now, this afternoon the san jose city council is going to look at a pilot body camera program for sane police officers. mayor sam la card do and three other city council members have said the city should move forward with this technology. if today they decide to go ahead and give at this time green light, then come this fall 12 officers would test the body cameras, evaluating everything from how easy they are to use to the quality of the video. information from the four-month test will help the city come up with a proposal to get the goid cameras for much of the police force. but that could take six months to complete. so it's not likely body cameras will be widely used until next year. today the city council will also review a report from the police chief saying the department is still working with the police union to look at officers' rights and privacy issues. a department of justice study found police departments using cameras reduced the risk of litigation. now, this won't be the first pilot program. san jose also tested body cameraing in 2009 and 2012 but the program never got p

the marches planned at sproul plaza in uc berkeley, outside of city hall in san francisco, outside san jose. all of them trying to bring attention to police killings of unarmed people. >>> san jose police are planning another pilot program for officer body cameras. this afternoon the city council will review a report from the police department on the progress of the body camera program. the police chief says he's still working with the police union to address officers' privacy concerns. in the meantime, the city may adopt a new rule banning tobacco companies from handing out free cigarette samples and coupons at local bars. today the meeting starts at 1:30. >>> the palo alto city council is going to vote this evening on whether to allow the city's last mobile home park to close the. last night they heard from rest departments of the buono vista mobile home park. they say they couldn't afford to livni where else in the city. the owners of buono vista have been trying to close it for years. the owners have also offered to compensate residents for moving out. council members will hear argument

. >> good morning the body camera debate goes before the san jose city council with members expected to move lady with the pilot program that could start next year. this is video from marin from back in 2009. it is of a 64-year-old man shot repeatedly by a taser by a sheriff deputy. he settled for $2 million. the man's attorney said a camera can be crucial evidence in an incident involving police officers. there have been self high profile officer-involved shootings this past year. body cameras are intended to improve accountability. if the san jose city council decided to move forward, san jose would be one of the launchest bay area agencies to being quip officers where body cameras. 460 cameras have been issued and although san francisco police purchased 150 of them administering the body cameras is costly and at this time, no officers wish a camera. >> they testified them out in 2009 and 2012 but never got beyond the pint stage, the police chief said they are still working with the union do outline a poll that would not infringe on officers' rights. purchasing the cams could cost

that includes oakland, union city, campbell, los galos, and gilroy. reporting live in san jose, maryann favro, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> meantime, the city of san jose may adopt a new rule banning tobacco companies from handing out free cigarette samples and coupons in local bars. today's city council meeting starts at 1:30. >>> if you're making your way out the door or you will be soon, bundle up. >> that's right. it's a windy one out there. rob mayeda is in for christina and he has a look of the gusts. >> seeing wind speeds of 15 to 25 miles per hour this morning making for a blustery start to the day. and we did earlier have a few sprinkles around the bay area. right now just a few snow showers around the high country there of the sierra. that system winding down back to the bay area. things unfortunately quite dry. we got instead these cool north winds. air transported down to the pacific northwest which even with the sunshine today, temperatures not warming up much. our wind speeds as you saw there gusting from 20 to 25 miles per hour. high temperatur

bayshore line is hugging around 5051 at san francisco and alameda and at 50 in san carlos and redwood city and newark and to san jose have 46 in san ramon and 45 in fairfield and lafayette is 47 and brentwood and half moon bay is at 48, the flags on the ferry building are the story cold gallon passed through quietly and now we are going do have a rush of dry and cooler air that will keep us around 65 to 71 and the cost into san francisco is 58 to 612 -- in san jose. deeper into the forecast it changes today. the winds blow offshore and 70s and 80s coming back. good morning, everyone we will start off here with a look at this action involving a couple of trucks, a hit-and-run accident northbound 880 at marina police department everyone is on the shoulder and that is why you see the green. however, you can see off the side of the screen, northbound 238 is loading up as you make the drive great castro valley to hayward. to the north the project that started at 9:00 lat night shut down the entire span of northbound and southbound 880 between 29 and 23rd avenue so detours are in please and cones are getting picked up and

about 50 people attended that meeting with san jose city and santa clara county officials. some were fed up with crime in their neighborhood. others wanted better streetlighting, more patrols and more police officers for the city. officials discussed solutions but some residents came away wanting more. >> we didn't hear about all these businesses that leave downtown because they don't feel they're safe anymore. that's an issue. >> the other thing wheel do in the interim is take a look at all the suggestions made and make sure we're gleaning out of them the low-hanging fruit. like what can we be doing right now? >> one suggestion from east san jose's new police commander, call police when a crime occurs. she says people don't do it as often as they should on smaller crimes. >>> eight candidates for city council will face number of a special election to fill one open seat. today's election covers district 4, which covers north san jose. the candidates are vying for a partial term for the seat vacated by former council member who is now in the state assembly. one candidate will

