Todays sentence reflects David Depapes lack of remorse and contrition for violently assaulting mr. Pelosi. In asking for 14 years to papst defense attorney noted he had no prior contact with the criminal justice system. Was at a low point in his life, feels great remorse and that this was not a murder case. Still, judge corley gave three reasons for her 30 year sentence. First, she said she believes depape is presently dangerous. Second, she called the very violent act of attacking paul pelosi completely gratuitous. And third, that depapes actions were unprecedented in that he broke into the home of a politician and attacked her spouse, a sentiment echoed by the acting assistant agent in charge of the fbi. Public servants, and indeed all citizens, deserve to work and live without threats of violence or of intimidation. Prior to sentencing, pelosis daughter read two statements, one on behalf of her father and one on behalf of her mother. In them, we learned paul pelosi, seen here at the medal of freedom ceremony two weeks ago, continues to suffer with dizziness, falling down and headaches, and that he has to avoid bright lights and loud noises outside court to pap. Son and exwife reacted to his sentence. Were going to appeal this. I think thats quite sad, i think thats a really long time because if you think about it right, hes already nearly 50. Hes hes basically its just a death sentence. Judge corley told depape she believes theres one Silver Lining to the case his reconnecting to his family. Noting the letters of support the Court Received from his mother and twin sister. So i want to drill down more on the victim impact statements, which included some personal details that you might not usually hear about the speaker emerita and her husband. So what can you share with us from those statements . Larry, one of the more visually compelling images that we heard about today was listening to a description of the carpet in the pelosi home and blood stains that they say theyve not been able to fully remove from their front entryway, describing it as remaining or continuing to live in an ongoing crime scene. We also heard that paul pelosi struggled to sleep at night in the weeks following the attack. Larry and kristen. All right, melanie, thank you. A former tax enforcement officer for the city of oakland is among those convicted in a covid 19 pandemic relief funding scheme. Frank mosley is one of six people who pleaded guilty they received prison sentences ranging from 12 to 30 months. All were charged in connection with fraudulently getting millions of dollars through the covid paycheck protection program. Sonoma State University president mike lee officially retired today. This move comes just a day after lee was put on administrative leave because of a controversial agreement that he made with propalestinian student protesters without getting proper approval. First, abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard has reaction on campus pomp and preparation happening for saturdays Commencement Ceremonies at sonoma state. Despite this weeks controversy involving now former president mike lee. Yeah its a lot of drama. On friday, csu chancellor Mildred Garcia sharing this statement saying president Ming Tung Mike lee has informed me of his decision to retire from his role at sonoma State University. I thank president lee for his years of service to the california State University. Lees sudden retirement comes one day after the chancellor put him on leave for insubordination. After lee sent this campus wide email announcing an agreement with propalestinian student protesters without proper approval. All the students were seeking University Divestment from israel. Lee apologized, but in his original message, lee endorsed student activism, protest and dissent, saying none of us should be on the sidelines when human beings are subject to mass killing and destruction. I thought the letter was egregious. Santa rosa rabbi George Gittleman condemned lees agreement with student protesters. There was no communication with the jewish community, with the with the jewish students, with faculty, it was as if we didnt exist. And to me, that just is the bigger picture. Were not talking to each other. Were not seeing each other. Students for justice in palestine held a News Conference via the campus Radio Station friday, calling for lee to be reinstated. The csu chancellor chancellor has blood on her hands. We have blood on her hands. What does it say about the csu chancellor to remove president lee in response to reaching agreement with student activists in their peaceful, nonviolent protest, hillel of Sonoma County, a campus jewish organization, says its concerned about the safety of jewish students and their families during commencement. In response, the University Says its taken steps to ensure the safety of everyone attending in Sonoma County. Cornell, bernard. Abc seven news, 12 pro Palestinian Protesters were arrested after occupying a vacant uc berkeley building. Police say only one of the protesters was actually a student at cal. They face several charges, including burglary and vandalism. Officers responded to an a head haul yesterday. Police say the suspects blocked an entrance with plywood and shields and they used crowbars to hit officers, but thankfully no injuries were reported. So major new developments in the saga of 20 us doctors, including some from the bay area , trapped in gaza. There are conflicting reports about the status of the group. The white house said earlier that they all left the gaza strip, but abc news reports three medical professionals stay behind the council on americanislamic relations says that Group Includes two people from the bay area. The state department assisted with the