>> finally, tonight, luigi mangione in court. luigi outside the courthouse in new york city. a crowd many angry at the health care system, hoping to catch a glimpse of mangione, accused of killing united health care ceo brian thompson. >> stop denying. >> supporters packing the hallway outside the status hearing. where inside? mangione, who has pled not guilty to all charges, wore a bulletproof vest. his bare ankles shackled above his loafers. those images quickly going viral, but his attorney arguing the look will make it hard for him to get a fair trial. >> he is. >> being publicly treated as guilty and as having the presumption of guilt, as opposed to the presumption of innocence. >> that's nightline. you can watch all of our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here at the same time on monday. thanks for staying up with us. good night. america.

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might not be closing schools, but tonight we've learned hundreds of jobs could be eliminated. >> and the school where a teacher is accused of offering to sell students pills that he claimed would help them do better on tests. >> the menendez brothers were convicted of murdering their parents, and they have asked for a new trial. the new district attorney is weighing in on their request. >> always live abc seven news starts right now.

>> good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. we're starting with a troubling story out of antioch. a mother is under arrest tonight. accused of leaving four children home alone in poor conditions. >> the house is on spruce way, and police made the discovery after someone reported seeing a two-year-old running around unattended. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is following this developing story. she spoke to neighbors who say they were shocked to learn what happened. >> this is the first time ever happened. so far. there's so many police officers. >> antioch police found four young children living in poor conditions. this cell phone video was taken by david sarkar, who lives across the street. >> the kids were taken by the ambulance one this way and one the other. >> it was on thursday evening when officers responded to the home after someone reported finding a two-year-old child outside. when officers arrived, they found three additional children inside with no adults

around. police said when their 36 year old mother arrived back home, she was placed under arrest for child abuse related charges. >> i was really surprised it never happened before and as i said, i haven't seen that many officers around here, even the ambulances and other cars. >> on friday, investigators went back to the home. the contra costa fire department hazmat team said the home was uninhabitable. officials boarded up the front door and the city code enforcement tagged the home. we knocked on doors to ask if they knew the family or knew what happened. >> you guys are the ones that told me. i'm surprised about it. >> richard arnold said it's usually a quiet area and neighbors stay to themselves. he was sad to learn children were involved. >> i just really hope that everybody gets better. >> the children's ages two, two, five and eight were taken to nearby hospitals for evaluation before being placed into the custody of child and family services. >> i'm so sorry about that, but

especially for the young kids. >> the tags on the garage and the door say there's no power in the home is unsafe to enter. the mother is being held on over $400,000 bail. in antioch. lauren martinez abc seven news. >> new at 11. we've known about san francisco unified school district's budget troubles for a while and have learned it's going to vote on tuesday on moving forward with layoffs. this is the first step in the process and could lead to hundreds of jobs being eliminated. staffing accounts for about 80% of the district's budget. the proposal would send out preliminary notices to 395 certified positions or certificated positions, and 164 classified positions. the district would then have to determine which employees to send notices to by march 15th. it does have the ability to rescind notices. the final notices would go out by may 15th. california college of the arts in san francisco has successfully raised nearly $45

million to help to secure its future. half the money came from nvidia's co-founder and ceo jensen huang. he's the world's 11th richest man, and it's the first time he's helped the college c.c.a. was facing a budget shortfall. layoffs and declining enrollment. huang's donation is the largest in the school's history. >> new developments tonight, with a school closures in santa rosa as the district deals with a $20 million deficit. the school board went back at it today after a meeting earlier this week, went on for hours and ended without a final decision. a total of four schools were in the board's crosshairs. elsie allen high school drew the most pushback when it was discussed wednesday night. tonight, it has a reprieve, as the board voted to only close the three middle schools. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is on the story. >> reporter after months of heated debate, the doors of elsie allen high school will stay open. >> this has been an alarm. this has been a huge alarm for our

district. >> santa rosa city schools board of trustees voting on its fate friday. it and a handful of other schools have been on the chopping block. as the district stares down a deepening deficit and declining enrollment. >> i do apologize that this meeting this afternoon is even necessary. >> the 5 to 1 vote comes on the heels of an impassioned nearly six hour meeting wednesday. hundreds of students, staff and family members rallying the majority in support of elsie allen, arguing closing it would disproportionately target the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> trustee. karsten. >> yes. >> trustee de la torre. >> yes. >> friday, the board voted in favor of a plan to close three middle schools and transition four high schools to serve seventh to 12th grade students. also saying yes to restructuring elsie allen into a specialized school focused on project based learning. >> it's a plan with accommodations that a lot of

