zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you so much.nd here at the live desk, we're tracking the fire danger in the bay area. both fire crews and p-g-and-e's are on high alert. p-g-and-e's has turned off power in parts of the east bay because of increasing fire danger. and you can see the map right there shows the current outages. those pink triangles are where those planned shutoffs are taking place. the largest area impacted is the east bay. several hundred customers in alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties are impacted. the shutoffs are expected to last through at least tomorrow. >> well, it is possible that some of these customers may be out for 2 to 3 days. it is a really small amount of customers, particularly by comparison to how many customers used to be impacted by these psps situations. >> it takes everybody from every angle trying to prevent these starts, you know, especially in the rural environments. those starts, they get a good, you know, head of steam on them before they're able to respond. and time is of the es

that's where we find abc seven news reporter zach fuentes. he's there right now. zach. >> yeah. the good news is the active fire has been put out. the bad news 30 residents are still evacuated, displaced from their home. and you can see the devastation right now, these three buildings that are very, very close to each other, that was part of the challenge fort firefighters fighting this fire this morning. right now they're doing what's called overhaul, going through, taking, removing things from the wall and checking on areas that could still be warm. the fire department told me that hot spots have been put out, but they still have to continue monitoring this, and it's going to be quite a bit before residents can get back into their homes. the residents who are closer to these homes that are just gutted this morning, i want to take you to some video from when the flames were still active. firefighters working hard to fight that fire. this is five three story residential structures that have been affected. so yes, over 30 community members had to be evacuated to a temporary evacu

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in san jose. and zach, this ends months of back and forth between union members and the transit agency. >> that's right. it has been such a long process. and finally, just before 2:00 this morning, the vote tally was released. it showed that 689 atu local 265 members voted yes on ratification, 298 voted no. and so this newly approved contract includes a 14.5% wage increase spread over four years, vta said. that's 4%, 3.5%, 3%, and then another 4%. and this does come after those contentious negotiations that led to the historic strike this year that at one point shut down vta service. a judge ordered workers to return to the job, but an agreement still wasn't reached until now. union leadership says this offer didn't meet all of their demands, but in a letter overnight, it did thank workers for their solidarity and patience in what it called a very long process. now, we did hear from the union before voting closed at ten last night, who said it was leaving the choice solely up to each member. >> not

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you.'re tracking the battle over transgender athletes with the president issuing new threats this morning, the california department of education is telling the la times they're preparing to send new guidance to schools today. this morning, the president said he'll impose heavy fines on the state if it does not ban trans athletes from competing. assistant attorney general and former bay area attorney harmeet dhillon set a deadline for the state to comply. she made a career out of challenging lgbtq friendly civil rights laws before being appointed to the trump administration. dylan's letter made no mention of a rule change compromise just last week, ahead of the state track and field championship in clovis. it allowed cisgender girls to win awards in competitions, regardless of where transgender athletes placed. a spokesperson for california attorney general rob bonta office told l.a. times officials were, quote, very concerned with the trump administration's ongoing threats to california s

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach. >> i was worried for a second. >> truly. >> are you okay? >> i'm okay. i'm okay. >> okay. >> i was worried a change of clothes. my pants are okay. yeah. yeah, okay. i'm good. >> okay. awesome. tell professor smart we said hello. that was fantastic. and thank you so much, zach. >> i don't know if our insurance covers pants. it might. >> he's on record saying he's okay. >> so you know what? yeah, that's all we need today. the fairgrounds open at noon, as you heard. and from here on out, the fair will be open wednesday to sunday from noon until 11 p.m. parking closes at 9 p.m. and the admission gates stay closed at 930. only on the 4th of july, the fair will be open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 a.m. >> he had me hooked. he had atmospheric pressure. i was like, let's go, let's trick the children into learning, right? you know, you got to make it fun and be like, did you learn something? >> he's a lot of fun and everybody's up early at the fair today. it's been so fun getting that sneak peek of the fair. >> i want to see him. >> do that thing. >> do

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in livermore. with what you should know, zach. >> yeah. good morning to you and new this morning. we are seeing that there looks to be a power shut off in a part of east contra costa county, a more remote part. we're just finding that out as we're coming on air this morning. and these shutoffs are potential for them here in alameda county and santa clara county. also, these shutoffs are precautionary, could impact up to around 1000 customers. and in years past, these public power shutoffs, safety shutoffs used to impact large areas of the bay area. but now, p-g-and-e's says it is working to minimize the impacts to customers. it says this is precautionary and that all of this is considered because of high winds and dry conditions. >> things like dry conditions, windy conditions, vegetation on the ground that make us really concerned for the possibility of a catastrophic wildfire. so if we see enough of those factors come together, we'll turn off the power proactively. >> now, in the counties facing t

