lena howland -- deaths. lena howland's life. lena: the ntsb wants to see alcohol detection systems and all new vehicles made moving forward. that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. if the recommendation is implemented by the national highway traffic safety administration, experts say it could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes. one of the biggest causes of highway deaths in the country. the burst ends -- the push stems from an investigation your friends know -- near fresno last year. a drunk driver crashed head on with another vehicle new year's day, killing both adult drivers and seven children ranging from six to 15 years old. that is why the agency is considering the idea of passive alcohol detective systems, meaning drivers would be required to blow into a breathalyzer before hitting the road. they are looking into technology that could test their blood alcohol through touch. >> i look at this technology as it is part of a progression we see going electrical vehicles, having self driving cars. now, we are

reporting live, lena howland, abc 7 news. reggie: ok, lena, thank you. a victim was shot near 50 5th avenue and then got on a b.a.r.t. train and was taken off at the fruitville station by paramedics. the victim went to the hospital. conditions have not been released. police have not made any arrests. there was also a deadly shooting in oakland saturday night. it happened on camden street near 60 2nd avenue. police say the victim was a man from san francisco, but they have not revealed his identity. that is the eighth deadly shooting in oakland in just a week. kumasi: in haywood, a father and sun were stabbed to death at a home early yesterday morning. police have not released any details, but they say they got a 91 one call about an altercation inside of a home. officers found both the father and sons stabbed to death inside. that investigation is ongoing. the owner of the beloved double play bar and grill in san francisco is planning to reopen after a fire. the restaurant opened in 1909. it is the hangout for san francisco field, minor-league baseball t

lena howland is live. eryone is ok after the scary accident but it left a trail of damage behind. fire officials say because of this, nine people have been displaced and two apartment units will be red tagged because of damages left behind. this crash happened just after 1:40 this morning. a car drove through an intersection near senter road, hitting a parked car before slamming into an apartment complex. a tire hit and apartment unit causing windows to break. we did talk to one of the neighbors whose apartment was struck by a loose tire who woke up to the sound of a loud boom. >> i woke up when i heard the noise. the first impression is that a car hit my house. instead, it was just the tire. lena: police said when they came across the car, nobody was in it. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. we know red cross officials were dispatched to the scene to help those displaced find alternative housing. live in san jose, lena howland, abc 7 news. kumasi: there are no concerns about the state of

lena howland, abc7news.eveloping in san francisco, police are investigating a shooting that left two women hurt in the mission district. it happened around 6:30 last night at 23rd and valencia streets. officers found two women who were shot. he performed life-saving measures, both were taken to the hospital. one had life-threatening injuries. so far, no arrest has been made. kumasi: californians will have an option for a different type of burial. the governor signed a bill into law that allows for human composting. gloria is live in the newsroom with more details about the whole process. gloria: california will become the fifth state to legalize human composting. advocates say it is an environmentally friendly alternative to end-of-life options, but some oppose this. this is a reenactment video that shows you some of the process the seattle-based company uses to turn human remains into soil. the founder and ceo, who used to live in the bay area, says it is growing in popularity. she says they are thrilled th

lena howland is live with the details of this plan. good morning. lena: good morning. the ntsb wants to see alcohol detection systems put in all new vehicles produced moving forward . that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. if this recommendation is implement it by the national highway traffic safety administration, experts say it could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest causes of highway deaths in the country. this push stems from the ntsb investigation into a horrific crash near fresno last year. a drunk driver crashed head-on with another vehicle on new year's day, killing both adult drivers and seven children, ranging from six to 15 years old . that is why the agency is now considering the idea of passive alcohol detection systems, meaning drivers would not be required to perform a task like blowing into a breathalyzer before hitting the road. they are also looking into technology which could test for blood alcohol through touch. >> i look at this technology as part of this progression we see in car technology into electrical

