kpix 5's christian hartnett on what the video shows. christian. >> reporter: ken, operation safe tools was an undercover drug operation that ran between 2013 and 2014. 37 people arrested all of them black. and now some say this video proves that the operation was racist. >> reporter: sf weekly obtained this body cam footage that shows an asian woman approaching a police informant in the tenderloin. she may be offering drugs. but the informant's attention is on a black woman next to him who was on the phone. they talk and then the video cuts to the informant in a car. he explains why he chose to buy drugs off the black woman instead. >> when the other girl act like she wasn't paying attention on the phone i got her attention i said i want the good [ censored ] >> reporter: that's not allful during more surveillance footage of the operation you can hear someone make a racial comment. [ censored ] >> reporter: bms is police lingo for black males. >> i think it's disturbing. i think it shows selective enforcement, discriminatory enforcement

live in the news room, christian hartnett, kpix5. >> and after the announcement. clinton will make stops in the first two states to vote next year. iowa and new hampshire. >>> president obama is back at the white house tonight after making history this morning in panama. mr. obama shook hands and had a face to face meeting with cuba's raul castro. it is the first time a u.s. and cuban leader have met in almost 60 years. they met on the sidelines at the summit of the americas. >> i think what we have both concluded is that we can disagree with the spirit of respect and civility and that over time, it is possible for us to turn the page and develop a new relationship between our two countries. >> shortly after the historic handshake, castro made a surprising apology. he did it while blasting the u.s. presidents for their treatment of cuba. he apologized to president obama saying he was not one of the u.s. presidents who caused the problems. >>> things around the u.s. capital are back to normal tonight, but it was in lockdown for several hours today. that after a sti

christian hartnett spoke with the oakland man's family and friends today. and they feel like the u.s. government let them down. >> reporter: jamal aleveny is the first american killed during the conflict. his family says the u.s. government should have done something to help him. family and friends gather in prayer to remember the life of jamal alebeny. mohammed is jamal's cousin. he said he left for his home country of yemen to see his two- and-a-half-year-old daughter and wife who is pregnant. he wanted to bring them back to the u.s. where helied lived as a u.s. citizen in oakland. but it became impossible to leave. >> he was pretty worried the past three weeks. >> reporter: jamal was leaving a mosque with his nephew when they were hit in a rebel attack. family and friends say it could have been prevented. they were killed instantly. so far l are no plans to help u.s. citizens safely escape. that with american islamic groups. >> we have the largest military in the world. by far. and to see that smaller lest stable countries are able to get their citizen's

in bodega bay, christian hartnett, kpix5. >> there was a sizable debris field around the wrecked boat but the coast guard never received a distress call. >>> a growing wild fire threatening hundreds of homes in southern california do night. it broke out near chino hills and growing to 175 acres around burning in an area that has not seen a fire in years. 300 homes have been evacuated. no one has been hurt. but the rugged terrain is making it difficult for the firefighters to reach the flames. it is unclear how the fire started. >>> the state water board is imposing tough new restrictions to ease california's drought. turn new rules, san francisco would need to reduce its use by 8%. nothing compared to la. they would have to slash consumption by 36%. they could face fines of $10,000 a day if they fail to meet their conservation targets. reporter denise wong says we will all feel the squeeze. just some more than others. >> reporter: at green acres nursery in roseville, people are still buying plants for their homes knowing they have to cut back on the amount of water they will give them

christian hartnett on his plan to thwart another theft. >> reporter: it is the case of the disappearing american flag. enough is enough. >> it upsets me that they do that. it is a bad joke and i wish they would quit. >> reporter: neighbor frank began the tradition of flying the flag more than 30 years ago. the world war ii vet has inspired flag flying patriotism throughout the neighborhood. a replacement flag was up fast after the first one was stolen. then it was taken again in the dead of the night. it made frank so angry, he says he thought about holding a late night stakeout to catch the thief. >> it is like someone came in your home and stole from you. that is what the neighborhood feeling. >> reporter: neighbor steven dunn says the community won't let it happen again. no longer will it be easily accessible. they plan on building a flag pole to keep it out of reach and asking the city permission to install a security camera right at the street lamp. frank wish it didn't have to come to this. but just like any war veteran, he is ready the fite for his flag. >> i wish they would stop

