people attending a meeting with the police union today are not reacting well to police department numbers showing a drop in officers. >> we are on a downward cycle. too many accidents, robberies, stabbings. >> ktvu saw the documents that show there are 904 actual officers but that number will fall to 809 by 2016 if the financial picture doesn't change. >> retirement-disability, wages. we need to be more competitive with our benefit package. that would help retention and recruiting. >> the union says the city has been misleading the public. >> the police department is aware that we will be going backwards in numbers. having less police officers each year, 2015, 2016. that is in contrast to memos and promises from the city counsel saying we will add 200 police officers. >> he points out cops have pay levels restored and said in two weeks they will unveil an improved disability plan. >> speculating if nothing happens, that is depending on a false premise. nothing is going to change. >> the police, the fire and the city counsel should go into a room with leaders, lock the door and come out wa

voice, greater greater washington, the police union, the firefighter union, the national organization of women. i'm secocond only to vincent gry in the number endorsements coming in to say something in this election. the is excitement, energy, and it is very likely and very possssible that i will be the nt mamayor of washington dc. >> thank you for joining us on "washington business report." artur interview is our website. just google -- our entire inrview is on our website. just google "washington business repo." stay tuned for more. >> jack evans has sat on the d.c. counsel for years. he thinks the current mayor will be indicted and it is time for him to take over as mayor. >> we have seen a remarkable turnaround in the city. and i came on the council back in 1991 the city was really in troue. financers were really a rack. downtown was largely deserted. economic development came to a halt. people werere leaving the city. it was a situation analogous to where detroit is today. him we have really rebuilt our city, revitalized it. we are running one of the most dynamic cities in the ma

the police officers union representative calls that idea ludicrous. compare the number of officers in san jose to, say, san francisco. san francisco has about 2,000 police officers and the population is smaller. there's about 825,000 people in san francisco compared to just under a million in san jose. in oakland with the population of about 400,000, they have a little more than 600 police officers, although oakland is now hiring, and with police academy individuals graduating, they are hoping to get it to 800. >>> we're looking at the beautiful city hall this friday evening, and we will see clouds and fog overnight into the bay area. right now in san francisco, 53, and the same in oakland. san hope say, 54 degrees. livermore, 51. santa rosa, you have dropped down to the mid-40s. the highs, a lot of 60s and a few low 70s, including san jose. we'll continuing the warming trend tomorrow through sunday before we see changes come this way. we're finally going to see rain. more details coming up later. >>> still to come tonight, how you can avoid falling pr

the police union blames it on pension cuts. >> a loss of staffing over the last few years, the need toove that part of our police department out here is not in place. until we regrow into that population of numbers, this building is just not going to fit into the big grand scheme of things. >> it goes back to the retention and recruitment issues we're dealing with, which again goes back to the second tier pension. >> reporter: san jose has less than 1,000 officers the same number they had 20 years ago. by the way they are hiring. the city now spends about $10,000 in maintenance and utilities for the upkeep of this building and they say since they are spending the money, they might as well use it. live in south san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> thank you, kiet. the substation was recently vandalized. >>> for the first time ever the santa clara valley water district may have to stop taking water from the san luis reservoir. the massive reservoir east of gilroy is almost at record low water levels because of the drought. the pumps could soon be exposed and unable to pull water from the lake.

so we are enacting pay increases continue actually over the next 2 years to keep police officers on period. >> the union also says changes need to be made to a voter approved initiative that reduces benefits for new police officers. the city does not have the funs to it that or restore certain benefits, but he said he plans to announce clarifications on disability protections for the officers within the next couple day grass mountain view police are searching people for a commercial burglary, you are looking at photographs of two suspects, the two women entered a building on the 400 block of national avenue on march 9th. they stole toner cartridges, they used a key card to enter the building. >>> we are going to have another sunny day. just like yesterday, but there are going to be some big changes starting tuesday and for much of this week we are going to see unsettled weather with lot the of clouds, rain and wind the. clear temperatures in the mid- 50s here, 50s for san francisco, cooler by the bay but warmer as we get into the south bay. san jose state university, the meteor ology department right no

