romero got out of the car holding a handgun, they said. it turned out to be a pellet gun. he was on felony probation at the time of the shooting. in a statement released today. the mayor says his request for the state attorney general is not an indication of a lack of confidence in the officers but says "a secondary review will help to establish trust in the process." tonight, kron4's theresa estacio spoke with romero's mother. >> it hurts me to know that an minute person can be killed by an authority. >> reporter: she stands in front of the make shift memorial of her son, mario romero. she tells kron4 that the past several weeks have been very tough, but she shares with us this statement she wrote about the mayor's request for an independent investigation into her son's death. >> the mayor's gesture is a positive step toward justice for my son, mario romero. we hope that the next city council meeting, we will have the votes of the council to bring in an outside agency. >> reporter: romero was her oldest son and he leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter. >> i miss everything

when romero got into the car police got on the hood of the car and fired through the front window. >> the driver of the vehicle exited the car both officers

mario romero was killed. this is his picture. police claim he got out of the car with a weapon, though it turned out to be a pellet gun. the second man was hit and his father tells kron 4's haaziq madyun tells him the story doesn't match. >> reporter: multiple gun shots fired killing mario romero. after putting their hands in the hair, that is what joseph johnson told him as it relates to mario romero being shot to death while they were sitting into a parked car. >> put your hands up. and they immediately threw their hands up. my son basically said mario romero slumped over in his lap and protected him. >> reporter: his son who was wounded and recovering from the officer involved shooting told him police have it all wrong about mario romero exiting the vehicle prior to being shot. >> mario romero never got outside the car. i chance the police department, all police officers have cameras, the way the car was facing and because they had the lights. >>> the family is depending police provide evidence to support the story. >> show us

romero is charged with attempted murder. the 41-year-old victim remains in stable condition at a local hospital. >>> copies of a book detailing the raid that killed osama bin laden are going fast. the book was just released today. it's written by a former navy s.e.a.l. who say he was on that mission. the pentagon claims the book reveems secrets that could put other service members at risk. the author who's writing under a pseudonym says he's not revealing military secrets. >>> the democratic national convention is under way at this moment. the state of the economy is sure to be one of the top issues the party addresses this week. >> the economy may also be among the reasons democrats can't take black voters for granted this year. jim vance live in charlotte with more on that tonight. jim? >> hi, jim and doreen. there were three critical elements to the president's victory in '08. the youth vote, the women vote and the black vote. he'll need all three again this time to stay in office. but there are challenges to all three. t

car and continued to fire >>> they continued to shoot my son and never gave him a chance >>> when romeros told put his hands upper he exposed what they thought a weapon >>> it was not that handgun vallejo police admitted it was a replica >>> for romeros mother it was that simple he is the seventh person to be shot by vallejo police and fifth to die in a police also shot a man who was carrying a replica >>> it is always a pellet gun nobody ever has a gun had you shoot people who don't have weapons >>> the men had in the car police say were drugs another man joseph johnson in the passenger seat was injured but will leave romeros families in a matter what was in the car romero did not deserve to die >>> i want them to know you cannot do this >>> kristyn a year cbs 5 >>> they want your vote what will it cost you the easy new way to figure out which candidate is better for your bank account. >>> i am showing my nails over this year's results and numbers >>> the cut off planned parenthood and the trouble starts the drastic changes at this weekend's race for the care >>> is organic food,,,,,,,,,

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romero has a 3-year-old daughter. his family says they are crushed, angry and they want answers from the vallejo police department. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 4:34 in a few seconds. in vallejo two men in custody after police say they robbed a home as the homeowner mid terror. police say the men kicked in the front door the homeowner hid in her bathroom and called 911, police arrived just in time to catch the suspects. police believe the 18 and 19-year-old suspects are responsible for several other burglaries in the same area. >>> delegates are arriving in charlotte, north carolina for the start of the democratic convention already there's controversy surrounding a california delegate. mark matthews is in charlotte. >> reporter: the chairman of the convention is los angeles mayor go , you would think california delegates -- would get good seats. in the back in the corner in the dark. >> reporter: yep delegates in the cheap seats first rows reserved for swing states like iowa and nevada. >> i hope california never u

