or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> we know the motive was he did not want any of them to live any longer. >> a man and his family rescued from the twisted remnants of their tesla after plunging from the cliff. today, that driver was charged with the murder, accused of trying to kill his wife and young children. good evening. i'm ama daetz. dan: prosecutors believe there is clear evidence that the crash was intentional. ama: abc 7 news reporter ryan curry was in court. ryan: in court after being charged with three counts of attempted -- attempted murder.

patella drove his the cliff. emergency crews rescued them at the bottom of the cliff with significant damage. >> we have concluded that the evidence supports the fact that he intentionally drove his vehicle over the cliff. ryan: district attorney steve wagstaff says th video showing the movement of the car after it left the tunnel, went up the hill, went through come off of the road, and then turned to go down the cliff. brian: the judge that no bail for patel. wagstaff says not suffer significant injuries. there is no card, the tesla model y, malfunction. >> there was no breaking, no

skids, nothing like that. ryan: they say they are waiting to interview patel's wife, who remains in the hospital. >> what was the trigger? we are waiting to learn more when the wife, who is hopefully for an interview, will speak with us at that point. ryan: patel's next court date is set for february 9. they did issue a no contact order for patel and the family members involved in the crash. the judge did not do that today but said he could explore that possibility in the future. in san mateo county, ryan curry, abc 7 news. dan: the district investigates her handling of a last-minute case in danville. it plays nicole chapman on leave following a news report that raises questions about missing records in the case, according to the mercury news.

chaplain denial of any wrongdoing. high school students and some cheerleading organizations. ama: parents say they are desperate to keep their schools open. summit denali is a charter school that is both a middle and high school in sunnyvale. officials say the school has been operating in a deficit. abc 7 news reporter zach spoke with parents who are hoping and trying to keep it open. zach: summit public schools denali has been offering for -- operating for nearly 10 years now, home to santa clara students from grades six to 12. >> there is no other school like this. it supports every learner, every child, in every way that they need. zach: but school officials say they expect this year to be its

last. chris graduated last year. he said the school closure would be devastating, especially for students who rely on its mentorship program. chris: they are not going to keep their mentors or their mentorship in that community that they spent so much time building. zach: summit public schools officials said a statement that said in part denali in an unfortunate situation. denali is a wonderful school and while we do not want to close it, we do not see a viable path forward to remain open. they place a notice that when out to parents explain the closure which showed the loss of state public -- state funding is to blame. talking openly with families is a priority. they want more medication and do not understand why they are just now being informed of financial troubles. >> it has become extremely clear to those of us parents who have evaluated the finances that something is off. as a mismatch between what they are telling us in what we see in

black-and-white and in numbers, so they need to get transparent. zach: school closures in the bay area are not unheard of, neither is the decision to reverse the shutdown feud earlier this year, as these parents work learning the news, they voted to rescind the closure of five schools. parents are still hoping for a similar turn of events, perhaps in the form of a big fellow topic -- big philanthropic handout or something, anything else. >> if we could write a check, we would. zach: in sunnyvale, zach fuentes, abc 7 news. ama: a news conference at the state capital following an effort to reduce crime and increase public safety throughout the state. california republicans are asking for bipartisan support in a new sweeping public safety safety package that includes multiple public -- multiple bills to crack down multiple serial theft offenders, provide resources for police and victims of crime, and more. >> we need to stop this.

if we want to truly get on top of gun violence in our communities, then we need to be able to make the reforms that are necessary to do it, to bring accountability to this crime problem. i do not want to see another mass shooting. ama: in 2022, there were 49 mass shootings just in the state of california. as a believer publicans help the package will improve public safety for the state. dan: two more memphis police officers are being investigated for their involvement in the traffic stop that led to the beating death of tyre nichols. the department announced today that officer preston hemphill and another unnamed officer were relieved of duty at the same time that follow officers now charged in the case were fired. neither hemphill nor the other officer have been fired or charged, at least not yet. also today, the memphis fire department announced that two fire emt's and a lieutenant have been fired for providing a poor assessment of nichols at the scene.

ama: after the break, no mercy at a no kill animal shelter in the east bay. why officials of the nonprofit rescue organization say

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ama: developing news, today, multiple farmworkers went back to work at the mushroom farm where four of their coworkers were killed. abc 7 news luz pena wasn't half moon bay and has the latest a week since the shooting. luz: it has been a week since seven people were killed at two mushroom farm's in half moon bay. the shooter killed four of his coworkers. the gate was opened. we confirmed that workers went back today. >> they did meet with human resources from a company, and they were giving us an option, whether to go back to work. luz: according to the vice mayor, the concord farm is still closed. we met a chinese couple who lived at the farm.

