that is the alarming finding of an investigation by the mercury news. att keller has the story. >> reporter: on july 1st, 2015, kate was shot and killed on pier 14 in san francisco. police say the gun used was stolen from a federal agent's car. in oakland, artist ramos was killed by a man by a gun stolen from an i.c.e. car in san francisco. this shows the worst case for a law enforcement weapon but having their gun stolen is not isolated a. cording to an in depth report to the mercury news. since 2010, 944 guns have disappeared from the bay area and state and federal agents across california with 717 still unaccounted for. 192 were confirmed stolen. oakland police has lost track of 378 weapons since 2011. san jose police department is missing 327 guns. the mercury news said they fail to track whether they took them when they they retired. and some guns were missing and all stolen out of a vehicle. >> we are developing policy for private vehicles and our unmarked vehicles, we are installing safes and in our marked vehicles, the guns are locked and secured

the mercury news reports this time last year there had only been eight homicides in san jose. it's usually common for violence to rise in the summer months but no word yet on what's behind the increase at all or if any of those shootings over the weekend were gang related. alex. >> we will look for more information later today from police. thank you, janine, appreciate that. >>> in vallejo this morning a woman, we understand, was able to escape a kidnapping attempt thanks to the kick actions of her friend. this happened along hole makers avenue on friday. investigators say a man was seen dragging a woman against her will while her small child watched from a nearby car. the woman's friend saw what was happening and pepper sprayed the man in the face, which allowed the victim to escape. an 18-year-old man was later arrested and then booked into jail and, of course, this incident bears similarity to the kidnapping of 15-year-old pearl pinson almost two weeks ago in that same area. she was last seen being dragged by a man on a walkway over interstate 780, not far from friday's kid

now the mercury news is reporting the warriors may also go after dirk nowtizki of the mavericks. awards executive told us the team would be very aggressive in the off-season. kevin durant is said to be their top priority and dirk nowitzki says he wants to stay in dallas but if the team decides to rebuild that he might not decide to stay. >>> right now 5:15 am, time to check in with sell. >>> nothing major, we're hoping it stays nice and call for that drive. if you are watching, driving from gilroy to san jose, drew morgan hill area, it looks pretty good from kilroy through morgan hill into san jose. no major issues as we get into the valley, this commute has been nice, new england -- no major problems. my pictures, the commute looks good if you drive northbound and southbound 101 in san francisco. miles away from gilroy traffic is good to their. bay bridge toll plaza continues to be monitored by is closely and you will see not much of a backup, usually around 5:30 am when the lights go on. this is one of my favorite times of the year. 5:30 am and almost light. >> light on off. >>

--una investigacion del "mercury news" encontr que el oficial no habia reportado el robo de su arma deento, hasta que lo llamaron para avisarle que su pistola habia sido hallada en el lugar de un asesinato. vo cesar --la policia de san francisco investiga el violento asalto a una anciana en el distrito bayview. --el robo se registr anoche en la parada de autobus entre las calles tercera y paul. --cuando la mujer de 81 aÑos descendia del vehiculo, alguien la empuj por detras, tom su bolso y huy del lugar. --las autoridades piden la ayuda de la comunidad para capturar al delincuente. vo blanca --esta madrugada, en antioch, un oficial de policia dispar contra un hombre presuntamente armado. --todo inici con una llamada por violencia domestica en la calle "octava". --al llegar, los agentes fueron confrontados por el residente del lugar. --no se especific si el hombre dispar a los oficiales antes de recibir los disparos. --el sujeto recibi atencin medica y ningun policia result herido. cesar --- autoridades en el este de la baha quieren poner punto final a la ola de balaceras que ha azotado

the count is from the mercury news. the paper reports there had been 8 homicides at this time last year. the most recently killing happened after 3:00 yesterday afternoon near east julien and north 26th street. police found a shooting victim there and pronounced him dead. no arrests have been made. san jose police are investigating a deadly shooting from saturday night. this happened at 8:45 in the parking lot of a strip mall at east hills drive and south white road. police say the victim was rushed to the hospital where he died. a witness told the americay news, two -- mercury news, two men got in an argument and pulled out a knife and a gun. during the scuffle, they dropped the gun and the other man picked it up and shot the man in the chest before leaving the scene. police are checking surveillance video from nearby businesses. >>> san francisco muni workers are finding out about the death of one of their colleagues. jackson was shot in the head outside a bar in san leandro. friends describe him as a family man who h

