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york city hotel. police are calling the murder a targeted attack as they search for a masked gunman. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen tsay. we'll have the latest on that shooting in just a few minutes. but first, a major announcement about the future of oakland. city leaders are laying out an official timeline of how they'll select oakland's next mayor. oakland will have a new mayor after shen tao was recalled in the november election. so oakland city officials expect the alameda county registrar of voters to certify the election results by tomorrow. the city council has to accept the results, which it will do at its next meeting on december 17th. and at that point, mayor shinto will no longer be mayor. city council president nikki fortunato bass will become the interim mayor, but she's also moving on. she won her race for alameda county board of supervisors for district five, so she'll submit a letter of resignation and serve until january 6th. and at that january 6th meeting, a new city council will be sworn in. they'll pick the next city

council president and president pro tem. that president will become interim mayor and pro tem will be acting council president. finally, there will be a special election for oakland mayor and bass district seat, which will be held on april 15th. the interim mayor will serve until the winner of the special election is sworn in. all of this unfolds as oakland faces an historic budget deficit. but the way oakland government is set up, the mayor is not as strong as in other cities. bass explains how this will impact budget. >> i also want to say very clearly that continuity and stability is critical during this time of transition. oakland's residents deserve for all of us to come together, for our leadership to be strong and effective, to be focused on our fiscal responsibility, safe communities, as well as our other ongoing priorities. >> oakland will likely have four mayors between now and april. third of the interim mayor runs

and wins. a new report paints a troubling picture about gun violence and how it disproportionately impacts communities of color in alameda county. outgoing alameda county district attorney pamela price shared details from the report this morning. it finds gun violence is the leading cause of death in the county for people under the age of 18. domestic violence incidents involving guns were 12 times more likely to end in death. price says it's time to use the data to make lasting changes to address the issue. >> the support action that we hope will go forth even after my departure includes addressing the structural inequalities that contribute and promote violence in communities that are most impacted by it. >> the city board of supervisors or county board of supervisors voted to declare gun violence a public health emergency in 2021. california's attorney general is warning public institutions in

the state they should not help the incoming trump administration with mass deportation efforts. rob bonta gave the warning this morning at the bernal heights library in san francisco. he said all state institutions, including libraries, schools, law enforcement, courthouses and shelters need to abide with the state's guidelines when it comes to immigration status. all of this is in response to campaign promises made by trump for mass deportations that he's going to use the military, he says, to execute his plans, the national guard. >> it's inhumane. it's illogical. it's fiscally irresponsible, and it's against what this state and frankly, what the country stands for. >> bonta encouraged californians to report public institutions in the state who might be helping with deportation efforts. the jury is now deliberating the high profile murder case of cash app founder bob lee. closing arguments concluded yesterday.

prosecutors say nima momeni planned the 20 the april 2023 attack after hearing lee introduced his sister to a drug dealer who sexually assaulted her. defense attorneys say momeni acted in self defense after lee attacked him with a knife while on drugs. they also claim lee was earlier seen on video doing drugs off of an object that appears to be the murder weapon. if convicted, momeni faces 26 years to life in prison. we have a crew at the courthouse and will update you as soon as there's a verdict. developing news out of new york city. police are on the hunt for the masked man who gunned down the ceo of unitedhealthcare. in what is being called a brazen, targeted attack. it happened this morning outside a manhattan hotel where the country's largest health insurer was holding its investor conference. abc news reporter reena roy has the latest. >> an urgent investigation underway in the heart of midtown manhattan, where police say unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson was shot and killed wednesday morning. new

surveillance video shows the moments the violence unfolded. police now reviewing the footage as the search for the suspect intensifies. >> i want to be clear at this time, every indication is that this was a premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack. >> investigators say the suspect, wearing all black and a ski mask, waited until the 50 year old showed up at the hilton hotel for an investor's conference. >> the suspect approached from behind and fired several rounds, striking the victim at least once in the back and at least once in the right calf. many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target. >> three shell casings found at the crime scene, along with live rounds from a nine millimeter gun. at one point, police say the gun appeared to jam. and when the shooter cleared it, he began shooting again. the murder happening not far from tonight's tree lighting at rockefeller center. they're also conducting interviews in thompson's home

