into a path of a group of officers. he was wearing sargeant butler's body armor. he opened fire with guns in both hands. they returned fire, killing the 35-year-old. police found evidence he may have been trying to leave down. >> -- town. >> he possessed an airplane ticket to the state of new mexico due to fly out this week. >> the investgm]+zon continues, members of the community are coming out in an endless show of support for the men and women who keep them safe. >> this fire department, police force, emergency services are very kind. they're -- they're there for us. you know? >> as is standard those brave officer who's killed goulet and faced him are now on paid

administrative leave. >> thank you. >> the gunman has a long history of arrests for various sex crimes but spends little time in jail. arrested in san diego, portland and berkeley for peeping through windows at women going back to 1999. while an army helicopter pilot in hawaii, he was charged with raping two enlisted women in 2006 and twe. the army dropped charges and discharged him. his defense attorney agreed why the army agreed to dismiss the charges. >> i can't say that i -- there was identification issues. and -- in the first case. and credibility issues.

the girl, young woman was extremely drunk. they would have had problems proving this case. >> will beingenson says rape chase cases were never shared with other law enforcement agencies. >> a memorial service for two fallen officers has been set for thursday. the santa cruz civic auditorium haskíab been set ase for overflow. thousands are expected to attend and officials concerned that two venues may not be big enough. >> it's been a tough two days here. we've got a rough week ahead of us. we're looking forward to getting them back on the streets tomorrow but understand i had to ensure well being of my officers and i had to make sure that their mental health was in such a condition they're able to get out on the streets to pefsh form their jobs safely. the reason they've not been

patrolling two days. >> neighbors on north 40 tonight we have home video shows the police response after that first boreage of gunfire. abc 7 is in front of the home. laura? >> we're getting closer to where this unfolded this, is where jeremy goulet lived. he suddenly burst through the door and shot the detectives right here at the base of the stairs. he later got into a gun battle with police and those who live and work in this neighborhood had to dive for cover. >>. >> this realtor chokes up. when he talks about the two officers killed(óñ not far from his doyle avenue office. he is also trying to deal with

what he went through tuesday when gunfire rang out far too close for comfort. >> did you take cover? >> yes. underneath my desk. i figured it's oak, maybe it could stop them. >> they're both very professional. >> jesse was questioned by two detectives as they tried to make contact with suspect goulet just moments before they were killed. >> it's intense. not -- having known them person to interact with them. it's -- there is a connection now. >> james cooper shot video from a cell phone, police moved towards the home. right after the two officers were shot. >> it's traj yiblgic you have to move on and realize that there are criminals out there.

>> robert mitchell wasn't there, but his van was. she found a shrug inside of the van and two bullet holes on outside. >> there is one in the engine compartment and now, the van won't start you could have been in the van. >> true. but i'm here no, holes. >> there are memorials springing up in the neighborhood on a street corner and on the door step of goulet's now unoccupied bungalow. >> super close. whole thing. >> just shocked$zlsnd... just -- surprising and you know... >> and these are the flowers have been left here at the door step there. is a public memorial set for next week and many told us

being touched so closely by what happened, they plan to be there. >> now back to breaking news, we're following this massive wildfire burning on the south end near the town of riverside. 20 acres now. >> you can see from these pictures it's a ferocious fire. at this point 20 acres but looks like it's spreading. no reports of homes burning but fire cruise are setting up along streets there. >> we've seen helicopters working this fire in the area there. there is aoñ lake nearby they've been trying to respond from the ground. we've seen a presence on the ground of fire crew that's responded to this one well. know the weather has been dry

here. so conditions are not great. >> a rare winter fire and again, 20 acres looks like, spreading. no homes modely threatened but authorities are preparing to defend homes if flames continue to advance. >> smoke visible 50 miles away in los angeles we'll follow this up and date you on twitter. >> let's move on. the 9th circuit court of appeal handed a major victory to japanese whalers labeling a group of antiwhaler activists pirates. what an are interesting resignation. >> there is not much perspective. either they're porchers killing whales or activists are pirates. now, the 9th circuit ruled in

