public for me director mohammed nuru left federal court today facing seven years in prison. he was the central figure in the fbi bribery and corruption case that now includes other public officials and business people. we broke some of the first stories on this investigation and we were in court when the sentence was handed down. prosecutors wanted nine years so they got close with the sentencing of seven. >> that is right. we had a judge who seemed to be very concerned about what he saw in the courtroom talking about this issue of the betrayal of public trust, there was a audible gasp for the supporters of nuru when they came down was seven years in the sentence which was high closer to what the prosecutors wanted. so we know in this case the judge had a harsh line saying what he saw was worse than some gang homicides in terms of betraying public trust. now, we know that although nuru had nothing to say when he left the court the attorneys handed out a statement saying again i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. i look forward to the time i c

nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and worked to repair the damage that my actions caused both the city and my family nuru is just one person to fall in this city corruption scandal. other government employees as well as private individuals have either been indicted or have already pleaded guilty to corruption charges. >> nuru due to report in ul prison on january 6th at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> 4, 0, 8, now the fbi released a statement saying that new rules, long-running scheme of bribes and kickbacks ultimately earned him 7 years in pgison. adding a public officials who abuse their power for personal gain will be punished. the agency also says the investigation is not over and

nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a letter to the judge, his attorneys say he indicated both shame and remorse. >> now, again, nuru just the first of these many blocks that have fallen since his arrest. there have been other government figures as well as private individuals who have either been arrested already have pleaded guilty to corruption charges in this city hall corruption scandal. >> that's the latest reporting live from the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> thank you, dan. and reaction to newer sentences coming into the newsroom tonight. the fbi, san francisco bureau releasing a statement that reads in part today's sentence sends a clear message that public officials who abuse their power for personal gain will be punished. the fbi's investigation into this case is not over. we will continue to unravel and disrupt corruption within the city of san francisco. and we're also hearing from the san francisco public works department. their statement reads in part, we maintain

nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and worked to repair the damage that my actions caused both the city and my family. >> now, in addition to nuru other government officials as well as private individuals, that either been indicted or have pleaded guilty to corruption charges in the city hall scandal. a new rule is due to report himself for federal prison on january 6th of next year live at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. thank you, dan. reaction to sentences coming into the newsroom tonight. the fbi, san francisco bureau releasing a statement that reads in part. >> today's sentence sends a clear message that public officials who abuse their power for personal gain will be punished. the fb

but his way out of the courthouse nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and worked to repair the damage that my actions caused both the city and my family nuru is just one person to fall in this city corruption scandal. other government employees as well as private individuals have either been indicted or have already pleaded guilty to corruption charges. >> nuru due to report in ul prison on january 6th at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> happening now, sonoma deputies are asking for your help to try to find a missing 62 year-old man. they say gregory peterson left his house on highway one. 28 in cloverdale around 4 in the morning. this is on july. 16th. they believe he was contacted by someone. they don't know who that is

director mohammed nuru has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison. this is for his role in the city of san francisco's corruption scandal which saw him taking bribes and kickbacks yet rule was that the first of several public officials and private individuals to be arrested in connection with the scandal. kron four's. dan kerman has details now on his sentence. >> former san francisco public works director mohammed nuru was sentenced thursday to 7 years in federal prison and a $35,000. fine after pleading guilty to accepting more than a half million dollars in bribes and kickbacks. prosecutors say over 12 years nuru betrayed the public trust by accepting money, trips and other goods and services from city contractors and developers in return for steering city business their way. prosecutors sought 9 years saying nuru believed he was above the law and the lengthy sentence would deter other public officials from taking part in this level of corruption. new ruse attorneys called for a 3 year sentence saying extra years, don't create more deterrents. the

but his way out of the courthouse nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco from my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and work to repair the damage that my actions caused. both the city and my family nuru is just one person to fall in this city corruption scandal. other government employees as well as private individuals have either been indicted or have already pleaded guilty to corruption charges. >> nuru due to report in prison on january 6th at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> happening now, sonoma deputies are asking for your help. they're trying to find a missing 62 year-old man. they say gregory peterson, right on your screen left his house on highway one. 28 in cloverdale around 4 in the morning on july. 16th. they believe he was contacted by someone who had c

nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and worked to repair the damage that my actions caused both the city and my family nuru is just one person to fall in this city corruption scandal. other government employees as well as private individuals have either been indicted or have already pleaded guilty to corruption charges. >> nuru due to report in ul prison on january 6th at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news happening now. sonoma deputies are asking for your help. they're trying to find a missing 62 year-old man. >> they say gregory peterson, leftist house on highway one. 28 in cloverdale around 4 in the morning on july. 16th. they believe he was contacted by an unknown equated to have car issues

