And we have a large response from cal fire and county task force so about 120 firefighters are assigned to the scene. Reporter the fire started at 12 20 along santa teresa boulevard near bailey avenue. It took cress about two hours to stop the forward progress of the fire. More than a dozen homes had to be evacuated. We spoke to a neighbor as she arrived at the scene. I thought what am i up against. When i saw that our blocks were you know, being protected by police and cars are backed up, i am truly frightened one firefighter suffered a heat related issue. Neighbors thankful for the work of First Responders. That was chris nguyen reporting. The cause confident fire remains under investigation. However, there were initial reports of a vehicle colliding with a power pole in that area. Pg e says up to 1700 customers were witho pow tteoon. Ght ch for hotpoontra coa fe of not gone up yet. Most residents are looking for ways to keep cool. Eric thomas is live in walnut creek with the story. Eric . Reporter guys, thank ge goodness for shade. We dont have fires like the south bay but contra costa fire is worried the winds could pick up tonight. Folks are looking for some way to beat the heat, at least most folks are. Im going to be serving. Youre going to be returning. Reporter this is the textbook definition of not keeping your cool. High noon and pickle ball instructor carmen sands is teaching a class in wall net creek and its really hot. Ive been here since quarter its 12 15 almost. So it was already hot in the morning. Reporter how many timest. Eporter shetayed hydrated. The same routine she recommende. Across the street, the always popular heather farm pool was already busy with folks trying to use the water as a shield against the sun. Others who didnt have time to swim did the best they could. Unfortunately, i have to work. Im prepared by wearing light clothing, stopped at the store and filled up my shopping bag with gelato and ice cream. Im going to go inside and buy. 0 sickles and water and wait to pick up the grandkids from school. Reporter contra costa fire says calls for hes exhaustion and stroke are down the past couple days. Thats not expected to last. Extra fire crews are basically put on to help in case the heat becomes too much for firefighters. We have two additional companies, six additional firefighters on staff, have been since yesterday. They will a afi, w hav a wa tn op get heatae they monitor tv and radio and obey the instructions to stay inside in air conditioning and stay out of the heat. Well see how long that lasts which breaks first, that behavior of going outside in the heat or the heat itself. In walnut creek, eric thomas. Stay cool. Vta is providing free rides to cooling centers till 8 00 tonight. Let the driver know thats where youre going. They will let you board for free. Cooling centers include all Santa Clara County libraries. We have a list of centers au around the bay area posted op our website at abc7news. Com. In San Francisco, the citys recreation and Park Department allowed people to enjoy seven public swimming pools free this afternoon. We visited north beach pool at joe dimaggio playgrund where swimmers cooled off today. Theyanced midday lap swimming sessions to allow more to use the pools. Help is being offered ot homeless, as well. The Deliverance Ministry hand the out water living in an encampment around san jose. The homeless are extremely vulnerable. Three people died in one day that i knew. So this Mission Today is to save lives to make people aware they need water and say here is some water. Drink this. He says efforts like this with extremely important since so many homeless do not feel welcome at cooling centers. You can download the abc7 news app to get alerts about the dangerously hot weather where you live. You can allow for push alerts for weather and news updates sent directly to your device. In our efforts to build a better bay area, safety is a huge concern. Weve been showing you this video youre seeing after an attack on a woman trying to get into her building. The suspect is austin james vincent, believed to be homeless. Theres been outrage from the public as well as california lead persons dpersons. Dion lim joins with us reaction. Reporter thats right. Its not just the case itself that is causing outrage. It is the fact that the suspect, james austinton vincent, was released back into the public by judge Christine Van akin. Newsom is referring to this case where you can see clearly on Surveillance Video the victim get attacked in the lobby of the water mark condos on sunday. After a struggle and getting pushed to the ground, she was able to escape. When she spoke to abc7 news yesterday, she was shaken and says she is now a prison in her own home. Today, former San Francisco mayor governor gavin newsom called for more resources to combat these types of incidents. People think theyre not seriously dealt with and people are back out on the streets, potentially can commit the crime again. Your mayor is doing an extraordinary job but shes going to need as we all do more support. Thats one of the reasons were here in the city. Reporter in the meantime, the victim panzea core sayrian says she is not is stopping till she has answers from the judge and elected officials that do prioritize our safety. He was charged with false imprisonment and Second Degree robbery. He has a hearing scheduled for september 12th. Whether or not he shows up, well have to wait and see. Im dion lim, abc news. Do we have any idea why the judge released him back out onto the streets . Its a great question. It is the question many people are asking today. We know the judge not only read the policeut ao saw that Surveillance Video. I called the Judges Office multiple times today. And was hurriedly rushed off the phone saying