hard work has gone into in the last 48 hours to try and even see what was possible, because every single one of these trustees and the community was not comfortable with the options that we were looking at. >> starting next academic school year, santa rosa and herbert slater middle schools will close, and santa rosa and montgomery high schools will start serving seventh through 12th grade students the following academic year. comstock middle school will close, while piner and elsie allen high schools open up to seventh through 12th grade. >> district's lack of transparency about how the seven through 12 model will actually look like is unacceptable. >> some teachers voicing their concerns during a brief public comment period ahead of the vote. >> our staff is the backbone of our success and separate us. separating us will have lasting and damaging effects. the board. >> also voted on boundary changes friday, which will be worked out in coming months with public input. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> all right, let's turn your attention now to the effort to

save sonoma state's entire athletics program on top of 23 academic programs. sonoma state's head baseball coach wants lawmakers to reverse the decision. they visited campus today for a legislative hearing. it's been one month since the university announced drastic cuts. >> if you want to, there's a way. there always is a way to find the money. >> we need to be able to see a comeback plan. it's up to the university and it's up to the csu system to develop that comeback plan. sonoma state is not corporate america. it's not tesla. simply cutting your way out of this isn't going to be successful. >> sonoma state's president agreed to legislators request to present a comeback plan within 30 to 60 days. >> we're going to turn now to the weather. it is a beautiful friday night as we take a live look at sfo. it has felt a lot more like spring these past couple of days. meteorologist sandhya patel joins us now with how the weekend is looking. sandhya.

>> fabulous. let's take a look at the temperatures for today and you will notice it was anywhere from 66 in san francisco to 72 in napa, santa rosa. really? these temperatures are 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time of year. 68 in san jose. and it's a beautiful view from our roof camera as we look at coit tower. here's a look at what you can expect tomorrow morning. fog and clouds 3040 filtered sunshine at noon time and you get a taste of spring once again with low 60s to low 70s. breezy and cooler later on in the evening. i've got an even warmer forecast coming your way. i'll let you know when in just a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. sandhya. in the south bay, a sunnyvale police officer won't face any charges for a deadly shooting last march. 19 year-old manuel perez becerra had called police on himself and was carrying a kitchen knife. now, body camera video showed him walking toward the officer as he was being ordered to stop. now, the santa clara county district attorney's office, in its report, cited a witness who said

the officer had no choice but to open fire. perez becerra's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit last month. >> san francisco's crackdown on drugs in the tenderloin is causing a migration to other areas of the city. the mission district is the latest community to see an increase in drug use and sales. mayor lurie has been very vocal about his mission to clean up sixth street. two miles away, the so-called side effect is causing concern among residents and merchants. >> we've noticed an increase in drug dealing, use of hard drugs, folks blocking the entrance to our business. >> they have my commitment that i'm going to be relentless on going after it in the mission as well. i have done many walks this some streets there are unacceptable. >> the castro is also attracting the spillover. these photos were taken this morning. the mayor says the city is improving but he is still not satisfied. >> it's been another busy day in washington. president trump fired the chairman of the joint

chiefs of staff, putting the pentagon into turmoil. a federal judge blocked president trump's executive order seeking to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. in other developments, the president scored a legal victory when a federal judge allowed his plans to dismantle usaid to move forward. and the associated press is suing trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech. the administration blocked the ap after it refused to change the gulf of mexico to gulf of america and its style guide. earlier in the day, the president clashed with maine's governor over transgender rights at a white house event. the trump administration is backing off a plan to eliminate seasonal national park service workers by reversing the freeze. this will allow the system to bring in people to help maintain and run the parks as we head into the summer months. the memo will allow for the hiring of up to 7700 workers. there's no mention of the probationary employees who were let go earlier this week. >> coming up, the menendez

brothers pushing for a new trial that could possibly get them out of prison. how the los angeles district attorney is pushing back. >> and a wild story out of a california high school. what students say a teacher said they needed to do in order to do better on tests. >> and the weight loss drug shortage is over. at least that's according to the fda. how this shook up wall street. >> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. >> jimmy thanks, dan and ama. watch us tonight. captain america wants this. so it's not like like a metal shield. like captain america. like where you could just you could stir fry, cook for people. cook for people. >> it's the first time you try bounce, it hits you. your laundry feels way fresher, softer. so you start to wonder, if i put a sheet of bounce on the finance guy, will it make him softer? bounce can't do it all, but for better laundry. ♪ put a sheet on it with bounce ♪

