the recovery of contra costa county has led to deep budget cuts the board of supervisors says it as a balanced budget but at what cost. elizabeth cook with more. >>> mary knocks in a contra costa county district attorney for 27 years she prosecutes homicide cases and a county known for having one of the highest order rates in the state. >>> a tremendously higher murder rate that has a lot to do with rival gangs. >>> the d.a. office is hemorrhaging lawyers and workload unmanageable >>> over the course of last six months we've had at least 10-15 percent leave and that is a constant over the last couple of years you could only give us some much work when you diminish the service >>> deputy district attorney says prosecutors leave because of the new contract imposed by borders supervisors that decreases pay increases retirement age and make them responsible for all changes to health and dental coverage. >>> we stand ready to agree to what is necessary we cannot agree to what is political. >>> i don't know that i have a response to that >>> she is the chairman of the board of supervisors f

there are officers from the walnut creek and concord police departments and the contra costa county sheriff's department they've all offered their peer support teams to be here and help. the chp continued its constant presence here at the hospital in walnut creek this morning. officers are committed to making sure injured officer kenyon youngstrom is never alone. they are offering support to his family and the colleagues who worked-w >> somber. a lot of reflection. a lot of question marks as to how this type of incident could occur. >> reporter: youngstrom was shot by a driver he pulled over on i-680 in alamo yesterday morning. another officer who arrived as back-upshot and killed the driver. colleagues describe 37-year-old youngstrom as a man with his feet planned firmly on the ground. he's married and has four kids. >> a real conscientious officer, caring, family man, christian man that is going to get his family and us through this, he has a strong christian faith. >> reporter: youngstrom has worked at the chp for seven years. >> we've been getting calls, whatever you need, we are here for

we're xping to hear from the spokesperson from the contra costa county sheriff's department any minute. they're leading up the investigation into the shooting of chp officer here as well. meanwhile, chp officer kenyon marc youngstrom still hospitalized at this hour. i'm told still on life support at a hospital in walnut creek. getting a huge show of support, though, from fellow officers, family, and the community at the martinez chp office this morning where he worked, some residents were out there this morning bright and early, got there two hours before the office opened, hoping he will recover. some of them holding american flags and paying respect to the officers that were coming in this morning, waving as they drove by. others came with flowers for the 37-year-old father of four who's served seven yearses with the chp. he was shot yesterday on a traffic stop in alamo and interstate 680. they told us they didn't know him at all but they certainly respect his job and his sacrifice. >> the job, the heroic job that they do, putting their life on the line. and this officer put his life

>> we interrupt the story because right now that news conference is getting underway by the contra costa county sheriff's office. this is jimmy lee, director of public affairs. >>> the sheriff's office chp and the d.a.'s office went to his home to serve a search warrant. his parents who live in oregon, have been contacted and they are working with the detectives and are cooperative. detectives at this time are still trying to develop some kind of profile on the suspect christopher lacey. we know of one prior arrest in 2006 in marin county for a d ui. beyond that, we don't see anything else on his record. detectives also searched the vehicle the jeep wrangler inside the vehicle they found a loaded semi auto handgun in addition to two loaded magazines. there was also a knife that was found in the vehicle. this morning the autopsy for laci took place the cause of death is listed as gunshot wound to the head. -- i want to clarify the events that led up to yesterday's traffic stop on 680. it may seem somewhat confusing with two officers involved but we'll try to make it as clear as possible. at abou

we do know he is from the area, he is from contra costa county. i spoke with one officer who said it's kind of difficult to piece together information because they're both hospitalized right now. also, a little bit of new that was that just came in, and that is about a second vehicle involved. they're calling this a blue alert, that is that this car i'm about to tell you about was involved in the incident. that is a 1998 nissan maxima, black in color with a license plate 5pzb224. they're asking anyone if you see that car to go ahead and call 911. if you know about this car i'm talking about, call the sheriff's department. 925-646-2441. i asked also about public safety, if there was any concern with this other vehicle out there, and at this point they're saying no, they don't have any updated information on that, but certainly they want you to be on the lookout for that car. christie smith. back to you guys in the studio. >> christie, thanks so much. we just got some brand-new information that the chp has in fact located that nissan maxima that chr

here is a recap of the violent event on interstate 680 in contra costa county. california highway patrolman and suspect were shot around 8:20:00 a.m. during a traffic stop on southbound 680 near alamo. the officer is in critical condition. the chp is also investigating the possibility of another individual who was on the scene in another vehicle. that car was found about an hour ago in danville and interstate 680 is shut down in the area while the investigation continues and we will have another live update from the scene in just a few minutes. >>> turning now to other news, gilroy police are issuing a new photo in their search for a homicide suspect. they say this is a more recent photo of 24 year old fernando minero. he appeared in a previous photo with a shaved head. he is the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of 21 year old martin rohas on july 22. police consider him armed and dangerous. anyone with information should call gilroy police. >>> alameda county deputies are separating fact from fiction in the investigation of a homicide. a shooting happened la

