woodrow is live. there are concerns about the company's inspection history. >> reporter: absolutely. according to these reports, robby trucking company had been unsatisfactory on two occasions. this is one of the terminals chp were investigating. they do it every two years unless a company has violations. they did have violations. inspections occurred more often. two months ago the most recent one. more violations. chp took the vehicles out of service and said they couldn't be driven. >> reporter: the chp says this crash that killed a truck driver could have been avoided. 2 investigates obtained chp safety records that show two

unsatisfactory ratings for robby trucking company. the most severe violations, faulty steering and breaks, resulting in 20% of the vehicles placed out of service. inspections found vehicles were over weight. one by 17,000 pounds. each time the company was given 120 days to fix the problem. chp says they fixed some while other new violations occurred. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> it is our policy to do that. by law we have to give them due process to fix the issues. this could have been avoided if the company made sure the vehicle was properly maintained. >> reporter: still chp doesn't know if the truck that crashed was previously sited. the truck hit two vehicles before crashing into this empty restaurant. witnesses reported it appeared to be out of control and the driver was flashing his lights and honking his horn. >> he tried to go between us so

that -- you know, he was -- he did everything he could. >> chp's reports say the company did not have a preventative maintenance program and didn't maintain records. the company's owner said the truck was recently purchased and checked out fine and he is cooperating with chp investigators. >> reporter: they were due for its next inspection in two months. had they not fixed the problems by then chp could have revoked its carrier license. new at 6:00 p.m. what else chp is doing to stay on top of this investigation as for the crash that is being investigated by pittsburg police department. >> thank you. governor jerry brown today announced a new $1 billion plan to help deal with california's drought. to give you a sense of how dyer the drought is. these pictures were released by

noaa. on the right, that is how severe the drought was a year ago. dark red is exceptional drought. to the left. that is what it looks like now. you can see the drought is getting much, much worse. ktvu's tom vacar with details of the governor's plan. some say this isn't enough? >> you think about it, it is a move forward but not presented with the urgency many say it deserves. >> reporter: with 93% of the state already in severe or critical drought conditions, and the snow pack at its lowest level ever the state will deal with the worse effects of the drought and future water supply improvements. >> we have to up our game to be more efficient. if the drought continues we will have to be innovative to be able to keep our current lifestyle. >> reporter: money for

emergency drinking water and communities facing shortages and aid to hard hit communities. including food relief for farm workers. example, the farming town. >> in the last two years food bank lines tripled in the community because there are no jobs due to the lack of water. >> reporter: it provides for shovel ready water and flood projects, fish and wildlife protections, more aggressive ground water management. the money will come from several state sources, mostly water and flood bonds. >> we will have to do more. >> reporter: this is in addition to the extension of previous water restrictions adopted earlier this week. limiting home uses of water but the governor and legislator seem unwilling to propose real

cut backs. >> don't worry. if this drought continues we will crank it down and it will get extremely challenging. >> reporter: with 80% of the state's water going to agricultural, many say farmers need to be more efficient. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> you talked about how we haven't had rationing so far. four years of drought here, it almost seems like rationing is just a matter of time before we get it. >> reporter: if we don't get rain, we are not expecting any serious rain for many months now, we may get spring rain but little, yeah, we could be in trouble. if it is a dry year next year we are talking about importing water. we will be talking about things like rations which people are not going to like and we will talk about economic impacts that will have more severe

consequences throughout the state of california. >> in the meantime conserve whatever you can. tom vacar, thank you, tom. we have a special section on our home page dedicated to california's drought. you can read more about the water restrictions. a heads up for b.a.r.t. riders. weekend track closures are planned in oakland in april. between fruit vail and the -- fruitvale and the coliseum, from april to august. a.c. transit will offer free bus rides during the stations -- from the station during the closure. a city bus was involved in a deadly head on collision this morning about 5:45 a.m. the driver of the car was killed. people in the neighborhood say that is a dangerous

intersection that police used to patrol more often. >> before we had a shortage of police officers this was pretty well patrolled for speed. and they would sit right here at this intersection and pull people over. now we don't see that anymore. they need to hire more officers. >> witnesses tell us the driver of the car ran a stop sign. authorities at this point haven't released his name. four people on the bus were taken to the hospital for what police call minor injuries. mother and her son are in critical condition after they were struck in a crosswalk. some people say the crosswalk is dangerous. they were hit at 7:00 p.m. last night on the north bound 880 on rob. ktvu's rob f is live -- rob roth is live with more. >> reporter: what we noticed about the crosswalk is there

