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A barrage of gunfire aimed at a home in the east bay. Tonight. Shock and anger after attempted thieves opened fire, narrowly missing the family inside. I went numb, i wasnt scared, i was concerned for the safetyt of my child. Just happy to be here. Happy to be grateful to be alive after gunmen fired dozens of bullets toward them and their home. Good evening. Im julie julie haener and im mike mibach. The gunman tried to steal the family car right out of the driveway, but when they were caught in the act, that is when the gunfire erupted. New at ten ktvu is. Amber lee joins us live tonight from the Alameda County Sheriffs Office. And amber, no one was injured here, but a bullet just missed the couples five year old daughter. Thats right. Mike. Now, the Alameda County Sheriffs Office spis issuing a Public Safety advisory urging people not to confront thievesn the husband tells me hes lucky to have survived with no major physical injuries. A barrage of gunfire disrupted a quiet residential neighborhood in san lorenzo monday morning around 330. There were bullets that entered here on this 4x4 and exited here, joey harker tells me. He walked out to his front steps after receiving an alert from a Security Camera that showed someone was in his driveway trying tousteal his carn a 2019 dodge sedan that was parked in the driveway. They shot through here, he says. One bullet flew right by his head and shattered the front glass door. I said, hey, what are you doing . And i looked down and i just saw a muzzle flash. They shot at me. Harker says two people fired shots at his car and his home repeatedly. Bullets flew into his home, hitting the large screen tv in the living room. Im a little bit shocked, but more angry than anything. This is my home. This is our safe space. A safe space violated. One bullet hit the back bedroom, narrowly missing his five yeard old daughter, who had been sleeping through her on the floor. Got on her, covered her with my body and dialed 911. Im not life on my hands, just like how her life was on their handsc. Harker and his wife charlene estimated that the ordeal lasted two minutes. At one point, he went back outside after he heard the suspect vehicle drive away, only to see it return to pick up the two gunmen who had been hiding behind hawkers car. They tell me investigators found 31 shell casings from military style weapons. So unreal. It was like at movie and, were just happy to be here. Happy to be alivel. The couple wants the suspects caught and held accountable. Harker says Law Enforcement told him they were able to follow the suspects car long enough to get the license plate, but that the car was stolen from the sacramento area and that they were not able to stop the car and so far, no ones been arrested. Mike, julie know you can understand the familys anger there, and glad to see that nouone was hurt. Amber, thank you for that. Also in the east bay, a dog walker says she was assaulted le this afternoon. A woman who identified herself as jennifer says she was walking her neighbors two dogs around 130. And as she entered a crosswalk right there at fourth drove by n turned around. Jennifer says. Two women got out of the vehicle, suddenly hit her across the dogs. Jennifer, who did not want her face shown on camera, told us the dogs were tracked down within just a couple of hours. Folks spread the they could. T informationuout there to all of the veterinarian hospitals and to. So that happened very quickly by the power of the neighborhood. Now, she also says Oakland Policeutook this both suspects were located within just a couple of hours. We did reach out to the Police Department for more information aboututhe case, but have not yet heard back. Members of a north bay mosque are reacting to the moments when a stranger entered with a gun and pepper sprayed a person inside. It happened as made. In this case, ktvu Jana Katsuyama is live now in novato at the Islamic Center of north marin and gianna, you spoke with one of the mosque leaders. What are they telling you tonight . Well, it has been a very stressful 24 hours for this community. The mosque leader that i spoke with says that the victim was taken to the hospital after the attack. That happened around 830 last night and is recovering well. But certainly they are relieved, they say, because there has been an that s has been a really difficult start for their community to ramadan. First night of ramadan is a is a night when people are excited to come to the mosque. n zachary, the mosques spokesman, says he did not want to use his last namen he says the members of the Islamic Center of north marin are still shocked by the attack monday. On the first day of ramadan. Its a very special time of e entering arriving around that time and this individual had shown up and was generally cordial and was in conversation with some of the people, he says. One of the members then noticed the man had a gun. Somebody noticed that he had a firearm in his bag and that was a set off some red flags. Zachary says the member grabbed the bag and alerted others. Were grateful to him. I the suspect then attacked. He