the fbi is investigating the deaths of two inmates, michael tyree and walter roches, died within a month of each other last year. both suffering from serious mental illness. and inmate advocates say neither received the treatment they needed. this week, kqed began a series of reports on the extent of mental illness in county jails throughout california. here now to tell us about their investigation are kqed reporters julie small and lisa pickoff white. welcome. >> thank you. >> let me begin with you, julie. what made you decide to investigate this particular aspect of jails? >> both lisa and i have reported on prisons and following the struggle of prisons in california to accommodate mentally ill inmates, and some of the changes that have occurred there to prevent the prisons from -- the overuse of force against mentally ill inmates, overuse of isolation. a number of restrictions placed on the prison's jail. not yet. and we knew they would be receiving -- they would be having larger populations in the coming years. >> yeah, and we'll get into the reasons for that in a second. but lisa, y

a blue ribbon commission formed after the death of inmate michael tyree. the findings were presented to board of supervisors, what are some top recommendations? >> the top two recommendations that the commission wants approved are they want to take control of the jails away from sheriff smith. they want to open an office of inspector general who would be a watch dog, who would have oversight but would not control the jails. taking the jails away from smith is going to be problematic and it will be a long process because for starters there is a contract with the sheriff that the county has. there is a county charter and there is also constitutional issues on whether or not they have the authority to do this. it's extremely political, also. some call it a political land mind because you have a body of elected officials, board of supervisors trying to take something away from another elected official. it is an election year. you throw in unions and it gets dicy. there is a long and sorted somewhat torturous history because there was a department of correction

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the main jail is where michael tyree a mentally ill inmate was murdered last august. the commission says the jails have been troubled for a long time in santa clara county. >> right now, the sheriff has been running the jails and we have found as a commission that there are problems festering in that jail for years and years an years. nothing was done until the death of michael tyree. >> but as an elected official, sheriff smith will likely stay in charge of the jails removing her requiring a county charter or a vote by residents which can't happen until 2018. >>> in the south bay sunnyvale plans to raise its minimum wage to $15 even faster than the state can. the city council wants the change by 2018. by july of this year the wage goes to $11. six months later at the start of 2017 the numbers go to $13. and by january 1, 2018, low wage workers will make the promised $15 an hour if all goes as scheduled. >>> a bill to add a 2-cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks was pulled ahead of a scheduled vote and is dead. the author determined they didn't have the votes to get it

. >> the sheriff has been under fire since the death of michael tyree. three former guards face murder charges and the case prompted the sheriff to purchase these cameras at costco with pher personal credit card. sergeant jensen says it has security in place including motion sensors and assures me these memos were not ignored or overlooked. the sheriff's office ensures me this system will be in place within 90 days. we will stay on top of it. live outside the elmwood jail. >> thank you. this was part of a bigger story. are more jail reforms on the way. tomorrow a blue ribbon jail commission digging into the county's problems will reveal findings. the commission was ordered following the beating death of this man inmate michael tyree last august. 25 minutes spent months investigating jail operations and holding public hearings. they recommended a change in leadership. to find out more about the commission's 30 recommendations to help fix the main jail, heat to nbcbayarea.com. >>> turning to the micro climate forecast as we try out after a weekend filled w

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that commission was formed after the beating death of inmate michael tyree last august. 25 members have spent months investigating jail operations. >>> meantime, there are more security concerns of another santa clara county jail. the elm wood jail in milpitas. leaked memos written in late 2014. they warn that the camera system at elmwood is outdated. we called the sheriff's office about that memo and three hours later a deputy walked around the perimeter and assessing where the new one should go. the sheriff insists that assessment was already scheduled and had nothing to dawith our investigation. >> as we know bureaucracy is slow and it's going through the right channels and we're trying to go through the appropriate channels. >> the sheriff says the new surveillance system should be in place in three months. >>> the trail date is expect to be set for a castro valley woman accused of a hate crime against two muslim men. she shouted at the men as they were praying in december. according to police. the men also claimed slater threw coffee at them. slater since pled not guilty. in an int

