changed the minute i met jim mathison. for that i am great oofl if you needed a fence wilt, he built it fchl you needed a car washed, he'd wash it. he was just an absolute great all around guy. >> he was killed last week by a 28-year-old parole. he made threats against his former girlfriend and mathison, a friend of the family was trying to help, unarmed and off duty when shot. halloran shot to death moments later by a member of the family. >> police just released details in the search for whomever shot and killed a good samaritan feeding the homeless. the suspect vehicle described as a ford win star minivan. a vigil is expected tonight at east oakland street corner where a 29-year-old paris powell known on the streets as brother john was shot in the head this week. his wife and daughter also wounded. crime stoppers is offering a $25,000 reward in this case f you have information, please contact the oakland police department. >> and public records show alameda city officials were warned about dangers of not having a water

jim mathison was 49 years old. he had changed careers in midlife. he was in construction, he was a contractor and decided to pursue his passion for law enforcement. he had a wife and two grown sons. one of them will be speaking at the service later this morning. others are robert doyle, a relative of law enforcement and childhood friend and variety of long time close friends. the california state flag will be presented to both of his sons. the event is set to wrap up at 1:20 in the afternoon. there will be reception afterwards as well as an opportunity for friends and relatives to sign his casket. >>> police have found at least one marijuana cultivation site near the wood land area where a park officer was attacked earlier this week. east bay regional park officer was on routine patrol south of moraga when gunmen opened fire by o him each was rescued by an armored vehicle. there was an extensive search of the area. they have uncovered one active grow site. >>> federal and state officials are working on what could be the largest marijuana eradication

a murdered sheriff's deputy for this reason and others about this department remembered deputy jim mathison today. outpouring of emotion. >> we feel broken. pl i can't describe it. he's a wonderful human being that embodied the spirit of law enforcements and being a humanitarian. >>reporter: friends say mathison always wanted to help led to his death. he had again to help a family friend whose daughter was dating 28-year-old a parolee who shot mathison dead in front of the house. then the girl brothers shot hall ran in the head killing him. mathison not on duty at the time but the department hopes that status may change at least in terms of family benefits. >> there are those in charge of making decision in this regard that are reviewing the circumstances. i don't know how they are going to decide in this particular matter. >>reporter: at today memorial friends family paint a verbal portrait of fun loving man who came late to the department at age 40 but left a lasting mark. mathison worked in the jail and the court mostly. kind of gay who made even prisoners smile apparently. >> every orga

not far from the court and jail where jim mathison worked the last few years. >> he was guy that would do anything for you. if you needed a fence built, he would build it. if you need your carwash, he would wash it. >> he was 49. nine years ago he decided on a career change, going from a life in construction to a passion for law enforcement. >> we liked him so much. he was very understanding and everybody loved him. he was dedicated to his family. >> he was also dedicated to his friends. week and a half ago he end with to a friend's house near petaluma. her daughter was being harassed by an ex-boyfriend but thomas haloran showed up and shot mathison. it had been hundred years since a marin county sheriff's deputy has been murdered. >> the entire department is in mourning. jim is very well known throughout the department. it's hard to find anybody that hasn't had an experience with jim in the deputy the. >> he leaves behind a wife and two sons, ages 18 and 21. at least one of the sons will speak here today. they will presented with a california flag. there will be a reception after the

not far from the court and jail where jim mathison worked the last few years. >> he was guy that would do anything for you. if you needed a fence built, he would build it. if you need your carwash, he would wash it. >> he was 49. nine years ago he decided on a career change, going from a life in construction to a passion for law enforcement. >> we liked him so much. he was very understanding and everybody loved him. he was dedicated to his family. >> he was also dedicated to his friends. week and a half ago he end with to a friend's house near petaluma. her daughter was being harassed by an ex-boyfriend but thomas haloran showed up and shot mathison. it had been hundred years since a marin county sheriff's deputy has been murdered. >> the entire department is in mourning. jim is very well known throughout the department. it's hard to find anybody that hasn't had an experience with jim in the deputy the. >> he leaves behind a wife and two sons, ages 18 and 21. at least one of the sons will speak here today. they will presented with a california flag. there will be a reception after the

