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i'm tara moriarty live in napa, where sheriff deputies are now handling the investigation into a deadly officer-involved shooting. we'll tell you why one witness is questioning whether it was justified. when we first set up the 911 system, the vast majority of calls would be routed. >> reporter: the oakland pd says kaiser permanente is putting its money where its
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mouth is. good afternoon. we begin with the investigation into an officer-involved fatal shooting in napa. the shooting happened on the 1 400 block of meek avenue near east spring street yesterday. the man who was shot is a psychiatric nurse who had worked at several bay area hospitals. tara moriarty joins us with the latest. >> reporter: napa police are not talking about this case anyone more. in fact, they are behind closed doors right now with sheriff deputies who are now handling the investigation into this d eadly officer-involved s hooting. one neighbor told the register, he believes this could have been a case of suicide by cop but a witness we spoke to has a much different story. the body of the 60-year-old lay in a pool of blood in the street. >> i don't know if it was a justified shooting at this p oint. >> reporter: a neighbor who did not want to appear on
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camera says his mother witnessed the entire shooting at the i ntersection of east spring street. she says the suspect came out of the house, was complying with police demands when a female officer yelled taser! taser! >> my name said about 3:16, 3 :17, she things the tater a nd -- taser and shooting was simultaneous. >> reporter: the suspect died. >> i calm out and i saw the body in the street and what i believe were approximately six to eight heavily-armed police officers carrying assault weapons a assault shot bubs. the man -- shot guns. the man had apparently been shot in the head and was bleeding profusely from his skull. there was a blood trail going down the street. >> reporter: the suspect's wife called 911 when her husband blame sidal -- suicidal.
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neighbors say he worked at several different psychiatric hospitals as a nurse. he was on disability for stress. >> everybody knew him. he was completely fine. >> reporter: neighbors say he did keep pistols in his home but it's unclear whether he had a weapon on him. >> today is the day we'll do most of our interviewing. at this point i really can't say much about what those statements are, partially because they haven't happened yet and also we don't want to taint the memories or recollections of those witnesses still out there waiting to be interviewed. >> reporter: according to police report, four officers are now on paid leave. but our interview told ktvu there were at least half a dozen officers involved in shooting. as far as the suspect, an
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autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. back to you. >> thank you. this morning, redwood city police said a man found dead last night may be a victim of gang violence. the officers found the body l ying on madison avenue. investigators say the victim was a 21-year-old hispanic male. police are looking for three to six suspects, all in their late teens and early 20s. for a long time the biggest downside of cell phone wases the difficulty of making a -- of cell phones was the difficulty of making a call to 911. the number of 911 calls from cell phones have gone up significantly and now callers are having an easier time g etting to emergency operators. the number of calls has increased statewide 28% with most still going to the chp. but now 95% reach an operator, compared to 58% three years ago. late this morning an officer
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told ktvu two things have c hanged. there are more chp operators and many calls now go to local dispatchers. >> when we first set up the system, the vast majority went to chp and then we would route them. now a lot of the local areas' jurisdictions have their own 911 is set up where the calls go directly in. >> about 70 million cell phone calls were placed in california last year. the chp's maximum e nforcement program ended at midnight with more people being arrested for dui this year compared to last year's thanksgiving holiday. as of yesterday, chp o fficersested more than 1400 people for driving -- officers arrested more than 1400 people for driving under the influence. last year, 1300 people. 249 arrests this year were here in the bay area. so far eight traffic dates --
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deaths have been reported s tatewide. a huge gift for oakland youth. we've learned that kaiser is giving millions of dollars for the -- to the police department to set up a mentoring program to keep kids out of trouble. jade hernandez has more about the gift and the reaction to it. >> reporter: kaiser permanente is calling it an investment in the future. anthony batts says he calls it like he sees it, kaiser putting its money where its mouth is. and that means investing $ 10.5 million in oakland youth. some of that money is going to a program that specifically targets at-risk youths. this junior is considering college. a few years ago, the thought wouldn't have crossed his mind. >> they started congratulating me on good stuff that i did. it's making me want to strive for better and more. >> this struck a chord in my heart.
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and i thought, this is what i became a police officer for. >> reporter: he's the same officer oakland chief anthony batts saw reach young men within the department that are kids are in the program. >> i saw two police officers, williams and french, standing there in front of kids on a saturday morning at 11:00, looking them in the eye saying i love you and i care about you. >> reporter: today, kaiser permanente donated $10.5 million to offer programs within the district and the police department, including the okay program. $2million of the money will be set aside for a monument d epicting humanitarian and a park to be unveiled next year. >> this is real important money at a really important time. obviously with the state of california underfunding education and services to children. >> reporter: you are taking a look at the clinic at oakland technical high school where we're live this afternoon.
