. >> i'm luz pena in walnut creek. when temperatures reach the three digits, we'll tell you what to keep in mind tomorrow. abc7 news starts right now. >> reporter: now news to build a better bay area, from abc7. >> i always kind of saw him maybe a bit sketchy, but nothing obviously this bad. >> two bay area teens who recently graduated together from tamalpais high school in mill valley are spending their second night in an italian jail. former classmates stunned. the two teens are accused in the murder of a police officer in rome after what investigators say was a drug deal gone bad. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim. while those bay area neighbors are in shock tonight, the community in rome is mourning a beloved officer. abc's corinna mitchell has the news at home and abroad. >> reporter: he was killed in the line of duty. one of them reading, your service will not be in vain. >>> mario was always, always, always a helpful person. all of us and the whole neighborhood could always count on him. t

. >> i'm luz pena in san francisco. more women are booking tickets to spain, but not just for fun.ng their eggs. >> the city's push to provide more parks for kids of all abilities. abc 7 news starts now. >> news to build a better bay area from abc 7. >> a desperate plea from a local women's shelter has been answered tonight. >> the serenity house this in oakland that provides services to women who are survivors of addiction, homelesness and incarceration after rent was raised 75%. >> they owe 75,000 in back rent by tomorrow and the community has risen to the challenge. >> liz has more on the desperate efforts to raise the money. >> 5,190. >> hour by hour, donations are pouring in for a women's shelter in west oakland, facing eviction. they have to pay $14,000 in back rent. >> our rent had been $2,000 and went up to $3500. it's tough. >> serenity house is offering shelter to women for the past decade, but this hike was too much. they are four months behind on paying rent. >> after scrunching around, we just don't have it. we don't have it. >> valerie is a board member whose sister w

in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >> luz, thank you very much.earlier today city officials and union workers held events to inform people about their rights and take a stance against any possible raids. >> abc7 news reporter cornell barnard has this story. >> we do not know if i.c.e. will come into the city of berkeley. >> reporter: he told a crowd at the city sponsored rally berkeley is ready to protect undocumented residents from i.c.e. raids. >> we are a proud sanctuary city. our police will not cooperate in any way in a i.c.e. action. >> reporter: know your rights. >> when an i.c.e. agent comes to your door you are not required to open your door. we want people to understand that. >> people are feeling scared. >> reporter: carolina martinez says her community is uneasy about possible i.c.e. raids. she works with undocumented students at berkeley college. she remembers the fear she had when she was undocumented. >> if i saw police, it would scare me, or even to have friends. >> reporter: at s.f.o., union workers say they won't assist i.c.e. in

i'll ready for the job. >> in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >> weekend is almost here.he weekends. it's going to be hot. >> spencer tells us how hot. >> if you are near the coast or bay, enjoy the coolish weather. it's still warm inland and sizzling there tomorrow. live doppler 7, a little fog at the coast. it's mainly clear. here's a view from our exploratorium camera at pier 15 looking back at the skyline. you ceelo cloudness out there. 55 in san francisco. redwood city 64, 63 san 5 mn bay. a view from emeryville. it's still mainly clear across the entire region. 54 at santa rosa. pet lum that5, 65 concord and livermore 66. here's the view at sfo in case you want to get out of town. you should book your flight right now.we have excessive heat in the inland areas both days. we expect highs in the afternoon to reach or exceed 100 degrees in numerous location and a spare at air alert is in effect through sunday. heat advisory in effect from 11:00 tomorrow morning to 11:00 sunday night for much of the interior regions of the bay area and out into the sacramento valley, fa

in san ramon, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> luz, before you go, with this legislation would it require continuous funding for the rebate program? >> reporter: yes, it will. the idea is to continue with then governor brown's idea of having a total of 5 million clean cars out on the roads by the year 2030. back to you guys. >> all right. that is a big goal. we'll see what happens, luz, thank you. we want to hear your ideas for building a better bare area. share them by joining our group on facebook. >>> 23 governors are opposing the plan to freeze vehicle mileage standards. the program was one of former president obama's key efforts against climate change. the trump administration says drivers want more gas guzzling suv and pickup trucks and argues demanding for fuel efficient vehicles will drive up automobile costs and keep less safe older vehicles on the road longer. many engineers challenge that claim. >>> all right, abc 7 news weather anchor is joining us now, spencer christian with the forecast and will we ever warm up? >> breezy and cool and pleasant but that's about to change. >> i was sitti

abc7 news reporter luz pena is live now with more details on those who lost their lives here yesterday. luz? >> reporter: dan, these are the type of calls that we dread to make as reporters. today i spoke to trevor irby's grandmother. she said trevor was her best friend. she misses him. she explained to us that he wa here in the bay area for maybe three months. he had moved here with his fiance, and he was scheduled to go back to new york in august, and now that will never happen. june 28th, 2019, a day that will never be forgotten in the line of fire, 6-year-old steven romero, 12-year-old kayla salazar, and 25-year-old trevor irby lost their lives. >> he was loved by everybody. he was an all around good kid. >> reporter: inconsolable from her new york home, juanita spoke about her grandson trevor irby. the 25-year-old was raised by his grandparents. juanita believes trevor and his fiance sarah decided to attend the gilroy festival as a last-minute weekend outing. >> he called me every night. it's going to be bad. every time he called me and tell me that he loved me. i tell him i love

