>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> when i first spoke with you all, i said this was going to be a case of self-defense, and that was before we knew much of what we have learned over the last 24 hours. ama: san francisco public defender now says her client asked metal rod against a former fire commissioner and says and she says that the incident came commissioner, and it came in the wake of several repeated assaults in which the former fire commissioner used hairspray and unprovoked attacks on on house. good evening. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. ama: abc 7 news reporter suzanne

phan joins us with mortgages suzanne: don coley yanni -- more. suzanne: don corye now charged with more care >> i would say that my client was acting in phase -- self-defense. him with a metal rod. the public defender claims the person seen spraying a homeless man with bear spray or pepper spray appears to be >> we believe he was involved in eight separate acts of violence.

these eight separate acts of violence were perpetrated against people who are homeless. suzanne: today, we asked district attorney brooke jenkins about these eight incidents possibly involving carmignani. >> i have reviewed a video, and right now, it is still -- simply an allegation. these are all allegations right now, but for any of these alleged circumstances. suzanne: d priority will be april 5. carmignani did not appear today. >> if we don't ask tod would have to release mr. doty to the public. suzanne: the da says carmign

has not released a statement about what exactly happened april 5. d.a. jenkins: the police department has reached out multiple times and has not been afforded an interview with him. suzanne: the da says there is no intention of dismissing the case, but they need carmignani. >> we hope he will testify. liz: we checked in with the san francisco fire department about the other alleged attacks, including one from november 2021. the da and police department's a they do not have any police reports filed connected to carmignani to those incidents. suzanne phan, abc 7 news. dan: thank you. oakland police are investigating a deadly attack in chinatown. a man was found unresponsive on 10th street around 7:30 this morning. police say he isn't on house man who is known to the neighborhood and sleeps in the front door -- is an unhoused man who is known

to the neighborhood and sleeps in the front door of the business. ama: a key witness to lie and testimony against two defendants in a 2011 homicide he investigated. witnesses retracted their testimony, and both were released from jail. tran faces five delaunay charges. dan: officers and teachers are rallying in oakland, one day after the teachers union voted to a pro -- approve the strike. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan is live at the rally with the very latest. anser? anser: good evening. this rally has been going on for about s board meeting is also underway. the union says they will continue to negotiate until friday and won't strike until then, but many parents in the

district say now is not the time to strike, especially with a month of school left. >> you want to strike? i need you to strike after school, i need you to strike saturday and sunday, i need you to strike at 7:00 in the morning, but at 8:30, i need you to be in those classrooms. anser: kia brown as a parent of a sixth grader. she says many parents are still struggling, impacted by the pandemic. rome wants to finish the year strong, especially high school seniors. >> a lot of the especially oakland, are low performing schools, you know, and they have been for decades. and as parents, we want and we need to have better for not just our kids but for all kids. anser: teachers have been working without a contract since october. teachers union has 21 proponents -- proposals on the table, ranging from class-size to

salary. the district is offering a 22% raise based on a pay schedule. >> they are making the time when a strike is appropriate, -- there may be a time when a strike is appropriate, but that time is not now. anser: they are still striving to exercise the oversight, prompted by spending and receivership. it is highly dependent on other items proposed, which will require funding. >> we want to do all that it takes to avert a strike, but we know it is important to have that as a potential tool, should we need to use it. anser: a teacher and part of the bargaining team says in addition to the district's demand that teachers work two hours more per week of the pay raise being offered is only two certified teachers, and not all staff, such as school nurses or psychologists. the union says that means 64% of the membership would not be eligible for a salary increase requests for us, that is not the right approach.

all of our educators need an increase in compensation. anser: the district tried to get an injunction to block any potential strike. they took it up with the california public employment relations board. they lost that this morning. reporting live, anser hassan, abc 7 news. ama: thank you. theranos founder eli holmes will not be going to prison tomorrow. she was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 11 years in prison. she made an appeal last night. her attorneys file it with the knife -- knife circuit court -- ninth circuit court of appeals. her 13 years. dan: our bay area warm-up intensifies. take a live look at the conditions. for more on this, let's go to abc 7 meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya: this is the first one of the season, issued tomorrow,

so it is a concern as we are expecting air quality to decline. you can see a little bit of hades out there. poor air quality expected in the area. it is a spare the air alert for tomorrow. san jose is in the moderate category. it has been a warm one away from the coastline. in the upper 80's for the warmer spots. fairfield just hit 90 degrees near the coast, though, half moon bay, only 52, so you are chilly. sunshine from our exploratorium camera. fog near the beaches, as you see on live doppler 7. as we go hour-by-hour, slow inland, but along the coastline come it will quickly cool off. would begin with fog right around the bay and the coast tomorrow afternoon. you will notice by lunchtime it is already in the 80's inland and some 90 showing up in the

