Bay area for allegedly stealing confidential trade secrets from google. This is ktvu fox two news at 730. And that man was living in the east bay and had worked for google as a Software Engineer. That arrest tops the news at 730 tonight. Hello everyone, im heather holmes. We got a look today at theufederal indictment. Our crystal bailey is here now. And crystal, the confidential information pertained to one of googles core businesses. n thats right. The indictment released this morning says the google employee allegedly stole more than 500 confidential files surrounding the development of Artificial Intelligence and replicated the information at two chinese companies. The fbi arrested 38 year old lin wei ding, leon, wednesday morning from his home in newark. Ding, a chinese citizen, started working as a Software Engineer at google in 2019, according to the department of justice. Hes accused of stealing Artificial Intelligence related software. Us attorney general merrick garland, during a visit to San Francisco, shared the u. S. Leads in ai technology, sayinguits important for our economy and national security. The Justice Departments first job is to protect that lead and to protect our intellectual property. The indictment says that in may of 2022, ding periodically began uploading trade secrets stored in googles network by copying the information to a personal google cloud account. The charge is further that he stole this intellectual property , um, while he was working for two companies. Hes based in the peoples republic of china. While at google, the indictment says ding simultaneous worked for a chinese tech startup where he acted as chief Technology Officer and a company he found at and operated himself out of china. One of the companies explicit goals was to replicate and upgrade googles platform, the same platform about which ding had stolen googles trade secrets. Dinguis also accused of traveling to china to do business deals. While he was a google employee, and covering up his crimes. The Justice Department just f our trade secrets in the area of Artificial Intelligence. In a statement from googlel their spokesperson told us we have strict safeguards to prevent the theft of our confidential commercial information and trade secrets, going on to say we quickly referred the case to law enforcement. But we are grateful to the fbi for helping protect our information and will continue cooperating with them closely. And ding was charged with four counts of theft of trade secrets. And if convicted on all of those counts, he could face 40 years in prison and a 1 million fine. And federal investigators say they take this kind of crime very seriously. Theyre working closely with companies here in Silicon Valley to protect intellectual property. Crystal bailey, ktvu, fox two news. Crystal. Thank you. Open eye, meantime, is firing back against a lawsuit last week, the Artificial Intelligence Company Denies musks claims that openai strayed from its nonprofit mission. The chatgptc maker last night released a trove of emails from musk showing that he backed the creation of a foruprofit entity. Openai says it intends to dismiss all of musks claims, accusing musk of setting up at rival company after he failed to take over openaiuhimself. Okay, spnow to our election coverage d an update on yesterdays primary. One of the big takeaways in San Francisco. So, well, a potential shift in the politics in the city with voters embracing two Public Safety measures. We want to begin, though, with one of the measures that failed. That was propositionub. It would have set a minimum standard for police staffing. But as you can see here, 67 of the voters voted no on this proposition. Opponents criticized the idea primarily because it would result in the need for new taxes. However, voters did support measure e, it broadens Police Powers by allowing them to use drones and surveillance cameras. It also gives pursue suspects and vehicles. As you can see here in these latest results. This measure passed with more than 60 of the vote. And there was also strong support for another measure, measure f. It who receive Welfare Benefits in San Francisco to undergo drug screenings. Again, as you can see here, overwhelming approval of this measure with 63 support. So voters making it clear yesterdayuthat they want t crime, homelessness and drug use. Our christian captain talking with the San Francisco mayoral candidates about what these results show, and how the city might be leaning more moderate. With San Francisco voters approving proposition e, granting Police New Powers and proposition f tying drug screenings to public assistance, some are questioning if the city has shifted from its most progressive policies. Mayor london breed, who backed both measures, says their passage does not indicate that the city is straying from its progressive principles in its push for safety, San Francisco continues to push forward our values in extraordinary ways, and we have not abandoned those. But we also know need accountability. Supervisor asha sapphire, who is running for mayor, says the