and michelle dauber who you mentioned, she's the one who received the death threat. she's a professor of law at stanford. you probably heard her name. she led the recall effort against judge persky, and we don't know if that's related to that. that's why you've heard professor dau ber's name in the news. i'll send it back to you. >> okay. scott, while we have you, any injuries specifically to professor dauber or anyone you know of? >> reporter: we have not received any word. it was professor dauber her who said she got the white powder but no word of injuries or damage. >> all right. scott, we'll check back with you. again, it's professor dauber who is leading the recall efforts against judge persky. >>> in other news, a couple accused of establishingstabbing the side of the road and leaving her there are in the courthouse. authorities arrested them on monday. they beat and stabbed a 19-year-old earlier that day and left her for dead or a rural stretch of tesla road. a driver spotted the victim. rushed her to the hospital where she later died. strong evidence was fou

michelle dauber/persky recall campaign"....we're going to take this campaign to the voters, it's a veryoric day..." that was perksy recall campaign chair michelle dauber moments after the santa clara county board of supervisors ordered the measure to be placed on the june 5th ballot. supporters believe that judge persky was too lenient in the sentencing of former stanford swimmer brock turner, who sexually assaulted an intoxicated, unconscious woman after a fraternity party, michelle dauber/recall judge persky campaign "...it's just very clear that the voters of this county have lost confidence in judge persky's ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes..." the supervisors obligatory action sending the measure to voters was preceded by impassioned pleas of support. but a group known as "voices against the recall," warned that that the effort is a threat to judicial independence says former judge ladoris cordell.dolores carr/voices against the recall "....they are going to thin twice about doing what th

michele dauber/recall judge persky campaign "...it's just very clear that the voters of this county have lost confidence in judge persky's ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes..." the supervisors obligatory action sending the measure to voters was preceded by impassioned pleas of support. but a group known as "voices against the recall," warned that that the effort is a threat to judicial independence says former judge ladoris cordell.ladoris cordell/voices against the recall"....they are going to thin twice about doing what they think is right because of fear that they are going to be targeted with misinformation, lies and distortions and end up in the same situation judge persky is in..."recall supporters says that judge persky ought to have sentenced brock turner to state prison instead of six months in the county jail. but persky supporters insist he followed the recommendation of the probation department when he sentenced turner, who was also ordered to register as a sex offender and is now ap

<michelle dauber/recall judge persky campaign"...it's just very clear that the voters of this countyility to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes...">( terisa ) voters in june will also be asked to choose a successor for judge persky... áif the recall is successful. ( terisa ) in the east bay... a shooting leaves a man in critical condition. it happened around ten monday night on west leland road and southwood drive near the pittsburg/bay point bart station. officers responded to a call about a car crashing into a pole. once on scene...they found a man unconscious in the driver's seat -- suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. he was taken to a local hospital where he's in critical but stable condition. ( james ) two men are behind bars... accused breaking into cars in the east bay. it happened monday ... on 45th street in emeryville. there -- a security guard at pixar animation studios says he saw two suspects looking into parked cars with flashlights. once at the scene officers spotted andrew tyler

michelle dauber is the stanford professor who says that someone sent her the laced rape threat that readpart, quote, since you are going to disrobe persky, that's the judge in that case, i'm going to treat you like emily doe, that's the victim of former stanford swimmer brock turner. dauber is behind a recall campaign to remove judge aaron persky from his job after he sentenced turner to a half year in jail. dauber is now blaming the campaign to keep persky on the bench for encouraging threats against her. >> the best thing for everyone would be if judge persky's campaign would stop using such personal attacks. >> reporter: but retired superior court judge ladoris cordell spoke out to defend the group who doesn't believe persky should lose his job. >> this has the hallmark of a publicity stunt. and that's what people do when they are desperate. >> reporter: cordell says the threat was probably fake. she says those who oppose the recall find more support in advance of the june election that will decide persky's fate. that white powder that was included in the letter, by the way, was harml

law professor michele dauber , started the effort to remove judge aaron persky from the bench. the campaign is about sentencing a former swimmer, brock turner , to just six months. michele dauber says she receives a lot of hate mail but a friend opening her mail yesterday said there was something different. it took her a human us to understand what is being said. >> she said the envelope had white powder in it at first it didn't register what she was telling me. then i needed to realize the tell the authorities.>> dauber call campus police and santa clara county hazardous material. teams shut down two classrooms a and of the law school. the powder was not dangerous. but the note said, quote, since you're going to disrobe the judge i'm going to treat you like emily doe. let's see what sentences i get for being a rich white male. stamford police are saying they are examining the envelope who sent it. >>> in berkeley a man was arrested again after he was arrested twice last year on suspicion of harassing children at berkeley parks. police say 37-year-old william turner failed to r

