and describing the lingering effects of a violent attack more than a year and a half ago today, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi took the stand in the state trial against the man who assaulted him. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. while paul pelosi's testimony today was similar to the testimony he gave during the federal trial, he did reveal the toll the

attack had on him since it happened. >> abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow was in court, and you have the details for us tonight on dan pelosi's testimony began about mid-morning, this after lieutenant carla hurley finished her testimony about interviewing depape at the hospital. >> at one point, she was holding in her hands the hammer to pap allegedly used on pelosi, which she called a sledgehammer. in his testimony, pelosi described waking up in the middle of the night startled, scared and groggy. paul pelosi on the stand, describing the moments inside his home a little after 2 a.m. when his bedroom door burst open and he was greeted by a large man with a hammer and zip ties. pelosi says david depape woke him with a question are you paul pelosi? it's those four words that began a middle of the night conversation with depape looking for paul's wife, then speaker of the house nancy pelosi, and paul trying to explain she wasn't there. i'm going to have to tie you up. we'll wait, pelosi testified to pap said before saying she's second in line for president and

we're going to have to take them all out. pelosi described attempts to get away from depape, including walking to an elevator just outside his bedroom, which had a phone in it. he wanted to use to call 911. depape followed close behind, he said. ultimately, pelosi described going to the bathroom, where he was able to get his cell phone and call 911 on speaker. being mindful to say just enough to the 911 call operator to elicit help. but not too much to tip his hand to depape. he seemed very intent on what he was going to do, testified pelosi. pelosi eventually convinced depape they should go downstairs to get to pap's belongings, and that depape could tie him up down there so they could sleep. i was trying to negotiate something, testified pelosi. when police arrived, pelosi opened the door. pelosi said when depape wouldn't drop the hammer, pelosi put his hand on the hammer and doesn't remember what happened after he was hit. in describing the lingering effects the attack has had on his health, pelosi said he's had two falls since the

incident. also, that it's better for his mental health not to talk about what happened following pelosi's testimony, a forensic expert took the stand. jurors have been intently listening and with each witness, the judge has given them the option of submitting a question to be asked. the jurors had no additional questions today for pelosi. >> okay, okay. all right. thank you, melanie, for that update. >> santa clara county judge has denied a motion to overturn the conviction of richard allen davis, who was sentenced to death for killing 12 year old polly klaas. that was back in 1993. attorneys for davis argued the death penalty conviction should be recalled because of california's moratoria on executions. the judge says the moratorium could be revoked by a future governor. in a statement, polly's father says to resentence richard allen davis is to deny justice for polly klaas. polly and her family deserve the closure that will only come when davis is put to death. remember to check out our streaming documentary, struck by justice the impact of polly

klaas on our abc7 news streaming app. it's about the tough on crime laws that followed the murder of young polly klaas. >> tonight, the basketball community is remembering a former nba player with roots in the bay area. dru gordon died yesterday in a car accident in portland. and today, abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with those who knew him. both on and off the court. >> i wish they would have gotten a chance to see what a big heart he had and what a tremendous person. >> devastating and heartbreaking. those close to dru gordon are shocked by his sudden death. he was such a such an impactful person, you know, not only in basketball, but just as a father and as a human. gordon died in a car accident this week in oregon. police say he was driving a three wheeled vehicle, a vander hall carmel, when he crashed with a pickup truck. gordon died at the scene. vanderhall has advisories on its website that carmel is a three wheeled motorcycle, not a car, and does not have airbags. gordon graduated from archbishop

mitty high school in san jose. a basketball prodigy who went on to play at ucla and the university of new mexico before turning pro and playing for the philadelphia 76 ers, brian eagleson coached gordon in high school. what are some traits of his that stood out to you. >> he was so competitive, he had a motor that just never stopped. if i didn't keep score, he wasn't as interested in the drill we were doing in practice. but the moment there was a consequence, there was a score attached at uh. then. then it was when it all costs. >> he says gordon's off the court character was even more impressive. >> i don't think people realize how selfless he was, he didn't care how many points he scored. he cared that he was a major factor in the game and that we won the basketball program at mit. >> he reached new heights when gordon started playing. they won six championships. two of the four years he played. those trophies kept coming in, especially when gordon's younger brother aaron, who currently plays for the denver nuggets, came to school. >> he really set the tone where

