csos help police respond to and investigate lower priority calls. on monday, acting chief paul joseph is expected to provide more information about the investigation and the cso killed in south san jose, suzanne phan. >> abc seven news developing news on the park fire containment of the gigantic wildfire slowly increased overnight. it's gone from 28 to 30%. containment lines have held steady despite hotter temperatures and extreme fire conditions. some light rain fell on the eastern part of the fire, but humidity has dropped and triple digit heat has returned. the fire's acreage has grown to more than 400,000, making it the fourth largest wildfire in state history. it is 30% contained. flames have destroyed more than 570 structures evacuated residents are slowly being allowed back like rick piro, who found the remains of his beloved family cat in the ruins of his home in forest ranch in butte county. >> out. there was a chair that he loved to hide under because he was a little shy, so he sure enough found that he was curled, probably curled up there

they saw first responders performing cpr on one of the csos. police say one officer died from his injuries. the other officer who was seriously hurt, is expected to survive. >> we saw all the all the police cars and fire trucks and so we knew it was pretty bad. >> officers arrested the driver at the scene and they suspect he was driving drunk. the san jose police department released this statement saying, quote, our entire police family is heartbroken by this line of duty, death and our collective arms around his family, friends and teammates as we cope with this painful incident. neighbor ken sasso says police asked him if they could see his surveillance camera. sasso says monterey road has its issues. another neighbor tells me that police were at her home saturday nights asking to see her home. surveillance video. she says this intersection of palm and monterey has a lot of problems, and there have been many accidents here before. >> i think we need more enforcement of the speed limit along this corridor. nobody goes 55. they go 85, 95, 100,

san jose police department. >> the community service officer program started in 2014 with an spd, csos respond and investigate lower priority calls while putting the well-being of others before their own csos. >> just like the police officers are out there risking their safety, risking their lives in the service of this community. and we need to recognize that and when someone does make the ultimate sacrifice or a huge sacrifice like veronica did, we've got to acknowledge that the driver suspected of hitting barron pham while being under the influence, was in court wednesday and charged with murder in the death of cso pham, 44 year old juan huerta palacio has had prior arrests for dui, which enabled prosecutors to charge him with murder. >> look, there will be accountability for this reckless act, and as a community, we all we need to do better. it comes down to the little individual decisions we each make every single day. after photos and well-wishes, a police escort followed cso bear home after she left the hospital in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> welcome home. t

and fire trucks and so we knew it was pretty bad >> the unarmed csos response to lower priority. they respond to lower priority calls and help direct traffic. san jose mayor matt mehan released a statement expressing condolences. he says, quote, my prayers are with these two csos, their families and our entire police department and this devastating moment. i assure you that this selfish, reckless act will not go unpunished. >> vice president kamala harris starts a big week of campaigning across the country with her running mate. she could announce who that is as soon as today. overnight, the harris campaign announced harris and her running mate will hit seven battleground states in five days. here's a look at those states. and then vp harris will be in san francisco on saturday. abc news reporter alison kosik has more on the top candidates this morning. >> new questions as vice president kamala harris moves closer to announcing her running mate, one of the men on her shortlist, arizona senator mark kelly, posted and then deleted this cryptic tweet sunday, saying, my background is

san jose police department. >> the community service officer program started in 2014 with an spd, csosnvestigate lower priority calls while putting the well-being of others before their own csos. >> just like the police officers are out there risking their safety, risking their lives in the service of this community. and we need to recognize that and when someone does make the ultimate sacrifice or a huge sacrifice like veronica did, we've got to acknowledge that the driver suspected of hitting barron pham while being under the influence, was in court wednesday and charged with murder in the death of cso pham, 44 year old juan huerta palacio has had prior arrests for dui, which enabled prosecutors to charge him with murder. >> look, there will be accountability for this reckless act, and as a community, we all we need to do better. it comes down to the little individual decisions we each make every single day. after photos and well-wishes, a police escort followed cso bear home after she left the hospital in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> welcome home. this comes as f

hit the two cso's. pham succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. veronica bear is in serious but stable condition. >> veronica suffered a dislocated shoulder, broken jaw, fractured ribs and a brain bleed. the suspect has had prior arrests for dui in california, and he was apprehended at the scene of the crash. >> the 44 year old suspect of morgan hill was arrested for felony vehicular manslaughter and two counts of felony dui. >> in our country, someone is killed by a drunk driver every 45 minutes. this time, that person happened to be someone protecting our city. a public servant, pham became a community service officer in october of 2022. >> we're very involved. >> we're very involved. we're like one step below patrol officer christina garcia said. >> pham was her partner for two years. >> he never complained. he never he was always dependable, hard worker. he always showed up to work and did his job. >> a friend of pham shared these photos and described him as thoughtful, kind and loving. >> he will

