authorities say that a gunman ambushed a police officer in alameda county. the tense moments that led to the deadly gunfire. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. it happened in fremont. kpix5 jackie ward has the latest. >>reporter: fremont police tells a in a

marked car was ambushed by a man with a gun. >> shots fired. >> just before 11:00 last night, a police officer's car was shot at and hit by a bullet as the officer was approaching the intersection of -- the officer made a u-turn and fired at the suspect hitting him. >> we have one suspect down. he's on civic, southbound civic west of washington hospital. >> two nearby officers responded to the shots fired call and a k9 unit was brought in to help secure the suspect. they told the suspect to stop moving, but he ignored their commands and he was able to crawl toward his gun and point it at the officers and the officers fired an undetermined amount of bullets at him. >> this is a dangerous oers gh >> tyaid t

was given to the suspect, but he died 17 minutes after shooting at the police officer. >> we're transparent. our goal is to truly build trust within our community. we train our officers if you are shot at, have you to protect not just yourself but the community. so it's hard to try to save someone that's just tried to take your life. >> police will release more details within the next two to three days, they'll release the body camera footage some time in the future. in fremont, jackie ward, kpix5. the alameda county district attorney's office will conduct an investigation. a high school student presumed dead after he went boogie-boarding near -- authorities say that the 18-year-old from heyward was with some friends, but they lost track of him. and then later saw his board come back to shore without him. the friends went out to look for him, but the waters

got too rough. the victim's identity has still not been officially released yet. we'll have more on this story on the kpix5 news at 5:00. taking a live look at sfo where we're getting word of an emergency landing. according to delta, flight 1359 from sfo to jfk returned for a maintenance issue. it's not clear what that issue was. delta is working on getting those passengers to their destinations. investigators are looking into the cause of a strip mall fire in alameda county. it broke out before 5:30 this morning at sweet honeyeeopr lew over the scene near joaquin avenue. firefighters tell us the fire started in the kitchen. they knocked down the fire pretty quickly, and it did not spread to any adjacent businesses. alameda county fire department posted these pictures of the fire, and no one was inside the restaurant and no injuries reported. a judge could decide if the man

accused in a deadly bar stab is competent to stand trial. c -- cowell charged with stabbing -- saying there's quote substantial evidence that he is mentally incompetent. he could face the death penalty or life without patrol. a california couple accused of torturing their 13 children was sentenced after reaching a surprised plea deal. and anne mackovec tells us about their plea deal. they were -- we heard from their children this morning. the terpent's pleaded guilty to keeping their 13 children locked in a so-called house ofro and the abuse was uncovered

after an 18-year-old girl escaped and called police. they're accused the beating, starving and chaining their children to furniture and they let them shower once a year. the youngest child is 3-year-old. the oldest is now 30. two of the couple's children spoke 2 of the couple's children spoke in court for the first as their parents faced sentencing and the judge didn't allow video of them testifying, only audio. >> i loved both of my parents so much. although they may not have been the best way of raising us, i'm glad they. did. >> i saw my mom change my mom, and they almost changed me. i did what i could to not become like them. i'm a fighter and i'm shooting through lifelike a rocket. addrd the court and said she's sorry and wanted the best for her

kids and the abuse dated back to 2010 when the family lived in texas. michelle. >> anne, sa today to see specialnsele the whole report includinghe underlining documents as has been the case in every previous situation similar to with where congress got it all. >> mueller found no collusion with russians interfering with the 2016 election. he wrote, the conclusion that congress may apply the obstruction laws to the president's corrupt exercise of the powers of office, accords with our constitutional system of checks and balances, and the principle that no person is above the law. >> we believe that the first article -- article i, the legislative branch has a responsible of oversight of our democracy and we'll exercise that. >> while democrats say they will

continue to investigate the president -- republicans say it's time to move on. happening today, a major groundbreaking in san jose for the 'sst afablesiprojects itni the downtown market by the year 2022. construction crews are clearing out the 7 acre site at bassett and terrain street near state highway 87. the 30 million undertaking is funded in part by a $950 million voter approved housing bond passed in 2016. today a 70-year-old grandmother heads to court to face charges in the death of her 3-year-old grandson. fu ashi was watching over the boy when someone called 911 and officers arrived at the home and found the toddler unconscious. paramedics tried to perform cpr. they took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead and the grandmother is facing murder charges. investigators are looking into a

deadly explosion at a southern california airport. this accident happened last night at fullerton municipal airport. fire crews say the twin engine was filled with fuel after it crashed after takeoff killing the lone pilot and the plane banked left and nose dived into the ground. police have not yet released the victim's identity. they describe him to be in his 50s and say that he was heading back home to utah. coming up, severe storms taken to a new level. the piles of bricks that reigned down on cars. plus uber is stepping up its safety features following the death of a college student. the new reminders, the next time you step into a ride share. a cooler day today. we're tracking our next weather system. i'll show you future cast and what that means for our weekend, coming up.

look at what happened to these cars during severe storms in the southern plains. authority in jackson, mississippi says a storm ripped bricks off the facade off this apartment building. no injuries were reported. but the storm is blamed for at least four deaths. both the new york stock exchange and the nasdaq are closed for good friday. earning reports -- trading will resume monday. uber is getting a dollar investment. ayanese

tech groups and car maker toyota provided the cash boost. south carolina's post and career reporting that uber is unveiling safety alerts following deaths of university of south carolina student a car they thought was her uber driver and the ride share company will send reminders of safety steps that riders need to take each time they order an uber car. those include cross checking license plates and car details before entering a vehicle. the new york international auto show opens today and auto makers can unveil cars on the maker and some are years ahead of their time. tom gives us a sneak peek. >>reporter: the habarnero was real car. >> istric wh butterfly door low says

