wiping tears and sharing hugs, employees at a capitola bank of the west shaken. the three masked men armed with guns robbed the bank just before noon. witnesses said they pushed and shoved people as they were getting away with the money. >> it just seems all the more crass to do it on today. >> reporter: as officers attended a memorial, these capitola cops worked the case still mourning their fellow officers. >> it's very difficult to put into words what it really feels like. it's very disrespectful. >> reporter: sergeant booth says they are operating with a smaller staff today but they were careful to keep enough officers to respond to the needs of the community. >> i think it was a plan. i think they took advantage of the law enforcement community trying to honor our fallen brother and sister. i think it's a little bit more than just a coincidence that they picked today. >> reporter: as you can see there are surveillance cameras inside the bank but so far the fbi and capitola police aren't releasing any of that video. the suspects are on the lose tonight with a

meantime, the capitola police department continues to investigate that bank robbery. no suspects have been identified. live in santa cruz, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> as len mentioned, nearly all of santa cruz paused today to honor the fallen officers. many who couldn't make it to san jose gathered to watch a live broadcast at kaiser permanente arena. that was the original site of the memorial before planners realized it was simply too small. >>> the clouds and ominous sign of what's to come, our day-long reprieve is about to end, but not for everyone. meteorologist paul deanno with more. >> there's a big difference in how much rain falls in the south bay more than inland. and north bay will have less. its all about your proximity to the upper level area of low pressure. check the rainfall at the coast. nothing falling right now in san mateo. and a shower is now over top of oakland and the bay bridge. the south bay which will be very wet this evening just a few scattered showers right now around san jose and milpitas. i'm watching this upper level area of low pressure of

capitola police are looking for the three suspects. so far they have not made any arrests.zabeth? >> len, do you get the sense that santa cruz is ready to get back to business as usual? >> reporter: i really do. just a few minutes ago, we saw a couple of fire engines from santa cruz coming back to their city to be back on their posts and after a week, more than a week now, of, you know, honoring the fallen officers an giving them their due respects, i think there is a sense that people here on the streets want to see their officers back in place and they do want santa cruz to get back to normal. this has been a very difficult situation for the past week here in santa cruz. >> thank you, len. >>> 51-year-old sergeant butch baker is survived by his wife kelly, his daughters jillian and ashley and his son adam. in fact, adam joined the santa cruz police force in 2010. in the mailroom. butch's mailbox right next to his son's. friends and coworkers say butch loved his family so much, the proof was in that big smile of his. he was born september 16, 1961. grew up in saratoga atte

it's disgusting to me. >> several capitola officers were at the services but even with minimum staffing levels, a police sergeant said he did have enough officers to investigate the robbery and cover the rest of the city. >> there is a new move in the legislature to end gun shows at the cow palace. a bill authored by senator mark leno would require local approval of the event. the board of supervisors in both san francisco and san mateo county would weigh in. and that may mean an end to the shows since supervisors have passed resolutions banning them in the past. >>> this is the day san jose officials plan to close a homeless camp in their downtown area by the airport. warnings went out several days ago that about 100 homeless people had to leave the camp on undeveloped parkland near the guadalupe river. the city will help the homeless find shelter and places to store their things. >>> some other bay area headlines, fremont police searching for a man they say committed home break-ins and burglaries. lawrence nero was last spotted on tuesday after a burglary at a home on more ray street

capitola getting hit with rain, and these showers just moved through santa cruz. here's a look at the sky over downtown san francisco. a few sprinkles out there. just scattered about the bay area. san francisco right now, 64. 6, -- 68, oakland. you may have noticed how muggy it was with the southerly winds. you can see even the cloud base here. this is a little light rain that's being pulled in bill the cloud base. you can see that. over san francisco right now. santa rosa, 67. here's a look at the forecast. showers, isolated thunderstorm expected overnight tonight. we'll look for the same for your sunday, your easter sunday, and then after that, we'll dry out, monday, tuesday, and get ready for more april showers heading into next week. here's a look at the home at it cut off and just sitting out there, and spinning in a counterclockwise form, and you can see the bands of showers sitting off the coast. all of this is going to be sliding over the bay area overnight tonight as well as on sunday night. here's a look at the forecast timing. 5:00 this afternoon, right

the police chiefs of santa cruz and capitola. in terms of high ranking officials, former secretary of defense leon panetta and attorney general kamala harris. governor jerry brown is expected to be here but we're told he will not speak. we'll carry the memorial service live for you. you can watch it on air starting at noon on nbc bay area and we'll stream is it live on our website, nbcbayarea.com. now, the service is also expected to feature traditional bagpipes, drummers and also a helicopter flyover and how about this? former "american idol" star who is also a santa cruz native james durban is expected to sing at today's event. as far as road closures, there are plenty of them to be told about. for that we send it back inside to the studio. mike inouye will pick up the story from here. >> you saw a vta bus that drove by. let's talk about parking first and then mass transit. parking around hp pavilion is limited. there are only a couple major parking lots through the area where folks can do parking for the hockey games and busin

the police chiefs of santa cruz and capitola. in terms of high ranking officials, in terms of statewide, former secretary of defense leon panetta and california attorney general kamala harris. governor jerry brown is expected to be here today but we are told he will not speak. we're going to carry this entire memorial live on our air so you can watch it starting at noon on nbc bay area and we'll stream it live on our website on nbcbayarea.com. among those in attendance, officials estimate 6,000 officers not just from here in the bay area but statewide are expected to come to say their final goodbyes to sergeant loran baker and officer elizabeth butler. take public transportation because many streets will be closed in the area. for that we send it back inside to mike inouye inside the studio. >> thank you. as marla said this will be a huge issue for the caravan that bob is talking about. once you get downtown, let's talk about the parking. very limited parking as marla said around the hp pavilion. folks heading to sharks games are