they worked there for six years. the wife told my colleague kristen sze on the phone she heard the gunshots and saw her neighbor's body on the ground. she is still traumatized and could not sleep for three days but decided not to go back to work. >> there's a lot of fear, you know, about losing their jobs, if they are undocumented, maybe getting deported, so they are scared. they know, whatever the decision is. luz: the team says no one would have lost their jobs, and regarding housing, they said we are working on building permanent housing for their workers. the company expects the development project to take approximately one year to complete and receive all state and local permits. for the past week, san mateo county has been paying for farmworkers from concord farm and california terror garden to stay at hotels, help that will

continue until they get housing in the upcoming week. >> i see a lot of tears, you know. luz: going back is part of healing. >> going back to a single case -- location where this tragedy happened. luz: in half moon bay, luz pena, abc 7 news. ama: for those of you who want to support those affected, we want to share with you a verified, legitimate nonprofit. consider donating. this nonprofit has been supporting the farmworker community since 2006. you can go to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction, for a link. dan: a no kill rescue landlord, caltrans, said they must bid at auction to keep renting the property or sign a long-term lease they likely will not be able to afford. abc 7 news i.t. reporter melanie

woodrow has the story. melanie: there is no short of barking at jelly plate, a no kill animal rescue, but at this day, the barking is about something else. ra told them they must either bid auction to continue renting it or enter into a long-term lease, up to 20 years. julie: i could not sleep for three days. melanie: julie bay bridge is the founder and president of jellies. she said for more than a decade, jellies has been paying the nominal. -- nominal julie: we have been lucky enough for a decade. melanie: an agent with the department of presentation rights in part "we simply cannot shield jellies place from hq anymore." "you do run the risk that you will be outbid, but because i am auctioning the lot to the south of you, i am hoping any

competition will bid on that lot and not yours." julie: we do not want to go to auction and take chances. melanie: bainbridge is leaning toward a long-term lease option, which presents challenges. caltrans writes in part, we would have to encounter appraisal, which i assume would come in higher than what you are currently paying, and then we have to go in front of our board, who will basically insist we follow the manual to a t, annual rent increases of 4%. julie: we would have to close them within 30 days. we would have to figure out what to do with over 140 animals. people would lose their jobs. the community would not have the ability to come to us when they need help with their animal medical care. we would not be able to take dogs off high kill lists and other counties, not just contra costa county, along with community animals that are dumped on the street, which has been happening a lot lately because of covid. melanie: in a statement to abc 7 news, caltrans is removing the

parcel from scheduled auction to explore to pursue a long-term lease. bay bridge says the department has been amazing to jelly's place 12 years. julie: it is time to do something about that. i understand that. but i don't want to risk everything that is involved. that is the hard part. melanie: for the itm, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. ama: a michelin star chef has decided to close to san francisco restaurant because of the effects of the pandemic. james closed his thai restaurant last night. he told the "san francisco chronicle" business at the mission district spot returns to only 50% of pre-pandemic levels. increasing crime in the neighborhood was offputting to customers. james says he plans to focus on his two open restaurants, one on piedmont avenue and one in another district. dan: after the break, skyrocketing utility bills. have you noticed?

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ama: utility companies across the state are issuing warnings, prepare for higher bills. abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey spoke to pg&e to find out why rates are so much higher and what you can do to save money. dustin: california's trademark weather has really been anything but that in 2023. historic rain now followed by a freezing temperatures across the bay area is leading to higher than ever gas and electric bills , according to the utility reform network. >> hundreds of people are calling to say they cannot afford to pay their bills. they are afraid to being set up. they are cutting back on prescriptions -- subscriptions, cutting back on food. people should not be faced with a trace of -- choice of heat or

eat. dustin: they are expecting a 32% increase compared to last. natural gas bills alone, five times higher than benchmark prices in the u.s. last week. the company does not control market prices for natural gas or electricity. supply and demand does. >> pg&e customers have already use more natural gas than the five-year historic average, so this is a historic winter, where we are seeing very cool temperatures and freeze warnings, and that is impacting the price of natural gas on the west coast. dustin: that means customers could see bills around $80 higher than previous winters. a climate credit from the california public utilities commission is being voted on thursday to provide some relief, but mark tony says the cpuc needs to consider other measures. mark: what we need to do is to get the california public utilities commission to set up half on rate increases. on talking about why should

