our dan noyes revealed that they might bring up in court also. >> we want to make sure that the next hits the ground running. >> he became oakland's mayor today. the third mayor in a month. how long until the voters who recalled mayor shengtao will get a chance to choose her replacement? tracking the fog now and the windy weather that's ahead. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel will have an hour by hour forecast coming up here. >> they're big and they're back on the beach. why? elephant seals the size of cars have returned to the bay area. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> tonight, the mix of money and values at $10 million. claim by the san mateo county sheriff over issues of discrimination and harassment. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. an attorney for sheriff cristina corpus says, quote, there are some who unfortunately still believe that law enforcement is a white man's world. that's the basis for a $10 million claim. the sheriff has now filed against the county. >> abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes has been coverin

abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes first broke details of the flier back in june, and spoke with a man who tao edged out and any comment about what's happening in his white suit and white tennis shoes. >> andy duong would not answer questions as he entered federal court to face bribery, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud charges in connection with former oakland mayor xiang tao. but the indictment says in exchange for future favors, contracts and political appointments, duong and his father, david duong, who own california waste solutions, funded a negative mailer campaign costing approximately $75,000 in support of tao's mayoral campaign. >> look, i am, i am angry. this is ridiculous that uh- democracy has been trampled on here in oakland. >> former council member lauren taylor was ahead at one point during the ranked choice voting tally by 3587 votes, but wound up losing the mayor's race by just 677 out of about 125,000 votes cast. the difference, according to taylor and his chief of staff. this mailer slamming taylor sent just days before the election. >> they obviously had darke

abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes first broke details of the flier back in june, and spoke with a man who tao edged out and any comment about what's happening in his white suit and white tennis shoes. >> andy duong would not answer questions as he entered federal court to face bribery, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud charges in connection with former oakland mayor xiang tao. but the indictment says in exchange for future favors, contracts and political appointments, duong and his father, david duong, who own california waste solutions, funded a negative mailer campaign costing approximately $75,000 in support of tao's mayoral campaign. >> look, i am, i am angry. this is ridiculous that uh- democracy has been trampled on here in oakland. >> former council member lauren taylor was ahead at one point during the ranked choice voting tally by 3587 votes, but wound up losing the mayor's race by just 677 out of about 125,000 votes cast. the difference, according to taylor and his chief of staff. this mailer slamming taylor sent just days before the election. >> they obviously had darke

dan noyes, abc seven news. >> dan thank you. well, with oakland's former mayor now indicted on those federal bribery charges, the indictments are another blow for a city already facing a number of major setbacks. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has reaction from community leaders. >> it's just a really painful uh- for myself and a lot of people that i've spoken with. >> bishop bob jackson of oakland says he's heartbroken. >> i'm at a loss. i've been here 79 years and this is the first time i've ever seen anything like this in our city, so it's just sad. it's a sad day. >> former oakland mayor shane tao has been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury. the indictment is a major blow for oakland, a city already reeling from tao's recall, along with crime, homelessness, budget issues and the recall of the county district attorney. jackson says he and other pastors are praying for the city to recover. >> we're praying for the city and praying that god would give us the kind of leadership that we need to get us out of all of

the i-team's dan noyes talked with a man who narrowly lost the mayor's race to shengtao back in 2022. he says he would have won if it were not for a negative mailer that is listed in today's indictment as part of the bribery scheme. >> voters recalled xiang tao from office in the most recent election, and today, abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to multiple oakland leaders who say it's time for oakland to have a fresh start. >> let's begin our coverage now with details from that 22 page indictment. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains exactly what the accusations are about. >> as often the case, the accused left a money trail from their deceptive acts of corruption. >> special agent linda nguyen, with the irs oakland field office, says the money trail led to a federal indictment that exposed a pay to play scheme where allegedly former oakland mayor xiang tao and her romantic partner andre jones traded political promises for campaign financing and cash. >> the indictment charges a scheme that the defendants entered into knowing that bribes would be offered and accepted

dan noyes, abc seven news. >> now, with oakland's former mayor now indicted on those federal bribery charges, the indictments are another blow for a city already facing a number of major setbacks. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has reaction from community leaders. >> it's just really painful for myself and a lot of people that i've spoken with. >> bishop bob jackson of oakland says he's heartbroken. >> i'm at a loss. i've been here 79 years and this is the first time i've ever seen anything like this in our city, so it's just sad. it's a sad day. >> former oakland mayor shane tao has been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury. the indictment is a major blow for oakland, a city already reeling from tao's recall, along with crime, homelessness, budget issues and the recall of the county district attorney. jackson says he and other pastors are praying for the city to recover. >> we're praying for the city and praying that god would give us the kind of leadership that we need to get us out of all of this. >> community leader carl chen says he's not surprised by friday's bombs

