cities use some of that money to help about road repairs. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> get ready to pay more. >> 10%, 30% increase in menu prices. >> one bay area city is about to get hit. why some are cheering the move. that's coming up. >>> plus the government versus sanford and what is fueling the state's historic drought. >>> also ahead how the ftc is cracking down on online reviews. >>> and don't get fooled. 7 on your side's michael finney has a warning about people posing as phony irs agents. >>> and, what zucker persian gulf's pig speech that not everyone seemed to like. >>> stay w in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. >>> effective today, the city of oakland has the highest minimum wage in california at $12.25 an hour. that makes for an interesting work environment in the east bay

. >>> the san jose city clerks office is under fire this morning over a mistake on the ballot for special election next month. ten candidates are running for hotly contested san jose city council seat. but here's the problem, all the candidates have a diamond symbol next to their name. it means the candidate agreed to limit campaign spending but one candidate did not agree to the cap and thousand the office plans to send out brochures alerting 29,000 voters about that error. >> cause harm to my campaign. that is the thing i don't want any candidate will want that publicity. >> the error is costing taxpayers $15,000 to fix. most of that in the cost of postage. the special election will now cost $645,000. >> there is a break in that case in oakland. the new developments after an oakland mother was shot and killed trying to protect her children from flying bullets. but first. >> i just had a feeling that something was wrong. >> a truck plunged off an overpass and into a river. the quick actions of an off duty chp officer that saved that drivers life. >> good morning. we are looking at 237. t

. >>> san jose city council will try to find solutions far rocky problems. independent auditor says san jose has some of the worst roads in the bay area. they will fall into poor condition. repairs could cost about half a billion dollars. that's because it is much more expensive to improve roads after day are already damaged and preventive work wasn't a priority with the budget. >>> several horses had to be rescued. 15 horses were trapped in their stalls. rescuers had to sedate them be ever they could safely pull them from the debris. they only suffered minor cuts. the roof gaveway because of the snow. >>> they say they will thrive as the countries move forward. as craig boswell reports. >> reporter: he is kicking off his visit with a friendly crowd, the largest proisrael in the u.s. >> reports of the demise of the israeli u.s. relation is not only premature, they are just wrong. >> reporter: relations between israel and the u.s. are strained. he is concerned ant u.s. efforts to reach a nuclear deal with iran. israel is opposed to iran having any nuclear capa

san jose tomorrow. highs for friday 67 along the coast. 67 daly city. 68 san francisco. forecast with your bay area weekend in view, there it is. nice looking five-day forecast. enjoy the weather. hopefully it will change and we will get on with rain. but in the meantime, steady as she goes. >> loving it. thank you. >> he goes by grateful. i had gratitude. it isigateful. >>> help -- it is grateful. >>> a mother underwent a transformation today that she hopes will get her back on track. >> he survived a plane crash but still died. why the family is suing the united states air force. >> and she is a trail trailblazer, the story of a prison guard testing her own toughness at san quentin. >>> new at 5 you have seen the make over shows on tv, today st. ant's is helping -- st. anthony's is helping homeless women. >> she describes her previous life and how it unraveled as we walk the streets of san francisco. >> your car breaks down. you miss work because you are sick. couldn't pay the rent. >> reporter: she brought her daughter here a year ago to escape domestic violence. she

san jose police officer who was shot to death on tuesday. ceremony for michael johnson starts at 8 p.m. at the courtyard of san jose city hall. we have new details this morning about exactly what happened after johnson was shot. san jose police say seconds after the initial shooting, one of the other responding officers doug petrora returned fire with his rifle with deadly accuracy through a small opening. he is a 16-year veteran of the force. police later found the suspect's body on a second- story balcony outside his "senter road" condo. one tool that the police department has in its arsenal that was not used during tuesday's shootout right there a drone. the department bought it the in secret and controversially kept it grounded. supporters say the drone would have quickly and safely confirmed that the gunman had been killed. instead, officers had to blast through two apartment walls and use a small camera to confirm that the gunman was dead. >> technology can help the police. we need to use it sensibly. >> another type of tool has drawn even more opposition. armored vehicles from the military. san jose police did use their

