. ♪ pride month is getting another look in the east bay town of martinez.e're listening in tonight on the school board's decision to display. >> could another challenger be gunning for the governor's mansion? would a familiar california face just said when asked about leading the state? >> always live? abc seven news starts right now. >> tonight, we'll begin with an emerging legal battle that right now is split by this fence. a homeless encampment in the north bay is sparring with and suing a local tire shop that operates on the other side. and tonight you're going to hear from that tire shop only on abc seven. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> this particular encampment backs up against a small creek in the town of san rafael, and has been a source of contention in town for years, except this time a member in the homeless encampment is threatening to take things to court over a new noisy tactic. abc seven news reporter tim johns went to hear from both sides of the fence, including those at the tire shop, in an int

pride month is getting another look in the east bay town of martinez.g in tonight on the school board's decision to display. >> could another challenger be gunning for the governor's mansion? would a familiar california face just said when asked about leading the state? >> always live? abc seven news starts right now. >> tonight, we'll begin with an emerging legal battle that right now is split by this fence. a homeless encampment in the north bay is sparring with and suing a local tire shop that operates on the other side. and tonight you're going to hear from that tire shop only on abc seven. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> this particular encampment backs up against a small creek in the town of san rafael, and has been a source of contention in town for years, except this time a member in the homeless encampment is threatening to take things to court over a new noisy tactic. abc seven news reporter tim johns went to hear from both sides of the fence, including those at the tire shop, in an interview. you'l

este miércoles la policía nos informó que siguen buscando a martínez.sospechoso frecuenta las zonas del área de la calle williams y la calle 10 sur y la zona de la calle newell road, conocido como la jungla. allí me encontré con una persona que conoce muy bien la jungla, ya que en muchas ocasiones ha encontrado a su hijo allí. quien sufre de adicción es súper peligroso. así como hay violadores, hay asesinos, los hay menores de edad ahí abajo. drogas, asegura. no ha reportado a las autoridades. lo malo es que los agarran y los vuelven a soltar y se vienen aquí a esta es una cueva de bandidos. al saber que este sospechoso sigue libre, padres de familia thyssen están alerta por si lo ven. yo la miro. yo la voy a denunciar. yo agarré la fotografía ya para yo reportar a la policía. si esa persona yo la llego a ver. esta madre dice que seguirá cuidando a su hija como pueda. no sale ya sola, verdad? ni no la voy a dejar nunca sola. salir siempre salgo con ella. según la policía, martínez mide 5 pies, 11 pulgadas, tiene cabello oscuro y bigote. el día del crime

. >> anabel es la media hermana de martÍnez y asegura que >> era un hombre que todo los dÍas se levantabartÍnez afuera de esta bodega a pocos metros de refugio y la policÍa habÍa revisado varios videos de vigilancia alrededor de esta cuadra donde ocurriÓ el incidente y de acuerdo a familiar con el conversamos, incluso se escuchÓ el diÁlogo entre la vÍctima y sospechoso. supuestamente gonzÁlez le pidiÓ dinero prestado a martÍnez para comprar drogas, pero Él no le dio y ocurriÓ el apuÑalamiento. el agresor dÍas entregÓ a las autoridades y enfrenta cargos por asesinato y posesiÓn criminal de un armas. >> sabÍa que se nos entregaba como como que la que sea, su vida no serÍa igual. reportera: en enero otro migrante fue apuÑalado en un refugio por lo que las autoridades hagan implementados mÁs seguridad. por ahora las familias la vÍctima y de sospechoso estarÍan por ser ubicadas a otro refugio. presentadora: un hombre iestable fue detenido despuÉs de lanzarle lÍquido inflamable y prenderle fuego a un pasajero en el metro de neuer, la vÍctima fue hospitalizada, pero esta no se hacen graves el ag

este miércoles la policía nos informó que siguen buscando a martínez.recuenta las zonas del área de la calle williams y la calle 10 sur y la zona de la calle issa newell road, conocido como la jungla. allí me encontré con una persona que conoce muy bien la jungla, ya que en muchas ocasiones ha encontrado a su hijo allí. quien sufre de adicción es súper peligroso. así como hay violadores, hay asesinos, los hay menores de edad ahí abajo. drogas, asegura. no ha reportado a las autoridades. lo malo es que los agarran y los vuelven a soltar y se vienen aquí a estas. es una cueva de bandidos. al saber que este sospechoso sigue libre, padres de familia dicen. están alerta por si lo ven. yo la miro. yo la voy a denunciar. yo agarré la fotografía ya para yo reportar a la policía. si esa persona yo la llego a ver, esta madre dice que seguirá cuidando a su hija como pueda. no sale ya sola, verdad? ni no la voy a dejar nunca sola. salir, siempre salgo con ella. según la policía, martínez mide 5 pies, 11 pulgadas, tiene cabello oscuro y bigote. el día del crimen lle