are no traffic signals and cars often whiz by. >> reporter: this may only be short walk but those who do it say it is a dangerous one. >> when there is a lot of traffic it is scary. >> reporter: last night a mother was pushing her son in a stroller when they were struck by an suv inside the crosswalk. authorities say the driver is a 23-year-old woman. california highway patrol investigators say neither drugs or alcohol were factors and it appears excessive speed wasn't either. >> the driver at the time based on statements was taking the ramp at a safe speed. >> reporter: it does have a gradual curve as it approaches the crosswalk and from the crosswalk cars are visible but some say pedestrians need to be more careful too. >> i have seen people, you are driving and they walk out in

federal government of you -- in front of you. >> reporter: the city of hayward says it hasn't received complaints about the crossing. >> we want to do whatever we can to partner with every agency to ensure the safety of those in our community. pedestrians, mostrists alike. >> -- motorists alike. >> reporter: the driver is cooperating and so far not facing charges. >> you have been there reporting on this story, you crossed the crosswalk, what was your experience? >> reporter: well, first you want to give yourself time and make sure no cars are coming but people who cross tend oo job. -- to jog. a judge refusing to release testimony in the choke hold death of eric garner. police officers pulling him to the ground last july.

a grand jury decided not to prosecute the officers and that led to protests about race in policing. in his ruling the judge said witnesses should be able to testify freely without fear of pressure from outside influences. isis is claiming responsible for the deadly terror attack on a museum in tunisia. this comes as authorities arrested several suspects connected to had gunman who were killed. the report from london on tunisia's problem with isis. >> reporter: 20 people killed, dozens wounded and now a claim of responsibility. isis says it was behind wednesday's attack at the national bardo museum. calling it a blessed invasion of one of the dens of infidels. the government remaining defiant as they threaten further attacks in the country. >> nothing is finished for

tunisia. it is a democracy that has its own defense mechanism. >> reporter: authorities arrested 9 more suspects. five directly connected to the attack and four who provided support. officials admitting they are having trouble keeping track of the thousands who trained with groups like isis and al-qaeda and may have returned home. >> many fought in syria and in iraq with isis. we are seeing here it operating in many countries. and now it is tunisia. >> they could be getting hope. offers are pouring in from world leaders, including the obama administration, pledging to help save lives any way it can. >> we are interested in doing what we can to support them as they confront this threat. >> reporter: officials are working to contain damage

totunisia's tour -- to tunisia's tourism industry. fox news. claims that arsenic were found in wine. details on the lawsuit against two dozen california wine makers. >> plus dozens of dogs destined to become food in south korea rescued and in bay area shelters. the special needs they have before they can be adopted. >> after the break, temperatures near 80 on this last day of winter. the highs today and the cooler conditions in the forecast for tomorrow. female announcer: right now at sleep train get up to 48 months interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. save hundreds on beautyrest. or choose $300 in free gifts with stearns & foster. the triple choice sale ends soon at sleep train.

one of three men arrested in the killing of a mother from oakland during a gun fight appeared in court today. chyemil pierce was shot last week. 30-year-old mother of three was struck by a stray bullet and killed as she tried to shield

her children from gunfire. anthony sims did not enter a plea. he admitted to being involved in the shoot out that killed her. also today something you don't see all the time. anthonyanthony sims' mother spoke outside court about what happened. >> i praying for the family. and everything. i give them my condolence and for her children. i have grandchildren and everything and children myself so i apologize and i wish god -- god bless them. >> anthonyanthony sims' spoke saying the defense is in the process of gathering information in the case. >> all i can say is it is our believe that he was not the shooter. >> police also arrested two 29- year-old men on murder charges. investigators say along with anthony sims jerry harbin and

shelton mcdanles also opened fires. san francisco pink saturday party will be back this year. violence at the event prompted organizers to bow out. but another agency stepped in. ktvu's david stevenson is live now with details including the focus on security. right? >> reporter: right. it is june 27, leaving the new organizers and the city over three months to put another what could be the biggest pink saturday in the event's history. >> reporter: they do their best business in the heat of the summer when the neighborhood hosts pink saturday. >> it is a holiday in the castro i would say. at least double or triple our revenue on pink saturday. >> reporter: it is the street party held a day ahead of the pride parade.