jose police history that a cso has been killed in the line of duty, live in san jose. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> all right, gloria, thank you. and breaking overnight, hurricane debby has made landfall in florida as a category one storm. >> this is a live look now at tampa, where flooding and strong storm surges are expected. the camera moving because of the wind. there hundreds of thousands of customers in the path are in the dark. the storm made landfall near steinhatchee with winds of about 80mph. it's about 20 miles from where a category three storm made landfall last year. now that it's hit land, the storm should weaken to a tropical storm as it crosses florida into georgia. vice president kamala harris starts a big week of campaigning across the country, with her running mate. she could announce who that is as soon as today. overnight, the harris campaign announced that vp harris and her running mate will hit seven battleground states in five days. here's a look at those states. and then vp harris will be in san francisco on saturday. abc news reporter a

hit the two cso's. pham succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. veronica bear is in serious but stable condition. >> veronica suffered a dislocated shoulder, broken jaw, fractured ribs and a brain bleed. the suspect has had prior arrests for dui in california, and he was apprehended at the scene of the crash. >> the 44 year old suspect of morgan hill was arrested for felony vehicular manslaughter and two counts of felony dui. >> in our country, someone is killed by a drunk driver every 45 minutes. this time, that person happened to be someone protecting our city. a public servant, pham became a community service officer in october of 2022. >> we're very involved. >> we're very involved. we're like one step below patrol officer christina garcia said. >> pham was her partner for two years. he never complained. >> he never he was always dependable, hard worker. he always showed up to work and did his job. >> a friend of pham shared these photos and described him as thoughtful, kind and loving. >> he'll be

it was a beautiful show of support for cso veronica bear. she had no idea. over 200 officers with san jose police and neighboring agencies were downstairs, ready to applaud her as she exited the elevator. cso veronica bear, come on, your brothers and sisters of the san jose police department. >> we wish you a speedy recovery and a warm welcome home. >> the police department put out a special message for bear and then applauded her as she came down the hallway here at santa clara valley medical center. she had tears in her eyes. you could see fellow officers were emotional as well. bear and her partner, cso long pham, were both hit by a suspected drunk driver saturday night. bear suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken jaw, fractured ribs and a head injury. the crash killed bears 34 year old partner long pham. it's a real mix of emotions today. >> obviously we have sadness for the loss of cso long pham, but we're incredibly grateful that veronica was able to leave the hospital so quickly. you know, she's obviously very strong. she's a fighter. she's going to

the impact of this through the thrust the cso vehicle into both csos, critically injuring them. >> now other cso, veronica bear, is in serious but stable condition with several injuries. 44 year old juan huerta palacios of morgan hill, is now facing charges of vehicular manslaughter and dui in connection with this deadly crash. >> cities across the bay area will be participating in national night out tonight for 40 years. the event on the first tuesday of august has been bringing together neighborhoods and law enforcement to work on relationships and to prevent crime. national night out was established back in 1984 to help build stronger communities. people can check their city websites for block parties in their area. >> time is now 725, an infectious disease known as valley fever is spiking right now in the central valley. now it's caused by a fungus. it grows in soil and dirt all over california. when that soil and dirt get into the air, people can breathe it in that dust. it contains fungal spores, an airborne disease. >> so when the soil gets disturbed, the fungus becomes airborne

there watching over us now, but we love him and, you know, we also are saying prayers for the other cso and we love her, too, and we hope for her to have a fast recovery and, you know, so proud of everything that they have done for our city and they work hard. they were hard workers and they valued their jobs and they're all good people. >> the police department says officer pham will be honored, but at this time funeral services are pending. san jose police started using community service officers in 2016. they are civilian positions that assist the department responding to and investigating lower priority calls. >>> a violent 48 hours in oakland, we're getting new details on a shooting that injured three people this morning at eighth and center street not far from the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. multiple casings were found at the scene. there was a call two juveniles and an adult showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds, two in critical condition. >>> early yesterday morning in oakland five people were shot at a sideshow at the intersection of fruitvale avenue and macarthur bo