police officers that raised the issue? >> the leadership of the port authority police. >> names? >> paul nunziato. >> evers the head of the port authority police officer's unionni gave that testimony about the supposed traffic study being the explanation for what happened on the bridge, mr. nunziato, he was one of the only people who corroborated bill baroni's bogus story. when i new jersey lawmakers were calling bill baroni's traffic study an plains that was a fairy tale it was paul nunziato who stuck up for him. he raised his hand, took credit for that supposed traffic study that lead to the lane closures, he was right, he was telling the truth, there really was a traffic study. paw should know since it was all his idea in the first place. when the port authority executive director criticized what happened on the bridge, it was paul who said that criticism was a load of garbage. paul also helped bill baroni along with the other part of the traffic study cover story, which is that not only was there no political motivation for shutting down the lanes on that bridge, it was really an innocent traffic study. it was an innocent traffic study that caused no harm

sworn duty police officers but that number will fall if the benefits do not change. >> not only would that help retention but it also would help recruiting. >> reporter: the police officer's union says the city has been misleading the public. >> as in stark contrast to memos to the police department. >> reporter: cops recently had pay levels restored and said in two weeks the city will unveil an unproved disability plan. >> speaking if nothing happens in 2015 that's really depending on a false premise which shows nothing is going to change. >> the police, fire and city council should go into a room. lock the door and come out when they have it resolved. >> reporter: the city and union have been meeting out of the public's eye but have been coming out of the rooms with no results. >>> we now know the name of the man who was shot to death in san jose earlier this week. the victim was found on monday. the coroner has identified the man as tony nguyen in san jose. police have not said if he lived in the home. but they did find a substantial marijuana growing operation inside the house. so far no arrests and police are asking for the public for help. >>> a few clouds out there right

sworn duty police officers but that number will fall if the benefits do not change. >> not only would that help retention but it also would help recruiting. >> reporter: the police officer's unioncity has been misleading the public. >> as in stark contrast to memos to the police department. >> reporter: cops recently had pay levels restored and said in two weeks the city will unveil an unproved disability plan. >> speaking if nothing happens in 2015 that's really depending on a false premise which shows nothing is going to change. >> the police, fire and city council should go into a room. lock the door and come out when they have it resolved. >> reporter: the city and union have been meeting out of the public's eye but have been coming out of the rooms with no results. >>> we now know the name of the man who was shot to death in san jose earlier this week. the victim was found on monday. the coroner has identified the man as tony nguyen in san jose. police have not said if he lived in the home. but they did find a substantial marijuana growing operation inside the house. so far no arrests and police are asking for the public for help. >>> a few clouds out there right now. this

. >> reporter: the police union is angry because it believes its members are being judged guilty prematurely in the public eye. so now they will be holing a series of fundraisers, even a raffle to help the officers. a flyers on the facebook page includes the slogan sometimes there is justice, sometimes there is just us. raffle prizes will include a trip to ireland, an ipad and a 60-inch television. the officers were indicted last month on federal charges. the publy defender says the officers were caught on tape violating the constitution. some are accused of stealing drugs and falsifying police reports. they are saying it is based on the questionable testimony of unreliable informant witnesses. joe vasquez, kpix5. >> the first fundraiser is scheduled for thursday. >>> witnesses looked on in horror as a seattle news chopper crashed shortly after takeoff. it burst into a fire ball when it slammed into the ground hitting three cars. witnesses say the helicopter appeared to tilt before going down. the two men on board, a pilot and photographer were killed. a driver was badly burned and is hospit

. >> the police union will pay legal defense for the case. fund-raisers including one tomorrow night will help with other bills. >> it's my responsibility to see they're taken care of. . >> i do very aproblem continuing to pay someone whose services have been tainted to this degree. >> the ravel includes a trip for two to ireland and a big screen tv. >> toyota agreed to pay $1.2 billion fine for failing to disclose accelerator defects. we're live in san jose with reaction now to this settlement. >> this could become a model for future cases toyota will avoid prosecution if abiding by the terms. >> it's took two years before toyota owners were sent a recall notice to have cars fixed that 2009. problem surfaced two years earlier. the settlement includes an admission it concealed defects from customers and regulators. >> she thinks toyota has learn aid lesson. >> say it like it is. we have a problem, we need to fix it. >> the claimed at least five lives. this is a chilling audio a chp officer made he couldn't stop his car. it claimed his life an