. >>> sheriff lori smith requested an investigation following the beating death of michael tyree last summer. three deputies are charged. sheriff smith is planning to seek re-election. >>> there was a riot after two men were found dead in their home in san jose's neighborhood. they were found shot to death. investigators say the couple had two sons. they have spoken to the younger son but haven't been able to contact the older son. police say the older son is not a suspect but could have information and they would like to talk with him. investigators say whoever is responsible for those killings was familiar with the family. >>> we have new information on the discovery of a woman's body in a clothing recycling bin. the woman's body was found neighbor the knob hill store on blanding avenue. we heard from the coroner's department that says she died of asphyxiation apparently when climbing into the bin. the family and friends are leaving flowers and cards and a picture at the site. we spoke with the woman's family and they tell us her name was angela marie lewis. a relative says she was

releasing information on those deaths is one of the reforms put in place after the death of michael tyree, and mentally ill inmate who was beaten to death last year. three guards at the jail face criminal charges in connection with tyree's death. janine de la vega will have a live report at 5:30. >>> the san francisco police department is dealing with an ongoing scandal involving racist and homophobic text messages. we've known about this issue for some time but now we're learning some of what was written. henry lee tells us, the messages could jeopardize as many as 200 criminal cases. >> reporter: the controversy is the result of an investigation into this officer, jason lai, who reside earlier this month. he's been charged with misusing department and dmv databases. after searching his personal cell phone come authorities found racist and homophobic tasks he said to other officers. they used derogatory terms for latinos and african-americans and really takes aim at all minority groups. for example, indian people are discussing. burned down walgreens and kill down the bombs. passive aggr

that commission was formed following the bidding death of michael tyree last august. spent months investigating the jail's operations. more security concerns about another santa clara county jail. nbc bay area obtained leaked memos written in late 2014. they warn the camera system at elmwood is outdated. we called the sheriff's office about that memo and three hours later a deputy and two other men walked the perimeter. they were looking at the surveillance system and assessing where the new one should go. the sheriff office insist the assessment was already scheduled and had nothing to do with our investigation. >> as we know, bureaucracy is slow and we are trying to go through the appropriate channels. >> the sheriff office says the new surveillance system should be in place in the next three months. >>> three women who stepped off of a deck in berkeley just seconds before it collapsed are now suing for negligence. that collapse last june claimed the lives of six college students. the three women who survived filed the lawsuit against the complex's owners and contra

they came to light after three guards were charged in the beating death of mentally ill inmate michael tyree last august. >>> a dramatic move by intel today, the world's largest maker of semiconductors. it's cutting 12,000 jobs worldwide it announced, 11% of its work force. one tech analysts expect the layoffs to impact more local workers. >> a lot of their staff is located in the valley. i think we're going to find that a large component of the layoffs are actually going to this time be in the valley. they are ship willing a lot of resources away from their pc units which were perhaps the heaviest in the company. >> the move comes on the same day intel announced its second quarter sales forecast fell short of analyst estimates. the company's last major job cuts came two years ago when it laid out 5,000 worldwide. >> a man has his fellow surfers and lifeguards to thank for getting him safely back to shore in san francisco. we were at ocean beach just moments after national park service lifeguards helped the man into their truck. this is around 3:00 this afternoon. other surfers called for he

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the jail has been rocked was scandal starting with the beating death of inmate michael tyree last yearree deputies are charged. there was also a prison fight this month caught on surveillance that the sheriff had just purchased the day before. critics contend deputies should have segregated the it -- inmates. >> i know that we know what is right. we will get people out of the business that don't belong wearing a badge. >> the sheriff is pushing for sweeping changes in the department, she wants greater scrutiny of an applicant's background an increase in educational requirements, and screening for bullying tendencies. smith says she believes she should stay in office to make sure the changes happen. >>> bill clinton and his daughter chelsea are in the bay area for major conference starting today. we will be at uc berkeley for the clinton global initiative event. it features 1000 student leaders from -- talking about global issues. the union representing 22,000 employees at uc campuses plan to picket the event but they changed their mind. the university agreed to change the status of som

the jail has been rocked with scandal starting with the beating death of michael tyree last year.e deputies charged with his murder. there was a prison fight caught on surveillance cameras that the sheriff herself purchased the day before. critics said the deputies should have segregated the inmates before then. the sheriff is not stepping down from her post. >> we know what's right and we'll get people out of the business that don't belong wearing a badge. >> the sheriff is pushing for sweeping changes in the department and wants greater scrutiny of an applicants background and increase in educational requirements and screening for bullying tendencies. smith believes she should stay in the office to make sure changes happen. >>> parents at a school in virginia are wondering how explosive materials were left on a school bus and went unnoticed for almost a week. the material was part of a cia training exercise. it was left behind in the bus's engine compartment by mistake. explosives weren't found until a routine maintenance check was conducted a week later. the students were out o

. >> it was formed after three guards beat inmate michael tyree to death. >> stephanie chuang live where