punched him and assaulted him and sprayed him with pepper spray, and then grabbed his bag. And then fled. On tuesday, Novato Police announced they had arrested 48 year old david margoliash, a san rafael resident. Police say they served a search warrant and found evidence at his house. There were increasing the security presence. Weve been working with the police. Police say so far theres no evidence the mosque was specifically targeted or that this was a hate crimen in this case, it feels like it might be something else. Someone with some Mental Health issues. n still, it adds to the weight and stress the community is feeling. T theres a sort of a somberness to our ramadan this year. Were very conscious of the suffering of people in other places, particularlyc in gaza, kind of lays another layer on top of that where were just sort of shocked and dismayed that the world has these troublesc and that there are people who sometimes are harming others. Novato police say they found noufirearm when they made a search of the premises. But they do say margoliash margoliash was taken to the county jail. He was listed as a filmmakerc when he was booked there. He was booked on charges of both disrupting a religious ceremony as well as felony and misdemeanor charges for deploying that pepper spray. Julie. All right. Jana katsuyama reporting for us in the north bay tonight, janet. Thank you. Sonoma county supervisors declaring racism a Public Health crisis. C it came after hearing Public Comment during a board meeting. I have been involved in so many things in this town. My kids went to school in petaluma at bernard eldridge, and they were the only ones in class. But we all adjust to being a part of Sonoma County, and i hope this resolution is able to be passed at the Sonoma County Health Services director says. Among other things, thet resolution still will solidify the work that the department of Health Services has been doing, including closing the gaps in racial, health and economic Heated Exchange broke out during that board of supervisors meeting when a man began reading a racist and antisemitic statement. I am not leaving this podiumc until i get one minute to leave the podium. Im going to ask the deputies in the room to help you leave the podiumn im not leaving. Thats a violation of spmy First Amendment rights. And theres more of us that are not going to leave either. The board is going to take violating. The board is going to take a recess. And im going to ask our deputies. The board president called a five minute recess after that exchange. This is the latest disruption involving racist or antisemitic comments at a bay area board of supervisors or city council meeting. It is official both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have won their Party Nominations tonight. Four states held their primaries in both the president and former president have won enough each other yet again in november. It is going to be a hotly contested race, with both candidates making stops in key swing states here in the coming weeks. This years election will be the first rematch featuring two u. S. President s since 1912. More questions tonight for the countrys largest single exporter. A new audit shows boeing has failed dozens of faa audits. Now, the report shows that the company failed 33 of 89 audits during an faa examination. The six week audit was conducted after a panel blew right off of an Alaska Airlines 737 max jet on january 5thn this also comes after the New York Times reported that the plane involved in that case was scheduled to undergo maintenance the very next day. Ktvu tom vacar has the story. The federal Aviation Administration says boeing failed s3 of 89 audits of its manufacturing and Quality Control processes as its door plug supplier, the device thatt blew out on january 5th failed seven of 13 audits. Well, thats a very high failure rate, International Aviation attorney mary schiavo is a former Inspector General of the Us Department of transport nation that oversees the faa, which in turn oversees boeing and the airline industry. They also have to see that boeing is doing all of the assembly in the exact steps and procedures that are approvedl documentation of how the door plug was installed is missing or never existed. Really. Requiring that documentation is part of the certification process. Schiavo says the faa may soon find itself under investigation. Did the faa do everything itg boeing . And has the governmentc been robust enough in its oversight . A few years ago, in the wake of two 737 crashes that killed 346 people to avoid criminal prosecution back then for those mislead, deceive or defraud the faa. Thatuis why boeing is under criminal investigation now. I think its unacceptable. I mean, its a huge loss of confidence. Lisa myers live in saint helena. You get on the plane counting that the steps have been taken and the maintenance is done and everybodys taking ownership of everybodys safety. When the event happened, i just was like, okay, thats one of those freak accidents that youre just going to isolate in your mind and think, that wont happen again. Whenever a deadly accident does not