coroner's office is not releasing the cause of death. >>> and flags at half staff today to honor barry bingham, the president of the alameda county board of supervisors ordered the flags be lowered. he said that bingham was a very responsible worker and very professional. >>> and we know the name of the man who died in a police chase. contra costa county investigators say that the woman was driving a pickup truck and and died. the case began in moraga. the suv was found abandoned in lafayette. at this point the detectives are looking for the driver of the vehicle. >>> and we have enjoyed very nice, warm temperatures in the bay area but that could change pretty soon. >> yeah, things are kicking around. we saw above-average temperatures in the santa clara valley. san jose, a record for this daylight. we had a couple of records yesterday. not that hot but unusually warm for this time of year. you go to the valley and it is cold. let's look at the storm tracker, the fog this morning hanging out there in the valley most of the day. look at the highs or the temperatures right now in fresno and stock

barry bingham. coworkers hadn't seen him for a few days, got worried and called police who found his body inside his west oakland townhouse at about noon today. investigators won't say how he was killed only that there were signs of trauma. the 64-year-old bingham known to friends as barry b. previously served on the alameda school board. >>> the hills east of san jose looked like an armed camp this afternoon. authorities headed out to the eastern foothills investigating reports of a man with a weapon. joe vazquez says when it was over officers had shot and killed a suspect. joe? >> reporter: ken, it happened right back here beyond the fence line. the sheriff's department saying a man with a knife confronted police officers and one officer shot him dead. a family arm of search and rescue workers gathered to get a briefing from police helping to investigate an officer- involved shooting. a santa clara county sheriff's spokesman said it was a san jose police officer who shot a man along a creek bed be

. >> when 64 year-old barry bingham failed to answer the door this home colleagues went to check on him at his house and henry street in oakland. that when they arrived a colleague tells kron 4 the door was unlocked. it appearing in the window they could see the home was in disarray. concern they called police, authorities arrive in found the 64 year-old dead inside. police say there were signs and an autopsy is under way. he recently moved into this town home located near west oakland bart station. the area has been going under revitalization and colleagues say big deal was proud to be a part of it. it did work for you and s c i you for the last 17 years and was most recently a manager with the unions community awards program. colleagues say he was well respected and a deacon at his church. in oakland to reset kron 4 news. >> as the sun goes down mostly clear skies a few high clouds overhead. it our current conditions temperatures mild in most locations. it take a look at fairfield and antioch. it 50 and 52 degrees fog will be formed shortly in fairfield in antioch and shortly thereaft

barry bingham the political director of sciu local 616. now, a coworker hadn't seen him for days, got worried and called police, who then found his body inside his west oakland townhouse about noon yesterday. investigators won't say how he was killed, only that there were signs of trauma. the 64-year-old bingham, known to friends as barry b, previously served on the alameda school board. >>> well, a fatal shooting by police under investigation in the south bay this morning. it happened about noon yesterday in the hills just east of san jose. santa clara county sheriff's deputies and san jose police answered calls about a suspicious man in the remote neighborhood. the suspect was said to be threatening a man in a creekbed behind a home. >> law enforcement showed up and approached the man down in the ravine and came back at them with an undisclosed weapon and shots were fired. >> police say the suspect was holding a knife. he was pronounced dead at the scene. no one else was hurt. >>> 4:36. new information about a body found in a burning car

tonight, flags flying at half-staff, you see here, across alameda county to honor the legacy of barry bingham, a community coordinator for the service employees international union, seiu. the 64-year-old was found dead yesterday in his west oakland home. he lived alone. tonight authorities aren't saying much about bingham's death except that they apparently suffered a traumatic injury and that homicide detectives are now on the case. people who knew bingham say they're having trouble just digesting the news that this, in fact, was a murder. >> just a huge driving force. and politically, he probably knew every politician in alameda county. city council, board of supervisors. he worked tirelessly. and he had amazing energy. >> bingham was the first african-american ever elected to the alameda county school board. >>> youth groups demanding more city programs and less police enforcement showed up at oakland city hall to fight a proposed injection against members of a gang. police are pushing for the maneuver to curb crime. that injunction would allow cops to arrest gang members involved in any t

oakland police arrived, went upstairs and then announced that 64-year-old barry bingham was dead and it was not from natural causes. bingham was this charge of community outreach. his long time colleagues ride to deal with the loss. >> barry was a huge driving force and politically, he probably knew every politician in alameda county, city council, board of supervisors. he worked tirelessly and he had amazing energy. >> reporter: he was the first african-american elected to the school board. he built his entire life around serving the community, working closely not only with union member, but mentoring children. >> can't even come up with any reason why anyone would want to do him harm. >> reporter: police say won't kind of trauma bingham actually suffered. those at the scene say police told them they found bingham's body sitting in a chair in the living room with the television still on. live in oakland, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> that is bizarre. thank you, tracy. >>> still ahead, hugh details about one of the victims of the san bruno explosion. why her family is filing a la

investigators found the body of barry bingham in ris west oakland home on henry street yesterday.he oakland tribune reports two union employees who failed to reach him earlier in the day called police for assistance. the 64-year-old bingham was political director of the union local. police will not say how he was killed but they say there was trauma to his body and they're treating the case as a home side. >> an attorney representing two same sex couples hoping to overturn proposition 8 is hoping to reject a federal request for a ruling. they asked the california supreme court whether state law gives sponsors the right to defend a ballot measure. they said the california supreme court would only prolong the case by answering the questions. >> the santa clara county board is redoing the justice system. he reports supervisor david cortez said his goal is put juvenile hall out of business. he says he eventually wants to raise the age limit to 16. this year he wants to divert most kids 13 and under to community-based treatment centers. >> this afternoon in oakland, organizers are plan

. >> the west oakland friends and family members are grieving the death of barry bingham he was found dead inside his home. police are calling a homicide and an autopsy is under way. he had not been seen for a couple of days family members went to check on him and found his home on locked and called police who discovered his body on tuesday he worked for a union as see are you as a field representative of the former if i'll need a county school member. in oakland kron 4 news. >> in patterson the sheriff department said they're getting discouraged after finding nothing back leading them closer to finding a missing 4 year-old boy from the central valley. crews have been searching in nearby canal 44 year-old juliani cardenas and his alleged the doctor. what this all the heat car enter the water shortly after he was affected. all clues are leading the sheriff department to believe that that car is in this canal but they have not found yet. on wednesday the pulled several other vehicles out of the water but not the car that they were looking for. reporting in patterson kate thompson kron 4

police are trying to figure out why someone would kill a prominent union leader. 64-year-old bingham known as barry was a local political director of the seiu. that's one of the largest unions in the country. it includes health care workers and government employees. his body was found yesterday morning inside his home on henry street. police were called after two union workers went to check up on mr. bingham. they found his car and the door to his home open. investigators say bingham's body did show signs of trauma but they're not saying how he died. we'll have an update on this story in less than 30 minutes from now at 5:30. >>> an overnight fire sent very thick smoke into the skies above downtown alameda. it started shortly after 1:00 a.m. on alameda avenue. crews from both alameda and oakland were able to quickly control the flames empty buildi construction. luckily no one was hurt. investigators are still looking for the cause of the fire. >>> this morning pg&e crews are still on the scene of a deadly crash in oaring da that followed a police chase. yesterday's crash capped a strange series of