. >> reporter: our media partner, the "mercury news," reports this is the 19th fatality in this area this year. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much, matt. >>> we'll take you live to a news conference by the lapd. >> the fbi investigation at this point. what we do know is that a shooting happened. the message to everybody on campus is to shelter in place, lock yourself in a safe place until the authorities are able to get to you or provide a message that it's safe to come out. all the other reports that you're hearing from other sources, please wait until you hear it from an official source, either from lapd, ucla, the fire department, who is also on scene to help support us. as we say, we have responded in an abundance of caution. there are a lot of resources here. the city of los angeles is in place on a tactical alert citywide, which merely means it's a method for lapd to reallocate resources where we need them to make sure we can handle the calls for service in all of the divisions. it does not mean there's something going on in and parts of the city. as soon as we know w

the san jose mercury news is reporting two female guards allegedly abused a female inmate at the correctional complex in milpedas. three guards are charged with murdering a mentally ill inmate, and several others have been arrested on separate charges. >>> a live look at stran city hall tonight, lit up in rainbow colors for the 26th annual pride celebration. as you know, pride is all about inclusion. but some told local leaders to get lost. >> reporter: want transmarch kicked off the annual pride celebration of the theme, racial and economic quality. the crowd booed local leaders they believe don't do enough, like state senator mark leno. the city says it'll have 20% to 25% more officers in uniform and undercover at this weekend's pride activities. >> i feel a little bit safer with it. just because of all the stuff that's happening. >> as a person of color, i really am worried around the police. but it's understandable why they're here of >> reporter: those entering civic center plaza will notice extra security. everyone entering the plaza will have to go through metal detectors. and bags big

that counts -- count is according to the mercury news.eports that at this time last year there had been eight homicides. the latest happened after 3:00 yesterday afternoon near east julian and north 26th streets. police found a shooting victim there, pronounced dead. no arrests have been made. >>> san jose police are also investigating a deadly shooting from saturday night. that one happened at about 8:45 in the parking lot of a strip mall at east hills drive and south white road. police say the victim was rushed to the hospital where he died. a witness told the mercury news that two men got into an argument, one pulled out a knife and a gun. the witness says that during the scuffle the man dropped the gun. the second man picked it up, shot the other in the chest before leaving the scene on a black beach cruiser bicycle. police are checking surveillance video from nearby businesses. >>> in vallejo, a woman was able to escape a kidnapping attempt thanks to the quick actions of her friend. it happened along home makers avenue on friday. inv

so far this year there have been 22 homicides in san jose and that is according to the mercury news, paper reports this time last year there had only been eight homicides in the city. the latest shooting happened just after 3:00 yesterday afternoon near east julian and north 26 street. officers found a man with at least one gunshot wound there. he was pronounced dead at the scene. police are still looking into a motive. so far nobody has been arrested. then on saturday at 8:45 p.m., another man was shot on east hills drive and south white road. a witness told the mercury news that two men got into an argument and one pulled out a knife and a gun. the witness says during that scuffle the man dropped the gun and the second one picked it up and shot the other in the chest. he reportedly left the seine on a back -- scene on a black bike. police are looking for surveillance video from nearby businesses. they are also looking for tips to help in both of these investigations. pam, brian. >> thank you, janine. >>> well, the chp is investigating a crash and a hit- and-run that killed one man

facebook tells the mercury news it has deleted some posts from the page but decided not to remove the page as a whole because it doesn't violate the company's community standards. >> san francisco police looking for 9 kids who robbed assaulted to girls at a playground. some of the suspect appeared to be as young as 9 years old. it happened sunday night, the gilman playground in bayview, the 11 and 13-year-old victims told police the group threaten them and try to get them to fight. money was stolen from the 11- year-old and she was pushed the ground. the 13-year-old was punched in the face and hit in the back of the head. police say the oldest suspect appeared to be about 16 or 17. san francisco fire investigators are looking for the cause of saturday's huge fire on mission street but they know where it started. inside the building that included for housing units and hardware, it is a total loss. we talked with the hardware store owner who is upset even before he knew the fire started in the building. >> it is devastating, unbelievable to see something that has been the heart and soul

mercury news reports the city settled a lawsuit filed by the environmental group that accuse san jose of not doing if you have to clean up the trash and sue annual spilling into cuyota creek and the guadalupe river. they did not admit to wrong-doing, but city leaders are promising to roll out a few ten-year cleanup program. >>> you can call eight slight break when it comes to water conservation, drought conditions are relaxed. people are reminded the drought is far from over. santa clara water district lowered its water use restrictions from 30% to 20% yesterday t. district says past winters rains were helpful. there are a long ways to go before conditions return to normal. >>> mission accomplished. the kid who conquered alcatraz swims himself into the guinness world records. the journey to alcatraz and back now his opening act. >> what is to come? first happening, it's a very busy morning in our newsroom. right now, chris sanchez is tweeting up to the minute reports in south san jose that wiped out fume russ businesses. plus the search is under way right now after a toddler was yanke