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you. zach. at the live desk, we are monitoring how the president's travel ban could shake up international sporting events, including some in the bay area. next year, the south bay hosts the world cup. and of course, la is the home of the 2028 olympics. the president's executive order bans travelers from 12 countries. now, the order does include specific exemptions for the world cup and the olympics. it has exemptions for athletes participating and their support staff and immediate family. but it doesn't say anything about international fans. organizers for la, 28, say they're not concerned about losing revenue as a result. >> it's very clear that the federal government understands that that's a environment that they will be accommodating and provide for, and so we have great confidence that that will only continue. it has been the case to date, and it will certainly be the case going forward through the games. >> as for the world cup matches in santa clara, iran has already qualified and teams

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you. zach. at the live desk this morning, we're tracking president trump's new travel ban. he signed a proclamation banning or restricting people from 19 countries from traveling to the u.s, citing national security concerns. and that new order takes effect monday. people from a dozen countries will be banned from coming to the u.s. you can see those on your screen. they include afghanistan, iran, somalia, sudan and yemen, among others. and people from seven other countries like cuba, venezuela and laos will face restrictions if they want to travel to the u.s, the one country noticeably missing from that list egypt. the man charged in sunday's attack in colorado is a native of egypt who stayed in the u.s. after his visa expired. president trump said the attack underscored the dangers posed by visitors who overstay visas. >> the list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise, new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world. but we will not

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you so much. and stay with abc seven news for the very latest on this story. we are posting updates as they happen on our website abc seven news.com. and if you have our app on your phone or tablet, you can get notifications whenever news breaks. just be sure to enable those alerts on your phone. >> 509 this morning you're looking live from our golden gate bridge camera, where we do have some coastal clouds that have returned late last night. they're not spreading inland, so away from the coast we do have generally clear skies, temperatures right now, starting out in the low mid 50s. as we get you out the door here on your monday today, temperatures for many of us are close to, if not a few degrees above average for this time of the year. it will be a little bit warmer than we were yesterday. we just have this really nice stretch of weather that started late last week and continued over the weekend. that shows temperatures today in the 80s for livermore, napa, concord at 88 san jose, santa rosa in

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is tracking that part of the story. and, zach, these were mostly peaceful until last night when some people began vandalizing downtown. >> yeah, that's right. things took a turn around seven yesterday and late last night. police. police issued a night. statement saying approximately 60 people were arrested after officers were injured and a lot of property damage. now, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the ice field office on sansom street. they were carrying signs and chanting against the federal immigration enforcement and deployment of national guard troops to la. >> watching what's going on in la. and we're like, no, not not in la. we're in solidarity with los angeles to. >> here to protest the outrageous attacks on undocumented immigrants. >> police say a lot of people did leave once unlawful assembly was declared, but some people in the crowds got violent around 7:00, vandalizing buildings and attacking officers. two officers were injured. one of them was taken to the hospital, and things spread over to market

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you. zach. today, san francisco's police commission is set to discuss accepting a multi-million dollar donation to create a brand new facility for its real-time investigation center. the center is where police analyze drone video and license plate readers. it's been credited with helping make hundreds of arrests. right now, it's housed in the dilapidated hall of justice. crypto billionaire and ripple co-founder chris larsen is offering $9.4 million to move the facility to an empty office near the embarcadero. if the police commission signs off on that donation, the board of supervisors will also need to do that. a new report is blasting the oakland police department for severe understaffing and public safety. the report was presented to the city council yesterday. it shows the city ranks first in violent crimes and property crimes in the nation when compared to similar sized cities across the country. in 2023, oakland police solved only 6% of violent crimes and only 0.1% of property crimes, and

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you so much.rancisco pride weekend as a whole attracts millions of people to the city, and it's one of the largest annual lgbtq events in the world. a month full of celebrations in the bay area wrapped up yesterday with the annual san francisco pride parade. and while people were celebrating, this year was also a chance for people to fight for equality amid attacks from the trump administration. crowds came from all over the world for the colorful parade, as well as for the party at the civic center, and to see the massive laser display shining through the center of town. >> the lights are fantastic. i think it's the it's the heart, spirit and soul of san francisco shining right through the center of the city. >> i think it's always important to remember that pride started as a protest and to always hold that in your mind. it's not all about fun. it's fighting for our rights. >> many say that san francisco plays a part in creating a safe space for the lgbtq plus community, but it's also a place to

