tim johns, abc seven news. >> okay, tim. thank you. after the break, the effort to save sonoma state athletics department gets a backing from a few nba stars. and we're going to hear from one of them. >> plus, we're taking a live look outside right now looking at the conditions as we get ready for yet another chilly night ahead. we'll check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for the details. abc seven news at five will be right back. >> tonight, with immigration raids in sanctuary cities and schools, will more u.s. citizens get caught up in the sweep? plus, the controversial cabinet confirmation hearings. world news tonight with david muir is help with this health insurance stuff. - check out covered california. it's a free service from the state that helps you get health insurance. millions of people have used it. - wait, for real? - mmm hmm, they even offer financial help to lower the cost. - nooo... how you know about all this? - that's how i got my insurance. i got a great plan for about $10 dollars a month. - okay,

tim johns, abc seven news. >> it's a shame to see it go. big presence in the city. l right, tim, thanks very much. moving on now. new details. after a deadly weekend crash in san francisco, seven cars were smashed up, including a waymo driverless vehicle. the crash killed a man and his dog. abc7 news anchor dion limb spoke with that man's girlfriend, who is still in the hospital. >> i don't understand why it happened the way it did, and i don't know how i how i'm how i'm alive. and i honestly just want to trade places with him. he had such a purpose on this world. >> zooming from her hospital bed, lin liu still can't believe how her world came crashing dow. sunday night. she and her dog keepers and boyfriend, 28 year old misha romanenko, were on their way to pick up her grandma and aunt to go to the airport when tragedy struck. >> other than remembering looking over at him and saying i love you and him saying i love you too, back to me. it was just one moment after that. the next moment i was being wheeled into different rooms. >> just after 6 p.m, officers responded

tim johns, abc seven news. >> still ahead. a chance of showers now. back in the forecast. here's a live look outside at conditions right now. >> we're going to check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for the details. and do not forget the golden state warriors next game is right here on abc seven tomorrow. the dubs host lebron and the lakers. tipoff is does it have to be like this? at kaiser permanente, we have a different kind of healthcare... so, how did you like doctor lum? ...where all of us work together for all that is you. i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe, that's not okay. it doesn't feel like that in our hearts. i mean, it's worrisome. [dog barks] [dog barks] great work, but now the south bay nonprofit is in need of some help itself. >> abc seven news reporter

abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke with the santa clara county district attorney's office and has more details. >> matthew mueller pled guilty in a san jose courtroom friday. mueller admitting he committed two home invasions in 2009, one in palo alto and one in mountain view. during those home invasions, mueller held captive, interrogated and threatened to rape two women. the minimum sentence for each of mueller's friday convictions is seven years to life in prison. santa clara county deputy district attorney brian king says he hopes friday's events can help bring closure to those involved. >> when a case goes unsolved, it leaves an open wound. and whi a conviction might not heal that wound, it starts the next chapter in that process. >> whatever jail time mueller serves from his friday convictions will be on top of his existing sentences related to the 2015 kidnaping and rape of denise huskins. that incident attracted international attention after the vallejo police department wrongfully called huskins story a hoax. king says with huskins support, the police chief of a monterey c

tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right, tim, thanks very much. we'll see. fire hydrants running dry in the early days of the fires have leaders in the east bay assessing preparations here. the oakland fire department says it will be meeting with east bay mud to discuss this issue. oakland has more than 3200 fire hydrants, but they're all owned and managed by the water utility. back in 2022, the abc7 news i-team found inspections of those hydrants were falling behind. with so many questions about water supply. oakland fire says departments across the east bay will meet with east bay mud to make sure they are as prepared as possible. >> manny's in san francisco is hosting a donation drive for la fire victims. goods are already piling up, ready to be taken down to southern california. they're seeking nonperishable foods, toys, hygiene products and n95 masks, as well as gear like sleeping bags, tents and blankets. if you'd like to support the cause, bring some items to manny's from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. this week. and if you'd like to help people affected by the la

tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right, tim, thanks very much. we'll see. fire hydrants running dry in the early days of the fires have leaders in the east bay assessing preparations here. the oakland fire department says it will be meeting with east bay mud to discuss this issue. oakland has more than 3200 fire hydrants, but they're all owned and managed by the water utility. back in 2022, the abc7 news i-team found inspections of those hydrants were falling behind. with so many questions about water supply. oakland fire says departments across the east bay will meet with east bay mud to make sure they are as prepared as possible. >> manny's in san francisco is hosting a donation drive for la fire victims. goods are already piling up, ready to be taken down to southern california. they're seeking nonperishable foods, toys, hygiene products and n95 masks, as well as gear like sleeping bags, tents and blankets. if you'd like to support the cause, bring some items to manny's from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. this week. and if you'd like to help people affected by the la