martinez all blinged out and hanging out on a low rider brings us the festivities. at the highlights. of that big afternoon and in oakland is the 2nd biggest day of their high school careers. this ceremony where students get the loo a little bragging. here is a live look outside before we head to the break. you can see the flags all flying nice and high from memorial day weekend we'll be right back. nice to meet ya. my name is david. i've been a pharmacist for 44 years. when i have customers come in and ask for something for memory, i recommend prevagen. number one, because it's safe and effective. does not require a prescription. and i've been taking it quite a while myself and i know it works. and i love it when the customers come back in and tell me, "david, that really works so good for me." makes my day. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. yeah. big a big celebration. in the streets. of san francisco. mission district for the car. great parade. thousands of performers representing latin american and the caribbean dance their ways through 24th

lauren martinez, abc seven news schools and martinez will once again fly the pride flag this june afterion. >> last year was the first time that martinez held a pride festival celebrating the lgbtq plus community. the school board had also voted last year to display pride flags at the district offices and on campuses during school days in the month of june. apparently, the language of that bill wasn't quite clear, so the board voted unanimously to tweak it. martinez unified will keep flying the pride flag on campuses every june from here on out. >> uc santa cruz will hold classes fully remote for the next two days. this announcement comes after graduate student workers went on strike yesterday over the university system's crackdown on pro-palestinian protests. among their demands is amnesty for members facing discipline related to the protest. the uc system says the strike, which is planned all across campuses, across all campuses, violates the union contract. officials are asking the state to issue a cease and desist order. >> you may remember this video from yesterday on abc seven mor

fernÁndez y el ex reeleccion, el expresidente leonel fernandez y el exalcalde de santiago, abel martinezingo, nos vamos contigo rogelio alla dos dias de las elecciones ¿como estan las cosas? >> ¿que dicen las encuestas? >> encuestas que unos publicarse hasta hace unos dias ya no pueden publicarse mas, le daban una ventaja significativa al actual presidente luis abinader y si se proyecta o si se cumple lo que proyectan estas enc encuestas, el presidente ganaria cuatro anos mas en la presidencia sin necesidad de una segunda vuelta. >> todo esta listo en republica dominicana el proximo domingo hay elecciones y el presidente luis abinader se perfira para ganar la reeleccion. >> por los mayoria de las encuestas, ronda el 60% de la intencion del voto, suficiente para evitar una segunda vuelta le sigue el expresidente leonel fernandez, quien busca un cuarto mandato si no estamos mejor que antes que la la realidad? >> economia estancada, alto desempleo. >> y el exalcalde de santiago, abel martinez. >> todos han abordado los temas recurrentes de campana, pero hay uno que ha sido central. >> la cr

police say they now have identified the suspect, juan salvador martinez. police say martinez sexually assaulted a girl under the 280 overpass and south 11th street. as jpd says martinez is usually seen around the neighborhood of east williams and south 10th, not far from where that assault happened or around the creek area off keys and center road. if you recognize that man and see him, you are being urged to call 911. an ominous warning from the fbi this week, just as communities across the country are gearing up for lgbtq pride month, federal law enforcement agencies are warning that isis may be looking to target pride events. they're asking local law enforcement agencies to be on alert. here's nbc bay area's sérgio quintana in san francisco with what the warning is and is not saying. san francisco's pride festivities are among the most attended such events in the country, and the organizers of this year's annual san francisco pride celebration say, even though there is no specific threat to this celebration, they are taking the warning seriously and coo

. >> juan martinez was arrested in june of 2022. for killing a man in the windsor area after killing a martinez tried to pose as a kidnapper and extort the victim's girlfriend for more than $100,000. martinez was eventually arrested and confessed leading investigators to the body. one person is recovering tonight after being shot in oakland near lake merritt. police yesterday responded to grand avenue near the mcilroy fountain where they found a person who had been shot. police say the victim got into some kind of verbal fight with another person and then things escalated and there was a shooting. now that person is hospitalized in critical condition. this is an ongoing investigation. firefighters battled a big fire at a commercial building. there's about 2 in the morning on mill moment. drive in fremont. these are pictures here that the fire department shared. they say when they arrived, the fire was extending through the roof. the fire was knocked down by 03:00am. no injuries were reported. >> hard hats, chainsaws and lots of hamm

in the east bay, martinez residents might see flaring this month because >> the martinez refining company is finishing major maintenance project late last month that began restarting equipment to make sure that they're processing units are in good shape. the company says that flares are essential part of their system to safely manage ex-us combustible gases while burning them off efficiently. they say and effectively the martinez refinery hopes to minimize or prevent any flaring during this process. more than 70 million dollars has gone into upgrading equipment. happening tonight, highway 37 will be closed again this weekend between sonoma and solano counties. >> caltrans will be working on a repaving project. they say they'll have detours beginning at the highway. 37 highway one. 21 interchange near sears point. the closure will begin tonight at 10 and will run through 5 o'clock in the morning monday. >> also happening tonight, lanes of us. i 6, 8, are going to close this weekend in san ramon starting at 9 in alaska through 4 o'clock nday morning. the partial closure is one of 2 with ano

