the officers chased down and shot 41-year-old adam powell. he's in critical condition. igators say the incident happened a few hours after powell's 2-year-old son accidentally shot himself at their home in suisun city. >>> reporters said that samsung has had a team ready for customers who show up at sfo with banned galaxy 7 phones. what is done to make sure no one is forced to board a plane without a phone. >>> donald trump has called out fellow republicans for being what he considers know eve when it comes to voter fraud. coming up at 4:45, reaction from both sides. >>> and police have identified the man who shot a san francisco police officer as nicholas mcquitter. the gunman shot the officer friday night before running away. officers followed him to everglade drive where they shot him. he kept going a few more blocks before being arrested at vincente and 28th. vic lee is here with more about the suspect and the officer who nearly died from his wound. vic? >> reporter: this is lake shore plaza in the sunset district where it all started friday night. the suspect acting

magazine. >> he was also carrying a loaded handgun and the motive for the ambush is unknown, but adam powell was wanted for questioning it's a sin city after his two-year-old son was accidentally shot earlier in the day.>>> the two-year-old adonis powell is at the children's hospital in oakland with a single gunshot wound. the 911 call brought the police to the house, and there was no gun, and the toddlers father adam powell was also gone. >> neighbors heard the cry. >> reporter: other relatives were there as well. >> he was bleeding and are wrapped him up.>> reporter: this man described how he carried adonis out, and says that his daughter has been in a relationship with powell for four years and they have to- year-old twins together, a little girl in addition to adonis. >> he is adorable, and he is my boy.>> reporter: willy said that he ran to the second floor bedroom after gun went off and found his grandson bleeding from the neck, and powell was upstairs at the time as well. >> i looked around and he was gone.>> reporter: investigators are trying to figure out exactly what was going on w

it's crazy. >> reporter: we have been told that adam powell is a convicted felon. we're told that he had a high capacity magazine. powell is in critical condition in a hospital and his two-year-old son is also in critical condition. live with abc7 news. >> amy. thank you. if you want to see the surveillance video again, we have posted it on the abc7 news app. you can get it by the push alerts. we have full coverage on website abc7.com. >>> the district attorneys office is investigating a deadly involved officer shooting there. they opened fire early sunday morning on a man armed with a medal rack. they were responding to a call of a man pounding on his door at his home. police tell us that the man was 32-years-old. they have not yet released the name. >>> abc7 released the name of a man. he is seen here in a surveillance images and died at sfs general. the sf pd is planning a town hall meeting. >>> the jury this morn of a teen that vanished in 2012. the man accused could face the dealt penalty. matt keller is live. >> reporter: there was an audible gasp when the ju

the family of adam powell believes he actually wanted to commit suicide when he pointed that assault rifle at two vallejo police officers. incredibly the gun malfunctioned and that may have saved the lives of those officers. >> police did open fire ultimately severely wounding powell but now we are learning more about powell's connection to the accidental shooting of his 2-year-old son. kron 4's spencer blake talked to the neighbors. >> reporter: police say the man seen running in the surveillance video is adam powell and that he tried to ambush two fillet so -- vallejo police officers inside a starbuck. his gun malfunctioned and officers were able to chase them down shooting him three times. officers think the shooting attempt was premeditated. >> powell was wearing body armor. assault weapon was affixed with a barrel type magazine. >> reporter: hours earlier, his own 2-year-old son was shot inside this system to the house. >> all i hear is silence. >> reporter: the shooting was accidental but it's hard to ignore what powell did after it happened. >> several persons present inside t

. >> steve: before the suspect identified as adam powell faced off with police in vallejo. he was in suisun city where year old boy is still in the hospital tonight. >> pam:kron-4's spencer blake joins tonight. but first, grant lodes is here to tell us how the officers avoided getting shot. >> pam: grant? >> grant:those officers.allegedly targeted.tell investigators. it looked like the shooter's gun malfunctioned.it jammed.or for some reasonthe surveillance video. reportedly shows. 41 year old adam powell walking to the starbucks on lincoln night around 9:00. you can't see it here, but police say, as he rounds the video shows him aiming at two officers inside the starbucks. using an assault- style weapon that had a magazine with nearly 70 - rounds. >> grant:police say, after his gun wouldn't work.he took off and the officers ran after him - eventually they shot threat to the their lives. >>andrew bidou-- here are two officers and a break that was ambushed by someone would extreme, or- setup firepower. he also had a small handgun and an assault weapon with high- capacity mag