happen, the ntsb often says it was lucky we dont rely on luck. We rely on, you know, engineers safety planning, redundancy in actions, oversight with deliveries slowing down, southwest has announced that its going to its going to hirs people because they need the planes. Tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news. Its a slap in the face have somebody come in here and just take stuff that doesnt belong to them. A south bay theater burglarized just weeks before the opening of a new show. Coming up, the challenges that lie ahead as the theater continues to bounce back from the pandemic and a few scattered showers last night, the showers have ended. Forunow, we start to warm up. Youre going to notice warmer daytime highs as we go into the next few days. And coming up tonight at 1030, some berkeley residents pushing back following the closure of peoples park, their frustr io over it all starts with a chevy truck. Chevy silverado with the turbomax engine and bestinclass standard torque. And the Chevy Silverado hd with up to 14 available camera views. 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Theater management says they received a call from the Alarm Company about 715 sunday morning. Two people were seen on Surveillance Video near the theater, and when Police Arrived minutes later, they were gone. Its a slap in the face to have somebody come in here and t belong to them, that we need toe have to go replace that stuff, which costs money. Calculating the damages, butc props for productions, cell phones, ipads and other costly items were taken during the burglary. City lightsugeneral manager says its been a struggle rebound even years after the pandemic. I mean, its four years tomorrow since the pandemic shut down and were still working to recover. Audiences pay base our donors despite the burglary, the Theater Company is still preparing for Opening Night of king liz on march 21st. Its a play about a tenacious female sports agent trying to reach the top of a male dominated industry City Lights Theater Company is in its 41st season of bringing Community Theater to san jose. The best thing that can happen right now is that people support City Lights Theater Company, any Theater Company that you belong ton this is a challenging time for arts organizations and we all need the support. Now, city lights management says that its grateful that the alarm system worked and that no one was hurt. Theyre planning a fundraiser next month, and if youd like more information can go to ktvu. Com and click the link for this story. Julie yeah, a group thats been entertaining the thank you. Well, two suspected copper thieves have been arrested accused of stealing Vital Equipment from vta light rail tracks. Cites. Santa clara county sheriffs Officials Say two suspects stole Critical Infrastructure from the cropley vta station in san jose and the greenwood station in sunnyvale. 60 yearold Danielle Mayo and 55 year old Frank Pacheco have been charged with grand theft and possession of methamphetamine, Authorities Say there have been more than two dozen similar crimes committed by multiple suspects since the first of thec year, costing the vta moreuthan 500,000. The cables that are being stolen, they, they track Train Movement on our system, which in turn activate gate arms, train switches and signaling it will prevent trains from receiving proceedusignals moving. Vta says it has tried to stop thieves by burying the copper connection points, covering them with, and have even used grease. But the crimes continue to happen. San jose Police Arrested a second suspect in a deadly shooting right outside a sports bar. 26 year old Gerald Williams jr was taken into custody on friday and booked on murder charges. The shooting happened early on february 29th in a parking lot on moore park avenue. The victim was found with a gunshot wound inside a car. Detectives say it appears the victim knew the gunman. I think this really sends a clear and loud message to our community that our homicide detectives, actually all our spdetectives, our officers, our entire department, we do. Therem for crime in san jose. And we will make sure that we bring justice to the victims and families and put criminals behind bars. 30 year old denzel brown was taken into custody in sunnyvale, less than 24 hours after the homicide, and booked into the Santa Clara County jail. The victims name has not been released. All right. We got a little bit of rain last night. A or act more rain the night before. Especially north bay. Bututhe showers did fall last night. We had a few scattered showers here and there and not as heavy, but still some beneficial rainfall. Canfield, marin county almost a half inch. Same with Half Moon Bay along the coast there,ubut livermore 0. 05 5 100, oakland 0. 2 or almost 0. 2. And then san jose 0. 