>>> today is the deadline to submit your name ideas for the falcon chicks currently nesting at san jose city hall. three female peregrine falcons were born to the mother falcon named clara earlier this month. clara nesting on top of san jose city hall for years. she has had 32 babies over the past eight years, now we have a link to submit your name suggestions for the chicks on our website, go to abc7.com. >> by the way, you have to be a kid and live in san jose or go to school in san jose to be eligible to enter. >> can you act like kids? >> i have my ideas going and going to give it to a kid. >>> 4:54. if you are dreading a trip to the dmv today, consider dropping by the fell street office in san francisco for what maybe a less stressful visit. >> so called unofficial dmv concierge will be passing out flowers, chocolates wine and other goodies to those waiting at the dmv office on fell street from 3 to 4 this afternoon. the concierge says the gifts are designed to blunt the pain of the never ending waits there. it is all part of the now festival, a campaign to improve conditions in the cit

san jose city leaders were peppered about seemingly endless probs. they listened but will they act? do they offer up any solutions. >> no. they only took questions about 50 minutes. many people upset about crime waves including a lot of burglaries and that's why they held the meeting here tonight. the public wants answers. >> very scary. i don't feel safe in my neighborhood anymore. >> some blurting out questions. asking for better street lighting, more patrols ander month officers for their city. >> i want your to do list. >> the city and county leaders host the event together. the heeders were all in one room. >> we're the people. we have hopes and dreams. it is upon our this elected. >> they are concerned over staffing and think politicians should make san jose a city officers would want to work in. >> we didn't hear about all these business that's lead downtown because they don't think it is safe. >> one from the commander called them when a crime occurs. he said people don't do it as often as they should on small crimes. >> it is very important for the community to give us a ca

san francisco's public toilets are drawing the attention of a number of u.s. cities. we'll tell you what's so special about the sf toilet next. >>> and the renewed efforts to pay tribute to san jose's fallen. how the recent death of a san jose police officer is spurring local lawmakers into action. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >> san jose city leaders are resurrecting a plan to honor its fallen heroes. the mercury news reports that mayor sam lacardo is considering a permanent memorial to honor police officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty. the recent death of michael johnson rekindled that idea. back in 2008, council members did green light a similar plan, but it was later shelve ed back because of budget cutbacks. >>> state supreme court justices will hear a legal challenge to san jose's ordinance called the inclusionary housing law. legal appeals have kept it on hold so far. that rule calls for developers to include small numbers of below market units with any new development project. other cities across the state have similar policies in place, but the housing industry calls the rule strong arm act ticks that do nothing to slow down soaring housin

. >> that is san jose city hall in a glowing tribute to the officer who died in the lean of duty. michael johnson. and by no means does the show support end there. we now know that fund raisers t britanya armed surpassed their goal of $25,000. the final amount raised won't be released until later today. the event just wrapped up hours ago. earlier today people lined bay street to say one final good-bye to officer johnson. they watched in silence as the hearst made its way to the memorial service. inside that arena, a powerful and emotional scene as we heard from johnson's family for the first time sense he was shot and killed. his sister talked about how he excelled at everything he did from baking the best bleu cheesecake ever from a recipe so secret he kept it locked in a gun safe to earning a black belt in jujitzu twice. >> mike, we not only miss you, you have left an emptiness in our lives that can fought be refilled. we love you. we are proud of you. today and every day we will honor you. rest in peace, my little brother. >> after the memorial, there was a private burial at o

san jose police commander, call police when crimes occur. he says people don't do it as often as they should on small crimes. >>> local politics now. eight candidates for san jose city council face off today in a special election to fill one open seat. today's election covers district 4. the candidates are vying for a partial term for the seat vacated by former council member. one candidate will have to receive a majority of the votes to win outright. that doesn't happen, there will be a runoff later in june. >>> the french laundry will reopen today for the first time in months. the world renowned restaurant tweeted out these images last night giving fans their first look at the temporary kitchen. not too shabby, right? the restaurant has been closed since december as it builds a new modern kitchen that's permanent. until it's ready, though, chefs will cook in four heavily renovated shipping containers that are probably still way better than my kitchen. not probably. absolutely way better. >> they probably drink some nice wine. we know they drink nice wine at french laundry. moving to another form of beverage -- >> it's national beer day. here's why. the history beh

our reporter is at the old san jose city hall to continue our coverage. >> every law enforcement agency from around santa clara county is expected to arrive at old city hall in a few hours and they will be greeted by the county board supervisors would will thank them for service as they fill in the roles attending officer johnson's memorial service. there is a huge outpouring of support from law enforcement agencies mere and far and we saw the santa cruz police officer show its support after going through a similar tragedy and the san jose police department said it is overwhelmed with support and it is not just uniformed men and women coming together but those would work closely with police are showing gratitude for officers such as this shoe shiner polishing officers officers a meaningful gesture. >> we want to be look their best and be their best off-and-on. >> some of the law en agency who would provide the aid include sunnyvale and palo alto and senator that clear sheriff to name a few and they will walk over to the police department where they go into a briefing and get their assig