san jose police officer who was killed in the line of duty on tuesday. the ceremony for michael johnson starts at 8 p.m. in the courtyard at san jose city hall. and we do have some new details this morning about what happened after johnson was shot. san jose police say seconds after the initial shooting one of the other responding officers returned fire with his rifle. he did so with deadly accuracy through a small opening. police found the suspect's body on a second-story balcony outside his "senter road" condo. >>> investigators think a faulty battery caused a casino bus to explode in menlo park last night just after 6 p.m. on highway 101 north of willow road. the driver was the only one on board and escaped unharmed. firefighters had to use metal cutting saws to take off the exterior of the bus to get to the flames inside. >>> time now 6:05. investigators are trying to figure out why a copilot intentionally crashed a germanwings plane killing himself and 149 others on board. crews are looking for remains of passengers in the steep terrain in the french alps. the copilot deliberately crashed the plane, determined after officials listened to

city jobs. according to a recent memo by the interim fire chief the san jose fire department had 198 total daily staffing july 1 of 2010. today is it 172. that could change. he is recommending that the city council approve a resolution to apply for a two-year firm grant worth more than $3.3 million to restore 14 positions in the fire department that were lost over the recent years. >> it could allow us to restore service at a fire station that has been closed for several years. the exact deployment, however depends on the fire department strickland and where we can use the firefighters. >> if san jose is awarded the money the city council is not sent 20 accept it. the money of the grant is for two years and then the city has to pay the full amount $3 million each year. mayor liccardo said the grants are helpful but the city needs to make sure it has the money to make it work. >> it is important to do it in a way that is sustainable. we do not want to hire someone for a year or two and watch them walk out. we have to do this in a way that is responsible. i am confident we can. >>> the city will f

. >>> the san jose city clerks office is under fire this morning after a mistake on the ballot for a special election next month. ten candidates are running for a hotly contested san jose city council seat vacated when chew won a seat in the state assembly. all the candidates have a diamond symbol next to their name. it means the candidate agreed to voluntarily limit campaign spending but one candidate monwin didn't agree to the cap. now they plan to send out brochures alerting voters about the mistake. the error is costing taxpayers $15,000 to fix. most of that will be for postage. the special election will now cost $640,000. >>> time is 5:26. the election isn't until november but san francisco voters were able to hear from the two leading candidates for sheriff. ross mirkarimi took questions last night. several issues were cooperates with the federal government regarding people in this country illegally. both say they want the community to feel comfortable interacting with the law enforcement. >> i have the honor saying i'm the first sheriff in this city and one of the first in the

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. >> a prayer vigil at san jose city hall for fallen police officer michael johnson who died on tuesdayer con dunham who open fire on johnson and other officers approaching his home on senter road. they say his partner is a hero risk his life standing his ground and firing the shot that killed dunham while dunham continued to fire. >> a man is in custody for the beating of a teen at a san jose mall. police say 25-year-old troung son huynh attacked the teen outside the valley fair mall march 11. troung son huynh and another harassed 17-year-old christian rasner and attacked him when he walked out slamming his head into the payment. his father said that his son woke up from a coma on wednesday morning responsive but he is still in intensive care. police now say they do not believe the attack was gang-related. >> the fight to keep the only public hospital in contra costa county open has failed. the board voted to close doctor's medical center april 21. the hospital is on the verge of run out of money and exhausted its ability to borrow money. they have been running at a deficit of $18 mill

the san jose city council is set to approve the inflated budget at the next meeting. >> people voicing their support and opposition when san francisco supervisors look at plans to redesign polk street which has added bicycle lanes to part of polk street in the civic center area. now officials want to reconfigure another 20 blocks which is triggering a backlash from merchants residents bicyclist and others. the debate is who gets priority on the street that includes a muni bus line. >> the 49ers will go to another part of the world, down under, to fine the newest player. an australian rugby star is 6' 2 and 225 pounds compared to many running backs in the nfl and the 49ers girlfriend him a chance to play in their back field and on special teams. analysts consider him to be a long shot to make it with the 49ers but he will get $100,000 and a lot of kudos for trying >> but he has to learn to take a lit with pads. >> in a way could you argue what he does is harder without the pads. ask any rugby playe say it is more difficult. >> now mike has the forecast. >>> live doppler hd, everyone sho

