Intoxicated and has no memory of what happened. When she woke up in the morning, he drove her home. She did exactly what we want somebody to do which is go there and dont drive endanger others. She did it and shes a victim. Reporter colo has no record. How do you find someone will take advantage of an intoxicated woman to kidnap and rape her, i dont know the answer to that. Reporter safety is fundamental to lyft what is being described is terrifying and the drivers access to permanently removed. He faces life in prison. His arraignment has been put over until next week. Melanie woodro, abc 7 news. Thank you, melanie. We want you to know how to stay safe. Both the lyft and uber apps allow you to share details with a friend. So someone knows where you are. We have a list of seven steps to take to protect yourself. Youll find it on abc7news. Com better bay area. Or stories about ride sharing, the drivers, the cars, the rules and more during our ride share realities week. You can read the stories on our website abc7news. Com better bay area. A busy intersection is shut down right now after a messy cash involving a vta bus. Look at what happened. Abc 7 news was at the intersection of king road where a bus and suv collided before 2 00 this afternoon. The suv went up in flames while the bus slammed into a power pole bringing down the lines. That knocked out power and surrounding neighborhoods. San jose firefighters say the intersection will be closed for several hours. Neighbors say the area isnt safe. Its busy and dangerous because a lot of people are on the street. Very dangerous. See a lot of ugly stuff around here. No word yet about any injuries and emergency crews were able to evacuate everyone from the bus and the car. Just two weeks after the deadly gilroy garlic festival shooting, the mayor has a first of its kind plan to fight gun violence and reduce its cost on the public. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen joins us live with the story, chris . Reporter hi, ama, the proposal would require all gun owners in the city of san jose to carry Liability Insurance. Supporters think its a good idea but critics say its unnecessary. Tonight turning words into action, a sweeping policy proposal from the mayor of nations tenth largest city. This proposal is not about stopping gun violence tomorrow. It is about insuring the public no longer pays for the cost of gun violence. Reporter the Mayors Initiative would require all firearm owners in san jose to carry Liability Insurance for weapons. If approved, city Officials Say it would be the first such requirement in the country. Gun owners who are unable to pay the insurance could pay a fee to compensate taxpayers for the cost of firearm violence in the city. In response, the nra released a statement saying in part, criminals are already ignoring californias more than 800 gun laws so its doubtful many of them would rush out and get Liability Insurance. But even if they did, Liability Insurance wont cover criminal acts. Evan bishop owner of a gun shop in san jose believes it penalizes lawabiding gun owners. She said the focus should be on mental health. Were talking about criminals. Those are things that need to be looked at to cut off before it gets to an issue in ordinary tore get into the firearms get into the hands of that stuff. Reporter is the proposal legal . Experts say it could face a challenge. The answer will depend on whether it in fact keeps guns out of peoples hands or if its a reasonable tax. Down the road this city could ask voters to impose a sales tax on gun and ammunition purchases to help gun safety closes, gun violence prevention programs and victim assistance services. The mayor doing what he says is necessary to reduce the harms of firearms. City leaders, mayors dont have the luxury of waiting for congress to act and offering thoughts and prayers. We have to act to protect our communities. Reporter the full counsel is expected to take up the proposal sometime by the end of the month were live in san jose. The victims of the gilroy garlic festival shooting, the foundation established a special fund. Abc 7 news. Listen to this, a car is broken into once every 23 minutes according to the latest police statistics. One break in nets the thieve more than usual. Police were called to Fourth Street right outside marleau restaurant late last night where a thief reportedly took half a Million Dollars worth of someones property. Kate larson is live from the scene to explain what happened. Reporter it was Alex Rodriguez, the baseball great was having dinner here in San Francisco after last nights giants game and sources tell us half a Million Dollars worth of valuables were stolen from an suv parked right here at Fourth Street right outside marleau restaurant. Now here is what caught our eye about this story was the Massive Police response that we noticed happened last night. Take a look at this. Suv showed up in force last night. There were investigators out here which is not the norm for a car burglary scene. You can see there was a rear window of the rented nissan armada smashed in. Officers were dusting the back for prints and said sometime around 9 00, 10 00 last night someone stole bags, a camera, camera equipment and jewelry from the suv. Now we know arod was in San Francisco last night broadcasting the giants, phillies game from oracle park from espn and espn conformed with abc 7 the black suv was rented for members of the Production Team and rodriguez was among the group of people that had stuff stolen. Car breakins have become an unfortunate part of everyday