utility rates go up any higher than the rate of inflation? dustin: cindy says was clothes on cold, drawing them on low, turning down your thermostat and water heater a few degrees can help you save money on utilities. cindy: a few tips to make a big difference immediately in your energy bills. you will notice right away. dustin: in the south bay, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. dan: 30% increase. that is a lot of money. ama: grab some blankets. dan: i know, r it is tough kid we need blankets, because the chill is in the air. ama: my feels like temperature this morning, sandhya, was 35. [laughter] sandhya: it will be colder this morning as winds die down. i want to show you a crystal clear view. the system that came through brought a few showers to the area, cleaned out our air. temperatures have come up just about everywhere compared to 24 hours ago. we are running warmer, and

compared to this morning, as you know, it was chilly. 42 mile an hour winds on mount diablo right now. 43 at hawkeye. because of these windy conditions, the temperatures are being held up, for now, but not for long. here is the system that brought us showers in southern california. that is the same system that brought us this chill your air appeared we have a freeze warning for inland areas. frost advisory for the bills -- the hills and bay shoreline from midnight tonight until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. you want to bring in your pets, protect any sensitive plants, and protect outdoor pipes, because this could get damaged. obviously those who are unsheltered, this is hazardous weather for them, so hopefully they can find shelter. hour-by-hour, temperatures in the 40's tonight at 7:00. by midnight, you are already down to freezing in santa rosa, so it is definitely going to be called them as we figure -- we take a live look at our east bay hills camera.

low 50's, palo alto to oakland, 52 in sackman bay. we are looking from o k roof mera, 56 in ntro,50' conco, nap. look at this sunny view at the beach from santa cruz camera. another physical day for some areas. dry the next two days. rain returns late in the workweek. first thing tomorrow morning, you are going to be in the 20's in places like lakeport, livermore, some of our colder spots. shelter valley's are going to drop down near to below freezing. right along the bay shore and the coast, high clouds will filter the sunshine, mid-50's to low 60's. we fast-forward to where is ahead later on this week. thursday night, we see our first opportunity for rain. it is going to turn to wet weather early friday morning. sierra gets more snow is the second system comes in over the weekend.

saturday night going into sunday, we have more of that wet weather. the first system expected to bring about 1/10 to half an inch of rain. another chilly start wednesday but i think those high clouds will insulate us a bit. we do have a level for thursday night into friday, another one for late saturday night going into sunday. we will see gustier winds sunday. i know the lunar new year parade is happening saturday evening. right now, it looks like the wet weather will hold off until late at night, so hopefully the parade will be ok. dan: thanks. ama: skiers are enjoying more fresh powder in the sierra, where another three inches fell in the last 24 hours, bringing the season total to nearly 31 feet of snow. according to the folks at the uc berkeley central sierra snow lab, it already beats their average annual total, with nearly three months left in the season. dan: authorities have edified one of two skiers killed in an

avalanche in japan as an american from south lake tahoe. kyle's body was found near nagano. he was a professional skier, backcountry skiing with four other friends when avalanche started yesterday. cremated down the mountain safely -- three made it down the mountain safely, but kyle and another person were swept up by the snow. ama: lunar new year

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language] do you know what that means? it means "happy new year, give me some lucky money, please." ama: lucky money. the collaborative organize the event with the help of county leaders. it is the first time it has been held in person since the pandemic began. dan: designers are putting the final touches on the final attractions. organizers are building more than a dozen floats for this big event. the parade starts saturday at 5:00 p.m. at second and market streets and will wind through chinatown. 2023 is the year of the rabbit, which means we should expect to see a lot of rabbit representations on this year's floats. don't forget about traffic and street closures related to saturday's parade. again, the parade starts at market and second streets. some street closures will be rerouted and will begin as early as 10:00 in the morning to make room for the parade to the roads are expected to reopen by 10:00

at night. ama: we have much more news still ahead. dan: we do. let's go to abc 7 news anchor karina nova for a look at the stories coming up at 5:30. karina: people in the bay area and across the country are mourning the death of tyre nichols, while asking how an incident like that could've happened again. at 5:30, we will get perspective from terry wiley, who was part of the prosecution. plus, a deeper look into a case of a man seen beaten by san rafael police. why it has taken so long for an independent investigation. join us for those stories and more at 5:30 on abc 7 bay area streaming tv. dan: thank you. ama: download the abc 7 app or head to abc7news.com. dan: will news tonight is next. for sandhya patel, i am dan abrams. -- dan ashley. ama: i'm, dates -- ama

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