but violence attacks put the future in jeopardy. last month the producers said they no longer manage the party after a member and her husband were attacked last year. >> they have done an incredible job. >> reporter: the san francisco lgbt community center said it will produce the event with keeping it safe for lgbt youth. >> activities and things that are fun and also really are about lgbt culture. >> focus on security. the foot print may shrink and it will end 2 hours earlier. >> this year the city will provide financial support as well. we are going to have increase security this year and that will be an additional cost and the city is helping with that. >> reporter: here is why this is expected to be one of the biggest pink s.a.t.s. the supreme court is --

saturday. the supreme court is expected to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide and that is boosting spectitation of turn out. >> -- speculation of turn -- expectation of turn out. >> reporter: city leaders and people in the community said it is outsiders who may not be a part of the community who heard there is a party and want to come here and not celebrate the culture and have a good time and that leads it violence. >> we will see how it goes. thank you. our weather now. i was trying to come up with a clever toss and i can't. just nice out there. >> it is. what do you do? so nice. continues that way. temperatures today peaked.

we had upper 70s, low 80s. beautiful afternoon on the bay. there is the bay bridge. the suspension span there. traffic moving a little bit. that is a good sign. means it is going okay. jet stream is to the north. there are clouds working their way in. clouds pealing off here. this slides through the bay area tomorrow. partly cloudy skies tomorrow. that pushes in coastal fog as well. temperatures tomorrow cooler by 5 or 8 degrees. cooler tomorrow than today. 80 concord. 80 walnut creek. low 80s out there. and 70s. 74 mountain view. 77 san jose. a very warm day for your bay area third. the warmest day of the -- thursday. warmest day of the week. 10 miles per hour at fairfield. winds are onshore. we had slight off shore winds this morning. now we have the westerly winds

that is bringing in the clouds. and by the time they get in here there is a chance for a sprinkle into the long range. i will show you that. computer model shows the clouds tomorrow morning, right, tomorrow morning, 5:00 a.m., clouds, in the afternoon, partly cloudy skies. and then it warms up. there is -- oranges are gone. 70s. lots of 60s. a warm day. hazy sunshine. atmosphere will be full of tree pollens tomorrow. hine the high range -- into the high range now. the forecast for your san francisco friday, 68 degrees for a day time high in san francisco. clouds, patchy valley -- or coastal fog. oakland 70 degrees. cooler than today around the lake. partly cloudy skies. same in san jose. the clouds are for everybody. filtered sunshine tomorrow. temperatures in san jose at 75

degrees. your five-day forecast, spring arrives tomorrow. cloudy, warm. cooler on saturday with a chance of a sprinkle friday night into saturday. sunday clouds come in and showers on monday. the chances minimal. not massive rain events. just enough to drop temperatures down, increase clouds and maybe wet a little bit. we will check in on that. i will be back and we will run the model and look for the rain. >> thank you. new accusations that california wines contain high levels of arsenic and an afternoon on the bay turns to tragedy. how colleagues are remembering him. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> frank, coming up, a man was pulled over and given a ticket and now accused of taking a social media to threat an sheriff's deputy who issued the citation. the serious threats made and what the sheriff's department is doing about it. plus --

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trouble. he fell out and his friend tried to pull him out of the water. the body was later recovered by authorities. his death is a huge loss. >> nick had been here 11, 12 years. already had a reputations a one of those teachers you follow and students would wait to get into his classes. >> he leaves behind a son. this is the second teacher in the department there to die within the past three years. another high profile company is facing a discrimination lawsuit from a woman who says she was treated poorly because of gender and race. she was fired by facebook as a product manager but says she was told to organize parties and serve drinks to male co- workers. facebook said they disagree and says she was treated fairly. another lawsuit is playing out right now in the bay area, that

involves a woman who is suing a company for pdiscrim-- discrimination. target paying $10 million to settle a lawsuit filed after the data breach. people effected by the breach can file climes for up to $10,000 with proof -- claims for up to $10,000 with proof of the losses. the data breach involved information from 40 million credit and debt cards. attorney fees totaled $6 million. federal accident investigators released findings in the deadly crash involving a commuter train and a truck in ventura county last month. the national transportation safety board says the driver mistakenly drove 80 feet down the tracks tracks and got stuck. the warning lights were not on at the time. the driver had turned on his warning lights and got out of his vehicle. officials say a student

engineer hit the train's emergency breaks and the train hit the truck. the principal engineer died from his injuries. ahead, new claims that wines in northern california contain arsenic. the wine and the response from the wine industry. >> a rescue out of south korea. 57 dogs raised for human consumption now here safe and sound. >> local leaders climbing over the edge and down 23 stories to support the adventures of local kids.

