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open. we are trying to get more information about exactly when this happened and how the victim is doing. but neither oakland police nor the chp has been able to provide any details. but we'll, of course, stay on top of that. good evening. i'm amanda. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. our other top story, a new report finds the california state university system mishandled years of sexual misconduct claims investigators are calling it an institutional betrayal. >> the report highlights a number of flaws in the program set up to protect students. abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on the report and how csu leadership is responding. >> jury selection in the criminal trial of scott shaw began monday. the former san jose state head athletic trainer was charged after dozens of former female athletes accused him of sexual assault. now also on monday, this report was released showing sexual harassment claims throughout the csu system were mishandled for years. the csu commissioned the report in march of 2022, following a series of scandals done by an outside firm. the report found that the campus system did not take action on

hundreds of misconduct complaints at san jose state. there were nearly 260 sexual misconduct claims in the last school year, with many claims not resulting in a formal investigation. the report also surveyed students and faculty finding that there's a distrust in the csu system and programs in place to handle complaints. >> i'm a student athlete, so i feel like we trust our coaches enough and they defend us very well. >> san jose state senior semaj smith says that on a smaller scale she can rely on those trusted resources, but acknowledges that many others on campus don't have that. >> for csu students as a whole. i mean, i understand that, like there is not a lot of trust in the csu multiple recommendations in this report and a state audit have been made, including an overhaul of the csu title nine services, along with discrimination, harassment and retaliation prra. >> c'snterim chancellor says the system is committed to improving its tit ne processes. in a statement, she said we agree with and wil implement the romndations well as those identified in thes assessme to strengthen our

culture of re and compliance and advance the csu's core values of equity, diversity and inclusion. san jose state president cynthia tennant matson, who's been at the university since january, also said they will implement recommendations saying, quote, our commitmento our ongoing effos will require continual alignment of resources and personnel and will be accomplished in stages over the coming months. for students like smith, the hope is that the university system will put words into action, making it to where we do trust. >> like the school. i don't know how they can do that because it's hard to gain trust after it's been broken. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> several people are in custody right now in connection with a shooting in union city. sky seven was over the scene at 12th and g streets earlier today. you can see the heavy police response. we're told one person is recovering after being shot, but police do not have a motive in this case. they don't know why this happened. while several people are in custody, we have not heard if any of them are, in fact, the shooter. a man shot in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood this afternoon has died. sky seven gives you a look

at the police investigation. an on golden gate avenue and leavenworth street, a block from the asian art museum. police have not revealed what led to the shooting. the suspect took off running. no one has been arrested so far. >> the i-team's dan noyes is reporting that alameda county's district attorney plans to file charges against one of her former prosecutors. da pamela price announced she intends to file a misdemeanor charge against butch ford. ford is accused of interfering in a police shooting case in an email. price said ford breached codes of conduct by providing confidential information to an attorney for a former san leandro officer. that officer has a pending manslaughter charge for the shooting death of steven taylor inside a wal mart in 2020. dan joins us at 6:00 with what he's turned up on this controversy. >> all right. a major political issue in oakland could come to a head tonight. we're talking about the sizable pay raise for mayor shengtao the controversial proposal comes as the city faces a $360 million budget deficit. >> abc7 news i-team reporter

stephanie sierra is here with us tonight to break it all down for us. steph. >> yeah, there's quite a range. the mayor of oakland salary could go from just over $200,000 up to more than $277,000. and many of you may be thinking, why is this coming up now as the city is facing a multi-million dollar budget deficit? well the answer is it's mandated by the city's charter. as the city of oakland grapples with the largest budget deficit in its history. several high level administrative vacancies and staffing shortages across a slew of key departments. the mayor is getting a pay raise at minimum around $13,000 at most, nearly $75,000. >> i must say, was really in a state of shock. >> the oakland bishop, bob jackson asked a fair question. >> what have you done to justify having to raise or does it just go along with the turf? >> and the answer is yes. the oakland city charter determines the formula for setting the mayor's salary. it requires city council to review the mayor's

