Were not close to be officious or bureaucratic. He was scrubbing toilets, stocking toilet paper. Hes been in custody two years waiting to tell his story, waiting to connect with the jury, waiting to tell the truth. Reporter families of the victims were upset. If youre in court and you hear what people are saying inside court and they come out here, they lie about what people have said. They always twist what people have said. Reporter this afternoon harris described his escape from the warehouse the night of the fair, testifying he tried using a fire extinguisher that failed to do much. And called 911 as he ran out yelling, fire, fire. Harris will be back on the stand in the morning. I also spoke with the attorney for the other ghost ship defendant derrick almena. He saysal men a will also take the stand and address the jury. Thats likely next week. In oakland, im leslie brinkley, abc7 news. Leslie, thank you. In San Francisco, a man is reported to be in Critical Condition after being pulled out of San Francisco bay. Abc7 news was along the embarcadero as crews coming back from a drill on the water tried to rescue the person near the bay bridge. A witness reported seeing a man in the bay at about 12 15 p. M. Officials are not sure why the man was in the water. First responders were seen doing cpr and he was rushed to the hospital. Three kids are spending their summer break in their van after their parents were duped out of 10,000. They thought they were renting a house in south San Francisco, but three days after moving in, they were evicted by the actual landlord. Abc7 News Reporter luz pena is live with the story youll see only on abc7 news. Luz . Reporter dan, no savings means no back up plan. 10,000 is everything this family had saved. They tell me they are calling friends and family members to use their bathroom, to shower. But when it comes to sleeping, their van is all theyve got. This is the gonzalezes new home, their van. This is where you sleep now. Yeah. Reporter has it been hard . Yeah. Reporter why . Because its uncomfortable. Reporter parked right outside the house where they lived for a total of three days, 11yearold elizabeth remembers waking up to someone at the door telling her mom they had to move out. When that landlord came knocking on your door saying you guys needed to leave, what did you think . That we were going to be living in the streets. And scared. Reporter that landlord she describes is the legitimate landlord for the property. Victor gonzalez had already paid someone else to move in and to change the locks. He asked for the first month, for the last month, and the deposit. At least like 10,000. Reporter south San FranciscoPolice Confirm the gonzalezes were duped. They found a cloned ad online that solicited that property that was for rent. It was legitimately for rent by a Real Estate Company, however someone was falsely presenting themselves as the property owner. Reporter they say the gonzalezes are past the time they can get their money back. Paying with cash or transferring money are major red flags along with cost. Way below market rents. Thats a red flag. Another one is an absentee landlord that cant meet with you. Reporter we found the same property, a legitimate posting on zwlil oillow and showed it t victor gonzalez. Are these the same pictures . Yeah, its the same. Didnt change anything. Reporter the pictures are the same, but the price, over a thousand dollars more compared to the facebook market post where they initially saw the property. For how much . 3,500. Reporter this one is posted for on zillow for 3,995. Yeah. Reporter in the midst of uncertainty on a summer break she never thought would be spent in her van, elizabeth is staying positive. What doubt your brother . Youre the oldest. Its going to be okay. Well get through this. Reporter we did, in fact, contact that Real Estate Company that is renting that property that they moved into and they still have not returned our calls. Also the south San FranciscoPolice Department is looking into this case. They are calling the person that contacted this family, but they still have had no luck arresting anyone at the moment. Also this family, all they have right now is their van. Theyre driving around the neighborhood looking for the next place to park tonight and sleep there. Live in San Francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. Luz, thank you. In the east bay, Kaiser Permanente has plans to reshape oaklands skyline. They plan to build the 28story building right in the heart of the city. Kaiser already occupies 7 buildings in oakland. Everything will be consolidated into the new space. While it may not be taller with 1. 6 million square feet of space, it will be larger than San Franciscos salesforce tower. At the end of the day we can think of no better place to stay than oakland, california. I could not be more delighted to announce that Kaiser Permanente is going to be the owner and landlord for oaklands Biggest Office building. The mayor adds, she did not offer any deals to entice kaiser to stay. Construction is expected to start next year. And youll remember uber once committed to revitalizing downtown oakland before changing its priorities. Uber purchased the historic Sears Building in 2015, then sold the property at 20th street and broadway in 2017. Uber has now agreed to lease two Downtown Office buildings in sunnyvale along south matilda avenue. The spaces roughly total 2,091 square feet. Enough for 19,000 workers. The buildings are within five blocks of the citys cal train station and an area poised to undergo major revitalization. Well, palo alto got a lot of attention when city leaders voted last week as we reported to you, to phase out plastic bags by july of 2020. What might have a bigger impact is