tonight, two cbs news bay area exclusives. >> what can you say now but you trust and the remaining

officers? >> does the antioch police chie have any faith in his departmen after half his officers were implicated in a racist text scandal? >> i thought i was going to die at that point, and i had to run for the first time a former fire commissioner talks about being viciously attacked in a san francisco neighborhood. >> from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey. on cbs news bay area. >> hi, i am sara donchey. dawn carmaniani 's jaw is wired shut. tonight he is facin a struggle beyond just the physical injuries. he feels helpless, he says, and he feels like he has been abandoned by the city he grew up in after hi lawyer got word that the man wh attacked him might have charges against him dropped. the forme san francisco fire commissioner was beaten by a homeless man

wielding a metal rod earlier this month after a dispute outside of carmaniani's mother' house. the suspect, 24-year-old garrett allen doughty was chge. in a store you will see tonight only on cbs news bay area, bett yu met with him. a lot to cove here, betty. we will talk about what we are hearing about the case in a second, but first, ho did the seam when you sat down with him and talked with him? >> he said he was in tremendous pain even though he was taking lot of painkillers right now. h had to take several breaks between sentences while he spok to me, obviously still healing from these severe injuries. the left him bloody and in the hospital for several days. his doctor told him that if his

attacker hit him in a particula spot one more time, he would have lost his life. >> when i was running away, the impact in the back of my head went through my skull. it cracked my jaw. from here all the way down. they put a plate in from here to here. >> the former fire commissioner spoke through incredible pain, describing this vicious attack he experienced in the laguna. new video from his attorney shows garrett doty picking up a metal weapon from a trash can and taking practice swings outside don's mother's home.

moments later he viciously swings the weapon at don's head and he fractured his skull. >> i did not go out there to fight anyone. i'm trying to get down the road. it is 3-1. i kno the odds. i am 52 years old. i have had two hip replacements. am an old guy. i could have bee a dead guy. >> reporter: it is why don said he did not run away and tried his best to defend himself. th suspect was charged with multiple felonies. on tuesday, his attorney said the assistant d.a. told him the attack on don was self-defense and that new evidence of prior unprovoked attacks on homeless people believed to have been committed by don led to the decision to dismiss the case. >> they showed me a person of interest and that wasn't me. >> reporter: don now says that he arrested for

discharging pepper spray. >> i never went after him. i never went across the street to fight him. that was never my goal. >> reporter: don said that he misused the pepper spray and sprayed himself during the attack, never hitting the suspect. don said earlier that day he and his mother had calle 911 multiple times, but the group remained outside, consume drugs and harassed neighbors. s they asked them to leave. >> it is sad. my city, my city is in chaos. my mom and dad liv next door. my family came here in 1902 and they are driving ou all of the locals and everybody that pays taxes. i am not mad a the police department or anyone like that. why? because their hands are tied. the people, the

politicians and the people that make the rules and regulations have to be held accountable. >> what does justice look like to you? >> total accountability. and they are not. >> it is worth noting that don said that sfpd and the d.a.s office did not interview him to get his version of the events, sara, before telling him that they would be dropping this case. >> it is just so interesting to hear him say all that and to know the circumstances. betty, of course there is another side to the story. we reached out to the public defenders office to see what they had to say about this. they said they had not heard yet whether the charges against doty would be dropped. but the public defender says that there is evidence of prior unprovoked attacks of homeless people alleged to have been committed by don carmignani. you touched a little bit about

that in your reporting. do you happen to know what the statement is referring to, what incident it is referring to, an what does carmignani have to say about that? >> reporter: i talked with don and his lawyer said that his client is not involved in any o these attacks. the d.a.s office asked to see the video that exists but they were told they could not release it to him. they have not seen the evidence that supposedly points to don a being an aggressor in prior cases. >> so we know there is this hearing set for tomorrow mornin and carmignani is supposed to b there to give a statement. we had to see all this plays out i court and hopefully we will ge some answers. to watch more of betty's interview with don you can watch the clips on our website at kpix.com. across the bay, more than 100 criminal cases are in jeopardy in oakland after a lon time homicide detective was

arrested. officer tran is facin several felony charges of lying and bribery. he is accused of lying under oath during a murde trial in 2011. alameda county district attorney pamela price claims that tran paid a woman t falsely testify against two defendants and tried to bribe another witness in the same case. in a recorded video statement, the d.a. said that the two murder convictions were vacated last year because of tran's alleged conduct. her office will review at least 125 other cases he investigated. th president of the oakland polic officers association immediatel fired back. >> this veteran homicide investigator will be vindicated he will be cleared in court of law. what this is, the real rationale behind the d.a.s actions is all about ensuring that folks who have been convicted of murder are pushed back out to the street. that's what this is, plain and simple. >> officer tran's attorney released a similar statement accusing price of treating

