vic lee has more on the story. >> we are trying to help out. >> thank you. we appreciate the support. >> they were at the offices of the san francisco police officers association. they were given hats, pens and other police souvenirs. >> last night we were made aware of this family being victimized. >> he, his parents and two brothers came to san francisco from their home on kuai. he will have surgery next week to remove a brain tumor. on friday they played tourist on the wharf near pier 39. thieves broke into their car and took their bags. most important to his mother, the get well cards from family and friend. >> i was saving them for him to read to him when he was in the hospital during recovery. those are the things that can't be replaced. >> the most expensive item stolen is his brother's laptop and camera. 16-year-old keeley is a budding photographer. he took this beautiful picture on his camera. the poa offered to replace the stolen items and so today they went shopping at best buy. he got a new laptop and a new camera. >> is this what you want? >> ye

vic lee is live where one of those facilities will be closed. vic? >> reporter: the legislature will hold its hearings, debate the proposal, ultimately it will go to the governor. but the state expects to save hundreds of millions of dollars a year by closing the institutions and sonoma developmental center is one of them. of course, the families of residents there have lots of questions, important ones. sonoma developmental center, nestled in the rural town of eldridge sonoma county. the sprawling facility is one of three large state-run institutions that care for patients with severe developmental disabilities. >> it's a legacy of caring and a place of really last resort for a lot of folks who have not been successful in community settings. >> reporter: kathleen miller is not only talking about many of the 350 residents here, but about her autistic son dan. >> he's been kicked out of every community and board and care facility that he's lived in. he didn't like it when he was in those facilities. >> reporter: miller fears her son may be forced to l

vic lee has more. >> reporter: the defense motion on its face was a simple one, lawyers argue that police had enough reasonable suspicion to detain the suspect, but no probable cause to arrest him. defense lawyers told the judge there was not enough evidence presented to justify the arrest of juan francisco lopez sanchez. and they moved to dismiss the second degree murder case. public defender matt gonzalez. >> there was reasonable suspicion to stop mr. lopez sanchez, to question him, to search him, to do certain things short of arresting him. >> reporter: but gonzalez says lopez sanchez was detained in a police cruiser for four hours and taken to the hall of justice, where he was interrogated, which gonzalez says istant mount to an arrest. the judge said he agreed with prosecutors that there was enough probable cause for the arrest. that police relied on witness accounts and cell phone images where citizens pointed out the suspect to officers. police armed with a cell phone photo of lopez-sanchez arrested him a block away from pier 14 where the shooting happened. now that the question of

vic lee joins us in san francisco. vic? >> reporter: this was the epicenter in san francisco of that fund-raising drive the last time there was a big quake in japan. that of course, was five years ago. the survivors of this quake may too become the recipients of this community. the latest one, much bigger, in just over a day after a 6.5 quake left nine dead and hundreds injured. here in san francisco, some 8,000 miles away, children from the rosa parks school rehearsed for this weekend's annual cherry blossom festival. they may be too young to remember the earthquake, a massive tsunami five years ago that swallowed entire towns in eastern japan. but the japanese-american community then responded quickly. they formed the northern japan earthquake relief fund, raising more than $4 million. now the same groups are monitoring this disaster. >> now another earthquake hits. it's really hard to get people to give for another event. but of course, we'll try. >> reporter: here at the senior citizens lunch program in japan town, we m

vic lee has more on the story. >> we are trying to help out. >> thank you.hey were at the offices of the san francisco police officers association. they were given hats, pens and other police souvenirs. >> last night we were made aware of this family being victimized. >> he, his parents and two brothers came to san francisco from their home on kuai. he will have surgery next week to remove a brain tumor. on friday they played tourist on the wharf near pier 39. thieves broke into their car and took their bags. most important to his mother, the get well cards from family and friend. >> i was saving them for him to read to him when he was in the hospital during recovery. those are the things that can't be replaced. >> the most expensive item stolen is his brother's laptop and camera. 16-year-old keeley is a budding photographer. he took this beautiful picture on his camera. the poa offered to replace the stolen items and so today they went shopping at best buy. he got a new laptop and a new camera. >> is this what you want? >> yes. this is exakly what i had. >>

vic lee is live with today's big developments. vic? >> reporter: well, this is where the shooting happened on the 400 block of shotwell right over there. the police investigation is continuing. they're asking for more witnesses to step forward and they do have that video, which was shot from a mounted security camera from across the street here. >> get down! [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this video does not show the shooting. but the video does tell us is that the entire incident took about 30 seconds from the time the officers confronted the homeless man to when the shooting stopped. 45-year-old luis gongora died from his wounds at the hospital. police responded to a call of a man with a knife. this knife pictured on a police photo. the chief says they fired bean bags but to no avail, and to officers then fired about seven rounds. >> initial statements provided by witnesses indicate that the subject was armed with a knife and advanced on the officers prior to the shooting. >> reporter: the police commander said they've interviewed more tha

vic lee is on scene. what do you know? all the police are saying little. shooting happened as you said between 18th and 19th. we are standing at south van ness and 19th. the police have cordon off the immediate area. investigators are here at the scene of course. they are saying very limit. we have monitored, or we did monitor the scanner traffic before we came here. according to the scanner track, police say a man approached officers with a large kitchen knife and they fired shots but first, they fired bean bags. this, again, according to the scanner traffic we were monitoring were deployed but they did no good and police resorted to lethal force. again, that is from scanner traffic. we have not condition firmed that with the p.i.o. on the scene who is keeping us back during the investigation. we know that they have detained a number of witnesses from a homeless encampment very close and, frankly, the shooting happened very close to the fire department training facility. there is a small hopeless encampment near and that resumebly is where the police are

