in the newsroom, leanne melendez. >> thank you.nt biden's son hunter has pled guilty to federal tax crimes in a deal that will likely spare him prison time. hunter biden avoided prosecution on a separate gun charge. investigators had been probing whether he paid out of taxes on millions of dollars of income, including money earned from business dealings with china and ukraine. the probe was led by a u.s. attorney appointed by former president trump, but that has not stopped republican criticism. >> if you were the leading political opponent of the president, they can put you in jail and give you prison time. if you are the president's son, you can -- >> hunter biden served on the board of a natural gas firm in you rain from 2014 to 2019. at the same time, then vice president biden was overseeing u.s. foreign policy. the judge presiding over the criminal case of former president trump set august 14 as the start date. trump is speaking out about his federal indictment in the mar-a-lago classified records investigation. he challenged

dion: leanne melendez has more on the unsolved murder of samuel st.al outside of a building where samuel say pier 1 shot and killed in the marina district. only a few neighbors remember that night, june 19, 2022. >> it was concerning to say the least. this is a quiet neighborhood. not even a lot of car break-ins. >> according to the investigation, he was walking when he encountered someone in this jeep cherokee. he approached the vehicle, some words were exchanged and as he was backing away he was shot twice in the chest. >> they do have the murder on video, the whole thing. >> police have not released that surveillance video, taken from across the street. spite all this information and a $50,000 reward, the case has not been solved. his mother told me in recent days she has sent sfpd several messages but has not heard back. on the one-year anniversary of their son's murder, they were too distraught to talk to us. his parents last spoke in april. >> the problem is that there is some of the out there responsible for this. there were multiple people in

julian: joining us is leanne melendez. reporter: we have this for 27 years so we know little bit about it. ours is broader. not only were public universities were impacted, employment, public contracts, you cannot ask. the difference is proposition 209 did not apply to private colleges like stanford and university of sentence go -- university of san francisco. but that is going to change. in 199 proposition 209. data collected from 1985 2012 from uc berkeley found that freshman enrollment of asian americans has steadily increased, especially after 1996 but whites have seen a decrease in enrollment and numbers remained lot after 1996. african-american son numbers go down after 1996 and have stayed low, 3%. ucla reported in 1996, 7% of the student body was black. today it is 2%. angela says the transition was hard. >> it affects the legacy in terms of the future, it discourages people that look like me to come to this institution and get a great education. reporter: one uc berkeley student is with students for fair admission

in the newsroom leanne melendez abc7news. >> interesting.nk you. >> the mayors of san francisco and oakland say they need to reimagine the future of their cities. they appeared at a bay area council conference today, ryan curry explains why both say their cities are equipped to handle these challenges. >> the mayors say the bay area faces some of its toughest challenges to date. at a conference with the bay area council tuesday, both touched on the pandemic recovery, homelessness and crime. they say they are confident the best days are ahead. >> know it is not perfect. this is a major city. as any other major city has its challenges, it is filled with hope and possibility. it is usually the place where innovation starts. >> the biggest talking point from both mayors was about the future of downtown. ever since the pandemic both cities see a growing number of empty office space. they say not many are in the office all five days which causes the economies of downtowns to suffer, retail chains arch -- closing locations in both cities. >> people

abc 7 senior reporter leanne melendez discovered a staggering number of riders are not paying fares. join us for the stories and more at 5:30 on abc 7 bay area streaming tv. ama: you can download the abc 7 app or just had to abc7news.com. dan: if you are watching us on tv, world news tonight is next. we appreciate your time. ama: thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for adults with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole. ibrance may cause low white blood cell counts that may lead to serious infections. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs. both of these can lead to death. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening chest pain, cough, or trouble breathing. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection, liver or kidney problems, are or plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. for more information about side e

leanne melendez, abc seven news. dion: moving onto new developments, the man accused of causing a deadly home explosion in san francisco's outer sunset neighborhood in february's facing new charges. today prosecutors announced that charges against darren price have been upgraded to murder. he was previously charged with involuntary manslaughter along with reckless burning, manufacturing drugs, child endangerment and elder abuse. the explosion killed his wife and severely injured her caregiver. dan: san francisco public defenders again showing frustration over what they say is the illegal backlog of cases overdue for trial. today, just as last friday, public defenders and supporters staged a protest on the steps of the courthouse. they say the backlog, which dates back to the start of the pandemic, is denying more than one thousand people their constitutional right to a speedy trial. >> this is the modern civil rights movement. the injustice happening in the current legal system right now and our clients being detaine

leanne melendez spent today on board and you can see what she found right now on abc7news.com or on the 7 bay area news app. ama: turning to our friday forecast ahead. drew tuma is here with your 24 hour outlook. drew: day planner on friday. we will begin with morning marine layer. certainly take that leader jacket with you out the door on your friday morning. we will gradually see that cloud cover pull back to the coast as the morning goes on. you notice those temperatures on the day planner are slow to warm. by lunchtime, we are stuck in the 60's. into the afternoon, partly cloudy conditions. it will turn breezy. wind gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour. that will bring in cooler weather compared to where we landed today. temperatures below average for june. mid-60's to 70's. sunset will be coming out 8:30. if you have friday night plans, have layers with you. we will cool off into the 50's. ama: governor newsom is proposing a landmark change to the united states constitution. at 28th amendment. the governor says it would require universal background checks and raise a firearm purchase ag

leanne melendez spent today on board and you can see what she found right now on abc7news.com or on the abc 7 bay area news app. ama: turning to our friday forecast ahead. drew tuma is here with your 24 hour outlook. drew: day planner on friday. we will begin with morning marine layer. certainly take that leader jacket with you out the door on your friday morning. we will gradually see that cloud cover pull back to the coast as the morning goes on. you notice those temperatures on the day planner are slow to warm. by lunchtime, we are stuck in the 60's. into the afternoon, partly cloudy conditions. it will turn breezy. wind gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour. that will bring in cooler weather compared to where we landed today. temperatures below average for june. mid-60's to 70's. sunset will be coming out 8:30. if you have friday night plans, have layers with you. we will cool off into the 50's. ama: governor newsom is proposing a landmark change to the united states constitution. at 28th amendment. the governor says it would require universal background checks and raise a firearm purchas