investigators from the contra costa county sheriff's department are working on a time line on the traffichave dash cam video will analyze to see exactly what happened. >> they are also talking to witnesses including one man who pulled over immediately after the shooting and called 9-1-1. that man's boss tells abc7 news he spoke to his employee who said another woman wearing medical scrubs stopped also stod and gave emergency treatment to officer youngstrom as he lay on the freeway. he told his boss he heard five to 10 shots and then a second chp was behind the jeep wrangler. >> the second officer did fire his weapon at the driver. the driver was taken to john muir medical center. he is deceased. >> the witness told his boss the gunman was buckled in his seatbelt. this started with a traffic stop on 680 south. the aftermath is captured on radio communications between the dispatcher and a responding officer. >> nobody else is 1097 yet. >> 10-4. the the description of the subject, suspect or anything like that. >> negative. he just said officer was down. have i been trying to call and no res

he is aware of the officer-involved shooting and the contra costa county sheriff's department contacted him, urging him that he and his wife fly to the bay area and meet with them. the father said investigators would not tell them what happened to his son, only that they needed to talk to them immediately. the father tells us his son has a master's degree in computer science from san francisco state university. he has been a software developer for several companies and he had been living in sausalito. but they have not spoken or heard from him in more than a year. around the same time the landlord says he moved out. >> again, police are not identifying the suspect tonight, but a man whose son is registered as the owner of the jeep tells us he is being asked to fly to the bay area and talk to investigators. the father told me he knows it is a long shot, but he is hoping his son was not the driver of that jeep. dan? >> alan, thanks. more on this will come in the next day or two. word spread quickly throughout the bay area law enforcement community. greg sur could have been speaking for al

. >>> resources stretched thin in contra costa county early- morning fire the prompted concerns about response times >>> cal may have lost first- round game of the season nevada could not spoil the party the golden bears and fans happy to be home elisa harrington on the old stadium that is anything but >>> there's no place like home the golden bear's back in berkeley after nearly two years and $320 million of renovations at memorial stadium last on game in december of 2010 last year the football team played at at&t park in san francisco the players and fans were back on saturday. the home opener kicked off with a ribbon cutting ceremony 60,000 people in the stadium anxious to see what is on the other side of the wall. this is the thrill of a lifetime >>> this is what the stadium look like two years ago and this is it now >>> we have two-thirds of a brand-new building >>> the athletic to assistant athletic director wanted to keep the look of the stadium built in 1923 and needed to make it seismically sound the stadium sits on the hayward fault. there's the new scoreboard a kitchen with

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fifth contra costa county has seen to human cases. one human cases san francisco and one in solano. meanwhile, these counties have all said it was style activity. marin county is the only local county that has not seen any west nile activity. coming up tonight at 5:30 p.m. kron4 sits down with contra costa officials. for >> our team coverage continues with the west mild virus outbreak. i a.m at the weather center would jacqueline bennett. how does the leather play into this for the fourth lap? >> a unique hot and dry conditions for mosquitos. it will be getting hotter over the weekend. let's take a look at current conditions. right now we see temperatures in the '80s in the inland valleys. it is a lot cooler than what we saw yesterday. it is going to be getting a lot warmer as we head into the weekend. temperatures inland will be sworn into the upper 90s. in the south bay comedies and low 90s as well. in the lord day comedies and some '90s. the fall has a stranglehold on the clothesline. as we head into the weekend, warmer conditions. >>pam: the university of california has agreed to

to monterey the couple divorced after five years of marriage >>> slow economic recovery in contra costa countyds to budget cuts board of supervisors says it has a balanced budget but at what cost reporter elizabeth cook with more. >>> mary knox a contra costa county district attorney for 27 years and prosecutes homicide case is the county has the highest rate in the state >>> a high murder rate it as a lot to do with rival gangs >>> the d.a.'s office is hemorrhaging lawyers the work load is unmanageable. >>> over the course of the last six months we've had 10-15 percent leave that is a constant over the last couple of years. you can only get so much work when you diminish the service >>> deputy district attorney barry grove says they are leaving because of new contract it imposed by the board of supervisors it decreases pay increases retirement age and makes them responsible for health and dental coverage. >>> we stand ready to agree what is necessary but not is not what is political >>> i don't know i have a response to that chisholm she is the chairman of the board of supervisors we feel we