the city's fire chief, christine crowley. effective immediately, mayor bass says a thousand firefighters could have been on duty on the morning the l.a. fires broke out last month, but instead they were sent home on the chief's watch. she also says crowley didn't appropriately

warn her of the fire forecast. crowley will remain employed by the department at a lower rank, and her duties will be assigned by the interim fire chief. >> now to an update on the menendez brothers case. the los angeles county district attorney today made it very clear that he opposes a new trial for eric and lyle menendez. however, he did not rule out resentencing them for killing their parents. reporter anabel munoz, with our sister station in los angeles, has the story. >> for nearly 30 minutes, los angeles district attorney nathan hochman outlined the evidence his office has reviewed in the menendez brothers murder case. then he took a position on their petition for a new trial, saying new evidence filed does not meet the necessary requirements. >> which is why we concluded in our informal response that the court should deny the current habeas petition by the menendez brothers. >> hochman says one is an undated copy of a letter reportedly sent by eric menendez to his cousin in 1988, discussing sexual abuse he

experienced perpetrated by his father. the second, a declaration by roy rossello, who says he was sexually abused by jose menendez, the father of eric and lyle menendez. hochman argues that those pieces of evidence are either not admissible, not credible, or that there was a substantial delay in bringing them forward. he also argued that the menendez brothers lied at different markers before, during, and after killing their parents, and also said that while sexual abuse may have been a motivation, it does not constitute self-defense. the family of eric and lyle menendez released a statement saying in part, he opened the wounds we have spent decades trying to heal. he didn't listen to us. we are profoundly disappointed by his remarks, in which he effectively tore up new evidence and discredited the trauma they experienced to suggest that years of abuse couldn't have led to the tragedy in 1989 is not only outrageous, but also dangerous. they also called on hochman to, quote, follow the law and issue a resentencing recommendation. >> so with respect to resentencing, we have not

finalized where we're going to end up, because it's not just the trial analysis. it requires an additional substantial analysis on the rehabilitation factors and other factors that are very unique to the resentencing statute. >> anabel munoz abc seven news. >> governor newsom's office issued a statement in response to the decision, saying he respects the role of the district attorney in ensuring justice is served. the governor will defer to the da's review and analysis of the menendez case prior to making any clemency decisions. end of statement from the governor. well, some good news about the environmental effects of the moss landing battery plant, fire, soil, sediment and water testing in santa cruz county show there are no elevated metal levels related to the fire. the county says there was also no sign of any public health or food safety concerns. the results are consistent with similar tests taken more than a week ago. >> a salinas high school math teacher was back on the job

today after students accused him of selling what he called test enhancing pills. apparently, he was put on leave while he was under investigation. parents found out from students, and one of them texted that the teacher claimed they needed to take 15 pills a week. when asked what was in the pills, the teacher apparently said it was a secret. the mother is outraged. >> to put that onto teenagers who are still learning, their brains are still developing, and you're normalizing drug use within a classroom in the middle of a fentanyl crisis. it's absurd. the lack of judgment, to me is astounding. >> now, it's unknown if any kids bought the pills. police are still investigating. the school conducted its own investigation, and the principal wrote in a message it, quote, found no findings. the nationwide shortage of ozempic and wegovy is over. the food and drug administration says the weight loss and diabetes drugs are no longer in short supply. increased demand led to a shortage since 2022. the drug maker novo nordisk says it is meeting or exceeding nationwide

demand. the company also warned about knockoff versions of the drugs when drugs were in short supply. certain pharmacies are permitted to fill the supply gaps. the fda says it does not plan to change this for 60 to 90 days, and the fda news triggered a reaction on wall street. hymns crashed and lost about 25% of its value, closing around $49. people turned to the website, making it a popular alternative because of the shortage. it offers a compounded version of a weight loss drug. >> republican assembly member bill azali says he's going to introduce a bill to create the california american freedmen affairs agency. an effort to create that agency failed last year, along with another reparations bill. the agency would have been responsible with implement for implementing reparations and determining eligibility. azali opposes cash payment for reparations and has said in the past he wants democrats to take a recorded vote on this issue. quick programing note for you the

