. >> reporter: herrera was riding a horse named morito.fficials believe morito clipped another horse making his head tilt tossing herrera forward where believed he was kicked by another horse causing fatal injuries. today the community is mourning. >> when i was a sports writer i covered every professional sport. i've never been around such genuine close-knit people as the horse racing industry. >> reporter: that industry today will have a moment of silence before the races begin. there are also plans for a memorial race sunday details of that yet to be announced. laura anthony is here and has been talking to the head of the jockey's guild. she will have more on his reaction what happened later on. eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> attorneys for the city of stockton appeared in federal bankruptcy court this morning the first court hearing for the city since they filed chapter 9 last week. stockton officials want the judge to approve a 2013 budget that allows the city to default on bond payments, cut employee wages and stop paying for retiree hea

as he approached the first turn it looks like morito is clipped by another horse and herrera tumbles off, falling to the ground. the fall happened during the first lap of the race within 30 seconds. >> it appears that one of either his horse or another horse stepped on him and he suffered severe head trauma. >> reporter: the incident is being investigated under review by the california horse racing board and herrera was taken to eden trauma center where he died two hours after the fall. a tribute is being planned in his honor and condolences are being left right now on the facebook page. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> 4:33. new details this morning in a tragic shooting a. 3-year-old boy has died accidentally killed by his father's gun. police confirm that boy is the son of a san jose police officer. the circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation but police say the family was home at the time. we reached out to san jose police. they are not releasing the name of the officer at this time. investigators are looking to see how many firearms were in the home and h

. >> reporter: herrera was riding a horse named morito. officials believe morito clipped another horse making his head tilt tossing herrera forward where believed he was kicked by another horse causing fatal injuries. today the community is mourning. >> when i was a sports writer i covered every professional sport. i've never been around such genuine close-knit people as the horse racing industry. >> reporter: that industry today will have a moment of silence before the races begin. there are also plans for a memorial race sunday details of that yet to be announced. laura anthony is here and has been talking to the head of the jockey's guild. she will have more on his reaction what happened later on. eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> attorneys for the city of stockton appeared in federal bankruptcy court this morning the first court hearing for the city since they filed chapter 9 last week. stockton officials want the judge to approve a 2013 budget that allows the city to default on bond payments, cut employee wages and stop paying for retiree h

herrera's horse 4-year-old morito clipped the heels of another horse, morito stumbled and herrera was left on the ground with massive head injuries with >> was either trampled by his horse or another horse. >> reporter: april mitchell is the spokesperson for the fair. she says paramedics tended to herrera right away. >> as our normal safety protocol dictates we had an ambulance that was following the race so emergency personnel responded immediately >> reporter: but herrera was unable to survive, he died two hours later. according -- herrera had 55 minutes and. -- fair organizers say this is the first a jockey has died here since 1975. >> obviously, this incident is deeply saddens us and we hope people still come out to the horse racing and enjoy the fair. like i said this is a very rare incident doesn't happen often at all. racing will continue. >> reporter: fair organizers say they plan to hold some kind of memorial in honor of herrera by the time the fair closes sunday. lilian kim, abc7 news. >>> police in santa clara county investigating shooting death of 3-year-old boy in what th

as for morito and the other horses, none of them were hurt. reporting live in pleasanton, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> some good news in a dangerous situation. a milbury family now safe an early morning fire breaks out at their home. the two-alarm blaze happening around 4:00 this morning near interstate 280. this one took firefighters about an hour to put out. most of the damage took place in the garage. >> woke up my son because he's in the back of the house, and that one went off first, then he came and got us. by then the whole house was full of smoke. >> firefighters say make sure they're always in place. the homeowner says smoke detectors woke up that family. >>> a scary situation for people forced out of their homes near redding because of a fast-moving wildfire. it has charred about 1,200 acres. the good news is crews are gaining ground. dozens of homes, though, are still under evacuation orders. firefighters say flames have damaged five homes, but they were able to save all of those. at this point, the fire is 40% contained. extr

