defrauding the city in another federal case. does it sounds like you don't feel safe right now? february 2022 ashton porter flew from georgia to the bay area and checked into a pittsburgh hotel. that's when he says he began experiencing a mental health crisis. my family called for help. i called out for help. i explained to him that i really didn't understand what was going on. police say their initial call came from the hotel after porter refused to leave his room, but in a federal lawsuit filed against four pittsburg police officers, the police department and the city, porter claims he was exhibiting clear signs of a crisis. he says he told authorities he was scared and concerned people were out to get him. me and my family called the police because my dad was very stressed. we just wanted help to know where he was and they did the total opposite. after more than 20 hours of negotiation, including multiple

tear gas deployments, the father of six was shot twice by former police officer ernest mejia orozco in 2022. police claimed de-escalation tactics failed to work and porter was shot after he was hit by rubber bullets, turned and approached officers with a knife. porter's attorneys argue he was shielding himself in reaction to the first non-lethal shots, and video proves he had his hands up and surrender. the pittsburgh police and the city did not respond to requests for comment. today, the police pivoted from, this being a wellness call where mental health professionals who are duly trained to take care of this incident and to it being a police operation with swat. the city previously settled a wrongful death lawsuit involving mejia, orozco and other officers . that suit claimed officers killed a man after placing him in a chokehold and pinning him to the ground. former officer mejia is also one of the several

pittsburg and antioch police officers currently facing federal charges, and a wire fraud scam. this police department is embroiled in multiple lawsuits and litigation. it's surely is close to the most stark example of a police department that is acting unhinged. after being arrested, porter was charged with several felonies, including assaulting an officer. but all those charges were later dropped. porter says now he wants justice , some sort of accountability, and maybe even some changes to where, you can't lie like that. it should be a crime for police to be able to lie like that on and disrupt families lives in oakland. velena jones nbc bay area news. just into our newsroom, an east coast fugitive arrested right here in the bay area. he is known as the bad breath rapist. authorities arrested the man, dawn lee, in the community of diablo. that's in contra costa county. this is

the mugshot of lee back when he was first arrested in 2005. his nickname came from how his victim identified him, leading to his conviction. but lee fled the state before the end of his trial and had been on the run for nearly 17 years. investigators say they were able to track lee to diablo. these pictures from us marshals showing the moment he was taken into custody with the help of danville police. in a statement, the u.s. marshals say they hope his arrest brings closure to the victim's family. david depape, the man convicted of plotting to kidnap former house speaker nancy pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer, has now been recentered for his crimes. a court error during the first sentencing made today's hearing necessary. and as nbc bay area's sergio quintana reports, that hearing also included an apology for the attack. reporter. for the second time this month, david depape was sentenced on

federal charges related to a brutal attack on paul pelosi, the husband of the former speaker of the house. the hearing was triggered by a mistake in the first sentencing back on may 17th. u.s. district judge jacqueline scott corley did not give depape an opportunity to speak at today's hearing. she apologized for that error, taking full responsibility and vacated that sentence. she also allowed depape to talk, and he took the opportunity to apologize to the man he attacked, telling the judge, i'm very sorry for what i did to paul pelosi. i should have left when nancy wasn't there. i feel horrible about hurting paul pelosi. i never did anything violent like that before. i wasn't doing well. then after his statement, depape began crying. judge corley told him she was sympathetic, but given the seriousness of the crime, re-imposes is the exact same sentence. 30 years in prison, depape also told the judge he was happy to reconnect with his mother in canada. after the hearing, gypsy taub, the mother of his children, talked about him reconnecting with family. i'm talking how he connected with his mother. i

don't i don't believe that. actually, i don't know, maybe he called her. i don't know, i hope i hope it somehow there's healing there. during the trial, the public defenders had said he was influenced by taub and his kids before the break in at the pelosi house, an attack on paul pelosi. this repeat of the sentencing hearing in federal court is happening as his public defenders in state court are making arguments before the presiding judge in that trial, his public defenders have asked the state judge in the new state trial to dismiss all charges, citing concerns of double jeopardy. they argue since depape has now been convicted and sentenced in federal court, some or all the charges stemming from the same action should be dismissed in state court. the judge did not make a decision and opening arguments in the state trial are set to begin tomorrow in san francisco. sergio quintana, nbc, bay area news. it is sentencing day for the top executive for ftx. that's sam bankman-fried now collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. a federal judge today