adam powell is walking to the starbucks. he's wear body armor and he has an assault weapon. he pointed a gun at two officers sutting at a table. >> they were sitting in a coffee shop taking a break and they were surprised by this gunning man. >> reporter: when he tried to fire, the gun jammed. he ran away and an officer called in the situation. the two officers shot him again when he was trying to clear his weapon of the jam. he was also carrying a loaded happened gun. adam powell drove past the starbucks six minutes before the confrontation. >> we are relieved that this was not a tragedy. >> reporter: a motive is not known, suisun police want to ask him about his motive. the boy is being treated for a gunshot wound. >> he was obviously a danger to the public. >> reporter: the incident follows fatal shootings in san francisco and sand cruz. >> i am concerned about what is going on in our country and the escalation of violence against people, period. especially open season on police officers. >> reporter: the officers that shot adam powell have been with the department for ni

adam powell's mother spoke exclusively with us this afternoon. she updated us on her grandson's condition and expressed her absolute anguish at not being allowed to visit her critically wounded son. >> the whole worlds needs to understand, he loves his two children. and this little boy very much. >> this woman insists her son is nothing more than a devastated father who couldn't bear to live after his son got ahold of his gun last week and shot himself in the neck. she says powell had left his gun on the bed while he went to the bathroom and didn't realize his son had come upstairs. >> he thinks the little boy is actually dead. he's thinking, he's going to kill himself. >> adam powell came into this vallejo starbucks armed with an assault rifle and a 70 round magazine. and pointed the gun at two officers on a coffee break. >> we presume this was a premeditated ambush on our officers. >> the gun had the firing pin or something removed, so he knew it didn't work. when he pulled this gun on the policeman he was trying to get them to shoot minimum hi

police family members say adam powell was there when the boy was shot. but took off before police arrived. >> initial indications are that it seems to be an accidental shooting that occurred within suisun city. >> he's in stable condition so he's doing really good. >> 19-year-old briana the toddler sister. she told us adam powell is her mother boyfriend and she does not believe he was trying to kill the officers. >> i just think he probably want to commit suicide my personal feelings. because he lost his sont way he did. adam powell has prior criminal history including robbery and drug convictions. he is in critical condition. his toddler son is expected to survive. in vallejo, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> police say they have arrested a man accused of using a truck to run over and kill warehouse worker today. it happened at true world food whole sale grocery store in san leandro. police believe the pickup truck used to run over the worker trying to stop the driver from stealing wooden pallet. looking at some of the pallet from sky 7. san leandro police

the police say this is 41-year- old adam powell calmly walked into the front door on of the starbucks off of i-80. he is wearing body armor and has an assault rifle with a 70 round magazine. he pointed the gun at two officers at 8:45 sunday night. when he tried to fire the gun jammed. he tried to clear it while running away. >> a man with a riffel decided to am ambush us at the starbucks. >> the two officers chased him for a block and shot him three times when he allegedly, again, tried to clear his gun. he was carried a loaded handgun. he is in critical condition. the police say he drove passed the starbucks six minutes before the confrontation. >> we presume it was a premeditated ambush on our officer. >> reporter: a motive is not known. the police wanted to ask him about the accidental shooting of his 2-year-old son earlier that day. he left the home before the police arrived. the boy is treated for a gunshot wound to the upper body. so, the suspect still being treated for his injuries at the hospital and be sides the soft body armor he had on he was carrying a handgun. they are tr

police and family members say adam powell was there when the boy was shot but took off mr. police arrived. >> initial indications that it seems to be an accidental shooting that occurred within sassoon city. >> he is in stable condition. he's doing really good. >> reporter: 19-year-old brianna bowers is the toddler's sister. she sell tels us adam powell is her mother's boyfriend. >> i think he probably wanted to commit suicide. because he saw his son the way he did. >> reporter: according to police, powell has a prior criminal history including robbery and drug convictions and he is in critical condition. his toddler son is expected to survive. >>> a man who shot a police officer in the head friday night has died. police say he shot the officer before running away. officers followed him to ever glade drive where they shot him. he kept going before being arrested at vicente and 28th. vic lee has more about the shooter and recovering officer. >> reporter: this is a security camera image of the suspect whom police suspect of shooting officer kevin downs friday night. police so