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in pacifica. vic, is the unborn baby okay? >> reporter: the unborn baby seems to be well. now, the victim of the shooting marissa johnson is also reportedly fine. the hospital has listed her in fair condition. now, earlier today, there were reports that doctors had to force delivery of her baby. but police tell us that's not true. again, the baby is fine. it happened just after 8:00 this morning here at the casa pacifica apartments. ruth cooper was asleep. >> i was woken up by the screams and shot fired. >> reporter: cooper immediately called 911. shots fired. then she went down to the common patio area where the shots came from. >> i was shocked when i came out to see that marissa had been shot. >> reporter: marissa johnson the apartment manager's secretary, she was sitting on this bench. >> i ask her if she needed a blanket or not. it was cold this morning. >> reporter: johnson says it looked like the bullet grazed the back of her head. >> she was sitting up and fine. she's darn lucky. >> reporter: marissa johnson is 25 year

. >> abc7 news reporter vic lee just stepped out of a meeting. >> the meeting is just starting here at city hall. chief greg suhr is here as is marte halloran. he is served with this survey in how san franciscans field. >> a deputy sheriff is using a taser in this video. that is what the police commission is considering in a review of lethal force policies. the union released a radio spot after getting results of a survey which shows 68% of those polled supports arming officer was tasers. only 14% of the 500 san francisco voters surveyed said they'd opposed the control devices. 18% were not sure. our informal survey found similar views. >> i think it's taking too long to get them armed. >> hope to cut down shootings and definitely. >> police union president says the poll validates a position that all officers should be carrying tasers when possible, to lethal force. >> right now, sfpd go from a baton to bullet. >> so far, two of the seven have come out against tasers. the main argument being that they can result in medical emergencies and sudden death. the chief proposed a narrower pol

vic lee, "abc7 news." >>> dozens gathered in san francisco to celebrate walk to workday. a recent report ranked san francisco the second most walkable city in america. >> the last 12 months haven't necessarily been good for us. if we really want to reach our goal by 2020, we will have to do a lot better. >> 24 pedestrians and five bicyclists were killed on san francisco streets last year. vision zero was launched two years ago. advocates expect improvements with different safety projects across the city in the works. >>> today with the giants' home opener at at&t, it looked more like the world series judging by the parking prices. "abc7 news" was a block away from the ballpark as parking attendance raised the $100 price even higher to $120 right there. many lots around at&t were charging triple figures as gametime got closer and closer. the prices caught a lot of fans off guard. >> usually i take $20 for parking today. so i was a little surprised. but it's opening day, so that's how much it is on opening day. >> $20 will get you nothing, ma'am. fans who arrived super earl

vic lee is in the newsroom. his music impacted so many. >> reporter: his music did reach out to a lot of people. generations, in fact. and as you mentioned he was at the oracle in march and paramount a month before. san francisco is where he went after the two shows to more intimate night spots here. to his fans prince was supposed to be immortal. a musical innovator. this san francisco radio personality. >> he was funk, pop, rock. he melted those together in a way that no one else had until he came on stage. >>> a very, very tough day with the passing of prince. >> fighting through tears and sharing the love for prince. >> among mourners, sterling james, 102.9 kblx. she was sad. >> i just met him. i just met him. >> reporter: at the oracle arena, in early march, where prince performed james is a big, big, fan. she plays a lot of prince on the show. dearly beloved was her wedding song. >> i've seen him 30, 40 times since 1986 to just weeks ago. >> reporter: james was an em for the great american music show in th

vic lee featured his story and now donations are just pouring in. today joe montana tweeted, our san francisco community is coming tolcome coming together. join me and send him a get well tweet to hash tag we are rocket strong. >>> moments ago the bay area's jared goff is on the red carpet. we are waiting to find out where this hardworking, humble football player from cal is headed for his pro career. >> exciting stuff. >>> keeping mark zuckerberg alive. we're learning just how much it costs. >>> what happens in vegas as raiders owner mark davis really putting his money where his mouth is? >>> also, why a local business is getting a visit from the obama administration. >>> and 7 on your side reveals the smartphones with the longest lasting batteries. >> stay wuss. abc 7 >> announcer: san ramon. san mateo and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> happening now, it's nfl draft day in chicago and all eyes are on cal quarterback jared goff, expected to be first or second overall pick. the los angeles rams traded to get the first pick. abc 7 news rep

vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: the hearing is over and the judge continued proceedings until may. the prosecutors had witnesses on the stand talking about this new woman who claims he also assaulted her. a cop said the woman told him he threatened her immigration status if she pressed charges. inside, body guards surrounded him and outside of the court house, members of the community demonstrated in support they called on the judge to pursue domestic violence charges. the 33-year-old is on probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence battery in the alleged beating of his girlfriend. prosecutors charged jahal with 45 felonies. prosecutors proceeded without her testimony. a home security video did capture the reported beating but it was thrown out in court after a judge ruled it was seized without a warrant. the domestic violence kons sores yim has been following the case closely. >> this is a simple case of domestic violence. had the video been allowed in with 117 slaps and kicks, i

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> we do have a warning for drivers who maybe have a lead foot.ficult. ford actually designed a new low-profile l.e.d. light bar located near the sun visors of police cars. as you can see, they are much more difficult to spot than those bulky lights that you used to see on the roof. >>> all right. that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. thauchin thank withdrew fyou for joining. i'm ama daetz. >>> it's been debilitating. >> two more women come forward. how the sexual harassment scandal at uc berkeley is growing and some say getting worse. >>> plus -- >> we've been at this for two years. >> b.a.r.t. announces a contract deal. one they say benefits everyone. >> the certainty of no strike, no service interruption. >>> and the $5 billion mortgage settlement reaching coast to coast. >> quality loans, many of which were issued here in california. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. brightening up behind me but more showers are on the way. what part of your workweek it's going to impact coming up. >> live from the kgo tv

vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: the hearing is over and the judge continued proceedings until may. the prosecutors had witnesses on the stand talking about this new woman who claims he also assaulted her. a cop said the woman told him he threatened her immigration status if she pressed charges. inside, body guards surrounded him and outside of the court house, members of the community demonstrated in support called on the judge to pursue domestic violence charges. the 33-year-old is on probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence battery in the alleged beating of his girlfriend. prosecutors charged jahal with 45 felonies. prosecutors proceeded without her testimony. a home security video did capture the reported beating but it was thrown out in court after a judge ruled it was seized without a warrant. the domestic violence kons sores yim has been following the case closely. >> this is a simple case of domestic violence. had the video been allowed in with 117 slaps and kicks, i think

vic lee is in the newsroom. his music impacted so many. >> reporter: his music did reach out to a lot of people. generations, in fact. and as you mentioned he was at the oracle in march and paramount a month before. san francisco is where he went after the two shows to more intimate night spots here. to his fans prince was supposed to be immortal. a musical innovator. this san francisco radio personality. >> he was funk, pop, rock. he melted those together in a way that no one else had until he came on stage. >>> a very, very tough day with the passing of prince. >> fighting through tears and sharing the love for prince. >> among mourners, sterling james, 102.9 kblx. she was sad. >> i just met him. i just met him. >> reporter: at the oracle arena, in early march, where prince performed james is a big, big, fan. she plays a lot of prince on the show. dearly beloved was her wedding song. >> i've seen him 30, 40 times since 1986 to just wks ago. >> reporter: james was an em for the great american music show in the

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in the newsroom with the story. vic? >> this report titled stop, find, arrested. all that information comes from police and sheriff's department records. what they found was that two-tiered system of traffic-related offenses. >> data on license suspensions are much higher in communities of color. >> reporter: racial disparities for traffic-related stops, fines and arrests. >> disproportionately impacting people who don't have money and people of color. >> reporter: this woman ran a stop sign in oakland. she got a ticket a year and a half ago. >> they gave me community service hours i completed all of them through the church. i paid the fees. >> reporter: she thought everything was fine. but the system failed her. >> they didn't update the records and, because of that critical error, my license was suspended. >> reporter: she's a single mother of two. she goes to a city college and works. so, she had to drive. but without a license. she was stopped again, went to court and the fines kept piling on. >> i would say at least

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in the newsroom with the story. vic? >> this report titled stop, find, arrested. all that information comes from police and sheriff's department records. what they found was that two-tiered system of traffic-related offenses. >> data on license suspensions are much higher in communities of color. >> reporter: racial disparities for traffic-related stops, fines and arrests. >> disproportionately impacting people who don't have money and people of color. >> reporter: this woman ran a stop sign in oakland. she got a ticket a year and a half ago. >> they gave me community service hours i completed all of them through the church. i paid the fees. >> reporter: she thought everything was fine. but the system failed her. >> they didn't update the records and, because of that critical error, my license was suspended. >> reporter: she's a single mother of two. she goes to a city college and works. so, she had to drive. but without a license. she was stopped again, went to court and the fines kept piling on. >> i would say at least

vic lee is live at city hall with new developments. vic?s conducted by the police union, and the timing of its release is not coincidental. as you said, the issue of tasers is on the agenda of the police commission, which meets here at city hall in about an hour. a recent survey reveals that 68% of people in san francisco favor tasers for the cops. a marin county deputy sheriffin. the police union released a radio spot after getting a survey it commissioned which shows 68% of those polled supports arming officers with tasers. only 14% of the 500 san francisco voters surveyed said they oppose the electronic controlled devices. 18% were not sure. our informal survey found similar views. >> it's less lethal than shooting everybody. >> i think it's taken too long to get them armed with tasers. >> definitely. >> reporter: the police union president says the poll validates his position that all the officers should be carrying tasers as an alternative when possible to lethal force. >> right now, officers go from a baton to a bullet. >> reporter: s