they are preparing to say good-bye to deputy jim mathison. this is people with the sheriff's office, just about 10 to 20 feet away. these are members of the honor guard. they have a black band acrosser that badge. there will be other honor guards. he also said that he's going to have further information later on. 49-year-old jim mathison was shot outside the home on liberty road in petaluma. he was off duty and unarmed. he said law enforcement have the highest chance of violence against them when dealing with domestic violence. he said no marin county deputy has been murdered since the late 1800's. mathison had gone to a home to help a woman. the other man was on parole for threaten another ex-goi. the service starts at 11 a.m. but the doors will open at 10 a.m. >> thank you. >>> let's see what sal's seeing on the roads. sal, are you still following that crash in san jose. >>> a motorcycle accident near highway 17. you can see how traffic is at a standstill. that's because the fire crews and police are blocking lanes. northbound 280 between h

this is bound to be a very knew1:al day for those whocc deputy jim mathison, he was well liked. we're told up to 1200 people are expected here today at a memorial service at 11:00 this morning at the marin veterans memorial auditorium. there are no parking signs posted around the venue. the 49-year-old mathison was a 9-year department employee a eputy shot and killed near acc: home on july 19. he was unarmed and off duty when he went to the home after 28-year-old man after the ex-girlfriend, a mother and friend, informed him that threatening sendingcc1: text messages. investigators say that mathison asked hallerin to leave and he was shot. another man shot hallerin. very emotional day. the service today is from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. there is no parking in the area between 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on a stretch of civic center drive or mckin is parkway. mathison's and best friend expected to speak. the doors open at 10:15. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. there will be a vigil tonight for a 29-year-old oakland man shot and killed as he was feeding the h

sheriff's deputy jim mathison. mathison came to the house to try and calm the situation but 20 minute after he arrived, the ex boyfriend showed up carrying a gun. >> mathison went outside to calm down the suspect as he approached the house. at that time the suspect shot mathison twice in the upper torso. killing him at the scene. >>reporter: investigators say haller then grabbed his former girlfriend's mother in an attempt to take her hostage. the girl's brother grabbed the gun of his own. >> he then went around to the outside in the garage area where the mother was seen forced into a vehicle and shot the suspect twice once in the lower extremity the leg. >>reporter: one shot to the head killing haller. both the 28-year-old suspect and the sheriffs deputy who had come to help a friend were dead when sheriff's deputies arrived at the house. mathison was a 9 year veteran of the marin county sheriff's department. before that had he worked as a contract or, surveyed bay which have and 2 grown sons. investigators say th

mourners will be honoring jim mathison a deputy in marin county.ed a week and a half ago near petaluma. he was gone to friend's house. the boyfriend of the daughter showed up and shot the deputy who was off duty and unarmed at the time. when he tried to grab the ex-girlfriend's mother a brother shot halloran to death. that has been ruled as justifiable homicide. nine years ago mathison decided to become a sheriffs deputy. he worked at civic center and jail. he leaves a wife and two sons. one of those sons will be speek speaking today. the sheriff will also talk and california flags will be presented to officer mathison's two sons. there will be a reception after the service ends at 1:20 in the afternoon. >> this debt ceiling crisis in washington is really blowing up this morning. president obama announced he will make a statement at 7:20 this morning on the issue but senator harry reid beat him to the podium he announced the senate will now take action and try to get a bill passed since the house can't seem to get it done. john boehner suffered a h

they will be honoring jim mathison. he was killed a week and of ago near petaluma. he had gone to a friend's how whose daughter was harassed by an ex-boyfriend. he shot the deputy and unarmed. when haloran tried to grab his ex-girlfriend's mother, a brother shot haloran to death. this will be remembering about jim mathsison. he went from the construction industry to pursuing his passion in law enforcement. he was 49 years old. on he had a wife and two sons, aged 18 and 21, one of them will be speaking at the service here later this morning. as you mention a memorial will be affecting traffic around the marin civic center, especially north san pedro road when things get going around 11:00 this morning but crowds will be building before that. road closures and other areas where pedestrians would walk around will also be affected. live in san rafael, john alson, "abc 7 news." >>> it's just about 4:33 right now. santa clara prosecutors will receive results from a private lab cyber tax that could link a murder ten years ago with the main suspect. the test could show fibe

