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duty death for the bart police department since its inception. >> prayers and heavy hearts tonight as law enforcement remembers one of the fallen. bart police sergeant tom smith killed in the line of duty. investigators say his fellow officer let off a single shot that claimed smith's life. he leaves behind a wife and young daughter. neighbors have only good memories. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of the word. >> we are hearing that a lot tonight. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have live team coverage on this breaking story tonight. we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this

tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and there was no answer. when they turned the knob it was unlocked. they felt somebody was in the home since the door was unlocked. >> they went in this their guns drawn and that's when the officer accidentally shot and killed sergeant tom smith. we are told he was likely hit under his arm where there is no protection from his bullet proof vest. this is video of smith last year. he was in command of the bart

investigative unit and supervised the officer who accidentally shot him. the officer who fired the shot has more than 10 years on the force. >> you have to understand how devastated he is at this point. this was certainly not his intent and you can only imagine the heartbreak that officer has at this time. >> turns out there was no one in the apartment and now detectives are trying to figure out how and why the gun went off. smith is the first bart officer to die in the line of duty. sergeant tom smith was the lead investigator in the bart -- the on is -- the oscar grant case and the officer who shot him helped investigate. bart does not conduct these searches as often as other departments, but when it does the lead investigator likes to be involved and that's why sergeant smith was out here today. reporting live in dublin, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. it is of course a somber scene

in san ramon where they stopped by the home of sergeant smith and his wife and daughter and pay their respects. john alston spoke with neighbors. >> the procession was short and powerful as the body of sergeant tom smith was moved out of eden medical center in castro valley. to collect themselves fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for an i'm impromptu prayer circle. it not only devastated the police community but the san ramon neighborhood where he lived with his wife, kelly who is also a bart police officer. they have a young daughter. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of the word. a family man. he has a young daughter, wife. both husband and wife are both officers for bart. >> he remembers smith playing with his daughter in front of their home and walking his police dog. shaw saw his neighbor just this morning. >> i heard it on the radio on

the way here that a bart police woulds -- got shot today by accident. the first thing i thought about was tom and his wife kelly. they are both bart police officers and i figure they must know what happened. >> then the worst possible news. >> it is with heavy heart i have to announce the tragic loss of the first officer killed in the line of duty in the history of the bart police department. >> just devastated. we are just devastated. >> a short time ago one of sergeant smith's brother who is also a police officer stopped by and wanted to tell me that his brother was a phenomenal guy. he also wants people to remember that there is another family in pain tonight and an officer, the bart colleague, who fired the facial shot. abc7 news. >> john, thank you. >> bart's police force had a sear reeves reforms in the shooting death of oscar grant by a bart officer. just last month an independent

uh -- auditor says they had a majority of the reforms including the use of force training and accountability for use of force. we will have continuing coverage of the bart officer's death on the abc morning news at 4:30. we will also have updates on facebook and twitter at abc7 news bay area. we have more breaking news. for the second time today chp officers shot a suspect in oakland after a chase. it happened at 9:00 on wentworth and bancroft. the man tried to run and then turned and opened fire on the officer. a chp dog was also hurt in the shooting. officers shot and killed another man around 3:00 this morning after a high speed chase on 580 and it ended in a crash. they say they approached the chp officer with a firearm in his hand. pacifica police believe a man was drunk when he drove his truck off a cliff this

afternoon. sky 7hd shows you where the pick uplanded on the hillside below manor drive. firefighters repelled down to the truck. a highway patrol helicopter hoisted the driver from the cliff. officers cited him for dui after he was treated for minor injuries at a hospital. and a couple had to be rescued from their fishing boat after a they passed out from carbon ma monoxide poisoning. they were fishing when the wife lost consciousness. he called authorities and then he passed out. a coast guard crew found them and gave them oxygen. authorities say the quick response may have saved their lives. tech company's private buses can use muni bus stops in san francisco. after a packed meeting the san diego municipal transportation agency unanimously approved an 18-month pilot program. it allows the use of200 of muni 's bus stops for $100 stop per bus. opponents are upset and they

told us it symbolizes the growing income divide in the city. they want the city to charge more than $1 a bus. but state law only allows the city to cover the cost of implementing the new regulation. >> $1? give me a break. that's criminal. >> it is paying for enforcement. it is paying for the establishment of the program. there will be decals. r. >> hospitals hospitals and university buses will be allowed to use the bus stops. >> you know we need the rain desperately and here is how badly. they approved restrictions to help deal with this brought. there were less than eight inches of rain and that is the lowest amount of 119 years. they approved stage two of the water conservation plan. it requires a reduction of use in about 20% of the residents and businesses will only be allowed to water yards and

