lyanne: we do not. in the meantime, that passenger we want to say asked to go to the hospital last night. we do not know that person's condition. we know this afternoon the fire chief was at city hall, meeting with the mayor and a few supervisors regarding what to do about this incident. this was the scene last night at the intersection of polk and church streets. >> can you dispatch a battalion chief? we've been involved in an accident versus a cruise vehicle. there was one person in the vehicle. >> did it involve a firetruck? lyanne: lyanne:, the firetruck was apparently headed southbound that had moved into the northbound lane, something trucks do to get around other cars. media, "one of our cars into the intersection on a green light and was struck by an emergency vehicle that appeared to be in route to an emergency scene." one of the firefighters involved in the accident told police what helaims the cruise vehicle did at the intersection. he says "it looks like it lurched." the california vehicleod

in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news.ma: this afternoon, hundreds of marchers gathered at san francisco's federal building to demand immigration reform. some of them started in sausalito, making their way across the golden gate bridge. they are calling on congress to pass the registry bill, which would allow roughly 8 million undocumented people living in the u.s. to apply for legal residency. dan: coming up here, new information about the midair crash involving two firefighting helicopters in southern california. it happened over the weekend. we will have the latest after dan: authorities are investigating a deadly midair collision. ama: one of the firefighting helicopters crashed in any -- crashed into a hillside. rob mcmillan has details. reporter: calfire riverside county fire now mourning the loss of three people who died when this bell 407 helicopter crashed last night. tony sousa, the pilot, and tim rodriguez, a firefighter, and josh bischoff, seen here being interviewed by eyewitness news last year. >> is very hea

melendez, abc seven news. >> low process lyanne.hank you so much, santa clara county is taking a new approach to address a teacher shortage. the key is this pilot or this plot of land in downtown palo alto. that is where office officials held a groundbreaking for a new affordable housing complex for teachers and school employees. as the 110 units will serve school districts in los altos, mountain view and palo alto. the goal is to have teachers live near the schools where they work. we've got teachers and other school staff who are commuting out hours and hours, and that is time not spent with or for kids. the complex is being built on county owned land, being developed by two nonprofits and financed in part by meta, facebook's parent company. a similar project is being planned for the cupertino area. >> still to come, the search for a south bay boy's beloved family baseball glove. and you know, it's never too late to fall in love. the heartwarming story of a walk down the aisle more than six decades in the making. the ford force ne

abc7 news senior education reporter lyanne melendez has a look at what they can expect.t could very well be any sleek cafeteria at a silicon valley startup. but this is wallenberg high school, a san francisco public school. our goal with these redesigns is to just give students a beautiful space that encourages them to eat, but also talk to their friends. so many of these cafeteria have like half a dozen other functions. they're also auditoriums. they're here where the school has assemblies and they deserve to be really beautiful and staff from student nutrition services took input from the students on how they wanted to redesign their cafeteria since 2015. thanks to money from a voter approved bond and private donations, 82 school cafeterias will have been redesigned in a period of almost ten years. another 30 are expected to be remodeled if and when another bond is passed. in the past several years, the school district has also focused on renovating cafeteria kitchens, while over the summer, wallenberg received new ovens. the rest of the kitchen is outdated. take the w

in san francisco, lyanne melendez. >> still to come on abc7 mornings.ump and governor desantis both in iowa. we'll be right back. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> i'm gloria rodriguez. we are starting with a look at the weather. here's lisa argen. we have been talking about outside lands. we know dan ashley will be performing today at 12:15. how is it going to be out there? lisa: typical. the fog will give away to some sunshine. inland is different. around the bay, we see clearing. the oakland airport, temperatures in the upper 50's downtown to the mid 60's in oakland. upper 60's on the peninsula and south bay. 55 in zephyr cove. we could see thunderstorms. in the mountains, near 70. in the upper 60's. in the inland valleys. warmth is heading your way. warming up five to seven degrees from yesterday's reading. through 1:00, mainly 70's and 80's. the fog giving way to partial sunshine at the coast. 90's today, warmer inland. gloria: developing news out of lahaina. caravans filled with donations are o

