fellow americans and my fellow republicans, my name is jd vance. >> at 39 years old, jd vance is applying for the second most powerful political position in the world. >> i officially accept your nomination to be vice president of the united states of america. >> largely unknown to millions of voters until just two days ago, the author of the memoir turned streaming series hillbilly elegy introduced himself to the american audienc. >> i grew up in middletown, ohio a small town where people spoke their minds, built with their hands. >> it's that pedigree that vance says has shaped his political philosophy and aligned him closely with former president donald trump and at each step of the way, in small towns like mine in ohio or next door in pennsylvania or michigan, and states all across our countr

j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> all right, j.r, thank you for that happening. we are tracking the wildfire emergency across several western states, including our own, the national interagency fire center says it's monitoring more than 100 active wildfires from california to colorado. and arizona. they burned more than 2 million acres combined. the park fire is now the sixth largest wildfire in california history. the massive blaze is more than 12 times the size of san francisco. incredible new video gives you a firsthand look at the perspective from a north bay cal fire crew currently assisting in the firefight. more than 5300 personnel are coordinating in the response now. >> the fire has burned roughly 375,000 acres. containment is up to 14% tonight, but sadly, the number of homes lost is growing. cal fire now says the fire destroyed 165 buildings so far. the community of cohasset is the hardest hit, but ron ward's home survived as the flames moved in, he and his son stayed and managed to save their house. you've got a one of the largest fires now in in our h

j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> it is a critical time for bart jr. thanks very much. happening tomorrow is a story we've been following closely and a hot topic when it comes to fighting crime in san francisco. the issue how aggressive police officers should be when chasing suspects. there are seven different amended policies that are supposed to go before the police commission because of the passage of prop e earlier this year. high speed pursuits used to be limited to only suspects in violent felonies, but now it could be any felony or a violent misdemeanor. for example, like sexual battery. your voice, your vote. bay area democrats are reacting after calls with president biden today as damage control continues after the debate, former president donald trump held his first big rally since the debate two weeks ago, challenging biden to another debate without moderators. >> let's do another debate this week so that sleepy joe biden can prove to everyone all over the world that he has what it takes to be president. >> president biden is at a nato summit this week, marki

abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with one of the man's former employers and friends. >> this iso of grain producers australia, who was visiting san francisco but is now recovering in a neurological ward at sf general hospital after sustaining major injuries. those close to him say it's unclear what exactly happened, but they fear he may have been attacked. >> he arrived at the hotel in san francisco a little bit after 6:00 on the night of the 4th of july. he went out for a dinner uh- caught an uber, went for a dinner at a well known pizza place, uh- at 8:00 uh- and at 1030 was found on the side of a road uh- in a semi-conscious state. >> this is hotel garrett, where bettles was staying. it's near the federal building at seventh and mission in san francisco. bettles was found somewhere along market street. michael mccormick is an australian lawmaker and the former deputy prime minister of australia, who colin worked for in the past. the two are still good friends, cormack says. bettles was found without a wallet or phone. he had a gash requiring stitches on the back of his head a

j.r. stoned in a statement tonight an uber spokesperson said we are continuing to look into this incident and are standing by to assist law enforcement on their investigation. now to your voice, your vote and a big update tonight on california's prop 47. it appeared there would be dueling measures on the november ballot seeking to reform the proposition. there will now only be one. governor newsom announced this evening a democratic backed initiative had the votes but was being withdrawn from consideration. critics say the measure was weak compared to an initiative version and backed by business groups that has already qualified for the ballot. it seeks to increase the penalties for certain drug offenses as well as retail theft. >> governor gavin newsom will be at the white house tomorrow, in what appears to be a show of support for president biden. he's therefore meeting of democratic governors. biden has come under pressure from some democrats to end his campaign following his admittedly lackl

