this is abc 7 news. abc news has learned uvalde, texas officials held a secret meeting with the head of the state's department of public safety in an effort to get him to change his account of the mass shooting their earlier this year. meanwhile, the families of the 21 victims are bracing for a report on law enforcement response to the attack. here's abc's greena mitchell. sunday afternoon at texas house committee plans to release the most detailed account of law enforcement's response to the shooting at rob elementary school in uvalde on may 24th, the families of the 19 children and two teachers killed in that massacre are bracing for the report, there's responsibility and accountability that needs to come out. and it will abc news has confirmed uvalde leaders tried unsuccessfully to convince the head of the texas state police to paint a more positive picture of the police response in a secret meeting. right, but the new york times law enforcement sources say you value the officials gave colonel steven

variants abc 7 news reporter. zach fuentes has more on how experts think covid could play out in the coming months. the world is continuing to see impacts from a wave of covid that's lasted longer than anyone would like santa clara county deputy health officer, dr. george. hahn says locally. we've been in this new wave since may and at this point there doesn't seem to be an end in sight previous waves have been relatively quick they come, you know, lots of people get covid and then after a month or two, you know cases start to settle down again. we have not seen that this time dr. han says even though at home tests are not included in the counties official. base counts sewer shed data is showing that covid is so prevalent in the local community that there's still lots of code out there. in fact, there's probably as much covid as we've ever seen still doctors. say the number of safety measures that are disposal has kept this way from being as deadly as others at thursday's press briefing on the president's covid di

this is abc 7 news. a flood forced hundreds of people out of their homes in san francisco weeks later. they are still struggling and wondering when they will be able to come back for good good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm j r stone. you're watching abc 7 news at 11. well frustrations are mounting for hundreds of residents of an apartment high-rise in san francisco tomorrow will mark one month since flooding force hundreds of people out of the building on tahama street and as abc 7 news tara campbell reports it doesn't look like anyone's going home anytime soon. this was the scene one month ago almost to the day residents of 33 dahama captured video as the water poured in flood damage from a failed fire sprinkler system shutting the building down forcing more than 600 residents from their homes to my knowledge those of us that are on the lower floors i have be on floor. with july last we reported management was hoping start moving people back in by july but residents say it's not happening. oh,

lusmania, abc 7 news. all right those thank you and we have everything you need to know about monkey pox including information on vaccines and treatment just head to our website abc 7 news.com this morning governor newsome signed a first in the law that allows california residents affected by gun violence to sue gun manufacturers it mimics texas law that allows regular citizens to sue anyone who provides or assists in providing an abortion. if they're going to use this framework to put women's lives at risk. we're going to use it to save people's lives here in the state of california. the california law lets state residents sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons or parts that can be used to build weapons plaintiffs can seek $10, civil damages for each weapon if the us supreme court strikes down the texas law. it will also invalidate the california law. a federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order that keeps caltrans from clearing out a massive homeless encampment in oakland about

this is abc 7 news. and emotional night in livermore dozens of people gather to remember 28 year old antonio vargas killed in a triple shooting inside a bowling alley. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm dionne lim the search continues tonight for the man who opened fire inside the granada bowl on saturday night. vargas was killed and two other men were hurt abc 7 news reporter jr. stone spoke to vargas's. her and has story new at 11? for who are politicals amigos. he just went out for a night of all jose vargas is heartbroken a day after his son 28 year old antonio vargas was shot and killed at the granada bowling alley in livermore. okay, evil consumers are really he just said that he was going really cool speechless at the moment lola and chemical romance. no trouble son. yeah started a company to clean carpets. and showed up outside of the closed bowling alley on sunday night to remember vargas lots of hugs and tears from those who knew the young man. his dad was proud of his son saying h

this is abc 7 news. growing concerns about the monkeypox outbreak is san francisco is about to hold a major event today. good morning everybody. it's sunday, july 31st. i'm liz scored. thanks for joining us. let's over the quick. look at the weather with meteorologist lisa arjun. hey, lisa. hi liz. well, we're starting now with the entire radar for state of california because there's a lot going on moisture moving up from the southwest. we'll be influencing our day today in the form of extra cloud cover and you see some of those showers in the atmosphere. reaching the ground but many layers of clouds. it is 72 on top of mount tam where it is 60 in oakland 63 in san jose and i'll look at emeryville we can see how cloudy it is 58 in santa rosa 61 by the delta visibility about a mile at the coast and here is a look at santa cruz where temperatures today will be a little cooler more cloud cover and looking at 60s and 70s for most of the day by the afternoon. we'll see a few 80s, but it's gonna be mostly clou

