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and that's what's important. yes. as long as you learn. yes, that's g ng to after a judge's legal error forced a resentencing the judge owned up to the error corrected it, and i'm not surprised that the sentence was the same. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is the four. welcome everybody to the four. >> i'm greg lee, the man convicted of attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. david depape said he never meant to hurt the husband of the former speaker of the house. >> i'm alex savage. good afternoon. there was also an apology today from the judge for the mistake that led to the resentencing. in this case, ktvu is christien kafton is joining us now live from outside the federal courthouse in san francisco, where christian, the judge, kept that 30 year sentence in place here. that's the same sentence that was handed down earlier in the month
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. >> yeah, that's exactly right, gentlemen. a very busy day for david depape. two defense teams to pap as you said, will remain in prison for 30 years for that sentence, the judge in his state case today also deciding that that case can proceed. but first let's start with what happened today in federal court. the federal court judge, he faced that same judge who sentenced him on may 17th. the judge initially sentenced to up to 30 years in prison. but in that sentencing hearing, u.s. district judge jacqueline scott corley did not give depape the opportunity to speak in his own defense. now in federal court today, depape addressed the court directly, saying about paul pelosi, quote, i never meant to hurt him and quote, i feel horribly for hurting mr. pelosi. he said. looking back, he can see he was not doing well and that he should have left the home when he found out that former speaker of the house nancy pelosi, was not there. now, the judge said that his defense team does have the right to appeal her 30 year sentence.
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but you csf school of law professor david levine says it is unlikely the sentence in federal court will be overturned if they forgot to go through that formality and everybody agreed it was a mistake. >> so now it's been corrected. so yes, it creates a point of appeal, but it's not going to be successful because what an appellate court will do is they will say, yes, it was an error, but it was corrected. >> now at this point, we don't know if or when that appeal for the federal case will be coming, guys. and christian, there was also a hearing today for david depape in his state case about whether or not that trial should proceed. >> what is the argument that his defense team is making about why he shouldn't be prosecuted in two separate courts for the same crimes? >> yeah. so in legalese and legal terms, that's called double jeopardy. the pabst defense team in california court
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san francisco superior court says that he should not be charged twice for the same acts. the act of breaking into the home, the act of striking paul pelosi with that hammer. they say that charging him in federal court, then charging him in state court as well for the same act, would amount to double jeopardy. the judge today in state court deferring that decision until after the prosecution has a chance to lay out their case. at that point, the judge says that he will take it under advisement and consider whether some of the charges should be removed, whether the case can proceed, and how things will progress from there. that case now going full steam ahead. we are expecting opening arguments tomorrow morning, and even the first witnesses in the state case. we expect those witnesses to be presented tomorrow. so a very busy day in court for david depapes legal team in the state of california versus david depape. >> all right. christian captain, live for us in san francisco.
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christian thank you. >> now to a developing story out of san benito county, where an inmate with a violent past has escaped the san benito county sheriff's department says daniel lopez zavala climbed over a barbed wire fence at the correctional facility in hollister, around two this morning. deputies have yet to track him down. he was last seen wearing a brown jail shirt, orange pants and black shoes. his criminal record includes felony gun charges and child abuse charges. anyone who sees zavala should immediately call 911. >> just a few minutes ago, san jose police released new information about the city's 16th homicide of the year. that crime happened last night on north 20th street. there was an hours long standoff, and after the suspect surrendered to authorities, detectives found the body of an adult woman inside that home. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary joining us now live from police headquarters with the update. jesse, what are we learning? >> alex, good afternoon to you. investigators say the suspect in this case is hospitalized at
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this hour with self-inflicted injuries. >> they also say that he is charged with shooting one man and killing a woman. let's go ahead and take a look at our video. investigators say that neighbors called 911 around 6:00 monday afternoon or evening, reporting gunshots fired in the 300 block of north 20th street. that's near east julian street here in san jose. as officers arrived, an adult male ran inside a home and barricaded himself inside. that led to a standoff with police, which lasted for between 2 and 3 hours. police negotiators eventually convinced the suspect to surrender, but he was rushed to an area hospital with self-inflicted injuries. once inside the home, detectives found the body of an adult woman who had been who had suffered extensive physical trauma. that's according to the police. now, officials say it's unclear if she had been beaten to death or shot and killed. investigators say a male victim was shot by the suspect and was treated for minor injuries at a
