>> come on out are we are going to kick the door in. >> it took six years to see a police audit report on this incident. they came to his home and he is grabbed by officers and the sergeant is seen slamming his head into the windshield. >> it was a low point for the department. >> the auditors office says administrative reviews slowed the process by says the sergeant and other officers caused a major delay by essentially hiding their uniform camera tape for over a year. they are recommending mandatory police procedures is so citizen claims such as theirs are

investigated quickly. >> if there had been i think the use of force would have been detected and of the department would have been in better shape because they would have been able to identify and then respond to the internal investigations. >> the attorney says it validates the claim but wants procedure changes they must follow since they allowed them to retire with his pension and took too long to take action against other officers. >> the police department is incapable of investigating themselves and rendering an objective and justice written outcome. >> we reached out to police but did not hear back. they point out even though they got a money settlement he wants the audit to do more to stop police violence. >> you are going to have residual trauma and stress that lasts throughout perhaps the

rest of their life and for him that rings true absolutely. >> the audit will be presented to the city council during the first week of may and the auditor's office says the police department will need to be there to discuss the report and especially the recommendations. and paulo alto, nbc bay area news. the man accused in a mass shooting returned to court after over a year without a trial. facing a judge in redwood city courtroom today to during the hearing the judge agreed to temporarily seal all evidence from the grand jury indictment. sing a pretrial conference date for august 12 when the trial date will likely be set. accused of shooting and killing seven people and injuring another in january 2023 . later indicted by a grand jury and pled not guilty to all charges related to the shooting spree. carb break-ins leading to an arrest. over the scene this morning.

the air is blocked off while they investigated. they detained the suspect believed to be connected to several car burglaries across the city but now did not share how many people were arrested. chaos and confusion and fear is what prison advocates claim the closure of the federal women's prison in dublin is causing. enough out a restraining order to immediately stop the transfer of inmates. it is just the latest developments surrounding the scandals plaguing this facility. prison advocates spent the morning rallying outside dublin's federal correctional institution. last night they filed a temporary restraining order demanding the prison temporarily halted the transfer of female prisoners. >> the restraining order is effectively an attempt on our side to keep them from making

those transfers. >> they announced abruptly on monday it is immediately closing the prison which has been under fire for years for its history of sexual abuse. the announcement came just days after a court-appointed special master began overseeing operations. >> we absolutely see this as the vop trying to evade overall accountability. >> under the watchful eye of the judge we would have been a success story, but we were denied the opportunity as it is apparent that the bureau of prisons did not want any more transparency. >> the head of the correctional officers union says they don't want the facility to close and he is upset the bureau of prisons has brought in 80

officers from other facilities to oversee the transfers. >> this is really a confusing and traumatic time for the people inside. >> they say it has created a chaotic situation. though the judge this week ordered the special master to oversee each transfer. they say procedures are not being followed and prisoners are terrified. >> they are saying they are afraid in the food shipments have stopped. they are saying their family is terrified. they do not know what they face when they get there. it's unclear how many of them have been transferred so far. the bureau of prisons would not give us any more information saying the matter is pending before the court. jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. opening statement set to begin in former president donald trump's trial after the final members of the jury were seen today. the full 12 person jury was actually accepted yesterday, but this afternoon the last of the six alternates were also selected. that means opening statements begin on monday. they accused him of falsifying

business records is a part of an effort to hide damaging stories from voters during the 2016 election. around the same time a full jury was seated a man set himself on fire outside the courthouse. police say he is alive but remains in critical condition in the hospital. it is not currently clear what led to his action that investigators say before hand he through a number of pamphlets. the city seemed to be propaganda based about ponzi schemes and conspiracy theories. white house officials are saying very little following israel's limited military strike . as we await more details about the effectiveness of that in the damage it caused the white house is emphasizing the united states was not involved. israel's anticipated counterstrike has landed and at this point a source of money described as a limited strike inside does not.