but his way out of the courthouse nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco from my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and worked to repair the damage that my actions caused both the city and my family nuru is just one person to fall in this city corruption scandal. other government employees as well as private individuals have either been indicted or have already pleaded guilty to corruption charges. >> nuru due to report in self-defense prison on january 6th at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> today one person is in the hospital after an assault on campus at san francisco state. the school's police department says somebody was attacked outside the campus community gym tuesday. the victim was able to call campus police before they were taken to the hospital with what

nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and worked to repair the damage that my actions caused both the city and my family nuru is just one person to fall in this city corruption scandal. other government employees as well as private individuals have either been indicted or have already pleaded guilty to corruption charges. >> nuru due to report in prison on january 6th at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> the fbi released a statement in response saying new rules long-running scheme of bribes and kickbacks ultimately earned him 7 years in prison, adding that public officials who abuse their power for personal gain will be punished. and the agency says this investigation is not over and we'll c

but his way out of the courthouse nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and worked to repair the damage that my actions caused both the city and my family nuru is just one person to fall in this city corruption scandal. other government employees as well as private individuals have either been indicted or have already pleaded guilty to corruption charges. >> nuru due to report in prison on january 6th at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> happening now, some of the deputies are asking for your help. they're trying to find a missing 62 year-old man. they say gregory peterson left his house on highway. 28 in cloverdale around 4 in the morning on july. 16th and they believe he was contacted by an unknown person who had car issue

nuru had nothing to say to reporters. but in a statement issued by his attorneys, nuru says, again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and worked to repair the damage that my actions caused both the city and my family nuru is just one person to fall in this city corruption scandal. other government employees as well as private individuals have either been indicted or have already pleaded guilty to corruption charges. >> nuru due to report in ul prison on january 6th at the federal courthouse in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> happening now, sonoma deputies are asking for your help. they're trying to find a missing 62 year-old man. they say gregory peterson left his house on highway one. 28 and cloverdale around 4 in the morning on july. 16th. they believe it was contacted by an unknown person who had current i

prosecutors sought 9 years saying nuru believed he was above

federal prosecutors asking for a prison sentence of at least nine years for nuru. ty also want three years of supervd release and a $35,000 fine. the defense is pushing for a three-year sentence instead, along with him. nuru is accused of accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for favorable treatment on city contract. he is just part of the the city hall corruption scandal. a dozen other people have been named including current san francisco mayor london breed. she has not been charged with any crime, but she has admitted to accepting gifts from nuru including him helping her pay for her car. we will keep an eye on the sentencing. >> thank you very much. > >> we know you will stay on top of the sentencing. as we get updates, we know you will bring them to us. thanks. > >> a nasty crash blocked a busy thoroughfare hours in contra costa county. it happened along bulinger canyon road. police blocked off both directions. stg around 5:30 this morning. the road opened just before the noon noon hour. at this point, we don't know about the conditions of the people invo

> the man at the center of a corruption scandal that rocked city hall is going to prison, mohammed nuru the former public works director rushed into court ahead of the cameras, attorneys asking for leniency. prosecutors asking for a sentence of nine years, the judge sentencing nuru to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised probation. he was fined $35,000 and was ordered to forfeit his ranch in alameda county. >>> the threat of monkeypox slowing down around the globe but in the u.s. it is a different story. >> in the early stages most reported cases were in europe with a smaller proportion in the americas. >> north and south america account for 60% of cases in the last month and continue to see a steep rise with monkeypox becoming an endemic in africa for decades, experts suspect the outbreaks began with two graves earlier this year in spain and belgium, it is advised that vaccines be prioritized for those at high risk. for health workers and laboratory staff. senator padilla touring the san francisco general hospital monkeypox clinic joining them in demanding action

the defense says nuru had a heart attack recently and he's time to see doctors. he said to report to prison january 6th. i question new after the hearing mr. nerd you have anything to say to the people of san francisco who feel betrayed by what you did? anything to say it also. here you own explanations the people of san francisco. his team then released a statement from new roof saying again, i want to apologize to the people of san francisco for my misconduct. now that sentencing is behind me. i plan to concentrate on my family and my health in the near term. i look forward to the time that i can return to serving my community and work to repair the damage that my action caused both the city and my family and we also got a statement from us attorney stephanie heinz about the case that says in part for at least 12 years nuru shook down contractors eager for city business trading his authority and influence for millions of dollars in cash construction work travel meals and gifts this case demonstrates. the justice system will punish corrupt public officials. the

public for me director mohammed nuru left federal court today facing seven years in prison.as the central figure in the fbi bribery and corruption case

the defense says nuru had a heart attack recently and he's time to see doctors.ison january 6th. i question new after the hearing mr. nerd you have anything to say to the people of san francisco who feel betrayed by what you did? anything to say it also.