lyanne melendez has been at today's hearing. she is in the newsroom.would say any second now. let me tell you how it is going. there are five commissioners on the puc, only four are present today. they can't proceed with this vote. the first commissioner has asked for a delay in approving this expansion. commissioner number two and three will support it. now, if this is approved, this will mean two things, the self-driving car companies can and will expand in terms of the time that they are out and about, and their location, and they can start generating money. >> you guys aren't stupid. don't be stupid. reporter: there was no lack of energy at the meeting to determine the fate of driverless car's on the streets of san francisco. it was a to four members of the commission to vote on whether to expand their accessibility. people heard hours and hours of public comment from both sides of the aisle. >> is not ready for prime time. >> i trust them much more than distracted drivers were angry drivers. >> it is the most confidently driven car i have ever bee

lyanne melendez was there. they are still here, thanks to a bit of help from women.reporter: who would have thunk. you know, we knew that senator dianne feinstein, when she was mayor in 1982, campaigned to save the cable cars. before that, there was at least one other. we also discovered how being a female grip change the life of one woman. it's a bucket list experience, to ride on a cable car. some are unaware that they have been rescued from the year oblivion, a few times. right now, the cable car only exists in the city and county of san francisco. let me tell you why, because of women. reporter: when city leaders wanted to embrace new cars and freeways in the 1940's and 50's, san francisco social light for no close men and her women led group, campaigned to preserve the cable cars. >> sure. reporter: they were so internationally known, celebrities like mick jagger stepped in to help then, mayor feinstein, to refurbish the fleet. >> thank you. reporter: without feinstein's campaign in 1982 to raise $60 million from the private sector and from the federal governmen

lyanne melendez, abc7news. gloria: still to come, the campaign trail is heating up.esident donald trump and governor ron desantis are both in iowa today. but a no other frightening story out of maui. how a santa rosa cou well well well, what have we here? a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! with bats...and ghouls... and cars in disguise. i've cast quite a spell now... you won't believe your eyes! [laughter] the spell is cast. halloween time is back with spook-tacular experiences in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! [laughter] announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. gloria: good i am gloria rodriguez. meteorologist lisa argent here with what to ask today. looking like a good day to be out and about if you are going to outside lands. lisa: no big surprises but a warm up on the way for some of you. if you look at the low clouds and fog from sutro tower, you know it will not be that warm if we have this at the coast. the micro climate is active today. 61 in oakland. the deck of loucks oust

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez. >> it is not over yet. leeann has put both cruise and waymo cars to the test. you can see her adventure on our website. abc7news.com. ama: developing news. the situation in hawaii. it is the first day people in westmount we have been allowed back into their neighborhoods. wildfires that erupted tuesday night forced them to evacuate. hawaii's governor has killed 67 people, making it the worst natural disaster to ever hit that state. it is worse than the north bay wildfires. they killed 43 people [laughter] . the deadliest fire in california's history is the 2018 camp fire that burned paradise and killed 85 people. president biden declared a major disaster in hawaii, freeing up federal funds to help with recovery efforts. the hawaii air national guard transported 37 members of the honolulu fire department. four vehicles and disaster relief cargo on a plane to aid communities impacted by the wildfires. vice president harris was asked about plans to visit hawaii. >> with most situation to do what is in the best

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7news. ama: california is setting its eye on the next green energy of the future, hydrogen. governor newsom is asking for a strategy. it's viewed as one of the keys to helping the state reach its zero emission climate goals. it could be beneficial when it comes to establishing a clean power grid. dan: coming up, 7 on your side with the baffling reasons homeowners are losing insurance. for one family, it was draining a swimming pool. intelligence hurt or help education? >> noticeably will let you know if this pattern david: i'm david goldberg, a bilingual elementary school teacher and president of the california teachers association. as we start a new school year, there's something new happening in california's public schools. jessie: they're called community schools. david: where parents and families, students and educators are making decisions as one. damien: it's a real sense of community. leslie: we saw double-digit gains in math, in english, and reading scores. david: it's an innovation

