Longtime Business Owners saying this is the worst they have ever seen. This is survei shared by the owner of this liquor store. He said last week carloads of young men stormed into his store at 5 00 a. M. Wearing black hoodies. He said six state outside, six came inside with garbage bags and methodically stole other cigarettes and high end tequila, cognac, and champagne, ransacking the place. Not far away, this liquor store on redwood road had a similar invasion. Several people in the store stealing cash and cigarettes, and only the expensive alcohol. Last week, a car rammed into the front window and door of this Convenience Store on 23rd avenue, again with six people and three vehicles involved. At 4 00 a. M. Yesterday, a similar highest caught on Surveillance Video at a 7eleven in downtown oakland, with more than a dozen suspects in hoodies arriving in multiple vehicles. There try to take the safe, but they didnt succeed. They took all the cigarettes and tobacco products. Its happening all the time, like once a week is regular. You get broken into once a week . Exactly. The series of events whether it is breakins, armed robbery, carjacking, it just contributes to the sense of fear, chaos, and lawlessness. An urgent plea was put out for a Permanent Police chief, citing huge increases in crime this year throughout oakland. Abc 7 news ask for an interview with the interim police chief, a request that was declined, but in the last week, the interim chief did do an interview with cnn as he explained why crime feels different in oakland now. I think because it is pervasive, not just localized. That feeling has become that is everywhere. Oakland police say they are investigating as many residents say they are running scared now. The challenges we dont have hope, theres no vision for where we can go or how we can actually escape this. As a last resort, the Small Business owner says hes going to replace his windows with brick walls. In oakland, im leslie brinkley, abc7news. Dan a reminder, our safety tracker is available to give you a picture of Public Safety where you live. You will find it on the front page of our website, abc7news. Com. Ama a person was hit and killed by train today in redwood city. It happened around 12 30 this afternoon im not far from the redwood city station. Buses were brought into help get passengers where they needed to go. By 2 30, Train Service was back to running at full speed, but a lot of trains were delayed. A suspected shoplifter and a Security Guard are both out of the hospital tonight after being injured at us and carlos home depot. The incident happened around closing last night when store employees tried to stop the suspect. Authority say when the store Security Guard intervened, he grabbed the mans baton and began hitting him on the head. The guard responded, pulling out his gun, firing two shots and hitting the suspect. The victim was also transported to the hospital with nonlifethreatening injuries. Mackey is now being held in the San Mateo County gel. He faces felony charges including robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Dan Vallejo Police are hosting a community discussion. The department wants to talk about alarm calls and the plan to stop sending officers unless the alarm can be verified. Its because of a Staffing Shortage and because most alarms turn out to be false. The meeting is set to be to last for two hours and they plan to hold another meeting in the your future. City of antioch named a interim chief. The acting chief faces a tough task, overseeing a department facing state and federal investigations with almost half of its officers on paid leave because of a racist texting scandal. Department. I think we are going to be in a real good position to continue moving forward. Current police chief stephen ford is retiring. There was a racist texting scandal that involved almost 50 of the entire police force. The antioch acting city manager made the decision and said he is ready. There was no sticker shock when i offered it to him. It was the level of, lets start making some changes. He was one of four internal candidates interviewed for the job. He has been in Law Enforcement for the past 23 years he served , in sacramento and a sergeant in richmond. He has a masters degree with the Emergency Service administration. He oversaw antiochs patrol teams and trained new officers. He was not involved in the texting scandal. No, he was not involved. I have been assured that. The antioch mayor says he is encouraged by the appointment. He said the captain embraces police reforms. His Concern Center around transparency. My concern is that we havent been forward with the public about how many officers are under investigation. We havent been forward to the public about staffing levels. I hope he is the right person to get us accurate numbers in terms of staffing levels, and in terms of the fbi investigation and the racist texting scandal. And the impact it has had on the Police Department. Joe is very innovative, a forward thinker, when it comes to issues