lena howland is joining us. what is going on right now? lena: hello. this is where pleasant hill police say a high-speed car chase ended and the suspect who was wanted for multiple crimes took off on foot before running inside of this nordstrom rack behind us. this happened more than nine hours ago which forced the store to be evacuated and in the past hour we have seen officers coming and going from the entrance with the doors open. several agencies were involved including the contra costa sheriffs office, concord police and pleasant hill police. they took over before calling in the swat team. there is a very large law enforcement presence on scene and we have seen a few confused safeway employees just getting here for the workday wondering what is going on as most of their parking lot as well as the gas station parking lot and the full nordstrom rack parking lot are taped off. it was unclear what the suspect was wanted -- was originally wanted for and what caused the chase. we are working on getting more information. as soon as we get that we will br

live in fremont, lena howland, abc7 news. reggie: thank you, lena.ouse and public health officials will update the public on the monkeypox response. yesterday, c.d.c. director met with the senate health committee to speak about the current situation. >> c.d.c. worked with our public health partners to expand testing capacity and engaged commercial laboratories to increase capacity to 80,000 tests per week. while integration volume is 14% of total testing capacity, we are working with academic medical centers, commercial and public health laboratories to make testing even more accessible to all who need it. reggie: she will be with today's briefing and if you're still looking for a vaccine, the clinic in zuckerberg sf general opens at 8:00 this morning. kumasi: as flu season approaches, experts are telling all of us getting the flu and the vaccine if possible. it peaks around february but officials warning this year could be bad because many of us haven't been exposed in the flu virus because the pandemic. reggie: an athletic trainer is still recoveri

live at sfo, lena howland. reggie: hurricane ian made landfall in cuba as a category three straw dust storm and it is diligent gaining strength and there is a serious head of a -- threat of a direct hit to florida. jobina: it is under a state of emergency and they are mandatory evacuation orders that -- in areas that could see the worst damage. they believe that tampa will take a direct hit from the storm when it arrives later this week. evacuations began yesterday and shelters have opened along the coast. >> the first thing that will go will be the power in the water so make sure you have extra to take care of yourself and get out of town. >> we expect to evacuate over 300,000 people and it will take some time. jobina: tampa general hospital is in the evacuation zone and is being protected with aqua fencing which will let patients ride out the storm inside. there are 7000 national guard members activated to respond by the time that ian reaches florida. they expect it will strengthen to category four with wind

lena howland -- weekend.a howland is in the pacifica, one area that could provide relief from the heat. lena: if you are looking to find a little bit of relief from the triple digit heat, pacifica is where you want to be. it is a little chilly. that is why i am bundled up in my jacket. we are -- they are expecting a high of 63 degrees. nearly 40 degrees less than the north bay. that is where santa rosa firefighters are preparing. they showed us the station that can attract wind speeds. firefighters deploying this, capable of giving real-time fire weather information from the hills to the valley. the devices being installed in the felton grove neighborhood. the scene of the 2017 tubs fire, which destroyed more than 1600 structures and burned 3700 acres. >> when you look at temperatures that high end humidities that low, this tool will allow us to track that in real time and see what our potential is. how dry is it? >> we get a little more warmer than petaluma and santa rosa. i think i will head up to a cooler

lena howland is at the scene. lena: the fire is out and firefighters have since left the scene but you can see quite a bit of damage left hind when the fire jumped -- behind when the fire jumped two homes. you can see the windy conditions firefighters were up against in this antioch fire. when firefighters showed up around midnight, they found a ire that included cypress trees that had gotten into the attic of one of the homes next door. firefighters say cooler weather did help but that brought in gusty wind which aided the spread of the fire and turned this into a two alarm fire. neighbors felt someoom and. i girlfriend started screaming, there is a fire outside and the trees were fully engulfed. it was so windy all the embers were blowing down so i got my hoses out and started hosing out -- hosing off my roof and my deck caught on fire. lena: contra costa fire officials say one of the explosions was from an electric meter being involved in this fire. luckily, no one was hurt but it does appear that one family has