favor of the whalers. both sides have the right to the video of the drama playing out. >> we can figure out what happened on monday that. is the sea shepherd ship trying to prevent the whaling ship on the left from getting fuel on the ship of the right. did the japanese ship hit sea shepherd? lawyers for the japanese institution tried to stop the activists from targeting ships when they lost, the japanese took the case to the 9th circuit court of appeal autos that activity in these waters is dangerous. and they attempted time, time again. >> the three-judge panel agreed. the judge wrote you don't need a peg leg or eye patch. when you drag ropes in the

water toz pellers and rudders launch smoke bombs and point high powered lasers at ships you're a pirate. no matter how high-minded you believe the purpose to be. the director of intelligence and investigations told me the court will raouling is ludicrous. >> this is not pirasy. we're not plendering gold or carrying automatic weapon autos a ban on commercial whaling took affect in 1986 but this year, japanese plan to take 935 minky whales in the name of research. the whale meat winds up as food in japan. >> porchers coming into united states court and their attorney comes in to make the statement that this is for research, it's a lie. >> the court made it clear they're sending a message they

will not tolerate piracy. the court affirmed an injunction. >> we did comply with the injunction. sea shepherd united states has not come near those vessels not within 500 yards. they're owned by australia and thejer land autos so activists are back with their zero tolerance campaign. they've failed to prevent the japanese from taking any whales but having a huge impact on the operation. they have beefed up their defenses including flash bang grenades. now, sea shepherd tells me they'll take the case to an 11 judge panel next.2ií

>> remarkable conflict. >> it's going on and on. >> thank you very much. >> still to come tonight here on abc 7 news results from a new snow survey after what started as a wet winter it become one of the driest, ever. >> tomorrow baits believes telegraph avenue is starting to show it's age. coming up right after the break a couple ideas he had. be on their way to reading your mind. >> breaking news in riverside county where a fire burned county where a fire burned about 50 well, well, well.

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a community brain storming meeting is getting underway. the mayor wants to talk about plans to upgrade a four-block stretch of telegraph avenue. but not everyone is excited about the proposal. nick? >> good evening, berkeley mayor told me that he's excited to telluim8 everyone at the ideas he has to bring energy back to telegraph avenue. he says he's excited to hear what other people have to say this,, being berkeley he can expect an earful. >> parts of the avenue have fallen on bad times, many

retail stores have closed up shop and moved away. and in a few of the places, elements some wish weren't there. >> just trying to kick it, too. you know? >> saying it's a mix of shops and bars that make it what it is and talk of a makeover should be thought through carefully. >> berkeley mayor says change is needed and now. >> we have a district that has been floundering and going down hill. >> he says sales along telegraph avenue and taxes are half of what they were in 1990s. >> pt tonight we're trying to figure out what they're trying to see. >> the mayor wants businesses to indicator to young consumers and students to remove yot quotas on

restaurants put into place in 80s. dramatic proposal autos chris worthington says the mayor is pushing too much. >> we need simple solutions that benefit residents and students. >> he says small steps like allowing owners to bring tables in front of places of business and simple things like paint are small ways to start. the mayor says you need to be big and bold. the debate continues. >> thank you. >> january and february going down as driest in history in northern sierra. only 2.2 inches of precipitation. and that impacts our water supply too,. >> northern sierra snow pack

provides a third of the water supply. of average. a drop from january when it stood at 134% of normal. the new survey means less watter for bay area this summer. >> santa clara county gets about 55% of the water from snow pack. and less runnoff means smaller allocations for zpiz agriculture.> there is not a mira tell for the first 15 days of the month. >> he says he can't project the storm tracks beyond mid month. storms going north, then delivering precipitation to rockies and plains. >> storms are here, riding up

here, dropping down into this area. so... storm track is around us. that is our dry weather. >> anderson reservoir less than 50% pa passity. half of the supply comes from ground water and an underground storage facility. state officials say two below average years are manageable. but becomes a concern when it stretches into three or four. >> odds are better we'll stay dry but it's not zero. probably in less than 50% category. >> there has been a lack of rainfall in southern california as well. >> right. we're following breaking news. some pictures from a fire burning out of control in riverside county.

