charges. good evening and thank you for joining us, i am ama daetz. >> i am dan ashley. you are watching us live. today, a bombshell development in the case of a senior citizen who was assaulted in an attempted carjacking in san francisco earlier this year. dion lane has coverage of the district attorney, the suspect, another victim and good samaritan who saved her are speaking only with abc7 news. >> this is pretty cut and dry. i watched them beat this old woman and dragged her across the concrete. >> reporter: the horrific event this man is referring to is a story i broke last march when a witness to this 75-year-old woman who was returning to her vehicle at this richmond district safeway, saw her get grabbed by the hair and dragged along the pavement in an attempted daytime carjacking. the man jumped into action. >> i just punched through the back window. it was loud enough and kind of scary enough to freak them out.

>> reporter: multiple suspects were involved, including a minor who was arrested shortly after and charged with robbery, elder abuse, aggravated assault and conspiracy. when i found out that the district attorney dropped all charges for the minor due to lack of dna evidence, it outraged the good samaritan. >> i really put myself in a position where i could've lost my life. i would've hoped we could've seen some kind of justice. >> reporter: eight come to the victim herself to provide me this quote saying in part, that is truly pathetic. give a bunch of thieves some gloves and let them loose to do whatever they want and to enjoy stolen money. i reached out to the district attorney's office for an! nation on why the charges were dropped. the director of communication, rachel marshall, wrote back saying that they were legally prohibited from discussing anything related to a juvenile case. they went on to say that this should not be interpreted as confirming or denying anything about the case status. multiple high-level sources

referred didn't drop the charges. i spoke to a member of the district attorney's office who has filed hundreds of cases and says it is simply illogical not to file this case based off the evidence available. that evidence was videotaped by bystanders which was used in the investigation, plus witness accounts including the good samaritans. >> i believe in restorative justice. i understand justice has a model. but his way of going about it is not working. >> reporter: i also learned one suspect who was not arrested or charged in the case allegedly used the 75-year-old victim's credit card to make a money transfer. we are still looking to learn more about the details about what happened after the incident. in the newsroom, dion lim, abc7 news. this is in chinatown. they want people to know to come and eat. over the weekend, a cell phone store owner was robbed, and a

16-year-old suspect came back later in the day and attacked her. chinatown businesses have been hit hard and are looking forward to the state reopening in just a few weeks. safety is top of mind because of recent crimes as well as the resources the city is committing to the police department. >> please come to chinatown, shopping, for dinner, we are open. okay? don't worry, the police in chinatown are really strong. we believe the city will fight anything they have to to be supporting us. >> a 16-year-old boy was assaulted -- arrested in the assault. visit us online to take action and give support. there is nobody cam footage of two officers who shot and killed a man. let me warn you, this video is

difficult to watch. the shooting happened in march in the parking lot of a motel 6 on industrial parkway near wemple road, that is where the car was believed recent string of robberies. the police chief spoke today about what happened next. >> as officers approached the car, the driver accelerated, striking police vehicles multiple times. this is when the officer involved shooting occurred. unfortunately, the driver, a resident from oakland, 22-year- old kayden smith was killed. >> two passengers in the car were not hurt and later arrested. investigators also found a gun in the car. they are working to determine the groups possible connection to at least a dozen robberies dating back to december. the work we are doing to protect health as part of building a better bay area, coronavirus activity statewide remains at low levels. that's why we are looking

forward to the new freedoms the state says it will grant on june 15th, the day to reopen california. today, the state unveiled a sweeping plan for reopening. businesses will be able to operate without social distancing. proof of vaccination or negative covid test will not be necessary to do practically anything. we will essentially be on the honor system. >> social distancing should always be there. people shouldn't be close to people. >> everyone who wants to be vaccinated can get vaccinated. everyone who doesn't, that's on them. >> not everything will be open. the state plans to keep recommendations in place for mega events, those with 5000 or 10,000 people or more. we ask for your opinion about california reopening on the day live. the results were pretty clear, 75% said california should not reopen fully on june 15th. now despite the states optimism, we learned half moon bay is canceling fourth of july parade as well as the duncan festival. the logistics and finances for this year are too difficult and collocated because of pandemic restrictions. the pumpkin way y y y y