servando gomez martinez was born in mexico in 1966.unday school and was going to devote himself to serving god, and he also adored the legends about the knights-monks who defended the holy land, so when he grew up, he founded his own organization, the knights, templars. it was an ordinary street gang, but it lived according to the rules of a religious sect, and its members positioned themselves as protectors. its purpose is to serve the lord to the people. as a true catholic, martinez taught his charges that the torture of killing enemies is a form of divine justice. many actually revered him as a saint. these templars controlled the seaport of lazar cardenas. the third most important in the country, there they distributed cocaine imported from all over south america. martinez was finally caught and convicted in 2019. to 55 years in prison for selling drugs, organizing a sect and numerous murders, he is serving his sentence in solitary confinement, on the wall of which hangs a picture with a templar cross, on this cross. the drug lord

some possibilities are berkeley, martinez, pittsburg and antioch. well, it started with a storage facility and led to this, a big raid in the north bay, california, going to be facing some difficult choices. a huge budget deficit ahead. the one thing the governor is promising he will not do and they're dancing in the streets tonight. we'll have the return of the bhangra and beats night market. but first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy watch tonight you'll wake up strong. >> you are a television fixture. i am a television fixture. we have never been on television together. that is true a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our fastest speed plans yet! swit

, julián salvador martínez, por abuso sexual a una menor.nez la asaltó sexualmente en la calle 11. el sospechoso se encuentra tras las rejas en la cárcel del condado santa clara. pero el incidente sigue bajo investigación. las autoridades ya presentaron cargos de homicidio a un adolescente de 13 años tras haber apuñalado a otro joven de 18 en una tienda safeway. esto fue en san leandro . el incidente ocurrió a principios de abril y según la policía, todo habría comenzado con una disputa entre los adolescentes por una interacción entre el sospechoso y la amiga de la víctima. el caso ha dejado a los residentes conmocionados. es que algunos dicen que es una señal de que los jóvenes del área de la bahía necesitan más orientación. la de redwood city le exige a las autoridades cambios en las leyes municipales sobre el control de renta, y lo hacen precisamente para tratar de detener el desenfrenado aumento en los alquileres que afectan a muchas familias trabajadoras inmigrantes. flavio lacayo nos informa sobre la acción que realizó un grupo de acti

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martinez was eventually arrested and confessed leading investigators to the body. the state attorney, karla rodriguez says the actions for martinez warranted a potential life sentence. and it is pleased with the judge's verdict. let's head of the south bay is a man was shot and seriously injured in san jose. this happened at highway 2.80, off ramp at mclellan avenue wednesday evening. route was blocked off for hours but was reopened. victim is in critical but stable condition at the moment. there is no suspect or a motive for the shooting. well, santa clara county authorities made one of the largest fentanyl seizures ever. they found 13 pounds of the drug under a baby's crib at a san jose home. authorities say they raided the home wednesday found 25,000 fentanyl pills in a backpack. officers say they also found marijuana just a few feet away from the baby's plated cocaine right next to the baby's formula in the kitchen. the baby's parents. 27 year-old octavia marina. 23 year-old crystal delgado are now facing multiple charges. if convicted, they face up to 18 years

martinez was among those taken to the hospital but was in good condition. now as mentioned, martinez is seen as a long shot in mexico's presidential race, currently in third place in most polls. uc berkeley doctoral candidate claudia shane sheinbaum is currently seen as the front runner among likely voters if she or challenge challengers socal galvez or gets elected, they would become the country's first female president. mexico's presidential race is scheduled to take place in just over a week. back to you. so much going on. that's sad to see the tragedy there. brie thanks for the latest. funeral events are now underway in iran for the president and his entourage killed in last weekend's helicopter crash. waves of mourners lined up to pay last respects yesterday for ebrahim raisi, the country's foreign minister, and six others. the coffins were transported in a single vehicle through the capital of tehran, raisi is expected to be laid to rest in the holy city of mashhad tomorrow. and earlier this week, iran's supreme leader declared five days of national m

we're live in martinez. tom jensen today in the bay. thank you. tom 503 now and developing right now, israeli tanks taking control of gaza's vital rafah border crossing. the un warned of a potential collapse of flow of the of aid to the palestinian people because of that closure in rafah and other main crossings into gaza. right now, the northern part of the enclave is already experiencing a full blown famine. the united states halted a large shipment of weapons to israel last week over concerns that israel would use those weapons on rafah, where there are more than a million palestinian people sheltering in already dire conditions. and this morning, negotiations continue between israel and hamas with a cease fire and hostage release deal still in the balance. president joe biden is emphasizing the us's ironclad support of israel and also condemning anti-semitism. today in the bay's brie jackson is in washington with the latest in brie we heard the president's message. what else is he saying? good morning chris. so during a holocaust remembrance c

with a high of 77 in martinez, oakland, 69 and 79 in san jose. there will be a wide range in temperatures thanks to where the cooler coastal temperatures will see today. and mike, you're starting with some old news. old news. if you were listening to the radio or reports last night, or maybe following me on social media, highway 37 eastbound was closed much of the weekend. but it's supposed to be open about now. it was actually open about ten hours ago, perhaps earlier. so we're looking at a smooth drive as we're driving eastbound or westbound on highway 37 to and from vallejo. we're looking at the rest of the bay, and there's a new crash that popped up over the last few seconds, 580 in oakland. i'll check on the details, but no slowing has shown up on our sensors. same thing for the rest of contra costa county. and in fact, the rest of the bay on these maps shows a smooth, easy drive. we have no major problems. there may be some fog drifting around. we'll talk about that coming up back to you. all right. thanks so much, mike. 512 for you this mo