. >> they say marin county deputy jim mathison went to advise a 22-year-old family friend who was dealing with an ex-boyfriend who was threatening her. >> earlier that evening he actually texted her telling her he would kill her and her family because of the break up. >> he was on parole after serving eight months for making criminal threats. police say his ex-wife and another ex-girlfriend filed restraining orders against him. >> mathison went outside when he approached the house. he shot mathison in the upper torso killing him at the scene. >> the young woman ran to a neighbor's house and they said we are going to look for your daughter, but the woman's son was in the house and he grabbed his gun. >> he then went around to the outside in the garage area where the mother was being forced into the vehicle and shot the suspect twice. >> once in the leg and once in the head, killing halloran. >> we are looking at this as a justifiable homicide. >> but mathison is being mourned where he is a deputy for nine years. he leaves a wife and two sons. reporting in marin county, alan wang, abc7 news

jim mathison was a nine year veteran of the department. >> reporter: when you met jimmy, he was your friend. >> he was considered a father figure. he was a mentor. he was a leader. >> reporter: marin county sheriff's deputy was happiest when he was surrounded by feel and friends. today those loved ones turned out in marin county to surround him one last time. >> i don't know how this one guy can help people in a lifetime. >> reporter: they filled the auditorium with tales of mathison's big heart and even bigger spirit. >> some people offer to help you move. jim just did it. all of a sudden he shows up. if somebody was building a deck, jim was there. if somebody was needing gravel, jim was there. >> reporter: he worked as a construction worker until at the age of 40 he followed a calling. >> we don't get many people joining the department at 40, but jim really took to it. he always wanted to help people and he finally found a profession where he could help a lot of people. >> reporter: friends spoke of him pitching n ining in. it was in that same spirit on july 19th he went to help a

hundreds turned out to pay tribute to jim mathison, trying to help a friend in a domestic violence situation's been more than 100 years since the sheriff's office held a memorial like this, family, friends and co-workers remembered the deputy today, there was no template. >> he was amazing. truly amazing man. >> he was a former construction worker who loved law enforcement and joined the department at 40 years old. a man who could never say no to his friends. off duty, jim would stop on the highway in shorts, flip flops and signature hawaiian shirt to render aid, help change a flat tire just check on someone who looked as they they needed help. he was a community server. all the time. >> that helpful nature led to his death. he went to help a family friend whose daughter had been dating a 28-year-old parole making threats. he shot him dead in front of the house. he was not on duty at that time but the department hopes that status may change in terms of family benefits. >> there are those who are in charge of making decisions in this regard who are currently reviewing circumstances. i don't k

they honored jim mathison yesterday. >> i can't describe.was a wonderful human being. >> if you needed a fence built, he built it. you needed a car washed, he would wash it. he was an absolute great all around guy. >>> he was killed about a week and a half ago trying to help the daughter of a friend. he was off duty and unarmed when he was shot by 28-year-old parolee thomas halloran. he had made threats against a former girlfriend. halloran was shot to death by girlfriend's brother. >> they are hoping that ordeal in iran will head. two berkeley grads are due into court that they say will be the last hearing that case. share ray shourd was also defined but released last fall for health reasons. yesterday at a rally in new york she said she owes her life to the two men. >> two innocent men, two compassionate beautiful people. if it wasn't for them, i wouldn't be tanned go here today. >> tomorrow's hearing comes two years to the day after their arrests along the iran-iraq border. >> in a rare interview, george w. bush puts a new spin on one of

designated as a crime scene and lastly, those that knew the victim more rain county sheriff's deputy jim mathison they said he came over to help and a female resident was receiving death threats from a boyfriend. he came over to counsel the family on how to deal with the situation. the boyfriend then showed up confronted the sheriffs and then shot him twice and then took a family member hostage. we have some pictures of mr. jim matheson he had been a deputy for nine years also tonight, kron4 news is learning more about the suspect thomas howland-- halloran he is a poorly and serve time for death threats for a former girlfriend as well as his wife. we have a lot more about this investigation as well as what residents are saying about a crime that he is so close to home. >> police in east palo alto are looking for a murder suspect tonight they said that 23 year old or jabari was shot last night he was talking to someone on the street another car pulled up a man that out and opened fire please to not have a motive in that shooting. a quick thinking postal carrier is being credited for stopping a tra