the impact of the through the thrust that cso vehicle into both csos, critically injuring them. >> now the other cso, veronica bear, is in serious but stable condition with several injuries. 44 year old juan huerta palacios of morgan hill, is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter and dui in connection with this deadly crash. >> a bus driver is suing the vta. he claims he was fired over unexcused absences connected to his ptsd, which he says got worse following the mass shooting at the vta yard in 2021. the mercury news reports. wayne marsh worked for vta for 17 years. he was fired last year after reaching 36 unexcused absences in one year. he says the vta categorized the leave incorrectly. marsh is suing for one year of lost wages. vta has not commented on the pending lawsuit, say san jose's santana row shopping mall will now start charging for parking today. >> the operator of santana row says told ktvu it's because of an increasing number of people who work and shop at valley fair using its parking spots. now, santana row's parking rates will line up with those of valley fair. the

the impact of the through the thrust that cso vehicle into both csos, critically injuring them. >> the other cso, veronica bear, is listed in serious but stable condition, with several injuries. juan huerta palacio, of morgan hill, was taken into custody. the 44 year old is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter and dui. people in oakland are on edge following a violent 48 hours across the city on monday morning. three people were shot near eighth and center street, one block from the west oakland bart station. a day earlier, five others were shot during a sideshow. that shooting took place in east oakland at macarthur boulevard and fruitvale avenue, and in both cases, police believe the victims took themselves to nearby hospitals. >> it makes me concerned. sirens and sort of crime has become part of the atmosphere. unfortunately, it definitely is always jarring when something like this happens. >> like it's never, never easy for anyone. so even if people have, perhaps grown up with more gunfire in their lives, it doesn't make it easier. i find police are still investigating both sho

obviously we have sadness for the loss of cso long pham, but we're incredibly grateful that veronica was able to leave the hospital so quickly during this tragic time. >> bears described as remaining positive. >> when i visited her a couple of days ago in the hospital, she told me that she can't wait to heal up and get back out there and continue serving our community, and i think it's that spirit of public service, of self-sacrifice that is so strong in the san jose police department. >> the community service officer program started in 2014 with an spd, csos respond and investigate lower priority calls while putting the well-being of others before their own csos. >> just like the police officers are out there risking their safety, risking their lives in the service of this community. and we need to recognize that. and when someone does make the ultimate sacrifice or a huge sacrifice like veronica did, we've got to acknowledge that the driver suspected of hitting barron pham while being under the influence was in court wednesday and charged with murder in the death of cso pham, 44 ye

pham clearly loved this job. >> some of the most touching tributes coming from those who knew cso pham personally and served alongside him in another life, or in a paradise. >> we'll see you again on august 3rd. >> police say pham was senselessly hit and killed by a drunk driver while pham was performing traffic control duties. he was 34 years old. among the many fellow officers who were at the memorial was community service officer veronica bear, pham's partner. the crash left her with serious injuries. still recovering, her service was also honored. >> veronica, we salute your courage and sacrifice. >> pham's family did not speak at the memorial, but through a spokesperson and sergeant shared his story. pham came to the u.s. with his family from vietnam when he was 13 months old. he attended school in san jose all the way through college. after seeing a uniformed officer mistreat an elderly person in a foreign country, he was visiting, pham decided to pursue his law enforcement career. >> he was a symbol of pride for the entire vietnamese community. >> his family now leaning into the

a second cso was also injured. police arrested the driver at the scene but have not released the name yet. the a's have officially come to a deal to sell its portion of the coliseum. the team and the african american sports and entertainment group made that announcement this morning. the organization will buy the team's portion of the stadium site for $125 million. in a statement, the team said it's pleased to have reached this deal that can help provide substantial opportunities and benefits for oakland. the a's will temporarily move to sacramento next season ahead of a planned relocation to las vegas. new developments this afternoon, the supreme court said no to an attempt to delay former president trump's sentencing in his new york hush money conviction, the court dismissed a request from republican led states to postpone the september 18th sentencing until after the election. this means trump's legal proceedings will continue as scheduled, and he could be sentenced before the november election. the ruling also

pham was the first cso to die on duty within the san jose police department's history. captain brian spears, who oversees the cso division, shared a few words. >> the impact he made will continue to resonate, reminding us of the extraordinary difference one person can make. as we remember, cso pham, let us carry forward the values he lived by integrity, kindness and readiness to help. >> community service officer veronica bear was pham's partner. she survived the crash. we were there when she was discharged from the hospital as hundreds of officers and other first responders lined the hallway to applaud her. police chief paul joseph said their sacrifice will not be forgotten. we have to remember, too, that this is this is a person and a member of this community on many different levels. police say the funeral service for pham is set for august 30th at the sap center that is open to the public as well. in san jose, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> and tonight, yet another deadly crash on the streets of san jose. police say a man was hit and killed at the intersection

