>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> i see a lot of people, you know, just taking off running, breaking into cars. where are the police when you need help? >> crime is a concern in antioch, and it has only been heightened now that eight more police officers are off the streets. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. ama: i'm ama daetz. now refusing to confirm reports on those eight officers. it is true it adds to a severe staffing shortage at the department. dan: it really does. in january, the department had

21 officers on paid administrative or medical leave. we happen unable to confirm how many are serving the city. anser hassan looks at the impact this is having on those that live and work in antioch. >> about 6, 7 minutes into it, no police had showed up, so i called. rmne giln february, aur someone was breaking into his restaurant. >> the guys were in the restaurant. he was like i'm sorry, i don't have anybody to come to the restaurant. anser: he decided to go to the restaurant himself. when he got there, the suspect was gone. he says police showed up four hours later. >> we are the backbone of the community, small businesses, and for it to be four hours, someone actively injured when i was at the -- on the phone the whole time, it is discouraging. anser: in antioch, city leaders

say more needs to be done to address staffing shortages. >> my goal here is to inform the public of what is happening, in terms of obviously lower level of policing staff, and that is going to have an impact on our service level. anser: for years, the city has been trying to recruit new officers. the city approved a $30,000 signing bonus to attracter jurisdictions, and there are other incentives, like the down payment assistance program for officers who buy in antioch. >> that has had a huge impact on a recruitment efforts. applications went way for new police trainees, but the department is currently under an fbi in state investigation with more than eight officers currently on leave some residents say they feel vulnerable and i see a lot of people, you know, just take off running or breaking into cars and and where's the police

when you need them, you know, it's kind of sad gillilyn says city leadership has to do more. it doesn't help that when they constantly have situations happen internally and in the city that it's hard to recruit people to come to a place where there's a lot of strife in antioch on abc 7 news. and it's important to note according to our media partners the bay area news group these latest allegations against the eight officers surfaced during the fbi's investigation into another group of antioch officers. they were placed on administrative leave last year suspected of possible misconduct. all right, let's move now to the upheaval with the san jose police officers association today a 20-year employee of the union charged into scheme to distribute opioids appeared in federal court abc 7 news reporter. reporter. zach fuentes has the story cameras were not allowed inside the federal courthouse friday a 64 year old joanne segovia made her first court appearance since being charged segovia turned herself in friday morning hours

before the court appearance according to this criminal complaint federal investigators. say segovia, the police officers associations executive director was charged with attempting to import illegal synthetic opioid drugs from overseas specifically a form of fentanyl federal prosecutors say it was part of a scheme to distribute them in the us according to this criminal complaint homeland security agents were first led to segovia through an investigation that looked into a network. they say ships controlled substances made in india investigators say she used her personal and office computers to order the drugs and agreed the distribute them elsewhere in the us. this is looking like a female version of breaking bad when you look at someone who is the least likely of suspects the police officers association telling us thursday that they had no knowledge of what their 20-year employee was doing. we are in the midst of our own internal investigation. we want to make sure that we're being thorough as we look back through all of the things that we've learned through the federal investigation so far the poa says no officer information

has been compromised. they describe segovia as the grandma of the poa. we used to help falling officers families and organize fundraisers for officers who have sick children. they did not know what her exact intentions were with the drugs federal investigators. say she had 61 shipments mailed to her home between 2015 and 2023 from multiple countries and found thousands of pills and initial interviews with investigators segovia denied criminal activity before later placing blame on our housekeeper. we spoke with segovia's attorney. he declined to comment legal analyst stephen clark telling us friday's court appearance could be the start of many. developments this was a complaint, but you will now see an indictment which i think will bring many more charges to miss segovia. segovia was released with no bail amount set under strict conditions from the judge. her next court. appearance is april 28th in san jose zach fuentes abc 7 news. now to the latest on the indictment facing former president donald trump sources familiar with charged with about two dozen