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> engineers returned to the lower level of the bay bridge today with high-tech gear with them. they're inspecting the bridge's tunnel for any signs of deterioration. in february, a chunk of concrete fell and nearly hit a driver. that certainly raised concern that the tunnel is deteriorating. a team from the feral highway commission came in to inspect. they're using radar, infrared imaging and echo sound waves to check for corrosion and cracking inside the tunnel walls. >> the radar can see about 12 inches. so if there's a problem back in the wall itself, the ground penetrating radar will be able to see that. >> cal trans said water and vibration could be weakening the tunnel walls. but they insist drivers are not in danger while driving through the tunnel. >>> for the first time tonight, the san francisco district attorney's office is explaining why it let a notorious suspect go before the fbi captured him in a raid last friday. they were caught on camera hitting more than 40 times with their batons last november. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more det

vic lee is in the newsroom to explain. vic? >> reporter: ron davis, head of the justice department' program, says his investigator also review the culture of the department in light of those racist and homophobic text messages. this in addition to the department's use of force policy. questions like how could this happen? and was there accountability? if there's anything criminal, he's going to leave that up to the u.s. attorney or the d.a. >> we're well aware of the issue with the text messages. >> reporter: ronald davis director of the program called c.o.p.s. there are two different scandals involving san francisco police officers. 15 were implicated in the first scandal, which became public last spring. the second revelation came two weeks ago. this time, four officers may have exchanged offensive texts with officer jason lye, who is being investigated. mayor ed lee asked for a federal probe following the shooting of mario woods last december. in february, davis announced that he would review the department's use of force tr

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> self-help guru tony robbins is helping a bay area woman who was evicted fromer burlingame home. the 85-year-old was subletting a room from her 97-year-old roommate. but hatch died before a legal fight over the eviction could be resolved. since she was subletting, she was ordered to leave by the end of april. but robbins told the "san francisco chronicle" he's just doing what he does all the time through his foundation. >>> much more ahead for you on this friday night. up xt, east bay school district desperate for help. the rare step being taken to lure talented teachers. >>> also, the dangers of sexting. the plan in the works to get california school kids to put down their phones and stop it. >>> will the skies clear for the we >>> local school districts have been giving teachers green, as in cash bonuses. teachers can get up to $5,000 if they can teach certain subjects in one district. leann melendez has more. >> reporter: math and science teachers seem to be valuable assets for many school districts. >> as many of us add cte college of technology pathways, w

here's vic lee with a story you'll only see on abc 7 news. >> i try to just get through every day and not think about it. and just be a normal kid. just have fun. >> reporter: 14-year-old, his parents and two brothers are here at stanford children's hospital because the teenager has a brain tumor. it will be a challenging, difficult surgery. >> it's very deep, up in the skull base, within an area that is surrounded by a minefield. >> reporter: then this happened last friday. they parked their car at the wharf, near pier 39 across the street from the aquarium. they were gone half an hour. that was all it took for thieves to break into their car and take their bags from the trunk. camera equipment, electronics, and a suitcase with his hospital items. but most important to his mom, the get-well cards from family and friends. >> i was really saving them for him, to read them to him while he was in the hospital during recovery. and those are the kind of things that can't be replaced. >> reporter: it was a rude san francisco aloha for the family. back home in their small town on kauai, this

vic lee has more. >>1÷ man shot here on theñ block ofi shot well by officers t)jt to a call from homelessreach tee. man with a knife. >> the knife had a 10 to 12 inch blade. >> police say they shot bean bag at the man but that he kept charging. chief greg sur says two officers one of them a sergeant fired. >> we have it appears 4 extended casings from the bean bag. gun. 7 casings. >> 7 bullet casings. man was rushed to the hospital mortally wounded. >> all he did was play with a soccer ball. >> steffani and john knew the man as jose. they were outside the tent about 10 yards away when officers arrived. they say they saw everything. >> the knife was up on the hip the whole time. didn't have no knife in his hand when officers was around him. >> he saw bean bag hitting jose first. >> going in circle. that's when the sergeant put his gun out and opened fire. >> couple says the knife was tucked in the belt. >> he fell and that's when the knife fell out. hit the ground. >>reporter: the irony of the shooting is that it came a day after police commissioners met to discuss arming officers with tas

vic lee is live with today's big developments. vic?the shooting happened on the 400 block of shotwell right over there. the police investigation is continuing. they're asking for more