good evening and thanks for joining us i'm j.r stone. even with the first signs of progress this weekend, federal fire agencies say they don't expect full containment until at least august 15th. the largest wildfire in california so far this year is sending up smoke over the bay area and beyond. it's one of more than 20 active wildfires in the state, and 103 across the united states. the park fire ticked up in size to 360,000 acres, a relatively small jump from this time yesterday at 350,000. crews have also upped containment to 12%. 4200 homes and other buildings are threatened tonight. 100 have been destroyed so far with nearly 5000 personnel working this fire. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is here now in studio with more on what they're up against. >> yeah. jr crews caught a bit of a break this weekend with some favorable favorable weather, but warned this park fire is far from over with temperatures expected to heat up again this week, flames still roaring and winds whipping sunday. firefighters working to contain the massive

i'm j.r. stone, thanks for joining us. here's what we know at this hour.ormer president is safe and in good spirits and has set his sights on the upcoming republican national convention in milwaukee. officials say the gunman fired as many as eight shots before being killed by the secret service. the fbi has identified him as 20 year old thomas matthew crooks of bethel park, pennsylvania, a suburb south of pittsburgh. a bystander was also killed, and two other people at the rally were injured and are said to be in critical condition. the fbi is in charge of the investigation, with several other agencies involved, and this is being looked at as an assassination attempt. the former president returned home a short time ago. this is video of him getting off of his plane in newark, new jersey this evening. we begin our coverage tonight with abc news reporter perry russom. >> take a look at what happened, new information on what's being investigated as an assassination attempt on former president trump. >> the secret service says a shooter fired multiple shots to

i'm j.r. stone. it's a historic day as president biden steps aside. but now vice president kamala harris is seeing a swell of support rapidly advancing towards becoming the democrats pick for president. however, the democratic national committee is still promising to work through all options. the party chair, jaime harrison, says there will be a transparent and orderly process. the formally, formally choose the 2024 nominee, although it's clear this has struck a chord with democrats. the actblue fundraising group says the harris campaign has raised more than $55 million from smaller donors since the announcement. it's the platform's biggest day of the election cycle, all of this intensifying over the last 24 hours. reports say president biden started firming up his exit plan on saturday night, but notified his team just one minute before sending the official message and then came the swift snowball of momentum towards kamala harris, earning a slew of key endorsements. tonight, abc seven news reporter ryan curry looks at the pattern of first that she c

good evening, i'm j.r. stone. as temperatures soar wildfire risk does too. and tonight we're tracking new warnings plus the possibility of a power shut off. let's get straight to abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian leading off our team coverage of the fire risk. and that dangerous heat j.r. it is indeed dangerous. >> heat of course is raising health concerns. it elevating fire concerns as well. so we'll start with the excessive heat warning which covers the entire bay area that will be in effect from 11 a.m. tuesday to 11 p.m. friday. and the area in the shaded in the orange there around the bay shoreline and down in santa cruz area. that represents an excessive heat advisory. but the heat warnings in effect essentially for the entire bay area. and that means an increased risk of heat related illnesses, especially if you are spending extended periods of time outdoors in this kind of heat. now, let me show you what some of our projected high temperatures are for the next few days. obviously, we'll have a few areas hitting 100 degrees or more tomor

i am j.r stone abc seven news continues tomorrow morning

j.r. >> stone and i'm julian glover. thanks so much for joining us. hope you're enjoying the holiday here. the heat is interfering though with some holiday plans out there. >> healdsburg became the latest bay area city to cancel its fireworks show because of the weather. conditions are resulting in high fire danger. earlier this week, saint helena, antioch and yountville also canceled firework shows and new here at six. >> this is exactly what we're being warned about. the san francisco fire department says illegal fireworks a short time ago on yerba buena island sparked this fire. crews say the fire, thankfully, is now contained. no buildings damaged, no one was hurt. but you can see the fire burned really close to the lower deck of the bay bridge. there was also a small fire in pittsburgh started by illegal fireworks this morning. it burned near west leland road and villa drive. looking at some time lapse video of the smoke rising there, contra costa fire responded as the flames threatened nearby homes and also p-g-and-e's equipment. crews were able

