son. my son was the greatest to me. he was a great man. >> he had just graduated from high school. he was captain of his basketball team and went to prom. his stepmother and his father are just in shock as they shared recent pictures of the family. the 18-year-old went up to lake berryessa on sunday with three of his teammates. >> i think they were out there having a good time, just turning 18, trying to live their life and having fun and he fell and slipped into the water. >> this is where it happened. middle creek. a day along the shore of lake berryessa where jackson is believed to have fallen off the log he was walking on. this is the napa county sheriff's deputy who was there. >> when i shut up, the young man was already out of the water. those off-duty nurses were actively giving him cpr. my first response was to beach my boat and render aid with what i could. >> but they did not survive. the third person to drown at the lake in the last two weeks with 11 drownings here since 2020. most of them at oak shores where there are racks of lifejackets available for free public use. the napa sheriff's department says the lake is deeper than people realize with a sharp drop off. his family hopes to talk to the friends who were with him the day he drowned. they set up a gofundme to raise money for his funeral. >> to lose him is heartbreaking. >> at this point, we just need answers so we can do right by my son and that is it. i just want closure. >> i am leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> building a better bay area with a focus on health and look at today's covid headlines. out the officials estimate the antibodies of those who recently recovered from covid now last only 28 days. earlier it was 12 weeks. the new variant are blamed for shorter immunity. a new omicron variant has been identified in at these three cases in the u.s. although it is not yet named a variant of concern. they are discussing possibly expanding eligibility of vaccine booster shots to adults under the age of 50. this in an effort to counter waning immunity. cases of monkeypox are rising in san francisco. the department of public health reported 60 cases so far. the city is now trying to ramp up efforts to be vaccinated. >> as long wanted to wrap around the zuckerberg general learning center, the only drop inside from monkeypox vaccinations. public health leaders are scrambling behind-the-scenes. >> we are literally begging our federal partners to provide more vaccine so we can get it into the arms of people who need it most. >> as of tuesday morning, there have been 60 confirmed cases of monkeypox alone. that number was 40. the number of vaccinations just isn't keeping up with the demand. >> we are asking the date for 35,000 vaccines today for us to be able to get vaccines into arms. this is a starting point. >> dr. grant koufax says so far they have received just under 2900 vaccines since the start of june. 2300 of which are showing up this week. >> we are day by day and hour-by-hour but we are committed to giving out as much vaccine as we have and are able to do. >> we are giving out hundreds a day and we need to move more quickly than that. >> rafael introducing a resolution to help speed up the response. >> we see the problem and we know there is a response. unlike hiv-aids, there is a treatment, a vaccine we can give out right now. but we just don't have enough of it. it is very frustrating. >> with plans in place to work with community-based organizations to help those at the highest risk, once more, supply starts to roll in. correct the new district attorney is promising to crack down on the tenderloin's open-air drug market. >> no longer can children and families and our elderly residents have to walk through the situations i walked through this morning. seeing the drug dealing, the open drug use on the street, that is not something we can tolerate in the tenderloin any longer. >> jenkins says that means prosecuting repeat offenders. jenkinson says she will continue to walk the streets of the tenderloin to see if her policies are working but will also work with san francisco police to track drug crimes and other neighborhoods. >> that ever to get them off the streets of the tenderloin may stretch all the way to honduras. nearly half of the drug dealers in the city are from that country. lyanne melendez explains why they were not arrested and also, what is being done to protect those people who are dying in the street every day? >> that is a question we asked of the mayor after we saw video after video of the open drug scene in the south of market area and you know we went out there ourselves yesterday and again today but this time as far as we could tell, most of the drug dealers were not there at the users wear. we were on mission and 8th st in san francisco once again. this time we could not ignore the graffiti on the bus stop. honduras 504. it is not clear if it is a warning or who controls the area. >> the whole honduran thing, are you surprised by it? >> i am not. >> they made reference during a community town hall. >> perhaps as many as half or here from honduras. >> arresting some of them from selling drugs would endanger the lives of their families back in honduras. >> some of them have had family members who have been in honduras who will be harmed if they don't continue to pay off the traffickers that brought them here. >> solving the drug problem in places like the tenderloin would never be as simple as making more arrests for prosecuting more cases. but today, we ask