vic lee is live at the police department tonight with more on this. vic?an, tonight we see the contents of offensive text messages at the core of the scandal. tonight we also know how many cases, criminal cases, the public twender is reviewing. cases that may be stained by the scandal. the next messages seized from officer jason lie's personal cell phone are offensive. they disparage african-americans. no race is left out. indian immigrants and hispanics. 528 the code name for fire or flames apparently used to refer to gay officers. >> this is a person that's fully committed to expressing his bias to his friends and to fellow police officers. >> reporter: lie and two other officers implicated in this latest texting case quit the force, a force that's fighting termination. the latest texting scandal comes on the heels of another revealed last year following an unrelated federal corruption trial. 14 officers were caught exchanging offensive texts -- who was convicted. public defender jeff adachi says all this shows more needs to be done to root out bias in t

vic lee is on the story. >> danny banks was one of two former prisoner at santa rosa jail who sued the sheriff last october. >> guy in plaque came in. they were all wearing mask. hitting us. and calling us (bleep) and telling us it's their house. and that they beat us. >>reporter: inmates wrote letters saying thee were systematically beaten one day last may. all they did they say was protest what they felt was unjustified beating of another prisoner. >> face was so swollen shut i couldn't see out of it. >>reporter: no roberto, lopez and two other former inmate joined the suit. the attorney isaac showed us video shot by a deputy when cabrera taken outside for what was called yard counseling. >> group of guard dressed in black wearing masks and in one case at least carrying shot guns and other weapons will pull you out of yourself beat you and tie new a breath sell and it degrade. >>reporter: we obtained this video today of banks one of the two original plaintiffs. he too says he was given yard counseling. >> i can't do this. >>reporter: lopez still so emotionally distraught he had a har

news reporter vic lee has more. >> you marissa johnson is 25 years old. residents here call her a sweet, cheerful person. an expectant mother. eight months pregnant. and excited to have her first child. johnson even posted a sonogram image op her facebook. it happened just after 8:00 this morning here at the cas sass pacifica apartments. ruth cooper was asleep. >> i was woken up by the screams and shot five. >> cooper immediately called 911. shots fired. then she went down to the common patio area where the shots came from. >> i was shocked when had i came out to see that marissa had been shot. >> reporter: marissa johnson, the apartment manager's assistant was sitting on this bench. >> i asked her if she needed a blanket or not. it was cold this morning. >> reporter: cooper says it looked like the bullet grazed the back of her head. >> she was sitting up and fine. she's lucky. >> reporter: police are looking for this man, ricardo colindres. some here said they had a volatile relationship. ruth cooper told us she may know the motive. >> she was taking him

vic lee is on the story. >> defense lawyers tell the judge there is not enough evidence presented to justify the arrest of juan francis lopez sanchez. they moved to dismiss the second degree murder case. public defender chief attorney matt gonzales. >> there was reason suspicion to stop mr. lopez sanchez to question him. to search him. to do certain things short of arresting him. >> after listening to arguments judge collins denied the motion to dismiss saying he agreed with prosecutors that there was enough probable cause to arrest lopez sanchez. that police relied on witness accounts and cell phone image where citizens actually pointed out the suspect to officers. >> police armed with cell phone photo of lopez sanchez arrested him block away from pier 14 where the shooting happened. now that the question of the arrest has been resolved by the court lopez sanchez lawyers will focus on the defense that the shooting was an accident. during the preliminary hearing former crime lab chief testified that the bullet hit the ground. ricocheted and then hit kate steinly. >> we are not aware

vic lee is live in the neighborhood right now with the latest. vic? you talk to in this neighborhood seems to know that there was a casino or some kind of gambling den operating from that house, which is about two houses down on this block. one neighbor told us that the house began operating very early in the morning about 7:00 a.m. until midnight because that's when she would see people coming in and out of the house. and by the way, this is not the first time the house has been raided. san jose s.w.a.t. teams threw flash bangs as they converged on the house which faces busy capital expressway. they took numerous people into custody and large bags of what appeared to be cash. neighbors we spoke to said this was not the first time. >> a year ago the house was busted for drugs and gambling. they cleaned it out. and a few weeks later they were back in business. >> reporter: this neighbor who did not want to be identified lives right in back of the house. >> they busted two people in my backyard, and other people i don't know if they came over our fence

vic lee explains. >> the police chief ordered sensitivity training classes for out u. all 2,000 plus officers beginning next month. >> no one can say they didn't know what was and wasn't acceptable in the workplace. >> community members stood behind the chief, all supporting his action. >> we stand in unity against this ugly poison that has infected our great city of san francisco. >> among them, officers for justice, the group representing african americans on the force. >> it has been a appreciate that's been kind of glossed over for years. and now is being forced to light. >> the text messages released by the chief greg suhr are just as offensive as the first batch given to the public defender earlier this week. >> they are clear examples of explicit bias existing in the san francisco police department. >> the texts contain racial slurs and disparage african americans and other ethnic groups and gays. this time this are even photos with offensive captions and a picture of a fire. the send earned says, maybe it's a korean bash be cue, or a slave ship ablaze. and the

