breaking news, reaction pouring into the historic verdict, former president trump found guilty on all counts in his hush money trial in new york. it makes him the first former president in the u.s. history to be convicted of a crime. a jury found trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. it's connected to money his former fixer michael cohen paid to adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. prosecutors argued trump reimbursed cohen but disguised the payments as legal expenses, which they say amounted to a criminal scheme to corrupt the election. the presumptive republican nominee expresses his anger outside court and vowed to fight the conviction. >> this was a rigged disgraceful trial. the real verdict is going to be november 5th by the people and they know what happened here and everybody knows what happened here. >> while this defendant may be

unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the courtroom doors. >> keep this in mind. sentencing is set for july 11th , just four days before the republican national convention where trump could be formally nominated. each count carries a sentence up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine, but it will be up to the judge to decide. president biden released a statement reacting to the verdict that reads in part, "in new york today we saw no one is above the law. donald trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain, but today's verdict does not change the fact that the american people face a simple reality. there is still only one way to keep donald trump out of the oval office, at the

ballot box." a big afternoon and now into the evening, we're joined by professor rory little of the uc college of law to help break down this verdict. that's very telling when president biden is saying we're going to see the change, if possible, at the ballot box because clearly this doesn't affect anyone's presidential run, correct? >> well, it doesn't stop donald trump from running and it doesn't stop him from being elected. constitutionally anybody can be elected president. we'll see whether it changes anybody's minds. i think most people have their minds made up. it's still very refreshing to see a criminal trial up close. these trials happen every day in this country and donald trump was treated just like every other defendant. i think that is really the most important thing is for americans to see the justice system work. you know, it's slow. it's not very exciting sometimes and 12 people agreed unanimously to find him guilty on 34 counts.

he probably won't see any prison time. i would be surprised. he's a first time offender, nonviolent crime. you might see a fine of $50,000 stacked up on top, but that won't slow donald trump down. >> how does this compare to other charges he faces in other cases he faces? >> most importantly, this case is resolved now as opposed to after the election. i think the other cases are not going to be resolved until the election is finished and at that point will have less impact obviously. they're still very important cases. the federal case having to do with january 6th is awaiting decision from the u.s. supreme court on whether he has immunity. they're almost certainly going to rule he's not immune from prosecution, but then they'll send it back to the trial court for further proceedings and that's going to slow things down. the case in florida, classified

documents case, that judge who is a young trump appointee is doing everything she can to slow that case down. that's not going to happen till probably after the new year. these cases are not affected by this verdict in any way, but they're a lot slower. >> it's certainly unchartered territory. let's talk about trump's reaction, probably no surprise. he was calling it rigged. he was attack be the biden administration. what does this do, do you think, to his fan bases? how are they processing all this now? >> well, his fan base believe him. there's no evidence whatsoever the district attorney in manhattan has any relationship with the biden administration. in fact, they're trying to keep as far apart from each other as they can. here he is in a false documents case, false business records case, saying things on tv that are false. the trial wasn't rigged. people got to see this trial. there were lots

of people in the courtroom, news reporters there every day. it went like every other trial. it's not going to change anything in terms of perception. people have already decided whether they'll vote for biden or trump. we've got debates coming. before his sentencing they'll have a debate on television, trump and biden. so it's hard to believe really this does anything other than it signifies really that no person is above the law. i think that's an important legal lesson for people to understand. >> all right. professor rory little, thank you so much for your time this evening. i'm sure we'll be checking back with you in the weeks to come. thank you. now let's get to our amanda hari in pleasanton. how are voters going to react is our big question. what are you hearing? >> reporter: people have been saying a range of things. many people thought he would receive some guilty counts, but everyone i talked to said they

didn't think all 34 counts would come down as guilty. a barrage of media notifications that stopped many people in their tracks, former president donald trump found guilty of 34 felonies by the jury in his hush money trial in new york, reactions from people in pleasanton mixed. >> not terribly surprised. >> i went wow because i was not sure that they would do it. >> reporter: cory morguent was sitting in a cafe when it went down. >> i didn't expect the 34 counts. i was kind of expecting a guilty outcome, at least a little bit. >> reporter: he says this result since changing who he's supporting for president, but he thinks it may change some other people's opinions. >> i think with him being a convicted felon, i think there's going to be some impact there. i don't know if

it will change the outcome one way or another, but i think it will definitely sway some of the votes. >> reporter: but angela whitley has a different opinion. >> according to the polls i've seen, you know, everything else he's done does not impact his poll numbers. >> reporter: she agrees with morganthaler it won't impact the vote. >> if it was going to impact my vote, it would have done it in 2016 when the access hollywood tape came out. >> he's kind of a massive propaganda-ist for better or worse. i think he'll definitely take advantage of it as much as he can in the media, but i think the american people will have sense about them and most of them will take this for what it is, which is a felony count. >> reaction coming from people there in the community of pleasanton. we also heard today from the chairman of the contra