. >>> no tiene 9 aÑos es uno de los 3 hijos de jodon romero es uno de los miles de televidentes que viodo intentaba escapar de la policÍa. >>> sus hijos lo vieron, su hermana, su familia, todos. lo que pasÓ. y yo estoy bien mal. >>> angela rodrÍguez cuenta que el pasado viernes, la familia fue alertada que su ex pareja, era el protagonista de la persecuciÓn que estaba siendo transmitida en vivo, por una cadena de noticias en inglÉs y cuando sus niÑos de 9, 13, y 15 aÑos sintonizaron el canal, quedaron traumatizados al presenciar el suicidio de su padre. >>> mis hijos se van a recordar de eso siempre y yo duermo, yo tambiÉn lo tuve que ver. >>> devastada y molesta, rodrÍguez dice que las Últimas han sido un calvario sus intentos que estas imÁgenes no ser re alguien por los canals sociales, ha sido en vano. >>> rodrÍguez es mÉxico-americana y compartiÓ con romero 12 aÑos de su vida contrario a lo que dice la policÍa de phoenix. que era un padre preocupado por su familia. >>> estaba en la cÁrcel, pero no por cosas malas. >>> lo cierto que el departamento de correcciones de arizona asegura

romero stepped out of the car. when he stepped out of the car, he had the replica handgun in his waistband. >> mario romero's sister says she watched from the window. she was adamant her brother never opened the car door. >> there was no doors open. >> police today said they have not spoken to her to get her account. >> we have not spoken to the sister yet. we would like to speak to the sister, but she hasn't been available for our detectives yet. >> i've been in front of the police station for the last two days. >> romero's family has also said police have been cruising by their house harassing the family. the family looked to meet with police of chief today. he told he will meet with romero's family next week. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a city found potential problems with program to help low income san francisco sis cans pay their water bill. 470 addresses belonging to the community-assisted program match up with the city employee data base. it is asking those who appear not to qualify for the program to verify th

police say she shined a spotlight on his parked car and romero got out of the car. police admit they did not identify themselves. >> as they did this the driver of the vehicle exited the car. both officers noticed he had a handgun from his waistband they could see the grip of the gun. >> reporter: family members and witnesses say romero didn't get out of the car and he was shot for no reason. >> my son never got out of car. the lies that the vallejo police department is telling, is that he got out the car and was doing a gun, he never out of his car. >> reporter: police say they fired about 30 rounds, stopping at one point to reload officer climbed up on the car and shot through the windshield. romero's family members aren't the only ones concerned about the shooting, residents on the advisory commit you are concerned. >> this is the -- this is the 7th officer shooting since may the fifth fatal one. >> i was not there. my question is, was deadly force required? i believe the department needs to take a serious look at why police officers seem to be resorting to deadl

romero is the father of a 3-year-old girl. his family says his loss is devastating and they want the vallejo police department to answer for his death. his attention was shot several times he's in the apartment -- his passenger was shot several times he's in the hospital and expected to recover. >>> this morning, police in fresno investigating whether hazing claimed the life of a young fraternity pledge. 18-year-old philip danes from bakersfield collapsed after hours of heavy drinking he suffered severe brain damage doctors took him off life support last night he died a short time later he began pledging last week toxicology tests will be done to determine his blood alcohol levels fresno state officials have suspended the fraternity while the tragedy is being investigated. >>> oakland police investigating weekend shootings that left one dead and three wounded a man died around 9:00 saturday night on 53rd street a from children's hospital, the victim is 29-year-old lorenzo ward no arrests oakland's 81st homicide this year, two

families says amanda what was in the car romero did not deserve to die. >>> i want justice some want them to know you cannot do this >>> kristyn a year cbs 5 >>> days to go for the race for the cure registration is down and so are donations more fallout from the planned parenthood controversy. donations to the susan g. coleman foundation had dropped to $93,000 so far this year joe vasquez with more that is facing local organizers >>> this set up a storefront at embarcadero one but not everybody by before next sunday susan g. colman what is struggling to group that raises money for cancer research only has half the number of walker's that registered last year. they had about 4000 last year. >>> i'm chewing my neighbor my nails over this year's results >>> many are still talking about the incident. she is a breast cancer survivor and 12 your volunteer >>> and i debated resigning i was on the board >>> she says the incident that decision from the dallas headquarters to in funding for planned parenthood was met with out rage instead of resigning she and the local board protest that withi

