ktvu'ss a nothing s -- azenith smith found out they filed a petition. >> reporter: a major face lift. a $500,000 renovation that includes new paint yet it is making some seniors live there feel -- seniors who live there blue. . [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: fighting the new environment. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: she moved her christmas tree outside to add color. residents signed a petition against the paint. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: she says the elderly see things differently. >> you lose your abilities and when you see darkness all the time it makes you feel depressed. >> reporter: spin parts you can -- in some parts you can see the darker color schemes. some say the colors are in and trending. >> we were disappointed and surprised. >> reporter: the housing corporation says it had a meeting prior where the seniors could choose. one senior made cards celebrating the colors. >> no matter what colors we chose we are not going to make everybody happy. >> reporter: they lightened the walls in the patio areas asking the seniors to give it a chance. she hoping home depot or any

in gilroy, azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> police say one of the suspects involved in a terrifying home invasion robbery caught on surveillance video turned himself in. here is the video. they captured the men arming themselves with knives and going through the house. it happened last friday in san jose. when the suspects got up stairs they realized two women and a baby locked themselves in a room. you can see what happens here. the suspect tries to kick down the door. today one of the suspects, a 17- year-old turned himself in. police arrested him and took him to juvenile hall. >>> an 11-year-old boy is in the hospital after collapsing. his family says he had no health problems and now doctors are trying to figure out what happened and why. ktvu's noelle walker has this story new at 6:00 p.m. >> fun loving kid. big heart. >> reporter: he is like any other 11-year-old boy. >> a kid that is full of life. >> reporter: the picture of health. a kid with a smile to light opphoto and a spirit to make dusty baseball diamond hine. he was aural -- shine. >> reporter: he was warming up wedne

ktvu's azenith smith is at the shopping center. this officer could face jail time? >> reporter: yes, he could face one year in jail, if convicted on the charges. today we learned the district attorney's office charged santa clara police officer kiet nguyen. >> reporter: one of its own caught shoplifting. according to san jose police security officers at this target in san jose caught santa clara police officer kiet nguyen taking one of its $250 smart watches. police say the veteran used a magnetic key to remove the locking device. when officers confronted him police say he was hiding the watch, the magnetic key and wire cutters. >> i mean, it is -- it hits us. >> reporter: he has been placed on paid administrative leave. shoppers outside target agreed he should be off the force for now. >> sad situation. he has problems. he shouldn't be -- [ indiscernible ] >> he should have paid for it. even though he is a police officer he should have to pay. >> reporter: he was cooperative at the time and when asked what he did for a living he admitted he was a cop. police remind

ktvu's azenith smith found out it is the latest robbery in the same area. >> my friend not doing well. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: he says he feels awful for his friend who was coming to visit. police say at 11:00 p.m. last night that friend a 64- year-old man was walking when he was approached by a group of men and jumped. >> doesn't know what happened. someone attack him for no reason. >> the victim fell backwards. and was continuous assaulted. physically assaulted by the suspect. the suspect stopped, took the victim's bicycle that he had with him and fled the area. >> reporter: please fount the bike near the school this morning police have yet to find the attack. >> no rhyme or reason. >> reporter: the second reported robbery in the neighborhood in the last three days. 10 reported in the east san jose area. earlier this month a robbery was caught on camera. the suspects were arrested. city wide there is an increase in robberies. averaging 100 a month. with 900 officers patrolling the city that tops 1 million residents. catching one suspect can end a string of robberies. he hopes

azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >> that is such a great idea. >> random acts of flowers. they could brighten your day and show you someone cares. >>> back to mark in the weather center. hot day around the bay area and looking like it will stretch through the weekend? >> big changes. but tomorrow still hot numbers inland. a few neighborhoods 90 degrees. tomorrow it is never a one word forecast, we cool off coast side and warm to hot numbers inland. everybody cooling off tomorrow. more pronounced for san francisco, look at concord, cooling off a few degrees. towards the bay. notice that flag. this is what we look at. getting a better idea of the wind direction. more of a breeze. that will bring in cooler temperatures. coast side and around the bay for tomorrow. you can see high clouds towards southern california. we are in the clear right now. a look at the current numbers. showing you 6:00 p.m., you can see 85 degrees at 6:00 p.m. 85 santa rosa. san francisco 76. santa rosa upper 80s. 87. the plan for concord tomorrow and friday, 7:00 p.m., 60 -- 7:00 a.m., 60 degrees. 2:0