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you so much. and stay with abc seven news for continuing coverage on the forecast and the p-g-and-e's public safety power shutoffs. be sure to download the abc seven bay area app to get the latest alerts on that at the live desk. this morning, we're tracking the escalating tensions between israel and iran. overnight, an iranian missile slammed into the main hospital in southern israel, causing extensive damage. the hospital was just one of more than a dozen locations targeted. other missiles hit a high rise building and several residential buildings in at least two sites near tel aviv. israel says it hit an inactive nuclear reactor in iran overnight, as prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing to intensify attacks. iran's foreign minister says that he will meet with european counterparts in geneva. meantime, president trump is weighing in on military action. >> i may do it. i may not do it. i mean, nobody knows what i'm going to do. i can tell you this, that uh- iran's got a lot of trouble. >>

live in the newsroom zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach. >> thank you.ll continue to track the protests across the state, including the actions planned here in the bay area today. we are updating abc seven news.com constantly. if you have the abc seven bay area app, you can get immediate notifications on the latest developments. >> the state believes legal retaliation is coming for california schools over transgender students in sports. attorney general rob bonta announced a preemptive lawsuit. the department of justice demanded a response from schools, indicating whether or not they will exclude trans athletes. bonta says the state department of education told the trump administration schools will follow state law, which protects trans athletes participation. assistant attorney general harmeet dhillon threatened legal action if schools don't comply. >> we look forward to responding to this case in court once we're once we're served with it. but i will, you know, have other colleagues involved in that since i'm named in this lawsuit. so i love california

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you. zach. bay area leaders are denouncing the trump administration's actions toward the la protest. yesterday, congressman sam liccardo joined other elected officials and community leaders from san mateo and santa clara counties, calling out the deployment of the california national guard to la. >> the use of military for domestic law enforcement puts our nation on the precipice of authoritarian rule. i'm outraged by the reckless militarization of response to protests in los angeles. hours after the los angeles police department deemed a protest to be peaceful. >> we'll continue to track the protests across the state, including the actions planned here in the bay area. today, we are updating abc7 news.com constantly. if you have the abc seven bay area app, we'll send alerts when there are major developments you should know about. and coming up at 7 a.m, gma is live in los angeles with the latest on the situation there. >> 610 this morning you're looking live from our east bay hills camera. a lo

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you.he city of san francisco is taking a first of its kind approach to protect its firefighters from cancer. yesterday, mayor daniel lurie announced $500,000 in new funding for a cancer screening pilot program. >> when there is danger, you run towards it. you are the protectors of san francisco. and today we are here to protect you. >> the program will provide advanced imaging scans, typically not covered by insurance, for all active duty firefighters over the age of 40 with at least five years of service. and now it's our abc seven mornings advancer. we preview some things happening in the bay area today. >> first, ucsf benioff children's hospital clinics in walnut creek, san ramon, brentwood and emeryville will be closed today. it's because more than a thousand health care workers at the oakland hospital are walking off the job. they're striking over changes in take home pay under new union contracts. ucsf benioff says the contract changes will support the hospital's growth and give work

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you.t partner of the parade. you can watch it live sunday morning starting at 1030 right here on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> and now it's time for our abc seven mornings, where we highlight some things happening today in the bay area. >> first, 19 members of the golden gate bridge board of directors. they're set to vote on whether to stop promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. today, the iconic bridge is at risk of losing millions of dollars from the federal government. the u.s. department of transportation announced all federal transportation grants will have to follow new terms and conditions, including complying with federal immigration enforcement and rejecting dei initiatives. after hearing this, dennis mulligan, general manager of the public agency that operates the bridge, issued a memo suggesting the cancellation of a resolution that condemned racism. $400 million of federal grant money is set to retrofit. the bridge is on the line. ten vote

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you. zach. at the live desk this morning, we are tracking president trump's new travel ban. he signed a proclamation banning or restricting people from 19 countries from traveling to the u.s, citing national security concerns. that new order takes effect monday. people from a dozen countries will be banned from coming to the u.s. you can see those countries on your screen. they include afghanistan, iran, somalia, sudan and yemen, among others. and then people from seven other countries like cuba, venezuela and laos will face restrictions if they want to travel to the u.s. the one country noticeably missing from that list is egypt. the man charged in sunday's attack in colorado is a native of egypt who stayed in the u.s. after his visa expired, and president trump said the attack underscored the dangers posed by visitors who overstay visas. >> the list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise, new countries can be added as threats emerge around the worl

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you so much. this morning, the los angeles dodgers and trump administration are at odds over what you see in this video right here. the dodgers say that ice agents showed up to their stadium around 8:00 yesterday morning asking for access to the parking lots. stadium staff denied them entry, but the vehicles and the people did not leave. word quickly spread, and a crowd of protesters and local officials gathered, upset by the presence of federal agents on private property. >> we're trying to figure out what's going on. we've been in communication with the mayor's office, with the dodgers, with dodgers security. >> and in the early afternoon, l.a. police cleared protesters from the area. the department of homeland security issued a statement claiming that border patrol agents were briefly in the parking lot, but it was not related to any enforcement operation. ice denied being there at all. yesterday's dodgers game went on as planned, but the situation forced the dodgers to delay a plan to announce