it's a whole new. ballgame tara campbell abc 7 news. the number of americans who believe that government can do more to prevent mass shootings that an all-time high. that's the finding of a new cnn poll seven out of 10 adults say there should be more action to prevent mass shootings like the one in uvalde, texas 92% of democrats support stricter gun laws compared with 39% of republicans about 58% of americans are somewhat worried about gun violence with 28% saying they are very worried. we're following breaking news a wildfire. post a county near one of the main routes into yosemite. this fire video was taken just a short time ago from a pg&e camera. you can see flames shooting out from the base of the large plume of dark smoke the blaze named the oak fire is near mid pines close to highway 1 40 and carstens road. there is mandatory evacuation orders in that area. the fire has burned about 600 acres in just a few hours and it's spreading rapidly. abc 7 news meteorologist, sandy patel is tracking the conditions there on the fire line san

dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. dion: crews are aggressively attacking this fire, stopping forward progress just before 4:00. people living on small rural roads in the area are not allowed back in just yet. at last check, the fire had burned five acres. no word as to how the fire started. larry: there is shock worldwide -- former japanese prime minister shinzo abe shot and killed well giving a campaign speech in japan. the assassination of abe in broad daylight stunned japan, where gun violence is rare. abe's death also horrified leaders around the world, many who worked with him during his long tenure. president biden said he was stunned, outraged and deeply saddened. japan is a close ally to the u.s.. stir biden says he stands with the people of japan in this moment of grief. >> i don't leave it is likely to have any profound, destabilizing impact on japanese security or solidarity. larry: the suspect, a 41-year-old man, was tackled by security and later admitted to shooting abe. he reportedly used a homemade weap

abc 7 news reporter jr. stone talked with a local lawmaker about it. while the division in our country was on full display at the january 6th capitol attack a new uc davis report fines that more than 50% of american surveyed believe that in the next several years. there will be a civil war in the united states. it's definitely a crazy time in our country right now, and i don't think we've seen such division quite some time. there was even some division at this town hall meeting one held by congressman eric swalwell in livermore when a woman in the crowd. refused to give up the microphone of said over california covid and vaccination policies. i just think we as americans need to get our hands out of the sand and people start back being human to one another. that's all we asked well about that divide and if the capital hearings could bring more division, it does hurt to see that americans are so pessimistic about where we are right now that they would believe that we could come to that bring the country toget

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this is abc 7 news. now at 6:30 preparing to testify steve bannon now saying that he will cooperate with the investigation into the january 6th insurrection the debate over abortion now the focus of a traffic ticket a woman's argument why she should not have to pay it and we take a live look outside at 6:31 and air quality advisory now in effect for the bay area the fire that smoky skies to our region. oh, you can see the haze there. yeah. good morning everybody. yeah, the haze is there in the atmosphere. but drew is telling us that it's not going to be as bad on the ground. we'll get to that in just a second. but sue what's going on in the roads. well, we've got a commuter a commuter alert. excuse me. this is a bart issue with all trains leaving san francisco now single tracking before time completely shut down. they are once again single tracking through the city 16th. mission they had a medical emergency there and they are getting assistance from muni. so expect major delays, which is over 20 minute d

i'm a medical studio abc 7 news. contra costa firefighters say two grass fires today were caused by fireworks including this one in bay point the so called driftwood fire burns six and a half acres a witness told firefighters. somebody was setting off fireworks from a car and then the blaze broke out crews got that fire under control quickly no structures. while our nation celebrated the red white and blue one group went green the color designated for abortion rights members of the organization rise up for abortion rights say they're taking a stand for women this independence day, they held a protest outside san francisco's ferry building this evening and early during alameda's july 4th parade a new abortion rights group that began after the reversal of roe v. wade handed out flyers. i've gotten you know, i can honestly a small. bit of pushback. some people are a little more vocal than others. some of them just very graciously say no. thank you many many people excited and saying thank you for being here because i fe

rob marciano timing it out. >>> the abc news exclusive. jonathan karl one-on-one with congresswoman liz cheney. defending the bombshell testimony from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson. sources telling abc news she was one of the witnesses who told the january 6th committee about being pressured by donald trump's allies to protect the former president. >>> the case making national headlines. authorities arresting the fugitive suspect wanted for the alleged love triangle murder in texas. >>> and the cruise ship damaged after hitting a small iceberg off the coast of alaska returns to port. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on this thursday night. i'm whit johnson, in for david. tens of millions of americans are hitting the road for a record weekend of holiday travel, but we start here tonight with the historic day for the u.s. supreme court. after a tumultuous term and blockbuster decisions on abortion and gun rights, two final decisions today. one on immigration, the other on the environment. and then, the swearing i

