complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> investigators shed more light on what happened to two santa cruz officers. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am gasia mikaelian. >> we have a number of new developments in the case of the police officers killed in the line of duty. neither r ficer was wearing body armor and that armor would not have helped them and officers were speaking with jeremy goulet for 20 minutes before he shot them. ktvu's robert handa is live in santa cruz where he learned what happened before the gunman opened fire. robert? >> reporter: it is a tough time for law enforcement as they try grieve, investigate the case and protect the public. we gathered new information from investigators and people. >> reporter: the santa cruz

police department is still mourning the death of the two officers. investigators say loren baker and elizabeth butler were gunned down tuesday afternoon at the home of sexual assault suspect jeremy goulet. a neighbor said he was stopped and questioned by the detectives as he walked by. >> she shared they were trying to engage a suspect in the house and he wouldn't come to the door. >> reporter: investigators reported that the two officers were shot as they approached the house. today the sheriff said they were talking with him through a closed door, emphasizing the conversation made jeremy goulet's attack with his hand gun more of a surprise. >> jeremy goulet disappeared from the door and appeared from another location and ambushed or assaulted the officers. >> i thought that -- that they had taken out the bad guy but

it turned out the other way. >> mike: jeremy goulet thread and later was killed. today a man at the scene before the shoot out talked about his good luck while looking at bullet holes and slugs. >> this happened to go through the rear side of the van and was found in a tool box inside. >> reporter: what are your thoughts about finding it inside your van? >> i am glad it wasn't found inside of me. >> reporter: they announced a memorial will be held march 7. at 6:00 p.m. more on the investigation and the services. live in santa cruz, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. sheriff's deputies have been patrolling santa cruz in the the shooting and this morning they arrested two men breaking into a store. they were scene on surveillance video smashing the window

downtown. they are accused of stealing five skate boards. deputies found them nearby. firefighters are on the scene of a fire burning in vacaville. smoke could be seen. the fire started after 3:30 p.m. this afternoon east of interstate 80. the fire started inside a trailer and spread to a barn. there were reports of explosions as well but no injuries have been reported. the owner says it was sparked by cutting torch. >> in rome, pope benedict xvi stepped down. ktvu's mike mibach is here and shows thus pope's final moments as he left the vatican. >> reporter: it is lent and it is known as one of the holiest seasons in the church and tonight there is no pope as pope benedict xvi is gone.

>> reporter: catholics stood in silence and watched as pope benedict xvi left his residence for the last time. >> reporter: earlier pope benedict xvi embraced his cardinals one by one, saying he would pray for them. >> reporter: there is the future pope to whom already today i promise my reverence and obedience. >> reporter: outside the cardinals responded. >> he greeted us like brothers. >> very emotional. i will always remember the way he showed us serenity. >> the pope left by helicopter and arrived at castel gandolfo where he will spend a few >> may god bless you. nt.

name of the father, son and the holy spirit. >> reporter: after 8 years as pope he said he is a pilgrim, beginning his last leg of his pilgrimage on earth and today the doors closed and there is no pope in residence at the cat -- vatican as catholics away for the cardinals to elect a new lead er. >> a new leader. >> reporter: the new pope is chosen by the college of cardinals. 100 cardinals will begin daily meetings and they will get to know each other and they will talk about major issues the church is facing and at some point in the meetings they will set a date to begin the

conclave. the conclave, the history behind it, comes from two latin words, that means the cardinals will lock themselves behind a closed door till they elect a new pope. once inside they aren't just voting, they are candidates. the goal to reach 2/3 majority on one cardinal. if they don't get a majority on one individual they burn it, that is when you will see that black smoke and the catholics will see that. when they reach the majority they will put the ballots in the fire place and that is when we will see white smoke. as soon as we see that white smoke we know a pope has been elected. the shortest lasted a couple hours, the longest, three years. many want to see a new pope by

holy week. a few weeks away. >> catholic churches are honoring the pope. in san francisco they held a thanksgiving mass this morning. there were special prayers and thanks for the pope's service to the church. >> in communion we pray this morning. the peace of christ will fill his heart and guide his path for years to come. >> definitely a new thing for the catholic church. he was a wonderful pope. a nice way to recognize. >> san jose is set to hold a special mass tonight. police caught the man in connection with a triple homicide. ammar harris was arrested today