we also have local allied agencies, various law enforcement agencies within contra costa county assisting in the area as well with both traffic control and the investigation as well. >>> how long does this stretch of highway last? do you have any idea of where the investigation begins and ends? >> i don't have that information at this time. i don't have the specific measurements as to, as to how big the scope of the crime scene is. but i do know once, once the investigation is concluded, we can have traffic moving again normally. >>> now, we don't have any word yet on the chp officer's condition. we hearth reports he had been air lifted. is that true? >> i can't confirm that at this time. i do not know the officer's condition at this time either. >>> so that was officer john franzen with contra costa county chp, letting us know that an officer has been shot, as well as the suspect. details still sketchy at this point, but the investigation ongoing. definitely traffic in this area, you can see he was mentioning that both sides of the freeway have been shut down there through the walnut cre

last month a contra costa county jury convicted oscar juarez. the abuse occurred in 2010, they said that the victim is a relative of juarez who was staying with the child's family while working as a day laborer. >>> state assemblyman roger hernandez says he spent $15,000 to clear himself of two drunk driving chargeless. the 37-year-old west covina democrat was arrested by concord police earlier this year. he was cleared of one charge last month and on tuesday a superior court judge dismissed a second case. speaking to the contra costa county times, hernandez said quote it was very expensive and very embarrassing to go through this process. >>> only on 2, a new innovative bay area program to help prevent sports injuries among young athletes. >>> and if you missed it. don't change the channel because coming up in 14 minutes we're going to show you the best pictures from the space shuttle endeavour's low and slow fly over today. >>> and i'm back here at 6:20, your weekend just hours away. i've got the complete details on your saturday and sunday. w

in contra costa county. the area being fogged here is on the map here.scovery bay fogging takes place here. >>> talk about our weather now. never too early to talk about the weekend. almost here. >> warmest day of the weekend today, most likely. mid-90's inland today. the fog lingers that coast. there is san francisco. you see the sky line. the fog is below the pyramid. the inversion is shallower today and that is why it warmed up. the fog gets fatter tomorrow. what does that mean? cooler. but not much. fog along the coast. breaks out there around 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and then the fog came in. tonight the fog returns. these are the current temperatures. fairfield 95 degrees right now. 92 antioch. good air quality for this time of year. 88 concord. these numbers are as warm as they will be all week. as we go into the next couple days the cool down is subtle. it will be one of those, cooler. tomorrow you will notice inland. along the coast, more sunshine coast side. today was not a sunny day along the coast. weekend looks nice. mild to warm. lots of 80s to

. >>> right now spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread of west nile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second human case of west nile virus and health officials in placer continue confirm they have their first human fatality. 74-year-old howard stolt a sheriff's office canine volunteer died from complication of the west nile virus. >> violence in libya and new information from officials about how 4 americans lost their lives this week during that attack. >> bart spends 1 million dloors clean up a big mess at some of the station. >> the company that found out the hard way what happens when saz.e >> there is new information tonight about the 4 americans who died in libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all killed. another former seal tyrone woods was the fourth person who died. >> lybian official says there were 2 attack. first by a group that set the consulate on fire

in contra costa county between alamo and walnut creek. >> chopper five shows traffic at a standstill right now, you're taking a live look, elizabeth wenger will have the latest from the traffic center but first lisa washington is live from the chp command post in alamo. >> we are actually just north of the area where the shooting happened, you can see interstate 680 just above us. i want to give you the latest information that we have received from chp, we have to update so far regarding the shooting, here's the very latest, the chp says that they're looking for a woman in connection with the shooting, she was apparently in a second vehicle, a black nissan maxima that chp found. this shooting began ... ended in gunfire for the chp officer and the person that people over, it happen on interstate 680 south just north of alamo at 8:20 a.m., a chp spokesperson says ... >> we lost lee said there but what you're seeing here is the scene right now, that green jeep and hauled in a situation with the chp, a routine traffic stop, we do not know why he was pulled over but i believe that we have

numerous dead birds have tested positive for the virus in contra costa county.o human cases reported in the bayer that summer. >>> u.s. health officials are convinced this will be the worst year for west nile virus deaths and severe illnesses since the disease hit american shores in 1999, 118 death, 1400 serious illnesses have been reported. the bulk in texas where there has been a massive pesticide spraying effort. the director for cdc says inspections are expected into october even though the height of the mosquito season is over surpassing the 2002 record of 3,000 cases and 284 deaths. >>> officials say deer mice population is larger this year at yosemite and could be the factor of the recent outbreak of hantavirus. half of the traps set caught mice, 14% testing positive for the hantavirus. officials have called the outbreak at yosemite unprecedented. so far eight people have come down with the hantavirus, three have most who are exposed have come into contact with rodent droppings. >>> crane operator working on san francisco's new transbay terminal has found