the alleged gunman is identified as adam powell. he was shot by vallejo police on sunday. the moments leading up to the confrontation caught on surveillance video. >> earlier at the same day the suspects 2-year-old son accidentally shot himself. as kron 4's spencer blake talked to neighbors of adam powell and brings us up to speed on the investigation. >> reporter: the man seen running in the surveillance video is adam powell and that he tried to ambush two police officers inside a starbucks sunday night. fortunately his gun malfunctioned and officers were able to chase him down. officers think the attempt was premeditated. >> he was wearing body armor. the soul weapon was affixed with a barrel magazine. >> reporter: hours earlier his own son was shot inside this city house. >> all i hear is a lot of police coming down. >> reporter: the shooting was accidental but it's hard to ignore what powell did after it happened. >> several persons present inside the residence at the time of the shooting. person of interest who was present at the time of the shooting but left prior to

. >>> the police wanted to question adam powell about the accidental shooting of his 2- year-old son earlier that day. ktvu debora villalon is live now in suisun with that part of the story. >> reporter: police here tell me that powell had nothing more than a traffic ticket in suisun city. but he had served time as we know for felonies, robberies, and drug crimes, which may be why he ran as his son lay wounded. 23-year-old a -- 2-year-old adonis powell is at oakland children's hospital with a single gunshot wound. when the 911 call brought police to this house there was no gun and the toddler's father adam powell was gone too. >> we started hearing a woman screaming my baby. >> reporter: neighbors heard the mother's cry and other relatives were there as well. >> he was bleeding like hell. >> this man described how he carried adonis out. he says that his daughter has been in a relationship with powell for four years and they have 2-year-old twins together. a little girl in addition to adonis. >> they were adorable. that's my boy. >> reporter: willie says he ran to the second floor bedr

police and family members say adam powell was there when the boy was shot but took off mr. police arrived. >> initial indications that it seems to be an accidental shooting that occurred within sassoon city. >> he is in stable condition. he's doing really good. >> reporter: 19-year-old brianna bowers is the toddler's sister. she sell tels us adam powell is her mother's boyfriend. >> i think he probably wanted to commit suicide. because he saw his son the way he did. >> reporter: according to police, powell has a prior criminal history including robbery and drug convictions and he is in critical condition. his toddler son is expected to survive. >>> a man who shot a police officer in the head friday night has died. police say he shot the officer before running away. officers followed him to ever glade drive where they shot him. he kept going before being arrested at vicente and 28th. vic lee has more about the shooter and recovering officer. >> reporter: this is a security camera image of the suspect whom police suspect of shooting officer kevin downs friday night. police so

adam powell appeared wearing full body armor, carrying a modified military assault weapon.apon at police and allegedly tried to fire but the gun jammed and the suspect fled. that's when the officers pulled out their guns and gave chase, opening fire on powell at a nearby intersection. powell was struck three times and is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. investigators are now looking at the surveillance videos trying to piece together exactly what happen happened. the vallejo police chief says it appears to him the suspect was, in fact, targeting police. watch. >> at this point, we know the suspect drove by starbucks approximately six minutes before this confrontation, so we presume that this was a pretated ambush. >> reporter: the motive remains unclear but just a before powell allegedly tried to shot those police officers, authorities were called to his home because powell's two-year-old son suffered a gunshot wound. police say the child's shooting appears to have been accidental or self-inflicted, but all possibilities are being investigated because just befor

the officers were at a local starbucks when 41- year old adam powell arrived and pointed an assault type weapon at them. instead of firing -- his gun malfunctioned -- and powell ran off. surveillance cameras captures a short foot chase between cops and shot powell three times -- he is now in serious condition. powell is the father of a two-year old child critically hurt after shooting himself in the chest earlier that day. get ready to taste a lot less sugar in your pepsi. how soon the company is making the change. still ahead -- thieves in texas break into a pet store. how many thousands of dollars worth of puppies they got away with... officials are investigating a series of major fires near an iowa pipelines. just how much damage i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. on healthcare, russ feingold will work with both parties to lower premiums and cut health care taxes. i want to do the hard work of improving the system but in washington, senator ron johnson sides with big insurance. voting to make medicare a voucher program, forcing seniors to pay more for prescription drugs, an