be held. last year's event didn't have any spectators because of the pandemic. in the south bay, tomorrow, great america returns for its 45th season. chris nguyen got a behind-the- scenes look at some of the preparations underway. >> reporter: at one of the bay area's most favorite place for family fun, you can sense a level of excitement that hasn't been felt in months. california's great america is set to reopen on saturday, nearly a year and a half after it welcomed its last guest. the general manager says she can hardly wait. >> i think the history of it being in the center of this area in silicon valley makes it truly special. it's a little piece of fun in the middle of all of that. >> reporter: under state guidelines, the capacity will be limited to 35% to allow for proper social distancing. in fact, some rows will remain empty on most attractions. face coverings will still be required, and as you guessed, park officials say there will be plenty of hand sanitizer to

go around. a ride supervisor is returning for a second season at the park. >> being able to interact with the guests when they get on and off the rides, they are yelling and screaming, i'm happy to get back to that. >> reporter: as staff members prepare for the park to reopen, there is one special section that is being worked on. the water park at great america will make its debut on june 5th, paying homage to the culture of northern california. from extreme water slides like the six story drop to the eight mini slides awaiting kids at the tide pool lagoon, the marketing director says it will be a great way to beat the summer heat. >> share the joy and fun of this place with people who have really missed it and really gonna lawn -- are going to enjoy it. >> reporter: they are happy to get normalcy in their lives. >> we will be here bright and early. we can't wait to welcome the bay area back to this wonderful place. >> reporter: chris nguyen, abc7

news. developing news, the surprise resignation of the mayor of windsor, dominic foppoli has been accused of sexual assault as we reported by many women. as wayne freedman explains, it took six long weeks for foppoli to step down and reports of another victim that might have played a part in his decision. >> reporter: a prolonged and mutual sigh of relief -- >> he should've done the right thing a long time ago. >> what is the damage he has done? >> trust, trust and damage to victims. >> reporter: a vice mayor and council member weighed in on dominic foppoli's resignation, today. it has been six weeks since the first charge of sexual misconduct by eight women including a town council member. >> as i mentioned, there is still a pending investigation which i cannot say anything about, today.

>> reporter: and now, a possible ninth victim, a teen mom reality tv show star, her attorney says she has proof on video, quote, i she is making these allegations in an attempt to leverage a situation to her advantage, says america in the letter, today. it is worth noting that on april 2nd none of the charges against him had been published by the san francisco chronicle who drove the story. >> it is more of the same, but this one, somehow, seems more serious. >> i have my head held high because i know deep in my heart i have done nothing criminally wrong and will eventually be cleared. >> reporter: as he repeatedly vowed to fight charges, resignation pressure reached a figure of boiling point in windsor, a recall movement began, but he would not budge until now, relief for his alleged victims, that will take a while. >> at this time, it is us who will heal and move forward.

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>> reporter: he is frustrated that the edd is sending money to fraudsters on one hand and holding back money from claimants on another because they might be fraudsters. he had a lot to get off his chest. he was one of his complaints. >> what they need is what every bank and financial institution is using. it's a digital lock. it is simple. it takes advantage of the digital exhaust that we leave as consumers. >> reporter: are computer footprints, he says it will take years to fix many of the edd's computer issues, but not all of them. >> the great part is the identity piece is just a bolt on. it takes literally about four days to implement, cost a couple $3 million, and that's it. the fraudsters go away, right? they can't get through a digital lock. it's just not possible. >> reporter: your solution for the state of california is to

