>> from the kpix newsroom, this is a special edition of bay area night beat, airing week nights and simulcasting tonight on k piks. >> ambushed and executed, two new york police officers dead in an act of revenge. >> welcome to the special i'm veronica de la cruz, this man was so angry at police and said he wanted to kill a couple of cops tonight he followed through with the threat, these are the two officers he murdered, raphael ramos and john liu, officer ramos was married with a 13-year-old son, liu got married just two months ago. good rich has new information juliette? >> reporter: the gunman announced online what he was going to do and why. this is the police car two new

york city officers were sitting in when a man walked up and shot them execution style. >> they were quite simply executed. >> reporter: ismaaiyl brinsley fired from the side of the car, striking both officers in the head. >> officer liu and officer ramos never had the opportunity to draw their weapons, they may never have actually even seen their assailant. their murderer. >> reporter: the suspect ran to a nearby subway station where he shot and killed himself. ismaaiyl brinsley was on the run after shooting and injuring his ex girlfriend in baltimore, he posted from her instagram account just three hours before killing the officers, the caption reads i'm putting wings on pigs today. they took one of ours, let's take two of theirs. #shootthepolice #riper #ripericgarner#michaelbrownthis

mightbemyfinalpost. >> this happened after they got a report he may be headed to new york. >> every new yorker feels they were attacked, our entire city was attacked by this heinous individual. >> reporter: the officers ramos and liu were on duty from a different precinct, assisting in a special initiative to fight crime in the housing projects. now, tonight, dozens of new york city police officers turned their backs on the mayor when he walked in to the news conference, for weeks, police have criticized mayor bill de blasio, saying he has failed to support his own police department after the grand jury's decision in the eric garner case. but now, after the killings of the officers, the situation has gotten even worse. listen to the head of the union that represents new york cops. >> there's blood on many hands tonight those that incited violence on this street under the guise of protests that try

to tear down what new york city police officers did every day. we tried to warn it cannot go on, it cannot be tolerated. that blood on their hands stops on the steps of city hall in the office of the mayor. >> many bay area police officers will be wearing black bands over their badges in honor of the two new york officers, san francisco police will begin doing that tonight with the midnight shift. >> all right, jewelette, i know that you are getting late word from the families of both eric garner and michael brown, the two black men killed by white police officers, what are they saying about this tonight? >> yes, in a statement, michael brown's family said this cannot be tolerated, in fact, they've said we reject any kind of violence toward members of law enforcement, we must work together to bring piece, reverend sharpton spoke to the garner family, they're expected

to hold a conference tomorrow. >> thank you, juliette. outrage this time over the death of a sixth grader, that story for our two minute mix. >> storming the police station, in cleveland, these protesters are angry about the death of 12-year-old tamir rice. he had a toy gun in his hand when a rookie police officer shot and killed him a month ago. >> the police murdered my son and there's no justification for it. protesters also sht down the mall of america near minneapolis. tonight, bay area police are still searching for the vandals who did this. chopped down and defaced this memorial for four officers killed in the line of duty. the freeway sign's been a fixture along 580 and oakland for years, the vandalism comes after weeks of police brutality

protests. trail murder in vallejo, finding a body in a park this morning. >> gun shot wounds. >> reporter: the victim is in his 20s. >> there was no suspects seen leaving the area. >> reporter: so far, no motive in the case. >> rescued from a burning home. in newark, a police lapel camera shows for officers rushing in to a house on maretta avenue to find a woman trapped upstairs. everyone got out okay. the golden gate bridge suicide burial will look like this. the district board of directors approved the final design, the bridge will be closed from january 10 to 12 to install the stainless steel cable nets. price tag $76 million. >> some delays in sfo. >> we're supposed to get a

flight, switch to do l.a.x. for 1:30. >> expecting 12 million holiday travellers to hit the skies or the roads this year. well, we know this is putting it mildly but a disappointing night for 49ers fans, the chargers won tonight in overtime, pretty hard game to watch on kpix 5, a 21 point lead, so now what? christian hart net talking to fans, christian? >> reporter: yeah, veronica, no playoffs, speculation he's lost of the respect of his players, rumors he's not staying, and this loss, that's a lot to take on for the 49ers. for many it's been a season of disappointment. but a fan's reaction before tonight's game is any indication, not everyone is ready to part ways with the coach. >> could've done anything they

did in the past seasons without him. >> been a great coach, games, why would you want to get rid of him? >> reporter: harbaugh has one more year but there's been speculation he'll go somewhere else, he's not led on. you said your intention is to coach out of this contract. is that your intention? >> yeah, i've said it, i'll finish this to the end. >> reporter: reports surfaced this week indicating harbaugh's alma mater university of michigan will offer him $8 million a year to leave the nfl. a more recent espn report says harbaugh's family wants him to head to the midwest, but the coach is torn. >> i think his family is pushing him go there, but he wants to win a super bowl, not a championship. >> you can try, but you can't have our coach, he's staying. >> reporter: with only one more week this season, it may not be