police say 41-year-old adam powell drove by the starbucks at least six minutes before going inside. two officers were taking a coffee break when powell went in and tried to open fire. his rifle malfunctioned. this surveillance video shows powell running out of the starbucks chased by police who then shot him three times. cops confiscated an assault weapon that had a barrel type magazine that can hold about 70 rounds. powell also had an additional handgun on him and was wearing a soft body armor similar to what police officers wear on third uniforms. the suspect's family is also dealing with another tragedy. >> my grandbaby got shot. >> the suspect's son was shot five hours earlier at the suspect's home. the family says the shooting was accidental. powell fled the scene before police arrived. >> were you here in the house when it happened? >> i was here in the house. >> was it an accident? >> my grandbaby got shot. >> police are still trying to piece this together with what happened in vallejo. powell is now in the hospital in serious but stable condition. he then went to a starbuckse

at the same time his father, adam powell also remains hospitalized after being shot by the officers.he is in critical but stable condition. authorities have not set at this point why they believe he tried to attack those two police officers. the chief of police here in vallejo described as a premeditated ambush. investigators also revealed that apparently powell drove by the starbucks store about six minutes earlier. saw the two officers sitting inside, and then walked up to the front door without weapon and tried to open fire on them. in vallejo, alex savidge, ktvu news. >>> 8:15 am near the national valley road exit. the chp says the two people had just crashed in the southbound direction. they were trying to run across the northbound lanes to get off the freeway when they were struck. chp has this advice for anyone in a similar situation. >> without collision occurred it was in the southbound direction. you could pull in the center divide, and just wait for emergency personnel to arrive. >> chp says the driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation. >>> to san francisco sup

at the same time, his father, adam powell, also remains hospitalized after being shot by those vallejo police officers. he is in critical but stable condition. and authorities have not said at this point exactly why powell tried to take out those two vallejo police officers. but they say this was clearly a premeditated ambush. just a few minutes before powell walked up to the front door of the starbucks store with the gun, he drove by the store, saw the officers inside. so this is clearly something that was carefully planned out. dave. >> all right. alex savage in vallejo. thank you. >>> the time is 7:33. we're learning more about the suspect accused of shooting a san francisco police officer in the head last friday night. investigators say the man was 26-year-old nicholas mcwherter of pacificca. investigators say he fought with security guards, ran away, and later shot officer kevin downs in the head. police sources are telling ktvu that he was living out of his van, most recently parked in front of a house on 17th avenue. >> parked outside of my house. and it was there for several da

this convicted felon who is 41 years named adam powell tried to ambush a couple of officers. they are able to chase him down when his gun jammed. two-year-old son accidentally shot himself and family members believe that powell wanted to be shot and killed by police. he was trying to do a suicide by cop situation however, it did not work. >> dana: hundreds of people gathered for a vigil in honor of trinity gay. she's the daughter of tieson game crowd gathered at her high school track. many people wearing her father thanking the crowd for their support. >> sometimes things happen out of our control. sometimes we don't know why. always protect each other. >> the three suspects appeared shooting. trinity gay was caught in the crossfire according to police. they are each charged with wanton endangerment. >> kim: that is covered on "the today show" and here is what else you can expect. >> melania trump comes to her husband's defense for the first time since several women accused him of and three weeks to go until election day. should you slugger on designer makeup or go with the c

at the same time taught him -- at the same time, adam powell remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. they have not said why he would try to take out the two vallejo officers on sunday night, but clear he was stalking the officers, and he apparently drove by the starbucks store, and that was six minutes before he walked up to the store, and he saw the officers sitting inside, and then a few minutes later he walked up to the store and tried to shoot the officers, but again, the gun jammed and the officers are okay. >> this is such a mystery, very confusing as to what happened, and why it happened.>> reporter: a convoluted story certainly, and i think more pieces of the puzzle will falling the place. in terms of the actual motive for the attempted ambush at the starbucks, that remains unclear this morning. >> thank you for the update. >>> it is 6:35 am. >>> more information coming out regarding the man suspected of shooting the san francisco police officer in the head, 26- year-old nicholas mcwherter of pacifica died sunday from injuries suffered in the shootout with the poli

