reporting live in pleasanton, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> all right, j.r., thank you for that update. >>> now, new details about the vta gunmans previous interactions with law enforcement. federal documents between cassidy and airport custom agents in 2016. the report has notes about him having quote dark thoughts about harming people. it is unclear why the information was not passed on to local authorities. the santa clara county district attorney says he is meeting with local and federal officials to discus the issue. >>> new at 11:00. with gun violence on the rise in san francisco there is a new effort tonight to help victims and survivors deal with the trauma that often follows. abc 7 news reporter has details about a new campaign getting cash assistance to help with the recovery process. >> this is where my brother mitchell died. he was shot and killed right here where this car is parked. >> reporter: this document produced by crime survivors for safety and justice. it is about how many under served communities can not g

reporting live in pleasanton, j.r. stonec 7 news. >> all right, j.r., thank you for that update. >>> now, new details about the vta gunmans previous interactions with law enforcement. federal documents between cassidy and airport custom agents in 2016. the report has notes about him having quote dark thoughts about harming people. it is unclear why the information was not passed on to local authorities. the santa clara county district attorney says he is meeting with local and federal fransco there is a effort tonight to help victims and survivors deal with the trauma that often follows. abc 7 news reporter has details about a new campaign getting cash assistance to help with the recovery process. >> this is where my brother mitchell died. he was shot and killed right here where this car is parked. >> reporter: this document produced by crime survivors for safety and justice. it is about how many under served communities can not get access to victims compensation funds. >> 1 in 4 people get access to victim's compensation, t

abc7 news reporter j.r. stone oakland to explain how the fight hinges on the lack of late night train service. >> i think it's messed up. >> it's unfair. >> there brewing between the kland id'singame ty n'exndra service for thwo so thursday e ckets. >> we had to suspend sales of the game at 35,000 because we can't support any additionallot fit any more fans. >> i only have 9,000 parking spots and there really is no in urban area where you have other spots, so there's really nowhere for people to go. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. reps say their trains are at 20% ridership and they aren't back to prepandemic service till august 2nd. they say they've been very vocal about this, too. >> we provide extra service for a's fans after the b.a.r.t. closing time of 9 p.m., but we would not be able to accommodate the upcoming fireworks game simply because we can't keep all 50 stations open so late. >> reporter: he points to last week's bay bridge series in san francisco where b.a.r.t. trains stayed on light for the fireworks. >> i ju

as j.r. stoneexplains, the district attorney is now investigation. >> they come in, and it is just like the mob. enter penny kelly is the vice president of the california alliance for retired americans and is describing the situation of late for many chinatown businesses in san francisco . >> if you don't pay us, the mob would say, we'll break up your whole store. this is if you don't pay us and play with us. we will take your place away from you. enter far is cafe is one of the businesses that received a letter claiming that they were not in compliance with ada bity rulio. a letter, demanding money or there would be a lawsuit. chinatn say there have and san frcio district attorney chasa boudin high. >> they are getting hit with in many cases, $75,000. >> reporter: boudin said his office opened investigations to see if ada laws are being amused to make money, many of which are in all chinatown bills this. >> many businesses are trying their best to meet the requirement, but are limited by the sizes

in oakland, j.r. stone, abc7 news. >>> and developing news out of the sierra where evuabeordered because of the tamarac fire, late this afternoon residents were ordered to leave the mesa vista area of alpine county. the fire remains out of control burning more than 23,000 acres. some of those who have already been forced to leave their homes say they literally had just a few minutes to grab their things. >> they gave us about 20 minutes notice that it looked like they said the fire was like five, six miles away and about an hour later it was right on us. they didn't give us any time at all. >> the tamarac fire was sparked by lightning on july 4th. there is concern that rain could cause debris flows. >>> the tamarac fire is in the southern sierra. the beckwourth complex is north of lake tahoe in plumas county and has burned more than 105,000 acres and is 88% contained. the dixie fire is in butte county ballooned in size tonight to more than 40,000 acres. you can see the massive plume from the dixie fire in t