heroes as criminals. now to another store you will see here only on cbs news bay area. the antioch police chief has a crisis at his feet that has sent half of his officers home and led to protests and even a federal lawsuit. an fbi investigation into antioch pd uncovered years of racist and homophobic text messages, including officers allegedly congratulating each other for beating up suspect. a federal grand jury is considering charges that officers distributed cocaine an steroids and accepted bribes. a you can imagine, all of that ha caused serious problems in antioch. some residents are telling us they feel betrayed. now all eyes are on chief stephen ford. he has been on th job for only a year and plenty of people wonder how he plans t handle this. he sat down for a interview with our katie nielsen. >> chief stephen ford, a cop fo more than three decades, came t

antioch with faith in the polic brotherhood. a foundation built on trust and loyalty. >> did you feel betrayed? >> for sure. i would be lying i i said that i want you know, that i wasn't disappointed when i came to find out some of this because you know, some, if not all, women that i relied on and that i had, you know, needed. >> reporter: page after page of text messages discovered by the fbi in a separate drug investigation implicated dozens of fellow officers over the spa of two years. the texts were violent, racist and to chief ford, unforgivable. >> do you mind reading a couple of these for me? >> we managed to set up a perimeter and he got his a warped in the backyard. i field goal kicked his head. i thought that was a no-no. no, we cannot do that. it says no, we can do that, just no chokes.

>> is it possible to change the heart and mind of an officer wh thinks that way? >> when you see this kind of rhetoric and hate speech, you know, can you really undo that? that is a hard one. that is a hard one. i don't know. i would like to thank you can, to some degree. to some extent. but wha we are seeing here is clearly individuals who are harboring some deeply rooted personal issues, i think. these are some deeply rooted systemic issues that they have to address withi themselves. >> what would it take for you t allow some of those officers, some of those 38 to go back on the street and be able to trust them? >> do i trust them to go on the street for this community? base upon this i would ate trust has

>> reporter: when he took the job a year ago, chief ford said he inherited a department where white men make up the vast majority of the force, while th city population is 55% black an latino. the chief says that diversifying the department as one of his priorities. >> we are all comfortable with that which we know, and the inverse is also true. that whic we do not know creates instant discomfort. we have to be more intentional about going into th communities that have traditionally been underserved finding value in them, and serving and protecting them at the same threshold that we do other communities. have we made mistakes? clearly. but we are going to correct these mistakes and move forward and do it in a very meaningful way. >> reporter: 38 of 99 officers, nearly one third of antioch pd, are now under investigation and on paid administrative leave. the chief has reorganized the force and is making it work for now. if needed he will call and help from surrounding agencies. >> we do have our work cut out for us. is the cityinsion whweh

personnel to keep the city safe absolutely. >> what can you say now about your trust in the remaining officers? >> i will say point-blank, up front, the bulk of the officers in this organization have been great. they are hard-working officers. that is one thing i noticed when i first got to thi organization, is the commitment to the profession. there are a lot of dedicated men and women who work here and really take their role serious in terms of public safety. i have to trust them, because there is work to be done. policing is the ultimate team sport. >> reporter: chief ford came to antioch after 33 years with san francisco police. the racist texts were all sent before he was hired. today is the chief's one-year anniversary on the job in antioch. >> this doesn't have to be your battle. you can walk away. >> well, you are correct. i can walk away. as mentioned before, it is known that this all took place before i got here. i coul walk away now. but i se to

stay. i am committed to the organization. i am committed to the profession. what is happening here right now and me being here at this moment and how that has intersected at thi point in time, this is all supposed to be happening right now and i am supposed to be her right now in this moment. so i embrace it. >> if you would like to hear more from chief ford, we have posted more of katie's interview on kpix.com. still ahead, more snow coming. the sierra can't catch break. are we in store for a big note? and some are calling it gold rush 2.0. why the impac from these storms has some people literally panning for gold and about five to 10 degrees above normal near the babe at 1 degrees above aler nd. th is

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this winter the sierra got so much snow that it didn't jus cause problems, it brought life in the mountains to a standstill. now that we are seeing warm weather, we have a new problem to talk about, and that is flooding. it has to do with snowpack melting too quickly, and that is causing floodwaters around the truckee river and parts of the central valley. all of the snow that stacked up and closed yosemite is gone, but the way it went is also causing problems, forcing the park to close again. the merced river is expected to com to flood stage on monday, and that would make it impossible for cars to drive on either of yosemite valley's two main roads, so the park will have to close until at least wednesday morning. if you are planning a trip, that is something to keep in mind. >> oh boy. >> to be fair, this is somethin where once we started getting that snow all those weeks and months ago, you were already talking about it when it was clear that we were seeing recor amounts. essentially was going to melt and the concern is that it

would melt into short an amount of time. so the flood watch for the sierra has now been expande to include the yosemite valley. let's look at that. this goes from wednesday night through tuesday morning, and again, the yosemite valley will be closed through at least wednesday morning. talking about record high temperatures, we will likely fall just a little bit short in the bay area. it is just a little bit warm along with full sunshine, and that leads to rapid snowmelt. this i freshly-melted snow. what is responsible for this is a hill of air in the upper levels of the atmosphere building closer to the coast. it will set up camp on thursday. that is when our temperatures will peak, and we will be above average tomorrow. five to 10 degrees above normal and closer 15 degrees above normal further inland. when we have the warmes temperatures on thursday, 15 to 20 degrees above normal further inland, and temperatures will

