attorney john burris attorney safety.y john burris says, the 42- year-old victim was an only son - who had been a caretaker for his bedridden mother...who filed the lawsuit today. (steve) to the santa cruz mountains now where last winter's merciless storms took a heavy toll on mountain roads. (pam) the weather caused a massive landslide... which wiped out a stretch of highway- 35. kron four's rob fladeboe toured the project today .. he shows you what has been happening since the road fell apart. you are looking at what amounts to the reconstruction of a mountainside. for the past ten months, crews have been quite literally reinventing the wheel in replacing the 200 feet of highway 35 that washed out ten months ago after days and days of relentless rain. there has never been a project like it.bob haus/caltrans"....this project was unique in that it's called design and build, we designed it as we built it, so the guys were out here building this thing when the ink was still drying on the plans...."i visited the job site bac

john burris/abogado "and seeing the officer unholster his weapon put a sight on mr. toward him and watching him all the way and as he got close to the car he shot through the window" el abogado dice que el oficial sacó el arma, y desde la patrulla en movimiento apuntó y disparó a través de la ventana a keita o'neil de 42 años, quien asegura no representaba una amenaza para los agentes porque no estaba armado. el sospechoso se había bajado del presunto automóvil robado, cuando fue abatido a tiros por christopher samayoa, un oficial recién graduado de la academia. llanto. el padre del fallecido no pudo contener las lágrimas cuando leyó la carta que la madre de o'neil le dedicó a su hijo. charlie grayson/ padre "i'm wishing each time i look up i would be able to feel you watching over me". "cada vez que miro al cielo, quisiera poder sentir que me estas cuidando" dice en parte la misiva. en un comunicado, el abogado de la ciudad señaló que. "la demanda admite que cuando el ahora difunto detuvo el automóvil, se bajó y corrió hacía la patrulla". y agregó que "un conjunto d

calls the incident 'shocking' - and calls it was pre-meditated murder. john burris/family attorney --use of deadly force. it is most shocking that the shooting occurred from inside the car. the officers were both in a position of safety. (pam) attorney john burris says, the 42-year-old victim was an only son - who had been a caretaker for his bedridden mother. (steve) in national news.... the senate is expected to vote on the g-o-p tax bill any moment now.... here's a live look from the senate floor where the bill is being debated as we speak. republicans had hoped to have this wrapped up by now.... but complications continue. (pam) catherine heenan is here with the details. catherine? (catherine) the republicans managed to get their tax bill approved by the house today...only to have the senate make changes. the 1-point-5 trillion dollar tax bill 'might' be passed in the senate later tonight.. possibly early tomorrow. but that means that the house will still have to vote 'again' on the legislation...which could happen wednesday. the core of the bill, meantime is a huge permanent cut

. >>> john burris is speaking out alongside the family of a man shot and killed by police earlier this month. >> allie rasmus is live in san francisco with more on the charges being filed against the officer. >> reporter: john burris is representing the mother and family of 42-year-old -- shot and killed by a san francisco police officer on december 1st. there's body camera video of the aftermath. and that's part of the problem. the officer who fired the shot and his field training officer he was with only turned on the body cameras after o'neil was fatally shot. the officer is named in the suit as christopher samoya and had only been on the job for four days. they were both inside their patrol car and pursuing o'neil. he was apparently driving a van and wanted for carjacking and the van was cornered at a dead end street and when it stopped he jumped out and ran past them and that's when he was shot. burris and the family's attorney explained the details of the suit and the brief video that exists. the suit alleges that when o'neil ran past the passenger side of the police patrol car,

<john burris/family attorney -- there was nothing that was going on that would justify the use of deadly force. it is most shocking that the shooting occurred from inside the car. the officers were both in a position of safety.> (vicki) attorney john burris says, the 42-year-old victim was an only son - who had been a caretaker for his bedridden mother. .a quick moving cold front will move through the north bay before midnight and then push southward through early wednesday morning. overall, rainfall amounts will be light with blustery northwest winds developing behind the frontal passage on wednesday. high pressure rebuilds thursday through the upcoming weekend with a return of dry weather conditions, cooler overnights and mild afternoons. (grant) new tonight at 9... a morgan hill elementary school had to shelter in place after a man was shot nearby. the shooting was just after noon today on calle mazatan avenue. a 62-year old man was shot in his upper torso. police were able to quickly locate a vehicle matching the victim's description. police say they found a gun and arrested three su

at the cornerstone missionary baptist church civil rights attorney john burris called the december 1st police shooting murder. >> this was in fact a deliberate, pre-med indicated homicide. and should not be called anything other than murder. >> reporter: burris pointed to police body cam video that captured the shooting when trainee christopher samoia pulled his fwun while sitting on the passenger side of his patrol car when the chase came to an end. >> seeing the officer unholster the weaponen, put a sight on mr. o'neill as he was coming up toward him and watching him all the way, ands he got close to the car he shot through the window. >> burris an attorney, told the reporters that besides this the lawsuit against the city and police department they are requesting a justice department investigation and criminal prosecution of the officer. o'neill's father wept as he read a letter from the 42-year-old's mother to her dead son. >> i wish each time i look up i would be able to be a -- feel you watching over me. >> reporter: now the police department is referring all questions about this