. >>> tomorrow the san jose city council will try to fix one of the biggest problems in the city crumbling roads. our media partner, the san jose mercury news reports the cost to fix all the potholes is half a billion dollars. the city would have to triple its current annual spending on streets just to keep them in their existing condition. council members will start looking at where to come up with the money tomorrow. >>> minimum wage workers in oakland are getting a big raise starting tomorrow. the current $9 an hour minute wum wage will increase nearly 36% to $12.25 per hour, the highest minimum wage in the area. while workers allowed the news some businesses say the increase will cause hem to raise prices hire fewer workers or give their employers rees fewer hours. some businesses will start using a service charge in lieu of a tip. oakland voters approved the wage increase last november. >>> senior citizens and people with disabilities can now ride muni for free. the program kicked off today. more than 38000 people have applied for the free municipal audio program expansion in just the

san jose's 7th of the year. >> arrangements made to stay good-bye off to the san jose officer killed in the line of duty. last night hundreds showed up to san jose city hall for a vigil to honor officer michael johnson. he died tuesday after being shot by a reportedly suicidal man. johnson was the first sjpd officer to be killed on the job in 14 years. his funeral will take place thursday with a public memorial at sap center. hundreds of police officers across the country are expected to come. and pay their respects. >> just in -- we are learning internationally known singer songwriter norman greenbaum hurt in a crash. greenbaum the passenger in the subaru that crashed into a motor seekle. the motorcyclist killed. not identified. greenbaum and passenger on the motorcycle were taken to the hospital with critical injuries. best known for 1969 hit "spirit in the sky." >> learning details of the german co-pilot who crashed his jet in the french alps. ex-girlfriend is revealing what may have motivated him to kill himself and 149 others. nbc's bill neally has the the latest from france. roy in france and germany they're still searching for bodies. for clut

. >>> "the mercury news" reporting a memo sent by the san jose city council indicates testing on officer-worn cameras will begin this september, about a dozen officers, the department wants to outfit the entire departments by next year. the same memo indicates that san jose's police department won't begin launching its drone until 27 at the very earliest. >>> of:03. san jose's new mayor wants firefighters to pick up ambulance duty. mayor sam liccardo says the services have slow ted 911 response times. firefighters are first on the scene in an emergency and it makes sense firefighters could take a patient to the hospital. the san jose firefighters union is not happy with the proposal. it released a statement saying in part, "in 2010 san jose gutted the fire department's capability to meet our emergency medical response times. it makes little sense for san jose to jump into the ambulance business before restoring these cuts and improving our response times." now if approved, the plan would not go into effect until next year. >> san francisco city leaders are talking about how to deal with racia

we will look at san jose and in is 101, the 880 overcrossing, and traffic is looking good, and so far, keep our fingers crossed >> happening today a san jose city council committee will consider how to fix some of the worst streets that could cost half a billion and our reporter and in san francisco with more. matt? >> yes, san jose has 2700 miles of roads throughout the city and that is a lot, the largest municipal road network in northern california, and the problem is keeping them in good condition cost as lot of money. a report was released on the san jose roads and 60 percent of the roads show significant distress. san jose residents are very concerned. opinions show street repair have the lettest repair of any city service. transportation and environment committee show a lot of money is needed to eliminate the backlog. the department of transportation estimates it would need $504 million of funding to him not the backlog of poor and galed roads and $104 million each year to raise the condition from "fair," to "good," $80 million more a year than current. several recommendations remain made including finding consistent annual funding, and

the city had to close firehouses and cut staffing during the recession. because of that, san jose is not meeting its goal of responding to 90% of fire calls in eight minutes or less. if the city wins the $3 million grant, it could help pay for 14 new firefighters. >> we're trying to get back to the staffing. our peak staffing was 758 in 2007, 2008. we're 659. we're in thing in the aggregate struggling. >> the goal is to continue to grow it. not take the money and hire and watch the firefighters leave. >> san jose will be in competition to get the federal money but the city has been successful in receiving grant money the last two years. >>> the trial of the alleged boston marathon bomber began today with his attorney saying, it was him. 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev is accused of helping to set two bombs that killed three people and injured 260 others near the finish line of the race in 2013. but in her opening statements, dzhokhar tsarnaev's attorney said the suspect's brother was the ringleader. he was killed in a shootout with police shortly after the bombing. today, the jury w

