gregory ramirez of san lee andr is a fedex driver. ramirez faces serious charges including driving under the influence. this is the third time in just two months that highway patrol officer in the sacramento area has been hit while investigating a crash. >> these crashes are so preventible. the vehicle had its lights on. what we want to see, which is the law, when you sipa troll vehicle lights or it tow truck lights, you need to slow down and move over a lane. >> fedex released a statement saying the company is fully cooperating with authorities during this investigation. >>> a toddler's family is still holding on to hope this morning months after 2-year-old arianna went missing. her mother was found dead in a shallow grave in mclaren park. arianna hasn't been seen by relatives since february. those relatives say they want to remind the public they are still searching for the girl, and they're asking for information with information to come forward. >> there are so many times i feel so helpless because i just can't think of anything e

. >> officer smith is hospitalize inside serious condition and the suspect is gregory ramirez. the fedex has released little information read being in part in a statement, we are cooperating fully with authorities as they conduct an investigation. >>> a wet winter has done wonders for our fire season but our luck can change in an instant. >> reporter: cal fire said don't let the green hillsides fool you. even though fire season has gotten off to a thankfully slow start, the lingering effects of the drought could replace them with scenes like this and quickly. >> as the fire season progresss t continues to get drier and drier. any time during that time if we get a wind event, we are susceptible to a large and damaging fire. >> reporter: so far, the season has been mild with significantly fewer fires this year, 619 this year compared to last year. roughly 600 acres had burned wide through last month and 9 last 9 -- 9,000 from last year. >> this year is shaping up as not as severe as last year. however, that could change if we get fires in areas where there is an estimated 30 mill

gregory ramirez faces drunk driving charges. he was under the influence when he crashed yesterday morning near downtown sacramento. an officer who was investigating another accident was hit. the officer is still in the hospital but is expected to be okay. >>> in pittsburg, police are investigating a shooting that left one person seriously injured. it happened gist after 10:00 last night in the 400 block of east tenth street. officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. he was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. no arrests have been made. >>> a group of church members in oakland were not allowed to worship inside their church for another day, mother's day. we were at oakland's union baptist church as they found they say their pastor uncovered a dispute involving spending by church deck cons. that created a split in the church that has been going on for a month. they hope to work things out soon. >> the best resolution would be for all parties to sit down together and try to work out the differences so that we

the officer was trying to clear a car crash in the road. 41-year-old gregory ramirez charged with driving under the influence. this is the third time in two months that a highway patrol office hit while investigating a crash. >>> no secret and no surprise that criminals are tech savvy. many using tactics to commit crimes and pass messages. now the state is taking action against that. here is raj mathai. >> reporter: he may be man's best friend but for the inmates at the california medical facility he is their worst enemy. for six hours a day he slips, slides and sniffs. >> used to find marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine. >> reporter: the first handler in the state to train dogs to sniff for cell phones. >> we trained him to find a cell phone in 15 minutes. >> reporter: the dog finds about 100 cell phones each year. >> he finds the owner. >> reporter: he probably disrupted the plans of dozens of gangs who use cell phones to commit crimes from behind bars. >> they can communicate between each other. the gangs are alive and thriving. >> reporter: a report from the california department of c

gregory ramirez faces drunk driving charges. he was under the influence when he crashed yesterday morning near downtown sacramento. an officer who was investigating another accident was hit. the officer is still in the hospital but is expected to be okay. >>> in pittsburg, police are investigating a shooting that left one person seriously injured. it happened gist after 10:00 last night in the 400 block of east tenth street. officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. he was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. no arrests have been made. >>> a group of church members in oakland were not allowed to worship inside their church for another day, mother's day. we were at oakland's union baptist church as they found themselves locked out. they say their pastor uncovered a dispute involving spending by church deck cons. that created a split in the church that has been going on for a month. they hope to work things out soon. >> the best resolution would be for all parties to sit down together and try to work out the

