a lot of neighbors are out here along the area where the street blocked off, right at shell avenue. police got the cal1:00 p.m. this fron. they received multiple 911 call -- afternoon. they received multiple 911 calls. if you look at pictures that we shot from sky fox. there was a tractor-trailer in the area carrying gravel, it was working on improving the sidewalks here on the street. this is part of a project to improve the streets in the neighborhood. this was a subcontracted trailer who was at the area. they are not saying if the truck was moving or not but it tipped over and crushed a person inside a car. police again are not saying if any of the -- if the truck or the tractor-trailer was moving at the time or if the car was moving but neighbors 3rd accident and came out to see

what happened. >> when they dug it was soft so the tire slid off and the truck fell into the ditch. the dirt inside the trailer fell on top of the car and crushed the car. >> the trailer belongs to a company called greg's trucking. the owner has no idea how it happened. it appears to be a freak accident. those are things police are trying to look into. we thowner said -- the owner said the person who was inside the truck at the time was an experienced driver. >> very good driver. been with me 25 years. excellent record. terrific guy. family man. great guy. >> reporter: this area is going to remain closed for several more hours. police are telling us they brought in help to help rediagram the accident to figure out what happened. this area is still roped off.

a lot of people distraught by what they are seeing. police aren't saying who the victim is but according to neighbors, it was a woman who passed away. >> gustations pictures there are horrible -- just -- pictures there are horrible. did the woman live in the area? >> reporter: right. neighbors tell us she lived at the home and she was possibly backing out of the driveway at the time. police don't want to confirm anything. they are trying to figure out if she was moving or happened to be at the car and it wasn't moving but she did live in the area according to neighbors. >> cristina rendon, thank you. developing news. a police stand off is underway, a burglary suspect barricaded himself inside a home. live pictures right here at the

police activity. police tell us a man who is hispanic broke into the home that was occupied by a 90-year- old woman and her care giver. they were able to get away. officers are trying to negotiate with the suspect but haven't had success yet. >> the suspect is not known to be armed at this time however due to the violent nature of the crime we are taking it seriously. >> police say the situation began when the suspect was spotted in the backyard of a home. when police arrived he took off and broke into the home. they are asking people to stay away from the scene or stay inside their homes. san francisco police under scrutiny in the city and at the supreme court. justices heard arguments about a san francisco police shooting in 2008. this as the department prepares for a meeting regarding another police shooting from last week. ktvu's david stevenson is in

the city tonight. on top of all this there was also a protest against police today as well. >> reporter: frank, yeah. one of three events today. the meeting in an hour deals with last week's fatal shooting of a woman. again, one of three major events going on dealing with san francisco police department officer involved shootings. >> no justice. >> reporter: protesters chained their selves to the police station and put four officer ons trial to mark the anniversary of alex nieto's death. officers responding to calls shot and killed alex nieto. a taser gun was found next to his body. >> calling for the firing of the officers involved in the killings. meeting is set tonight for the third fatal officer involved shooting was killed

this year. another shooting is underscrutiny by the u.s -- under scrutiny by the u.s. supreme court. she was shot by officers. she was armed with a knife. >> our view is that there was no threat at hand before the police entered. >> the justices must decide whether the act applies to police encounters with someone who is mental illness and threatening violence. >> you have to decide what is the accommodation for a mental illness -- mentally ill person. >> mental status, if they are going towards an officer or someone in the public, with a weapon, deadly force is authorized. >> reporter: the meeting is set to start at 6:00 p.m. we are told the family of the woman fatally shot by police last week is expected to attend

this meeting as well. >> david stevenson in san francisco, thank you. rain in the bay area today. this is what it looked like in oakland. rain falling. if you take another peak you will see a rainbow. let's go ahead and bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. bill, wasn't that much rain but it is better than nothing. >> how great was that? rain over night. didn't mess with the commute. water your lawn. check out the numbers. mount tam, .61 rain. that is significant. castro valley .54. over here, most of us in this range. 2/10 fremont. 13/100 concord. rain. look what happened out there. the system. all the way back here. about -- what -- last night,

