we learned more about him from his former patrol partner ross lee. the patrolled together on the graveyard shift six months. officer ross lee now wearing a black band with fellow >> i remember he came to work with a smile and happy to be here andçqgk to do the job. an taking care of his responsibilities. >> he found himself looking up to gonzales. a year later gonzales took a transfer to fresno. his spanish would be an asset. this is video from abc 30 action news featuring gonzales on the job aboutht two years ag he was describing an accident. >> i he came around the turn and lost control of the vehicle. took outzv 60 feet of grass. >> what i took from him were ability to respond to the scene or any type of investigation to slow things down a little bit. >> officer gonzales survived by his mother and sister. >> and now to abc7 news reporter vic lee in oakland. tell us about officer law. >> the officer considered law to be one of their own as part of the oakland chp family because he worked many years at this office. and on his days off, he would dri

we learned more about him from his former patrol partner ross lee.olled together on the graveyard shift six months. officer ross lee now wearing a black band with fellow >> i remember he came to work with a smile and happy to be here andçqgk to do the job. an taking care of his responsibilities. >> he found himself looking up to gonzales. a year later gonzales took a transfer to fresno. his spanish would be an asset. this is video from abc 30 action news featuring gonzales on the job aboutht two years ag he was describing an accident. >> i he came around the turn and lost control of the vehicle. took outzv 60 feet of grass. >> what i took from him were ability to respond to the scene or any type of investigation to slow things down a little bit. >> officer gonzales survived by his mother and sister. >> and now to abc7 news reporter vic lee in oakland. tell us about officer law. >> the officer considered law to be one of their own as part of the oakland chp family because he worked many years at this office. and on his days off, he would drive down t

i spoke with officer ross lee who was the partner here including 6 months the 2 of them spent sharingcle at times. officer lee calling him a true professional. >> i would consider him to be an officer that i looked up to. i found him very knowledgeable. really approachable. really nice guy. i remember he always came to work with a smile on his face. he was happy to do the job. he was always taking care of his responsibilities. never seemed to have any type of bad attitude about any aspect of the job. he was very calm. never saw him lose his temper. just a good guy all around. >> reporter: officer lee stayed on here in san jose, continues here to this day. he said juan gonzalez moved to the central valley to be closer to his home. >>> and now more on officer brian law. . >> this is where he was trained. >> reporter: okay. we're having some trouble with the information on officer law. let me say the chp officers are all wearing the black mourning ribbon in rumembrance of the 2 officers today. governor jerry brown says: we extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends as they

officer ross lee worked with juan gonzalez in the south bay and says he looked up to him as a mentor. >> remember him walking around, you know, smile, funny guy. you know, seemed to be always smiling and jovial. it is sad. tragic. >> others described officer juan gonzalez as helpful, knowledgeable and they say he always hepthis composure in any situation he was in. governor jerry brown released a statement on the passing saying we extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends and call leagues as they mourn -- colleagues as they mourn their losses. we join all californians in honoring these officers for their courage, their commitment and service. and you can share your condolences with the families on our facebook page. also share this badge to honor their service and their sacrifice. >>> we are following developing news where police are blocking off traffic as they respond to reports of a man barricaded inside a home. news chopper 2 is over the scene a short time ago. we could see officers drawn their weapons. police are telling residents to stay in their home. police respo

his partner for much of that time, was officer ross lee, who had just completed his training. nzalez was his mentor in those days. and that the two worked side by side, often working the same detail in the same patrol car. during the graveyard shift. we asked officer lee to share his memories. officer lee stayed on in san jose and works there today. while his former partner moved on to the assignment in the central valley to be closer to his extended family. and c-h-p officers in oakland are remembering the other officer who lost his life. officer brian law got his start at the oakland office. he leaves behind a wife and three young children. welcome back to the kron4 morning news as we are tracking in the hot spot. two accidents 580. it is backed up the ride all the way to highway 4 and now the interstate 80 drive time is 34 minutes from hercules to berkeley. it should be about 22. >>: naomy rojas was shot to a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck northeast of barbados early tuesday, but there were no reports of damage and casualties, officials said. the u.s. geological survey said

