mark dunakin, ervin romans and daniel sakai was killed. daniel hege died several days later a service to remember them will take place this morning at the cathedral of christ the light on harrison street here in oakland. we will be at the service but it will be private and last one hour. the families of the four fallen officers will be there but it will be a simple service and that they are doing this because they don't want to forget. we received a statement from the department and it reads, quote: this is a difficult day for the police department. rerecognize it is not only a loss for the department but the family and the city as well. the department will spend today together and remembering and honoring our officers and the officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. live from oakland. >>> 7:09. because of our drought, fire crews made sure that a brush fire in contra costa did not flare up again. it took hours to contain the flames near the pittsburg power generating plant t scorched 40 acres. >> scary and dangerous. and this is n

-- romans, john hege and daniel sakai.s sergeant romans day off but as a member of the s.w.a.t. team he was called in when the shooter took cover in a nearby apartment building. the shooter killed sergeant romans and sergeant sakai when they responded to the chaotic scene, four opd officers gone in one afternoon. >> to shoot that many men and take away that many fathers, that many dads, that many husbands, sons, there's no justification for it. >> nicole romans said she has alleged heavily on their catholic faith since her husband was taken from her. she doesn't feel anger, just deep, deep sorrow. she's seeing her children begin to find moments of happiness and says that's the best we can do right now. >>> the new federal report finds that minority and disabled students are disciplined more than their classmates. education secretary arne duncan announced the findings of the national survey today in washington. it found black students were suspended and expelled three times more often than white students. in california blac

three sergeants mark dunakin, ervin romans, and daniel sakai were shot and killed. john hege died later. a memorial park for the fallen officers will also be open to the public to allow people to honor their sacrifice. we will be at the service later this morning and we'll bring you a live update. live from oakland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a brush fire in pittsburgh came dangerously close to power lines. at 3:15 yesterday afternoon firefighters received a call about a burning field near the pittsburgh power generating plant. thick black smoke could be seen as far away as concord and martinez. >> there was a lot of smoke. so when we drove down the street here, there was fire right there. a lot of fire. >> pg&e crews checked out the fire to make sure it did not damage any high voltage lines. investigators are trying to figure out if it was started accidentally or deliberately. >>> time 16:09 -- time is 6:09. ten men living in temporary housing need a new place to stay. their house caught fire yesterday. it happened a little after 4:00 p.m. at a care

to remember sergeant mark an undid kin, officer john hege -- mark dunakin, officer john hege, daniel sakai and ervin romans. dunakin and hege were shot to death during a traffic stop and later that day s.w.a.t. officers sakai and romans were shot. >> to shoot that many men, to take away that many fathers that, many dads, that many husbands, sons, there's no justification for it. >> nicole romans says she doesn't feel anger, just deep storro. police ended up shooting and -- sorrow, police ended up shooting and killing the gunman, 26-year-old lovelle mixon. >>> the state's employment development department has a new leader tonight, patrick henning. he serves at the governor's chief deputy appointment secretary in 2011. his appointment ends a 14 month stretch where deputy director sharon hilliard served as acting director. this all comes as the edd continues to deal way series of problems including one -- with a series of problems including one we told you about last year with a computer glitch that left thousands of people waiting for their unemployment checks. the edd has since been under s

oakland to remember officer john hege, sergeant mark dunakin, sergeant ervin romans and sergeant daniel sakai were killed in the line of duty. the suspect lovelle mixon, who was wanted for violating his parole, shot and killed two officers during a routine traffic stop - then killed two more officers when they came to arrest him two hours later mixon was killed in a gun the san jose university student who says he was racially bullied by his dormmates. has filed a 5- million dollar claim against the school. the african -american student alleges he was forced to wear a bike lock around his neck, called racial slurs , and a confederate flag was hung a common area. among a number of other incidents. four of those dorm mates have been charged with misdemeanor hate-crime and battery charges. the multi - million dollar claim alleges the school failed to provide equal housing accomodations. two inmates were found dead in their cells thursday. one man.in jail for allegedly resisting arrest.had spoken about hurting himself at contra costa county jail. he was put in a safety cell and checked on regularl

march 21st, 2009 three sergeants mark dunn that kin, ere vin, romance, daniel sakai were shot.ife in oakland i'm tara moriarty. >>> arraignment set for 8:30 this morning for a man suspected of a crash that killed two people in santa rosa. 30-year-old nicholas admitted he was looking for his cell phone and didn't see a car right in front of him last saturday. investigators accused him of being high on drugs at the time. the crash killed a 53-year-old woman and her 73-year-old mother and injured the woman's father. >>> time is 5:35. we are getting new information about a deadly shooting that happened at a marin county campground. sheriffs deputies arrested ken patrick nevell. he's accused of killing his house mate's 19-year-old lover. the shooting happened wednesday morning at the trailer. investigators say nevell's 53- year-old house meat did not see the shoot -- house mate did not see the shooting. >>> a student has filed a $5 million claim against the school in a racially charged bullying case. dodge williams junior claimed that his roommates repeatedly abused and made fun of

sergeant daniel sakai, and officer john henky. we lost these officers on the same day at the hands of the same murderer, but we make sure today that they were not taken in vain and that this killer did not extinguish their memories. sergeant mark was devoted to the east bay. raised in pleasantton, he graduated from college and served the department for 18 years. he worked in the patrol division, homicide unit, and traffic operations section. he loved driving through the streets of oakland on his harley-davidson, making sure the east bay was safe. he was even a part of the oakland police department's motorcycle drill team which went all over the state of california. not only was sargent dunican a terrific officer, he was a loving husband to his wife who also served as -- served as a dublin police officer. he was a father and friend. he also was an avid sports fan, rooting for his ohio state buckeyes and pittsburgh steelers. officer john hefment. nky had been with the oakland police department for 10 years. before joining the force,