lena howland, abc seven news thank you, lena, many bay area residents trying to do whatever they can to stay cool. and that includes going to the beach. getting some ice cream. whatever it takes, abc seven news reporter tim john spoke with people trying to beat the heat. it was a labor day under the sun for people in san francisco's marina district. as temperatures soared into the afternoon, many ventured outdoors trying to escape the sweltering heat inside. you don't need air conditioning, except for one or two days a year, and then the days a year you do need it. you're like, oh, no. stephanie elkin came out to marina green to be closer to the water. she says that he does not just to cause of concern for herself. but also for her dog. indiana bones. make sure he's got a lot of air on him. you know plenty of water. make sure we're on the outside with him for too long hot in san francisco today, it was actually one of the coolest parts of the bay area. several of the people we spoke with said they came into the city to escape higher temperatures at home. don rose jadhav and his wife

live in pleasant hill, lena howland. reggie: the other big story this morning is hurricane ian, intensifying into a dangerous category four hurricane this morning with wind-up to 155 miles for our, ours from making them fall. and people are already feeling the effect? jobina: it's wrath is being felt across florida, category 4, making landfall in a matter of hours, between 9 a.m. at 11 a.m. our time overnight. strong wind, rain, and flooding already seen. this is video from fort lauderdale the new concern now is high tide fort myers happening as the storm makes landfall, increasing the risk or catastrophic flooding for those who stay behind. authorities say the time to evacuate has already passed. >> after a certain time when tropical force winds are here, we will not be sending out first responders. >> 2.5 million floridians are currently under some type of evacuation order. >> authorities are warning people to expect at least several feet of storm surge from naples to tampa. some areas could see up to 20 inches of rain

lena howland is following the story, joining us live with the latest. lena: parents still trying to comprehend has something like this could have happened, explaining that this happens in an area where their students entered the campus every day. they also helped paint a picture of some of the victims. one is this man, jason arbuckle, who didn't feel comfortable talking on camera, but tells us a bullet grazed his head and left some fragments behind. he and a crew were hanging a trophy display with the shooting broke out. other parents described a second victim who rushed to help after some of the shots were fired. his son goes to a charter school and campus and he describes what a security guard told him before going to the half of a gunshot wound. >> not only after getting shot that he not hide, but he ran to provide aid to a student who had four bullet wound to his back. and this student was saying he was going to die. still brave and had the courage to protect children today. and provide aid to another one that was shot and aim down. >> that security

it happened on -- apple way just off center road overnight abc 7 news reporter lena howland is live there learn from police? we have just learned new information from police. we know that the suspect fled the scene after slamming into the apartment complex. you see right behind me here, but moments ago we learned from san jose police that the suspect has since been located and charged with driving under the influence now if you take a look right behind me here, you'll see that crews have just finished boarding up the apartment complex you see behind us and because of this nine people have been displaced and two apartment units will be red tagged because of the damages left behind. so here's what we know so far this crash happened just after 140 this morning a car drove through an intersection near center road and silverdale avenue hitting a parked car before slamming into an apartment complex. the accident also caused a loose tired to hit an apartment unit along center road causing the glass windows to break and cabinets inside the apartment to fall off. it's foundation. we did talk to on

lena howland is joining us live in the newsroom. what have you learned about the victims? : we are hearing the stories of students that were placed on lockdown during the shooting, and how they were feeling in this scary time. they waited to be reunited. six people, who are all 18 or older, were shot. one parent we spoke with says at least two or students, but police have yet to confirm the information. it happened right next to the king estates campus in oakland, which houses several schools. investigators say the shooting happened on the high school part of campus. parents tell us one person shot was an unarmed security guard, who is expected to be ok according to school officials. they say after he was shot, he chose not to hide, but provide aid to someone believed to be a student that was shot and lying on the ground and reassuring him he was not going to die. after being reunited with his mom nearly two hours after the shooting, this 10-year-old in fifth grade at a wind academy explains the chaotic moments in his classroom. >> it was scary, i was freaking out. my whole