by a team of police and federal agents in north hollywood. ammar harris fired five shots into a maserati killing kenneth wayne cherry jr. the maserati slammed into a taxi killing two others. he has an extensive criminal history. police are looking for those involved in a shooting. shots rang out after 10:30 a.m. this morning. just a couple blocks away from the bart station. investigators say no one was injured, though two vehicles were hit by bullets. police have a suspect in custody following a fatal stabbing this afternoon, it happened at a home in what police describe as a quiet neighborhood. someone called 911 about a person with stab wounds. by the time officers arrived

the victim had already died. police then took another man into custody who was running from the area. >> we are still talking to witnesses and trying to determine what caused the altercation. we have somebody stopped that might be responsible for this. we are investigating that as well. >> police say the suspect was also injured and being treated at the hospital. no word on identities. police identified a pedestrian who was killed in a hit-and-run accident. officers say the 64 year old was pronounced dead at the scene yesterday afternoon. witnesses only heard the crash. they told police a light colored mercedes sped away. the driver has da hair and may be latino. vice president joe biden is spreading the word about today's approval of a extension

of the violence against women act. >> whenever it is uttered no means no. and any action beyond the word no is a violation of the law. >> vice president joe biden spoke at a teen dating violence awareness month event after the house approved the bill. it reinstilts the 1994 law and makes it clear -- reinstates the 1994 law and makes it clear women should have equal access to the law. budget cuts, leaders are scheduled to meet with the president tomorrow to look for ways around the cuts. congresswoman nancy pelosi is warning about job losses here at home. >> reporter: napolitano --

nancy pelosi warns jobs are at risk with sequestration but republicans are saying democrats are painting a picture of doom and gloom. they called for 85 billion in cuts but they wanted president obama to decide what programs get cuts. republicans said no to tax hikes and without an agreement the government will spread out $85 billion in cuts over the next six months. >> take two big cuts too soon you can halt the job -- the economic growth and you can increase the deficit. you do not reduce the definite. >> the automatic sweeping cuts could be reversed before they take effect because congress has to turn in a new budget by march 27.

in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. >> here are the things government agencies say will happen as a result of the cuts. hundreds of illegal immigrant have already been released. the fda anticipate as reduction of 2100 food safety inspectors and they will limit the number of trips they make over seize -- seas. the the dow is down 20 to 14,054. the nasdaq is down 2 at 3,160. the s&p is down 1 to 1,514. our poll shows voters are pessimistic about the state's economy. 72% of voters described the economy here as being in bad times. but that is an improvement from last year when 88% thought the economy was in bad times. that is down from a high of 96%

back in 2009. voters are pessimistic about job opportunities in california. 36% think opportunities will get better. that is a small increase from 35% last year and 24% in 2011. one of five people charged in the killing of a businessman last november appeared in court today in san jose. prosecutors say she is a prostitute and the victim was one of her clients. she supplied information about a home to three other defendants. she was in court today to supply the name of her attorney and scheduled to return march 19 to enter a plea to charges and robbery. bay area gun buy backs, the no questions asked to drop off, what happens to the weapons after they are collected.

>> i am back here in a few minutes, fog along the coast. dense along the golden gate bridge, tomorrow, your friday, warmer. how much warmer will it be? we will let you know, back here in just 10 minutes.

only on 2 tonight, we were given access today to the secret location where the guns collected during gun buy backs are destroyed. ktvu's jade hernandez shows thus process. jade? >> reporter: frank, guns are going underground these days. you can't see the pipe underneath. we told you about the gun buy backs. but what happens to the guns after they are collected? you haven't seen this. >> reporter: up close all this looks like is an inferno. a few hours ago -- >> freddy, can you get me that?

>> reporter: 700 weapons collected during the first gun buy back were on their way to being destroyed. at secret location. our ktvu channel 2 news crew fallowed them which were all sorts of weapons. >> they ease the citizen's mind. >> reporter: they want to make it clear the public today the guns are not just off the streets, they are going underneath as material for water pipes. but first, they are making sure none were involved in a crime. only one was stolen. it will be reunited with the owner. if it was involved in a crime -- >> we would start an investigation to find out where it came from, what it was

involved in. >> reporter: as for the rest of the weapons -- >> we pick up the scrap with a magnet, we load it into a hopper so we know the amount we have and put it into the melting furnace. >> reporter: out comes molten metal used for the pipes found underneath fire hydrants like this one. coming up at 6:00 p.m. more. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. santa clara county will hold a cash funded buy back program this weekend between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. saturday. the program has $150,000 to pay out for weapons with no questions asked. owners will be offered $100 for hand guns, shotguns and rifles

and $200 for assault weapons. investigating a human skull that was found in union city. teens found the skull in a creek yesterday. police closed the creek trail while deputies search for any other human remains. they don't know how long it was there but it is more than one year. a woman who told police she was sexually assaulted at university of california, santa cruz may be charged after admitting she made it up. she said she was raped and beaten last week. police said the woman admitted it was a hoke. police are sending the case to the district attorney for review and prosecution. 15th avenue in san francisco is still closed as crews continue to fix a sink hole. it was the result of a water main break yesterday afternoon.

