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prosecution says they to spend the rest of his life in prison. ama: he was scheduled to appear in court today but declines to do so. dan: we are learning more about the victims of his rampage. reporter: a following a tragic and violent afternoon in san jose last thursday. >> my heart breaks for the victims and families and community. reporter: charges have been filed against the suspect. multiple counts of murder, attempted murder and carjacking that led to three dead and nine injured. >> given the charges i have filed against the defendant which includes special circumstances, he will spend the rest of his life in prison and die there. reporter: the suspect declined
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to face the judge. one injured victim came to the courthouse. >> i wanted to look him in the eye. reporter: he declined to be on camera, still physically hurting after being hit from behind while on a motorcycle. >> i was lucky i was not one of the people killed. reporter: san jose police say the suspect has several felony and misdemeanor convictions on his record and was on active probation at the time of the attacks. the da believes there was nothing more that could've been done to prevent it but he intends to not let it happen again >>. >> strictly, fairly and vigorously pursue justice for the people -- for these families and our community so that the defendant spends the rest of his life in prison. reporter:
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the suspect to hear his charges june 8. he can decline again to face the charges. ama: stepping up efforts to combat human trafficking. with the mission to stop human trafficking and let those victims know they are not alone. >> if people are being told because you are undocumented you should stay in this situation or you cannot tell anybody, we want to dispel that myth and make sure that people know there is someone they can come to for support and care. ama: the coalition was established last year and comprises 20 agencies and individuals committed to developing practical solutions. dan: new details about the
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flights that carried migrants to sacramento friday and yesterday. florida's division of emergency management is taking responsibility for charting the flights and released this video that proves the migrants transfer was voluntary, refuting the claims that they were effectively kidnapped. the 36 asylum-seekers are being cared for by local groups that claim that migrants were confused and frightened when they were dropped off in sacramento. reporter: most of the 36 migrants are young man and a few women, all in the 20's and 30's, along with a puppy. >> when you think about our new neighbors i want you to picture young people of energy. >> what must we do to note make sure that 36 people know they are safe and welcome? bring it on. bring it on. reporter: local government
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agencies and faith based groups say the asylum-seekers are staying together in sacramento. they want jobs to send money back to guatemala, venezuela and colombia. many walked for months to reach the u.s. texas border. >> traveled through columbia, the jungle, the desert, all of these countries. on the way to companions he was traveling with were killed. >> they were perched outside the migrant center in el paso and told that people representing themselves as some part of organization that can help them relocate to a place where they would be provided with shelter, housing and job opportunities. reporter: they traveled by land to new mexico and then boarded planes that took them to sacramento. friday and monday the groups of migrants were picked up by a bus at the airport and take here to the catholic diocese of
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sacramento and dropped off. bus drivers said i will be right back and never came back. so they knocked on the door. >> communities feel scared. they said halfway through their travel that they were not going to a job site, instead, they were going somewhere far away. reporter: they have gone shopping for clothes at thrift stores and they now have cell phones. they have to juggle immigration court dates and find jobs. >> whoever is doing this committing a terrible wrong. there is only one response to this kind of people, and that is to respond in a loving and humane way. ama: in the east anniversary of eric salgado's death and the family is still seeking justice. they held a rally today
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demanding the da reopened the investigation into his death. he was shot and killed in june 2020 during an encounter with chp officers. they say they opened fire after salgado hit their cruiser while trying to get away in a stolen car. he was unarmed. >> she is going to have a lot of pressure on her from those who probably oppose of her decision and i think she should do the right thing. ama: the da's office says the evidence does not justify criminal charges against any law enforcement. dan: a small business owner in oakland is questioning his store's future after the shop was burglarized over the weekend . and we found out it is not the first time he has dealt with this. reporter: up from a scene too familiar to
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him. sunday morning after 1:00 a.m. his upscale streetwear store carrying high and denim and known for hosting meet in groups and events was broken into and $60,000 worth of inventory was stolen. >> everything on display. on the coat racks. and all of the backstock. reporter: burglaries like this are what he was trying to get away from in his former location on 17th st where he had been burglarized six times on top of being robbed by a gunpoint in front of the store. he moved to the new location last year. >> running on a treadmill constantly. at the end of the day, you are back to zero. reporter: after this he is wondering if keeping his business open is even worth it. >> i have a stop -- a soft spot
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for oakland because it has been so good for me. reporter: according to neighborhood safety tracker the latest data from oakland police show burglaries have increased since 2020 and have been spiking overall since 2018. the clearance rate for these cases continues to go down. he says out of all of the incidences, police still have not made an arrest. now with the future unc is turning to the community for health -- to help on gofundme to keep on the lights and his employees paid. >> i have employees. my i have to do this for my family and the things i believe in. i will be ok, eventually. ama: cleanup is underway at the
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golf course in oakland hills after an overnight fire this -- destroyed the -- damage to the clubhouse. officials think the fire started in the kitchen. the restaurant and bar an event space were gutted and the roof is damaged above the pro shop. >> we will definitely rebuild. it is just a building. both will still be here. jr. camps will still be here and we will continue to have golf available for everyone. ama: estimate. dan: to talk. nevada lawmakers failed to take action on a funding bill for the proposed sale -- ballpark. the word is the bill will not be
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considered even if lawmakers call a special session. the a's have yet to issue a statement. casey pratt asked the mayor if she would pick up the phone if a's owner called. >> 100% take that call. i would cancel my meetings because we were so close. we were so close to a deal. and i believe the a's should be routed here in oakland. dan: mayor tal believes construction of a new ballpark could begin in two years. we will have more of the interview with the mayor at 6:00 tonight. ama: coming up, a project to protect parts of san jose from possible floods in the future but it comes at the cost of uprooting hundreds of un-housed people. dan:
