Texting scandal. Good evening. Im j. R. Stone. And im diane lim. Today, two of the four men charged in 2021 homicide avoided life in prison as part of a plea deal because of the racial bias of the officers investigating the case. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan was in court today and has more on how the texting scandal has now impacted a murder trial. Reporter sentences were handed down in the landmark case linked to the Antioch Police texting scandal. I think in this case, this is a strong outcome, all four defendants will be facing, a lengthy prison sentence. This case dates back to 2021. Four suspects were facing murder charges for a drive by shooting in antioch. Gun and gang enhancements would have meant life in prison. Instead, all four men pled no contest to manslaughter and lesser sentences. The resolution that has been struck in this matter, brings accountability, to this case, the decision is a result of an fbi investigation that uncovered racist texts being sent between Antioch Police, including the arresting officers in the murder. The judge ruling that antiblack bias played a role in the charges, dropped all enhancements and special circumstances. Nobodys going to be completely happy. Defense attorney carmela caamano represents terrion pugh, who was featured in the text chains. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Caamano wouldnt comment on the plea deal, but she says californias Racial Justice act actually led to two landmark decisions in this case. The first dealt with the District Attorneys Office in terms of disparate treatment of African Americans in their charging decisions. And it was very important that that be brought to light. The second, she says, deals with racial animus in policing the integrity of the investigation is completely compromised. And thats what happened in this case. So it really wasnt any justice. The time that theyll get is not that much time. Brandi griffin is the mother of the shooting victim, Arnold Hawkins. She says she read the Text Messages and acknowledges problems within the department, but she says her family is paying the price. This was about Arnold Hawkins , this murder is about Arnold Hawkins. And they, they pretty much did them a favor, you know, thats how our family feel. Like we pay for what the Antioch Police department did in martinez anser hassan abc seven news. A san jose man is facing charges after a massive illegal firearms bust. And police say he even tried to sell some of those guns in front of children. Investigators released these photos showing a weapon just wedged between two kids in a car. This all happened during a traffic stop in january. Officers then got search warrants for the drivers home in san jose and another property in san benito county. That led to them finding a slew of other guns. A total of 36 firearms were seized during the execution of the search warrants. Some of those firearms were registered to the suspect, and they were obtained through a gun violence restraining order. The other half were illegal firearms, including six ghost guns and assault weapons. San jose police also seized thousands of rounds of ammunition, firearms, accessories and explosives as well. The warm up is just beginning. Heres a live look outside in those sunny conditions, but its also a bit windy outside. Abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel here to show us how warm its going to get, how windy its going to stay, maybe. Or is it switching up . I dont know. Yes were going to talk about all of this j. R. Lets talk about a live picture right now from our santa cruz camera where it is an absolutely beautiful beach day a good day to be out boating. Although waters are a little choppy. You will notice clear skies out there 80 degrees in concord right now in san jose, 71 in the city, 75. In oakland. Its in the 80s from napa to santa rosa to mill valley. Gusty offshore winds continue right now 29 miles an hour in napa. And that downsloping wind is what brought us the warmth, that wind advisory for the north bay mountains and Solano County until 8 a. M. Tomorrow. Gusts up to 45 miles an hour remain in the forecast. Thats whats going to crank those temperatures up even more. So tomorrow you will notice those gusty winds continue into the Early Morning hours and then starting to drop off later on in the afternoon. Ill be back to let you know exactly how warm or hot its going to get in your area over the next couple of days. Coming up dion. All right. We are looking forward to it. Sandhya thank you. Two rallies are planned this saturday in support of a black man who received multiple racist, hateful deliveries. Terry williams has lived in San Franciscos alamo square his whole life and is a dog walker. Over the weekend, he received a package that included Death Threats and numerous racial slurs. San francisco naacp president amos brown addressed the incidents this afternoon, and theyre telling him. Black man, get out of here we are taking over alamo square and how dare you be professionally a dog walker . San Francisco Police are investigating. The rallies will be held at alamo square at 1030 in the morning and 430 in the afternoon in the nations capital. The superintendent of the Berkeley Unified School district was in the hot seat today for a congressional hearing on antisemitism in her schools comes as