. >> leanne melendez joining us live in the newsroom with today's plea. >> if you remember in march the overtime pay for police officers. she went directly to the people of the tenderloin to make her case. she was surrounded by law enforcement and city officials. it worked in the board of supervisors ended up approving the overtime. now the mayor thought if that worked, this time, let's take it -- my plea to increase public safety funding to the sunset district which has a large asian community. david lee is the owner of popular restaurants in san francisco. he is closing his businesses out of frustration with the homeless situation and crime in the city. >> we had a couple people trying to break in and one that came through. that was in february. yeah, so i'm burnt out from everything. >> video shows a homeless person taking over his park lit intended for his customers and a a few months

. >> abc 7 news reporter leann melendez here.ountry a clue as to how this will unfold in the ramifications. >> 27 years of experience, so we know a thing

leanne melendez tells us what that may mean for students. >> class of tuition increase during your fourike in 2017. we welcome at the university system says expenses continue to go out. fiscal advisors representing all 23 colleges say it is time to bring more money in. wages have gone up and buildings are in need of repair. but students say cuc should put the needs of students first. >> support our staff. the people who work here, our teachers are vital. but they have to take i consideration that the students are the foundation of schools. >> most students like not pay the full tuition. still, he says any tuition hike would be added pressure on him and his family. >> well as my parents. >> the report recommends several ways to possibly increase revenue. one is a 3% hike in the case of a student starting in 2024, tuiti go up to $5 reaching over $6800. >> i would probably have to take out a bigger loan. >> the report suggests that the board vote on the matter by september of this year. gloria: the san mateo county sarah is in full swing. organizers say they have a lot of attractions and a

. >> leanne melendez on an interesting ride. >> very interesting. cpuc list supposed to vote tomorrow on whether it would allow driverless taxis. >> that vote was delayed until mid july as the commission -- >> a santa cruz based company has been given approval by the faa to begin testing it's all electric flying commercial taxis. we'll go from the ground to the air no. they will begin testing its prototype at edwards air force base in san bernardino county. it expects to begin commercial flights by 2025. >> a tense and dramatic scene as the plane made a dramatic lending. images show the moments just after the delta jet touched down at charlotte douglas international airport without its nose gear deployed. pilots got an alert the landing gear was stuck. a flyby the air traffic control tower confirmed a wheel was jammed at the wheel well so the pilots had to slowly and carefully bring the plane down telling passengers to brace for impact. >> we came to a. . -- we came to a full stop there was smoking of the cabin which was concerning but the flight at

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abc 7 news reporter leanne melendez takes a look. lyanne: perhaps no other city in the country has people shooting up drugs so openly as san francisco. desperate to solve the crisis, former house speaker nancy pelosi announced san francisco has been approved for an operation overdrive designation which she says will unlock the city's fentanyl epidemic. the city will have a hard line with drug dealing to what we see more arrest sciacca >> we already are seeing more arrests, and that will continue. lyanne: substance abuse services have to be offered. >> i want san francisco to be known as a city where people can come to get drug recovery, not drug use. have migrated to san francisco because of its lack of enforcement and social services available at here is what the bestie that about the 45 people they recently arrested for drug use. >> we have on file other states, other counties, and most of them are, you know, list address in this country. only three out of 45 list san francisco as their address. >> that means 95% plus or coming out

kristen: abc 7 news reporter leanne melendez's life with what that could look like.nne: something to be true before we know where it came from, even as adults, we admit we are quick to retreat -- retweet something that has not been verified. social media is the primary source of news for many people. now california wants to teach all kids to analyze every bit of information online. imagine a classroom where a subject is taught while at the same time the information is challenged. >> it is kind of trust but verify and make sure the students have the skills to be able to go and conform that information. lyanne: assembly man mark berman wants to make teaching media literacy minotaur in california schools. texas, new jersey, and delaware already do. the ideas for students to know which stories are fake on social media paid a 2020 a survey conducted by common media found many cannot tell the difference. >> we found that 55% of teens today say they can tell of a news story is fake. we find that a little bit disturbing. assembly man berman finds has consequent is. mr. ber p

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. >> abc 7 news reporter leann melendez here. that could give the country a clue as to how this will unfold in the ramifications. >> 27 years of experience, so we know a thing or two. not only were public universities affected by proposition 209, but employment and public contracts. proposition 209 it did not apply to private colleges like stanford and university of san francisco to name a few and that is about to change. california has been testing the effects of a ban on affirmative action since 1996. when voters passed proposition 209. data collected years earlier from 1985 through 2012 from uc berkeley found that freshman enrollment of asian americans has steadily increased especially after 1996. whites have seen a decrease in enrollment and the numbers remain flat after 1996. african-americans saw numbers go down after 1996 and have stayed low. about 3%. ucla reported that in 1996, of students were black. today it is 2%. angela says the transition w hard. terms of the future, it discourages people that look like me to come t

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