in san jose, lena howland. stephanie: oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting in an apparent robbery, involving an armored truck. it happened before 2:00 p.m. friday at a napa art of parts -- arlo parks -- auto parts. the person was a suspected robber. police say a brinks employee was shot and taken to the hospital. another person showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound. police say that was an innocent bystander. >> it appears to be a robbery. unfortunately, we had a loss of life in the city of oakland again, that represents homicide number 92 for the year. stephanie: oakland pd says it is looking for several people who left the scene. the death of masa has sparked antigovernment protests across iran. she died while in custody of police for violating the mandatory headscarf law. hundreds gathered to show solidarity. >> candles were lit for the young woman who died 7000 miles away in tehran. >> a life was taken from parents for a headscarf. no words. i have no words. >> hundreds gathered as pro

and for a lot of people that includes that abc 7 news reporter lena howland is joining aside from brentwood with more on this. good morning, lena. good morning. kamasi the city of brentwood announced they will be closing this city. pool. you see right behind us here through tomorrow all because of the excessive heat and for those wondering the city of brentwood is expected to experience a near record high of 115 degrees today. take a look ricky anderson and his family had a giant family reunion planned yesterday, and they came to this park so they can use the pool but none of them were local and many of them drove in for the event from oakland only to be turned away. all the andersons could do is look at the pool while staying in the shade pick this place because of the pool. and to get here and to our surprise, it was close and we all drove pretty far. none of us are local we drove from oakland. meanwhile over in vacaville. it's an opposite story the city announced they'll be extending the hours of the walter graham aquatic center both yesterday and today from one to seven in the evening o

lena howland, abc seven news do everything they can to keep the kids cool. thank you, lena. the excessive heat hitting the east bay especially hard as it often does encounter acosta county. one fast moving brush fire just outside of martinez. for some families from their homes. it was abc seven news reporter answer, hassan. and if you live in the division charlie monday evening, michael murphy and his wife can do is watch fire crews battled the so called franklin fire burning along highway foreign martinez. it threatened their house and barns. my grandson called me. we were at lowe's and conquered it, and we ran back this way. luckily everything is not not too close to the house, but it's it could be the fire quickly spreads over 100 acres, prompting evacuation warnings, including for them. my dogs and yeah, the wife and anything. valuable in the house and away. we went living out in these hills. the threat of wildfires is very real climate scientist patrick brown says. it's even greater in the heat wave like this one. these heat waves on the timescales of a couple of days c

lena howland is at the station with an update we got woman to go. good morning. lena: good morning.s a go, bart gave us the update that service has been restored on both tracks between this pleasant hill bart station you see behind us and the conquered bart station after a little more than one hour of single tracking this morning. but commuters are still being urged to plan for at least a 10 minute delay. this causes delays of about 20 minutes because all trains in this area worshiping the same track earlier this morning and had to wait for each other in the impacted areas. it was a big improvement from last night when this station had no service, instead offering a bus bridge where passengers had to get off the train, get on a bus that took them around the section of the truck that is impacted, and get back on the train. we saw crowds of people riding bart rushing to get to the buses last night. one rider was forced to jump through these hoops to get home to antioch. >> the inconvenience is we got to hop off bart, get on the bus come and go to our destination. >> these are not the

lena howland is in san jose this morning. what is the hospital saying about what happened here? lena: parts of this major hospital spent close to four hours in the dark tuesday evening, including their emergency room. this happened during apg&e power outages, but we have learned backup generators failed here at the santa clara valley medical center. the emergency department had to close to end dylan's arrivals. seven patients had to be transferred to other facilities. another nine had to be moved to different parts of the hospital. a hospital surgeon described health care workers immediately jumping into action, familiar with working under pressure. >> as soon as i walked over to the icu, it was pitch black. everyone had their iphones out and little flashlights to try to check on people. normally they are full of just beeping sounds and monitor sounds, and it was just silent. lena: in response, wednesday hospital for shows that hospital officials said emergency plans when into place immediately, and patient safety was never compromised. the hospital did not answer questions abou