police say gregory ramirez hit the officer with a delivery vehicle that he was driving. just a few hours ago, chp officers announced they suspect ramirez was under the influence of drugs. >>> the preliminary hearing for two san jose brothers accused of killing their parents could start as soon as tomorrow. defense attorneys and prosecutors said friday that they are ready for the preliminary hearing to start on monday. hasib golam rabbi and his 17-year-old brother omar kept away from cameras because he's a minor at 17 are accused of killing their parents about two weeks ago. in court on friday, the prosecutor turned in an electronic file full of evidence. legal experts say it will be hard to examine all of that evidence by tomorrow and say the push for the preliminary hearing is pretty unusual this early in a case. >> the fact that this case is still on track for a preliminary hearing in what is a special circumstances murder after only ten days is highly unusual. >> if enough evidence of a crime is found in the preliminary hearing, then the case does move to trial. but t

tonight as officer vincent smith lies in the hospital surrounded by his colleagues and family, gregory ramirez of san lorenzo stands behind bars accused of slamming his fedex truck into smith in sacramento. no one answered at the home where a next door neighbor says ramirez's family lives. the neighbor says ramirez moved out a couple of years ago. investigators say they found drugs on ramirez, but wouldn't say what type and that he was likely high when he hit smith and his police cruiser saturday morning. smith was standing outside in the process of clearing a hit and run accident. >> patrol vehicles, overheadlights were all activated. those led brights are very bright. >> reporter: tonight, fedex isn't saying much about where ramirez was headed and how long he had been on the road. only releasing a statement saying in part, we are fully cooperating with investigating authorities. smith was nearly two decades of protecting our community now in critical condition. >> he is very well liked. a very well respected officer in our department. >> reporter: maria medina, kpix5. >>> boy, take a look at

investigatorssay that the suspect is gregory ramirez of san lorenzo.ex released a statement saying in part we are cooperating fully with authorities as they conduct their investigation. >>> a local company wants to be on the cutting edge of deliveries for a serious purpose. kiet do has what is behind the planned companied. >> reporter: yeah, zip line is here in half moon bay and they are poised to save a lot of lives with a robotic, self- flying drone. in a couple of months, it will begin making aerial deliveries in, of all places, rwanda, dropping off medical supplies. they are shot in the air with a slingshot-type device and once there, they can drop medicine, blood, whatever is in the box, and they land in a zone the size of three parking spaces. the roads in rwanda makes deliverying medical supplies time-consuming. 3million children die worldwide due to lack of supplies due to lack of infrastructure. >> ups, zip line, will be delivering life-saving supplies to rwanda. >> reporter: retailers like amazon and walmart are experimenting with aerial deli

gregory ramirez of san lorenzo hit the officer with a fedex delivery truck he was driving. the suspect was under the influence of drugs. >>> six members of the san leandro police department are embarking on a long journey to honor and remember fallen officers. it's called the police unity tour and kicks off today. they will ride their bicycles d.c. it will honor more than 21,000 police officers who have all died in the line of duty. >>> on to the hardwood now. looks like steph curry is getting better, but will not play tonight. >> he looked almost normal at practice yesterday but is listed as doubtful for tonight's game. curry is recovering from a sprained right knee. coach steve kerr assessed the situation. >> we'll see how he comes up tomorrow in terms of after a night of sleep coming off the workout. i would say doubtful for tomorrow. slowly but surely making progress. >> last night the trailblazers man-handled the doves, but they trail 2-1. >> warriors cannot close out their series but sharks can. they are in nashville. sharks won at home saturday to take a 3-2 lead. a

gregory ramirez hit the officer with the fedex delivery truck he was driving. chp investigators say they suspect he was under the influence of drugs at the time. >>> six members of the san leandro police department are embarking on a long journey to honor and remember fallen police officers. >> it's called the police unity tour and kicks off today. officers from san leandro will join hundreds of officers from across the country. they'll ride their bicycles from new jersey to washington, d.c. it will take four days. the ride will honor more than 21,000 officers who died in the line of duty. >> that includes several officers from local departments who died here in the last year. >> a nice tribute. nice start to our monday morning if you like overcast skies. >> we are looking ahead to sunshine later this afternoon. we have to deal with the clouds this morning, then we'll get peeks of sun. you see the clouds are in with us for a little while longer. the fog forecast shows that we will still have clouds through at least 10:00 or 11:00 this morning. you're still look

