. >>> san francisco police chief greg suhr faces an angry crowd. >> we are looking at a commute that traffic is moving along pretty well on highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade. we will tell you more about the contra costa commute. >> the weather is getting busy because there is a little system swinging in. that will give us rain today. we'll talk about how long this will last and what is in store for the weekend. >>> back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time is 4:44. greg suhr faced an angry you last night as he tried to explain what led officers to shoot and kill a man at beeral heights park. he says nieto drew his taser and because officers could only see a black weapon they opened fire. >> they asked him to show his hands to which he responded you need to show your hands. >> his family and friends say he carried a taser because he worked as a security guard at a nightclub. they are planning to protest the shooting from marching from the 24th and mission bart station to bernal heights park. a date for that has not been set. >>> two mep have been arrested in a shooting

chief greg suhr says the officers told 28-year-old nieto to show them his hands.drew his taser and because officers could only see a black weapon they opened fire. >> they asked him to show his hands to which he responded you need to show your hands. >> i would expect them to know the difference between a taser and handgun. >> the family members and friends of nieto said he carried a taser because he worked as a security guard for a nightclub. they now plan to protest the shooting. they will march from the 24th and mission bart station. no date has been set for that. >> a reward is being offered to catch a picture of a bizarre crime. someone is poisoning lawns. janine de la vega is joining us from san jose to show us the damage and tell us what is being done to catch those responsible. janine. >> reporter: pam, it started raining here in west san jose. but none of these sprinkles will help bring back the dead lawns or the dead grass here. every yard has these strange streaks of yellow and black. it's not just killing the grass, it's killing the soil. people who li

san francisco police chief greg suhr explained to a room full of angry citizens that when police officers told alex to drop his weapon, he instead took his taser out of its holster and pointed it at them. sot - the officers tracked by a laser sight believed their lives were in danger.fired in defense of their own lives and mr nieto did not survive. when chief suhr started mentioning mental health issues, the crowd went wild. he immediately pulled back. he was more careful when talking about a restraining order against the 28 year old --- and although alex was a security guard, why he wasn't allowed to own a gun. sot - he was not allowed to own a gun for reasons i don't want to upset anyone about. for hourss people voiced their opinions about the shooting. sot - jail for the murderers of alejandro nieto sot - shooting this brother 14 times, that's overkill reporting in san francisco alecia reid kron 4 news. the bay area had some showers today.mostly pretty light. and while it's fairly calm now --- more rain is headed our way. this was the scene earlier in oakland. chief meteorolgist jacque

treasurer jose is a ners where is he we have jeff come on they're our studio officials the police chief greg suhr and others i'm sure i've forgotten i want a big round of applause for your community leaders hello in the back (clapping) so thank you to all of you for making this day together. today we're rising for justice and we still have a lot of things going on for you. thank you (clapping.) i don't hear you i'm sorry. i don't hear you. are we there yet. we have to be really loud and stop violence. at this time i'll welcome the executive director of ebay you know the folks. the global movement to end violence against women and girls the woman who runs ebay (clapping.) wow. >> thank you. i want to take a moment to say how fabulous is it is to have fair and reasonable oil people va have dreamed about today about having a space to rise for justice fab oil having our voice her i want to thank you on behalf of all of us (clapping) last year, we rose and demanded an end to violation against women and girls we're calling on men and women he everything else to rise for justice it's a global call for p

this is at the work about recognizing those babies grouping in your community and sometimes and greg suhrnows this but those babies go to sleep sometimes hearing gunfire they've witnessed credible violence on the streets and domestic violence and what we're doing is recognizing that they should receive the kind of indentation and treatment to deal with their trauma so they can lady the productive lives so the work that's happening is recognizing like a post traumatic stress order that exists when children are eosed to invention and allow them to lead a productive life. this is what nadine and others have done for years victor studying post traumatic disorder whether an accident witnessing other violence or combining nadine work and doing the chin piece of addressing this and boats on the ground and creating what i think of really the model we should be talking about in terms of urban model. congratulations to everyone this is a proud moment >> and now the mayor of our great city mayor ed lee (clapping.) pamela thank you again for not only being here but loading this effort this is really,