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nearby hospital. now, officials won't say if this is a case of family domestic violence. they do say that the suspect and the victims all know each other. they're known to each other, but they won't say how. and the motive behind this violence remains a mystery. >> we're still trying to go through the entire investigation to determine, you know, what occurred. in what order, that's again, part of the puzzle that we're trying to put together. we just know that was one lost life that we didn't need. our detectives, again, are doing an outstanding job trying to figure out what happened and what went down. we do have the suspect in custody, and we are just working together to make sure we bring justice for the victim and her family. >> investigators say this marks a 16th homicide in san jose so far this year. last year, the same time there were 11 homicides, the santa clara county coroner's office i talked to them just minutes ago. they have not released the name of the woman who was killed. they say they won't do that until her family is notified. we're live
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outside san jose police headquarters. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. alex, we'll talk again in the next hour. >> all right, that sounds good, jesse. thank you. the jury and former president donald trump's criminal hush money trial could be hours away from beginning deliberations. >> closing arguments are ongoing at this hour and could be wrapping up soon. trump's lawyer delivered his closing argument this morning. todd blanch told the jury trump was not only innocent, but also a, quote, victim of extortion by liars. seeking his demise, he said the person at fault was michael cohen. he called trump's former fixer and a key witness for prosecutors, quote, the greatest liar of all time. in their lengthy closing argument, the prosecution told jurors that the $130,000 payment to silence adult film actress stormy daniels was part of a conspiracy. that, quote could very well be what got trump elected. >> prosecution has to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt. that is a high burden, and we'll see what the jury thinks about that. >> michael cohen is the embodiment of reasonable doubt.
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>> again, jury deliberations could start as early as tomorrow after the judge gives his instructions, they will decide on the 34 charges mr. trump is facing with former president trump's criminal hush money trial. >> now in the home stretch, the case is continuing to spill onto the campaign trail. both the biden and trump campaigns took advantage of the national spotlight to make their case for their candidates. as fox's mark meredith reports, president biden is also expected to break his silence on trump's legal proceedings. >> i grew up here and feel at home in these streets, actor robert de niro jumped into the political spotlight tuesday, campaigning for president biden outside of former president trump's criminal trial. this is the time to stop him by voting him out once and for all. we don't want to wake up after the election saying what again, my god, what the #### have we done? >> the hastily called news
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conference drew a sharp rebuke from republicans, who claimed the event came off as desperate. >> this was so over the top as to simply be useless. and what a stupid mistake on the part of the biden campaign. wow. more reason why democratic leaders are probably going to be concerned that he's the nominee. >> trump's campaign wasted no time firing back after months of saying the politics had nothing to do with this trial. >> they showed up and made a campaign event out of a lower manhattan trial day for president trump. >> a judge imposed gag order has legally limited what trump can say about the ongoing trial. but that's not stopped trump from blaming his successor, president biden, for his multiple legal troubles. now there are reports biden will talk openly about the historic case once the jury decides the verdict. >> i'm not going to speak to an ongoing case and to someone who is a candidate for 2024. >> trump's legal team scored a victory in florida today after the judge overseeing the case involving the alleged
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mishandling of classified documents denied a request by prosecutors to impose a gag order on the former president in washington. mark meredith, ktvu, fox two news up next this afternoon here on the for calls for a full congressional investigation into the now closed women's prison. >> fci dublin. coming up here, we will talk live with east bay congressman mark desaulnier, who is suggesting an increase in federal oversight of women's prisons on the whole. >> also ahead, a push on the peninsula to restore funding for safety improvements at a train crossing that is considered the most dangerous in the state. the message from lawmakers to the governor a nice tuesday out there with lots of sunshine. >> of course, we start out the day with some low clouds, but clearing skies. we're kind of getting ready for another warm up headed our way. coming up, we'll let you know w n