officials say the 16-inch pipe pulled apart near the intersection sending water and mud into homes and vehicles. six homes have been yellow tagged. lawmakers took their first step towards passing new consumer protections. bills were passed today. those bills deal with individual insurance regulations that would prevent insurers from discriminating or over charging. the bill now switches houses while they work out the details with governor jerry brown. groupon is replacing their antonio ceo -- their ceo effective immediately. shares closed 25% lower.

southern california based space x is set to launch another shipment to the international space station. they are scheduled to leave tomorrow morning. this is the third supply run. nasa is paying them to supply them. let's talk about our weather. how great it is out there. >> 70s today and tomorrow warmer still. temperatures back into the 70s. 70s out there now. behind -- you can't see it. fog out there. fog along the coast. the fog will hang in. tomorrow morning visibilities will be low on the great highway and also in the golden gate bridge. 71 today in santa rosa. 72 was the warm spot in napa and morgan hill. now going into march, temperatures warmer than they

should be. there is the jet stream. you see where the rain is. this is a great pattern for them. not for us. this should be shifted south, thousand -- not thousand, 500 miles, 400 miles. things are going to change, though. the latest model -- not latest model, next week, significant rain into the middle or end of next week. that is the big deal, the weather headline. besides warmer. this could break up and we could see a bit of rain coming our way. few high clouds out there, mountains as well. clouds again tonight. over night lows into the 30s and 40s. as you move into the afternoon, tomorrow temperatures warmer. current temperatures 67

fairfield. 69 antioch. 60 mountain view. 61 san jose. as we go into the next few days. next 24 hours, high-pressure system intensifies. the air is sinking. if you look at the coast, fog pressed down, it is because of the sinking air. coastal fog, not valley fog, making poor visibilities and creating a cool argument along the coast -- cool environment along the coast. when i come back, we will roll it forward and i will find you rain that shows up next week and the weekend is right here, how warm will it be? there will be changes. i will let you know what to expect. a helping hand. the effort today in the bay area to help veterans and their spouses as well. >> he says he did it. the reason a army private admitted to sharing private documents in the wikileaks

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stanford started the site in 2004 with apple. 3 dozen employers took part in a job fair today aimed at helping jobless veterans and their spouses. >> a huge need right now. especially with so many coming back from over seas. they are coming without a need for employment but don't know how taapproach the situation -- to approach the situation. >> the fair was held in oakland. veterans and military spouses were able to meet with employers from 35 agencies and companies. >> i work in the mental health field, so i am hope figure they have any positions here in that type of field i would love to look into that. >> the event is part of a national campaign to engage the

business community in committing to hire 500,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014. organizers helped 14,000 vets find employment over the past two years. the army private accused in the wikileaks case pleaded guilty. private first class bradley manning admitted to illegal possession of classified material but denies he aided the enemy. bradley manning takes full responsibility for his actions and sent hundreds of thousands of reports to the wikileaks. over an hour ago firefighters put out a fire at a texas refinery. they extinguished the fire in texas city, texas.

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> next month the u.s. supreme court will take up one of the most controversial issues facing the country, same-sex marriage. and late today the white house and the justice department got involved in the court battle over proposition 8. ktvu's david stevenson is in san francisco and tells us what happened and whether it will

have significance. david? >> reporter: frank, this is just a portion of the brief filed 2 hours ago. it calls proppization 8 discriminatatory, vi-- proposition 8 discriminatatory. >> reporter: the obama administration weighed in on proposition 8, urging the supreme court to over turn the law. >> it is a tremendous moment. >> reporter: justices will examine whether it is unconstitutional. a poll released to ktvu wednesday is found 61% of californians support gay marriage. >> there is no doubt the tied is shifting and the supreme court feels that tied and i think is going to be influenced by it. >> reporter: the legal brief comes days after 278 companies, including hewlett-packard, apple and google urged the court to strike down the act.

