the special message attorney general kamala harris had for sergeant smith's 6-year-old daughter. >>>or the first time in weeks, drivers being forced to use their windshield wipers. we're also learning 17 communities throughout the state could run out of water in 60 days. >>> the demolition of the old eastern span of the bay bridge is now months behind schedule. the action caltrans plans to take to speed the process along. >>> saying goodbye to a fallen b.a.r.t. police officer. today, thousands of mourners filled a castro valley church to pay their respect to tom smith who was accidentally shot to death by a fellow officer last week. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. ktvu's alex savidge is live with how fellow officers are paying their respects this afternoon. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: well, good afternoon. this funeral service wrapped up just about a half-hour ago. you can see there are quite a few police officers and other mourners still outside of the neighborhood church of castro valley right now. it was a touching ceremony today to honor the first b.a.r.t. officer to di

. >>> california attorney general kamala harris sent a letter to the bits burgh planning -- pittsburg planning department. a draft report fails to disclose the effect the terminal would have on local air quality, or analyze the environment aal effects of producing the new crude oil. -- affects of producing the new crude oil. >>> dating websites that want to advertise on facebook will have to take a rain check. they are blocking adds till after valentine's day. they got a number of complaints from users who said there were too many ads. >>> electronic vehicles are catching on faster than the number of outlets to charge them and that is causing problems at work. managers say 61 people drive electronic vehicles to the office but there is only 16 charging stations. and that is creating issues. some cars are getting unplugged while charging. the company says businesses should provide one station for every two electronic vehicles. >>> another mild day around the bay area. with new records set this afternoon. giving you a look at what is happening for today. we saw new records around san fra

and california attorney general kamala harris turned to his dadder and -- daughter and said your dad is a hero. as b.a.r.t. police officers mourn the loss of sergeant tom smith the investigation into what went wrong continues. tonight we learned b.a.r.t. is asking for help from the department of justice and at 6:15 p.m. ktvu's rob roth explains the difference investigators could make. >>> super bowl sunday is four days away and ktvu's gasia mikaelian is in new york where she met with 49ers fans. >> reporter: we know the rivalry here is one of the rich and say most well known rivalries. the 49ers fans versus seahawks fans. 9ers not in it for the super bowl but there is a representation of those here in new york city's times square. we were interviewing a 49ers fan when a seahawks fan came in and tried to provide unwanted pictures for our back drop but what happened next had us surprised. >> always 49 next year. >> not a lot of red and gold in times square now. >> we watched the game last week and it was a heart breaker. but you know, still got to love the team. >> reporter: we were ta

valley take vo donde tambien acudieron varios funcionarios incluyendo la procuradora de california kamala harris--una caravana de oficiales acompaÑ a la esposa de smith y la hija de ambos durante el servicio funebre. take 2 box ---mayra tostado nos tiene mas informacion, adelante mayra, te escuchamos. 0:01 0:09 0:29 - quick!! 0:46 1:17 1:45 intro ---buenas tardes, asi es.. hoy fue un dia lleno de emociones para la familia de smith y los agentes del bart quienes buscan evitar que suceda otra tragedia como esta. pkg cubierto con la bandera de estados unidos, el cuerpo del agente cado del b.a.r.t. tom smith jr. lleg esta maÑana dentro de un atad a la iglesia de la comunidad en castro valley. su esposa, kellie smith camin de la mano con su hija de 6 aÑos, a tan solo pies de otros agentes que se despedan de uno de los suyos por ultima vez. "it's when one of us hurts, we all hurt" miles de agentes del orden de todo el estado, acudieron al servicio funebre y manifestaron que cuando uno de ellos sufre, todos sufren ya que son una familia... sin embargo, quienes se veian mas afectados por la tragedia fue

attorney general kamala harris' office just unleashed a 12-page letter criticizing wes-pac for failing to mention what kind of crude it is transporting and for targeting pittsburg, a city that's listed as one of the most polluted in the bay area and that has the highest rate of asthma in contra costa county. wes-pac's spokesman insisted to us earlier this month that the company's draft environmental impact report covers all those risks. he told us this. >> the facility is designed to be silent, odorless and safe. >> reporter: tell that to the people of pittsburg. >> we the people the residents and voters of pittsburg ask you, our city council, to end this clear threat and vote against wes-pac. thank you. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: in pittsburg, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> the pittsburg city council did not make a decision last night. councilmembers did meet with environmentalists and residents before the meeting and assured them the city is listening to their concerns. >>> the world's best surfers are on alert. >> yeah. mavericks could be called up at any time now. organizers