. >> the police union will pay legal defense for the case. fund-raisers including one tomorrow night will help with other bills. >> it's my responsibility they're taken care of. . >> i do very aproblem continuing to pay someone whose services have been tainted to this degree. >> the ravel includes a trip for two to ireland and a big screen tv. >> toyota agreed to pay $1.2 billion fine for failing to disclose accelerator defects. we're live in san jose with reaction now to this settlement. >> this could become a model for future cases toyota will avoid prosecution if abiding by the terms. >> it's took two years before toyota owners were sent a recall notice to have cars fixed that is in 2009. problem surfaced two years earlier. the settlement includes an admission it concealed defects from customers and regulators. >> she thinks toyota has learn aid lesson. >> say it like it is. we have a problem, we need to fix it. >> the claimed at least five lives. this is a chilling audio a chp officer made he couldn't stop his car. it claimed his life and

. >> reporter: the police union says it believes its members are being judged guilty prematurely in the public eye. they will be raising money to help the legal defense fund. a flyer on their facebook page includes the slogan, sometimes there is justice, sometimes there is just us. a fundraiser in may will have raffle prizes including a trip to ireland, an ipad and 60" television. the five officers and one former officer were indicted last month on federal charges. the public defender says the officers were caught on tape searching rooms of drug suspects without proper permission a constitutional violation. some officers are also accused of dealing drugs and falsifying police reports. the sfpoa president denounced the indictment saying they are based on the questionable testimony of unreliable informants. in san francisco, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> the first fundraiser is tomorrow. >>> a woman accused of the trying to sneak on planes bound for hawaii has been arrested again at the san francisco airport. 62-year-old marilyn hartman was taken into custody yesterday morning for violating ter

. >> reporter: the police union will pay the legal defense for months. fund-raisers, including one tomorrow at this mexican restaurant will help with other bills. >> it's my responsibility to see that they and their families are taken care of while this process proceeds. >> i don't have a problem with that. i do have a problem with the public continuing to pay somebody who's services have been tainted and to this this degree. >> the largest fund-raiser takes place in may and includes a raffle with prizes with a trip for two to ireland and big screen tv. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> a lot more to bring you. up next, new call you can surf. you will hear from homeowners who found ways to save a lot of water. >>> a lesson in conserving water. could you wash your dishes, your clothes and yourself with just a gallon of water a day? spencer christian is here with the forecast. >>> we are waiting for the arrival of spring tomorrow an the arrival of rain next week. i will have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> and the breakthroughs in v

. >>> the san francisco police union is banding together to help their own but not everyone believes e officers deserve the support. >> reporter: the crisis in ukraine continues to escalate. russian flags are now flying in crimea this morning. the latest from the region and how the u.s. is responding up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. shook southern california -- lawmakers want to know if a >>> people working in one bay area city could be getting a big raise. i'm cate caugiran with details on what could be the highest minimum wage in california. >> after that big earthquake in southern california, lawmakers now want to know if a controversial drilling practice may have played a role. >> it may be the last full day of winter but already feeling like spring outside. some of these temperatures could get near 80. we'll show you where coming up. >> and the commute has begun suddenly on westbound 580 beginning in tracy. we'll show you where the backup really extends. a full look at traffic coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, m

the fraternal order of police sent a letter to the white house opposing the nomination. talk about the politics, not just for republicans but for this is a place where the police unions and other law enforcement communities going to have the most emotional reaction to it, the strongest reaction to it. senator casey is honestly, he just won re-election in 2012, so it's a long way off from another election. but it's very difficult for any senator to take a stand that might be seen in any way as siding with jamal. and i think for senators from other states, where maybe it's not as local, but a place like arkansas, a place like west virgin virginia, we could have what a lawyer's duty to do, but you know when an attack ad is written, it will say he sided with a person who is a cop killer. you can bet that was a factor in the way some senators voted yesterday. >> i believe some of the attack ads started going out yesterday. thank you, jonathan. >> thank you for having me. >> we're going to continue talking about this case with cherilyn who's worked closely with him. thank you for being here. >> i think that the white house was a little bit stunned, not so much by the republica