. >> pam: and then another at 8 pm outside san jose city hall at 4th and santa clara street. >> pam: kron four will have live coverage from both events. >> pam: >> pam: and san jose police have announced plans for a public memorial service. forit will be held thursday center at 11 am. >> pam: police officers from around attend the service. >> pam: one of the attorneys in the vallejo kidnapping for ransom case said today. his client, aaron quinn 's story, might sound crazy. but he is telling the truth. >> pam: quinn and his girlfriend - center of a controversial kidnapping investigation. >> pam: earlier today, quinn's attorney, daniel russo, talked with kron 4's haaziq madyun. about some of the. admittedly, odd aspects of the case. >> reporter: to make think his clarinet story does not add up. particularly about his or send a been kidnapped. with a ransom of $8,500. >> will x for a ransom of $8,500? >> reporter: why go to him? but they have so much information why not go to his parents. for $100,000. but he did not know anyone. >> this is crazy released without when paying ransom. i >>

the city had to close firehouses and cut staffing during the recession and an audit shows because of that san jose is not meeting its goal of responding to 90% of fire calls in eight minutes or less. if the city wins the $3 million grant it could help pay for 14 new firefighters. >> it's essential, we're trying to get back to the staffing. peak staffing was 758 in 2007 and 2008. we're currently 679. ? the goal is to grow our firefighter and police force, sustainably and continue growing it. not simply taking money to hire and then losing the money a year or two later and watching the firefighters leave. >> san jose will have competition to get that federal money but the city has been successful in receiving grant money in the last two years. >>> a woman who was killed in a shootout with arizona police officer the weekend has been positively identified as one of the suspects in the murder of a penngrove woman investigators believe that 37-year-old stephanie hill was one of three people involved in the killing of 84-year-old olga denelli last thursday. hill was also being investigated for a burglary

at 8:00 tonight there is a prayer vigil at the san jose city courtyard. while it is being organized by community groups, mayor sam liccardo says he will make an appearance there. >>> coming up on 4:35 now. this morning authorities are looking for a south bay inmate who escaped from jail but his brother has been arrested. accused of being an accessory after the fact. joseph carter was taken into custody. investigators say he helped his brother janell carter after his escape. carter was awaiting trial when he escaped from a sheriffs deputy during a medical appointment earlier this month. authorities think he's left the san jose area. $6,000 reward is being offered. >>> we're also learning more information about pilot that appears to have crashed a plane carrying nearly 150 people on board into the mountains and the french alps. yesterday german police searched the home. french prosecutors say he took control of that germanwings flight, locked the pilot out of the cockpit and flew it toward the mountain. six years ago he received treatment for serious depres

in the courtyard at san jose city hall. >>> a caltrans crew accidentally ran over a woman while cleaning up a homeless encampment in san jose under highway 101 overpass on story road. officials say the skiploader ran over a tent with a woman inside. she had minor injuries. >>> the vallejo woman alleging kidnap is sticking to her story. kpix 5's anne makovec with why her attorney says denise huskins is now being victimized twice. >> reporter: police have called this case a wild goose chase. but the couple accused of staging a fake kidnapping says police are chasing the wrong geese. >> she is distraught. she'sshe is emotionally and physically broken. >> reporter: attorney doug rappaport says it was no hoax. his client denise huskins met with police for several hours yesterday before she was quickly driven away. >> she is absolutely unequivocally 100% positively a victim. >> reporter: remember it was less than 48 hours ago that vallejo police were calling her story a lie. he says that has made her even more upset. >> she said initially she was kidnapped and then a second time by allegedly b