early afternoon, which means you do have to keep this in mind. uv index will be very high and an 8. the time to burn is 15 minutes to 25 minutes in the most intense part of the heat as the sun's angle is higher between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. very important to protect yourself you're the forecast includes big changes, coming up. ama: thank you. a brush fire is burning near little creek in san bernardino county. the knob fire ignited around 10:00 a.m. near 138 and pine canyon road. fire officials say it initially started as a controlled burn, a claim that forest service representative's are denying. it has spread across 160 acres. no injuries or threats to structures. dan: can the warriors get a win on the road to sacramento? if they plan to get to the next round, they are going to need one

dan: we are less than two hours away from a pivotal game five between the warriors and the kings in the first round of the nba playoffs. ama: abc 7 news sports anchor chris alvarez is live with a preview of tonight's game at the golden one center. hey, chris. chris: hey, dan and ama. it is so exciting to die was about to say "coming up and sports," but we are not doing a tease. [laughs] let's talk about the warrior series. here's a little bit of the scene of what is going on here. "field the r -- "feel the roar," they say. de'aaron fox will play despite a fracture. he is the star of sacramento.

good news, they won a road game in 24 series. head coach steve kerr says they feel different than earlier. gary payton the second in the lineup. at this point in the season, it is a matter of overcoming adversity. >> whether you are at 100%, 70%, a lot of people tends to injuries or are banged up in the postseason, but just find the ways to have mental toughness but also to win as many games as possible, obviously. you just want to be there for your team. >> i think sacramento's crowd will make sure that we don't let our guard down. they will help us quite a bit in that regard, you know, i mean, it is different in april, may, june than it is in january, december. if we let our guard down, there is something seriously wrong with us.

so we will be ready to go. chris: it is going to be wild game here tonight, obviously, the winner of this game has a chance to close things out in san francisco, game 6 and san francisco. draymond green, willie stark, won't he start? steve kerr probably will not begin that, but he did not start game 4, a little bit of a tweak, see if they stick with that kind of lineup. the fire went off here a couple of minutes ago in my live shot. my hair is still good. you know a good thing that stops fire? smash brothers, water! [laughter] ama: thank you. dan: here's a look at the schedule for the rest of the series after tonight, game 6 is scheduled for friday back at chase center in san francisco. if i game 7 is necessary come it will be sunday in sacramento, and you can watch that right here on abc 7. ama: coming up, part farmworker movement that some

say is forgotten. how students in

ama: today, officials in san francisco kicked off key annual asian american and pacific islander's heritage month. the month-long celebration in may includes festivities from performances, film screenings, workshops, and more. >> nothing m live more than these activities, festivals, and celebrations, and the asian is at the heart of those activities. san francisco has the oldest china towns in the nation. san francisco will hold the asia-pacific economic corporation leadership summit, mode -- more widely known as aipac. it brings leaders from asia-pacific regions to collaborate and tackle global

initiatives. dan: in the south bay, a big push for more filipino representation and recognition at san jose state university. the role of filipinos in key historical moments have been overlooked for too long. abc 7 news reporter is zach fuentes has more. zach: it continues to grow could this arch on the san jose state university campus is the movement he led for better wages and working conditions for farmworkers. members of local filipino organizations are calling for recognition on leaders of their community. >> the arch is a damn insult! where is his picture? zach: a picture of the man he and san jose state university is larry itleon, who led farmworker strikes and eventually worked right alongside cesar chavez.

>> their contribution is not in history, or what we would call mainstream history. done to change that on a larger scale, san jose state students are working to bring recognition on their campus. >> we are calling for an art installation here, built on the side of the cesar chavez arch, for the president and the campus planning board to get us a budget of $100,000 plus to go ahead and do an art installation here on campus. zach: we reached out to san jose state for comment get a spokesperson said a group of students met with staff and the division of student affairs to share their idea for the monument, with staff expressing an attempt to follow-up. should a request be submitted, we would receive appropriate consideration. students say they hope the president will hear them out. the next meeting is set for

mid-may. nd twork together to get recognition where he needs to be. zach: and santa -- in san jose, zach wind gusts, abc 7 news. dan: gorgeous and getting warmer. meteorologist andy patel is here. sandhya: we will go into the 90's for many of us. life pictures right now from our tower cameras. while many areas are enjoying sunshine, you will notice the santa cruz camera down at the boardwalk, it is foggy, so this is why it has been so cool near the coast, places like half moon bay, 52 degrees right now can you heading out toward brentwood, and it is a warm 87 degrees. a very summerlike spread across the region. temperatures everywhere running higher than you were at this time. three degrees warmer santa rosa, up 6 in san jose for going to the chase center to watch the playoff game, they are doing a viewing party here, tip-off

