>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> he did nothing death of this child. johnny jackson was a victim of an unprovoked attack. ama: of 23 month old jasper wu on a bay area freeway began making their case in court today . good evening. i'm on a date, ashley. thanks for joining us. today was the first day i am ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. ama: abc 7 news dion lim was there. dion: attorneys for the three men charged in 23 euros -- and 23-month-old jasper wu made

their case clear -- >> i'm asking for all charges to be dropped. dion: they claim he was hit by rival gangs will sitting in the back of his family's white lexus as a drove on the southbound lanes of 880. johnny jackson is a member of the gang. >> he did nothing to cause the death of the child. it seems to me like he is a victim. dion: one who reported charging documents is a member of the chopper city gang and is believed to be the other involved. jack sin bin and trevor grain also part of the gang, they charged under the former da. david's defender brought up what he called the political circus surrounding the case. >> we intend to flesh out the races and class bias tendencies of the gang enhancement unit. dion: can you elaborate?

>> tention surrounng the decision-making between nancy o'malley and pam prize. dion: those advising family responded to the accusation. peter mcginnis officer. evidence photos were shown, including the boodle -- bullet hole that went through the wu's family windshield and struck jasper. along with the rifle cases found littered. the chp officer on the stand visibly shaking when asked to view images of jasper's lifeless body. the da has 14 days to respond and make changes to the l, newse

arraigned to hear the charges against him tomorrow morning for allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter in oakland. according to the "east bay times," police have i defy the victims as 43-year-old rebecca jenkins and her daughter desiree. the shooting happened saturday night at an apartment near birch street near 94th and -- avenue b of jenkins' daughter was having a sleepover with a friend who also survived. a seven-year-old girl and the suspect's infant daughter were at home but not injured. 43-year-old antonio lamotta powell faces two charges of murder and attempted murder. ama: we are learning about a shooting in san francisco that left one woman dead and four others wounded. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in the newsroom with details of what we know. cornell? cornell: yeah ,ama, police are looking for the suspects.

despite the violence, merchants believe the area is still safe, but they worry about the crime outside of the bay area. >> it is crazy. you don't expect to see that in your lifetime, and you certainly don't see it in england too often. cornell: taurus duane mitchell grabbed his cell phone as soon as he heard gunfire late sunday night. >> i heard gunshots, look outside, and there is a black suv, and a guy had shot this guy on a scooter, and he was trying to drag him back into the suv, and the body was limp, he could not do it, so he just left him. cornell: police say a 23-year-old man died at the scene from gunshot wounds. four others were wounded. police tweeted investigators believe this is not a random attack. employees at the nearby club rushed to help a woman who was shot. >> came running down, and he --

i was standing right here -- i work here, and my doorman pulled her into help her. >> we heard this boom, boom, boom. cornell: this restaurant owners as many customers -- says many customers right away. >> they were getting scared. >> when i first heard about this morning, my first thought was just another thing to give this area a black eye. cornell: michael believes north beach is safe despite perceptions outside the bay area. >> for the most part, this area is very welcoming to tourists, and this is a blip on the radar. cornell: data supports what he is saying, showing the number of homicides in san francisco have been relatively consistent since 2013 and has not come close to the peak we experienced in 27 -- 2007. despite that, many believe

violent crime has no place in north beach or anywhere. >> yeah, we get, you know, a lot of tourists, a lot of people. cornell: -- dan: four of the victims, all in their 20's, were treated at the hospital everyone is expected to survive. although police believe this is not a random shooting, the motive for the crime remains unknown. thanks a lot. a california lawmaker and gun-control advocates have announced new state legislation to try to curb gun violence. the bills were announced and monterey park were 11 people were killed in that mass shooting in january could one of the measures aims to strengthen the process of taking guns away from people with criminal records who are prohibited from owning firearms. another bill would keep state and local agencies from selling guns, ammunition, and body armor. the third proposal increases

translation services for non-english speakers to get information for emergencies like mass casualty events. >> we also know that these bills will not bring back the lives lost on january 21, but they will help keep our communities safer during emergencies. dan: 03 bills were authored by someone member mike fong, whose district includes monterey park. ama: an update from the abc 7 news i team, one step closer to becoming a sanctuary county. passes an ordinance that would restrict the county from cooperating with i.c.e. ama: but as abc 7 news i team reporter stephanie sierra reports, it is getting more controversial. stephanie: yes, this issue is getting a lot of attention. the intention is to bring more equality for those seeking asylum, but it will still protect immigrants convicted of serious crime, including rape,