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you're watching abc 7 news at 11. the oak fire remains out of control tonight and keeps on growing it is now scorched more than 15,000 acres which makes the fire in mariposa county the largest in the state this year. cal fire says at least 10 buildings have been destroyed including some homes thousands of structures remained threatened and more than 6,000 people have been told to evacuate we begin our coverage with nick garcia with our sister station in fresno. the oak fire is burning into its third night and is unlike anything many firefighters have ever seen before there are crews from southern california and the bay area all up and down the state. the flames are moving in all directions and with the wind crews are worried the emperors could jump whatever lines they've established. hundreds of people filed into the auditorium at mariposa county high school. hoping to get their questions answered by fire officials and the mariposa county sheriff despite some progress on the western side near highway 140 fire crews st

this is abc 7 news. a long smoldering fire flares up again in the east bay fire crews stopping the forward progress of the marsh fire the morning everybody. it's sunday, july 10th. i'm lou scored. thanks for joining us. we're gonna have more wildfire coverage in just a moment. but first, let's start with a look at the weather tracking, of course these dry conditions lisa. good morning. good morning to you the temperatures coming up today as we turn up the heat high pressure building in we still have fog at the coast those we look at live doppler 7. you can see not a whole lot of it it is going to be swept away for the most part throughout the afternoon, but that seabreeze remains. here's a look at the south bay. it is clear 55 downtown 58 in oakland, san jose is in the upper 50s, and you can see that compressed marine layer from sfo low 50s santa rosa 60 in concord, so it's clear inland, but the deck low clouds providing some mist and drizzle and temporarily pulling back, but we'll have partly cloudy ski

we asked abc 7 news insider phil mature about it today on abc 7 news at 4. there's two kinds of changes one is when you take over from somebody that you're friendly with. all right, in which case these transitions are usually very slow and you bring in your own team and your own appointees second one is when you take over from somebody that you are opposed or aren't in sync with and that's what happens. let's say when you have a new governor or a new president you bring in your own people. this is happening quickly. and i think the reason to that is brooke jenkins doesn't have a lot of time. she's having to hit the ground running and she wants to make sure that she has a full line in front of her that's going to help her out. jenkins is expected to be on the november ballot for san francisco da. the east bay efforts to put out the smoldering marsh fire in pittsburgh ramped up today sky 7 was above the scene of contra costa water district flooding the area millions of gallons will be needed to flood the marsh for the next seven days to reduce the smoke. the m

lopez abc news. the us supreme court has made it easier for anyone in the country to carry concealed weapons, but a new bill in california. aims to change that. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra explains how the process could become more restrictive and costly for taxpayers. under state law it is a crime to carry a concealed firearm without a valid license, california is among a half dozen states that no longer require people to show good cause in order to qualify for a license to carry a concealed weapon often as a ccw. the impact is especially hitting the bay area as several. that whereley issued these licenses will legally have to as long as the applicant meets criteria like good moral character via resident of the county and completes a course of training. we've been bombarded for years for being very conservative about our ccw program. i think now our hands are a little bit tied since the supreme court ruling demand for these licenses is spiking an alameda county lieutenant ray kelly expects.

alex, abc news washington. dion: abc news will provide live coverage of the january 6 hearings on tuesday and thursday. twitter has hired a law firm to lead the company's battle with elon musk over the billion dollars sale that it seems is not happening now. bloomberg news reports the social media giant has hired a firm that specializes in business mergers. it is in response to elon musk sec filing on monday to try to dump his $44 billion bid to take over twitter. elon musk claims the company has not given him enough information about the company in dealings. twitter's chairman responded by saying the company plans to seek legal action if the deal falls through. just ahead, you may have noticed gas prices dropping. but just how far they have gone down in california and other parts of the bay area in the last week. >> low clouds, fog, drizzle overnight will not stop another surge of heat tomorrow. i will have the accuweather i will have the accuweather forecast, coming up on when a truck hit my car, i will have

cornell barnard, abc 7 news. stephanie: still to come, the latest on the wildfire in mariposa county. exploding in and forcing residents to evacuate. former president donald trump and former vice president mike pence do get out in arizona for opposing candidates as the battle for 2024 continues. meet three sisters. the drummer, the dribbler, and the day-dreamer... the dribbler's getting hands-on practice with her chase first banking debit card... the drummer's making savings simple with a tap... ...round of applause. and this dreamer, well, she's still learning how to budget, so mom keeps her alerts on full volume. hey! what? it's true! and that's all thanks to chase first banking. freedom for kids. control for parents. one bank with tools for both, all with no monthly service fee. chase. make more of what's yours. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. stephanie: we're getting right to the weather. here is lisa argen. lisa: you can see our marine layer above the dec

