announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc news. >> tonight homicide investigation that the alameda county district attorney's office is calling a revenge killing. and now we are learning about the relationship between the shooter, the victim, and their children. good evening. i'm ama daetz. dan: i am. today the da issued an arrest and murder charges against the arrest of a man from vancouver, washington and the deadly shooting of a man in newark. ama: the suspect blamed the victim's son for his own daughter's death two months before. leslie brinkley unravels the details. reporter: alameda county da

nancy o'malley announced murder charges had been filed against 52-year-old louis lopez saying lopez shot and killed ray cantu in the driveway of his newark home last friday because lopez blamed him to -- cantu's the death of his 16-year-old daughter two months ago. what the da labeled a revenge killing started october 3 when 16-year-old danielle lopez was killed on a san jose i 680 entrance ramp after a fight with her boyfriend. >> officers initially realized there's one female that attempted to cross the roadway and was hit by multiple vehicles. reporter: her family sought answers, and according to the alameda county da's office, blamed ray cantu's son. >> i believe he was looking for the victims son who had some type of relationship with the suspects family. reporter:reporter: they say in charging documents that lopez,

the girls distraught father, confronted cantu as he shot him in the head and chest and fled the scene. a nearby ring camera captured video of the shooting. >> they tracked him down to the city of san jose at the assist -- assistance of the san jose police department and took him into custody saturday, the third. the reporter: da's office said they found a handgun, a 30 round magazine and zip ties and duct tape, along with the clothing lopez were. when lopez was arrested, he said he admitted to buying the gun on the street in november for $350. ray cantu's relatives and friends launched a gofundme page , calling him a devoted dad as they mourn his shooting death. the suspect in the case of a revenge murder accusation suspect will be -- appearing in alameda superior court wednesday

morning. i'm leslie brinkley, abc7news. ama: today a reversal at the san francisco board of supervisors meeting as they voted against allowing sis francisco -- san francisco police robots from using lethal force. we have the latest on the boat. reporter: san francisco supervisors band san francisco's police department from using remote-controlled robots to kill. >> supervisor. aye. supervisor stephanie. aye. there are 11. >> motion carries unanimously. reporter:reporter: the shocking move comes a week after the assistant chief was questions who said they could deploy robots equipped with explosives. >> we have it as a tool in the event that we do have time and we don't have to stop the threat immediately and we have secured the scene. we way out, do we want to risk lives in the public by getting

ourselves exposed? can we send a robot into deal with it? reporter: the vote comes after public outcry. the supervisor said he received hundreds of emails and calls from community members thanking her for going against the initial robot policy. >> i believe when you put distance between a human being making a judgment call to legally harm another human being, when you put a machine in between you and that person, it makes it easier to kill. reporter: the board president supervisor said allowing the use of robots would go against police reform. >> if you send them into a school, which i would not want robots going in armed with bombs to go in my children's school or my grandchildren's school. it has tragedy written all over it. we need to make sure when we focus on de-escalation, we focus on reform. reporter: for 11 yea

been equipped with 17 remote-controlled robots. the potential use for them to kill a suspect was challenged in light of california assembly bill 481 which governor newsom signed into law in september. it requires municipalities to create a policy for how military equipment is being used. >> some limitations are better than no limitations, but at the end of the day we have to ask ourselves do we want the san francisco police department to use military grade weapons through a robot armed with a bomb to blow things up? the answer to that is no. reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. dan: cesar zepeda was picked as richmond's next district two city councilmember in a bizarre name drawing. they put their names in a r christmas bag where the city clerk randomly drew the winning names. both candidates were in a deadlock tie with 1920 one votes from november's midterm elections. this was a historic win for zepeda as the first gay man to be elected on richmond's city

council. >> if our goals are to make the community better, we can, whether you are a gay man, a straight person, we can do it together. da resolution in june to avoid runoff costs of elections. a previous tie was settled by a dice roll in 2018. ama: the san jose city council announced it will appoint replacements to fill two vacated city council seats. the decision was made in a special meeting last night. the other option was to hold a special election. the majority of residents who attended the meeting were against the decision including the current mayor sam liccardo. special election would have cost the city several million dollars.