sentenced ryan salem to seven and a half years in prison. last september. salem pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to political candidates and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. he ultimately turned on bankman-fried when the exchange was failing. he reported him for committing fraud by mishandling the assets of clients. that led to bankman-fried's 25 year sentence for defrauding users. salem claims he cooperated and even provided documents that aided prosecutors in their investigation. in exchange, he asked for leniency in his conviction, but he got a heavier penalty than expected. three other ftx executives still await their sentences. it was an 11th hour day in the so-called trump hush money trial, as both sides delivered their closing arguments today, the prosecution just wrapping up. minutes ago, the lead prosecutor spent more than four hours making his case,

trying to prove former president trump falsified business records to hide payments to adult film actress stormy daniels. those payments were to keep her from talking about their alleged affair. earlier in the day, the defense attacked the prosecution's key witness, calling former trump ally michael cohen the mvp of liars. outside the courthouse, actor robert de niro had the lead role in a news conference in support of president biden. de niro is currently featured in a campaign ad for the president, and today, the actor offered a prediction about what might happen if donald trump is reelected. he will never leave. what does that mean? is that the country we want to live in? do we want him running this country and saying, i'm not leaving, i'm dictator for life. former dc and capitol police officers who served on january 6th joined de niro in

support of president biden. the judge in the trump trial just told jurors they will convene at 10 a.m. tomorrow. he will then give them instructions for deliberations. the biden administration is sounding off today amid growing international condemnation of an israeli airstrike this weekend. that strike killed more than 40 people at a rafah tent camp, where palestinian families were sheltering. israel says the strike killed two hamas leaders and has promising an investigation into the civilian deaths. the attack is raising the pressure on leaders in israel and the us. nbc's alice barr has the latest from washington. israeli tanks pushing into the center of rafah. according to an nbc news crew on the ground raising urgent questions over whether israel has crossed president biden's red line, warning against a full scale assault on the densely populated southern gaza city. we have not seen them smash into rafah. we have not

seen them go in with large units , large numbers of troops. we're going to watch this hour by hour. the biden administration responding as horrific images from a weekend airstrike at a rafah tent camp for displaced families, trigger fresh outrage. it's horrific. it's heartbreaking, and it needs to stop. we also have to remember that we are supporting israel in their fight against hamas. israel says it targeted and killed two hamas commanders, but in the process, an israeli official tells nbc news it appears an idf bomb ignited a gas tank, sending flames sweeping through the camp, killing at least 45 people, many of them women and children, according to the emergency services and hamas run gaza and injuring hundreds more. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, promising an investigation into what he initially called a tragic mishap. we will be watching those results closely and we will continue to emphasize to

israel their obligation to comply fully with international humanitarian law. at the same time, the u.s. military force to suspend aid deliveries by sea into gaza because a temporary pier was damaged in bad weather, another blow in gaza's dire humanitarian crisis. israel is showing no signs of complying with the united nations top court's order that is largely symbolic to halt that, rafah military operation. it comes as spain, norway and ireland all formally recognized a palestinian state. another sign of israel's increasing international isolation in washington. alice barr, nbc news. an apology today from pope francis after he was quoted using a derogatory term about gay men in a private conversation. the pope's comments were delivered during a closed door meeting with italian bishops last week, italian media

reported. the pope jokingly used the term while reaffirming the vatican's ban on gay men as ordained priests. a statement from the vatican said the pope did not mean to offend anyone, and apologized to those who were hurt by the use of the word. back here at home, a special election being held in berkeley. right now, four candidates are vying for a city council seat that opened when kate harrison abruptly resigned in january. the election covers berkeley's fourth district solely. alpert currently serves as berkeley's rent stabilized board. ilana auerbach. auerbach is a community organizer. ruben hernandez is the chief of staff for fellow council member terry taplin, and igor tregub works in climate policy. voters can vote in person at the morse block building on shattuck avenue in berkeley. polls close in three hours at 8 p.m. still to come, a boeing plane bound for the bay area suddenly diverted the problems that forced pilots to

