kron 4's dan kerman has the story. rep; police say this san francisco chronicle delivery van was stolen at 342 in the morning while deliverying papers in san francisco's castro district it resurfaced 5 hours later in the bayview and then the chase began down 101, across the san mateo bridge, then up 880 and eventually through the streets of san leandro sot: the suspect was going on the road, off the road making wild turns he also drove on the wrong side of the road toward oncoming traffic and slammed through a fence and police saw drove at officers. sot albie esparza 34-41: at some point the vehicle did try to ram the officers or swerve at the officers eventually the suspect dropped off his passenger in downtown san leandro, after crashing his bicycle into a garbage can he was captured then the suspect drove into a cul-de-sac and tried to escape by running through the backyards of neighbors. but police werent far behind sot ronnie wilford/san leandro resident 59-103: ten seconds later the cul-de-sac is filled with cop

>>dan kerman/ sf : while officials admit this department has its detractors as well, they are hopeful the relationships they've built up with various communities plus the ongoing dialogue will prevent a similar situation from happening here. in sf , dan kerman kron 4 news. >> catherine:a memorial tonight marks eight years since san francisco police officer bryan two-verah died in the line of duty. >> catherine:he was killed while trying to arrest an escapee from a prison work camp. kron 4's charles clifford is live in san francisco, where there was a memorial earlier >> catherine:charles? >> reporter:on thursday evening, a small memorial was held at the taraval police station in the sunset to honor fallen officer bryan tuvera. tuvera was fatally wounded on december 22nd 2006 when he was shot by an escaped fugitive. he died the next day. >> reporter:vitt lacson has lived in the remembers bryan. >> reporter:it was a dark time for the police department. >> reporter:at tonight's memorial tuvera's friends and fellow officers mourned not only his loss, but the recent deaths of police office

in sf dan kerman kron 4 news. >> catherine: new ahead: >> catherine: stalking. gun-play with fake weapons. >> catherine: all part of a popular game played by local high school students. that has police warning of dire consequences >> catherine: also -- where mud-slides are forcing homeowners to evacuate. >> catherine: and a reminder -- you can get weather alerts, forecasts, check radar and more. anytime. with our *free kron four app. >> catherine: we're back with more storm coverage in two minutes. >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> catherine: will have breaking news tonight. j.r. stone was fouled driving and came across this situation creek will bring you details as we get them through it looking at a car fire on the 80 in oakland this is obviously a distraction to drivers if we hear more about it we will inform you. >> grant: certainly that car is engulfed in flames. >> grant: east interstate i- 880. >> catherine: are watching cars go by is not blocked off at this point. we have not heard there possibly any injuries there. >> grant: this is certainly a

reporting live in livermore, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> some people were up in the middle of the night to do their shopping. >> reporter: here in union square, the sun is not out yet and shoppers are out snatching up deals. we're in front of macy's, they have been open since last friday. they have been open around the clock. there's a handful of shoppers coming here overnight. maybe you're going to see your sister picking up that last holiday gift for you. one woman just started all of her holiday shopping last night. >> i'm just trying to stay up as long as i can, pretty much. i didn't do any of my christmas shopping because i've been super busy. i'm just getting it done tonight. >> reporter: we have also seen a lot of police officers. they're setting up patrols along the shopping districts and i spoke with one officer this morning while it l might seem obviouslies, please don't stay buried in your cell phone while you're walking around the square. next year, don't wait to shop until the last day. mike felton, kron 4 news. >> you know a lot of people will. >> coming up at 5:15, the in

dan kerman is in union square. >> reporter: if all was normal you would see the tree behind me.f the shot to get a better view of things. macy's is all behind us to read if you look over again see light and the distance work power continues to be on with the neiman-marcus where they are located on a different grit. >> reporter: the tree continues to be out at this hour. there are emergency crews on the same. there are trying to get this thing fixed. just about five minutes ago power came back one not to the tree but to the light and macy's. so they are working on it. >> reporter: at this point, we are still and the pitch black here. we're also seeing tiffany is out and sex is out. >> reporter: this will continue to be completely in the dark. >> pam: so much have been going on with the subway project in union square which has affected a lot of the weir with customers and now the power outages. >> reporter: it the financial aspect would certainly take a hit because the merchants may think because of the storm they were not born to get a lot of business. many people are staying hom

. >> catherine: kron 4's dan kerman is live in san fransciso tonight with more. dan? >> reporter: they say that he is not the one that has staffed were shaun williams and he is the one being charged. >> reporter: aside a corner marked at wholesome. the public defender's office released because they believe that their client has been charged with the murder is not the one that's that williams and the back. >>jeff adachi/s.f. public defender: there's no question based on this video that they have the wrong person and we are here out of desperation because we have a child that has been locked up for this heinous crime >> reporter:san francisco public defender jeff adachi says still photos support their contention they say their client encircled in blue has short sleeves and light pants, while the one encircled in red has long sleeves and dark pants. they say this video shows it's the second man who did the stabbing >>note the moment he reaches out and stabs the victim, my client is several feet behind him >> why are they pursuing our client instead of the person seen on

. >> catherine: kron 4's dan kerman has the story. >> reporter: some six and a half hours earlier and san francisco castro district the vehicle was stolen. it was spotted with police in the bay view about 730. and the chase began across the cemetery and bridge and north on 880 and then to san leandro. police says it was a lot of hazardous driving. >> at some point the suspect tried to ram the officer or sore at the officer. >> reporter: no one was injured. but once and the downtown area of selling after the suspect dropped off his passenger and the passengers get away by bass the goals were crash into a garbage can. >> reporter: eventually run driving into a cul-de-sac and had nowhere to go but exited the vehicle and ran through the backyards of neighbors. >> the guy jumped out of the van and took out and the driveway. >> reporter: see his frustrations. the suspect made it down to a creek and by that time the police had circled the area and was taken into custody if you later. >> reporter: to be facing attempted assault of a deadly weapon on a police officer. >> catherine: oakland pol