. >> abc7 news reporter luz pena is live in san francisco with more. luz. >> reporter: ama and dan, we've come here to the mission district saturday and sunday. both days streets were empty. today you are seeing something different. people coming out, buying produce and chatting with their friends. many of them tell us that even though no raids were reported here in the bay area, they're still afraid. >> this weekend was very scary. i don't want to lose my parents. >> reporter: that's the fear that paralyzed the family this weekend. evelyn was born in the u.s., but her parents are undocumented. >>> do you guys have a plan? >> yeah. so we always say that if we do have people knock at the door, to not answer, to not even -- pretend like we're not home. if there is like an enforced entry, we have a hiding spot for our parents. >> reporter: a secret room they built years ago. they tell me that after the announced raids by president donald trump, they're even more convinced that hiding place is necessary. >>> she says she's a hard worker, who came to the uni

in gilroy, luz pena, abc7 news. >> the longest journey. trevor irby was one of three people killed in the shooting on sunday. the youngest victim was 6 years old, stephen romero. his cousin stays what happened is a wake-up call to all. >> when my mom told me steve feen passed away, i couldn't tell my other cousins. >> go for a day, so i convinced myself so hard that steve fen was still alive kicking. i never thought any of thai cousins would pass away to gun violence. i want everyone to stand strong and stand against gun violence. this isn't right especially for such a little boy to pass away like this. does this really have to happen for the whole world to know that gun violence is very bad? >> sinking in the days after this and whole new way for the families of the victims obviously. police in gilroy just wrapped up a news conference with the latest information about the shooting. > abc7 news reporter chris reyes is there. what did police reveal about the investigation? >> reporter: good evening, kristen. chief scot smithee started off t

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live in oakland, luz pena, abc7 news. >> luz, thank you very much. abc7 news can help you prepare for an earthquake or any other natural disaster. we have tips on what to pack in an emergency kit on our website, abc7news.com/prepare nor cal. >> new details now on the goring of a man from san francisco during the bull run in spain. he was taking a selfie when it happened. a six-ton bull struck jaime alvarez in the neck yesterday during the runling of the bulls event in pamplona spain. alvarez said he ran most of the course and then returned to shoot a short video when he pa. that's when the stray bull came at him. alvarez was in spain with his family and didn't initially intend to join the run, but says the energy was too strong to resist. >> my wife didn't want me to run. my friends didn't -- said don't run, don't run. the horn into my neck went straight up instead of straight back. if it went straight back i probably wouldn't be here. it went in my cheek. it was a miracle the doctor said. >> he is lucky. alvarez works as a public defender in santa c

luz pena, abc 7 news. >> we'll keep following along. thanks. on abc7news.com, one of the most popular stories is this one showing the before and after of the earthquake zone and a big new crack in the desert. we also have tips on what to pack in an emergency kit at our website. you can head to abc7news.com/prepare norcal. >>> 15 years for 14 pounds. rritos, meth burritos ounds of confiscated last year during a traffic stop in los angeles. the value of the drugs hidden in the burrito shaped packages was about $40,000. the police who pulled him over say he also had a loaded gun, hundreds of dollars in cash and was a known gang member with a long criminal record. >>> it was a busy fourth of july for oakland police. they shared a few pictures of some of the guns they recovered. in all nine weapons were seized part of a bigger crackdown on the holiday. officers also seized 200 pounds of illegal fireworks and two pounds of cocaine. 77 people were sited for setting off illegal fireworks. >>> an east bay man suffering from alzheimer's disease and his w

luz pena is on that story. >> reporter: emotional distraught, trever irby's parents agreed to speak to us. his mother tammy played back and forth. the last words she told her son on saturday, a day before the shooting. >> the last thing i said to trever is trever, i love you. he said mom, i love you. i'm having a good time. i'll be all right. i'll call you tomorrow. and my call tomorrow never came. [crying] >> that call for me was getting on the plane to come here to bring him home to bury him. >> reporter: the call came from an officer telling her her 25-year-old son had been killed. >> apparently it was at close range. he was behind my son. my son didn't know he was there. they were sitting with their back towards everyone else. >> reporter: holding hands and comforting each other, tammy and timmy williams remember dropping everything and getting on the first flight from new york to the bay area to identify their son. >> so i had to wait for them to come to me with a picture of my son in the morgue to ask me if it was him. [crying] >> so i had to identify him through a picture, my ba