hire you, right? >> it's just not us. there's three companies in the space, right? all those companies make up virtually 100% of the market share in the space. >> reporter: he says equifax and experian could do the job, too. he challenges the state to let his company find out just how bad of a mess the edd has going. >> we are willing to grab a couple 300,000 recipients and show them which ones are fraudulent. we are willing to do it, today. right? because they have a problem. >> it's a challenge to me. so i asked interview to talk about this and acknowledge the request, but nothing has been set up. now i will be talking with lawmakers to see if they would like to take up lexis-nexis on this challenge. i will report back. >> it is nice to hear a

possible solution being discussed. these problems have been going on and on. thanks. the wind toppled a huge tree today and it landed on a house on turney street. the tree also took out power lines. crews had to come in and clean up the damage. they are working on the electricity. we have not heard of anyone is hurt when the tree came down. again, it is still windy. is this day 3 or 4? i'm losing track. >> how much more, more, more, m even though the wind advisory has been lifted, it is windy enough to cause this kind of damage. trees can topple. structures are threatened because it has been so windy for so long. right now it is windy with gusts up to 33 miles per hour in sfo right now. is 22 in san mateo and across the bay area.

it is breezy. the later hours, it will taper off a bit. we have blue sky over the embarcadero as we can see from the rooftop camera, it is 61 in oakland, 60s at mountain view and morgan hill, and 54 at half moon bay. there is blue sky again. over the distance, you see clouds popping up over there in the north bay soat mesp around the low pressure system that has active weather in the sierra and actually proves couple of the storms in the north bay, 73 in santa rosa, napa 71, 73 in fairfield, 66 in livermore, and a lovely view from the mountain looking down onto the the the the the the th fog will return along the coast overnight. it will be less windy this weekend, and a dry pattern we are worried about right now will continue through next week. let's talk about the wind, shall we? the wind gust animation starts at 7:00 this evening going into the overnight hours, notice how much lighter those wins become in the morning, in the afternoon and early evening we will see the wind get stronger with wind speed about 20 to 28

miles per hour, almost 30, then later tomorrow night we will see it taper off once again. let's talk about the system i referred to over the sierra. it is snow in the sierra and foothills the past couple days. it triggered wraparoutriggered storms. we will see calmer conditions, but tomorrow afternoon it is possible there are a couple more of those showers that could move into the north bay. the probability is light but it could happen so bear that in mind. overnight tonight under mainly clear skies with a few clouds near the coast and bay, overnight lows will generally be in the mid to upper 40s. tomorrow's highs are under continued breezy conditions but sunny skies will range from mid 50s at the coast generally upper 60s to 70 around the bay shoreline so getting milder, inland areas will be in the upper 70s to 80and hay to report that the air quality over the weekend will be good and all regions of the bay area breathe freely. so here is a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have dry conditions all the

way the forecast. monday, we will seek high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s inland, low 70s around the bay shoreline, is like cooldown on tuesday, temperatures bounce back up to mid 80s on wednesday and thursday, then at the end of the week just a little change, there's going to be a lovely week ahead, and less windy for the most part, this weekend hasn't been as >> we look thank you, spencer. a mountain lion captured wednesday night has been released back into the wild. the 98.5 pound cat nicknamed mr. hanson was released into a rural part of santa clara county. experts believe he got lost because he was recently separated from his mother. that's likely how he ended up in san francisco from the santa cruz mountains. that's why the oakland zoo says they were ready to treat him

right away. >> we are the clinical hospital that works on the baby orphaned mountain lions but also the adult mountain lions that get into bad situations like this. we always have an area ready for them at the hospital. it is totally mountain lion ready 24. the cls? well, he wasn't wasn't wasn't

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the longest-serving educator at you unified is set to retire. are the legate and is known as the kid whisper for her ability to reach students. we melendez paid a visit. >> my name is arbella. i am a kindergarten teacher at martin luther king. and i have been teaching with the oakland unified school district for 57 years. >> reporter: she moved from chickasha oklahoma to oakland to teach in 1964. in 1964. kennedy had already been assassinated. martin luther king jr. was the most prominent civil rights leader.

there was mania. the moon landing followed a few years later, and america was involved in a war that was unpopular. >> everybody, you know, would get respect. it was family like . parents was more engaged with the children. >> reporter: she was drawn teaching, educator. >> she taught me when i was in third grade. i said i want to be a teacher like my sister. >> reporter: through the years, students have come back to thank her for playing an important role in their lives. >> when i didn't know how to write and spell the word, she will teach me how. so like say sound it out or think about it.