. >> the police union will pay legal defense for a case that could drag on for months. fund-rais fund-raisers will help with other bills. >> it's my responsibility to see that they and families are taken care of while this proceeds >> i don't have a problem with that. i do have a problem with the public continuing to pay someone whose services have been tainted. and to this degree. >> the biggest fund-raiser takes place in may. offering a ravel with prizes including a trip to ireland and a flat screen tv. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> a search is on for a burglar accused of tieing up and roughing up a 66-year-old woman who caught him inside of her home on monday. he's described as a hispanic male, 30 years old. medium length hair with a wave at the end of it. police say he's armed. the victim was not seriously hurt. >> a wild scene in mountain view. sky 7 hd captured aftermath of a suspected drunk driver's ramp yang. police say it started when the driver hit a car, took off and crashed into two cars but kept going, driving his suv across the median heading the wrong w

. >> reporter: the police union says that the public should not be quick to judge. >> these officers, they deserve their day in court. >> the attorneys insist that the case is weak and that they will not be making any deals and that they are confident the jury will find them not guilty. in san francisco, linda yee, kpix 5. >> reporter: they will be back in federal court next month. >>> breaking news in russia this morning. they have now gone permission to use the military in ukraine as he says it is necessary to protect russians and military personnel at a russian base on the peninsula. armed men who may be the russian troops already control some government buildings, broadcasting channels and several airports. president obama is warning russia that there will be costs for any military intervention, which may soon be underway. >> the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. and the russian partners will stop provoking resistance in ukraine. >>> well before you buy another thing at mall, wh

. >> reporter: but the police union says the public should not be quick to judge. >> this is not systematichroughout the san francisco police department. but these officers deserve their day in court. >> reporter: attorneys for the officers insist the government's case is weak. they will not be making any deals and they are confident the jury will find them not guilty. in san francisco, linda yee, kpix 5. >> all of the officers accused will be back in court next month. >>> governor brown filed his paperwork to run for an unprecedented fourth term. he did it today at the alameda county registrar's office in oakland. brown says if he gets re- elected his priorities will be keeping the state's budget balanced, public safety and changing the way schools are funded. brown sat down and spoke with scott pelley today. the main topic was the drought. brown says investing in new technology may help replace water that nature is not providing. >> we are going to have to be very inventive but if it continues, it is going to hurt the production of food and fiber from california. it will affect people not

>> paul is in that position, as the head of the police union, you know an awful lot about every aspecte port authority operations, from the crossings to the airports to the ports. everything. and one reason why it was -- it seem sod important for david wildstein and bill baroni and governor christie to get on the good side of paul nunziato is because when you control the police force of an organization, you have a pretty good hand on that organization from the very bottom up. and you know the guys who carry the guns. >> i will say that as this new leaf has just opened up in this investigation, mr. nunziato, mr. nunziato's attorney, any folks who are now wanting to talk about this who didn't before, we would love to have you here, as would steve from the "star ledger" newspaper. thanks for being here. nice to have you back. be right back. >> do you dvr this show and watch it later? if you set up your tv to record the rachel maddow show tomorrow night, there's a good chance you will not automatically record tomorrow night's show. there's a simple fix, go to your tv's guide menu right now

the city is officially stepping away from using it as a substation and instead will partially use it for training police cadets. since 2008, more than 400 officers have left the department. the police union blames it on pension cuts. >> the loss of staffing over the last few years, the need to move that part of our police department out here is not in place and until we regrow into that kind of population of numbers, this building is just not going to fit into the big grand scheme of things. >> it goes back to the retention and recruitment issues we're dealing with which again goes back to the second tier pension created by measure b. until that's fixed, that building is going to remain empty. >> reporter: san jose now has fewer than 1,000 officers. the same number of cops it had 20 years ago. by the way, they are hiring. the city spends about $10,000 a month on maintenance and upkeep. that's just to keep the building running and so since they are spending that money, they figure might as well get some use out of it. live in south san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> the substation was recently broken into and damaged by vandals. >>> 6:09. the bay area is rocked by political scandal. the furiou