outdoor areas at night and only on certain days. >> the marin municipal water district are asking to reduce water use by 20%. the district's reservoirs #r* 30% below normal capacity. parts of the bay area will be under a fire weather watch. >> now a look at live doppler 7hd with sandhya patel. >> dan and carolyn, this is not normal. in the middle of january and we are talking talking about a fire weather watch. we have a few clouds passing through, but no rain obviously. and one of the things we do have is a fire weather watch coming up for the north bay mountains. lake county and interior county locations. wednesday 10:00 p.m. through noon and the gusty winds expected along with low humidity. the fire will start and will spread rapidly. part of the problem the dry fuels. 9th consecutive day of

records. 68 at sfo and 71 at the oakland museum and the salinas airport got to 76 degrees. i will be back to let you know if you can break the record's temperature streak and if there is moisture on the horizon. >> sandhya, thank you. right now a snowstorm is burying the midwest and the east coast. it has already dropped 15 inches on new jersey, philadelphia and indiana. roads in chicago and new york are frozen over with a foot of snow making for dangerous driving conditions. in virginia today check out this driver who lost control and spun out and crashed into the guardrail. air travel is not much better. thousands of flights were grounded including at least 63 at sfo and more cancellations expected. a rare behind the scenes look at bart's latest project. >> and the rush to catch the perfect wave. the call for the maverick's surf competition could be coming soon. >> and a mars mystery.

a photograph that nasa scientists just can't explain. also -- >> you look like you are sweating a little bit. >> yeah, that's arnold schwarzenegger as you have never seen him before.

hours mavericks, the surf competition, could be called. conditions off the san mateo coast are perfect for it. lisa amin gulezian has more on the seaside community prepping just in case. >> nervous energy is filling princeton by the sea tonight. just about everyone is standing by to get official word that the big wave surf competition will be on friday. >> probably 99% chance that it is going to happen. >> they are assuming it is. that's why things have kicked into high gear here. rooms are now sold out. the hotel is hosting the mavericks' viewing festival. >> there will be a jumbo tron here and there. >> it will be cleared and reset for the big event. >> we just start getting set up with staging, fencing,

things like that. it is a rough production. >> all 13,000 festival tickets will likely sell out and a total of 30,000 people are expected to pack this community that day. >> with all of the extra people in town local business owners have their fingers crossed for an economic boost from mavericks, one that could equate to 20 to 30%. >> a lot of planing to do to make sure we can handle the influx of people. >> this self-proclaimed surf fan can't wait for the competition. >> we, i just worship it. i love the ocean. >> the 24 surfers on the list will be coming in from around the globe. they all know just being invited to the mavericks is no small feet. >> we really have to be on our game and be willing to risk our life to ride it. >> the winner will receive $50,000. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> nasa hopes to figure out a

geological mystery on mars. the space agency provided these images of the same spot on the red planet taken 12 days apart. you can see a donut-shaped rock appears on the picture on the right. it wasn't there when rover snapped the first picture. they are not sure how it got there, but opportunity might have flicked the rock with one of its wheels. they are skeed tiewld to start -- scheduled to start operating in the fall. it showed off the scars -- cars the used on the three-mile extension. they have fewer seats and extra wide doors. that's to accommodate the luggage. the trip from the coliseum station will be faster and maury liable -- more reliable and will cost $3 to $4. >> the quest to keep america fit prompted arnold schwarzenegger to go undercover to coach people during their workouts.

>> when it burns, it grows. >> maybe you saw me on the fbi's most wanted list. >> schwarzenegger disguised himself as a gold gym regional n manager. they capture interactions between the clients and the seven-time mr. olympia. they will raise money for after school fitness programs. quite a disguise he had on. >> he can't disguise his voice. it is obvious it is schwarzenegger. >> sandhya patel is here with us. >> i hope -- i wish i had better news dan and carolyn, but i don't. tracking some rain and high clouds as you will see here down around the south bay. i will tell you where there is a storm, and it feels like winter. back east where they are dealing with snow and they are still counting. you combine that with the wind and look at the windchill

factor. dulles is 5 below zero and boston is 7 below. the windchill factors and the cold air will continue to filter in. the snow will continue up the eastern seaboard. you notice that area of low pressure moving up. the cold, arctic air will be reinforced and the temperatures well below average. as we look at why they are getting the storms, the jet stream is dipping down across the central and eastern united states. the jet stream is going way up north of the high pressure. keeping us dry and keeping us mild and bringing us record heat. the fire danger is increasing and the wind is going to continue to dry out the a atmosphere as we start tonight going into thursday. sfo camera, no restrictions, but if you are flying out of sfo going back east there may be more cancellations and delays. keep that in mind.