he says the justices are more likely to focus on the constitutional principals at stake rather than opinions by private companies and the president. >> you are fooling yourself if you think someone is going to take seriously, take the time to read seriously, carefully all these briefs. >> reporter: i spoke with an attorney an hour ago, he called the brief a big disappointment. the president said marriages should not become federalized. the supreme court takes it up march 26, a day before they are set to hear arguments on doma as well. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. more than a dozen states are showing their support for

same-sex marriage. they are signing two legal briefs that support a decision to strike down california's proposition 8 and together that declared the act unconstitutional. among those states are oregon and illinois where efforts are underway to legalize same-sex marriage. oakland is filing an appeal of a ruling it can't take part in the case involving medical marijuana dispensary. they filed briefs after prosecutors moved to sees their property but they ruled the city did not have standing to join the fight. president obama's choice for the new cia director may see a vote soon. he says the panel is scheduled to vote early next week. democrats hoped to vote today but republicans say they haven't got all the information they want from the white house. he is currently the top counter

terrorism adviser. they are warning not to eat shell fish in mcmc. they found dangerous levels of poisons in severe cases they could be deadly. the warning doesn't afly commercial shell fish. -- apply to commercial shell fish. ktvu's ken pritchett is live to explain why that area has a ample water supply even though it has seen little rain. >> reporter: that's right. we have fog off the pacific. we had rain come in too this year but it is not welcome news but it is what happened before the start of the year that

saved the day. >> reporter: before the measure was taken it was known the snow pack would be low, even low compared to last month. >> even though we gained a little snow we didn't gain as much as we should have so our percent of average dropped. >> reporter: the snow pack is 57% of average for this itime- of -- this time of year. in marin county there has been little rain. >> we had a dry january and february. we have had a record low for january and february, 2.07 inches. our records go back to 1879. >> reporter: she says it is reservoirs are 97% capacity after heavy rain in november and december. statewide three of california's reservoirs are above normal. 107% of average, 113% and 100%

of the average for this day. in marin county, despite a record dry start to the year the outlook is good. >> we have april we will look good. >> reporter: officials say despite a lower than normal snow pack right now it is not a major concern. that would change if we continue to have a dry year followed by another dry year next year. in marin county, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. california's off shore marine protection zones may be helping fish species to recover. california began setting up the protection zones. fishing is banned or restricted in the zones. they could help the fishing industry in the long run. a silent protest, the reason dozens of students

marched today and the message they were trying to deliver. >> you have seen it before but not this version. it is called the harlem shake. why this video is getting the attention of the federal government.

students at san jose state university marked black thursday with frustration over

a negative article. dozens marched from the campus to the statue in silence hoping to raise awareness for a disregard of african american culture. they say an article exemplified their message. >> we believe everyone can express those opinions -- >> we told you about the piece earlier this week. it said black history month is redundant. some gathers to show disapproval. he announced a bill that would help community colleges facing sanctions. the bill would provide financial assistance with a plan to approve the

accreditation status. san francisco city college struggled to maintain its status. ed. >> federal investigators are getting involved in the harlem shake. in this case what they are looking into is a video that was filmed on an airplane during the flight. [ music playing ] >> you don't see that every day. a group of colorado college students made the video on a frontier airlines flight. the organizer asked the flight attendant for permission. pandora is capping free music streaming at 40 hours a month. they are making the move due to absence of advertising sales.

the change begins in a couple of days. it will only effect 4% of the listeners. why some bart riders say they will consider driving to work. >> back here in 10 minutes, dense fog along the coast. that has an impact on your friday and warmer day time highs, which cities tomorrow will be the warmest. mary gonzales had a cold, she also has asthma. so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan,

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firefighters tried to put out a fire in antioch this afternoon. the truck got caught in pg&e wires about 1:00 p.m. the back of the truck then caught fire. the driver was told to stay inside because of live wires but he jumped out and wasn't hurt. some nearby homes were evacuated. the bart board of directors voted to raise fairs and start charging for parking at several more stations. ktvu's rob roth is here now with how much more you will have to pay and when it goes into effect. rob? >> reporter: we are in the parking lot of the hayward bart station, one of seven that are free but not for long and that is not all that is going up. >> reporter: when it comes to buying a bart ticket these may be considered the good old days because the board of directors voted to raise fairs by --

fares by 5.2% ride from hayward francisco now $4.60 one way will go up to $4.85. >> that is ridiculous. ridiculous. >> means one less cup of coffee a week. it is a good service. good service has a cost. >> reporter: directors say it will bring in $17 million a year and necessary to keep up with inflation. >> we haven't been investing enough to make sure we have the capacity for the new riders. >> reporter: we asked the board president what he thought reaction would be. >> hopefully they will understand we are trying to keep their ride high quality and good value for money. >> reporter: some aren't seeing it that way. >> i don't think it is good to pay more. >> reporter: they voted to

start charging at the 7 parking lots a dollar a day to start beginning in april. north concord, concord, south hayward, hayward, the colosseum, richmond and glen park. she is not happy to hear about the change. >> they are going to drive people to drive. in spite of gas prices. >> reporter: the other parking lots that already charge will not see an increase for now and bart said fares will increase again in 2016. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. officials are set to meet tonight to discuss electrifying the tracks on the peninsula. they will give them a chance to offer input about the scope of the environmental impact report. the project has been in the works for a decade but stalled because of a lack of money.