last year was the first time that martinez held a pride festival celebrating the lgbtq plus communityschool board had also voted last year to display pride flags at the district offices and on campuses during school days in the month of june. apparently the language of that bill wasn't quite clear enough, so the board voted unanimously to tweak it. martinez unified will keep flying the pride flag on campuses every june from here on out. >> uc santa cruz will hold classes fully remote the next two days, this after graduate student workers went on strike yesterday over the university system's crackdown on pro-palestinian protesters. among their demands is amnesty for members facing discipline related to the protests. the uc system says the strike, which is planned across all campuses, violates the union contract. officials are asking the state to issue a cease and desist order. >> you may remember this video from abc seven mornings. yesterday, a rescue on the sonoma county coast after a car veered off of highway one and tumbled hundreds of feet down a cliff. now we're getting more detai

martinez is described as 5 foot 11 inches tall with dark hair and a thin mustache. this is a photo of him there on your screen. anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact san jose pd. >> lawmakers at the state capitol are hoping to hold social media companies accountable with a new set of bills they say will protect children. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports. i'm i'm outraged. >> that's why we're going hard here. los angeles, democratic senator henry stern sharing frustration with social media companies, he says have not done their part to protect children and teenagers online. it's time these large corporations. we'll have plenty of resources to do so step up. but he says he does not have faith in many social media companies and protecting minors online. that's why he introduced 2 bipartisan bills, including sb 14. 44 also known as sami's law named for the late sammy chapman. the 16 year-old teen died 3 years ago after taking a pill he bought from a drug dealer on snapchat. that pill turned out to be laced with the deadly dose of

de méxico, dirigida por el chef arturo rivera martínez.ueno, y el chef rivera martínez, dice que el secreto de sus tacos es la sencillez. por lo tanto el establecimiento solo sirve 4 tipos de tacos de ternera y asegura que el gran sabor proviene de la buena calidad de la tortillas y la carne. tacos. el califa león sigue siendo una taquería de solo 10 por 10 pies, como ha existido desde 1978. de hecho, ahí se fue la primera vez que se hizo el trompo. por eso son el califa de león, porque trajeron esa modalidad de traer los tacos como lo hacen los shawarmas. y ahí nacieron los tacos árabes. mmm, qué rico y delicioso. como dicen, todo está en la calidad. si dos de asada por favor. yo quiero . esta noche. noticias telemundo poderosas y destructivas tormentas dejan al menos cuatro muertos en houston. 17 millones de personas desde texas hasta mississippi. le hacen frente a un sistema con alerta de inundaciones repentinas. granizo y vientos con fuerza de huracÁn y mucho mÁs mentiroso y vengativo. asÍ quieren mostrar la defensa del expresidente tr

. >> importante recalcar que este video es de ricky martinez, martinez dice que frecuentemente tieneocío"... - eh, esa vez que él me quiso suicidar, me quiso matar, fue porque yo no le di de comer rápido, él quería rápido. - ¡por favor! - yo no sabía que él era alcohólico. porque yo también trabajo, y que no se te olvide. patzi: ¿y qué me vienes a reclamar ahora, madre? ¿ya se te olvidó que tuviste varios hombres,

les saluda su conserje estrella, germán martínez. y esto no es un blooper.darles que ya llegamos a final de temporada. pero ni se preocupen que "vecinos" es como el quehacer en cuarentena. no se acaba. volveremos muy pronto con nueva temporada [...]. los esperamos. qué ansiosos, ¿eh? qué exfoliados. d.c. la madre de un inmigrante hondureÑo que sufrÓ un serio accidente en el tren mexicano conocido como "la bestia" esÁ angustiada... desea poder llegar a Éxico para acompaÑar a su hijo, el cual perdÓ las piernas y se encuentra en estado de coma... univision converÓ con la madre del migrante accidentado... claudia mendoza tiene el reporte... en nueva york, ante un aumento de muertes provocadas por veÍculos de dos ruedas, la poliÍa le pone freno a los conductores de motocicletas que violan las leyes de tÁnsito.... para esto, esÁn decomisando las motos ilegales y advirtiendo a la poblacÓn que se abstenga de conducir una, si no cumplen con los requisitos... violeta bastardo nos cuenta desde la gran manzana... el expresidente donald trump afirÓ que su exrival republi

chef martinez says the secret to his award winning tacos is simplicity.the shop only serves beef tacos. he says. the great taste comes from good quality tortillas and good quality meat tacos. also making headlines for another reason. today an indiana judge spent the last few years contemplating a serious food question. our tacos and burritos sandwiches. the debate started back in 2022. a developer planned to open a mexican restaurant in a strip mall, but the location had restrictions and the restaurant could only serve subway style sandwiches. in a long legal battle, the judge ruled the restaurant can't open because tacos and burritos are technically sandwiches. i guess it's fixings inside of karma is wrapped in carbs. it's all a sandwich. don't forget, you can watch our newscast 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. watch breathi joins us now with what's coming up next at 530. tacos and burritos are in a totally different category. this judge disagrees, apparently. here's what we're working on. janelle. the road to 40,000. the dow closing lower tod