-- what the union argued is that these payments were allowing officers to either get away, while they were on administrative leave. after that story broke, the -- unit officials left the policeber of reforms have been instituted among them the police department requiring more college credit for incoming cadets a cadets and officers to wear lapel cameras. this is what we saw in the foothills, it was caught on a helmet camera. we didn't have that in the beginning when these shootings started in 2010. but now we do. i think that is what's driving the anger and criticism toward the police department. >> really quick, the gun death rate in new mexico is 40% higher than the national average. the crime rate is 53% higher than the national average. what is that all about? really quick. >> well, we're one of the more poorer states in the country, dealing with a number of issues here, our economy has been struggling since the recession. so it's totality of all of this that is catching up to us, as we struggle with crime. and also the fact that we are the largest city in new mexico. >> it is a disturbing series of events over the weekend, russell. thanks for the reporting. stay safe. r

the head of the police union and close ally of governor chris christie, he defended the lane closurese, was there any ambulance delay? no police service delay? no. yes, actually. there were delays as a result of that fake traffic study, which was some politically motivated vendetta against that town that still hasn't been explained. paul nunziato has apparently reduced his role in that job. for his part, bill barone has reportedly resigned. so we learned something about this basically still unexplained story. we learned when chris christie's chief of staff briget kelly ordered up those traffic problems, she really got what she wanted. they ordered that up and in many ca cases it had serious consequences to the people in that town. it was serious to the people involved in those accidents, those four people who waited double the amount of time they should have waited. but the other thing that we learned today was about not so much about what happened on the bridge in the first place but about that coverup. the coverup in the bridge scandal was in part about convincing people that there

. >> reporter: at the police union hall, the situation was blamed on the city's pension cuts which have caused officers to leave the city or retire early reducing the number of available officers from about 1400 in 2008 to fewer than 1,000 now. >> it goes back to the retention and the recruitment issues created by measure b. until that's fixed that building will remain empty. >> reporter: not exactly. the department says the substation will be partially used for training officers going through the academy. >> it will not use all the space but it will get the building into a capacity that makes it operational. >> reporter: having the building be operational is important, you have to have water and electricity flowing but all of that is cost the city about $10,000 a month in electricity bills alone so having people move in here and finally getting some use out of the building is going to benefit of city of san jose. live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> how's this for irony? vandals recently broke into the new substation and caused minor damage. >>> rain has returned to the bay area.

the next two years. will be able to keep police officers on board. but the union also says changes need to be made to voters approved initiative and reduces benefits for the new police officers. the court says that the city does not have the money to do that or restore certain benefits. he says he that he plans to announce this elite protection with an office is in the next few days. authorities have identified the woman that was hit at by car. let tonight the driver of the car is still on the list. >> : she struck by what i see the thursday morning and visitation ballet. >> : the driver is described as having short curly hair and light brown skin. and in this that this illustrates six pedestrians killed this year in san francisco. earlier this month san francisco mayor ed lee announced a new safety program called what first which includes putting up a pedestrian walk signs of the i dangerous intersections >> : is rented video was shot at an occupied oakland process more than two years ago and many see being carried out on a stretcher has just settled a newt of na

police are coming to the aid of fellow officers. kpix 5 he is joe vazquez says a raffle is one way they are raising money for officers accused of being dirty cops. >>> reporter: the police union is angry because it believes its members are being judged guilty prematurely in the public eye so they are holding a series of fundraisers and a raffle to help the officers' legal defense fund. a fundraiser in may will have raffle prizes including a trip to ireland, an ipad and a 60" television. the five officers and one former officer were indicted last month on federal charges. the public defender says the officers were caught on tape searching rooms of drug suspects without proper permission a constitutional violation. some officers were also accused of stealing drugs and falsifying police reports. the sfpoa president denounced the indictments saying they are based on the questionable testimony of unreliable informant witnesses. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> the first fundraiser is scheduled for tomorrow at a mexican restaurant on 11th street. don ramon's on 11th street. >>> this week's earthquake in los angeles was moderate in strength but it has a lot of people talking. three l.a. city