you see showers right there. there we are. 10:00 p.m. sunday night. and then round 2 slides through here. actually not going to pick up on it. heaviest rain was in the north bay, snow in the mountains. great news for pollen sufferers. people like me who worry about their lawn. not really great news for the water concerns. when i come back we will look for more rain, perhaps, and a warm up in the forecast. for the second time this month school officials issued a safety alert after a student reported a man tried to abduct her about 90:30 a.m. this -- 9:30 a.m. this morning. the girl said a man in a car offered her a ride and then got out of the car and tried to grab her. the alert says the man was driving a white four door mazda with missing license plates. march 11 a student said a man

tried to lure her into a vehicle vehicle. authorities identified a man who fell to her death this weekend at point reyes national seashore. we have video from the sheriff's department. that shows the landslide near arch rock. the sheriff's department identified the victim as nancy blum of san francisco. she was a teacher. a crack in the land was discovered on wednesday. warning signs were posted but no one expected the trail to give way. >> i think what shocked us was how quickly we saw this crack in the ground there and how quickly it broke off. we never experienced anything like that. >> another hiker was injured and airlifted to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the area leading up to arch rock is now closed. tonight we be the first

official candidate for the 2016 race for the white house. texas senator ted cruz announced today he is running for the republican nomination. how the texas senator is trying to distance himself from others in the gop. >> i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz vowed if he won the bid he would repeal the affordable care act, appallish the irs, secure the boarder and forbit same-sex marriage -- abolish the irs, secure the boarder and forbid same-sex marriage. the venue for his campaign speech was no coincidence. he chose liberty university, known for conservative

principal principals to distance himself from competitors. >> they can fight for the establishish wing but he will raise -- establish -- he will be a competitor. >> reporter: he blasted president obama's stance on foreign policy. the position on israel, iran and how it deals with islamic extremism. >> there will be a debate in the election about when the president leaves office, where to take country from there. >> reporter: she a long shot for the nomination for two reasons. republicans are divided about him. second question remain about whether he can raise the money to keep going into the primary season. fox news. governor jerry brown said today he thinks texas senator

ted cruz is not qualified to be president. >> i think that man rendered himself unfit to be running for office. >> governor jerry brown pointed to the fact that texas senator ted cruz rejected the science of climate change. he said the evidence doesn't back up people he called global warming alarmists. governor jerry brown argued 90% of climate scientists are convinced human and industrial activity are causing the drought in california and the severe thunderstorms on the east coast. company is recalling spinach over listeria contamination. amy's kitchen is recalling 19 types. they were sold at various national chains. ing withman is also receiving 12-ounce bags. --ing withman is also recalling

12-ounce bags. he fell through a school sky light and fractured his spine in 7 places. new information today on how the 9-year-old boy got up on the roof in the first place. >> from wet weather to a warming tremendous. when you can see a -- trend. when you can see an increase in temperatures. >> and closing a light rail station and how it is a major step forward when it comes to getting b.a.r.t. to the south bay.

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we have new developments tonight about a shooting outside el cerrito high school last friday afternoon. police say they arrested three students this morning in connection with the shooting. two are 16, the third 17 years old. they are suspected of shooting a 19-year-old man.

she expected to recover. the -- he is expected to recover. the three suspects will be charged with attempted murder. another milestone for b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. started construction in milpitas. ktvu's tom vacar live with what the project means for getting b.a.r.t. closer to the south bay. tom? >> if anyone had any doubts b.a.r.t. meant to come, look at this. the station, it will be done by the end of the year and it means to do exactly that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. pushed southward is well underway from the north and the south. the traption authority closed -- transauthority closed -- the -- transformation authority claused the claused the station -- closed the station for a

while. it will be transformed into a transportation hub. >> that ridership going at the station will be more than 50 times. opening day we will serve 303,100 patients a day. >> past the mid-point in construction. we are a short time away with service planned for 2017. this station will open at the end of the year. the milpitas station 2017. and the entire b.a.r.t. necklace surrounding the bay is 2023. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> i feel like you have been reporting on this for as long as you have been here at ktvu. what do people in the area have to say about it finally happening? >> reporter: i think the thing is they realize it will bring more commuters the area and they realize -- commerce to the