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> san francisco shuttle says it's shutting down after tomorrow.r kid. targeting busy parents paying highly screened drivers with child care experience in 2014 and raised 12 million dollars. shuttle hoping to expand outside the bay area but couldn't raise another round of funding. >>> california is one step closer to a state sponsored retirement program for private sector employee fight we can get people a moderate i um of dignity and respect when they retire especially the workers who have no access to any type of retirement security. >> senate democrat pushing a that bill would require businesses with 5 or more employees to offer retirement savings plan. state sponsored fund would be invest entered the state treasury. workers have the option of op opting out. some financial advisors are opposing this bill. the bill has passeded its first committee. supporters hope to have it on the governor's desk by july. >> major airlines have a little known new way of pricing tickets. if booking multiple legs there's something you can do to save yourself a lot

vic lee is live at the hall of justice in san francisco. vic?. the judge decided to continue proceedings until may. today thepresented its witnesses including the cop who says the alleged victim a korean national told him that cha hall threatened her immigration status if she pressed charges. outside the courthouse, members of the sikh community demonstrated in support of sa hall. they called on the d.a. to resign for continuing to pursue domestic violence cases against the wealthy internet entrepreneur. inside, bodyguards surrounded cha hall to prevent photographers from taking his picture. the 33-year-old defendant is on probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor dmoes domestic violence battery in the alleged beating of his girlfriend three years ago. prosecutors charged cha hall with 45 felonies but his girlfriend refused to cooperate. prosecutors proceeded even without her testimony. a home security video did capture the reported beating but it was thrown out in court after the judge ruled the video was seized without a warrant. the dome

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in santa rosa with a story you'll see only on abc 7. vic?: this is the lawsuit that was filed by that second group of former inmates. they are joining the two inmates who sued last fall. and tonight, you'll also see video of a form of behavioral counseling which their attorney says is sanctioned by the sheriffs office. now the sheriff referred us to the county administrator, but our calls to them have yet to be returned. >> guys in black came in and they were all wearing masks hitting us and calling us [ bleep ] and telling us that it's their house and that they can beat us. >> reporter: danny banks was one of two former prisoners at santa rosa jail who sued the sheriff last october. some two dozen inmates wrote letters saying they, too, were systemically beaten one day last may. all they did, they say, was protest what they felt was an unjustified beating of another prisoner. >> my face was so swollen shut, i couldn't see out of it. >> reporter: now cabrera, jesus lopez, and two other former inmates have joined the suit. their attorney show

vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: this is the first of a series of videotaped interviews. the union wants to respond to the da's investigation by this blue ribbon panel. they want their voices heard before that panel wraps up findings. the interviews will be sent to the blue ribbon panel, formed in may to look into potential racial bias in the department after the racist text message scandal. they decided to release them on you cube. why? >> they ignored our request. >> we have the most diverse police department in the united states. >> this is the former head of the police officers association is being interviewed by the group's loier. he talks about his relationship with gascone, saying they were close and he never heard gascone say anything about systemic racism in the department and recounts a conversation with then-chief gascone in a dinner. he said gascone made racial remarks. >> there were things said that were surprising. >> the current president wants them to appear in person. the panel says it d

. >> vic lee is live with the story you'll see only on 7. vic? >> reporter: this is the lawsuit filed by the second group of inmates, joining two others that sued in the fall. they claimed they were victims of this form of bee hairor yil counselling. their attorney says is sanctioned by the sheriff's office. now, for a response, the sheriff referred us to the county administrator who has yet to call us back. danny banks was one of two former prisoners who sued in october. >> guys in black came in, wearing masks. and calling us [ expletive ]. >> reporter: two dozen inmates wrote letters saying they were beaten. all they did, he they say was protest who they call was an unjustified beating of another prisoner. >> reporter: now, four inmates have joined the suit. their attorney shows us video shot by a deputy when cabre. ra was taken out for what is called yard counselling. >>> a group in masks will pull you out of a cell, beat you and physically and degrade you. >> we obtained this video of danny banks. >> i can't do this. >> lopez is still distrau

that is where we find vic lee live with details, vic? >> reporter: those details coming from a briefing held today and yes, there is new video. that video is shot from a camera across the street over there. this video doe the shooting but tells us is that the incident took about 30 seconds from the time the officers confronted the man to when the shooting stopped. the 45-year-old died from wounds at the hospital after being shot near the tent where he lived on shotwell street. police responded to a call with a man with a knife. the chief says they fired bean bags but to no avail and two officers then fired about seven rounds. >> statements indicate the subject was armed with a knife. >> police commander said they've interviewed more than 10 witnesses. >> wits heard shots, saw the suspect with a knife after the shooting. the suspect was flailing as he ran orders officers. >> the fourth witness was this man. the homeless man we spoke with yesterday. his account conta dikts what the others said. >> we saw the knife after he fell and het the

