we begin with eric rasmussen in the news room with more on the police radio calls made in the moments before he was gunned down. >> reporter: we listened to an hour of radio communication detailing what happened before, during and after the shots that killed officer johnson. police talked about scott dunham's mental history but nothing could prepare them for what he was about to do. >> reporter: tuesday evening in san jose a call stoopolice about -- to police about scott dunham alerted officers to a tense situation. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: other information came from his daughter, calling from out of town, as well as his wife on the scene. [ indiscernible ] [ 911 calls ] >> reporter: then as police approached officers relayed what they saw. [ indiscernible ] [ 911 calls ] >> reporter: 12 seconds later the first word officer michael johnson was shot. >> officer down. officer down. >> copy, officer down. officer down. [ indiscernible ] [ dispatch calls ] >> reporter: minutes after that another officer also reported he might have put the suspect down in his words according to the

. >> eric rasmussen tells us some changes have been made since 2 investigates first got involved. eric is in alameda now with the story. >> reporter: frank, these are the changes. this fence, the city of alameda put up all around these abandoned buildings after we started asking questions. that was just a few weeks ago. neighbors say the dangerous conditions here had been ignored for years. an eyesore by day. >> it actually looks like a tornado hit it, and circled back and hit it again. >> reporter: by night, neighbors of these abandoned buildings say they're a magnet for crime. michelle showses us what she sighs from her apartment every day. >> looking out my front door window, there's broken down buildings. everywhere you look, it's trash. >> reporter: 17 abandoned buildings former townhomes for those who lived and worked at the alameda naval air station before the navy moved out almost 20 years ago and gave the land to the city. hardly a ghost town. families in transitional housing surrounded these crumbling buildings. >> they're hazards to the children. all you have to do is wa

eric rasmussen, thank you. >>> doctors at san francisco general hospital showed off a new test that is at shortening the time patients have to wait to find out if they have tuberculous. the new tests looks for material from the virus and shortens the waiting time dramatically. >> instead of waiting for weeks for tb to grow to identify it we can identify tuberculous very quickly within several hours. >> the number of cases is rising much 170 in 2013, 117 last year. it is the first hospital in california to use the new test. >>> bill calling for new studies examining the safety of fields made from recycled tires gained approval today. it is the latest twist in an investigation we have been following. in december ktvu's melanie woodrow looked into health concerns. her investigation was featured on the doctor ozshow today and tonight -- dr. oz show and tonight we are hearing from a family who says the issue hits close to home. melanie woodrow now with the story. >> reporter: this is a family that wonders whether or not a soccer field made from recycled tires caused their daughter's cancer.

. >> eric rasmussen in the news room, thank you. >>> breaking news right now in oakland. there are reports two people have been injured after a shooting on chestnut and 28th streets. ktvu's paul chambers just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we have limited information. this is what i know. sky fox right now. before 5:00 p.m. witnesses heard multiple shots. some saying 20. there are several scenes out here. a woman was shot and killed. witnesses say she was defending her son who was also shot. we are told he has life threatening injuries. there is an issue with the bus. police tell me there were several witnesses on the bus, that is why they stopped the bus to talk to the people on the bus. people are being allowed to be taken back into the area after they show their idea to police. we are just seeing -- live. it is a serious situation. the man found out his wife is killed. i think we need go back to you right now. i will come back and give you more information when we get it. >> very, very devastating situation in oakland. thank you. >> boy. >>> o

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find it by scrolling to the bottom of the home screen and clicking "eric rasmussen" under the latest section. we want to point out eric checked up on that young man just two days ago and he recently earned his first paycheck. >>> oakland's mayor joined volunteers this weekend to clean up a neighborhood. libby schaff helped clean up clinton square and the area around 7th avenue and international boulevard yesterday. the volunteers picked up trash and removed some graffiti. the mayor says taking pride in oakland is key to her administration. >> the goal is to make a neighborhood we can be proud of. a neighborhood that looks clean, that looks safe, that feels good, that feels like the people who live here love and respect this neighborhood and they expect others to do the same. >> in her first 100 days the mayor plans to take part in a community clean-up in every council district across the city. >>> steph curry brought out the new york knicks, to celebrate his birthday. curry says it's better to give than receive, like this, behind the back pass to andrew who finishes with the thunderi

. >>> good evening i'm eric rasmussen. >> the freshman soccer player for cal bear was with teammates. his mother says he was supposed to be coming back to berkeley today. noelle walker has been following the story. she's back on campus after talking to his family and also noelle with the man believed to be the last person he talked to before disappearing. >> reporter: heather that friend says she doesn't know why he called her here in berkeley. he said to call friends close by to help him. but he said he was on the beach and no one could help him. there's just some things in life you can't prepare for. a grandson reported missing is one of them. >> it's just so hard because you know your thoughts go to all kinds of things that could happen. this is when he was in high school. >> reporter: last week bonnie margolan sent her grandson to spring break. >> i took him to the b.a.r.t. station and he said i love you nana that was it. >> reporter: on saturday that call came. >> they said i have bad news, we can't find aloi, he's gone. >> this was taken earlier in the evening. >> reporter: fami