lena howland is in santa fe to explain how this works. lena: good morning.e live in santa clara county where an hours governor newsom will be here to sign his care court proposal into law. this is a plan that would steer and sometimes force people off of the streets and into the care they need. there is what you need to know, this plan was approved by the senate and assembly last month and the states as it gives those on the ground the ability to put those struggling into the system. a system providing court ordered care plans. the governor calls it new hope for thousands suffering from severe forms of mental illness such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders and meant to prevent restrictive conservatorships or incarceration. instead, stabilize and support for specific community. the court ordered care plans will last up to 24 proving evythi fromecaons to housopponents say it infringes n people's rights. governor newsom is expected to sign it this morning around 1040 by local leaders, family members and some service providers. live in santa clara co

live at sfo, lena howland, abc7news. reggie: hurricane ian made landfall in cuba as a category 3 and is still gaining strength. we are also concerned about a possible direct hit on florida. jobina: there are mandatory evacuation orders in fort myers because the stress -- the track has changed. the storm center believes tampa will take a direct hit from the storm later this week. evacuations began yesterday and shelters have started to open >>. >>the first thing to go will be power and then water so make sure you have a little electricity and get out of town. >> we expect to have to evacuate over 300 thousand people and it will take time jobina:. jobina:tampa general hospital is in the evacuation zone and has been protected from aqua fencing which will hopefully let patients ride out the storm. 7000 national guard members are deployed. they expect ian will strengthen to a category 4 with wind up to 140 miles per hour. reggie: for updates on the hurricane, download the abc7news app. we will send push alerts with major deve

as lena howland explains, the workers are demanding more money and better health benefits. >> outsidef every terminal at sfo, passengers were greeted with protests. >> we are fighting for our wages and health care benefits. >> that is margaret. the single mom of two has worked at sfo as allowed lounge attendant for nearly eight years but she says the cost of living has not kept up with her paycheck and she has not seen a raise in three years. >> prices are going up right now and are wage is still the same. we need to provide for our family. she >> is one of 1000 food surface workers from more than 30 different employers and 80 locations on strike at sfo on monday. union president says the are making 1705 an hour. a number which workers say is less than the price of one meal at the airport. >> $17 is not enough to raise a family in the bay area. it is not and i have to put food on the table. these employers know that. these workers are working two, sometimes three jobs. >> the san francisco board of supervisors will be holding a special meeting about the strike involving the airport di

lena howland went to pacifica where the crowds are already arriving. lena: the natural air conditioner in full effect. >> it is a nice, cold shower. >> that is exactly why climate refugees from the warmer inland regions of the bay area are making their way to pacifica. >> i imagine the water is going to feel really good. lena: surfing the labor day weekend. >> we are coming from los angeles. lena: -- and his son drove up from southern california to cool off. >> it is cooler, nicer. the water is fairly warm by comparison. it is a lot of fun. lena: with the average temperature hovering around -- hovering above 70 degrees, chances are the only parking spots available by the beach are the ones for your board. judging by the amount of surfers, that might be wishful thinking. >> these slots are deftly going to fill up. good luck. that is what i would say to people. get here early. >> traffic is gridlocked. lena: john and his dog live within walking distance of the beach. he says when heat waves come around, locals like him have two options. >> either stay hom

stephanie: abc 7 news reporter lena howland has the story. reporter: as sheriffs office patrol deputies watch on foot for drivers behaving badly, and officers on motorcycles follow those in too much of a hurry to get to work on friday, bta officials want to draw attention to traffic safety. >> to ensure our system as as safe as it can possibly be. reporter: this after three deaths and one serious injury at intersections like this one. specifically because people choose to ignore warning signs. >> we want to make sure that vehicles and pedestrians and bicyclists coming through this area are paying attention to this morning equipment. reporter: although sheriff's deputy's are giving out some citations, they hope to make friday a learning experience. >> our preference whether it is today's operation or throughout the year is more education and awareness to give folks a chance to understand that crossing against the rail alarms or against a red, especially at or near the bta stations is very unsafe. reporter: it does not end there. k-9 officers w

