Larson is live at the Alameda County courthouse where a key witness took the stand for the first time. Kate . Reporter kristen, thats right. Jasmine, formerly known as did take a stand today for the first time to testify against one of the Police Officers brian bunton implicated in the sex scandal. She did seem nervousrvousrvousrs with her microphone. He said she was in a tough spot. Very nervous, difficult situation she was in to get up there and testify and be crossexamined. So, i wasnt surprised by her demeanor or the substance of what she said. Reporter former Oakland Police officer brian bunton waiting outside the courtroom today where he listened to her describe the relationship, much of it archived on cell phone messages. He is charged with felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor prostitution for carrying on a sexual relationship with her seen her and investigative reporter. He allegedly warned him about Oakland Police prostitution sting operations, to keep her out of trouble. His attorney said the husband and father knows he made mistakes. He absolutely understands and accepts he made some terrible personal decisions, but does not feel that those decisions rose to the level of felony conduct. And based on what we saw today, i think hes right. Reporter he says he would love to work on an agreement with the d. A. s office to avoid trial, but he doesnt envision them resolving the case by him pleading to a felony. So, based on the courts ruling today, he will stand trial for the obstruction and prostitution charge. Live in hayward, kate larson, abc7 news. Kate, thank you. The sikh man victimized in the hate crime attack in richard mond last year said he still considers the attackers his brothers despite what happened. The two men la blank and chase little were sentenced to three years in prison today. They admitted to a being thatting this man last september. Police say la blank and little punished him, knocked off his tur ban and cut his hair. He was stabbed in the hand and doctors had to amputate his pinky. It is very tender to touch. So when writing or, you know, typing or anything like that, its very painful. I have never seen mr. Little or mr. La blank show any remorse. He says it may take the rest of his life to heal from the attack. It was a difficult day in court for the parents of sierra lamar. A lot of emotion as they told jurors how sierras death has left them so badly. The penalty phase is underway to determine if Antolin Garcia torres gets the Death Penalty or life without parole. Abc7 News Reporter david louie was in court as jurors and spectators cried. Reporter they knew as they arrived at the courthouse this would be an emotional day. It was time for steve and marlene to give impact statements to let them know how sierras death affected them. She found it difficult to contain her sorrow as she talked about sierra as a caring person who loved to dance. The hardest part was watching a video of sierra smiling and lip syncing to a song. Its the first time i heard her speak live on a video so that was really hard. Ive been avoiding that because its been so painful. Just to look at videos of her. But ive been doing it a lot lately the past months. Reporter father steve also fought back tears watching the video describing sierra as goofy and playful with an infectious laugh. Hard, still hard for a long time. Probably only have been able to watch videos of sierra in the last year or so. And it still is hard, still cry. Reporter tears filled the eyes of several jurors while convicted killer of Antolin Garcia torres avoided eye contact and didnt look at the video. The part of the case is now about impact on the jury. What is their moral decision. So, theres no question the fact that they were emotionally affected by this testimony will likely have an impact on their decision. Reporter the penalty phase resumes on monday. In san jose, david louie, abc7 news. Wild story here. A man is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation after pouring gasoline on people eating at a dennys restaurant in hayward and then trying to light them on fire. It happened yesterday morning at the restaurant on industrial boulevard. Police say other patrons stopped the man, thank goodness, from politing t lighting the fire. Would have been disastrous. A motive isnt clear but hes being tested psychologically. A judge set bail at 1 1 2 Million Dollars for a man arrested in a series of car fires in contra costa county. James bishop iii is charged only in connection with three fires, but investigators say he could be connected to as many as 40 fires. It is about to get a lot more competitive to get into the university of california system from out of state. Today regents approved the firstever limit on out of state and International Student enrollment. It addresses a longtime complaint from california students who say they are being squeezed out of a spot by nonresidents who pay higher tuitions. The out of state and international limit is now 18 . U. C. Berkeley and ucla will have some leeway with that cap. And speaking of u. C. , there is vindication for the office of the president. The state auditor says there was nothing criminal about how Janet Napolitanos office handled a huge surplus which was kept from the public. But the auditor does have harsh words for the office. Abc7 News Reporter Lyanne Melendez explains. Of course, there is always the reality that if it bleeds it leads. Reporter sharp words from a university of california regents to those who assumed the office of the u. C. President was engaged in any illegal practices. Today