counts including felonies the exact charges remain unknown since the indictment won't be unsealed until trump appears in court likely on tuesday stanford criminal law professor robert weinberg joined us on our 3 pm show getting answers to discuss what's likely to come next in the case. he says despite the seriousness of the charges don't expect to see the president. the former president in hancock says part of next week's arraignment an arrest isn't really necessary here. he's not going running away and in fact the peers that he's voluntarily coming up from florida, so we doesn't have to be extra divided and he will simply appear in court. he'll be approached by police officers for the purpose of fingerprinting him booking him and so on and so on just like any other criminal defendant. trump's attorney says he plans to plead not guilty and will aggressively fight the charges new york law enforcement is meeting with the secret service and other federal officials to coordinate trump's surrender, governor. newsome is heading to alabama,

arkansas and mississippi in an effort to boost democrats in their states and possibly his own national profile ahead of a potential presidential run. he'll also use the visit to promote his new political action committee called campaign for democracy. the problem in our country right now authoritarian leaders who are so hell-bent on gaining power and keeping it by whatever means necessary that they're directly attacking our freedoms in state after state. that's why i'm launching the campaign for democracy. the governor shared this video on twitter calling out quote rising authoritarianism and prominent republicans. according to his website governed a newsome plans to go to red states to invest in people and organizations that are fighting back. the governor's spokesperson tells the chronicle that he's funding this with 10 million dollars left over from his reelection campaign the biden administration cleared the way today for another major step in reducing vehicle emissions in california the state can now require that by 2035 at least

half of all new large trucksctct includes all garbage trucks tractor trailers cement mixers and other heavy vehicles some of the biggest polluters on the road the new truck rule comes after the ambitious regulation past last year that requires new california passenger vehicles be electric by 2035. developing news now on the peninsula take a look at this live picture from the san mateo bridge. you see that backup, but all lanes have reopened after a four-car crash now tow trucks were stuck in the gridlock earlier, but did get through in the last 20 minutes to help clear that scene, but you can still see it is slow going as people try to make their way. well bart's multiple track improvement projects include parts of the yellow line starting tomorrow. bart is set to replace an interlocking section of track between rock ridge and orinda stations. the equipment is decades old and has outlived its designed lifespan. that's what officials say the

project runs five non-consecutive weekends this weekend being the first free buses will replace train service between rock ridge and arinda on all five weekends. right. well, it was so nice outside today before he wasn't a gorgeous. what a nice way to head into the weekend and much-needed break from all of the rain rain that we have had sandia. yeah. deserve that break. may i add dan and alma absolutely gorgeous day today, and traveling, let's check out live doppler 7 statewide no issues. i mean, there are some high clouds passing to our north and across parts of the bay area also in southern, california, so if you are traveling eureka some showers 57 degrees windy up in tahoe. they have a lake wind advisory 47 degrees and down in los angeles. we're talking 68 after some morning fog palm springs 80 degrees. there's warmth for you. here's a live view from our exploratorium camera where we are seeing those high clouds over the city on live doppler 7 as we go hour by hour you have friday night plans six o'clock tonight grab a light jacket temperatures in the 50s tomorrow

morning 40s as we head towards the moon it is going to be a mild one for the afternoon. there is a possibility of a few sprinkles or showers this weekend. i'll let you know where when all those details coming up ama. all right, we will check back. thank you sandia. we're learning about pg&e's plan to prevent wildfires utility has pled billion dollars for several tasks over the next three years the plan includes using stronger poles covering power infrastructure adding an emergency breaker system and trimming down the grid in high-risk areas. pg&e also hopes to transfer 2100 miles of power lines underground by 2026 over the last two years crews have buried 245 miles of power lines today is international transgender day of visibility a day to recognize the contributions of trans people and to call for an end to prejudice against them abc news reporter suzanne fawn has a look at the celebrations taking place here here in the bay area today.

