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now we still have not heard from oakland mayor shengtao after the fbi raided her home yesterday, but her attorney has given a statement on what happened and
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the investigation. >> good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. we're still waiting to hear from the fbi about why agents showed up at the mayor's home on maiden lane in oakland before dawn on thursday. other agents, including from the irs, raided the embarcadero offices of california waste solutions, which runs the city's recycling company. >> two homes on view, crest court and skyline boulevard, were also raided. they are connected to the duong family, which runs california waste solutions. this is a live look at the mayor's house now. we still haven't seen her since all of this went down. >> her attorney, however, is talking and says she is cooperating with this investigation and is not the target. we'll begin our coverage tonight of this developing story with abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> it's really unfortunate that a search warrant was executed at her residence because the public appearance of that brings up images of corruption. and i can tell you, i have spoken to the u.s. attorney's office and i
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have no information that she's a target right now. >> tony brass, a former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, is now the lawyer representing oakland mayor shang tao in a federal investigation. early thursday morning, more than a dozen fbi agents raided mayor tao's home in oakland. four hours later, they hauled off boxes and bags of evidence. brass points out the warrants were for the address where tao li's not for mayor tao. >> specifically, it suggests that the information that they wanted, whether that information itself suggests criminality or is simply something that corroborates other information, was located there or on a device. >> the feds also targeted two homes related to the duong family. they own california waste solutions, a garbage recycling company that operates in the east bay and south bay. the dong's are also huge political donors, but the fact that it's our mayor, it's someone who's in leadership that who, you know, ousted the police chief. nina joyner is a small business owner in oakland. she says tao is innocent until proven guilty, but her concern
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is how this will play out in the court of public opinion, especially as mayor tao is facing a recall in november. joyner is part of a growing chorus of people asking the mayor to resign. she believes mayor tao's personal issues are distractions that hurt oakland's reputation to attract talent and investments. >> we just had a shooting and we just got a we just got a chief of police and for this event to happen, we can't even have our mayor come out. we couldn't have her come out and talk about it. this is this is this is unheard of. >> attorney brass wants to emphasize that mayor tao was not arrested and that there's no restrictions on her ability to perform her duties as mayor. legal experts tell us this investigation could drag on months, if not longer, in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. now in the days since the raids, we've been getting new information about the political corruption investigation from someone interviewed by the fbi, the mayor's former chief of
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staff, she spoke with the i-team's dan noyes. >> not only did i run her office, i was very instrumental in helping run her campaign. >> renee webb tells me. she served as chief of staff for shengtao for a year and a half, and that she questioned the amount of money andy duong was funneling to the campaign. webb says she shared her concerns with the fbi in a meeting february 3rd of last year. she gave me texts and emails from the fbi that confirmed the meeting and just the line of questioning i could tell that they had already been looking into, you know, some of their kind of pay to play type of activities. oh, really? what sorts of things were they saying in terms of the questions about pay to play, just about board appointments, about contracts, about andy, you know, about the duong family. >> webb says she knew thursday's raid by the fbi was coming. we spotted andy duong leaving his house and his name on evidence boxes that the irs agents carried out of the duong family
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business, california waste solutions, the lead investigator from the oakland public ethics commission, confirms to me that the duong's are still under investigation for a money laundering scheme, court documents i've received alleged that andy duong arranged contributions to candidates including shengtao, using straw donors. some of the phony donors allegedly came from phuc tran, president of the vietnamese chamber of commerce. in response , phuc tran said he wouldn't cooperate in the investigation. based on his fifth amendment right to be free from being compelled to incriminate himself. webb tells me the end for her as chief of staff came on the day tao was sworn in, and that the mayor's partner, andre jones, tried to bring his ex-wife into the ceremony. >> and finally, i was like, andre, i don't know what's wrong with you, but you got to get the hell out of here. i was like, this is too much. i don't know what's going on. shang was all crying. she was like, why would you do this to me on my day? like, this is crazy. >> webb tells me she texted
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shengtao during the raid to say she's praying for the mayor. >> she has a good heart and she came in this wanting to do it. but sometimes that power and that machine just takes people to another level in the wrong direction. yeah, the way, wrong direction. and we're all paying the consequence for it. >> webb also tells me that andre jones, who doesn't work for the mayor's office, was trying to arrange jobs for her supporters for the i-team. dan noyes, abc seven news. >> this is clearly an ongoing investigation, and we're going to stay on it very closely. so stay with abc seven news to learn the latest about what's happening with the mayor and how it will affect the city of oakland. we'll continue to update abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app as well. >> david depape broke into nancy pelosi's house looking for her only her husband, paul, was home as police responded to pap struck paul pelosi with a hammer, leaving him with a fractured skull. depape faced both federal and state charges, and now he's been convicted by