abc7 news reporter j.r. stonein oakland to explain how the fight hinges on the lack of late night train service. >> i think it's messed up. >> it's unfair. >> there is a battle brewing between the oakland athletics and b.a.r.t. between friday's upcoming game against the red sox. b.a.r.t. said they won't extend train service for the fireworks show, so thursday the a's stopped selling tickets. >> we had to suspend sales of the game at 35,000 because we can't support any additional fans without the public transportation. >> reporter: a's president says these parking lots won't fit any more fans. >> i only have 9,000 parking spots and there really is no overflow spots in east oakland because we're not in a nor peop >> reporter: b.a.r.reps say th back to prepandemic service till august 2nd. they say they've been very vocal about this, too. >> we provide extra service for a's fans after the b.a.r.t. closing time of 9 p.m., but we would not be able to accommodate the upcoming fireworks game simply because we can't keep a

in oakland, j.r. stonec7 news. >>> and developing news out of the sierra where there are more evacuations being ordered because of the tamarac fire, late this afternoon residents were ordered to leave the mesa vista area of alpine county. the fire remains out of control burning more than 23,000 acres. some of enfoedtoleave their homes say they literally had just a few minutes to grab their thingslooked like they said the fire was like five, six miles away and about an hour later it was right on us. they didn't give us any time at all. >> the tamarac fire was sparked by lightning on july 4th. there is concern that rain could cause debris flows. >>> the tamarac fire is in the southern sierra. the beckwourth complex is north of lake tahoe in plumas county and has burned more than 105,000 acres and is 88% contained. the dixie fire is in butte county ballooned in size tonight to more than 40,000 acres. you can see the massive plume from the dixie fire in this time lapse. pg&e says its equipment equipmem have spa

i'm j.r. stone. dion lim has the night off. you're watching abc7 news at 5:00 live on abc7, and wherever you stream. laura anthony reports there is a grassroots effort underway to buy equipment so accidents like this are caught on camera. >> reporter: after another week of brazen and violent attacks on seniors and residents of the oakland chinatown, this is an effort to make things safer for everyone. it is a pop-up market that is also a fundraiser. part of a grassroots effort to raise $75,000 to buy surveillance system for neighborhood served by hodgepodge of cameras served by local business owners. >> i don't know what it is, for some reason our elders are being attacked and pushed for no reason, robbed. it is a traumatic experience. they need justice. >> in order to hold assailants accountable and give the people of oakland chinatown peace of mind a little bit. >> reporter: all of the vendors are local, and many serve the chinatown community and businesses that struggle to survive the pandemic. this fundraiser to buy securit

in walnut creek j.r. stoneabc7 news. >>> at least five homes burned tonight in lake county in a five block area of clearlake oaks starting just before 6:00. witnesses say the fire started at one home and spread to others in windy conditions. firefighters contained it to the block where it started. the red cross was called in to provide assistance to three families and a dozen pets. the cause is still under investigation. >>> firefighters up and down the state are already busy this fire season as more than a dozen fires burn in california. the majority are in the northern part of the state and several were spark ad by lightning. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has more now on the fire fights. >> reporter: men and machines racing nation sets the scene tonight in california as 13 wildfires burn across our dry tinder state. >> does the mixture of hot, dry and drought. >> reporter: benjamin bell, one among many from the dixie fire, a region recovering still from the disaster of 2018. what you see here, a time laps

.>> reporter: jr student -- j.r. stonebc seven news. >>> there is a push to replace thousands of dollars worth of sporting equipment stolen from a middle school. we learned how this will impact the middle school as the staff prepared to welcome students back to campus soon.>> reporter: disappointing and disheartening, how the principal is describing last s arrows. this is bare-bones. >> reporter: $8000 worth of the equipment was stolen from the storage container, kept on campus at the middle school. among the items swiped by thieves was 21 softball gloves, brand-new, never used. he did add the crooks picked up archery equipment, leaving some behind. >> and had to be somebody who knew what was in there. they decided to do something that would have a negative impact. >> reporter: this program is serving 700 students. these kids will soon be returning to full-time, in person classes for the first time since march 2020. >> they were gone doing zoom pe, which is not the greatest environment for movement. that kind of learning w

