Its not appropriate. There was tension as a case taken years finally came to an end. Good evening, and thanks for joining us. Today was judgment day for a petaluma man at the center of an investigation launched three years ago. Michael finney was in the courtroom in the mortgage fraud case and joins with us the latest. Michael . A judge ordered miguel lopez to serve a year in jail and 150,000 in restitution. Miguel lopez was greeted by his public defender. 16 of the more than 80 victims sat in the hallway, waiting for the hearing to begin. They accused lopez of taking their money, promising to reduce their mortgage payment. They say he did little but take their money. Were deeper now than we were. We have no possibility of digging out. Reporter inside, the judge banned us from recording anything but the defendant and his attorney. Tears streamed down victims faces and sniffles could be heard as three victims read statements one woman accused lopez of exposing her vulnerability. No remorse, no regret. State psecutor asked a judge to increase the restitution from the previouslyagreed 100,000 to nearly one quarter of a million dollars. The judge sentenced lopez to a year in jail. The juk talked about a lack of remorse. Do you feel bad . Do you want to apologize . So many people are suffering. If we get paid back, then yes, im happy. Most are expected to receive 1995 in restitution. Some will receive more. The defense will request alternative sentencing or house arrest. We learned 21 civil Rights Groups are going to file a suit against fannie mae, claiming they did not maintain foreclosed homes in African American and latino neighborhoods to the same standard as in white neighborhoods. Now, new details in a case leading headlines for a week. Two inmates are back behind bars. And you can see the facial tattoos that look lighter in this picture. Now, all four have been caught. Reporter all inmates are present and accounted for, right over there in the county jail. Emphasis is on owe security, stepped up security, and importantly, security cameras. Last night after a seven and a half hour standoff a s. W. A. T. Team arrested rogelio and also, carla fernandez, charged with being accessory, reports had chavez hiding in the attic. This is destroyed. The ceiling is just destroyed. Reporter Lisa Martinez is the aunt of carla fernandez. The dry wall was gone. You can see from open windows, the extent of the damage and martinez says deputies searched for drugs and guns two weeks ago and again, yesterday morning. They said they were here and said he associated someone who escaped from jail. Manual, she says left three years ago. The Sheriffs Office says its stepping up security. Abc7 news learned county super jiezors will vote to install cameras there. Its true in sports. And true in jails. He is confident the board will vote after the daring escape. A fremont p. E. Teacher faces charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her students. She faces several felonies including unlawful sexual intercourse. I never heard that happen. This is a very unsettling situation. Officials say they placed her on life and she wont be returning to the school. A gunman believed to have shot four people this morning is under arrest. Police say he walked into a home in the indian colony. Police arrested bravo a short time later. Today, Police Arrested a man for shooting to death a public works employee yesterday. Jackson was working, painting over graffiti at 5th and vermont streets. And was a father of two. We lost a young man that had a lot to live for. The same day he was shot and killed, San Francisco arrested 26yearold michael higgenbotham. His girlfriends daughters grandmother says her granddaughter has a 6yearold son with him. I dont understand this. He has had previous run ins with the law. In 2010, he pled guilty and served time on assault and was one of two suspects who attempted to rob an irs agent. The agent shot him in the leg. In march, 2015, Police Arrested him on drug charges during a music video shoot at hunters point. Drug charges were dismissed. Outside city hall, mayor lee ordered flags flown at half staff until sunset. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them with information. In richmond, an on ramp is open after the second shooting on the freeway in two days. Witnesses say two vehicles were involved and officers say no one was hit. Two people shot on an off ramp are still in the hospital. Police say their conditions havent changed and didnt indicate how badly they were hurt. Investigators believe the victims were targeted and this is not a random act. Bart is moving forward with a major seismic retro fit of the transbay tube. The work could inconvenience passengers. Some passengers would be Early Morning commuters. Bart is talking about opening at 5 00 a. M. Instead of 4 00 a. M. , allowing crews to do extra work. 2600 riders would have to find alternate transportation. We know 2600 people ride bart so who are those people . Do they have any options besides bart . What could we do to help if we dont have help . The work could take over two years to complete. What do you get when you mix a conservative leader with a conservative college campus. Hear the welcome theyre planning for the member of breitbart media. Breitbart media. How this filtration proce did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. Say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. And add phone and tv for only 34. 