recently, you may have seen an article in the mercury news how the warriors organization, after hearing that mike was a lifelong warriors fan, stepped up and gave april warriors fan, stepped up and gave april 4 tickets to -- attend game seven of the nba finals. we are so amazed and astonished and were jumping for joy. what a wonderful gesture. we will never forget that experience. even though you did not win. [ laughter ] mike's family are avid off writer broker cycles -- off ride -- off road motorcycle riders. he love to write and his abilities both on and off the road were amazing to watch. by the way if you ever get a chance to watch the motor team go through the cone patterns at the san jose airport you will be amazed. watching the family right together and share their stories around a fire pit and eat mike's campfire berry cobbler were good times. michael had many hobbies. he was a good musician. he played guitar, drums and would even record the lead guitar tracks and keyboard tracks etc. and he would record several voice tracks. yes, michael could sing. i bet you did not know that

today the "mercury news" saying in an editorial, quote, it was not one of san jose's finer moments. kpix 5's len ramirez was in the middle of it all last night and says on this day after, there is a lot of finger-pointing >>> reporter: outrage over the violence and lawlessness on the streets of san jose. >> the behavior existent by some protestors last night was reprehensible. >> reporter: one supporter wearing a build the wall t- shirt was stripped and assaulted by several men just one of several attacks on people attending the trump rally as they tried to walk to their cars. [ screaming ] >> reporter: or drive away from the event. >> the violence that occurred last night was not and will not go unchecked. >> reporter: san jose police chief eddie garcia announced a task force to crack down on and arrest the attackers caught on camera but much of the criticism is leveled at police. social media lit up with angry tweets. steven rogers called for the chief to be fired and trump america called for a san jose boycott. one trump supporter said his rights were taken away. >> we all have t

that count is according to the "mercury news."time last year there had only been eight homicides. the latest happened just after 3:00 yesterday afternoon near east julian and north 26th streets. police found a shooting there and found him dead. >>> san jose police are investigating a deadly shooting from saturday night. this one happened at about 8:45 in the parking lot of a strip mall at east hills drive and south white road. the victim was rushed to a hospital where he died. a witness said two men got into an argument. one pulled out a knife and a gun. the witness says that during a scuffle the man dropped the gun and the second man picked it up and shot the other in the chest before leaving the scene in a black beach cruiser bicycle. >>> stanford university is warning students to be on alert. campus police say both incidents happened friday morning between 3 and 6:45 on campus drive east. a man walked into the rooms and lifted covers off students' beds. a woman chased him out of the room. the other scared him off. he is between

according to the mercury news, that is a new law as many cities drop mandatory water saving efforts.leaders decided to drop to 20% conservation compared to 30% last year. the new rules take effect next month. >>> we have the gay pride event coming up this weekend. it is going to be cool in san francisco. the rest of us will be sweating it out. >> talking about comparison to the sonoma raceway where we will have very hot temperatures there. just all depends where you are. as you start out this morning, 50 in napa and santa rosa, 55 in san jose. look at these highs all over the place. 90 in gilroy. 90 in fairfield. 99 in brentwood and 86 in dublin. we'll have more hot weather as we head into the weekend for inland areas. we'll talk about that in less than ten minutes. let's head over to mike tracking that new report over the san mateo bridge. >> chp said it was a backpack reported in the middle of the roadway. should be easier to clear. right now we are looking at that slowing over the san mateo bridge and build for the south bay which continues over. no major surprises. that backpack

it's everywhere. >> reporter: the mercury news reports that if the pace of homicides continues by thethe highest homicide count in 25 years. the paper says that police figures show violent crimes are up 5 to 6% over last year. police tell me that homicides are unpredictable. we asked police what they believe is behind that up tick. we are headed to the police department in the next hour and we are hoping to have an update coming up at 9:30. gasia? >> janine, thank you. >> time is now 8:37. to the latest on some of the wildfires in california. evacuations are underway between forest hill and auburn along placer and eldorado county line. the fire i go burning along the fork of the american river. it started yesterday in a remote area, hard for ground crews to get to. it's only 5% contained. as we have seen in other fires, cal fire says its pilots were grounded for a while because of a drone spotted over the fire. >>> the deadly wildfire in kearn county is now 60% contained. the fire near lake isabelle ya has destroyed more than 250 structures and 73 square miles of forest since it began

the mercury news reports that khanna has declared victory but they have until july 7th to make it official. khanna has 39.1%. honda has 37.4%. under california's top two primary system, the top two in november. >> bottom line, they are going to be facing a count just like last time. >>> senator bernie sanders says he will vote for the primary rival hillary clinton in the november election. >> but he said stopping donald trump is his primary goal. check out the rest of his interview on msnbc's "morning joe". >> joining us now, presidential candidate bernie sanders. >> are you going to vote for hillary clinton in november? >> yes. yeah, i think the issue right here is i'm going to do everything that i can to defeat donald trump. i think trump, in so many ways, will be a disaster for this country if he were elected president. we do not need a president whose cornerstone of his campaign is bigotry. what my job is right now is the fight for the strongest possible platform in the democratic convention. >> you said you'll vote for hillary clinton but not for yourself. do you accept that you won't