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you zach. this morning, p-g-and-e's is warning of a growing fire danger in parts of the bay area. the utility has already issued an alert for possible public safety power shutoffs tomorrow through sunday. that's because of high winds and dry conditions. the psps alerts are for limited areas in alameda, contra costa, napa, santa clara, and sonoma counties. exact locations have been released and they could change in the coming days. for several years. p-g-and-e's has been turning the power off in areas where there's potential for their equipment to start fires during certain weather events, and you can follow along as the forecast changes. with the abc seven bay area app that will give you access to the same live doppler seven our weather team uses. we'll also send alerts with important updates. you can download the abc seven bay area app wherever you stream. >> in the south bay. fire crews have been working through the night to contain a grass fire on the east side of san jose. it started around

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in walnut creek, with more on the improvements and how they've done it. good morning zach. >> good morning to you gloria. so that report is showing that things like crime are down, cleanliness is up, and ridership is slowly improving, though not as fast as agency would like to see just yet. the report found robberies, electronic theft have been dropped nearly in half. train and station cleanliness improved more than 50% year over year, and police complaints have also dropped. police chief kevin franklin said police had a strong presence out on the trains and walking the platforms. >> they're providing a visible deterrence to criminal activity. enforcing bart's code of conduct and connecting persons in crisis to assistance. >> now also detailed in the report is progress related to bart's new next generation faregates that report saying they're already cutting down on evasion. so the report also found that more families are riding on weekends, but still, weekday ridership still sits below what it what they had pre-pandemic. so those are numbers tha

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you.continue to track the protests across the state, including the actions planned here in the bay area today. we are updating abc seven news.com constantly. if you have the abc seven bay area app, you can get immediate notifications on the latest developments. and developing news in southern california. a wildfire in san bernardino county continues to threaten homes, forcing people to evacuate. the ranch fire broke out yesterday afternoon near apple valley. it exploded in size and has burned more than 4200 acres. wind and dry conditions are fueling the flames. crews are fighting the fire by air and on the ground. it's currently 0% contained. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> in san francisco. there's renewed. there's a renewed push to clear out rvs and get people into housing. mayor daniel lurie announced a plan that would prohibit rvs from parking in city streets for longer than two hours, making it difficult for people to sleep in those vehicles. that new plan focuses on

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you.>> also continue to track the protests across the state, including the actions planned here in the bay area. today. we are updating abc seven news.com constantly. if you have the abc seven bay area app, you can get immediate notifications on the latest developments. developing news in san bernardino county, where a wildfire is threatening homes and forcing evacuations. the ranch fire broke out yesterday afternoon near apple valley. it exploded in size and has burned more than 4200 acres. wind and dry conditions are fueling the flames. crews are fighting the fire by air and on the ground. it's currently 0% contained. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> in san francisco, there's a renewed push to clear out rvs and get people into housing. mayor daniel lurie announced a plan that would prohibit rvs from parking in city streets for longer than two hours, making it difficult for people to sleep in those vehicles. >> leads with compassion. it leads with services. it leads

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you. zach. the fbi is looking for a woman who is part of an immigration protest in concord tuesday. authorities share these images of the woman. they say she assaulted federal officers and stole an fbi special agents badge. the fbi is offering a $25,000 reward for help in identifying her and recovering the badge. hundreds of cities across the nation, including here in the bay area, will host so-called no kings marches this weekend. this is timed to president trump's $100 million military parade saturday, which is happening on his birthday. protesters will voice concerns about white house policies, including on immigration and the response to the protests in oakland. protesters will march from wilma chan park in chinatown to city hall starting at 1230 on saturday. mayor barbara lee says she is working closely with the police department to prepare for saturday's event. >> a lot of these protests are tend to get by people that come and blend into the crowd and become destructive. >> what is taking

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you. zach.his morning where it is cloudy. once again, you're finding temperatures in the 50s. places like walnut creek, concord are getting a bit of sunshine this morning, but they are certainly the few areas that are bright right now. today we'll find temperatures below average across the board. you see, those daytime highs were mainly in the 60s and 70, so about 4 or 5 six, seven degrees below average for this time of the year. as you take a look at what's happening across the country along the east coast, we have cool weather around along the west coast, we have cool weather, the east coast though, i mean those temperatures, we have this heat dome that is just going to bake much of the east. look at those nationwide temperatures. we're talking triple digits from washington, d.c. to new york, boston 102. later on today in the bay area, look at san francisco really sticking out like a sore thumb 61 degrees. so highs today will be below average along the coast. we do expect clouds to remain ther

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you zach. you can join zach and me and amanda and drew and all of our friends sunday at the pride parade. if you can't make it in person, abc7 news exclusive broadcast partner, you can watch it live sunday morning starting at 1030, right here on abc seven or wherever you stream us. >> now to the conflict in the middle east. iran says it has not made an agreement with the u.s. to return to negotiations, even though the trump administration said yesterday they would resume next week. it comes as there continues to be questions about last weekend's u.s. strikes. we told you yesterday iran's supreme leader called the operation a failure. at the same time, defense secretary pete hegseth was defending the strikes. he says the u.s. bombings crippled iran's nuclear program. lawmakers werere briefed on the operation yesterday, and they were conflicted on its success. >> anyone with, you know, two ears, two eyes, some ears and a brain can recognize that kind of firepower with that specificity at that loc

