johannes mehserle shot him in the back and grant was not armed they hope the public will be satisfied with all the parallel investigations going on the san francisco police department and bart police department and now starting today, we have a two separate bodies, civilian review board and police auditor. it's going to take time to get to answers and conclusions but bart officials wanted the public to know they are working on it. >> pg&e is taking new legal maneuvers to avoid paying victims of last september's deadly pipeline explosion. they have filed court documents and requesting a jury trial filed hundred lawsuits filed by victims. they say the pipeline blast was caused by third parties and outside contractors. they hint that pg&e plans to partially put the blame on the residents. pg&e says it's all a standard part of legal process. >>> bay area school kids held a bake sale to help keep the search going for the northern fishermen lost in the gulf of mexico. these are six of the missing, the daughter of won one of them is a teacher in livermore. nick smith is there live. >> good m

but this time around, bart says a lot changed since the former officer johannes mehserle shot and killed oscar grant. >> if we don't know the answer, or can't release the answer, we'll tell why we're not releasing information. >> the guy is armed with a knife and using a bottle as a weapon. one of our officers is injured. and our officers used force they felt was necessary in defense of their lives. >> bart is not releasing identity of the two officers who were on the platform and involved but one interesting note, they did volunteer they're race. they're white and asian. the victim was a white man this, investigation is still ongoing. and san francisco police and a bart auditor are looking into what happened here. >> thank you. in richmond, police are investigating four separate hootings within three hours that left three people dead and three others injured. the first shooting happened around 8:30 afternoon -- last night. one man shot near ohio avenue and south 39th street, expected to be okay. two hours later, a man in his 20s found dead on the sidewalk along west ruby avenue. another

johannes mehserle shot him in the back and grant was not armed they hope the public will be satisfied with all the parallel investigations going on the san francisco police department and bart police department and now starting today, we have a two separate bodies, civilian review board and police auditor. it's going to take time to get to answers and conclusions but bart officials wanted the public to know they are working on it. >> pg&e is taking new legal maneuvers to avoid paying victims of last september's deadly pipeline explosion. they have filed court documents and requesting a jury trial filed hundred lawsuits filed by victims. they say the pipeline blast was caused by third parties and outside contractors. they hint that pg&e plans to partially put the blame on the residents. pg&e says it's all a standard part of legal process. >>> bay area school kids held a bake sale to help keep the search going for the northern fishermen lost in the gulf of mexico. these are six of the missing, the daughter of won one of them is a teacher in livermore. nick smith is there live. >> good m

police came after the 2009 shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar grant by former officer johannes mehserle. both the 11 member civilian panel and police auditor will get to work today. they face a big first tas income probing the shooting death of charles hill on july 3. police say hill approached with a knife. they're going to get trial by fire. the world wants to see are they going to be in lock wupt police? and maybe everything is the way it should be. questions have come up. >> pro testers called for the disbanding of the police department during a demonstration that forced the closure of the civic center station last night. >> and tonight's the night some east bay students could learn whether cutting class will cost them hard cash. the kompbs yord city council meets to start talking about a curfew coming with big fines for students and parents. >> truancy sweeps netted00 students. students skipping class caused home and car break ins and students not in class costs stool skool districts a lot of money in state aid. now, one of the places where truant students hang out is toto santos p

platform on new year's day 2009 when oscar grant was shot and killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. his family and friends gathered tonight at the gas station where he was found to say goodbye. >> we love him and what happened to him should not have happened. but i can finally say he is at rest now. he a at rest and he will be buried right next to oscar. he has a plot right next to oscar his very best friend. >> police still don't know the mow of it but don't think the shooting was random. caldwell had a $5 million civil rights suit pending against bart claiming he was mistreated by another bart officer during the new year's day altercation. >>> a 12-year-old in san jose is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after being hit by an suv while riding his bike on the 1300 block of chipmunks avenue. police interviewed the 32 -- of hicks avenue. police have not been able to determine the cause of the collision. one cyclist who lives nearby says cars often drive too fast near that street. >> people just slow down. people should start getting ticketed. everybody slow down. peopl

he was with oscar grant on new year's day when granted was shot by police officer johannes mehserle. >>> a young man from richmond will fly back to bay area after surviving a grizzly bear mauling. he survived bite wounds to his feet and hands. he was taking a month long survival course for inner city youth. they taught wilderness skills before letting them fend for themselves in the final week. >> how could they train them only a while and let them go where bears are. they should have had a guide. >>> mr. tin spent eight hours helping the teens before help arrived. >> congressional leaders are struggling to reach a compromise debt limit. john boehner will meet with fellow republicans to discuss their clash over spending the government's borrowing authority. lilian kim has more. >>> markets in asia are showing no major swings, despite washington's inability to reach a deal on the nation's debt ceiling. >> frankly i think people still believe that the u.s. will come to some sort of agreement so people are not panicking yet. >> they hope to reach a deal by 1:00 p.m. but that came and we