.>> the fedex driver, gregory ramirez was under the influence of a controlled substance and confirmed>> the san francisco police got help of the weekend learning to detect drunk drivers from volunteer drinkers. they held a field sobriety training course and they drink alcohol and bingo but -- and then go through various test. the volunteers had drinks over the course of three hours. >> we test them, monitor and make sure they are okay, and usually between .08 and .04 of blood-alcohol level. >> thousands of people killed and dui related cases nationwide, equivalent to one crashed every 53 minutes. millions admit to driving under the influence, and the police are trying to bring the numbers down. >>> two brothers accused of killing their parents due back in court today, the 22-year-old and his brother that is 17 pleaded not guilty to murder charges. today a preliminary examination is scheduled and then the judge will decide whether there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial, accused of shooting and killing their parents on april 24 inside the family home in san jose. >>> a man

gregory ramirez hit the officer with a delivery vehicle he was driving. just a few hours ago, chp announced they suspect he was under the influence of draws. >>> a preliminary hearing is set for tomorrow. they face murder charges in the killings of a hiker near marin county as well as the killing of a canadian tourist in golden gate bridge. a third, there on the right, has agreed to plead guilty. >>> typo or targeted? a person was falsely labeled with "isis", in her yearbook. and now the teen and her family are calling for an investigation into what went wrong. marianne favro has details, and the student was hugh mill yatmi the yearbook mistake. >> she's not buying that it was a mistake. it happened at rancho cucamonga. the student who was misidentified has not returned to the school since the yearbook was distributed. and now the school and district have launched investigations. >> a muslim student wearing a hijab is identified in the yearbook as isis phillips, but the 17-year-old senior says that's not her name, and she's extremely sad, disgusted and em

. >>> 41-year-old gregory ramirez of san lorenzo is in jail now. facing charges. the 18 year veteran was dealing with a two car crash when he was struck at about 3:30 in the morning on saturday. he's still in the hospital tonight. and the chp says he is set to have multiple surgeries. >> he suffered mayor injuries through the collision and he's still in very serious condition. we have our command staff and his family there at the hospital with him and we're praying for him speedy recovery. >> ramirez is being held on $50,000 bail. he's scheduled to appear in court on tuesday afternoon. >>> two san jose brothers charged with killing their parents face a judge again tomorrow. o galamr, -- galamrabi is in jail. the prosecutors say they'll be ready to present their case but, the defense indicated last week it might need a bit more time. the man accused of stabbing a prominent san francisco defense attorney to death in her home also is due in court tomorrow. our joe vasquez is outside the home, joe. >> reporter: as you can see right behind me bryan. a makeshift memoria

.>> the fedex driver gregory ramirez was under the influence of a controlled substance.ome kind of stimulant. >>> the time is 6:35 am. >>> the police searching for three people that broke into two gunshots over the weekend. -- gun shops over the weekend. and happened over the weekend, and the surveillance video from one of the gun shops shows them wearing masks and the got in by backing the vehicle up into the store. the owner of the laguna guns says that his weapons are locked up, so the suspects left. 2 miles away they believe the same people broke into the other gunshot but did not get anything there either. >> we specialize in law enforcement stuff and to the general public, but we maintain tight security, and that is why they did not really get anything. >> the investigators got a footprint left by suspect on the glass panel and looking into possible connections to a similar burglary last week for the suspects got away with more than 100 firearms. >>> the two brothers accused of killing their parents do back in court today, they have both pled not guilty to murder c

the suspect, gregory ramirez, of san lorenzo is in custody.nvestigates believe he was under the flps -- influence and believe he had drugs in the truck. >>> d e tails on a new humanitarian delivery company. kiet do has more. >> reporter: that's right. zip line planes tries their destination after being launched from a slingshot like delivery, and the plane flies itself and are connected to the rwanda cell tower network. the drone will calculate the precise moment to open the bay doors and drop the package on to a paper parachute on to a target area no bigger than three parking spaces. there are only two airports in the area making delivering medical supplies such as blood and medicine difficult. every year, 3 million children die world wide because they can't get medical supplies in time. >> the main goal is to use the work that the government is doing as a model to expand globally and do global vaccination campaigns in other countries as well. >> reporter: zip line plans on 150 deliverys a day, and paul allen and ups are involved, helping to