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fci dublin, 605 women incarcerated there were transferred to prisons across the country, sending them miles away from their families. those transfers came after a special master was appointed to oversee compliance with federal law. in response to problems that included a rampant culture of sexual abuse. now, we spoke to a woman who was released the week the prison announced its closure. the whole place was in a panic. >> people were crying, my absolute best friend in there is 80 years old. and to see what she went through, that just fear of being shackled. she was a self-surrender. she's never been handcuffed before. i just want them to do the right thing. the bop needs to start doing the right thing. >> ten us representatives, including several from the bay area, are now calling for a full investigation, including hearings on the closure in the past, cultures of abuse in
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treatment of inmates. the letter reads in part, quote, committee investigations and hearings would allow congress to address past and current issues and hear directly from decision makers in bop and the department of justice about their plans for this facility, including how the closure was planned and executed and their efforts to ensure the sinister culture of abuse is not replicated in other bop facilities. all right. >> to tell us more about this request, we are joined live this afternoon by one of the authors of that letter that would be east bay congressman mark desaulnier. congressman, always good to see you. we appreciate the time. why do you believe it is important for congress to conduct a full and thorough investigation into the abrupt closure of fci dublin and hold these hearings in congress? >> well, thanks for inviting me. first off, well, eight, employees there have been convicted on multiple sexual abuse charges, including the former warden and the former chaplain. and the bureau of prisons has been very reluctant to come forward with myself. who
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represents the facility in my congressional district in the east bay. so good journalistic reporting and whistleblowers told us that just as the lead in said, there's a toxic culture there. the judicial record that i just referenced speaks for itself. and i'm concerned, given their the, bureau of prisons reactions and their lack of honesty with me and with the judge that defied a federal judge, tells me that there's more to this. as bad as it is, there's more to it. and it's as the statement said, i'm afraid it's nationwide. >> and yeah, congressman, the letter also says in part, we have heard about shocking abuses that took place during the mass. inmate transfers. can you describe some of the abuses that you're talking about here? >> well, the impunity of the administrators and the staff, from what i can see and the lack of respect, your interview just before was one of the former inmates were 80 year old, were
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shackled, when i did the tour, some of the conversations i had with some of the inmates was to make sure that i went to specific parts of the prison where a lot of the allegations, and they turned out more to be allegations. convictions, happen . so this was a culture where the people who swore an oath to protect the constitutional law were acting like a criminal gang. and the sexual abuse is just unbelievably bad. >> obviously, we talked about the fact that a special master was appointed to oversee the prison just before its abrupt closure. what what does the closure mean for the work of that special master? how how did the closure inhibit the work of the special master to learn more about what was taking place? >> well, it's significant and separate from our effort in the congress. the judge has to go through the legal proceedings separate from that. so we'll both be looking at this, my concern is separate from this case, although this case is because it's here in the bay
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area, in my district. we have to get to the bottom of it. but as i said, the culture within the bureau of prisons, is out of control. >> well, congressman, on that note, let me ask you, impress you. when you look at the culture, you talk about about the bop, the bureau of prisons, how widespread do you think this is and is it impacting other prisons throughout the state? >> i don't know, that's what we want to get at my inclination, what i've seen and i've had some experience with this. when i was in the state legislature, i put a lot of time because i was chair of the budget committee for the department of corrections. when we were told we had to eliminate, 50,000 employees, as i remember, ten years ago. so i'm used to the cultures in these facilities and have some background in it. and when they got out of control, they get very defensive and they're, very lacking of any kind of respect in the legal process. and what our responsibilities are under the constitution as republicans and democrats, elected to oversee these facilities. >> let's talk, congressman, about what the potential outcomes could be of a full
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congressional investigation into fci dublin and to other facilities across the country. what what do you think when you look specifically at what happened in dublin, what does accountability look like from from a congressional standpoint? >> well, there has to be if there's more misdeeds, more, more indictments, more convictions, we have to protect the whistleblowers, and then we have to have if this leads to what i think it will, a larger cleaning of the house of the culture and the bureau of prisons, prisons can be run in a way that are respectful of the process, obviously, but when they develop these cultures, there's lots of history that shows it's very hard to change it. and people won't be truthful because if they are truthful, unfortunately, they'll be held to account. so we have to get to that point. >> yeah, a lot to continue to watch. our team has been following the story, and we will certainly continue to follow it as congress works to do what it does. east bay congressman mark desaulnier, thanks so much for taking the time, sir.