abc7 news reporter luz pena has moor from walnut creek. >> repor isot and that it is nice out here? >> no. >> reporter: you are not that happy? this type of honesty is unmatchable. truth is this 7-year-old was celebrating his birthday and was not the only one disliking one of the hottest days of july. some adults felt the same way. the ice for the drinks melted. >> it did. >> it is very hot. i am sweating. >> reporter: the national weather service sent out heat advisory saturday from 11 a.m. from sunday 11.m. contra costa county fire has multiple chiefs on stand by for heat related emergencies. >> we had five or sick heat related calls, which is above average. but base on the heat index we were expecting worse. >> reporter: at heather farms park in walnut creek kids come out of this swim meet had one thin in common. they wanted more water. this time, to drink. >> i think we probably went through five or six and about four gator aids. >> reporter: is that enough. >> no. going to stop at 7-eleven and get a slurpee. >> r going to hydrate as much as i can. i have a headache so i am goin

abc 7 news reporter luz pena is live in the mission district. >> dan and ama, here in san francisco's mission district, it seems like everything is getting back to normal. families out here talking to friends and shopping but even though raids didn't take place here in the bay area. they tell me they are still afra afraid. rolling her ice cream cart she said she came out of hiding. [speaking foreign language]. >> she explained to us she's still afraid but had no other option but to go out and work. >> these raids are politically motivated as we know and get closer to the election that these attacks will be constant. >> reporter: after president donald trump confirmed 2,000 undocumented immigrants will be detained by i.c.e. starting sunday. many families like this one were on high alert. do you guys have a plan? >> yeah. >> so we always say that if we do have people knock at the door, to not answer, to not even pretend like we're not home and if there is forced entry, we have a hiding spot for our parents. >> reporter: a hiding place they built years aduo. they tell me that after the a

in gilroy, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> hard to imagine what this family has been through. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the gilroy shooting. we will post updates on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. >>> in the east bay, prosecutors will present their rebuttal closing arguments today in the ghost ship warehouse fire trial. afterward the jury may finally begin deliberations after four months of testimony. yesterday during closing arguments, defense attorneys for derick almena and max harris say the defendants should be found not guilty because they had no idea the building was unsafe. >> happening today, governor gavin newsom will address wildfire preparedness in california. peak season begins next month and will stretch into the fall. oday the governor will tr a foothills. the state budget he signed last month invests about a billion dollars on emergency preparedness. >> it is your voice, your vote. happening today, night two of the second democratic debate will take place in detroit. ten candidates will try to convince voters they have what it takes to

let's get back to oakland and a abc 7 news luz pena there live for us. what's the town doing about this? >> reporter: they say they are doing as much as they can and the mayor of oakland said she's not shocked by the numbers and tell me their goal is to have a total of 700 beds by the end of this year. let's keep in mind more than 4,000 homeless in this city. >> oakland is answerng this crisis with a sense of urgency and invasion. >> reporter: a crisis that one of more than 4,000 homeless living in oakland says it's taking too long to fix. >> our waiting list to be on a waiting list. i'm number 115. >> reporter: she says she checks every week to see if she's up for permanent using. >> srt of people like living in them tents. >> reporter: data collected by officials confirmed that oakland's homeless population per capita surpasses anywhere in the bay area including san francisco. oakla oakland's homeless population rose 47% between 2017 and 2019. >> we have the triple whammy of income inequality, an inadequate supply of housing, insufficient protections a

abc7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> reporter: on a popular creekside park trail, people are out in nature. at 9:42 p.m. a woman's plea for help was heard loud and clear. >> he came up from behind her, wrapped his hand around her mouth and attempted to lift her up. fortunately, the woman's intichkts kicked screaming, which alerted two passersby that were in the area. the man became stooped dropped her and left. >> reporter: police detained the suspect after neighbors reported a man prowling around their neighborhood. >> they determined it was the man involved in the attack on the park. >> i walk to work in the morning. >> reporter: on february 25th a woman was brutally atanged. >> a gentleman who was a french national staying in the area. he viciously attacked a woman. >> reporter: these women lived in this neighborhood for years. they avoid the trail past 8:00 p.m. and want the city to make some changes. >> over the years this city is becoming less safe unfortunately. >> make it a more secure area, with lights and cameras. >> reporter: martinez is facing charges of attempted

l luz pena has more. >> ab1046 bill is to have a total of 1.5 million clean vehicles by 2025. now we're at a hydrogen station, one of the few hydrogen stations up and running here in the bay area after a shortage of hydrogen here. tadashi left his toyota fuel cell vehicle at home. for last month, he's been avoiding long distance trips after a hydrogen shortage in the bay area. >> thinking about like taking a road trip to let's say mendocino. i have to use the station. i cannot do it. >> but he's one of the early adopters of the zero emission vehicles. there are 7,000 fuel cell he vehicles in california. the explosion at this main hydrogen facility in santa clara ached him and thousands of drivers who for a month and eight days have been saving hydrogen. >> there was disruption of the supply in hydrogen. i think there are roughly, there are 1 stati1 stations in the gr bay area and six still in operation. the part that's a tool based difference. >> assembly member phil tang is proposing ab1046. a bill that would increase rebates for electric cars but in california, another optio