friday afternoon class andity hall and a show solidarity. the student walkout is really about so the younger, you queer non-binary and and transgender children having a mind and saying, you know what this isn't right and this affects me all of the legislations and bills that are going up and around the world right now all of those things affect all of us. it's all part of trans day of visibility, honey. mahogany is a trans community leader and activist. seen over 400 and simple legislation introduced just in the last three months of 2023 that are anti-trans anti-drag anti-lgbtq and it's time for us and our allies to stand up be visible be counted and fight back. mahogany also says the trans day of visibility is a reason to celebrate the trans community. it's really important that we

take the time celebrate a lot of the winds that trans people have had september xavier davenport is sharing a new calendar that'll be released at so much gallery in san francisco for the annual trans day of visibility showcasing what transmasculinity looks like. this is our second year doing this also at tonight's celebration of trans identities at soulmates gallery a showcase of transgender community talent and awards for organizations that support the trans community. san francisco aids foundation like trans thrive community advocates say trans day of visibility is important that trans people are visible that people see that we you know have jobs have families have health care needs like everyone else in san francisco suzanne fawn abc 7 news. just a head celebrating. what would have been the 100th

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holiday to honor civil rights pioneers cesar chavez on what would have been his 96th birthday chavez led the movement calling for equal rights and fair treatment for farm workers in 1962 yesterday, senator alex padilla introduced to proposal to create the cesar each chavez and the farm worker movement national historic park with multiple sites in california the annual scissor chavez parade in san francisco will be held on april 29th in the mission district chavez died in 1993 government offices, and schools are closed today in his honor

and today we celebrate the birthday of another, california icon marcus foster oakland unified's first black superintendent who would have been 100 years old today abc 7 news senior education reporter land melendez shows you how the foundation foster started is working. continue his remarkable legacy. oakland's time is now those words spoken by the late marcus foster quickly resonated among the oakland school community in his focus was to really bring as much equity and equality to the educational experience for every student back. then virtual morale was part of the oakland black caucus who supported dr. foster's appointment as superintendent the success of the schools would be based on the students parents involvement the teachers and the leadership and a leadership of course was marcus foster and his administrative team, but before he was able to accomplish his goals marcus foster was shot and killed in november 1973 right

here as he was leaving the school district. two members of the militant group the symbionese liberation army were eventually arrested dr. foster's deputy was also shot but survived and in a 2002 interview with abc 7 news robert blackburn identified the two members of the sla who would later serve time to this day. they continue to claim their innocence the group became notorious for later kidnapping patty hearst, but why kill dr. foster? much speculation, but it appears they did not agree with some of the policies foster wanted to implement. it was the 70s and era of unrest and many social movements today the marcus foster education institute partners with the school district to try to continue supporting students and improving outcomes. every teacher should want to thrive to be better. every student should have more resources to be more successful. every institution should look at their models and say how could we be leaner be smarter do this in a faster way that benefits

our opportunity to create a better educational exper. in oakland leanne melendez abc 7 news still to come today's welcome return of some local coast guard crews after three months patrolling the south pacific sea, but it was not exactly a pleasure cruise.

to an end sooner than expected the california fish and wildlife department ordered an end to the commercial season on april 15th a couple of weeks from now officials are trying to minimize the risk of humpback whales getting tangled up in fishing gear as the whales return to forage off the coast the season traditionally begins, november 15th and runs through late june, but this year's season didn't start until new year's eve recreational crabbing will still be allowed under normal limits that's recreational but not commercial, right? okay. let's get a check on our weather because the weekend is upon us and what a nice way to go.

so meteorologist sandy patel is here. yeah, and it's gonna be a great looking weekend a man, but we're gonna need to carry the umbrellas and the shades. i'll explain in just a moment. let's check out live pictures right now from our tower cameras beautiful views with sunshine peeking through all the clouds from all of our cameras, our weather is so quiet in comparison to the national pitcher severe weather outbreak across the region as a front a strong front and a deep area of low pressure is pushing through look at all the tornado watch boxes from the south to much of the midwest. they've already seen numerous reports of damage tornadoes there in arkansas, and they are expecting a high risk of violent potentially damaging tornadoes through tonight here locally. we do have a system out west pushing into the pacific northwest the week tail end of this front is going to come through here. and so tomorrow the northern part of our viewing area may see a few sprinkles, but it's really not a game changer for your weekend plans clouds are