dan noyes, abc seven news. >> dan thank you. well, with oakland's former mayor now indicted on federal bribery charges, the indictments are another blow for a city already facing a number of major setbacks. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has reaction from community leaders. >> it's just a really painful for myself and a lot of people that i've spoken with. >> bishop bob jackson of oakland says he's heartbroken. >> i'm at a loss. i've been here 79 years and this is the first time i've ever seen anything like this in our city, so it's just sad. it's a sad day. >> former oakland mayor shane tao has been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury. the indictment is a major blow for oakland, a city already reeling from tao's recall, along with crime, homelessness, budget issues and the recall of the county district attorney. jackson says he and other pastors are praying for the city to recover. >> we're praying for the city and praying that god would give us the kind of leadership that we need to get us out of all of this. >>

. >> abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes has been covering the ongoing controversy. >> the claim is the first step toward a lawsuit. the sheriff and her lawyer announced a news conferencer this afternoon, but canceled it overnight. looks like they are still building their case, but i've been in contact with both of them today. >> the peace officers bill of rights protects every peace officer, including a sheriff. >> brad gage is a los angeles based civil rights attorney now retained by sheriff cristina corpus. this $10 million claim, gage fillled, accuses the county of discriminating against harassing and defaming a dedicated public servant because the defendants did not want either a woman or a latinx person as the head of their sheriff's department. >> she's being treated differently than other employees that are male and not hispanic, specifically, having her individual records released to the media and the public is treating her differently than others. >> the county has 45 days to answer the claim. if they fail to do so or deny it. gage says a lawsuit is on the way. the clai

>> i-team reporter dan noyes first broke details of the flier back in june, and he joins us now with the latest, dan. >> well, karina and dan sheng, tao's opponent in the 2022 race, lauren taylor, told me today. there's no question he would have won. he was leading in the polls, and after that, mailer wound up losing by just 677 votes. and any comment about what's happening in his white suit and white tennis shoes? andy duong would not answer questions as he entered federal court to face bribery, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud charges in connection with former oakland mayor xiang tao. but the indictment says in exchange for future favors, contracts and political appointments to wong and his father, david wong, who owned california waste solutions, funded a negative mailer campaign costing approximately $75,000 in support of tao's mayoral campaign. >> look, i am, i am angry. this is ridiculous that uh- democracy has been trampled on here in oakland. >> former council member lauren taylor was ahead at one point during the ranked choice voting tally by 3587 votes, but wound up losing th

. >> and our dan noyes was in court this morning and is here now with the story. dan. >> well dan and j.r. san francisco da brooke jenkins took this case very seriously instead of the general felonies unit. she signed this to a major crimes prosecutor and pushed for a two year state prison sentence. it didn't work. unlike judges in past hearings for repeat car burglar robert sonza, san francisco superior court judge bruce e chan denied our request for a camera in the courtroom at today's hearing for video or still pictures, and he went through with his offer in exchange for guilty pleas to five felonies receiving stolen property, accessory after the fact, possession of a firearm by a felon, concealed firearm in a vehicle, possession of ammunition. sansa will be released after less than four months in county jail. severe with sansa's history of re-offending. how is this proper? >> i said what i had to say on the record. >> i tried to discuss the case with sansa's public defender, sylvia nguyen. he's been on probation several times and reoffended. i wanted to ask wha

i-team reporter dan noyes has more on the significance of an alleged bribe tied to that election.lus, older dogs are in need of homes after the wildfires in southern california. what san francisco based muttville senior dog rescue is doing to help, and how you can too. join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc7 bay area streaming tv. dan. >> those dogs are so sweet. >> sweet. we need to help them. >> yes. all right. you can download the abc seven app or head to abc7 news.com, and you can join karina in two minutes. >> and if you're watching us here on tv. world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel all of us here. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. >> david: tonight, we have several breaking stories as we come on the air. this dangerous cold. wind chills below zero tomorrow in the northeast. and this historic snowstorm. interstates and highways shut down tonight. multiple accidents. >>> also breaking, president trump, after pardoning 1,500 january 6th defendants, explaining just moments ago why he did this. >>> first tonight, the