59 degrees. it starts off mild, plenty of sun. as the sun goes down, temperatures drop to the low 50's. we have gray skies right near the coast high-pressure has been dominating our weather, so that marine layer is pretty shallow, about 1000 feet deep, but certainly away from the coast line, feeling the warmth, and we will continue with the uptick in temperatures tomorrow pete you want to show you the flood watch in effect in the northern part tomorrow evening, and in the southern part of the sierra that starts at midnight tomorrow going into tuesday. the biggest concern is with this warmer weather, the snow is going to melt fast, so they will see rapid rises on rivers, creeks, and streams. flood advisories and a flood warning for this system, the river, both locations expected to actually reach flood stage or exceed it slightly. mount tam cam, there is your sliver of fog as we look back toward san francisco. summerlike heat tomorrow, 90's

inland the last -- next two days, and highs well above average. cooling trend begins this weekend and continues into early. next week. . for those of you who are not big fans of this warm weather, the fog will be around the coast and the bay. it does pull away from the bay but not near the beaches. it will hang around into the afternoon just like today, which means temperatures not going to rise much near the coast. morning numbers will be in the 40's and 50's. give yourself extra time because the follow me and limited visibility in spots, just like the one in, they will be dense and -- in spots as well could in the south bay tomorrow, 87 santa clara, 89 san jose, san mateo, 80 five redwood city, 60 five half moon bay come a little bit of a sea breeze, lingering fog, mid-60's, 75 downtown san francisco. north bay numbers, mid 80's from vallejo to napa. 85 san rafael, 80 oakland, 87 fremont, temperatures anywhere from 10 degrees to 50 degrees above average.

as we check out what is ahead for early next week, not only much cooler weather but this computer model wants to bring in showers next tuesday. we shall see if it materializes. here is a look at the abc 7 bay area news app. -- the accuweather 7-day forecast. we will drop area will come down for the weekend in time for outdoor activities, chance of showers early next week and certainly below average, only 60's inland tuesday and wednesday. so it is going to be a sharp drop in the temperatures by next week. dan: a big change. thank you. ama: the lights on the bay bridge are closer to returning after they went dark in march organizers with the nonprofit illuminate is saying it has raised 7.2 million dollars in major pledges and 300 $60,000 baomf necure tsur

ben davis told our media partner the sf standard he is confident it will happen,

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live newscasts, breaking news, weather, and more with our new abc 7 bay area news app on apple tv, google tv, fire tv, and roku. just search abc 7 bay area and download it. ama: after a pandemic pause, it is the 44th anniversary of the fundraiser benefiting the high school's financial aid program. within four decades, the showcase has raised $17 million for college prep education the event highlights more than two dozen interior designers who transform rooms through works of art. >> each designer designs a space, and you can come check out what it would look like to live in see cliff, in a six bedroom, six bath home, with a movie theater, wine cellar, a gym, a play room. ama: that sounds nice. the event runs through may 29. tickets are available on the san francisco decorator showcase website. dan: so much money over the

years that has raised appeared we have more news ahead for you. ama: let's go to abc 7 news anchor karina nova. karina: tonight, we take a look at artificial intelligence and gpt. we will talk about the data behind it and its capability. plus, a lawsuit just filed accuses antioch police officers excessive force. abc 7's footage obtained that is at the center of the civil rights lawsuit. join us at 5:30 on the abc 7 streaming app. dan: you can download the app or head to abc7news.com to join karina in minutes. ama: for sandhya patel, chris alvarez, all of us here, thanks for joining us, i'm ama daetz. dan: and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we will see you again at 6:00.

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>> david: tonight, the severe storm threats as we come on the air. a tornado watch up at this hour. also tonight, at least four bird strikes in 24 hours, forcing passenger jets to turn back. first tonight, the dangerous storms from texas to florida, the tornado watch up at this hour. the potential for large hail and damaging winds. and then the system moving east. rob marciano standing by to time this out. at least four reported bird strikes forcing passenger jets to turn around, including two united flights out of houston. the bird strikes there just 20 minutes apart. gio benitez standing by. the urgent manhunt tonight across state lines for three dangerous inmates, a fourth fugitive accused of killing a driver. that fugitive found dead following a standoff tonight. the search in several states across the south for the