police say she shined a spotlight on his parked car and romero got out of the car. police admit they did not identify themselves. >> as they did this the driver of the vehicle exited the car. both officers noticed he had a handgun from his waistband they could see the grip of the gun. >> reporter: family members and witnesses say romero didn't get out of the car and he was shot for no reason. >> my son never got out of car. the lies that the vallejo police department is telling, is that he got out the car and was doing a gun, he never got out of his car. >> reporter: police say they fired about 30 rounds, stopping at one point to reload officer climbed up on the car and shot through the windshield. romero's family members aren't the only ones concerned about the shooting, residents on the advisory commit you are concerned. >> this is the -- this is the 7th officer shooting since may the fifth fatal one. >> i was not there. my question is, was deadly force required? i believe the department needs to take a serious look at why police officers seem to be resorting to d

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romero's lawyer calls the high bail harsh. >> i'm shocked. the defendant is a person who's 20 years old. never done anything wrong in his entire life. and the person who is on the other side is what it appears to be is a prostitute, 40 years of age, with a track record, a history. and basically he thought that he was having -- not expecting what he got. >> reporter: montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy says the bail was set high because of the serious charges against roromero. attempted first degree murder, attempted second degree murder, assault in the first and second degree, reckless endangerment and theft of the victim's cell phone. mccarthy says the victim's action, posing as a woman, doesn't change that. >> the allegation is a violent attack with a knife. and so misrepresentation of any type does not justify that level of violence. >> christian romero's family is not rich, and his lawyer says he anticipates romero will not be able to post bail and, therefore, will remain in custody. that's the latest from the newsroom. chris

romero. >> reporter: investigators say romero opened his car door and stepped out with a realistic- lookingellet gun. the chief says the officers opened fire to protect themselves. >> the driver of the car, mr. romero, opened the driver's side door, stepped out of the car. he had the replica handgun in his waistband. >> reporter: mario's sister says she watched the shooting from her window. she believes the replica gun was planted and is adamant her brother never opened the car door. >> there was no doors opened. >> reporter: police today said they have not spoken to martin to get her account. >> we have not spoken to the sister yet. she has not been available for our detectives yet. >> i've been in front of the police station for the last two days. >> reporter: the chief of police says he'll be meeting with the romero family next week. we're live in vallejo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are now learning that former alameda county supervisor nadia was arrested for one felony count of methamphetamine possess and three misdemeanors. the child abuse charge stems from having the drugs in the roo

police say romero reached for a weapon. the seventh police shooting since may sparked several angry protests. davis says he hopes an independent investigation will help restore confidence in vallejo's police department. >>> late word from mexico where a bay area man drowned when he and his wife are hit by a giant wave. it happened in loss cab goes. sh -- los cab boughs. his wife was injured. >>> a san francisco woman is suing the government for putting her dna into a database even though she was never charged with a crime. it is a story you will see only on abc7 news. lily pascal was arrested in 2009, and the d.a. never filed charges. but she claims police forced her to give a sample -- a swabbed sample of her dna. the state argued that the swab is like a fingerprint, and not invasive in anyway. but one judge did not agree to that. >> it is information obtained by the state when it develops a dna profile versus when it collects a fingerprint. >> now when i am arrested leaving behind in the custody of the government the inti

police say romero reached for a weapon. the seventh police shooting since may sparked several angry protests. davis says he hopes an independent investigation will help restore confidence in vallejo's police department. >>> late word from mexico where a bay area man drowned when he and his wife are hit by a giant wave. it happened in loss cab goes. sh -- los cab boughs. his wife was injured. >>> a san francisco woman is suing the government for putting her dna into a database even though she was never charged with a crime. it is a story you will see only on abc7 news. lily pascal was arrested in 2009, and the d.a. never filed charges. but she claims police forced her to give a sample -- a swabbed sample of her dna. the state argued that the swab is like a fingerprint, and not invasive in anyway. but one judge did not agree to that. >> it is information obtained by the state when it develops a dna profile versus when it collects a fingerprint. >> now when i am arrested leaving behind in the custody of the government the inti