in the newsroom, luz pena, abc 7 knews. >> thanks, luz.n francisco went above and beyond the call of duty when off duty. nurse jason benson was on vacation in hawaii when a nearly 80-year-old man collapsed nearby. he performed cpr which likely saved the man's life. l jason was recognized for his efforts and got a chance to face time with alf, the man he helped save. jason is a nurse at kaiser permanente and kaiser sent us this video. >>> a local startup wants to build a studio apartment in your yard and split the profits. "abc 7 news" anchor dion lim shows us how it could ease our housing crisis and build a better bay area. >> reporter: the housing crisis on both sides for homeowners and renters is very real in the bay area because here in san jose the average cost of rent for just a studio apartment just under $2,000. so joining me right now are founders of rent the backyard, brian and spencer. give me an idea of what your company does to alleviate the problems for both the home buyer and also the renter. >> sure. so what rent the backyar

"abc 7 news" reporter luz pena has the story. >> reporter: this is the sound that takes over this roomthese students are coding their minds and their minds are actively dreaming and works towards the goal. >> i would like to become a web developer. >> help building phones or coding or something. >> i have a design team, and we created a clothing app called m malwear and our main focus develop the code. >> reporter: maria who say garcia was a student who didn't think a career in tech wouldn't be possible. >> my parents didn't graduate from college. since they came, they only work like in restaurants, construction. now when they see me, that i'm here and doing something to better myself, they're really proud repter: devmission was founded ten years ago. their goal is to equip low icome students between the ages of 16 and 24 years old by teaching them to code, build websites and fix computers. in this class fixing computers is not just for fun. these students have a bigger goal in mind. to give 300 computers to low income families this year. at the end of the 12-week program, the students

in san francisco, luz pena,7 ne.>>usahead, back at last. one of the main parts of the salesforce center is back over nine months. but you're going to have to wait a little bit longer for some of the hub services. >> and is there a solution for the homeless crisis in oakland that has home depot thinking of moving? what a city council man is proposing to do. >> and three little changes that could save $90 million lives. the recommendation from health owe fishltz. now let's take a live look at traffic there on 80. this is through the berkeley emeryville area. you can see it's getting pretty crowded. actually going both eastbound and westbound. your commute there a little sticky. jill jill has entresto, and a na heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems,

"abc 7 news" reporter luz pena has the story. >> reporter: this is the sound that takes over this roomese students are coding, their minds are actively dreaming and working towards the goal. >> i would like to become a web developer. >> help building phones or coding or something. >> i have a design team and what we create, a clothing app called malwear of our main focus is to diversify the field of code. >> reporter: students are part of the mission, short for developers in the mission district. maria jose garcia is one of several students who didn't think a career in tech would be possible. >> my parents, they didn't graduate from college. they came, they only work like at restaurants, construction, and now when they see me, that i'm here and doing something to better myself, they're really proud of me. >> reporter: devmission was founded two years ago. their goal is to equip low income students between the ages of 16 and 24 years old by teaching them to code, build websites and fix computers. >> in this class fixing computers is not just for fun. these students have a bigger goal in

in the newsroom, luz pena, "abc 7 news." >> thanks. >>> a surprise in san francisco for a nurse that went above and beyond the call of duty when he was off duty. nurse jayson benson was on vacation in hawaii when a nearly 80-year-old man collapsed nearby. jason performed cpr which likely saved the man's life. >> thank you. >> jason was recognized for his efforts and he got a chance to face time with alf, the man he helped save. jason is a nurse at kaiser pe permanente and they sent us this video. >>> "abc 7 news" anchor dion lim shows us how this could ease our housing crisis and build a better bay area. >> reporter: the housing crisis is very real in the bay area because here in san jose the average cost of represent for a studio apartment is just under $2,000. joining me are the founders of represent the backyard, brian and spencer. >> wt rent dow n therenter is we build a studio apartment in your backyard at no cost to you, rent it out and split the rental profits with you 50/50. >> how big are these and how does it actually get made easily? >> yes, so these are about 320 to 450 s

in palo alto, luz pena, "abc 7 news." >>> across the country, in los angeles, novato and san francisco, there have been protests over people held in border detention centers. it is called the lights for liberty, a vigil to end human concentration camps. events were planned in 700 cities across the country. vice president mike pence toured two detention centers yesterday. he called reports of mistreatment and filthy conditions slan drus. it is important to he no your rights. go to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction for information on immigration and how to find out more about your rights. >>> developing news out of the south bay, san jose police are investigating a homicide and home invasion in the evergreen neighborhood. officers were called to the home for a break in yesterday near a middle school. when police arrived they found an elderly man deceased. amanda del castillo has the details. >> reporter: an unfamiliar sight for residents in evergreen neighborhood. >> cars get broken in and kids will throw litter around the street, things like this. there have been other home burglarie