later on today, contra costa county starting a new round of west nile mosquito spraying. that announcement coming days after the country's first human case was this year confirmed. trucks scheduled to fog in brentwood. out in discovery bay between marsh creek road and highway 4 will also be sprayed. tonight's fogging will go from dusk through 11:00 p.m. that is weather permitting. >>> still ahead, learn how to get a free lunch thanks to a 49er star and all it takes is a click. >>> the protest erupting in greece as the country faces more economic trouble. >>> q.e. 2 was a cruise ship. q.e. 3 is something entirely different. we'll take a look in business news. >>> from sizzle to drizzle, heat wave starts today. by the end of the seven-day, we're talking about potential showers. we'll sort it all out in your full forecast. >>> over in greece, government workers walking off the job for a second straight day. workers beating drums and carrying banners and marching to the finance ministry located in central athens, rallying against anti-austerity measures. they're trying to kee

. >>> right now spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread of west nile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second human case of west nile virus and health officials in placer continue confirm they have their first human fatality. 74-year-old howard stolt a sheriff's office canine volunteer died from complication of the west nile virus. >> violence in libya and new information from officials about how 4 americans lost their lives this week during that attack. >> bart spends 1 million dloors clean up a big mess at some of the station. >> the company that found out the hard way what happens when apple no longer wants your saz.no >> there is new information tonight about the 4 americans who died in libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all killed. another former seal tyrone woods was the fourth person who died. >> lybian official says there were 2 attack. first by a group tha

>>pam: west nile virus infections are of a rise in contra costa county. 19 groups of mosquitoes have ound carrying the virus and six chickens infected. >> was mild virus continues to be a problem in contra costa county, especially in the eastern part of the county. >> we do surveillance every week. we put out traps and attract mosquitoes. those results determine whether or not we will fall in an area. >>pam: was a mild virus is rampant across the country, elise c. reed tells us with doctors say you could do to protect itself. >> is the largest outbreak in history across the u.s.. in san francisco, the first human case of west nile in year public that anyone can get it. >> the bay area has west nile virus, in general we tend to have less cases that other places in california. >> install screens on windows and doors, where long sleeves and long pants and a drain any standing water. as less a teaspoon is enough for mosquitos to breathe. >> you will see swimming pools that are not taken care of and when they are not taking care of, that can be huge breeding ground for mosquitoes. this num

. >>> forw spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread ofnile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second human case of west nile virus and health officials in placer continue confirm they have their first human fatality. 74-year-old howard stolt a sheriff's office canine volunteer died from complication of the west nile virus. >> violence in libya and new informatio about how 4 americans lost their lives this week during that attack. >> bart spends 1 million dloors clean up a big mess at some of the station. >> the company that found out the hard way what happens when apple no longer wants your saz.no >> there is new information tonight about the 4 americans who died in libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all killed. another former seal tyrone woods was the fourth person who died. >> lybian official says there were 2 attack. first by a group that set the consulate on fi

contra costa county deputy swarm this home on marina road searching for man accused ofe shooting andling another man in bay point. happened before 2 this afternoon. deputy were told the killer ran into this home but when officers entered nobody was inside. shelter in place warning issued for nearby schools and neighbors while authorities searched for him. that shelter in place was lifted about an hour and a half later. >> more to come opening old wounds. coming up those who survive the san bruno pipeline explosion watched a new documentary tonight about the horrible day. >> also frustration in san jose. homeless camp cleared out over the summer are back. >> plane forced to land in a hurry. cruel joke ex girl friend plays [ female announcer ] they can be enlightening. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us. if you need anything else, let me kn

. >>> firefighters in east contra costa county are trying to find a new home.ew at 6, ktvu's noah walker is live on bethel island with the community effort to get a local firehouse reopened. >> reporter: a fema grant is letting this fire district rehire laid off firefighters. but the doors will remain closed while other firehouses remain opened. you only have to look through the windows here to see why. the lights are off. nobody is home at east contra costa fire station 95. you could say the place is a hole in the wall, and the ceiling. >> wow. okay. it really did -- i mean, it caved in. >> reporter: this is where he began his career. firefighters haven't been able to use the building since a storm in 2008 caused major water damage and mold. >> so this was the kitchen area. >> reporter: as the fire protection district works on plans to rehire firefighters it had to lay off and reopen firehouses, the one on bethel island could take up to a year to repair. cuts have already increased response times here to more than 14 minutes. >> if you're the person in the com

investigators from the contra costa county department are working on a time line on the traffic stop that ended in gunfire. >> we do have dsh cam video we will analyze to see exactly what happened. >> they are also talking to witnesses including one man who pulled over immediately after the shooting and called 9-1-1. that man's boss tells abc7 news he spoke to his employee who said another woman wearing medical scrubs also stopped and gave emergency treatment to officer youngstrom as he lay on the freeway. he told his boss he heard five to 10 shots and then a second chp was behind the jeep wrangler. >> the second officer did fire his weapon at the driver. the driver was taken to john muir medical center. he is deceased. >> the witness told his boss the gunman was buckled in his seatbelt. this started with a traffic stop on 680 south. the aftermath is captured on radio communications between the dispatcher and a responding officer. >> nobody else is 1097 yet. >> 10-4. the description of the subject, suspect or anything like that. >> negative. he just said officer was down. have i been