police claim that romero got out and reached for what turned out to be a pellet gun. romero's older sister says she saw the shooting from her bedroom window and that's not happened. >> i seen them shoot and kill my brother in front of me. his door was never open. never got out of the car. >> vallejo police did not answer questions. the seventh shooting since may. five fatal. >>> a special accident investigation unit is now looking into the 8:00 in the morning crash. in which a car drifted across middlefield road up on to a sidewalk and slammed into a tree. investigators say the driver may have suffered medical emergency. they have not released the name yet. the area was closed to traffic for several hours. tonight all lanes are open. and the department's star team will deter men what happened. star stands for specialized traffic accident reconstruction. >>> protestors descended on the chevron refinery in richmond demanding big changes. the group marching from washington park to front gate of chevron. they say they want executives prosecuted after the fire and the plum

police say romero reached for a weapon.th police shooting since may sparked several angry protests. davis says he hopes an independent investigation will help restore confidence in mexico from mexicopartment. where a bay area man drowned when he and his wife are hit by a giant wave. it happened in loss cab goes. sh -- los cab boughs. his wife was injured.> a san fro >>> a san francisco woman is suing the government for putting her dna into a database even though she was never charged with a crime. it is a story you will see only on abc7 news. lily pascal was arrested in 2009, and the d.a. never filed charges. but she claims police forced her to give a sample -- a swabbed sample of her dna. the state argued that the swab is like a fingerprint, and not invasive in anyway. but one judge did not agree to that. >> it is information obtained by the state when it develops a dna profile versus when it collects a fingerprint. >> now when i am arrested leaving behind in the custody of the government the intimate details of my medical

mario romero leaves behind a three-year-old daughter. there was another man in the car and he suffered a nonlife-threatening wound and he was taken to hospital. both men are on probatio felony probation , and they say officers wouldn't have known that at the time. the shooting is now under investigation. in vallejo, thomas roman, abc news. >> thank you, thomas. a terrifying afternoon for a woman who hid while two teens robbed her home. itd on saturday happened on saty afternoon. police say the teens kicked in her front door. the homthat's wn and hid in her bathroom where she called 9-1-1. police arrived just in time to catch the suspects trying to get away. police believe the 18-year-old and 19-year-old suspects are responsible for several other residential burglaries in the same area. >>> fresno state fraternity pledge has been taken off life support last night after he suffered brain damage during an evening of heavy drinking. police want to mow if hazing played a role in the death of philip danes from bakersfield. he started pledging

mario romero leaves behind a three-year-old daughter. there was another man in the car and he suffered a nonlife-threatening wound and he was taken to hospital. both men are on felony probation , and they say officers wouldn't have known that at the time. the shooting is now under investigation. in vallejo, thomas roman, abc news. >> thank you, thomas. a terrifying afternoon for a woman who hid while two teens robbed her home. it happened on saturday afternoon. police say the teens kicked in her front door. that's when the homeowner ran and hid in her bathroom where she called 9-1-1. police arrived just in time to catch the suspects trying to get away. police believe the 18-year-old and 19-year-old suspects are responsible for several other residential burglaries in the same area. >>> fresno state fraternity pledge has been taken off life support last night after he suffered brain damage during an evening of heavy drinking. police want to mow if hazing played a role in the death of philip danes from bakersfield. he started pledging a fra

there was no doors open. >> romero's brother-in-law was also in the car and was shot.ains hospitalized. police say they found two bags of ecstasy pills in the car. >>> officers with the santa cruz animal shelter are looking for a person who left a 2-year- old dog tied up on the side of the highway. he was tied up to mile marker 82. the dog had no identification tags or microchip and was abandoned without shelter, food, or water. anyone with information about the dog is asked to call the santa cruz county animal shelter. >>> in canada, police have arrested a man accused of opening fire at a victory rally for quebec's new premier. police say the suspect made rambling statements but offered no motive. >>> in south africa, hundreds of striking miners rallied for higher wages from a platinum mine. this is the same place where police killed 34 miners last month. some strikers threatened to kill workers at another mine, if they don't join the strike stoppage. >>> in germany, a memorial service was held on the 40th anniversary of the massacre at the munich olympics. some speak

point on the hood of the car and fire down into the row of the driver friends identified as mario romero died in the 21 year-old passenger was hit by shrapnel a search of the vehicle found as the sea and air soft palate and there's never a handgun this is the seventh officer involved shooting in the city this year sending marla romeros friend protesting outside the police department >>> that have to kill everybody >>> police said in the dark as they had no way of knowing it was a replica guns and address the threat as potentially deadly >>> we know when officers approached him in an area known as a gang activity, he decided to get out of the car and reach for handgun and turnaround away from the officer >>> both officers have been put on administrative leave pending investigation >>> elissa harrington thank you. news from petaluma a date to remember the city honors the pride and joy the little league team one win away from being the nation's best, they gave an exceptional performance mike sugerman was in the middle of little league fever. >>> petaluma the quintessential small-town there