in the newsroom, luz pena, "abc 7 news." >>> a surprise in san francisco for a nurse who went above and beyond the call of duty when off duty. he was on vacation in hawaii when a nearly 80-year-old man collapsed nearby. jason performed cpr which likely saved the man's life. >> thank you. >> jason was recognized for his efforts and got a chance to face time with alf, the man he helped ve jason a nurse at kaiser permanente. kaiser september us this video. >>> a local startup wants to build a studio apartment in your yard and split the profits. "abc 7 news" anchor dion lim shows us how it could ease our housing crisis and build a better bay area. >> reporter: the housing crisis on both sides, for homeowners and renters, is very real in the bay area because here in san jose the average cost of rent for just a studio apartment is just under $2,000. so joining me right now are the founders of rent the backyard, brian and spencer. give me an idea of what your company does to alleviate the problems for both the home buyer and also the renter. >> sure. so what represent the backyard does is we b

trevor's family is also speaking out and spoke with luz pena in this exclusive interview. >> reporter: emotionally distraught, trevor's parents agreed to speak to us. his mother tami willias played back and forth the last words she told her son on saturday a day before the shooting. > the last thing i said to trevor is trevor, i love you. and he says mom, i love you. i'm having a good time. i'll be all right. i'll call you tomorrow. well, my call tomorrow never came. that call for me was getting on the plane to come here. to bring him home to bury him. >> reporter: the call came from a gilroy county sheriff. telling her her 25-year-old son had been killed. >> but apparently it was at close range. he was behind my son. my son didn't

. >>> abc 7 news reporter luz pena has more. two people were feet away from the gunman. >> we left our booth and walked to the port-o-potties, we came out and heard a pop. we both looked at each other, maybe it's fireworks. we both looked and the gunman was 10 to 15 feet away from us. he had like a rifle and he was putting a clip into it. he put a clip into it -- >> turned and started walking and shooting. didn't care. >> reporter: the women said he ended up shooting two co-workers. >>> a lot of people at the garlic festival were shooting videos and one caught what appears to be gunshots. [ gunshots ]. >> people started running in panic as the gunfire erupted. >> one woman went on facebook as the shooting before w s this, we want to warn you it may be difficult to watch. >> they're shooting at the garlic festival. they are shooting! they're shooting at the garlic festival. oh, my god. they shooting. they are shooting! >> the woman said he ended up shooting two of their co-workers -- i'm sorry. let's give you an idea of the timel

. >> abc7 news reporter luz pena live with more what the mayor is saying. >> reporter: larry and ama, the mayor was not shocked by the numbers. she tells us that their goal is to have a total of 700 beds by the end of this year. there are more than 4,000 homeless in the city. >> a waiting list to be on a waiting list. item number 115. >> reporter: frankie lee ban ser one of more than 4,000 homeless living in oakland and says she's been waiting for housing for months. >> oakland is answering this crisis with a sense of urgency innovation. >> data collected by oakland and alameda county officials confirmed the homeless population per capita surpasses anywhere in the bay area. oakland's homeless population rose 47% between 2017 and 2019. >> we have the triple whammy of income inequality, an inadequate supply of housing, insufficient protections against displacement and a mental health system that is not working. >> reporte lmoaknd opened its first safe rv parking site and announced two more under development. it has four sites they call cabin communities offering sheds in backyards. even

news reporter luz pena is live from city hall with the story. >> reporter: that's right. the votes are in and it was approve but it still has to go through a second hearing. the idea is for san franciscans to use more reusable bags like this one as well as compostable produce bags like the one i'm holding. supervisor valerie brown is calling it the plastic bag bin 2.0. in a 10-0 vote the first hearing of this ordinance passed unanimously. the idea is to increase the current 10 cent fee to 25 cents. the legislation also includes a requirement for grocery stores to provide recyclable or compostable bags as other option in 2007, san francisco became the first city in the nation to ban plastic bags. this ordinance wants to stretch that further. now, some cities that already charge 25 cents per bag are santa cruz, san mateo, pacificya and soon san francisco by 2020. abc7 news. >> thanks so much. >> still ahead it started with a special piece of paper and then you saw. we'll look inside the first paradise home rebuilt since the camp fire. >> preparing for the worst. expert on w

. >> luz pena has the latest for us. luz? >> reporter: at least seven residents have been displaced. you can see behind us, the two homes are completely destroyed. both roofs collapsed and they spoke to the homeowner. the blue houses. she lost more than just the house, but many memories tonight. engulfed in flames in a matter of minutes, the two homes were destroyed. >> i lost my husband seven years ago and he died in this house here. we were here for over 30 years. over 30 years. and now everything is gone. >> from a fire, she looked at her house and flame while thinking about the memories trapped inside along with mickey and gracie, her two cats who she hasn't seen since the fire. >> they are still in the house as far as i know. >> she heard cracking noises coming from the size of the house and ran out. her neighbor heard them, too. >> it was like banging on a door, but clearly it was the electrical or gas going off. >> contra costa county fire confirmed the fire started in between the homes where the gas lines are located.