evacuation of a number of doctors and other health care workers. Today, doctor haley and her bay area colleague were left behind. They were not notified of any evacuation options, and they remain stuck. We reached out to the state department, which told us the three doctors opted to stay. The medical workers were volunteering on a two Week Medical Mission at the oakland coliseum. Now a step closer to having new tenants for next year. Today, the Coliseum Authority unanimously approved a resolution to negotiate an agreement with the oakland roots and soul soccer teams to play at the 58 year old facility. The resolution calls for 34 events over a one year period starting in march of 2025. The soccer teams will pay for installation of new turf. The final approval expected next month. Mayor london breeds plans to bring pandas to San Francisco have hit a roadblock. The board of Supervisors Committee rejected her fundraising plans. Abc seven News Reporter tim johns following this story, has more on the problems that the mayor is now facing. The push to make two pandas, San Franciscos newest residents, has officially stalled. On thursday, a committee of the board of supervisors rejected the fundraising proposal put forward by mayor london breed supervisor dean preston, who chairs that committee, says amendments need to be made to the proposal before he would support it. We do need to make sure we have the information to prevent actual conflicts of interest here and make sure that this is all being done transparently. Preston isnt the only one criticizing the mayors plan. Supervisor asha sapphire, who is running against breed in novembers election, tells us he thinks the mayors fundraising plans are a distraction from the cuts the city is making amid a budget crisis. In the same week youre announcing all these cuts to major programs that have been a vital, vital delivery of services in our city. Youre announcing those cuts while at the same time youre like, look over here. On friday, breed responding to some of the pushback, her office sending a statement to abc seven news, which reads, in part, postponements of a vote or requests for amendments are not uncommon, and the Mayors Office will work on amendments based on the feedback from supervisors. But concerns are being raised about more than just the fundraising effort. Some are also worried about whether the San Francisco zoo can actually accommodate the pandas. That includes justin barker, the head of a Watchdog Group called sf zoo watch. Theres animal neglect, animals escaping their cages, and this is a decades long issues, barker says. The zoo has been mismanaged for years and is in desperate need of repairs. He tells us that even if the city can get funding, he doesnt think the zoo will be able to actually take care of the pandas. At this point, that this zoo is not meeting the needs of its animals and bringing pandas here is a terrible decision. Abc seven news has reached out to the zoo for comments, but is waiting to hear back at this time. Breeds fundraising proposal will rely solely on donations to bring the pandas to the city and not taxpayer money. In San Francisco, tim johns abc seven news. For the first time in about six weeks, highway one in big sur is now open. Caltrans posted this video showing traffic today on a section of highway one that was closed due to a partial collapse. Now its going to be one way traffic for a while because the southbound lane is still not fixed. This reopening actually comes eight days ahead of schedule, while a permanent repair is still in the design phase, the highway is still closed at paul slide on the south end of big sur. If youre heading to the wine country this weekend, you may need to plan for some extra time. Eastbound highway 37 from sears point in Sonoma County to highway 29 in vallejo will close starting at 10 00 tonight for a repaving work. The detour is the green line. You see, it is scheduled to reopen at 5 00 monday morning. And in the east bay, the three left lanes of southbound 680 will be closed between al costa boulevard in san ramon and the five 8680 connector in pleasanton. The partial closures begin at 9 p. M. Tonight and runs through 4 a. M. On monday, coming up on abc seven news at four. Youve seen it. People bent over on the streets. Its actually a drug stance. But why we look into that issue . Today marks the 70th anniversary of a ruling that changed education in the u. S. And the big bay to breakers race is this weekend. If youre not in it, well tell you how you can still get around the city. And im meteorologist sandhya patel. Im going to show you exactly how the weather is shaping up for bay to breakers, plus your weekend plans. Ill give you a hint. Its going to be a good weekend to get outside. The a slow network is no network for business. Thats why more choose comcast business. And now, were introducing ultimate speed for business our fastest plans yet. Were up to 12 times faster than verizon, at t, and tmobile. And existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds. At no additional cost. Its ultimate speed for ultimate business. Dont miss out on our fastest speed plans yet switch to comcast business and get started for 49. 