these are live pictures. >> as a matter of fact the only weather condition that isn't a factor is dryness. humidity at 8% which is very, very dry. winds are very light at six miles per hour. winds aren't fanning flames. >> it's been dry here but that may change? >> it's going to change next weekend as a matter of fact. next week cooler and wetter weather pattern for us. and i look forward to that happening. dry now, pleasant. clear skies and patches of low clouds and fog. and you can see fog is affecting visibility right now

down in half moon bay. just nine miles at sfo which is normal. looking at western sky mainly clear, temperatures 53 degrees in san francisco. 58 across the bay in oakland. 61 san carlos. in santa rosa. 61 in napa. and on we go to our forecast features. we'll see just some patches of fog overnight. mainly near the coast. tomorrow, sunny skies and very mild again, milder than today, highs into mid and perhaps above mid-70s. it will be cloudy on saturday. this is an important advisory.

beach hazard we're going to have rough surf. you're advised to avoid rock outcroppings and jetties. now taking a look at satellite you can see over 12 hours not a lot of movement.óéwk÷ this system moving into our direction. so ridge holds up then changes coming up. starting at 7:00 this evening, overnight tonight we'll see low clouds and fog skirting the coastline. mostly clear skies inland and then, tomorrow, mainly sunny with high temperatures soaring but overnight tonight cool but not cold. lows to about 50. north bay lows into low 40s and then highs tomorrow mid to upper 70s in the south bay. low 70s on the peninsula.

upper 60s to mid-70s in the north bay. low 70s in the east bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. high temperatures on the mild side throughout the weekend but cloudier over the weekend. chance of sprinkles saturday, then cooler next week with highs just barely reaching 60 degrees. that may not be enough to makeup for the rainfall deficit but it's a start. >> thank you. >> coming up here, president follows up on what he told me at the white house last week. >> taking a controv

wildfire burning out of control in southern california and close to a neighborhood in liverside county. >> you're looking live at the fire burning near the town of riverside. fire officials confirmed more than 50 acres burned so far. >> this broke out at about 4:45 spreading to this point. you can see how close the fire line is moving toward a neighborhood there. there are 80 temperatures on the ground. some are setting up near homes preparing to defend homes if

the flames continue to move into that direction. >> a number of power lines have been docked -- knocked down by the fire, crews trying to deal with that. there are 80 firefighters on the scene right now. and we have seen waterztul dropping helicopters in the area. >> we're going stay on this for you as you look at a live picture of the fire burning in riverside county at about 50 acres and still spreading at this point. we'll keep watching it for you. >> farewell to the pope. the pontiff's departure leaves the catholic church facing a new leadership crisis. >> t minus one day and counting until federal spending cuts

pope benedict officially

ended his reign today and catholics commemorating this historic event. the santa clara mission rang it's bell 85 times, the time pope benedict stepped down in rome. 85 marks the pontiff's age. the pope bid fair twoel a crowd then boarded a helicopter. the doors closed and will not be opened until a new pope is elected. he will have to deal with the sex abuse scandal plaguing the church. >> almost all of them have been appointed by either john paul ii or benedict the 16th of the same mind on the major questions soy would not expect any kind of gradual change. >> a special mass took place

this morning in san francisco. parishioners pray forward >> the obama administration has now taken a stand on proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage i"8 california. the president told me that the justice department trying[4q? to decide whether to take a decision on that measure, the administration filed a brief opposing prop 8 coming up in about a month now. lawyers argue denying gays and lesbians the right to get married amounts to discrimination. and that it violates equal protection clause. >> looks like we're about to get automatic sp9k.s÷ cuts. conves gres failed to reach a beal so what affect will that have on ordinary americans? now, the fact check. >> democratic members of