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adam powell can be seen on surveillance footage walking into a starbucks. investigators san jose he intended to shoot and kill two police officers who were inside. his weapon appeared to malfunction. he took off running afterward. police say the officers shot powell about a block away as he tried to unjam his weapon. just hours earlier at this home, powell's 2-year-old son adonis somehow got ahold of a loaded gun and shot himself in the n k neck. this morning he's in intensive care in oakland. the family says they are utterly devastated. >> he's smart, he's just the best little boy that you can imagine having. he's like my best friend. >> again, adam powell, the boy's father is listed right now in stable but critical condition. >>> we have some more answers this morning about the police shooting in san francisco. we now know the identity of the man who shot an officer in the head. 26-year-old nicholas mcwherter of pacifica shot that san francisco police officer. then he was killed in a shootout by police later that evening. sources tell nbc bay area mcwhert

police say 41-year-old adam powell was wearing body armor and carrying an illegally modified assaulteapon with a 70-hound magazine. he pointed the gun at the two officers and apparently tried to fire. but the weapon jammed. surveillance video shows powell running off with the officers chasing him down the street and into the nearby neighborhood. they caught up with him a block away and shot powell three times as he was still trying to clear that weapon. authorities say powell was wanted for questioning after his 2-year-old son adonis somehow got ahold of a gun and accidentally shot himself at a home early in the afternoon on sunday. now according to authorities, powell was at home at the time of the accidental shooting. but then he left before officers arrived at the scene. police say the gun the little boy used to shoot himself was nowhere to be found inside of that home. we talked with the boy's grandfather who tried to help the injured child who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck. >> he is adorable man. he is adorable. that's my boy. that's my boy. my youngest grandson

. >>> adam powell, a 41-year-old suisun resident appeared in the doorway and attempted to assassinateh an assault weapon. >>> a brazen attack and now we've learned new details about the man who police say tried to kill two officers. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm eric thomas. larry beil has the day off. police say the suspect's gun had not jammed things could have turned out much differently for those officers. the vallejo police were ambushed by a man with an assault weapon as they took a break in a local starbucks. >> surveillance video shows what happened right after the attack. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live from the coffee shop. laura? >> reporter: north

. >> reporter: the officers that shot adam powell have been with the department for nine or 13 years. >> what are you hearing about why he may have done this? >> reporter: maybe he tried to provoke a confrontation. either way it's a tragic situation. >> on our website, ktvu.com you will find the latest on this developing story, we also have updates on facebook and twitter. >>> a suspect at a deadly hit and run is in custody. the worker was killed at true world foods. investigators are looking for someone in a light colored pickup. they believe he was stealing wooden wooden pat -- palettes. investigators believe this truck is linked to the homicide. police have one person in custody. earlier today the police said it appeared that the driver may have been interrupted in the theft by the victim. there was an altercation and the driver ran over the worker. the victim's name has not been released. >>> a plane scheduled off the runway at hayward airport. the breaks of the plane locked and it skidded on to a field. none of the two people onboard as injured. -- was injured. >>> plans to move

the officers were on a break at a starbucks when adam powell stood in the doorway and attempted to open fire but the gun jammed. powell ran from the scene but they caught up with him and shot him three tim >> powell was wearing body armor and his assault rifle was affixed with a barrel type magazine that was holding 70 rounds of high powered ammunition. >> earlier in the day, powell's 2-year-old son accidently shot himself. the boy and his father are being treated in the same hospital. >>> in response to violence arpaio says he is going to have armed posse members to pair up with deputies on patrol. arpaio says his volunteer mall posse is gearing up to keep shoppers safe during the holiday season. >>> a group of police chiefs endorsed paul penzone for sheriff. the phoenix law association has endorsed arpaio for his bid in re-election. >>> it is a tight race for the white house in the clinton campaign is expanding in our state and others that are typically republican leaning and it plans to spend $2 million on tv ads and political heavyweights are coming to help support the rally. bernie

according to police two officers were in a vallejo california starbucks when ambushed by adam powell. powell tried to shoot them but the gun jammed. they chased down powell and shoot him three times. powell's family believes he wanted to be killed by police in >>> hundreds came out for the vigil of trinity gay, killed in kentucky this morning. the crowd gathered at the high school track where trinity spent time following her father, olympian tyson gay's footsteps. many people at the vigil wore purple and pink, her favorite colors. her father thanked the crowd for e child the best we can. and sometimes things just happen that's out of our control and the only thing we can do is ask god why. sometimes we don't get the answer. [ indiscernible ] and always protect each other. >> trinity was struck by a bullet sunday morning standing restaurant. she was caught in the crossfire between two cars. >>> nbc news fired today show host billy bush after he was caught on tape with donald trump during his days at access hollywood in 2005. they had an open mic on the bus than picked this up. bush was