campaign is headed by stanford professor michelle dauber. she says someone sent her the laced rape threat that read in part, quote, since you are going to disrobe persky, the judge in that case, i'm going to treat you like emily doe. she is the victim of former swimmer brock turner in the sexual assault case. dauber is behind the recall campaign to remove judge persky from his job after he sentenced turner to six months in jail. during dauber's press conference about the note, she blamed the campaign to keep persky on the bench for encouraging threats against her. >> the level of personal attacks that they are engaging in against me is, um, causing these kinds of, um, people who would send these kinds of threats to feel empowered to do it. >> reporter: but retired superior court judge ladoris cordell spoke out to defend voices against recall. that's the group who doesn't believe judge persky should lose his job. >> it's very curious the timing that this happened right when the tide has turned. >> reporter: cordell says she believes the threa

michele dauber/recall judge persky campaign "...it's just very clear that the voters of this county have lost confidence in judge persky's ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes..." the supervisors obligatory action sending the measure to voters was preceded by impassioned pleas of support. but a group known as "voices against the recall," warned that that the effort is a threat to judicial independence says former judge ladoris cordell.ladoris cordell/voices against the recall"....they are going to thin twice about doing what they think is right because of fear that they are going to be targeted with misinformation, lies and distortions and end up in the same situation judge persky is in..."recall supporters says that judge persky ought to have sentenced brock turner to state prison instead of six months in the county jail. but persky supporters insist he followed the recommendation of the probation department when he sentenced turner, who was also ordered to register as a sex offender and is now ap

<michelle dauber/recall judge persky campaign"...it's just very clear that the voters of this countyfidence in judge persky's ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes...">( terisa ) voters in june will also be asked to choose a successor for judge persky... áif the recall is successful. ( james ) two men are behind bars... accused breaking into cars in the east bay. it happened on 45th street in emeryville. there -- a security guard at pixar animation studios says he saw two people looking into parked cars with flashlights. once at the scene officers spotted andrew tyler holle... and hasani venson. police found two tablet computers and someone else's credit card on holle. officers say venson had insurance information for a nearby car. the two were arrested. police also found two cars with broken windows nearby. ( james ) in the east bay... a shooting leaves a man in critical condition. it happened around ten monday night on west leland road and southwood drive near the pittsburg/bay point bart stat

professor michele dauber got the letter on tuesday... it also contained a rape threat.fficials are running tests to try to determine the substance. a former student opened the letter, that looked like a party invitation, in the faculty lounge... then the white powder came out. ( robin ) the professor says this will not deter the effort to recall judge persky. ( darya ) a scam warning in the east bay... police say a woman in hercules was given given fake cash after setting up a sale through the "let-go" app. the woman says she sold a gold necklace to a man on the app. but when the suspect handed her an envelope with cash... he ran off with the necklace leaving her with fake twenty dollar bills. ( darya ) national news... the senate took one step closer to an immigration solution...but there is still more that needs to

michelle dauber says that family the voice of voters will be heard. >> they want to hold the judge accountable with being in favor of athletes and other privileged offenders. >> reporter: he was the presiding judge in the turner trial. he sentence the woman -- he sentence the man to six months in jail. he served half of the sentence due to good behavior. tuesday night, the attorney maintains that the judge acted properly. >> being a judge is not a popularity contest. we hire judges to follow the fax and lost. -- facts and the law. >> reporter: he didn't violate a law.>> with inequality, we have a lack of due process, and we cannot trust our to do seery. -- judiciary. >> reporter: for now the fate of a judge and according to some, the essence of democracy sits in a secure room waiting to see if these boxes will bring down a sitting judge. the team has appealed the ruling by a lower court here in santa clara county. they say it should be handled by the secretary of state and not by the county board of supervisors. they will make an expedited ruling on this issue before the voters cast their ball

. >> michelle dauber is leading efforts to recall aaron persky who presided over the brock turner trial. the person responsible are for the letter. >>> says she was going to treat her like emily dough. emily dough is the survivor of the assault by turner >> we're going to continue to stand with survivors of sexual assault. we're going to continue to procures the exactic process. >> stanford says the white powder has been investigated by county officials and found harmless. >> chris wynn, abc 7 news. >> all right let's turn attention to the weather now. temperatures will dip past the freezing mark in many spots around the bay area tonight. meteorologist drew tuma is here with live zper 7. we haven't seen this for a while. >> part of the reason why we have clear skies tonight, a perfect rest pie pay for cool night. out we go. a live look showing crystal clear out there. no visibility issues. but we do have though a bit of a breeze. especially through the delta right now. wind gusts at fairfield at 24-mile-per-hour. 18-mile-per-hour at sfo. 17-mile-per-hour at half moon bay. and this wind