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that's it for abc seven news at four. >> i'm j.r. stoneso much for joining us abc seven news at five is up next. we leave you with this beautiful shot of the beach in santa cruz.

abc seven is a proud sponsor and abc7 news reporter j.r stone has a look at the event and the specialley. >> hey, good morning, age walker san francisco. make some noise building a better bay area with every step. >> thousands took part in this year's five k aids walk. san francisco in golden gate park. organizers say all the money raised benefits bay area organizations that help people living with hiv aids. >> there's a lot of people that are out there that still need it, and there's certain people that are over a certain age that are still living and fighting, you know, to get some of the things that they need. >> team ucsf leader dan bernal has been living with hiv for more than 30 years, and i know that i would not be alive today were it not for the courage and the commitment and the hard work of the physicians at ucsf and san francisco general hospital and ward 86. >> so i am deeply grateful. >> dan, you are our hero. >> just before the opening ceremony. abc seven news anchor dan ashley received a special honor. >> we are so honored that we're able to present this brand new bench

. >> seven on your side has been digging into the issue, and as abc seven news reporter j.r stone explainsnning is not a quick process. >> patelco credit union bank members walking out and left wondering when they'll be able to access all of their funds. the bank was the victim of a ransomware attack, according to a representative. >> i'm scared. i'm afraid it's going to go belly up. >> i haven't had access to any of my accounts within batelco. >> a bank spokesperson says they are working with a third party cybersecurity forensic firm, saying, please know that our team and third party partners are working around the clock to get back up and running monday. this patelco credit union location in san francisco was only allowing folks to take out $500, you know, as rent day. >> today we have to pay a rent, right? and this is only for $500. where the hell do you get a place for $500 in the city? yeah you know, it's not enough. >> patelco says they experienced the ransomware attack on saturday, two days later, and some of the day to day systems are still shut down in the end, the insurance compa

seven on your side has been digging into this issue , and as abc seven news reporter j.r stone explainsrvice back up and running is not a quick process. >> patelco credit union bank members walking out and left wondering when they'll be able to access all of their funds. the bank was the victim of a ransomware attack, according to a representative. >> i'm scared. i'm afraid it's going to go belly up. >> i haven't had access to any of my accounts within batelco, a bank spokesperson says they are working with a third party cybersecurity forensic firm, saying, please know that our team and third party partners are working around the clock to get back up and running monday. >> this patelco credit union location in san francisco was only allowing folks to take out $500, you know, as rent day. >> today we have to pay a rent, right? and this is only for $500. where the hell do you get a place for $500 in the city? yeah. you know, it's not enough. >> patelco says they experienced the ransomware attack on saturday, two days later, and some of the day to day systems are still shut down. >> in the

thanks for joining us i'm j.r stone. the heat wave extends to day six. but what you feel really depends on where you are. take a look at our bay area microclimates. on full display. you can see the differences in our mount tam pier 39, emeryville and san jose cameras here. with us now is abc seven news, weather anchor spencer christian. >> okay, j.r. well it's warm out there today, but the temperatures are not nearly so high as they were yesterday. here's a look at current temperature readings in places where we had numerous triple digits yesterday. we have inland areas now at 92 livermore 94 danville and concord 96 at brentwood and up in the north bay, 96 at saint helena. so it's a bit cooler and much more comfortable as the marine layer has started to rebuild and is giving us some cooling relief. but it won't last long. we are still in a heat wave, a severe heat wave as a matter of fact. so the excessive heat warning we've been talking about the last several days remains in effect until 11 p.m. wednesday. and let's move along. take a look at what's hap