live in brentwood, and howland -- lena howland. >> some parks will remain closed today because of the heat. the spatial system and parks will be closed today. facilities and recreation areas will remain open. is phil parks plans to be open tomorrow if temperatures cool off enough. these heat -- of the heat of slowdown park service. -- slowed down bart service. there were some 20 minute delays in the same area the day before, saturday. bart says they need to slow down trance when temperatures get above 100 degrees because excessive heat can work the rails. kumasi: area beaches provided a welcome refuge to escape the heat and thousands of people headed to the coast. here is -- reporter: this man and his kids exchanged santa rosa for a spot in the sand. >> you can feel how cool it is here. reporter: this, from fremont had busy my dear, beats the heat. >> fremont is going to be better but it is still hot. i think it is a good date to come out with the family and enjoy. reporter: it is 11:00 here at ocean beach and most of the parking is already sold out. you have got to get early. by sund

lena howland joins us like to explain how this works. m says by limiting parking requirements near public transit, california is making housing cheaper. therefore, easier to build. the bill just signed into law yesterday will prohibit cities and counties from imposing minimum parking requirements on certain residential commercial and otherwithinnealile of public transit. advocates have called this a landmark use of legislation because it affordable housing for people while getting rid of costly parking mandates. this is something that would give property owners the flexibility to decide how much on-site parking they would like to provide instead of being forced to comply with a one-size-fits-all mandate from the state. newsom says, with this bill, the state is prioritizing people and the planet over cars. >> basically we are making it cheaper and easier to build new housing near daily destinations like jobs, grocery stores, and schools. this means more housing, at lower prices, closer to walkable neighborhoods, and public transit. lena: b

this happened on crabapple way near center road abc 7 news reporter, lena howland has a look at the damage. skid marks and pieces left behind from an unfamiliar car line the courtyard that ran maze calls home. i was sleeping in my bedroom. and then i heard the noise boom. it was around 1:45 thursday morning when san jose police say a car barreled through an intersection near center road and sylvandale avenue first hitting a parked car before slamming into a townhouse. the accident also caused a loose tire to hit a unit along center road causing the glass windows to break ainetsnside. mae's home to fall off. it's foundation. house, but when police showed up the driver of the car had fled the scene callers had provided a description of some of the occupants obviously at that time of the morning in a residential area. there's not a lot of people out walking around other responding officers quickly found the occupants of the car including a person who identified himself as a driver. mario of this wasn't 18 year old male and he had two juveniles in the car with him at the time of the crash. he'

today gave us a rare behind the scenes look at light rail safety enforcement abc 7 news reporter lena howland as sher' on foot for drivers behaving badly. officers on motorcycles follow those in too much of a hurry to get to work on friday. vta officials want to draw attention to traffic safety just to ensure that our system is as safe as it can possibly be this after three deaths and one serious injury at intersections like this one at southwest expressway and stokes just in the past few years specificallye the warning signs, and we want to make sure that be a vehicles and pedestrians and bicyclists coming through these this area are paying attention to this warning equipment. although sheriff's deputies are giving out some citations and warnings. they hope to make friday a learning experience. our preference though whether it's today's operation or continuously throughout the year is more education and awareness right to give folks a chance to understand that crossing against the rail arms or crossing against the red, especially if it's at or near the vta stations, it's very unsafe, but it

this is a good plan because i don't want my kids to spend the long day with out az in novato lena howland abc 7 news. cooling centers like this one in san jose are open all around the bay area. they're convenient places to get something cool to drink, especially if you don't have air conditioning. week the valley transportation authority is offering free rides to cooling centers in santa we have a list of cooling centers around the bay area on our website abc7news.com and you can keep track of the temperatures anytime in the weather on demand section of our abc 7 bay area streaming tv app, you can download it for free on roku. apple tv, amazon fire and google tv. our coverage of the heatwave continues with a look at today's spare the air alerts. san francisco recovery the proposal to clean up the city, but will it make a difference and a royal visit to the bay area today the queens tour? area today the queens tour? ♪ ♪ wow, we're crunching tons of polygons here! what's going on? where's regina? hi, i'm ladonna. i invest in invesco qqq, a fund that gives me access to the nasdaq-100 innovat