he's in stable but critical condition, according to "the mercury news." he was injured last night. according to the warriors team, this man in his early 20s fell over a railing inside the arena into section 119. this was during some sort of altercation. oakland police says that it was another fan who pushed him from the upper level. so far, no arrests but opd's felony assault unit is investigating. they have interviewed witnesses and are checking to see if any security cameras might have captured the fight. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you. here is a still photo. some fans probably haven't slept yet. they are celebrating the first championship since 1964. the cavs celebrated last night in las vegas before making the flight home. >> it's over! it's over! cleveland is a city of champions once again! >> this is going to hurt for a long time. the cavaliers was too much for the warriors as they fall to cleveland in game seven of the finals. the final score was 93-88. >> it hurts right now but it's not the last time we'll be here. >> you've got to take the good with the b

the mercury news did a report on it and found that 944 guns were lost in 2010 and many were stolen most commonly from vehicles but jim bags and dresses. c.h.p. has the most stolen with 40 taken since 2010 and then fish and wildlife and d.e.a. and san francisco police department and the alameda county sheriff and the oakland police department. some of the departments like alameda county sheriff and the san francisco police department now forbid officers from leashing guns in their vehicle overnight. happening today first responders deliver an important warning of the use of illegal fireworks during the july 4 holiday. members of the south bay fire and police and hospital host fireworks safety community event and will tell the public about risk. we safe and sane fireworks are only legal in gilroy. we have been monitoring stock markets that opened 15 minutes ago and it will be another rough day. >> last time i saw we are down more than 100 and jane king is at the nasdaq with a look at where we are. jane? >> yes, good morning, down more than 200 so we are tradeing worse than indications wer

now the mercury news said they could be interested in dirk nowitzki.essive in the off season. durant is the top target. and dirk said he wants to remain in dallas but has said if the team decides to rebuild he may change his mind. >>> lebron took one more jab at the warriors. he got off the plane with a the trophy and wearing a shirt that says ultimate warrior, that was a wrestling legend but there is little doubt that was meant to depress his feelings over beating the warriors. >>> right now the procession underway for the san jose police officer killed in the line of duty. for officer michael katherman. that started just about ten minutes ago in the city of los gatos. the casket is being driven to the sap center. the service will start at 11. >>> we'll look at pictures of the officer and his family that's going on inside now. we're looking at that here. pictures of him, kids, father, mother. family leave. he was 34 years old had children and a wife. and he was a good family man by all accounts and loved doing his job even attended some motorcycle off

. >> according to mercury news the prosecutor sentencing states that d and photos found on turner's cell show he used alcohol and drugs including lsd in high school during the trial, though, he communicated he wasn't very familiar with the effects of alcohol on his body and he came from a small town where that does not happen. a in before assault his cell phone shows turner smoking from a bong and drinking out of a bottle of liquor. police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash in hayward this morning. a young man was killed when he lost control his motorcycle, crashed into a parked car last night. the witness said that the motorcyclist was speeding before he loued into the vehicle. have the gays are looking into whether drugs or alcohol being a factor. >> in michigan, five bicyclists are dead after a hit-and-run accident part of a group what go on weekly rides of the driver tried to run away after the crash but police arrested him. he was driving erratically before the crash. >> pg&e will test the newest, technology. they will demonstrate their earthquake damage modeling system thi

. >> according do mercury news the prosecutor sentencing memo states that text and photos found on the cell phone showed he used alcohol and drugs you including lsd in high school which is important because in the trial he claimed he did not have experience with alcohol. the cell phone showed that turner smoking from a bond and drinking out of a bottle liquor. >> if you are planning a trip to south lake tahoe a chipmunk tested positive for the plague which is spread by rodents and fleas. there are tips to stay safe. do not feed any wild rodents, do not catch near the dead redemocrats, and use repellant with deet and leave the poets at him. >> pg&e will test the new earthquake technology with the new system that generates rapid estimates on prioritizing where to dispatch assess in and repair crews. the u.s. geological survey called the hayward fault the most dangerous in america and predicted it is on the cusp of a huge earthquake. police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash in hayward with aup man killed when he lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a parked car near s