>> t concept, but when do you think we would see a car like this on the road? >> i think you could see elements of what's here very soon. 2, 3, four years, something like this could hit the road. >> it's one of many concept cars taken center stage. and giving us a glimpse into the future. including infinities q inspiration. >> walk me through some of the features of this car. >> sure. one of the things is you can see there's no door handles. so if you wanted to get inside, you touch the button right up here on the pillar and the door opens nice and wide open and you're looking at advanced technologies that could make it into our future products as we move forward. >> it uses cameras instead of rearview mirrors and a reflection of how infinity builds cars. >> manufacturers are working four, five to maybe 8 years out on concepts so it takes time for

these things t inru a sw the initial concept. >> these cars may seem out of the future, they may be a reality. >> thousands of cars as will be on show. police are preparing for the 4/20 celebration. organizers are expecting 20,000 people to come out to golden gate park. city officials will enforce the rules with extra officers on the streets and we have how the cannabis crowd could affect your commute. >> it's going to be busy on the roadways and we're talking about closures not just in golden gate park, but they're in the hate. that's going to be big changes for those who live there. let's start with the closures in the park itself. now we have the normal saturday closures, but in addition to that, jfk drive is closed. part of marlin luther king jr. is closed and nancy pelosi drive,

really the only way in is down 8th. you can go around the california academy of science. you can't go up 9th to go north. if you're going to take awhld this pub mclaren lodge which is 501 stanion street and that'stanion take a look at the big redlines and those are the outer perimeter of the closure. everything in site of that is closed to driving traffic. your east, west corridors are oak street and frederick street and your north south corridor is masonic and i can talk the -- everything inside there is going to be closed. my suggestion is to avoid the area if you can because it's going to be packed. and crowded. but how is the weather going to be mary? >> it's going to be cooler with more clouds so big difference with our weather as we're tracking our next weather system. ushering in the

clouds and cooler temperatures. it's a cooler day today compared to yesterday for sure. here's a live look with our suture cam and you can see the follow recognizing over the golden gate bridge. temperatures are warming up in spots so mid 60s in downtown san francisco. looking at upper 60s for santa rosa and low 70s for san jose and concord. one of the cooler spots, low 60s in oakland. so let's talk about that 24-hour temperature change. we are looking at many locations, many cooler compared to yesterday at this time. 4 degrees cooler at half moon bay. and 5 degrees cooler at the oakland airport. and 3 degrees cooler in mountain view. and 2 degrees cooler in san jose. 7 degrees cooler compared to yesterday at this time in napa. so we have this ridge of high pressure. it's going to break down a bit. we're tracking our next weather system in the pacific in the west. that's going to slide down into our area and will affect our weather as we go through

the weekend. today, the start of a cool down, but you'll feel the difference tomorrow. mostly sunny to partly sunny sth the clouds and sprinkles along the coast and plenty of sunshine for your easter sunday. pollen count, medium high for today and increasing for saturday, sunday and for monday. your sunset at 7:48 and our sunrise tomorrow at 6:27. daytime highs today will be running about 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time of year. 67 in san francisco. 72 in oakland for a high 76 in fremont as well as mountain view. 78 for santa rosa and santa fe. here's the 7-day forecast. cooler for tomorrow. but daytime highs tomorrow right where we should be for this time of year. more sunshine and a big warmup in store for us next week.

back into the mid 80s inland by next tuesday. >> sounds fantastic. >> mary, thank you. people around the world are preparing to celebrate earth day. cbs will air a series of reports on our changing earth, and it's called earth matters. the corespondents are going global. >> we are, in fact, we're in india, a country where air pollution is epidemic levels. south africa as well. here in north america along the riore i went, drought conditions are forcing people living along the river to rethink the way they live, and adapt. the amazon jungle in south america as well. >> earth matters airs monday on cbs this morning from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. coachella weekend two is here. coming up, why fans will be lining up for kanye west

although he won't be on stage.

new cheese to celebrate a new member of the royal family. this is the royal edition cheese. it's a westminster cheddar that combines a tangy -- it's red and it comes from the tropical fruit pulp and it's an homage to prince harry. kanye west have a surprise for the final day of coachella. >> he's calling it -- k fox and kitty performed for sunday service. musical perform answers btion only. celebrities like rapper dmx and katy -- reminder if you have a consumer problem or question, e. maim us, consumerwatch@kpix. com or call our

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today's tip of the day is a purple beans. i like making them with bean salad. i like to boil them with steam and saute them with oil olive and add

cherry fresh tomato was yellow beans and green beans. different colors and different flavors and textures. it's a wonderful side dish. when you buy them, beautiful purple on the way. very important information. when you bring them home, store them in the refrigerator right away. that's it. and when you cook them like all beans, especially the purple beans, steam them and give them a cold bath. if you over cook them, you're going to lose the color, and you don't want that. i'm tony tantillo and eat fresh and stay healthy and purple beans are fun to say. >> at 5:00, a provocative mow lit cal mailer about a state housing bill called racist and offensive and how -- we'll have that story and more at 5:00. that's going to do it for us. we have to say goodbye. looking forward to the fantastic weekend.

>> yes. >> it's going to be a nice weekend. a little cooler, but still great in all. >> we'll get our sunglasses out too. >> yes. >> and sun block. >> have a great afternoon, everybody. enjoy the outdoors. craig tower is where you climb today. >> oh, yeah. try to do it everyday.

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