police say gregory ramirez of san lorenzo hit the officer with his fedex delivery truck he was driving. -n istigators suspected ramirez was under the influence of drugs. >>> no big surprise here, but espn is reporting that warrior star, steph curry will be named the nba's most valuable player this week for the second straight season. curry is the first player in the btfulo average 30 points in less than 35 minutes played per game over full season. however, curry is doubtful for ead tht's game. four against the trail blazers olina isand because of the knee sprain. the warriors lead 2-1. >>> north carolina going on the offensive over its bathroom bill. . e state is suing the federal -calrnment, this as the feds tell the state their bathroom room aolates civil rights. .he so-called bathroom bill or uires people to use the bathroom according to the gender they were born with. so it causes problems for sexusgender people. the law also limits protections ed suion sexuality. washington says the laws violate the federal civil rights act. state governor pat mcory filed ive, saying the feds are

the driver of the fed ex truck that hit the officer has been identified as 41-year-old gregory ramirezsan leandro. they say he was driving under the influence. the officer is still in the hospital but is expected to be fine. time is 9:13. have you noticed more help wanted signs in restaurants around the city lately? it's not a coincidence. it turns out restaurants are having harder time than ever filling their positions. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian explains. >> san francisco's restaurant scene continues to be hot, but the candidates to fill open positions are drying up. help wanted signs are posted all over and for the first time they are staying up for months. >> it's very expensive to live in san francisco. if you are a cook making $30,000 a year, it's tough to make that decision to stay in the industry. >> a one bedroom in san francisco goes for about $3,000 a month. restaurant owners admit they can't afford to pay the employees enough to stay in the city where they want to work. >> i have people who want to move here from san diego or sacramento or wherever and i don't ev

the driver, 41-year-old gregory ramirez injured a chp officer along highway 50. utside his patrol suv with emergency lights on at the time, trying to clear two other disabled cars from the freeway, when ramirez struck him, leaving the officer with major injuries. the officer is recovering in the hospital. this is the fourth officer injury accident in the last two months. >>> police and petaluma are looking for a warrior spandex though steph curry jerseys. the burger happened on april 27 at the petaluma premium outlet about 8:00 in the evening. according to police, a man entered the adidas door and grabbed about 20 jerseys from display racks and then ran out of the store and took off in a dark colored nissan ultima. >> now for the latest in decision 2016, from chaos to call. this weekend the republican presidential race is all but decided to the democrats are determined to and the contest that has stretched on for five months. mark merritt attempts to take a look at where thing stand -- where things stand in the race for the white house. >> reporter: i your go trum

gregory ramirez of san leandro is a fedex driver.rious charges including driving under the influence. this is the third time in two months that a highway patrol officer in sacramento area has been hit while investigating a crash. >> these crashes are so preventible, we want to see when you see a light you need to slow down and move over a lane. >> the company is fully cooperating with authorities during this investigation. >>> the hunger strike in san francisco is over but the fight continues after refusing to eat for more than two weeks a group of protesters known as the frisco five ended up in the hospital. the demand for the police chief to be fired comes in the wake of several deadly shootings. a general strike is planned for tomorrow morning. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay" the road to olympic glory in rio runs through milpitas. a breeding ground for table tennis stars. that plus all of your top stories at 7:00. rob will be back with a complete look at the forecast. for now, though, we'll send you back to the "today" sho

the driver gregory anthony ramirez is from the bay area hitting the officer on highway 50 in sacramento. it happened on saturday morning. the officer was investigating another crash when he was hit. he faces more surgery now in the coming days. >> chip members in the east bay are locked out because of a dispute over money. this is at union baptist church with members trying to be led in yesterday. they say the pastor founding regulators over accounting and spending by deacons creating a slit in the church. some members have not been allowed to worship for more than a month. >> i have been coming here for years where i come and release myself. and ask god for forgiveness and i cap do it. >> we reached out to church deacons for their said of the story but we were told "no comment." >> today, north carolina's governor face as deadline from the justice department, say if he will enforce the law limiting lgbt protections. the governor has characterized the government has "acting like a bully." the justice department said that the law vie hits the civil rights act which could mean the loss of