area and they realize it will reduce congestion. you have to balance that against the population growth of the state of california. if they can maintain what we have right now that will be better than letting more people get on the road. >> tom vacar, thank you. hiker missing in yosemite national park was found today. michael dahl was last seen on saturday. friends reported him missing that night when he didn't return from a hike. officials say he was spotted today by other hike whose recognized him -- hikers who recognized him. he was in a field a quarter mile from the falls. he was hospitalized. in southern california a fire is burning near homes. this is an aerial view of the fire. you can see how close it is burning to homes. it is burning through trees and brush off highway 5. not far

from six flags. officials say no evacuations have been ordered at this time. los angeles firefighters are on the scene. it was reported a 3:45 p.m. let's talk about our weather. bring back our chief meteorologist bill martin. a tale of two days today. rain in the morning and beautiful the rest of the day. >> rains over night or in the morning and then the sun comes out. that is what happened today. if you are a allergy sufferers tree pollens are high. the rain drops it down. a break today. that won't be the case tomorrow. outside the clouds. the system that slid through here, brought half inch of rain in the north bay and hills. show you the totals again.

they are great. mount tam half inch of rain. here is what i want to do. get back here. clock in the corner. last night, 7:40 p.m., 8:00 p.m., here it comes. here it comes. quarter to 10:00 p.m. last mouth. boom, it is -- night. boom, it is gone. this is where we are right now. rain around eureka. temperatures over night tonight in the 40s. patchy valley fog perhaps. slight chance of a sprinkle north bay, north of santa rosa. you know, it could happen i guess. san francisco tomorrow, partly sunny. 66 for a high in san francisco. and oakland, good air quality. back to the warmth, i mean, yesterday was nice. today was nice too. temperatures start going back up into tomorrow tuesday, that is the beginning of it.

temperatures could reach the mid-80s. warm week ahead. air quality should be fine. spring like weather pattern. highs tomorrow 70 vacaville, 68 vallejo. 71 livermore. tuesday, yeah, tuesday, spring is here. we are on it. spring break. getting ready to go on spring break. the weather is cooperating. no rain in the forecast. dry, dry, dry, throughout the bay area. the big story being the pollen counts that will go sky rocketing, especially thursday and friday. nice looking five-day forecast. you know, i have been watching the weather channel, it has been going off. our potern is so dry -- pattern is so dry. the east coast just getting hammered. snow, rain, record lows. ice. crazy. this year -- never seen --

>> like the winter that never began here and never ends there. thank you. ahead, a child falls through a sky light in a school, how he got on to the roof and why the school says it isn't going to make changes. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, a problem home in a south bay neighborhood. >> well, this house was a total mess. >> how neighbors teamed up with leaders to drive the tenants away. also new developments in the trial of a man accused of killing a federal investigators as their daughter testifies in court. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

air quality officials are pushing for a ban on the old fashion fire place to clear the air of wood smoke. it would apply to owners who want to sell or rent their home. they would have to convert to gas or electricity. officials say it is the main cause of harmful partickialts in the air -- partickialts in the air. huge night for folk whose like "game of thrones." the premier is being held in san francisco. a live picture right now.

gets underway at 7:00 p.m. tonight. some of the stars include williams. they are also set to answer questions from fans that were submitted on facebook. it made sense to have it in san francisco since the city has a huge fan base. "game of thrones" begins april 12 on hbo. a plan that mirrors some of president president obama's proposals. it totals $3.7 billion. 1.8billion on increase on taxes on the wealthy and adds $6 trillion to the national debt. it has little chance of being adopted. 5:00 p.m. this evening was the cut off to register to vote in san jose. voters will select a new city

counsel member. 8 candidates are running. if none get 50% plus one vote there will be a run off between the top two candidates in june. if you are thinking about adopting a pet, today is a perfect day, it is national puppy day. that goes for puppies and older dogs that need homes as well. these two fellows are brothers. they are in hayward. they are two months old. and then a fifth-month-old. up for adoption in oakland. there are pets throughout the bay area, you will find more pictures by going to www.ktvu.com. look on the home page under now trending. new information after a child falls through a sky light at school. how he got up on the roof, how he is doing and why the school says it isn't making changes to campus. >> plus levi stadium is the