salary every other year. according to the charter, the mayor's salary is mandated to be between 70 to 90% of the average salary of city executives in six cities with the closest population size three with higher populations which are fresno, sacramento and long beach, and three with lower population which are bakersfield, anaheim and stockton. fertile to meet the minimum salary requirement. her raise would need to be around $13,000. but a report compiled by the city's human resource department is recommending the highest amount nearly 75 grand. mayor tao is urging against that , asking city council to set the mayor's salary at the lowest amount legally required, saying, quote, as a leader, i know this isn't the best interest of the city's fiscal health and it is also the right thing to do. i think the mayor should be applauded for that move. >> it shows an understanding of where the times that we're in. >> yet critics still argue the charter erroneously used city

manager positions as a metric for setting the mayor's salary in most cases. >> today, the city administers is typically have higher salaries than the mayor's. >> for example, the average salary for city managers in those six cities is more than $308,000, whereas wiley says the average salary for mayors in those six cities should be $134,000. if approved, tao would make at minimum around $216,000. i think that they may need to consider amending the charter so that it is more in line with where government is today. >> according to the report, tao makes nearly $22,000 less than a special assistant in her office. >> council president nikki fortunato bass says the raise is only fair. it's been ten years since the last one, and we all know over the last few years how much inflation has grown and we know how expensive it is to live here. but as the city struggles with hundreds of vacancies across key departments, including transportation, housing and public works, many

question is this really the right move? >> 9-1-1 you call and put you on hold for an hour before they even find out why you're calling and then don't expect to get a police officer? so i'm just saying we need help. we really need help in this city. not a raise. >> now, today, mayor tao also said if city council sets a salary higher than the lowest amount legally required, she will reject it and refund any amount to the city. now speaking of that vote, it's expected any minute now. we'll be closely tracking it. >> all right. thank you so much, stephanie. well a religious group staged a rally today in albany, upset over the city's decision to quietly remove a large cross from a hill last month and place it in storage. >> the city took action gaining control of the property by eminent domain. after residents complained that the 28 foot light up cross was an eyesore and asserted religious preference. a federal judge ruled in 2018 that the cross violates the first amendment. the organization that put it up,

the lions club, has been in court to try to get it back up. the group friends of the cross on albany hill argue it's a symbol of inclusion. so we're hoping that the council members can take a second look at what they have done and be able to really look at that. >> the city can be shared from for everyone. >> the city could have eased constitutional concerns by selling the land to the lions club. but albany's mayor said removing it altogether was more aligned with the current community's values. >> as we head into the start of the new school year, oakland unified school district still needs teachers. the district vacancy rate for all jobs is upwards >> we are the teachers -- >> it took weeks of negotiations to get oakland teachers back into the classroom. following the year-end teacher strike. but as the new school year starts the district is still having a hard time getting teachers into the classroom. >> that means there's 25%

vacancies. >> yes. yes. on an average. >> not just teachers but rather a lot of different school practitioners, school psychologists. school nurses. we have -- we have had the highest rate of turnover compared to our neighboring districts. >> teacher serrano on the frontlinest teachers strike. with that settled, challenges still remain. this time, hiring teachers and keeping the ones they have. >> people look at teacher salaries and what -- you know, whether or not they can afford a one bedroom, that's a big deciding factor. and for decades, salaries did not keep up with inflation. >> across the country, teacher pay remains a key issue in attracting new teachers. here in the bay area there's also competition for more lucrative jobs in other industries and in other districts. >> some of our competing c.m.o.'s in school districts are offering bob uses, signing bonus to employees and we think that was enticing to some of our

current teachers. so we were disappointed with some of the june and july resignations that we saw. reporter: still the district remains optimistic about prospects for oakland. >> and been getting a lot of emails and calls at the union office just wanting to know more about the salary schedule and working conditions. because they heard about what we won. >> serrano says new for this school year, a new $62,000 starting salary. a bigger bump up from previous years. she says the new contract gives teachers more decision making power. and new opportunities to bridge the educational gap. >> this is a district that now -- that it's really investing in our black students. we really have strong racial justice, economic justice, focus here and really want to make sure all of our students succeed. reporter: the district is also offering other incentives for some such as debt relief, tuition reimbursement, and subsidized housing. all which can be discussed at the job fair on thursday.