to be rapidly escalating the conflict. they activated the air defenses and is now downplaying the strike that media reports targeted a military base near a nuclear site that officials say was not hit. u.s. secretary of state responded from the g7 meeting of world leaders. >> i am not going to speak to that except to say they have not been involved in any offensive operations. >> the source says israeli officials gave the u.s. a heads up that a response was coming and that is real is now assessing the effectiveness of the strike and the damage it may have caused. last weekend i ran launched a barrage of drones and missiles towards israel. shot down by israeli forces along with the u.s. and other allies. that unprecedented and unsuccessful assault came in response to an israeli attack on iran's embassy compound in syria and they had warned that

any further israeli action would trigger an immediate counter attack. a wave of world leaders today pressing for both sides to step back from the brink. >> we have been very clear from the beginning that we do not want to see this conflict escalate. >> all of his ongoing as they are preparing to vote on saturday on the military aid for israel as well as ukraine and taiwan in separate packages. the ukraine aid putting house speaker mike johnson's job at risk from far right members of his own party. president biden has come out in support of speaker johnson's foreign aid funding plans. in today's briefing a spokesperson said that desperately needed aid for ukraine could go out the door right away. she would not comment on whether the president has encouraged other democrats to back speaker johnson to help him hold onto his job. another day of pro-

palestinian demonstrations at columbia university students began protesting wednesday instead. the university suspended the students and told them to leave but they refused, which led to the arrest of over 100 people yesterday. in spite of that they were back there today. many of them were sitting in prayer. policy does allow them to protest in certain areas on campus. the biden administration is putting new safeguards in place on college campuses. today finalizing an updated set. meant to prevent discrimination based on sex and education. including a number of different changes but one of the biggest now explicitly forbidding discrimination against lgbtq students. that is a sticking point for some congressional republicans. they believe it was not meant to address those issues. the updated rules are set to take effect in august. this is about to begin.

the regional connector. they are ready for the enclosures. this is formally known as the capital expressway light rail project. the extension includes an elevated light rail station. they say that they can hop on board at the east ridge's station and connect here. tree removal will begin may 1 through the 17th during the day. still ahead. giant pandas are coming to the san francisco zoo. what we are learning about the upcoming arrival of these beloved animals. helping their communities while also gaining valuable work experience. the big expansion of the california service corps. that weekend is on the way and so is our sunshine as we get ready to head into saturday and sunday. some and we have not seen a

whole lot of this year. we have only had four weekends we have only had four weekends with

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it is a been a gift from china. giant pandas will soon be coming. the zoo will be seeing them as a part of china's panda program. the mayor is seeking reelection and made the announcement while on a trip to beijing. it has been decades since they were at the zoo. >> visitors we spoke with today outside said they are ready to welcome the giant pandas in the excitement is building about what this could mean for the city. >> it is great news for a local zoo. while the coveted giant pandas are expected to come to the san francisco zoo from china. regular visitors were thrilled

to hear the news today. >> that is exciting. we want more animals in the zoo, so i think it will be very exciting. >> the mary and the china wildlife conservation association signed the memorandum of understanding in beijing this week. also seeking a second term in office took to social media to deliver the news. >> i have some really exciting news. we have some, the black-and- white beauties coming to our city. >> and organize push to bring the pandas to the baby again months ago. >> this is not only big news for the zoo but for our entire community. >> she is with the san francisco travel association. >> this will strengthen our ties with china, which is a really important visitor market for san francisco. we could not be more excited. >> in a statement the zoo said we are thrilled for the return of the giant panda after all of these years. the giant panda symbolizes hope

for conservation, collaboration and bridges divides between cultural differences. the san francisco zoo last had them on temporary visits in 1984 and 85. >> i am excited. it has been a long time coming. it will be nice. >> it is an opportunity for everyone to see something different. >> exactly when is not clear yet. engineers from beijing came this week to meet with the san francisco zoo engineers and review plans. in san francisco, nbc bay area news. and getting paid to make a difference for the nation's largest paid service force looking for 2000 new recruits to help address the bay area's most pressing issues. the san jose mayor announced the expansion today. the organization consists of four paid programs. combined larger than the peace corps. members take climate action and mentor students for success and support those impacted by disasters. other jobs include working to

end hunger and connecting vulnerable people to vital resources and services. >> the feel like you're in california we are showing a powerful way forward with the california service corps. we are showing that we can connect with people and communities. >> leaders say over the course of the coming year california service corps programs will consist of over 10,000 members and they will serve nearly 5 million hours. the annual 4/20 meet up his tomorrow, but the official event is still canceled the organizer shut it down weeks ago citing staffing concerns. the city then stepped in to plan a sports related event in the same area but now opens here to be the new effort with the idea people will still show up. they plan to help with crowd control handing out water in providing medical support. the church says the goal is to keep everyone safe and make sure no garbage is left behind. is talk about this weekend. a lot of sunshine. i cannot wait to soak it all in. >> you look pretty excited.