in so nome, luz pena. >> if you were wonder being the specifics of a watermelon ob a obstacle course, kids will have to carry the watermelon covered in vegetable oil around a course while they beat the clock. >> an effort to save an east bay haven for artists and creative minds. in uptown oakland at the octopus literary sa ron raising $150,000 to keep the bookstore and venue open. the building was recently sold to a new owner. >> my rent will more than double in april of 2020. >> can you afford it? >> i'm barely making this rent. it's going to be an astronomical rent. i don't know who could pay that. >> they're launched a go fund me page. >> still ahead at 11:00, oakland looks to build a better bay area with a community barbecue to turn a negative video into a positive. >> getting brand-new planes. we will look inside one. i switched to geico and saved hundreds. that's a win. but it's not the only reason i switched. geico's a company i can trust, with over 75 years of great savings and service. ♪ now that's a win-win. switch to geico. it's a win-win. switch to geico. you know when you

luz pena. >> governor newsom was asked if he was surprised by the damage compared to the damage following the 1989 homa prieta quake that was a 6.9 and killed more than 60 people and knocked down parts of san francisco and oakland. despite that, loma prieta showed how to escape damage. >> i remember them saying the bridge had collapsed. i was there in the middle of it. the county buildings buckle and i was walking down the block. i was amazed when i walked the rest of the city, 99% was in good shape. we are remarkably resilient. >> we have a look at more recent quake history. >> when we are talking about the power or energy of earthquakes, it doesn't follow a linear fashion. as the magnitude grow, the power grows greater. the napa quake in 2014 was a 6.0 compared to the ridgecrest was a 7.1, however the ridgecrest was 44 times stronger than the napa quake. we would have to experience 44 napa quakes to get the engineer release from one ridgecrest earthquake from yesterday. that magnitude is everything. the quakes still happening now, reports of more than 2,000 in the past 36 hours. seismol

to learn more about the victims, we want to go to luz pena. she has that part of the team coverage tonight, luz? >> reporter: we speak to two heart broken grandmothers over the phone, we spoke to trever's grandmother in new york. she explained to us to her, trever was her best friend and the last time she spoke to him was saturday. the last words they said to each other were i love you. he was scheduled to go back to new york this august to visit and that will never happen. in the middle of the chaos, this grandmother went to san luiz regional hospital. when she arrived, she was too late. >> i went from hospital to hospital looking for him but my son said he was over here. we came over but when we got here, he was already dead. >> reporter: his mother and maternal grandmother were also shot at the festival. >> so we run out looking for them, my son was the first one to get notified where they were. >> reporter: 6-year-old stephen romero died with 13-year-old kayla sal azar and 25-year-old trever. >> he was a good kid. >> reporter: inconsolable,

abc 7 news reporter luz pena joining us with an example from the golden gate bridge. luz? >> reporter: that's right. there has been a total of 71 car break-ins in this parking lot area alone this year. to put it into perspective. last year in the first seven months of 2018, there were a total of 38 incidents. now i'm going to point your attention to these signs you'll see here. they say prevent auto theft, please take your valuables with you. many tourists i spoke to today said they are aware of these signs and see them and read them but don't believe car break-ins will happen to them. it's the history behind and it what he represents. the iconic golden gate bridge attracts more than 10,000 tourists a day. >> to go to vista point and take a lot of pictures. >> reporter: while you're taking those pictures. >> we have signs out protect auto thefts. >> reporter: he says thieves are casing this parking lot. >> i think they are just everywhere. i think they are driving around. if they are not right here, they are at least driving around. >> reporter: in a matter of ten to 15 se

in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> tragedy in the north bay today. a crash involving a car full of teenagers and sadly not everyone survived. one girl died and one survived with major injuries and the third who was driving has been arrested. the crash happened on sky farm road. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story that is shaking that community. >> reporter: flowers by the side of the road, a gouge in the pavement, teenagers comforting each other and for parents. >> this is the worst phone call you could get in the middle of the night. they are all good kids. they just like all teenagers wanted to have fun and it just didn't go well. >> reporter: jenna, kelly, one of many teens from the high school who left flowers today following the early morning accident a fast-moving car that appears to have blown a stop sign missed a turn, hit the curve, gone airborne and hit three trees on the way down. that impact ejected two of the teens from the car killing one and injuring another. the driver walked away. >> it was like just smash really loud. >

in mountain view, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> in the east bay firefighters are battling a wildfire on mount diab diablo. crews working overpass to put out the flames. the picture, can you see flames. a lot of smoke. this is what the agency tweeted. it was taken yesterday. late last night the fire on summit road had burned about four acres. >>> it's been eight months since the campfire devastated paradise. today the town's public swimming pool is set to reopen for the first time since that fire. the crews finished painting last week. it hasn't been opened since the campfire killed 85 people andto. imsomewherers can now lift their spirits by taking a dip in more than 2,000 gallons of water. >> people lost their private pools in their homes. the fact health clubs had been destroyed, this is the only swi >> new numbers show paradise's population has plunged by 90%. about 2,000 people currently live in paradise. that's down from 27,000 before the fire. >>> we are taking a live look at sfo. we get a peek at a newly renovated terminal at the airport. part one of three-phase project to make termina