. >> abc7 news reporter j.r stone in studio following this breaking story with some video j.r that shows larry. authorities are reviewing video that a witness took and then put online. all we can show you is a still image of the man. her post says he simply walked away. this is the suspect from behind. in her video, the woman frantically explained what she saw. >> the car caught on fire and it set the whole park on fire. he took off his car, run. >> the butte county district attorney's office says the 42 year old chico man was arrested, and it then added more details as to what happened. it says the man was seen pushing a burning car down a

thanks for joining us i'm j.r stone. the 54th annual san francisco pride parade is now in the books. thousands came out to watch pride shine across the city and the celebration is still going as it continues into the evening . abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live at san francisco's civic center plaza, where the party is still going on. cornell >> hey, jr. happy pride. yeah, pride is loud and proud here at civic center. day two of the pride festival is really cranking. can you hear it? organizers estimated about 400,000 people would be coming out for the two day event. but, you know, even more people showed up for one of the largest pride parades in the world city that celebrates pride 365 days a year, the last sunday in june, is extra special. alex and christian came to feel the love down market street. >> it just means being able to be out here and supporting everyone and seeing the support that is out there for all of us. >> the theme for the 54th san francisco pride parade is beacon of love. lots of that lo

i'm j.r stone. bart is still not operating at 100% following yesterday's equipment issue. here's a quick breakdown of the impact a blown breaker at a substation around five yesterday afternoon. essentially short circuited the track, disrupting service between 12th street, oakland and fruitvale stations. it led to the closure of four stations 12th street, oakland, 19th street, oakland, fruitvale and lake merritt. there was no green line service between berryessa and daly city, and no red line service between richmond and millbrae. about 16 hours later, around noon today, service resumed at the stations. the closed oakland stations, but the red line is still out of service and there are residual delays for many passengers of about ten minutes. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has new developments in this story. >> i feel angry, i feel like, how could this happen? >> angela brennan says this isn't the way she wanted to spend her sunday on bart. >> i came from antioch and i'm trying to get to san francisco, and i can't get there because the trains are down and it cost m

i'm j.r stone. the latest statement about that shooting came just an hour ago. president joe biden says he spoke with trump and made a call for unity during an address from the oval office. >> politics must never be a literal battlefield, a god forbid, a killing field. i believe politics ought to be an arena for peaceful debate, to pursue justice, to make decisions guided by the declaration of independence and our constitution. we stand for an america not of extremism and fury, but of decency and grace. >> the president called for unity and to lower the temperature of our politics. he put the shooting in the company of other significant cases of political violence, including the attack on former house speaker nancy pelosi's husband and the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. biden said violence was not an option and that we can't allow it to be normalized. we have live team coverage tonight with the latest from the republican national convention in milwaukee, but we start with reporter josh einiger, live in butler, pennsylvania, where investigators are looki

i'm j.r. stone. a huge decision today from president joe biden that could shape the course of history for our nation. the president posting a letter on x today saying i believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term. a short time later, in a separate post, he went on to say that he is endorsing vice president kamala harris as the democratic nominee. abc news reporter perry russom brings us the very latest from washington, dc. >> president biden dropping out of the race for president and endorsing his vice president, kamala harris. harris releasing a statement saying her intention is to earn and win this nomination. she does not automatically become the democratic nominee, and the process to choose a ticket remains murky. democratic national committee chairman jaime harrison saying in short order, the american people will hear from the democratic party on next steps and the path f

i'm j.r stone. bart is still not operating at 100% following yesterday's equipment issue. here's a quick breakdown of the impact. a blown breaker at a substation around five yesterday. essentially short circuited the track, disrupting service between 12th street, oakland and fruitvale stations. it led to the closure of four stations 12th street, oakland, 19th street, oakland, fruitvale, and lake merritt. there was no green line service between berryessa and daly city, and no red line service between richmond and millbrae. about 16 hours later, around noon today, service resumed at the station. the oakland stations that is, that were closed, but the red line is still out of service and there are residual delays for many passengers of about ten minutes. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has new developments in this story. >> reporter i feel angry. i feel like, how could this happen? >> angela brennan says this isn't the way she wanted to spend her sunday on bart. >> i came from antioch and i'm trying to get to san francisco, and i can't get there because the trains are