reporter: driving under the influence and possession of narcotics, two of the charges facing gregory anthony ramirez after his fed ex truck crashed through an accident scene and left a chp officer with major injuries. >> when we signed up for this job we signed up for a job that is risky >> reporter: it happened eastbound on sacramento's elevated highway. something rung at something real hard and then squeeling tires and everything and 15 minutes later the cops started coming around. >> reporter: the officer was outside of his cruiser on the highway and his lights were going. he had his overhead led lights on and they're powerful. are he was there trying to clear two cars off of the highway that collided earlier. one driver fled, leaving his car sitting in the highway. the fed ex driver was take on the south sacramento post for substance testing. fed ex says they're cooperating with the investigation and will take appropriate action to address what happened. the chp officer is hospitalized to night and surrounded by family and co- workers. >> he's a great young man, loves his job and has always done

gregory anthony ramirez was under the influence when he crashed yesterday morning. an officer who was investigating another accident near downtown sacramento was hit. the officer remains in the hospital and is expected to be okay. in santa rosa police recovered more than $10,000 worth of stolen item. take a look at what police say two women took from several stores around sonoma county. it includes baby formula, medicine, teeth whitening strips and other perm hygiene items. the officers were able to arrest one woman and the second ran away. police warned these are popular items often sold on-line and they should be cautious when buying. >> a group of church members found themselves locked out of the place where they worship. abc7 news was at oakland's union baptist church as they knocked on the door. they say their pastor uncovered a dispute over accounting and spending by church deacons and that created a split in the church. they have not been allowed to come in and worship for more than a month now. >> this is the place i have been coming for for years. it is my

the driver, 41-year-old gregory anthony ramirez hit vincent smith in sacramento. the c.h.p. the crash happened on saturday morning. the officer smith was investigating a different crash when he was hit. he faces more surgery in the coming days. >> this east bay mother got breakfast in bed and a valuable lesson in recovering from graduating cancer treatment on mother's day. the teacher? her six-year-old daughter would survived had other own battle with kidney disease. the daughter was first diagnosed last summer. and her summer was diagnosed last month with melanoma after running from a make a wish trip to had what. now recuperating from surgery she relied on her daughter's advise and encouragement as she started walking again. >> it will be a challenge. i want you to try your best. if you fall i will help you get up and keep going. >> to have an angel by my side helped so much. >> how sweet. both say this was the best mother's day. ever. >> sex san leandro police officers join officers from across the country to on the men and women who have given their lives in t

there is the driver, gregory anthony ramirez.ck hit the officer on highway 50 in sacramento. it happened early saturday morning. the officer was investigating another crash when he was hit. he faces more surgery in the coming difficulties. -- days. this east bay mom got a about recovering from cancer, with the teacher was her six-year-old daughter would survived her cancer from kidney disease. her mother was diagnosed last month after they unready from a make a wish trip to hawaii. now, recuperating, this mother relied on her daughter's advise and encouragement as she started to walk again. >> it would be a challenge for you, so i want you to try your best and if you fall i will help you get up and keep going. >> to have a little angel by my side helped so much some and her mother said i was the best mother's day better. in san francisco police have recovered $10,000 in stolen items from sonoma county, including baby formula and medicine and personal hygiene products. officers arrested one of women and they ran for it. these item

california highway patrol officers arrested this man, gregory at the ramirez.m from a crash in downtown sacramento yesterday. investigators say he drove his fedex truck straight into an accident. highway patrol says that is the risk chp officers face each and every day. >> when we signed up for this job, we signed up for a job that is risky. no one wants to get it on the side of the freeway. we want to go home to our families. >> the injured officer is from the chp south sacramento division. >>> fedex issued a statement about the incident thinking fedex ground is committed to safety as our top priority we help anyone providing service on our behalf contractually responsible for operating safety -- safely and complain with the law. we will take the appropriate action to address this matter. >>> afford a search for a missing east bay teenager has come to an end. last night 17-year-old kelsey was reported missing on wednesday. she was not with her boyfriend. >> there is nothing that says that it happened. someone has speculated it made that up to fit their agenda.