i-team reporter dan noyes joins us once again with the latest on what has become a very familiar case here. >> that's right. you know, diane, if you follow the i-team at all, you know the name robert sanza. he has a long rap sheet of breaking into cars and running from police. but in a hearing tomorrow on his latest case, a san francisco judge plans to give him a deal and release him. september 7th of last year, an sfpd undercover team spotted someone they call a known auto burglar, 27 year old robert sanza, with a juvenile who was breaking into cars at the palace of fine arts. police followed the suspects into oakland, where they had to use spike strips to make an arrest. now, in a deal arranged by judge bruce e chan, sanza is pleading guilty to five felonies receiving stolen property, accessory after the fact, possession of a firearm by a felon, concealed firearm in a vehicle, possession of ammunition. sanza has a decade long history of similar crimes, including car burglary, grand theft, hit and run, shoplifting, and domestic violence. he's been on probation several times and reoff

i-team taking a look at the election mailers that were a big part of this investigation, check out dan noyes story on that controversy on the abc seven news website. the popular social media app tiktok could go dark this weekend after today's supreme court's unanimous decision. the justices upheld a law that forces the app to sever ties with its chinese parent company or be blocked here in the u.s. abc news reporter lionel moise has the latest. >> what am i supposed to do? >> tiktok users watching the clock. >> they're going to take away tiktok. >> the supreme court today upholding a congressional nationwide ban on the popular social media app, with more than 170 million users in the u.s. alone. the chinese owned tiktok had challenged the sale or ban law on grounds that limits free speech. but the justices unanimously upheld the law, saying it did not violate first amendment rights. the bipartisan law passed last year banned tiktok unless its chinese owner, bytedance, sells the company, citing a national security threat. >> tiktok is a threat to our national security and ought to be sold, no

the i-team's dan noyes talked with a man who narrowly lost the mayor's race to shengtao back in 2022.ve mailer that is listed in today's indictment as part of the bribery scheme. >> voters recalled xiang tao from office in the most recent election, and

as our i-team reporter dan noyes revealed a repeat offender. a pleaded guilty to a string of felonies was released after only four months in jail. the current district attorney wanted a harsher sentence, but the judge would not agree and ordered his release from his extensive rap sheet. there's nothing to indicate this defendant is this one break away from turning over a new leaf? what really matters is a basic question here. did the judge protect the rights of a defendant, or did he put the public at risk by turning a repeat offender loose once again? we'll find out. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. >> well, that will do it for this edition of abc seven news at six. thanks so much for spending a part of your evening with us. >> i'm julian glover and i'm dan ashley for sandyha patel, sarah hodges, all of us here. we appreciate your time. enjoy the first weekend of the new year and see you again tonight at 11. >> i'm reggie aqui, i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena, i

and i-team reporter dan noyes has been covering the ongoing back and forth for months now. he joins us now with the latest. dan. >> well, stephanie and julian, as you both know, the claim is the first step toward a lawsuit. the sheriff and her lawyerwsuit. announced a news conference for this afternoon, but canceled it overnight. looks like they're still building their case, but i've been in contact with both of them today. >> the peace officers bill of rights protects every peace officer, including the sheriff. >> brad gage is a los angeles based civil rights attorney now retained by sheriff christina corpus. this $10 million claim gage filed accuses the county of discriminating against, harassing and defaming a dedicated public servant because the defendants did not want either a woman or a latinx person as the head of their sheriff's department. >> she's being treated differently than other employees that are male and not hispanic, specifically, having her individual records released to the media and the public is treating her differently than others. >> the county has 45

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i-team reporter dan noyes was listening in on the alameda county board of supervisors meeting yesterdaythe board unanimously approved the sale and hopes to have final approval within 30 days. >> this is a great opportunity to give us a win. we've had so many circumstances in which people have not necessarily been positive towards us as a city, as a region, as a county, but this is an opportunity for us to deliver that. >> they describe this as an historic opportunity with two results. the coliseum complex will finally be under control of a sole owner. the african american sports and entertainment group and the county will now be out of the sports entertainment business. >> baseball season is just around the corner, and the giants released their promotion schedule yesterday, which includes a steph curry bobblehead. it will be handed out on july 26th. a couple of weeks earlier, there's a barry bonds bobblehead that will be handed out. there will also be a jersey night for gung ho lee and a 40 niners jersey night. since the giants are at home on may the 4th, which is sunday. the entire wee