romero died in the shooting he's the father of a 3-year-old girl. his family says this loss is devastating and they want vallejo police to answer for his death. his passenger was also shot several times, he is in the hospital and is expected to recover. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> we have breaking news from east palo alto, right now we are getting our first video from a home where a man has been found stabbed inside he suffered several wounds, police called to a home on new bridge street before 3:30 this morning. the victim has been rushed to a hospital suffering from numerous stab wounds. police haven't had much of a chance to ask him about his attacker. investigators are on the scene now processing whatever physical evidence they can find. we'll bring more additional details and zoos as the information becomes available. >>> this morning police in fresno investigating whether hazing claimed the life of a young pledge. 18-year-old fleshman from bakersfield collapsed friday night after hours of heavy drinking he suffered severe brain damage docto

he says romero was a known gang member on probation for firearms violations and had a lot to lose if caught with a real weapon. >> the fact that they could not get charged with a firearms violation and show other people that they were armed. >> i want to report gunfire, like automatic gunfire. >> i heard six gunshots. >> we just heard gunshots. >> reporter: those are just a few of the emergency calls from this weekend. the chief says it's not an excuse for the seven officer involved shooting officers this year but a possible explanation. >> certainly the officers are going to be very sensitive and certainly hyper sensitive to incidents where shots have already been fired. and think officer safety first and formost. >> reporter: now witnesses and romero's family members they dispute the department's account about this week epd's shooting and also the need for officers to fire more than 30 rounds. and frank and julie they call this shooting unjustified. reporting live, heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now vallejo's mayor davis spoke out for the first time about the

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there was no doors open. >> romero's brother-in-law was also in the car and was shot.ins hospitalized. police say they found two bags of ecstasy pills in the car. >>> officers with the santa cruz animal shelter are looking for a person who left a 2-year- old dog tied up on the side of the highway. he was tied up to mile marker 82. the dog had no identification tags or microchip and was abandoned without shelter, food, or water. anyone with information about the dog is asked to call the santa cruz county animal shelter. >>> in canada, police have arrested a man accused of opening fire at a victory rally for quebec's new premier. police say the suspect made rambling statements but offered no motive. >>> in south africa, hundreds of striking miners rallied for higher wages from a platinum mine. this is the same place where police killed 34 miners last month. some strikers threatened to kill workers at another mine, if they don't join the strike stoppage. >>> in germany, a memorial service was held on the 40th anniversary of the massacre at the munich olympics. some speake

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he says romero was a known gang member on probation for firearms violations and had a lot to lose ifght with a real weapon. >> the fact that they could not get charged with a firearms violation and show other people that they were armed. >> i want to report gunfire, like automatic gunfire. >> i heard six gunshots. >> we just heard gunshots. >> reporter: those are just a few of the emergency calls from this weekend. the chief says it's not an excuse for the seven officer involved shooting officers this year but a possible explanation. >> certainly the officers are going to be very sensitive and certainly hyper sensitive to incidents where shots have already been fired. and think officer safety first and formost. >> reporter: now witnesses and romero's family members they dispute the department's account about this week epd's shooting and also the need for officers to fire more than 30 rounds. and frank and julie they call this shooting unjustified. reporting live, heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now vallejo's mayor davis spoke out for the first time about the sho

romero was carrying a pellet gun. no officers were injured in the incident. >>> the search for 15-year-old sierra lamar received a boost of star power today when a congresswoman made appearance at the search center in morgan hill. sierra lamar disappeared six months ago, her family and friends have not given up the search for her. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: the congresswoman talked to the parents of the girl missing since the middle of march. she did not join in the search but her presence attracted the media which reminds people sire is still missing. >> it is a remarkable thing that six months out people are still coming, twice a week to try and find her, but also in doing so, by giving support to this family. >> reporter: her parents used the visit to pub -- push for legislation that would require schools to notify parents immediately if a child does not make it to first period. when sierra lamar disappeared 7:00 in the morning her parents did not find out she had not made it to school until that evenin