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new details about how a child gotoon to the roof -- got on to the roof before he fell through a sky light. he was playing at school when his basketball got stuck on the roof. he went on the roof to get it and that is when he fell. ktvu fox 2 news rob roth is live in oakland. you spoke with the boy's mother today about how he is doing now. >> the 9-year-old is cheer at children's hospital. his mother says if all goes well he should be able to go home soon after surviving a frightening fall. >> reporter: 7 spinal fractures. he is feeling better today says his mother. >> he is doing great. full of spirits. he is ready to go home. >> reporter: he was playing basketball with two friends sunday at the school. the ball went on the roof. the boy says he wept up there

to get -- went up there to get the ball and fell through a sky light. >> okay. okay. okay. okay. okay. >> you can hear her try comfort him on his cell phone video as paramedics removed the boy from her car yesterday. [ indiscernible ] >> thankfully he did survive. >> the school district says the boys broke through a fence, got into a shed and removed a latter that he use -- ladder that he used. many campuses are open and despite the accident they will remain open. >> there is no plans to change our policy of having the schools open on the weekend. we are not going to put up signs. >> he knows he was wrong. he is a boy. >> reporter: but there is no

need to discipline him. >> enough punishment already. >> reporter: she expects he will have to wear a back brace for a while but long term she optimistic he will make a full recovery. >> i think we look at this story and think it could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: absolutely it could have been a lot worse. you know, first of all, initial reports were he fell 30 feet. the school district changed that to 10-12 feet. the way he landed and the situation, it could have been tragic and a lot worse. >> hope he is okay. thank you. police in virginia today announced they cannot confirm a controversial rape allegation said to have taken place at university of virginia fraternity. they came to light last year in an article in rolling stone. a student claimed she was raped at party at a fraternity.

today police said the victim known as jackie refused to participate in their investigation and that they could not stasht a party took -- substasht a party took place and that she was raped. . >> that doesn't mean something did not happen to jackie. we are just not able to gather facts to conclude what that something may have been. >> he said the case is not closed but it is suspended till police are able to gather more information. the president of afghanistan is in the u.s. for meetings with the obama administration. he met with secretary of state john kerry. he thanked american troops at the pentagon. he said the presence of u.s. forces in afghanistan is critical to making sure islamic state militants don't gain a foot hold in his country.

>> we are proud. we always know the difference between those who come in anger and those who come to support us. >> reporter: two bases will remain open through the end of the year. the relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan has improved since the former president left office. pg&e worked quickly to cap a gas leak in san francisco. firefighters say the gas line was ruptured by an suv that slammed into the side of a residential building near 41. emergency crews evacuated the building while pg&e worked on stopping the flow of gas. took an hour to cap the leak. residents were allowed back in after that. one person in the car suffered minor injuries. police are still investigating what caused the accident. two earthquakes today. 2.6 at 8:47 a.m. this morning in san jose.

half hour later, a 2.9 earthquake struck. ahead at 5:00 p.m. a trip to the white house for a bay area student, how her high school project ended up getting presidential attention. >> and new clues about the birds sickened and killed by a gray goo. cost $100,000 to treat them. who should pay for these spills? and celebrating super bowl 50, the gold you will be seeing on nfl fields this year.

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a restaurant with stunning views along the san francisco water front could be operating on borrow time. they are located on peer 2 near the ferry building. been there for four decades but the owner ignored a deadline to move out and the business is now officially trespassing. the port wants to demolish the building to make way for a new terminal. they were served with a 30 day notice to vacate. the restaurant hopes to remain open on a month to month lease till the project moves forward. police identified two men involved in a murder-suicide at a senior housing complex. it shooting happened thursday afternoon -- happened thursday

afternoon. he shot the apartment manager. investigators haven't discussed a motive. it is the first homicide of the year. the middle east, the obama administration is calling for a resolution it the crisis in yemen. they have been battling for control of the country after rebels seed the capital last fall and drove out the president. yemen has a strong al-qaeda presence and isis fighters. following the attacks friday the situation is so dangerous that the pentagon withdrawn all american forces. >> even continues to be a dangerous place for the extremists too. the united states does rin tain the -- retain the capable to take them off. >> yemen's military is now divided. bay area science students spent the day in washington, d.c. with the president that white house. >> they teach us something