life in San Francisco and so the people that ive been talking to today all pretty much have this same reaction. I probably would never leave half a Million Dollars worth of stuff in my car in San Francisco. I pretty much leave like maybe a water bottle. I was nervous when i left my yeti in there. I felt it was nice. Crazy in here cars get broken into all the time. Reporter now, an espn spokesperson says that its an unfortunate situation and that they are working with authorities to address it. So far Alex Rodriguez declined to comment on what exactly of his was stolen in the suv. Live in San Francisco, im kate larson, abc 7 news. Thanks, kate, very much. Pg e began accepting claims submitted by people in california. People affected by wildfires last year and 2017 can request funds for Housing Assistance and other immediate needs. They can file the claims online through the website for the utilities wildfire assistance program. A federal judge overseeing pg es bankruptcy case approved a 105 million relief fund. The deadline to apply is november 15th. In oakland the jurors in the ghost ship case are on day six of deliberations with no victim yet. Two men are on trial for the 2016 warehouse fire that killed 36 people. Laura anthony is at the courthouse like many times over the course of this trial. Laura, any sense that the jury is close to a verdict . Reporter no. I can tell you that today marked the very beginning of the third week of deliberations in this case. Derick almenas attorney has been here for every minute of today he talked to reporters about telltale signs if a jury is getting close to being deadlocked. So far he says he hasnt seen them but looking for the signs. You can see that they are at odds because they are not being friendly toward one another. Thats one sign. Another sign is were there coming to court and they you can see that there is conflict, you know, that they are angry or one of them might even have tears or, you know, red face or something to show that there has been emotion and there has been conflict. I have seen none of that. Reporter again, at this point except for the length of time that they have been deliberating, there are no signs that this jury is deadlocked. No sign really that they are close to a verdict, either. Deliberations to resume first thing tomorrow morning. Ama, dan . Thanks very much. We should expect many family members of the victims to be in court for the verdict obviously. What about relatives of the defendants . Are you expecting . Reporter well, at this point we talked to Defense Attorneys about that throughout the course of the trial, we did see some of max harris relatives and aunts and uncle from up in the seattle area have been here on and off. He said a number of supporters in the courtroom except for her testimony during the trial have not seen derick almenas wife since and were told at this point that she is unlikely to come for the verdict that would just be too difficult for her and that she will stay up in far Northern California with her children. Okay. Interesting. Thanks very much. We sent out updates about the guest ship case through the abc 7 news app. Download it now to find when the jury reaches a verdict. Decembisturbing trend in sa francisco with crashes involving people walking and biking. Weve seen twice the number of deaths as last year. Next, a look at the changes that are being discussed and what has already been done. Im Spencer Christian. Im Spencer Christian. We have a heat wave its on. Get to the ross shoe event for even more brands at 20 to 60 percent off Department Store prices. Yes yep oh, yeah seriously, save on fall styles for women, men, boys and girls. At the ross shoe event. On now. And you score the you knperfect outfit . At ross ooooohhhh game on now, thats yes for less. Nothing beats getting the latest trends at 20 to 60 percent off Specialty Store prices. At ross. Yes for less. Happening now, one of a half dozen local meetings to discuss the future of high speed rail. We told you about the newest recommendations that are the result of years of studying cost, Community Concerns and environmental impacts. This is a map of the recommended route connecting to san jose. It uses existing caltrain lines with less impact unsure rounding cities than other proposed routes. And this map shows the recommended route between san jose and San Francisco. They picked a route that uses an existing caltrain corridor. The local meetings are taking place this month so people can get a closer look at the plans and a vote by the California High Speed Rail Authority board is scheduled for september. The full system from San Francisco to los angeles wouldnt start until 2033. A year after it first opened the Sales Force Transit Center is once again running at full speed. A ctran sit buses started rolling in this morning on the bus deck for the first weekday commute in ten months. The center held the grand opening last august and it was last september when two steel beams were found shutting down the 2. 2 billion dolla 2. 2 billi. Service has been returning slowly. Uni has been running becauuses a few weeks. Another deadly crash took the life of a pedestrian over the weekend according to walk sf, this is the 15th person killed while walking or biking in San Francisco this year. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena looks what is being done about it. Reporter its only mid august and saturdays pedestrian death marks the 15th person killed while walking or biking in San Francisco this year. That number is more than double what it was at this time last year. That ten had been people of color and more than 50 have been seniors. Reporter walk sf is calling for San Franciscos leadership to reduce speed limits and add time for pedestrians to cross streets hoping this will eliminate injuries by the year 2024. There is incredible urgency around safety on our streets, three People Killed just within blocks of each other over the last month. Reporter so we went to those blocks and timed how long pedestrians have to cross the street. The rule is one second per three feet. And times many pedestrians were asking for. On july 18th a man was crossing this walk with his walker when he was hit by a truck and dragged several blocks away from here. Lets time this. On july 21st the couple was crossing Taylor Street when they were hit by a tesla driver who run a red light. A 39yearold man died that day. An august 10th, a 79yearold woman was struck and killed by a taxi driver here. In a statement the Mayors Office said sfmta sent the Rapid Response team to evaluate the intersections to see what changes can be made to make each area safer. The changes made so far are the following. On fifth street between townson and market, paint and temporary posts are said to be completed by the end of 2019. On seventh street between townson and 16th, a quick build implemented and instillation is to be finalized by this month. In San Francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. Danny glover, the actor says hes against removing the controversial murals at George Washington high school. They portray native americans and African Americans and the board voted to paint over the murals. While they are reminders of the horrors of the past, he put out a statement saying the murals should stay to destroy them or block them from view would be a kin to book burning. We would be missing the opportunity for enhanced moments provided to us. Beautiful day by the bay. Completely blue skies by the bay bridge. No fog over San Francisco today. Check out the skyline. Isnt it stunning . Abc 7 news weather anchor Spencer Christian is here with the forecast. Warm spencer but awfully nice. It is nice, dan. Nice to see a fogfree day in San Francisco but that usually means things are heating up and thats the case right now. Here is a look at live doppler 7. You can see from the radar view skies are clearing and almost a complete absence of fog. Wind is pretty strong right now. We have guests 35 miles an hour here in San Francisco and 21 down at Half Moon Bay and 21 mile an hour guest in san carlos and you can see how breezy it is near the bay and coast and inland. Speaking of inland the 24hour temperature change shows that most inland locations are about two to five degrees warmer right now than they were at this time yesterday. Not much change around the bay but changes coming to all parts of the bay area as this heat wave develops. Here is a live view looking westward where its 69 degrees right now. Oakland 75. 89 in redwood city and 82 san jose and 62 at Half Moon Bay and check this out, blue skies over the golden gate, not something weve seen during this season. Current temperature of things were 87, napa 83 and 93 and 88 at livermore and Santa Cruz Beach is active. It will probably be more active midweek this week as it gets hotter. These are the forecast features thanks means mild overnight conditions. Warming trend continues tomorrow and likely to see triple digits inland the next few days. Lets start with a look in the forecast animation late night overnight hours. Notice the absence of fog. Well see a patch or two but not the wide spread dense fog. So the day will start with dark skies and areas along the coastline with fog overnight. Well see the fog disappearing by midday tomorrow, sunny day from costa inland and a mild to warm to hot day as well. During the overnight hours, well see low temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 50s in many locations. In fact, milder in the east bay with lows mid to low 60s which is uncomfortable for overnight temperatures. The alignment of systems looks like this. This is why were having the weather were having. Large area centered over the midsection is building westward and as it expands westward is going to cause our temperatures to rise sharply here in the bay area. Thats going to bring us this little heat wave this week. For tomorrow, look for highs of 70 in Half Moon Bay, excuse me, 78 here in San Francisco and across the bay 81 and 86 fremont and high of 90 tomorrow. Look at the inland east bay, sizzling there. 98 at livermore and 99 concord and antioch and many mid90s. On wednesday hotter. Well see numerous inland locations with high temperatures at or above 100 degrees and here is the accuweather sevenday forecast showing us that this is going to be at least a two, maybe threeday event these triple digit readings inland at the moment looks like thursday will probably be the hottest day in the forecast with the heat easing friday and finally cooling down into what i would consider much more comfortable range over the weekend sgl all i can say is stay cool. I tend to do that. Always cool. True. He wont deny it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thanks, spencer. When you got to go, go to San Francisco. Changes to the citys pit stop programs are next. Stay with us. Happening today, San Francisco is keeping three public bathrooms in. Its a Pilot Program to keep human waste off the streets. A public work staff will work around the clock to maintain a stationary toilet in the tender loin near eddie and jones streets. A mobile toilet at 6th and jesse