04. So rain is over for a while. Were getting back into tomorrow. Mostly sunny, high degrees warmer than yesterday and warm. We begin this gradual warming right into the weekend. Were going to see some upper 60s and low 70s. So this is the pattern. Its going to develop some wind. Ther pattern that gives us the 60s and 70s, but it also gives us the wind as it tries to counterbalance that low thats moving inland. The low that brought us the last showers, the last night showers. So theres the wind. The wind advisory will be in Effect Tomorrow afternoon. And it covers these areas. So youve got a bunch of wind advisory area. Its going to be blowing pretty hard, especially down towards davis and woodland in those areas in the Central Valley. But our fringes youll l be getting maybe up there in santa rosa and up by middletown and clear lake. When i come the forecast the full forecast and e weekend. T all right. See you inua bit, bill. Thank you. And martinez officials gave the all clear this afternoon after a brief hazmat investigation. Contra pad 930 this morning. The hazmat team rolled to the scenec after an unknown liquid was discovered inside that trailer. Well investigators ran some tests on the liquid and determined it was just Vegetable Oil and deemed the area safe. A chop shop rated coming up, the stolen vehicles from the bay area recovered by the chp. Also, new data is showing a drastic drop in payouts for Police Misconduct and one embattled bay area Police Department and Police Taking a second that is prompting authorities to reopen a case from more than si months business. Its not a ninetofive proposition. Its all day and into the night. Its all the things that keep this world turning. Its the gotos that keep us going. The places we cheer. Trust. Hang out. And check in. They all choose the advanced Network Solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. Powering more businesses than anyone. Powering possibilities. The chp, San Joaquin County Auto Theft Task force executed a warrant at a Rural Property in tracy yesterday and discovered the stolen parts. Officers say they recovered 12 stolen vehicles inhe process of being dismantled, with an estimated loss of more than 600,000. Authorities say some of the cars were reported stolenuin Alameda County and San Francisco. Three men have been arrested on charges of operating a chop shop. Governor newsom isc touting the results of a chp sting operation that targeted carjacking rings and gangs in Alameda County. The chp, according to the governor, arrested 168 people and received 360, recovered, oakland and spneighboring citiesc in just te past few weeks. The suspects were arrested on a number of charges, including possession of stolen property, auto theft, transportation of narcotics, and dui. The arrests were a result of undercover operations and uniform patrols. Legal payouts by the city of oakland for claims of Excessive Police force and wrongful death have plummeted in the last five years. Heres a look now at the numbers. Between 2018 and 2023, Oakland Police paidc 1. 7 million, according to the city attorneys office, and none of the most recent payments exceeded 400,000. Compare that to the numbers from 2011 to 2021, when the city paid out 35 million for Police Misconduct cases and it paid out 57 million from 2001 to 2011n some of the recent cases include a 250,000 settlement in 2015 for a man who was shot and killed that year carrying a pellet gun, also a 400,000 payment for a journalist who was teargassed during the George Floyd Protests in 2p20, civil rights attorney federaluoversight has changedof the culture at opd. I think that theres not a talk in the locker room about who you beat up today. I think if there was talk like that in the locker room, the officer who said it would be turned in and thats a sea change. But the attorney for the Oakland Police the idea that federal oversight is leading to fewer use of force incidents. He says low Staffing Levels could be leading to a drop in officer involved shootings and other use of force incidents. And because they dont have the staffing, they dont respond to crimes in progress, they dont have the forceful encounters, they dont have the lawsuits that result from forceful encounters. In terms of staffing, the department currently has just under 700 officers, according to opd numbers. Staffing peaked in 2009 and 2010 at more than 800 officers. The Police Department and the police union did not respond to our request for comment. Still to come tonight, how vermont senator Bernie Sanders is getting involved in bay area politics. Plus, this is it for him. If they dont find anything, nobody else can do anything about this convicted killer. Scott peterson zooms into a bay areaucourtroom as his new legal team seeksuadditional dna testing in his east park. The allegations madeoples against Uc Berkeley Police officers and the saint marys gaels have a big night in las vegas. Our Jason Appelbaum h th 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. For his reelection campaign. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is backing preston in the race for district five. Political observers say the endorsement could help him raise money, as he does face challengers in this next upcoming election. Senator sanders saying in ac statement, we need leaders like dean preston in every state at all levels of government, leaders who not only stand up to special interests butualso have the courage to address striking levels of inequality at their core. Thats why im endorsing dean for the sf board of supervisors. San Francisco Police have reopened a case from last year involving a woman who died after reportedly being pushed to the ground. Police now say they believe her attacker may be connected to christian captain reportst tonight, some are pushing for ie hate crime. San francisco Police Arrested 43 year old thea hopkins last week for allegedly assaulting a 71 year old chinese woman a seck at another incident. She was reportedly involved in in july investigated after 63 year old yanfeng wu was pushed to the ground in the Bayview District and later died. A Police Investigation at the time determined the incident was an accident. Investigators have released a statement reading in part, quote, the sfpd in the july 3rd case on third street in egbert avenue after receiving new evidence. We are not disclosing what the evidence is. The attorney defending hopkins in the recent assault case says she hasnt seen any evidence connected touthe 2023 says they need to be looked at as separate incidents. Theres nothing about these new allegations and charges that, change the fact that the District Attorney and the police officially deemed the 2023 incident as an accident. Civil rights attorney and spokesperson for the asian justice movement, charles jones, says the community lost somec faith in the Police Following last years case. The group says that incident was caught on camera and are asking for that video to be released. In their statement, police said, quote, the sfpd does not release evidence, videouor otherwise in open cases because it could jeopardize the investigation. Hyun joong is encouraging police to investigate the two cases as part of a pattern of behavior and see if these were possible hate crimes here. The, the suspect, you know, reportedly, pushed or attacked two elderly asian women, within blocks of one another. At this point, hopkins is still in custody for the assault last week. No word on if or when police would arrest hopkins for the july incident, or if the da would charge hopkins for that earlier death in San Francisco. Christien kafton ktvu fox two spnews. New at ten tonight Berkeley Community residents spoke out today about the conduct of police during the closure of peoples park. In a press conference this afternoon, residents described days of disruptions, including street closures. The university took control of the park set up a waf shipping containers around it as it prepares to build student housing. Some residents said they faced intimidation by armed police officers. I am a working, tax paying, rent paying citizen here and i deserve to notification for this trauma was given. What we saw was police brutality, police profiling and the degradation of basic Constitutional Rights in our city. The University Said it brought in officers from agencies including the chp and the San Francisco Sheriffs Office at a cost of nearly 4 million. The associated students of uc say they are collecting testimonials about what happened in january and requesting public documents related to the closure of the park tonight. The University Said it has an unwavered commitment to build spstudent housing on the propery in a statement, a berkeley representative wrote in part the university hopes to begin construction by summertime. The closure of the site was made necessary by the outbreak of violence and vandalism after the university tried to begin construction in 2022. Scott peterson was back in a bay area courtroom today via zoom. Peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering their unborn d now his new legal team from the la Innocence Project is arguing for a new trial, all based on claims. Evidence was withheld in that first trial. Ktvu Crime Reporter henry lee has the story from redwood city. I see mr. Peterson trying to unmute. So give me a thumbs up if youucan see us and hear us, please. After some technical difficulties with zoom, convicted double murderer Scott Peterson told the judge he was fine appearing remotely from state prison. Absolutely. Thank you, your honor. Peterson. His hair in a ponytail was back in court with attorneys with the la Innocence Project, hoping dna testing of evidence will undo his convictionsc for killing his pregnant unborn son, connor. Back in 2002. Their bodies washed ashore in richmond. C although the famiy lived in modesto. The trial was moved to redwood city because of extensive publicity. On tuesday, San Mateo County judge Elizabeth Hill questioned why Stanislaus County prosecutors needed more sptime to hand over evidence in the case. A lot of these items have been raised and litigated as part of the initial appeal, david harris, one of the original trial prosecutors, said. Peterson had raised many of attempt to get a new trial in 2022. Theres a lot of back and forth from the record and there is going to be a large amount of reading for both sides. Mr. Peterson has been waiting 20 years to find some of these Police Reports and audio recordings and video recordings that should have been provided, paula mitchell, director of the la Innocence Project, says her client never got key evidence, even during his