murder, and child molestation. tonight, the i-team has obtained private records to show there is a pattern of immigrants convicted of violent crime in san mateo county reoffending. the board of supervisors will vote on a controversial century ordinance tuesday night. if passed, it would prohibit any government agency in the county from cooperating with i.c.e., immigration and customs critic's argue the legislation overlooks public safety, lacking any exemptions for asylum-seekers who are convicted of murder, rape, and child supervisor ray mueller wants to change that. >> let's say a scenario where someone returns to the community who is a dangerous and violent felon, who has been deported, and there is a contact with law enforcement. the only way that our sheriff will be able to go ahead and actually work with immigration authorities will be to sue the board of supervisors. stephanie: the legislation is

authored by david canopy, on the ground it will bring more equality. >> what is the difference if we have someone who commits a crime and is a non-immigrant, and then we have someone who is an immigrant? how is the communities safer? stephanie: do you know the recidivism rate of criminal seeking asylum and san mateo county? >> i don't know. stephanie: there is not come brands data, but the abc 7 news i team receive some data from 2018 to 2021. according to the san mateo county sheriff's office, there were at least 35 cases were immigrants convicted of serious felonies and san mateo county had a long history of prior arrest. that list includes people convicted of multiple lewd acts of a child under 14 years old, rape, child abuse, dui with entry, grand theft, transporting

30 pounds of meth with intent to sell, theft, robbery, and arson. the fbi indicates a clear pattern of recidivism in this group it one was booked in county jail 20 different times. another person charged with vehicle theft was booked in county jail 17 different times, and four others charged with assault with a deadly weapon and dui with injury, booked 11 different times. >> it is difficult for us, you know, to advocate for their rights when they are continually breaking the law. stephanie: for decades, rakim jiminez has been an advocate for immigrant rights and reform. >> especially with the shooting of farmworkers in our community, how about their rights? stephanie: charged with seven counts of murder after allegedly opening fire on two migrant farms in half moon bay. he is afraid they will come back

and retaliate. >> they get deported, they come back to the same community. stephanie: despite these concerns, more than a dozen local organizations supported legislation, but critics worry they may not have all the facts. data obtained by the i-team shows a pattern among some immigrants arrested in san mateo county. of the cases we analyze, two stand outcome of the victims were accused of sexually abusing children. one was arrested five previous times for previous crimes. the other, 14th and we asked supervisor canepa about reef he offenders last week. the doj has found a study that found child molesters have the highest recidivism rates. does that change your answer? >> look, stephanie, that is not going to change my mind. stephanie: we reached out to supervisor canepa again to shared information and request a follow-up interview, but we have yet to hear back. tomorrow night, the board will hear public, before a final vote.

we will of course keep a close eye on it. dan: thank you. ama: if you have a story for stephanie and the abc 7 news i team, called the number on your screen or go to abc7news.com /iteam.

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yes, indeed-us. anaheim? big time. more guacamole? i'm on a roll-ay. w t u? i'm just visiting. u.s. bank. ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d. power. dan: san francisco bay's first republic bank is set to slash nearly one quarter of its workforce. the bank says it plans to cut 20% to 25% of its workers after pointing that deposits fell in the first quarter. the drop comes even after receiving $30 million from other banks to prevent it from failing. analysts say the bank deposits have stabilized after a sharp drop following the collapse of sunken valley bank and signature bank. ama: the state is providing more funding for a transfer torsion project in the south bay --

transportation project in the south bay. the authority has received a $46 million grant. the money will be used to extend farther south to the eastridge area. >> udo, this project is about more than connecting transit. it provides greater opportunity to the bay areas come to the larger region, and to the others, it connects our neighbors. ama: the light rail extension is considered the final piece to connect riders from south san jose from b.a.r.t. riders. down. i knew san francisco walk challenges the public to take on many of the city's steepest hills cities in the

country, and less hate hills. dan: that is the rub,ws anchor s what can give you the real joe and get your blood pumping. karina: san francisco is the city of stairs. there are at least 600 public stairways to get you up and down the city's steep hills. nancy: you have to pay attention to the steps, because you don't want to fall. karina: nancy botkin loves exploring them. nancy: that is great. karina: plotkin is researcher. nancy: it is quite a relief to go down, but you can feel it in different muscles. karina: she maps out for projects, walk san francisco. the latest wildcat her up and down. nancy: it could be challengin because only coune e nocoti ili spsand thkarina and

volunteers walked out the steps for walk sf first-ever challenge. >> it is 2000 steps up and down through these iconic san francisco neighborhoods. it takes you through some of these very hidden as well as well-known stairways through san francisco, some that are tucked away. nancy: because of san francisco's geography, we struggled to find a walk under 3000 stair steps. karina: the route begins with baby steps at the joe dimaggio playground. it will go up and down stairways in north beach, russian hill and telegraph hill. one place it won't go is lombard street and its 250 stairs. nancy: we really tried to find the lesser-known ones, the slightly off-the-beaten-path but just as charming ones. a piece of granite -- greenwich street is a winding path that goes up parallel to lombard