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you. the fbi is looking for a woman who is part of an immigration protest in concord tuesday. authorities shared images of that woman. they say she assaulted federal officers and stole an fbi special agents badge. the fbi is offering a $25,000 reward for help in identifying her and recovering that badge. hundreds of cities across the nation, including here in the bay area, will host so-called no kings marches this weekend. they're in response to president trump's $100 million military parade, which is happening on his birthday. protesters will also voice concerns about other white house policies, including immigration and the response to the protests in oakland. protesters will march from wilma chan park in chinatown to city hall starting at 1230 saturday. mayor barbara lee says she is working closely with the police department to prepare for saturday's event. >> a lot of these protests are tend to get by people that come and blend into the crowd and become destructive. >> what is taking p

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is in the studio. with more on the preparations underway and what officials want everyone to know. zach. >> yeah. good morning amanda. a lot of fire agencies say fire season never really ends, but santa rosa is marking thatbut official start of fire season today. they say it's a reminder meant to help everyone start thinking about fire safety now and be ready ahead of time. now. already over the weekend, crews in the east bay responded to a three alarm vegetation fire in the oakland hills. no homes were damaged, but officials say it is a reminder of just how fast conditions are changing across the bay area in santa rosa, they're pointing to warmer weather and dried out grass as key indicators that the threat is already here. >> we've seen the conditions locally change from lush green hilltops to really brown, dry, dry hills. >> officials say the wet, winter fueled major grass growth that's now drying out fast. now a wildfire safety expo this weekend, locals got to pick up free go bags and find out about

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with one expert who says what's unfolding is about more thanprotesters took to the streets of san francisco sunday in solidarity with the protesters in los angeles. they rallied near the ice building on sansom street. >> watching what's going on in la. we're like, no, not not in la. we're in solidarity with los angeles, too. >> i'm here to protest the outrageous attacks on undocumented immigrants. >> it started as a peaceful demonstration, but police say things took a turn around 7 p.m. they said a lot of people left once unlawful assembly was declared, but some in the crowds got violent, vandalizing buildings and attacking officers. two officers were injured. one of them was taken to the hospital. things spread over to market and kearny streets, where police say some protesters vandalized buildings and a police patrol vehicle. a gun was found at the scene and of the 60 that were arrested, some were juveniles. the embarcadero bart station was also temporarily shut down, and mayor daniel lurie said some muni vehicles were vandalized and windows

live in the newsroom zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you so much.g on top of all the developments on air and online at abc seven news.com. so you can follow along when you're on the go with our abc seven news app. and if you enable those notifications, we will send you alerts right to your device when there are any updates. >> today is the deadline in california's case against president donald trump's deployment of the national guard. attorneys have until noon to file briefs in the case, telling district court judge charles breyer what they think he should do next. an appeals court ruled thursday the president acted within his authority when he ordered troops to la to prevent violence during protests of his immigration crackdown. california senator alex padilla is responding to vice president j.d. vance after vance addressed padilla by the wrong name. over the weekend, padilla took to social media, writing, quote, j.d. vance, you know my name. if you want to talk about political theater, let's start with the thousands of troops that your administrat

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is in the studio. with more on the preparations underway and what officials want everyone to know. zach. >> amanda a lot of fire agencies say fire season never really ends, but santa rosa is marking that official start today. they say it's a reminder meant to help everyone start thinking about fire safety now and be ready ahead of time. now, already over the weekend, crews in the east bay responded to a three alarm vegetation fire in the oakland hills. no homes were damaged, but officials say it is a reminder of just how fast conditions are changing across the bay area in santa rosa, they're pointing to warmer weather and dried out grass as key indicators that the threat is already here. >> we've seen the conditions locally changed from lush green hilltops to really brown, dry, dry hills. >> yeah. officials say the wet, winter fueled major grass growth that's now drying out fast. and at a wildfire safety expo this weekend, locals got to pick up free go bags and find out about new state rules taking effe

abc news reporter zach fuentes has the details. >> waking up into a living nightmare. that's what these san francisco residents said happened when a four alarm fire broke out in the homes next to theirs before two friday morning. >> in the first few minutes of the fire, heard screaming uh- that we caught early that were trapped. >> i saw like a bunch of, like, red flames outside my window. and i looked out the window and the whole neighbor's house was on fire, and we all just started yelling, get out of the house! >> the san francisco fire department said when they got there, they found an intense fire burning at the rear of 2 to 3 buildings. the multi-story multi residential homes not only meant more than 35 people evacuated, it also made for a challenging firefight. >> as you can see behind me, there's a lot of overhead wires. these buildings are right up against each other. siding on siding, wood siding. so we're really concerned that it would extend to additional structures. >> the fire meant devastation for more than a dozen people living in the homes that were gu