the mayor who is protecting the people dying of drug overdoses on san francisco's streets. >> it doesn't matter what race someone is, this is really about the crime and holding people accountable. >> there was some type of dispute over something. >> there were residents who were bold enough to take video. like this altercation. or a fight between two groups of people. this means go at it as one man encourages them to fight it out. >> i am sensitive to the immigration issue. my father is from el salvador. he is not a citizen of this country so i understand why it is important to take that into account but at the same time we cannot allow our residents to die on the street of overdose. we have to hold those who sell drugs in the city accountable and that is what i am committed to doing. >> after talking to many people, i got the sense that they are feeling it is time to take care of the people here in the city. >> it is so sad seeing this day after day. we know the mayor is pushing for life police surveillance cameras in some neighborhoods. that is controversial because a lot of people just don't want big brother constantly looking. what is the position of the new da? >> very controversial but jenkins is on board with that proposal. i will tell you what she said today during that press conference. many times, these drug dealers will not have the drugs on them in case they are stopped by police so instead what they do is to ask someone who uses drugs to hold it for me for a few minutes here and there. hold the drugs for them. jenkins says with those cameras, they will be able to capture the entire exchange when it happens and she says that will help prosecute drug dealers. >> something has to be done. thank you. >> two of the biggest opioid makers have agreed to pay the city of san francisco $54 million. the settlement came just before. they will pay 34 million in cash and provide the city $20 million worth of narcan. there was no admission of liability or wrongdoing by either company. the trial continues in the case against walgreens. they saw 500% increase in opioid-related deaths between 2015 and 2020. we put together a 30 minute special about the tenderloin called 50 blocks streaming right now on our abc 7 bay area streaming tv app. >> two more gun laws on the books. one holds gun makers liable. we will tell you how the other goes further than current background checks. >> protecting the sequoias. the update a wired fire -- a wildfire poses. >> this is a quantum leap. anyway you look at it. >> one of you. look at the universe there. scientists >> developing news, growing confidence from fire first to say if i will spare inch the fire grew 500 acres overnights are more than 3200 acres. five square miles. it is 22% contained. jessica having to and sister station is live near the fire line with the latest. >> good evening. you can see that fire is putting off what the plume of smoke today. around 650 fire personnel helping battle displays. we know there are crews for -- from as far away as idaho pitching and trying to get this fire out. >> we are going after them everywhere we can right now. >> fire crews working around the clock for the six straight day. strengthen -- trying to control the washburn fire. the public being kept awake because of the threat of burned trees burning over. >> it can fall at a moments notice and follow any direction either on a firefighter or across the road or across here. >> this is fire retardant moving into yosemite national park. also to aid in the air attack, a well was installed and filled with 10,000 gallons of water on the golf course. >> we can decrease the amount of time it takes for helicopter pilots to get over the fire, come back and do it again and again. click the mayor proposed a groenefeld with 500 giant sequoias, they are fine for now. officials say it is manageable and not a direct threat. thankfully, none of the giants have been seriously damaged. >> we have a full suppression plan and our intent is to put this fire out. >> the cause of the fire remains under investigation but last night at a community meeting, a fire official said there was no lightning the day this fire started so it is assumed this fire was human caused. jessica hamilton, abc 7 news. >> thank you. you can now sue gun makers under a new law signed today by governor newsom. it allows people to sue irresponsible members and sellers of firearms for harm caused by their products. the genesis for this bill was the decision by the supreme court not to block a texas law allowing citizens to sue people who provide or assist in abortions. gun makers and dealers in california will be required to block firearms sales to anybody they have reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a gun illegally or harming themselves or others. >> you are looking at some stunning images of space from the nasa web telescope. the camera capturing these never before seen sites and it took 60 years of work. david lewis explains how the silicon valley technology is providing a quantum leap forward in unlocking the mysteries of the universe. >> the first images are nothing short of jaw-dropping. >> this is a quantum leap. anyway look at it. this was with a team of 500 scientists and technicians. dr. nelson says is zeros into light and visible to the human eye and even appears through clouds of space dust. >> the clouds of dust you have is bays are between the telescope and the star or galaxy you are trying to observe. they absorb light but they are transparent on the infrared. >> it