his partner was ross lee who just completed his training. he was his mentor. the two worked side by side in the same car during the graveyard shift. >> he was knowledgeable and approachable. i remember he always came to work with a smile on his face, always taking care of his responsibilities. >> officer lee stayed in san jose while his partner moved to the central valley to be closer to extended family. the governor issued a statement extending condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues as they mourn the tragic loss of these dedicated servants. back in to 2012 kron4 was with brian law and we have posted that segment. >>> firefighters are getting a structure fire under control. 15 immigrants are homeless now after the flames ripped through a building. >> there were so many people in the area when it happened. people were going in and out of the bart station. tonight that shooter is on the lose. police hope they can track him down before this happens again. >> reporter: monday afternoon there was a beefed up police presence after a shooting in front o

. >> officer ross lee worked the graveyard shift with gonzales in the south bay before gonzales transferred to the fresno area in 2010. >> i just immediately went back to, you know, seen him walking around in the hal waist. he was a great guy. >> lee says gonzales was a field training officer who never got rattled or lost his cool. >> he was calm, soft spoken, seemed to have a -- an air of confidence about him. he knew what he was doing, and it showed. >> gonzales's partner bryan law was looked up to by cleegs in oakland. that's where he got his start as an officer before transferring to fresno to be closer to family. >> he was a general standup guy. when i first came to oakland, he welcomed me here as, you know, a brand new officer. i had no clue what i was doing, and he was there to help me out and guide me through my new path. he helped build me to become the officer that i am here today, too. >> law leaves behind a wife and three children. >> he's very much still a part of our oakland community. liefk i said, a lot of his classmates still work in oakland. we're all friends. we all know

. >> reporter: officer ross lee worked the night shift with gonzalez before he was transferred to the bay area in 2010. >> i just immediately went back to the seeing him walking around in the hall way. walking into briefing. he was a nice guy, nice, approachable, friendly. >> reporter: he never got rattled or lost his cool. >> calm, soft spoken. seemed to have an air of confidence about him. he knew what he was doing and you could feel it. >> reporter: bryan law was looked up by colleagues in oakland that's where he got his start as an officer before transferring to fresno to be closer to family. >> he was a general stand up guy. when i came here to oakland he welcomed me as a new officer. i had no clue what i was doing but he was there to guide me and he helped build me to who i am right now. he very much is still part of our oakland community. like i said a lot of his classmates still work here in oakland. we were all friends. we worked day in and day out 12 hour shifts. so we never forget about each other. >> reporter: chp officers say they will never forget about law or gonzalez.

his partner for much of that time, was officer ross lee, who had only just completed his training. in those days. and that the two worked side by side, often working the same detail in the same patrol car. during the graveyard shift. the graveyard shift. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. welcome back to the kron4 morning news. for its focus on san francisco. there is a prompt, and the street clothes are. a gas leak has been reported along south park boulevard so it has been shut down between second and third st. and this jury because it's a gas leak is not only affecting vehicular traffic but it's affecting pedestrian traffic as wel

. >> reporter: officer ross lee worked the night shift with gonzalez before he was transferred to the bay area in 2010. >> i just immediately went back to the seeing him walking around in the hall way. walking into briefing. he was a nice guy, nice, approachable, friendly. >> reporter: he never got rattled or lost his cool. >> calm, soft spoken. seemed to have an air of confidence about him. he knew what he was doing and you could feel it. >> reporter: bryan law was looked up by colleagues in oakland that's where he got his start as an officer before transferring to fresno to be closer to family. >> he was a general stand up guy. when i came here to oakland he welcomed me as a new officer. i had no clue what i was doing but he was there to guide me and he helped build me to who i am right now. he very much is still part of our oakland community. like i said a lot of his classmates still work here in oakland. we were all friends. we worked day in and day out 12 hour shifts. so we never forget about each other. >> reporter: chp officers say they will never forget about law or gonzalez.