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>> we did not know -- [overlapping speakers] >> san francisco police chief greg suhr faced 1,000 angryoutraged over an officer- involved shooting. this community meeting last night was at a school not far from the bernal heights park where officers shot and killed 28-year-old alejandro nieto. it happened friday night. police went to the park after several 911 calls about a man pacing with a gun but chief greg suhr confirmed that alejandro point a taser at officers, not a handgun. >>> court documents show a man claiming to be a friend of nieto filed a restraining order against him on the day of the shooting claims he feared for his and his family's lives because they had bad blood. >>> only on 5 this morning, kpix 5's betty yu has new details on the recall of some 9 million pounds of beef from a sonoma county slaughterhouse. she tracked down the man who was in charge of the inspections at that company. >>> reporter: hi, dr. ernie, i'm betty from channel 5. can we talk about the rancho recall? >> why? >> reporter: his name is dr. ernesto lardizabal. dr. ernie for short. he was the usda s

. >>> just minutes ago, police chief greg suhr gave us an update from san francisco general hospital on the officer who was shot. the officer was wounded in the shoulder. >> i can't say enough about our fire department for helping us out. they saved the officer's light, applied a tourniquette and got him to the best hospital in the world and they stabilized the officer. he is now in serious but stable condition in surgery as they repair a vascular injury. >> kpix 5's don knapp is in daly city near serramonte shopping center where police are searching for the suspect. >> reporter: we're on clarinada up the hill from the center and below highway 1 between sir francis drake boulevard and -- people can no longer get into the neighborhood. a man left his wife and children at home came back and did one trip in got some groceries came back to his car. he is now stuck on the outside, his wife and kids on the inside and he is concerned because he said police have been concentrating their efforts on a house next to his. but right now no activity. a lot of people standing around. when cars come

but chief greg suhr confirmed that alejandro pointed a taser at officers not a handgun. >> they could not see from where they were that it was anything but a black weapon as demonstrated here. this is what it looked like in the holster. [ screaming ] >> court documents show a man claiming to be a former friend of nieto's had filed a restraining order against him on the day of the shooting. that man said he feared for his and his family's lives because the two had, quote, bad blood. >>> 4:33 now. the death toll from washington state's mud slide will likely reach at least 24 today. rescuers say they found eight more bodies in the debris but they have yet to recover those bodies. as the process continues, bigad shaban looks into whether or not washington state knew that land was unstable. >> reporter: rescue workers with search dogs and volunteers picked through muddy debris at times with their bare hands. what they're finding is disturbing. >> i can see houses destroyed and go that's sad but when it's just something that is very personal -- >> reporter: heavy equipment cleared the wreck

chief greg suhr will give a recap of the incident. in which alejandro neito was shot more than a dozen times. tonight's meeting will be held at leonard flynn elementary school on cesar chavez st. some bay area residents who still need to sign up for obama care can do so at an event in san francisco today. s-e-i-u and united healthcare west are holding a enrollment even at the west bay conference center on filmore street at 5 this afternoon. open enrollment for obamacare ends on march 31st. americans who don't have health insurance at that time will face a penalty.use covered ca file video please and. 5 p.m. covered california enrollment event, sponsored by seiu-united healthcare west. west bay conference center, 1280 fillmore st., san francisco contact: sean wherley 893- 6831 obama-care open enrollment ends in one week, but some americans may get extra time to finish their applications. administration officials say they're *not extending the march 31-st deadline. but they're considering giving people who begin the process by the end o

supervisor norman yee, police chief greg suhr, and san francisco unified school district superintendentunce a new student crossing guard program this morning at 8-20.at commodore sloat elementary school. i sent is created for dogs. it's basically an automatic such toys. it comes with three tennis balls that automatically shootout. there are buttons on the side that which you choose to distance. the ball shoot. 30 ft. is the highest setting. it could be a fun toy for n owner and had to play together or an owner can try to train a dog to bring it back. kind of neat idea. when the device is turned on its in standby mode waiting for the dog or person to drop the ball and of phone. or to be plugged into the wall. i think this gadget is a neat idea. i know have a dog so i loaned it to three different dog owners. it would be really hard to train your dog to drop into a funnel. maybe this is a toy for a smaller box 3-inch device is on the market now. it find it online for $100. >>: 624 right now and it was the biggest award tonight in hollywood. we're talking oscars and joining us live as kevin