>> evening, i'm eric rasmussen in for ken wayne. >> and i'm heather holmes. >> a man got the scare of his life when his car was stolen with his eight-month-old baby inside. the baby's father chased down the suspect in an effort to rescue his baby girl. look at that smile -- > >> reporter: miguel said they loaded the baby in the jeep a little after 7:00 this morning to go to the park. they went inside for 20 seconds before discovering the jeep had vanished from their drive way on story road near hopkins. >> i could see the lady driving my car. >> his jeep stolen with his baby girl inside. he said luckily, it took officers a few minutes to find the s.u.v. dumped around the corner with the little girl crying, but safe. >> reporter: miguel said the woman tried to run, but police tracked her down and arrested her. now, baby genesis is back where he belongs. the parents say they will never leave her unattended begin not even for a few seconds to load the car. >> >> and now that the mysterious disappearance of a uc berkeley student woe was in southern california visiting friends. kristina ha

. >> eric rasmussen sat down with him, and he admits he's not a success story, at least not yet. >> yes, he says he's left his violent past behind, but he has one foot out and one foot still in the gang. it took more than a month of meeting with him and earnings his trust before he agreed to do this interview. >> reporter: have you ever robbed somebody. >> yeah stabbed somebody? >> yeah. >> >> reporter: shot somebody? >> yeah. >> reporter: it was a rough life. >> i grew up in a family that was rough, and there was torture in the house, rape, beatings, everything. growing up in that type of house, the only thing you hope for is safety, security, family, so i left my family and looked for a new family. the gang life is a family open to anybody. >> reporter: how old were you? >> 11 years old. >> reporter: when you joined in? >> yeah. >> reporter: now 20 he says revealing his identity could get him killed, so why speak at all? >> i've seen, man, parents die, kids die. it's bad. >> reporter: he now says he wants to help keep kids out of gangs to resist the recruiting tactics he once used. >>

. >> thank you eric rasmussen. you can read more on www.ktvu.com. >>> the parents of three victims who were killed in a deadly ramp page near university of california, santa barbara filed a lawsuit. the lawsuit accuses the sheriff's department and the apartment managers where the killer lived of being negligent. and ignoring warning signs about elliot elliot rodger's behave. last may he killed six university of california, santa barbara students and injured 14 other people before killing himself. his first three victims all of whom are from the bay area, his two roommates and one of their friends. >>> a man on his way to work was gunned down this morning. it happened after 7:00 a.m. this morning on the city's east side in the 4700 block. ktvu's paul chambers has the latest in the investigation. >> reporter: after 7:00 a.m. this morning shots were fired in this community. >> i heard shots. and then i came down and the man was shot in front of his car. >> reporter: that man is marcus west, jr. neighbors believe he wa

ktvu's eric rasmussen is working on the recordings.ll have his report on ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> now a san francisco where the power went out three times at an important government building. that is renewing concerns that hall of justice. home to police headquarters and much, much more. ktvu's david stevenson is live. this is a building that opened in the '50s? >> reporter: it is. no data was loss. no court sessions canceled but they are highlighting long standing concerns about the building behind me. >> reporter: stuck elevators and out of service signs line the halls of hall of justice. the west side was hit with three power outages yesterday afternoon and several departments here have still not recovered. >> had to run extension boards for police department facilities -- cords for police department facilities. down the hall. >> the district attorney office, the lights are. >> 25% down. 75% up. a lot of people don't have access to computers and can't do legal work. >> reporter: the building sees hundreds of visitors each da

ktvu reported on the delays last summer and eric rasmussen is here now with what you found. >> reporterght. talking about dozens of calls, code 3 emergencies, ambulances missed their goal of getting to the scene in 10 minutes or less. her department is making improvements, but some firefighters and paramedics said they still have a long way to go. in response to what some called a crisis last summer. the fire department added 19 new ambulances and bringing on more'ems. -- more emts. crews responding to top priority emergency calls waited 45 minutes for an ambulance. 59 times. 25 times the wait was more than an hour. the fire chief says some of those calls did not start out as code 3 emergencies, rather non-life threatening code 2 calls. but firefighters and paramedics say it is still taking too long to transport some people to the hospital. >> we don't have enough ambulances. i mean, it is simple. i mean, that is the answer. we don't have enough ambulances. we haven't had enough ambulances for a long time. >> at a high point on a given day we have 24, 25 ambulances working. we have doub

. >> eric rasmussen followed up, and found a lot of people are still waiting. >> reporter: the san franciscoe department missed its goal of having an ambulance on scene in life-threatening emergencies in 10 minutes or less. there has been progress, but some firefighters and par medics say it's not enough. a robbery at 11th and market in san francisco. a female victim, unconscious, lying on the sidewalk. records show firefighters arrived almost right away, at 2:57 a.m., but they waited 68 minutes for an ambulance. >> the paramedics part, it's frustration. especially when they hear what the call is. >> reporter: firefighters and emt say it's not an isolated incident. 73 minutes to transport a cardiac arrest patient on broad street. 83 minutes for an unconscious man at third and newcomb. crews responding to top priority calls waited at least 45 minutes for an ambulance 59 times. 25 times the wait was more than an hour. it's the kind of delay that could be the difference between life and death according to firefighters and emt's who spoke to ktvu after 2 investigates first reported on ambulance