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new at 5:00 p.m. accusations that dozens of california wine labels contain illegal and dangerously high levels of arsenic according to a lawsuit filed today in los angeles. ktvu's cristina rendon is in the news room to explain which wines are now under the microscope. >> reporter: frank, the complaint alleges wines from napa valley have high levels of arsenic in them and having a glas or two a day -- glass or

two a day could be toxic. the complaint alleges 28 california wineries are violating law by producing marketing and selling wine contaminated with arsenic and failing to warn consumers about the danger. it is an odorless, colorless and toxicpoiden found in plants and soil, known to cause illness and death in large amounts. they are producing levels far in excess of what is allowed in drinking water in standards by the environmental protection agency. it found 500% or more in what is considered the safe daily intake limit. the sale of the wines poses a risk to the public and uncuts the wine makers and sellers who

do not sell arsenic tainted wines. a lab in colorado tested 1,300 different types of wine and found 83 had elevated levels of arsenic. the results were confirmed by two additional labs. but a spokesperson for the wine institute disputed the findings and said although we are not privy to the litigation we believe this allegation is false and misleading and that all wines being sold in the u.s. are safe. a spokesperson for trader joe's said they haven't seen the complaint and they are investigating with several wine producing suppliers. we put a copy of the lawsuit on our website on www.ktvu.com. >> cristina rendon, thank you. a san francisco police officer who was under investigation for exchanging racist and homophobic texts has

resigned. he was one of four officers to be reassigned. 7-10 other officers are under investigation. the text messages came to light in an appeal of a conviction. an attorney said that he was very proud of the work he did but it is hard to see a successful career after a scandal like this. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu appears to be back tracking on his comments about a palestinian state. days before the election he said he would not agree to a two state solution unless conditions changed. that helped him win the votes. but today israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he is committed to palestinian statehood however it climate has to change first and he insisted he hasn't reversed his stance. deal to reduce iran's nuclear capacity is getting

closer. many members of congress are making their voices heard. the latest move on capitol hill and the possible deal. >> reporter: the obama administration is pushing back on a report that a potential nuclear deal would require iran to reduce centrifuges to 6,000 for 10 years. >> there is no draft document being circulated. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry said they are pushing tough issues and making progress. meanwhile capitol hill, senior officials said as part of a possible deal the united states would ease sanctions on iran with sanctions lifted years from now. >> we believe sanctions should not be terminated for years to come so we continue a retain leverage years into a deal. >> reporter: iran may benefit. part of united nations embargo

could be rolled back. lawmakers say they are apprehensive about a deal. 360 members of congress signed a letter to president obama outlining their major concerns. >> congress built the sanction structure that brought irun to the table and if the -- iran to the table. >> reporter: iran has 10,000 centrifuges but the new number, 6,000, is a far cry from the 1500 the obama administration had originally hoped for. in washington, fox news. prince charles and his wife met with president obama this afternoon. they are on a visit to the u.s. they were expected to discuss ways of boosting relations. this is his 20th visit to the state. four months ago prince william and kate middleton visited the united states. some call her a trail

blazer and now she is retiring. we talked to her about whether she has regrets. >> plus local leaders making sure california children have an adventurous summer by having an adventure of their own in downtown san francisco. >> caught by an open mic. what university of california president janet napolitano was caught whispering and why she is now apologizing to students. hey. these are good. what have you been feeding us all these years? kfc popcorn nuggets. 100% white meat, extra crispy, and made from the world's best chicken. try our kfc bucket and popcorn nuggets meal.

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. university of california president janet napolitano issue an apology because of what she whispered that was caught on an open mic. [ indiscernible ] >> she said that yesterday as dozens of students were protesting tuition hikes. today was the final day of the meeting. janet napolitano opened with an apology saying she was caught on a mic with a word that was unfortunate. she met with students and open to hearing what they have to say but that yesterday's protest come after the public comment period was over. >> she was anxious to move on to the agenda of the day. there were a lot of important

issues. >> janet napolitano also explained that she and governor jerry brown are working to try come to an agreement on how much funding the university system can expect from the state. tesla announced software upgrades that could warn drivers if they are going out of range of a charging station and guide them to the nearest. the ceo says it will go a long way towards ending range anxiety for drivers. the app will function in real time and will be able to tell if a station is busy or out of service. apple made its debuts a part of the dow jones today. the dow made the move after stocks split. apple dragged down the dow today. the dow is down 117 to 17,959. the nasdaq is up 9 to 4,992.