long. lots of very happy chargers fans walking through the levi stadium parking lot after the game, plenty of very disappointed and quiet 49er fans, obviously a tough one to swallow after tonight. >> where are the 49ers fans, we've been running this poll all day asking if people think he should stay, should he go, did you talk to any fans after the game? what were they saying? >> reporter: i'm telling you, it is surprising, even after a tough loss like this tonight, you'd be heartpressed to find anyone saying many bad things about harbaugh, many had a lot to say about the players, but it seems he has a lot of fans and not anyone pointing the blame at him. live at levi stadium, christian hart net. >> we appreciate that, thank you. we want to ask you tonight, what do you think, should har bau stay, go, we'd like to hear from you, connect, nightbeat.tv,

tweet me @veronicadlacruz green rush airs tonight, it was supposed to air at 9:00 but as you know the 49ers came around long, you can catch the special it is coming up tonight after this at 10:30. all right, still to come, he [ indiscernible ] was it a slam dunk or a complete fail at cal? all about bill mahers commencement speech. worried about walking in to a sketchy neighborhood, there's an app but does it promote racism? a saturday night football simulcast, on kbcw 44 cable 12, stay with us. ,,

k ,, ,, i'm veronica de la cruz. welcome back to this special edition of bay air night beat on kpix and kbcw, tv talk show host

bill maher has a following, it tends to go well with progressives, but tonight, some people at uc berkeley made it clear they aren't happy with what he said just a couple months ago. bill maher spoke at cal a few moments ago, and christin was there, how did it go? >> reporter: he managed to make it through without any interruptions from protesters in the ground, that's not to say there were no hard feelings. comedian and talk show host bill maher greeted with applause and silent protests as he took the stage in a stand a handful of protesters could be seen holding these signs reading "dear administration don't maher our commencement" . >> come on, it's berkeley, i think i can speak freely here. [ laughter ] i mean, i hope i can.

[ boo ]. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the outspoken comedian came under fire after criticize k islam for extremism on his show realtime. >> based on reality, we aren't making it up that in the muslim world it is mainstream belief. >> reporter: today, he addressed the controversy only indirectly, urging graduates to reject group think and stand up for free speech. >> i recognize that this university on the 50th anniversary of the berkeley free speech movement made a statement by choosing me for this speech and i would like to say i appreciate that and i'd also like to say, i think you made the right statement. >> this is our day and i really felt like, it's, like, it was tainted. >> reporter: for hanna a muslim graduating today, it was hard to watch. >> on multiple occasions, i tried to stand up and say free speech is not hate speech. >> reporter: instead, she sat

silently, refusing to clap. she accepted her diploma but says her relationship with uc berkeley has changed. >> i don't know if i can ever financially support a university who really didn't care that i was not comfortable with this commencement speaker. >> reporter: now, maher said he would not come today if he thought his presence added too much of a distraction from the ceremonies today, veronica. >> interesting. the chancellor was in a position to rescind his invitation to begin with, any word from the chancellor? >> reporter: i made a statement that he did not agree with maher's stance on islam but did support his right to free speech and today he tweeted out a picture of them behind stage, that was his only response today. >> all right, christin ayers, thank you.

the important port of oakland, copper beetle larva was found in the shipment, the ag department says this particular type of beetle is a top threat to california agriculture, 88,000 pounds of rind was sent back to indiana, highly susceptible because of our warm climate. travelling from san francisco to l.a. could finally be here in just 10 years, hyper loop and it is the brain child of tesla's [ indiscernible ] travel and pause at speeds of 800 miles an hour, getting you from the bay area to los angeles in just 35 minutes. right now it's 12 hours on amtrak, more than six hours in your car when you drive, hyperloop ceo admits the 10 year time line may be ambitious, doesn't account for potential political and regulatory

hurdles. sacramento comes in second followed by new york and chicago, the people at price enomics crunch numbers, groups on paper, each groups so-called market share determine the percentage represented in the population. so indeed, the bay area has lots of different neighborhoods, now there is an app for people who want to avoid certain ones, night beat's betty yu says it might be creating an atmosphere of racial profiling. >> we're doing something fundamentally different and that scares people. >> reporter: a new app that allows users to share experiences in sketchy neighborhoods, down to the very block, cofounders maguire and harrington say the definition of sketchy isn't so black and white. >> it means so many things to different people, informer me

personally, it's desolate areas. >> i'm all for green space, if i have to go through blocks without a park, that's sketchy. >> reporter: one awards open drug deals, homelessness and crack heads. others are down right inappropriate. [ indiscernible ] hanging out drinking in san jose. >> this isn't a product for me, it's a product for everyone. and so, people use that product however they want, and we really have no control over that purposefully. >> reporter: sketch factor installed in three categories, dangerous, weird, or [ indiscernible ] rating on a scale of one to five, also use this app for walking directions. if you're walking to walnut creek, you could be in for. >> so many white people in one place, nothing good can come of it but that's pretty bad. >> are they trying to start a war or something?