last year was revived after they passed a bill funding the first segment of the $88 billion california's high-speed rail. the death of a man in custody is drawing more demands for transpairacy. they took him into custody february 12, he died while in custody. they haven't been able to get the information they want about the death. >> this investigation must be transparent. this means the public must be informed of its progress. >> the police department issued a statement saying there are significant constraints regarding the immediate release of information and we can't comment on specific information. ucla researchers may have discovered the information they need to cure acne. they said today a study show as

bacteria on the face could be divided into three strains. they say the findings could potentially lead to a cream that corrects the balance. study may inspire you to spend less time sitting down. researchers tracked people at risk for type 2 diabetes. people who spend more time sitting had a higher number of bad enzymes. when weem reduced the time they -- when people reduced the time they sat they improved. an unusual pairing. dennis rodman said north korean

leader is his friend for life. the trip is a part of a series they will air on hbo. he had dinner and drinks with him. the leader is set to be a -- said to be a big basketball fan. he pulled out afffund raise -- out of a fundraising trip because of frost bite. he is now in a hospital for treatment. the remaining five members will go ahead with the mission. >> back now to our weather. as beautiful as it was today it will be hotter tomorrow? >> warmer tomorrow, frank. temperatures will increase tomorrow. 70s today. tomorrow mid-70s. tomorrow should be the warmest day of the week. and then temperatures trend down but no rain towards the weekend.

all going north. year's past that would be pointed at us and we would be getting right at us but it isn't pointed at us. it might point at it wednesday next week, we will watch that. we have nice weather to talk about and it will impact your bay area weekend. cooler on the weekend. highs -- not highs. current numbers in the 60s. upper 60s. 67 -- right now, 67 antioch. 61 san jose. tomorrow warmer. tomorrow fog, coastal fog. dense along the coast. this is the kind of pat, the national weather service could pull the trigger on a dense fog advisory, along the golden gate bridge, half moon bay, think about that if you are traveling on highway one. morning fog back. high pressure sticks with us. the air is sinking. warms when it sinks. this time of year it -- if it

is not a strong wind allows fog to set up and that is what we are seeing right now. i think it might go away tomorrow afternoon. the weekend look goods. tomorrow is the warmest day of the week. the model shows some fog forming in the central valley and coastal fog going away in the afternoon. no rain for us. highs tomorrow, look at the 70s. 74 fairfield. 71 in livermore, danville, brentwood, antioch. pittsburg. nice weather. for march. march could be wet and cold month, let's hope that is the case. can be. we have seen marches, right? we have -- i can't remember the year, many years ago now, we had a season like this, below average and march went off. if we had a march like december we would end up 100% of average. we will see, might see rain

next week. >> in the mean time enjoy tomorrow. >> yeah. >> thank you. it is not over yet. chevron is responding to the punishment it received for the fire at its refinery and how this could get the refinery back online before repairs are made.

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of agencies that chevron appealed 25-27 serious or willful violations it sited chevron for during the fire. it is possible that chevron could restart all operations at the plant before cal-osha's orders to correct are done. >> those orders are on hold. chevron is no longer required to fix the equipment till such time the appeal is settled. >> even if cal-osha wins it could take 2 years. chevron will do the repairs that it deems are necessary. the only other alternative is for the city or the air district to forbid the reopening till repairs are made. the food and drug administration put the cantaloupe industry on notice after two outbreaks in two

years. listeria, salmonella and other illnesses made people sick nationwide. this week the fda said they will step up inspections this season to try to avoid a repeat. >> target inspections at packing houses. assessing conditions in the houses. take samples of product. >> the fda can force mandatory recalls to remove the contaminated fruit from the market. facebook is buying advertising tools called atlas from microsoft. atlas is part of a advertising service microsoft bought back in 2007. facebook hasn't disclosed how much it is paying for it. only on 2 tonight, what happens to all the guns collected at buy back programs

and are any linked to crime. in 2 empties what we found out when we followed law enforcement after the guns were handed over. >> get ready to pay more at the pump, the decision to raise the state gas tax,.