requiring the buildings to be dee constructed instead of demolished. Dee construction is the selective dismantlement of Building Components specifically for reuse, repurposing, recycling and waste management. Demolition obviously is where a site is cleared by the most expedient means, often an implosion. Abc7 News Reporter chris reyes explains how this is a big deal as part of our coverage of the environment and other issues that help build a better bay area. Reporter we took a tour of the recycling in san jose to see why construction debris can be such a big environmental problem. Behind us this is what demolition material looks like. Probably a little bit of plastic, a lot more carpet, things that we cant necessarily recycle on the back end other than wood aggregated metals. Weve seen everything from bathtub sinks, you name it, to porcelain. Reporter by july 2020, they will have to play by a different set of rules. Along with a sweeping plastics ban as part of the zero waste initiative, Palo Alto City Council will now require crews to dee construct rather than demolish sites. You cant just smash it and combine everything because then its harder to either recycle it or salvage it. Deconstruction is a manicured steps where youre going into a project and taking out pieces with much care and handle. Reporter they say it will affect dozens of projects in palo alto next year. At the recycling, they welcome the change, but they are also realistic about the barriers to adoption. Dee construction is more labor intensive, and therefore more expensive. Great move for most people that are doing it. But unfortunately i think its still a long ways out for being perfected. Were not going to hold up the permit process for this. There will be a learning curve on it. Reporter in palo alto, chris reyes for abc7 news. Abc7 news dedicated a week of coverage to recycling because this is a complicated issue, and there are a lot of ways that each of us can help build a better bay area in this regard. We put together a page called recycling resources at abc7news. Com. You can find it by searching the world recycling on our website. We want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. Share them by joining our better bay Area Facebook Group on facebook. Wed love to hear from you. They say its a better bay area as far as the temperature. Indeed. Its been like a roller coaster. Sandhya patel is here. Thats right, that is spring for you, dan and kristen. Ill let you know if the warming trend is going to continue or if were going back down again coming up. Uh you like this . I love it. Im rusty. Youre rusty . Now you tell me. Not quite. Nerves of steel for our own wayne freedman. Why hes testing the track at sonoma raceway. Plus spotted in the east bay, a bobcat in a tree right in the middle of playing golf, too. And a local favorite is moving on. Ali has moved back into San Francisco bay and possibly back into the Pacific Ocean at this point. The hump back whale showed up in the sea plane la gun off the alameda shoreline in may showing signs of distress, lacking sheen and appearing under weight. The Marine Mammal in sauce lis o got word the hump back believed to be ali was four miles due west of San Franciscos waterfront and has not been seen since. The pride flag is flying the first time above california state capital in sacramento. Governor newsomes Office Tweeted this flag high above the buildings west side. The pride flag flies below three other flags, california flag, w. O. W. Flag honoring missing veterans. Its the modern birth of the lbbt rights, stone wall in new york. The hayward, new haven and Newark Unified School districts partnered to provide free healthy lunches for kids this summer. One of five sites for what School District calls its seamless summer food program. Young people up to 18 years of age may participate. Now, this particular program serves an average of 1,000 kids every day. Its important because a lot of children, some children dont have a meal in the summer, and this is a nutritious meal, free, no cost to the parents or to the camps. We absorb all the costs. Many of the sites also offer free activities and services for participants. Go to abc7news. Com for a link to all bay area county libraries offering free summer lunch programs and the locations. Washington square park in San Franciscos north beach neighborhood is now closed for the next six months. Its for a big renovation project to replace the existing lawn, and subsoil to correct a drainage problem that wastes millions of gallons of water every year. Park regulars say the closure will have a Significant Impact on the neighborhood. They enjoy it every day. They call the park the neighborhoods front yard. A golfer in san ramon scored some great video of a surprise spectator just off the green. You hear those birds . Well, theyre calling at a young bobcat who apparently tried to escape them by climbing up that tree. It happened yesterday on the 18th hole at the bridges golf club. Watch as the bobcat kitten climbs even higher, then decides to hop off into the brush. And off he goes. Well, in consumer news, a major recall from amazon to tell you about. Yeah, the first the retail giant is launching a new Subscription Service and 7 on your sides Michael Finney is here to tell you more. Michael . It sounds a bit like amazon prime. It is a delivery subscription for a brick and mortar giant, walmart. Its quietly rolling out a Subscription Service for grocery deliveries. The Service Called delivery unlimited costs 98 a year. A normal Walmart Grocery delivery usually costs 10 each time they show up. If you have a Discovery Bank account, there will soon be more money in your pocket. The banking giant has just dropped fees from its checking, savings, money market and cd accounts. It