around community policing. The vice mayor says she has worked closely with him on Police Department dashcam and bodycam policies. She supports the decision as well. When someone who is extremely entrenched in racism, White Supremacy and patriarchy and they stand their ground and continue to move forward based on their values, thats a kind of leadership we need. Dan happening tomorrow, the only Virtual Meeting for people in oakland to share with i want to see in the towns next police chief. This is one of five meetings the Oakland Police commission is holding. This is video from the prior in person meeting. After the Public Performance forums, four candidates will be put forward. Oakland has been without achieve since february, after an independent investigation found he failed to hold some of his officers accountable for misconduct. Ama californias power grid will have to expand to meet the needs for more energy. There is an unconventional idea using electric cars to sin excess power back to the grid to prevent blackouts. It is already being tested. Bidirectional charging already allows a few electric cars to sin energy from its battery to a home. Think of it as a backup home generator. The ford f1 50 lightning already has that capability and all General Motors electric vehicles are expected to follow. In a recent interview with good morning america, the gm ceo talked about gm leading the way in the ev industry. I have tremendous confidence in the strength of our brands and our customers and the loyalty that we have. But pg es ceo thinks the technology could go even further by also sending that excess power to the grid. Except that the interconnection is not there yet. Right now, today, there is no technology and no automobile manufacturer whose cars can actually send power beyond the home up into the grid. But that doesnt mean it wont eventually happen says kurt johnson of the climate center. There are 125 plus vehicle to grid projects going on globally. San diego has a Pilot Program with school buses using bidirectional charging that feeds into the grid at the end of the day. Its a gigantic, unharnessed, untapped power source that can be used. Most vehicles are sitting parked, unused, 95 of the time. Still, pg e has to come up with a Compensation Plan for those willing to plug into the grid. If its a good offer, i will approve it and confirm it and stuff like that. Would you do it for free . That is a negative. Lawmakers in sacramento or helping to move things along. For example, senate bill 233 would make eye direction bidirectional charging mandatory for all new electric vehicles. Now the question is, how quickly can that electrical connection be up and running in any ordinary home to make vehicle to grid a reality . In San Francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7news. Ama california is setting its eye on the next green energy of the future, hydrogen. Governor newsom is asking for a strategy. Its viewed as one of the keys to helping the state reach its zero emission climate goals. It could be beneficial when it comes to establishing a clean power grid. Dan coming up, 7 on your side with the baffling reasons homeowners are losing insurance. For one family, it was draining a Swimming Pool. Intelligence hurt or help education . Noticeably will let you know if this pattern david im david goldberg, a bilingual Elementary School teacher and president of the california teachers association. As we start a new school year, theres something new happening in californias Public Schools. Jessie theyre called Community Schools. 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Dan heading back to school this year poses some new challenges for some teachers, students using ai in class. We learned about concerns for this technology and why some believe it could actually become a valuable learning tool. As kids return to school, teachers may be the ones trying to learn the most, learn how to deal with students using artificial intelligence, ai. A High School Student could use it to write and english paper and ask it math problems. She by students and will make it harder for students to develop critical thinking. It does require deep learning and thought to come up with critical analysis and how to do these things. Quick certainly theres a way to sniff out when students are using ai. Experts say there is one surefire way to detect when ai is being used. And it is bland and is. You are just going to get bland, mediocre products with no original thought. Chatgtp doesnt have original thought. But can ai actually be a viable tool in our schools . Some teachers say it can be, if it is used the right way. Students to do that. This is a resource. Lets not pretend it doesnt exist. But not everyone is sold on that idea. Thats absolutely the wrong answer. Thats where the analysis is someone elses. Hes worried that Plagiarism Detection Software is not able to accurately identify those using ai. It is leading to honest students being flagged for cheating when they are not. Then there are problems with ai