we will stream the announcement on abc7news.com. >>> today the san jose city council will vote whether to recommend tougher water restrictions because of cloud. officials are expected to support declaring a 25 percent city-wide water shortage. the recommendations bring san jose into compliance with state mandates for water use. there would be some exceptions for parks golf courts and other users. the mayor is pushing for a 30 percent city-wide shortage in line with the resolution parse by the water district. >> catch the cold water as you turn your shower on, right, mike and use it for other purposes. >> whatever you can use it in the washington machine, maybe your outdoor plants potted plants. be creative. that is the key. we are the center of creativity. temperatures inland low-to-mid 50s what it is the san ramon valley, out 580 to livermore out highway 4 through pittsburg antioch, oakley, and 54 in walnut creek. also concord and san ramon along with dublin. elsewhere, very mild morning because of the cloud cover. we are june in novato and alameda and foster city, 53 degrees and lafa

incorrect, they're not paying taxes. >> reporter: she coordinates the marijuana businesses for the city of san jose011 san jose has collected more than $18 million in taxes from pot shops. but in response to requests from the investigative unit the city confirmed it has more than $2 million in unpaid marijuana taxes, penalties, and interests. >> $2 million is a lot of money. has the city dropped the ball by not getting those dollars? >> i would say no. it's the city's goal to eventually pursue that unpaid tax amount. >> reporter: the city's list of non-compliant pot shops include the san jose medicinal group, nor cal care, and the cannibus club. can the city do more? should the city do more? are you worried you would be put out of business? >> no why would i worry? i'm the only one that seems to understand the concept. >> reporter: he is the ceo of mini marts in san jose the city says he is one of the worst offenders, owing more than a million in unpaid taxes. >> the only problem we have is the city tax. there is case law and guys in federal prison right now, because they paid a tax onkstax, they a

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san jose city council is debating whether to arm the city police force with body cameras. kron4 charles clifford join us live from san jose tonight. with more on the debate. charles? >> reporter: they tried this before that in 2009 and 2012 however, it did not take hold. with obsessive abuse of a police officer the city and police department think it's a good time to revisit this pilot program to rid their work technical challenges first of what it is expensive. also to manage and store all of the video that officers will shoot. there are also policy questions as to, who was seized the video and who will look at the video. the question will the the video of that encounter should it be released. for public viewing. >> reporter: the public will be protected against officers who would use a sense of force against them. >> want to ensure that we have real accountability on both sides substantially reducing our costs and protect the public. >> reporter: in the south bay charles clifford kron 4 new spirit-- www.kron4.com >> pam: later in this newscast east bay mud releases and dr

san jose sharks. local taxi drivers also donated their time in johnson's honor. they sat outside both locations to take pub patrons home for free. also overnight, san jose city hall lit up in blue in john sun's honor. >> anything you want to say that you love him, you miss him, whatever, say it out loud and let's rock this place. >> a standing ovation right there, earlier in the day more than 8,000 people gathered at s.a.p. center in san jose to remember officer johnson. among the speakers his sister jamie, who shared some humorous childhood stories with the crowd. >> whenever mike and i played cops and robbers as kids he always insisted on being the cop, and i always had to be the bad guy. that turned out to be fortuitous not just because mike grew up to become a cop, but i grew up to become a lawyer. >> a lot of funny and touching moments in that address. johnson was married, he and his wife nikki wed in a civil service in 2013 and were planning a formal wedding this summer. you can watch it inits entirery at our website nbcbayarea.com. >> a close call for an oakland man after a house collapsed around him. take a look at this. he was asleep yesterday when

planned at frank ogawa plaza in oakland. >>> the police body camera debate will be heard by the san jose city council today. they'll be discussing a possible pilot program for san jose police officers. if approved, san jose would be one of the largest bay area agencies to give its officers body cameras. the pilot program could start as soon as next year. >>> a suspected car thief has been arrested after a police chase and crash. it started in west marin around 10:40 last night. police say that's where the suspect crashed his car and stole a car from a woman who stopped to try to help. the suspect then took police on a wild chase speeding through fairfax before crashing outside a home just after midnight. the suspect tried to run away but search dogs were able to find him nearby. and police arrested him. >>> the 2016 presidential race is off to a busy start. three republicans are now officially running for the white house. and democrat hillary clinton is holding a small event with voters today in iowa. reporter marlie hall has the story. >> reporter: hillary clinton is holding her first 2016 p

nbc bay area's damian trujillo is in san jose where leaders say something's got to give. >> reporter: city leaders say san jose will lose its fabric if this continues. they hope two ideas come to fruition. zillow says as housing prices rise so do rents, and that is pricing middle-class residents out of the south bay. realtors tell us they're moving to places like tracy, hollister, and loss banos. >> it's not surprising. it's the trend we've been seeing. >> reporter: councilman aj kalra says the city has plans in the works to build affordable housing. one is called a housing impact fee which won't go into effect until roughly 2019. it charges developers a fee for each project. the roughly $30 million raised every year will go into a fund for affordable housing. another idea is called inclusionary housing, which is being debated by the state supreme court right now. it would require developers to allocate 20% of each of their projects to affordable housing. >> we want to make sure that we're creating the community we would like to see and that's affordable for everyone that's contributing to

