moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. brian crisis in ukraine is deepening as russian forces intensify their attack and tonight when bay area is recounting his harrowing escape from the war zone and he had his family he and his family now turned their focus to helping others. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm amidate and i'm dan ashley. you're watching abc 7 news at five today ukrainian president vladimir of zelensky returned to his office in key for the first time since russia invaded declaring that he's not in hiding and he's not afraid of anyone. this comes as the pentagon reports that russian. versus have not made any significant progress in the last few days except in the south. what we assess is as they continue to get frustrated. they continue to rely now more on what we would call long-range

fires. so this is bombardment missile strikes. long-range artillery into city centers that they aren't in yet. the pentagon says it does believe reports that russia is trying to recruit foreign fighters specifically from syria to fight in ukraine today the un announced that it has verified more than 400 civilian deaths but concedes the actual figures are much higher than that meantime a third round of peace talks ended with little progress. that's according to ukraine. a napa valley man has become one of the millions of refugees fleeing ukraine. aaron starr was living in kiev when the russian invasion started his path to safety. and easy now he and his family members are back home or back home rather are trying to help in the humanitarian crisis abc 7 news reporter cornell. bernard has the story. it's definitely said 25 year old aaron star speaking with us from a safe location in warsaw poland after a long week trying to escape his home and keep you

crane alongside his girlfriend anna the whole car right? we were reading the news to see like where the russians were bombing where they were advancing aaron works for a ukrainian tech company. he grew up in yountville 2014 graduate of vintage high school. he never imagined becoming a refugee caught in the middle of a war. aaron says the journey to poland took almost 30 hours. he captured video of thousands of refugees forced to make the trek on foot at the border a sea of humanity. aaron now using his tech connections to help the war effort trying to tell all of our clients like hey, this is a hard time for ukraine if you have any operations in russia, please, you know considered just continuing them back home. mom. debbie is trying to help her friends. crane where relief supplies have been slow to arrive. all i can think about is not the aid at the moment, but writing our electeds. i mean, i feel as a jewish person like this is watching in the another.

in a massive tragedy where we're taking way too long to do more right now. our army is holding on the remarkable bravery family friend, victoria. stepanenko was pausing her, california college career to help friends and family back home many are now fighting or need shelter. we've been finding places for families sustainable and for example, or someone needed medicine and we managed to arrange it real quick and like knowing that i'm doing something keeps me sane. a wine country community pitching in and fearing for the future of ukraine. we need to stop russia now and yon phil cornell bernard abc 7 news the war in ukraine is a difficult topic if you want to learn more about how to lend support or how to talk to kids about it. we have resources to help just go to abc7news.com/take action. there are new developments in the case. that's intensified the rift between the san francisco police department and district attorney chase a boudin just this

afternoon the jury reached a verdict abc 7 news reporter karina. nova is in the newsroom with more on why that is so important karina. well the jury reached the verdict just about an hour ago. deliberating for four days they found sfpd officer terrence dangle not guilty on three counts of brutality on the fourth count a mistrial was declared that charge was for assault under color of authority the district attorney's office spoke to us after the verdict. cases a reminder of the many challenges the uphill battle to hold police accountable. we saw a lot of those obstacles play out in this case including the unchecked power of the poa. we saw lack of diversity and juries and we also saw the tendency as often happens in these cases to criminalize a victim. the poa released a statement saying in part we are pleased that this jury focused on the facts evidence and the law and was not distracted by other factors in reaching their not

guilty verdicts on three of the four charges before them police work requires that are officers act quickly to ensure the safety of residence businesses and tourists just as officers staying was compelled to do in this incident officer. tara stengle was charged with four felonies related to this incident that happened in october of teen and fisherman's wharf stengel was accused of excessive force for beating to kari spears with his baton spears was a domestic violence suspect. this is video from stengel's body camera district attorney chase a boudin filed charges against dangle shortly after he took office in 2020 and this is the first use of force case. he's brought to trial again in this case count four was declared a while there is another court hearing tomorrow at 9 am will update you on what happens in the abc 7 newsroom. i'm karina, nova. karina thank you so much today san francisco state senator scott wiener introduced legislation to regulate police use of dna collected from sexual

assault survivors. the legislation comes after the san francisco da's office announced the police department or accused rather the police department of using dna collected from rape victims to investigate other crimes wieners bill would make that practice illegal and would prohibit victims dna from being placed in any searchable database today santa clara county's district attorney reassured victims that never misused their dna we want to protect victims of sexual assault. not collect evidence from them that could be used against them. later. we haven't and will never do that. tomorrow the santa clara county board of supervisors will ask for an extensive report on its crime labs policies and practices regarding survivors dna samples this morning ufc champion cain velasquez was denied bail after being arrested for attempted murder last week velasquez is accused of shooting a man suspected of molesting one of his relatives abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey. spoke with a legal analyst about this case.

the free cane shirts were back as ufc star kane velasquez learned. he will remain in jail for the time being a judge denied bail saying that there is clear and convincing evidence that velasquez remains a threat to public safety velasquez was arrested last week for attempting to shoot and kill harry galarte jr. a man arrested and then released without bail after being suspected of molesting velasquez's four year old relative at a daycare center if you believe what the da says the motivation is, is there anybody out there who? would say to a father that this is what you should this is not what you should do prosecutor aaron french read a letter to the court today written by galarte's mother that said velasquez being out on bail would put them at risk celebrity. lawyer mark. garrigo said there is no threat of alaska's running or quote finishing the job if a substantial bail was approved he presented the judge with 37 letters of support for the ufc star including some written by prominent sports figures like ufc president dana white and ufc world.