. >>> contra costa county health officials today confirmed a second human case of west nile virus. health officials say this latest case involves an east county woman who came down with a mild case of the disease. she's now recovering. 39 people in contra costa county have been diagnosed with west nile virus since 2005 and two of them have died. vector control workers in the south bay are set to fog an area in san jose tomorrow night to combat the mosquitoes that carry west nile virus. the area is roughly bordered by blossom hill ride and curry drive. the fogging comes after mosquitoes carrying the virus were confirmed to be in that area. the fogging is set to start at 11:00 tomorrow night weather permitting. >>> menlo park police say a masked man robbed a bank today escaping in a stolen car that was later found on fire. the wells fargo bank at 735 santa cruz avenue was robbed at 1:00 p.m. today. a witness saw a robber flee in a honda accord. the vehicle was found two blocks away on robel avenue. the robber got away. police say the honda was recently stolen from redwood city. >>> an

contra costa county deputy swarm this home on marina road searching for illing d ofghte shooting anday point. happened before 2 this afternoon. deputy were told the killer ran into this home but when officers entered nobody was inside. shelter in place warning issued for nearby schools and neighbors while authorities searched for him. that shelter in place was lifted about an hour and a half later. >> more to come opening old wounds. coming up those who survive the san bruno pipeline explosion watched a new docuht about the tonight about the horrible day. >> also frustration in san jose. homeless camp cleared out over the summer are back. >> plane forced to land in a hurry. cruel joke ex girl friend plays [ female announcer ] every day, there's a new reason not to make a home-cooked meal. work, errands, a greasy bag of deep-fried easy. ♪ fortunately with hamburger helper's 40 varieties a home-cooked meal is never out of reach. hamburger helper. help is on the way. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... c

students in contra costa county surpassed the state average. more than 63% scoring at or above grade level proficiency in english. students also scored 57% in math. in alameda county, 62% of students scored high in reading. 55% scored low in math, and in san francisco, 68% scored high in math, and 61% scored proficiently in english. >>> a month after the colorado movie theater shooting, help is finally on the way for the families of the victims. 12 people died in that july rampage, and since then, $5 million has been raised photographer victims' families and survivors. however, they claim they received next to nothing. the families have now worked out a deal with the state of colorado to make sure 100% of all donations go to victims' families. >> i don't want money that should be helping my kids in the future to be helping a nonprofit organization. >> the families say they are not trying to get rich, but to help children who will have to grow up without a father or mother. the goal is to disperse the money in the next few months. >>> more inform

. >>> contra costa county health officials today confirmed a second human case of west nile virus. health officials say this latest case involves an east county woman who came down with a mild case of the disease. she's now recovering. 39 people in contra costa county have been diagnosed with west nile virus since 2005 and two of them have died. vector control workers in the south bay are set to fog an area in san jose tomorrow night to combat the mosquitoes that carry west nile virus. the area is roughly bordered by blossom hill ride and curry drive. the fogging comes after mosquitoes carrying the virus were confirmed to be in that area. the fogging is set to start at 11:00 tomorrow night weather permitting. >>> menlo park police say a masked man robbed a bank today escaping in a stolen car that was later found on fire. the wells fargo bank at 735 santa cruz avenue was robbed at 1:00 p.m. today. a witness saw a robber flee in a honda accord. the vehicle was found two blocks away on robel avenue. the robber got away. police say the honda was recently stolen from redwood city. >>> an

this year's -- the contra costa county sheriff's is the lead investigative unit. at 11:00 a.m. we will get a noon news briefing from the contra costa county sheriff's department. at that point hopefully we will get more information. obviously people have been showing a call mornings. half >>darya: as jackie mention the debriefing is is, evenfall very latest on our web site, www.kron4.com or on comcast's channel 193. it will also keep facebook in it twitter updated. >>mark: some rain showers this morning, erica has an update. >>erica: reports of showers in the livermore closer to tracy and in the south bay. coupled with the showers, because of the instability, we saw a couple of pot of thunderstorms. it looks like right now scattered showers east of hayward potentially around half moon bay. certainly bring a jacket and it may be an umbrella. it looks like we will be contending with this drug the rest of the day. no showers, only foggy conditions as we take a live look over the golden gate. temperatures are sitting in the '50s and '60s. things will be cooler compare