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>> my pleasure. thank you. >> today, the us department of energy announced a clean energy breakthrough at the lawrence livermore national laboratory. officials say scientists there ve found a less labor intensive way to produce ammonia. usually, you need high temperatures and pressure to produce ammonia, but researchers say they found a way to do this at room temperature and with no additional pressurization. ammonia is a key product for fertilizer and cleaning products, and is being researched as an alternative fuel to gasoline. >> the white house today announced steps to modernize the country's aging electrical infrastructure. the new initiative between the feds and 21 states, including california, aims to make faster fixes and improvements to the nation's power grid. it includes increasing the amount of energy from wind and solar and installing modern high voltage transmission lines. the biden administration says the initiative will help reduce power outages during extreme weather events and lower energy costs, all while tackling tackling the climate crisis. >> state and local lawmakers are pleading with governor newsom to
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reconsider cutting funding that was going to be used to fix one of california's most dangerous train crossings, which is on the peninsula. there have been 22 crashes at the broadway caltrain crossing in burlingame over the last decade. plans to improve safety there have been in the works for more than 20 years. the california public utilities commission says this crossing is its number one priority now. the original state budget allocated $70 million to realign the roadway to run underneath the train tracks, but that money was rescinded in the latest budget proposal. there you go. >> can you imagine that train hitting a car? well, it happens and it's happened a lot. >> construction can begin on this project next year, in 2025, without the $70 million addition from the state that we were promised and committed a year ago. the likelihood of breaking shovels next year is slim to
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none. >> to help close the state's budget shortfall, governor newsom's revised budget also cuts $20 million for two similar projects in mountain view and palo alto. >> well, a nice sunny, warm day today for your tuesday and the warming will continue as we head into wednesday and thursday. so you can see temperatures are going up a bit. not a crazy warm up for tomorrow, but they're going up a few degrees. san francisco into the upper 60s. warmest locations for your wednesday will be in the low to mid 80s. here is the satellite from this morning. we had some cloud cover, especially near the coast and right around san francisco, but you can see the overall trend, the clouds kind of clearing on out. so with that we have mostly sunny skies across a good portion of the bay area this afternoon. from north and to the south. we are in the clear as we check out the current winds. we'll get to the winds in a little bit, but we'll check out the current temperatures first. and right now we have concord 80 degrees, san jose 75, oakland 63, and santa rosa in the lower 80s.
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here we go with the updated winds for the 4:00 hour. and these panels, you can see concord gusting to right around 22 miles an hour, a bit of a stronger wind out toward sfo. look at that. sustained at 32, gusting to 45 miles an hour. so the wind definitely accelerating this afternoon. here is our live camera looking above san francisco completely in the clear. so mostly sunny skies this afternoon. tomorrow morning we could have some patchy fog trying to regroup and most of the bay area starting out wednesday morning in the low to mid 50s. so partly cloudy skies this particular forecast model picking up on some patchy fog tomorrow morning and then into the afternoon hours. we're starting to show you those brighter colors once again resurfacing on this map here. no triple digits, not much in the way of 90s just yet, but we're thinking 6070. the warmest locations will be approaching the low to mid 80s for tomorrow afternoon. so here's a look at your wednesday highs thursday will be even warmer and we'll have more on that with your full update coming up in just a little bit. >> israel is responding after weekend airstrikes killed at least 45 people in a camp for displaced palestinians . i'm trey
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after israeli airstrikes over the weekend killed dozens of civilians in rafah. >> reporter trey yingst is in tel aviv, where the israeli military is offering an explanation for the tragedy. >> the israeli military continues to push deeper and deeper into rafah, trying to root out the remaining hamas
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fighters in gaza's southernmost city but around the world. criticism for israel's campaign against the militant group is growing louder. at least 45 people, including women and children, were killed sunday night at a camp housing displaced palestinians. images show a fire raging following israeli strikes that targeted two senior hamas officials. >> these terrorists were hiding underground, and it would appear that there were civilian casualties. we're looking into this. >> the israeli military now says the munitions used in their strikes were small and not intended to ignite the fire, going on to claim that it was caused by a secondary explosion. they're now investigating whether a fuel tank could be to blame. still, some israeli allies, including france, germany and spain, are condemning israel's continued incursion into rafah. and in the u.s, israeli support is continuing to splinter. >> we must note that there was two senior hamas leaders that was killed that actually will