tim johns, abc seven news. >> a man found guilty of murdering two women almost 40 years ago had to be kicked out of the courtroom today because he started singing as he was sentenced. david misch broke into song 99 bottles of beer while in court today. that's according to our partners at the bay area news group. he was removed from the courtroom, of course, and then sentenced to two consecutive 25 year to life sentences. in december, misch was convicted of killing best friends jennifer dewey and michelle xavier. that was back in 1986. he's still awaiting trial for the death of michaela garecht. the nine year old was kidnaped and killed in hayward in 1988. investigators say there may be more victims. >> president trump continues signing a slew of executive orders today. he closed the government's diversity, equity and inclusion programs, then furloughed all federal workers involved in dei programs. he also revoked a civil rights era program to ensure equal opportunity in government contracts. some companies are pushing back. cisco's ceo defended dei programs. bank of america says it's

. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns is live at the scene with new details from a witness. iously still a very large police presence out there right now. >> dan that's right. now, police have asked us to stay behind this wall behind me here for our own safety. i'm told they're still involved in an active negotiation inside an apartment complex just around the corner here. but i can tell you, since we have been out here, we have heard several flash bangs going off around the neighborhood. now, all of this is believed to have started around 5 p.m. this afternoon, when sfpd responded to the area for reports of a shooting. when officers arrived on scene, they found a victim with apparent gunshot wounds being treated by paramedics, with the suspect fleeing inside a nearby building. sfpd says they're using special tactical and hostage negotiation teams now. dan, i did speak with one man this evening who tells me he saw the shooting take place on the street. i want you to listen to some of what he had to say to us. >> there was nothing i could do about it. you know, it happened so

tim johns, abc seven news. >> san jose it's happened again. another incident of a car smashing store robbery at the cask and flask liquor store on camden and lee avenues. this is the damage after a car smashed through the front windows. the santa clara county sheriff's office is investigating, of course, but for some reason they wouldn't tell us if anyone was hurt or what may have been stolen. >> in just about 30 minutes. the oakland police commission is set to discuss possible changes to the police department's pursuit policy. this follows a series of community forums about the topic. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has a preview of tonight's meeting. >> the oakland police department may have a problem catching criminals, and it may be related to city policy. >> with this restrictive policy, we have had actually an increased number of people fleeing the police. it's the failure to yield rate has gone up about 200%. >> oakland resident randy mandel is part of the north hill community association public safety committee, which has been inv

tim johns abc seven news. >> a man in milpitas has been sentenced in what is believed to be santa clara county's first prosecution of a domestic violence case turned homicide of a transgender person. natalia lopez was stabbed to death in 2021 by her partner. natalia was a drag artist and beloved by the south bay community. elijah cruz segura was convicted of second degree murder and today sentenced by a judge to 15 years to life in prison. >> in the south bay. tonight, san jose city council officially replaced former district three councilman omar torres after a couple of hours of listening to the public and the candidates, the council voted on four of them. karl salas, an engineering executive and longtime san jose resident, was the top vote getter. salas is going to have a say when the council takes up the budget, and these are his priorities. >> it's real, straightforward, safe, clean, efficient. i mean, this city has got to have a reputation as the safest, the cleanest. it's got the best weather. let's make it the safest and the cleanest. >> salas won't hold the seat for long. there

tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right.e a bit favorable now for the folks down in socal. >> yeah, let's hope that's the case. they need a break. desperately. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya. >> yeah, and it is encouraging to definitely say that the strongest winds have passed. let me show you the peak wind gusts for southern california. good evening everyone. marshall peaks 70 miles an hour. browns canyon, 69. wylie ridge was 58 miles an hour. so the setup is still an area of low pressure southwest of los angeles. high pressure over northern california. wind flowing from the high to the low that created the gusty offse winds.nc

tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. intense there. obviously. tim, thanks very much. we're also tracking the aftermath of a number of shootings in the north bay. tonight, people in vallejo packed an event to share their concerns about public safety. it comes days after a series of shootings and a massive sideshow. vallejo police are in the middle of carrying out reforms under a settlement with the state department of justice over excessive force. abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with neighbors and city leaders. >> well, i still don't feel safe. >> anger at this vallejo community meeting monday night. hundreds showed up to hear from the police department's evaluation team, an outside state group that oversees the implementation of reforms among the police department. >> implementation is not happening. a lot of talk, a lot of this is what we're going to do. and you guys go home and at the end of the day, we're still dealing with it. >> nothing has changed. >> what are some of your concerns? >> crime, car break ins, robbery, mugging and all other things that are

tim johns, abc seven news. >> to the south bay, where santa clara county is changing the way it counts homeless population. the 2025 point in time count is happening tomorrow and thursday, county officials say. under the new approach, volunteers will conduct surveys of homeless people during the count. previously, surveys were done separately. weeks later. some worry the time surveys take will lead to less people and fewer people being counted this year. but officials say the count and survey answers combined will best inform resource programs. >> in some cases, uh- for state and federal programs, the number of people experiencing homelessness, as collected through the point in time count, is part of a formula that they use to allocate resources. >> santa clara county's most recent point in time count was done in 2023. it found more than 9900 homeless people. >> in the east bay. alameda county is searching for its next district attorney after a recall election. of course, ousted d.a. pamela price last november. well, today, the board of supervisors continued interviewing the seven fina