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. >> tommy wells picked up the police and fire union endorsements and the nod from the national organization for women. >> after tz jeffrey thompson plea deal, that we know something happened with the mayor and so now this election is anybody's guess. >> no one is counting mayor gray out in the april 1 primary. his 25 to 28% appears to have held despite jeff thompson's allegations. that is according to one source with the poll. the same poll shows about 20% of the voters still undecided. as the democratic primary approaches. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> and this week, the early voting in d.c.'s primary is taking place in business hours and next week, there's going to be 13 locations throughout the city open for early voting. the locations are on our website, wusa9.com. >> a health candidate from virginia is about to get the oprah winfrey treatment. laverne announced this afternoon that the talk show queen will join her for a campaign event on april 5. she called oprah a good friend. chapman is a long time alexandria resident. >>> five minutes with john kerry. i sit down one on one with the secre

the teacher's union has now decided that they're going to stonewall the police investigation on this. needles were found in the teacher's lounge. >> tell me how it is not small town politics when there is no reason you can't put them on administrative leave. i'm not satisfied. point blank, i'm not satisfied. i want to know what is state law and what are your grounds for not putting these people on administrative leave. and everybody can disagree with me. my kids are important to me. re. re. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mcelebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for ny with arthritis pain d inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function celeex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex,

. >> tommy wells picked up the police and fire union endorsements and the nod from the national organization for women. >> after the jeffrey thompson plea deal that we know that something happened with the mayor and so now this election is anybody's guess. >> no one is counting mayor gray out in the april 1 primary. his 25 to 28% appears to have held despite jeff thompson's allegations. that is according to one source with the poll. the same poll shows about 20% of the voters still undecided. as the democratic primary approaches. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> and just this week, early voting in the d.c. primary is taking place during the business hours and next week, there will be 13 locations all over town. they are posted on our web page. wusa9.com. >> one of gray's rivals for reelection has some new ideas on special education. >> i'm bruce leshan in d.c. d.c. councilman proposes sweeping reforms to special education in hopes of getting more help to students who need it. >> he's a good kid. >> teresa had to get a lawyer to force d.c. schools to give her great nephew the help he needed. >> he wa

the police officer's union says, as many as 100 officers have joined other agencies for better pay andn each of the last three years. >> san jose has roughly 970 street- ready officers right now, compared with nearly 14-hundred six years ago. thats when the budget cuts began. but, some city councilmembers say there is the possiblity the department could add as many as two hundred officers. the police officers union representative called that idea ludicrous. >> compare the number of officers in san jose. to san francisco. san francisco has about 2,000 officers. wth a smaller population. there are about 825-thousand people living in san francisco -- compared to just under a million in san jose. >> and oakland -- with a population of about 400- thousand -- has a little more than 600 police officers. but the city is now hiring. and new recruits are graduating from the police academy. officials say, they hope to get that number to about 800 officers. >> coming up on kron 4 news. prosecutors make a major decision about a giants fan accused of killing a dodgers fan last year near ballpark. >>

the police's excessive use of force. force was found to be excessive by the european union and human rights groups. condly, the state has failed to investigate this death properly. when prosecutors summoned the police officers, who were in his neighborhood, they all said they could not recall who was firing tear gas at this time. the police closed ranks. the poll -- the parents have very outspokenly blamed prime minister erdogan for his death. the mother said "erdogan has t aken my son." for the missing malaysian airliner has shifted west, hundreds of kilometers from the flight path. we go live to where authorities are giving a new press conference on the fifth day of the search. >> we will read out a statement, before we go to the questions and answers. we are now entering day five of the search for flight mh370. my heart reaches out for the families of the passengers and that we willssure not spare any expense to find the missing plane. the search has been extended to 27,000 square nautical miles. 4000 -- 4400 square miles and 14,400 square not all miles in the south china sea. 42 ships and 39 air