principales rivales, tanto el expresidente leonel fernandez como el exalcalde de santiago, abel martinezlos que sacaron la mayor votacion despues de el, pero no les alcanzo para impedir una segunda vuelta. >> luis avidaner ha dicho que entre otras cosas gobernara para todos los dominicanos, que son mas las cosas que los unen que las que lo separan. >> si les parece, vamos a escuchar las palabras del presidente luis abidaner. >> esperanza y con la mirada puesta en el futuro. >> el mensaje de las urnas es urnas es claro. >> los cambios que hemos hecho van a ser irreversibles. >> no hay vuelta atras, la republica dominicana ha no a mi dijo que el va a gobernar para todos los dominicanos sin importar por quien hayan votado en esta domingo, el a las 8.30 de la noche ya alcanzaba casi el 60% de los votos con el cuarenta por ciento de las casillas ya contabilizadas, pero tambien ha hecho un anuncio en esta conferencia que ofrecio en este discurso que ofrecio ha dicho que no se va a reelegir. >> vamos a escuchar a luisa binader cuando dijo esto esta victoria electoral en mi mi caso es la ultima,

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has a closer look. thieves are targeting letter carriers for their mailbox keys. palo alto police and the u.s. postal service are investigating a strong armed robbery that happened at this apartment complex off middlefield road on thursday, police said. the carrier was approached by two men who demanded his postal keys. when they then asked for his wallet and cell phone, a fight ensued and then the suspects fled towards the parking garage. >> these incidents do turn really needlessly violent, so this is not something that carriers should have to be worried about. their job is already physically and mentally demanding, u.s. postal inspector matthew norfleet said. >> this is not the most recent incident. over the weekend, two arrests were made after mail carriers were robbed in belmont and palo alto. >> and in these cases, we're seeing the robbers are also traveling across the bay area using cars that were stolen in the sacramento area, according to the analysis by the abc7 data journalism team. >> in 202

back to you. >> astrid martinez in lower manhattan. astrid, thank you very much. >>> turning to the catastrophic weather. finally most of us are getting a break today from storms that spawned dozens of tornadoes across the country over the long holiday weekend. at least 23 people were killed including two children. this was in texas, arkansas, kentucky, oklahoma, and virginia. cities and towns now left to pick up the pieces. cbs's meg oliver reports. >> reporter: shattered homes littered the landscape across valley view, texas, after saturday night's tornado killed seven people including two children in cook county. others barely surprised. >> the loudest thing i'd ever heard. i never had been through anything like that before. >> reporter: a dark terrifying scene as an ef-2 tornado with 135-mile-per-hour winds whipped through this truck stop. hugo para shouted for everyone to take shelter in the bathrooms. mangled metal is all that's left. cbs's dave malkoff spoke with para who witnesses say saved more than 100 lives. >> i said let's

>> astrid martinez in new york. thank you. >>> while the chancellor of ucla was testifying in front of congress, pro-palestinian protesters set up a new encampment. some demonstrators even climbed up the roof of a building to hang a banner as police moved in to clear it out. some clashes broke out. in washington, republican lawmakers put the chancellor along with the presidents of rutgers and northwestern on the hot seat for allegedly not doing enough to combat the rise in anti-semitism. natalie brand reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: the wave of pro-palestinian demonstrations that spread across college campuses nationwide took center stage on capitol hill thursday. >> the goal is to engage with students to the extent possible. >> reporter: house republicans pressed northwestern university president michael schill about jewish students' claims that encampment protesters harassed them. >> i'm asking the question, you're required to answer. isn't it true that a jewish northwestern student was assaulted? >> we ar

i'm lauren martinez. now to the north bay, where a week of controversy at sonoma state university is culminating with commencement ceremonies today. it comes after the sudden retirement of president mike lee this week. the csu chancellor placed lee on leave after he made a deal with pro-palestinian protesters without proper approval. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard shows us the protests during graduation and has details on the fallout >> hundreds of sonoma state grads rocking their caps and gowns during commencement ceremonies after a dramatic week on campus involving former president mike lee. but alex can't think about that right now . >> today is about me. i'm glad to have my dad here to see me graduate, so that was more on my mind than the school. >> lee's retirement was announced friday by csu chancellor mildred garcia, a day after she put him on leave for insubordination because of an agreement lee made with pro-palestinian student protesters who had occupied an encampment. lee told them he would

astrid martinez in new york. thank you. >>> today those powerful storms move east potentially causing delays for the travel home from the holiday weekend. those storms will bring a risk of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes near the eastern seaboard. storms will begin inland this afternoon and track eastward going through the evening. the greatest risk of tornadoes will be from eastern pennsylvania to eastern north carolina. >>> coming up, a tragic end for a former star of "general hospital." the actor gunned down on the streets of l.a. >>> and the golf world is remembering grayson murray. rray. feeling sluggish or weighed down? could be a sign that your digestive system isn't at its best. but a little metamucil everyday can help. metamucil's psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down and also helps lower cholesterol and slows sugar absorption to promote healthy blood sugar levels. so you can feel lighter and more energetic. lighten everyday the metamucil way. feel less sluggish & we