. >> reporter: police chief greg suhr says the officer was shot as he walked to the car and the other officer shot back. >> the passenger officer fired upon the suspect vehicle in defense of his partner. >> reporter: police tell us that they know who they are looking for. >> there is a vehicle involved and we know who the register owner of the vehicle is. >> reporter: he they just haven't caught him at. at 9:00 street closures were lifted and people allowed to return to their homes, but the search for the shooter is still on. the injured officer is 28 years old and he a 6-year veteran of the san francisco police department. he is in stable condition at san francisco generality hospital and he expected to recover. live in daly city, patti lee ktvu channel 2 news. >>> on ktvu.com will you find the latest on the developing news:it's a top story on our homepage. our web team is moving updates on twitter and facebook. >>> new information about a deadly crash in the east bay this morning. tonight we're learning the woman killed was a mother of five and her family tells us that the people re

. >> reporter: just a few hour as ago, i spoke with police chief greg suhr, as he was leaving the hall of justice. also, the shooting that took place behind me in front of king market. the video shows a four door silver sedan with tinted windows. a man wearing a dark t-shirt, and white sweatpants, exits the car. he appears to be talking to someone. the man walked back to the car and then opened fire. the video shows people falling to the ground. >> a friend of mine was injured. >> reporter: the neighbor tells me his friend was among the eight people who were shot last night. he says his friend, whom he declined to name remains in the hospital. >> this place ain't safe. you've just got to be careful of the company you keep. >> reporter: an argument of less than $50 from a previous drug deal. in the video, you can see the silver sedan driving off. >> did you hear the gunshots? >> yeah, i did, it kind of scared me. i heard a lot of them, it was kind of carry. >> reporter: the market's bullet shattered window is yet another reminder of the constant violence that plagues this area. >> happe

tonight at a heated town hall meeting to address the community, police chief greg suhr said for the first time that the man who was killed by officers was not armed with an actual gun. but he was armed with a stun gun. ktvu's amber lee is at that meeting and is live now to tell us what happened. >> reporter: the meeting took place behind me at leonard flynn elementary school. the mood was tense as the chief tried to explain what happened as the officers approached the man shortly before the shooting. >> mr. nieto he had his hands behind him. they asked him to show his hands. mr.nieto by profession is a security guard but for mental health reasons -- >> [yelling] >> reporter: the man who yelled out is a friend of alejandro nieto who was shot and killed by officers. nieto's father also sat in the front door. he was among those who packed the hearing. >> he did not have a gun he had a taser like this. >> reporter: a taser that his friends say he carried as part of a job at a nightclub. but on saturday night, someone kaáuled police saying there was a man in the parking lot with a gun -- calle

. >> reporter: a week after the officers were indicted, greg suhr said he had no choice but to suspendhem. >> it went into the background of the case. i felt it merited suspension without pay until resolved. >> the investigation is not connected unless they feel as though there's enough predication to make some progress and prosecute these cops. >> reporter: he said quote, i have always been honest, and always will be. end coat. i'm john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the former executive directer of the peninsula symphony is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the symphony accounts. steven carlton was arrested last week and is facing several charges, including embezzlement. prosecutors say the symphony was nearly forced to shut down, but survived thanks to donations. >> it is important, not just the symphony, but for all businesses to have better checks and balances, regarding their finances. it's always a good idea to have more than one person in charge of finances. >> according to prosecutors, two endowments that were once worth more than $400,000 combined w