beyond the topics they are exploring. how to convention assumptions -- question assumptions, how to make it better. >> this is the fifth annual white house science fair. 35 student teams were given the opportunity to exhibit their work inside the white house. one of them was from notre dame high school in san jose. she was there. one of her teachers say it is a first. >> this has not ever happened in my 26 years here at notre dame. a huge accomplishment for a notre dame student be too be showing her science project that white house. >> her class watched the live stream this morning. two other bay area students were also invited. a girl from san jose and a girl from cooper teeno. -- cupertino. remember the birds killed on the shoreline, why the state

should pick up the bill to care for the animals. >> tracking sprinkles this morning. tracking them out of the area. now we start to warm up. how much warmer it could get. see you back here.

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spills but not when the spill is an unknown. ktvu's noelle walker reports a bill proposed could change that. >> gorgeous. >> reporter: you are looking at one lucky duck. he has been in rehab at international bird rescue for more than two months. roving from a partial foot amputation. there are still 11 so-called mystery goo birds still recovery. >> we have wafew left -- we have a few left. they had worse problems. >> reporter: reflecting on the spill, he is proposing legislation. >> this is a loophole but we think we found a way to fill it. >> reporter: the state will provide funds only for patrol based spills. the bill would free up state money for any spill that effects wildlife. >> there wasn't any other way

to deal with this mishap. there wasn't. we got the best out of a bad situation. >> reporter: when the spill happened in 2007 more than 1,000 birds were oiled. a money stream kicked in to pay for it. the january spill in the east bay was a mystery so non-profit rescue groups were on their own. >> couple weeks worth and we realized this is a lot of animal. it starts to sit back in your mind, how are we going to pay for this. dopinations. >> reporter: donations. bird rescue says where state funds could help most is collecting the injured birds more quickly. >> the condition deteriorates quickly. >> reporter: noelle walker,

ktvu fox 2 news. sea world is launching a campaign to counter act negative publicity. it includes video about the life span of killer whales. they lave normal 50 years thanks to a healthcare program. it accuses a group of misinforming the public about the quality of care they get. officials called it an effort to restore their reputation. bill requiring all meetings regarding the bay bridge to be open to the public. the committee is responsible for all aspects of the project. a report blasted the committee for a lack of transparency about the bridge, including keeping problems underwraps. it would change that -- under wraps. it would change that. >> we are trying to make sure

there is sunshine in the process. when they are the only one who decides what happens, that is a problem. >> officials say they have open meetings policy that allows the public to attend but some say the policy is discorrectionary and the committee can close the meets for any reason. a self-driving car from the bay area new york. -- bay area to new york. it has been tested on streets in california and las vegas. they hope the road trip will generate interest in the use of automated cars. the longest test drive of a driverless car. there is a driver just in case. the car is expected in new york next month. a few days into spring and looks like winter in the sierra. this is what it looked like this morning at donner summit. 7200 feet. chain restrictions in effect over night till 7:00 a.m. this morning. the snow came a few days late

for some resorts. sugar bowl closed over the weekend due to the lack of snow. our chief meteorologist now, guest, better late than never -- i guess better late than never. >> yeah. california drought, how much money is being lost? they make -- [ talking at the same time ] >> that is goes away. they had to plow the road. usually 3, 4 times a week in a good winter. a strong economic component. you know that. you know, i know guys that used to do that, they count on that winter to make money. clouds right now. that is the end of them. we will clear up and dry up as you look at the beautiful evening. hope you are indestroying had evening. -- enjoying the evening. the ability to go out and play catch, play golf. there is rain to the north of

us. we will stay dry, maybe a sprinkle north of santa rosa. rain last night was nice. productive. north of here. half inch of rain. quarter inch for oakland, walnut creek. still enough to cleanse out the atmosphere. winds are going the right way. this looks like spring. doesn't it? 16 miles per hour. gusting to 25 miles per hour at fairfield. delta area. that is southwest. clocking like this. look at the arrows. going that way. you don't get spare the air days. good air quality. and you get the pollens getting mixed around. they will blow around a little bit. winds again. mountain view north wind. over night lows in the 40s. patchy fog because of the high dew points tonight because of

the rain we had this morning. ground is wet. makes it easier to have fog form. low moves out. look who comes back. used this so many times. high pressure is living here. that will set us up with a warmer pattern. winds clock off shore into thursday and friday. and that will give you heating and that will give you temperatures perhaps into the upper 80s. we see low 90s too. monterey area. tree pollens are up there. you knew that. highs tomorrow, then, lots of upper 60s and low sevens. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view -- lows in the 70s. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. no rain in the 5 day. cooler on saturday. sunday for you. yeah. i am telling you -- here is what i do in the winter -- [ talking at the same time ] >> summer hammer nails. when you lose a winter that is