original trial. I dont think that the nature of the request, its very specific, and we believe that they are, probably very easily accessible. The judge set future court dates over the next few months. Petersons sister her husband jy dont find anything, nobody else can do anything about this, ktvu legal analyst Michael Cardoza says petersons previous lawyers raised concerns over juror misconduct and constitutional violations. This time, he says, the defense has a different did thee evidence . Did they turn away from something that perchance was exculpatory . Peterson was originally sentenced to death, was set aside by the state Supreme Court because of a juror issue. Hes now serving life in prison without parole. Scott peterson is now 51 yearsuold. He indicated he plans to attend all future Court Hearings via zoom from mule creek state prison in Amador County in redwood city. Henry lee, fox two news coming up at 11 atats request to end Landline Service is met with pushback. The vote from one bay area county today, and we are tracking the weather out there. Have some warmth coming youruway and a little bit of winduas well. See you back here. But first, renewed concerns tonight over an invasion in southern gaza. The comments from the defense department, as Israel Presses forward with its strikes you made a cow actually its a piggy bank. My inspiration to start saving. How about a more solid way to save . Im listening. Well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. Both cash reward . 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Weve made clear our concerns about an operation in rafah. Weve made clear our concerns about the fact that an operation civilians at risk, and we havef not seen a credible plan to protect those civilians. Netanyahu says the israeli quarters of hamas battalions and believes the fighting could end in two months. The white house signed off on a new emergency aid package today for ukraine. President biden announced 300 million in funding during a meeting with the president and Prime Minister of poland. This comes as Congressional Republicans have blocked a bipartisan military assistance bill for ukraine, israel and other allies. President biden said the emergency spending is made possible defense department. This comes as fear is growing about the fate of ukraine, as ammunition supplies run low and russia makes gainsuon the battlefield. Lawmakers onuboth sides formr his investigation into president bidens mishandling of classified information. Investigators found dozens of documents in the president s personal offices and garage. In his report, herr concluded the evidence was not sufficient enough for charges, but also cited concerns over the president s memory as contributing to his decision. And one part of the report herr wrote, quote, biden would likely present himself to a jury as a you understood when you made that decision, didnt you, mr. Herr, that you would ignite a political firestorm with that language, didnt you . Politics played no part whatsoever. After hours of questioning, her stood by his handling of the case and said that he did not explicitly exonerate the president in his report. Meanwhile, former President Trump is trying to get his own classified documents. Case dismissed. A florida judge will hear those arguments on thursday. Inflation was higher than expected last month. Consumer prices rose by 0. 4 in february and are up 3. 2 from this time likely indicates the federalat reserve will not cut Interest Rates at its next meeting, butc possibly in june. Inflation has declined significantly from the high of 9. 1 in june of 2022, but it is still far from the feds goal of 2 on an annual basis. On wall street, tech stocks drove markets higher today despite the mixed inflation data. The dow ended the day higher by 235 points. Ended up 57. 246 and the s pt a lot of green on the board there. All right. Coming up a new resource to help create a more equitable workplace statewide. Also, a bay area doctor is making history in her home country. The lifesaving work shes doing overseas and a shakeup is coming to that bay area forecast as we give you a live look out of downtown San Francisco and beyond. Chief meteorologist bill martin is back after the break. With the warm up headed our way. Business. Its not a ninetofive proposition. Its all day and into the night. Its all the things that keep this world turning. Its the gotos that keep us going. The places we cheer. Trust. Hang out. And check in. They all choose the advanced Network Solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. Powering more businesses than anyone. Powering possibilities. Newsome has released the equal provide companies with resources that can help close the wage gap, and has a six step guide on how employers pay says 200 calid companies, organizations and cities have now signed the states equal pay pledge our celebration of women historys month, highlighting a major stride in the medical world. A transplant hepatologist in San Francisco is making International History starting a Liver Transplant Program in her native country. Thats right. In ethiopia, a person dies every 35 minutes from