today was a really nice preview of what is going to be coming our way saturday and sunday. let's get you outside right now. we will show you what you can expect over the next couple of hours. right now in san francisco we have a lot of blue skies from this vantage point. there is some fog at the coastline keeping temperatures down. 55 degrees. hanging onto those 50s individually some fog coming

back later on tonight. it is also cool because of that foggy breeze. 65 but holding onto sunshine. down to 58 at 8:00. there a lot of the inland valleys we are currently in the 70s patronized 73 degrees. hanging onto the 70s through 6:00 and then getting into some 60s through 7:00 and 8:00. the this weekend there is no way no how we get into rainfall with high-pressure going to keep the storm track to the north. genuinely some warmer air moving in despite the fact we will have some fog in the morning. overall we are shaping up really good as we slide into the weekend. started off with the fog right here in the through the afternoon tomorrow the sunshine returns across the bay area. even the coastal areas should get a good amount of sunshine. as we started off tomorrow morning we are back down to 53 over the south bay. low 50s for the tri-valley. we will see some of the forecast through the east bay and north bay. daytime highs. a lot of 70s moving on and. does not matter where you are. when you get close to the bay you are pretty much a lock for those temperatures. 75 right here. 79 in morgan hill. to the east bay. 72 in oakland. 76 in fremont. the coastal areas. cool with a foggy breeze. a little bit away from that and

we should manage to get up to 71 in san mateo. san francisco is not quite 70s but up to 67. for the north bay up to 78 in santa rosa. temperatures are eventually going to take a dip when we had next week. everything looks kind of delayed by about a day right now, so likely staying with some 70s into tuesday and wednesday and then 60s coming back thursday and friday. when we get into the 60s we will see the chance of some rain return next week. still does not look very big. trace amounts to may be upwards of a quarter of an inch as we head into next thursday and also next fridays forecast and likely some sierra snow. i will continue to monitor that. otherwise look at that we can pick up her 60s in san francisco. across the inland valleys not too cold in the mornings. low 50s.

we will see upper 70s to low 80s through monday and then those numbers will begin to dip back down. really hitting our stride of when we can get into some of the best weather across the bay area and i did get a ton of chores done before i got to work. got up early. so i can sit back and relax and take my own advice and enjoy it . >> you get things done. good job. coming up. more people are living past 100 years old. how that number will increase over the next few decades in the financial issue that could arise from that. as we go to break we would like to invite you to tune in tomorrow night. our team of meteorologist will highlight stores be covered throughout the year including problems and solutions when it comes to our climate in crisis.

there has been a shakeup at lululemon pickling of over 100 work is. announce enclosing a distribution center north of seattle. they say some workers will be relocated but more than 120 others will be laid off starting in june. they have more than tripled its warehouse footprint to keep up with its rapid growth. is the nasdaq and s&p 500 fell again. 6 straight sessions of losses for both indexes. for the nasdaq it is the longest in over a year. they say a part of the losses

are due to investors pulling back when it comes to investing in aim they saw more positive numbers today rising 211 points. the number of americans who live past 100 years old is going . they say this could create a financial problem. called a centenarians be people living longer because of more advancements in technology and healthcare. right now there are about 100,000 in the u.s. but it's estimated that number will could ruble by the year 2054. financial experts say it will impact retirement, people who live longer will have longer retirements, so they need to have more in their savings accounts as well. they say one solution is to work longer.

jodie foster just got cemented into a hollywood history today. >> you have seen these before. the ceremony was held at the chinese theater.

the award-winning actors began her career as a toddler. planning several roles in iconic movies including taxidriver in silence of the lambs. during the ceremony she said it felt surreal to receive the honor and thanked her white fur supporting her. >> she deserves that honor. you can watch our newscast 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. we are doing with what is coming up next. a busy friday evening. we continue our investigation into that odd story of bouillon by a school supervisor in the east bay. we will tell you the new details. new questions surrounding the recount in the congressional race that ended with a tie for second place. why the feds are not being asked to follow the money. video of a well-known a former giants coach has him in trouble with the feds. why the faa is investigating what happened on board this

flight. thank you so much for joining us. >> a following in nbc bay area investigation and talk school board president is calling on the superintendent to step down. we uncovered allocations of bouillon not by a student but by a school supervisor. >> i was horrified. this is not what i envisioned for our employees or community or students. >> reacting to the investigation wednesday at about the director of maintenance operations and facilities accused of moving district employees desk to the roof to punish him for speaking out about his job expectations.