today, sources tell abc news a d.c. police officer whose vehicle was part of the presidential motorcade says he they witness add a heated exchange. after hutchinson's testimony, sources close to the secret service say the president never put his hands on the agents or grabbed at the steering wheel. but they concede he was angry. tonight, the secret service coming under fire itself after word the agency deleted text messages from january 5th and 6th, even though they had been asked to hand them over to the inspector general of the department of homeland security. >> we are obviously very concerned that texts from january 5 and january 6 have gone missing. if those texts are gone, we are determined to find them. >> reporter: the secret service claims these messages were erased as part of a device replacement program, adding, any insinuation that the secret service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false. >> rachel scott back with us live at the capitol. questions to come on the secret service and th

this is abc 7 news. we're all feeling the pinch of inflation these days and it seems the housing market is. option redfin reports inflation combined with high mortgage rates now is taking a big bite out of the home buyers budgets that's leading to fewer sales and that in turn is driving prices downward the medium sale price for homes in the us has fallen 0.7% from its record-breaking high in june sellers asking prices also came down 3% from there may peak now as we focus on building a better bay area the economy is a key focus and now there's some positive news for the city of san francisco. yeah tourism numbers have been steadily rising for months. we've seen a dramatic surge since the start of summer abc 7 news reporter. tim johns taking a look at what this means for the people who live and work here. after a two-year pandemic break, they're back everywhere from down on the streets to high above the city skyline as inflation and other issues cause worries about them is proving ta bright spot for san fr

i'm cornell bernard abc 7 news. we do have everything you need to know about monkeypox including vaccines and treatment just head to our website abc7 news.com. well coming up after the break stuck in prague. we've been following the old deal of some students who got stranded in europe because of a heatwave and flight cancellations tonight. we learned when they will finally come back to the bay area and pay extra at the pump a little later. the i-teams. dan noyes looks into why gas prices in california are often so much higher than the rest of the country. the country. loaded with our world famous pastrami, sauteed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, and smothered with melty american cheese. the new pastrami cheese steak. try steak or chicken, too. now at togo's now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices? oh, all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equipment fees. oh, and a free streaming box. oh, i like streaming. it's all just $50

this is abc 7 news. fire crews staying put overnight after a wildfire breaks out west of morgan hill people in its andhank you forget out. joining us some dion lim. i'm larry built quite the scare in the south bay where the arms be fire forced mandatory evacuations this afternoon. steep terrain and heavy fuels in the area west of morgan hill had firefighters worried the plays might grow much much bigger. well tonight residents are back at home crews holding the fire at five acres last check containment 30% here's abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo. a fire in partner agencies responded after 1pm friday to the arms b fire burning in the corporated portion of west morgan hill just with how fire can develop especially this time of the year we try to go really aggressive on it to slow it down as fast as possible. so it stays small with air attacks ground crews and more fire captain specialist. chris williams says first responders were able to hold the fire at five acres. good news for frenchy's lewis and

this is abc 7 news. a long smoldering fire flares up again in the east bay fire crews stopping the forward progress of the marsh fire. good morning everybody. it's saturday, july 10th. i'm liz scorers. thanks for joining us. excuse me, sunday, july 10th. i'm liz croates. we're gonna have more wildfire coverage in just a moment. but first, let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologists lisa argent. good morning lisa. hi, liz, good morning to we do have our fog and even some drizzle at the coast, but we are certainly turning up the heat today in the bay area, especially and there's the low cloud deck right along the coast, but we do have some fog from the san mateo coast elsewhere though. it is clear inland 57 in danville as well as dublin and pleasanton with 52 in novato two-mile visibility at the coast and there's a look outside from our roof camera. cloudy through nine o'clock with fifties and 60s that drizzle at the coast then we're sunny the coast will be brighter, but it will be bre

kenneth moton, abc news, the capitol. >> kenneth, thank you. stay with us for live coverage of the january 6th committee's next public hearing, and that's tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> now to our other top stories. officials expect a growing wildfire in yosemite national park to be active today due to high temperatures and low humidity. the fire has already burned more than three square miles of the park, which remains mostly open. a sprinkler system has been set up to protect the park's largest grove of giant sequoias, which has more than 500 of the majestic ancient trees. >> they're the biggest tree on earth. they could be 2,000, 3,000 years old, and they're not something to see. they're something to experience, and you just -- they just take everyone's breath away. >> right now it's unclear how the fire started, which was last thursday. now the smoke it's producing is creating unhealthy air quality conditions. >>> senate majority leader chuck schumer has tested positive for covid-19. 71ea to have very mild symptoms. he's vaccinated and