Liver Disease. The doctor and a team from Sutter Health recently traveled to africa for a medical mission trip. Ktvu Krystal Bailey talked with the doctor and has more now on her life saving work. Doctor candice yimam is making International Medical history to prevent rejection thr for the Autoimmune Liver Disease Program at Sutter Health cpmc. Shes one of four u. Sn trained ethiopian born transplant hepatologists, and shes lost family of her own to Liver Disease in witnessing how people are suffering and dying from a Liver Disease that could be prevented or managed better. It really touched me significantly to go back and help. So with help from a team builtuby transplant surgeon asad hassoun, they went to saint pauls hospital in addis ababa, the largest hospital in the heart of the nation. Im very grateful for my colleagues to make this trip real. They trained ethiopian surgeons and nurses and performed complicated surgeries and procedures. We did three liver resection and two whipples. The team also donated 70,000 worth and equipment. T i hope that i can add value spto them by bringing knowledge, but i always learn all working to create the first liver liver transplant is lifepia. Saving. Imagine how many people are dying of Liver Disease complicated liver surgeries. This summer, the group plans to welcome staff from saint pauls here in San Francisco to exchange expertise. I know we have a lot to do, but this was a great start, doctor yimam offers this message to young women and immigrant physicians. I want this story to be a motivation for others that we can make a difference. The team from Sutter Health, cpmc, intends to sendua larger year, with the plan of establishing a fully formed Liver Transplant Program in ethiopia by the end of 2025. In san all right, taking a look at the weather out there. We had temperatures today that were a little warmer than yesterday, and temperatures tomorrow will be a little warmeruthan today. Were heading into a warming trend. The rain showersuof the get a nice little kind of spring splike weather pattern in highs. Highs tomorrow will be a degree or two warmer. So a lot more mid 60s. Maybe some upper 60s. Well see. The Little Valley fog shows up inland valleys tonight perhaps out in vacaville youll see a little bit out towards stockton, modesto and down towards bakersfield and sacramento. The winds though are going to put the kibosh on the fog as the winds kick up tomorrow afternoon into thursday with a wind advisory in the Central Valley. And thats because of this High Pressure building in thats giving us the warmth. Its also going to give us some tree pollens, too. Its trees are really going to react to this this coming weekend with multiple days of temperatures in the 60s and 70s. We havent seen that in a little while. This is the wind advisory area that starts on wednesday. Tomorrow night. It ends friday morning in the east bay hills, and it ends 5 00 pm thursday for the valleys. But its a itsua its a pretty good itll verify. I mean the Central Valley will see wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. I think well see wind gusts in our area into 30, 35. And most of us will notice much of anything, especially if propc mostly going to be centered towards the inland bay valley. These are the forecast. Overnight lows above freezing might get a little frost somewhere. Theres that valley a little bit in here. And thenn the wind. Just see you. So thats it for the valley fog. Just one and done. And then tomorrowc morning its tomorrow night. Look like this thursday morning. Thursday night looks like this. And then friday morning and into a nice little pattern, little activity down here. But it shouldnt impact us at all. The mountains look good. It looks good here. The weather will warm each day and the five day forecast shows you thatc with thursday, friday and saturdayuand sunday back into the even near near mid 70. So a really nice Weather Forecast coming our way. We do have air quality that will be really good. Well have everything working in our favor tomorrow and the right through the weekend. Actually, its really nice bill. Thank you. Sp very sharp. All right coli. All baseball players. The oakland ballers announced it is holding open tryouts next month. They will be on saturday, april 6th at laney college. Players are asked to bring their own equipment for the showcase. This will include batting practice, a fielding evaluation, a 60 yard dash and bullpen sessions. You can find the link to sign up on our website. Just go to ktvu. Com web links. We have an update on when court after suffering thatthet sprained ankle or Jason Appelbaum will fill us in next in sports. And tonight on the 11 00 news, an effort to crack down on those illegal sideshows. The action the vallejo take 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 woooooo one of the hottest teams in all of college basketball. The gaels and the zags meeting in the wcc championship game for the Third Straight year. Saint marys led most of the game, up three when mason forbes grabs the offensive rebound, kicks it out to Aidan Mahaney for the deep three. The former campolindo star led the gaels with 23 