. >> reporter:kron 4's dan kerman has the story. >> reporter:driving into a cul-de-sac in san leandrowas the end of the line for a man who allegedly stole a san francisco chronicle delivery van some 6 and a half hours earlier in san francisco's castro district. >> reporter:after the vehicle was stolen at 3-42 am, it was spotted by police in the bayview about 8-30, and then the chase began down highway 101, across the san mateo bridge, north of 880 and then into san leandro along the way police say lots of hazardous driving like this >> francisco police-- the suspect was driving very recklessly, driving off the street, going into on coming traffic . at some point the vehicle did try to ram the officers or swerve at the officers >> reporter:he also crashed through a fence and hit another vehicle, though no one was injured. >> reporter:once in downtown san leandro, the suspect driving the stolen van dropped off his passenger but his getaway was marred by a garbage can >>lt. jeff tudor/san leandro police-- when he got onto the bicycle, he crashed into a garbage can making it easier for ou

. >> reporter: along highway 101 kron 4 news, dan kerman >> pam: across to brunt boulevard you to sees and cleanup has been going on all evening long. with the flooding creek and debris. >> overwhelming amount of rain for a short amount of time to rid debris and water just came rushing across the street. we are on a very slow piece of property. >> pam: the home owner tells us that she and her husband evacuate this morning after the dollar broke through a window on their second floor no one was hurt. the tank to one property there. no other homes in the area are threatened at this time . we >> jacqueline: are seen moderate and heavy rain with portions through out the bay area. a lot of yellow and orange that indicate a moderate to heavy sales brick selassie but we have creek--with heavy to moderate sales movie and over the bay area. >> jacqueline: it was moderate and al leiter with heavier rain over the richmond and semi and san rafael bridge street right is coming over and buckets all the way up into walnut creek with heavy rain pushing for the coast and down to the peninsula. right o

. >> catherine:kron 4's dan kerman is here with details on the new policy. dan? >> reporter:this ban was put in place 31 years ago during the beginning of the aids crisis and was designed to protect the blood supply.but now health officials believe it is not longer justified. >> reporter: and to a lifetime ban put in place 41 years ago. the activists is the lifetime ban was discriminatory. but the advance and testing is no longer valid by science. >> reporter: putting the u.s. and one other countries including australia, japan and the united kingdom. >> this is a step for and we will like to command command the fda for to get much pressure off of the community. >> reporter: the 12-month prohibition on sex is under is unacceptable. >> current >> reporter: testing will examine what has been in this system for 10 days. >> and to bodies will show up after three months. >> reporter: can happen sometime next year. they'll also revisited the want your donation bay and sometime down the road. >> catherine: the oakland writer and educator was hiking in the oakland hills o

tonight - kron 4's dan kerman tells us what san francisco police are doing. >> catherine: and how they'reg to the shooting >> reporter: san francisco police officers have seen their share of protest. however, ambush is a different story. >> when a lease to vigilante behavior or an eye for an nine toward officers that are merely doing their job, that is disturbing. >> officers are concerned. they wish to go home at the end of their shift. they have families. the community is also disturbed with what is happening in new york. we need to continue working keeping the dialogue alive. so that this type of situation does that happen here at san francisco. >> reporter: all of the relationships an ongoing dialogue here in san francisco will present what was happening there. >> catherine: happening now. >> catherine: a somber memorial marking 8 years since san francisco police officer bryan tuvera was killed in the line of --in the line of duty. >> catherine: he was killed back in 2006 while trying to arrest an escapee from a state prison work camp. each year his loved ones, along with the police c

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. >> catherine: tonight, dan kerman has more. >> reporter: wanted in connection of the beating of a homeless man. november 23rd between 11 and midnight as the man slept in the doorway near montgomery. >> he weighed less the 100 lbs. 5 ft. 4 in. tall and able to defend itself and he died and it was to heal from the iran this act. horrendous act. the only crime was sleeping on the street. >> reporter: in fact, video from asset that surveillance camera shows one of the attackers coming back at assaulting him a second time. >> this is one of the worst attacks that i have ever seen. >> reporter: the individuals may have been from out of the area between the early tween late teens and early 20s. >> reporter: there will be at the bart montgomery station earlier this week handed out fliers. >> catherine: this morning a very unusual sight a car got wedged between a guard rail and the pedestrian sidewalk. >> catherine: as kron four's terisa estacio reports, the driver - who was injured in the crash - was arrested for drivng under the influence. >> catherine: this was the scene on the golden gate bridg

dan cherem kerman has details. >> reporter: this is their last day of class for the week.chool district has canceled class thursday and friday due to the storm. >> it is all about safety of the kids and employees. >> the superintendent says the district began getting the word out to parents before noon. >> it is before 9:00 a.m. and school starts at 7:00. i don't want family and kids on the road during the worst part of the storm. >> reaction from kids is as expected. >> i am excited because i get to stay home all day, and i get to stay up late, and i'm sad because i don't get to see my friends at school. >> as for parents they seem to support the decision. >> i think it is a great decision. the safety of our kids should come first. >> it is a good things to keep people off the road. >> some schools are closing for 2 days. others decided to close thursday and make the decision about friday thursday or friday morning. >> the school closures started happening, segments said that is smart. others said we are soft. a lot of people are joining in on the conversation. kron4 face