no one was available for comment. Dion lim reporting live, thank you. The Union City Police department seized dozens of guns so far this year. The Department Posted several pictures on twitter today showing about half of the firearms have been recovered. There are 82 in total including several rifles. A santa rosa doctor faces Second Degree murder and elder abuse for allegedly overprescribing pain medications. The prosecution says dr. Thomas keller issued prescriptions to four people without a legitimate reason and they later died. His lawyer says the charge are an effort to secondguess an established doctor. The doctor had his medical license temporarily suspended in 1990 over allegations that he sexually abused ten female patients. Enan h today during a protest outside the indian consulate in San Francisco. It happened when demonstrators who want a separate country in the punjab region began rip agindian flag. India sympathize areas got offended and rushed to preserve the flag. At least one officer ended up on the ground. No one was injured or detained. The protests are part of a separatist movement that wants to create a homeland in punjab. An advisory referendum will be held next year. Recession worries. Are you ready . What you need to know before it hits. Housing help. The new Program Designed to help the middle class afford homes in San Francisco plus, the Birthday Celebrationing with an unusual twist. But in my mind im still 25. Thats why i take osteo biflex, to keep me moving the way i was made to. It nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. Osteo biflex now in triple strength plus magnesium. Managingaudreys on it. S . Eating right . Ont staying active . On it. Audrey thinks shes doing all she can to manage her type 2 diabetes and Heart Disease but is her treatment doing enough to lower her heart risk . [sfx crash of Football Players colliding offcamera. ] maybe not. Jardiance is the number 1 prescribed pill in its class. Jardiance can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known Heart Disease. That means jardiance can help save your life from a heart attack or stroke. Plus, jardiance lowers a1c and it could help you lose some weight. Jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration, genital yeast or urinary tract infections, and sudden kidney problems. Ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. A rare, but lifethreatening bacterial infection. In the skin of the perineum could occur. Stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this bacterial infection,. Ketoacidosis, or an allergic reaction. Do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. Taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. Lower a1c and lower risk of a fatal heart attack . On it with jardiance. Ask your doctor about jardiance. The type 2 diabetes pill thats on it. Learn more at jardiance. Com needs local solutions to fix what he calls the states housing crisis. Today he met with the San Francisco mayor london breed and several recipients of home buyer programs. Weve been focusing on housing to build a better area. A new report says you now need to make 343,000 a year to afford a median priced home in San Francisco. That would cost you 8600 a month. Abc7 News Reporter unser hassan explains, the governor says help needs to come from all over to get people into homes. Reporter this is the view from joes home. It was a big deal to get the job here as a firefighter and to be able to afford a home. If i didnt have that prm, theres no way. Reporter the program is San Franciscos First Responder down payment assistance program. He came up with 50,000 and the city gave him an additional 375,000. Which he has to pay back over time or if he sells. But the big down payment gets him into a house and with an affordable mortgage payment. San Francisco Mayor london breed says house agsiftence is designed to help the citys shrinking middle class. Making sure easy ways to get access to resources is critical 0 making sure our city remains diverse. We gave them flexibility, deep urgency, new rules. New were going to help you, but i want to see real results. Reporter since coming to office, the california governor has made the housing crisis one of the states top brirts. Almost 3 billion has been earmarked to help cities and counties tackle the problem including homelessness. At todays event, spoke of cutting down the red tape involved in getting housing built and doing more to address rent gouging. When i asked him about the rule that businesses and gentrification play in the issue, he says corporations have to be part of the solution. I can assure you this, talking to the ceos of these companies they get it because their number one problem is housing for employees drives up the costs for them as it relates to recruiting talent and salaries and it drives most principal complaint they get in terms of retaining their key talent because there are families earning a great deal of money cant afford to stay in the bay area. In San Francisco, ansar hasan. B. A. R. T. Plans to hire 15 more cleaners part of a new general managers plan to improve the customer experience. The agency tweeted video showing the work the overnight cleaning crews in, using power washers and steam cleaners. B. A. R. T. Posted its new parttime cleaning job on the website. Starting monday, b. A. R. T. Will tell only clipper cards at ticket vending machines inside San Franciscos embarcadero station trying to get commuters to switch from tickets to clipper cards. B. A. R. T. Already stopped selling them at 19th street and oakland. You can still use a paper ticket to enter or exit fare gates at all b. A. R. T. Stations. We devoted a week to covering b. A. R. T. We rode the trains all day long. We visited every station, talked to riders and the people in charge of making b. A. R. T. Better to see exactly what changes may be coming. You can see all of those stories in one spot on our website, abc7news. Com. The oldest of all of San Franciscos legendary cable cars is set to return to service. Here it is, big 19 could be instructed way back in 1883. Abc7 news learned 19 recently passed two test runs. And will debut at muni heritage weekend september 7th and 8th. After that, it will run for special events as well as charters. 