homophobic messages. corpushis o shelter to do anything that a usurp the authority of the voters. >> not doing that here. the rescue had to pull them. and board is respecting uh- the then eventually they needed amputations because they weren't treated sooner. elected position of the sheriff. >> a call for change at animal >> supervisors once again shelters in the south bay and imploring corpus to address the allegations while under oath. six former apple employees accused of a scheme to bilk >> so if sheriff corpus wanted to come to our next meeting on money out of apple and a december 10th and make her case charity. >> good afternoon, i'm kristen why, we could take this off z. and i'm dan ashley. while represented by counsel and >> thanks for joining us. we'll testify to us and present have more on those stories in whatever evidence she wanted to the board could take it under just a few minutes. plus, remember it's giving tuesday how advisement. at that time. you can help make a difference >> attorneys for the sheriff today. >> but let's begin with the asked the board to delay today's latest on embattled san mateo vote, saying there has not county sheriff christina corpus. been due process. and while today, the county board of that didn't happen, the board did set a december supervisors approved a special election that, if approved, 11th deadline to withdraw would grant supervisors the their request for the ability to remove a sheriff. special election. if there's a sudden change of heart and >> abc seven news reporter additionally, supervisors monica madden has been tracking acknowledge that this is the developments. monica, what going to be a costly circumstances are outlined for removing a sheriff? process. supervisors caused supervisor caruso's team >> well, dan, if voters approved the charter amendment in tells me that it could take march, it would allow the up to $4 million to go about san mateo county board of this process. the same supervisors to remove the sheriff if that person violates the following amount of a recall, which is why she's asking corpus to quote. any law related to the performance of sheriff's go ahead and resign. dan. kristen.

duties. flagrant or repeated >> all right. that's quite a neglect of the sheriff's du, bit. thank you so much. misappropriation of public monica. closing arguments continue today in the bob lee murder trial, with the funds, willful falsification of official statements or defense delivering its account of what happened. documents, or obstruction of any there was a last minute change in the courtroom investigation into the conduct of a sheriff and supervisors. because one of the jurors got sick and had to be repld believe sheriff cristina corpus has done all of these things. by an alternate. niuma mohamedld is accused of stabbing lee to facing allegations of abuse of death last year in san power and mounting calls to francisco. prosecutors claim she killed the cash app founder resign. san mateo county sheriff cristina corpus job is now on after his sister claimed she had the line. been drugged and sexually >> the voters will inform assaulted by a drug dealer she met through lee. the defense has themselves and they will make maintained it was self-defense educated votes. >> the board of supervisors and that lee was the one who tuesday handing the baton to the came at momenti in the south people of san mateo county. they'll vote in march whether or bay. >> six former apple employees have been charged in a donation not to let the board remove the scheme using the tech company's sheriff from office. matching funds money that >> we see this level of instead, police say went right dysfunction in our sheriff's office. what does that mean for back into their pockets. abc your everyday resident supervisors defending the matter? seven news reporter dustin >> as urgent? dorsey explains how investigators say they attempted >> why now? because this matter to pull this off during this continues to harm people in the holiday season. sheriff's office. >> six former apple employees >> all of the sworn union have been arrested for allegedly personnel have voted uh- and are stealing thousands of dollars meant for charity. the santa

clara county district attorney's unanimous. they're calling for office has charged them with her to resign. the captains have multiple felonies, including called for her to resign. grand theft, perjury and tax >> in a monday letter to the fraud, all part of an elaborate board sheriff corpus, urging them to not move forward, sayin, scheme that d.a. jeff rosen says had many victims. quote, this process undermines the will of voters. this is not >> it's ripping off apple. it's ripping off the charities, it's democracy. it follows the november release of a report ripping off the government. so it's really a situation where prompted by internal complaints that corpus allegedly abused her everybody loses apple loses, the power, had an inappropriate community loses. and all because relationship with her chief of staff and sent racist and these six individuals wanted to make some money. >> we are not naming the suspects until their arraignment. but rosen said one man orchestrated the crimes involving apple's donation match program that took place from july 2018 to april 2021. that suspect is an executive with hop for kids, an organization with a mission to support children and teenagers living in poverty and with the american chinese international cultural exchange council, another nonprofit that aims to promote a peaceful and livable world. >> the ringleader, instead of the money going to those charities because he had status and positions in those charities, he kept the money that apple meant to go to those