people in martinez may see flaring this month as the martinez refining company is finishing.hey say a major maintenance project last month. mrc begin restarting equipment to make sure they're processing units are in good shape. the company says flares are in the central part of the system there to safely manage excess combustible gases. well, burning them off efficiently and effectively. the refining company hopes to minimize or prevent any flaring during the process. but they're giving a heads up more than 70 million dollars have gone into upgrading equipment. there. >> new area code is coming to northern california currently 5, stretches from the edge of the bay area all the way up to the oregon border. but starting january 2025, people who receive a new number in that area could get the area code 8, 3, 7, this decision comes after a high demand for new phone numbers in that area. >> right. a new t j's san francisco residents now have a new place to shop for groceries and one of a kind snacks trader joe's opened up a new location on fulton street in hayes valley today. the

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with one of the homeowners about a visitor who left its mark. >> surveillance cameras captured a mountain lion roaming through two milpitas neighborhoods. the first sighting was around 2 a.m. wednesday at friendly village mobile home park and so it jumped on that, yeah, nguyen showed us to her backyard, where the mountain lion jumped onto one of their sheds. you can still see it left swipes of paw prints on the sides. >> i was like, freaked out because i was like, that wasn't like it was in front of my, like, window. >> doris fee was sleeping in her room just feet away and never heard anything. >> that's crazy to me that like, some, like a cat so big was like walking through our neighborhood. >> two hours later, around 4:30 a.m, milpitas police said a resident's ring camera captured a mountain lion near fair meadow way that's less than three miles from where the first sighting was captured. >> sightings of mountain lions and residential areas, i would say are are rare. >> the department is deploying thermal imaging drones to s

martinez was arrested for multiple crimes, including sexual assault. bart service is back to normal after a major delay this morning because of a person stuck underneath a bart train. it started just before 11 this morning at the walnut creek bart station. bart says a person was on the tracks for an unknown reason, and may have been hit by an oncoming train. service was stopped between pleasant hill and lafayette, while emergency responders removed that person from the tracks. their condition tonight is unknown. regular service resumed shortly after noon. it was a terrifying flight. singapore airlines tonight offering condolences and an apology after one of its planes experienced severe turbulence. that flight so violent, one man died and several others were hurt. now, some analysts are saying that turbulence during flights is likely to increase in the future because of climate change. nbc bay area's scott budman joins us now. you've been tracking this story all day, and the video from inside is startling. yeah, jessica, these always are. and this one

martinez that took off on the bike. he's described as 5.11, dark hair. and you see the mustache there. multi-agency investigation has ended with the arrest of 2 people, including a 17 year-old accused of robbing 2 postal workers. and then leading police on a chase in a stolen car before crashing into a tree. police in belmont reported the first incident about one 30 saturday afternoon at an apartment complex on old county road. the usps worker said she was rob smith, threw her to the ground forcefully, took her postal service keys that about an hour later. a postal worker at palo alto was robbed of his keys at gunpoint. police say they recovered the stolen keys and both incidents as well as 2 airsoft pistols. fremont police are investigating after several vehicles were vandalized at the tesla fremont factory. the discovery was made early yesterday morning at the factory on fremont boulevard several parts vehicles had their tires damaged. anyone with info here is asked to contact fremont police. take a look at this video that has now gone viral shows char

investigators located martinez and arrested him on multiple charges, including assault. also in san jose, the man has been arrested after police say he smashed a shop window, right where a little child, the city this is caught on camera. it happened last month at an ice cream shop on born square. the child and their guardian walked into the store. police say 36 year-old jam sherry smashed the window while the child was sitting inside. some of the glass hit the child, the guardian, then grab the kid left. the suspect is facing charges including assault with a deadly weapon and child abuse. police are asking the community to help identify that child and their guardian. >> new at 5 east bay regional parks are warning the public about coyote says.visitation to the park's increases in the warmer months encounters with coyotes do become more common. they're offering some coyotes safety tips. you can avoid hiking along. keep your children and your pets nearby. of course, keep your dogs on a leash. always be aware of your surroundings as you walk jog or ride, you should definite

martinez is described as 5 foot 11 inches tall with dark hair and a thin mustache. you can see some images of him there on your screen. if you have any information of his whereabouts, you are asked to contact san jose pd. >> a united airlines flight out of singapore bound for san francisco was forced to return to singapore today due to engine troubles. the airplane, a boeing 7.87 had more than 200 people on board at the time. they will be rebooked tomorrow on another flight. this is just the latest in a series of incidents related to united, many of which have involved sfo. as we look live at the airport there, you can see some fog is above it. now we come to san francisco, the city proper where you don't see any fog and that is the way it goes around here. we're quite an interesting pattern where we have kind of foggy cool mornings and then really nice in the afternoon. and now. >> around this time of day, that fog is returning warrants. yeah. start to feel like a whole lot like summer outside as we're seeing that night morning, a march of the low clouds and the fo