congress say it's going to hurt and its the republicans' fault for failing to raise taxes on the rich. republican members say it is not going to be bad enough to justify raising those taxes. >> the secretary of education says it's going to cut deeply into classrooms. but the head of the head start program tells me she's heard nothing from her office. projected cut could mean 70 children pushed out of this program. she says cuts won't show up until june. this flight instructor is more definite. >> i think we're setting ourselves up for disaster because of a number of flight activities, especial lit weekends. >> at bigabt3x airports a spokeswoman says she hasn't heard anything. >> we're waiting just as much as the rest of america to see

what is going to happen. >> the secretary told us furloughing agents could increase security wait times but for how long? fact checkers point out there is no yard stick. when we checked with meat processing plants managers told us it's too early to tell. while democrats are waving a red flag. >> unless the house g.o.p. stops cuts, you, too, could lose your job. >> republicans calling it a scare tactic. >> there is a lot of posturing. i'm going to layoff employees today. i'm going to close hospitals. i mean, come on. >> the president did seem to soften his language a bit owe this is not a cliff. it is a tumble downward.

>> as we tumble down, we'll know more. all told us projections are based on averages and it's too earllycevzk to say what the impt is going to be. >> looks like we're going to find out. >> let's go back and update the breaking news we're follo following in southern california. these are live pictures of a fire burning out of control in riverside county. >> flames have not reached homes yet but that is the concern. there is a presence we've seen water dropping helicopters tr trying to douse flames. >> these are the flames that are leap sog high. rest of the fire does not appear to be as ferocious.

they want to keep this from spreading. >> coming up next a break through in brain research. >> yes. stanford develops a mind-reading tool. pk

it's not quite mind reading but it may be the closest scientists have ever come before. >> researchers found a way to watch what's happening deep inside of the brain of the curious critter. >> this is a usb mouse. >> kreekt they've implanted a tiny lens inside of the lens's brain this, is what the microscope sees. >> there is just like... >> these are neurons, cells that makeup the brain. it's the stuff neuroscientists

have dreamed of. >> it could be the key to the mystery of memory. >> we think it's going to be useful in healthy brains. >> researchers found every spot lights up a specific neuron. >> we can reconstruct by looking at the brain activity moving. >> they found different sets light up on different days and if the brain is keeping its own back up, storing information in multiple place autos one implication is that the retex may be surprisingly robust. >> it's so captivated the science community community some researchers have gone and started a company based around technology. >> this is just beautiful like a piece of art.

they can see the lit daita they're collecting. >> the start up plans to sell these microscopes to researcher autos i feel that using this technology we can help enable some truly fascinating research. >> at stanford abc 7 news. >> that is interesting. >> coming up next an unconventional tactic for ll show you how one city's focus is paying off. >> and fighting crime to in southern california where wildfire now at least 50 acres continues to burn out of control. we'r ÷jkñ

like many cities in the bay area east palo alto police department is under staffed and overwhelmed with crime. east palo alto has taken a approach to crime that seems to be working.

>> it tells you there are four rounds of fire here. >> the centers from east pal yes alto shot spotter pin points the location where these gunshots were fired. >> east palo alto police chief says last year, shot spotter detected 1300 incidents. a town just three square miles in size once dubbed the murder capitol of the united states. >> so here and around here, some of the highest concentrations of activity. >> when the chief noticed these clusters he wanted to know how it was affecting people who live there'd. >> uc berkeley did a survey showing neighbor residents were afraid to come out because of the gunshots. >> the chief says they were

plagued with high rates of chronic disease and obesity. so instead of beefing up arrests... he turned to gang infested parks into fit zones. it's unusual but twice per week police officers conduct zumba sessions here. they play volleyball with residents organize power walks around the park and know kids by name. >> a good friend of mine.&8t >> go. go. >> a health navigator talks about nutrition. >> look how much sugar is in this. >> the squad cars kept out of sight replaced by bikes. >> a window might beí, down. that is all they see. there is a lot of -- what is

up. what are you doing here? >> you know that is the best thing. i wanted kids toóaa19ff feel se. they want to be like events. >> violence is viewed as a health problem that could be cured with a public health model. eva says her son is losing weight and people regained the parkv÷hé÷. >> researchers are conducting a study for the program. >> the city shouldn't go down 31%. >> oits its only been five months but if combining a crime fighting tool with a public health strategy proves effective, the chief says it will have reduced crime without an officer making an arrest.