pham was the first cso to die on duty within the san jose police department's history. captain brian spears, who oversees the cso division, shared a few words. >> the impact he made will continue to resonate, reminding us of the extraordinary difference one person can make. as we remember, cso pham, let us carry forward the values he lived by integrity, kindness and readiness to help. >> community service officer veronica bear was pham's partner. she survived the crash. we were there when she was discharged from the hospital as hundreds of officers and other first responders lined the hallway to applaud her. police chief paul joseph said their sacrifice will not be forgotten. we have to remember, too, that this is this is a person and a member of this community on many different levels. police say the funeral service for pham is set for august 30th at the sap center that is open to the public as well. in san jose, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> and tonight, yet another deadly crash on the streets of san jose. police say a man was hit and killed at the intersection

the impact of this through the thrust, the cso vehicle into both csos, critically injuring them. >> neighborerez lives right next to the intersection. >> i hear the big crash, a big crash, and i just hear a girl or a woman yelling. >> that's when her daughter took this video, perez says. she herself was the victim of a drunk driver at this same intersection two years ago, and speed is also a real problem here. >> when i saw this situation, i feel bad and i. i went to church yesterday, so i remember him. i just prayed for him yesterday, pham came to the united states from vietnam when he was an infant and spent his entire life in san jose, attending andrew hill high school and evergreen valley college. >> long is a hero. i know that's likely little comfort in this time of tremendous grief, but long's life, his service and his sacrifice will be remembered forever by our police department and our city. >> now, the suspect in this case has been initially charged with manslaughter and dui. a full memorial service is being planned in conjunction with officer pham's family. mike. and we're told tho

the impact of this through the thrust that cso vehicle into both csos, critically injuring them. >> neighborcarina perez lives right next to the intersection. >> i hear the big crash, a big crash and i just hear a girl or a woman yelling. >> that's when her daughter took this video, perez says she herself was the victim of a drunk driver at this same intersection two years ago, and speed is also a real problem here. >> when i saw the situation, i feel bad and i. i went to church yesterday, so i remember him. i just prayed for him yesterday. >> pham came to the united states from vietnam when he was an infant, and spent his entire life in san jose, attending andrew hill high school and evergreen valley college. >> long is a hero. i know that's likely little comfort in this time of tremendous grief, but long's life, his service and his sacrifice will be remembered forever by our police department and our city. >> a full memorial service is being planned in conjunction with officer pham's family. details will be released at a later time. reporting in san jose i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news.

pham is the first cso in san jose to be killed in the line of duty. >> it's absolutely devastating toommunity because, you know, we don't have a whole lot of police officers who are vietnamese. and when we have a death like this, it's impact all of our lives. >> on august 3rd, pham and his partner, veronica bayer were directing traffic at monterey road and palm avenue. san jose police say 44 year old juan walter palacios plowed into their patrol car, killing pham and seriously injuring bayer. palacios has been charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence, though he may no longer be with us. >> the impact he made will continue to resonate, reminding us of the extraordinary difference one person can make. >> local leaders, including san jose mayor matt mehan, former mayor sam liccardo and acting san jose police chief paul joseph lit incense during the ceremony honoring farms buddhist beliefs as the sun set. people lit candles and had a moment of silence. >> tonight we light our candles. let us also ignite a flame of hope and resilience. >> cso bayer is expected to fully rec

cso pham died. cso bear suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken jaw and a head injury. the community service officer program started in 2014. they respond to and investigate lower priority calls. csos just like the police officers, are out there risking their safety, risking their lives in the service of this community. >> and we need to recognize that. and when someone does make the ultimate sacrifice or a huge sacrifice like veronica did, we've got to acknowledge that the driver suspected of hitting the officers while being under the influence appeared in court yesterday. >> he is charged with murder in the death of cso pham. he is. he has had prior arrests for dui, which enabled prosecutors to charge him with murder. >> more fallout over last weekend's troubled west coast taco and beer festival in san francisco. organizers have now postponed the second event they'd planned for san jose later this month, as they continued to deal with complaints. many people who went to the event last weekend say that they're struggling to get their money back. the event promised unli

another cso was injured in the crash as well. they are expected to recover from their injuries. the driver responsible was taken into custody at the scene. san jose police says he has a had a prior arrest for dui as well. sam is being remembered tonight as a hero. >> lee, how much he wanted to protect the community. you know, it was just his number one priority had been wanting this job for a long time. you know, he protected us all at work and just continued as the cso. >> tyisha for all us has been friends with pham for the last 7 years. he was a security guard at the hospital where she worked about 2 years ago. fans set out to become a community service officer tsa says he was so excited to start the job and she always admired how well he got along with everyone. >> along with that kind big hearted teddy bear that you would ever meet in your life. you know, he. >> crashes just because it really specially one of a >> he was just honest. he was hard working. no, just everything that you you want. friend painfully shy. her first, you know, it took us a long time to get him to co

