Injuries today this neighborhood has been rocked again by news that the driver of an suv suv involved in this crash has been arrested. Obviously, this story touches my heart. I have a two year old. I have an older child. Every hour, people are leaving flowers at this small memorial where three family members, including a toddler, died saturday. The couples baby was the only survivor. Police say the driver of an suv crashed into the muni bus shelter where the family was sitting doing my laundry, and i heard a very loud crash. And then i looked out the window and theres this mangled car, joanna dimayuga raced to help. I saw a lady who was, you know, she was being attended to as well, and, gave her a towel. She had a bloody mouth, and i later found out that she was the driver. Police say 78 yearold mary fong law was arrested on three felony counts of vehicular manslaughter, including a charge of reckless driving. Investigators say law was speeding, driving the wrong way on yulo street, traveling east in the westbound lane before slamming into the bus stop in front of the west portal library. Heres what that bus shelter looked like before the crash and after. I often see mary gardening in front of her house. Someone fitzner is mary fong laws neighbor. She cant believe the news. Shes always been a very nice , calm woman. She always says hello. Weve interacted many times together. I think she often watches her grandchild. This is just very unexpected. Im so sorry. Friends of the couple killed say they were full of life. They say on saturday, the family was headed to the zoo and decided to take the bus. Shes portuguese and then hes brazilian. A lot of things that we knew about, like love, was then, you know, like they were like amazing couple, like they had like, no issues with anything. They were just like love, love, love and taking care of their, their kids, you know, like they they were like going to the zoo, you know, like to have a nice day at the park. Now, police say the driver is in Police Custody in the hospital where she is recovering from her injuries sustained here, once again, we are waiting for this vigil to begin at 5 p. M. Guys just a terrible, terrible weekend here in the west portal neighborhood. And were live in San Francisco. Cornell, bernard, abc seven news. Just awful. Cornell. Look, were also hearing now from San FranciscoDistrict Attorney brooke jenkins. What has she got to say about this . Yeah, Kristen Jenkins is just releasing a statement here in the last 30 minutes, and she said that i ask for patience from the public as investigators continue to gather more information. So that my office can make appropriate charging decisions. The extent and nature of any criminal liability depend on many factors. And she goes on to say that toxicology reports can take up to 30 days process, and they also need to examine the operating system of that mercedes suv to make sure that nothing was out of the ordinary. All important. A lot of investigation still to be done here. Cornell. Thank you all right. Lets move on. Oakland leaders today announced a new collaboration to address crime, the re inrime along hegenberger road in east oakland has driven key businesses away from that area near Oakland International airport. As weve been reporting tonight, abc seven News ReporterLeslie Brinkley has more on their new effort now to stop the exodus. The hegenberger corridor from the coliseum to Oakland Airport is a key gateway to oakland, but its recently been plagued by increasing crime. This is the introduction of oakland to many people who are landing here at the Oakland Airport. More than 10 million passengers transit through the airport each and every year. The airport is an economic engine for the region, generating 61,000 good paying local jobs with 1. 6 billion in economic impact. So now the race is on to crackdown on crime in this crucial corner of oakland, after major businesses from Innout Burger to dennys announced theyre closing down because of violent crime. I think that east oakland in general has seen an influx of crime, but also we have experienced recent decreases specific to the hegenberger corridor, Oakland City Council member trevor reid said shes in direct communication with businesses like e innout burgr to convince them to reconsider their decision to leave chp, which has been collaborating with the city and county with surges of patrols, says theyll continue to put the pressure on criminals. Future surges will consist of 40 to 65 officers. In addition to the 72 that are currently assigned to the oakland office. Is this too little, too late . You lost. In and out. Burger and other businesses along this corridor. How do you make up for that . You know, absolutely not. Its not a little too too little, too late. I wish that there were more investments in the Previous Year so that we can, you know, kind of subside with the symptoms of what were seeing more is also being communicated to tourists who fly in. So there will be a qr code that says town safety tips. Youll see it at every hotel in oakland. Its already there at the front desk. And then youll also see this coming to the rental cars here shortly. So when a visitor scans the code, what does it suggest . Traveling in groups, not leaving items unattended in a lobby, a restaurant, or the back of a vehicle, and also to park only in secured garages . Oakland is hopeful all of these measures and the collaboration between local agencies in the state, will add up to improved safety along hegenberger in oakland. Im Leslie Brinkley, abc seven news. A ruckus in a martinez courtroom today as a defense attorney was stabbed in the neck by the man he was representing, the District