it's a special program that the city of san jose has, that almost no other cities have.do this, we're recovering, and we're asking for another 20 year lease. >> last year, the city only agreed to a five year less and those agreements have been difficult. in 2010, the camp was closed to fix the dining hall. in 2014, the rim fire hit. 17 tents were lost, a deck and some sheds. rebuilding has been the easy part. it's getting campers to come back that's been the hard part. >> the city of san jose needs to hold onto this gem. >> automatic there are legitimate concerns about cost. at the end of the day, i think we're getting a lot more out of it, than we're putting into it. >> reporter: their message to the city council, go camping and see for yourself. >> how can you say yea or nay about something you've never experienced? >> reporter: they say the camp is a chance for city people to get in touch with the outdoors. they say it is worth saving. >> we want this to go on. we want our children's children to be able to come and do this. because it's an outdoor experience. it's won

. >>> city of san jose unveiled its newest plan to combat traffic and take a look. it's a new transportation management center. it begins in 10 -- it brings in, rather, 10,000 sensors and 250 traffic cameras all in real time. the biggest deal here, the ability to control every one of san jose's traffic signals. >> in the past, what we would have to do is have a technician go out to the field and actually manage a traffic signal through the computer that is located at each intersection. and what we have today is the ability to do that through advance communication technology within the comfort and the centralization of a single location right here next to san jose city hall. >> the $10 million transportation center was funded mostly through federal grants. >>> bryan stow is losing a major part of his settlement. bloomberg reports stow has yet to see a dime since he was beaten by two men in 2011 outside dodger stadium in los angeles. eventually stow will get less than $6 million from his $14 million jury settlement. that's because a law allows his insurance company to

san jose city and water officials are putting together a broader plan in an effort to get more people conserve. >> this is drought resistant new zealand grass. >> reporter: for someone like michelle dungeon, water conservation is a part of her lifestyle, which is why today's news that californians only reduced water usage by 3% in february is nothing short of disappointing. >> i am very surprised. the drought has been going on for a while. so i think it should have been mandatory a long time ago there is no need to have water spent on lawns when we need to have it for drinking water. >> should be standing in five feet of snow. >> reporter: this comes on the heels of governor jerry brown's mandate for residents to reduce water usage by 25%. san jose water company officials say they are hiring more staff to do water audits ramping up communications through social media and reaching out to the 100 largest residential water user abusers. they're working with san jose city officials who are building a proposal this week on how to better enforce water restrictions that framework goes before

the project. >>> biologist glenn stewart is ready for whatever comes his way, 18 stores high at san jose city hall including clara and fernando the falcons who are residence. they are the parents of baby falcons. this is a view the falcon camera of their encounter with stewart who propelled into the nest each year since 2007 for the bird research group. he put bands on their small legs for tracking purposes and he revealed they were three little girls delighting the small group of falcon lovers who document the event each day. >> this is my 7th or 8th year i have been following the birds. >> so excited? >> still. >> i enjoy the falcons and the birded. >> clara has produced 32 babies over the past eight years. stewart said the drought has not impacted the falcon population. at least not yet. food is still available. the fact that the banding came on earth day is an opportunity for biologists like stewart to tout how far the falcon polllation has come. >> the first earth day was 19 meant and we could only find two pairs in the state. today there are 200 or 300 pairs out there. the lesson there

. >> south bay city shows san jose, is the best quality for moms and raising a family and could outrangll other cities on the mom meter but it has the honor of being the city to outrank all others for forgetting about mother's day. >> a public service announcement. >> san francisco and oakland are being recognized number ten on the list of top best places for moms. >> my mom lives in san jose and i am never allowed to miss mother's day. >> i am sure you would not miss anyway. >> crackdown on california street to keep your family safe. >> the dangerous trend by young drivers that c.h.p. is trying to head off before summer. >> women 59 risk of a deadly disease because of a gene and there is a simple new test that could save the life of someone you know. >> most spectacular diamonds ever found is at auction today. stay tuned. >> a major announcement in the fight against cancer. a silicon valley start-up is offering a new gene test for breast and ovarian cancer using only a saliva sample. the company is trying do shake up the medical field by making the gene test inexpensive so more women c

san jose. at the top of the hour we showed you thunderstorms off to the south and's east. you can see more or less weakening. one near san jose is tracking to the east. redwood cityon city and hayward, some isolated showers. and now weakening showers moving through the tri-valley. still those areas of yellow and orange freezing levels close to 4,000 feet may include some hail. but clearly, the more active weather and the severe weather story of the day, just off to our east. a very interesting wind pattern taking shape for that severe weather to unfold. you can still see scattered showers around the bay area. windy here but notice what the winds are doing up towards stockton and sacramento. they turn to the north as they run into the sierra, and it's that directional shear, low level winds from the north and upper level winds to the west gets the storms to rotate and produces larger hail and as we saw around sacramento, multiple funnel clouds earlier today. in the bay area once the sun sets, the intensity the showers here and in the central valley begin to shut down. but this is 6:00 tomorrow morning and we still have lingering showers, we think especially near t