results show a city hungry for change. Voters want change. They want to see new leadership around all theudifferent issues San Francisco has faced. Thing people are concerned about Public Safety. Rightfully so. Theyre concerned about the homelessness crisis on the streets, the mental health, drug abuse. Mark farrell, the most recent candidate mayors race, also sees voters looking for change. Look, San Francisco needs to change directions. The last six years have literally seen our city crumble. We need to do an about face as a city. Incredible momentum. Last night, daniel lurie, also running forc mayor, says te policies that voters approved reflect a more nuanced snapshot of the citys electorate than simply looking at it as progressive or moderate for the electorate. The citizens and residents of San Francisco are absolutely, absolutely looking for change from the outside. And thats what we saw yesterday, and thats what theyre going to get in november. San Francisco State University Political science professor Jason Mcdaniel said, looking at the Election Results to gauge if voters have fundamentally shifted their positions is too simplistic, he said the results need to be looked at in context. I wouldnt say that progressivism is out, but i think the electorate has policies that progressive politicians and progressive organizations and leaders have been put forward. A grow sf had pushed for a lot of the ballot measures that won last night. That organization said being a progressive city and a well policed city arent at odds. Ofa said the measures that passed proposition e, in particular, weakened oversight and underminedureforms that were put in place to protect the public. Kafton ktvu fox two news. Now to more election coveragc , and were going to take a look now in the east bay at the november runoff for the congressional seat long held by barbara lee. Well the clear frontrunner, as you can see here in these results, Lateefah Simon , who lee endorsed coming in with more than 40 of the vote, Jennifer Tran and tony daysog are in a race for second. Again, the top two vote getters headed to that november general election. Now we head to the south bay and a really close race here to fill the seat of retiring congresswoman anna eshoo. Its not really close in terms of jose mayor sam liccardo. But take a look at these next two, the two coming in second and third evane just a couple thousand votes away from one another. And there are still a lot more ballots to be counted. Now to the biggest race of last night, and that would be the California Senate race. It was decided just over an hour after the polls closed, that democrat adam schiff and republican steve garvey will be facing off in that general election for the right to claim the seat long held by the late dianne feinstein. Garvey, aware of the many challenges that lie ahead. The last time a republican has been elected to the u. S. Senate from the state was way back in 1988, registered democrats outnumber republicans here 2 to 1, and schiff has a massive war chest. Hell continue to be asked if he supports donald trump, and for more specifics on his positions that in regards to garvey, hes going to have to find a place to do more than just slap aucoupleg one off the wall. Lets see if he can do that, because now its a different race. Essentially. Adam schiff could run steve garveys campaign in the top two primary system. Now steve garvey has to find his own voice. November, california will not have a female senator for the very First Time Since 1992. And you can find much more on the california primary on our fox local app. We have a section dedicated to the 2024 election from the president ial race to the down ballot measures, weve got you covered. Just download the free fox local app right there to your smart tv. All right. New details tonight about the negotiations of californias new minimum wage law. What we know about the discussions between the state and some of the largest fast food chains. And after a slump last year, more students are now applying to attend university of california schoolsn were going to take a look at the numbers. And, barry, whether those rain town right now, it has been an active day with numerous thunderstorms and lightning strikes. We finally get a chance to dry out tomorrow and well have the update coming up like along Norris Canyon and crow canyon roads between Castro Valley and san ramon. You can see all that water heading downstream, flooding the side of that roadway. And this is what it looked like just down the road in downtown danville. No flooding there, but you can see folks had their umbrellas at the ready for the quick round of rain. Marc joins me now. Marc, i was actually on the phone with our colleague julie, who was in danville, and i could hear the intense rain on the phone. Yeah. Whats interesting during the 12 00 hour, these cells just started to develop, really focused on the east bay and just did not want to move. They just hung out there. Out there. Yeah. As a result, we saw everything happening with the flash flooding and all that. So thankfully things are kind of changing right now. The rain clouds movinguout of the picture. Take a look at the rainfall totals. As you can see over the past 24 hours. And these numbers are not super impressive. But keep in mind, we picked up the bulk of this rainfall within a short amount of time, a half hour to an hour, rainfall intensity. So you can see san jose 0. 