herrera's horse morito clipped heels with another horse and stumbled causing the jockey to fall. he was taken to the hospital with massive head injuries where he died less than two hours later. fair organizers say this is the first time a jockey has died at the track since 1975. >>> the questions about possible perjury involving sworn testimony by san francisco mayor lee are intensifying. the examiner reports former supervisor contradict the story the mayor presented last week. lee testified that he never offered mirkarimi another job if he resigned and did not authorize a third party to do so. the supervisor says was asked by to tell mirkarimi an alternative job would be offered as a willingness to resign. saying he was acting on behalf of the mayor. mirkarimi's wife will testify on his be half in person -- on his behalf in person. mirkarimi's defense team told us lopez will testify before the ethics commission july 18th or 19th and a group of private donors will pay for her flight to san francisco. >>> santa clara prosecutors will have to rethink his case after a jury acquitted

morito, stumbled, and herrera fell off. friends and acquaintances said he died doing what he loved. >> being a jockey is a very dangerous profession. only sport in the whole world where you have the ambulance behind you in every race. >> this weekend, darryl hare with the job we guild raised concerns about the race team, saying paramedics would have been more qualified to take care of head injuries. he told me the emts were there on the scene but the paramedics arrived afterwards and it seemed like a long time. could have been two minutes or ten minutes. the county fair racetrack says they quickly responded to that concern. >> just to ease everybody's concerns, to make the job yes feel more secure, we have added one extra paramedic. >> the races continued on this busy sunday. >> it's post time. in memory of jockey here ray herrera. >> and the fourth race was dedicated in his honor. >> earlier today i talked with the owner of the horse that herrera was riding. he tells me he had a very close connection to that horse and repe

it appears morito is clipped by another horse. and herrera goes on the track. >> it appears his horse or another horse stepped on him. and he suffered severe head trauma. >> reporter: the catastrophic fall happened during the first 30 seconds of the race. >> at the time, the incident is being investigated. it's under review by the horse racing board. there were no other horses or jockeys thaao were injured in that race. >> reporter: the jockey was rushed to eden trauma center in castro valley, where he died two hours later. >> jorge is a new jockey to the racing scene. he's from mexico. we're saddened by this. and the entire horse racing industry is. >> reporter: now, the last time a jockey was killed here with 37 years ago. in 1975 juan gonzalez was killed on that track. every year, they have a contribute to him. >>> we have more information about the alameda county fairgrounds. it's located in pleasanton. a sprawling 270-acre site. celebrating its it's been an int grat part of the unit since then. >>> just hours after a jury fou

the horse morito clipped heels with another horse stumbled, causing the jockey to fall. taken to the hospital with massive head injuries where he died. fair organizers say this is the first time a jockey has died at the track since 1975. >>> more excepting news police in santa clara county investigating the -- more developing news in santa clara county. police investigating a shooting of a 3-year-old boy around 6:00 last night. the boy either accidentally shot himself with a handgun or was accidentally shot by a friend who was playing with the gun. police confirmed the boy was the son of a san jose police officer. >>> scott peterson is appealing the guilty verdict received for the murder of his wife. he was sentenced and sent to san quentin's death flow march of 2005. his attorney filed with the state supreme court yesterday. he argues the trial should have been moved out of san mateo county after 95% of prospective jurors said they had been exposed to publicity about the case. peterson claims the overwhelming publicity, incorrect court rulings and other mistakes deprive

the 33-year-old jockey 0en a white horse named morito.ars, unfortunately, he is chipped by another horse and herrera falls down. either his horse or another stepped on him. he was taken to eden trauma center where he day it. a spokesman says that herrera was from mexico and new to the racing seen. a tribute in his honor. >> this is one of those stories that blows your mind. a family in mourning and bob redell is live with the' vents are called a tragic accident. bob, what's the latest? >> reporter: an awful accident. good morn, jon, according to gilroy police. the boy was a 3-year-old son of a san jose police officer. he was shot accident hi with a stand none before 5 lock last night in his home here in gilr y gilroy. the dispatch reporting that his mother ran out screaming and trying. he died on the ride to the hospital. the ape reports that three others were inside that this might have taken place during a play date. what is clear is who pulled the trigger, did the boy shoot himself. gilroy police said this was an awful accident trying