officer ross lee now wearing a black band across his badge along with fellow chp officers across the state. >> i remember you know he always came to work with a smile on his face. happy to be here. happy to do the job. and always taking care of his responsibilities. any calls he handled. never seemed to have any type of bad attitude about any aspect of the job. >> lee was himself fresh out of the academy and he fond himself looking up to gonzalez. year later gonzalez took a transfer to flows where spanish was major asset this is video from our sister station that featured gonzalez on the job about two years ago. ironically he was describing an accident. >> weather conditions came around the turn he lost control of the vehicle hydro-plane went off the road and took out about 60 to 70 feet offense. >> i learned from him where the ability to kind of respond to a scene or any type of investigation slow things down a little bit and really take the time to develop some information instead of jumping to conclusion e-officer g.o.p. sol east survived by mother and sister n.san jose, abc 7 new

his partner for much of that time, was officer ross lee, who had just completed his training. >> lee says, officer gonzalez was his mentor in those days-- and that the two worked side by side, often working the same detail in the same patrol car. during the graveyard shift. we asked officer lee to share his memories. >> he was a great worker, he was very knowledgeable and smart. i remember personally learned things from held and the ability to respond to is a or any type of investigation. to really take the time to develop affirmation instead of jumping to conclusions. he was very calm, i never saw him lose his temper. it was just a good guy all wrong. >> officer lee stayed on in san jose and works there today. while his former partner moved on to the assignment in the central valley to be closer to his extended family. return to index of >> officers killed-oncam governor jerry brown today issued a statement regarding the deaths of c-h-p officers. brian law and juan gonzalez: it says in part. that he and his wife quote - "extend their deepest condolences and sympathies to the familie

. >> the police do not know why the gun man targeted kahron lee, but ross later is speaking with the family. what are they looking at tonight -- roz plater is speaking with a family. what are the police looking at tonight? >> first, this is devastating for the community because this young man was a standout athlete at tc williams high school, graduating two years ago, getting a scholarship to virginia union. a promisingwith future gun down, perhaps over a cell phone. i can't even express my pain. i have to get ready to bury my first-born child. he was not a bad kid. >> 20-year-old kahron lee was a sophomore at virginia union university. late sunday night he was walking home from a study group when he was shot and killed just feet from his front door. the police have not yet said what the motive might be, but his family believes it may have been a robbery. his cell phone was taken. if you kill him for a phone, you really need to be off the streets. >> lee was a well-liked track and field star at tc williams high school. >> everything he touched, track, football. union one to virginia

i'm joined by paul butler, a former federal prosecutor and bert ross, the former mayor of f ft. lee. thanks to you both for joining me. bert, i want to start with you and talk a little bit about christie, the prosecutor. i think one of the things we learned in this "new republic" piece is that he very wisely figured out to use carrots and sticks, if you will, in the negotiations on various cases he was working on. does that surprise you? >> well, it did come as a revelation. i, like a lot of people, thought he spoke with straight tongue. what we're finding is that he's a fraud. his entire image self-created was of a reform are and he's anything but. he looks more and more like a machine politician unfortunately. >> new jersey politics, let's be honest, has something of a reputation. you as being pretty tough and you yourself have had your own experiences with it. is that a function of just kind of the new jersey political machine or is this chris christie kind of taking it to a new level? >> i don't think he's taking it to a new level. my father used to work for a company in jersey

people like wilbur ross are on there and sandyweil and jimmy lee. jon corzine, dick fuld.ut he's on the membership list. it was a who's who of wall street. i wanted to sneak in because i wanted to see what goes on behind closed doors. >> what did you see? i am i wall street enthusiast. my mind is blown and i am massively disappointed, were you? >> absolutely. >> i rented a tuxedo. i go into the saint regis hotel to see what is happening. i see a bunch of millionaires and billionaires dressed in drag. as part of the induction process, new members have to dress in drag and had to do skits and musical acts. some of these acts are quite offensive. >> offensive how? >> sexist jokes, homophobic occupydigs about the jokes. there was really offensive stuff. >> just this morning, i saw paul qualey apologizing saying my brief remarks were at the event and did not -- they were part of the spirit of the event but did not reflect my views. the thing i have a hard time with -- what was the spirit of the event? i would be humiliated if there was a hidden camera in my kitchen and if they