a reality lyanne melendez, abc7news.ten: time for consumer news. >> google has lost to get a privacy law set against it dismissed. adjudged in oakland rejected google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people secretly tracking these people's internet use. the proposed $5 billion class-action lawsuit claims that the mt. view company tracked their activity even after they set googles chrome browser to incognito mode. o google spokesperson said the company strongly disputes the plaintiff's claims. forget prime day, amazon is once again holding two annual sales events. de retailer said today it will hold a prime daylight shopping event this fall. amazon had prime sales events last year in july and october. amazon is calling the fall sales event prime big deal days. remember that, larry. larry: prime day wasn't good enough. >> it did not share which days it would be holding the next sales event. we will keep track and let you know. netflix launch a new app on the apple i store they will

lyanne melendez is in the newsroom with how the health department is responding to this. reporter: fentanyl has only been on the streets for five years. it appeared in 2018. in 2020, during the pandemic, san francisco lost 725 people due to overdoses. that was more than all the people who died of covid in the city that year. now despite all the resources and money thrown at it, city officials are saying, it could be worse this year. the number of deaths so far this year due to accidental overdoses in san francisco romped at the health department to call for an emergency press conference. >> 80% of the deaths, to date in 2023 are now caused by fentanyl. reporter: so far this year, 73 people have died of accidental overdose. 385 of them, do to fentanyl. that number could surpass 800 deaths for the entire year. >> it pains me this is the highest overdose deaths san francisco has experienced. reporter: why is san francisco seeing more deaths due to fentanyl. when it was first introduced, people were mixing it with other drugs. now, according to a spokesperson for the health d

reporter: in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news.: the back to school forecast top of mind. let's check in with lisa to see how it is shaping up for tomorrow. lisa: we will see a bit of a cooldown. today hot in oakland in the 80's. you don't normally see afternoon highs in the 80's. we will be three to four degrees warmer than yesterday today for sunday. as we go to our back to school forecast for oakland unified, you noticed temperatures will be cool in the morning. 7:00, 50 degrees. low clouds and fog returning for a breezy afternoon revealing mostly sunny skies and highs in the 70's. that is more like it. we will lose five to seven degrees for monday afternoon in oakland and many communities around the bay. the northerly winds are with us again. that is going to allow for a quick warm-up. high-pressure has built in from the south. as we look live from our emeryville camera, it is clear and we have haze. moderate air quality throughout the bay area today. with the northerly wins, a little bit of haze being dragged down reducing vis

our senior education reportedly lyanne melendez talk with students who hope that this year there wille no unforeseen interruptions. >> welcome back to oakland high school. they go, ladies. >> if only there was a way to slow down summer. >> i'm still on summertime, but i'm excited to go back and see my friends and graduate. >> we are excited for the year to start and glad to be back. >> welcome to registration week at oakland haskell. the kids will come in and we will check for that online frustration and we will get their id pictures taken and they will get their schedules. >> more than 1600 students are inspected to show up to confirm their enrollment. asia smith told us she hopes her senior year sees no interruptions like in previous years. >> hopefully nothing to do with covid and striking and anything. >> the strike started in early may and cap students away from the classroom for nearly two weeks. >> when you interrupt instruction and the pace of scheduling, both in the instruction and the interactions, kids struggle, teachers struggle. >> the principal here says that the school

. >> in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. stephanie: let's check in with lisa argen about the back-to-school forecast. lisa: usually, that coincides with the hottest time of the year. this year, things will be better. today will be the hottest day. then, we will see temperatures drop off for that first day of school, tomorrow in oakland. we have more onshore flow. that will allow for a cool down as we get going today. the difference is we don't have any fog. this is your monday forecast. back-to-school for oakland unified. 7:00, 58 degrees. we will have some of the low cloud deck with us. by the afternoon, the winds kicked up. it is a breezy, beautiful day. 3:00, 75 degrees. plan on a jacket and hopefully kids will be sweating it out too bad later on in the day. maybe just with excitement. live doppler 7, showing you the winds coming out of the north. this is allowing for conditions to really warm up quickly. our air quality is going to take a hit today. the northerly winds, allowing for a little more haze out there. you may