smith is live in san rafael this morning where a memorial service for marin county deputy sheriff jim mathison will be held. >> good morning. the doors are open here this morning for his service. it doesn't get under way until 11:00 but big crowds are expected. up to 1200 people. deputy jim mathisson was well liked. even inmates at the jail liked him. he was shot and killed trying to help out a friend in a domestic dispute. he was off duty and unarmed at the time. near the veterans memorial auditorium we wanted to mention there will be no parking on a stretch of civic center drive until at least 3:00 this afternoon. and traffic will be severely impacted on surrounding streets throughout the day. we're told that his son and best friends are expected to speak. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> let's check the forecast now with meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina. >> nice for the afternoon, low clouds over san francisco, 68 later on for a high temperature of about 87 in san jose. 95 in livermore and 80s around places like fremont. for the afternoon not much change but w

probably are dan boren from oklahoma, colin peterson from minnesota, jason from pennsylvania, jim mathison from utah, me, and i'm going to get in trouble, because there's 25 of us. that's basically 25 of the more fiscally conservative members in the congress. heath shuler, of course, from north carolina. i mean, the list goes on and on. host: and you have enough that you are not seeking re-election? guest: i did monday. very difficult decision for me, but basically, i had a press conference monday in arkansas, stood up and said the american people are fed up with congress, and so am i. i'll be leaving congress at the end of this term. i've been here 12 years. it's dvent for each member of congress, and i respect that, but for me, i never came here to stay. i did not come here to turn this into a permanent career. i wanted to do my service and move on. it's been 12 years. it's been a good run. it's someone else's turn. arkansas is full of a lot of bright folks. i'm absolutely convinced they're ready to step up and offer a new generation of leadership for our country. host: so as a conservat

deputy jim mathison was on duty when he went to a friend to give her advice about how to deal with her-girlfriend's mother hostage. the young woman's brother grabbed a gun and shot him. >> the only thing that's a positive out of this is jim did what he needed to do to give the family time to defend themselves. >> deputy mathison leaves behind a wife and two kids. >>> meteorologist christina loren is checking the forecast. here's a look. >> good morning. if you're waking up along the peninsula, city of san francisco, gorgeous weather today, just perfect. 79 degrees for the forecast high. you're on the way to the mid-90s in places like fairfield, livermore, and concord. san jose, 90 for you. great beach day with very, very little low cloud cover. a little bit of that in santa cruz but san francisco is entirely clear, even over the bridges a the this point. 86 degrees by friday. a really, really comfortable weekend. temps stay below seasonal averages. monday into tuesday, we start to skyrocket. let's check the forecast with mike. >>> highway 85 in the northbound direction, still drags fro

jim was unarmed and off duty when he tried to break up a fight. police say the exboyfriend shot mathison. his willingness to help was characteristic. >> jim was very generous, very kindhearted. he's the type of guy that would do anything for you. many people were surprised that they really didn't have to ask in order to get help from jim. >> if you needed anything, he was the guy that would do it for you. if you needed a fence built, he built it. you needed your car washed, he would wash it. he was an absolute great all around guy. >> mathison's murder was the first in more than 100 years. after shooting him, the exboyfriend took a woman hostage and he was then shot to death by the woman's son. >>> oakland police got their man and another guy after a high speed chase this afternoon. this came to an end at 29th avenue and east 12th street. police say it started when they spotted a suspect who was wanted. that was near 72nd avenue and international. the suspect's car got on to 880 and then got off the interstate. at one point, police say somebody tossed a gun out of the window of that car.

hallaran then shot mathison twice and then took his ex-girlfriend's mother hostage by gun point. >> the only thing positive is jim did what he needed to do to give the family time to defend themselves and he probably saved the other people in the house. >> reporter: police are telling us tonight that hallaran has a long police record and was on state parole. police are looking into whether he has gang affiliations. reporting live, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> in san francisco tonight, 35 people were arrested after a protest turned violent. they were protesting the deadly shooting in the bay view over the weekend. tonight's gathering started around 5:00 in deloris park and moved to the castro. protesters then assaulted a news cameraman and even threw hammers at officers. investigators announced today they found gun powder on kenneth harding's right hand, which they say proves he fired at officers. but community activists aren't convinced and are calling for an independent investigation into the shooting. >> could the police scenario have happened? it's not beyond the realm of possibility. is there any r