turn the plane around, and through a series of unexpected events, one oakland woman ends up without a place to live. but even though she was struggling herself, she never stopped helping others. her story of determination and kindness will make you very proud. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. what a day outside. we got up to 78 in santa rosa. right? spot on with the average of 7877 here in livermore. average 78. but we're about to get a lot hotter. i'll have details on how much hotte we go andr

and why it happened last night. the flight left london heathrow airport and was on the way to sfo, but the pilot notified air traffic control of a reported cracked windshield. so the plane reversed its course 3.5 hours into the flight, it landed safely back in london. six hours later, we reached out to virgin atlantic for a statement, a spokesperson told us the flight returned to heathrow because of

a, quote, technical issue. the airline also said the pilot decided to return as a precautionary measure. the old saying goes it's the journey, not the destination for the subject in tonight's bay area. proud. the journey has not been straightforward, but the destination helping others has never changed. garvin thomas joins us now with her comeback story. it's our bay area proud. hi garvin. hey, janelle. we introduced our viewers to sharon alexander in march of last year. you see, after feeding homeless people in oakland for years, sharon found herself homeless. but amazingly, that didn't stop sharon from still showing up every week under the 980 freeway with food for others. well a year later, one part of that story, that of a homeless woman feeding homeless people, has not changed a bit. the other has. you come and eat. in the winter of 2023, sharon alexander was able to be generous to others. how are you doing? thanks to the generosity of others, namely friends who let sharon make her

homemade stew and cornbread in their kitchens. the front seat that's mine. it goes all the way back because at the time sharon was living in her car. so once she butters that, i'll show you how to put how much to put in there. okay. to make it nice and thick. okay well, fast forward one year and the kitchen. sharon uses these days is no different than the one she used back then. how's it coming, guys? well, except in one very important regard. it's hers. i'm not homeless anymore. i'm not homeless anymore. you know, garbage sometimes, you know, people haven't had a hot meal in weeks. it was unfortunate circumstances that had landed sharon on the street. the death of her longtime partner, followed by the loss of their longtime home. can i get two bowls? but it was an unwillingness to give in to those circumstance forces, that big bowl that got sharon back on her feet. she's now employed as an outreach specialist for a nonprofit and living in an apartment in pittsburgh. there you go, all the while still

pursuing her passion to help those in need. life's life's a learning experience. it's a beautiful thing, but it's what you make it. we're going to use this big pot first. whatever's left, we. then we go to those. when sharon shows up with food these days, she brings something new with her. i'm happy to be here and happy you're here. a first person understanding of what those who line up for her generosity are going through. okay, anybody got their plates? and an example of what a way out can look like? the message that is served with sharon's meals is a simple one. don't give up. don't lose hope. follow your dreams. arthurjean safe place is what sharon calls her mission, named after and inspired by her mother. it is a journey that has had more twists and turns than most would ever want to experience. well, you. are you proud of me? you proud of me? yeah. but one whose direction has never wavered. now that sharon has a home, her next goal

is for arthurjean safe place to have a home she wants ultimately to have a building where she can do even more to help those in need. and we have to talk about the food. did you see that food? oh my god, i know the cornbread and the stew. i mean, that is some great stuff. and sharon says, speaking of her mom, it's what she learned how to make from her mom when she was growing up in oklahoma. that's fitting, because the nonprofit's named after her. after mom. exactly. it's that good. like comfort food. you know, you haven't had a hot meal in a while. it just kind of hits you really, really good in the stomach and in a nice way. it helps a lot. sharon is family. yeah, yeah. cheers. i feel like, you know, she's family and i love what she said too. she said, life is a beautiful thing. it's what you make it. make it right. we're all dealt different things. exactly. take what you can. and she's that example for the people she's working with now to say, hey, all our circumstances are different. you're in this situation. i was in this situation, but hey, you can get out of it. it's a great update. thanks, garvin. let's