romero was carrying a pellet gun. no officers were injured in the incident. >>> the search for 15-year-old sierra lamar received a boost of star power today when a congresswoman made appearance at the search center in morgan hill. sierra lamar disappeared six months ago, her family and friends have not given up the search for her. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: the congresswoman talked to the parents of the girl missing since the middle of march. she did not join in the search but her presence attracted the media which reminds people sire is still missing. >> it is a remarkable thing that six months out people are still coming, twice a week to try and find her, but also in doing so, by giving support to this family. >> reporter: her parents used the visit to pub -- push for legislation that would require schools to notify parents immediately if a child does not make it to first period. when sierra lamar disappeared 7:00 in the morning her parents did not find out she had not made it to school until that evenin

after, romero discovered he was a man and attacked him. hours later, romero went back to the victim's home to apologize and that is when he was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, and other charges. >>> a guilty plea from a virginia woman charged with killing a mother and son in 2010. she will serve two consecutive life sentences without parole for stabbing two and she was hard to the boy's father. court documents show show confessed to the murders saying she was jealous of her husband's relationship with the ex-wife. >>> and hundreds headed back it school today in virginia. it meant the first day of a new controversial transportation policy. we're taking a closer look next. >>> and moving forward after hurricane isaac. how people are trying to rebuild after the storm. >>> and a warning from the federal government about netti pots. used to relieve allergies and colds. we'll have details. next. next. h we have . >>> fairfax county students went back to class today. the students headed into the brand no

relatives of mario romero and others protested outside the vallejo police department.nside, the chief said romero had reached for a pellet gun that looked a lot like a real gun before he was killed. it is the fifth officer- involved fatal shooting this year. police say ecstasy pills were found in his car. >>> we've learned that nadia lockyear will be in court on a felony drug charge. the orange county district attorney's office says lockyear was arrested eight days ago. she pleaded not guilty to the charges. lockyear is currently in a rehab facility. she is the estranged wife of state treasurer bill lockyear. >>> hundreds of san franciscan workers are taking part. >> reporter: it helps with the water, but it also helps with the sewage bill. 46% of the people currently enrolled in a program do not qualify. and of those, more than 400 are listed as city workers. san francisco public utilities commission says hundreds of city workers may have violated the community assist program. >> we found that the addresses on record with our city record employee database matched up w

friends of romero protested outside the police department >>> they'll have to kill everybody >>> police officer say in the darkness they had no way of knowing it was a replica done. they address the threat as deadly >>> we just know when officers approached him in an area known for getting activity early morning hours he decided to get at of the car and reach for handgun and a turnaround >>> police say the manner on felony probation both officers have been put on paid leave pending investigation. elissa harrington cbs 5 >>> prayer vigil held today for san jose firefighter who collapsed while battling a church fire 41 year-old frank ryan suffered a heart attack on thursday while fighting a fire inside st. patrick's cathedral this afternoon friends and family gathered at the school at the church firefighters of been at his bedside since the incident. he remains in critical condition. thousands of fans filled the streets of petaluma a parade to honor the little leaguers submitted to world series mike sugerman introduces us to the players and the town beaming with pride. >>> the stuff you t

his friend mario romero was killed. officers say romero got out of the car with a gun in his waistband. but johnson says both men had his hands up when officers fired. >> mario never got out of the car. mario never had no gun. there was nothing in the car, man. >> reporter: police would not discuss the case with us today. but vallejo's police chief has talked to us twice this week about the shooting and says he stands by his officers story. >>> a $15,000 donation was given today to the family of chpd officer kenyan. on sunday a fundraiser is also planned at jump high an indoor trampoline park in fairfield. >>> a judge today rejected a plan that former governor arnold schwarzenegger violated the law when he reduced the prison sentence for the son of a political allie. a bay area college from the area brought the suit. they said that he violateded the law by not notifying them >> very disaappointmented. where's the justice for our son. he was murdered. two politicians got away with it. >>> a neighborhood fight is gatherin