. >> among the dead, bay area climber and google engineer dan fredenburg, our christian hartnett spoke with a friend invited to join fredenburg on the trip. >> reporter: he was a successful google employee and avid mountain climber. his friend says he was doing what he loved when tragedy struck in nepal. >> dan was a wild man in the best sense of the word. he always went full tilt. >> reporter: steven met dan a couple of years ago. thanks to mutual friends and their shared passion for climbing. >> i think it is a brotherhood that really thrives on the risk. >> reporter: steven says dan was in nepal for the past few weeks in an attempt to climb mount everest for a second time. last year, his group was unable to complete the climb. but earlier today, steven's wife called him with tragic news. >> she is my wife. i know the tone when something is not right. >> reporter: dan had died after an earthquake in nepal trickled an avalanche. his younger sister megan posted i regret to inform all who loved him that on mount everest, our dan suffered from a major head injury and didn't make it. all

kpix 5's christian hartnett is live in hayward where the victim's family is gathered tonight. christian. >> reporter: brian, jamal al- labani is the first u.s. citizen killed in yemen during this recent conflict. family and friends gathering in hayward today are still in shock and believe more could have been done to save him. a prayer to remember the life of jamal al-labani, the pain of his death still strong. >>> every time they remember his name, they just cry. >> reporter: mohammed is jamal's cousin. he says jamal left for yemen about two months ago to see his 2.5-year-old daughter and wife, who is pregnant. he wanted to bring them back to the u.s. where he lived in oakland and owns this gas station in the city. but chaos caused by terrorist activities and civil unrest in yemen made it impossible to leave. >> he was pretty good. he was pretty worried for the past three weeks. >> reporter: jamal died tuesday when he and his 14-year-old nephew were hit by mortars in a rebel attack. family and friends say this could have been prevented. the u.s. state department issued a trav

christian hartnett, kpix5. >> the selfie driver was booked into the santa cruz county jail. >>> well talk about a buzz kill. why ordering that beer or glass of wine is soon going to make you think twice. >> the countdown and tipoff for the warriors and their fans. what some are willing to pay to see the playoffs. >> and decades wondering about the mother she never met. the strange circumstance that brought them together in the most >> telling us what is inside the fast food meal has a positive effect. new study finds customers appreciate the nutritional information and see the restaurants as socially responsible. but a burger is one thing. a beer? a glass of wine? another. soon it will not just be food, but alcohol that will come with some fine print. >> reporter: at the fine food and spirits in north hollywood, friday nights mean a lot of customers, and a lot of wine. >> we serve a lot of pinot noir. >> reporter: but come december, many restaurants nationwide will be required to post calorie counts on wine lists. a change that many customers find hard to swallow. >> i think that it

in santa cruz, christian hartnett, kpix 5. >> and baldwin was booked into the santa cruz county jail. >>> he nodded off before take- off and woke up to this. >> imagine being asleep and then being stung by bees. >> mm-mm. a passenger uses a pen to get back eight snoring seat mate. she was kicked off the plane. [ woman cursing ] >> new back lack after a reporter's nasty rant. is she getting off too easy? you won't believe what she posted just days before. >> and a singing spectacle. the painful clean-up when millions of bees >>> bizarre incident on a southwest flight. a woman gets kicked off for stabbing a snoring passenger with her pen. you can see the ink marks left on the man's shirt. we'll show you that in just a second. it happened before take-off on a flight from chicago to manchester, new hampshire. the passenger dozed off and brushed up against the woman sitting next to him. that's when he says she started jabbing him with a ballpoint pen causing him to yell out in pain! >> imagine being asleep and then being stung by bees. and waking up and going, ow! she was smirking and we j

michael hursh about vta ed reiskin with muni, and ed hartnett with caltrain. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm thuy vu. have a good night. headlines all across the country. we'll take an in depth look at immunizations and whether it is the right decision to take the shot. there has been no scientific evidence that vaccines cause autism but it's also hard to prove that it doesn't and so i think there's a lingering in people who are choosing not to, a lingering doubt this and more in this edition of equal time the decision of immunizations starts with families. dustin dorsey takes us along with a bay area family to get their child immunized this is christopher he is 8 months old today, his parents kayleigh cosimano

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in palo alto, christian hartnett, kpix 5. >>> an historic napa landmark damaged during the august quake has been repaired. crews completed the last touchups on the napa steam laundry building this week. the property has a long history in the city dating back to world war ii. the building's exterior suffered the most damage. repairs totaled about $600,000. more than 30% of the building's exterior has been reengineered to meet seismic standards. >>> san francisco has sued sinbad's restaurant on the waterfront to shut it down. the city says that the restaurant's lease expired last month. but still open. they haven't left. the city wants to build a new ferry terminal at pier 2. sinbad's owner has said his understanding is the restaurant can stay open through spring of next year. >>> well, it looked like an easy steal until some carjackers were caught in the act. the owner's scary ride on the hood to get his suv back. >> on the hunt for an apple watch. the surprise debut in stores that had fans lining (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore.