abc seven news reporter tim johns explains this one really mattered. >> elon musk setting off a firestormonday after the world's richest man made a gesture during a post-inauguration rally. musk, who made the gesture twice, is facing heavy criticism after many online compared his arm movement to a nazi salute. >> well, it certainly looked bad. i can't speculate to what his intent was, and i think it's important to separate intent versus impact here. >> tyler gregory is the ceo of the jewish community relations council in san francisco. he believes it's critically important for musk to clarify his actions. >> it looks really bad to a lot of us in the jewish community, and it was being celebrated by white nationalist groups. >> musk pushed back later monday on x, calling the criticism dirty tricks. all of this comes at a time of heightened anxiety for many in the jewish community, since israel's war with hamas began in october of 2023, there's been an exponential rise in anti-semitic incidents both around the country and here in the bay area. we have seen graffiti and fliers proclaiming kil

in antioch, tim johns abc seven news peeved over parking and taking it to the extreme. >> one woman's alleged vandalism campaign against some controversial parking meters. >> emotional words from a forty-niner questioning whether he'll play another season. charvarius ward opens up about a personal tragedy and the mental health toll that could change his career. >> plus a poisonous purchase leading to a new warning from northern california health leaders. >> all of that's coming up. but first, here's a look at what's ahead tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. >> jimmy thanks, dan and ama. my resolution is to spend more time with you. martin short and steve martin are your costars. yes. have you thought about giving them, like, i assume they'll be invited to the wedding. maybe they won't. giving them a job. where opulence brings consequence in a lavish world of love and betrayal. ♪ tickets at sfballet.org has some people going meter mad. are you ready for this? >> one woman was so fed up with san bruno's new downtown parking meters. prosecutors say she repeate

tim johns abc seven news. >> a man in milpitas has been sentenced in what is believed to be santa clara county's first prosecution of a domestic violence case turned homicide of a transgender person. natalia lopez was stabbed to death in 2021 by her partner. natalia was a drag artist and beloved by the south bay community. elijah cruz segura was convicted of second degree murder and today sentenced by a judge to 15 years to life in prison. >> in the south bay. tonight, san jose city council officially replaced former district three councilman omar torres after a couple of hours of listening to the public and the candidates, the council voted on four of them. karl salas, an engineering executive and longtime san jose resident, was the top vote getter. salas is going to have a say when the council takes up the budget, and these are his priorities. >> it's real, straightforward, safe, clean, efficient. i mean, this city has got to have a reputation as the safest, the cleanest. it's got the best weather. let's make it the safest and the cleanest. >> salas won't hold the seat for long. there

tim johns, abc seven news. >> to the south bay, where santa clara county is changing the way it countseless population. the 2025 point in time count is happening tomorrow and thursday, county officials say. under the new approach, volunteers will conduct surveys of homeless people during the count. previously, surveys were done separately. weeks later. some worry the time surveys take will lead to less people and fewer people being counted this year. but officials say the count and survey answers combined will best inform resource programs. >> in some cases, uh- for state and federal programs, the number of people experiencing homelessness, as collected through the point in time count, is part of a formula that they use to allocate resources. >> santa clara county's most recent point in time count was done in 2023. it found more than 9900 homeless people. >> in the east bay. alameda county is searching for its next district attorney after a recall election. of course, ousted d.a. pamela price last november. well, today, the board of supervisors continued interviewing the seven finalist

in antioch, tim johns abc seven news peeved over parking and taking it to the extreme. >> one woman's alleged vandalism campaign against some controversial parking meters. >> emotional words from a forty-niner questioning whether he'll play another season. charvarius ward opens up about a personal tragedy and the mental health toll that could change his career. >> plus a poisonous purchase leading to a new warning from northern california health leaders. >> all of that's coming up. but first, here's a look at what's ahead tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. >> jimmy thanks, dan and ama. my resolution is to spend more time with you. martin short and steve martin are your costars. yes. have you thought about giving them, like, i assume they'll be invited to the wedding. maybe invited to the wedding. maybe they won't. giving them a molly leaving was one thing. but then i thought mom's osteoporosis might keep us stuck on the couch. no way. ♪ if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis, and are at high risk for fracture, you can do more than just slow bone loss. you