Attorneys office. Tells abc seven news. The suspect broke free from his restraints, grabbed his lawyers pen and stabbed the defense attorney. A Deputy Sheriff was able to tackle romello randall and restrain him. Randall is accused of murdering his exgirlfriend. The da says the trial will continue tomorrow for another chapter. Today, in the effort to recall Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney pamela price, her supporters are now escalating their fight to the department of justice. The protect the win campaign sent a letter to California Attorney general rob bonta on february 28th, asking him to investigate allegations that some of the signatures collected by the recall campaign were fraudulent. As of this morning, prices supporters say they have not heard back from bonta, so they are taking things one step further. Democracy is currently being tested in Alameda County. We have extensive evidence that weve collected from our volunteers, from folks who are just living citizens, people who live in Alameda County whove come to us and made these claims. This comes after the recall campaign submitted more than 123,000 signatures last week. If all of those signatures are valid, thats well over the 73,000 valid signatures required to initiate a recall election. The Registrars Office says its taking its time to carefully verify those signatures. A former high ranking San Francisco official has been sentenced to four years in prison in an ongoing fbi corruption probe at city hall, former Public Utilities commission chief harlan kelly left federal court after sentencing last year. Kelly was found guilty of fraud. Prosecutors say he accepted bribes and misrepresented debts in a loan application. Kelly oversaw an annual budget of 1 billion. The judge also sentenced kelly to three years of supervised release and community service. Kelly apologized for his actions. New developments tonight. In the case of a 63 year old woman who died after being pushed to the ground in the bayview last year, police reopened the case after receiving some new evidence. And now theres a call from the mayor to release video of the attack. The mayor made the call on facebook yesterday, a day after she heard from Community Members during an event to mark three years since the mass shooting at a spa in atlanta. 63 year old yan fong wu died in july after she was pushed on a sidewalk in the citys bayview neighborhood. The death was originally ruled an accident. The case was reopened last week after the woman, who is said to have pushed wu, was arrested for assaulting another woman in mayobridge statement, she says, quote, i believe in transparency and stand with the Aapi Community for justice for all victims and survivors of hate incidents as soon as possible. I want the video released. Chief William Scott says the sfpd will release the video in this case, as mayor breed requested after the investigation is complete and weve determined it will not interfere with the investigation or potential prosecution. San jose police are offering a 1,000 reward to find two people who shot a dog in the head in january. The victim is the 11 month old German Shepherd named marley. Police believe two men in their 20s shot the dog in the head, but they need help identifying the two. This happened in the area of ann darling drive and mckee road. The bullet shattered the dogs skull and a toe in his right paw. Police say they take this case as seriously as any other violence against a human. That wasnt just something to scare off a dog. They were really trying to end a life. And i think its safe to say that we consider all lives equal our furry friends. We want justice for them, too. Marley is recuperating well. Shes in foster care. If you know anyone, the person who may have shot marley, contact the San Jose Police department at the end of an era as the voice of the giants is silenced, well have that story. Also, another utility looks to raise rates for some bay area residents, and that razor thin margin for a south bay congressional seat gets even narrower. Stay with us. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Winter is winding down, and as we usher in spring. Tomorrow night, ill let you know what kind disappear by the end of the summer. Today, the state unveiled plans to transfer the remaining 457 men on death row to other state prisons in the coming months. Its part of an effort by Governor Newsom to turn San Quentin State Prison into a rehabilitation and job training center. Death row inmates sent to other prisons will be housed with the general population, but their sentences will not be modified in the south bay. Another possible utility rate hike. Believe it or not, one of the areas largest water providers is looking to get a rate increase. Approved. Abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes has a look at the proposal. San jose water serves more than 1 Million People across the south bay. Bryan berkeley is one of those customers. Our familys annual water bill in 2014 was just over 1,000. In 2023, even with conservation, that thousand dollar bill had risen to 3,500, and it could rise again soon, with san jose water proposing another rate increase if approved by the california Public Utilities commission, rates would increase over the next three years. The utility says the average residential customer could see a 12 difference in bills between now and next year, a difference of about 13. Then in 2026 and 2027, 4 to 4. 