in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> in other parts of the bay area, city officials held events and take a stand against any possible raids. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard continues or team coverage from berkeley. >> we do not know if i.c.e. will come into the city of berkeley. >> the mayor told the crowd at the city sponsored rally that berkeley is ready to protect undocumented residents from possible i.c.e. raids. >> we are a proud sanctuary city. our policy is our police will not cooperate in any way in any i.c.e. enforcement action. >> councilwoman says know your rights. >> when an i.c.e. agent comes to your door, you are not required to open the door. >> r carolina said her uneasy . raids. she works with undocumented students. she remembers the fear she had when she was undocumented. >> when i saw police, it would scare me or even to have friends. >> sfo said they won't assist ooisz in any way. >> immigrant workers run st. francis, this airport and we are here to say as unionized workers we will not collaborate with i.c.e. in any way deportations happening at sfo. >> m

luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> it was a weekend of big surprises and plenty of headlines from comic-con ingo. >> reporter: in this morning's gam first look, after a weekend of marvel-sized surprises at comic-con, gma is getting answers to all the epic news blowing up your social feed from mahershala ali and natalie portman returning as a goddess in the next thor movie. >> i have to say congratulations to you. you're getting a stand-alone film piece. >> yeah. we're shooting it. i can say that now. can i finally say that? >> oh, thank god. >> it's a rumor, but it's true. >> i have a feeling natasha would not have that. >> spilling even more secrets coming up at 7:00 a.m. with "gma first look," adrian ban kehrt, abc 7 news, san diego. >>> move over "avatar," avengers end game holds the top global spot for being the world's highest grossing film of all time. movie fans spent more than $2.7 million to see the movie in just 13 weeks. "avatar" owned the previous record for a decade. marvel is owned by the walt disney company, the parent company of >>> you're never more than seven minutes away fro

in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> in other parts of the bay area, city officials held eventso inform people of their rights and take a stand against any possible raids. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard continues our team coverage from berkeley. >> we do not know if i.c.e. will come into the city of berkeley. >> the mayor told the crowd at the city sponsored rally that berkeley is ready to protect undocumented residents from possible i.c.e. raids. >> we are a proud sanctuary city. our policy is our police will not cooperate in a w i c.e. enf >> cncwoman ysur . .c.e. encos o to open the door. we want our community to understand that. >> people are feeling scared. >> reporter: carolina said her community is uneasy about possible i.c.e. raids. she works with undocumented students at berkeley city college. she remembers the fear she had when she was undocumented. >> if i saw police, it would scare me or even to have friends. >> sfo said they won't assist i.c.e. in any way. >> immigrant workers run san francisco, this arpd. we are here to say as unionized workers, we will not co

abc 7 reporter luz pena spoke to witnesses.ple working the event were feet away from the gunman when they saw him load his weapon and fire into the crowd. >> we just left our booth and walked into the port toe potties. we came out, heard a pop. we looked at each other and said, oh, maybe it's fireworks. then we both looked and the gunman was about 10 to 15 feet away from us. he had like a rifle and he was putting the clip into it. he put a clip into it and started -- >> turned and started walking and shooting. he didn't care. >> the women said he ended up shooting two of their co-workers, and on "good morning america" they apparently said their co-workers were critically injured. >> of course, a lot of people at the garlic festival started recording video of the event going on. at least one caught what appears to be gunshots. [ gunshots ]. >> you can hear the sound as people started running in a panic as the gunfire erupted. >> one woman went on facebook as the shooting was happening. here is the video she posted. >> they shoot

. >> abc7 news reporter luz pena spoke to a navy officer who had at least four bags stolen from his rental vehicle. luz? >> reporter: larry, in the several hours that we have been in this parking lot, we have seen purses, we have seen laptops, we have seen back packs left here in plain sight. many people we speak to tell us they are seeing the signs. they're looking at what's going on around, but they don't believe that this is going to happen to them. until it does. >>> it's a scenic view that everyone who comes to san francisco has to see, making a thieves' dream hot spot. for this car we're seeing here, you can visibly tell there's things inside. what do you notice? what are thieves doing? >> thieves are coming up and seeing the same thing you and i would see. they come up to a vehicle and they would look at those bags and say, okay, look at that. they have stuff in there i can completely see. >> reporter: in a matter of 10 to 15 seconds, windows are smashed and people like navy officer andrew getty go from tourist to victims. >>> did you see the signs around the parking lot? >> oh, yea