.>> reporter: jr student -- j.r. stone seven news. >>> there is a push to replace thousands of dollars worth of sporting equme from a middle school. we learned how this will impact the middle school as the staff prepared to welcome students back to campus soon.>> be packed. there were bows and errors -- arrows. this is bare-bones. >> reporter: $8000 worth of the equipment was stolen from the storage container, kept on campus at the middle school. among the items swiped by thieves was 21 softball gloves, brand-new, never used. he did add the crooks picked up archery equipment, leaving some behind. >> and had to be somebody who knew what was in there. they decided to do something that would have a negative impact. >> reporter: this program is serving 700 students. these kids will soon be returning to full-time, in person classes for the first time since march 2020. >> they , icfor movement. that kind of learning was there. we were looking forward to them returning. >> reporter: returning and getting students back to archery,

j.r. stone is live from the command stentor where the search is being organized.uiet there tonight but it will be busy at first light, i imagine? >> reporter: yes, it certainly will. what a busy day it was earlier, even into the evening hours. like you said it is quiet. you see that behind me at this command center. this is the focus where everybody joins together and then goes out and searches. i can tell you the whereabouts of this berkeley runner unknown. now some are starting to wonder if he is out there at all. >> reporter: volunteers with the sheriff's office scouring the area where 37-year-old phillip's scent was last picked up. they are not finding much. >> we have gone down to the nitty-gritty with details. we are finding rocks with blood on them, we sent that blood to the crime lab, that blood come back as animal blood. >> reporter: 120 volunteers and a dozen agencies from the bay area and beyond searched for the 4th day in a row on tuesday in the pleasanton hills with no luck. we spoke to a neighbor who saw his vehicle park inside this lot shortly after

. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc7 news. >>> it is a safe place to be, as long as you are not standing through a food truck. >> keeping tours safe in san francisco. steps taken to regulate food carts. >>> the governor signed a new bill to tackle organized retail theft. >>> which bay area restaurant was just named "best of the best" by trip adviser? >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures, on the rise heading into the weekend. i will show you how much warmer, coming up. >>> the guest host on "jimmy kimmel live," anthony anderson. >> i'm anthony anderson. watch this or i will take it personally. is it the suicide quad or the suicide squad? >> it's weird. i always though is your family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit, and including your whole family in practice drills. for help creating an emergency plan, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com a little preparation will make you and your family safer in an emergency. a week's worth of food

j.r. stone is live from the command stentor where the search is being organized. it is quiet there tonight but it will be busy at first light, i imagine? >> reporter: yes, it certainly will. what a busy day it was earlier, even into the evening hours. like you said it is quiet. you see that behind me at this command center. this is the focus where everybody joins together and then goes out and searches. i can tell you the whereabouts of this berkeley runner unknown. now some are starting to wonder if he is out there at all. >> reporter: volunteers with the sheriff's office scouring the area where 37-year-old phillip's scent was last picked up. they are not finding much. >> we have gone down to the nitty-gritty with details. we are finding rocks with blood on them, we sent that blood to the crime lab, that blood come back as animal blood. >> reporter: 120 volunteers and a dozen agencies from the bay area and beyond searched for the 4th day in a row on tuesday in the pleasanton hills with no luck. we spoke to a neighbor who saw his vehicle park inside this lot short

j.r. stone, abc news. >> people are making up for all of that lost time.o see but feeling frustrated at all of that traffic, many thanks to you. >>> now back to the illegal fireworks go off across the bay area tonight. take a look at the video. you can see there are plenty of illegal activity across the oakland area. fireworks are clearly visible despite the fog. pg&e caught this from its east bay cam rafplt taking a look, the vow from our camera, lighting up the night sky. east bay officials were on high alert for works danger tonight. >> there have been numerous reports of fireworks out in the south bay as well. much of the activity can be seen in the hills towards east san jose. you are looking at the video from our south bay camera. this video from 25th and harrison in the mission district. people were lighting up roman candles in the intersection. you can see a car there just weave through the intersection or trying to. and then another one backs up right next to the fireworks as a small crowd watches from the sidewalk there. concerns of illegal firew