the high level of competitiveness that that is expected at archbishop mitty. >> gordon is survived by his wife and three young kids. >> i've gotten to see his his evolution into a fabulous man and husband and father and, i miss him, drew was 33 years old. >> ryan curry, abc seven news a crash on highway 17 this morning involving a commuter bus and several vehicles sent four people to the hospital. >> this happened in the northbound direction just south of los gatos, near the cats restaurant. the california highway patrol says the driver of a highway 17 express bus came on stop traffic, but was not able to stop in time. the bus crashed into several vehicles. the driver, the bus driver and three passengers were injured. the road has since reopened at uc santa cruz. >> more than 80 demonstrators were arrested after a standoff with law enforcement. the two sides both held their ground for hours until police cleared the scene late this afternoon. abc

seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes shows how things unfolded. >> we've been given a legal dispersal order, warnings from police at uc santa cruz before many pro-palestinian demonstrators were arrested starting late thursday night. police in riot gear surrounded demonstrators on the south side of campus. the encampment started on may 1st. by friday morning, it was gone, dismantled while demonstrators and police faced off destroying the encampment. >> they were destroying tents tables. >> also gone were barricades set up this week that blocked the main entrance of campus. it was that move that the university said led it to take action. in a statement friday, it said, quote, following the continued intentional and dangerous blockade of campus entrances, uc santa cruz took action to remove the barricades and disband the unlawful encampment. those actions started early this morning. the statement went on to say, quote, they were notified that their actions were unlawful and unsafe. and this morning they were also given multiple warnings by law enforcement to leave the area and disperse to avoid arrest. unfortunately, many refused to follow this directive and many individuals are being arrested.

student demonstrators are criticizing the large response from law enforcement. >> and there's a lot of students here bruised up. i know there's a few that are in the e.r. right now, who have been brutalized by these police officers, even though the crowd out here is made up of student demonstrators, those students have also been getting the support of many faculty members. >> i don't know how much this is. this is costing. who's paying that? you know, when we have graduate students that can't make ends meet. >> in its statement, the university said it had to restore full access to campus and was impossible to do that without law enforcement intervention, saying, quote, those actions could have been avoided if the encampment participants heeded the many previous directives that were given by campus officials, fire marshals and law enforcement. end quote, demonstrators on scene told us they had no plans on backing down until the university met their divestment demands in santa cruz. zach fuentes, abc seven news there is an update in the effort to end the war in gaza. >> president biden today laid out a new proposal by israel for

what he calls an enduring cease fire. >> for months, people all over the world have called for cease fire. now it's time to raise your voices and demand that hamas come to the table agrees to this deal, and end this war that they began. >> the proposal includes three phases. the first would be a six week cease fire, when israeli troops would withdraw from gaza. some hostages, including americans, would be released. phase two would allow for the release of all remaining hostages, including soldiers, while both sides negotiate for a permanent cease fire, and phase three is a plan to reconstruct gaza, including homes and schools. now, there is no indication yet whether hamas will accept israel's deal. >> coming up, new developments in the investigation into racist threats against a san francisco dog walker. the progress being made by police so far. >> plus, improving transportation for seniors and people with disabilities and contra costa county, a planned

upgrades and how they'll be paid for when abc seven news at five contin

or step in san francisco. the chronicle reports a police told neighbors they have a possible suspect. now the update came as part of a community meeting last night for neighbors near alamo square. terry williams says he's received two threatening packages so bad we can't show them to you on television, in fact. and then last week, a fire destroyed the home he shares with his parents. the fire investigation is separate from the racist packages. the san francisco chronicle reports that police say they've served two search warrants in the possible hate crime case, and they are hopeful that they will make an arrest soon. in the east bay. >> new federal funding is on the way to help streamline public

transportation, and contra costa county and transportation officials believe it could be a huge help to one of the county's fastest growing populations aging seniors who rely on busses and bart to get to medical appointments. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more. >> antioch resident palio smith has limited mobility and relies on public transportation to get to his doctor's appointments, which isn't always easy. >> i had to take three different transit systems to get there and as a consequence, going was slow enough. but coming back it took me four hours. >> contra costa transportation authority or ccta executive director tim hale says they're working to change that one out of every four people in in this in the growing in our kind of senior community does not have good access to transportation for medical appointments. the vta will streamline the process with its new one call, one click program. users can input the type of transportation they need