a woman and contra costa county has been diagnosed.people to not know the half at only 20% really come down with the symptoms. and most can recover. however they are able to become severe or even paralysis or even death. and good news is that she is expected to be all right. county fogging efforts continue. >> new a video from the chevron refinery fire that injured six workers and it sent 40,000 people to area hospitals! it sent 14,000 people to area hospitals. check it out. we have speeded up this video seventh time so you can see how things unfolded. the smoke is getting worse and worse and safety investigators are concerned about the faulty pipe. >> well, we do not know why that decision was made in 2011 not to replace this pipe. we do know that it was on its way and by the time the accident occurred at lost 80 percent of its wahl. it could have been avoided. what do to learn about this accident? >> air quality are looking for improvements to improve air quality systems. it was difficult to determine how muc particulates people were

contra costa county deputy swarm this home on marina road searching for man accused ofe shooting andanother man in bay point. happened before 2 this afternoon. deputy were told the killer ran into this home but when officers entered nobody was inside. shelter in place warning issued for nearby schools and neighbors while authorities searched for him. that shelter in place was lifted about an hour and a half later. >> more to come opening old wounds. coming up those who survive the san bruno pipeline explosion watched a new documentary tonight about the horrible day. >> also frustration in san jose. homeless camp cleared out over the summer are back. >> plane forced to land in a hurry. cruel joke ex girl friend plays good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. thes

know highway 24 is just a huge mess. >> probably slowest commute we've had this week here in contra costa countybacked up from the macarthur maze, 15 minute wait getting into san francisco. it's 8:10. >>> well, mostly cloudy, although parts of marin county and sonoma, there's some sun, but some fog is being funneled in. and definitely on the san mateo coast. so i mean for some areas, it looks like the fog is using some of its oomph. temperatures aloft are not as worm as they have win. at this time of year, the average high is 70, we're just hard pressed to get above 62, 63. that west wind, it's a cool pattern. nice, nice tweet from a kill. she's in san francisco. steve, where's the warm weather? the sun? i don't see it. i see a chewing up of the fog bank. >> west/southwest at oakland, west 14 at sfo, sea breeze is showing itself this morning, in all its glory. 60s, 70s, a couple of 80s trying to sickle the wag -- circle the wagon, but it's tough. high pressure is built in the pacific northwest, and northwest canada, and that's driving very cool systems into the middle of the country, into the de

we have live team coverage tonight in contra costa county.with ktvu's eric rasmussen with the careful investigation going on at this hour, eric. >> reporter: this afternoon investigators confirm there is in fact, dash cam video of this shooting. i'm going to step out of the way to show you that just the process of getting back on to interstate 680 is a slow one for drivers here at rugeer road. and the difficult task of finding out why this shooting happened is just beginning. a shoot out in contra costa county turned this normally busy stretch of highway into a scene. >> the first officer did make contact with that driver. and shortly thereafter the driver pulled out a gun and shot at that officer and then the second officer discharged his weapon. >> reporter: the chp says first word of the shooting came through a 911 call from

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redwood city employs chief grosses 350,000 last year by double dipping from a san jose pension in contra costa county; retiring clayton police chief earns a total of $82,000 last -- 282,000 last year. >> alan: a fire broke out in contra costa county. cal fire used the air tanker to drop fire retardant on the blaze. crews managed to get it under control shortly before 3:00 p.m. no homes were damaged and no injuries were reported. >> record sales for in the new iphone 5 perspective more than ten million expected to be sold. >> alan: today some of the shine has been taken off the phone. there's some big disappointment after waiting in long lines. reporter: sales are still brisk at the palo alto apple store. new iphone 5 owners are not shy about showing off their new buy. there are some who found a tiny chip on his phone. >> it's no fun. >> yesterday one customer was quickly whisked into the store by an apple employee after he showed our camera a tiny chip on his phone the employee is heard saying, they will take care of the problem. news of imperfect iphones made their way to our facebook page with more

there are three confirmed cases in contra costa county last year. and officials at yosemite national park expanded their outreach following another identified case of the rare but phone shallly deadly hanta virus there. nine sprem now come down with that virus. three have died can. most stayed in the tent cabins at curry village. one caught hanta virus in a high sierra camp ground. officials are now notifying anyone who spent the night at yosemite since june of this year, it is most commonly spread through rodent droppings and it is not contagious. >> bullying is one of the disturbing problems our kids face today. in is a pledge to stop bullying after being inspired by a movie called "bully". and there are about 3,000 students bused to four theaters today. the district said it was important to take these students out of school today to reenforce the idea it's not acceptable. the goal is to go around the country to show the movie to at least one million students. there is a a san francisco student with no problem relating to a. >> i have trouble with

