the man beaten don carmignani talked to betty yu. >> when you have animals in the street saying they're going to rape your daughter and kill your mother, you have nothing to do for help, and when you call for help, 911, and that's your savior, and they don't show up. >> betty has more on the big twist in the case and how a neighbor of the man beaten is reacting to friday's verdict. >> reporter: part of the attack against don carmignani happened at this gas station in the marina. it fueled debate about crime and homelessness in san francisco. friday's not guilty verdict came as a surprise to many in this community. first, there were several videos of a brutal attack that left don carmignani with a broken jaw, dozens of stitches, a traumatic brain injury in april. witnesses said the attacker, a homeless man garrett doty was a known and menacing parens in the marina. >> when i was running away, the impact in the back of my head went through my skull. >> reporter: i sat with the former fire commissioner and long time resident in an exclusive interview. >> i didn't go out there to fight anyo

one juror said that carmignani was not a credible witness. they acquitted the man and he will return to his family in louisiana. >>> a scandal in antioch is expanding. a civil rights attorney in the bay area says he's filing a new lawsuit against that department. robert handa explains the new accusations by officers and could trigger a federal takeover of the department. >> antioch has been putting officers on the street. it's becoming increasingly difficult as a growing racist text and police abuse scandal has grown. some 45 officers have been implicated and now new accusations are looming. well-known local civil rights attorney has already filed two lawsuits for 13 people claiming mistreatment and is filing a new lawsuit adding seven more plaintiffs who have come forward with additional accusations against antioch officers. >> the case is not necessarily about money. it is about reform. it's about changing the culture of the department and making sure citizens are respectful. >> community activist frank sterling jr. says the growing list of

prosecutors claim doherty beat don carmignani with a metal pipe, leaving carmignani with a fracturedll, a broken jaw and other injuries. doherty's attorneys said he acted in self defense after he and others were doused by carmignani with bear spray. >> the man, who camped outside a san francisco grade school for a year and posted a free fentanyl sign, has been convicted on a public nuisance charge, prosecutors say. he also unlawfully displayed a meth for stolen items, sign. both signs were visible from the school's classrooms. his belongings also blocked the sidewalk. they say. moore's attorney has sought a deal with no probation. he remains in custody until sentencing and faces up to six months in jail. >> coming up after a year end report from the south bay paints a sobering picture of the situation at san jose's animal shelter. why officials say the mortality rate hit a five year high and the new policy that some say is contributing to the problem. abc for 89 years... believes in continuous improvement... like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredient

prosecutors claim doherty beat don carmignani with a metal pipe, leaving carmignani with a fractured skull, a broken jaw and other injuries. doherty's attorneys say he acted in self defense after he and others were doused with bear spray by carmignani. new details on the deadly stabbing in pacifica yesterday. the chp says the suspect killed himself in front of officers during a traffic stop in ukiah. these pictures show the scene jason gillenwater died around 145 yesterday afternoon. he was the subject of a be on the lookout alert when the chp and ukiah police stopped him on 101. chp says officers didn't fire any shots. none of them was hurt. only gillenwater died. hours earlier, pacifica police say he went to the home of his ex-wife on naomi avenue, stabbed her and her boyfriend, then took off. the boyfriend died. the ex-wife survived. exactly a week before gillenwater had been arrested for domestic violence and was put on leave from his job as a firefighter paramedic with the colma fire district today, the fire chief says gillenwater actions, quote, came as a surprise to us. >> now

carmignani is based on the facts , he is the initial aggressor. he started the fight.e didn't back down. and i think mr. doty was the one who finally had to make him stop. >> and following the verdict, the district attorney released a brief statement thanking the jury for their service and saying she respects their decision and coming up after the break, fed up business owners after thieves hit their store over and over again, the powerful message they sent to oakland city hall and barry weather lots of sunshine earlier today looks like a nice start as we head into the holiday weekend, but eventually we could be talking about rain back oakland was the target of thieves twice in one week as our alice wertz shows us today, protesters want something done to control the crime. money. trend. >> no more crime. no more crime. >> a few dozen people were signs stood in front of the 24 hour colonial donut shop that was victimized again friday morning. >> what is going on here in oakland? >> two suspects jumping over the counter, removing the cash drawer, one even helping himself