"mercury news" reports judge aaron persky went on vacation yesterday three days earlier than planned heels of prosecutors having him removed in another sexual assault case. persky has been under fire since he sentenced brock turner to six months in jail as opposed to up to ten years this prison for sexually assaulted an unconscious woman on campus. he could have sentenced brock turner to ten years in a state prison. >>> 6:45. a special service will be held today in honor of 2-year-old lane grave. the toddler was killed when grabbed by an el dwightor pulled into a lagoon at disney's grand floridian resort. the attack has many asking whether disney is doing enough to warn guests of the possible danger in nearby waters. >>> good morning. state authorities work with disney to remove newsian alligators more than four feet in length. the debate is exploding. should disney have done more to prevent this and parents pay more attention to the no swimming signs or should disney have again them more warning. parents are starting to post videos of people going right up to the waters here and dis

mercury news report says it happened in fairfield and the deputy reported the gun missing after the investigatorsalled him to tell him they discovered it. >>> there will be a fund-raiser for the family of fallen san jose police officer michael catheterman. he died two weeks after, it will be at famous dave's from 11:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. >>> water lovers one less option after an old problem pops up again. it has made it offer limits to swimmers. if this sounds familiar, this is the third straight year east bay regional parks has experienced the same problem. so far, fishing, picnicking and hiking options are still available. just swimmers out of luck, at least in that area. >>> some of the people who lost everything in the wildfire burning near bakersfield are returning to where their homes once stood. others are still barred as the fire continues to rake. it has burned 45,000 acres at this point. they've built a line about 45% of the fire. people living in the devastated communities, all they have left now are memories. so at this point, the fire as we said has been burning since thursday. it

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. >> kerr made the comments on the podcast of mercury news sports writer tim. he said our nation's founders would not have included automatic weapons in the bill of rights. kerr's dad was shot to death in lebanon in 1984 by a group called islamic holy war. he said we need to vote out lawmakers who are frightened of the nra. >>> the west nile virus has been detected in this area. a bird was tested positive in san rafael. the dead bird was found near smith ran and yosemite road. animals who feed on the animal can transmit the disease to humans. symptoms are flu like symptoms like fever, headache and nausea. no human cases have been reported this year in california. >>> police are warning beachgoers about a possible great white shark spotted in pacifica. someone saw it around 10:00 a.m. at lindamar beach yesterday morning. it's a popular spot for surfers. but they weren't too worried. >> i was debating to go out and then i decided the odds aren't that good i would get bit and it's a beautiful day so how could i say no? >> every time we saw a shadow or felt somethi

.>> reporter: the mercury news reports that it these continues -- these pace of homicides continues it will be the highest count and 25 years. the violent crimes up over last year and they say that homicides are unpredictable and they do not know whether it is gang related or random violence. the police do not have any information to indicate that the cases are connected but they are still investigating. and in both cases the suspects are still at large.>>> 6:35 am. >>> the police in san leandro have arrested three people accused of a deadly shooting outside of the first communion party almost 2 months ago. the victim was attending the event at the san leandro senior center and was gunned down. there were about 50 people there including many children, and the suspects are gang members, and authorities say that the victim was a member of the rival faction of the same game. following the shooting, the suspects tried to escape in a stolen minivan and crashed and ran away but were tracked down in a raid monday night in union city and san jose.>> they are young, 14 and 16 years old. unfortu

. >> kerr made the comments on the podcast of mercury news sports writer tim.he said our nation's founders would not have included automatic weapons in the bill of rights. kerr's dad was shot to death in lebanon in 1984 by a group called islamic holy war. he said we need to vote out legislators who are frightened of the nra. >>> the west nile virus has been detected in this area. a bird was tested positive in san rafael. it was found near smith ranch and yosemite road. animals who feed on the animal can transmit the disease to humans. no human cases have been reported this year in california. >>> police are warning beachgoers about a possible great white shark spotted in pacifica. someone saw it around 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning. it's a popular spot for surfers. but they weren't too worried. >> i was debating to go out and then i decided the odds aren't that good i would get bit and it's a beautiful say so how could i say no? >> every time we saw a shadow or felt something at our feet we would scream and jump up. >> police posted signs in the area warning abo

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according to the mercury news, judge persky was scheduled to go on vacation next week but he left work on tuesday, adding three extra days to his planned time off. judge persky has been under fire since giving armor stanford swimmer, brock turner, a six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside the campus frat party. this week, this sent a clown to carry district attorney removed judge persky from a different sexual assault case citing a lack of confidence in the judge that he could fairly participate in the hearing. >>> today marks one year since the deadly balcony collapse in berkeley. six young people were killed when a fourth floor balcony at the library gardens apartments gateway during a birthday party. many of the victims were students from ireland. this morning, the u.s. ambassador to ireland held a memorial for the victims and for the american embassy in dublin. the memorial included planting an apple tree and unveiling a plaque with an inscription from james joyce it reads, they lived and laughed and loved and left. >>> president obama and vice