pham long as gentle, polite and respectful to everyone, especially to his parents and younger brother cso is respond to calls such as non-injury traffic collisions. >> and according to acting police chief paul joseph. that's what tam pham was doing on monterey road saturday night when a driver crashed into a vehicle that hit tampa fan and cso. veronica bair. the driver responsible for this horrific incident. he's 44 year-old huerta palacios of morgan hill. >> the suspect has had prior arrests for dui in california and he was apprehended at the scene of the crash. chief joseph says that tam pham was pronounced dead at the hospital and blasio is was arrested for felony vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. the decision by this individual to get behind the wheel while intoxicated. disgraceful. decision and actions put the public and the people protecting the public grave danger. there is still at the hospital but is expected to survive her injuries of a dislocated shoulder, broken jaw, fractured ribs and a brain bleed. those who live in the area of south san jose where the

cso long pham was hit and killed by a suspected dui driver on august 3rd. he was directing traffic at an accident scene when he was struck by a second cso, veronica bear, who you see here was injured. people are invited to attend a vigil in pham's honor this thursday at 7:30 p.m. at san jose's vietnamese heritage garden. a crash in the north bay killed a member of sonoma county's probation department and online fundraiser for jessica avila, munoz's funeral has surpassed its goal of $20,000. police say munoz was picking up her 13 year old daughter from school when friday's crash happened in santa rosa. munoz was a juvenile correctional counselor. police say the driver, who hit munoz's car was drunk. has four previous dui arrests and was driving on a suspended license. he's now in jail. it's been eight months since crews finished the installation of a suicide deterrent. nets below the golden gate bridge. now, bridge authorities say the nets are working and saving lives. our media partner, the san francisco standard, reports four people died this year by jumpi

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right now, hundreds of people here attending this cso pham was providing traffic control near monterey road that saturday afternoon four weeks ago, when police say a drunk driver struck and killed pham and severely injured another community service officer. the 44 year old driver, who now faces a felony vehicular manslaughter charge, had a previous dui, according to police. family and friends describe pham as a happy man who always wanted to become an officer and loved his job. he became a cso in 2022 and had a dream of a career in law enforcement and protecting and serving his community. by the way, while san jose area officers are here paying their respects to officer pham, other officers from around the bay area are here in san jose covering their shifts. we're live in san jose. thom jensen, nbc, bay area news. it's good to know that support is there. thank you tom. well breaking news just a few minutes ago, the dmv unveiled plans to eventually allow driverless big rigs on highways across california. our investigative unit first told you last year that the technology has already bee

pham is the first cso in san jose to be killed in the line of duty. >> it's absolutely devastating to the community because, you know, we don't have a whole lot of police officers who are vietnamese, and when we have a death like this, it's impact all of our lives. >> on august 3rd, pham and his partner veronica beyer were directing traffic at monterey road and palm avenue. san jose police say 44 year old juan walter palacios plowed into their patrol car, killing pham and seriously injuring beyer. palacios has been charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence, though he may no longer be with us. >> the impact he made will continue to resonate, reminding us of the extraordinary difference one person can make. >> local leaders, including san jose mayor matt mehan, former mayor sam liccardo and acting san jose police chief paul joseph lit incense during the ceremony honoring farms buddhist beliefs as the sun set. people lit candles and had a moment of silence. >> tonight we light our candles. let us also ignite a flame of hope and resilience. >> cso beyer is expected to full

was doing on monterey road saturday night when a driver crashed into a vehicle that hit tampa fan and cso. veronica bair. >> the driver responsible for this horrific incident. he's 44 year-old huerta palacios of morgan hill. the suspect has had prior arrests for dui in california and he was apprehended at the scene of the crash. chief joseph says that tam pham was pronounced dead at the hospital and blasio is was arrested for felony vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. there is still at the hospital but is expected to survive or serious injuries from the crash. veronica suffered a dislocated shoulder. >> broken jaw, fractured ribs and a brain bleed. those who live in the area of south san jose where the crash happened. talk to kron 4 about their concerns with reckless driving on monterey road. you never know. >> if someone is paying attention on their iphone if they're drunk. san jose mayor matt mahan expressed his condolences to the tam pham family saying that in the u.s. someone is killed by a drunk driver. every 45 minutes long is a hero. >> i know that's like little