. >> you are about to see much less of this san jose where people are being told to prepare for major changes in the way they use water. citysan jose voted in to it require a 30 percent reduction in water use. good evening. >> so far san jose residents have cut back by just 13 percent. so they have a long way to go currently the city can fine water abusers 160 dollars but how the city will enforce the new rules still up for discussion. the david has more. >> 1 by 1 city across the santa clara valley need to pass ordinance setting water saving goal and fines. state set 20 percent to be san jose goal the mayor set his eye on 30 percent goal. sam says the higher goal will give the city some pad since the state pine would kick in if san jose saves less than 20 percent. valley water district wants city to adopt a 30 percent goal. >> underground aquifer and reservoir don't respect jurisdictional line so we need to work together as region. it's important for the water district and the city to be on the same page. that was certainly one of the motivation for me to push for this 30 percent goal. >>reporter: not clear who will enforc

to the south bay we go now and south bay check all around downtown san jose, city streets, freeways, everything looks good. you can see the guadalupe parkway heading by the airport, no delay there or you can always ride mass transit. everything is off to eye great start. we have been checking in with our friends at bart. systemwide no delay. golden gate ferries, caltrain and ace look fine out of the centrally. remember kcbs, our radio partner, when you hit the roads at 106.9 fm or 740-am. that's the latest from here. guys back to you. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> a close call for a sleeping child in the north bay. a pickup slammed into the bedroom of 11-year-old liam fitzsimmons of santa rosa. he was sleeping in his bed at the time when this happened monday. he says the impact sent him flying across the room. >> the truck hit and launched liam out of -- split his bed in half, launched him out of his bed, shot him through his closet door and the hole in the closet is where the torso went through the wall. >> i think when i went flying into the closet, i think, um, i -- ther

and a live look at san jose's city hall. the rotunda has been turned blue to honor a police officer killed in the line of duty. thousands of people paid their respects to officer michael johnson. they filled the sap center for his ceremony. >> if you love him, you miss him, say it out loud and let's rock this place, one, two, three. [ cheers and applause ] >> more from the sap center in a moment, but first, mark sayre with what is happening right now. mark? >> reporter: well veronica, a fundraiser here is underway. and every person here is helping to directly benefit officer johnson's family. as the money gets handed over the bar, everybody knows it is going to a very important cause. and the co-owner says he would not have it any other way. >> it is nice to see the community come together. and support a tragic thing that has happened and try and raise some money here. >> reporter: every dollar made at the bar's two locations is going directly to the family of officer michael johnson. there are bag pipes, camaraderie ... >>

many people gathered in san jose and san francisco to urge congress to renew a national transportation bill. san jose city official says many roads are in bad need of repairs which will cost about $500 million. the bill would help provide for that as well as a bart extension project in the south bay. the bill is worth more than $100 billion, and it expires next month. >>> no caps or gowns for this graduation, but they do get badges. this is san jose's communications and dispatch academy, which trains the city's emergency dispatchers. the training is tough. there were 1200 initial applicants, but only seven completed the program. many note that the recent death of police officer michael johnson was a lesson in just how stressful the job of a dispatcher can be. >> it's a very stressful job. they want to make sure that you're well equipped to do it. but it's been a wonderful experience. we have really great instructors. they support you through everything. >> san jose's communications department has been dramatically understaffed in recent months. at one point last year emergency dispatchers were working up

san jose. >> made that large city feel like a small close-knit town, the old san jose. >> reporter: johnson wasas a dedicated officer who was in his element every day he wore the badge. >> this ultimate sacrifice is an eternal reminder that safety comes at a supreme price. and that price must always be remembered by a grateful state and her people. >> whenever mike and i played cops and robbers as kid he always insisted on the being the cop. >> reporter: his sister tearfully recalled the days of their childhood. she represented the family including johnson's wife, mother and father. officer johnson was 38. >> mike, we will not only miss you; you have left an emptiness in our lives that cannot be refilled. today and every day, we will honor you. rest in peace, my little brother. [ crying ] >> reporter: today's public ceremony was followed by a private ceremony at the cemetery oak hill memorial park. >> rough day. all right, len, thank you. >>> let's get you now to kpix 5's christian hartnett on the crowded sidewalks as people said good-bye to officer johnson. christian. >> reporter: that's right

next week san jose city leaders are expecting to have a plan to cut water. it involves watering lawns two days a week. if approved restrictions will be in place until march of next year. and jeff, we thought maybe something was coming our way. >> yeah at least tonight. but it's so minuscule, that i even combed everything for the next two weeks to see if there was anything substantial. at this point, there's nothing over the next two weeks. so we've been talking about this storm system off to the north. all we're getting is the bottom tail end of this. it's only providing some isolated drizzle reports. and san francisco, also the bottom edge there of the north bay as well. this cold front losing steam by 1:00 in the morning, gets down to san jose. the cloud cover with this only picking up one green speck near mt. hamilton and maybe a couple of drops in san jose but nothing to quellch the fire threat. that brings up the next point. people who have lived here for a long time by april, we typically tend to see that rainfall average dramatically drop off. only av