points, and a couple of minutes later, the dagger Augustas Marciulionis tough little hook shot. It drops. He had 13 points, eight assistsuand it is a party in las vegas for the gaels, who beat gonzaga 69 to 60 to capture its program history. The gaels are 23 and two in their last 25 games. The warriors are off tonight. They get back at it tomorrowuinudallas without stephen curry, who will miss his Third Straight game with an ankle injury. ubut after that, all signs positive for the two time mvp. Curry, who tweaked his ankle last thursday, will be rejoining the team this friday and barring any setbacks at practice,ucould return saturday night for the warriors nationally televised game against the la lakers. The warriors have gone one and one without him, both games coming against the spurs earlier today, the Oakland High School girls paid a visit to our studios and despite being a huge underdog, the 13th seeded wildcats over tr one seeded montgomery of san diego, earning ojai the Division Five title, just the second in program history. Heres what it meant to star senior guard justt experience to see how the big stage is and how it is to play play. Ive never played in such an intense game, so it just let me know that i can overcome. Im overcome it and play good. And this team, you know, they really mean a lot to me. Like, these are really my dogs. Weve been together for a long time. Okay. Nfl Free Agency Officially begins tomorrow, but still, lots of comings and goings as youre allowed to negotiate. The 49ers continue to address their defensive line in free agency today, agreeing to terms with defensive tackle jordan elliott on a two year deal worth 10 million. The four year nfl veteran and former third round pick started 31 games over the cleveland for thd defense last year and will help fill the void left by the departures of Eric Armstead and javon kinlaw. Wide receiver deebo samuel. Hes under contract for the next couple of years, so hes not going anywhere, but hes going to have a new number from number 19 to number one, which was what he wore in college at south carolina. Hell also be samuel senior. Hes got a son, deebo, son Tyshun Samuel junior. He was born in december of 2021. An nfl player with local ties. He is on the move. Its former Freedom High School of oakley product joe mixon. He was traded texans considered one of the better all around running backs in the game. Hes got more than 8500 yards and 62 touchdowns over his seven seasons with the bengals. Two weeks to go in the Cactus League season before baseball returns for real, and the dodgers hosting the giants tyler glass now unhittable, he was on the mound today for la gets matt chapman looking, Mike Yastrzemski swinging and then he paints the corner on Patrick Bailey to strike out the side in the second glass. Now five and a third. No hits and eight strikeouts. And then theres that man shohei ohtani. The giants are going to be seeing a lot of him. He goes out. Bo smashes his second home run of the spring. Its a two run blast. Hes now batting 579 int the deserts. Dodgers wins 6 to 4. And in nearby mesa, the as beat the mariners 4 to 2. Sharks goalie Magnus Chrona loses his stick, but his teammate henry thrun sends it back his way, helps him out. Game tied at two in the third. Stick or no stick, it didnt work ahead goal for the fliers, and philadelphia takes it 3 to 2. Sharks have now lost ten of their last 1118 games left in the season for san jose. Okay, the biggest global sporting event today. Arsenal taking on porto in the Champions League round of 16. Game goes to penalties keeper david raya. Is he going to guess raya . He guesses right by going left, to spdeny galeno and that gives arsenal a 4 to 2 win on pks. Sends the gunners to the Champions League quarterfinals theres mikel arteta, the spanish manager, celebrating, and by the way, arsenal, if youre scoring at home, they ar, as we call it the standings. As we get technical, liverpool and man city right up there with them and at that level you said the word guess that was a guess iuthink you got a guess. Its you dont have time. Its like a split second. You just have to go one way or the other. And he went the right way. Its 5050. Yeah. And he guessed the right way. He nailed it. All right jason. Thank you. Okay. Next atf year. Violence in the midst of worshipers mosque sprays someone inside. The 11 00 news on ktvu. Fox two starts now. Some fear and concern during the holy month of im mike mibach and im juliee. Julie haener. The victim was attacked while trying to stop the man after noticing he ktvu s Jana Katsuyama spoke with a mosque leader who says theyre now increasing security at the center. The first night of ramadan is a is a night when people are excited to come to the mosque, zachary, the mosques spokesman, says he did not want to use his last name. He says the members of the Islamic Center of north marin are still shocked by the attack. Monday on the first day of ramadan, when people were entering or arriving around that time, and this individual had shown up and was generally cordial and was in conversation with some of the people, he says. One of the members then noticed the man