sot this is a rape threat that i have gotten beforeunharmed and unafraid stanford law professor michele daubers not stopping her mission. inside the law school's neukom, building, in the faculty lounge a former student opened an innocent looking letter addressed to the professor.sot when you opened it was gold foil so it was intended to look like a thank you note or a party invitation sthe letter read "since you are going to disrobe persky, i am going to treat you like 'emily doe'. let's see what kind of sentencing i get for being a rich white male." cover sot i think it is a frightening episodedauber is leading the recall efforts against judge aaron persky, who presided over the brock turner sexual assault case. persky sentenced the former stanford swimmer to six months in jail. he served just 3 months.with the recall vote set for june, dauber believes the tone of judge persky's campaign is inciting the terror.sot it is really inevitable when you attack someone on such deeply personal terms as they have been doing that it would lead to this kind of threatthe letter also contained about a tabl

. >> reporter: the professor michelle dauber leading the recall persky campaign recently got a petition certified and the recall will be on the next ballot. she doesn't think the george -- the judge supporters are involved with the threat today but >> i think that superheated rhetoric they are using and the personal attacks that they are using on me, to try to discredit me, it's inciting this kind of threat.>> are you going to do anything differently? >> absolutely not. >> the university issued a statement saying that any threats intended to silence or intimidate their community are absolutely unacceptable. we are live at stanford, kpix5. >>> a piece of san francisco history looking to the future, it could transform one of the most beautiful places in san francisco. emily turner is in the area with a look at the plans for port scott. emily? >> reporter: yeah, no government agency is welcome, no for an organization, who is welcome is the organization with a higher minded goal looking to better society. >> reporter: 30 acres of prime real estate that sat mostly empty since the army left i

sot this is a rape threat that i have gotten beforeunharmed and unafraid stanford law professor michele dauber is not stopping her mission. inside the law school's neukom, building, in the faculty lounge a former student opened an innocent looking letter addressed to the professor.sot when you opened it was gold foil so it was intended to look like a thank you note or a party invitation sthe letter read "since you are going to disrobe persky, i am going to treat you like 'emily doe'. let's see what kind of sentencing i get for being a rich white male." cover sot i think it is a frightening episodedauber is leading the recall efforts against judge aaron persky, who presided over the brock turner sexual assault case. persky sentenced the former stanford swimmer to six months in jail. he served just 3 months.with the recall vote set for june, dauber believes the tone of judge persky's campaign is inciting the terror.sot it is really inevitable when you attack someone on such deeply personal terms as they have been doing that it would lead to this kind of threatthe letter also contained about a ta

law professor michele dauber said the letter also contained a threat of rape.arlier this month, santa clara supervisors road voted to put the recall of judge aaron persky on the june ballot. he was criticized for sentencing a former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexual assault. >> in terms of the campaign, i'm not doing anything different. we are going to continue. this is going to make us work all that much harder to win this campaign. >> dauber says she opened the letter in the faculty lounge. the white powder was not hazardous. ♪[ music ] >>> high temperatures where they were yesterday a little warmer. it's breezy off the water. it's cool at the coast. sand is blowing. it's breezy. temperatures 65 in concord. 66 in san jose. that's within of the warm spots. and here we are, that's one of the warm spots. here we are. there's real weather there. we have just a few clouds for the next couple days. we are in a holding pattern. cold mornings and mild daytime highs. like today, mid-60s a few clouds out there right now. but as you look at

professor michelle dauber and others submitted more than 95,000 signatures to get that recall effort on the june ballot. but some critics of the movement have pointed out dauber has never been licensed to practice law. they are questioning her credentials. aaron persky came under fire for his decision to sentence a former stanford swimmer to 6 months in jail according to sentencing guidelines for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2015. >>> this morning, there are more questions about security clearances at the white house and when the trump administration knew about a domestic abuse allegation against a top aide. last week, rob porter resigned after his two ex-wives told investigators he physically abused them. on capitol hill yesterday, fbi director christopher wray testified that the bureau completed its background check on porter last july. that contradicts the white house's claim last week that the investigation was still active. >> white house personnel security office who is the one that makes the recommendation for adjudication had not finished their process and ther