kpix 5's christian hartnett on the areas that they have been targeting. christian. >> reporter: volunteers were out this morning walking up and down streets visiting streets where connor was at around monte vista high school. they have covered two-thirds. city but no sign of him not even one clue. search teams get their marching orders and hit the pavement. 90 volunteers spending a fourth day passing out flyers and looking for 17-year-old connor sullivan. >> i can put myself in their position and i would want everybody to be looking for my son or daughter. and i just can't imagine what they are going through. >> reporter: the cross-country athlete at monte vista high school vanished after first period monday morning. the santa clara sheriff's office doesn't suspect foul play. but everyone who knows connor says his disappearance is completely out of character. >> it's very unusual for connor. he is a steady kid, um, hard working, great student, very unusual. >> reporter: some of connor's classmates have taken to social media to get the word out. >> they ar

kpix 5's christian hartnett with neighbors even schoolkids who came out to show their support. christian. >> reporter: well, we're here on winchester boulevard, less than a mile way from where this procession started at 10 a.m. if you follow the route all the way to the s.a.p. center, you will see signs like this on the side of the road showing support for johnson and his family and tokens of appreciation for the san jose police department. a lot of tears and emotions today from people who didn't even know officer johnson personally. [ bell tolls ] >> reporter: there's a hearse carrying the body on winchester boulevard in campbell. the motorcade roared through as people gathered on the sidewalk and watched in style. more than 300 students at st. lucie's catholic church saluting the motorcade. man many of the people want to show their appreciation. >> i know it's very difficult probably for the family and, um, it's just good to see a lot of people supporting the police. >> this is such a tragic event. but it's also an amazing sacrifice and i want to pray that the officers of the

. >>> now scrambling come up with new education plans as christian hartnett reports their schools have abruptly shut down. >> reporter: hold college students are fed up angry and confused after receiving the e- mail saying their school is shut down. >> teals like they don't care. it seemed like all they wanted was for us to come in and take our money and get rid of us. >> reporter: it affects 16,000 students nationwide at 28 campuses operated by corinthian colleges. jessica was months away from completing her paralegal associate's degree and on the hook for $30,000 in student loans and feel like she's been cheated. >> i feel hustled. bamboozled. everything. disrespected. everything. >> reporter: it comes less than two weeks after the u.s. department of education fined the massive for profit institution $30 million for misremitting graduate employment numbers, the corinthian colleges said in a statement quote -- >> reporter: that's little comfort for jessica. who has 2-year-old twins. >> so i just wasted a year and a half away from my children who are young that i'll never get back. >>

. >>> let's get you now to kpix 5's christian hartnett on the crowded sidewalks as people said good-byejohnson. christian. >> reporter: that's right. we're on win clester boulevard right now near where the procession began. and for many of the people who came out on the sidewalks to watch the motorcade come by, it was a time to thank officer michael johnson and all officers for their service. they came to the roadside holding american flags, some with roses in hand. they were law enforcement officers honoring one of their own and they were grateful members of the community saying good-bye to a fallen officer most never knew. >> that doesn't matter. they're friends. they're family members. they're church-goers. and we appreciate what they are doing. >> it was heartbreaking for all of us when we heard the news. >> reporter: linda destefano awaited the motorcade with family and friends. she says she had to be here after all, her husband and two of her sons are officers. >> my son was actually working that day and he texted me and, you know, it -- it tears your whole world apart. >> reporte

. >>> new at 6:00, kpix 5's christian hartnett explains what this would mean for san jose police. christian. >> reporter: the department hasn't commented on the report just yet. chief esquivel needs to read through it but recommendations in this audit are pushing the department to hold officers more accountable when using force. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: this cell phone video taken in september of last year shows an off-duty san jose police officer slamming a woman into his car. according to san jose pd, the off-duty officer was allegedly rear-ended by the woman who drove off. he chased her down and showed her his badge. then the struggle began. internal affairs determined the officer's use of force was justified. but now there's a call for the department to look close when an officer uses force to see if the punishment fits the crime. >> when they internal affairs looks at the appropriateness of the force, was it excessive, they should also look at what gave rise, what was the crime, if you will, that got everything started? that's not in the mix. >> reporter: independent polic