charities and gave back the money that the employees put up back to those employees. >> the investigation found employees made donations to hop for kids and ac, dc through a third party platform, which was matched by apple by either 100 or 200% in total. the men are accused of stealing $152,000 in false donations and over reporting around $100,000 in charitable contributions as tax deductions. d.a. rosen said they're investigating other companies in similar scams, and this needs to serve as a warning. >> we would encourage those companies to do a check, to do an audit, to make sure that the money that they are giving to these charitable organizations really is going there. >> we reached out to the nonprofits and apple but did not hear back. the six men face more than five years in jail and restitution payments if convicted. in santa clara county, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> advocates are calling for improvements to the city of san jose's animal shelter. an audit was performed and the results

are being officially delivered to the city council today. the results highlighted a variety of issues that need to be addressed, according to those who have seen it. some of them include the training of volunteers and reaching out to rescue shelters. >> the animal shelter has been overcapacity for some time now. there housing way more dogs and cats than they have capacity for, and we feel like there are some steps that could be taken to help mitigate the large population of animals. >> other issues with the shelter include the spread of diseases. mayor matt mehan recently threw his support behind making changes to the shelter. based on the auditor's recommendations. >> in san francisco, hundreds of street ambassadors tasked with patrolling some of the most challenging sidewalks in the city could be on the verge of losing their jobs. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena explains what's on the line as city supervisors revisit the city's budget as they patrol san francisco's tenderloin. >> urban alchemy ambassadors

received an email confirming that hundreds of them are on the verge of losing their jobs. >> we got 300 people with 300 families that are now depending on this contract to feed their families. >> dale seymour is the founder of the nonprofit code tenderloin. his team also serves as subcontractors for urban alchemy. patrolling and keeping a watchful eye throughout the tenderloin. on wednesday, san francisco's budget committee will consider a proposed $7.8 million addition to the $16 million urban alchemy gets every year a tough decision as the city faces an $800 million budget deficit. >> i'm concerned. i was in city hall where i'm at right now, all day yesterday, speaking to every supervisor i could to get them to know the importance of us losing this coverage. >> urban alchemy has been credited with helping increased safety on several streets in the tenderloin, mid-market and soma

neighborhoods where they're deployed. yet there are still some questions of their effectiveness as open air drug markets continue to be a problem in these areas. >> i'm glad the city, the tonality of the city right now, which is reviewing all contracts across the board, not specifically towards urban alchemy. it wouldn't be the best choice to abruptly cut services of any kind right now. >> in a statement, urban alchemy said in part, we're optimistic that the budget and finance committee will take action tomorrow to protect the jobs of hundreds of people who were formerly incarcerated or unhoused, and face the most extreme barriers to employment. according to seymour, urban alchemy will be safe until at least april. the contract with urban alchemy is still set to expire at the end of june of 2025. by then, san francisco will have a new mayor, and the future of urban alchemy could still be in question. >> at this point, it would be a mistake. cutting services abruptly like that in san francisco. >> luz pena, abc seven news.

>> the diocese of oakland is mourning the loss of its second bishop. bishop john stephen cummins passed away today at the age of 96. he was ordained into the catholic priesthood in 1953. cummins was installed as the bishop of oakland in 1977. the second person ever to hold that role within the diocese. he served until his retirement in 2003. cummins is a berkeley native and started his career at mission dolores basilica in san francisco. >> martial law declared overnight in south korea. we'll have the latest on what's happening. three acres of land formerly owned by caltrans returned to the ohlone people. it's a story you'll see only on abc7, and it's giving tuesday ahead. how you can help make a difference today. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. mild december day one record in downtown oakland. so far. i'll have a look at the forecast coming up w

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what is happening in south kore. crowds clashing with police and the south korean capital of seoul today. local media of capturing what appears to be tear gas used as the military breaks through a barricade at a government building. helicopters in the air as protesters chant below pah'-ha-roe! they're yelling dismiss! martial law as armed forces walk the streets. today, the south korean parliament unanimously voting to lift the martial law. hours after the military rule was declared by the president, yoon suk yoon and embattled president, saying he declared martial law to defend the country from what he says is the threat of north korean communist forces. accusing some opposition party members in the country's parliament. yoon's conservative party is in a budget dispute with the liberal democratic party. yoon accuses them of paralyzing his administration with 22 proposed cases of impeachment since june. yoon says he will eliminate anti-state forces who have been wreaking havoc on south korea.