state of minnesota. >> we're reaching out to law enforcement in minnesota, and we're also interviewing his coworkers and family members to see if there have been any specific threats against him in the past. >> unitedhealthcare is the health insurance wing of unitedhealth group, the largest health insurer in the world. the company releasing a statement saying they are deeply saddened and shocked, saying brian was a highly respected colleague and a friend to all who worked with him. there's still no word on a motive. thompson's wife tells abc her husband was a loving father to two sons, and their family is shattered. they're requesting their privacy be respected during this difficult time. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> developing news a shooting at a school in oroville wounded two students, and the sheriff says the suspected gunman took his own life. it happened around 1 p.m. at the feather river adventist school near palermo. the butte county sheriff says he does not believe the gunman has a connection to the campus. the feather river adventist school is a private school for grades k through eight. in the east bay. there's a rush to repair a sewer

line break that's causing a massive overflow of untreated wastewater. this is happening near the shore acres pump station in bay point. the delta diablo sanitation district says it found the break on monday, and it's causing about 1 million gallons of raw sewage per day to flow into the surrounding marshland. the district says the leak is not impacting bay point residents. well, it is a beautiful, clear day in the bay area. another one? how much longer though? here's abc seven meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. >> not a cloud in the sky. just looking lovely. we do have moderate air quality though today. be aware of that. rest of the week. we keep our dry pattern, the sunshine, the warm temperatures in the afternoon. the weekend outlook saturday is the cloudier and cooler of the two days. sunday is a lot brighter, but both days this weekend are looking just nice. any significant rain is really holding off until next weekend. that's when the storm track moves back over northern california. so starting december 14th, keep that in the back of your head will likely start to

track some new rain chances. in fact, here's future weather. we'll get you into next weekend. and there you can see an area of low pressure finally diving south into northern california. this is december 14th and may linger across the state for a couple of days. that's something we'll be tracking in the extended outlook. it's all about warm sunshine today. live doppler seven along with satellite. we do have storms out there in the pacific. just the storm track is sending it well north into vancouver. so for us, we're keeping it sunny. we're keeping the winds light. we're keeping the temperatures on the mild side. if we were to stop here right now with our temperatures, this would be pretty average for this time of the year. but we still have several hours of warming to go. and that's why some of our warmest areas today, getting into the upper 60s, lower 70s. weather. wellness today. air quality is moderate. pollen levels are low. the uv index is a two that is low. future weather showing you later on this afternoon. we're warming up into the upper 60s. lower 70s? that's about ten degrees above average for this time of year. still quite comfortable. later on this evening at 730, you'll

notice some clouds streaming in overnight tonight. that will keep temperatures a little bit warmer than they were this morning. so today, 64 for a high in the city with light winds, 67 in oakland, near 70. in santa rosa will hit about 71. in san jose, 66 in concord, san mateo very nice at 65 degrees. then overnight tonight, we'll track those partly cloudy skies. we had a lot of 30s on the board this morning for our starting temperatures. not likely to get that cold tonight. will mainly stay in the 40s as we head into thursday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. warm december afternoon. today we'll keep it above average tomorrow and even into friday with mild sunshine. saturday cloudier and cooler to kick off the weekend, but we'll brighten right back up for the back half of the weekend on sunday, and that dry pattern continues early next week. >> up next, the latest on the political situation, the chaos in south korea. its president facing impeachment vote now after his stunning declaration of martial law. we'll talk with an expert from the wilson ce

chaos as its president now faces an impeachment vote after his stunning declaration of martial law. he quickly walked back after triggering mass protests and huge pushback from lawmakers. meantime, the biden administration says it was caught off guard by the turmoil with one of our nation's closest allies. abc news reporter christiane cordero explains south korea's president is facing calls to resign or be impeached after a rare, turbulent 24 hours in seoul. >> people spilled into the streets, their chants drowned out by helicopters overhead as the country grappled with a short lived declaration of martial law imposed by democratically elected but