has also done away with fees for insufficient funds, excessive withdrawals, falling below minimum balances, and stop payment requests. This is unbelievable. Financial Technology Companies have been doing away with fees to attract young consumers, but this is a first for a large bank. Discover is an online bank and does not offer branch services. Amazon is recalling nearly 400,000 Amazon Basics ceramic space heaters. Ive got one right here. Heres what it looks like. You may have seen these around your home or your neighborhood, a lot of them. Amazon has received 30 reports of the devices overheating, burning and sparking. This is where i usually tell you, you would return the product for a full refund, but amazon is doing things differently. Those who bought this from amazon will receive a letter telling them to cut the power cord. Lets try this right here. Yeah, there you go. You tell them youve done this, and then they just send the money back to you. Really . Yeah. Testify, im getting ready it, it wont work. Not like they want that back or anything. Just destroy it. Thank you, michael, very much. Sky 7 was in the north bay today getting a sneak peek of the new sonoma road race course. We watched as the daytona winner gives some test drives. Among those test riding along, abc7 News Reporter wayne freedman. So, wayne, how was it . Reporter well, you know what they say about the red car, right . The red car always gets the tickets. That would be me. This is pit row behind us. Quiet now. It will be very busy later this week when nascar comes to town. This is a road race thats unusual for nascar. They have added some twists and turns and had an unusual way proving the point. Here is a lonely scurve at sonoma raceway you dont usually notice. Then again, it was bucolic here today. Too quiet when this as the fastest vehicle of the track, you know it cant last. And it didnt. Whoa. In the tv news business, we call this riding the elephant. Usually when the circus comes to town. This week thats nascar, and the toyota save mart 350, when the elephant driver is a daytona 500 champion michaelual donald trum waldroup, its a nobrainer. Im rusty. Now you tell me. Reporter we were doing 110 miles an hour at that point right about the time that guy remembers that waiver we signed. Did we have lunch yet . He tried to focus on a stretch of track they havent used in years. The carousel. Why do they call it the carousel . I dont know. Reporter he did flip here once. Its just a blind entry into the corner. Has to be a blind entry. Literally going uphill you cant see the road. When you tip over that top, you have to get down to the left. Reporter in summary, drive like mike on your commute home, you might wind up in jail or a hospital bed. Would this beat a nascar . No. Reporter could have fooled up. Youre my favorite. Give me what you got, mike. It aint nothing. Im giving it all i got. Good riding with you, bud. Appreciate it. Reporter Michael Walter with a colorful past. It was interesting. When we got in the car, i said, what are we going to be doing . He says, im going to get your attention. You know what . He did. Live at sonoma raceway, wayne freedman, abc7 news. Boy, that looks like good fun. Yeah, wayne was his favorite. Wow. All right, time to check out the accuweather forecast. Meteorologist sandhya patel is here as we start another week. Sandhya. Yeah, and its off to a nice start, dan and kristen. Lets look at sutro tower camera right now. A combination of higher clouds and a little bit of flog rolling over San Francisco. Our temperature, 64 in San Francisco, 68 in oakland. 79 in san jose. And currently in morgan hill as well. Look at this live picture from the mount tammal pius camera. You watch the fog rolling in, low 70s to santa rosa to napa, 86 in fairfield, 88 degrees currently in concord. And livermore 85 degrees. Those temperatures up a few. Were going to continue with that trend as we head into tomorrow. But just in case tonight youre stepping out and youre walking the dog, it is really a pleasant day and a pleasant evening around the bay. Look for temperatures in the low 70s later on this evening with a mix of fog and some sunshine. And the numbers will be dropping as we head into the wee hours of the morning, into the mid 60s before they bottom outs in the. 50 and 60s tomorrow morning around 7 00 a. M. Watching matt rinne layer 1600 feet deep as we look at sutro tower and a live look at doppler 7. You can see the fog hugging the coast starting to advance. In the city era nefrm they have we are seeing strong thunderstorms developing. Some may be accompanied by hail and gusty winds with heavy rain. It is very active right now in the mountains. Not the case in san jose. Bright sunshine over the shark tank right now. Foggy areas during the overnight hours. Mild to warm the next few days. It is going to be a little bit cooler on thursday. So minor ups and downs is what were expecting. 12 hour planner for tomorrow. For most of you sunshine at noontime and there will be some fog lingering so mild to warm in the afternoon. Mid 60s to the low 90s. Heres a look at the hour by hour forecast. Fog near the beaches and the bay as we head into your morning commute. Watch out. It may be pretty thick along the bay and the coast line with a little bit of mist at times. By the afternoon, it pulls back to the coast line and just hangs around there as we expect around this time of year. Temperatures in the morning 50s, 60s, outs the door tomorrow afternoon, it is going to be a nice day. 64 at half moon bay. 67 in San Francisco, thats where some of the fog will hang around. 81 in san rafael. 80s around santa rosa. 84 napa. Mid 70s in oakland. As you head inland, this is where it will get warm. Antioch, concord. 84 san jose, 88 degrees in san ma