sot this is a rape threat that i have gotten beforeunharmed and unafraid stanford law professor michele dauber is not stopping her mission. inside the law school's neukom, building, in the faculty lounge a former student opened an innocent looking letter addressed to the professor.sot when you opened it was gold foil so it was intended to look like a thank you note or a party invitation sthe letter read "since you are going to disrobe persky, i am going to treat you like 'emily doe'. let's see what kind of sentencing i get for being a rich white male." cover sot i think it is a frightening episodedauber is leading the recall efforts against judge aaron persky, who presided over the brock turner sexual assault case. persky sentenced the former stanford swimmer to six months in jail. he served just 3 months.with the recall vote set for june, dauber believes the tone of judge persky's campaign is inciting the terror.sot it is really inevitable when you attack someone on such deeply personal terms as they have been doing that it would lead to this kind of threatthe letter also contained about a ta

michelle dauber received a note threatening rape with a white powder in it. haz-mat crews evacuated the building while they tested the powder. it was not harmful. the note was different than others she routinely receives. >> i get threats on a regular basis. but this one was escalating because it included the white powder and it seems like a much more direct threat of violence. >> a stanford university provo says the incident is under investigation by stanford police. she tells abc 7 news threats intended to silence or intimidate members of our community are absolutely unacceptable at stanford. >>> all right. let's take a look at the temperatures. compared to 24 hours ago. we talked about being a little milder this morning because of the breezes. you can see where the breezes are the fastest up in fairfield and santa rosa. novato and concord. that's why those temperatures are a little bit warmer. let's take a look. we'll start in the neighborhoods in the south bay. we have a few 30s out there. we've got sunnyvale and los gatos at 40. san francisco, milpitamil

(sot) michelle dauber/recall judge persky campaign "...it's just very clear that the voters of this countyave lost confidence in judge persky's ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes..." voters in june will also be asked to choose a successor for judge persky... áif the recall is successful. (vicki) in the north bay... tonight we are learning new information about the mother and son who are accused of running a prostitution ring. police say david romesburg and his mother fay were operating the prostitution ring in rohnert park for over 10 years. during that time-- they employed about 150 women. police spoke to eight of the women who worked for the mother and son. one of them said she was underage when they recruited her-- and another says she was sexually assaulted during her interview. the romesburgs were arrested back in january and now face multiple charges. (grant) still ahead... a coyote gets herself into a tight situation... but gets some help from volunteers near sacramento.. baseball's steroid

the law professor michele dauber says the letter contained a rape threat. we are told a santa clara county hazmat crew determined the powder is not hazardous but police on the stanford campus told people to avoid the neukom building as a precaution. earlier this month, santa clara county supervisors voted to put the judge persky recall on the june ballot. >>> now to an exclusive jailhouse interview with one of the suspects accused of stabbing a woman over and over and then leaving her to die on a remote road near livermore all alone in the middle of the night. the man says he snapped and never meant to hurt or kill his friend. our crime reporter henry lee talked to the suspect today and is outside dublin's jail with more. >>> reporter: frank, i spoke to daniel gross for 20 minutes at santa rita jail in dublin. he said he acted in self- defense and snapped after the victim, his friend and restaurant coworker, elbowed him in the ribs. >>> reporter: cameras weren't allowed during our jailhouse interview. from behind the glass partition, 19-year-old daniel gros

professor michele dauber received the letter today... it also contained a rape threat.t now-- officials are running tests to try to determine the substance. a former student opened the letter, that looked like a party invitation, in the faculty lounge.. then the white powder came out. the professor says this will not deter the effort to recall judge persky.. that effort coming after his lenient sentence for brock turner--- the stanford student convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. (catherine) another big story we are following tonight. just days after losing their loved one in a brutal murder, they faced her alleged killers in court.(steve) kron four first brought you this story on monday, about a teen found stabbed multiple times on an east bay road. a good samaritan trying to help her. kron four's terisa estacio was in court today with the two defendents, and a packed courtroom of family members. (estacio)it was certainly very tense in court here at the alameda county court house in dublin... you could feel the anger... and hurt. for the family of 19

law professor michelle dauber started the effort to remove judge aaron persky. the campaign is a reaction to the judge sentencing a former stanford swimmer to six months in jail for sexual assault. she says she has received a lot of hate mail but a friend opening her mail yesterday said something about this envelope was different. it took her a few seconds to understand what was being said.>> she said yes but this envelope has white powder in it. at first he did not register what she was telling me and then i realized i needed to tell the authorities.>> dauber called campus police and the hazardous materials team. they shut down two classrooms in the school. they determined the powder was not dangerous but the note said since you're going to disrobe aaron persky i will treat you like emily doe. let's see what sentencing i get. stanford police say that they are examining the envelope for clues about who may have sent it. voters will decide in june if the judge will be recalled from the bench. >>> your thursday commute is heating up. sal castaneda is keeping track