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stop with some of the planning that went on that actually killed 1200 people on october 7th. this is ultimately accruing to the benefit, not the detriment of terrorist recruiting. >> and that's my big worry here. there's a moral cost to the number of civilians that are dying inside of gaza. >> a national security spokesperson called the incident heartbreaking, adding that the united states is speaking with the israeli military to assess what exactly happened in tel aviv. trey yingst ktvu, fox two news. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is urging president joe biden to attend an upcoming summit on peace building efforts. dozens of countries are set to join ukraine at switzerland's peace summit in june. the goal of the summit is to outline a roadmap to end the conflict in ukraine. while the us official is scheduled to attend, zelensky says biden should also come to show the strength of us support. >> covid cases beginning to tick up across california as a new set of subvariants takes hold. coming up, a live conversation with ucsf infectious disease
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1.9% in late april. also wastewater data is showing increased viral levels in many places, including san jose and palo alto, which now have coronavirus levels that have reached the high threshold, according to county officials. for more, we are joined this afternoon by doctor peter chin-hong, infectious disease specialist at ucsf. doctor, it's always good to see you. thank you for the time. so we are seeing covid cases ticking up across california, including here in the bay area. how much do we think this is being driven by? the more transmissible flirt subvariants? >> hi alex, i think there are several reasons why we're seeing an uptick now. one big reason, as you mentioned, are the fluid variants, which are thought to be more transmissible and account for more than 50% collectively of the isolates now in the country. the second reason, of course, is around this time we have waning immunity from people who might have gotten covid over the last
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winter, say november, december, the third, of course, is people are gathering more. they're graduating runs, it's getting hot outside. so people are gathering indoors and people are beginning to travel. so all of these, factors lead to that tick that we're starting to see, arise in the bay area. all right. >> so are we as we see this uptick in cases, are we seeing more people getting more sick? are you seeing more people winding up hospitalized with covid recently? >> we, we haven't been seeing a lot more hospitalizations. luckilly. and i hope that continues, we will expect to see more, as time progresses if the cases continue to rise, because the virus is going to find people who are vulnerable, and these are people who are older, who didn't get a vaccine, in the last year or so, and those who are very immune compromised. but
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again, we can obviate that risk by having especially those individuals get at least one vaccine. >> yeah, those are the people that you're focused on when it comes to vaccinations. how effective are our existing vaccines with these new subvariants. >> so we think they're going to continue to be great at preventing serious disease hospitalization and death. there will be a new vaccine in the fall, probably based on flirt, which will probably give added protection against infection. but for now, you know, we'll have to wait on the fall for that new, vaccine, type. and that will probably be decided in the next week or so. >> yeah. you talked a moment ago about the fact that we are heading into the summer travel season. it is expected to be an incredibly busy time of year for people to travel. a lot of pent up demand for people to get out and about here when we see this slight uptick in covid cases right now, early on in the season, do you think that signals a broader surge, a more
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significant surge as we get into the heart of summer? >> i think we'll definitely see a swell. it probably won't be the surge or the as high an increase as in winter, but it does remind us that, you know, we have to keep our minds on looking at covid numbers or wastewater like we do the weather report. it is coming out a month earlier than this time last year, for whatever reason, it may be a variation of the virus. so i think we're going to continue to watch that carefully. and it is going up a little bit. and parts of europe, singapore. so depending on where you travel, again, looking at that, those numbers will be helpful. >> yeah, certainly. doctor, before i let you go, i want to ask you about another really important health story that is out today. with the summer approaching and pride celebrations happening next month, the san francisco department of public health is now urging people to get fully vaccinated against m-pox. of course, that's a virus that can spread through sexual contact.