march 24, 1980, the assassination of oscar romero by u.s.-backed death squad.e from all salvador, an immigrant here in the in the states. >> this is one of the reasons why we produced this film and why we feel so strongly about it. as juan 0.7 the book, and in the film, el salvador is maybe the latest and one of the clearest examples of this direct connection between our foreign- policy -- in 1980, there were less than 100,000 salvadorans listed the third largest latino population in the nine states. yet to remember el salvador is the smallest country of the americas. yet how is it that in only 32 years, we are about to become the third largest latino population in the ended states? if all the rhetoric about immigration was true and our poverty or does that -- dysfunctional government, if that were the cause of immigration, people would have come from el salvador for forever. that is not the case. people started coming in 1980 because of the war, specifically because of our own country's action in the war. in the film, we talk about the school of the americas a

the romero's family wants to meet with officers to discuss the case. independent agency outside of solano county. citizens advisory meeting was canceled monday night due to public outbursts. >>> we are learning about the man that shot and killed a chp officer. some of the items seized from christopher lacy. >>> the number of home burglaries in palo alto continue to rise despite warnings by police to lock doors and windows. that is the highest number in five years. now police say the method of entry unlocked doors and window. there is a few -- unlocked homes will always be the first target. >>> 4:37 is the time. federal investigators say the walls of a pipe that triggered last months fire was dangerously thin. the contra costa times reports investigators found parts of the pipe had bent to just 1/16 of an inch. six refinery workers sustained minor injuries in the august 6th fire. more than 15,000 people went to the hospital with respiratory problems. >>> in election 2012 news this morning the candidates are back on the campaign trail after taking a day

police told reporters that officers stopped the car to see what the men were doing in side can win romero was told to put his hands up, he left the car exposing what they thought was a weapon but was not a handgun. vallejo police later admitted it is a replica. her son is the seventh person to be shot by vallejo police this year and the fifth to die. >> it is always a pellet gun or a fake something, you know, nobody ever has a gun. how'd you shoot people who don't have weapons >> what the men did have according to police were drugs. a man sitting in the passenger seat is injured but will live. >> i just want justice. i want them to know that you cannot do this. >> romero family says he tells a different story and says that he not only was not armed but did not get out of the car. >> california's democratic party chair is making headlines just ahead of the convention. he was speaking with kcbs radio partner doug sovereign this morning when he likened paul ryan and the gop to an infamous nazi propagandists >> they lie and they don't, it's the big lie, if you keep repeating it >> this said t

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police say 23-year-old mario romero pulled this gun from his waistband on sunday.romero was an alleged gang member and on a felony probation for carrying a concealed weapon with a prior conviction. family members say the police account is untrue. >>> an officer is a father of four and he is fighting for his life. he remains in critical condition at an east bay hospital at a routine traffic stop, that is, turns violent and deadly. "today in the bay's" christie smith with more on the wounded officer's condition. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. it's been rather quiet this morning at the medical center, but make no mistake, there has been a huge outpouring of support for the officer. fellow officers going in and out of the hospital, also extended family members here from southern california where he was last listed in critical condition and on life support. we are learning more about his life, served seven years with the chp, most recently in martinez, had served in the army reserve, a dedicated father of four. >> i have been speaking with the offi

now at a news conference chief joseph says during a confrontation with police romero reached for an air gun that looked similar to a real firearm. his sister says she saw the whole incident from her window and that her brother did nothing wrong. >> i have been at my home, where the shooting occurred, for hours, i just can't sleep there. >> romero's brother-in-law was also shot. he is still in the hospital. >>> muni wants to hear from you. riders are being asked to fill out a satisfaction survey on line. the survey asks customers to rank them on things like safety, reliability and cleanliness and asks questions about bi bicycle and pedestrian safety and the results will be on line later. we have a link there. >>> 4:foreis :54 is the time, back over to tara for traffic. >> that's right, the roadways are clear, no major nrchts to report on the website. let's take a look right now, if we can there. you can see the fog has dissipated over the past day because earlier in the weak we were seeing it so thick and the visibility was pretty poor. >>> next we have a look at the san mateo bridge. th

latest fatal shooting involving officers in that city many friends and family of 23-year-old mario romero hand delivered a letter the mayor. police came he pulled a gun when they approached him officers fired 30 times. romero was carrying a pellet gun this pictures is the pellet gun on the left. >>> a congressman is expected to visit the sierra lamar search center in morgan hill this morning. volunteers hope it will keep the 15-year-old in the public's mine. candle -- sierra was last march when she left her home to go to school. antolin garcia-torres was arrested and charged with her murder after dna evidence was found in his car still no sign of sierra. >> this morning more firefighters are being called to battle two blazes. the fires broke out late yesterday off highway 16. so far the fires have burned 1200 acres. the area is did for crews to get to on foot. that i been relying on air drops. no homes are threatened. >>> 4:37. former president bill clinton takes center stage at the democratic national convention tonight where he will place president obama's name into nomination. first la