tonight at a heated town hall meeting to address the community, police chief greg suhr said for the first time that the man who was killed by officers was not armed with an actual gun. but he was armed with a stun gun. ktvu's amber lee is at that meeting and is live now to tell us what happened. >> reporter: the meeting took place behind me at leonard flynn elementary school. the mood was tense as the chief tried to explain what happened as the officers approached the man shortly before the shooting. >> mr. nieto he had his hands behind him. they asked him to show his hands. mr.nieto by profession is a security guard but for mental health reasons -- >> [yelling] >> reporter: the man who yelled out is a friend of alejandro nieto who was shot and killed by officers. nieto's father also sat in the front door. he was among those who packed the hearing. >> he did not have a gun he had a taser like this. >> reporter: a taser that his friends say he carried as part of a job at a nightclub. but on saturday night, someone kaáuled police saying there was a man in the parking lot with a gun -- calle

greg suhr is expected to speak about this at a town hall meeting earlier this week. >>> the san jose police officer accused of raping a woman while he was on duty is due in court. investigators say officer jeffrey graves responded to an argument between a husband and a wife on september 22nd. the wife was taken to a local hotel to spend the night. investigators say after dropping her off, officer graves went back to the hotel and allegedly raped her. he's facing charges of sexual harassment. >>> 7:07. the california dmv is warning customers about a potential security breach for credit card users. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live from the dmv in los gatos to tell us what we should look out for. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. people just started showing up at this dmv office in los gatos. you know, one of these customers told me that she tried to renew her dmv registration online. she couldn't. so she's coming here in person to do that. this breach affects customers who use their credit cards online. the dmv says it was alerted by law enforcement with the online

. >> reporter: just a few hour as ago, i spoke with police chief greg suhr, as he was leaving the hall of justice. also, the shooting that took place behind me in front of king market. the video shows a four door silver sedan with tinted windows. a man wearing a dark t-shirt, and white sweatpants, exits the car. he appears to be talking to someone. the man walked back to the car and then opened fire. the video shows people falling to the ground. >> a friend of mine was injured. >> reporter: the neighbor tells me his friend was among the eight people who were shot last night. he says his friend, whom he declined to name remains in the hospital. >> this place ain't safe. you've just got to be careful of the company you keep. >> reporter: an argument of less than $50 from a previous drug deal. in the video, you can see the silver sedan driving off. >> did you hear the gunshots? >> yeah, i did, it kind of scared me. i heard a lot of them, it was kind of carry. >> reporter: the market's bullet shattered window is yet another reminder of the constant violence that plagues this area. >> happe

mourning nieto tell us they will be there tomorrow with questions for san francisco police chief greg suhr. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> dmv is responding after we reported that the agencies system may have been hacked and credit card information may have been stolen. credit card numbers, expiration dates and security codes could all have been stolen. the dmv says it is investigating the outside vendor that processes quite a card transactions as a precaution. but that there's been no sign of a direct breeze. the dmv says it has heightened its security. >>> developing news now, six more bodies have been discovered after a devastating landslide in washington. that brings the death toll now to 16. even so the search continues for any sign of life. the governor's office released these aerial pictures today. you can see that giant crescent of dirt where trees and homes used to be. the landslide covered an entire square mile and was 15 feet deep in some places. it's estimated that the death toll could go even higher because doesens -- dozens of peopl

. >> reporter: a week after the officers were indicted, greg suhr said he had no choice but to suspend them. >> it went into the background of the case. i felt it merited suspension without pay until resolved. >> the investigation is not connected unless they feel as though there's enough predication to make some progress and prosecute these cops. >> reporter: he said quote, i have always been honest, and always will be. end coat. i'm john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the former executive directer of the peninsula symphony is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the symphony accounts. steven carlton was arrested last week and is facing several charges, including embezzlement. prosecutors say the symphony was nearly forced to shut down, but survived thanks to donations. >> it is important, not just the symphony, but for all businesses to have better checks and balances, regarding their finances. it's always a good idea to have more than one person in charge of finances. >> according to prosecutors, two endowments that were once worth more than $400,000 combined