the mercury news reports the company is looking at a possible reduction of more than 400 jobs here in the bay area. the cuts are scheduled to occur over the next two months and will affect employees in san jose and fremont. >>> the san jose sharks are probably glad to be heading home after losing the first two games in the stanley cup playoffs. the finals that is. the sharks and penguins were tied at 1 after three periods. pittsburgh's, conor sheary scored within less than three minutes into overtime to give the penguins a victory. traditionally game to date of the finals have proven to be pivotal. the team that won the second game has gone on to claim the cup more than 70% of the time. the sharks will break that record though. game 3 of the series is saturday night. this is at the shark tank. they remind me of the warriors sometimes. we need to kick it in gear. >> i think they will. >>> a student called it a lie in the front. in 20 minutes, the testimony unveiled about lawsuits against trump university. had republican presidential candidate is firing back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ don't you just love

the "san jose mercury news" shined the spotlight on the 140 foreign workers at a construction project for tesla's fremont factory. now u.s. senator charles grassley is asking the departments of justice, state homeland security and labor to look into why some workers are granted a visa that's banned by immigration. a subcontractor was used to hire those workers. the agencies have not yet responded to senator grassley's requests. >>> we are getting a better idea of just how many people turned out to vote for the california primary on tuesday. as of last night, slightly more than 6 million ballots were counted. but the secretary of state says about 2.6 million ballots still need to be counted. the outstanding ballots are not likely to change presumptive democratic nominee hillary clinton's wi in the state. >>> hillary clinton is picking up key endorsements. elizabeth warren is backing clinton. but the most notable endorsement was from president obama yesterday. he threw his support behind his former secretary of state citing her grit and experience during a three-minute online video rele

. >> joining me now is julia from the san jose mercury news. julia, what are you seeing around you? >> reporter: well, it's pretty crazy here, especially for san jose which is not known for big protests. a lot of people are just saying trump needs to get out of the area, just a lot of innocent people being shoved and pushed and people running down trump protesters. i was looking at a video on my phone and somebody slapped it out of my hand. this is ridiculous. and then the police are -- >> julia, we're having a bit of a hard time hear you, i don't know if your phone was smacked out of your hand it's creating problems, because it keeps beeping and it's very difficult to hear you. i want to bring in jim cavanaugh, are you surprised how the police force and how we're not seeing a little more organization in their i guess protecting of not only the trump such supporters and people on the street. >> it looks like the fellow there walking next to the big guy in the striped shirt. people are still throwing stuff at him, if people think he's a trump supporter, the danger is if several peopl

"the san jose mercury news" called it the "biggest and most violent political protest san jose has seen in decades." dozens of scuffles broke out with reports multiple people being punched. there are all sorts of video that came out. san jose mayor sam liccardo, a democrat, criticized trump for sparking problems that fall on local police departments. "at some point donald trump needs to take responsibility for the irresponsible behavior of his campaign," liccardo said. house speaker paul ryan has endorsed donald trump. ryan, the top elected republican in the country, had previously criticized trump, saying his proposal to bar muslims from entering the united states was "not what this country stands for." last month, ryan told cnn he was just not ready to endorse trump. but on ryan said he changed his a column mind and submitted to his hometown paper, the janesville gazette, ryan wrote -- "it's no secret that he and i have our differences. i won't pretend otherwise. and when i feel the need to, i'll continue to speak my mind. but the reality is, on the issues that make up our agenda, we

according to "the mercury news" the city voted and the changes are here to stay. business owners think that the change is going to make the street safer for customers. >>> this friday an increase in the price of parking at cal train stations. daily parking fees will spike by 50 cents to $5.50 a day. monthly permits go up from five bucks to 55, i should say they go up $5 to 55 and those parking at the belmont cal train station will have to start paying, period. it was free until this point. >> if you notice dirt-like smell coming from your tap water you're not imagining things. santa clara water district is aware and they're trying to work to get rid of the problem. it's affecting only parts of the south bay. water officials say the odor will not harm you. it's caused by an algae bloom contaminating the delta. the water district is currently trying to eliminate the odor at its treatment plans. cheers. >> yeah. nothing gets your morning started off like that. hopefully your shower doesn't have that water going on this morning. or else you'll want to find another pla

mercury news reports this came during the retrial of colin torrey smith. he had been convicted of beating up the boyfriend of this former girlfriend after seeing them together in august 2013. prosecutors say a few months later smith violated a restraining order to stay away from his former girlfriend. both the ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend refused to testify. >>> correctional deputies placed on administrative leave following allegations they abused a woman inmate at the elmwood correctional complex, the latest trouble for santa clara county. sheriff's office has been working to institute reforms after mentally ill inmate inmate michael tyree was beaten to death a year ago. three correctional deputies have reportedly been charged with his murder. >>> south bay men under arrest after punching an officer. dante fowler was stopped for driving erratically yesterday and he punched the officer to avoid a sobriety test. police say he ran off but the officer caught up with him. bullard facing charges including assault on an officer and suspicion of dui and a prob