and as abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains, the crimes are more dangerous than they mayeem. >> san mateo police are calling a recent string of incidents involving toy guns alarming. on sunday, police received three different 911 calls within three hours from community members reporting being shot at. >> one of the victims thought he was shot with a real gun, so obviously there's mental stress and everything that goes along with being shot with anything. >> police say the suspects used guns similar to this. they shoot out gel filled pellets up to 200ft per second. three people have been arrested, so they're being charged with assault with a deadly weapon, they did shoot the victims in the face. one of the victims almost got shot in the eye. the victims told san mateo police when they were walking, a white bmw sedan would drive near them and a passenger would shoot at them. >> it's really surprising because i've never seen anything like that. i've been here lots of times and it's always felt safe. >> the third incident that was reported on sunday was off monte diablo avenu

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez spoke with his family tonight about chris's legacy of joy. >> when you think of a mother's love, a haunted and creepy halloween display may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but it was for shelley jimenez and her son, chris. >> it was just magical. he he he his face just lit up every single time we came outside. >> chris was born premature and battled major health issues his entire life. >> he had cerebral palsy on his entire left side, and, his lungs were, damaged because he was on a ventilator for almost a year. >> when chris was 15, doctors told his parents, shelley and saul, he wouldn't live to 18. i just learned you just never, ever give up. >> and, i didn't. >> on friday, chris passed away at the age of 29 years old. >> he actually molded my husband and i into the people we are today. >> in 2019, we introduced you to the jimenez family. chris's vision was deteriorating, and at the time he became more housebound, so his mom wanted to bring joy to him. by transforming their front yard in san jose into an elaborate halloween display.

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is hearing those calls new at 11. >> this is an urgent matterwe need you to deal with this now. not in a week, not in three weeks. >> a brand new paid parking program at downtown san bruno is frustrating. small business owners rebecca milano owns one love cafe, so the biggest issue right now is that people are being forced to pay for a full hour. >> so there is no incremental parking on the main streets. >> on april 1st, the city of san bruno rolled out their pay by plate kiosks on downtown streets and parts of el camino real. in some areas, it requires payment seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. i paid two hours for a 30 minute swim lesson. >> i feel like in san francisco, most of them, it's just like an up arrow down arrow. and you do like quarter of an hour increments. like something like that would be a lot easier. and seems pretty intuitive. >> on wednesday evening, milano hosted a community meeting inside her cafe to address concerns. city council members tom hamilton and marty medina attended. they heard about kiosks not working prope

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has a closer look at the president's visit and the areas you should avoid. reporter air force one touched down on moffett field in mountain view thursday evening. >> president joe biden deplaned, along with advisers, secret service officers, traveling press and more minutes before the president landed, we spoke with melissa michaelson, professor of political science at menlo college. >> it's a cliche, but we are the nation's piggy back for these campaigns. there's a lot of people here with a lot of money and a lot of interest in who wins these elections. >> the last time the president was in the bay area was in february, when he attended two events in support of his reelection campaign campaign donations are a way of showing how well you're doing. >> it's almost like people are voting with their dollars. >> it is likely we will see other campaigning in the bay area in march, independent presidential candidate robert f kennedy jr announced his running mate in oakland. she's a silicon valley lawyer. >> if you're running a hot senate campaign in m

. >> tonight, abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has more on this. always touching reminder of sacrifice. this time from the crosses of lafayette. our hearts are aching for all those hearts breaking. >> every year, a group gathers at the base of lafayette hillside memorial to reflect and remember those who have died in military service. >> even if it's not exactly a cemetery, it's still a way of memorializing. >> since 2006, wooden crosses commemorating fallen soldiers have covered the steep hill. some are individualized, with photos or different symbols of faith. on monday afternoon, community members held a vigil that included a song for the losses. >> we tally at the end of every may, every memorial day, and brief remarks were given. >> if you want to honor a soldier to be an american worth fighting for, congressman mark desaulnier said he makes it a point to come every year. >> thank you so much. i'm always inspired by coming here. >> edward norman flew from upstate new york to read a poem written by his brother and fellow veteran, fred for when

andrea martínez nos tiene las reacciones de personas que fueron testigos de ese socavón.es y aseguran oficiales que se hundió un árbol que se encontraba en el medio. nos venimos a ver qué podemos hacer por nuestros vecinos. por supuesto, en qué los podemos ayudar o lo que lo que sea. estamos ayudándole con la electricidad a todo lo que se pueda, porque ahorita no pueden entrar a su casa aproximadamente a las 10:00, autoridades y departamento de bomberos llevaron los equipos necesarios y sacaron un bolso con palos de golf. ya que la afectada tenía torneo el fin de semana. them and i thought that was a great gesture on our firefighters to dan trujillo, vocero del departamento de policía, expresó que ella los necesitaba y cree que eso es un gesto amable de parte del departamento de bomberos. tuvimos la oportunidad de conversar con personas expertas en cavernas y socavones. ellos creen que la causa es la presencia de zinc. por el contrario, otros expertos en el área de ingeniería, como el doctor ingeniero geotécnico, cree que puede ser un tubo que se rompió y humedeció el áre