5 increases. You know, our family is going to be able to make its Water Utility payments. But i worry a lot about the underserved. San jose water says that the increases are linked to escalating expenses and a need to invest in better infrastructure, replacing about 24 miles of water mains annually. Addressing pfas impacted groundwater wells to protect public health, san jose water customer pat kearns is also a member of a group called rates. It advocates for water rate equity and transparency. He says infrastructure costs are a reason theyve heard before. So they say that were going to lay 24 miles of pipes because theyre bad and old, and theyre only able to lay about 18 miles of pipes. And yet every year they ask for an increase over what they got last year, san jose water insisted that it had followed through on promised infrastructure investments. Still, it did acknowledge that the rate hikes may be tough on households, but also necessary. And ultimately the Utilities Commission has the final say over what will be allowed. You know, we ask for whats reasonable and nothing more than that because the number is going to be scrutinized very, very closely, berkeley said. Its a statement hes heard before and hopes that moving forward, there can be more transparency. A top to bottom audit on this company, cpuc could approve san jose waters request in december in the south bay. Zach fuentes, abc seven news. Santa clara county is expanding Wellness Centers at schools to provide students access to Behavioral Health resources. The board of supervisors and advocates for Student Health announced. The more than 13 Million Grant Program today, 40 schools will receive funding to develop new Wellness Centers or enhance existing ones with resources for middle and high school students, regardless of Insurance Services will include Mental Health education screenings, assessments, crisis intervention and solution based solution focused treatments for individuals or groups. Its part of the countys effort to provide early prevention and intervention for youth who face Mental Health challenges. While today is great news, our work is far from done. There are many schools not receiving a wellness center, and i hope that other local governments, philanthropic leaders and Corporate Leaders will take notice and join us. The new grant will serve more than 400,000 students across the country. A familiar voice at the San Francisco giants home games is not going to be around this season, leading off for San FranciscoCenter Fielder number seven marvin benard. Thats renel brooksmoon, whos been the public address announcer at oracle park since the stadium opened in 2000 as pacbell park. Well, shes stepping away from the microphone after 24 years. Her contract ended in december, and she and the giants could not agree on an extension. Brooks moon was the first female announcer in the world series. Now were seeing a lot of comments about ronell on our social media pages. People are commenting that shes a bay area legend and an icon, which she absolutely is. A lot of fans remember her from her camille days, and many are saying giants games will not be the same without her. Its definitely a transition after so many years. I know i love her energy, i love her voice and her passion for the game, and ive known her for a long time. Shes a really nice person too. Okay, lets move on. Talk a little bit about the stunning weather. I hope you had a nice weekend. Got some time outside. I know sandhya, it was picture perfect. How much longer will this last . You know what . You still have a couple of days to enjoy the sunshine. Dan and kristen. But we do have some changes ahead. So let me show you a live picture right now from our Oakland Airport camera, where youre seeing a nice sea of blue 69 degrees in santa rosa. Its in the low 70s from fairfield to concord, 67 napa. Look at livermore, well above average at 75 degrees. Sunshine in san rafael. Right now we dont have strong winds. It is 59, though in the city. One of the last places to clear in terms of the fog. 64 in oakland, currently 71 in san jose and half moon bay, youre sitting at 57 degrees. So right now we do have a patch of fog on live doppler seven. And you will notice that earlier in the day, we had quite a bit of fog along the coastline, even pushed into some of our north bay locations, but it pulled away. This is what we expect in the summertime, but were getting a little early spring starts tomorrow night as we take a look at why we saw the nice mild weather today. Inland. High pressure in control of the weather down south. Theyre still seeing scattered showers and thunderstorms, but there is a system headed our way and thats going to mean changes later this week. Tonight fog fills back in tomorrow. Spring starts at 806 in the evening and for the end of the week we are looking at wet and much cooler patterns, so i hope youre not getting too used to the idea of sunshine and warmth. Tonight at 5 00 we have that coastal fog that will start to push in across the bay at 9 p. M, and it will start off the morning. So tomorrow morning, definitely watch out for some thick fog around there as we head into 10 a. M. Still some fog lingering. And then for the afternoon that fog does peel away. There will be a few patches into the afternoon and evening hours that just kind of hang tight temperatures first thing in the morning. 40s and 50s do watch out for that fog as you start off the day tomorrow afternoon. It is going to be a nice day away from the coast. If you want the warmth near the coast. If you like the fog then youre in luck. 58 degrees in half moon bay, 62 in San Francisco, 71 in santa rosa, 74, in san jose, antioch getting up to 70 in napa and 71 in santa rosa. Now heres a look at the changes that are ahead later this week. This system starts to approach friday at midnight and it starts to move in in the afternoon and evening it will bring us rain that con