black joy parade is this sunday. watch it wherever you stream abc seven news. it starts at 1230. abc seven news anchor julian glover and zach fuentes will be your hosts, and it should be fabulous, as it always is. >> yes, and it sounds like the weather is going to cooperate too. >> which is great. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandy. >> yeah, dan and ama, it's going to be perfect. parading weather. yeah. or any outdoor plans. so let's talk about the black joy parade on sunday in oakland. it is going to be nice at noon time. low 60s. look at the breeze. it's really light. 2 p.m. you're seeing sun and high clouds. mild in the afternoon, mid 60s. and it's still going to be comfortable in the evening in the upper 50s. let's check out what's going to bring us this mild weather like we saw today. high pressure in control of our weather. these high clouds will kind of spill over the top of this ridge of high pressure. and an atmospheric river is aimed towards the pacific northwest and northern california by early next week. they'll be looking at a couple of inches of rain. we have fog right now from our

sutro tower camera as we look at downtown san francisco. so not only the fog down below, but we have higher clouds up above. and this is kind of how you're going to start your day. three quarters of a mile visibility in petaluma. watch out as that fog is thick in spots. right now those temperatures 4050. here's a look at a live view from santa cruz camera. you might want to spend some time at the beach because it is going to be beautiful. uv index will be moderate. make sure you have your sunscreen. 68 in santa cruz. mild weather expected 62 stinson beach. 66 degrees in monterey and from our exploratorium camera. looking at a lovely view of the bay bridge this weekend. mild days above average temperatures. middle of next week. springlike warmth is with us and early march. we may be looking at the possibility of rain returning. until then, though, it's fog in the morning, temperatures in the 40s. as we head towards the noon hour. you're already in the 60s for many parts of the bay area, and then early afternoon you get a

lot of 60s and 70s, which is good, 5 to 10 degrees above average. now there is a system that is going to clip the mendocino area tomorrow night, bringing them some showers. there could be a couple of sprinkles down to sonoma county, but it's going to be a quick mover, so don't expect much out of it. your morning temperatures anywhere from the 30s to the 40s. watch out for that thick fog tomorrow afternoon. enjoy the sun. it's going to mix in with some higher clouds. 72 in the south bay and san jose. 73 in gilroy on the peninsula. 68 redwood city. palo alto, 62. half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 65 degrees. sunset 62. and in the north bay, you're looking at upper 60s. i mean, close to 70 around napa, santa rosa. novato, 66, san rafael. heading into the east bay 66, oakland 69 degrees for you in castro valley. head inland. and it's really not going to feel like winter. more like spring. 70 degrees in concord, fairfield, 71, in pleasanton and livermore. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. mild winter weather for the

weekend for any outdoor plans, including the black joy parade on sunday in oakland. fog will be back. temperatures will drop a little on monday, but that doesn't last. as you will notice midweek, you're already in the mid 70s. forget about winter, at least for a few days. it's going to be spring like through the end of next week and then early march. it's looking like possibility of some rain. dan and ama. >> i've already forgotten winter

is now complete. the project updated recreation spaces in historically underserved communities. >> this represents families being able to go to a safe place, take their kids to a safe park, and have memories in oakland that they will cherish for the rest of their lives. i'm looking around this park and i look just how beautiful it is, how stunning it is. >> the project resurfaced play areas and added furniture,

accessible seating and barbecue pits to all nine parks. six parks parks got new play equipment, dozens of shade trees were planted and parks received new lighting and fences. >> that's fantastic. well, beer week kicked off tonight in san francisco. there are a lot of events this weekend to get things going. uh- brews and bites pairing was tonight's official opener held at 21st amendment brewery. tomorrow's main attraction will be the sf beer week fest at salesforce park from noon until 5 p.m. people can hop around to a variety of participating breweries and restaurants every day until march 2nd. there's a jam packed beer event lineup on sf beer week, so check that out if you're interested. >> i got it. hop around. hop, hop. all right, well, the all star break is in the books, and the warriors are back to work. >> yes, sarah hodges is here with all the sports. sarah? >> yeah, guys. the warriors in sacramento to start the second half of the season. it's a close race in the west. will

the kings, both teams neck and neck in the western conference standings. the dubs in that ten spot and know that they need to keep the foot on the gas with just 27 games left on the regular season. jimmy butler, demar derozan showing love pregame, first quarter after stephen curry came up with the steal. he runs the floor. finds draymond green for the lay in. green. led all warriors with the plus 23 tonight. end of the first more defense turning into offense. butler says jimmy so