police say martinez is usually seen around the neighborhood of east williams and south 10th or aroundek area off keys and center road. if you see him, you are being asked to call 911. history. in san francisco, city supervisors officially becoming the first in the nation to ban firefighter uniforms that may cause cancer. the final vote was this afternoon. the issue is now the issue is with the jacket and pants that they wear. our investigative unit found that they contain chemicals known as pfas. those chemicals are supposed to help the clothing repel flammable liquids and resist extreme heat. but research has shown that absorbing those compounds through your skin can be dangerous. the next step in this ban is for the mayor to sign off on it, which he's expected to do. the city would then have two years to phase out the old uniforms and purchase new ones that don't contain those pfas. while san francisco's five top candidates for mayor will debate the city's issues on monday, but they're going to do it on two separate stages, mayor breed today pulled out of the debate planned by the p

the man police identified him as julian salvador martinez.ay, police announced he's been taken into custody after a tip from a community member. he's now facing multiple charges, including sexual assault. what now for all those college protestors, several civil rights organizations are asking stanford to not discipline those students who rallied in support of palestinians. the asian law caucus and council of american islamic relations, or care are among the 35 groups that sent a letter to the university. they're asking stanford's president and provost to drop disciplinary charges against those students who participated in the recent demonstrations, the letter claims. stanford has not provided specific factual allegations against the 13 students in question. the students say they're facing academic probation or suspension. we've reached out to stanford for comment but have not yet heard back. while the status of that proposed chick fil a in walnut creek is still unknown, a contentious city council meeting is still underway right now. public co

live from our san jose bureau, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> lauren, thank you so much. and the healing process for this farmworker community is far from over. but we are seeing change for the better. our abc seven news reporter, luz pena, put together an abc seven special after the shooting about the challenges farmworkers face with housing. it's called hidden crisis. tragedy in half moon bay. you can watch it on demand on abc seven news.com or wherever you stream abc seven news, bay area for new at 11. >> as california moves toward an all electric vehicle future. the state is exploring ways to make up for the gas tax revenue that will dry up. as a result, that money helps pay to maintain the state's roads. it's estimated at around 80% of the repairs are funded by the gas tax. and one thing that's being explored ready for this? taxing drivers by the mile instead of how much gas they use. the state is now looking for drivers to test out some of its alternative plans, with the enticement of a $400 gift card. california's ban on new gas powered vehicles goes into effect in

lauren martinez abc seven news. >> may day rallies and protests were held all throughout the bay area today. crowds not only called for workers rights, but also a cease fire in gaza and ending america's support of israel's response to the hamas attack. multiple messages heard today, in what organizers said was a show of unity by one of the largest rallies, took place in oakland. this crowd of a few hundred marched in a big loop through uptown and back around to frank ogawa plaza, where they gathered for speeches and a big rally in the shadows of city hall. >> well, let's move on. you saw it right here on abc seven. an exclusive interview with wnba star brittney griner about her time in a russian prison. among the topics the americans still held in russia and griner's work now with hostage focused nonprofits. >> you wrote that you were hoping to see someone else on that plane. you were hoping to see paul whelan. >> when i walked on and i didn't see him, i was like, okay, maybe i'm early, maybe, you know, maybe he's next, maybe they're going to bring him next and when they closed the do

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez went to a public forum tonight where people got to weigh in on their priorities, efforts to address community safety are underway in mountain view on thursday, mountain view police and members of the public safety advisory board hosted the first of three forums. >> my hope is they feel better connected to the police department. >> officers answered questions and addressed crime trends. we're suffering from a rise in property crime. >> we're seeing a lot of package thefts and catalytic converter thefts, a lot of auto break ins, auto burglaries when it comes to safety and maintaining local services, the city is hoping to hear from residents they sent out mailers and put an online form where residents can rank. >> what are their key priorities. >> we want to make sure that that the things that we invest in are the things that the community most values. >> on tuesday, the city posted we must make difficult choices about investing in local services soon, but as we plan for our future, we want to hear from you. >> it felt like i my voice wi

here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez. >> i was born and raised not too far from here. i'm 70 years old, so i'm old. i'm disabled. >> jackie adams lives in his car with his dog, zeus. >> this is my, my best friend, companion. everything >> adams has been unhoused for the past three years. >> most today, i go out and i recycle aluminum cans or whatever to make money so we can eat. >> adams was born and raised in fremont. he parks in city parking lots overnight, where he says he leaves no trace behind. >> no mess, no complaints, no cops at irvington park, a row of rvs and cars are parked inside a neighborhood. >> sheila said they started popping up six months ago. >> the city just, i think, moved or shifted the problem from one place to another. it's been bouncing around. >> mahoney lives across the street. she said the noise and the fumes of the generators have had a big impact on her family's quality of life. >> i am like a prisoner inside my own home. i cannot open the windows of my rooms because of the toxic fumes from the generators that are running in the rvs. it is