the state auditor Elaine Howell explained how her investigation into a 175 million undisclosed surplus may have led some in the press and lawmakers in sacramento to believe there was some wrongdoing. And it was very difficult for us to get access to that information, and they kept saying, well, some of this is confidential. Our statutes allow us to keep confidential information. Reporter the state auditor said the 175 million consisted of reserves and discretionary funds. Nothing was done illegally, but criticized the lack of transparency by central administrators. Certainly there was a failure to disclose to the board and to the public this additional money or this left over money at the end of the year and how those funds would be used in the future. Reporter the auditor also questioned some of the expenses made by napolitanos office which should have shown more prudency. If you ended up spending 350 for a hotel, what Due Diligence did you apply to stay within the state limit or federal limit . Reporter they were given 33 recommendation reform. Napolitano vowed to apply and do better. An opportunity to streamline, clarify, to be best in class. Its not merely about compliance with the audit recommendations. Its about exceeding them. Reporter the regents also said they would marek sure those recommendations are being implemented. In San Francisco, Lyanne Melendez, abc7 news. The raiders are another step closer to moving into their eventual new home in las vegas. Today the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board unanimously approved a lease for the raiders to use a new 1. 9 billion stadium. The vote ends concerns raised last week that a delay in approving the deal would push back the raiders arrival in las vegas a year in 2021. They will vote on the lease deal next wikipedia. The raiders will play the 2017 and possibly the 2018 seasons in oakland. United airlines is putting its name on an icon on the ground. The company just agreed to buy the naming rights to the l. A. Coliseum. The 70 million deal is for 15 years. The university of Southern California plays there along with the l. A. Rams temporarily. United is still dealing with the p. R. Crisis, remember, from kicking a passenger off a flight. Usc provided this video. Franky avalon is singing the praises of a new San Francisco hot spot. The citys newest public plaza that some call a landscape of surprises. And more than a thousand trees chopped in the sierra, a beloved camp is looking a little bit different. Not everyone is giving facebook a thumbs up. For some folks the love affair with the Menlo Park Company may be coming to an en its day one of were playing zombie tag im tired, but im teaching them hopscotch. Im starting a garden with my neighbors so our kids can eat better. And we feel happier i have more energy at work. I feel stronger small changes you make today can make a big difference in how you feel. And may help prevent obesity, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes. Start now to turn today into a better day. Its been a month, and we feel better San Franciscos newest public art installation opened to the public this afternoon. The project at eighth and mission streets has been years in the making while many came out to celebrate its unveiling, there was one person in particular who was missing from the crowd. Abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen has the story. Reporter on 8 th street between market and mission, some call it a work of epic proportion. I know the sculpture gives us, the city, another sense of place, a sense of time, a sense of who anglo was. Reporter late developer anglo san jakamo was the master mind behind the project. The stainless steel statue at the public space at trinity place. A high rise apartment and Retail Development in San Franciscos mid market neighborhood. Youve been around San Francisco for a while, you know its absolutely impossible in one lifetime for San Francisco to allow this to occur unless its anglo san jakamo. Reporter he officially opened to the public this afternoon. People not only celebrating the project, but also remembering the man who worked hard to make it happen. He died a year and a half ago at the age of 91, but his widow yvonne spoke briefly to the crowd that came today. This really was something that took every ounce of himself to put forward. Reporter the development has been under construction for the past nine years. Artist lawrence is proud of the sculpture that is now on display for all to see. This year it all came together. It is the magic of your creation, as i said, with everybody else and their efforts and risk taking. Reporter a Community Coming together to revitalize the area. This statue, a lasting gift from a forward thinking developer, the city that he absolutely loved. In San Francisco, chris nguyen, abc7 news. Facebook is being fined 122 million by europes antitrust agency. The issue dates back to 2014 and involves messaging application whats app. Facebook told european officials that wouldnt be able to match up existing user profiles with whats app phone numbers, but facebook did exactly that two years later. The European Commission says facebook knew in 2014 that such a match up was technically possible. Facebook says it simply made an honest mistake. Well, you know, talking about money with loved ones can sometimes be a bit uncomfortable. Right. 