90 more a month. Call today. Comcast business. Built for business. We know why three people died at the hard summer music festival. The deaths were due to high levels of the drug ecstasy. The number of Food Poisoning linked to a thanksgiving meal has gone up, again. So far, we know 21 people got sick, three died, one is still in the hospital, and we dont know why this happened. Abc7 News ReporterLaura Anthony joins us live in antioch. Officials are back to believing the Common Thread in this is the Big Community meal. Provided by the church. Theyre also also the cdc to identify what virus is the culprit. Its scary as hell, you know . Im surprised my dog survived. Allen found himself violently ill after eating a thanksgiving meal at an American Legion center attended by 800 people, sponsored by the Golden Hills Community church. Lara told us he got sick that night. Just throwing up and i just was shaking and i couldnt move. Health officials now say they have 21 confirmed cases related to the thanksgiving feast. Three of the people died. We sent samples to the cdc for testing. Its more difficult, so its done at the cdc. Golden hills put this statement on the website, quote, we continue to do what we can to help with the investigation, evidence that pointed away from the meal that we provided to so many, now seems to point back to that direction. He told us he brought home left overs for his little dog. She was so sick, she could barely move. Reporter testing could take weeks or months. In antioch, abc7 news. Governor brown appointed javier besera to replace outgoing attorney general kamela harris. Representing los angeles he says he knows hell have his work cut out for him. They have to be prepared to take on the battles whether clean energy or the way we treat immigrants. A darling of political conservatives is causing a stir. A controversial editor is scheduled to speak at uc berkeley and uc davis. Kristin zee is here with the story. This is the unlikely 31yearold hero of many ultra conservatives. The editor tours college campuses, mocking political correctness. This is a faith that murders people like me. And i dont care, im tired of making the distinction between radical islam, and islam. He is scheduled to speak at uc berkeley and uc davis. Davis students who oppose his appearance sent a letter to administration that says he is well known for his he isspous esspousal of hate speech. And here is the invitation to the uc davis event. I know its small, im going to scroll it down. There is a disclaimer saying he is known for discussing topics, political or not, that may offend some people, but not others. Minutes ago, president elect donald trump made a big announcement in his cabinet. Were going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense. The announcement came during the first stop on what is known as Donald Trumps thank you tour, described as a true generals general. Trump was in the key Battle Ground state of indiana, spoke at a carrier air conditioning factory, praising a 7 million deal he struck to save a thousand jobs bound for mexico. The tour will continue in other states including in pennsylvania and michigan president bama lit the White House Christmas tree. The president offered a message of unity. I see people who look out for each other, and find strength p differences. The Tree Lighting dates back to 1923. Temperatures are dropping, lets take a look at what is going on now. We have mainly clear skies and just thin clouds around. In San Francisco, its currently 54 degrees here in San Francisco and oakland. 50 degrees in half moon bay. This is the view across the bay. And concord, 52. One more view here at abc7 looking over the embarcadero, clear, breezy and chilly. Mild afternoons and lets look back at november. And how dry it was into a new month. Oakland and San Francisco, an inch below average totals for november and napa more than an inch and a half drier than average in november. December, at least holds the promise of being wetter. Our rainfall is two inches in san jose. And san jose, santa rosa averaging more than seven inches of rain. So well see what is coming up. Clear skies and lows in upper 30s and low 40s around the bay. Gusts over 20 Miles Per Hour and 24 Miles Per Hour at fairfield. So we wont see uniformly windy conditions but breezy and chilly tomorrow. And highs tomorrow afternoon, ranging from 60 at the coast. And bay and inland. Mild conditions friday, saturday, and sunday. And next week, well have a chill Tuesday Morning and wednesday morning. And near freezing in spots. Temperatures beginning to tumble. And bundle up, and get ready. See who wins a pp lart starbucks ceo is stepping down, announcing Kevin Johnson will take over the role in april. He started in the early 80s as director of Retail Operations and helped grow it into the company it is today. Starbucks stop dropped after the announcement. Fit bit plans to buy pebble, one of the early pioneers of the smart watch industry with only a small share of that market. It faces new competition from the new version of the apple watch. Instagram is sending out lists of top posts for 2016. Take a look. This is the mostpopular picture. Selena gomez drinking a coke with her song lyrics on it. The singer has eight of the top 10 pictures of the year and is the mostfollowed celebrity. Were beginning the best time of the year for charities. What people give that the organization would rather not receive. People are dying from hiv. They cant find a cure yet. See how the city at the center of the hiv epidemic remembers those no longer with us. This order yilooking car took us for a ride, no driver dont let the food you eat during the day haunt you at night. Nexium 24hr. 