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juries in each case. abc seven news reporter tim johns has been following today's ruling for us. he's live here now in studio with reaction. tim. >> yeah. ama depape was convicted by the jury of all five counts today. some of them, including aggravated kidnaping, false imprisonment of an elder and threatening the family member of a public official. now, earlier today, i caught up with both the prosecution and the defense in this case to get their reaction. after several days of deliberation, a san francisco jury found david depape guilty on all charges in his state trial over the hammer attack against paul pelosi in the hallway of the courthouse to papst public defender adam lipson, saying both he and depape were disappointed by the jury's decision. he tells abc seven news he took particular issue with the prosecution, adding an aggravated kidnaping charge. >> it's really unfortunate it was charged this way. it was sort of a textbook vindictive prosecution. as soon as they found out that the case was that the attempted murder charge was going to be dismissed, they added this charge, an accusation
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that san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins denied. >> jenkins, speaking to the press following friday's verdict at her office that was dealt with by the court. >> we have charged mr. we charged mr. depape with what he was guilty of, as clear by the jury's verdict. >> according to california law, the kidnaping charge carries a life sentence without the possibility of parole. all of this coming after depape was sentenced last month to 30 years in prison in his federal case after he serves his 30 years in federal custody, he will be at the age of 75. >> instead of being deported back to canada, he will be brought back to california to spend the end of his life in a california prison. >> legal analyst stephen clark says despite lipson's objections to the outcome, he wasn't surprised by the jury's verdict. friday afternoon. >> and i think what the message was today is that mr. depape is extremely dangerous to society, and there's no safe place for him other than state prison.
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>> depapes lawyer says he will appeal the verdict, a move clark believes won't make much of a difference. >> that video evidence and his statements to the police are so damaging that it's hard to say that any jury would have come to a different conclusion. >> now, as for the sentencing in this state trial that will be scheduled for a later date, i'm live in the studio tonight. tim jones, abc seven news. >> all right, tim, thank you. new at 11. one person is dead in san francisco after a shooting near the civic center. officers were called out to mission and ninth streets around 7 p.m, where they found the victim. police did find and detain a possible suspect in the north bay. >> the point fire is still burning just south of lake sonoma. firefighters are making some progress. containment has improved to now 80% and 1200 acres have burned with three homes destroyed. all evacuation orders and warnings have, however, been lifted. and with hot temperatures in mind this weekend, dozens of north bay
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firefighters did a controlled burn. that's what you're watching here. they burned 60 acres of tall, dry grass to prevent future fires, and it was a perfect training opportunity for them. with crews knocking down brush by setting backfires and running hose lines. >> so this is an opportunity for us to bring out all of our new firefighters and give them some experience with live fire. >> we're already seeing that the season is starting off strong with wildfires, and so it's important that we get our seasonals comfortable with live fire and in heat. >> a water dropping chopper took part in today's burn all to get ready for the real thing. they say it's important right now with an active start to the wildfire season. >> the largest active wildfire in california right now is the sites fire in colusa county. more than 19,000 acres have burned, with 30% containment. video was released today showing firefighters effort to build a containment line. cal fire says the only active area is in the northern part of the fire, and this weekend's weather could be
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a factor because it is expected to heat up again for some parts of the state, including here in the bay area. >> meteorologist sanjay patel is here now with the 24 hour accuweather forecast that also includes a heat advisory. sanjay. >> that's right. and dan and it goes up tomorrow for our inland areas. that heat advisory is 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and what this basically means is these areas shaded in orange, this is where the temperatures will soar high enough to where you could get sick from the heat. so just keep that in mind, especially if you are sensitive. it's going to be minor risk around the coast and parts of the bay. but moderate risk of heat illnesses inland. as you will notice. here's a look at your planner tomorrow morning. it starts off nice and comfortable. fog along the coast and bay temperatures in the 50s. the temperatures will be rising rapidly away from the coastline by noon, and you will notice by 4 p.m. triple digits inland. so it's going to be sizzling there 60s coast side and then cool to warm later on in the evening. i'll be back with the full look at the weekend forecast to let
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you know what's changing on sunday. >> dan okay sandhya, thanks a lot. well, oakland police will have extra officers at tomorrow's fifth annual lake fest just three days after 15 people were shot near lake merritt. organizers of the summer festival are determined to keep violence from marring their event. there's a strict no weapons policy and everyone will pass through metal detectors, bellevue avenue, as well as side streets connecting to grand avenue, will be closed starting at 8 a.m. more than 150 vendors will set up along lake merritt for people to enjoy local food, beer, artists and music. the event runs 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. >> an incredible story of survival here from a hiker rescued after spending more than a week in the santa cruz mountains, and they're back. >> california releases some beavers into the sierra. the significance of their return to a river? >> well, they are adorable. but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. see which canine was
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crowned today in the north bay as the world's ugliest dog. >> all right, all that's coming up. but first, here's a look at what's ahead tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy, thanks, dan and ama. >> just sit back and let's do our thing. you brought your kids to the premiere? >> yeah, i wanted them to see me work. >> did you tell them if this movie doesn't work out? this is the last golden 1 credit union sees, you're crushing it. you nailed that audition.