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and a reminder to you that abc seven is the exclusive broadcast partner of the san francisco pride parade celebration. once again, once again, you can watch it live on sunday, june the 29th, right here and everywhere you stream abc seven news. we have much more ahead on abc seven news at 3 p.m, including the latest on financial turmoil of a now defunct san francisco parks nonprofit. a former executive director of the parks alliance faces criminal investigation for what's being called financial malfeasance. we'll talk to the san francis a now dissolved san francisco nonprofit is under scrutiny. now. at least one city supervisor is launching an investigation into the matter. it's one of the top stories on our media partner, the san francisco standard's website. the headline reads leaked doc shows parks nonprofit exec accused of financial malfeasance. and joining us live now to discuss the article is the article's author, gabe. gabe, thanks for being here. >> thank you so much for having me. >> we're always happy to have our good folks over at the san franci

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is following the story. >> tensions are mounting between president trump and california leadership. it comes after transgender athlete abby hernandez competed and won at the california state track and field championships in clovis. that win has now triggered more legal threats from the federal government. trump saying in a post on tuesday evening, quote, a biological male competed in california girls state finals winning big despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so. as governor, gavin newsom fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed. hernandez competed under cif policy that lets transgender students participate based on their gender identity. but now the u.s. department of justice is warning california school districts to comply with federal law by june 9th. u.s. attorney bill lee said he believes california is violating title nine. it prohibits sex based discrimination in educational programs that received federal funding. >> they're denying girls those opportunities, and that's exactly what title nine was designed to pro

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has the details. >> the leaders of the program speaking out today, supported by many of the students they serve here at tam high. they say the program has been a success and they desperately want to see that momentum keep going. the protesters took over the front of tamalpais high school thursday morning, following a vote by the school district board to restructure the school's black student success support team, a program run by paul austin and tanisha tate, leaders beloved by the high school community. >> it's pretty much overwhelming, to be honest, because it's not necessarily about paul and tanisha wright. it's about this work that we started this year specifically to serve our black students, our our most vulnerable students. >> the tamalpais union high school district voted tuesday night 3 to 2 to restructure the program, cutting austin and tate's positions as contractors to the district. >> devastated. i mean, you know, the children, we see the children every day. the children are connected to us. they were devastated. >> the board members sa

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and of course, you can join in on the fun on sunday. and if you can't make it out there in person, remember, abc seven is once again the exclusive broadcast partner of the san francisco pride parade. you can watch it live sunday morning starting at 1030 right here on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. well, pride weekend is shaping up to be beautiful with warm temperatures across the bay area. here's abc seven meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. >> it is going to be warm this afternoon. today is the warmest day of the week. we had mainly clear skies this morning which helped lead us to warm up very quickly earlier. so now we're into a mild hot afternoon today. so let's take a look at the forecast in the city. i mean this is just going to be a nice stretch of weather today. we're hitting a high of 70 degrees with lots of sunshine out there. tomorrow. it is mild and sunny now on sunday for the parade. we do have morning clouds that will clear by 9 a.m. so as the parade gets underway here at 1030, you wil

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> you'll want to stick with abc seven news for continuing coverage on the forecast, the fire danger and the p-g-and-e's public safety power shut offs. go ahead and download that abc seven bay area app to get the very latest alerts as news warrants. now to some developing news. the white house today said president trump will decide within the next two weeks whether to strike iran, holding out hope that negotiations can achieve u.s. and israeli goals for iran to shut down its nuclear weapons program today, iran fired a massive barrage of missiles into israel. abc's alex presha has the latest from washington. >> president trump today holding out hope for a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear crisis with iran. >> i have a message directly from the president, and i quote, based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with iran in the near future, i will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks. >> brief today in the situation room for the third straight day, sources tell abc news th

at sfo, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> we also have a statement from supervisor mahmoud.ads in part, this is an unconscionable act of censorship and discrimination, an attack on peaceful dialog in our constitutional first amendment rights, the suppression of voices working toward peace and justice, especially those that represent co-existence between palestinians and jews, must not be tolerated. the war between california and president trump hit another gear today, this time over gasoline powered vehicles. this morning, trump signed a congressional resolution ending california's ban on the sale of gas powered cars by 2035. the president is targeting state policies that regulate tailpipe emissions in vehicles and trucks. earlier, the government accountability office said congress does not have the legal authority to prevent states from enforcing climate rules. california is suing to keep the waiver. >> the clean air act explicitly allows california to set its own vehicle emission standards, standards that have repeatedly been supported by epa waivers granted over the past

and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes was there to check it all out. >> the rides, food stands and livestock are all in place, and so is the entertainment at the alameda county fair. like professor smart, who we got to meet friday on abc seven mornings for a preview hours before the fair opened. >> we even have a bed of nails. >> now i want to participate in something. >> you want to give it a try? >> be careful what you wish for. >> sit down. gently, gently, gently. take your weight back. >> pick up your hands. >> pick your feet up. pick your. >> feet backwards. okay, okay. >> oh, yeah. >> professor smart is just part of the fun at this fair that brings so much to the bay area. >> this is a 113 year old fair. and really, the grassroots of this fair is agriculture and livestock. so it's great that we have a place where we can show that off in this great area. >> also showing off were these incredible birds that few ever get to see up close, like marty the lanner falcon and marvin the eurasian eagle owl. >> the kids are so excited to see the birds, but honestly, their parents, their