those drivers for san jose taxi sat outside of both locations to take pub patrons home for free. >>> finally some new video in to our newsroom this morning, san jose's city hall and it lit up in blue in johnson's honor. kris? >> if there's anything you want to say, you love him or miss him, say it out loud and let's rock this place. >> earlier in the day more than 8,000 people gathered at s.a.p. center in san jose to remember officer johnson. among the speakers his sister jamie, who shared some humorous childhood stories. >> whenever mike and i played cops and robbers at kids he always insisted on being the cops and i always had to be the bad guy. that turned out to be fortuitous, not just because he grew up to become a cop, but i grew up to become a lawyer. >> nice little moment of levity there. johnson was married, he and his wife, nikki, we had in a several service and planning a formal wedding for this summer. watch more touching speeches and tributes to officer johnson on our website nbcbayarea.com. >>> and now we want to get a look at our forecast. it was a beautiful day for such a moving tribute yesterday, but we know there's a change coming, chri

the flyer was designed to help javier campos win a san jose city council seat. it called an opponent magdalena carrasco a communist sympathizer. shirakawa has pleaded no contest to a felony related to the flyer. >>> and new on the this good friday, hiring grows at a robust pace despite signs of weakness in the economy. experts predict a 13th straight month of job gains above 200,000. that translates into nearly 3.5 million more americans earning paychecks than a year ago. but factors ranging from snowstorms to stronger dollar slowed growth of the start year. >>> a bay area ceo is offering some big relocation packages. "salesforce's" marc benioff says if employees don't like indiana's new religious freedom law he will help them move. >> i just got an email on the way here to the studio from another employee who said, look, i don't feel comfortable living in this state anymore. you have to move me out. and i gave them a $50,000 relocation package and said great, you're clear to go. >> benioff says so far several employees have asked for transfers. >>> and amid the

. >>> finally at 5:00 tonight san jose's city hall newly hatched pair grin falcon chicks are all chicks. it's confirmed by uc santa cruz biologist who repelled from the top of city hall to the ledge. by measuring their leg bones they determined all three falcons are girls. their mother has been a big factor if helping bringing the species back from near extinction. >> sthes sea produced 32 babies. we know where 12 of them are. at least months or years after they're released and five of those are breeding elsewhere. so it's a pretty good legacy. >> you can name the chicks the contest goes through this friday for students age 5 to 18 the rules are on our website nbc bay area.com. apparently pair grien falcons have been living there stiffness 2007 it's a good home. >> it sure is. >> thanks for joining us at 5:00. lester holt is next with his profile of the mike honda family. >>> on this wednesday night, violent threat. millions bracing for a major outbreak of severe weather. tornado watches up. al roker is here. >>> should he go free? the man who shot president reagan, john hinckley, could

. >>> what could be a smoother commute for san jose? the city unveiled its new transportation management center. take a look. think of it as the control center for all things traffic. it brings in 10,000 sensors, 250 cameras all in real time. the biggest deal the ability to control every one of san jose's traffic signals. >> in the past, what we would have to do is have a technician go out to the field and actually manage a traffic signal through the computer that's located at each intersection. what we have today is the ability to do that through advanced communications technology within the comfort and the centralization of the single location right here next to san jose city hall. >> that$10 million transportation center was funded mostly through federal grants. >>> bart is planning to increase its fares. but they want riders to weigh in first. so here's the proposal. starting january 1, it will cost 10 cents more to travel from berkeley to macarthur as well as from el cerrito to 12th street, oakland citycenter. a 15-cent increase is planned

but if that ticket came out of a so-called smart meter in downtown san jose they may be right. even the city says the meters have a dumb glitch. nbc bay area's michelle roberts was live in downtown san jose where dozens of drivers are contesting those fines. michelle? >> there are 1200 of these smart meters through out san jose. want to take a step back and see the censor in the road. when a car pulls out the meetor goes to zero and the city said that reset is happen willing when it shouldn't. here on saint james street you can see the construction and apparently sometimes when there's a loud rumble or a big rig that goes by the ground vibrates and accidentally resets the meeters to zero. one man received three $40 tickets in this area and he said he paid the meter when he contested the tickets they were dismissed. meters were put in last spring but the department of transportation didn't find an issue until last february. at least 90 tickets have been written and due to the resettingish ice, there could be more people contested when the meter is tripped up by a large truck and officials wil

serves as president and ceo of medi marts, a marijuana collective on san jose's east side. >> there's a large population in the city of san jose who wants us here. and we're going to stay here. >> and dave founded the all-american cannabis club on san jose's west side. combined, both businesses owe the city more than a million dollars in unpaid marijuana business taxes and penalties. >> in the months since the mayor and the two pot shop owners made those statements, san jose has responded aggressively. increasing the pressure to put both pot shops out of business. >> they basically said in front of a camera just like that they're not going anywhere. >> we've been successful in shutting down 21 of the 23 dispensaries that are operating in locations where they're ineligible to under the rules. the remaining two, we're going to keep pushing. >> pushing that started with this letter written on march 9th and mailed to dave armstrong. it reads in part medimarts has been disqualified from the city's process to register and it must immediately cease all operations. >> i haven't seen it. i haven't read it. it has not been e