and where they want to go from. among the county's 12 transportation systems, it will also help identify passengers, such as seniors, qualify for other benefits like free transportation. >> in this program, you have a complete connected database of what all the users needs in contra costa county and what that helps us do is really identify the gaps in our system, bay area congressman mark desaulnier was able to secure $1 million in federal funding for the program, while public transportation agencies continue to struggle in the bay area, representative dosani believes this will help boost ridership in real time when they can get picked up by paratransit if they need that and get to the bus stop and then get to bart if they want to do it. >> so it's coordinating that and it will help ridership go up. >> a report by the area agency on aging finds the contra costa county has one of the fastest growing populations of older adults in the country. 15% are over 65 years old and expected to double in the next ten years. as such, ccta says it's critical

to improve services for this demographic. >> but also the important thing is make sure people continue to have the independence to get where they need to go for this growing aging community, ccta says. >> one call, one click will be operational by next year in walnut creek, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> coming up, it's almost june, which means it's almost pride month. we'll introduce you to one bay area man using his art to create a sense of belonging and a connection

tao raised a huge lgbtq flag over city hall. the city is also marking the first pride month in which oakland has an lgbtq cultural district. it was approved back in november. the lgbtq cultural district is on lakeshore avenue, east of five 8-80 near the oakland lgbtq plus community center and abc seven's celebration of pride month also

includes highlighting the many people who make a difference throughout our communities. so tonight, we're introducing you to one san franciscan who is making a big statement across the city with art >> murals would not something i was planning to do. i'm a gallery artist and through my first mural where i saw how it made other people feel, people start to know me through my art. that was like the community that i started to have with the community. feels a lot more free and it definitely gets the statement out there faster. representation and visibility is very important to me, and for my community, and depicting such a big, large black trans woman was kind of very important, especially in

this neighborhood for me. i wanted to kind of remind that you're here, you're visible, you belong here. we needed to kind of showcase who we were at a time and still at a time where we were kind of pushed aside or being erased. so i think that message has a reflection and making change in our community. my dad's an artist and his dad was an artist. and so art became like a very significant part of who i am and how i communicate myself and express myself. english was not even my first language, and the way i made friends was through my drawings to kind of communicate like, can we be friends? here's a picture i came to san francisco. there was a big part of my identity. i came out here, i saw the legacy that was left behind in the queer community. it's like, wow, this everybody is fully themselves here. i want to fully be myself. this is who i am. i always just see myself as just

an artist. so it was always puzzles me and kind of like weird when someone's like, yo, you're an activist. but i always see myself as just an artist as long i'm doing art, i'm happy. anything else is just an extra bonus. this community has definitely brought a lot out of me, and that's why i love giving back so much is because they helped me grow as a person, and that's an artist. >> beautiful work and important work. to hear more about members of the lgbtq plus community. catch our america who i'm meant to be this sunday at 3 p.m. or watch it now. wherever you stream abc seven. >> worth watching. sure. all right. let's find out about the weather, because the weekend is here. it is. it is. >> we weren't counting. meteorologist sanjay patel is here. sandhya. >> yes. we're very looking. very much looking forward to the weekend. and here is a clue, dan and ana, as to where those temperatures are going. they're already dropping 10 degrees drop

in santa rosa. you're starting to feel that breeze down. three in san jose and two degrees cooler in oakland. winds right now 37 miles an hour at san francisco, gusts to 24. in livermore, the onshore breeze making its way into the inland valleys where it is still warm. we got up into the 90s once again in our hot spots inland. right now, though, you can definitely tell where the cooling is being felt the most, which is along the coastline and in the city. here's a look at your forecast. if you are traveling out of okay and you are going to hawaii, beautiful weather expected. you know how it is. you get the sun, you get the scattered showers. but in oakland tomorrow it's going to be a fog followed by sun 70 degrees. honolulu 30% chance of showers 85. and if you're going to lihue, 40% possibility of some rain 82 degrees. looking at the bay area, just beautiful views from our tower cameras, sea lions, people enjoying their just packed in there. we do have