in oakland, abc7 news. ama: and that job fair that. doc: unified is hosting is from 4:00 to 5:30 thursday afternoon in the auditorium at the international community school and think college. now on international boulevard. representatives from elementary, middle and high schools will be there. dan: just ahead, at 5:00, santa cruz's sea otter saga has gone from coast side menace to tourist atraryks. attraction. ama: and the special significance behind this controlled burn today. in the north bay. abc7 news at 5:00 will be right back. >> former president trump said he has been informed he's a target in another federal criminal investigation suggesting an arrest is likely. a u.s. army soldier crossing the d.m.z. into north korea. and the new york serial killer case, why they're now on the scene tonight.

dan: this is a live picture of the main beach in santa cruz. it's a nice day to get some sun and enjoy sop sights and just lovely but these days something else is drawing tourists to town. that mischievous surf board biting sea otter. south bay reporter dustin dorsey with the latest developments and the debate on what to do with her. reporter: another busy day at steamers lane along west cliff in santa cruz as otter watch continues for another day. people from all over fought for their spot along the railing to get a glimpse. surfing sea otter, a fun sight for locals. >> it's so cool to like be here and experience that. i mean, you talk to people that have lived here forever and don't get to see all this happen. so it's such a cool thing to be here right now. experiencing this. and having it be national news. reporter: yes, otter 841 as she's known has been quite the attention getter for those surfing the internet, seeing her surfing the waves in the viral

pictures. >> and difficult to believe. this otter riding a surf board. and you can see -- see it for myself. yes. so yeah. fascinating. >> sounds crazy. makes you wonder how it's so domesticated i suppose. reporter: that's the exact question that the california department of fish and wildlife is trying to answer. they had a team out in a boat tuesday for a short period of time as the otter seemed to havr another day. it appeared to be much to her liking. the sea otter was born in an animal care facility and released into the wild more than a year before interactions with people began last september. the cdfw said it could take days or weeks to capture her and study her aggressive board-biting behavior and rehemmed in a zoo or an aquarium. people who came to see 841 live are split on thoughts of what should be done. >> we can't take a species out of its natural environment. you have to investigate why it's happening. but we already know why. so i'm protesting the capture. i feel it's unfair.

>> i really think that they do need to capture her and it's really important for her to be -- for her safety. to know what's going on with her health. reporter: crews say they will remain out here until she is brought in. but they may suspend efforts if the ■aggressive behavior stops. until then, otter watch continues. in santa cruz dustin dorsey, abc7 news. ama: today, lake regional park is closed. while crews conduct a prescribed burn. the federated indians of great renteria tribe partnered with parks and cal fire for the blaze. they burned 90 acres of grassland to protect the native trees and nearby comeubts. burns like this are nothing new here. tribal communities actually conducted what they called cultural burns hundreds of years ago. >> through their heritage, bringing the cultural burning back to landscape is very important aspect to that. ama: the federally recognized

indian tribe has a 20-year co-management agreement for the park where they're working to preserve its natural resources. dan: meta is taking a major step in the battle over artificial intelligence. today, c.e.o. mark zuckerberg announced that meta is partnering with microsoft to introduce the next generation of its a.i., large language model. and plans to make it available free of charge for research as well as commercial use. meta's model is called llama two which stands for large language model meta a.i. the company says letting people check it out for free is an important step in making a.i. safer. ama: up next, all those people who moved from the bay area to the southwest could be regretting it right about now. that story next.

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ama: before we get to our weather, glad you're not in phoenix. today the city set a record recording its 19th straight day where the temperature has soared past 110 degrees.

nighttime has offered little relief from the brutal temperatures. phoenix low of 95 yesterday was its highest overnight low ever. toppling the previous record of 93 set in 2009. temperatures haven't fallen below 90 for 98 straight days. but a dry heat, right? dan: can you imagine 95 degrees is the low? ama: i can't imagine i don't want to imagine and hope people are staying safe. dan: let's talk to meteorologist sandhya patel about our forecast. ama: nothing like that. sandhya: no, thankfully, ama and dan. and it is dangerous heat they're dealing with in phoenix. at 1018 degrees -- at 118 degrees. we check out what's ahead for wednesday it will be sizzling. this is dangerous heat. 117 in phoenix. going into thursday, 118. you can see that the hot weather extends up and down the state. 119 in phoenix on friday. and 115 on saturday. overnight temperatures have been in the low 90's. as we take a look at all the