. >> reporter: on a hot, dry day, this is the last thing people in east contra costa county want to see flames broke out just before 2:00 in a grassy, dry area outside of brentwood city limits just up the road from ben foreman's house. >> i never felt threatened the all. >> reporter: still not a good thing, to see, he would imagine looking out your window. >> not at all, my granddaughter was freaking out. >> reporter: the first firefighters could see a thick black column of smoke. the wind quickly fanned the fleams to 32 acres, more than 50 firefighters from three fire departments battled the blaze from the ground and air. >> it definitely showss when we have mode grass the fire goes out better and we remind homeowners to mow their fields to stop the fighters. >> reporter: until a fema grant necks in november, the east contra costa county fire department is operating with half its resources. >> one of the drawbacks is that this is not first time something like this has happened. >> reporter: the fire battalion chief says residents have their dry brush mowed and it kept the fire from doi

redwood city employs chief grosses 350,000 last year by double dipping from a san jose pension in contra costa county; retiring clayton police chief earns a total of $82,000 last -- 282,000 last year. >> alan: a fire broke out in contra costa county. cal fire used the air tanker to drop fire retardant on the blaze. crews managed to get it under control shortly before 3:00 p.m. no homes were damaged and no injuries were reported. >> record sales for in the new iphone 5 perspective more than ten million expected to be sold. >> alan: today some of the shine has been taken off the phone. there's some big disappointment after waiting in long lines. reporter: sales are still brisk at the palo alto apple store. new iphone 5 owners are not shy about showing off their new buy. there are some who found a tiny chip on his phone. >> it's no fun. >> yesterday one customer was quickly whisked into the store by an apple employee after he showed our camera a tiny chip on his phone the employee is heard saying, they will take care of the problem. news of imperfect iphones made their way to our facebook page with more

water could be a breeding ground for mosquitoes. >>> fogging is already under way tonight in contra costa countythe county's mosquito and vector control district is foging the area of the delta known as holland track near nightson. that spraying is expected to wrap up around 11:00. >> i looked down to my right and i saw an officer on the ground bleeding. >> today's disturbing scene on a busy bay area freeway. up next two eyewitnesses tell up next two eyewitnesses tell us what they saw after a chp lots of prepaid cards come pre-filled with problems. enough is enough. introducing the chase liquid reloadable card. with chase liquid, there's no waiting and no fee to activate you can load cash and checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and there are no withdrawal fees at over 17,500 chase atms all for one flat fee of $4.95 per month. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. >>> continuing coverage now from walnut creek. i want to show you a live picture from john medical center. friends and fellow officers showing their support for officer johnson. right now he remains in critical condition an

. >> chp is withholding names but told horters -- reporters he's based in the contra costa county field office in martinez. >> taken to john muir medical center and said to be in critical condition at this time. >> the shooting happened at about 8:20 this morning in alamo on southbound interstate 680. investigators say the exchange of gunfire occurred after the officer made a traffic stop on a jeep. a second officer in another patrol car was also on the scene. here is sheriffs spokesman jimmy lee. >> first officer did make contact with the driver. and shortly thereafter, the driver pulled out a gun, and shot at the officer and then, the second officer discharged weapon autos that second officer fatally wounded a suspect. the chp says a passing driver called 911 saying that an officer needed help. here is a portion of the radio communication between dispatch and a responding officer. >> there is a just said officer is down. >> both officer and suspect were taken to john muir hospital. the suspect died there. >> this is a the tail end of the morning commute. it happened and there were a n

linda's son, john, lives way out in contra costa county. night before the flight to florida he stayed here. and linda bought his ticket. she used 60,000 miles on her united airline as kt. it was a perfect plan... until the bug hit. >> in the middle of the night got very violently ill. we had to take him to the hospital he was admitted to kaiser hospital in south san francisco. and linda immediately cancelled his flight and got her 60,000 miles back but had to pay a $150 cancellation fee. however, united said it would refund $100 of that because this was a medical emergency. >> you pay $150 they'll reimburse you 100s fdz you send in the document autos linda applied for the refund and submitted forms, united sent her this letter saying your request for a refund has been approved. so she waited for her $100 but that didn't quite happen. >> three days later i got a credit of $5. >> $5? there must be a mistake. she contacted united ask asked where was the rest of the money? >> they would say sorry. only recourse is e mail them. so i would e mail