prosecutors claim doherty beat don carmignani with a metal pipe, leaving carmignani with a fracturedf defense after he and others were doused with bear spray by carmignani. the supreme court is rejecting a request for a swift decision on whether donald trump has broad immunity for actions he took as president , while challenging his 2020 election loss. special counsel jack smith asked the justices to work around the normal appeals court process. if trump were to win on this threshold issue. the charges in his election interference case would be dismissed. but if he loses, trump would still have other issues on which he could base an appeal. new this morning, president joe biden signed an $886 billion defense policy bill into law. the national defense authorization act passed by the house and senate, is nearly 3100 pages long. it includes military spending such as aid for ukraine and strengthening of u.s. defense in indo-pacific to protect against chinese forces. the bill will also provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades. automaker tesla is moving forwar

prosecutors claim doty beat don carmignani with a metal pipe, leaving carmignani with a fractured skullther injuries. doty's attorney said he acted in self defense after he and others were doused with bear spray by carmignani and developing news. a jury has found two paramedics guilty of criminal negligent homicide in connection with elijah mcclain's death. mcclain was a 23 year old black man who died following a police encounter in aurora, colorado, back in august of 2019. abc news reporter derek dennis has the latest. >> a jury found two aurora, colorado, paramedics charged in connection with the 2019 death of 23 year-old elijah mcclain, guilty on friday of criminally negligent homicide. peter kuzniak and jeremy cooper were accused of administering an excessive amount of ketamine to sedate mcclain after an encounter with police in august 2019. he was later declared brain dead and died days later. the paramedics were found not guilty of second degree assault and crimes of violence. one of the paramedics, kuzniak, was also found guilty of second degree assault for unlawful administratio

they say he beat carmignani in revenge but the defense says carmignani attacked doty with bear spray. >>> and demanding release of the list of the top three candidates considered for oakland's new police chief. this as the city hasn't had an official chief in ten months. last week the police commission sent a final list of candidates to oakland mayor chantel. that list remains confidential. the mayor will make the final hiring decision. the naacp wants the mayor and police commission to hold public forums so people can meet the candidates who will lead their police department. former police chief laron armstrong reappied for the job. in october his name was on the short list of seven people for police chief, but the mayor said she will not rehire armstrong. back in february she fired him after an independent report found he did not properly handle two cases of police misconduct. armstrong was later exonerated of any wrongdoing. it remains unclear whether he made the list of the top three. >>> we are going to talk now about travel, where a live look in san jose for you right here. the

carmignani with a fractured skull, a broken jaw and other injuries.cted in self defense after he and others were doused with bear spray by kamiya and the supreme court is rejecting requests for a swift decision on whether donald trump has brought immunity for actions he took as president, while challenging his 2020 election loss. special counsel jack smith asked the justices to work around the normal appeals court process if trump were to win on this threshold issue that charges in his election interference case would be dismissed. if he loses, trump would still have other issues on which he could base an appeal and new this morning, president joe biden signed an $886 billion defense policy bill into law. the national defense authorization act, passed by the house and senate, is nearly 3100 pages long. it includes military spending such as aid for ukraine and strengthening of us defense in the indo-pacific to protect against chinese forces. the bill will also provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades. automaker tesla is mo

defendant, garret doty, has been acquitted relating to the incident with former commissioner don carmignani. sergio quintana was at the courtroom when the verdict came down and spoke to at least one juror who said that carmen ianni was not a credible witness. he will return to family in louisiana. >>> the weekend before christmas has arrived and a lot will be traveling tonight and over the next couple days. let's take a look outside across the bay area. this is what traffic looks like right now. let's bring in our chief meteorologist trap one. what are travelers going to expect? >> we could have a spew speed bumps. not only across the state but nationally. i want to start with a look at the map. we are tracking the storm that's been in southern california and is now moving into arizona. we have rainfall over the midwest. if you are leaving tonight or picking somebody up the only delays we see on this wide view here is phoenix running 15 minutes behind. we have cleared out in los angeles and san diego after the storm system that's really been slamming them. right here in the states the thing

other charges. 25 year old garrett doherty was arrested in april after video showed him beating don carmignani with a metal pipe in the marina district. the jury ended up siding with doherty's public defender, who argued that he was acting in self defense after carmignani threatened him and sprayed him with bear spray. >> the stakes were really, really high. i think he's so looking forward to getting out of jail because he's been in for, i think, 7r 8 months and going home. you know, trying to continue his 25 year old life. you know, that was completely devastated by this whole thing. jodi pleaded no contest to violating a stay away order. >> district attorney brooke jenkins released a statement thanking the jury for their service and saying that prosecutors respected their decision. >> time now is 703. we're learning more about the man that was stabbed to death in pacifica by acoma firefighter, 30 year old ezra raymond pouch was stabbed on thursday along with a man0f who was still being treated in the hospital. we spoke to pouch, his sister, who says her brother was an artist, a musician and