accuracy. The whole thing is so overly trusted for such a ridiculously flawed system. But will ai destroy our schools, make our students lazy and uneducated, maybe even dom . Dumb . The lesson, parents have to start using ai so they can coach their kids on when and when not to use it. It may be easier to use ai, it is just not as interesting. Ama san jose state is showing off his new Athletic Center for students and fans. Abc7news was at todays ribboncutting ceremony. School officials cite something theyve and wanting to build for years, and has finally come to fruition. For now its home to the School Football team as well as the soccer team. They will be able to have the training and facilities to be able to become the best athletes i can possibly be. Great sightlines, firstclass, unbelievably modern, just a great place to take in the game and see the spartans win on saturdays. Ama construction started in 2018 and the project cost nearly 70 million. Dan happening tonight, a record raking lottery drawing. The Mega Millions jackpot has score to just under 1. 6 billion. California lottery Officials Say around . 80 from every ticket sold goes right to Public Schools. So in their eyes, it is california students who are winning right now. Even if we dont have a jackpot winner here in california, we are still thrilled because when sales are this high, Public Schools are getting more money. Thats why the lottery exists, to raise a little bit of x are money, supplement of funding for public education, and these strong sales or helping fuel that bottom line. Dan the cut off time to buy tickets is 7 45 tonight. The drawing is at 8 00. This dont play. Dan weather forecast. Sandhya at least you played. You got to play to win, thats true. Lets talk about the weather, different compared to yesterday at this time. Golden gate bridge all socked in, the marine layer has deepened on the temperatures have fallen, down 14 degrees in novato and livermore, 21 degrees cooler right now in concord. Our sea breeze is pretty typical around this time of year, about 27 miles an hour in San Francisco. Lets check out your evening planner, temperatures will range from the 50s coast side to the 70s, as the sun goes down we will continue to see the dropoff off in temperatures. It will certainly be jacket weather and breezy as we head toward 11 00 p. M. Right now the fog is pretty much regrouped along the coast and is pushing over the bay as you see on live doppler 7. The sun is shining in san jose. 63 in the city, open at 70 degrees. 59 in half moon bay. You can see the marine layer as we look back toward the city. 68 in napa, 70s from fairfield to concord to livermore. It will be comfortable for backtoschool time, Palo Alto Unified School district returns tomorrow, grade 612. 8 00 in the morning, youll nee those sweaters, low 60s to start off the day. By noon time the temperatures up to 70 and at 3 00 p. M. It will be 75 degrees. Mountain view and los altos county back to School Lunchtime low 70s and by 3 00 p. M. , mid 70s, nice sunny weather. This is cute to see the sea lions at pier 39, temperatures remain below average through friday and it will heat back up inland over the weekend. First thing tomorrow morning, watch out for some slippery spots with drizzle and pockets of low visibility with the fog. 50s and 60s out the door, tomorrow afternoon, low to mid 80s and the warmest inland valleys in the 60s. Today the warmest locations were in the 80s. The weather pleasant weather will continue as we check out the sevenday forecast. The break from the heat last right through friday with mid 80s to low 60s around the coast and warming gets underway on saturday and continues through monday when it gets hot inland. Dont worry, the mild weather will continue at the coastline right on through early next week. So it is looking nice. Ama the iconic red chinatown lanterns are back after months of fundraising, 180 new lanterns have been installed in the San Francisco neighborhood along grant avenue. The original lanterns were destroyed by heavy rain and hail during our winter storms. Ago front gofundme raise more than 43,000 for the restoration. 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The Financial Services company warned it is also reviewing six larger banks for possible downgrade. Today it led to a selloff of bank stocks which spread to the larger stock market. Dan americans Credit Card Debt has hit a record high, surpassing a trillion dollars. Lending tree said what is driving Credit Card Debt is the overall cost of living. A date is now set for the opening of ikeas new store in downtown San Francisco on wednesday, august 1 third. The stores on market and by 5th street, it is 52,000 square feet of swedish inspired furniture and decor. The Stores Opening comes amid a flurry of retailers leaving downtown San Francisco. The mayor posted, the arrival of ikea is great news for the citys economic recovery. It will bring local jobs and excitement to the union square area. Ama its a strike by a strike by San Jose City workers imminent