>> all right. >> let's go back to talk about the weather conditions. >> these are live pictures from riverside county. >> cal fire and firefighters are on the fire lines are under control. thoing doing their best to keep them from the neighborhoods. >> it's dry down there. spencer christian is watching conditions for us. >> it is very dry, dan. the vegetation is so dry, it provides fuel for the fire but it's not windy. humidity is only 8%. temperatures about 74 degrees and sometimes, these fires if intense could create a micro

climate. so near the fire winds may be stronger. >> we can see it happening now. operations after shark. we'll continue to keep updated on abc 7 news and on our web page. >> right now let's turn our attention to sports. >> what does)gí# collin kaepernk >> what does)gí# collin kaepernk think ys of walking

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good evening, alex smith's back up at this time of the year now is he starting quarterback. bringing physical activity back to schools. cap was asked about the

pursuing,je!÷ rivas of the jets. >> at this point nothing can be done until march 12th so whether he's with us, or not he's going to be a great quarterback. >> i think our team is very talented as is. a player like rivas is an all star player. he can do it all. i mean an n.addition from someone like+xao him would be amazing we have talent on our team now. and have to finish. >> bartolo cologne, and brandon moss singling to right here. he was the victim as for colon, struck out four. and gave up three hits@y!a.

three runs on four hits, nick franklin, out of here. brandon bell two for three in this game. bottom of the fourth, nice, easy swing. solo, bob. then, franklin giter yez. it's only spring but mariners won snism a row. seth curry is the talk of the nba after lighting it up for 54 points. and he just exploded. he finished 11 of 13 from beyond the arc. most points since purvis short got 59. there is a name from the past.

tiger woods taking out a water pass on the sixth hole. splashz back on to the fairway. and then, he gets it up and down and he is six strokes off the pace. there is a 144th on the money list last year. he's been out of the limelight for a while. ah, harlem shake continues to sweep the nation. latest video coming from the miami heat. >> la bron james talking about

embracing the concept. >> that is great. >> sports department put out a video on this. >> i don't think anyone wants to see that. >> thank you. >> yes. >> mary poppins and her magical umbrella. we'll show you a man that is demonstrating he can write, too. >> a wildfire is burning out of control. >> then, you can see jimmy kimmel's after the oscars sfeshl you missed it and gavin fuse yom is among tonight's guests. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. stay connected at abc 7 news.com. follow us on abc 7 news bay area.

this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a domestic goddess from westland, oregon... a contracts assistant from los angeles, california... and our returning champion, a graduate student of zoology, originally from okemos, michigan...

and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! hey, johnny. thank you. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to our show. this has been a most exciting week here at "jeopardy!" we started, of course, with the culmination of our tournament of champions. yesterday, we said goodbye to a five-time champion, who left us having won $105,000, so we'll see him in next year's tournament of champions. and today we're happy to welcome back the young lady who defeated him, sara, who picked up over 25 grand yesterday herself. today, she defends for the first time against our challengers, twyla and dean. we welcome you aboard. we wish you all good luck, and we go to work right now in the jeopardy! round. and here are the categories for you. and rmation for you. le more information for you.

[ high-pitched ] "wee!" [ laughter ] [ normal voice ] "w-e-e" coming up in each response. i can't believe i said that. [ high-pitched ] wee! [ normal voice ] sara, start. could i have shakespeare for $200? sara. what is "romeo and juliet"? that's the play. shakespeare for $400. sara. what is "the taming of the shrew"? you got it. shakespeare for $600. dean. who is falstaff? yes. i'll take shakespeare for $800, please. dean. what is "the comedy of errors"? yes. shakespeare for $1,000, please.