abc seven news reporter tim johns explains this one really mattered. >> elon musk setting off a firestormonday after the world's richest man made a gesture during a post-inauguration rally. musk, who made the gesture twice, is facing heavy criticism after many online compared his arm movement to a nazi salute. >> well, it certainly looked bad. i can't speculate to what his intent was, and i think it's important to separate intent versus impact here. >> tyler gregory is the ceo of the jewish community relations council in san francisco. he believes it's critically important for musk to clarify his actions. >> it looks really bad to a lot of us in the jewish community, and it was being celebrated by white nationalist groups. >> musk pushed back later monday on x, calling the criticism dirty tricks. all of this comes at a time of heightened anxiety for many in the jewish community, since israel's war with hamas began in october of 2023, there's been an exponential rise in anti-semitic incidents both around the country and here in the bay area. we have seen graffiti and fliers proclaiming kil

tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. thank you, tim, in san francisco. a plan to fill empty storefronts could make it easier for chain stores to move in. >> yeah, the proposal would apply to a one mile stretch of van ness avenue between redwood street and broadway. abc seven news political reporter monica madden with a look live in studio now at what this exactly would mea. monica. >> yeah, larry, this idea comes from two new moderate supervisors and is in line with mayor daniel lurie's goals of bringing life back to downtown. and they're hoping to reverse the city's long standing approach of incentivizing big nationwide chains. if you drive down van ness avenue north of city hall. sure enough, you'll find vacancy signs every block. but filling those spaces is a process that can take upwards of two years, at least for large scale retailers. >> we've developed a reputation in san francisco as being difficult to deal with and do business in because of this. >> laura tonetti leases retail spaces for jll and says the bureaucratic obstacles have equated to mi

tim johns, abc seven news. >> great, tim. thank you. now, as tim mentioned, you can watch the parade live. saturday, february 15th, starting at 6 p.m. right here on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. abc seven is a very proud sponsor of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. >> all right. we'd like the weather we have now. >> then we do need that for the. >> but we could use some rain right about now. >> that's true. it is getting bone dry out there. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that. and of course, watching what's happening in southern california. >> that's right. and dan, and let's first start out with southern california, and then we'll talk about our opportunities for possibly some wet weather. latest information on the wildfires. the palisades fire is now 23,713 acres, the largest fire. but containment has increased to 22%. eaton fire. 55%. and the hurst fire is 98% contained. winds have really backed off. there was a red flag warning until 3 p.m. for parts of southern california today, but you c

. >> now, today, fire crews from santa rosa left to help los angeles, as abc seven news reporter tim johns tells us, for many of those firefighters, the experience is a reminder of past wildfires. here. >> there's fire everywhere. >> the devastation in doug hoffman's altadena neighborhood is unimaginable. on tuesday night, the sonoma county native says he saw the beginning of the so-called eaton fire erupt on the mountainside just behind his los angeles area home. >> we immediately started going door to door in the neighborhood, got everyone out of their homes, and by the time i finished the immediate neighborhood on my block, the entire mountain was completely covered in flames. >> luckily, hoffman and his family were able to evacuate to safety. he says this isn't the first time his family has had close encounters with devastating firestorms. back in 2017, his parents had to flee the tubbs fire, seeing a home burning in front of you, the heat that's generated from it and the sound of a home burning is something that is just otherworldly. the fire is one of several currently burning in the

tim johns, abc seven news. >> in other words, just don't wing it. have a plan? exactly. >> certainly. certainly a concerning weather situation down in southern california. a bit different here, though. >> it is different here. and meteorologist sandia patel is back with the outlook for those of us in the bay area. sandy. yeah. >> it's going to turn a little cooler tomorrow and even hazy. dan and j.r. good evening everyone. let's talk about those wildfires in southern california. take a look at all the smoke that is coming in from these fires, from the wildfires that are burning there, and it's moving out over the ocean here. so right now it is not coming into the bay area, but that is going to change. they do have air quality alerts until tomorrow night. i suspect this will get extended when you take a look at the air quality there. it is not good. orange is indicating poor for sensitive groups. red is unhealthy air across the region. so we're going to look at the smoke forecast in the upper parts of the atmosphere. while it generally stays right around southern

. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns is following this story for us and joins us live with an update. tim. >> yeah. julian. ama, over 100 people signed up to speak during today's public comment at this special meeting that just wrapped up moments ago, and supervisors are now hearing from the candidates themselves before they vote. now, this entire process, of course, stemming from the recall of previous alameda county da, pamela price. price was recalled by voters back in november. since then, the board of supervisors has received dozens of applications from people who want to replace her. they'll pick one out of seven finalists tonight. now, of those seven finalists, seven worked for bay area district attorney offices. right now, others work for local governments, the state attorney general's office, and there is also one judge. whoever is selected will officially be sworn in as da early next month and serve in the role until the next general election in 2026. the new da will step into the role at a time of increased scrutiny for the office. price faced heavy criticism over crime ra