azenith smith -- go ahead? >> reporter: that is why i thought it was important to tuque a self-defense experts to give us advice. >> great job. azenith smith in san jose, thank you. >>> the oakland police department is getting national attention for reforms on how it trained its officers. we the chief on mornings on 2 today. the times sited opd as one of the big city police departments that made policy changes amid a debate over police training. he says the department's new approach is about restoring the relationship between the community and police. the train nothingcludes how to minimize -- includes how to minimize force being used. and they use different force options. >> that is important because it helps officers make better decisions under stress. recognizing use of force situations happens under high stress situations. >> they are avoid to pursue -- foot pursuits that could be dangerous. >>> 3,000 criminal cases under review in san francisco, why the district attorney says the officers involved in the c

ktvu's azenith smith has been covering this for months now.ity hall with what is hanking tonight. -- happening tonight. >> reporter: the protesters just arrived and they are holding up signs. getting ready to protest this expansion. you can see one sign says no expansion. they believe that this proposal stinks. operators of the landfill want to increase the height by 95 feet and they want to keep it open another 16 years. the final decision here lies in the hands of the san jose planning commission. it is on san jose property but it is by interstate 880. the owner says it sun fair to blame the landfill. the area is filled with other sources for the odor, including a waste water treatment plan and they say they use state of the art technology to mitigate the smell. families who live nearby are out here. they don't like the odor. they want an independent study to be done and they say expansion will make matters worse. real quick, i want to bring in a resident. he is somebody that is against the landfill. did you know this landfill existed when y

ktvu'ss a neth is -- azenith smith is outside headquarters in san jose. >> reporter: this agreement wasolice department, city leaders and the union. an agreement that is supposed to bring transparency and accountability. as you can see here the document doesn't accomplish that. >> reporter: soon police officers will be outfitted with body cameras. san jose independent police auditor says the memo on how touse the body cameras needs -- to use the body cameras needs work. >> what is disconcerting is that it has already been signed off by the city and by the poa. >> reporter: she went over concerns with the agreement. >> this is very, very important. this is it. >> provision that allows supervisors to revolve complaints by -- resolve complaints. she said that allows police to police themselves. how officers can view recordings before giving a statement. >> my concern is they tend to be in favor of the officers. >> she has been part of the process and this is a piece we could have done a better job. >> reporter: he says moving forward the independent police auditor will be part of the proce

ktvu's azenith smith is live. are other cities doing the same thing?rter: so far we haven't heard of other cities canceling their shows. milpitas and the fireworks show in san jose going on as planned. but the drought is on everyone's minds as cities look for ways to conserve. >> reporter: independent day the football field where they launch their fireworks show will be empty. families will have to go elsewhere. organizers say the show consumes too much water. 100,000 gallons to spray the field. >> i thought i feel fortunate we are not on a site that requires that. we couldn't think of using that much water. >> she reunited the fireworks show, it costs $100,000 to put on but not much water because it launches on the lawn behind the discovery museum. a lawn that is already irrigate from recycled water. the driving force behind the show -- [ indiscernible ] >> why we are repeating is because of the drought. we don't want to see illegal fireworks that are dangerous. >> reporter: this is where the city launches its fireworks show. the baseball field at the

ktvu's azenith smith shows us what is going on there. >> reporter: there are signs posted all over the store that says 24 hours surveillance video, an alarm system, bars on the windows but that hasn't detoured vandals. the owner thinks they are fat shamers. >> my gut is telling me we are being targeted. >> reporter: three times since march the owner of curvy girl has discovered this. shattered glass after vandals damaged her store by breaking windows or busting the locks. >> we are targets of fat shaming. >> reporter: she founded curvy girl in 2002. so curvy women can by sexy clothes. when they strike nothing is stolen. that is why she thinks it is personal. >> there are sites out there that are dedicated to hating my store. and hating me. they say things like, you know, i glorify obstacle. they know fat is gross. call it the diet cafe. >> reporter: using real customers for her merchandise. >> we never ever had a problem. this is a safe shopping center. >> reporter: we told him about the vandalism. he thought it was a sports bar. >> i would be surprised. >> reporter: so far cameras hav

ktvu's azenith smith spoke to police about the arrest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: police blasted his photos on television and on social media trying to track him down. they say they got more than 100 tips and that led them to a home he lived in in san jose. he tried to escape to a home where he was eventually caught. again, here is his mugshot. san jose police showed off his mug shot to the media and again he altered his appearance after he knew authorities were looking looking for him. police say he lived in san jose within walking distance of where he tried to sexual assault teenager and a woman. under surveillance mohammad khaliqi left in the middle of the night to a home. police said he is associated with the home. and this morning he surrounded and was arrested. police tell us they have credible evidence including the home video from the girl's west san jose house that captured one of his attacks. we have been showing this to you. he followed an 8th grader. you can see him forcing himself in. she punches him, he gets away and the victim spoke to k