>> we were not notified of president yoon's announcement in advance. >> the u.s. state department this afternoon, calling it a political dispute. >> our hope is and every hope and expectation is that any political disputes will be resolved peacefully and in accordance with the rule of law. >> president biden is in angola. he was asked about what's happening today in south korea. he said he was just getting briefed on the situation. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> well, the developments in south korea sent shockwaves. thousands of miles away. >> it really did. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke with local korean americans, just stunned to hear this news. >> today is a huge deal. that's a huge deal. >> albert choi with the korean community center in the east bay is stunned by the actions of the south korean president. >> it's a very democratic state. we're a developed country. there's no immediate you know, civil unrest. >> president yoon suk yeol declared martial law in an unannounced tv address tuesday. >> president yoon, it seems like

he's. it's an unpopular president at the time right now, because his ratings are going down, and i think he needed to do something where, you know, kind of like a shock factor. and he just kind of wanted to seize power. he's from a very conservative party. >> at san francisco international airport. hiram yu greeted her mom, who just got off the plane after a long flight from south korea. we asked if she knew about the south korean president declaring martial law. uses. her mother was shocked. >> she said he has to uh- quick. >> yu's mother says the president must step down. earlier, we asked you about her family still in south korea. >> they are very upset, i think. yes. seems like upset and worried about the force with the army and police. >> yu's husband is visiting seoul for business.

>> husband can't call uh- and the internet wifi doesn't work. so i think that's why he more panicked. he wants to coming back uh- right now. >> but since they last talked, things have steadied. >> right now it come down. yeah, yeah, yeah. the situation is key for many korean americans. >> they say they need to wait and see what happens next to support the democracy. >> call your friends and family, see what's going on, and get the truth from what's actually happening on the ground over there. and then. and then see, you know how this plays out in san francisco. >> suzanne phan abc seven news. >> all right, let's turn to the weather. the great temperatures and sunshine continues around the bay area. >> i know, is this almost christmas time or is it spring? so confused. right now, sandhya. you know what? and with good reason. with these temperatures, kristen and dan running 5 to 10 degrees above average for this

time of year. it's understandable. but soaked in sun is san jose right now, by the way. oakland downtown 70 degrees so far. the previous record was set back in 2014 of 67 degrees. look how mild it is, right now. almost 70, in santa rosa at this hour. 62 in napa. 63 petaluma. mid 60s from vacaville to concord to livermore. from our mount tam cam, we are noticing the hazy skies. mid 60s san francisco, oakland, hayward close to 70 there in san jose. you've already gotten up into the 70s. 68 in redwood city. a live view from our walnut creek camera. and you can really see how hazy the skies are. it's the pattern we're in. winds are really light. high pressure overhead. putting a lid on the atmosphere and the air quality is suffering. no doubt about it. we do have some yellows here, which is moderate air quality locally. take a look at the winds. you really need stronger winds to mix out the atmosphere. we just don't have it and we're not expecting it. so the air quality, the next two days

will be moderate, the next for wednesday and thursday. so if you do have any respiratory issues, even though there isn't a spare the air, just keep that in mind and maybe limit outdoor exposure. i do want to show you the visible satellite picture, because earlier this morning there was some fog near big sur. now we're seeing some of that right near the san mateo coastline. it's really patchy overnight tonight we'll see some patchy fog in the valleys as well. looking at the setup here on live doppler seven. everything is going well into canada as high pressure is blocking the storm track from getting here from our kgo roof camera. we do have blue skies overnight tonight. areas of fog tomorrow through friday. mild with above average temperatures once again. and the start to the weekend will be cooler and cloudier, but the second half will be brighter right at 515. we're looking at 50s and 60s comfortable not getting cold really quickly as 710. you're still in the 50s, but as we head towards the late night hours, you drop off into the 40s and 50s tomorrow morning, patchy fog anywhere from the 30s to