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southern sierra nevada. after years of work by the tule river tribe, a family of beavers has been released into the south fork tule river watershed. it's part of a partnership with the
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department of fish and wildlife to introduce the beavers to manage the water supply and better conserve the tribe's drinking water. >> beavers are actually a water supply solution. they slow the water down in a waterway like this. they spread it out and they sink it. >> biologists expect the beavers will also create a better habitat for a number of endangered species. they can be seen in images between 500 and 1000 years old on the reservation. tribal elders say there haven't been any beavers on the reservation for decades. >> amazing story. new at 11 a santa cruz county man is back home tonight after spending ten days in the mountains. he went for a hike, but says he got lost. rescuers finally found him late yesterday. these pictures captured the moment he was found and reunited with his incredibly relieved loved ones, enjoying the relief obviously visible on everyone's faces. he was last seen in boulder creek and was found in big basin redwoods state park. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about
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what happened and how he survived. >> a missing hiker found alive and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day dinner, he was declared missing on sunday, june 16th. four days later, mcclish was rescued. four days later, mcclish was rescued. >> i'm sore, a little tired. i lost my voice. >> we spoke with mcclish on friday about what he had on him at the time. >> i left with, just a pair of my pants and my pair of hiking shoes and, and the hat i had a flashlight and a pair of folding
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scissors, like a leatherman tool. and that was about it. >> and how he survived. >> i just make sure that i drank at least a gallon of water every day. but then after, like, getting close to the end of it, i was just. my body needed food and some type of sustenance. >> the santa cruz county sheriff's office said they deployed drones, the cal fire, san mateo, santa cruz unit, the boulder creek fire department, and california state parks assisted in the search, the sheriff's office said on thursday. around three in the afternoon, witnesses reported hearing someone yelling for help. mcclish was found in a remote canyon in big basin state park. he was moved to see all the boots and paws on the ground looking for him. >> this is really humbling and i don't know, it was awesome experience. >> both him and his family are feeling grateful for all the help they've received. >> relieved. so thankful and blessed and they won't be
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hitting the trails any time soon . >> i did enough hiking for probably the whole rest of the year. me too! >> we've all hiked a lot in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news wow, incredible story. >> all right, well, tonight i had the honor of welcoming my fellow burgundy and gray sisters of lambda theta alpha to the bay area for this year's national convention. anchored in legacy united in sisterhood was the theme, and i got to give the keynote today. it was really a great opening reception. events go on throughout the weekend. those are two of my best friends , chrissy and alex. so yeah, it was great. so i want to welcome everyone to the bay area to san francisco. they've got stuff going on in the next few days, and it's nice to have the convention here for a change. >> it's really nice of the convention there, and so nice that you got to reconnect with so many friends and just be a part of that big national event. i know your friends and they're all watching. they're awfully proud of you. i know that i'm
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proud of them too. >> that's great. >> all right. >> and we're proud of sandy. >> yes. sandy. forecast of the weekend. that's something to be proud of for the weekend. >> yes. >> i mean, you know what? you have good weather ama and dan to, you know, have your friends enjoy it with you. i do want to show you what you can expect though. it is summertime. so summer sizzle heat advisory will be going up for our inland areas where we are expecting triple digits, so be ready for that. the air quality has slightly declined in some areas. we're seeing some pockets of moderate in yellow, and this is still because of the colusa county fire. some of that haze is still in the upper parts of the atmosphere. now, as we head towards tomorrow, you'll still see some haze around into the afternoon and evening because of the smoke from that wildfire. let me show you some live pictures. right now. you're going to be sleeping well if you take a look at these live pictures, you can see why they all feature one thing, which is the fog. the marine layer has compressed, but it is about 1000ft deep, so it's not going very far. it's around the coast and parts of the bay. on live