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back in january former department of public works director mohammed nuru admitted to accepting bribesver a 12-year period, handing out inside information on city contracts and contractor bids. prosecutors are asking for a nine-year sentence. >>> oakland's upcoming mayoral election has three fewer candidates. the city accidentally gave all candidates the filing deadline for city council races which fell days after the august 12th mayor's race deadline. candidates were informed that day. three of them had too little time and would not appear on the ballot. mayor libby schaaf is being termed out. one disqualified candidate is seeking a state review. it's still possible the drama may end up in court. >>> time for a last look at the forecast. >> not bad at all as we head out today. >> thanks for joining us this morn >>> good thursday morning, our top story, a clear message being sent overnight in uvalde. >> that's right. it's been something months in the making for many families down in texas. it is august 25th, this is "today." >>> fired. >> all in favor? >> motion passes. >> the uvalde s

several other people including developers and nuru's girlfriend also are facing charges. want to see a nine-year sentence. his attorney is asking for three years saying he's at heightened risk for covid due to his age and other health conditions. is he expected to have to forfeit his ranch where he planned to retire as well as his $7,000 a month city pension. can a lack of sleep make you more selfish? this is what researchers at uc-berkeley found. according to the study a lack of quality sleep could make you less willing to help other people. the c.d.c. you need seven hours of sleep on average for a healthy lifestyle. 30% of americans report they're getting less than that. researchers say tired people are less likely to make charitable donations or to connect with the sense of empathy. kumasi: is it true? reggie: it's accurate. kumasi: you are kind. reggie: am i? kumasi: yes. reggie: you don't see me often at 12:30. that's when it gets really rough. coming up, how millions of americans are about to get a refund from the i.r.s. kumasi: this is a look at the big board stock

will spend spend seven years in prisso aftr pleading guilty to fraud charges fraud charges mohamed nuru refused to make a comment outside of the courthouse. he was convicted of accepting more than a million dollars in cash and gifts in exchange for favore treatment and insider info object city contracts. he pled guilty in january after getting caught trying to bribe an airport commissioner. > >> federal judge in florida seat in florida seat 9:00 a.m. deadline for the justice department to release part of the affidavit behind the search of former president trump's mar-a-lago estate. according to legal documents, agents are investigating three federal laws laws including ones that governs that governs losing defense infn under the espionage act. nationl archives officials were urging trump's lawyers to return missig documents as far back as 15 months ago. > >> good morning to you. and this this sunrise over the south bay is just gorgeous. >> i know. sun arrives officially at 6:26. >> we are almost there. >> this is when you get the pret colors especially if you get a vantage point above t

nuru is accused of accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for favorable treatment on city contracts. > >> and now a live look at san fo where two people are in custody after a wild chase ended up with with a car on a walkway. >> they're coming down and thenn they jumped laguna, i said theye coming straight through our parg lot. >> all of a sudden a car comes g through probably about 45, 50 miles an hour and being chased by about ten top cars. >> frightening for people nearb. now this moment was scary for rs of the apartment complex in the western addition yesterday. a high speed police chase wound up wound up on that busy walkway forcing people walking on it tot scramble for safety. >> so as he got closer and fastr we were like oh no. nancy jumped jumped over bench. >> it was scary. >> i bet. two people were arrested and one person in the car was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. thankfully nobody else was hurt. we have reached out to police to find out what sparked this chase ini. > >> senator alex padilla is in sn francisco today to call for more call for more monkeypox v

mohammed nuru whose fraud and bribery scandal rocked city hall was sentenced by a judge today, his attorney asked the judge for leniency citing numerous surgeries after a heart attack. prosecutors asked for a sentence of nine years, the judge gave him seven years in prison. that is followed by three years of supervised probation. the judge also find him $35,000 and ordered him to forfeit his ranch in alameda county. he did not speak in court or to us but he did hand us a statement saying this. i want to apologize to the people of san francisco, i look forward to the time i can return to serving my community and work to repair the damage that my actions caused, both the city and my family. >>> another story we are watching, the reunion captioned on camera. a dog napping case with a happy ending. are there this month, san jose police say a dog napper still the owner's car with the bulldog inside of it. the owner got her car back but the dog never told her she would have to pay money to get the dog back. the man in and confronted her well she was in her recovered car and tried to shoot her. he

in january former department of public works director mohammed nuru pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. he admitted to accepting bribes over a 12-year period including cash, travel and other perks. in exchange he gave out inside information on city contracts and contractor bids. prosecutors are asking for a nine-year prison sentence. >>> local, state and now federal leaders are making the push for more action in the fight against monkeypox outbreaks. this morning senator alex padilla joins health experts at sf general hospital to address the urgent need for more vaccines. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco. this is where they're just wrapping up the visit. what are the senator's plans going forward? >> reporter: well, marcus, he spoke about making a real action to curb the spread of monkeypox, particularly its disproportionate effect on lgbt communities of color. his visit included a tour of the clinic at san francisco general as well as a press conference where senator padilla joined local health leaders in demanding more action. across the board everyone spo