costa republican party who says this might activate more moderate republicans who believe the whole trial was a misuse of the judicial system. >> i wouldn't like to see this type of prosecution taken on against an ex-democrat president either. it's just a sad day for our legal system. >> former president trump is expected to visit the bay area one week from today. he will attend a campaign fundraiser in san francisco. thursday's event will be hosted by two high profile tech investors. an invite to the event reportedly costs $500,000 per couple. much more coverage of the verdict is coming up on the cbs evening news with norah o'donnell right after this newscast at 6:30. we do want to get to some other big local news. public safety is, of course, a major issue in san francisco now. it's taking center stage in the mayoral race. today mayor london breed vowed to make it

one of her top priorities in the budget she's releasing tomorrow. the city is facing a nearly $800 million shortfall over the next two years, but as the mayor fights to keep her job, she's promising to double down on investing in public safety strategies. in fact, today she released some details, including plans to fund four police academies next year to help fill a shortage of about 500 officers on the force. the budget also includes $3.7 million for new technology, including drones and surveillance cameras as well as money to help the sheriff's office boost its staffing levels and continued investment in community safety ambassadors. the mayor says the city's crime rate now is the lowest in ten years, but lauren toms spoke to some people whose perception doesn't match up with the numbers. >> i put the chicken wire on to keep them from not being able to get through the glass and then i got that little device

over that so they can't grab the hook. if they get past all that and try to open the door and they're able to disengage it, it's going to hit that bar and they won't be able to open it. >> reporter: ken wicker never intended to become known for this gadget. >> i never did this for the business. i did it to make the neighborhood safer. >> reporter: since the pandemic the richmond district has become a hotbed for robberies, particularly through garages. with his son quinn they seemed up to help more than 200 neighbors protect their own homes. >> he would do the drilling and i would get on the ladder and do that stuff. any given night in the richmond district there is a van driving around this neighborhood casing. >> reporter: according to new crime stats, property crime is down 32% this year, in the

richmond nearly 4%, a far cry compared to areas like the northern district covering alamo square up through pacific heights and the marina where property crime is down a whopping 38%. according to the city, violent crime is down 14% and gun violence is down 37%. while these numbers show improvement, ken says demand for their business remains steady, receiving at least six calls a month. >> i don't know about statistics. all i know is that i keep getting calls for people wanting to have me come and install these things. i see the crime going on. so i don't know it's reducing or not. >> reporter: while the latest figures are something to be celebrated by the mayor, running for reelection in a crowded competitive field, they aren't felt by all. ching hoo lee owns kingdom of dumpling and said april 22nd burglars broke through his

front door and stole seven tablets and was told there's nothing authorities could do. >> i really don't feel that, but i believe they can do something better to decrease the crime. i think for us they have more properties that can get security. what's the next step? you can't help out merchants , no next step. >> reporter: the garage and security business for ken and quinn is in more demand. they're hopeful more investment in police in their neighborhood can be the prevention their community needs. >> we will get the full details when mayor breed releases her budget tomorrow. the board of supervisors will review and make amendments before final approval. it has to be designed by august 1st. another hot day inland as we look towards pittsburg, temps getting to the low 90s in

some of our warmest spot. let's check in with meteorologist darren peck who is already agreeing. he knew. >> it was low 90s in antioch today. you can think of today as kind of peak warmth for this particular warm-up, the thursday-friday one. there's another one coming that's going to be bigger. watch the bubble of warmer air migrate our way next week. we've got a new issue in the forecast which we'll spend most of our forecast focused on. i'm going to give you a quick little overview why we're drawing our attention to the middle of next week. we're only looking at one seven-day forecast and particularly one day, but that is a 95 in that terrarium. that's kind of peak heat for inland locations. what's it mean for your part of the bay? we'll look at that in the complete forecast after the break. it's a heartbreaking loss in the east bay. fire guts a popular area in the market.

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engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on scene before 2:30 this morning. 16 firefighters had to evacuate the building for their own safety when that roof started to collapse. the building on lake chabot road is home to several businesses, including restaurants, a butcher, and a couple cafes who are now facing an uncertain future. our kevin ko has been at the scene all day talking to people about what the public market means to this community. >> i received the call this morning at 5:00 a.m. from my neighbor asking if i heard the news and i said what news and he said, your market's on fire. >> reporter: it was an ironic twist of fate for hans cho to find out about his business being burnt to the ground by his neighbor because he and his family have been one of castro valley's most beloved restaurants. >> mama cho's, we grew up in the castro valley, very close friends. >> reporter: that includes the first responders on scene putting the fire out. >> all the firefighters eat here. all the police officers

eat here. it's a pillar of the community. so it's very sad. >> reporter: even business owners who lost everything like suki lin, the owner of poke bowl, inside the lake chabot market, have the cho family in mind. >> i'm so sorry for hans, their family. >> reporter: the early morning fire burned down the public market in castro valley causing the roof to collapse and destroying nearly everything inside. hans cho who owns the public market with his family said next year would have been the market's ten-year anniversary. >> this is my baby. >> reporter: building a business where he grew up was a fruition of a lifelong dream for him and his parents. >> they've been residents in castro valley almost 50 years. i grew up most of my childhood in castro valley as well. >> reporter: the lake chabot public market was all asian-owned, including the various vendors inside. it's a loss this community is taking to heart. >> we moved here in '68 and it