takes about 12 hours of exposure to capture a single image. the data is transmitted back to earth where millions of pixels or minute dots produce a high resolution photo. the early images are provided details never before seen of what scientists believe the big bang produced to create the universe. >> we are going to be able to observe the first stars, the first galaxies, how they were formed and because they could observe with higher resolution and sensitivity, you can see more details. >> it has been withstanding the extreme cold of space at 400 degrees below zero alone with the vibrations of its launch. the technology was developed here in palo alto. it will keep at least two generations of scientists and technologists busy analyzing them. in palo alto, david the way, abc 7 news. >> incredible images. coming up, a place to call home. opening its doors to nearly 100 people who previously faced ho my tribe has lived on this land for 12,000 years. we call it oleyumi. you call it california. our land, our culture, our people once expansive, now whittled down to a small community. only one proposition supports california tribes like ours. while providing hundreds of millions in yearly funding to finally address homelessness in california. vote yes on 27. tax online sports betting and protect tribal sovereignty and help californians that are hurting the most. wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. through project up, comcast is committing $1 billion dollars so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. this is john. he hasn't worked this hard to only get this far with his cholesterol. taken with a statin, leqvio can lower bad cholesterol and keep it low with two doses a year. side effects were injection site reaction, joint pain, urinary tract infection, diarrhea, chest cold, pain in legs or arms, and shortness of breath. with leqvio, lowering cholesterol becomes just one more thing life throws your way. ask your doctor about leqvio. lower. longer. leqvio. >> a gas leak in san rafael shut down an area. a four inch gas main was ruptured. police close down nearby streets but decided no evacuations were necessary. pg&e responded and was able to repair that without incident. >> 96 brand-new homes in san francisco tonight. the city how to grant open. all of the units are fully furnished. those who qualify will pay no more than 30% of their income in rent. >> whenever we provide an opportunity like this without the layers of bureaucracy that make it difficult for people to access housing, we make a difference in san francisco. >> the apartments are named for jesse collins who was a black trans activist who fought for positive social change. >> you can fill it out there. let me show you the 24 hour temperature change. numbers are down in the double digits for concord, livermore, fairfield. nine degrees cooler in santa rosa. most areas are down. one of the reasons is not only a deeper marine layer above 2000 feet but onshore wind has ramped up. air quality is good for most areas. the air district has issued an air quality advisory for eastern contra costa county. here is a hazy view. the reason they issued it for today and tomorrow is because of the marsh fire. they are saying when the onshore winds ease up overnight, there could be higher levels of pollution. you will want to put your ac on recirculate if you live here. fog along the coast tonight. it will advance like it did last night. temperatures right now are anywhere from the 60's to the low 90's while in land. from our roof camera, we have a nice breeze. clouds advancing. we are looking at warmer weather toward the end of the workweek. let's talk about the king tides. we have minor coastal flooding potential. low-lying areas. the concern is the high tide is coming up at 10:45 just over seven feet as we go into tomorrow night and into thursday. we have another one coming. that one will be at 11:38 p.m.. the low clouds and the fog will advance tomorrow morning. you will see widespread gray. at 11:00 a.m. it does not really pull away from the bayside communities. some of our in land areas will continue to cool off for wednesday. the morning temperatures with the drizzle and gray skies in the 50's and 60's as we go into the afternoon hours, anywhere from the mid 60's to the mid-80's. the sun will be shining in land but along the coastline it will remain cloudy and breezy. the accuweather 7-day forecast, morning gray and drizzle. typical spread. it is going to be hot in land, at least on saturday with mid 90's. >> at tiger is having a roaring good time at oakland zoo. >> a reminder for you that you can get our live newscast, breaking news and whether with our new abc 7 bay area news app training tv app on apple tv, enjoy tv, phi roti -- fire tv and roku. >> a rescue tiger is having a ball at the oakland zoo and we have the video to prove it. take a look. the zoo released a new video of mia. she is being nursed back to health. >> they arrived last month. rescued from a rundown zoo. they may have had connections with joe exotic. the people at the oakland zoo say that they are adjusting nicely to the new environments. >> who tells her when playtime is over and it is time to give up the big purple ball? >> you can do that, larry. >> nobody is the answer to that question. road just tonight with david muir is next. thanks to chase, angie's not sweating this text since there's zero overdraft fees if she overdraws by 50 bucks or less. and, kyle, well, he's keeping 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