that is where we find vic lee live with details, vic? >> reporter: those details coming from a briefing held today and yes, there is new video. that video is shot from a camera across the street over this video does not show the shooting but tells us is that the incident took about 30 seconds from the time the officers confronted the man to when the shooting stopped. the 45-year-old died from wounds at the hospital after being shot near the tent where he lived on shotwell street. police responded to a call with a man with a knife. the chief says they fired bean bags but to no avail and two officers then fired about seven rounds. >> statements indicate the subject was armed with a knife. >> police commander said they've interviewed more than 10 witnesses. >> wits heard shots, saw the suspect with a knife after the shooting. the suspect was flailing as he ran orders officers. >> the fourth witness was this man. the homeless man we spoke with yesterday. his account conta dikts what the others said. >> we saw the knife after he fell and het

vic lee is live with the story. vic?reporter: this is the first of a series of videotaped interviews. the union wants to respond to the da's investigation by this blue ribbon panel. they want their voices heard before that panel wraps up findings. the interviews will be sent to the blue ribbon panel, formed in may to look into potential racial bias in the department after the racist text message scandal. they decided to release them on you cube. why? >> they ignored our request. >> we have the most diverse police department in the united states. >> this is the former head of the police officers association is being interviewed by the group's loier. he talks about his relationship with gascone, saying they were close and he never heard gascone say anything about systemic racism in the department and recounts a conversation with then-chief gascone in a dinner. he said gascone made racial remarks. >> there were things said that were surprising. >> the current president wants them to appear in person. the panel says it did i

vic lee is live with the latest on this. vic? >> reporter: police raided ru puted gambling den inside of a home just two doors down from where we're standing and neighbors, well, everyone seemed to know all about it. one neighbor told us it started about 7:00 until midnight and she saw all kinds of people coming in and out of the house at all times of the day and night. and this isn't the first time police raided this home. neighbors said this was not the first time. >> the house was busted. they cleaned it out. and later they were back in business. >> this neighbor lives right in back of the house. >> he busted two people in the backyard and other people i don't know if they came over our fence or not. >> she took cell phone images. this one, a female suspect, and a man, taken into custody. the neighbor told us those who ran threw evidence around the yard. >> i think some poker chips, dice, we had poker chips and dice around the backyard. >> all police would say is that it's a peaceful ending and they're interviewing a lot of pe

vic lee, "abc7 news." >>> some uc berkeley students are outraged that the administration is even considering allowing a student suspended for an alleged rape back on campus and are making their anger known. [ chanting ] >> "abc7 news" was on campus today as students rallied in support of stephanie garcia. she says omar pedrosa sexually assaulted her. today, he told an appeals board he wants to come back and finish classes now. the administration will make its ruling within ten days. >>> also on uc berkeley, the search is on for two men accused of a strong arm robbery on campus. it happened tuesday night. police say a 19-year-old student was walking when his arms were grabbed from behind by a man. a second man went through his pockets and wallet. both man ran and were last seen on channing way. the victim was not injured. >>> vanldallism is hitting home tonight. taggers are defacing walls with graffiti. residents are complaining that it's reappearing as fast as it's being painted over. david louie looks at the problem that is as aggravating as it is costly and time consuming. >> reporter: sec

vic lee is live with the latest on this. vic? >> reporter: police raided ru puted gambling den inside of a home just two doors down from where we're standing and neighbors, well, everyone seemed to know all about it. one neighbor told us it started about 7:00 until midnight and she saw all kinds of people coming in and out of the house at all times of the day and night. and this isn't the first time police raided this home. neighbors said this was not the first time. >> the house was busted. they cleaned it out. and later they were back in business. >> this neighbor lives right in back of the house. >> he busted two people in the backyard and other people i don't know if they came over our fence or not. >> she took cell phone images. this one, a female suspect, and a man, taken into custody. the neighbor told us those who ran threw evidence around the yard. >> i think some poker chips, dice, we had poker chips and dice around the backyard. >> all police would say is that it's a peaceful ending and they're interviewing a lot of pe

vic lee is live. >> reporter: the defendant says the gun went off accidentally. today, his defense lawyers argued that police had enough reasonable suspicionto tee tan him. but no probable cause to arrest him. but the judge didn't buy that. defense lawyers told the judge there is not enough evidence to justify the arrest of juan francisco lopez sanchez and moved to dismiss the second degree murder case. >> there was reasonable suspicion to stop perfect lopez-sanchez to question him. to search him, to do certain things short of arresting him. >> the judge denied the motion to dismiss saying he agreed with prosecutors that there was enough probable cause lopez sanchez. police arrested him a block away from pier 14. now, the question of the arrest has been resolved, lopez sanchez's lawyers will focus on the defense that the shooting was an accident. during the preliminary hearing a former crime lab chief testified the bullet hit the ground, ricochetted and hit kate steinle. >> we're not aware of any other case of a ricochet being the basis for a murder >> the man ac