he says, quote, my prayers are with these two csos. their families and our entire police department in this devastating moment. and i assure you that this selfish, reckless act will not go unpunished. end quote. happening now. stocks in japan are plunging in response to disappointing data out of the u.s. once again, japan's benchmark stock index just dropped more than 12% to open monday morning, trading. that's its worst single day decline since 1987. it's all in response to friday's gloomy u.s. jobs report, which found growth slowing dramatically and unemployment at its highest level since 2021. markets across the globe are all sinking futures in three major u.s. indexes are all set to open down by as much as 3.5%. that gets us into tonight's abc seven news advancer at 11. it's our way. we get you ahead on some of the top big story headlines in the days. and weeks to come. and we begin tonight with a final fundraising push from a beloved community theater company. cal shakes in orinda says it is less than $15,000 away from its $350,00

to help. >> pham was the first cso to die on duty within the san jose police department's history. police say the funeral service for pham is set for august 30th at the sap center, and that will be open to the public. another deadly crash happened on the streets of san jose. police say a man was hit and killed at the intersection of automation parkway and hostetter road. this is the 34th deadly crash and 13th pedestrian killed in san jose. this year. now to the east bay, where it's becoming creepy crawly season tarantulas are mating from now until the beginning of the rainy season, so you may see them on the move around mount diablo state park. >> tarantulas crossing so you want to, you know, not run over or try not to run over any. and why does the tarantula want to cross the road? he's looking for. i love he's out looking for a mate. >> okay, now get ready for this. the females, of course, hatch their eggs. the males die of starvation in october. the females can live up to 20 years. so it's a it's a hard life. experts say the tarantulas are pretty harmless. so if you see them, ju

pham was the first cso to die on duty within the san jose police department's history.the cso division, shared a few words. >> the impact he made will continue to resonate, reminding us of the extraordinary difference one person can make. as we remember, cso pham let us carry forward the values he lived by integrity, kindness and readiness to help. >> community service officer veronica bear was pham's partner. she survived the crash. we were there when she was discharged from the hospital as hundreds of officers and other first responders lined the hallway to applaud her. police chief paul joseph said their sacrifice will not be forgotten. >> we have to remember, too, that this is this is a person and a member of this community on many different levels. >> police say the funeral service for pham is set for august 30th at the sap center that is open to the public as well in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> and just last night, another deadly crash on the streets of san jose. police say a man was hit and killed at the intersection of automation parkway and ho

pham is the first cso in san jose to be killed in the line of duty. >> it's absolutely devastating to the community because, you know, we don't have a whole lot of police officers who are vietnamese, and when we have a death like this, it's impact. all of our lives. >> on august 3rd, pham and his partner veronica bayer were directing traffic at monterey road and palm avenue. san jose police say 44 year old juan walter palacios plowed into their patrol car, killing pham and seriously injuring bayer. palacios has been charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence. >> cso pham was not just a team member, he was a source of inspiration and wealth. his infectious smile and charisma had a way of brightening even the toughest of days, reminding us all of the power of kindness and dedication. >> local leaders, including san jose mayor matt mehan, former mayor sam liccardo, and acting san jose police chief paul joseph lit incense during the ceremony honoring farms buddhist beliefs as the sunset people lit candles and had a moment of silence. >> tonight, we light our candles. let us

another cso was injured in the crash. they are expected to recover. driver responsible was taken into custody at the scene. san jose police says he has a he has had prior arrests for dui as well. pham is being remembered tonight as a hero >> how much he wanted to protect the community. you know, it was just his number one priority had been wanting this job for a long time. you know, he protected us all that work and just continued as the cso. >> tyisha less has been friends with famine for the last 7 years. he was a security guard at the hospital where she worked about 2 years ago. fans set out to become a community service officer tsa says he was so excited to start the job and she always admired how well he got along with everyone. >> along with that kind big hearted teddy bear that you would ever meet in your life. you know, he. >> crashes just because it really specially one of a >> he was just honest. he was hard working. no, just everything that you you want a friend. he painfully shy. first. you know, it took us a long time to get him to come a

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is so pham clearly loved this job. >> some of the most touching tributes coming from those who knew cso pham personally and served alongside him in another life, or in a paradise. >> we'll see you again on august 3rd. >> police say pham was senselessly hit and killed by a drunk driver while pham was performing traffic control duties. he was 34 years old. among the many fellow officers who were at the memorial was community service officer veronica bear, pham's partner. the crash left her with serious injuries. still recovering her service was also honored. >> veronica, we salute your courage and sacrifice. >> pham's family did not speak at the memorial, but through a spokesperson and sergeant, shared his story. pham came to the u.s. with his family from vietnam when he was 13 months old. he attended school in san jose all the way through college. after seeing a uniformed officer mistreat an elderly person in a foreign country, he was visiting, pham decided to pursue his law enforcement career. >> it was a symbol of pride for the entire vietnamese community. >> his family, now leaning in