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we are learning more about the lead up to super bowl 50 which will be at levi stadium. the golden anniversary game. for the season the 50-yard line at every stadium in the nfl will be painted gold as part of the celebration titled on the 50. according it nfl.com. that is not the only thing that will be gold. nfl officials also revealed the 2016 pro bowl uniforms today.

they have touches of gold. the prwill be moved back to hawaii. according to fox sports the league is considering holding the 2017 pro bowl in pruzil. also next sees -- brazil and also next season the nfl will not block out any games. they voted for a one year suspension for pre-season and regular season. a team could avoid the blackout by selling 85% of tickets by the friday before the game. there were no black outs last season and just two in 2013. with that 85% rule plus tarps placed on mount davis, the top level of the coliseum, the raiders haven't blacked out since september 2012. that is a streak of 16 straight games in oakland televised. now the question is, with the

blackout rule, out for this season, will the raiders take off the tarps and open the top of the coliseum to fans. this is video from sky fox. they have got a's logos on them getting ready for the baseball season. fresh and easy will close a half dozen bay area stores. hayward, danville, walnut creek, vacaville and san francisco. a palo alto store shut down earlier this month. 10 other stores will remain open. they are testing out a new business model where you order online and pick up that store. there are new businesses springing up in the bay area every day. a lot in the food industry. ktvu fox 2 news reporter allie rasmus shows us how one non- profit is helping people reach

their goals. . >> reporter: she knows this recipe by heart. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: she prepared this a thousand times before but today is her first big test. [ speaking foreign language ] >> we are so happy to be here for all the support. finally in our own place. >> [ inaudible question ] >> reporter: the first day her restaurant is serving paying customers on market street. it is a dream two decades in the making when she first came to the u.s. she started working in the kitchen of a restaurant. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: i told her there was no way because i don't speak english. >> reporter: she got help from a non-profit from the kitchen. the organization helps men and women open up their own successful businesses in the food industry. what they provide people who have a passion is with more business resources that could

be trick tee access. -- tricky to access. they provide classes on everything from marketing to finance to navigating the permitting process. in 10 years they helped 19 different bay area food businesses get their start. she started her company here first. by noon on her first day the line stretched out into the dining room. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: she is happy to share her culture with her creations and she grateful for the support she got to do it. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: i was telling people to pinch me because i still can't believe this is real. in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now.

today san francisco police are under scrutiny over three officer involved shootings. good evening. julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> protesters marked one year since officers shot and killed a man in the mission district. the u.s. supreme court heard arguments about a police shooting in 200068 the department -- 2008 and the department is holding a meeting on another officer involved shooting. ktvu's david stevenson where the meeting just began. a lot of people there? >> reporter: they are starting to stream in. this is held at a church this time in san francisco. it will focus on a woman shot by police last week after she stole a car and caused havoc in the streets. the supreme court is set to look at how police dealt with conflicts with the mentally ill. >> reporter: protesters rallied outside the san francisco police department on the

anniversary of the fatal shooting of alex nieto after he brandished a taser gun at officers. >> very important because a year has passed. and nothing has been done. we have been given nothing. we have been ignored. >> reporter: police prepared to answer questions tonight about a fatal officer involved shooting last week. a 2008 non-fatal shooting came under scrut itny by the supreme court today. whether the -- scrutiny by supreme court court. whether it applies to someone who is mentally ill and threatens violence. she suffers from mental illness and brandished a knife at officers. >> this case is very important. it lays out the potential ground work for how the police should deal with mentally impaired people. >> reporter: the san francisco police department says 250 out of 2,000