>> we would have families call and request, i want my kid in we were like, hold on, we have a waiting list, here. >> reporter: while the conversation around politics is kept far from the classroom, ms. hayden says even the youngest of her students were motivated when barack obama became president. >> they were really thrilled. it gave them something to look forward to. >> reporter: she says it is time to get other younger teachers a chance to step into the classroom, but she is not been teaching at. >> i have nieces and nephews. i want to educate them. i have children in the community, i want to be involved with them and make sure they get a good education, and just set the foundation for them. >> reporter: in oakland, leah melendez, abc 7 >> touched and impacted over the decades. >> i know, it is so touching, her passion for the young people and the impact she has had, what a gratifying career it must have been up so many

young people. good for her. we don't want her to go anywhere. she should work in schools. a piece of history sits less than 100 miles from san francisco. it is a town built by people who could work the land, but not own it. >> california has this huge debt to the chinese for their efforts -- >> like how we built the levees, how we farmed the farmlands, how we made it one of the most prolific agricultural lands in the nation. >> tonight, we will take you through decades of history through the tiny delta town,

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >> this asian pacific american heritage month, we are celebrating the legacy of chinese americans in california. >> they built the railroads and vibrant china townchina town their labor also transformed the state into an agricultural powerhouse. >> within a short drive of the bay area is a historic landmark, a living town that pays tribute to the history.

kristin she went to visit. >> reporter: in the san joaquin delta sits a tiny town on the bank of the river. its name is locke, and this hand-painted sign is your only clue. blink and you miss it. that would be a shame, because packed into the tiny main street, shorter than disneyland's main street, is a whole lot of california califor >> this was was this was all inundated. >> reporter: harry grew up here and knows the history. in 1860s, to transform swampland into farmland, the federal government enabled the construction of

thousands of chinese laborers who recently finished building the transcontinental railroad were hired. >> it cost five cents a cubic foot to move this levy. >> reporter: moving less than a dollar a day using hand shovels and wheelbarrows, the chinese immigrants built more than 1000 miles of levees. and when they were done, many stayed here in the delta to work on farms that they made possible, growing pears and asparagus. locke was founded in 1915 after fire destroyed the chinese section of neighboring walnut grove. a group of merchants dreamed of their own town, but since law and asians from owning land, leasing from a white pioneer was their only option. >> so georgia and clay owned the land and gave 12 acres to build this. so we pay rent. >> reporter: it became the first town in the u.s. established by and for chinese immigrants. despite the ramshackle buildings, never meant to be permanent, locke thrived. thriv

the town grew to 600 residents with hundreds more coming in on weekends to frequent restaurants, saloons, stores and markets. >> i used to work here after i go to school. >> reporter: this 69-year-old says the women work just as hard as the men.the men.the men. the mother, was seen holding corliss as a baby, ran several successful businesses. >> it was a soda fountain, a pool hall. it had slot machines.slot machic it had keno. >> reporter: there were boarding houses where single male laborers rented rooms, and a chinese school. all the kids had to attend after the regular school day, driven by fear and discrimination. >> they would say, you know, they are going to send us back to china someday. you better learn chinese. that's how it originated. >> reporter: the prohibition brought opportunities for other types of businesses like brothels and casinos, patronized by men of all classes and races. races. races