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a suspected dui driver hit and killed cso long pham on august third. he was directing traffic at an accident scene when the driver hit pham's patrol car, sending it flying into pham and another cso. the other officer was seriously injured. there will be a vigil in pham's honor this thursday at san jose's vietnamese heritage garden. several families in the east bay need a new place to live after a bad fire. this morning, the fire ignited around 3 a.m. at the woodland hills apartments on west buchanan road. that's near railroad avenue in pittsburg. there are 16 units in the building and four apartments were destroyed. some tenants credit their neighbors with alerting them to the fire. you see, the flames here? everyone was able to get out safely. >> she was like, mom, mom, mom, it's a fire. i was a really tired. it took a minute to come to. and then i smelled the smoke. and then i saw the flames. we started kicking, banging on the doors, trying to wake everyone up. it was the most scariest and traumatic thing i've ever experienced before in my life. >> w

another cso was injured in that crash and is expected to recover. the driver responsible was taken into custody at the scene. san jose police say he has had prior arrests for dui as well. families being remembered as a hero. >> how much he wanted to protect the community. you know, it was just his number one priority had been wanting this job for a long time. you know, he protected us all that work and just continued as the cso. >> well, t schip for allah says been friends with fanfare, least 7 years. he was a security guard at a hospital where she worked about 2 years ago. fans set out to become a community service officer. he should says he was so excited. start the job as she always admired. how well just got along with everybody. >> with kind big hearted teddy bear that you would ever meet in your life. you know, he. >> crashes just because it really especially one of a >> he was just honest. he was hard working. no, just everything that you you want. friend painfully shy. her first, you know, it took us a long time to get him to come around. bu

another cso was also hit and hurt but is expected to recover the driver responsible has been taken intoody. police say that he has prior arrests for dui. family is now being remembered as a hero. >> we much he wanted to protect the community. you know, it was just his number one priority had been wanting this job for a long time. you know, he protected us all that work and just continued as the cso. >> so t chef, our ellis has been friends with family or for the last 7 years. he was a security guard at the hospital where she worked about 2 years ago, pham's set out to become a community service officer and t-shirts says he was so excited to start the job and she always admired how well he got along with everyone >> with that kind big hearted teddy bear that you would ever meet in your life. you know, he. >> crashes just because it really specially one of a >> he was just honest. he was hard working. no, just everything that you you want. friend painfully shy. first, you know, it took us a long time to get him to come around. but with some coaxing. >> you know, we got we got him. got wit

that has the faa pilot's license, we'll put the drone with that cso and then they can operate it. >>tics say that police officers in san jose and other major cities don't need military equipment to enforce the law. >> getting your driver's license is a rite of passage for many teens. it's considered a gateway to independence. however, new numbers show that fewer of them are getting behind the wheel. some experts say the reason is simple many teens don't want to drive. >> i think it's a combination of finances. cars are more and more expensive. between the gas and the insurance and purchasing a car or leasing a car, coupled with the fact that many people are doing things remotely, virtually, they're okay. biking or walking or carpooling and or meeting up with people virtually. instead developmental experts say there is a big downside, however, to holding off. >> on the one hand, the longer a teenager waits, the more time they have to mature and hopefully become better drivers. but on the other hand, they lose a great sense of independence the longer they wait. >> coming up, a new reas

it was his passion. >> graduating from the cso academy was the proudest moment for both long and his family, who supported him every step of the way. >> and colleagues say he excelled at the job, always going above and beyond the call of duty, even when he was off the clock and it was simply a hey, how are you guys doing? >> do you need any water? he wasn't even on duty, but he stopped to check in on us. >> loved ones say long pham was all heart. he'd throw himself into his passions. food music and fixing up cars. >> he accepted. who? you were. he reveled in your similarities. he appreciated your differences. and he was just too authentic not to just be your homie. >> and city leaders offered a message to his family. san jose is grateful for the son they raised and grateful for his service. >> the pham family finds solace in knowing that long's died doing what he loves. his sacrifice is the most noble thing anyone can do in service to others. >> officer pham is a hero who paid the ultimate sacrifice, and we will never forget that. >> pham completed his training in 2022. he is the fir