tim johns, abc seven news. >> a new road configuration is annoying drivers in san francisco's sunset district. this so-called neck down configuration is causing a lot of confusion, as a two way street suddenly becomes a single lane on kirkham street between ninth and 10th avenues, cars must take turns, but drivers are never clear on whose turn it is. the answer is that vehicles traveling east away from the ocean are supposed to yield to those traveling west. the goal is to slow down drivers to make the streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians. >> i appreciate that we are attempting to do something to calm the street here. i think this particular iteration of it is confusing. the west side has to yield. east side doesn't know that. and so often there's a standoff and people don't know which way to go. so i think we tried something. i'm glad we tried something. i'd like to try something else. >> nobody wants a standoff. this is a trial as part of sfmta's slow streets program this summer, it will decide whether to keep the neck down in place. you got to really be paying attention. >>

as abc, seven news reporter tim johns tells us, for many of those fire crews, the experience is a reminder> there's fire everywhere. >> the devastation in doug hoffman's altadena neighborhood is unimaginable. on tuesday night, the sonoma county native says he saw the beginning of the so-called eaton fire erupt on the mountainside just behind his los angeles area home. >> we immediately started going door to door in the neighborhood, got everyone out of their homes, and by the time i finished the immediate neighborhood on my block, the entire mountain was completely covered in flames. >> luckily, hoffman and his family were able to evacuate to safety. he says this isn't the first time his family has had close encounters with devastating firestorms. back in 2017, his parents had to flee the tubbs fire. >> seeing a home burning in front of you, the heat that's generated from it and the sound of a home burning is something that is just otherworldly. >> the fire is one of several currently burning in the los angeles area, the widespread chaos putting extreme strain on fire resources and experie

and as abc seven news reporter tim johns tells us, sfmta says the problem is expensive to fix. >> walk richmond neighborhood, and you can't help but notice several newly painted red curbs. the only problem the san francisco municipal transportation agency says many of them are fake, painted red by an unknown person or people. >> it's extremely inappropriate, and i don't think it's acceptable to do such things. i hope it's illegal. >> local resident gloria zarkova tells us she was confused when the red curbs popped up seemingly overnight this week. as you can see, sfmta has had to start repainting some of these fake curbs. gray again. that's because whoever did this made some of them much longer than the 20ft that's actually required by the state's daylighting law. and that fact has frustrated a lot of local residents. >> it's already extremely hard to park in san francisco. there is no, like, public parkings in neighborhoods. >> sfmta says many of the fake curbs were originally spray painted red. a spokesperson for the agency said they had to send crews out to repaint them and make the

here's abc seven news reporter tim johns. >> following the cybertruck explosion outside trump tower in vegas on new year's day, investigators are now saying they believe the suspect used artificial intelligence. >> we also have clear evidence in this case now that the suspect used chatgpt artificial intelligence to help plan his attack. >> police say the suspect searched history from chatgpt, showed he used the ai tool to look for information on topics such as explosive targets, as well as how far certain rounds of ammunition would travel. the las vegas sheriff calling the suspect's use of generative ai a game changer. >> it's actually the worst case scenario that we that we are afraid of. >> professor ahmed bonafe is a tech expert at san jose state university. he was part of a group of silicon valley leaders who wrote a letter to the white house in 2023 urging president biden to create guidelines surrounding the creation and use of ai. bonafe says the cybertruck explosion is exactly the type of incident that letter was hoping to stop. >> if somebody is asking about something like this

tim johns, abc seven news. >> well, speaking of expensive things. egg prices are expected to get even higher. an outlook from the usda predicts a 20% increase this year. other costs won't be going down either. food in general is expected to rise by 2%, impacted by bird flu and inflation. eggs are up 36% compared to last december. millions of more egg laying hens have been killed in recent months due to the bird flu. all right. take a look at this line. dozens of people lined up yesterday for the grand opening of june b in livermore. it's a popular southern california based franchise, and it's the first location here in the bay area. it sells japanese drinks, soft serve salmon bowls and more. it's expected to open more locations here in san francisco, as well as mountain view. looks yummy. well, still to come. this morning, the newest members of president trump's cabinet now sworn in. we have reaction from department of defense secretary pete hegseth. >> hey, everyone. >> if you've been injured in an accident, listen up. we have legal professionals s

tim johns, abc seven news. >> well, still to come on abc seven mornings. trump's cabinet now sworn in. we have reaction from department of defense secretary pete hegseth. plus, what it means for the inmates on the front lines fighting fires in southern cancer is a journey you don't take alone. you did it! our cancer care team works together to care for all that is you. are you 50 or older? well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more likely to be hospitalized. so, schedule at vaxassist.com. mmmm... planet oat's so creamy and not watery like- exactly! and unsweetened has 0 grams of sugar. and it's an excellent source of calcium. wow! planet oat really has it all! ♪ seven mornings live. >> now at 630. president donald trump's cabinet is starting to take shape. the two newest members advanced to their leading roles by the senate this weekend. good morning everybody. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. we'll get right