. >> it was formed after three guards beat inmate michael tyree to death. >> stephanie chuang live where the meeting is under way. the chair did not hold back on criticism of the sheriff. >> reporter: no, she did not. a retired judge, former independent police officer for san jose, shachaired the commisn and likened the jails here in the county to a plane that crashed and said that the person in charge, the sheriff, was the pilot, indifferent, incompetent, combination of both, taking down that plane. the commission wants to the supervisors here to replace lori smith, the sheriff, take away her role as head authority over the jails here. the commission alleges that overall sheriff's department didn't cooperate during the process, not giving documents. one example the county says one area of concern is inmate fights. 80 this year compared to 225 last year. a week ago today ten or so got into a fight in a medium secure area forcing a lackdown, in march 20 inmates began fighting each other. the commission asked sheriff's department for procedures and policies in place during the time of the

until the death of michael tyree. >> reporter: he was allegedly murdered by three correctional deputies who are on trial for the killing. the sheriff says she is open to reforms but was not aware of problems before the death. >> we are looking at adopting many of those and many that they are recommending we have already had in progress. >> reporter: members of the commission urged the board of supervisors to take quick action. >> this is our problem and our system and we have the opportunity right now to fix this. >> reporter: supervisor said it would be months before there was real change. >> this is not the time for run and gun to this is not the time for seat-of-the-pants. we have to take our time and do it right to >> reporter: smith will likely stay in charge of the jails. removing her urging to jail leadership would require a county charter change or vote of the people which will not happen again until 2018. len ramirez kpix 5 news. >>> the new state bill to ensure sexual predators are brought to justice the matter when they get caught is moving forward. the public safety committe

she told supervise visors that the jailhouse beating of michael tyree last summer created a caseis nauld create sheriff laurie smith control of the system. some inmates testified. >> they beat me so bad and i apologize, i -- [bleep] -- my pants. >> on this long did he seen did he sent, there is either -- descent, with a pile that is either incompetent, uncaring. >> first, create an office of inspector general. overhaul of grievance systems. create more transparency and fairness in the officer disciplinary system and reform inmates welfare fund. >> while you might repair the jails, you still have a poor pilot and the pilot who runs the jail needs to be replaced. sheriff smith sat for part of the grilling and stood before the cameras to defend her handling the jail. >> we brought in the consultants and the jail expert and mental health experts to look at the things that we are doing within the jail to make recommendation. that started quite a while ago. >> does it need to be a change of culture now in your opinion in. >> i think there are improvements that we can make every where. >> un

jail has been rocked with scandals starting with the beating death of michael tyree last year.ee former deputies are charged with his murder. there was also a person brought this month caught on surveillance cameras that the sheriff herself purchased just a day before. critic's content deputies should have sensed tensions and segregated the inmates before that fight began. today sheriff laurie smith said she is not stepping down from her post despite calls to do so. >> i know that we know what's right, we're going to get people out of the business that don't belong wearing a badge. >> the sheriff is pushing for sweeping changes in the department, she wants greater scrutiny of an applicant's background and increase in educational requirements and screening for bullying tendencies. smith says she believes she should stay in office to make sure the changes happen even if it means another term in office. >>> campbell police say they've arrested two men on suspicion of stealing high-end bicycles. it's a story we told you about last week. police identified the man as 37- year-old bri

guard are accused of beating mentally ill inmate michael tyree to death. the trial date is expected to be today. >>> class are cancelled at university of san francisco the teachers and staff holding a one-day ever strike. they allege unfair labor practices. this union has recently declared an impasse in contract talks t. school says they cannot provide the pay raises the teachers are demanding. it doesn't have the money. all 11 campuses an offices are going to be impacted by the strike. >>> several buildings have caught fire in san francisco in the last couple of months. today the fire department will talk about their investigation. we are expected to learn more about monday's night's fire. it was the third time the building caught fire. it was deemed uninhabitable more than a year ago. recent fires brought new legislation from san francisco supervisors. they say it will protect renters. >> this legislation is going to have the greatest impact on our poorest and working class residents that live often in our oldest buildings that are often dense or wooden

the gel has been rocked with scandal starting with the beating death of michael tyree last year. three former deputies are charged with his murder. there was also a prison brawl, this month, caught on surveillance cameras that were part -- the day before. critics contend deputies should have sensed the tension there and segregated the inmate before the fight began. sheriff laurie smith says she is not stepping down from her post, despite calls to do so. tonight i know, that we know what is right, we are going to get people out of the business that do not belong wearing a badge. >> the sheriff is pushing for sweeping changes there in her department. she wants greater scrutiny of an applicant's background and increase in educational requirements, and screening for bullying tendencies. smith says she should -- he believes she should stay in office to make sure the changes happen. >>> active transmission of the mosquito borne zika virus is likely to hit the us once the weather starts heating up. >> the cdc and ccm prevention is looking to help local officials and organizations improv