68, concord, 0. 55, san rafael 0. 24. And this past six hours, you can see all the lightning strikes centered over inland east bay and also down in the south bay, out toward the santa clara valley, the santa cruz mountains. Multiple storm reports show you, as you can pick out on this map here, were showing you a reports of some hail in the santa cruz mountains. Also reports of some flooding here in portions of the south bay. So a lot of out there you can see basically happening during the afternoon hours. This is san ramon, significant flooding earlier from the 2 00 hour. As we check out the big view on the radar, the main action has moved out of town. Looks like it is headed towards Southern California right now. They actually have flood advisories in place, but this is the system that will be tracking to the east for tomorrow. And as a result, we get a chance to get outside and dont have to worry about any rain clouds for tomorrow. In thursday live camera towardight now, our the golden gate bridge, where we still have a few lingering clouds out there and current numbers in the 50sufrom about 55 to 50 4 to 56 degrees. Tonight mostlyucloudy skies, a slight chance of a shower, fair skies, a dry weather pattern. Thursday and friday and the weekend. Definitely some more clouds and we could be tracking some some shower chances as well. As far as overnight temperatures, well start out the day in the 40s. Partly cloudy skies and this is watching. Its moving to the east and its of here by tomorrow. So as a result, no rain clouds to worry about. Its a dry weather pattern. Thursday and into friday. Heres the forecast model starting out the day with some clouds tomorrow morning and then clearing into the afternoo hours on friday. Its a sunny day. A great day to get outside and then into the weekend will definitely bring in some clouds. And of a few showers that would be favoring the north bay. Highs spfor tomorrow will be in the upper 50s to the 60s. Lots of sunshine and heres a look ahead. Its nice. Thursday and friday. A north bay chance of a shower by saturday, and maybe some shower chances as we head into sunday. Heather. Mark. Thank you. New at 730 tonight. We may never know the details of the negotiations behind californias controversial fast food minimum wage law, the fast recovery act, which will go into effect april 1st, requires major fast food chains to pay their workers 20 an hour a sources say that both sides signed nondisclosuret agreements when they first came to the bargaining table. The agreements were reportedly required by the powerful Service Employees international union, or seiu. The union says it uses ndas regularly in high stakes negotiations build trust with its opponents. But those close to the capitol say it is cause for concern. I think the concern that we should have is potential lack of transparency and disclosure. Remember, the lawmaking process is being done on behalf of the people of california. Now, this comes amid allegations that Governor Newsom from the law because one of his donors is a panera franchisee. Newsom has denied those claims, also saying the never signed an nda and did not direct anyone else to sign one. Its unclear, though, if the ndas have information about how an exemption for bakeries ended up in the law. To ucuschools for te upcoming fall terms, the uc office revealing today that more than a quarter Million Students have applied for admission to one of the nine uc schools. Thats a 1. 5 increase from this time last year. Officials say the uptick is drivenuby a rise in applications from california residents, transfer students and students from historically underrepresented groups in higher education. All right. Coming up tonight here on the news at 7. 30, a serial flasher at businesses in east contra costa county. What were learning from authorities about this case, and its been nearly two months since a fire ripped through the boat shack in the north bay. The determination from fire officials on the cause of this blaze and it is an organization thats been serving seniors here in the bay area for more than 50 years, and now its in dire need of funding. Cong up, well tell you how yo did my legs shrink . I can move them. I mean, i knew Alaska Airlines premium class had extra legroom but this. This feels different. Okay. Crazy idea. On the count of 3. Im going to try and cross my. Ohhhhhhhhhhh boyy thats nice. Woooooo you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball. Or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. Existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year not only will you save hundreds but youll also be joining millions who have connected to americas most reliable 5g network. Sure is a lot safer than becoming