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health officials are strongly recommending a two dose vaccination for all men, trans people and non-binary people who have sex with men. trans people and non-binary people. health officials say they're currently not tracking a rise in mpox cases in san francisco. so, doctor, why do you believe the san francisco health department is issuing this guidance at this moment? >> because they are looking at other parts of the country. so new york has about 191 cases this year alone. and, chicago, 69. so with pride celebrations happening all across the country, what do you find is, groups mix. so that's when, you know, i think some of the worry happens. and, of course, you know, the vaccines are very plentiful and available right now without much of a line. so i think it really, behooves us all if you're at risk to go and get that vaccine and, you know, believe me, based on the patients have taken care of who
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got mpox, it's a really painful illness that can last weeks. >> all right. good idea to get vaccinated, doctor peter chin-hong, we always appreciate your your advice and your input. thank you so much for doing it. we'll see you soon. >> thanks so much, alex. >> take care. >> vice president kamala harris is scheduled to be in san francisco next week for a fundraiser and conversation. manny's in the city says it plans to host the vice president to talk about the key questions voters have going into the presidential election. the owner of the venue plans to host it in a larger space that will be announced at a later day. tickets start at $500 to attend. >> philanthropist melinda french gates is making a huge donation in support of women's rights. french gates is donating $1 billion over the next two years to people and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including organizations here in the us that support reproductive rights. earlier this month, she announced she would step down from the bill and melinda gates
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foundation mission and vowed to focus on women and families. she said she was motivated to make the donation, in part because of the racial gap in mortality rates for women. >> openai ceo sam altman says he is pledging to donate most of his wealth to charity. altman initially founded san francisco based openai as a nonprofit research lab dedicated to safely building artificial intelligence for humanity's benefits. now, altman says he wants to focus on philanthropic technology that helps create abundance for people. the giving pledge, a charity that encourages the ultra rich to donate, announced the move today. the venture capitalist is reported to have amassed much of his wealth through startup investments, including the social news aggregator reddit. >> still ahead this afternoon on the four. the remarkable story of a bay area man who never gave up on himself. >> i can tell you firsthand goodwill works if you do. >> we'll speak to him about the power of a second chance and his
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dedication and reliability were noticed, and soon a career path began to develop. >> our celebration of aapi heritage month continues with the story of jonathan jt toledo and his work with goodwill of san francisco bay. jt is a living testament to the impact of second chances and the work goodwill does in the community. we're grateful to be joined by jonathan toledo or jt. jt, thanks so much for being here. i want to start from the beginning. you ran into some trouble about 13 years ago and that's when you said that your probation officer came to you and said, get a job or go to jail, and that's how you found goodwill? >> correct? yeah i was doing a probation check in down at 850. bryant and at the time, exactly what you mentioned. i got an ultimatum. get a job or go to jail. so i walked down to goodwill, went into the career center and picked up all the fliers that applied to me. and i landed into a program for at risk youth ages 18 to 24. at the time, they taught me basic job readiness, helped me build a
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resume, helped provide interview attire, and really got me, to build up the courage to be able to go out and look for employment, and actually ended up landing my temporary position inside the warehouse at that time. yeah. >> so you got that job and then second day on the job, some unfortunate trouble. you actually charged with some some gun charges and you had to go to prison. but goodwill never gave up on you. tell us a little bit about that. >> yeah. so, you know, there's a rule where it's a three days, no call, no shows considered job abandonment. so as you mentioned, i went on my second day after work. we went out to celebrate my brother's birthday, got into an altercation, and got arrested on firearms charges and i was on my way to prison. but i had my girlfriend call goodwill to let them know that i won't be showing up to work, and it was considered, as long as you communicate, right? communication is key in a lot of things. so they kept me on board , or they, they had to let me go at the time. but when i came
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back, i was able to reenter. >> and when you did reenter, i mean, you jumped right into a safety net program that really kept you afloat, right? that kept you going. >> tell us. yeah, yeah. you know, the thing is, too much empty time on your hands leads to trouble, right? you know, too much opportunity to get into other things. so they kept me busy with digital literacy training. this was right around the time, you know, dropbox had just came out, and just taught me, enrolled me into different trainings that they provided. i did a warehousing and logistics one, so really just keeping me busy. >> and you have risen up the ranks. you're now the director of operations, and you oversee that same warehouse where you first started. did you ever imagine when this first started 13 years ago, that you would be here today and see the success you have? >> nah, never. and that's what i tell everyone. it's like i never came here with the mindset that i'm going to work my way to the top. i just came here to do my job and do it well and, you know, go home to my family. but soon, you know, people started to notice my work ethic. and really, you know, they challenged me like, you're
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ready. we see it in you. you just need to see it in yourself. and really, that's how i got my way up. >> that's beautiful. you work and oversee about 160 employees, and many of them are experiencing what you did to have a second chance. what do you tell them about your story and kind of the success of it? you know, i tell i tell them, you could have all the opportunities available, but it's on you to want to make that change in life. >> right. and yeah, i do oversee about 160 employees, two of our warehouses, as well as a fleet of 40 trucks and about 60 trailers. and really, the team, they're amazing, such a diverse group. and when you say second chances, it could be from language barriers, it could be from justice involved, it could be from out of work for a long time or new into the workforce. right. so really being able to provide an opportunity, regardless of what your background is or what second chance you might need, it's been a really a pivotal thing for me working with goodwill. yeah. >> that's incredible. and in credible programs there at goodwill, jt, it's been really remarkable to learn about your story. congratulations on all the success. i know your mom is