unselfish finding brandon podemski for the lay in one of three steals on the night for butler. second quarter now. warriors running curry finds two way to open for the lay in. kings need a timeout. dubs led by as many as 15 at the half. third quarter moses moody with the four point play. season high of 22 points for him. four minutes later podemski trapped in the corner. but check this shot out. nothing to work with. incredible. 21 points for pods on the night. fourth quarter butler driving. finds buddy hield in the corner for three. gives the warriors a 26 point lead. healed with a team high of 22 off the bench. moments later might as well have the chef finish off the dinner. corner three with a great reaction. curry 700th career 20 plus point game. warriors win 132 106. great start to the second half. logan webb was named as the opening day starter for the fourth straight year today. not much of a surprise since he is the giants ace, but the way he found out was gold. he was in the training room preparing for his bullpen session. looked up

at the tv. voila! there was the breaking news. the norcal native made 33 starts in each of the previous two seasons. last year finished with 172 strikeouts, but there's still plenty to build off of moving to the gridiron. reports indicate that former 40 niners assistant head coach brandon staley is heading to new orleans to be the saints defensive coordinator. his stint here in the bay brief just one season before the 40 niners, he was with la chargers, their head coach for three seasons. the saints new head coach kellen moore, who served as staley's offensive coordinator back in 2023. so the two are very familiar with one another. we got action coming back to the pitch. the san jose earthquakes kick off their season tomorrow against real salt lake city. there's a lot to be excited for because the quakes have the most winningest coach in north american history, bruce arena, taking the reins and the first year head coach has acquired some serious firepower to complement. we'll get our first live look tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. sports on abc

live and on demand through the abc seven. bay area connected tv app is available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now so you can start streaming. and don't forget to stream the black joy parade on sunday. 1230 right? 1230. all right. thank you so much for watching tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel. sara hodges, all of us. we appreciate your time. hope you have a wonderful weekend right now on jimmy kimmel. anthony mackie. kimmel. anthony mackie. >> have a great night. mopping is hard work, but then i tried the swiffer powermop. it has a built-in solution that breaks down dirt on contact. plus, it's 360-degree swivel head cleans up along baseboards and even behind the toilet. bye, bye bucket. with the swiffer powermop.

announcer: the bay area is full of rich history, age-old traditions, and festive celebrations. in fact, one of the biggest events in the bay area is the san francisco chinese new year parade, which is the largest lunar new year celebration outside of asia. more than one million people attend festivities around the parade. from food, firecrackers, lion dancers, to art, there are many ways to celebrate lunar new year and the year of the snake. ♪ on today's show, artwork reflecting culture, lion dancers bringing luck, a father-son duo preserving chinatown's history,

a zodiac wall connecting community. but first, starting the new year with a feast. ♪ [sizzling] chinese new year is all about new hope, new prosperity, new beginnings, and a big part of all that is the food, right? so, here i am at the acclaimed china live in san francisco chinatown with owners george and cindy chen. hey, guys, happy new year! - hey, kristen, happy new year. - happy new year, kristen. xinnián kuàilè, right? xinnián kuàilè... [contining in chinese] - ...all works. - all that. um, okay, and as part of all that, is the food-- it has a role in ushering all those good fortunes, - good things in, right? - yes. absolutely. families on new year's eve get together. big families. they cook a huge meal.

and in america, you know, - comes... alive. - okay. i mean, i know some of these things are about family relationships. others are about wealth and prosperity. so, walk us through what you got on this beautiful table. well, the rice cake nian gao is sticky like gnocchi, right, cindy? and we rock this in a high fire. and things that stick together, like togetherness is very important in family life, especially new year's. cindy: crab represents abundance. and here in the san francisco bay area, of course, we're known for our dungeness crab. and we have, of course, longevity, long life. everybody who passes the new year gets a year older in chinese lore. so you gotta have noodles. the noodles represent longevity or long life. you want long strands of noodles. and here we have these thick, chewy noodles here. - shanghai style. - shanghai style. yeah. and, of course, long life, long noodles, right? - yeah. - and we have also steamed fish. really important in chinese cuisine, because if you have fish,

that means you'll never starve-- because it's yú, right? - yú, yeah, many returns. - which also sounds - like the word for returns. - exactly, returns. so, that's why you have a head and a tail on the fish. so it knows to swim back to you. oh. we always have some vegetables. these are my braised green beans with chinese fermented olives and shrimp paste. and delicious-- and some kwame. i see in front of me some beautiful dumplings. george: yeah, these are shui jiao. so look, you know, the chinese symbolism, it looks like a chinese ingot. you know, the old money, from thousand years ago. - old gold nuggets. - george: gold nuggets, right. why are dumplings so important? well, because they represent togetherness. um, families that make dumplings together... both: stay together. ♪ okay, this is a good amount, right? yeah, yeah. and then i just put a little bit of water on the edge here. ♪ what's that beautiful pastry?