many were angry over the recent shooting of mariel romero. police say the romero try to get out of the car in reverse for a gun pin >> i have been told about my son. i will repeat it again for the record. my son never left his car. >> they did not have as you that car 30 times. >>darya: the meeting was cancelled and less than one hour work. >> we will take a break on the kron 4 morning news. the new iphone five is expected to be out tomorrow. >>mark: the iphone five is expected to boost the economy. it said help the nation annualized growth in the fourth quarter >>darya: we are learning about the criminal record of the wind -- of the man who crashed into the women in walnut creek. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. ♪ nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy. nature valley, nature at it

friends and family of 23-year-old mario romero delivered a letter to the mayor yesterday demanding anendent investigation. police claim romero pulled a gun when they approached him sunday morning officers fired 30 times, he was carrying a pellet gun. that pellet gun on the left a real baretta on the right see the similarity there is. >>> congresswoman expected to visit the sierra lamar search center this morning volunteers hope the visit will keep the missing 15-year-old in the public's mine. candlelight vigil for her -- 7:00 tonight she was last seen in march. antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and charged with her murder after dna was found in his car. still no sign of sierra. >>> you posed an interesting tweet, where are the roads wet right now? >> you saw that. that was directed at you. thunder and lightning, oh my what is going on? >>> looks like a few thunderstorms, at least dying ones this was a thunderstorm when it moved through santa cruz an hour ago, three lightning bolts owl of it right now flew fremont through sunol towards livermore in 10 minutes and pleasanton in

they go down swinging henley romero.they're first since 1933. 13 presidents have resided in the white house since there'll be a play off game in d.c. >>> the a's were ready to wilt. they send out a little forgot me not to everyone vying for the postseason. to the tune of 12-4 over the tigers. high and hard, seth smith to right field. solo shot to tie the tigers 2- 2. smith four rbis on the day. then a four run six. want to get away? yeah that's the way austin jackson felt on george cataras chase to center. chases it down. goes for a 2-run triple. they've ended their three game skid. >>> without victory, and no picnic awaiting. ben roethlisberger and the steelers come in already banged up and stretched to the limit. quarterback mike mitchell well aware of the problems the steelers present. >> ben roethlisberger is arguably a hall of famer. he's got one of the highest quarterback percentages in the nfl right now. he's playing very good football. he just has to be disciplined when broken plays are happening. >> all right, t

they go down swinging henley romero.they're first since 1933. 13 presidents have resided in the white house since there'll be a play off game in d.c. >>> the a's were ready to wilt. they send out a little forgot me not to everyone vying for the postseason. to the tune of 12-4 over the tigers. high and hard, seth smith to right field. solo shot to tie the tigers 2- 2. smith four rbis on the day. then a four run six. want to get away? yeah that's the way austin jackson felt on george cataras chase to center. chases it down. goes for a 2-run triple. they've ended their three game skid. >>> without victory, and no picnic awaiting. ben roethlisberger and the steelers come in already banged up and stretched to the limit. quarterback mike mitchell well aware of the problems the steelers present. >> ben roethlisberger is arguably a hall of famer. he's got one of the highest quarterback percentages in the nfl right now. he's playing very good football. he just has to be disciplined when broken plays are happening. >> all right, t

one of the speakers was a mother of mario romero. a 23-year-old that was gunned down at the beginning of the month. >> it really hurt my heart. for the horrendous act that was done to my son. and for you to have no sympathy and mercy to speak out. >> vallejo mayor davis offered sympathies to the family and said it was not his intention to take sides in the case. romero's family accused him of previously telling the news media he was satisfied with the police account of that shooting. romero's family say they want to meet with police to talk about th an independent agency outside of solano county to investigate the shootings. citizen advisory meeting was canceled on monday night because that public meeting got out of control. >>> oakland a's pitcher is resting at his home after a line drive baseball hit him in the head. mccarthy was discharged from the san francisco hospital yesterday. the terrifying incident happened exactly one week ago. he under went emergency brain surgery to relieve swelling the next day. after being discharged h