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Those who lived through the epidemic want every generation to know how aids swept through the Castro District in the early 80s. Lyanne melendez was there. Luka knew very little about don bailey, but it made people pause to remember him, and others who died of aids. Hes still here, but not here, but still in your heart. All of these people are. This entire block of castro street had names of people long gone. The event, called inscribe, was put on by a number of organizations. You have to honor the people who die from aids. And struggled, that that horrible disease. The fames are written down for everyone to see young and old, gay and straight. And. This was a community that was despised and marginalized and disowned. Troy was diagnosed 22 years ago. I want the new generation to be careful. Understand safe sex is still safe sex and needed regardless of Everything Else that is out there. I do think maybe a lot of us take for granted and what people go through and still go through. Abc7 news by 90 . We continue to learn about the ordeal that redding mother sheri papini was found. Her husband explains how she tried to get help after being left on the highway. She screamed so much she was coughing up blood from screaming. She said maybe people arent stopping because i have a chain and it looks like i tried to break out of prison. She tried to tuck it underneath her clothes. You can watch the interview tomorrow night at 10 00. Princess cruise lines agreed to pay the largest ever criminal penalty for deliberate pollution, forking over 40 million to government. The Justice Department says princess dumped waste for eight years illegally. The company says its disappointed about the inexcusable actions of some of the employees. And Oreilly Auto Parts agreed to pay a nearly 10 million settlement for a lawsuit of dumping hazardous waste. This is after an inspection showed oreilly sent these materials to local landfills not permitted to receive them. The city of milpitas is lighting its tree, including dance performances and a magic show. Leslie brinkley talks about what is on the wish list and what isnt. There is an old toilet seat cover, a rug. That is okay. It adds up to goodwill getting 30 of donations in just the month of december. This is a huge month for us. Were expecting thousands to come, and bring us their treasures. But these bins include old socks and under wear. Goodwell says you dont have to feel guilty about donating old clothing. Most is sold in 28 Retail Stores in the east bay. Less than 20 of the stuff donated ends up in a landfill. Nearly everything is on gowills wish list. What is not wanted is broken furniture, it costs money to get rid of it. And make sure things like batteries and light bulbs arent in the bags and boxes. I think tax receipt has something to do with it. There is concern about a San Francisco neighborhood, neighbors are treating a coyote more like a pet than a wild animal. Neighbors say she seems friendly and tame and approaches cars and walks up and down the street. One researcher says intentions might be good, its bad for the animal. Coyote is very likely to be hit by a car, also, feeding it does not allow it to get nourishment it needs. The concern is also that the coyote could one day bite a person or a pet. You can soon be riding in a self driving car. Next, abc7 news gets a sneak peak inside and out. Michael finney wants to hear your questions. Hes going to be at the fountain at Broadway Plaza tomorrow from 4 00 p. M. To 7 00 p. M. To meet you. Be sure to bring your questions. You can also ask questions on social media, too. Just post them with askfinney. Christmas came early today. 25 bicycles were given to local children. This is like christmas and an opportunity to do good and to build a wonderful relationship between Law Enforcement and studen students. The Consumer Electronics show in las vegas is next month. The focus will be self driving cars. Today, a lab gave us a peek at what theyre planning to show off there. Abc7 news took a ride in the latest prototype from delphi. Lets go, get started. It took only one button. Just switched into auto mated mode. Hes doing what hes supposed to do, nudging. No big contraption and everything is hidden. This is whats happening. I can see there is a car coming up on the left. Well, almost everything. There is a solution, gathering data from human drivers. If it marks it and people are driving around it, you can put a marker on that in a map. And what theyre selling is a set of systems to let auto makers build cars like this and sooner than you might think. That means youll see this in 2020 and 2021. This is supposed to drive like mom . Dad . Grandma . Grandma. In the short term, that could cause problems. Because the car doesnt. The cars could improve traffic congestion. What is beingtered through th engines coming up at turb yes speed. Flight speed. What goes up must come down, one hopes in one piece. Dropping back to earth in pieces. And good news, the next rocket is scheduled to launch on friday. Buzz aldren is recovering after being evacuated from the south poll. The 86yearold was part of a group individualsiting the south poll. Officials say he had fluid in his lungs but is said to be stable. Were family with the impact pollution controls have had on auto emissions. Now, a lab is working to