>> this is the museum, it was one of eight gambling dens in locke. >> james is a resident, photographer, and co-author of bitter melon, documenting the town's history in photos and networks. >> reporter: so saturday night, we walk in here, what would we see, what would we hear? >> this building would be packed full of people. each table had people lined up to partake. you would hear the clunking of things. you would hear people shout that they lost, shall but they one mac -- won.-- won.-- won. >> reporter: they would run the lottery game four times a a a so what i would do is, see the ping-pong balls with chinese characters and numbers on them? i would spin the wheel. if your ticket matched the numbers and characters that came up, i validate your ticket, hand you your money, and you would leave locke a happy man. locke has evolved. evolved. evo

today, it has 100 permanent residents, a mix of retirees, artists, and young families. while the population is no longer predominately asian, the significance remains as the last remaining rural chinese town in america. it is a national historic landmark and on the national register of historic spaces. after more than one year of closure due to the pandemic, locke is now open. >> we make tofu here. >> reporter: sold fresh tofu, there is now a soda fountain and bed-and- breakfast. visitors will also find working artists at gift shops, restaurants, and a small memorial park that honors the immigrants who helped build california. the state parks system and the locke foundation operate as a museum. you can see artifacts and the rooms that house the laborers and their dreams. >> so california has this

debt to the chinese for their efforts -- >> like how we built the levees, how we farmed the farmlands, how we made it one of the most prolific agricultural lands in the nation, if not the world. in that sense, i think people will have more respect for what the chinese or the asians have done here in america. >> reporter: in locke, kristen sze, abc7 news. >> what an informative look love learning about that. starting tomorrow, locke is open on weekends. if you want to learn more about locke or make a donation to the restoration and preservation efforts, visit their website. >> it's just fascinating. to see more pieces honoring asian-pacific american heritage month, look for our america asian voices on the tv app available wherever you stream.

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we are keeping an eye on the roads, this evening. you are looking at the golden gate bridge. it looks a little bit hazy out there. these drivers are paying more for gas than they used to. prices are probably going to get higher as we approach memorial day weekend. statewide, gas prices are up by 20% in the past month according to aaa. they now average four dollars and 15's -- $.15 per gallon. we were averaging $2.83, can you believe that? gas prices in napa are the highest, san francisco drivers pay $4.29. it is a little cheaper in san jose. prices have stabilized stabilizl

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tire in their vehicle. >> reporter: that means the vehicle will need to be towed. spares have gone away as automakers improve vehicle weight. they gave a inflatable kit. be careful, because they expire. many luxury models are equipped with runflat tires that have stronger sidewalls that can hold up for a short time with little or no in there. >> i think the answer for most people is that if you have runflat tires, they are pretty good keeping under 50 miles an hour to get to the next place. >> reporter: douglas suggests using the empty truck well to hold a spare, but the added weight could impact your fuel economy. >> most tires do consume space and weight, you have the jack, you have the spare that you have to contend with. >> reporter: one interesting note, electric vehicles top the list for not having a spare tire. david louis, abc7 news. >> maybe that's a good thing to

do this weekend, check there's a spare tire in the back of your car. i will do it as well. >> yeah, good information to know, same with the weather information. >> you guys check. that will spare me. >> here's what's happening with the weather. that joke was a retrretrretr the wind is currently pretty brisk. we have gusts over 25 miles per hour in several locations, but we expect it to taper off over light -- overnight. highs tomorrow are mainly sunny skies, we will offset 60s near 70 around the bay shoreline, near 80 in the warmest inland locations, and here is the seven-day forecast, we've got smooth sailing ahead if you like warm weather, it will warm up nicely especially monday, mid to upper 80s and low 70s around the bay shoreline, the

coast will not have much change in that temperature range. we will have dry conditions, sunny days with high temperatures near 70 around the bay, looking nice, we could use some rain, but we can't even seriously expected this time of year. >> yeah, so true, thanks, spencer. >> and we never grow tired of spencer's puns. our sports director, larry beil, talking about the warriors, big night, larry. >> i find some of spencer's routines a little flat. >> good one. we will check in on the we will check in on the warriors scenario to keep the this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually forces you to piece together multiple policies. that's why three was created. it's one policy that covers everything you need... leaving those old policies in the dust. nonsense. just common sense.