vic lee is live. >> reporter: the defendant says the gun went off accidentally. today, his defense lawyers argued that police had enough reasonable suspicion to tee tan him. but no probable cause to arrest him. but the judge didn't buy that. defense lawyers told the judge there is not enough evidence to justify the arrest of juan francisco lopez sanchez and moved to dismiss the second degree murder case. >> there was reasonable suspicion to stop perfect lopez-sanchez to question him. to search him, to do certain things short of arresting him. >> the judge denied the motion to dismiss saying he agreed with prosecutors that there was enough probable cause to arrest lopez sanchez. police arrested him a block away from pier 14. now, the question of the arrest has been resolved, lopez sanchez's lawyers will focus on the defense that the shooting was an accident. during the preliminary hearing a former crime lab chief testified the bullet hit the ground, ricochetted and hit kate steinle. >> we're not aware of any other case of a ricochet being the basis for a murder ch

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> great to see a touch of the aloha spirit in the bay area. >>> a federal judge today denied a request by ab oakland family that wanted to back out a legal settlement in the 2013 death of a man in police custody. the family of 51-year-old armailo was awarded $450,000 in january days before the city released body cam video showing the oakland resident struggling to breathe during an arrest. an autopsy later found cocaine and alcohol in his system. family members sought to throw out the settlement, saying some of the man's siblings did not agree with the deal. but today a judge ruled against them. >>> a 3-year-old girl is in the hospital now after she was hit by a car on an east oakland street. sky 7 hd was over the scene at 98th avenue and birch street around 12:30 this afternoon. police say the driver who hit the girl pulled over and cooperated with investigators. the girl was conscious and breathing when she was taken to highland hospital in an ambulance. >>> another shooting on an east bay friday has some people on edge but those who we spoke with today are ref

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> the family has set up a gofundme page. they have reached their limit, but they would appreciate any help they can get. we're posting a link at abc 7 news.com. >>> the union for santa clara jail guards is suing the sheriff lori smith. abc 7 news has obtained a copy of the lawsuit right here which claims that smith violated privacy rules when she released some of the correctional deputies' text messages to the media. those texts contained racist slurs and they came to light after three guards were charged in the beating death of mentally ill inmate michael tyree last august. >>> a dramatic move by intel today, the world's largest maker of semiconductors. it's cutting 12,000 jobs worldwide it announced, 11% of its work force. one tech analysts expect the layoffs to impact more local workers. >> a lot of their staff is located in the valley. i think we're going to find that a large component of the layoffs are actually going to this time be in the valley. they are ship willing a lot of resources away from their pc units which

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> and about half an hour ago or so, san francisco police announced the arrest of another the department started investigating officer islam because of a tip from another cop. he is a nine-year veteran of the department and suspended without pay. >>> the man who pacifica police believe shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the head is still on the loose tonight. police say he got way wednesday in a 2003 silver toyota camry and has bt been seen since, johnson is eight months pregnant. she had a restraining order against him but it had just expired. if you want to help her, we've posted a link ton our website. >> in developing news, pleasant hill police are looking for a missing teenager with special needs, jenna graves didn't return home from school in martinez, she's believed to have taken a bus to concord bart station. police say her cell phone is off f you have seen the 15-year-old contact pleasant hill police. >>> chevron announced plans to layoff a thousand people and plans to cut 8,000 jobs by december, equalling 12% of the work force. the ceo says the company is

vic lee, abc7 news. >> in the south bay, summer heat blast gave people a taste of what lies ahead in the coming months. you can cementy of people there on the beach, soaking up the sun. the weather there was warm enough for some to feel a quick dip in the water, you're looking live. we've been following temperatures there and across the bay area today. spencer christian should be proud. >> aren't we used to that? >> we've got high clouds moving into the bay area now under other wise sunny skies. reports today, 91 in oakland. breaking the old record of 82. and gilroy, 87 and tieing the record high there for this date. and monterey, 91 degrees. and highs 91 in santa cruz and 91 in yu -- ukiah. temperatures are dropping off a bit, it's 18 degrees warmer now in san francisco than it was this time, >> taking a look when an out of control dump truck plowed into a converted apartment building in sausalito. >> i have heard the i said a truck can smash into our garage. >> an engineer is now assessing the damage. firefighters say the driver lost control and was able to jump out before the cras

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> and about half an hour ago or so san francisco police announced the arrest of another the department started investigating officer islam because of a tip from another cop. he is a nine-year veteran of the department and suspended without pay. >>> the man who pacifica police believe shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the head is still on the loose tonight. police say he got way wednesday in a 2003 silver toyota camry and has bt been seen since johnson is eight months pregnant. she had a restraining order against him but it had just expired. if you want to help her, we've posted a link ton our website. >> in developing news, pleasant hill police are looking for a missing teenager with special needs, jenna graves didn't return home from school in martinez, she's believed to have taken a bus to concord bart station. police say her cell phone is off f you have seen the 15-year-old contact pleasant hill police. >>> chevron announced plans to layoff a thousand people and plans to cut 8,000 jobs by december equalling 12% of the work force. the ceo says the company is s