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exonerated of research misconduct, today the president of stanford university announced he is stepping down. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. in his announcements, he said his resignation was "for the good of the university." ama: dustin dorsey has the details and reaction from the college reporter who broke the story. reporter: stanford greater than any one of us, i therefore concluded i should step down, words from a campuswide letter by the president of stanford, announcing his resignation amid research misconduct this alleged misconduct and other issues have created a difficult environment for students, she says, she believes is stepping down as a good step for the school. >> i believe most faculty and students side is a long time coming. reporter: falsification of

during the research conducted before he took over a stanford's president and 2016. the investigation found there was money pollution and five papers where he was a principal author and he did not take the correct steps to correct the mistake. for the good of the university, i've made the decision to step down as president. he will maintain a role as professor of biology on campus and will retract or make corrections to the papers in question. theo baker first broke news of the alleged research misconduct last year. >> research misconduct is something that is often shrouded in mystery. it's a conversation that really needs to be brought to the fore more. i think there's a lot that people who were in my position a year ago would not necessarily have context to understand. my understanding is that i do not believe that a number of these issues had been raised

with stanford at the time he was selected. reporter: highlighting the power of student journalism. >> as a freshman, holding power to account and the most basic and straightforward way should be commended. i think that part of the conversation is really important here. the daily has done a lot of work to hold stanford university, its own parent university, to account. dan: you details tonight in the trial of a man charged with attacking nancy pelosi's husband at the co's n francisco home last year. today a federal judge den motion to move the trial to the city of eureka near the oregon bord. depap's public says media attention has tainted

the durable but the judge disagrees. he has to both state and federal charges. the federal trial is scheduled to begin november 13. a date has not yet been set for the state trial. ama: i suspect it's burglar who was accused of break-ins all over san francisco, under arrest today. police have had to meant at least 18 cases and say there could be more. >> this case involves community centers, businesses, homes and vehicles that were ransacked and tens of thousands of dollars in cash and property taken. >> this case will be assigned to our major crimes unit. normally burglary cases go to our general felonies unit. however given the prolific nature of this activity, i felt it was necessary to assign it to are major crimes unit, for more serious and repeat offenders, handled by more experienced prosecutors. ama: the suspect is a 29-year-old man arrested at a hotel in oakland.

he's currently being held without bail and faces a long list of charges that could carry a sentence of 25 years in prison. dan: merchants and residents in san francisco's castro district gathered today to protest against a group of un-housed people who refused to move. >> the protesters say become increasingly frustrated to move -- increasingly frustrated with the city's inability to move them out. reporter: many are wondering, how is this even allowed to happen? these encampments stay there for weeks on end. when it comes to the homeless situation and encampments, the castro is not the worst neighborhood. but the residents and merchants share the same kind of frustration that many people have, they just don't feel heard. he is the owner of the ups store on market street. he told us he no longer walks on the sidewalk to get to his own store.

instead, he jaywalks across market street. >> it smells. there are things that i see that i don't want to see anymore. it's like, you can't unsee stuff. reporter: today he asked other merchants and residents of the castro district to join him to protest the encampment located near the corner of market and castro streets. >> i have seen mattresses out here. i have seen barbecue pits out here. i have seen a lot of things that shouldn't be on the sidewalk. >> really depressing to seewhat's going on and tearing down the city. i've lived here almost 30 years. i've never seen anything like this. reporter: we approached the people living there. he is known to residents and homeless advocates because he is part of a lawsuit that has temporarily halted the city from conducting sweeps of homeless encampments, claiming it violates their constitutional rights. what do you want? what are you trying to seek? >> ultimately, the building of affordable housing.

>> i share the frustration of merchants. this particular individual has been offered many different kinds of shelter, including tiny homes. he has often declined and left placements he's been given because he would prefer to be on the street. reporter: he admitted he has been offered shelter and even lived for four months in a temporary shelter run by the city. we also found out that during the pandemic, he sued the city after his belongings were taken. he settled with the city and received a $9,000. -- and received $9,000. in a statement, that hom advocate said they are violating anti-homeless laws without rowing away people's property instead of storing it. merchants like him say, they feel like no one is listening to them. so you have reached out to the city. >> several times. yeah. reporter: what has been the response?