was rollins market then and my son worked here. it was a personal loss for us of all, very sad for the owners, the people, all of us. >> it's a huge loss to the community. it's such a bummer. we always took my daughter to go on the splash pad and get ice cream during summer. that was our plan to do in a couple weeks. >> reporter: the cause of the fire is unknown, but cho says it's believed to have started in the mama cho's section of the public market, which is operated by his mother. >> my mom's an optimistic, a believer. so she always says god has a bigger and better plan. it's ironic she pulled up this morning and firefighters were putting out water and a rainbow just appeared right over the market as the fire was going out. just a lot to process right now, but thankfully, everyone is safe. that's the most important thing. >> true. no reported injuries in the fire so far, but authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for chabot elementary school staff and children as they waited for

the smoke to clear. still ahead, inland spots feeling the warm-up today. did you feel it? next week could bring the hottest temps this year did my legs shrink? i can move them.

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well, these last couple days of may certainly haven't been very may grayish. today's example is perfect. look out that window, nothing. see a few

high clouds. we had a few cirrus clouds in the sky. that's not the may gray marine layer stuff. we've had two days where we've woken up and you can see the sunrise. it was perfectly clear. let me show you tomorrow on the virtual map because a little bit of the marine layer will stream in and come in first here. look at the gap through san bruno. it's very subtle. i know it's not the most impressive looking thing, but it still proves a point. tomorrow the onshore influence is going to start returning. you got to start somewhere. that's not a lot, but look at the influence this will have on daytime highs. don't count on a may gray day tomorrow, by the way. it will be pretty short lived. it's just in the morning and it will be for a limited part of the bay and then more sunshine than anything else tomorrow, but the fact the onshore flow will return, this will cool us down a little for the weekend. i know the headline is next week's warm-up. we'll look at that in a moment, but here's the comparison. these are today's daytime highs. i want you to see how we cool down

tomorrow. pick out your part of the bay, san francisco at 70 degrees. we'll lose that. then i'll bring in the daytime highs for tomorrow and notice the numbers come down a little bit, certainly near the water. it's not a huge drop in temperatures if you're inland. you can pick up the numbers there for the north bay. we're pulling you back from 90, but still a warm day tomorrow. this is just the beginning. i'll show you why the weekend is much nicer and then the warm-up is coming for next week. it's going to be the warmest temperatures so far this season for inland parts of the bay. here's how this plays out. saturday the marine layer intrusion is more impressive than that little ribbon we were looking at. it will be a much more noticeable gray start for half the bay from like san pablo bay south into santa clara valley and into the tri-valley. it looks like you'll wake up with a little

marine layer saturday morning and enough so we'll get a little mist along the coast, doesn't last long. more sunshine than anything else going through saturday, but saturday and sunday are getting help from this. a weak little system here is coming out of the pacific. we're not getting rain, but as these systems clip out of the north, what the temperature profile in the atmosphere. we can see we're seeing the warmer temperatures here. look at the big blue blob for the weekend which effectively is a big mass of cooler air. it pushes the heat away a little bit. that was for the weekend, but on monday as that leaves and that system goes by, watch how fast the warmth from the desert southwest is quickly building back in with more intensity. as we start looking at this forecast now for the middle of next week, we're starting to use the heat risk map. this is looking at next wednesday. we're falling in the yellows and oranges for the bay, but we're starting to see enough

heat signature as we get towards next tuesday and wednesday that it's time to start messaging this. that's now the focus of the first alert forecast will be the days back here. got a great looking weekend. just know there's some very noticeable heat coming our way wednesday and thursday. it will be a much bigger deal for the central valley. they'll be dealing with a classic heatwave. i think we'll avoid the worst of it and just go mid-90s. juliette, back to you. >> thank you. still ahead, a mystery unfolding along our coast, pelica

today a milestone in the race to save starving pelicans who have been turning up in the hundreds along california's coastline. earlier this afternoon the group international bird rescue released eight pelicans back into the wild after nursing them back to health. today's release took place near the golden gate bridge in sausalito. we first started covering this when the malnourished seabirds began appearing in mid-april, often showing up well inland looking for food. international bird rescue took in 170 pelicans feeding them and treating their injuries. >> these birds are all in really good shape. they are chunky. they have been well fed. they have no medical conditions and they are picture perfect ready to go. >> it's not entirely clear why pelicans are having trouble getting food. some researchers

suspect rough weather conditions have pushed anchovies, a key food source, further offshore and deeper underwater. conservationists say the situation appears to be improving, good news. cbs evening news with norah o'donnell is next. we're back in 30 minutes with cbs news bay area at 7:00. we'll see you then. >> norah: tonight, the breaking news. donald trump guilty in the so-called hush money criminal trial. on the first count, donald trump is guilty. count 2, guilty. count 34, guilty. guilty on all counts. >> this is the conclusion of a trial, but it is only the beginning of a fight. >> are you worried about going to jail? >> the real verdict is going to be november 5th by the people. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ a historic day