. >> reporter: former san francisco public works director mohammed nuru has been sentenced sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to to federal corruption charges. he was convicted of accepting more than $1 million in cash and and gifts and in exchange for fish in in for on city contracts. in his letter to the judge, he called the motivation for his crimes misguided loyalty loyalty to friends. > >> livermore police have arrested two fremont residents for a series of armed robberies that targeted cannabis delivery drivers. a 17-year-old and 25-year-old are now behind bars after two recent robberies. police say the suspect placed an an order and rob the delivery drivers at gunpoint when they arrived for drop off, they stole stole large amounts of cannabis along with hundreds of dollars in cash, and in one of the incidents they also stole a car. car. both suspects facing multiple felony battery charges, charges, police say at the time of arrest the 17-year-old was armed with a gun and he also had had an ankle monitor, he is on probation out of san joaquin county. polic

. >> reporter: in the past hour, mohammed nuru was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud fraud charges. we spotted him leaving the federal courthouse in san francisco within the past past hour. he did not make any comments as he walked to a waiting suv. he was convicted of of accepting more than $1 million in cash and gifts in exchange for favorable treatment treatment and insider info on city contracts. he pleaded guilty in january after getting caught trying to bribe an airport commissioner. federal prosecutors wanted a prison sentence of at least nine years, years, the defense wanted three. the courtroom, packed with supporters today including his five children, in his letter to the judge he called the motivation for his crimes misguided loyalty to friends. mayor london breed was not charged with any crimes, but, her name did come up during the investigation. she admitted to receiving $5000 for car repairs from him in 2019. the to have had a previous romantic relationship, the city ethics committee finds the mayor $8000 for not reporting that a

mohammed nuru was arrested in january of 2020 as part of an fbi investigation into public corruption at city hall. prosecutors accused him of a scheme involving bribes and kickbacks in exchange for allegedly giving favorable treatment on city contracts since nuro's arrest. dozens of people have been charged in connection to the scheme, including several former city hall officials. new ripley did guilty to the charges last december, but has been out of custody on bond. he now faces 9 years in prison. senator alex padilla is pushing for more m-pox vaccines. he joined health officials and local officials on a tour of a vaccine clinic in san francisco. earlier today he expressed some concerns over the limited supplies, an appointment availability and how that is especially affecting the lgbt communities of color. >> for folks here on the grant. from health organizations communities throughout the state of california is that we had not let up. >> senators padilla and dianne feinstein have urged the federal government to provide at least 600,000 more doses of pox vaccine. san francisco is

nuru is the former head of san francisco's department of public works.e was found guilty of being involved in a long running scheme involving bribes and kickbacks on city contracts pleaded guilty to fraud in january, admitting that for more than a decade he traded preferential treatment for money , exotic vacations, jewelry and even work on his home from city contractors. the barrier weather the last weekend of august and we are not talking about in the major heat temperatures today in the sixties seventies and eighties, and this pattern will stick around for the next couple of days. take a look at the highest from this afternoon member last week. we're talking about some pretty hot numbers inland, but not the case for today. just um, eighties to right around 90 degrees oakland 72 in san francisco. top 720.70 degrees. here is the plan for your sunday we'll have some cloud cover out. there may be some drizzle first thing tomorrow morning and no big changes cool for the coast. it will be warm inland with those temperatures on track to reach the aloe to mid

in january former department of public works director mohammed nuru pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges clearing up. and we're headed to back to the low 90s but this is cooler and that trend continues especially for the weekend with highs reaching into the low to mid-80s. and we'll see that into the start of next week. before those temperatures start to head back up again. as we check out san francisco, upper 60s today. we're seeing the low clouds and fog and that will give us some sunshine for the afternoon once we see that kind of clearing out a little bit. and our temperatures for the weekend will be a little bit cooler as well. reaching into the mid-60s. next week we do warm up a few degrees. but not a lot of changes here, marcus. >> all right. good to know. thanks, kari. >> and we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here there. here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families. we reduce homelessness, address mental health, provide spaces for addiction to be broken, create spaces of healing and restoration. for the first time ever, prop 27 will provi