still be well above normal around the bay, just not to as great of an extent. we started back down near the water, but friday and saturday the inland temperatures will still be well above normal. things shift as w head from april into early may. the shift also includes a chanc for a few light rain showers from tuesday onward through the rest of next week. it is lower than a 50-50 chance. this is a long way down the line and forecasting terms, but it is something we will keep an eye o because it is not going to last forever. until we get showers, we will not wash any pollen out of the atmosphere. we are locke into the median high category for pollen count through the next several days. there is the fark streaming through the golden gate. still in the 50s in most locations. holding onto 62 degrees right now in concord. the fog is spreading into the inland valleys to begi the day tomorrow but it is not going to last long and should b gone by mid-to-late morning.

lots of sunshine and passing clouds for the rest of the day. temperatures dropping down into the upper 40s and 50s, then taking off once the fog dissipates up to around 70 in the city, 80s for most inland parts of the bay area. some of the warmest spots even approach 90 degrees already tomorrow but temperatures peak on thursday with low 70s and the city and close to 80 degree high temperatures in oakland. that leaves us short of record territory. we start to cool dow on friday but even a gradual cooldown still leaves us with above average temperatures saturday and sunday and in the 80s for most inland parts of th bay area, but more of an abrupt shift as we start the work week on monday and start the month o may on monday. your eyes do not deceive you. there is a chance for rain showers by tuesday of next week. we mentioned that earlier. they will be very light. really what is more notable will be the drop in temperatures from the 90s to only the 60s by next tuesday. vern? straight ahead in sports, this time tomorr e ngs e rriow

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afoo five.the nnof this one goe best-of-seven series. kings sta de'aaron fox practiced today with a fractured finger on his left shooting hand. fox, who ha been unstoppable, is listed as questionable. he spoke after practice today. >> i am most likely playing. there was a chance that i possibly couldn't play, but i a 99. >> one to 10? >> it is probably at a three right now, but i am also on som painkillers right now, so we will see how it feels in two hours. rally caps and baseball! i cannot believe this. giants trailed the cardinals 4-2 in th ninth. mike yastrzemski cracks double! enough real estate to score joc pederson all the way down this lastblake as a one e

sable to gian baseball lore! he crushed what would be a walk-off home run to win the game! 5-4! the giants have won five in a row. meantime, the a's send the rookie for his start. they were in anaheim. watched center field. the ball got away from ruiz and wen for a two run triple. that kind of night. miller gave up four i the first frame and the a's los tonight by a final of 5-3. let's get you to the phoeni suns! devin booker went off for 47 points. here in the west the ended the turnover-prone l.a. clippers' season. chris paul goes the other way and kevin durant finishes it! phoenix hel off and elated a.,

136-130. thn the series 4-1 dra the nuggets' next round. back to the warriors. vegas has them as a slight road favorite, but i got a hunch. th winner of tomorrow's game wins the series. >> vern, thank you so much. coming up, he

a tv station in l.a. didn't have to do much more than look outside the building to find some news. a man climbed on top of ktla's iconic tower in hollywood and he seemed to have something to say. the guy had a sign that said free billie eilish. he was also playing guitar, so he is ambidextrous. it is unclear why the sign read free billie eilish. free her from what? she is doing fine.

if you want to see for yourself she is actually on the late lat show tonight with james corden here on cbs. as for her fan, he came down after three hours fro the tower. he will probably be charged with trespassing. oh boy. stern grove is back at summer in the city. the weekly concert series runs from june 18th to august 20th, kicking things off for a week. one is jazz fusion band snarky puppy. the lineup also includes san francisco symphony and rock band the flaming lips. if you have been holding ou to buy a home

gold miners are getting ready for a modern day gold rush. turns out that storms eroded rock from waterways and uncovered gold! >> that is what happens when they get enough water! >> what is that! this hardware store is selling more metal detectors than ever, says the owner, and people are putting i the work to sift for gold and are seeing results. one minor found this in just a few hours. i am not an experienced gold miner, so that is a lot, right, paul? that is a good hall. speaking of gold, there is a whole lot of it in and around this house for sale. it has gon viral and been dubbed the saxophone house. it is getting

lot of attention on social media. it is in berkeley in the hills. the front of the house has two towers that look like a saxophone. the listing agent said the home was designed for an amateur musician in the '90s i am not sure if we have the photos, but definitely look int that, because it looks really nice inside. nice depending on your tastes, of course. >> right. 1990s nice is not necessarily 2023 nice. >> i don't know. i love the 90s i love 90s nostalgia. >> do you remember the '90s? >> exactly! it was good the following program is sponsored by the international fellowship of christians and jews. the war in ukraine is far from over. y whovived the attrocities of the holocaust and the bombs of the destruction of this war,

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