fog on mount tam, but notice that haze there as well. moderate air quality across parts of the bay area as we've had a lid on the atmosphere with high pressure in charge. that's all changing. we'll get better air quality. we do have a system that is headed towards the pacific northwest. it's a potential for a strong atmospheric river with flooding rain there for us. all it's going to do is deepen the marine layer. we're already starting to see that fog layer starting to redevelop and move up the coastline. now looking ahead to next week, this is what you need to watch out for. excessive heat watch has already been issued for lake and solano counties tuesday morning to thursday evening. we're expecting dangerous heat during that time, which means increased risk of heat illnesses, and it's going to be a significant risk from our east bay hills. camera. we are looking towards mount diablo with blue skies overnight tonight. areas of fog and drizzle tomorrow. breezy to gusty and cooler in the middle of next week. it's that summer like sizzle coming our way with temperatures soaring a good 10 to 20 degrees above average. don't have to worry about that

this weekend. some areas of fog tonight going into tomorrow. there may be a little bit of damp roadways as well, but not everyone's going to start out with fog. there will be places that will start out clear higher clouds throughout the evening, and those winds will once again be picking up. so do expect it to be breezy to gusty. morning numbers will be in the 40s and 50s. areas of fog tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at sunshine inland. not quite as warm as today. we'll go with some 80s along the coastline. 50s with some patchy fog lingering and windy near the coast. the accuweather seven day forecast. we're moving into june and we're moving into cooler weather for saturday. as we head into sunday. a slight recovery monday temperatures are down, cloudier skies that doesn't last , high pressure builds in and the heat definitely builds from the 90s to triple digits by wednesday ama and dan. so we're going to feel it. but the coast is going to be comfortable in the 60s. all right. nice. >> thanks, sandy. >> a san francisco original is coming back. anchor brewing, home of anchor steam beer, could

soon be back on tap after being sold to a billionaire. chobani yogurt founder hamdi ulukaya announced the sale today. ulukaya is buying all of anchor brewing's facilities, including its factory in potrero hill. the brewery on dejaras street shut down last summer after 127 years in business. >> all right, well still ahead. time is winding down for horse racing at golden gate fields. we'll have that story ahe. and here's your travel forecast.

just search abc seven bay area and download it. when you have a moment. horse racing is heading into its final stretch at golden gate fields. there are just two weekends left. the track will be open for live racing and betting this saturday and sunday. then next saturday, june eighth, golden gate fields marks closing weekend with a watch party for the belmont stakes, the third leg of horse racing's triple crown. then sunday the ninth will be the final day of betting the organizers of bottlerock are expanding to the latin music

market with a huge music festival this weekend in napa, la. >> honda festival features some of the biggest names in latin american rock and mexican regional music, including mana and alejandro fernandez. unlike bottlerock, which had big name wine sponsors, this music festival will feature bands by latino winemakers. 60,000 people are expected at the concert this weekend, and mana was actually at bottlerock next last weekend. oh, that's right, yeah, right before pearl jam. >> that's awesome. and you saw i did. that's awesome. all right. we have more news ahead for you. >> yes. let's get to abc seven news anchor luz pena for a look at the stories coming up at 530. luis. thanks, john and emma. >> san francisco's downtown has struggled to recover from the pandemic. so tonight we're digging into what the city is doing to attract more people to the area. one huge event is happening tomorrow. over 20,000 people will be at civic center plaza here in san francisco, and we're going to be speaking to the city's department behind re-energizing this area. also, this is something that impacts all of us climate change. we're speaking to one of the producers

behind our abc7 news, bay area 2050 documentary, which focuses on the topic of erosions along the coast. join us for those stories and more. at 530 on abc7 bay area streaming tv, dan and emma, thank you. >> lose. >> all right, download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com to join louis in two minutes. but for now, thanks for watching. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time right now. world news tonight with david muir is next. a a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,...

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>> david: tonight, breaking news. for the first time, president biden on donald trump's guilty verdict. and donald trump's fury today at trump tower. also tonight, the deadly explosion at that bank and apartment building. new images tonight. one of the victims being rescued. and what you might not remember from 9/11. two pilots in the air. two fighter jets and what they were willing to do. first, former president donald trump railing against his conviction on 34 felony counts. trump attacking the judge today,