ktvu's azenith smith is live at survey monkey where he was the ceo. >> reporter: frank, he collapsed while at a gym. it was his brother who found him unresponsive near a treadmill and they are reporting he died of head trauma. as you can imagine it mood here is somber. >> reporter: several reports calling the death of surveymonkey ceo david goldberg an accident. the 47-year-old on vacation with his wife when he collapsed after exercising on friday. they announced the death on facebook. they said the company is heartbroken. >> he was very gracious. everyone that i know that knew him talked highly about the way he led people. >> reporter: he met him in 1994 when david goldberg sold his company to yahoo. he said he was a leader who represented the heart and soul of silicon valley. facebook ceo justin u.k -- mark zuckerberg said he was an amazing person i am glad i got to know him. >> a champion for people succeeding. you looked up to him. >> reporter: she called him a true partner. back in march he wrote on facebook how proud he was of his wife for leading the fight of equality. >> i th

ktvu's azenith smith is here with more. >> reporter: this target is massive. two stories. smart watches are in this locked glass case of stairs. he used a magnetic key to take had watch valued at $250. >> reporter: santa clara police officer kiet nguyen has spent 25 years enforcing the law but now she on the other side -- he is on the other side of it. >> when one of our employees get arrested for shoplifting it hits us in the stomach. it saddens us. >> reporter: he was placed on paid administrative leave. authorities say earlier this month he was off duty at the time when he entered this target in west san jose. officers saw him make iting one of the $250 smart watches. -- taking one of the $250 smart watches. he paid for other items but not the watch. officers caught up with him, they found the watch, a magnetic key on him. shoppers were stunned. >> i think a police officer is held to a higher standard. so i -- you know, probably does need help and needs to be off the force as well. >> reporter: the arrest living her disappointed. >> if he wanted a watch he should have p

ktvu's azenith smith is live on east santa clara street where there is talk of a new high rise with apartmentsrter: yeah. that's right. nothing is set in stone but the buyer is interested in building up 295 feet up, 20 stories. similar to city hall right here. i am standing on the piece of land that is going to be built -- that it is going to be built on. it is now used as a car wash and parking lot. this is a good sign for the any. we are seeing more -- for the economy. we are seeing more of the high rises. the city counsel approved a acre and a half of land for $12 million. that is the best offer from 7 bids. the money will go to the redevelopment agency and the buyer has told the city they are looking to build housing with retail at the bottom. >> typically what is going on downtown i wouldn't call affordable. the more units you have on the market it keeps prices somewhat reasonable but this market is just -- high market with all -- with all the job development that is going. >> the car wash has been in this spot since the 1950s. almost a land mark in downtown. the city is helping pay for t

ktvu's azenith smith is in gilroy. the loss here is unimaginable. >> reporter: yeah, it is. three of the victims were seniors and they all went to three different high schools in gilroy. all day classmates have been coming by the crash site to pay their respects. lay down flowers. say prayers for the victims. these schools, as well as the families are all grieving today. >> reporter: loved ones of the victims left the chp office in disbelief. these two girls were her classmates in high school. >> knowing she had three weeks left, she would have graduated with us. [ crying ] >> she should have been there with us. >> reporter: around 10:30 p.m. tuesday night 5 people were in a car headed eastbound when the driver, a 24-year-old failed to turb right at a curve -- turn right at a curve, instead it veered and crashed. all four passengers died at the scene. all but one were wearing seatbelts. the driver suffered major injuries. he was driving under the influence. >> there was a container of alcoholic beverage on scene. and there was also drugs taken as evidence from the scene as w

in palo alto, azenith smith, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> i mentioned a little bit of clear sky out thereay, and parts of the inland valley, we got a little clearing. you see lights there, as you look out at the city. temperatures today at 68. look how chilly it was in san francisco. that's the daytime high today. which, a week ago, would have been the overnight low. 70 in fairfield. 70 in antioch. these highs tomorrow even around the bay are going to cup up a couple degrees. we'll see more upper 60s, even low and mid-70s tomorrow. there's the fog trying to clear off. a lot of swell on the coast. there are storms in the southern hemisphere generating these south swells. new south facing beaches getting hammered with real big surf. up here we've got waves that are pretty good size. 8 to 10-footers. but down by the ridge, 18-foot today. the south swells are dangerous, because they have those long intervals. even at our beaches, places like stinson beach, it will be flat for a long time, then all of a sudden, seems like out of nowhere comes this set of waves much larger than anything you've