and khabib nurmagomedov who trains with velasquez at aka and san jose gary goes fought to get velasquez back home with his two children, but bail was denied. they released the perpetrator back into the public with zero dollar bail yet. they're holding cane on nobel. this is why people are disgusted and rightfully. so with the criminal justice system, you know, it's not a surprise. jim hammer is a former assistant district. and police commissioner in san francisco and says velasquez being denied bail shouldn't come as a shock. he believes the defense will try and focus the attention on the molestation case to reduce the heat on velasquez and avoid a trial if he goes to trial. and is convicted of attempted premeditated murderer the penalty's life in prison. the stakes are incredibly high and the defense in this case is have their eyes on both. how do you change public been really soften it make him somewhat more sympathetic if you do it, but also how to prepare for a potential trial down the road velasquez is set to make

his next court appearance in april in san jose dustin dorsey abc 7 news. the moment i saw someone standing in my home threatening. me in that sense just paralyzing a frightening home invasion involving a bloodied man in a hospital gown is shedding light on a potentially bigger problem for residents in one san francisco neighborhood and citywide abc 7 news. anchor limb has a story you'll see only on seven. it wasn't the wind that will call valley resident jen brown from her slumber early saturday morning. i confronted him right here smashed on the lights and said what are you doing? who are you? why are you in my house? this broken door shows where a man broke into her condo and went on a rampage runs down the hall. smashes this chair against the mirror what the man was clad in made the already terrifying incident feel like a horror movie. i saw he was wearing hospital

patient clothing and a night shirt from a hospital and a medical band on his wrist and blood on his face despite trying to deescalate the situation asking the man to sit down and then he went maniac and he started spinning around the room looking for something the man then dramatic exit the next thing he did was hurl this radiator through my bedroom window. and jumped out a neighbor neighh him jump out rear and first it was more of shock. you're more like shocked to be seeing this. it was pretty pretty surprising as soon as the suspect hurled himself out of that third story window a number of neighbors descended here trying to figure out what was going on one even found a severed finger in this garden sfpd tell me they arrested 41 year old russell long of redding. he had a number of injuries and was booked into custody on a number of charges jen and a

number of neighbors say there have been several incidents involving individuals committing crimes wearing hospital wristbands or gowns this exposes a greater problem the mental health homeless issue in san francisco is real neither sfpd or a nearby hospital could elaborate where the suspect had come from while jen puts the pieces of the disheveled home. she loves so much back together. my home is my sanctuary and a community that i moved in is fantastic and the neighbors are wonderful. she hopes her story will encourage others to speak out and spark positive change in san francisco dion limb abc 7 news awful, well still ahead gas prices continue to rise, but could there be an easy way to save some cash at the pump 7 on your side's michael? finney will be here to tell you the best day of the week to fill up your tank plus a new program that helps laid off hospitality workers make the jump to a new and possibly more lucrative career the training and placement program.

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or live chat at calhope.org today. is surging oil prices and more possible sanctions against russia weigh on investors. the dow jones is in correction territory now after dropping nearly 800 points, it is down 10% f high the nasdaq fell by 482 points and the s&p 500 was i 127 gas prices just keep on rising in the bay area going up on average by a nickel or more today. san francisco is now at 5:48 for a gallon of 87. it was about 541 yesterday across the bay. you can catch a little bit of a break if you consider an average price of 539 a break that's up five cents from yesterday prices also went up by a nickel in san jose drivers can expect to pay

around 5:38 a gallon. it is brutal out there. so with the record high gas prices, is there a best to fill up. yeah, that's an interesting question. and for the answer to that another consumer headlines, we're joined as always by seven on your side michael finney michael. yeah with gasoline prices skyrocketing. we're all looking for ways to save money when filling up our tanks. well, the website gas money has been crunching the numbers and it says monday and friday offer the best deals at the pop now, these are nationwide numbers, but that blows out the long-held belief that friday is the most expensive day of the week to buy gasoline. so when shouldn't you buy a gas with all these new numbers and days, it's wednesday, thursday and saturday don't buy on those days more than eight out of 10 car buyers are paying over sticker price that comes from the car experts over at edmonds.com across the entire industry. the average markup came in at

728 per vehicle the three commanding the highest markup cadillac land rover and kia cadillac buyers are paying an additional markup of more than 4,000 land. had an average markup of 2,500 in kia just shy of 2300. and finally, this is national consumer protection week. the federal trade commission has kicked things off of the series of seminars and offering other resources to help consumers avoid being ripped off now every year local and state organizations. join in on the week by offering free services to help consumers. avoid id theft online scams and in-person swindles. now the bad guys were forced to keep to themselves worldwide when the pandemic first hit but they are back up and an online schemes, especially cryptocurrency cons. are really picking up now if you have any concerns with your consumer issues contact me here at seven on your side.

okay? good enough, michael. thank you very much. sure layoffs during the pandemic have left many low-wage workers in search of new careers for some with limited education and language skills. the transition can be especially difficult, but now two nonprofit groups have launched a training program in oakland. that's aimed at asian americans that's showing great promise abc 7 news reporter david louis introduces us to nana academy. use all the necessary tools that you guys need. there's two bags here. it's not hard to detect the enthusiasm in this class. they're learning a new trade as appliance technicians after the pandemic wiped out their jobs in the hospitality industry most of them work minimum wage jobs and partnering with nana enables them to increase their income my voice they did i and the concept is to provide them with trade skills over a four-week session that will lead to. term employment is forecast a demand for appliance technicians will continue to grow who hasn't had a broken dishwasher fridge

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