7 on your side Michael Finney partnered up to make it easier. Heres some advice. Dont do it. Dont do it. Attitudes about money and spending habits run deep. We learn early in life to be spenders or savers. When there is a tricky financial decision to be made by family members with conflicting money perspectives, worlds can collide. Consumer reports has advice on how 20 keto keep the peace and out on a secure course. Robert fry rice has seen it all. Money issues plus family issues can be a destructive combination. A in a recent survey, they asked americans to rate how comfortable they were having various money conversations with their family members. Of those who have had these conversations, 29 were uncomfortable telling their parents its time for someone to take over the managing of their finances. In 40 , one comfortable telling their teenagers or adult children, its time to leave the nest. But the toughest combination, 49 were uncomfortable telling their spouse they arent bringing in enough income. But there are strategies to making awkward conversations slightly less awkward. The first tip focus on only one topic. Too often people try to tackle everything at once. So, start by identifying one element of the problem. You can go back and work on the details of the resolution once everyone is on the same page. And sometimes you have to agree to disagree. No amount of talking is going to guarantee that youre going to get a person to see everything your way. So, when you reach an impasse, you may have to say sometimes, okay, lets move on. But to make real progress, you might want to work with a professional. A financial planner, cpa or mediator can help keep the conversations on track. They can also take responsibility for assigning tasks and Holding People accountable. Consumer reports recommends holding a conversation about money in a neutral setting, or even taking a walk in an outdoor setting like a park, studies show people are better able to process information and come up with Creative Ideas while engaging in physical activity in nature. Okay, very good. You can run away. [ laughter ] yeah, lalala. Thanks, michael. Crews at San Franciscos camp mather have removed 1500 dying trees. The trees were infested with bark needles and at risk of falling. They had to be removed before the busy summer camp season began. They estimate more than 102 Million Trees have died in california since 2010. That camp has been run by the San Francisco department of parks and rec since 1923, and is located in Yosemite National park about 45 miles from the valley. Well, you know that saying, april showers bring may flowers. But tonight it appears the California Country side is drying up again. The National Weather Service Bay Area posted these Satellite Photos of what the state looked like in march. You can see some brown. Then in april, most of it goes away. But look at this image from this week. Starting to creep back. The bay area has not received any measurable rain this month. You have to go back to mid april since theres been a more than trace amounts of rain. All right. Now check out the martinez hillside. This one was green just a month ago. Now its dinner for these goats. One of the largest herds of Fire Fighting goats weve seen, 700 hungry critters in all. They were, wouldi working on pa boulevard. Fires get worse as temperatures heat up of course. Thats going to happen. Lets check it out with meteorologist sandhya patel. Thats right, fires increasing as we head into the weekend. Take a look at the temperature trend for the napa area. Sorry, this is obviously turned black. It is going to be above average for this time of year. And as you check out what it looks like from the live doppler 7 perspective, we do have Clear Conditions across the bay area. We are expecting nothing but sunshine over the next couple of days. Temperatures compared to 24 hours ago, youre running about 11 Degrees Higher in fairfield. Five degrees warmer in San Francisco. A bright view from our south beach camera as we look towards at t park. You do see the flag blowing there. That is whats going to keep you comfortable at the coast. Its not going to be hot everywhere. I want to make that clear. 65 in San Francisco, 71 in oakland, 78 san jose. Certainly a warmer day today from our san jose camera youre looking towards the hills there. And you are seeing sunshine. Santa rosa 81 degrees right now. Were still in the comfort zone. Warmed up to 80 in liver mere, 83 in concord, one other live picture from the emeryville camera. A little hazy, air quality will become moderate the next couple of of days. As temperatures continue rising tomorrow, summer like heat this weekend and cooling begins early next week. Tomorrow morning starting you off with clear skies, mid 40s to the low 50s, but we will notice it is cool number to where you can sleep while especially since many homes in the bay area do not have air conditioning. We do have a breeze coming through as well. Highs for your friday will be in the 60s, 70s, mild along the coast. Inland areas on the warm side. Were going to get you up into the low 90s inland. That is not warm enough for you, look at what is happening saturday. Our sea breeze becomes weaker. Warm to hot inland. Well be see los gatw 90 90 this is our summertime pattern. 60s coast side on sunday. Low to mid 90s inland. So, little change for sunday. Monday, still going to be hot inland. And then we will start to see a change. So, here is your summer like heat. A closer look. The warm up continues friday. Low 90s. It turns hot sunday. One model is bringing in some patchy fog along the coast line in the night and morning hours. Those temperatures will remain in the 60s. If youre taking part in the bay to breakers race sunday oh, its going to be nice. You dont have to worry about it being too hot because it will be nice and comfortable, sunshine, nice morning. 