. >>> authoritys in capitola say three departments picked today, a day when many officers were at that memorial to rob a bank. police say three armed men wearing masks robbed the bank of the west branch at about 11:30 this morning. a catipola police officer said while they are operating with a smaller staff today, they had enough officers to respond to the needs of the community. >> i think they took advantage of the law enforcement community trying to honor our fallen brother and sister. >> i think it's a little bit more than just a coincidence that they picked today. >> the three robbers got away with an undisclosed amount of money. >>> now to development news in san francisco, police are at the scene of a shooting involving two locations. one is south of market, the other is in the city's financial district. news chopper 2s is over the scene not long after shots rang out just after 4:00. a man in his 30s was shot in the torso. the driver was not hurt and drove to market and davis where he then flagged some help. the victim was taken to san francisco general with life threatening inj

today's memorial service are members of the officers' families and the police chiefs of santa cruz and capitola. others include leon panetta and kamala harris. 9 governor jerry brown will attend today's memorial service but he is not expected to speak. also on the agenda, "american idol" star james durbin will speak at the event. the service will also feature drummers, bagpipes and a helicopter flyover. >> as thousands of mourners continue making their way to the hp pavilion, law enforcement taking some extra steps to handle all that traffic that's flowing into the area. mike inouye joins us with a look at how today's memorial could be affecting drivers outs there. >> good morning. folks, we were following along with that caravan as it took its way up highway 17. there were no other surprises for the freeways. but in downtown, you see all those law enforcement vehicles and we see all the other spectators in the area. the big tie-up was getting off of highway 87. as thiey queued up, that presens a logjam for about 45 minutes through the area. also local streets closed and vta buses rerouted arou

. >>> police in capitola say they think they know why two brazen robbers picked today to rob a bank. a coincidence they picked today. >> it's very difficult to put into words what it really feels like. it's very disrespectful. >> the two robbers got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. >>> police say a man in his 30s was shot in the torso while she was inside a car at bryant and main. the driver kept going until he got to market and davis where he flagged down help. all of this happened just before 4:00 this afternoon. the victim was taken to san francisco general hospital and is he expected to survive. police say they are still looking for the shooter who took off running. >>> at the same time that was happening a stolen rental box truck drove into three cars as the driver led police on a child chase throughout the city. the truck kept going even after it ran over some spike strips put down by police. even with those blown tires we're told that the truck hit speeds of 60 miles per hour and went the wrong way down a one way street. >> this ryder rental struck was driving on the w

. >>> police in capitola say they think they know why two brazen robbers picked today to rob a bank.it's very disrespectful. >> the two robbers got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. >>> police say a man in his 30s was shot in the torso while she was inside a car at bryant and main. the driver kept going until he got to market and davis where he flagged down help. all of this happened just before 4:00 this afternoon. the victim was taken to san francisco general hospital and is he expected to survive. police say they are still looking for the shooter who took off running. >>> at the same time that was happening a stolen rental box truck drove into three cars as the driver led police on a child chase throughout the city. the truck kept going even after it ran over some spike strips put down by police. even with those blown tires we're told that the truck hit speeds of 60 miles per hour and went the wrong way down a one way street. >> this ryder rental struck was driving on the wrong side of the street and plowed into my car and hit the car in front of me as well and kept on driv

an eighth grade girl who just joined the cheerleading squad at her capitola school is now getting ready to perform her routines in front of thousands. sarah hill is known for taking on each day with optimism, despite facing some challenges, including downs syndrome. tom miller has her inspiring story. practicing side by side with her 30 new teammates, 13-year-old sarah hill is quickly learning it isn't easy being a cheerleader. >> one more time, and we're going to go from the very beginning. >> reporter: but despite the hard work and long hours, she is loving it. >> i think it's pretty cool that i'm a cheerleader. >> reporter: and the girls think it's pretty cool too. >> it definitely has put us closer, because everybody is helping sarah. so it's a team basically now. >> reporter: the seed was planted earlier this month while sarah was watching a cheer performance. the eighth grader with downs syndrome turned to her aide and said she wanted in. >> she said jessica, i'm going to be a cheerleader some day. and i looked at her, and i got a little teary-eyed and i said yeah, you are. >> rep

three armed men robbed a bank of the west branch in nearby capitola. witnesses telling police the robbers pointed handguns shoved employees and then escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. >>> there's a new effort in the state senate to end gun shows going on for decades at the cow palace. a bill by senator mark leno would require local approval of the event. the board of supervisors in san francisco and san mateo counties would weigh in and that may mean an end to the shows since supervisors have passed resolutions banning them in the past. >>> it is 5:07. i'm not sure lawrence should get a paycheck today. he is at an arcade playing a videogame. >> your keanu reeves in "speed." >> reporter: this is great. this is more sophisticated than your xbox or playstation. this is a race center. this is the irace center just opening up today in fremont. we have a racer here, this is jessica savage. how's it feel? >> it feels realistic. >> reporter: i have never seen you drive so slow. >> i know. i know. [ laughter ] >> reporter: watch out! there you go. back