99 a month. Plus, ask how to get up to an 800 prepaid card. Call today ominous music dad headphones, buddy. Mom headphones. What dad hey ominous music what is going on . Mom what was that . Mom, go away nicotines a neurotoxin that can escalate teen mood swings go away mom, please. Mom listen, open this door. Boy no. Please open the door. Does to the human body. One thing you may have noticed though, people so high that they are bent over. Yeah. So we wonder whats causing that stance and what are the long term impacts . Are building a better bay area reporter Lyanne Melendez joins us now to look into this. And i guess this is like a clinical thing. Thats right. So you know, the number one question that people Friends Family ask me, people on the street is why do these people bend over so much. And you know, the really its something that we dont know. You know, is it the drug. Is it their spine which is somehow, lets say, damaged . Well, we thought that by doing this story , people would start caring more about the harm fentanyl does to the body. People bent over, appearing as if they were frozen in place is a common sight in San Franciscos tenderloin district. The simple explanation its a degree of loss of consciousness and a degree of loss of muscular control. Fentanyl is responsive people, but the effects of the opioid continue to linger on as the person continues with their daily life. In most cases awake but not able to stand up. We bumped into andy berger, who tried to explain his physical state at that moment. When did you use last . Use fentanyl today. So its still obviously in your body . Yeah, for sure. And youre not able to, you know, straighten up. I mean, i can its just like it hurts a lot to have to do that. Fentanyl can be both a short acting drug and a long acting drug. So some people theyre back upright in 45 minutes to an hour. And some people could be longer than that. Doctor daniel ceccaroni is a ucsf professor of addiction medicine. He says fentanyl in long term users takes time to clear out of the system, because the drug tends to accumulate in the fat tissue. The Research Community has yet to determine if fentanyl impacts your spine at all. Berger, meanwhile, told us hes more concerned about his swollen legs than his back. Peoples legs, legs swell up, sores on them like that. What researchers think might be happening there is that because the chemical is acidic, in some cases, it eventually makes veins collapse. I just didnt care about anything. Drugs was my only driving force every day. Ben campo freddo, once a heavy fentanyl user, weighed only 100 pounds when a spine infection sent him to the emergency room. I wore a hole in my leg from being in the wheelchair so long and that got infected, and then that infection went into my spine. Mind you, campo had existing back issues. His pain is what drove him to addiction. The use of fentanyl made his condition even worse. Because of that infection. You csf surgeons had to remove two of his discs. And as seen in this spine health animation, two implants were inserted, providing more spacing between the vertebrae. This relieved the pressure on the nerves. Kemper frida now lives in oregon and considers himself among the few able to get off fentanyl. Earlier this year, he hiked the wellknown camino de Santiago De Compostela in spain. Thats approximately hows your back . My back is great. Im in better shape than ive been in since i was 20. I exercise every day, im. I stay very active. Im just. Im very grateful that i had the Second Chance at getting my life together for now, im great. Im staying healthy, and thats. Thats the most important thing to me now, here in San Francisco, there is this debate over Harm Reduction versus abstinence. Ben agrees that it can backfire if you force someone into treatment. But and heres a big but he also acknowledges that the reason he is clean, free of fentanyl is because he was put forced to be in that position, meaning hospitalized for his back for months. And months. And he is grateful that he was and im this coming from someone who was in the trenches and of course, you have to acknowledge that he decided to stay with the treatment to seek help. And also he has this great support network, not only, you know, his mom, his friends, but you know the people around him. Some people a lot of people dont have that right. But i mean, so if its not in your spine, but its still in your tissue, what is the long term, you know, effect in your tissue being. Well, they dont know that thats something that theyre still studying and but again, with infection means youre malnourished, youre not eating, youre using drugs. You know, its a recipe for disaster. All right dan thank you. Sure steph currys vast Business Enterprises are getting a new home. According to the chronicle, curry closed sale this week on a two Story Building at the corner of 20th and illinois streets in San Franciscos dogpatch neighborhood. Its very close to chase center, the report says. The warriors star paid 8. 5 million, nearly six times higher than what it sold for just three years ago, and were told the building will serve as the new headquarters for 30 inc. Stephs business enterprise. The bay areas new wnba Team Continues to gain support ahead of their 2025 debut. The golden state valkyries have surpassed 10,000 season ticket deposits sold, the team says more than 2500 of those deposits were made after the Team Nickname or name name was revealed, and brand was launched on tuesday. Valkyrie fever is expected to kick up even more tomorrow because theres a Valkyries Block Party at thrive city tomorrow at 2 p. M. So, larry, i imagine therell be a lot of collaborations, right . Its like essentially one team, right . One organization. Oh, absolutely. Yeah. And thats part of what made the Warriors Organization attractive to the nba and wnba because of their history of success. Right . Yeah. Right. All right, meantime, if youve been hoping that it gets a little warmer for your weekend, are you going to be happy or are you going to be sad and complaining to sandia . Just call me the complaints department. Kristen and larry, dont call me. You wont be complaining if youre going to that block party tomorrow in thrive city. Let me show you the forecast. The sun will be out. Its going to be 61 degrees for the golde