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he became a cso two years ago and had dreams of a career in law enforcement and protecting and servings were here today paying their respects to officer pham, other officers from around the bay area have been here in san jose covering their shifts in san jose. thom jensen, nbc, bay area news. thank you tom. we're also learning new details on a fiery chain reaction crash in the north bay. cardinal newman high school confirms pat lafortune, who taught at the school for nearly 50 years, was killed in that crash near santa rosa. it happened just before noon yesterday along highway 12 near fulton road. chp says 11 cars were stopped at a red light when a dump truck filled with sand slammed into them. the impact caused the pickup truck to burst into flames, killing mr. lafortune. nine other people were taken to the hospital. driverless big rigs could be coming soon to california highways as our investigative unit first told you last year. other states have already been testing this technology, but driverless trucking was banned in california until the state could establish rules about permits

it was his passion. >> graduating from the cso academy was the proudest moment for both long and his family, who supported him every step of the way. >> and colleagues say he excelled at the job, always going above and beyond the call of duty, even when he was off the clock and it was simply a hey, how are you guys doing? >> do you need any water? he wasn't even on duty, but he stopped to check in on us. >> loved ones say long pham was all heart. he'd throw himself into his passions. food music and fixing up cars. >> he accepted. who? you were. he reveled in your similarities. he appreciated your differences. and he was just too authentic not to just be your homie. >> and city leaders offered a message to his family. san jose is grateful for the son they raised and grateful for his service. >> the pham family finds solace in knowing that long's died doing whahe. he sacrifices the most noble thing anyone can do in service to others. >> officer pham is a hero who paid the ultimate sacrifice, and we will never forget that. >> pham c his training in 2022. he is the first san jose communi

and then the companies in this pre-selected pool submit their pricing for that cso and the allows them compete against each other and we out that pool the lowest bid, a balance of both the knowledge we are working with, but we are getting a competitive price for each one of the cso. there is other ones-different types of contracts that could be a line item only, and that line item price gets set earlier in the process and then it is just issuing the work to those charge based on how many they complete. if it's the tree is a line item price, but the tree pruning is something they would bid on competitively. and then i think director short may have some information. >> yeah. job summarizing nicolas. for most of our contracts, we have to go through competitiveample, if it is a line item bid, then we do the competitive bid process at the front end of the contract, so we say, here's the work scope, here are the diffe items, give us your best price and all the contractors who want to bid to go with the lowest bid.pools of contractors, they are meet certain criteria. we do a essentially a min

a suspected dui driver and hit and killed cso long pham on august third. he was directing traffic at an accident scene when the driver hit pham's patrol car, sending it flying into pham and another cso. the other officer was seriously injured. there will be a vigil in pham's honor this thursday at san jose's vietnamese heritage garden in the east bay. >> book lovers are coming together to help a beloved book store destroyed in this fire last month. start a new chapter. >> it is so great to be here in support of east bay booksellers. my local book shop and go to very frequently uh- because there's no other place like it. >> last night, authors held an evening of readings to benefit the store at gilman brewing in berkeley. the event was free to attend. donations were encouraged. the owner of east bay booksellers says he was surprised to see how much the place has meant to so many people. >> we have amazing customers. we have amazing friends. i have an amazing community. thank you to everyone who has spread the news about not just the fire, but the outpouring

a suspected drunk driver hit and killed cso long pham earlier this month.ham was directing traffic at a crash scene when the driver hit pham's patrol car, sending it flying into him and his partner. that partner was seriously injured and released from the hospital recently. the memorial service for pham is set for 11 this morning at sap center. >> the man charged with killing five of his own family members at a home in alameda will be is expected to be in court today. 54 year old shane killian was arrested for the murder of his two young sons. his wife and both his in-laws in a case of domestic violence. the july 10th mass shooting happened inside the family's home on kitty hawk road. if convicted of the charges with enhancements, he could be facing life in prison. tonight, oakland city leaders will hold the final town hall discussion about crime and violence. it's the last one in a series that has taken place around the city. mayor shengtao and police chief floyd mitchell will be taking part once again. this evening's town hall will be held at the oakland

there was a cso officer who was injured in this, but we'll recover. they did take the driver into custody and they will be charged. in the meantime, though, and that person does have prior arrests for dui. in the meantime, pham, the officer is being remembered as a hero. >> 3, how much he wanted to protect the community. you know, it was just his number one priority had been wanting this job for a long time. you know, he protected us all that work and just continued as the cso. >> schaeffer ellis has been friends with pham for the last 7 years. she talks about how he was a security guard at the hospital where she worked. and then about 2 years ago, he set out to become a community service officer and she says that he was so excited to start that job and she always admire. how will he got along with everyone? >> along with that kind big hearted teddy bear that you would ever meet in your life. you know, he. >> crashes just this is really especially one of a >> he was just honest. he was hard working. no, just everything that you you want. friend painfu