the s&p is down 10 to 2,089. markets pulled back after a rally yesterday that was fueled by interest rates will stay near record lows. scores of people in san francisco today repelled down the side of the embark day [bleep] hyatt -- embarcadero hyatt hotel. repelling from the top of the building to the crowds below. they were cheering. organizers say they hope to raise $300,000 in scholarship money. >> today and tomorrow we have 130 people rappelling. today is media and vip day. tomorrow is people who raised funds to support this great cause. [ cheers and applause ] >> we heard cheering. among those who took the challenge were a state senator,

san francisco supervisor and an oakland city counsel woman. coming up a rescue to share with you. 50 dogs that would have been sold for food now safe in the bay area. why they still have a difficult task of recovery. >> plus the specific new way a center in the east bay is helping families effected by domestic violence and why they say it will make the healing process easier. >> after the break, tracking the warm up. temperatures got up into the low 80s. temperatures are going to trend into the mild stage through the weekend with a chance of a sprinkle. i will have that put together when you get back.

dozensdoes ons of dogs -- dozens of dogs rescued in a south korea farm where they were raised to be eaten. they were flown to san francisco and now looking for new homes. ktvu fox 2 news mike mibach is live at the spca. >> reporter: on one side it is a sad story based on what we are told they went through, on the other side, we know their safe and we know eventually and hopefully they will find a new home. >> reporter: 57 faces. some sad. some scared. some draped with a range of emotions. >> this is about cruelty and pain which is universal. >> reporter: it begins in south

korea. humane society international says a farmer was raising them to be sold for human consumption. >> live in darkness. dark, small cages. no heating. winter is very cold. >> one of the twists is how they would have been killed. in south korea the spca says there are options they have seen, lecrocuted or strung up and hanged. >> you can see what is happening. you can see the guy pick up the stick, you can see -- hear the dogs screaming. >> reporter: humane society international says he witnessed the killing and he convinced the farmer to hand over the remaining dogs. >> he had a desire to get out of the trade and get into something else. >> reporter: there is a belief among some in south korea that dog meat is beneficial for one's health. 2million dogs are killed every

year. >> it is not legal, and it is not illegal. it is a tricky spot. they are not recognized officially as being a food product. >> reporter: humane society international says it spent 36 million dollars to rescue and fly the dogs to san francisco. the staff is tasked with assessing the health of the animals. >> many are shy. we are confident most of them can except and live hapfully in the bay area. >> reporter: -- hapfully in the bay area. >> reporter: -- happily in the bay area. >> he noes it is now a farm home taempty -- to empty cages. . >> to see the empty cages would have made my week. >> reporter: now tomorrow many of the dogs will be transferred to the marine humane society, east bay spca and sacramento

spca and once out of quarantine they will be placed up for adoption. >> new life for them. >> thank you. amazon got clearance to test drones with the idea of using them to deliver packages. the federal aviation administration placed a number of conditions on amazon. all flights have to be at 400 feet or below. they have to be during the day and only when the weather permits. the drones also have to be in the line of sight of the pilot and an observer and they have to have a pilot certificate and amazon will have to report monthsly to the faa. tomorrow -- monthly to the faa. tomorrow is the first day of spring. it is frank's birthday today and we put together this. i don't always watch local news but when i do i watch frank somerville. we put this on facebook. it has been shared more than

15,000 times. on your birthday the love is pouring in for you. we got this response. this is -- ron -- >> right. [ talking at the same time ] >> anchor man. one of our viewers wrote in and said stay classy. she writes in, happy birthday, thanks for all that you do. i watched for you several years. i am a huge fan of yours due to facebook. there is love out there for you today and we received this. this is the original most interesting man in the world. he says i don't always watch local news but when i do its because frank is awesome. it is amazing how much response we are getting on facebook for you. happy birthday to you. your family is coming in -- >> my daughter. i am 57 today. to my kids i am so ancient.