. >>> "the san jose mercury news" looks at terminally ill patients in california. ave a new choice today as the end-of-life option takes effect. california is the fifth city to allow people to legally choose to end their lives. patients must be at least 18-years-old. they must have less than six months to live, and they must be able to take the lethal drugs without any help. >>> backlash is growing against people who defended the actions of former stanford swimmer brock turner who was convicted of sexual assault. one of turner's high school counselors reportedly said yesterday it was a mistake to write a letter of support for him during the trial. she apologized saying, "i tell my students they have to be accountable. and brock is no exception." >> in a letter to the judge obtained by cbs news, turner's mother writes her son is "utterly terrified and traumatized by this. he is suffering and will continue to pay for this for his entire lifetime." cbs news legal expert rickey kleman prosecuted second crimes and prosecuted sexual assault suspects and joins us. welcome

the mercury news is reporting that the warriors may also be going after dirk nowitzki of the dallas mavericksays that the team will be, quote, very, very aggressive in the offseason. kevin durant reportedly is the top target. dirk nowitzki reportedly said he wants to stay in dallas but also said if dallas decides to rebuild, he may change his mind. >>> durant, dirk, dirk, durant, whatever. i would lean towards durant. >> i like it. >> i like it. >> i like suits. i like wearing suits. today, we are talking about what's too casual? what's too dressy in the bay area these days when it comes to going work. get ready. we have a big show for you. that's not fair, he should give you your rollerblades back. and, she's back. storm coming? a very dangerous cheese storm. presenting the american express blue cash everyday card with cash back on this. mouth toys. that really takes me back. cash back on this. baloney and medical gauze. and even this. who said shrimmpppppppppppp? ahhh, shrimp. the lobster's little brother. great choice. ughhhhhh, i'm so shrimp rich. all with no annual fee. cash back on purc

the "mercury news" reports facebook wants to build two new office buildings totaling more than 962,000et. that is over 22 acres. facebook wants to build a 200 room hotel, public green space, and a bike and pedestrian bridge. the paper reports people living in the area, they are worried they will are priced out of menlo park and that roads surrounding the expanded facebook campus will be a lot more congested. >>> there is a new way to jazz up your twitter photos. the san francisco based company announced today it will allow users to add stickers to the photos that you tweet out. there will be hundreds of twitter stickers available with different themes along with many for the time of the year and special occasions. >>> final plans are in the works to convert a majority of the world famous waldorf astoria hotel in new york into condos. a chinese group acquired the hotel last year. the plan is to close the hotel for three years and transform 1,000 hotel rooms into condominiums. there will be three to 500 luxury guest rooms available. >>> 8:26. the pope urging catholics to say sorry. who h

the mercury news reports julian vazquez barnaby says he was beaten so badly there were boot prints on back. the paper says that he had filed a federal lawsuit against santa clara county and also three deputies on the night shift. he says that one of the guards threatened to send gang members after him. this is just the latest accusations of guards using excessive force against inmates at the santa clara county jail. county officials have not commented on this latest lawsuit. >>> the alameda county board of supervisors approved an expansion plan for the santa rita jail. protesters say that the kuehn at this already has the fifth largest jail in the country and the funds could be better spent on mental health programs. >> that's important because our jail population is decreasing in alameda county but our mental health population is increasing in santa rita jail. that means that we are criminalizing people who have mental illness and we are failing to provide services for them at home. >> despite the objections, the county supervise vials ors voted unanimously to move forward with the j

. >> kerr made the comments on the podcast of mercury sports news writer and said our nation's fondersould not have included automatic weapons in the bill of rights. his dad was shot to death in lebanon in 18984. he said we need to vote out lawmakers who are frightened of the nra. >>> the west nile rivirus has bn detected here in the bay area. a bird has tested positive in san rafael. the dead bird was found and mosquitos that feed on an infected animal can transmit west nile to humans. symptoms include fever, headache and nauza. no human cases have been reported so far this year in california. >>> police are warning beachgoers about a great white shark spotted in pacifica. the beach is a popular surf spot usually packed on sunny days like yesterday, however, surfers weren't too worried. >> i was debating whether or not to go out and after a few minutes i decided the odds weren't that great i would get bit and how could i say no? >> every time we saw seaweed or felt something at our feet we would jump up. >> police posted signs in the area warning people about the shark. >>> we are on