. >> a prayer vigil is held tonight at san jose city hall and it starts at 8:00 with several community leaders expected to attend. >>> thank you. san jose police officer doug potwora is praised after firing the shot that killed dunham on tuesday. the accident leaders say he stood his ground and he fired rather than taking cover. he showed "unbelievable bravery," in the chaos after officer johnson was hit. >> a number of fundraisers for the johnson family are in the works. the san jose earthquakes will ask for donations on april 5th during a match and a donation bin is set up during an easter egg hunt. the san jose police officers association is accepting donations. former sharks captain nolan is spearheading another fundraiser and his sister in slaw an officer and wants to raise as much as possible. the event is all day and all night on thursday at both san jose locations of the brittania arms. we have more information on abc7 news.com . >>> there is a little bit of fog this morning? >> it is taking time to clear. now a check with meteorologist mike nicco and a look at the exploritoriu

in the city: crumb billioning roads which are among the worst in the bay area. the san jose mercury news reports that the taxpayer costs of six potholes and other problems is an eye opening half a billion dollars. the city would have to triple its current annual spending on streets just to keep them in their existing condition. matt will have a full report from san jose coming up at the top of hour. >> a san francisco road is finally re-opened after major water main break. the understanding starts before 9:00 yesterday morning near randall street in glenn pack neighborhood. it shut down all southbound neighborhoods of san jose over. the flooding also affected muni's j line. the leak is traced to a shut substation. minimum wage workers in oakland get a boost in pay starting today from $9 minimum wage will increase nearly 36 percent to $12.25 an hour that is the highest minimum wage in the bay area. workers applaud the move some businesses and restaurants say the increase will force them to raise prices, hire fewer workers or give employees fewer hours. >> the highway patrol i

halle jackson, nbc news los angeles. >> san jose's new mayor pledges more services in his first state of the cityardo delivered the dress in east san jose and chose to give the address on a weekend so more could attend. one of his priorities beefing up police staffing. >> first we'll renew san jose by making our city safer. of course, our hard working police officers remain stretched perilously thin. despite our department's shrinking size we've seen our hard working officers actually reduce crime in the past two years. >> also during the address, liccardo vowed to restore library services help the homeless and expand after school abteen jobs programs. he said he would work to secure funding to bring b.a.r.t. to alum rock and the downtown areas. >> soccer fans dribbling a ball. today earthquake fans bid farewell to spartan stadium. recognize this guy oo? that's rob mayeda taking part. very fit. strew athletically prone. very fancy with the ball, as well. the ball's been through several relays over the bay area. soccer ball. >> next going to where? >> avaya stadium for the first kickoff match set

. >> tomorrow the san jose city couple we drill to fix crumbling roads. the cost to fix all the potholes is half a billion dollars. the city would have to triple its current annual spending on streets to keep them in their current condition. council members will start looking at where to come up with the money tomorrow. >>> the california g.o.p. made history today by officially recognizing a group of gay republicans who have been fighting for years for formal acceptance. the log cabin republicans received overwhelming support to receive a charter during this weekend's convention in sacramento. the group has been around for 38 years, but some social conservatives have opposed the group's inclusion. >> republicans have their eyes on the scene being vacated by barbara boxer. at this weekend's state g.o.p. convention assembly man rocky chavez says he plans to announce he is running for the seat. on thursday, california republicans have not been able to elect a statewide candidate since 2006. boxer is retiring next year. the only major candidate right now is a

. >> tomorrow the san jose city couple we drill to fix crumbling roads. the cost to fix all the potholes is half a billion dollars. the city would have to triple its current annual spending on streets to keep them in their current condition. council members will start looking at where to come up with the money tomorrow. >>> the california g.o.p. made history today by officially recognizing a group of gay republicans who have been fighting for years for formal acceptance. the log cabin republicans received overwhelming support to receive a charter during this weekend's convention in sacramento. the group has been around for 38 years, but some social conservatives have opposed the group's inclusion. >> republicans have their eyes on the scene being vacated by barbara boxer. at this weekend's state g.o.p. convention assembly man rocky chavez says he plans to announce he is running for the seat. on thursday, california republicans have not been able to elect a statewide candidate since 2006. boxer is retiring next year. the only major candidate right now is a