they go you listen to '70's music -- >> did you get a cake? >> not yet but my daughter cooked for me this morning. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> bill, i know you will chime in -- >> you are not 57 -- >> i am. >> i thought -- i am 56 -- [ talking at the same time ] >> what month? >> end of october. >> okay. yeah. >> i am not giving it out -- [ talking at the same time ] >> happy birthday. >> you look good for 57. >> thank you. >> outside, a beautiful day. spring like today. tomorrow is the first day of spring, officially. and equal day, equal night. not exactly 12 hours but it is close. highs tomorrow, up there, clear skies. if you haven't seen these wind

mills, you see -- this is the pittsburg area. martinez. they are big. big. tall. not your average small wind mill. everything is to the north. what we will see are clouds increasing around here. that is the story, really. a sprinkle in the forecast. i will show you that. highs tomorrow will be cooler than today. right now it is 80 degrees in concord. tomorrow at this time 60 degrees. temperatures will come down 5-8 degrees tomorrow. over night lows like last night. the forecast for the cloud cover here it comes. clouds. temperatures not -- low 80s. mid-70. low 70s. cooler tomorrow. 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, cloudy. tomorrow afternoon, a break. right? nice. saturday morning. maybe drizzle. maybe a sprinkle in santa rosa. don't change your plans. maybe something saturday

morning. saturday afternoon, nothing. sunday morning. something. maybe coastal fog. sunday morning, sunday afternoon. this is what we are tracking for sunday afternoon. maybe something for monday. nothing staring us down. there is -- sprink begins tomorrow. a chance of a sprink -- spring begins tomorrow. a chance of a sprinkle tomorrow. i didn't know you were 57 -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> we stick together. once you get past 55 -- >> what happens -- >> we are the dinosaurs. [ talking at the same time ] >> i thought -- >> berkeley high, class of 1976. long time ago. >> thank you. ahead, an exit interview with a bay area judge. her job was to keep an eye on san jose police and now she

retiring. the recommendations she wishes the police department had implemented. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, a city is trying something new to secure abandon homes. the new material some people say is indestructible, how it is keeping criminals from moving in and threats targeting a sheriff's deputy, the post made on social media and what the sheriff's department is doing about it. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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new at 5, a center opened in downtown concord. it is designed to stream line the process for victims reporting a range of issues including domestic violence, child abuse ask human trafficking. >> the worse thing we make victims do is go to multiple locations. we want them to come to one location and we will help them in each step of their healing process. >> this is the second family justice center. she was the first black female judge in northern california. a trailblazer when it comes to

police reformsforms and accountability. and now she is retiring as the independent auditor of the san jose police department. she says it is time. ktvu fox 2 news reporter azenith smith found out the one recommendation she wishes they would put into practice. . >> reporter: to say there was attention when she became san jose's independent police auditor in 2010, she says is an understatement. >> there was lot of tension. tension in the city. >> at the time san jose police was under fire for accusations of racial profiling. she worked to change that. building trust. >> there is a lot of secrecy in the whole complaint process and policing. there is. there isn't a lot of sunshine. >> he brought transparency. pushing for body cameras. that would be implemented last year and she questioned the

ties to the san francisco 49ers. >> she a national leader with police community relations. >> reporter: in a statement to ktvu san jose police chief said i valued her intight, perspective and partnership -- insight, perspective and precipitation. >> reporter: she wishes they would do mandatory training when dealing with the mentally ill. >> there have been shootings of people who are mentally ill that are dead. there is an outcry from folks in the communities. >> reporter: she hopes they will accomplish that. >> it is my hope and belief that i am leaving this job and leaving this office in a better place. >> reporter: in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00

p.m. starts now. this man is under arrest after authorities say he posted threats online targeting a bay area sheriff's deputy and the whole thing may have started over a routine traffic ticket. good evening. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> the sex offender says an alert citizen -- the sheriff's office says an alert citizen notified authorities. ktvu's ann rubin with the specific threats that were made and why deputies are taking this so seriously. >> the threats named the deputy, the department and the weapons. and they say they weren't taking any chances. >> reporter: social media posts, this was the trigger. a ticket. he posted a picture of it online and of the deputy who gave it to him but his social

media post -- >> there were a variety of threats, specific threats involving wanting to kill the deputy. wanting to hurt deputies in general, blowing people up. >> reporter: one post mentioned planting a bomb on the squad car. a citizen hurted authorities to the threat -- alerted authorities to the threat. >> we have seen we can't laugh these things off anymore. very often they do prove to be credible. >> the sheriff's department sprung into action, serving a search warrant to his home and taking him into custody for the threats. neighbors understand why authorities are taking this seriously. >> i would too. >> sounded serious. that is serious in my book. >> the deputy barely remembered the encounter and didn't think a ticket