releasing information on their deaths is one of the reforms put in place after the death of michael tyreementally ill inmate who was beaten to death last year. three guards at the jail face criminal charges in connection with tyree's death. >>> police helicopter pilots in riverside are heroes. they help to stop a train from crashing into a car that was stuck on the tracks. police got a call on saturday a but a car losing control and rolling over onto the tracks. the officers drove to the scene but it was the helicopter crew that got a birds eye view of the train getting closer. the train was two miles away, heading down the same set of tracks. they helicopter pilots swooped down and use their spotlight to signal the train conductor to stop. >> this could have been a deadly accident. it could've been. that's why we realized we needed to do whatever we could to stop or slow down this train. >> that train stopped 40 feet from the stalled car. the driver was arrested at the scene on suspicion of being under the influence. >>> it is time to check in. what's coming up in the next hour. >>> we a

. >>> lorie smith requested a federal investigation following the beating death of michael tyree. three deputies are charged. sheriff smith will seek re- election. >>> a woman in oakland was forced to jump when her building caught fire. the fire crews said it started at 12:30 in a building behind all good bakery on martin luther king way. >>> the woman suffered minor injuries and smoke inhalation. it burned down the hall and into one of the apartments before fire crews had it under control. it is considered suspicious but the exact cause is under investigation. >> it is award season and it started well for the warriors. >> steve kerr was named the coach of the year and assistant coach luke walton also finished in the top ten. ktvu joe fonzi has more on that. assistant coach finishing in the top ten for coach of the year. >> how can you set a record for most regular season wins in an nba season and not be named coach of the year. the warriors have accomplished a number of first. two coaches on the same team in the top ten voting for coach of the year a first. as we have learned, a

and three police officers on trial for allegedly beating michael tyree. >>> in san francisco the citythe first in the nation to approve six weeks of paid leave for parents. the board of supervisors approved this measure yesterday. companies with more than 50 employees are affected and the new rules begin next year. businesses with fewer than 50 employees have until 2018 to comply. >> fully paid family leave will make it more likely that women will return to work, return to their previous employer and return with the same or higher wa wages. >>> some small business owners say this will force them to cut back on staffing or raise prices because they have to back fill that 45% of salary not covered by state employment insurance. >>> coming up next, a possible solution to keep rents from r e rising in one bay area city. >> using grad night to grab money. the mother now accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her own child's school. >>> first happening right now, san francisco giants busy preparing for their home opener in at&t park and so too its the bay team. join us fo

releasing information on the deaths is one of the treatments put in place after the death of michael tyree, a mentally ill inmate beaten to death last year. three guards at the jail now face criminal charges in connection with his death. >>> still ahead, police have made an arrest in a kidnapping cold case from 30 years ago. >>> and ted cruz gets ready to officially announce his running mate, the california ties that the golden state warriors gear up for game five of the playoffs as the houston rockets vow to send the series back to texas. >>> it was a good night for donald trump and hillary clinton as they both locked down big wins and widened their delegate leads in five primaries yesterday. >> they are shifting their focus towards a general election match-up. but as kristin fisher reports, their rivals are not quite ready to concede victory. >> that's a massive landslide. >> reporter: it was a clean sweep for donald trump. he won all five pipelines tuesday pushing his delegate far beyond those of his gop rivals and well within striking distance of the 1237 needed to secure the nominatio

releasing this information is one of the reforms put into place after the death of michael tyree, ano was beaten to death. three cards are charged in that death. earlier this week, results of a federal investigation involving the jail were released. it cited a lack of adequate training, supervision and staffing at the jail. at this point, no evidence has come forward to suggest there was anything suspicious about this latest death. the sheriff's office and the coroner are investigating. back to you. >>> yet another controversy for the san francisco police department which is already dealing with an ongoing scandal involving racist and homophobic text messages. we've known about the issue for some time but we are now finding out some of what was written. henry lee tells us the messages may jeopardize as many as 200 criminal cases. >> reporter: the controversy is the result of an investigation into this officer thomas jason lai who resigned earlier this month. he is charged with receiving department and d&b databases. after searching his cellphone, authorities found racist and homophob

sot ladoris cordell the crash, says cordell, was the death last summer of mentally ill inmate michael tyree, allegedly beaten to death by three jail guards who are part of a culture the report concludes needs an overhaul from top to bottom. sot ladoris cordell among 121 recommendations are the reform of grievance and complaint protocols, more transparency and a change of leadership. sot ladoris cordell the son of a former california state assembly speaker. has been freed from prison. where he was serving time for manslaughter. catherine heenan is here with more on why so many people have been upset about the terms of his prison sentence. it made news 6 years ago when nunez was sent to prison in the stabbing death of a college student in san diego. that's partly because he's the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. but things really exploded when then-governor arnold schwarzenegger dramatically reduced esteban's sentence. in his last hours in office -- schwarzenegger slashed the sentence from 16 years -- to 7 years. the elder nunez was a political ally of the governor. next at five.