a stuntman for money. Get a free line of unlimited intro for a year when you buy one unlimited line. Visit xfinitymobile. Com today to learn more. Dated their previous listing, asking for the publics help. In the post, they noted distinguishing tattoos on both of the mans arms he suspected of flashing people at several businesses in both antioch and brentwood. The most recent incident was back on february 17th. Its not clear yet if this man is in custody. Now we go to san jose tonight. Where . Police there arrested two men suspected in two separate homicides. Investigators say that Juan Carlos Perez shot three people back on february 18th in a parking lot on story road. One of the victims, a man, was killed. Investigators identified perez as the suspect and arrested him last friday. While the second homicide happened last thursday on moorpark avenue, a man was shot while sitting in a vehicle. Denzel brown was identified as the primary suspect in this killing. The 30 year old was arrested in sunnyvale. Police are still trying to identify a second suspect in that case, we released a surveillance snapshot of the second suspect in a press release. So again, if anyone has any information, um, please come forward to our detectives. So we could bring some closure to this case. But again, i do want to commend our detectives for not only identifying but also arresting within less than 24 hours, the primary suspect, suspect brown. Now, the motives and circumstances surrounding both of these cases remain under investigation. An update now on thatc fire that destroyed a popular boat shack in marin county. Fire Officials Say the cause. Well, it has been declared undetermined. However, they told us they believe it was wood stove in the boat shack could not find enough evidence. That fire happened back word one owners plan to do with the pier, but the restaurant and waterfront cottages there at nicks cove have remained open. Coming up tonight, a distinct honor for a High School Basketball star in the south bay. The special jersey she was presented with today. And then coming up tonight on the 10 00 news, new developments tonight out of alabama and the effort to protect ivf, ivf providers. Plus there is a big meeting tomorrow on possible pg and e rate hikes. How customers can make their voices heard regarding future prices. Be off its annual march for meals campaign. The National Program during the month of march connectsuseniors living alone with the outside world by delivering meals and spreading smiles well, this march for meals campaign, as i mentioned, which runs through the month of march, really hopes to raise awareness about as well as rampp Fundraising Efforts to keep those friendly visits coming. And earlier today on the floor, i talked with kadri, mandi. Hes the chief operating officer for san leandro based sos meals on wheels, and he says the program is in dire need of funding and that cutbacks are already affecting their services. Weve tried to be as strategic as possible to respond to the funding cuts, so some of the consequences have been weve spbeen previously able to delivr to every senior, every single day, meaning a senior gets five knocks a week. Weve had to drastically cut back. And now seniors arec experiencing 2 to 5 deliveries a week. And its becomeuunpredictable. Well, the Program Hopes to prepare and deliver more than 600,000 meals this year to almost 3500 seniors from oakland to fremont, and it needs volunteers, so please consider helping them out. All right. The us news and world report releasing its ranking of the best cities to live based on quality of life, and a bay area city made the number four spot, san jose ranking fourth on that list. This was just behind ann arbor, michigan, which came in first boulder, colorado, and second madison, wisconsin third, by the way, fifth on the list. Portland, maine. Some are wondering how san jose made the list when it previously ranked r Youth Homelessness and racial inequities that make it harder for African American and latino residents to build wealth. Okay, now to a major honor for archbishop mitty high schools basketball star. Morgan kelly was presented with her jersey today after she was selected to play for the elite mcdonalds all american team. Kelly is among 48 High School Seniors selected from more than 700 nominees to play in the plays on saturday. Good luck and to h. Thanks so much for joining me tonight for the news at 7. 30. Dont forget to download the ox loca app r is it possible to count on my internet like my Customers Count on me . It is with comcast business. Keeping you up and running with our 99. 9 network reliability. And security that helps outsmart threats to your data. Moaire dida twoo . Your data, too. Theres even roundtheclock customer support. So you can be there for your customers. With comcast business, reliability isnt just possible. Its happening. Get started for 49 a month. Plus, ask how to get up to a 800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet package. Dont wait, call and switch today
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