i'm j.r stone. the 54th annual san francisco pride parade is now in the books. thousands came out to watch pride shine across the city and the celebration is still going as it continues into the evening. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live at san francisco's civic center plaza, where the party is still going on. he's been in the midst of things all day long. cornell ager was just listening. >> i don't know if you can hear it, but pride definitely loud and proud here at civic center pride festival is wrapping up for the evening. it's been a big weekend. in fact. estimate uh- organizers estimate about 400,000 people came out for the two day event, but even more people showed up for one of the biggest pride parades around the in the world. celebrates pride 365 days a year, the last sunday in june, is extra special. alex and christian came to feel the love down market street. it just means being able to be out here and supporting everyone and seeing the support that is out there for all of us. the theme for the 54th san francisco pride parade is beacon o

thank you for joining us i'm j.r stone. the heat wave extends to day six. but what you feel depends on where you are. take a look at our bay area microclimates here on full display. you can see the differences in our mount tam pier 39 emeryville and san jose cameras here. with us now is abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian okay j.r. well, it was a little bit cooler or should i say less hot today than yesterday. so let's take a look at our current temperature readings. >> and you can see that we've got mainly 90s in our inland areas today where we had lots of triple digits. the last several days. so a mild to moderately warm day. yet we still have the excessive heat warning in effect until wednesday night at 11:00. this heat wave has not ended yet. just because we had a slight drop in temperatures today. one reason for the drop is this cooling onshore flow. we've had a steeper, deeper marine layer the last couple of days than over the last week or so. so that's held temperatures down and will keep them in a more comfortable range tomorrow with inl

thanks for joining us on abc seven news at three i am j.r stone. the bay area is in day three of this heat wave advisories and excessive heat warnings continue to be in effect this afternoon from the east bay to san jose, people are facing triple digit temperatures up to 20 degrees above average in some spots. and on this fourth, some have made their way to the santa cruz boardwalk down there. the whole area there to cool off by the beach as we take a live look. abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma has a look at your accuweather forecast. >> here's a look at the accuweather headlines. high fire danger continues through the next several days, and this evening, especially because we have fireworks in the forecast and a lot of communities, we need to be very cautious because things are so dry and so hot right now. that red flag warning does persist. we are hot for the fourth. our heat wave rolls on throughout the afternoon and this will continue again until the middle part of next week. but we are clear for the fireworks, the high pressure that has

i'm j.r stone. the latest statement about that shooting came just an hour ago.ith trump and made a call for unity during an address from the oval office. >> politics must never be a literal battlefield, a god forbid, a killing field. i believe politics ought to be an arena for peaceful debate, to pursue justice, to mak

i'm julian glover and i'm j.r stone. >> the heat wave continues and as you can see people are flockinguz though. huge crowds, packed bay area beaches as people head to the coast to try to beat the heat, take a look at sharp park beach by the pacifica municipal pier. it was a perfect day to bury yourself to lounge in that wet, cool sand. >> those triple digit temperatures are something else we want to check in now with spencer christian for a look at the hot forecast now. spencer there are several more days left in this heat wave, right? >> you're right about that, julian. in fact, it's going to last into the middle of next week. perhaps but getting to the beach to try to beat the heat was probably a good idea today. right now it's

j.r. >> stone and i'm julian glover. thanks so much for joining us.ring though with some holiday plans out there. >> healdsburg became the latest bay area city to cancel its fireworks show because of the weather. conditions are resulting in high fire danger. earlier this week, saint helena, antioch and yountville also canceled firework shows and new here at six. >> this is exactly what we're being

thank you for joining us i'm j.r stone. the heat wave extends to day six.y area microclimates here on full display. you can see the differences in our mount tam pier 39 emeryville and san jose cameras here. with us now is abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian okay j.r. well, it was a little bit cooler or should i say less hot today than yesterday. so let's take a look at our current temperature readings. >> and you can see that we've got mainly 90s in our inland areas today where we had lots of triple