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it takes anywhere between did the $500,000 or $1 million to keep a clinic like this operational. the grant money will help fund this clinic and expand clinic services on other campuses. reporting live from oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. the two uc berkeley g raduates still inprisonned in iran -- imprisoned in iran were allowed to call home last saturday. this is the second shane bauer and josh fattal have spent thanksgiving in captivity. they were hiking along the border with iran when they were captured. shane bauer spoke to us by p hone. >> he asked right away how we were and how his sisters were. he had no idea what was going on in his case, it was very o bvious. he had no idea about it.
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they are totally isolated from that. >> the hikers are accused of s pying. a trial is set for f ebruary 6th. they are hoping for a humanitarian release by christmas. the obama administration is ordering all fert release agencies -- all federal release agencies. the documents are now online for anyone to see. the documents range from the u.s. spying on allies to u nflattering portrayals of foreign leaders. u.s. attorney general, william holter, says the release is damaging to foreign rerations -- foreign relations. >> it puts at risk our national security and it puts at risk the individuals serving this c ountry, either as diplomats, intelligence. >> he said a criminal investigation is underway and
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whoever is responsible will be prosecuted. >> i mean, we livea world that's become overly secretive. especially after 9/11 and i think it's about time that we turn the tide. >> he also said that wikileaks asked the state department to advise them on documents it did not want published but federal officials refused to cooperate. president obama this morning announced a proposal to freeze the wages of civilian federal employees for two years as a way to help reduce the federal deficit. >> the hard truth is that g etting this deficit under control is gonna require some brad sacrifices. that sacrifice must be shared by the employees of the federal government. afterall, small businesses and families are tightening their belts. their government should, too. >> the move would require
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congressional approval. the white house estimates is would save $5 billion over the five years it would be in e ffect. the wage freeze would not apply to military personnel but would affect civilians who work at the pentagon. congress voted last april to freeze its own pay. an actor who made people laugh for decades has died. the story -- just ahead. also, this is the day many people leave the mall behind and turn to computers for holiday shopping. it's another cold morning. steve paulson is up and is to na tell us -- is ga gonna tell us when -- is gonna tell us when we'll get a break. >> i need to get a job and i need clothes. >> we'll tell how is benefiting from the one warm coat
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fans are mourning the p assing of actor leslie nielsen who died at his home in fort lauderdale, florida. he was 84 and being treated for a pneumonia. he was a serious actor when he first came to hollywood in the 1950s. later he trade the drama for laughs. he also went on to play frank in the popular "naked gun"
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comedy. the san francisco philanthropist who created the prestigious goldman prize has died. richard goldman died this morning of his -- at his home of natural causes. he started this award in 1989. it awards $150,,000 for six people who chose to take great personal risk to safeguard the environment. he was 94. congress is resuming a l ame-duck session on capitol hill today. democratic house leaders passed control to the -- pass control to the republicans next year. between now and then, lawmakers will be address the possible repeal of the military's don't ask/don't tell policy against gays. another item at the top of the congressional agenda, what to do about the bush era tax cuts that are due to expire at the end of the year. president obama want to keep the cuts in place for families e arning $250,000 or less a
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year. that's 98% of the poppinglation. but republicans want the tax c uts extended to everyone, including wealthy americans. congress may also take up the dream act. that would allow 0 people -- that would include those who came to this country at a young age if they attend college. the food safety m odernization act would expand the authority of the fda to regulate farms and food processors. the measure is aimed at reducing bacterial contamination by salmonella and e-coli. it would give the fda authority to order a recall instead of relying on sellers to issue voluntary recalls. this is cyber monday. a lot of people do holiday s hopping online while at work today. a survey by the national retail
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federation estimates 106 million people will shop online today. that's up 10% from last year. 90% of all e tailers plan to o ffer special promotions and deals. >> much of the information they've gathered over the past couple of days, black friday and the saturday avenue, they are gonna use that when they decide their promotional offers for monday. >> with more people owning smart phones and tablet computers, it's easier for stores to target shoppers no matter where they are. the national retail federation predicts 7% of cyber monday shoppers will use a mobile device. retailers are relieved that increase and traffic sales at brick and mortar stores. analysts say 212 million bought something in a store or online through last night. that's up 8.7% from last year. shoppers are spending more. the average shopper spent more than $365 which is up nearly