talk about our weather. another beautiful day in the bay area oh, man. just glorious. it really was sunshine all around. lots of blue sky. but we are in for some hotter weather as we head through the next couple of days. in fact, weather, unlike we've seen in a couple of months. so let's take it outside right now to that sky camera network here in walnut creek. we got a little bit of high cloud cover moving in with some of that sunshine right now. 79 degrees, a breeze out of the west southwest. here at 18, we'll hang on to some 70 through 7:00 and then 60s later on tonight. now we are in for hotter weather tomorrow because this area high pressure is getting a little bit stronger. that's what's really the cause of the colder air moving off to the north. and then we'll get this warmer air building in from the south. but the other thing that's going to be different tomorrow is we'll see a lot less in the way of fog for the morning. it only looks like a little bit of patchy cloud cover near the coast and also the bay. so that's also going to help temperatures to warm up. so i think we've got a better morning here across the bay area to

start tomorrow. we'll begin in the low 50s. but there's little in the way of fog expected for tomorrow morning. that puts us down to 53 here in the east bay, 51 san francisco and 52 right there in the north bay. as we move through the day, numbers warming up by about 4 to 8 degrees. so a lot of you are going to notice it, especially near the bay and the coast. those numbers certainly getting hotter tomorrow down here across the south bay. we are back in the 80s but not too uncomfortable. we can totally manage with this. 80 in cupertino, 83 in morgan hill, 81 in milpitas, right near the bay. here we go. getting up to 77 in oakland. gorgeous day for you. 75 in hayward out to concord 86. the peninsula 67 in daly city down to redwood city 77, san francisco 69 in the outer sunset. and check it out. downtown in the mission. we'll be into the low 70s tomorrow and right here for the north bay 85 in napa, 84 ukiah and 79 in mill valley. now we're going to keep this area high pressure on and off over the next ten days. it's just going to kind of rebuild,

get a little weaker at times and then get stronger again. think of it like a rubber band. it's just kind of stretching out and getting stronger, and then it'll kind of retract a little bit and we'll see some slightly cooler air at times. so on that ten day forecast, we get up to nine c here on thursday. then by this weekend we're back to some upper 70s. then we get up to 94 next wednesday, and then we should hang with some upper 80s to about 90 degrees here. as we look into the end of next week. but speaking of those 90 degree temperatures in that ten day forecast, it has been months since we have seen temperatures getting that hot. in fact, in livermore last time we had 90 or hotter was back on october the 19th, certainly well above that average of 77. okay, the other thing we've been tracking, of course, is the severe weather throughout the nation the past several weeks. another round tomorrow from the dakotas down towards colorado springs, maybe even more thunderstorms here across dallas, right here in the 7-day forecast. we'll hang on to 70 in san francisco right

through friday's forecast. and you'll see in the inland valleys we're going to 90 on thursday and some low 80s for this upcoming weekend. now coming up tonight at 530 we'll take a look at the snowpack. we'll compare it to last year how we're doing and what's happening with those numbers. again, that's at 530 tonight. okay. we'll see you in a bit. thanks a revealing new study about the potential risks of tattoos and theotential link p

company that created chatgpt, and we reported earlier this month that it dissolved its oversight team that focused on

the long term risks of ai. but today, the company says it has a new safety committee. senior executives will lead the committee, including the ceo, sam altman. the committee will make recommendations on safety and security for projects and operations. some are skeptical because altman is on that committee. a troubling new discovery shows tattoos could increase your risk for certain blood cancer. this comes from a new study conducted in sweden. scientists analyzed more than 11,000 people. some had lymphoma , and they found that the risk of developing the cancer was 21% higher. among those with tattoos. scientists say it's not clear exactly what connection there is between the two, but they believe it has something to do with how our body responds to the ink commonly used in tattooing. coming up, the story of a couple and their ring reunited after dades apart.ec

wedding ring in a lake 25 years after he lost it. this is david and lisa allen. they're from south carolina. the couple, they were college sweethearts and got

married in 1990. but when david fell into alcoholism, the two got divorced. and at one point, david was sitting on a lake dock and his wedding ring slipped off in 2023. david and lisa got back together, but they missed their ring, so they hired a team of divers to get it back. it took divers four days to find the ring. they say they used a metal detector and finally located it. and it's amazing. it's in great condition. quite the love story. don't forget, you can watch our newscast 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. raj mathai joins us now with what's coming up next at 530. it's a busy tuesday. janelle. here's what we're working on a deadly memorial day in the south bay. we have new details. after an hours long standoff ends with an arrest and a homicide. transforming the biggest hangout in downtown san jose. volunteers put the finishing touches on a new mural at san pedro square. but first, a rude welcome to the east