the Education Department launches a probe into claims of the district turning a blind eye to anti semitic incidents. Abc seven News Reporter suzanne fawn has more on todays fiery hearing. What are you doing to keep students safe . Antisemitism and Public Schools was the focus of a congressional hearing wednesday, three School District leaders from across the u. S. Including berkeley unified superintendent nikki ford, morthal, faced intense scrutiny. How can we stop this . Youve been accused of doing nothing and turning a blind eye. What are you doing with teachers . Teachers that are that are teaching hate . Have you fired any . Have you gotten rid of any congressional leaders . Questioned berkeley unified about serious allegations, kids playing salute songs to their jewish classmates, chants of kill israel martels appearance comes as the u. S. Education Department Investigates the districts response to antisemitic incidents. Antisemitic incidents in our schools are never acceptable, and they are not who we are. Morthal acknowledges the district has received complaints alleging antisemitism in nine incidents since the israelhamas war began in october. But she says antisemitism is not pervasive in the district. When investigations show that an antisemite event has occurred, we take action to teach correct and redirect our students. We do not publicly share our actions because student information is private and legally protected under federal and state law. As a result, some believe we do nothing. This is not true. Question about curriculum introduced in response to the war. Did you approve this curriculum . We did have a group of teachers who did try to create lessons to respond to the moment and engage our students. So you you approved it. You approved the curriculum. Our teachers did create it. Yes. Senator scott wiener is cochair of the jewish legislative caucus. He responded to todays congressional hearing saying this right now and far too many circumstances are learning inaccurate Historical Information in order to demonize israel and to try to delegitimize israel. And to demonize jews. And that is unacceptable. It has to stop. And school in San Francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. Usc is preparing for the possibility of protests during graduation ceremonies. It scrapped its big celebration, which was set for this friday and usually draws tens of thousands of people. One woman is glad shell be able to attend her doctoral graduation ceremony, but is worried about disruptions, she says. So theres kind of this balance of wanting to give people the opportunity to speak up and protest for whats right in the world and make a difference, but also having an opportunity to celebrate with family and friends. The major accomplishments of the graduates. Usc is planning to hold whats called the trojan family graduates celebration tomorrow night at the los angeles memorial coliseum. Were now learning that the Biden Administration paused a shipment of 3500 bombs to israel last week over concerns that they were being used in rafah, where more than a million civilians are sheltering. Defense secretary lloyd austin confirmed the news publicly today during a senate hearing. The paused shipment is the first move by the Biden Administration to deny aid to its military ally since the war began, President Biden is heading to the bay area for a two day fundraising stop. Hes expected to arrive in San Francisco tomorrow. Then on friday, hes scheduled to attend two campaign receptions, including one at the Portola Valley home of Sun Microsystems cofounder vinod khosla. Tickets for the fundraisers are expected to cost up to 250,000. Separately, First Lady Jill Biden is expected to be in marin county tomorrow for what her office is calling a political finance event. Sad news as former peninsula congressman and environmentalist Pete Mccloskey has died. Mccloskey served seven terms in the house from 1967 to 1983. Many considered him a maverick republican, staunchly against the vietnam war and the first member of congress to publicly call for the impeachment of president richard nixon. He also cochaired the first earth day in 1970, helped write the federal endangered species act. Mccloskey served in the marine corps during the korean war, where he was awarded the navy cross and silver star. He spent the last 20 years of his life farming in the sacramento valley. Pete mccloskey has died at the age of 96. Coming up, committing more than 100 million to combat the homelessness crisis in the south bay. From relocating some people to building more housing and safe sleeping sites, how the money will be spent committed with more than 100 million of the citys proposed budget to be spent on getting people housed. Abc seven news south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey explains how mayor matt mahan and the city want to use that money. No one in san jose not the residents nor city leaders, wants anyone to be forced to live on the streets. And once again, the city council and mayor matt mehan are backing up that commitment. With more money to fight homelessness faster, cheaper solutions that are safe and managed. Alternatives to encampments. We have to do that both because of budget constraints, daetz, and to be responsive to the humanity and Environmental Crisis on our streets. 