55 in san francisco and 45 in oakland. redwood city and san jose in the mid40s. here is a look from our sutro camera. 39 degrees and chilly in napa. 35 and you are protected from the wind so you will continue to fall. petaluma 37. into the 40s for concord, fairfield, livermore and here is a view from the exploratorium camera looking at downtown san francisco financial district. high fire danger wednesday night into thursday morning. a mild pattern continues that next week. there is still no rain in sight the next 10 days. i am hoping i am wrong. i am hoping that changes. for the time being high surf advisory is the biggest concern. eight to 10-foot waves. high surf advisory covers the entire coast thursday morning running until friday night at 9:00 p.m. we are expecting higher than normal surf west and northwest facing beaches and breakers over 20 feet.

mavericks may be happening on friday. stay tuned. make sure you grab a sweater or jacket in the morning. below freezing. santa rosa, napa, fairfield, temperatures in the 40s. you will need a jacket to start off your morning in san jose. for the afternoon, this is really milder than normal. we are expecting the potential for maybe a record or two in places like oakland, 69 degrees and 67 in san francisco and 73 in santa rosa and 71 in san jose and 72 santa cruz and half moon bay and live more. unusually warm, mild to warm for this time of year. we will continue that pattern. temperatures will back off a bit as you look at the seven-day forecast thursday and fly day to rebound for the weekend, immediate 60s to low 70s and we will continue that on monday and tuesday. i am beginning to sound like a broken record. >> i don't know what to do. >> it is almost february and

we have seven days and six are in the 70s. >> it is unusual, but i am still hopeful that perhaps february and march it will pour. >> and it may well. we'll see. let's check sports. >> shu is in for larry tonight. >> a little 49ers, depressing still. the 9ers are going home and seattle is headed to the super bowl. and richard sherman is now dealing with a racist backlash on social platforms.

loss, jim harbaugh is already looking ahead to the 2014 season. trying to keep his roster in tact. with free agents jonathon

goodwin and brown and dante whitner and expanding contracts it will be a busy off season. the niners will have salary cap issues for the first time in a longtime. coach harbaugh was trying to move forward after sunday's loss. >> it is not as enjoyable as it was a week ago. there is -- are you not still playing and competing on the field and getting ready for practice today and tomorrow but you can find other ways to compete. we will fight to keep our players and fight for our players to not be taken away from us. >> now the corner back richard sherman who ended the 9er season on the offensive play is dealing with a backlash of racist criticisms saying he was the best ever and crabtree was mediokre and even after his apology. he talked to cnn and was shocked at the reaction on

social media. >> it was mind boggling and it was sad especially that close to martin luther king day. i am not out there beating on people and committing crimes and getting arrested or doing anything. i am playing a football game at a high level. i got excited. what i did was within the lines of a football field. what they did was this actual reality. they showed their true character. those were real comments. it was not in a moment. i thought society had moved past that. >> three-time defending champ novak djokovic was knocked off. and raphael nadal is trying to hang on dealing with blisters on his left hand. he is giving all he can handle. he takes the first set and the lunging volley with massive sidespin for the winner. second set goes to the tiebreaker. a flick of the wrist and across court to even it.

second seed and second two-time open champ and no answer for the fifth seed. the third set and she is all over the court. finally for winner the upset and she is moving to the semifinals with a three-set victory. both champions are gone. this sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. careful what you say on the field. what a reaction. >> a shame to hear that. thank you very much. >> up next, it is tough to get a putt past

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wake up weather. may want to grab a coat or jacket. the chill will be in the air. that's the only sign of winter. it is coldest in the inland valleys 20s to 40s and coming up a little at 8:00 a.m. mike niko will be tracking it for you. carolyn, dan? >> thank you. we have a different story for you. an african lion in nova scotia. >> it seems the lion has an unusual hobby and skill set. it is hockey. at 275 pounds he is quite the contender. >> zookeepers discovered his love for hockey after the pond became frozen over. >> hope he isn't a sore loser. he is pretty intimidating. thanks for watch

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