policesay that adam powell approached officers with at a vallejo starbucks fire but the gun jammed. this is being called an attempted assassination. >>> we were in the upper 80s, and no clouds out there today. we had clouds testify but no clouds today. 87 in scottsdale and 90 in chandler and mid-80s in deer valley as we look at the hour- by-hour forecast, 70s in the forecast at 9:00, and 76 by 10:00 and going to be a nice, clear evening valley wide with coming up, high pressure is stick around and that means more warm and dry weather but breezes return late week. more on that forecast coming up. >>> take a look at this. homes burning and new evacuations in colorado. this wild fire is spreading fast. smoke can be seen up to 40 miles per hour away as strong winds fan the flames. the fire is expected to cross the highway forcing schools to close. it's unclear how many structures have burned in custer cou you with but more than 140 homes are in danger. >>> a fun sunday barbecue turns into an evening of regret. the owferl lesson a homeowner had to learn. >>> and talk about a good boy, >>

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adam powell is accused of ambushing officers at starbucks on sunday pointing an assault rifle at them but it malfunctioned heat ran off and the officers fired hitting him several types, hours after his 2-year-old son was accidentally shot at their home. investigators say details are "suspicious." >> relatives wonder if it affected his state of mind. >> he is a really good man. i don't know what would have gone through his mine at this moment but he is a good man, he was probably distraught. >> his son is expected to survive. powell is in critical condition himself. police have identified him as a convicted felon with robbery and drug-related offenses. san francisco police are planning a townhall meeting on thursday to update the public on the officer involved shooting that last a man dead and a young officer partly pair layed. this hand on friday night near lakeshore plaza as officers responded to a call of a man threatening shoppers. police say the suspect, 26-year-old, fired at pass hit the officer kevin downs in the head. downs now is recovering in the hospital. mcwhorter was shot

it all started with adam powell on this surveillance video at a local starbucks. investigators say he intended to shoot and kill two officers inside. but his rifle malfunctioned and then he took off running. officers shot powell a block away as he tried unjamming the gun while on the run. just hours earlier, at this home, powell's two-year-old son somehow got ahold of a loaded gun and shot himself in the neck. tonight, little adonis is in intensive care in children's hospital in oakland. >> he's smart. he's just the best little boy you could ever imagine having. he's like my best friend. >> powell, the father, is listed in stable but critical condition. >>> we have more answers about the police shooting in san francisco. we now know the identity of a man who shot an officer in the head. 26-year-old nicolas mcwherter of pacifica shot an sdf officer and was killed in a shootout with police later in the night. sources tell nbc bay area that he had a history of mental issues. last friday, officers responded to a report of a man acting erratically. the son of a retired

police say 41-year-old adam powell was covered in body armor when he targeted two officers at starbucks yesterday. he ran off when his rifle apparently jammed up. the officers chased after him and shot him. now the suspect's family says his 2-year-old son was shot about 5 hours earlier at his home in suisun city. [ pause ] >> the family says that the shooting was accidental but police are investigating. the suspect and son are in the hospital, the boy in critical condition. >>> the president of a major law enforcement group has apologized for the historic treatment of minorities by police in the u.s. terrence cunningham spoke yesterday in san diego at the annual conference of the international association of chiefs of police. >> we must move forward together to build a shared understanding. we must forge a path that allows us to move beyond our history and identify common solutions to better protect our communities. >> cunningham emphasized that law enforcement and critics of police must work together to find ways to build trust. >>> later today the city of san francisco is expected to

the suspect, adam powell, is in critical condition. he was still trying to shoot them as he was running off. this happened hours after powell's 2-year-old son was accidentally shot inside his home in suisun city. witnesses say the boy shot himself. he is in critical condition but expected to police. powell drove bit starbucks six minutes before he ambushed the officers leading them to believe the attack was premeditated. >> in palm spring, 10,000 people are expected to turnout for a memorial for two officers shot and killed in the line of duty. governor brown will be in to honor officers vega and leslie zerebny. they were responding to a domestic disturbance call and 26-year-old john felix opened fire the he was a 35-year veteran and about to retire. leslie zerebny just came back from maternity leave. >> jury selection resumes in the sierra lamar murder case. this is the video of the accused killer who could face the death penalty. many on the jury are asking for a hardship excuse after the judge told them the case could last through f