now abc7 sports with larry beil. good evening, loser leaves town, whatever you want to call it, that's the situation for the warriors as they host memphis for the final spot for the playoffs with eight seat on the line, to chase center we go with 7000 fans expected for this game, watching staff in pregame, you imagine a game of horse, you

will lose anyway. the grizzlies -- speaking of shops, hit their first seven open for the game, john was wide open repeatedly, and they led by as many as 13 in the first quarter. needing a spark, jta to anderson, and that was with authority, eating the fans fired up, then stuff jumping in, starting to sizzle, scored 10 straight points, curry with 14 in the first quarter as the warriors came back to trail 30- 29 after one quarter of play. we are around the mission bay area down the road from the chase center. the giants are playing host to their rivals, the record in baseball is 28 tonight's game at oracle where like we saw chase, there will be fans in the stands once again, nice to see. giants have been rolling, they can make a statement in the series. the dodgers won six of 10 when they played last year. the giants manager grew up in southern california, dave rogers played for the giants. so both men are very well aware of what the series means even without the records. >> now, it is obviously an honor to be a part of it and it's going to be more gratifying knowing we have our fans in the stands to

us through this series. >> we haven't really played well on the road. you know, any time you are playing, it's hard of any team, any major league club, going into san francisco, a team that is playing really good -- >> the second round of the pga championship, don't get too close to the water, you're either a gator or gator bait. phil mickelson played early. he was rolling in setting the pace with three underpar 69, final hole birdie to put him at -5, top leaderboard, defending champion, collin had 3/75, but a nice bird on 16, he is six back at +1. a lot of guys are trying to catch phil. brooks got there for a while, eagle on 11 but he bogeyed to drop back at -4. louis took the lead by himself with a birdie than bogeyed, so he and lefty tied heading into the weekend with a shot back.

over the preseason football, check out the 49ers schedule they released, today. it's the first chance to see trey lance as a nine there. only three preseason games, august 22nd at the l.a. chargers, and august 29th, the raiders, jon gruden, visit levi's stadium. so we will have the warriors highlights at 11:00. and dan, phil mickelson has in a major in four decades. in the 90s, the 2000, the arts, 2010s, and here we are in 2021, a long and pretty amazing career. >> he has been at the top of the leaderboard consistently, we can week out, year in, you're out, impressive. >> yeah. absolutely. he's dealt with a lot of arthritis issues and played through the pain. he is obviously a force to contend with even though he is

up there in terms of years, the young guns may outdrive him, but he will have some skills. >> and the touchdown unbelievable. ahead tonight on abc7 at 8:00, it is shark tank followed by 2020 and don't miss abc7 news at 11. you can watch our newscasts live and on-demand to the abc7 bay area connected tv up. it is available for apple tv andrew tv fire and roku, donald the app and start streaming. finally, tonight, a few thoughts about what matters. since harry is making news again in an interview with oprah he is talking about the strain on his mental health as a result of how he claims he and his wife have been treated by the royal family. some find it hard to be sympathetic to the struggles of rich royalty, but there's a bigger picture to think about. when someone in his position topically admits a battle with mental health and substance abuse, it removes a level of shame and stigma

still surrounds these issues. part of the damage done by the pandemic is the toll it has taken on the mental wellness of people all over the bay area, anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, all a consequence of the past 14 months. if there is a silver lining, what really matters is that we are talking about these issues more openly than ever before, not hiding the way with shame. we focused on mental health for the full hour yesterday on abc7 news at 4:00, and we have a lot of resources available to help on our websites, so please check that out when you have a moment. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley at abc7. all right. that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. we thank you for joining us. i am ama daetz. >> i am dan ashley. for all of us here, we will see you soon at abc7 news at 11:00.

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