. >> j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >>> apple will reinstate its mask mandate at most u.s. stores starting today. this is according to bloomberg. the mandate applies to staff and shoppers, even who are vaccinated. apple is encouraging its employees to get the shop but has not made it a requirement. >>> weeks to go before the first day of the school, many bay area cities some school districts are encountering a big problem. they don't have enough teachers. a teacher shortage was a problem well before the pandemic. the problem only got worse for districts. the high cost of living coupled with low pay for teachers has ig ng in the classroom. >> last year saw lot of retiremeregnio with so educators choosing a different career path. we've seen a of >> mount diablo have an in person hiring event this saturday from noon to 5:00 and then next wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. >>> put that in perspective. last year, record breaking year. year to date close to four times the acres burned. >> taking a sobering step back. governor newsom now needing an outside group to help controcono t

j.r. stone has more from a community meeting. >> reporter: these are the tire marks left on the santa cruz's black lives matter street mural . burned out rubber left the friday night by vandals. >> is a community number and as a woman of color, this is very very hard. >> reporter: the vice mayor speaking out at a rare sunday press conference as santa cruz police chief andrew mills announced that the 20-year-old and 19-year-old have been arrested in connection to the crime. >> this was not just a couple of kids fooling around doing a burnout on the street. this was an intentional act of vandalism. on something that our community holds dear. >> reporter: young men face charges of felony vandalism and conspiracy to commit a felony. the facebook page, several post regarding the crime had more than 1000 comments. some downplaying it and others echoing community members who spoke on sunday. >> this was not a simple act of vandalism. this was a terrorist act against the black community. >>> both suspec

stone, back to you. >> all right, thank you very much, j.r. >>> new tonight, announcement that california would bar studentt they did not show up with a mask. but, the department of public health says it will be up to the schools on how to deal with student who's do not wear a mask. the state said masks would be require inside the fall regardless of vaccination status. exceptions will be made for students with a disability or special health needs of course, social distancing will no longer be required. >>> the delta variant is causing covid-19 cases to increase across the country including here in the bay area. abc news reporter spoke to a man who got covid-19 even though he was vaccinated. >> reporter: in june, after more than a year of stress, shawn and his wife decided to go to vegas. fully vaccinated and even drove to avoid planes, once they got there. >> i took the option to take my mask off. >> reporter: when they got home shawn started to feel sick. he and his wife then tested positive for covid-19. >> it was extremely frustrating because we just spent 1 1/2 years avoiding this thing and it was scar

stone, back to you. >> all right, thank you very much, j.r. >>> new tonight, announcement that california would bar studentist they did not show up with a mask. but, the department of public health says it will be up to the schools on how to deal with student who's do not wear a mask. the state said masks would be require inside the fall regardless of vaccination status. exceptions will be made for students with a disability or special health needs of course, social distancing will no longer be required. >>> the delta variant is causing covid-19 cases to increase across the country including here in the bay area. abc news reporter spoke to a man who got covid-19 even though he was vaccinated. >> reporter: in june, after more than a year of stress, shawn and his wife decided to go to vegas. fully vaccinated and even drove to avoid planes, once they got there. >> i took the option to take my mask off. >> reporter: when they got home shawn started to feel sick. he and his wife then tested positive for covid-19. >> it was extremely frustrating because we just spent 1 1/2 years avoiding this thing and it was sc