ktvu's azenith smith is live now at san jose police headquarters with more on how officers tracked him down. >> reporter: they really wanted to catch this guy and police did just that. they got 100 tips after blasting his photo on social media and on television. and police say they just need that one tip to help them out and one tip led to his arrest. >> reporter: relief from san jose police as they show off the mugshot of mohammad khaliqi who altered his aexperience after authorities were -- his appearance after authorities were looking for him. police say the 31-year-old lived in san jose within walking distance of when he tried to assault his victims. police said he is associated with that home. this morning he surrended and was arrested. >> -- surrendered and was arrested. >> this is a sexual predator that is off the streets now but this was a very alarming crime to me and i have been here for 22 years. >> reporter: police have credible evidence including this video from the girl's west san jose house that captured one of his attacks as he followed her walking home from school. you

. >> azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> 7 miles in los angeles area beaches are back open after being coverede for swimming. crews removed about 40 cubic yards of oilty tar balls from the beaches. investigators are trying to determine if they came from the beaches or some where else. >>> and tracking the bay area weekend temperatures warmed up today. it'll warm up more tomorrow. sunday it cools off a little bit. tomorrow's temperatures these were highs from today. tomorrows will be a couple of degrees warmer. 84 in fairfield. 83 in antioch. but i have to tell you we've had upper 80s and low 90s up here in the sacramento valley. i suspect tomorrow some of this heat is going to leave this way. we'll be in the mid-80s and temperatures like vallejo in the low 70s we'll be in the upper 70s. there's the bay bridge with the fog coming in right now. high clouds over head. you see those as we mentioned earlier streaming over top. the high pressure set sort of signature arch there the clouds. that's the jet stream and that's a ridge pattern. it's not pronounced really but enough we know is there and it

. >> in scott's valley, azenith smith. ktvu news. >>> and your weekend is here.he coast right now. we will see some patchy fog reforming late tonight and early tomorrow morning. we have low cloud out there right now. the fog will start to fill in tonight. you wake up tomorrow morning with plenty of fog. there's still showers up in the mountains. snow flurries as well but that's all winding down. you see the shower activity up in colusa. you see low clouds moving off the coast and fog forming right along the beach. that fog will be in most area communities tomorrow or low clouds if you will. tomorrow is a cool day. the winds are ushering cool moist air. 60-mile an hour winds at oakland. i point to the winds because this gives you a look at what's going on. all that moist cool air ushering the fog and low clouds to our coastline and into the bay's inland valleys tomorrow. that will lingering a little bit and makes it a little bit cooler. santa rosa 46, 47 in napa. your daytime highs tomorrow start off with the clouds. the low clouds have a lot of it tomorrow mornin

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in santa cruz, i'm azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> lots of clouds out there. again today temperatures on the cool side even a little bit of drizzle. there we are live outside in the oakland estuary now. fog and low clouds making their way back inland until tomorrow morning we wake up mostly cloudy like we did today. and you can see the rotation here. you see everything going this way. that low is gradually moving over. you see it shifted. but it still lingers with that this pattern of cool, breezy, and cloudy conditions are going to last. really for the next 48 hours and then it changes around. you can kind of see the dull area here. this is representing the cloud. you can see coastal fog. it's a little higher cloud. low clouds to the livermore valley. everybody has it tomorrow morning. it's coming inland as it has the last couple of nights. 39-mile an hour gusts. so it's blowing tomorrow morning you wake up it's cloudy. tomorrow you get going, lunchtime it's starting to clear in most bay area cities. by 1:00 or 2:00 most cities will be clear. current temperat

as azenith smith tells us, if he's convicted, he could face jail time. >> reporter: ken nguyen is onof stealing. >> when one of our employees gets arrested for shoplifting, it hits us in the stomach. >> reporter: a santa clara spokesperson says nguyen was immediately placed on paid leave after learning of his arrest. authorities say earlier this month, nguyen was off-duty at the time, when he entered this target. loss prevention officers saw nguyen taking one of the store's pricey $250 smart watches. somehow using a magnetic key to unlock the device. he paid for other items, but not the watch. officers later caught up with nguyen. they saw the watch, a magnetic key, and all wires all on him. >> i think a police officer is held to a higher standard. you probably just need some help and he probably needs to be off the force while he's getting his help. >> reporter: the arrest leaving this 11-year-old disappointed. >> if he wanted a watch, then he should have paid for it, even though he's a police officer, he still should have to pay. >> it plants a seed and so you wonder, this was one