the church may support civil unions. >> the pope celebrated around wednesday. the pope -- ash said same-sex union are up to discussions. >>> bart is investigating the death of a man on the tracks in hayward. policeo gather more evidence. the fremont, union city and south hayward stations were closed. bart were focused on two holes found in the fence line. it looks like someone opened that fence. the man who died has not been identified. bart said he was trespassing. >>> bart expects equipment problems in that incident. >>> a grand jury found two men guilty of stealing equipment from dupont. now they could face 15 years in prison. they stole the material. >>> new upgrades to the airport. a system of traffic lights will warn pilots when the runway is blocked. >> in this animation a pilot is getting a red light on the runway. much like regular street traffic lights. it's an added safety level that will let pilots and drivers know it's unsafe. the airline pilots association worked with the faa to develop these safety lightings. they will be very visible to aircraft and ground vehicles. >> the president's budget includes $42 million for runway status lights and the faa wants them at san francisco int

along the way, spectator got to see units from the police and fire departments, labor unions and schoolsnd for the first time, organizers invite a contingent from the san francisco lgbt pride committee. >>> next in sports, giants host the as and spring training action. >> first, paying tribute to a rock legend. after the break, the perform's that brought dozens of prince fans to the east bay. >>> several dozen people hoping for a glisms rock star prince gathered for a flash mob outside the theater in oakland. -- for a glimpse of rock star prince. tonight's show is sold out. >> they day good job of staying in sync. >> probably an even bigger crowd in scottsdale for spring training. >> another sold-out crowd. incredible down through at spring training. there are 16 more days before the real thing. barry bonds is still the giants' hitting coach. it was matt cain's worst outing of the spring though. he gets lit up for seven runs in # 2/3 innings. gary brown loses the ball. the rout is on. -- in 2 2/3 innings. steven going deep. he batted .459 coming into this game. the giants won the other s

the last ten police officers in the student dad. european union has reached a provisional deal on how to shield taxpayers from future bank balance compromise came after all my awesome team. eu governments and the yukon and other mechanism to wind down insolvent banks is another key step toward establishing the european banking will win a european banking union rather than wildwood is the great europe much closer together and the agreement will be put to a vote in the european parliament next month when the bank of cyprus came close to collapse in twenty thirteen private and commercial depositors with over one hundred thousand euros faced huge losses. but european taxpayers footed the rest of the massive bill now european authorities want to shield taxpayers from any future bank sector and stability. the second pillar of banking union ensures that shareholders creditors and depositors bear the brunt of any future bank failures. eu leaders have already agreed that the ecb will begin policing one hundred thirty major eurozone banks this november. now

this is the latest challenge for a police department dealing with rising crime, fights over union wages, and officers leaving the department. meantime san jose police chief released this statement about the arrest. while this incident is very troubling and tugs at orientingty, it is an -- and tugs at our integrity it is an ace lited incident and by no means a reflection of our officers. >>> let's look at what we have with the roads. the traffic does look okay if you are driving on northbound 101 approaching the city. you can see traffic it looks good. no major problems here. also this morning we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza westbound. it's moving along nicely. it's about a ten minute drive into the city. if you are driving on 580 from dublin into castro valley, the traffic doesn't look all that bad. you can see traffic around the bay in general is off to a good start. now here is steve. >>> thank you, sal. we have clear skies but windy for some. pretty good gusts coming out of the oakland, berkeley hills. that is for sure. last few hours 51. but 25-40 miles an hour. and some

remote area of the indian ocean, looking for that debris in what promises to be a long and difficult search. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> new at noon san jose police officer's union is accusing city officials of misleading the public about staffing for the police department. ktvu has learned the poa has been shown an internal document from the police chief to city officials that indicate staffing numbers will actually drop by the year 2016. according to the poa the document projects the number goal from 904 now to 809 in two year, robert handa will have full details tonight at 5:00. >>> a free mortgage assistance event is underway in oakland. it started this morning there. the goal is to help homeowners by reducing their monthly payments. >> you want to do things f your family but you can't because you are basically under -- you know you are trying to pay for your home and at the same time you know put your kids through school. >> more than six thousand properties in the bay area are in some stage of foreclosure, according to reality track, the neighborhood assistance corporation of america is hosting the event, it runs every day through monday from 8:00 to 6:00.