year, releasing information on those deaths is one of the reforms put in place after the death of michael tyree, a mentally ill inmate who was beaten to death last year. three guards at the jail now face criminal charges in connection with tyree's death. >>> officials say bay area hospitals have treated at least seven people who took what they thought was a common painkiller but was actually far more potent. the patients but the drugs off the street thinking they were getting norco, a combination of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. but the pills were laced with a powerful opioid, fentanyl. health officials in sacramento county have reported at least 52 norco connected poisonings. 12 of those cases resulted in death. neighboring yolo county reported and other two deaths. >>> san francisco is taking aim at states that discriminate against lgbt community. the proposed ordinance would ban the city from spending any money in mississippi and north carolina, they blocked local and state protections for lgbt workers and requires transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to their birth gender. mis

following the death of michael terry -- tyree last year. as regards had been arrested and charged with homicide and awaiting trial. >>> smith sought to replace the camera system, she found out it will take three years -- 800 camera system she paid for with her own credit card. she was accused of staging a fight the next day. >>> our willingness to bring in an outside agency i hope demonstrates the transparency that we have been committed to provide and to prove -- to make sure the public has a high degree of trust. >>> old 19 members of the blue ribbon panel voted -- voted anonymously to recommend voting in those reforms. they will likely debate taking control of the jail away from the sheriff. however, that's not likely to happen. that is being heard right now at a meeting that started at 9:00 a.m. >>> right now one urgent search continues for a missing two- year-old girl, they are looking for arianna says, they considered the girl at risk because she's so young and because the mother 32-year-old nicole fitts was found murder, her body was

the commission was formed following the beating death of michael tyree last august. 25 members have spent months investigating jail operations. in the meantime, more security concerns about another santa clara county jail. the elmwood jail in milpitas. obtained leaked memos written in late 2014. they warn the camera system at elmwood is outdated. we called the sheriff's office about that memo and three hours later a deputy and two other men walked the perimeter of elmwood. they were looking at the surveillance system and assessing where the new one should go. that assessment was already scheduled and had nothing to do with our investigation. >> as we know, bureaucracy is slow. unfortunately. it's going through the right channels and we're trying to go through the right channels and appropriate channels. >> the new surveillance system should be in place in the next three months. >>> san francisco police are trying to hunt down these two suspects accused in the deadly attack on a tourist. happened in february in san francisco's cathedral hill. a surveillance camera captured the robbery and

releasing information on those deaths is one of the reforms put in place after the death of michael tyreely ill inmate who was beaten to death last year. three guards now face criminal charges. >>> federal drug officials say bay area hospitals have treated several people who took a what they thought was a painkiller. the drug enforcement agency says the patients bought on the street what they thought was norco but the dea says it contained fentanyl, which is a powerful opiod. they complained of trouble breathing and vomiting. they all survived. there have been 52 cases of new york owe poisoning in the sacramento area in the last few months. >>> let's go to sal. get the latest on the major commute problems in the dublin area, sal. >> right. this crash happened before 6 a.m. near the dublin interchange. we have video first of one of the -- actually, now that we know more, this is pile-up on 580. this is as chp officers arrived. the fire department had not yet arrived. this is dramatic video with thick black smoke seen by many people. a little bit later one of our fresco users drove by and t

that commission was appointed last year in the wake of the beating dij of inmate michael tyree who diedrs will meet with the board of supervisors this morning. 25 members have spent months investigating jail operations. >>> happening right now, our steph truong is at the county building getting reaction from supervisors. steph will have a live report for the midday newscast. she is also posting updates on our twitter feed. meantime, residents in oakland are in shot after someone shot and killed a data scientist steps from his home. that happened at the pill hill neighborhood that surrounds the medical center. next stop for led zeppelin's "stairway to heaven," a courtroom. a judge has ruled there is enough evidence for a copyright infringement lawsuit to proceed. they toured with a band who claims their song was ripped off in that classic. we'll see you in 30 minutes with another update. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we're get