we asked abc 7 news insider phil mature about it today on abc 7 news at 4. there's two kinds of changes one is when you take over from somebody that you're friendly with. all right, in which case these transitions are usually very slow and you bring in your own team and your own appointees second one is when you take over from somebody that you are opposed or aren't in sync with and that's what happens. let's say when you have a new governor or a new president you bring in your own people. this is happening quickly. and i think the reason to that is brooke jenkins doesn't have a lot of time. she's having to hit the ground running and she wants to make sure that she has a full line in front of her that's going to help her out. jenkins is expected to be on the november ballot for san francisco da. the east bay efforts to put out the smoldering marsh fire in pittsburgh ramped up today sky 7 was above the scene of contra costa water district flooding the area millions of gallons will be needed to flood the marsh for the next seven days to reduce the smoke. the m

abc 7 news. jobina: a fast-moving wildfire explodes. thousands of people forced to evacuate. governor newsom declaring a state of emergency as the oak fire near yosemite is now the biggest fire of the year. good morning, everyone. it's sunday, july 24. we are going to start first with a check on the weather with lisa. good morning, lisa. lisa: good morning to you. wish we could bring some of that fog over into the sierra nevada, but boy, conditions super dry there, and we remain firmly entrenched with our deck of low clouds hugging the shoreline. as we look at s.f.o., typical scene here with the gray skies. 53 downtown. 59 in pal owe al tea. 52, half man bay. marine layer, #,000 feet. for mount tan, the sun up in about five minutes. 56 in fairfield. mid 50's in livermore. the blanket of clouds insulating the north bay and parts of the east bay this morning, and there's a look at the shark tank. temperatures will be in the 50's and 60's through 9:00. by noon time, we're still cool at the coast, up

spencer christian, abc seven news. liz: the materials used are meant to last for a limited time then degrade back into the environment. still to come on abc seven mornings, house speaker nancy pelosi departs on her trip to asia. the countries she will visit and the growing tension over one potential stop. and a twist in the efforts to bring detained americans brittney griner and paul whelan home. what russi >> building a better g forward, finding solutions, abc seven news. liz: we start with another check of the forecast. let's get to lisa. it would be nice if it cleared out soon. lisa: it might a little bit. here in the city is has been breezy and below average with limited sun. that will not change today but we are looking at warmer weather through the week. 56 santa cruz now. sunny skies on the way with highs in the upper 60's. 59 downtown. 58 palo alto. 69 and sunshine here at the shark tank. things are brightening up around the edges. sunny skies in concord, livermore. mid 60's. the plan is for a mild afternoon ar

in a letter obtained by abc news, bannon's attorney writing, while mr. bannon has been steadfast in his convictions, circumstances have now changed. those circumstances, trump informing bannon he's waiving his objections because i watched how unfairly you and others have been treated. >> the committee, of course, has not yet had a chance to discuss it, but i expect we will be hearing from him and there are many questions we have for him. >> reporter: banning bannon's reversal comes a day after former trump white house counsel pat cipollone testified behind closed doors for roughly eight hours. in a recorded interview, the committee asked cipollone detailed questions about pardons, false election fraud claims, and the pressure trump placed on vice president mike pence to overturn the election. >> you'll see over the next couple hearings a little of what he said, certainly you'll see a lot of that in the report. but at no point was there any contradiction of what anybody said. >> significant to hear that there were no contradictions. kenneth moton joins us

abc 7 news. >> le, that is it for this editn of abc 7 news at 5:00 wo "world news tonight with david muir" is next. >> all of us here thanks for joining us now. the next newscast is at 6:00 p.. but the coverage of the illinois parade shooting continues on the 24-7 live stream if you are streaming us now stay right here for morning breaking coverage ad you are not download or open upe abc 7 bay area streaming tv appo see our coverage. well esee you you again in 30 minutes. >>> breaking news as we come on the air in the west. the fourth of july holiday shattered by a deadly mass shooting at an independence day pa ray raid just outside chicago. the new images just coming in. authorities searching a silver vehicle. anointing robert e. crimo was taken into custody. the holiday celebration erupting into panic just after 10:00 this morning. at least six killed and more than two dozen hospitalized. about ten minutes after the start of the parade, gunfire rained down in highland park, illinois. authorities believe the gunman, armed with a rifle, was firing frhe