[ laughter ] it's kind of a war. >> it can be a racial war, races against other races. >> reporter: i asked if the app was encouraging racial mistrust. >> also an unfortunate reality that we do have robs with race in this country. that is a reality. and if we've been a small part of having that conversation, that's great. >> reporter: close to 1,000 users have downloaded, in that time it's been criticized as racist, the duo has received death threats, they admit there's plenty of room for abuse and outright nonsense. >> i've seen some transsexuals, really. i mean, it's a crazy app. >> i mean, i wouldn't really take that seriously. >> reporter: the team leaves it up to the user to police posts by voting up or down. >> seems like idealized was good to try to help people, but i'm not sure that's what they're getting out of it. >> reporter: on the night beat, betty yu. all right. time now to go outside and more

with brian hackney, finally getting a break in the rain. >> you wouldn't think we were saying that with relief, what a difference 10 days can make, the doppler, there's just not much left, a chance of residual shower or two tonight, so we're going to begin by going outside and showing you what it was like at ocean beach, surf was up, big time, king tides were up there by mill valley, perpetually shut down the intersection, not really an intersection, you get off highway 101 to make the left on to the turn to the beach, closed this time of year because the tides come up for astronomical reasons, kind of counterintuitive, the earth is closer to the sun that makes higher high tides. it doesn't necessarily make higher surf, this is all storm driven, 24 feet offshore, so the surf wraz breaking, the

terminals were all washing ashore, turtles, 1,200 of them have have been rescued, they don't know why they're coming offshore, they think because of the nushlly cold water off the irn seaboard and they're being flown out to marine rescue centers across the country, it's the most endangered turtle on earth, so cold their heartbeat slows without a beat a minute. so those volunteers are out there trying to help the ridly turtle out, hope they succeed. this guy slate is out there in his santa outfit and away he goes. he does this every year up the florida keys to raise money for children's charity and such beautiful visibility, i was certified another way, certified to scuba dive down in san diego, visibility here like 12 feet, look at the keys, isn't that gorgeous. coastal front advisories in the bay area, king tides near 6.7 feet tomorrow that means the

tide will be high again tomorrow at about 10:50 in the morning, sunrise tomorrow, 7:21, sunset 4:54, a shower or two high pressure is directing the moisture up to the pacific northwest and far northern california, we're finally going to get a break. we're going to get a few isolated showers tomorrow morning, that will be it for awhile, forecast highs a little bit warmer than they should be for this time of year, down, the 60s should do it, same for the east bay, brentwood comes in at 62, livermore, up in the north bay look at low to mid 60s and way up in the far north base, 55 degrees at lake port and 56 at clear lake, extended forecast looks good, all the way toward christmas, having to worry about sun stroke, plenty of sunshine for thursday, friday, and saturday, the numbers in the mid 60s and the early going to cool it off, a little bit the latter half of the week and yes, veronica misses the rain.

she wants to head to roc which has more rainy days than any other place in the united states. it's in the 48 contiguous united states, ruc. >> i feel i'm going to get this done, with rochester? >> yes, absolutely right, 167 days of measurable rain and snow in rochester, and yet, i'm sorry to disappoint you, no rain tomorrow. >> why couldn't you pick something else? like the caribbean! [ laughter ] >> we could do that too. >> brian, thank you. >> and catch outside and more on bay area night beat on kbcw cable 12, up next is your jump on tomorrow, stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

is here - juliette: children dead. the taliban clai the massacre at a school in pakistan this week left more than 130 children dead, the taliban claimed responsibility, tomorrow the council on american

islamic re-- relation will hold a memorial for those in fremont, it begins at the centerville civic plaza and beginning tomorrow cal trans will define the youth, half the fare of an adult ticket and tomorrow is the first day of winter, also the shortest day of the year the winter solstice begins at 3:03 pacific time and the raiders they played their last home game tomorrow, the game against the bills is sold out, in fact the raiders sold out all eight of their home games and did so to avoid television blackouts, you can watch it on kpix 5 starting at 1:25 p.m. and we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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could they look so good in e half, and so bad the next??? this game was a microcosm oe 49ers entire season..they g outplayed in the second half..but this was as bad as it gets.y one other time in history, to be exact, did the 49ers such a huge half time lead jim harbaugh were cruising 28-7 on the chargers. third quarter 28-21. colin kaepernick ca' find anyone to throw to so e kaepernick of 2012 showed. takes off and puts on the after burners racing 90-yards for touchdown to give san francisco a 35- lead. final minute 35-28 49 phillip rivers to malcom fld with 30- seconds left to tie game, we go to overtime. fumble, >> it was 35-28, 49ers, phillip rivers to malcolm floyd. nick novak in to win it for san diego. and it is good. 38-35 is the final.

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>> this is a kpix5 news special. >> it's like the wild west. >> marijuana cultivation has doubled in the golden state in just the last five years. just like gold in 1848, it is attracting spectators from around the world. >> it is out of control. >> everyone is eager to cash in on california's green rush. >> hello, welcome, i'm veronica de la cruz. ahead in our show, an in-depth look at what has happened since california became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use 17 years ago. from the ideals of a prescription medication, to the continue band sold on the streets. a lot of cannabis is grown in mendocino, humboldt, and trinity un