deeply unpopular president yoon suk yul. the president cited a threat from north korea, but opposition leaders quickly said his motivation was entirely political. >> people are angry. opposition accusing the president of abusing power that he did not comply with any of the requirements for declaring martial law, calling him incompetent to rule. now demanding him to step down immediately and supporters of opposition still here protesting members of parliament scrambled to meet and voted against the order, with opposition leaders barricading entrances at the building. >> south korean soldiers on the other side, the president lifted the martial law six hours after imposing it. south korea is a strong u.s. ally. president biden, while in angola, said he was briefed on the situation. the administration adding it is relieved president yoon reversed course. >> 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. >> u.s. officials also say they

were blindsided by the martial law declaration and the administration had grave concerns over the move. this morning, south korea's opposition party submitted a motion to impeach its president. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> and as you heard, south korea's political instability is potentially damaging to u.s. interests, especially given the rising tension with china. joining us live now to discuss the implications. kayla ortega, formerly with the defense department and now with the hyundai motor korea foundation center for korean history and public policy at the wilson center in washington, d.c. thank you so much for joining us. with your expertise. >> thank you, kristen, for having me. >> just so our viewers can understand if they're unfamiliar with the concept real quickly, what is martial law and why is it such a shocker for a democratic country to enter that state, even for just a few hours? >> no, it's a good question. i think many of us and in the west have not had this experience, thankfully. but unfortunately, korea does have a history. now,

it has been over 40 years since a south korean president has enacted martial law. and what it really means is that there's a state of emergency. now, this is referenced as wartime or war like situations, which obviously is coming into contestation since korea, even though there's an ongoing crisis with north korea, is not currently in an active state of tangible war fighting scenarios, right now. and so what it would entail is if the president enacts, then there would be a pressure put on domestic populace, so it would be control of the press. it would be control of assembly and groups meeting, and it would also mean controlling certain voices domestically. and so this is quite concerning to many in south korea. korean citizens and researchers alike, that this was such a strong and very sudden pronouncement by president yoon suk yeol in south korea. >> so how did president yoon get there? like, what political factors set this in motion? >> what's interesting is, as we've heard from our us colleagues and the government, this was very much a surprise

both to u.s. allies as well as to those in south korea. many are speculating that yoon has felt increasingly both frustrated and threatened by the fact that domestic policy has not been able to be pushed across the finish line, and the national assembly. many of us know that earlier this year, the national assembly elections actually did not go in his party's favor. so the democratic party, the dp, won almost actually a majority of the seats, almost a supermajority at the time, which has meant there's been quite a lot of partizanship deadlock with getting bills across, including the recent budget bills. but additional scandals in the presidential office, as well as with his family, has put pressure on him to be able to show that he's accountable and actually able to implement domestic policy. and so while he's been taking great strides internationally. domestically, his approval ratings have been quite dismally low. and we're guessing that that probably led him to take this very severe, very shocking action. >> right. i mean, i'm not here to make any pronouncements, but i'm familiar with the concept of wag the dog, where, you know,

things aren't going well for you and you create some sort of whether it's war or some emergency, that kind of distracts people or, you know, you get power when you feel like you're losing your grip. that has been used by political leaders in history. so, of course, in this case, democratic, you know, korea is a very democratic nation, unlike their northern neighbor, north korea. so people were outraged, right? i mean, they're used to democracy. they're like, what is this? so they protested, we're seeing some of the video and of course, now lawmakers have filed motions for impeachment. what does this say when we look at this? should we feel good about the pillars of democracy? there? >> i think many are still in shock, to be honest, that this is even happening. i think if you had asked several of us, a couple of days ago if we could envision such a situation, many of us would talk back to the 1970s and 80s when korea did experience both political and military dictatorship and experienced martial law and the consequences of such. but we would not think so of today. obviously, as you just

mentioned, korea is a very thriving and exemplary democratic nation. and i think for many in korea, there is a positive side that korea's constitutional democracy has been upheld. the national assembly worked swiftly to hold the vote, but i think we're still seeing the potential consequences of this. and there's many that are still concerned what will actually play out on the peninsula, right, because there is chaos. >> and again, this is in the context of north korea and china and south korea being a key u.s. ally. so the biden administration said it was, you know, surprised, but also expressed grave concern. explain to our viewers why the political chaos there affects us and should make us nervous, given its role in that region? >> yes, certainly. so although this is obviously a domestic circumstance that is playing out in south korea, specifically the united states and south korea share a very close and very tight cooperation on the security front. in particular, the us and south korea had signed a 1953, a mutual defense