lodes: the research group the three fish falcon chicks that hatched on april 8th in the nest atop san jose citye in fact all the chicks the university of california santa cruz bird research group made the proclamation as they put identification tags on legs of the newborn falcon chicks. the mother of the checks clara has produced 32 baby so far with these last three being female schoolchildren in the city of san jose will have until friday to enter a contest to name the three falcon chicks. >> reporter: now alive lookit the golden gate bridge we have increasing clouds out there is little chilly of well breeze in some spots will say once again for the afternoon mostly sunshine that on friday that's our transition that the timber trees will drop or cold out of white a bit the clouds will increase in the for the weekend were tracking a possibility for showers risen look at storm tracker force as we expect it will also seem quite a bit of showers firing of the sierra nevadas the day that unstable condition will continue for tomorrow as well >> reporter: future test for showing us again increasing c

. >> reporter: san jose city councilman acknowledges that state law currently prohibits communities from enacting new rent control ordinances but understands the desire to address the bay area's runaway housing costs. >> rent control is one of many different ideas being looked at right now. as a bay of making sure that people can still afford to live here. >> reporter: many landlords say that rent control isn't the solution. they argue it's costing the landlords money for maintenance and upkeep. that's all small consolation to those who find themselves completely priced out of the market. >> i grew up and raised up down here for most of my life. and i just want -- i mean i don't know if i'll ever come back actually. >> reporter: in san jose, dover feely, kpix 5. >> enacted a rent control ordinance in 195 in san jose. in 1995 they panned new rent control measures. >>> a beach vacation and it's all ruined. tillness spreading during a -- >>> an alaska airlines flight had to make an emergency landing yesterday after a baggage worker became trapped in the belly of the plane. the man told poli

last night city leaders in san jose voted to up water conservation goals to 30% per household. also the city's laying out a plan to enforce stiffer penalties for water wasters and fewer warnings. more fines. mayor sam liccardo wants to hold people accountable quickly. how to dole the penalties out will be further discussed by city leaders. >>> also new details on a fight between the 49ers and youth soccer teams. the 49ers wanted to use the kids' soccer pitches right next to levi's stadium as parking lots. the team said it would renovate other fields across santa clara but the city council balked at that idea citing with the kids. the kids get to keep their soccer fields. >>> we've all been there, right, yelling at your computer. a man in colorado took his hate for an uncooperative computer too far. >> he sht it eight times with a hand gun. he was hit with a municipal fine for discharging a weapon within city limits. he was fed up with the old dell desktop computer so he took it into the alley and shot it. >> i will say my husband took our printer and threw it into the back yard.

. >>> san jose city leaders are resurrecting a plan to honor its fellow honors. the mercury news reports that the mayor is considering a permanent memorial at city hall to honor police and firefighters who have died in the line of duty. the recent death of san jose police officer michael johnson rekindled that idea. it was brought up first in 2008 and council members green lighted a similar plan, but it was shelved because of financial cut bcss. >>> happening today, the debate over vaccinations heating up in sacramento. a controversial bill forcing kids to get vaccinated faces a big hurdle, its first hurdle. at the state capital. stephanie chuang joining us from berkley where city leaders have voiced their support and voted on their support for this plan. good morning. >> that's right, good morning to you. if what happened here in berkley is any indication, this really could have a shot at the state level. in fact, today, the berkley city council members are slated to send a letter to sacramento with the results that they do support vaccinations for all except for

. >>> san jose city leaders are resurrecting a plan to honor its fallen heroes. the mercury news reports that the mayor is considering a permanent memorial at city hall to honor police and firefighters who have died in the line of duty. the recent death of san jose police officer michael johnson rekindled that idea. back in 2008, council members did green light a similar plan, which was later shelved because of budget cuts. >> nice to hear that his memory will be honored. >>> it was a very rainy start yesterday. not quite so much this morning. let's check in with christina loren. >> just some light showers out there. good morning to you. want to show you your microclimate forecast for today. temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s. you might have to use your windshield wipers for maybe five to ten minutes at a time. not expecting much. nothing like yesterday. temperatures mostly in the 30s and 40s right now. a couple 50s out there. by noon today, rising into the upper 50s. cool enough for a jacket just about all day long. you'll be at 62 in san francisco. 65 degre

. >>> in the news this morning the streets of san jose will be filled with mourners and officers from around the country as the city said goodbye to a fallen police officer. 14 year san jose veteran michael johnson was killed in the line of duty much the memorial is attempted by police officers from all over the state and the country. abc7 reporter matt keller is s.a.p. center where the memorial is held. matt? >>> the procession starts at 10:00 this morning and it will arrive at the s.a.p. center at 10:30. the service is scheduled to start at 11 o'clock. the first speaker scheduled on the podium is going to be the assistant police chief far -- garci amendment and then michael johnson's sister say a few words follow by the department chaplain. this will be an emotional day many people are expected to lynn the procession route from los gatos through campbell to san jose. at the marriott hotel downtown a tribute to officer johnson cigarettes visitors walking inside. >> we have a lot of people leaving and coming in from out-of-state, international and they see this and they stop by and they pay their respects. >>> seve