counted in georgia senate runoff election between democratic incumbent raphael warnock and republican challenger herschel walker. tonight's vote count comes after more than a year of campaigning, controversies, and record-breaking turnout. early results have warnock leading 56% to walker's 44%. while the race will not control the senate, it could increase democrats' power in the ama:ama: today state health and human services secretary gave an update on the three viruses circulating in california and the country. rsv, flu and covid-19. rsv is on the decline, however the number of flu and covid patients in the hospitals is becoming concerning. >> today, hospital for flu and covid combined is around 6100 and we are expecting to reach somewhere around 10,000 toward the end of this month and potentially early next month. not gotten the covid-19 booster, you should do it now. dan: if you noticed a spike in

lettuce prices or rise in price at your favorite restaurant, it is not your imagination. zach fuentes has details and how local business owners are trying to cope with it. reporter: it is the foundation of nearly every solid and favorite addition to many other dishes, but right now and leaders like the california growers shipper association of central california say there are limited supplies of lettuce, a problem linked to crop damage caused by pathogens impacting lettuce growing in the salinas valley's. >> it is the most critical issue for production agriculture here in the region when you are accounting for the scale and dependency the nation has on the salinas valley. reporter: warmer winter weather is being blamed for spreading it even more and the impacts are being felt here in the bay area. grace dillion café says the cost

for a box of lettuce for his business has spiked in a short time. >> you check the price of the lettuce, it was five dollars november 29. this is only like 11 days on november 18 and it was four dollars. reporter: so for the deli has not raised prices, but he says what they pay for the lettuce is not sustainable. >> thinking about our prices, it is not easy for us to explain such an issue to our customers because they don't know the back story. much farmers can do to fight the pathogens but state grant money has been important to -- plant breeders and seed companies continue to develop new types of lettuce. >> the longer-term future answer is a genetic one. it is identifying those traits that present those characteristics that are promising towards tolerance.

crisis, the lettuce grown in yuma starts hitting the market, then costs may go down. for now, he hopes the costs are not permanent. >> i hope this is temporary. reporter: in the south bay, zach fuentes, abc 7 news. ama: still ahead, reports elon musk has transformed some offices at twitter headquarters into motel style bedrooms. now the department is investigating. dan: plus celebrating 50 years of the transamerica pyramid. a look at the history and how it will be

♪ by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto.

ama: san francisco's department has launched an investigation into twitter after forbes reported elon musk converted some twitter headquarters conference rooms in a makeshift -- into makeshift bedrooms. san francisco officials received a complaint that several offices

were turned into motel rooms for employees. the department says it investigates all complaints. so far twitter has not responded to requests for comment. dan: it is among the most iconic buildings in san francisco. talking about the transamerica pyramid. look at the shop behind with. of the 50th anniversary. as leanne melendez explains, the famous landmark will also be the centerpiece of a plan to revitalize the downtown area. reporter: the transamerica building is a defining symbol of san francisco. built in 1972, it's futuristic look quickly made it one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. now the future of downtown san francisco may have to rely on its $400 million renovation, which also includes the surrounding buildings. >> this renovation, $400 million, is really a testament to not what was, but what will

be over the next 50 years in san francisco. to make the transamerica pyramid center the heart of downtown, transforming the area into a neighborhood with an -- within a city. >> that it has a nightlife. part of that is having attractive ground-floor destinations, restaurants, other visitor opportunities. part of that is having a 24 hour presence of people who live there. >> the media, the pundits, the real estate professionals said san francisco is dead and will never come back. reporter: michael did not believe any of them and purchased the building during covid. >> this is me and my sister here at the base of the building. reporter:'sreporter: love for the pyramid began during a visit to san francisco in 1979, when he was only seven years old. through the years, many more have come to admire the structure from above and below. the transamerica building has also been a favorite of many of us news reporters, because who