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very proud after all the sacrifice she's made, but congratulations and thanks for being here. appreciate you. >> thank you guys for having me. yeah. alex >> for more asian american pacific islander heritage month stories, visit our website ktvu.com. >> here's your forecast update a bit of a warming trend over the next few days. probably the two more warmest days of the week will be on thursday and into friday. so that means temperatures, lots of 80s, the warmest locations could be right around the 90 degree mark. so clearing skies over the next several days, temperatures up above the average and it will be warm to hot inland. of course, with all these warming temperatures, you'd expect there's some melting snow in the sierra. we're taking a check here. this was late april from tahoe's west shore, homewood. you can still see a bit of a good layering layering of some snowfall here. but look what happened today, basically over the past few days is that snowfall is really a melting away. so the slopes starting to lose the snowfall here. the snow pack and we have lots of sunshine even out toward portions of the sierra. here's a satellite that's picking up on some of the low clouds and fog
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from earlier this morning. but you get the idea. the clouds kind of clearing on out. so right now we have mostly clear skies over a good portion of the bay area from ukiah, down towards san francisco, down towards santa cruz as well. current numbers. for the 4:00 hour, we have some 80s to report in. let's see. concord 80, santa rosa 82, san jose mid 70s and some 60s around the bay for oakland, hayward and in san francisco. as we check out the wind reports right now, there's concord, a breeze, a gust over 20 miles an hour, a stronger wind out toward sfo winds out of the west at 32, gusting to 45 miles an hour. so the winds have definitely been increasing over the past few hours. here's a live camera from the south bay camera with lots of sunshine up above. and for tomorrow morning we have some patchy fog out there so it won't be completely clear, but still some partly cloudy conditions for your wednesday and then into the afternoon hours. another nice sunny day. we are warming up, but thankfully we're not talking about any dangerous heat out there. but you'll definitely notice that warming trend 60s for the beaches, 70s around the
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bay, and the warmest locations around 85 to 86 degrees tomorrow afternoon. so here's kind of the breakdown for the beaches in the mid 60s. we take our temperature sensor across the bay. here we are warming up. and for the inland spots, lots of 80s for tomorrow afternoon. we're thinking between about two and four and 5:00 tomorrow for your wednesday and the warmest locations, around 85 to 86 degrees at tomorrow afternoon. so today those temperatures were held in check by this system up to our north, this area of high pressure. this is the source of the warming for your wednesday and also into your thursday. friday is still kind of the same deal as thursday, but then we'll gradually scale back on these temperatures as we head toward the weekend. so take a look at the numbers for tomorrow. we bring back some more 80s for santa rosa, antioch and fairfield, san jose 80, oakland 74. in san francisco, downtown in the upper 60s. winds do pick up that sea breeze. you'll definitely notice it by mid afternoon. could be around 20 to 25 miles an hour. here's a look ahead. your five day and temperatures. you can see we are
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warming up into thursday. not much change in your friday, so definitely you'll notice that the change beginning tomorrow and into thursday and then the weekend. it's not a major cooldown, but definitely temperatures will be trending down as we bring back some fog, at least for the morning hours and a little bit of a drop off in those numbers as we head toward the weekend. so warming up and then cooling off eventually as we move into the weekend. all right. >> nice little warm up there, mark. thank you. coming up tonight on the news at 5:00, a new federal lawsuit accuses a local police officer of shooting a man while responding to a mental health crisis. why the officer's legal troubles extend far beyond just this case. >> also at five, every time a firefighter responds to a call, whether there's a fire or not, they get exposed to ncer. but now a
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people have connections to lahaina, and, and i think, you know, that continued financial support will continue to be be helpful for, for the people of maui would have been some of the greatest challenges we're looking at some of the video of the aftermath of this disaster, what are some of the things you need most still? >> well, you know, the entire area was decimated, over 2200, you know, residential lots were completely, removed, and, and it has the hazardous material that that has, resulted as a result of the fires has created tremendous challenges. but i think right now, i mean, i think the continued financial support that the people have given, you know, the maui strong fund has been a huge support, more than a nearly $100 million of, commitments and, and grants have been made to more than 220
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organizations, you know, on maui to support the people in place have been very effective. i think that continued financial support, whether it be direct financial contributions, so that people can, you know, make their rent payments or interim housing units that we're building right now, more than 500 interim housing units are under construction right now. people are starting to move into these units right now. and that kind of help is will will continue to be needed over the next 3 to 4 years. >> and if you would like to donate to the maui strong fund, you can scan the qr code that is right there on your screen. or you can head to ktvu.com/giving day. >> the cdc is preparing for a possible increased risk to human health. this summer. the bird flu vaccine is now being tested to protect farmers from infection
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mosquitoes, which can carry dangerous viruses. symptoms of many mosquito borne diseases can include high fever, head and body aches, nausea, and rashes. the cdc says there are several ways to prevent mosquito bites, including wearing pants and long sleeve shirts, not going out after dusk, and using bug repellent with deet.