morgan norwood, abc news. larry: if you are looking for an ally or a way to take action when it comes to gun violence, we can help you get started. go to abc7news.com/takeaction. karina: the electra fire now. road closures have been lifted and evacuation orders downgraded. the fire has burned more than 4200 acres of amador and calaveras county's since it started monday, it is now 40% contained. no structures have been burned, although more than 1000 are still threatened. today at san francisco city hall, community advocates demanded accountability for pg&e, citing wildfires as one of the reasons why the utility company should be replaced. the group wants to see a public utility company designed and governed by the people of california. they say would make energy cleaner, more affordable, and more accessible. >> let's not forget it was pg&e's gross negligence of directing money that we pay in our bill to upgrade infrastructure, and actually moved it into bonuses for. >> lifesaving vertical equipment and if you

tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: the state's programs protecting tenants who couldn't pay rent from eviction during the pandemic, well it's now closed to new applicants. but thousands of existing applicants still have application -- applications still haven't been processed, either approved or denied. the nonprofits behind the lawsuit which was filed in alameda county say virtually no applications were denied up until the deadline. but now, about one in three have been rejected. the judge's ruling says the state's department of housing and community development may be violating constitutional rights because it's not giving people adequate information about why they were denied. the ruling now gives denied applicants more time to appeal and prevent any more applications from being denied until the state's process is reviewed. and that may be good news for renters, but what about homeowners? a new read fin report shows the housing market in northern california is dropping faster than anywhere else in the country.

i was still young abc 7 news. now to another larger fire that's burning near yosemite's famous mariposa grove tonight yosemite's highway 41 entrances now closed and wawona and we'll own a campground are both evacuated the so-called called washburn fire started thursday afternoon. is already grown to 466 acres reporter, nico payne with our sister station in fresno is near the fire lines tonight. the washburn fire burning in their mariposa grove had burned around 166 acres by 1pm friday aircrews continued to attack the fire as a grew to 466 acres prompting mandatory evacuations for lower portions of the mariposa grove the wawona community and the wawona campground first time visitors to the yosemite national park having to change plans due to the entrance closures, but hoping for the best. some of that because it's in mariposa was interrupted. but largely, i like think i came in here with just like an open mind other part goers also decided to wait it out plan on staying here at the park for a few days, but i guess

this is abc 7 news this community. is often known as little saigon has definitely been one that's been impacted significantly by violence. oakland's police chief speaks out about a deadly shooting that happened yesterday morning as his officers worked to investigate three homicides in just the past few days. good evening. i'm amidates and i'm dan ashley. thanks for tuning in. the shooting happened around 11 sunday morning on 13th avenue near east 22nd street. police say it was an attempted robbery and the suspects shot and killed con fung who was working as a rideshare driver chief lauren armstrong spoke about this this afternoon. 64 64 people who have lost their lives are way too many people. our community is suffering because it is trauma. we are working with you. we will continue to partner with you because whether there is violence against an aepi community member any single member of o to work together. police did not release any information on the suspects that they are looking for tonight. this was one of three

abc 7 news reporter jr. stone talked with a local lawmaker about it. while the division in our country was on full display at the january 6th capitol attack a new uc davis report fines that more than 50% of american surveyed believe that in the next several years. there will be a civil war in the united states. it's definitely a crazy time in our country right now, and i don't think we've seen such division quite some time. there was even some division at this town hall meeting one held by congressman eric swalwell in livermore when a woman in the crowd. refused to give up the microphone of said over california covid and vaccination policies. i just think we as americans need to get our hands out of the sand and people start back being human to one another. that's all we asked well about that divide and if the capital hearings could bring more division, it does hurt to see that americans are so pessimistic about where we are right now that they would believe that we could come to that bring the country toget

let's bring in abc 7 news weather. anchor spencer christian now. yes, he has the holiday weekend forecast for us spencer. well, it's looking a little cooler than average i'mma and karina a bit windy as well, but things will calm down by the time we get to monday, which is 4th of july. so here's our holiday weekend forecaster. we'll start the day tomorrow with a little bit of morning gray. maybe even some patchy drizzle. it'll certainly be a windy and cooler than average weekend high temperatures inland saturday and suddenly sunday getting only into the mid to upper 70s, but on monday fourth of july you can see going to be sunny or milder with high temperatures climbing into the low 80s inland and as for fireworks time monday night, well if you're close to the coast if you're in san francisco, you'll probably encounter some clouds. we're expecting an increase in clouds pushing on shore just about the time the fireworks begin however away from the coast around the bay and inland areas. there will be clear skies for the firework show on monday night,