wouldn't want to go to the top to record what we call a standup? notice how i'm not standing. that's me in 1999. climbing 2200 feet to the top is like climbing the transamerica building in downtown san francisco four times over. >> it's always been ahead of its time. the city is ahead of its time. together with the people of san francisco, we will bring back downtown. reporter: the city hopes for new purpose will help redefine what urban living should look like. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> on your field trip. ama: after the break, we tell you how members of the community came

dan: a nationwide school bus driver shortage is affecting the kids of one's north bay school. abc 7 news anchor dion lim spent

time at all live elementary -- all of elementary when there was no disappointment after a field trip surprise. >> yes! outside all of elementary school in nevada tuesday morning have no idea why they are being taken out of class. >> hello, fourth-graders, how are you? reporter: or what is in store later this week. >> surprise, you guys are going on your field trip! reporter: up until this point, the fourth-graders planned a visit to the sf moma, their first visit in three years was canceled because of a nationwide school bus driver shortage. >> i wanted to go really badly. to hear that it was canceled, i got so bummed. >> i could not get up bus for these kids. for a month. reporter: to previous trips had to be canceled at the last minute. >> i started crying. i was at work. i was shaking and crying because

i didn't want another disappointment for these kids. reporter: that's one parent and marie costa reached out to abc 7. when we made some calls, gary bauer of bauer transportation had a personal reason to give back. >> i was actually born and raised. i have an eight-year-old myself. i realized how important these events are for the kids. reporter: his company has been in operation for more than 30 years but never offered school bus service. when routes across the bay area were cut during the pandemic and it started affecting kids, they added to the fleet. >> it's a tough market. some companies are really stretched. we wanted to do our part and put smiles on their faces. reporter: as for the resilient students who have been through so much already, learning virtually for two years during the pandemic, had just the little things that matter. >> it's kind of fun to talk with your friends on the bus. >> this is my first field trip in three years so i'm so excited. reporter: the students leave on

thursday. >> i want to say thank you because this is really big for us. we never had anything really like this before so it is exciting. >> thank you a a lot for doing this. reporter: dion lim, abc 7 news. dan: how fun? ama: that is great. [laughter] dan: so sweet. one other show of generosity, the party city stepped up to donate a helium balloon for the kids. despite facing a helium shortage, they were kind enough to do it. ama: let's get back to the weather. a nice break from the rain. dan: but i guess that is coming to an end? sandhya:sandhya: it is ending but it was a good break this afternoon and evening. other than a few isolated showers in the southern part of the viewing area. i want to show you live doppler seven. while all is quiet here, we take you back in time. this afternoon we still have

trailing showers in the southern part of the viewing area. this morning you probably remember the wet commute. definitely a quick moving system. below is just spinning and moving out. how much rain did we get? 66 hundredths in santa rosa. ben loman picking up 33 hundredths of an inch. everybody else in between. trace amount in livermore. don't worry, we will be addin to the rain totals. the zephyr cove camera, there is snow on the ground. up to 11 inches at the resorts. winter weather advisory going up thursday to friday morning. snow level around 3500 feet. they are expecting an additional half-inch to an inch. then you add a major winter storm expected this weekend. we are talking over five feet of snow expected. these are early projections. obviously not a good idea to

travel this weekend, but next week you can enjoy hopefully feet of snow. 40's and 50's on the temperatures right now. live views from the tower cameras. you can see how beautiful it is. here's a view from the emeryville camera, close sunset beauty. next round of rain thursday afternoon. stronger storm coming in saturday. tonight, temperatures plunged. freeze warning, a subfreezing conditions expected. upper 20's to low 30's so protect your pets and bring them inside. 29 in santa rosa, 33 in fairfield. it will be frosty coast and the base so stay warm. tomorrow afternoon, mid to upper 50's, plenty of sunshine to get out and do what you need to do as we get ready for the next storm thursday afternoon. friday morning, we will see