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with employees and has the response from ucsf. >> rallying cries from national union of health care workers outside ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland wednesday. the union represents 1300 workers who say ucsf health is illegally canceling their union contracts and cutting their take home pay. >> this is not what we want to do, but ucsf has shown that they are not willing to come to the table in any real way to work with us. they have really forced our hand. >> children's hospital oakland has been affiliated with ucsf health since 2014. right now, workers at the hospital and other satellite clinics in the east bay are employees of the hospital, not ucsf health. now, ucsf said the employees are transitioning to uc employment and unions next month. >> what they're doing to us here is nothing less than union busting. they're trying to take away our union, the things that we've worked for and collaborated for throughout the years. >> the union said employees would have to be rehired, lose seniority and do the same work for less take home

it is saturday, june 21st, i'm zach fuentes. and why don't we start with a quick look at weather with meteorologist lisa argen while we talk about those conditions. >> that's right. the winds have been quite gusty. yesterday we saw wind gusts over 50 miles an hour. it's all due to this upper level trough that continues to move to the south and to the east of the bay area. as it does, the winds will weaken for the second half of the weekend. but right now it is 57 and the winds are light. in santa cruz it is 54 downtown with some low 60s in oakland. the winds have been gusty up in santa rosa nevado at half moon bay, but you can see how mild it is from the low to upper 60s. and there's where we have the wind again right at the coast. it will fill in throughout the day and we'll see elevated fire danger from the north bay mountains to the east bay mountains. and temperatures, though, will be comfortable 60s and 70s with a few low 80s. notice the absence of fog. we'll talk about some subtle changes for your sunday coming up. zach. >

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, those birds are camera shy. >> yeah. are they all face backward? >> come look at us. >> does it have something on its head? >> they love the camera. they're just tired. >> it has a head though, right? >> yes. yeah, absolutely. >> is it wearing a hat? it's tired. >> leave him alone. he's sleeping. oh, okay. all right. >> here we go. >> okay. makes so much sense. >> i was just concerned. >> thank you. >> zach, if we don't see you flying through the air on that pogo stick, we saw it in the video. >> what are we doing? >> what are we doing? >> yeah. he's like, move on. not at all. move on. >> last night, the new documentary barbara walters tell me everything, premiered at the tribeca film festival. it looks at her early days breaking into the world of network television as a woman, then gives us a look into her time on 2020 and co-creating the view. >> i've been in 2020 for 30 years. this september, barbara walters phoned me and said, deborah, it's barbara walters. i thought i was being punked. and i think back to barbara an

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has the latest. >> more than a dozen community members from faith groups and other organizations rallying in support of two west bank humanitarian activists after they say the two were detained by customs and border patrol. >> they were here on a humanitarian mission alongside a lot of the individuals here who had invited them and sponsored them at jewish synagogues and churches on a humanitarian mission to raise money and awareness for children suffering in the middle east. >> san francisco supervisor bilal mahmoud said he found out about the situation from the public defender's office. >> and they informed me that they have not heard of a cause like this and an incident in over ten years at sfo. >> mahmoud and the faith group say that lin and lin are an educator and artist. >> they are men of peace. they are community leaders. they are tools and weapons are a camera and the written word. >> they've had a long standing relationship with kehilla community synagogue in piedmont, where they were set to visit this week. >> they wanted to come here to t

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and the solano county fair just opened up for this weekend only. family fun, agriculture exhibits, and plenty of live entertainment. it's going on now at the county fairgrounds in vallejo. there's a demolition derby today and tomorrow. that's always fun to watch. it's open noon to 10 p.m. >> it's like our parking garage. there will be a little extra excitement when bay fc hosts orlando in san jose tonight. that's because the team announced its home stadium. pay pal park has been picked to host the national women's soccer league championship game this fall. the game will be played november 22nd. tickets go on sale in august. >> and more fun this weekend. the u.s. men's soccer team takes the field at paypal park. sunday is the opener of the gold cup, the tournament for the best team in north and central america. kick off is at 3 p.m. on sunday against trinidad and tobago. >> abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. >> that's going to do it for abc seven new