officer johannes mehserle shot his unarmed best friend oscar grant in the back. caldwell later sued b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. the attorney that represented oscar grant's family is traveling in berlin. i talked to him by phone. >> losing oscar was bad enough. this certainly is adding insult to injury. suffered so much. now that suffering will be exacerbated by the loss of john too. >> reporter: the lawyer tells me he is unaware of any activity caldwell may have been involved in. police aren't elaborating what happened last night. he leaves behind two children. it is not clear whether that lawsuit can continue against b.a.r.t.on their baffle. >> joe vazquez in hayward. thank you. >>> a three alarm fire this morning at a private school in oakland. the school is on webster street in the downtown area. when firefighters arrived they found the building filled with smoke. they had trouble finding the source of the fire so additional units were called from two other fire stations. firefighters finally managed to figure out where that fire started. >> sounds like it was sort of a

platform on that fateful new year's morning back in 2009 when grant was killed by bart officer johannes mehserle they're showing up where this young man was killed. >> i don't know, it's shocking. just i don't know. i don't know what to say, because he had -- it happened in broad daylight, which is crazy, too. i don't know. it's just dumb, i think it is. >> johntue caldwell was the father of two sons, also the grandfather of grant's 7-year-old daughter. caldwell had a $5 million civil rights suit against bart, claiming he was mistreated by another officer on that new year's morning. a short time ago we spoke to the attorney for bart who said that caldwell's death effectively ends his lawsuit against bart, and it's unclear whether any surviving relatives might be able to revive that lawsuit. police say there's no motive or suspects in the case. there was a surveillance camera inside the store, but apparently not one outside to capture what happened in the parking lot. live in hayward, john alston, abc7 news. >> thank you for that, john. in san jose, a 12-year-old is in the hospital with life-thre

friend of oscar grant, who was on the platform the night grant was killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. john, what are you finding out? >> candles appeared here earlier today. in about an hour, there will be a gathering of some family and friends to pay their respects to the young man. caldwell was shot to death as he was sitting in his cadillac yesterday around 5:30 in the afternoon. police say somebody walked up, opened fire and ran away. authorities do not have a motive, but they say this was not a random attack. caldwell was 25 years old, lived in fremont, the best friend of oscar grant. in fact, caldwell was on the bart platform in ruled on that fateful new year's morning in 2009 when oscar grant was killed by mehserle. now those who knew caldwell are showing up to pay their respects where this young man was killed. >> i don't know. it's shocking. just i don't know. i don't know what to say, because heht had -- it happenen broad daylight, which is crazy, too. i don't know. it's just dumb, i think it is. >> johntue caldwell was the father of two sons, also the grandfather of grant

moments later officer johannes mehserle shot his unarmed best friend oscar grant in the back. caldwell later sued b.a.r.t. for $5 million after he said he was "emotionally and mentally injured from witnessing the death of his friend he has been close to since school age." caldwell had a significant criminal history. the attorney that represents oscar grant's family is traveling in berlin. i talked to him by phone. >> the loss of oscar is bad enough. but this certainly adds insult to injury with this tragedy. john suffered so much and now that suffering will be exacerbated by the loss. >> reporter: calwell leaves behind two children and many family members, some of whom we just spoke to, right now their biggest concern, juliette is who did this and why. by the way they say he will be buried next to his best friend oscar grant. >> joe vazquez in hayward. joe, thank you. >>> one person is in the hospital after an officer-involved shooting in san francisco. it happened at 3rd and oakdale about 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. police shot one person. doctors have not released that person'

in place during that shooting was different than what was in place when former bart officer johannes mehserle shot oscar grant. >> the positions and requirements of officers, supervisors involved in a deadly force situation are crystal clear now. there is not any gray area because these policies and procedures have been reviewed and you dated and rewritten within the last 18 months. >> reporter: now, the coroner has not yet identified the body. no more information about the body is being released. san francisco police department leading the investigation in this case alongside bart police and also with the district attorney. one additional thing that hartwig said today is that there hasn't been any cell phone videos or other forms of identification from that night turned in. they are interviewing witnesses but encourage anyone who was at civic center bart station that night to come forward to the san francisco police department. back to you. >> kristy, what i understand is that the officer did have a taser but chose not to use it. any indication on why he made that choice? >> reporter: , you

after johannes mehserle shot and killed oscar grant in 2009 bart instituted new training procedures. each officer must undergo 40 hours of training each year, more than the state requires. training includes use of guns, tasers, and conflict resolution. >> transitioning between different levels of force, a baton to pepper spray, from a taser to your hand gun to your taser, those are the issues -- scenarios that have been presented to the officers. >> reporter: last night's shooting in san francisco is being investigated, the police chief says it appeased the victim posed a deadly threat to officers. >> somebody armed with a knife, deadly force is definitely in the realm of options. >> reporter: since the oscar grant shooting they hired a new police chief and bart established a citizen review board to monitor police practices and policies. >> training is a big one. we train all our officers in that method. >> reporter: bart says it's assisting san francisco police and will be analyzing what happened as part of an internal investigation. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>