christian hartnett shows us what happened during some undercover drug stings. >> reporter: sf weeklyd this body cam footage that shows an asian woman approaching a police informant in san francisco's tenderloin. she may be offering drugs. but the informant's attention is on a black woman next to him who was on the phone. they talk and then the video cuts to the informant in a car. he explains why he chose to buy drugs off the black woman instead. >> when the other girl act like she wasn't paying attention on the phone, i want the [ censored ] >> reporter: during more surveillance footage you can hear someone make a racial comment. [ censored ] bm. >> reporter: bms is police lingo for black males. >> i think it's disturbing. ity it shows discriminatory selectsive enforcement of the law. >> reporter: chief attorney matt gonzalez of the public defender's office says operation safe schools showed an implicit racial bias in the all black drug dealing roundup. attorneys for those arrested have asked for charges to be dropped but legal analyst melissa griffin-caen says racial bias doesn't e

new at 6:00 kpix 5's christian hartnett live in palo alto with details. christian. >> reporter: a lot of people here say changes need to come quickly. about 70% of teen suicides on caltrain tracks since 2009 have happened in palo alto. parents and students aren't sure security cameras will do the trick. but it's a start. [ horn ] >> reporter: there is a sense of urgency in our community about making these improvements as quickly as we can. palo alto's spokesman claudia keith says one of those safety improvements along caltrain tracks could be high-tech cameras. the cameras would be able to see farther than a human eye and would alert police the moment someone steps on the tracks. >> it might provide better visibility and perhaps depending on how the technology works, just a little more time to -- to notify all the personnel needed to either stop the train or get the person off the tracks. >> reporter: guards have been patrolling crossings for years. but palo alto and caltrain are looking to do more. the city has worked closely with the school district to

kpix 5's christian hartnett is live in santa cruz where it's great beach weather. you don't even have a coat on. >> reporter: it's amazing out here. it's absolutely gorgeous in santa cruz today. and all of that sunshine has brought a lot of people flocking to the beach today. the waves are very powerful, as well. but that's just fine with all the surfers here that are out catching those waves. surf reports show waves reaching 10 feet and higher today. but for everyone else the strong currents and at times choppy waves are keeping them out of the water. warnings are posted and some beach-goers in by experience to heed the warnings. >> i would say to watch the riptides and take heed to the warnings because there are rogue waves especially if your children are playing down by the shore to keep an eye open. >> reporter: lifeguards are on duty today keeping their heads on a swivel. there's also lifeguard truck riding along the sand making sure that all the beach-goers are aware of the conditions out on the water today. live in santa cruz, christian hartnett, kpix 5. >>>

new at 6:00 kpix 5's christian hartnett is in morgan hill with the story.r: neighbors here say it's time to get serious. last months, when the flag was stolen it was replaced just days after that and then they replaced the holder on the sign right there with more sturdy hardware so that it wouldn't be pried off so easily. that didn't work. now neighbors are determined to find something that will. it's the case of the disappearing american flag. for the jackson meadows communities, enough is enough. >> it's upsetting. i wish they would quit. >> reporter: they started flying the flag at the front of the neighborhood more than 30 years ago. the world war ii vet has inspired flag flying patriotism throughout the neighborhood a replacement flag up fast after the first one was stolen last month. then it was taken again in the dead of night. it made frank so angry, he says he thought about holding a late- night stakeout just to catch the thief. >> i would like to stay here all night just to watch it. >> it's like somebody came into your home and stole from you. an

christian hartnett, kpix 5. >>> a teen found dead after a bizarr crash. police are unraveling the mystery. kpix 5's len ramirez on the answers that lie with the guy they say was behind the wheel. >> reporter: what exactly happened in this bizarre and deadly car crash is still mostly a mystery. but this man has gone from person of interest to suspect and fugitive. police issued an arrest warrant for 23-year-old alex alcazar from milpitas. they say he caused the crash which left a 14-year-old san jose girl dead. >> the traffic investigators investigation, additional evidence was brought forward that we believe that mr. alcazar drove the vehicle at the time of the accident. >> reporter: it happened in the early-morning hours of february 4. police say alcazar's 1992 cadillac slammed into a garbage truck then drove another half mile on bare rims leaving a trail of car parts behind. when police caught up to the car, it was on fire. on the street next to the wreckage was the dead body of a 14-year-old girl. police called her an innocent victim. >> at this time w