officers chased him, shooting and wounding adam powell. >> 41-year-old resident, appeared in the doorway and >> reporter: >> reporter: sunday, another officer ambushed. sergeant allen brandt in fairbanks, alaska. he's responding to a call when he seep as man, on the right, walking towards him. suddenly, the man rushes in front of the patrol car with a gun raised, shooting the 11-year veteran. tonight, the search is on for this man, described by police as a 20-year-old alaska native. in alaska, sergeant brandt is in serious condition and lucky to officers shot and killed on the job is up more than 50% from last year. david? >> all right, neal karlinsky with us tonight. neal, thank you. >>> when we come back, the school bus accident outside new york city. dozens of children hurt. >>> also, the daughter of an olympic athlete shot and killed, and there is news tonight about the suspects. >>> and that moment with randy travis tonight. the audience was not expecting yo you wouldn't believe what's in this kiester. a farmer's market. a fire truck. even a marching band. and if i can get comfortab

police in vallejo identified the suspect as adam powell. the ex-con is currently being treated for life-threaten injuries he suffered in the aftermath of the attack at a starbucks. family members say hours before himself. the infant is expected to survive. the officers were not injured in the attack because powell's assault weapon jammed. >>> grim statistics this morning are shedding new light on the crisis in chicago. according to the "chicago tribune" 3,475 people have been shot in the city this year. that's 1,000 more people shot compared to this time last year. and there's been deadly shootings. 186 more than this time last year, as well. >>> a former caregiver accused elderly couple's home has been arrested and removed from the house. she was hired as a live-in aid but when alan bestlawyer died she refused to leave. she not only didn't pay rent she took in other tenants and charged them rent. >>> the rest ser vegas system problems for several airlines have been resolved. southwest, virgin america, jetblue and other airlines are working

. >>> an assault weapon is what prevented police -- adam powell stalked the officers and intended to shoot them at a starbucks on lincoln road west. powell took off from a house in suisun city where his 2-year-old son was critically wounded when he consistently shot himself. powell is accused of bursting into the starbucks and pointing his weapon and the man ran when the gun jammed and the boy's sister said that's totally out of powell. >> i don't know what went through his mind at the moment. anybody out there don't really look at him as a suspect. he probably was really distraught. >> he was wearing body armor and his assault weapon was affixed with a barrel-type magazine that holds approximately 70 rounds of high-powered ammunition. >> officer shot powell three times. he's hospitalized in critical condition. >>> new details now on a shooting in los altos hills. police have revealed it stemmed from a transcontinental trip for revenge. a resident near oak knoll circle shared these pictures. a man was found armed and wounded outside a house that. man had followed him from georgia who

officers says he may have been trying to police in vallejo in the bay area identified the suspect as adam powell. the ex-con is currently being treated for life-threatening injuries he suffered in the aftermath of the attack at a starbucks there. family members say hours before the attempted ambush, powell's 2-year-old son accidentally shot himself. the infant is expected to survive. the officers were not injured in the attack because powell's assault weapon jammed. >>> grim statistics this morning are shedding new light on the crisis in chicago. tribune," 3,475 people have been shot in the city this year. that's 1,000 more people shot compared to this time last year. and there have been 595 deadly shootings. that's 186 more than this time last year. >>> a former caregiver accused of illegally occupying an elderly couple's home has been arrested and removed from the san diego house. cheryl sherrell was hired as a live-in aide but when alan breslauer died she refused to leave, even 90-year-old widow. officials say not only did she not pay rent, she took in other tenants and charged them rent. >>>

police say 41 year old adam powell was wearing body armor and had a handgun and an assault-type rifle on him- broadcastify: he came up to the glass and pointed a rifle at us --the gun apparently jamming as he approached. officers chased him-shooting and wounding powell-who was also a person of interest in the shooting of his two year old son.. injured earlier that day. presumed this was a premeditated ambush on our officers we're getting a look at body-camera footage, showing the moments before officers shot and killed a suspected armed robber on the 215. the video starts with a chase - near the stratosphere....lasti ng for miles - until it ends near the 215 and hualapai. this all happened last thursday morning. police were after a former spree, including 16 robberies. it took several officers to close in on him they say wilson pointed a gun at them, so they opened fire, killing him. police later learned the gun was fake. sot it's actually a spray nozzle wrapped with black tape designed to look like a gun. when police looked inside the suspect's stolen vehicle, they found a chilling m