the 280/880 interchange very close to san jose city college. peggy bunker is on the scene with the very latest. peggy? >> reporter: raj, you can imagine how busy it is here. this is a 40-year-old inmate. this is still an active scene from the air. however, here on the ground the streets have opened up. it all started earlier today when during or right after medical treatment, this inmate janelle carter got into a fight with a deputy and injured him in the shoulder. then the inmate ran out of the hospital. sheriff's deputies were not able to apprehend him. thus they are going door to door, yard to yard. this parti

san jose. san jose police officers pursued the suspects into the city of sunnyvale where they bailed on foot andhave seen these s.w.a.t. tank out here it was on the move just a short time ago. we're hearing that the command post has moved over to mountain view high school and that is where the search is being focused right now. so a fluid situation developing as we speak. we're going to head over to mountain view high school right now but for now, we're keeping an eye on this situation where we have an carjacking suspect on the loose. back to you. >>> someone shot two police officers just steps away from the ferguson, missouri police department. andrew spencer reports, both officers were conscious when they were hospitalized. >>> reporter: you can hear the gunfire scatter the crowd in this amateur video uploaded to u-stream. [ gunfire ] >> there was just gunfire and now cops have guns drawn. >> reporter: witnesses say the demonstration outside the ferguson police department was just winding down when it happened. >> we were actually all about to leave and as we were about to pack our cameras up,

. >>> the san jose city clerk's office is under fire over the ballot for a special election next month. 10 candidates are 1ing for the city counsel seat. -- running for the city counsel seat. all candidates have a symbol next to their name. that means the candidate agrees to limit their campaign spending. the problem is, he didn't actually agree to that cap. even though there is a diamond next to his name. now they plan to send out brochures alerting voters about the correction. he said it could hurt his campaign. >> harm to my campaign. that is the thing i don't want. >> the error is costing taxpayers $15,000 to fix, bringing the total for the special election to $645,000. >>> trailblazer in one of the toughest places in the bay area. >> putting yourself out there. putting who you are out there. most people hide theirselves. >> the story of a prison guard who is putting herself to the test at san quentin. >> and a new teammate puts on the a's uniform for the first time. look familiar? how will ferrell kept the mood light in the club house and on the field. >> after the break, tracking

. >>> today a san jose city council committee will look for where to come up with half a billion to fix the city's crumbling roads. south bay roads are among the worst in the bay area, with 50 percent deficient. it is estimated it would cost $500 million to eliminate the backlog of bad roads and another $100 million each year after that to bring them up to good condition. >> minimum wage workers in oakland are getting a big boost in pay starting today. the $9 an hour minimum wage is increasing nearly 36 percent to $12.25 an hour the highest minimum wage in the bay area. >> a few of us are getting rain right now much needed rain. >> a look from emeryville camera shows where the storm clouds have moved in and meteorologist mike nicco has a look at where the showers are headed. >> hello, everyone welcome do the to which the we broadcast center where i don't need an umbrella. the clouds are stubborn and we have not seen anything measurable hit the gages but we have radar returns especially across the santa cruz mountains and a few more right around the rim of the san pablo bay near san rafa

the city council will have to approve that final budget by june. in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> strengthening economy is igniting a firestorm over growth in one bay area city. palo alto wants to put limits on the construction of new office buildings. new at 6:00, len ramirez on why the city wants to stifle commercial development. >> reporter: it's as if the sky is the limit in downtown palo alto when it comes to growth. new office buildings sprouting up. younger crowds moving in. many older businesses are getting squeezed out or they are just fading away. >> success really has a price. >> reporter: liz says it's not just a palo alto problem. it's happening in cities from san francisco to san jose but last night she voted with the unanimous city council to do what would be unthinkable in other parts of the country. they are putting a lid on new office development. >> right now, the price for us is not being able to find enough parking and an increase in traffic. >> the city will restrict new office construction to 50,000 square feet a year along univers