i'm kristen z and i'm on a date abc 7 news. anchor dion limb spoke with that boy's father about how the team responded. it's a story you'll see only on seven. we thought it was a safe place to celebrate fourth of july that sense of security was shattered for albert cottrell the fourth and oland a's game on independence day. the first fireworks go off. and once that happens my son grabs his shoulder lift it up his shirt and i could see the whole in his shoulder. it was a crater about the size of a penny. there was me like fat from his shoulder that was on his shirt albert's 11 year old son who requested anonymity was one of six people hit by celebratory gunfire. yeah. i'd have surge he um this past friday on july 5th oakland's police chief the a's and the mayor told the public those individuals were hit by bull. fragments it wasn't until i broke the story of this man's 26 year old daughter that opd acknowledged event goers being hit by actual bullets not fragments. she was also at the game and had a full round removed from her h

and stay with abc news. david and the entire team will be here thursday for the final scheduled hearing of the january 6th committee starting at 8:00 eastern. >>> and we turn now to that tragedy outside of minneapolis. an investigation is now under way after a young bystander was killed after a high-speed police chase involving a murder suspect. her grieving family is now hoping for answers as they mourn their child. more now from abc's phil lipof. >> tonight, intense grief in brooklyn center, minnesota. >> pray for my family. >> reporter: april mcherron driving her two children and two nieces home from a day of swimming friday. at the same time nearby, police were chasing a murder suspect. >> i didn't see it coming. it's all a blur to me. >> reporter: the car police were chasing barreling into april's car. a violent crash. april's 6-year-old niece, blessings, was killed. >> it should have never happened. and now i have to wake up every day without my baby. >> police say they located a murder suspect in his

ginger: ginger zee, abc news. reggie: the u.s. job market continues to grow despite the growing risk of a recession. the labor department just released the june jobs report. the unemployed but right remained at 3.6% -- the unemployment rate remained at 3.6%. the fed expects the jobless rate to rise gradually by 2024. kumasi: twitter is testing out a feature that lets users collaborate on tweets. it is called co-tweets and it lets you cowrite a tweet with you sharing ownership of a single message. both names will appear on the tweet as co-authors. the feature is available for some users right now, probably reggie, but only for a limited time. you always get the limited features. reggie: i do ■not have this andi do not have circle. do you have circle? kumasi: if anybody has circle, it is you. one of the most decorated gymnasts in history became a recipient of the presidential m medal of freedom at a ceremony at the white house. she has won 32 medals in the olympics and world championships. she is a foster child who has become an a

i'm a medical studio abc 7 news. contra costa firefighters say two grass fires today were caused by fireworks including this one in bay point the so called driftwood fire burns six and a half acres a witness told firefighters. somebody was setting off fireworks from a car and then the blaze broke out crews got that fire under control quickly no structures. while our nation celebrated the red white and blue one group went green the color designated for abortion rights members of the organization rise up for abortion rights say they're taking a stand for women this independence day, they held a protest outside san francisco's ferry building this evening and early during alameda's july 4th parade a new abortion rights group that began after the reversal of roe v. wade handed out flyers. i've gotten you know, i can honestly a small. bit of pushback. some people are a little more vocal than others. some of them just very graciously say no. thank you many many people excited and saying thank you for being here because i fe

abc 7 news. liz: a larger fire burning near mariposa grove right now. the highway 41 inches is closed. the wall and a campground is evacuated. the washburn fire started thursday, 466 acres. our sister station in fresno is near the line. reporter: the washburn fire burning near the mariposa grove burned 160 six acres by 1 p.m. friday. aircrew continued to attack the fire as it grew to 466 acres, prompting mandatory evacuation for portions of the mariposa grove. the community and campground, first time visitors to the national park having to change plans due to the closures but hoping for the best. >> it is in mariposa, some of that was interrupted. largely, i think i came in with an open mind. reporter: park hours decided to wait it out. >> plan on staying for a few days. we will see. reporter: evacuation center set up at new life christian fellowship church in mariposa and evacuees are being the asked to head north toward yosemite valley. fears of the iconic sequoia trees going up in flames but f

tim johns, abc 7 news. dan: a sweltering summer is expected to get even hotter in several states, putting your urgency on efforts to get president biden to declare a climate emergency. president biden is expected to talk about clean energy tomorrow during a stop in massachusetts. the new york times is reporting he will not declare a climate emergency while there. there are reports he could in the coming weeks. >> i would not expect an announcement this week on the climate change emergency but what i will say is that it is still on the table. we have not made a decision yet. dan: 120 5 million americans are under heat others from the midwest to the northeast. europe is seeing record-setting heat with firefighters in london battling a number of blazes. scientists say heat waves are getting worse due to climate change driven by global warming and human activity. ama: tonight, new details about the ride-share driver shot and killed in oakland. his girlfriend spoke to abc 7 about his death. >> santa clara county