street. karina: it will not be guided you can go at your own pace to do can run it at about one hour or take your time and walk. counting steps is its own challenge. nancy: people will debate, what is a stairstep? is a curb a step? we are giving people credit for the downstairs, too. one problem with the walk is you will be looking down to watch your steps, but every now and then, you really have to stop and look around. karina: as they say, the best view comes after the hardest climb. nancy: ok, more stairs. karina: karina nova, abc 7 news. ama: make sure you stretch! san francisco stair challenges on may 6. you can register at walksf.org. dan: stretch before and after. drink your water. let's turn our attention to weather. what a lovely dana walk. ama: spencer christian is here. spencer: a great day to walk. stretch of course.

the controlling factor in our weather feature right now, this area of high pressure that will expand east over the next couple of days. our sky is sunny and warming us up but right now, it is bringing gusty winds near the coastline. 39 mile per hour gust at sfo right now. any location near the coast is likely to be pretty breezy right now could we have a blue sky over all locations this is a view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco. 61 oakland, mid to upper 60's at palo alto and san jose. 54 at half moon bay. the view from the mount tam camera looking into the bay, 76 at santa rosa, mid 70's fairfield, concord, mid 60's novato and napa, 70 degrees at livermore. the final live view looking toward mount diablo, we have clear skies all over the bay area right now a few partly cloudy patches will form

overnight, low clouds, but a clear night overnight, than a warming trend begins tomorrow, inland temperatures top 19 -- 90 degrees. tonight, under mainly clear skies but a few patches near the coast. low temperatures will drop into the upper 40's, so relatively mild overnight. highs tomorrow, 60 one at half moon bay, san francisco 66 73 oakland, 79 san jose, inland east bay, low to mid 80's, and up in the north, highs of 82 santa rosa, 81 and napa. on wednesd even warmer with upper 80's to about 90 degrees in the warmest inland spots. thursday will feel a lot like summer, especially inland. we will see low to mid 80's were the bay shoreline and low 90's the warmest inland spots before temperatures start to moderate a little bit. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. we have seven sunny and dry days coming our way. that inland heat spike will only last about two days.

it is not a heat wave, but it will feel rather toasty, certainly warmer than average for this time of year. mild to warm her on saturday, breezy and cooler sunday, then temperatures will fall into a more seasonal range next monday. ama: all right, thank you, spencer. dan: take a look at this rarest cipher sky watchers in sonoma county. isn't this cool? these are captured by kent porter of the press democrat. he says a cold front pushed through clouds last night, spreading the light show and he says it was the second time in exactly the month that the aurora borealis appeared in northern california. ama: that is super cool. still ahead, we are getting ready for the nfl draft. we want to tell you would be 49ers general

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building toward something better. >> a better bay area. ♪ ama: the 2020 thre starts thursday in kansas city, and you can watch it all here on abc 7. spencer: today 49ers general manager john lynch addressed rumors that the niners are fielding calls from other teams about trading quarterback trey lance before the draft. lynch says he expects the number three overall pick to remain a 49er. john lynch: i think there is a lot, really. it has not been extremely active. it is not that we have put it out there, we are taking offers for trade, call one 800, you know. that has not been the process. people's job in this is to ask questions. has that happened on a couple of occasions? sure. but it has not been that substantive. ama: the niners have 11 eight in this year's draft, but not until 99, the end of the third round.

dan: you can watch every pic of the 2023 nfl draft right here on abc 7. the first ground is thursday followed by toyota after the draft. we have much more news ahead for you. ama: let's go to abc 7 news karina nova. karina: the warriors tie up a series of three win at chase center, and today we learned that sacramento kings star de'aaron fox suffered a in his finger. what will this mean for game 5 when the warriors had back? plus, today is the 108th anniversary marking the start of the armenian genocide. how people in california and the bay area are commemorating. one is 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: watching us on tv, "world

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>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on air. tucker carlson out at fox news. rescuing from sudan, inside the operation. and, aboard an american airlines flight, flames shooting from the engine. first tonight, fox news parting ways with tucker carlson, their top-rated host. no reason given. the move comes just days after fox's $787 million settlement with dominion voting systems. and cable news rival cnn parting ways with another host, anchor don lemon, who today said he was stunned. aaron katersky here in new york. new reporting here on the daring mission to evacuate nearly 100 american diplomats and their families f