treaty. so this is the us rok alliance, and it's one of our strongest allies in the indo-pacific. and as mentioned, with the rise in china, with increasing threat to russia across multiple theaters and particularly the north korean troops now in russia, there's been a lot of speculation for the future destabilization of the region. and so we really this is a time where the united states and korea should be even more in lockstep when facing potential adversaries in the future. and so it can be quite concerning if we see a weakening of south korea's position and its president's office. obviously, this is a time of transition for the us as well. and there's a lot of concern that there are regions, adversaries that could take advantage of this in the region, and we don't want to see any opportunities for such. right. >> so what will happen now? some in yoon's administration, i understand, have already resigned. right. and he could be facing impeachment or i guess he could resign. so what happens now and how quickly does it happen? >> yeah. so we're still seeing how this is playing out on the ground. as you mentioned, there

has been a call for impeachment. there has not yet been a vote. now, we do need to keep in mind that if there is a vote for impeachment, that is not the end of it. there is more that proceed. so first they would have to be approved by two thirds of the national assembly, and then it would be sent on for review by south korea's constitutional court. now they have 180 days for this review. it can happen faster, especially given the domestic turmoil, but then they would still need to be passed or voted upon by at least six of the justices. and so right now, we're still waiting to see how this would unfold. we do have, unfortunately, experiences in south korea's history with past presidents, including not too far back president park geun hye's own impeachment process and how quickly that moved at the time. at the time, it was about 9092 days from the actual vote for impeachment that passed in the national assembly to the official approval by the constitutional court and the justices vote. so this is still playing out. we will have to wait to see if there one is a firm vote and where that goes for the next steps from there. >> kayla, we only have about

30s, but i do want to touch on this and that is out of all that's transpired there in kore. are there lessons for us politically here in the us? >> i think the biggest lesson is paying very close attention to the partizanship nature. you know, it's not just the united states that has partizanship. obviously, this is a divide in south korea as well with how close their political the presidential elections have been. and i think we'll need to be keeping a close eye on where there's room between the division, between the two parties domestically in south korea. >> kayla ortega with the wilson center, thank you so much

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in the south bay with a shopping spree for kids who could use a helping hand. it's one of those shop with a cop events, an opportunity for law enforcement to get some press, and for kids to get some toys. abc seven news reporter lena howland was there. >> reporter christmas just got a whole lot brighter for about 200 kids in san jose.

>> so it's fun to have a day off. >> this year, the san jose earthquakes have partnered with the shop with the cop foundation of silicon valley to host their annual shopping spree for kids in need, with santa closely supervising. how is everybody doing? >> thank you. >> organizers say the program is designed for kids between the ages of 5 to 12. some come from under-resourced neighborhoods, and others have suffered a traumatic crisis in their lives, like the loss of a parent because of violence or domestic violence in the home. san jose police chief paul joseph says it also serves as a method to promotep >>with a cop does more than just provide gifts at christmas time, there's a reading program that gets these kids here. and so it helps them focus on school, gives them some of the necessities they need to be a success. and then they're rewarded. they're rewarded with an opportunity to, you know, probably have a christmas that they wouldn't otherwise have. >> before heading inside target armed with a cart. students were treated to breakfast, meeting the first responders. they're

being paired up with for the day. coming from law enforcement agencies across the south bay. >> i feel very safe when, like we walk with the cops because, like, they can protect you. >> for allison alejo, a sixth grader at alpha blanca middle school, it's not her first time getting to shop with a cop. >> very happy. like, excited an, like, grateful for, like, the stuff that we buy and, like, very happy because we get to shop for, like, our family and for ourselves too. and we get to get stuff that we really like. >> and chief joseph hopes events like these can work toward building better bonds with the community they serve every day. >> what better way than helping children have a great christmas and letting them see us, you know, in a non-threatening manner in a in a in a happy time rather than a difficult time. >> this shop with a cop event is powered by the generous donations made by local law enforcement agencies. target individual donors. grants and also local businesses in san jose. lena howland, abc seven

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