the 50s, and tomorrow afternoon we're once again into the 60s and 70s by evening, coming down into the 50s, your morning temperatures 38 in fairfield, 48 in san francisco. everyone else in between. tomorrow afternoon it is going to be plenty of sun and high temperatures, ranging from the low 60s to the low 70s. now, i do want to show you the rainfall. it's staying up along the pacific northwest area down to eureka. this is the ten day outlook, about a third of an inch. so the accuweather seven day forecast. keep those shades handy. go ahead and wash your cars because it's a dry pattern, mild as well. the weekend. saturday's cooler sunday slightly milder. and then next week will be closer to where we should be for this time of year. >> dan and kristen like where we are now though. oh, good. >> we'll keep that way, at t for the time being. thanks. it's like where we should be now. yeah? what's that? yeah. forget it. okay. >> today is giving tuesday, and area food banks really need your help. they're in crisis right now. leaders of the five bay

area food banks say pandemic funding has dried up, and they're now seeing the same levels of need they saw during the height of covid. >> so why is the need so high again? well, we have a real affordability crisis in our community and we have dramatic income inequality. so for so many of our clients, they're often people working multiple jobs. and still struggling to be able to pay their rent and put food on the table. >> they're urging the public to donate cash to their local food bank, saying it is the most efficient way to help. for every dollar donated, they can provide enough food for two meals. >> hi, i'm chris padilla, i'm the chief philanthropy and engagement officer here at the san francisco-marin food bank. on behalf of all of us here at the food bank, i want to thank abc seven and disney for their amazing support. we rely on donors to make this work possible. every week, we're providing groceries to nearly 50,000 of our neighbors in san francisco and marin. and that's all because of donors. so again, thank you abc seven and disney for

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for the lesbian nation here in the bay area. they were given ownership of their first waterway in castro valley. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains why this move is not only sacred for the tribe, but also how it's building a better bay area. >> we have some california native seeds that we're going to broadcast as just a way ofing to welcoming us back to this land. >> karina gould is the tribal chair for the confederated villages of the la nation. before, it was the san lorenzo creek and castro valley, it was lesbian. they believe this is the waterway they were born into. and along with mount diablo, where their relationship with the earth begins, we are received the first waterway back for our land trust. >> but also it's a sacred place for our tribal people.

>> the land has been vacant for decades. after a freeway project was canceled. eden housing bought it in 2019 to build affordable housing. the tribe fought the project not because they're against housing, but because they wanted to protect their sacred land. eden housing listened. >> eden is an affordable housing developer. we do not typically own land or creeks like this, but we saw the value of this asset. so the lashon nation sometimes generically referred to as the ohlone people, will hold a cultural easement on the land. >> the land comes with state funding for maintenance in perpetuity. that money will be used to restore the land to its natural state. maintenance for plants and wildlife, and cleaning up the water. >> how do you just like, take care of three acres of water? water moves, right? we imagine and dream of is that this waterway would become so clean again that those salmon and steelhead trout will come and find their way here. >> the land is currently closed

to the public. gould says they will make it open space for everyone to use. organizers say they will need community support. they'll be asking for volunteers to help with cleanup and restoration around the creek in castro valley. anser hassan abc seven news. >> the city of oakland is grappling with what to do with the training facility that the raiders used before moving to las vegas. the roots and soul soccer teams took it over and then a real estate firm was poised to buy that property. however, the group, as we reported yesterday, backed out and the city lost out on roughly $12 million. at today's city council meeting, an ordinance is being taken up that would sell the facility to the roots, soul or whoever has a stake in either team. >> a bay area legend will have to wait another year to see if he'll be invited to join the pro football hall of fame. east san jose native jim plunkett, who played quarterback for the oakland raiders and the san francisco 40 niners, was a nominee for the seniors category. well, today we learned he is not a finalist, but a

different legend with bay area ties did make that list. mike holmgren, a san francisco nativ, began his nfl coaching career as an assistant for the niners. he is a class of 2025 finalist, and so are ralph hay, maxie baldwin, sterling sharpe and jim trier. >> it's a good class, but maybe next year for jim plunkett. well, it is giving tuesday coming up next. the growing need and how you can help make a difference. >> plus how lending a hand is good for your health. >> also here planning ahead in the south bay, putting away money for a possi

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