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doppler seven. your temperatures at this hour are anywhere from the 50s to the 70s. a live view from exploratory and it is overcast tomorrow. summer sizzle for a day. heat advisory inland valleys and hills and it is going to be mild with your typical fog right along the coastline as we go, hour by hour tomorrow morning, we begin with the gray skies. the temperatures will quickly rise away from the coastline by noontime. you're already in the 80s and 90s, 50s coast side. and then in the afternoon you'll get up into the 90s and one hundreds, while inland. but don't worry, the coast is going to remain in the comfort zone with 60s first thing tomorrow morning. upper 40s to the mid 60s. so quite the range. watch out for the fog. visibility will be low as the fog will be dense in spots tomorrow afternoon in the south bay. 95 in gilroy, 93, in san jose. a nice day on the peninsula, 88 in redwood city, 62.5 moon bay downtown san francisco, 70 degrees. you'll still see some patches of fog hanging around near daly city and summer fashion mid 60s 89 in
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san rafael in the north bay, 96 in santa rosa, 90 in napa. triple digits. so cloverdale, ukiah, heading into the east bay, 79 in oakland, 88 in fremont, 89 castro valley inland areas. you're going to sizzle 100 in fairfield and livermore, 98 in concord and 95 in san ramon. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. the good thing is that triple digit mark there. that's only one day out of the next seven. okay, so if you don't like the hot weather, temperatures do slowly come down. sunday is not quite as hot. it's in the mid 90s upper 50s, coast side and then that cooldown continues through monday before a little recovery tuesday wednesday, and then back down into the 50s, 60s coast side 80s inland. so really nice looking weather. nice for you and your friends as well. >> and dan, all the conventions, everyone in town, everything goin
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las vegas aces, the two time reigning champions, have sold out all of their regular season games. that has never happened before in the wnba. they led the league in attendance last season and are averaging more than 10,000 fans a game this season. clark's indiana fever will take
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that title this season, averaging nearly 17,000 fans a game that's fantastic. it is. >> all right. do you know what they say? if at first you don't succeed? >> oh, look at that wild thing. >> took home the prize for the 2020 for world's ugliest dog at the sonoma marin county fair. today. it's the fourth time the eight year old pekingese has competed in the contest. >> he came in second three times before clinching the crown. rome, a 14 year old pug, was the runner up and winner of the people's choice award. >> rome is amazing, pet. i mean, he's just very, very personable. he's he's pretty much everybody's favorite. >> oh, there were eight competitors in this year's contest. the winner gets a trophy and $5,000. that's not too shabby. >> no, not at all. well, klay thompson's future with the warriors is pretty murky right now. >> it is a sports director. larry beil is here larry dan armon. >> klay didn't love the contract that the warriors offered him. he'll have other suitors like
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the orlando magic perhaps. but do they want to offer him 3 or 4 ye
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is the two most exciting words in sports or game seven. that's what's going to decide who gets the stanley cup. edmonton coming back from being down three games to none to win the next three, and they definitely believe in edmonton. the panthers hoping to win the stanley cup. but connor mcdavid and the oilers had some other ideas about that. seven minutes in oilers forcing a turnover, creating the odd man rush. leon draisaitl to warren fogel for his third goal of these playoffs. and it's one nothing edmonton crowd going wild opening minute of the second period. mattias janmark beautiful pass to adam henrique and it's two nothing oilers now but r. aleksander barkov scores for the panthers. or does he? the oilers challenge the florida was offside. the puck not fully in the zone yet. and they say no goal. paul maurice not happy at all into the second period. blocked shot for the oilers. zach hyman going the other way for the breakaway. the oilers win five one. on to game seven monday night. i mean,
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there's a strong belief in our locker room and the fans, everybody believes in us and it's, it's special. >> special to play here. special to play in this game in front of this crowd. and the force of game seven, game seven right here monday night on abc seven. >> our coverage begins at 5 p.m. let's get to baseball. twins and a's. it is awesome when a kid gets a souvenir. bottom five shea langoliers, single to center tyler soderstrom scores as the a's build a41 lead, but the twins chip away. and in the seventh, this is more than chipping. this is bombing willy castro. if it's fair, it's gone. if it's fair, it's gone. it's fair. it's gone. five four twins in the eighth langoliers again with a man aboard. oh, he got all of it deep to left his 14th and the a's with a comeback six five win. warriors guard klay thompson may not be getting the kind of money he was hoping for. the warriors reportedly offered klay a two year deal for $48 million. klay turned that one down. orlando needs shooting but yahoo sports reports the magic
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will only offer short term deals two years at most. the celtics celebrating their nba title with a huge parade in boston. coach joe missoula on top of the duck boat there that is ill advised. coach thousands of fans turning out to salute the team that's won the most titles in nba history. 18 jayson tatum with larry and calbert jaylen brown loving every minute of it. sports on abc seven, sponsored
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