. >> reporter: the attorney general kamala harris told her her daddy was a hero and that is how he will be remembered. >> took parenthood seriously. he will be missed. >>> for the hundreds that came to pay respect it is a reminder of what could happen. >> never know if it will be you or when it will be you. [ music ] >> reporter: this comes from -- sergeant tom smith comes from a family of lawsuit. when they got together he said we would never say good-bye and i refuse to do so today. >> reporter: the entire b.a.r.t. family will mourn their loss. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we were told the officer who accidentally fired the fatal shot would be at the service but the police chief said they didn't see him there. >>> a warning for people in napa about a phone scam. someone is calling people pretending to be a microsoft employee. he asks for credit card numbers and other personal information and victims commutes become -- computers became compromised. microsoft does not make cold calls. >>> we told you san jose police want to access private security cameras. today they decided t

they will challenge the wording on the ballot pressure written by kamala harris.that legal challenge the group may not have enough time to collect the required signatures to get the measure on the november ballot. >>> a couple hours this morning san jose will hold a send off assembly and celebration for one of its star sophomores. 15-year-old poe lee nap edmonds is the youngest fig -- polina edmonds is one of the youngest ever figure skaters on the u.s. team. her friends and training partners wished her good luck. they also watched as she put in a few more hours out on the ice getting ready to compete in the 2014 winter games. >> i'm just training as i always have been. just like it's for any other competition. but it just so happens to be for the olympics. yeah it is pretty cool. once i get there i'm really excited to experience everything the olympics has to offer. >> the winter olympic educational start tomorrow. polina could be one of those competitors. u.s. figure skating will announce who is skating in the first round of that competition this coming monday.

plus california's attorney general kamala harris talks about this tragedy. >>> and independent auditor recently announced that the b.a.r.t. police department made significant improvements in the five years since the oscar grant shooting. now b.a.r.t. had agreed to 127 policy changes recommended bide the auditor who originally found the police department lacked training and had outdated policies and poor oversight. however, a second audit praised b.a.r.t. for its progress. accountability and comprehensive training. stay with us here at ktvu and online. ktvu.com for continuing coverage about this tragic b.a.r.t. police shooting. b.a.r.t. and the alameda county sheriff's office expected to hold a news conference later today. we'll bring you that information. we also have created a police on our facebook wall where you can post your condolences. >>> we have breaking news from vallejo. a man was shot and killed this morning at a mobile home park. brian flores is there at the scene. brian, we're hearing the shooter may still be on the loose. there's some pretty strange circumstances about al

. >> reporter: that's why san jose mayor chuck reed is crying foul over state attorney general kamala harris' official rewording of the title and summary of a public employee pension reform measure that reed and others hope to put before voters. for starters, the word reform isn't even there. >> reform is a word that's popular with the voters, i think. >> reporter: reed also says the attorney general threw in language that is both loaded and inaccurate. for example, the summary issued by harris says that the proposal would, quote, eliminate constitutional protections, unquote, for pensions to public employee workers including teachers, nurses and peace officers. three groups of workers who are very popular with voters. >> it's inaccurate. her language would have the average voter believe that on election day, there are no more vested rights for state employees. >> reporter: reed said the measure would let workers keep what they have earned so far but it would allow cities and counties and the state to renegotiate benefits in future contracts. it's no secret that harris was elected with the h

montage played showing the man many called tommy.playing with his six california's district attorney kamala harristly addressed the girl from the podium.telling her that her father would always be remembered as a hero. bart pd's chief told the crowd that summer and his wife kelly.who is also a bart police officer.was the light of smith's life.he accost also challenged his other did. >> reporter:many of the speakers choked up while remembering their friend and collegue.who they described as being quick witted.dedicated to his job.a man of integrity who put his family first. the fact that sgt smith was killed accidently by a fellow officer was not mentioned. it was unclear if officer michael maes was at the funeral, but he was expected to attend. many felt deeply for what he was going thru as well. >> reporter: >> are to men that have worked and played together partners on the job in france off the job. i cannot imagine what might is a liberal. he is a very strong individual and i do believe that he will get through this. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. >> catherine: walnut creek police have a