abc seven news reporter tim johns is following the story. >> bart, you're on notice.have to make riders safer. >> powerful words outside the powell street bart station in san francisco on wednesday. the family of corazon dandan held a news conference alongside their lawyers to announce a lawsuit against the transit agency. corazon was killed after being pushed into a bart train at the powell street station last july. police charged a homeless man in her death. >> she has no bad bone in her body that i can that i can think of. >> the lawsuit laying out reasons the family believes bart should be held responsible. chief among them, they say bart failed to keep its riders safe and its stations secure. the lawsuit claiming the man who pushed corazon had been known to bart police and previously banned from entering the powell street station. >> he had been in trouble multiple times. he was known to bart. he was told not to ride. he was a gate jumper. there are a lot of people like him around. >> since her passing, corazon's family says the emotional pain they've endured has

as abc seven news reporter tim johns explains, some worry that this move will disproportionately affect marginalized communities. >> on friday, bay area based meta becoming the latest company to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. the programs, more popularly known as dei, are efforts to counter discrimination by creating a more inclusive workplace or educational environments. dei has become a major topic of debate in recent months, and meta joins a growing number of major companies getting rid of their programs. welcome news to mike gonzalez, a senior fellow at the heritage foundation, a conservative think tank based in washington, dc. >> people should be able to be recognized. their achievements be recognized as the product of their of their effort. and i think this is this is exactly what what we americans of all races expect and want. >> gonzalez believes dei programs have become too divisive and actually discriminate against certain groups of people. he also thinks the pushback against dei efforts are more than just a temporary shift. >> it talked about a cultural tur

. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns has a look at the role chatgpt played in the cybertruck explosion, and the big questions about ai and crime following the cybertruck explosion. >> outside trump tower in las vegas on new year's day, investigators are now saying they believe the suspect used artificial intelligence. >> we also have clear evidence in this case now that the suspect used chatgpt artificial intelligence to help plan his attack. >> police say the suspect searched history from chatgpt, showed he used the ai tool to look for information on topics such as explosive targets, as well as how far certain rounds of ammunition would travel. the las vegas sheriff calling the suspect's use of generative ai a game changer. >> it's actually the worst case scenario that we that we are afraid of. >> professor ahmed bonafe is a tech expert at san jose state university. he was part of a group of silicon valley leaders who wrote a letter to the white house in 2023 urging president biden to create guidelines surrounding the creation and use of ai. bonafe says the cybertruck explosion is exa

abc seven news reporter tim johns has more. >> in a notice of intent posted earlier this month, the department of energy and the national nuclear security administration informing the public of their plan to increase the use, storage and transport of plutonium at the lawrence livermore national laboratory. plutonium is a key ingredient in the making of nuclear bombs, and the proposal is already receiving pushback from some in the community. >> what this really means is an exponential increase in the quantity of plutonium at the facility, which is, of course, highly radioactive. >> scott young is the executive director of tri-valley cares, an advocacy group that pushes for the elimination of nuclear weapons. he says the expanded plutonium use is potentially dangerous, especially since it will be transported on local freeways and housed at a lab so close to a major urban area. >> people are concerned about the potential health implications that might result from an accident, an intentional act, you know, god forbid, a terrorist attack or a disgruntled employee. >> massimiliano frattini is a nucl

abc seven news reporter tim johns is following this developing story and joins us live from the newsroom working on trying to firm up some of the details, but here's what we know right now. oakland police did confirm about an hour ago the suspects tried to ram their way into a property this morning on 49th avenue with a vehicle. our media partners at the bay area news group say it was a marijuana grow house. the victim, identified as 61 year old wayne shaw, then came outside. shaw is reportedly too short's older brother. police say there was some sort of confrontation between shaw and the suspects. they aren't sure if he was targeted or if anyone else was inside the building. >> so we're looking at more than one suspect and a preliminary. what we have is that the suspects right to the location, they attempted to force their way into the property while they were attempting their way in, the victim stepped out,

. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns has a look at the role chatgpt played in the cybertruck explosionig questions about ai and crime following the cybertruck explosion. >> outside trump tower in las vegas on new year's day, investigators are now saying they believe the suspect used artificial intelligence. >> we also have clear evidence in this case now that the suspect used chatgpt artificial intelligence to help plan his attack. >> police say the suspect searched history from chatgpt, showed he used the ai tool to look for information on topics such as explosive targets, as well as how far certain rounds of ammunition would travel. the las vegas sheriff calling the suspect's use of generative ai a game changer. >> it's actually the worst case scenario that we that we are afraid of. >> professor ahmed bonafe is a tech expert at san jose state university. he was part of a group of silicon valley leaders who wrote a letter to the white house in 2023 urging president biden to create guidelines surrounding the creation and use of ai. bonafe says the cybertruck explosion is exactly the ty