showers. week atmospheric river to boost rainfall totals saturday into sunday. certainly big-time totals expected in the sierra if this holds together. rainfall projections with the first system up to half an inch for most of you. then you add the we can storm and we will talk about inches. accuweather 74 mark cold morning, rain thursday afternoon . continuing into early friday, more rain friday night. than the moderate storm saturday before winding things down late sunday with a level one system. really good to see the wet weather coming. dan: thank you. the u.s. ama: opened its first ever auction for leases to develop wind farms and waters along the west coast. there are currently five leases, three of them off the coast of california including humboldt county. 33 companies around the world experienced -- expressed

interest. the floating turbines will produce more wind energy without exhausting carbon into the air and co (vo) it's a fact! two out of three americans who qualify for medicare do not receive all the benefits they deserve. you could be missing out! now anthem blue cross introduces a free medicare plan checkup to make sure you receive all the benefits you qualify for in 2023. call 1-866-336-3448 today and receive extra benefits

for a zero dollar monthly premium. benefits like dental, vision, hearing and prescription drugs! and to help you stay healthy at home, you can have free prescription drug delivery, online doctor visits twenty-four seven, and free exercise classes. you can even receive money towards over-the-counter health items. call 1-866-336-3448 today and feel confident you have all the benefits you deserve for 2023. you can receive extra benefits for a zero dollar monthly premium, like dental, vision, hearing and prescription drugs. call 1-866-336-3448 and make sure you're not missing out.

dan: giants fans, keeping a close eye on the winter meetings at a possible announcement on where 2022 american leak m.v.p. aaron judge will play next year. the giants are seen as a top contender as he grew up in linden. the new york yankees are also in the running to re-sign judge. . earlier today the new york post reporter john heyman generated excitement when it appears that judge was headed to the giants but he quickly deleted the tweet. we will watch that. ama: encouraging news for the 49ers and quarterback jimmy garoppolo. his broken left foot does not require surgery. if his real -- rehabilitation goes well, he has a chance to return in seven to eight weeks. that means he could be healed in time to rejoin the team if the niners make the playoffs. he was injured in sunday's win over the dolphins. dan: another big honors for warriors superstar steph curry. he's named the 2022 sports

illustrated sports person of the year. the announcement came on good morning america today. he led the warriors to the nba championship in june and was named nba finals m.v.p. this is his first time winning the award as an individual. the warriors won as a team in 2018. he will be honored at an awards gala thursday night. ama: speaking of an honor, our former colleague david louis received another one the santa clara board of supervisors adopted a commendation honoring david for his dedication and service to improving the quality of life for the residents of santa clara county through media coverage. david retired in september after 50 years with our company, most of them as a reporter here at abc 7. david was a fixture in the south bay for years covering the biggest stories in santa clara and the bureau as well as serving as the business and technology reporter. . we love and miss david. dan: we sure do. congratulations. world news tonight is next. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. ama: i'm ama daetz.

for sandhya patel and everyone here, thank you. next newscast is 6:00. dan: see you there. your heart is the beat of life. if you have heart failure, entrust your heart to entresto. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. ♪ ♪ ♪

get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. ♪music playing♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ nothing brings the pack together like a trip to great wolf lodge. now open in northern california.

tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. all eyes on georgia tonight. the big senate race. the runoff. and we have news coming in at this hour. also tonight, the trump organization convicted, guilty on all 17 counts. a jury of eight men and four women in new york city finding the trump organization guilty of fraud, conspiracy, and falsifying business records. what this means for the former president and his family, and tonight, what the trump organization is now saying. aaron katersky in new york. the other breaking headline. all eyes on georgia tonight. the high stakes runoff election for senate. senator raphael warnock and his challenger herschel walker campaigning for every last vote today. and what this means, the big picture for both sides. rachel scott in georgia tonight.

also, the developing headline from the january 6th committee, indicating today ey