"abc 7 news" reporter luz pena has some of the best video we are seeing. >> reporter: inside this marshal's store in ridgecrest, california, agony can be heard as the lights went off and glass shattered inside the store and employees began -- >> oh, my god. >> video has been pouring into the newsroom overnight. here you can see water spilling out of a pool at a home in ridgecrest. >> oh, my god. >> here is a look at some of the damage in trona. these pictures from reporter la tease ya' juarez from our abc sister station in los angeles shows what state route 178 looks like. a portion there has buckled. state route 178 is now closed and caltrans has no estimated time of reopening. this is video of a rock slide caused by the quake on state route 178 between ridgecrest and bakersfield. this area of the highway is also closed. caltrans is there assessing the damage and figuring out how to clear the road. the good news though, there have been no reports of major injuries near the epicenter. >>> back in los angeles the ground was shaking at dodger stadium dodgers hosted the san diego padres. you c

abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke to witnesses.wo women working the event were feet away from the gunman when they saw him load his weapon. >> we left our booth and walked to the restrooms, the port-o-potties, that were 25 feet from our booth. we came out and heard a pop. we looked at each other, maybe it's fireworks. then we both looked and the gunman was 10 to 15 feet away from us. he had like a rifle and he was putting the clip into it. he put a clip into it and turned. >> started walking and shooting. he didn't care. >> the women said he ended up shooting two of their co-workers. >> a lot of people at the garlic festival started taking video of the events going on. at least one caught what appears to be gunshots. [ gunshots y canear the sound people started running and screaming as the gunfire eupted. >> one woman went on facebook as the shooting was happening. here is a video she posted. we do want to warn you, it may be difficult for some of you to watch. >> they shooting at the garlic festival. they are shooting! they're sho

"abc 7 news" reporter luz pena has new information and some of the best video we are seeing. >> reporter: inside this marshal's store in ridgecrest, california, the agony can be heard as the lights went off and glass shattered inside the store and employees began to scream for everyone to get out as the building shook. customers ran out and young kids can be heard in the background crying while the fire alarm was going off. more than 170 miles away from ridgecrest inside the o morango casino, the lights began to sway like a cruise ship. in this other video we hear a woman running to a young boy, pulling him away from a trailer moving nonstop feet away from him in the desert. >> we can feel tremors here in the building. >> reporter: the earthquake also was felt in las vegas in the middle of the pelican versus knicks nba summer league game at the thomas max center. the building shook, postponing the game. >> here in las vegas. >> here in las vegas. >> wow. >> reporter: now, the san bernardino county fire district also tweeted this. reports of homes shifting, foundations cracking, retaining

in mountain view, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> in the east bay firefighters are battling a wildfire on mount diablo. cal fire says its crews will be working overnight to put out the flames. you can see the flames in the picture tweeted yesterday. late last night the fire on summit road had burned about four acres. >>> it's been eight months since the campfire devastated paradise. today the town's public swimming pool is set to reopen for the first time since that fire. the crews finished painting and cleaning the pool last week. it hasn't been opened since the camp fire killed 85 people and destroyed most of the town. swimmers can now lift their spirits by taking a dip in more than 2,000 gallons of water. >> people lost their private pools in their homes. the fact health clubs had been -- had pools that were destroyed, this is the only pool people can swim in. new numbers released by the governor's office shows paradise's population has plunged by 90%. about 2,000 people currently live in paradise. that's down from 27,000 before the fire. >>> we are taking a live look at sfo. we get a sneak

as "abc 7 news" reporter luz pena exai activists are accusing the company of having ties to i.c.e. >> reporter: in pal owe at ow roughly 100 people took on university avenue in route to pioneer's headquarters, the software company being accused by this activists of having a $39 million contract with i.c.e. that facilitates raid. >> the software itself scrapes information from dozens of different sources as far as public social media profiles, it links tool databasis. >> reporter: in the bay area immigration advocates have received reports of detentions taking place in santa clara and san mateo county since last weekend. >> they have the right to remain silent and they can say, i am exercising my right to remain silent. they have the right to ask for a lawyer if picked up by i.c.e. >> reporter: the lawyer believes that collateral arrests will take place after i.c.e. announced it will target about 2,000 immigrants on a deportation list starting on sunday. >> it is a question whether they can do it or not. it may be that i.c.e. is picking up people based on racial profiling. >> reporter:

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. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, "abc 7 news". >>> homelessness has long been an issue in the we'r t s i cities like san francisco. we're not so used to seeing it in suburbs like walnut creek. well, now that city is taking action to help the homeless and build a better bay area. contra costa county ties alameda county for the largest percentage increase of homeless people in the bay area. each county is up 43% compared to the last homeless census which was done in 2017. contra costa county's number of total homelessness is well below that of alameda and san francisco as you see in the chart. leslie brinkley has more on a solution to help the homeless that seems to be working. >> reporter: matthew chase has lived on the streets of walnut creek for ten years. his bags were stolen last week so he says his only belongings are his lighter and cigarettes. he sleeps in a different spot in downtown walnut creek every night. >> the business owners know i'll come out and i'll sleep on the side of the building or something, you know. they know i don't mess with them, i don't mess with th