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6.5% from last year. one firefighter is among the two people who suffered injuries in an overnight fire in san rafael. it started shortly after midnight at an apartment house on lincoln avenue. crews had the fire under control in just 15 minutes. investigators say the woman l iving in the destroyed apartment unit suffered burns and smoke inhalation. one firefighter suffered injuries to his face during the cleanup operation. they were picking up hose afterwards. and a piece of equipment slammed down and hit him in the facial area. investigators believe a cigarette set off the fire. they credit an alert neighbor for spotting the flames and notifying the fire department. some of the needy in san francisco are a little warmer today. we were at st. anthony's this morning as men lined up to choose a warm coat. giveaway began around 8:00 this morning for men. it continues after lunch for women and children. the recipients say it was a little chilly waiting in line but it was worth it. >> i had to borrow this coat to
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stand in line to get a coat. >> i'm just trying to get some clothes so i can get a job. >> ktvu partnered with one warm coast last friday, at collection points around the bay area. you can still donate. there will be barrels at the ferry building in san francisco, bay street in emeryville. broadway plaza in walnut creek, and santana row in san jose through the end of december. let's check in with our meteorologist, steve paulson. >> pretty chilly. >> very chilly. we'll take a look at the 20s. we have a lot of sunshine. temperatures are in the le 50s for many. a little breezy, some some of the higher elevations but it is a dry day. it's good today and also tomorrow if you want to make outdoor plans, just bundle up. it will be cloudy to wednesday to mostly cloudy. we'll carry that into wednesday. it looks like the system will come in, kind of put on the brakes and accelerate again when it gets a kicker by the end of the week. we'll start off with sunshine by the end of the week we'll be
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looking at a lot more clouds and the possibility of rains. 20s this morning. napa airport did get to 25 by the way. morgan hill, 27. lafayette/alamo 27. these are not the currents. these are the lows this morning. losgatos and gilroy, 30. high pressure is our fair- weather friend today. it's going to continue to be that way as it deflects everything well to the north at least for the next couple of days. some clouds will tease us by next week. today's highs will be mid- to upper 50s. 51, concord, livermore to 53, napa/santa rosa. oakland, berkeley, everyone is close. 12 in tahoe. that's it. their low this morning was 11 below. same for trucy in i cue -- ukia it's a cool day for many. some of the lows were r ecord-
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setting territory. ontario made it down to 22. the system is making a beeline for seattle, vancouver and portland. until then we have sunshine. we start to see anywhere -- when we start to see sunset or anywhere near that, the temperature drops. cloudy. but cloudy also means warmer lows. we should be around 58 to 63. at best we're about 55 or 56. not much of a change there. we stayed below average on these temperatures. tomorrow more of the same. another cold morning and mostly fair to mostly sunny. partly to mostly cloudy on wednesday. we'll include cloud it up on thursday. maybe rain in here on friday. if not i had think it will make it mere by saturday. >> thank you. >> any time. this week officials in foster city will vet to recommend the limit that people can bring to the park.
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there's a three-dog maximum. there have been a few incidents, one of them was a man bitten by his own dog as he tried to stop a fight and there was also a physical altercation between a man and a woman. >> some people come here with more than three dogs and never take responsibility for the d ogs' you know, business or actions. >> the cities parks and recreation committee is s cheduled to vote on a recommendation to the city council. the public will be given the chant to -- give be the chance to speak at the meeting. at the city council chambers. just ahead, a close look at what's happening on wall street. also high praise for the bay area.
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taking a a live look at wall street, numbers are still down but they are up about 100 points from their lowest point in the morning trading and some of the concerns still about european debt worries but, of course, there is a strong holiday s hopping start, according to retailers and also rebounding energy and material factors is helping the markets to come d own. the dow is down 28 at 11,063. nasdaq down 5. s&p down about 1. the only major airline based in the air -- based in the bay area scored the highest mark in the new survey.
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virgin america earned highest scores for both and premium. travelers were asked to rate how well airlines delivered on comfort, service and food. southwest was named the best value and best for on-time estimates. singapore topped the list for international flights. in the last year, nine of the ten largest airlines increased the number of flight or moved to bigger planes. jetblue gained more than 7.5% more seats with delta adding 5%. industrial analysts say more seats are being added on international flights than domestic because that's where business travel is increasing the fastest. there will be no watching the surfers from the beach at the next mavericks competition. officials are hoping to avoid the problems that happened last february. as you can we are, a wave swept over the breakwater and hit spectators on the beach. 13 people were seriously hurt.
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the period for this year once from this wednesday until february 28th. surfers come on 24 hours' notice once the waves hit a peek. that -- peak. that will do it for us. the next news is at 5:00, the channel 2 news. thanks for watching have. have a great day.
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