55 degrees, to mid 60s. Milder toward the end of the race, heres a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast and it feels pretty much like summer. Mid 60s to low 90s tomorrow. Hot conditions saturday, sunday inland, low to mid 90s there. Mid to upper 60s coast side. The heat eases monday and then the cooling trend will carry us tuesday through thursday as fog returns. 70s, 80s inland, 60s coast side. Download the accuweather app from the app store and you can keep track of all the changes in the temperatures. Because theyre changing all right. Hour by hour. Thats right. And the minute by minute if theres rain. Got everything covered. Thank you, sandhya, very much. Curry, durant and what theyre saying about coach kerr. Thats next. And its the hottest new video game going. New 7 on your side, the trouble wan man ran into when he tried to make the switch to nintendos new system. Thats at tonight at 11 00, two survivors share a powerful message after jumping off the golden gate bridge. I remember thinking at that moment very clearly, kevin, you cant die here. If you die here, no one will ever know you didnt want to. No one will ever know that you knew you made a mistake. Fewer than 2 of people survive this jump. Tonight at 11 00 on abc7 news, a story of mistakes, regrets, and second chances. Tonight employees who are working at the valero refinery in benicia are frustrated after an oil based substance landed on their cars. One employee told klay core, the mysterious gunk covered all t vehicles at his business. Valero handed out vouchers for car detailing of those affected. Valero did not provide a clear reason for the substance. Only stating there has been intermittent flaring since the may 5th power outage. The warriors are now on their way to san antonio for games three and four of the western conference finals after winning the first two here at home. Kevin durant and his teammates boarded a plane this afternoon at Oakland International airport. Head coach steve kerr is also making the trip. There he is. He a end it had the teams practice this morning. Kerr has not coached the team since game two of the first round series against portland because of complications from a 2015 back surgery. Great to see coach get better and better every day. You definitely want to have him health and i back. Even though he was with the team, you could still feel his presence. Good to see him get healthy and get better. Its killing him not to be out there with us. The league announced its all nba teams today. No warriors made the first team. Durant and curry received second Team Recognition while Draymond Green was named to the third team. Those three guys are first team in our absolutely. Clearly. Celebrating the life of harvey milk. Sometimes it is as easy as talking taking, [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when theyre smoked. [ rat squeaking ] theyre dangerous long after. Cigarette butts are toxic. They release chemicals that poison our water. And harm wildlife. And millions. Are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] im alma daetz. Coming up on abc7 news at 6 00, a live update on the breaking news at the top of this newscast. A fire at shoreline amphitheater at mountain view. We are gathering more information and what happened. Also the child molestation allegations against a Santa Clara County doctor, disturbing details about the case. Housing crisis, well look at the stack erring number of bills now being considered. All coming up on abc7 news at 6 00. Kristen, dan in alma, thanks well see you then. Finally tonight you might notice Something Different if you go window shopping in San Franciscos castro district. This is one of the displays merchants dedicated to harvey milk, the San Francisco supervisor who led the fight for gay rights and was assassinated at city hall. 30 store owners from bars to real estate offices set up displays in mondayer of milks birthday next monday. They got artist s to create a special window tribute. Because of the spirit of our times, it seems like a lot of people were drawn to harveys activism. So, a lot of the displays speak to the ongoing struggle for equality for all people. A special celebration is planned for milk on sunday with maps of the location of all the displays. Windows for harvey. Well stay up until the end of the month. What a great tribute and remarkable legacy. World news tonight with david muir is coming up next. Im kristen sze. Im Michael Finney. We appreciate your time. Our next muse cast is 6 00. You can connect at 24 7 at abc7news. Com. Well see you in half an hour. Tonight, breaking news here in washington and in new york city. The horror in new yorks times square. The deadly accident, a car barreling into pedestrians. Weve got a car running people over 42 and 7. At least one person killed. Nearly two dozen hurt. The driver in custody tonight. What weve now learned about him. Here in washington, the special counsel already at work tonight, now running the fbi investigation into russian meddling. Tonight, the president says this is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history, and what the president told me today at the white house. The severe storms hitting as we come on the air. Deadly tornadoes already. Reports of new twisters touching down. And severe thunderstorms right into the northeast. Roger ailes has died. The former fox news ceo forced to resign amid allegations of sexual harassment. We now learn how he died. And the king and his secret
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