increasing ahead of the system as we look at the temperatures right now in the 50s and 60s still falling behind where you should be for this time of year from our exploratorium camera seeing filtered sunshine over san francisco. chilly morning with patchy fogg mild and mostly cloudy for your saturday spotty light showers sunday afternoon. evening and the chance linger is heading into early next week. we're going to go hour by hour. so tomorrow morning some clouds around some fog around there. is that opportunity for a few sprinkles going into the noon hour and then sunshine to start off sunday, but look what happens as another system passes in through here 4:30, you'll see some spotty showers showing up seven pm very spotty very light early monday morning even the potential for some snow showers over mount hamilton, but it is really limit. did in moisture and it is really reflected by the rainfall projections through monday morning from nothing to a couple hundreds of an inch, and that's it. so i wouldn't change up your plans your morning temperatures in the upper 30s to the mid 40s.

there will be some patchy fog around along with some higher clouds and as we head into tomorrow afternoon, it's going to be mild 64 in san jose 60 in oakland santa cruz 58, san francisco, san rafael 57 in santa rosa. so the coolest weather to the north 62 concord 63 degrees in antioca. look at the accuweather seven day forecast. it's a mild afternoon for your saturday sunday is breezy with those spotty light showers as we had towards next week the biggest change you're going to notice is those gusty winds monday and tuesday and a cooler pattern. there is a chance of a few showers early monday morning and then a slight chance on tuesday, but we're gonna turn things around. hey, it's april. it's spring. can we have some warmth? you got it. and on the mid to upper 60s inland mid-50s to upper 50s along the coast and really mild even around the bay. wait a minute. i don't need a heavy coat and rain gear. i'm not right. how's that my monday and tuesday, but after that you're

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on apple tv google tv fire tv and roku to search abc 7 bay area and download it. alright a warning to anyone heading to southern california this weekend the southbound length of i-5 will be closed over the grapevine saturday and sunday night. caltrans is working to clear the damage from a landslide caused by the recent storms. the freeway will be shut down from 10 pm until 8 am in the pyramid lake area traffic will be detoured onto local state highways northbound lanes. you should know are not affected. well, finally tonight two us coast guard crews are back home after a 90-day drug patrol mission. yeah family and friends gathered in alameda to welcome them home. they departed january 31st for a 15,000 mile trip through the eastern pacific ocean. officials say they encountered two smuggling boats loaded with drugs. they say this type of work is vital to keeping those drugs off our streets. with these men and women are doing these coast guard shifts is instrumentals who are national security at home and

abroad and the work they're doing to interdict contraband and drugs at sea is making a huge impact on our community. crews say they seized over 100 million dollars of illegal drugs during their time at sea. good work. all right. well, we still have much more news ahead for you. let's go to abc 7 news. anchor karina nova for a look at the stories coming up at 5:30 karina. thanks, dan and alma tomorrow morning in san francisco. we'll get to see what's inside a 90 year old time capsule. it'll be on earth at the cross at the top of mount davidson coming up what we can expect to find inside in the historic significance of the event plus the abc 7i team investigation uncovering why teenagers are still able to get their hands on flavored e-cigarettes, even though a new law ban the products for sale to those who are underage join us for those stories and more at 5:30 on abc 7 bay area streaming tv. excellent. thank you very much and you can download the abc 7 app or head to abc 7 news.com to join karina in just two minutes tune in for that and if you're watching this

on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandy patel. i'm dave ashley. i'm a dates. we'll see you at 6.

>> david: tonight, breaking news, the tornado emergency >> david: tonight, breaking news, the tornado emergency playing out right now. reported tornadoes on the ground late today across several states and the warnings as we come up on the air tonight. one of those tornadoes already being described as catastrophic cutting through little rock, arkansas. there are reports of significant damage tonight. downed trees, homes destroyed, vehicles tossed into the air. at least 80 million americans on alert tonight for severe storms. our weather team telling us this is just the beginning. the threat after dark tonight for damaging winds, long-track tornadoes, and this threat continues into the day tomorrow. first, in the middle of the country in the south, and then in the east, victor in the storm zone and rob marciano standing by to take us through the timing of this tonight. also tonight, what