this is abc 7 news. last year had the highest reported level of hate crimes since 2001. this is not just attack on one community. it's a stance that all of us need to stand together against tate against all of our communities and that's what this is really about. the state's biggest spike in hate crimes and hate incidents in more than 20 years. that's according to a new report from the california department of justice. good evening. i'm amidates and i'm karina nova several state lawmakers and community activists. spoke about the concern over the increasing numbers and what's being done to fight back abc 7 news reporter unser hassan has more from san francisco's chinatown. hate crimes and hate incidents in california in 2021 were worse than any other year that we've collected this data. since 1995 c assembly member matt. haney is talking about data from a new hate crime rept t cal thae crime was up by 177 percent but blacks in california are still targeted. the most not only was african-americans the highest group to suffer from. hay crime. we were also the highest group

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derek dennis, abc news. karina: just devastating seeing what those floodwaters can do to that community. dan: yeah, they have been drenched. sandhya: they have been. as you look at live doppler seven, a front has been stalled over the region, so they've been dealing with flooding conditions, obviously some rain. flood and warnings in effect for parts of that area and also for the desert southwest, where the monsoon flow has been causing some flooding issues from las vegas parts of arizona. we have seen some thunderstorms in northern california. for now it is staying up there. northwestern u.s. dealing with extreme heat, dangerous heat, and records again, excessive heat warnings in california in he'd advisories as they deal with hot weather. 107 tomorrow in reading, 111 in death valley. sunday, a bit of a back off, 98 in reading. the northwest will continue to set records. 101 in seattle. locally, nice, fog along the coast, afternoon highs in check, the 60's to 80's, thanks to a nice sea breeze and a strong m

abc news learning the u.s. is offering a prisoner swap, proposing to trade infamous russian arms dealer victor bout, nicknamed the merchant of death. he's serving a 25-year sentence in the u.s. for selling weapons to terrorists, and conspiring to kill american citizens. >> we put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release. our governments have communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal and i'll use the conversation to follow up personally and, i hope, move us toward a resolution. >> reporter: the secretary of state antony blinken says he plans to discuss the potential deal during a call with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov later this week. their first since the start of the war in ukraine. the justice department initially objected to swapping bout, but president biden making the final call. but the white house concerned about jeopardizing the deal today refused to discuss any details or confirm the swap of bout. spokesman john kirby pressed repeatedly on why the

stone, abc 7 news. kumasi: crews made significant progress against the elector fires in calla dora and calaveras counties. it is 40% contained and burned 4100 acres. evacuation orders are in effect for both counties. fire officials say that humidity helped limit the fire activity but 1200 buildings are threatened. the fire started monday afternoon but it is still under investigation. >> we are still tracking low humidity day -- today, warmer humidity. as we see a shift in the pattern change, it has been cold. that changes to the weekend. a live look at san jose, morning clouds, but the sunshine today will arrive much quicker this morning. dew points measuring the amount of moisture in the amount of moisture -- amount of moisture in the atmosphere, these have been in the 60's and we have been in the low 50's. throughout the day, these numbers will continue to drop. once we get below 50, that is comfortable conditions in terms of humidity and that is what we're looking at later on today and tomorrow. live

the abc news app. download it now. >>> the bombshell january 6th hearings, the stephanie: good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. if you are flying out of sfo this morning, passengers should check before they go after a bomb threat forced thousands to evacuate the international terminal, prompting delays. san francisco police have given the all clear, removing several suspicious packages. no word on what those packages were. this started around 8:15 last night and police have made no arrests, but are talking to a man in connection with what happened. and you might want to head over to chase center's thrive city today. today is blankets and blockbusters. you can enjoy a kid friendly movie, with the kids zone and snacks. and klay thompson and draymond green make an appearance in this movie. lisa argen is tracking our forecast, good morning. lisa: kind of nice in the city despite the fog. a warmer day for most, but the breeze will not back off. mid-50's downtown, and sunshine breaking out -- a gorgeous view h

abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> a peninsula neighborhood becomes the scene of an intense manhunt in mountain view. i am dion lim. we begin with developing news. the officer was wounded when can try to pull over a vehicle in downtown mountain view. the gunmen drove off, crashing in a nearby neighborhood. he ran and has been wanted ever since. abc7news reporter on's or how some spoke with neighbors who describe the terrifying >> atted has been involved in an officer-involved shooting. there officer was shot. >> dispatch recording to be on the lookout for a suspect moments after the shooting. police say the shooting unfolded within seconds. >> upon seconds of getting out of his patrol vehicle, the driver opened fire. >> katie nelson is a spokesperson for the police department. she said shortly after midnight, the officer initiated a traffic