. >>> london bus to the contra costa county supervisors at its on the chevron refinery fire. the chronicle reports that the pilot had corroded 2160 of an inch thick. >>> and no deal yet. the best teachers share in chicago. >>> you-can video just released at the seat simple shooting. >>> still be on the job watt and police suspect decided to take a ,, 3q there she is ! hey, i got a leak ! yoo hoo ! wait a minute, come back ! um, miss ? up here! right. like 85% of us, you have hard water stains and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. truth is, you need something powerful. you need lime-a-way. it's 4 times more effective at removing limescale than the leading bathroom cleaner. because lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water stains. for lime, calcium and rust... lime-a-way is a must. itself had passed into to hire into a. he promised he picked up a shovel and a butcher knife and finally to shovels. that's when he gave up and callously. deputies are still looking for the suspect >>> i was driving into work this morning from the eastern portion of the bay area had not

the whole thing even in western contra costa county is slow.ross the bay, slow traffic from 37th solid all the way down to 580. 805. to steve. >> a big fog bank. this time of year you can find some sunny weather. 50s and 60s. you get sun. locks like the fog is thinning out. a very robust westerly breeze in place and overnight lows that were cool. cool. west southwest at vacaville and to the valley at the barkley ranch getting a west wind. the high pressure packed its bags and move out, moved north off of vancouver. there's signs it's a blocking pattern, which means everything is blocked in. so not much changes. these could last a couple of weeks. the end result is it's a cooler pattern for inland patterns. coastal bay not changing, overnight lows very cool. upper 40s or 50s. that's across the board. 60s, 70s and a couple of 8 0s. seventies starting to punch out to the valley. cooler there. sacramento 88 yesterday. first time in a long time they haven't hit 90. the low right there, underneath the big high right here, driving a very cool system i

water could be a breeding ground for mosquitoes. >>> fogging is already under way tonight in contra costa countynty's mosquito and vector control district is foging the area of the delta known as holland track near nightson. that spraying is expected to wrap up around 11:00. >> i looked down to my right and i saw an officer on the ground bleeding. >> today's disturbing scene on a busy bay area freeway. up next two eyewitnesses tell us what they saw after a chp officer was shot. >> it's the biggest question of the presidential campaign, are you better off now than you were four years ago? we'll have some answers in a live report. >>> continuing coverage now from walnut creek. i want to show you a live picture from john medical center. friends and fellow officers showing their support for officer johnson. right now he remains in critical condition and on life support. tonight we're getting the first eyewitness accounts of what happened. amber lee tracked down two drivers who were right there when all the shootings happened this morning. amber is here now with their dramatic stories of how it all p

perhaps we'll be getting answers from young strup's vehicle itself, according to contra costa county sheriff's department spokesman jimmy lee. >> we have some dashcam video to see what happened. >> reporter: the second officer on the scene may help put things together. witnesses talking to investigators one witness called 911 another saw a woman wearing medical scrubs giving aid to the officer. the shooter's name not released. the jeep is registered to a 36-year-old man his last known residence sausalito hasn't lived there for a year. from alas cat man's father tells abc7 news the sheriff's department is urging him to come back to the bay area. officers would not tell him why. he says he has not talked to his son in a year. perhaps we'll get answers from the chp and sheriff's investigators when they talk to the media today. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> officer youngstrom is on life support in critical condition this morning. amy hollyfield is live at john muir medical center with more on this army veteran and family man. >> reporter: we are learning more about him. here is his pic

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. >>> dozens of doctors working in contra costa county's health care system say a new computer systeming more than it's helping. the system cost $45 million and went online on july 1st. since then doctors say one in every 10 emergency room patients at public hospitals left without being treated. county supervisors are asking for patient as they try to make that system work. >>> a warning tonight about a growing scam in san francisco. who the district attorney says the scam is targeting. >>> back here in just a couple of minutes, the fog went away this evening now it is back. >>> san francisco officials are warning residents about a second group of scam artists targeting elderly chinese. authorities believe a second group is still at it. >> it's very disturbing because they're the most vulnerable in our community that are being targeted. people that are unwilling to come to the police because they feel ashamed. >> gascon showed a video of how the scam works. when the thieves return the bag they tell the owner not to open it for several days. when the person does open the bag, they disc

. >>> closer to home, firefighters watching for flare-ups from a grass fire in contra costa county flames150 acres last night. a lot of smoke drifted into pittsburg. crews contained the fire quickly with help of three air tankers and two water-dropping helicopters. the fire never threatened structures, no one injured. >>> democrats will officially kickoff their national convention in charlotte, north carolina today. the water will a platform that includes calling for higher tax on wealthier americans with backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights. first lady went through camera checks yesterday she will make a case for her husband's reelection when she addresses the convention during primetime tonight. california plays a big role that influence is reflected from the primetime slot given to state attorney general kamala harris she is scheduled to speak tomorrow night during the 6:00 hour. the slot indicates the party considers her a rising star in 2004 then little known senator from illinois spoke during that period as well, senator barack obama turnedded that national exposure into a