. >> despite this pressure, the santa clara assistant district attorney telling the mercury news theyause the judge didn't do anything illegal. stating quote, we believe that he made the wrong decision. that he should have sentenced turner to prison. we don't believe that we have a basis to appeal or seek a writ in this case though because his decision was authorized by law and was made by applying the correct standards. protests are expected tomorrow at stanford university during commencement ceremonies. laura? >> brian llenas thank you for that report. one we'll continue to follow. thank you. >>> the senate pushing ahead toward passage of a massive defense spending bill despite deep divisions over controversial line items like prohibiting the closure of gitmo and requiring young women to register for a potential draft. garrett tenney has more from washington. >> the senate is expected to pass the version of the bill on monday to fund our nation's military a few of its provisions are dividing republicans in congress. one of those provisions in the national defense authorization act w

that's according to the san jose mercury news. thanks so much. obviously the outrage over the six-month sentence for sexually assaulting a passed out woman has reached the highest levels of the federal government. vice president joe biden penned an open letter to voice his furious anger as he called it. want to bring in ashleigh b banfield. it was interesting to hear what the vice president had to say about this and fascinating he chose to weigh in. >> in this manner. i mean, i don't know how you felts when you read this letter, but i couldn't help picture the young woman actually holding it in her hands and realizing that the vice president was speaking directly to her over and over referring to her and the movement that she has start. i will say this over and over again. the pros that she elicited, that she articulated in court and the viral nature that that statement has had has done more for this movement, john, than anything else i have seen. every case that's been litigated and made headlines. every documentarian who has wri

according to the "mercury news," judge persky was due to go on vacation next week, but he left work onee extra days. persky has been under a lot of fire since giving former stanford swimmer brock turner a six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside of a campus frat party. this week, the santa clara d.a. removed persky from a different sexual assault case. he cited a lack of confidence that the judge could fairly take part in the clearings. >>> six people were killed in a fourth floor balcony gave way during a party. many of the victims were students from ireland. the memorial included planting an apple tree and unveiling this granite plaque with an inscription from james joyce. it reads they lift and laughed and loved and left. >>> pg&e is about to face a jury in its criminal trial stemming from the deadly san bruno gas pine disasner 2010. they are facing 13 felony counts. 12 counts for violating pipeline safety regulations. there is one count of obstruction of a federal probe. the company pled not guilty to all charges. if convicted, pg&e could face a

here is a story in the "san jose mercury news" about the results of the tax in berkeley. it says the taxes called measure d. whether measure d is actually reducing the consumption of sugary drinks and striking a blow against health issues is hard to quantify, given that actual figures of local beverage sales are not available. and even if prices overall are being passed on to consumers, bargain prices on soda are still not hard to find. 630 -- $693,000 were raised in the first six months of collection beginning in march. but an earlier study by cornell university came up with a different result. soda prices went up less than half the amount of the tax when it was instituted. -- all source you can still buy a two liter liters ofsoda or 2.5 shasta cola for about a buck, tax at thets sales dollar store. there is still time to call. (202) 748-8000 if you support the tax. (202) 748-8001 if you oppose it. philadelphia residents, your line is (202) 748-8002. we are also reading tweets. our handle is @cspanwj. also leave a comment on a facebook. that address is facebook.com/cspan

new hampshire avenue. three men bailed from the mercury mountaineer, officers later found drugs inside the suv . police revealed a number of new details today, very crashed into another car at the only mcdonald's days before this wreck. police say he may be connected to an armed rob hours before the wreck, where i am standing now. based on accounts at a vehicle data recorder, thus you say the and the man were speeding before crashing in their individual incidents. >> we are looking at every possibility. every potential scenario. we are playing through and seeing if it makes sense. that is one possibility. that is why it is important to find witnesses. maybe they saw something that at the time did not seem important but after hearing about the collision, it will jog their memory. you can still see the pink markings that police put on the ground. this is the telephone pole where the man crashed his mountaineer on friday, he was custody will that she has been released, charges are likely but they'd need to finalize their collision reconstruction report which could take weeks or months. live in coles

. >>> in the mercury, students at pottsgrove high school will soon have a new field to play on, workersnstalling a new all purpose athletic feel. they hope to finish in time for the start of the school year. >> that is a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> all right. right now a local softball team with the secret weapon gets a surprise of the lifetime. >> you have to hear who is smashing home runs for them and see how he disguised himself. >> kind of funny. >>> philadelphia native kevin hart targeted by thieves, find out how much he lost when his home was rob. we will be right ♪but i'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no no,♪ ♪not gonna let 'em catch the midnight rider,♪ ♪yeaaahh... ♪but i'm not gonna let 'em catch me nooo♪ ♪not gonna let 'em catch the midnight riiiiiiiideer!♪ >>> phillies are back home tonight after a very rough debut for a rookie pitcher. here's sports director don bell with your morning's sports. >> ah, phillies and blue jays resume their series tonight at the bank. jeremy hellickson will be on the bump. yesterday zach efflynn made