abc seven news reporter tim johns explains the stakes of this new bill. >> reporter house will be in order on tuesday. the house of representatives voting to pass a republican led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women's and girls sports if it becomes law. the bill would apply to all federally funded schools and would change title nine to recognize only the sex and athlete was assigned at birth. >> what should be an opportunity for young women to thrive and compete has been clouded by an agenda that prioritizes so-called inclusion over fairness. >> the topic of transgender athletes in sports has been a contentious issue in recent years. some, like tom temprano of equality california, worry the new bill could harm the health and well-being of transgender youth. >> it's, you know, disappointing continuation by these far right extremists to continue to make political pawns out of students that just want to, you know, try hard and play alongside their teammates. >> temprano says the number of transgender athletes competing in school sports remains extremely small. he also be

abc seven news reporter tim johns explains the stakes of this new bill. >> reporter house will be in order on tuesday. the house of representatives voting to pass a republican led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women's and girls sports if it becomes law. the bill would apply to all federally funded schools and would change title nine to recognize only the sex and athlete was assigned at birth. >> what should be an opportunity for young women to thrive and compete has been clouded by an agenda that prioritizes so-called inclusion over fairness. >> the topic of transgender athletes in sports has been a contentious issue in recent years. some, like tom temprano of equality california, worry the new bill could harm the health and well-being of transgender youth. >> it's, you know, disappointing continuation by these far right extremists to continue to make political pawns out of students that just want to, you know, try hard and play alongside their teammates. >> temprano says the number of transgender athletes competing in school sports remains extremely small. he also be

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tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. conditions are changing, which could be a bit favorable now for the folks down in socal. >> yeah, let's hope that's the case. they need a break. desperately. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya. >> yeah, and it is encouraging to definitely say that the strongest winds have passed. let me show you the peak wind gusts for southern california. good evening everyone. marshall peaks 70 miles an hour. browns canyon, 69. wylie ridge was 58 miles an hour. so the setup is still an area of low pressure southwest of los angeles. high pressure over northern california. wind flowing from the high to the low that created the gusty offse winds. once again for them here in the bay area, we have quite the opposite beautiful view from our sky star camera at fisherman's wharf on that skystar wheel. not so beautiful the air quality. we do have some yellows indicating that the air quality is moderate. part of the problem is look at our winds. it's either calm or extremely light

abc seven news reporter tim johns is on the story. >> bart, you're on notice.to make riders safer. >> powerful words outside the powell street bart station in san francisco on wednesday, the family of corazon dandan held a news conference alongside their lawyers to announce a lawsuit against the transit agency. corazon was killed after being pushed into a bart train at the powell street station last july. police charged a homeless man in her death. >> she has no bad bone in her body that i can that i can think of. >> the lawsuit laying out reasons the family believes bart should be held responsible. chief among them, they say bart failed to keep its riders safe and its stations secure. the lawsuit claiming the man who pushed corazon had been known to bart police and previously banned from entering the powell street station. >> he had been in trouble multiple times. he was known to bart. he was told not to ride. he was a gate jumper. there are a lot of people like him around. >> since her passing, corazon's family says the emotional pains they've endured has oft

abc seven news reporter tim johns has our story. >> in a notice of intent posted earlier this month,artment of energy and the national nuclear security administration informing the public of their plan to increase the use, storage and transport of plutonium at the lawrence livermore national laboratory. plutonium is a key ingredient in the making of nuclear bombs, and the proposal is already receiving pushback from some in the community.back from some in >> what this really means is an exponential increase in the quantity of plutonium at the facility, which is, of course, highly radioactive. >> scott young is the executive director of tri-valley cares, an advocacy group that pushes for the elimination of nuclear weapons. he says the expanded plutonium use is potentially dangerous, especially since it will be transported on local freeways and housed at a lab so close to a major urban area. >> people are concerned about the potential health implications that might result from an accident, an intentional act, you know, god forbid, a terrorist attack or a disgruntled employee. >> massimi

abc seven news reporter tim johns has some of the tips to ensure you remain safe. >> the devastation unfold thursday. entire neighborhoods destroyed and homes reduced to rubble and ash. the horrifying scene serving as a reminder for many in the bay area of steps they should take. if a similar disaster were to happen here. some of the things you can do for your home are outlined by cal fire. in the case of a fire emergency, the agency recommends shutting off your gas, propane tanks, and even air conditioning if you have time. officials say moving objects that may burn easily into the center of the room, away from windows and doors, could mitigate loss. cal fire also recommends turning off automatic sprinklers and any running water as they help preserve resources for firefighters. steps are also recommended by san francisco fire rescue captain justin shaw. >> i haven't seen anything like it in my 30 year career. >> shaw says while it's almost impossible to be totally prepared for natural disasters of this magnitude, small steps can make a big difference. one of the most important being