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on this dispute. >> the union represents 1300 workers who say ucsf health is illegally canceling their union contracts and cutting their take home pay. >> ucsf has shown that they are not willing to come to the table in any real way to work with us. they have really forced our hand. >> children's hospital oakland has been affiliated with ucsf health since 2014. right now, workers at the hospital and other satellite clinics in the east bay are employees of the hospital, not ucsf health. now, ucsf said the employees are transitioning to uc employment and unions next month. >> they're trying to take away our union, the things that we've worked for and collaborated for throughout the years. >> the union said employees would have to be rehired, lose seniority and do the same work for less take home pay, something they say is causing many longtime employees to leave at a time when the hospital is already understaffed. in a statement, ucsf told abc seven claims that employees are being fired and rehired are simply false. every employee is being map

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has the details. >> while other parts of the city get clean and updated parks and grocery stores, we get liquor stores, smoke shops and payday lenders. >> san jose city council member peter ortiz has announced a proposal that would temporarily ban new tobacco smoke shops in the city. >> according to a recent santa clara county report, we have more than twice the number of smoke shops than any other area in the entire county. this this isn't just a statistic, it is a warning siren. >> the proposal comes after santa clara county's latino health assessment confirmed that cancer is the leading cause of death for latinos in the area. county supervisor sylvia arenas called for that assessment and supports the proposal. >> it is crucial now is that we turn this report into action and that it does not lay dormant. >> supporters from multiple community groups backed ortiz at his wednesday announcement, just before the city's rules committee met to discuss the proposal. not all voices in the tobacco industry are opposed. the california association of retail

it is saturday, june 21st i'm zach fuentes.hy don't we start with the weather with meteorologist lisa argen? because we are tracking those conditions. >> that's right. you know, usually we associate that with the offshore flow. but the winds have been so gusty. the onshore flow has initiated that high fire danger with several days of very gusty winds. you can see a trough dropping out of the pacific northwest. and as it moves in to the great basin, the winds will ease the second half of the weekend. right now, not too bad from the golden gate bridge. current numbers are all in the low to mid 50s. from hayward to redwood city at 55. what a view there. nice and clear and calm from sutro with 46. petaluma and napa. but the winds are quite gusty at the coast. that's allowed for santa rosa and novato to stay elevated in terms of temperatures compared to yesterday. 23 mile an hour half moon bay and santa rosa has been gusty all night long. so the next several hours we're looking at the winds continuing. they're going to pick up 60s a

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> in the east bay. fire crews have gained control of a wildfire that burned overnight in the crockett a. flames burned near san pablo avenue and cummings skyway near old country road. crews from several different agencies responded and kept the flames to six acres. no injuries or structures damaged. no word yet on a cause. >> here's a big change, potentially. san francisco mayor daniel lurie wants to end free parking in golden gate park to help pay for upkeep at the park. lurie has introduced legislation to make visitors pay about $3 an hour to park there, although the cost would change based on demand. he says it's far from a done deal. >> it's not ending now, actually. it's talked about for a couple of years from now. we have to find revenue sources to keep our parks safe, clean. it's up for discussion. >> recreation and park officials proposed the idea earlier this year to help close the department's budget deficit, which could balloon to $15 million by 2027. >> a new effort by the state's top prosec

and good morning to you, i'm zach fuentes.erald bay in lake tahoe. the coast guard says the 27 foot vessel overturned due to large swells at about 3:00 yesterday near d.l. bliss state park. two people were rescued and rushed to the hospital. it's not clear right now the extent of their injuries. two others are still unaccounted for. authorities say crews will continue the search this morning and today. the sixth annual people's march and rally will take over the streets of san francisco. the event is meant to represent brown, black and indigenous people. participants retraced the route of the first gay liberation march, which ran from polk and washington to civic center plaza back in 1970. the rally starts at 11 a.m, followed by the march to civic center plaza. after a music festival runs from 1230 to 4. let's get a check of the conditions outside now with lisa. >> all right, zach, good morning to you. hi, everyone. it is 57 here in santa cruz and we'll have winds up to about 20 miles an hour. 73 later on 54 downtown, 60 in oa

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with two of the investigators whose work led to that woman'siction. >> this is amanda c riley, a mom, wife and friend beloved by so many in her san jose church community and beyond. that community rallied around her when amanda told them of a stage three cancer battle starting in 2012. she documented the journey she said she was going through in a blog. for years. she shared detailed stories, posted pictures of herself in treatment attached to tubes and devices. all of it was fake. all the while, amanda spoke regularly at her san jose megachurch, getting countless cash, electronic and in-kind donations from people and organizations. but as convincing as the scheme was to many, she did have skeptics. one of them reaching out to an investigative producer, nancy muscatello, who investigated for five years. she got jose martinez, involved, a san jose police detective who has since retired. martinez now had the task of finding proof he could possibly bring to a court that amanda was, in fact, lying and scamming people out of money. >> if i pursue th