. >> reporter: attorney john burris said neither one turned their body camera on in time to record the entire event. he said he doesn't need to see more to be convinced of the officer's fatal mistake. >> until that time comes for me to be by your side, me, charlie and family, we miss you. >> the san francisco city attorney's office spokesperson said the office has received the lawsuit and they are reviewing it. this incident remains under investigation by multiple agencies. in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> coming up a deadly distraction, the new details emerging today after a train derails south of seattle. >> plus it's towered over san jose's downtown for decades now, what's next for this iconic bank building? >> and netflix tips the scales in the battle with cable over subscribers. [drumming] one time, in new orleans, well, before it was even founded, a french teenager, bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. [trumpet playing] some make you move to jazz, funk and bounce. some of our stories aren't quite as straightforward. bl

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. >>> john burris is representing the mother and is asking for a jury trial. >>> this happened at the walgreens. police tell abc7 news the suspect died at the hospital this afternoon. the santa clara's district attorney's office is reviewing the case to determine whether the security guard should face any charges. >>> contra costa fire officials say a person who died in a fire may have been trying to get out. it was about 6:15 this morning were the house was burning. you can see the thick flames and smoke. they battle it from the falling roof and they saw a lot of debris inside. you can see how high the flames were. a body was found in a hallway. >> trying to break in. it just went up. the shingles were broken. she had holes in her roof. it went up like a timber. it was awful. >> the victim has not been identified. neighbors tell us the woman who lived there was inside the house. >>> a major milestone. the fire is now50% contained but officials caution, santa ana winds are forecast again tomorrow. these the same winds that expanded the fire by thousands of acres over the last weekend.

civil rights attorney john burris is representing the family of kyonta o'neill in the lawsuit. that was filed yesterday. o'neill was unarmed on december 1 when he jumped out of a stolen state lottery van and was shot and killed by a rookie san francisco police officer. officer christopher some way ahead only been on active duty for four days. video shows that officer and his field training officer were in their patrol car when o'neill ran past the passenger side. the officer shot him through the patrol car window and hit him in the neck. >> it is most shocking that the shooting occurred from inside of the car. the officers were both in a position of safety. >> the lawsuit claims officer samoya did not give any warnings or commands before using deadly force. police say o'neill shoved the state lottery worker to the ground, stole her keys, and drove off with that lottery van. >>> we are finding out more about the san francisco police officer who shot and killed himself after getting pulled over by richmond police. reportedly 49-year-old antonia location was reportedly having sex

"the examiner" the mother of the man shot and killed by police has hired civil rights attorney john burris. they say o'neil carjacked a van and led officers on a pursuit through the bayview. they say he slowed the van, jumped out and ran toward a marked sfpd vehicle. the officer who shot him was just days out of the police academy. police say the officer turned his camera on after the shooting. >>> police in oakland are on the lookout for a driver who hit a woman in her 60s and then took off. it happened yesterday near 14th and broadway. police say the woman was crossing the street at the time. one witness described the car as a dark four-door sedan. the victim did die from her injuries. >>> governor jerry brown heading to paris for a big climate change summit. the climate accord has been signed by nearly 200 nations. you may recall president trump he would pull the united states out of the deal. >> how much money will recreational pot bring in? >> i'm watching about three different stories this morning. we have a spare the air today and, look at that, our chances are none. >>> hard to bel

. >>> this morning, civil rights attorney john burris will hold a news conference demanding that charges be filed against the police officer who fired at a carjacking suspect earlier this month. there is body camera video of the incident. he had only been with the department four days when he fatally shot o'neil following a chase. o'neil had shoved a state lottery worker to the ground before he grabbed her keys and stole her minivan. he is holding the news con tenens at 11:30 this morning in san francisco. >>> with more on what is happening around the bay area, let's bring in dave clark from the studio. hi, dave. >> hi, gasia. here are some of the top stories we're following. new sex allegations at a high school. the mother of a student is claiming they are daughter was abused at the school in 2014. the daughter and other former students at the all girls catholic school say they were encouraged to speak out by the etoo movement. another former student may also come forward today with allegations of sexual misconduct by a math teacher at presentation high. so far school officials have not

the mother of the man shot and killed by police has hired prominent civil rights attorney john burris. that shooting happened december 1st. police say o'neil carjacked a van, led police officers on a pursuit, he slowed the van, jumped out and ran toward a marked sfpd vehicle. the officer who shot o'neil was days out of the academy. >> it's 5:05 now. police in oakland are on the lookout for a driver who hit a woman in her 60s and then took off. it happened near 14th street and broadway. they say the woman was crossing the street. no one got a good look at the driver. one witness described the car as a dark four-door sedan. crimestoppers is offering $10,000 to help find the suspect. >>> happening today a unique climate change lawsuit will be heard in san francisco. the suit has been filed by attorneys on behalf of children. they're arcing the government should be protecting the kids instead of putting their future at risk because of climate change. the hearing to determine whether the lawsuit should be allowed to move forward. if it does it could force the government to find a way to re

. >>> here at home this morning, civil rights attorney john burris will hold a news conference to demandbe filed against a san francisco police officer who shot and killed a carjacking suspect earlier in month. police have released body cam video of the incident itself. that's what we're showing you now. the officer who fired the shot had been on the force for four days when he fatally shot 42- year-old o'neil following a chase. police say o'neil had shoved a state lottery worker to the ground before he grabbed her keys and stole her minivan. burris is holding the news conference this morning in san francisco. >>> to the south bay where san jose police are investigating a robbery at a walgreens store that ended with a security guard shooting a man inside of the store. this happened at the walgreens on south first street at santa clara street just before 8:30 last night. police say they were called to the store after the guard fired his gun. when they arrived, they found a man on the ground with a potentially life threatening injury. police are not releasing his name or anything about his