dollars, and bet its no one from the two unions will for fear that any leaks might put the deal in jeopardy. the city still has to renegotiate the pensions of its police and fire unions. president obama will arrive in saudi arabia this morning, which is the last stop of his trip overseas. yesterday, the president was in italy, where he faced questions there are reports that russia has thousands of troops gathering on the border, ready to invade. the u-s and europe imposed economic sanctions to get russia to withdraw, but military action does not appear to be an option. >> we will do what we can to support ukraine and the people. but i think it's also important for us to not promise and not be able to deliver. >>the president said yesterday's meeting with the pope focused on their shared goal of tackling income inequality. he says he asked the pope to visit the u-s, but no date is set. former president jimmy carter was in town promoting his new book, days after he made news by saying he thinks the government spies on his communications. a standing room only crowd greeted president carter at the swedish museum in andersonville. his book is titled: "a ca

the silicone valley down south. they will instead focus on long distance trips out of sfo. >>> new reports claim local police officers are snooping on phone calls. american civil liberties union used the freedom of information act to get documents that suggest bay area police departments have a wire tapping device like this. it's called a sting ray. it essentially tricks cell phones and other wireless devices into communicating with it. documents show san jose fremont san francisco and oakland police departments along with the al me today county dirt attorneys office have the device or funding for it. >> they're intrusive. they sweep up information not only of a target device but also all the other innocent third parties in the area. >> none of the police departments currently using the sting ray would talk to kpix5 about it on camera. >>> it will be a dry year for lush green laws. starting today mandatory water restrictions are in effect because of the drought. this effects customers serving fremont, newark and. customers cannot water lawns or other landscapes on consecutive days. watering will be allowed one day a week in april and may and from december through march it was

. >> translator: we would like to join the eu, for 70 years the soviet union humiliated and stole from us. >> reporter: and the policed of confrontation and persuade the organizers to call off the pro-ukraine rally. >> translator: disbeers because there is real danger here, please dispurse. >> reporter: they have the streets to themselves. a few ukrainian nationalist are left and only eggs are thrown but the left of anger and hatred is rising. >> reporter: three al jazeera english journalists have been held in prisons now for 72 days, fahmy, greste and mohamed are accused of having links with terrorist organizations and spreading false news and al jazeera rejects it against all staff and from the arabic channel has been detained for more than six months and oon a hunger strike since january 23. mexico confirmed the death of one of the leaders of the country's most violent cartel and they thought that gonzales was dead no 2010 but body never found now they said he died in a shoot out and this was this 2011 as an off shoot of the cartel and takings its name of the middle ages and the cartel controls most of the marijua

the chief of staff calls, vice president joe biden was making calls. they miscalculated what they were up against with police unionsth officer faulkner's widow -- >> he was the officer who was shot. part of the defense in the latter years. >> red state democrats who are facing vulnerable, tough reelection. there is some finger-pointing with harry reid's office. they really miscalculated this one. >> thank you. margaret, megan, let me turn to you. paul ryan says we are going to reform welfare. it is not working and i have a bunch of new ideas. >> this is an over political document from paul ryan. he still wants to cut taxes on the rich but he also wants to punish the poor. the poor are to blame for their situation and medicaid and food stamps make them lazy and not want to work. he has almost no evidence -- he has no evidence for this and he cites social science that does not support his view. this is where the republican party is. there are no compassionate conservatives love. >> megan, you're compassionate. >> i'm not sure i'm a conservative. there is evidence of these traps at various levels with poverty that at

the european union criticized spanish police for firing rubber bullets in warning at the group.he risks pay off, the migrants who are mostly from africa are injured or in poor health. some will head here to an immigration center for medical treatment. but just getting here alive is a relief, although the center will try to send them back to their country of origin. the authorities say in the past few weeks attempts to cross into melila have picked up pace. almost a month ago, this group successfully scaled these barbed wire fences i. seems the risks of being injured or caught are not putting them off, opting at a chance for a better life in europe. alpha patel, bbc news. >>> marlena deitrich, one of the biggest movie stars of the 20th century. her hollywood career lasted for decades. now more than 250 of her personal items are going up for auction. ♪ >> reporter: marlena deitrich made the movies her own, bringing her style to the big screen and around the world. >> marlena deitrich, the ultimate fem fay tall, sexy, sense ous, dangerous, all the things you want in a movie heroine