19 has been out of Service Since 1942. According to the Market Street railway the wurn comes after a 20year renovation process. Something new cooking in the bay view district. If youre hungry, you might get in on the action. Today the city celebrated the grand opening of the bay view bistro. Looking pretty good. Its an open air space on third street providing a home for food vendors and food lovers alike. Part of its mission is to promote local restaurants and vendors based in the neighborhood and make it a food destination. So im really excited to be here today because nothing brings the Community Together like food. And here is an Incredible Opportunity to really not only enjoy the Delicious Food provided by some amazing vendors but this is also an opportunity for the community to come together. After touring the space, mayor london breed stopped off at a food truck for takeout. Thats how you enjoy your lunch when youre as busy as the mayor is. A popular burger chain closing 80s walnut creek location. If you had ruckers because after redevelopment plans at that site. Sunday will be its last day of business. The other five bay area locations will remain open. Good day for a burger and shake maybe. Absolutely. We could do one of those demonstrations where you crack an egg and it fries on the concrete. Except i was thinking we could do it on my forehead. That would do the same thing. That kind of day. That kind of weather is winding ive doppler 7. Sunny skies. Very warm to hot conditions all across the bay area. Check out the 24hour temperature change. A couple locations are a few degrees cooler than they were yesterday at this time. Still though quite hot inland. Heres a live view from our roomtop camera at 86 sfrcietty hot for the 89 95dw ci. 103 gilroy. 66 half moon bay. Mount tam looking down onto the bay, more temps, 98 santa rosa, 92 napa. 104 petaluma, 108 fairfield. 105 livermore. Its still sizing inland. Thats one reason many people are at the beach today. This is santa cruz beach. The heat eases a bit tomorrow. Still hot in a sharply cooler weather will move in this weekend. All areas cooler. It will warm up again middle of next week. Forecast shows the development of a teeny tiny bit of coastal fog during the wee hours of the morning and into the midday hours bringing a little bit of cooling to locations near the bay and coast. It will disappear quickly. It wont have much cooling influence. Overnight lows will be still quite mild to warm. Mainly upper 50s to mid 60s. And tomorrow will be a spare the air day, another one. The poor air quality in the inland east bay and santa clara valley. Highs for tomorrow about 70 near the bay or upper 60s, near the coast i should say, mid to upper the bay. Thats pretty warm for bay shore locations. Well have quite a few inland areas with highs at or above 100. Notice the cooling on. Its going to be hard to find ned locations in the 90s on saturday. And on sunday, cooler still with highs in the low to mid 60s around the bay shoreline. Low to mid70s in most inland locations. A few warmer spots top out in the 80s on sunday. Then on monday, well see just a gradual warmup maybe into the mid 80s in some inland areas and low 70s around the bay. The accuweather sevenday forecast. Once again, up to or above 100 in the hottest spots tomorrow but turning sharply cooler on saturday and really much, much cooler than weve seen of late on sunday and monday. Midweek next week, well see temperatures bouncing back into the low to mid90s which is not unusual in the inland areas. Mid 60s on the coast. I dont see any triple digits in our forecast future for a while. Thats good. We hope you dont. Im hoping the same thing. Thank you, spencer. Just ahead, the marvelous reason a Southern California chevron station sold gas for 30 cents a gal lore for a little while. How much would you pay for this ratty old pair of nikes . Somebody paid a pretty price. How much when we come back. And you wont be able to see abc7 news at 5 00 tonight. Instead its thursday night football. Watch the raiders take on the Arizona Cardinals in an nfl alright, so this is how you are going to say. Youll get the best deal of the year on xfinity tv and internet. And you even get this. Mike, youre on balloons. Sarah, youre gonna high five everybody. Ben, youre gonna be wowing them with your dance moves. Dont miss the xfinity best deal of the year. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Get amazing tv and internet during our best deal of the year. With huge savings of 600 over 2 years. Plus a speed upgrade to 400 megs, free for 2 years. And ask about even more savings with xfinity mobile. Click, call or visit a store today. The chance to get gas f gallon santa monica today. Police managed the flow of traffic on what was dubbed maisel day. More than two dozen businesses were after youing 1950s prices show the marvelous mrs. Maisel. 40 hotel room, 2 Salon Services and 30 cent hamburgers were other services. If you love friends, Frontier Communications is offering to pay one lucky super fan 1,000 to watch 25 hours of the show. Thats a lot of tv. Youll be required to live tweet throughout your experience to commemorate the shows 25th anniversary this year. Heres another blast from the past. Look at these old nikes. I mean they are old. They are beaten up. What would you pay for those