outside city hall in san francisco in the plaza in oakland and to city hall in downtown san jose to bring attention to police killings of unarmed people. >>> san jose police are planning another pilot program for officer body cameras. the city council will review a report from the police department on the progress of the program. the police chief says he's working with the union to address officers' privacy concerns. meantime the city may adapt a new rule banning tobacco companies from handing out free cigarette samples at local bars. >>> more trouble for pg&e. and the cpuc. a new audit showing state regulators are not doing enough to make sure natural gas pipelines are safe. the review blasts the cpuc for failing to uh give clear direction on maintaining gas pipelines. it found there is an average eight-month delay in processing the inspection reports. >>> east bay water users may have to pay dearly for their wasted water. the board recommending the board declare stage 4 drought measures. there is a hearing on that matter this afternoon. the new restrictions would target people using the

. >>> san jose wants more people to get out and walk. yesterday the city installed the first set of these walk san jose signs downtown. they direct pedestrians to parks, restaurants and entertainment venues. the signs include the number of minutes it takes to walk to those locations. the first ones are along parts of st. john and santa clara streets. i like that idea. >> if we all did a lot more walking liza what have an easier day. >> so let's all go out and walk right now. >>> good morning, thursday commute. it's easy right now. there are no incidents just a little slow traffic in the usual places. we are going to start off with highway 4 westbound traffic leaving antioch. you're going to see the slow traffic approaching and passing lone tree. you could see it picks up to 65 miles per hour as you head through pittsburg, concord down the willow pass. the 580 commute for the altamont pass slow going as you leave the tracy area approaching and passing 205. you're going to be hitting the brakes on and off to grant line road then traffic picks up through the

every year the san jose city council has a discussion regarding the placement of these ramps.treets that handle the most foot traffic are top priority. but mobility is just one obstacle. certain disabilities can carry a heavy social burden as well. joanna jaeger and her son alex, who lives with autism, understands these social barriers well. the reality is: the world doesnt do a very good job accommodating him, and his sensitivities, and his needs, so we needed to work hard to make him be able to be okay. for julie matsushima, and her granddaughter aimee, who lives with cerebral palsy, the issues of mobility and socialization converge to create a unique problem. just having places to go where a family can go together and be able to be together, play in a park in a playground. so matsushima decided to get involved with the parks commission and as a member of san jose rotary she rallied widespread support. for this. [on the count of three: one two, three! let's play!] [crowd cheering] san jose's all-inclusive new playgarden... with specifically designed fun r children with and w

a special program that the city of san jose has that almost no other cities have. and that we can do this. we are recovering. and we are asking for another 20 year lease. >> reporter: last time the 80 is agreed to a 5 -- the city agreed to a 5 year lease. in 2010 they had oclose -- to close. rebuilding was the easy part. it is getting campers to come back that is getting harder. >> the city of san jose needs to hold on to this gem and having made that commitment 50 years ago why stop now. >> reporter: he recognizes the benefits of the camp but says the city needs ask tough questions about the budget. >> although there are concerns about costs, at the end of the day i think we are getting more out of it. >> reporter: they believe that is true. their message to the city counsel, go camping and see for yourself. >> how can you say yes or no about something you have never experienced. >> the camp is a chance for city people to get in touch with the outdoors. it is worth saving. >> we want this to go on. we want our children to come and do this. it is an outdoor experie

well today the san jose city council may take action. the city is thinking about increasing the severity of the official water shortage that would allow the city to limit outdoor watering to only two days a week. >>> meanwhile, a major ruling could impact the mandatory water cuts issued by the governor. yesterday a state appeals court ruled a tiered water rate structure used by the city is not constitutional. the city in orange county used that system to encourage conservation by charging customers who use more water a higher rate. several cities in the bay area, including east bay mud charge higher rates. governor brown is lashing out at the ruling saying state lawyers are reviewing the decision. >> as many swallows as you want in san juan capistrano? the irony is it's going to rain but every little bit helps, right, christina? >>> yes. sometimes with these thunderstorms we can get appreciable rainfall. hopefully that will be the case throughout the next couple afternoons. a much better opportunity for that over the sierra nevada. i'll s

deputies and officers from all over the region begin arriving here at san jose police headquarters to take over and patrol this city while san jose police officers attend the funeral of michael johnson. we are told that these law enforcement officers will be riding two-man, one of them will be driving, the other one will be navigating these unfamiliar streets. when these officers arrive, this is what they will see, a memorial that grows larger by the day now stretching more than 40 feet long flooded with children's letters, flowers and candles and officers have been returning to this memorial while off duty often bringing with them their families. they told me that they are shocked by all this. deeply touched by the public outpouring of support. now, this was the scene yesterday at s.a.p. center where crews sent the day setting up for the funeral. they are expecting anywhere from 4,000 to 7,000 people to attend today. throughout this entire week, stories are emerging of officer michael johnson's warmth and kindness and dedication of service. this woman's son was steered away from a life of gangs. would you say that