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>> the easiest way to prevent being infected with a mosquito borne disease is to wear an effective repellent when you're outdoors. we have not seen where mosquitoes are developing tolerance to repellents. >> vector control officials say the best way to keep mosquitoes away from your yard is by getting rid of any containers that hold standing water, which is the perfect mosquito breeding ground. the cdc says it's preparing for a possible increased risk to human health as bird flu continues to spread among cattle. the outbreak has affected more than 60 dairy herds since late march, according to the cdc. as fox's jonathan saari reports, health officials are now testing vaccines for human use as bird flu spreads among cattle herds. >> the cdc says it's preparing for a possible increased risk to human health from the virus, though doctors caution there is still no evidence of person to person transmission in the u.s. >> it's a very similar virus, but it doesn't seem to attach as
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well to human cells, which is why it's thought to be a fairly low risk, the cdc says. >> bird flu has affected herds in nearly a dozen states as of last week. on friday, the u.s. department of agriculture announced the virus had been detected in beef tissue from a sick dairy cow. but says the meat did not enter the nation's food supply. so far, only two farm workers have tested positive for bird flu this year one in texas, another in michigan. both had contact with infected animals. we have specific guidance for those who work on farms in terms of personal protective equipment and how to how to be safe, how to monitor for symptoms, what to do if they develop symptoms. meanwhile the u.s. is taking steps to develop or acquire vaccines that could be used to protect at risk workers. last week, public health officials said they are filling about 4.8 million doses of bird flu vaccine into vials through a national stockpile in case they
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are needed. >> we're really prepared to not only test the current vaccines that we have in the stockpile, but also to really develop specific vaccines, so i think we're in a very good place. >> the u.s. is also reportedly in talks with pfizer and moderna about potential vaccines to reduce the threat of a pandemic in atlanta. jonathan serrie ktvu, fox two news, ktvu, fox two news at five starts now. >> now at five a former pittsburgh police officer with a controversial past facing a new lawsuit after opening fire on a man who says he was suffering a mental health crisis as police lack of discipline and abandoning their training. >> the skills they've been taught and the trust of the community. >> the man suing the officer says he is grateful just to be alive. good evening. i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach . >> that officer, ernesto marin orozco, has a history of being
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on the wrong side of the law during his time with the department, the crime reporter, our crime reporter, henry lee. >> live now at pittsburgh police department with the very latest on this case. henry >> yeah, that former officer was involved in a deadly choking incident back in 2016 that led to a $7.3 million settlement. now, in this case, no one died. but the man's attorney says he could have lost his life. >> i'm just taking it one day at a time, ashton porter says he's lucky to be alive after he was flushed out of a hotel room with tear gas and then shot and wounded by pittsburgh police during a challenging time in his life. police should just have a little more compassion with someone that's going through a mental health crisis because that's not how that person should be defined. it happened in 2022, when porter was too scared to leave a room at the hampton. >> in, his attorneys released edited video from police body cam footage. >> he just is refusing to open the door or doesn't want to have a conversation. >> a mental health team showed up to de-escalate the situation, but his family says police sent them away. >> i
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