>> not really anything positive. it's just been, "we are working on it, we hope to get something done." that kind of thing. but nothing else. reporter: the federal judge who ordered that sweeps in san francisco be put on hold does not live in the city. she resides in the east bay city of albany where homeless camps are illegal. -- homeless encampments are illegal. this is ongoing frustration from people in the castro. you have to understand them. . where they are coming from. dan: mayor london asking the university of california system to consider a new campus in downtown san francisco. it comes amid high vacancies and declining property values in the area. she wrote a letter to the chair of the uc board of regents cosigned by the city attorney. breed set on twitter that there is room for student housing, classroom, let's -- lab

space and more. ama: some relief from the extreme heat for inland areas these past few days, but things are expected to heat up this weekend. for details, let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel. meteorologist: you will notice the haze in the air. it is very obvious. it is right here -- right above the marine layer. that's from smoke up to our north around oregon. it is good to moderate air quality, but we will continue to see those smoke impacts. air-quality advisory for smoke, issued today by the air-quality district. it is going to be good to moderate the next several days. sunday, it gets better. but once again, keep that in mind.

we have a fire burning around the south oregon, spilling over into our area due to the upper level winds. take a look at what you can expect as far as the smoke forecast. the impacts continuing not just this evening but again there will be some slight impacts tomorrow morning and afternoon as well. beyond that, heat advisory issued for all areas shaded in orange 11 a.m. friday until 11 p.m. saturday. highs, mid to upper 90's. inland, up to 107 degrees. i will be back to let you know how hot and how long this will last, coming up. dan: your details tonight in the antioch police texting scandal. 15 officers have been subpoenaed to testify this week in a case related to one of the men singled out on the racist te xts. but some of the officers may not have to show up. reporter: 15

involved in the racist texting scandal were subpoenaed to testify in court this friday. but not all of them may be coming. >> we don't want to put light on somebody that might have injuries. but we do believe that this is a convenient time for this to happen. reporter: he's with the group reimagine antioch. he's concerned about how five of the 15 officers allegedly have been excused to appear in court due to medical reasons. >> i'm curious as to how that system works, that they can suddenly have a doctor's note two or three days before they have to testify. reporter: this defense attorney filed a racial justice act motion for her client. he was targeted by antioch police officers and their text messages. the evidentiary hearing on that motion is set for friday. here and could result in criminal charges being dropped and three others accused of committing a series of gang-related shootings. some of the officers were excused to appear. the response to each of the five

officerss subpoena states the officers are off work due to an industrial injury and has not been medical care for his or her physician to attend court. each document was signed off by antioch police chief stephen ford. do you think a medical excuse is not enough? >> when i am writing about that's being alleged is definitely not enough. it's kind of funny or suspect that this is happening right before the court date. for me, unless it i medical emergency, should be able to go. reporter: the antioch city councilmember says she was hoping the case would allow some transparency into the department. especially since this is the first time that any of the officers would appear in court. >> we see defendants being wheeled in in wheelchairs and broaden. and now in this day and age of technology, being able to even zoom in. so i do not understand what the issue is with them. why they cannot be there. reporter: in an e-mail to abc7

news, will continue to facilitate subpoena svice for any of our employees that do not have any restrictions that would preclude them from appearing in court. the president of the california and hawaii chapter of the naacp says the officers involved in the texting scandal should be federally prosecuted. >> the liability that the city should be worried about is a liability that these officers have given to them from their racist actions and treating people like slaves. that's the real liability they should be worried about. dan: coming up, and three separate -- in three separate shootings across oakland. and tonight we are hearing from police about the violent day in their city. ama: plus we are learning about the items seized by police earlier this week as part of the search warrant into

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dan: police are investigating the deaths of four people inpar. the first one happened on 80 9th avenue near d street in east oakland. a man and a woman were found shot to death inside a home. several hours later, about 4:45 p.m., and woman was found dead on 18th avenue near east 12th street in the fruitvale district. officers on routine patrol found the woman lying in the street. he realized she had been shot. police believe a man who later showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound was injured in the same shooting. then just before noon, another deadly shooting on 106 avenue near sunnyside street in east oakland. someone will start found to death in a car. abc7 news was at the scene where a driver crashed into two other cars. oakland police held a news conference to discuss all of this violence.