27 million of the proposed budget will go directly toward getting in compliance with the clean water act by relocating more than 1000 People Living along city rivers and creeks, mahan says san jose can do this in order to avoid state fines by connecting unhoused residents with families in other cities and states through a homeward bound pilot program, expanding no return zones to permanently clean up certain encampments, and giving those people a place to go with more tiny homes, safe parking and even safe sleeping sites. Fast and cost Friendly Solutions to get people in managed environments, meaning there are some rules. Theres some security, basic sanitation, access to case management. Ideally and get people stabilized to pay for these solutions. The city is proposing to reallocate measure e funds earmarked for affordable housing. Mehan suggested this last year as well, and it faced a lot of backlash because advocates like pastor scott wagers have learned people are more likely to stay off the streets if they have that sense of permanence in their lives. The emphasis has to be on long term housing, right . I know a lot of people on the streets that try to go into these tiny homes, and they end up back on the street for whatever reason. For some reason, when you get people a house of their own, not a house, but an apartment, you know, room that gives them autonomy and they feel freed up. Mehan says the city is still building affordable housing, but Faster Solutions have to be the priority to be in compliance with the clean water act. But the ultimate long term goal for mehan, as well as the advocates remain the same. Getting the unhoused housed once again in san jose. Dustin dawsey abc seven news. Another blow to downtown San Francisco according to the chronicle, google is leaving its office space at one market plaza next april, when its lease expires. One market plaza has two high rise towers and a smaller Office Building called the landmark. Google will continue operating in the landmark, but will put out of one market or pull out that is, of one markets spear tower, the company says it remains, quote, committed to our long term presence in San Francisco. Tourism is booming again in the bay area and california, and the Hospitality Industry is desperate for people to fill open positions. Today we swung by the third annual hospitality and Small Business job fair at the ferry building, featuring more than 50 employers looking to fill more than 800 jobs. Job seekers and employers we spoke with say they are excited about the return of inperson hiring events like this, the Virtual Career fairs that we did during the pandemic, i think, you know, video screen time is a little bit nervous. It makes candidates a little bit nervous, so i think this is just an easy way to connect with the community. Ive gotten a couple of jobs with job fairs, and thats because i was able to meet the person hands on. They saw my face, they shook my hand, and i was able to deliver a resume. Yeah, that one on one contact makes a difference. Employers in the Hospitality Industry admit it has been difficult to fill positions in recent years. They are hoping events like this will change that. Upgrading neighborhoods by planting trees and even the mayor of san jose helped pitch in. Well explain how the a fog returns near the coastline. Those winds will remain high. At 6 00. Still over 30 miles an hour. Gusty winds through late tonight in the northern portion of our viewing area tomorrow morning. Still pretty gusty. 25, 30 miles an hour. And then the winds start to subside. The wind switches direction, and thats whats going to bring the fog back into the forecast. Your morning temperatures will be in the 50s and the 60s tomorrow afternoon. Quickly warming up in the south bay. 85 in gilroy, 87 in san jose. These temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above average. 87 redwood city, 75 degrees in pacifica. Good day to be out on the beach. 81 downtown San Francisco. That would be the warmest since last october as well. And in the north bay upper 80s around santa rosa. Calistoga, 86. In san rafael in the east bay 84, oakland 85 hayward head inland. Its going to be pretty toasty, especially for this time of year. 87 walnut creek 88, in concord. Your accuweather seven day forecast. Turning up the heat some more by friday. Were talking about 90s inland. Same thing for saturday, but notice the coast in the bay starts to trend down as that fog rolls back in. And just in time for all the moms on sunday. Temperatures back off even more into the comfort range. So dion and j. R, its going to look nice this weekend. Okay, we are full of good news today. I mean, i dont want to deliver bad news, which sometimes happens, but well not talk about that. Thats right. Yeah. Thank you so much. Well, in the east bay, a water main break has been repaired after 12 hours of work in richmond carlson boulevard from south 47th to 43rd streets remains blocked and will reopen later this evening. Crews were called to that area at about five this morning, when they discovered a 12 inch cast iron pipe had burst. Water service to about 21 homes was affected. Stay with us. Were back after this. Tonight, tracking the deadly tornado outbreak and damage as the Severe Weather moves east. Plus the israelhamas war and rafah. What happens next . 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