. >> i am very proud that my child is involved >> reporter:san francisco police chief greg suhr was onceguard, he acknowleged that sf is having a challenging time dealing with pedestrian safety but says that kids could be a part of the solution. >>it may sound counter intutive, but these kids could really make a difference. >> this is greed ground breaking. >> reporter:two paid adults will be on hand to help supervise. the program will start at two other schools soon. if funding can be secured - officials hope they can expand the program. >> catherine: a show of support for ukraine: secretary of state john kerry is due to arrive in the capital city, kiev, within hours. his visit comes as russian troops tighten their grip on the crimean peninsula, reportedly preparing to defend the narrow land link to ukraine. >> catherine: as many as six thousand russian soldiers now occupy positions around ukrainian army posts on the peninsula. >> catherine: in leview, in western ukraine, troops loyal to the government are mobilizing so far the two sides have only traded verbal shots , on the floor of t

supervisor norman yee, police chief greg suhr, and san francisco unified school district superintendent will announce a new story across in our program this morning at 8:20 a.m.. >> aside large heritage oak trees are estimated to be around 150 years old and will be cut down today in windsor. the trees are being removed to make way for bail the village, a mixed use project of residential and commercial space. >> >> another major winter storm is creating problems across the country. the national weather service issued warnings, watches and advisories for as many as 106 million people. karen maginnis has the story. >> there were several vehicles who were caught in crashes and due to the slick conditions. >> everything was fine. we were not going that fast. then everything just went out of control. >> some were able to have fun, there was an nhl game played outside in chicago. more than 60,000 fans came out with a blistering wins to watch the home team win 5-1. >> it is not snow, but rain is causing havoc. high winds today went to these powerful waves. this water sold to the inside of this

police chief greg suhr says officers have written 50% more traffic tickets this year than last. the department is trying to cut down on the number of deadly accidents between cars and pedestrians. according to the chief, the main reasons for those accidents are drivers who run red lights, drivers who don't stop at stop signs and drivers who speed and cut off pedestrians who are crossing streets. >>> muni is hoping a huge overhaul of its system will get riders to their destinations faster and on time. a new project should modhe werize systems by getting rid of less popular routes and by adding new lines with fewer stops. the project will affect 64 of muni's 81 routes. it's the first comprehensive overhaul in more than 30 years. the agency will finalize the changes on march 28th. >>> happening today, downtown san francisco decked out in green. it is the 163rd annual st. patrick's day parade. it begins at 11:30 this morning. the parade route stretches from 2nd and market to civic center plaza. this year's theme is a tribute to irish workers of america. with the warmer weather predi

the event will be kicked off by greg suhr, norman yee and richard karanza.he police chief and supervisor yee say they were both crossing guards growing up. supervisor yee says he hopes the program expands to all of the schools in the district. as we take it back out here live, for now, commodore sloat and two other schools in district 7 will kick off the programs in the coming weeks. we're live here in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 7:39. a second fire in less than four months at a home near san leandro is being investigated this morning. the latest fire began about 5:00 yesterday morning on altamont road near san leandro. firefighters say no one was living in the house but neighbors have been parking their cars there so the house would not look vacant. neighbors say that fire was huge and hard to get to because the house is built into a hill. >> the whole roof was on fire by the time they got the -- they got done putting it out. it started coming out of the window to the whole house was engulfed in flames. >> this is the same house tha

an angry crowd confronted greg suhr last night as he tried to explain why police officers opened fire a man at bernal heights park. >> mr. nieto by profession is a security guard but for mental health reasons -- >> now, on friday night someone called 911. they said there was a man with a gun in the park. when police officers responded, they found alejandro nieto. last night, chief suhr told a crowded meeting that police officers asked let to show them his hands. he said that let drew his tasers. and police opened fire thinking it was a gun. police asked him to show his hands i. >> would expect them to know the difference between a taser and a handgun. >> now, alejandro nieto's family and friends say he carried a taser because he worked as a security guard for a nightclub. they say they are planning to protest the shooting by marching from the 24th and mission b.a.r.t. station to bernal heights park. a date for the march has not been set. >>> two men have been arrested in a shooting that inr injured -- that injured eight people tuesday night. curtis warrenned a burl jones were -- curti