formed in response to the 2009 oscar grant shooting but then officer johannes mehserle.he group is -- there are a lot of differences between two cases two. officers in this shooting, one was white, one asian. the victim was white that. is just one of the many differences between the two high-profile cases. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and a suspected art thief did not enter a plea making a court appearance today, prosecutors believe the 31-year-old mark lugo smashed the drawing. police arrested lugo after let geting a lead from a cabby and seeing him in this video. >> there is nobody dead or assaulted this, is not the crime of the sentry. i would say given the recent, i expect the sketch is worth more to the wine stein gallery this week than it was last week. >> the gallery efts mates it's worth $250,000. lugo remains in custody in the san francisco county jail being held on $5 million bail and will return to court friday. >> president obama says there will be a compromise plan to deal with the national deficit by august 2. negotiators are stuck, now.

he was with grant when he was shot by johannes mehserle.y says he will be buried next to grant. >> four middle school boys are charged with sexually assaulting two girls during a field trip. the attacks apparently took place after the boys broke away from the school group during a field trip in march. a fifth boy also faces charges but he will be looked at separately. >> a young man will fly back to richmond after surviving a grizzly bear mauling. victor martin escaped the mauling with bite wounds. he used his skills to help other teens that were in critical condition. instructors spent the first three weeks teaching wilderness schools before letting them fentd for themselves sefs. >> how could they train them three weeks and let them go out where the bears are. they should have had a guide that know something about this. >> martin spent eight hours caring for the two mauled teens until help arrived. >> this morning, fire officials in the east bay are looking for the cause of the second big vegetation fire in a week. this fire was reported

he was with oscar grant at fruitvale bart station when grant was shot and killed by johannes mehserlee will be buried next to grant. >>> a young man from richmond will fly back to the bay area this evening after surviving a grizzly bear mauling. 18-year-old victor martin escaped with bite wounds to his feet and ankles. he helped two other teens that remain in critical condition. the group had been taking part in a survival course. instructor spent the first three weeks for wilderness techniques. >> how could they only train them for three weeks and let them go out without a guide. >> martin spent eight hours caring for the two mauled teens until help arrived. >> congressional republicans are talking about their clash with president obama over the extending of the u.s. debt ceiling. the government could default on the debt for the first time ever if a deal is not reached by august 2nd. they want to see the debt limit increased by next year. gop only wants to extend the debt ceiling for a short period. >> they have to go through this exercise all over again. >> i know the president is w

he was on the train in 2009 when oscar grant was shot and killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. they gathered last night at gas station where he was found to say goodbye. >> we love him. what happened to him should not have happened, but i can finally say he is at rest now. he is at rest and he will be buried right next to oscar. he has a plot right next to oscar. very best friend. >> police still don't know the motive, but don't think the shooting was random. causewell had a $5 million civil suit pending against bart claiming he was mistreated during the new year's day alter kiag is. >> a 12-year-old remains in the hospital this morning after he was hit by an suv while riding his bike. doctors now say he is expected to survive his injuries. the incident happened yesterday in the 1500 block of hicks avenue. they interviewed the 32-year-old driver of the suv at the scene. they do not suspect alcohol or drugs were involved, but they still haven't determined the cause of the collision. one cyclist who lives nearby that cars often drive too fast down street. >> people started getti

we've spoken with caldwell's mother in june in los angeles, while she was takenning the johannes mehserle case. she told ktvu the young people on the platform that night center had a tough time processing all the they've been through. >> we love our son. we love our kids. we love our nephews. we love them! and no one knows what they're going through. no one is helping them. no one seems like they care about the boys. they just seem like they all care about this cop. >> investigators are looking for anyone with investigation about yesterday's shooting to come forward. christian kasdin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police are following several leads in connection with the killing of a young woman whose body was set on friar. yesterday the woman was identified as 21-year-old monica rodas, the mother of a three-year-old son. on thursday morning police say her body was dumped in a rockridge neighborhood and set on fire. we spoke with her family who says she left home on wednesday night with a friend and now they say they're struggling to understand why this happened. >> monica was always h

officer johannes beas mehserle. he said he meant to shoot grant with his taser, not his handgun. this is what b.a.r.t. had to say to us this morning. in response to the planned protests, i'm quoting, while this news outlet must think it's acceptable to promote unsafe and illegal behavior -- we find it reprehensible this outlet would ask us to participate in any story that could encourage illegal behavior and risk safety and security of b.a.r.t. passenger, employees and other guests. this is for your information, there is a chance that this planned protest could affect your commute this evening between 4:30 and 7:00 if you travel through the civic center b.a.r.t. station. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> good for people to know to be prepared. thank you very much. it is 6:06 now. san francisco police officers have agreed to a contract with the city that will prevent layoffs and save money. police officers will immediately get a 3% pay increase with another small increase next april. officers will also pay an extra 3% into their pensions. firefighters in the city are expected to