advisories and warnings, they're still up until friday and saturday night. heat advisories in orange and that pink is the excessive heat warning. for parts of california we have an excessive heat watch going up on friday. as that hot weather is going to return. take a look, those heat warnings not just here in california and the southwest. but much of the southern tier states as global climate change continues to impact our weather. meanwhile, here in the bay area we're finally getting a break from that hot weather we've been dealing with for days now. 14 degrees cooler in nevada right now. down 12. in livermore, nine degrees cooler in san jose. winds are playing a role. gusting to 32 in oakland. 31 at s.f.o. we look at live doppler 7, to -- we are seeing some thunderstorms to the east as we noticed and to our east in the sierra nevadaa fortunately that moisture and instability stays away from the bay area. we have the fog back and as we check out those temperatures, 90's inland, 50's coast side, certainly a cooler day as we

look from our walnut creek camera we see plenty of sun out there. fog and patchy drizzle overnight. wide range of temperatures tomorrow. and it's heating up again inland. starting on thursday. so we're going to go hour-by-hour here. tomorrow morning, we start out with the fog along the coast and bay shoreline for the most part. but a few of the valleys will get in on it. drizzle at 5:00 a.m. and that drizzle is with us for much of the morning. in the afternoon and evening. the fog advances back in. your temperatures in the 50's and 60's to start the day. watch out for that fog. tomorrow afternoon, you're looking at 90's inland, upper 80's to low 90's so warm inland. fog near the coastline. temperatures in the 50's. pretty much sunny skies away from the coastline. the accuweather seven day forecast, cool to warm, so cool coast and warm inland. temperatures rising again on thursday. from the upper 90's to the triple digits friday, saturday, inland, don't kuo, 60's coast side but it is going to be warmer around the bay. around the 80's and not so hot on sunday.

cooler afternoon monday. before those temperatures bounce right back up on tuesday. but overall, at least this is not going to be an extended heat event. but it is summer. after all. dan? dan: that's true. and not 118 like it is in phoenix. sandhya: that's right. dan: thanks, sandhya. some advance notice for a big freeway project that starts this weekend and will last all weekend. it's going to shut down all eastbound lanes of 80or a stretch. the affected section from highway 4 in hercules to coming we highlighted it in red there to mak clear. the green highlights are the detour options. highway four, coming skyway, 680 and 780. 80 isoi to be closed from friday night until monday morning. this is t first of three planned shutdowns. and will remind you as it gets a bit closer but we're telling you now so you have a little bit more time to plan ahead. ama: tomorrow's powerball jack

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reaches $1 billion. the third largest prize in the game's history. ama: yeah. no one matched all the numbers in last night's drawing. players are keeping the hope alive before the next drawing. >> oh, my goodness. open that up, bro. look at the -- this guy is not joking around. let me see that for a second. look at that. >> yeah. >> he's got a stack of them. so this is -- >> you got to have hopes. if you don't have hopes how are you going to win? ama: wow. dan: the next drawing is tomorrow night. the odds of winning the grand prize are one in 292.2 ama: not bad. dan: not great. ama: not terrible, either. all right. well, we still have much more news ahead. dan: abc7 news anchor a look at what's coming up at 5:30. >> thanks, dan and alma. a look at the possibilities on the property where golden gate field stands right now. that's after the legendary horse racing track in albany announced it will be shutting down for good later this year.

plus the 2023 michelin guide california will be unveiled tonight in oakland. a look at the restaurants that could get their first stars and other awards that will be given. joan us for those stories and more at 5:30 on abc7 bay area streaming tv. dan: ok. thanks a lot. ama: and you can download the abc7 app or head to abc7news.com to join corina in two minutes. dan: if you watch us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next. for sandhya patel and all of us we appreciate your time i'm dan ashley. ama: i'm damn damn. we will see you again at 6:00.

>> david: tonight, breaking news involving former president trump. trump suggesting his own arrest is now likely. the former president says he's been informed that he's a target in another federal criminal investigation. trump suggesting an indictment and arrest is likely coming. he say