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voted to protect cities with a historic designation. >> word of a graduation coming in now and the explosion in ukraine. holmes carried away. a mother of four shot and killed in the door of a neighbor's home
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project is set to do. the nine mile stretch of coyote creek will be prepared and then construction will start. >> the first phase starts now in the goal is to be done by the fall of 2024 and then we will begin the second phase and start construction in 2025 and complete it by 2027. reporter: communication continues but it has stirred up controversy. unhoused people who live along the creek had to clear out. san jose was to do the work but some advocates say the work has to be done but those living along the creek don't have proper alternatives. >> broken promises and broken people. reporter: the housing department says it has successfully housed 30 people at an interim site and that additional shelter opportunities will be based on
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availability. valley water says the project has to start now because it is tied with the retrofit project currently underway. >> the timing of the two projects have to meet so if there are any delays in the flood protection project it does not delay the other one so we need to get this done now. reporter: community meeting started tuesday and another one will be june 14. dan: a showdown a city hall over the castro theatre ended with the board of supervisors voting not to make the heat seats part of a historical landmark. they gathered today to try to save the seats. another planning entertainment that took over that theater last year plan to remove seeds to transform this it -- the theater r multiple purposes and that touched off a battle. willnue to update you. we are the proud sponsor of
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>> anyone in the bay area most three years ago remembers this day the sky turned orange because of smoke from wildfires burning across the state. it was weird. now hundreds of wildfires burning in canada are similar effect. there are air-quality alerts in the north and east. reporter: from the city that nearly -- never sleeps to the city that can't breathe, new
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york quality -- new the worst air quality briefly. smoke from canadian wildfires is drifting into the u.s. in the northeast and midwest millions of people are under air-quality alerts. several cities are designated as having unhealthy air for sensitive groups eating small children and elderly should reduce outdoor activity. parts of pennsylvania and new jersey, lightning. rare dry thunderstorms are forecast in the mid-atlanta -- mid atlantic. conditions are primed for possible wildfires spread. ca currently tracking more than 400 active fighters and at least 26,000 people were forced to evacuate, unsure of what they have left. >> i want to go home. i'm sure everyone else does too. reporter:
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making a public appeal. >> devastating losses across the country. reporter: and a cold front push the smoke further south and east before the end of the week. ama: in the bay area of started off a little wet. take a look at the sprinkles on the windshield in the video taken by mckenzie stock. dan: it was a little strange for june. sandhya: little isolated possibility of showers. let's look at the life picture. good evening. looking from the camera, some sunshine but a lot of clouds are lingering. rainfall totals, san jose, 91 hundredths of an inch. just enough to
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grounds around livermore, sfo. the doppler shows a lot of clouds that still lingering. i'll take you in a little closer to where we see moisture. the isolated possibility still exists as moisture wraps back around. we will keep it in the forecast this evening going into tomorrow . strong storms have been firing up in the sierra northern california mountains. that moisture kind of coming back around in a counterclockwise fashion around the area of low pressure that has been spinning. if you did not get any showers, they are hit or miss. we saw showers and thunderstorms develop off the coast. they stayed off the coast earlier. low to mid 50's on the dew point. the south wind will keep it muggy tonight but things will change. it is breezy. 25 miles an hour. half moon bay, gusts of 22.
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the air quality is good for just about everyone. not the case in the northeast as you just heard in the report. at some of the worst air quality, the red is unhealthy. the violet is very unhealthy and even hazardous across the northeast as wildfires continue burning in canada. the smoke forecast shows the continuation of very heavy smoke and haze not only across the northeast but all the way down to the south. red flag warning's for the midwest. all the areas shaded in purple under air-quality warnings and that stretches across the east coast and the south. we see a lot now. isolated chance of showers tonight. not as muggy the rest of the week and it will remain cooler than average for the weekend. the one little shower at 9:00 p.m., we head into tomorrow, we
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could see a little drizzle. the shower moves off the coast line. tomorrow will be lingering clouds. in the morning, 50's. it will be comfortable temperatures tomorrow afternoon. breezy. 60's to 70's. mostly cloudy. lingering clouds tomorrow. isolated chance of showers. back to usual, no muggy conditions on thursday. below average, even though we see a minor bump up in linz, saturday highs in the upper 70's, same thing with sunday. upper 50's coast side. mild june weather headed your way next week. 80's. ama: passengers aboard an air india slight from delhi to sa francisco remain stranded in russia after the boein was diverted after developing an engine issue. no one is commenting on the
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dan: nba finals are bac on abc7 tomorrow night. nuggets and heat square off in miami for game three. the series is tied at 1-1. ama: much more news is ahead. dan: let's get to karina. >> tonight we dig into the latest developments for the future of the oakland a's. a bill failed to pass nevada legislator to fund the new ballpark in vegas. larry beil joins me to break it down after the oakland mayor spoke with abc7 today. and you can plan to feel more turbulence while flying. the research behind why the bumpy rides might happen more frequently. join us for those stories and more on our streaming tv. ama: and you can download our apple or a head to abc7news.com
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>> david: tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. reports of shooting at a high school graduation. the images coming in right now. authorities say that shooting at a graduation ceremony, there are reports at this hour of multiple people shot. pierre thomas with the news coming in now. also tonight, the explosion in ukraine, the dramatic pictures destroying a major dam. flooding an entire region. homes carried away. tonight the new concern over the safety of europe's largest nuclear power plant inside ukraine. tom soufi burridge from the war zone tonight. breaking news at home, we have

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