today, abc seven news reporter tim johns talked to people who believe sharing the history of the horrorsocaust is more important today than ever. >> it's been 80 years since the auschwitz concentration camp was liberated at the end of the second world war. but for rabbi andrew baker, keeping the history and stories of auschwitz alive has never been more important. >> when you visit there, you know you're walking in the very same place. you see the barracks, you see the train tracks. >> rabbi baker is the director of international jewish affairs for the american jewish committee. over the weekend, he'll travel to auschwitz to attend a special memorial being held monday for international holocaust remembrance day. the rabbi says he thinks this trip is especially important. eight decades later, surveys show an increasing number of people are unaware of what the holocaust is or the horrors that happened. >> virtually a half or more surveyed cannot identify that 6 million jews were murdered in the holocaust. there's significant percentages of people, when surveyed, are unable to even identify

abc seven news reporter tim johns has some tips to ensure you remain safe. >> the devastation in loses continued to unfold thursday. entire neighborhoods destroyed and homes reduced to rubble and ash. the horrifying scenes serving as a reminder for many in the bay area of steps they should take. if a similar disaster were to happen here. some of the things you can do for your home are outlined by cal fire. in the case of a fire emergency, the agency recommends shutting off your gas, propane tanks, and even air conditioning if you have time. officials say moving objects that may burn easily into the center of the room, away from windows and doors, could mitigate loss. cal fire also recommends turning off automatic sprinklers and any running water as they help preserve resources for firefighters. steps also recommended by san francisco fire rescue captain justin shaw. >> i haven't seen anything like it in my 30 year career. >> shaw says while it's almost impossible to be totally prepared for natural disasters of this magnitude, small steps can make a big difference. one of the most imp

abc seven news reporter tim johns has some tips to make sure that you remain safe. >> the devastationlos angeles continued to unfold thursday. entire neighborhoods destroyed and homes reduced to rubble and ash. the horrifying scene serving as a reminder for many in the bay area of steps they should take. if a similar disaster were to happen here. some of the things you can do for your home are outlined by cal fire. in the case of a fire emergency, the agency recommends shutting off your gas, propane tanks, and even air conditioning if you have time. officials say moving objects that may burn easily into the center of the room, away from windows and doors, could mitigate loss. cal fire also recommends turning off automatic sprinklers and any running water as they help preserve resources for firefighters. steps are also recommended by san francisco fire rescue captain justin shaw. >> i haven't seen anything like it in my 30 year career. >> shaw says while it's almost impossible to be totally prepared for natural disasters of this magnitude, small steps can make a big difference. one of

abc seven news reporter tim johns explains the stakes of this new bill. >> reporter house will be inrder. on tuesday, the house of representatives voting to pass a republican led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women's and girls sports. if it becomes law, the bill would apply to all federally funded schools and would change title nine to recognize only the sex and athlete was assigned at birth. >> what should be an opportunity for young women to thrive and compete has been clouded by an agenda that prioritizes so-called inclusion over fairness. >> the topic of transgender athletes in sports has been a contentious issue in recet years. some, like tom temprano of equality california, worry the new bill could harm the health and well-being of transgender youth. >> it's, you know, disappointing continuation by these far right extremists to continue to make political pawns out of students that just want to, you know, try hard and play alongside their teammates. >> temprano says the number of transgender athletes competing in school sports remains extremely small. he also bel

here's abc seven news reporter tim johns with how san francisco leaders are preparing. >> reporter it's set to be a bustling few days in san francisco during the second weekend of february. the city will host the nba all star game, the famous chinese new year parade, and it will also be valentine's day. with so much going on, city leaders say they've been preparing for months. >> our planning is multi-agency. it's pretty elaborate in terms of making sure we have the right people, in the right places, at the right times. >> sfpd chief bill scott says he expects hundreds of thousands of people to come into san francisco during that weekend. he tells us law enforcement is working to make sure everyone remains safe. >> looking at what others do, what some of the best practices are for these types of events. talking to the nba and their security specialists and just making sure that we hit everything that we need to hit properly. >> safety was a key message at a news conference held in chinatown thursday. new mayor daniel leary, emphasizing the city stands by the aapi community during one of

john tim, new senate majority leader said he might have a test vote for this on friday. >> sandra: chad hill, chadha, thank you, john. >> john: to buy them administration 11 guantanamo to oman and two bodyguards for usama bin laden in it comes as "wall street journal" reports administration in talks with the taliban to exchange three americans detained in afghanistan for a high ranking bed in london associate still at guantanamo. let's bring an former chief of staff security council during the first trump administration and point out you were working with robert o'brien before the national security advisor with ongoing affairs and successfully got a number of hostages back to the united states without paying a dime or making any kind of prisoner swaps here to this business in afghanistan and the prisoners george touring afghanistan 2022, ryan corbett charged with proselytizing 1519 even though his family denies that and this highlights two things. americans held hostage in afghanistan despite what the biden administration has been saying. at the fact they may trade those folks for a hig