>> in the span of 10 hours, the city of oakland experienced four homicides, two of which occurred in one incident. at this time we do not believe any of these incidents are connected. dan: police say no arrests have been made in any of these killings so far. ama: uc berkeley police now say the person whose skeletal remains were found in a vacant building near the main campus in january was the victim of a homicide. the coroner's office used dna evidence to identify the victim found that the campus, he was a texas man named lawrence mccreary. he had not been seen a life since 2009. there are no details about how he was killed or when. uc berkeley police are asking anyone with information to come forward. dan: a driver crashed into three people overnight and the south bay, killing a baby and sending a woman and a child to the hospital. it happened at the intersection of king road and ocala avenue. san jose police say the woman

and her two little girls were walking outside a marked crosswalk against a red light. one man woke up and ran outside after hearing a loud bang, followed by screaming. >> just gives me the chillsthinking about it . seeing the baby, laying face down. i was just terrified. i remember my little girl when she was that age. i can imagine her pain when she wakes up and she finds out. let tucker unconscious -- they took her unconscious. dan: police say the car that hit them had a solid green light as it went through the intersection. the driver remained on the scene. ama: we are learning new details about the items seized during a search warrant as part of the ongoing investigation into the murder of tupac shaku police took computers, hard drives, and magazine articles about the rapper and his death. the search happened at 10 p.m. monday night and henderson, nevada near las vegas. the evidence will be presented to a las vegas grand jury, but charging decisions have not been

made and are not imminent. investigators have long believed his killer is likely already dead. the rapper who lived in marin city and oakland was killed in a drive-by shooting in las vegas back in 1996. keep it h

ama: a ordinance giving tenants more rights to live and better living conditions. been created. residents say they have had to deal with rats and mold. >> whatever kind of housing live in, whatever your rent is, it doesn't matter, in terms of what your basic rights to a audible home are. -- how -- a habitable home are. ama: it requires landlords to meet with tenants associations and resolve issues in good faith. the management company says they

are making repairs and working to meet with those tenants over the issues. dan: you know the if it is not broke don't fix it? not a place of the weather today. [laughter] meteorologist: right now we do have the fog so enjoy this break while it lasts. here's a look at a live picture from her emeryville camera. notice we have not only the marine layer but we also have a very shaky camera, indicating we have a nice sea breeze coming through the region. look at these temperatures near the coast. half moon bay, 57 degrees. oakland, 65. in the low to mid 70's from palo alto to san jose. blue skies, some enjoying the sun. low to mid 80's from santa rosa to novato. upper 80's for fairfield, concord, livermore. but this is actually bearable. it will get a lot --

it can get a lot harder and that is exactly what is going to happen. some parts of southern california are already under excessive heat warnings. an excessive heat watch going up for parts of southern california as well as parts of the central valley. high pressure from the desert, expanding westward, and as it moves, that he returns inland. unlike the last event, this one is not expected to be right overhead and that's not expected to be quite as strong. we are not expecting that extreme heat. but certainly still a moderate heat risk here in the bay area friday and saturday. on live doppler 7, we do have the marine layer. winds gusting to 32mph at oakland, 25 around san francisco and sfo. coastal and bayside patchy drizzle overnight, heating up inland the next few days. it will remain comfy at the coast with some fog. first and tomorrow morning, not only is the fog spilling over into the bay, but we will have

some spotty drizzle just like this morning, so be aware of that. tomorrow afternoon, i don't think the marine layer will completely clear the coastline. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. watch out for the fog and spotty drizzle tomorrow afternoon. you are looking at a hot day around guillory, morgan hill -- gilroy, morgan hill. breezy near the coast. 67 for the city, downtown san francisco. it's going to be nice but not quite as hot. him heading into the east bay, 76 oakland, 82 fremont. and lent areas, he will be on the toasty side. friday is even harde up to 104 inland. that heat persists saturday, but the cost will remain comfortable. sunday, those temperatures begin to back off. the hottest day inland will be friday. sizzling still on saturday. not at the beaches, though.

a cooler day monday before those temperatures come up by a few degrees. just a minor bump up. dan: thank you,

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dan: three companies joined together today to unveil the first of its kind charging facility for electric buses. abc companies along with pg&e open the facilities today in your work. the company official says i can charge up to 40 large electric buses at one time. that is important because just one ev bus can take 40 to 50 cars off the road. >> electric vehicles in general offer a viable pathway to a cleaner future. and the development of these large-scale electric fleets are key to widespread adoption. dan: accompanies say the new facility can serve as a model for transportation -- for the transportation industry. ama: we still have much more news i had. dan: let's go to abc seven news anchor coming in over for a look at what's coming up at 5:30 p.m. karina: tonight, we will take a closer look at the criminal charges filed against a prosecutor and alameda county.

we will discuss the district attorney's decision to charge one of her most vocal critics. plus, a big award for a san francisco contemporary thai restaurant. the chef joins us to talk about receiving a michelin star, and that's not her first. join us for those stories and more at 5:30 p.m. ama: you can download the abc7 app or had to abc7news.com to join karina in a few minutes. dan: world news tonight with david muir's next. ama: we will see you

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