firefighters to take this to the hospital and said its paramedics doing it. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>mark: the san jose citycar was new but the proposal. >>mark:the san jose city council will vote on mayor sam liccardo's new budget proposal. >>mark:one thing he wants to do is have firefighters take people to hospitals instead of an ambulance company since they are normally the first to respond to emergencies and stabilize patients until an ambulance arrives. >>mark:mayor liccardo explained his proposal and heard public comment last night. >>mark:liccardo says it has been successful in other cities where emergency response and transport was consolidated into a single provider. >>mark:santa clara currently has a contract with rural metro. but the mayor says the company has had long response times declared bankruptcy and failed to obtain proper c-p-r certifications for employees. he believes by canceling that contract, the fire department can improve response times and save money >>mark: it started yelling and blowing whistles the meeting was cut short the family did attend a town hall but did not speak to the

. >>> san jose city council members say they will continue a discussion about the police department after heated meeting with residents last night. about 100 people attended the meeting. someone in the audience asked for more training of officers dealing with mentally ill. last month police shot and killed 23-year-old philip watkins not far from where last night's meeting was held. his family says watkins was depressed and suicidal. his family believes he wanted officers to shoot him. >> police department is not just here, but across the country need to reexamine and reevaluate how they train their officers and what kinds of sensitivity. >> reporter: one councilman pledged to have every officer equipped with body cameras for transparency. >>> a surprise case in the twist of a police officer raping a woman while on duty. prosecutors added new enhancements to the charges against jeffrey graves. it could amount to a life sentence for graves if convicted. he's accused of raping a domestic abuse victim at a hotel following a call to her house in 2013. he's also accused of abusing his ex-girlfr

warmth today, and we will look at the cities with san jose, 84, and ties the record of 87 in gilroy andtas. we have 80 in redwood city and mountain view and only warmer in los altos at 82 and dropping to 75 in millbrae and mid-to-upper sib along the coast and mid-70s around downtown and south san francisco and mid-70s to nearly 80 through the north bay valley and 10- or 15-degrees cooler at the coast and mid-to-upper 70s for motor of the east bay shore. castro valley and fremont could make it to 80 and low-to-mid 80's in our inland neighbor. as far as head up to lake, we still have a chance of record highs today tomorrow, a stray shower on saturday and 67 on sunday, average high should be 50. my seven-day forecast, coolest on saturday and away from the coast next week it will be above average. >> you have been telling us of the warm temperatures what is it doing to the lake tahoe report? we are looking at less snow. certainly we do not have any chains needed if you are headed up there. to kirkwood it will be a nice and clear at 18-48" and up to 42" at squall valley and north star. great

i'll give you the details a little later. >> an encouraging sign between san jose city leaders and the plirs association talks over pension and benefit reform could resume as early as next week. >> so what prompted it all? chris win has more. >> in san jose a potential breakthrough over measure base. >> the mayor and city council has willingness with a massive shift in the right direction. >> the mayor sent a letter to local unions this week, expressing the city's desire to go back to the bargaining table for negotiation. >> i'm looking forward to finding a way to ensure that the intent of the voters is fully protected at the same time that we find a way to settle all of these issues. >> measureby, which kriblgts more retirement, was approved by 70% of voters back in 2012. since then it's been involved in one legal battle after another. some say at a cost to public safety. a competitive disadvantage to look to neighboring agencies for better benefits. lunt lieutenant heather randall is promoting to a new roll. >> we have gone through some difficult times. but i can tell you, it's a gre

. >> johnson's funeral is being planned a public vigil will be held tomorrow night at 8:00 in san jose city hall. >> and we want to take a moment to thank you for showing your support for officer johnson by sharing this facebook badge. 36,000 people are sharing this image from our abc7 news facebook page and we're grateful. >> shoppers in a 7-11 escaped unharmed when an suv smashed into the front of the store. police say the 70-year-old driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution. witnesses say he seemed confused after the accident. the store will remain closed for some time. >> badly damaged. >> yes. >> still head marin's unique hospital. why these marine mammal center's role is more important than ever. >> is the current drought california's worst ever? new data says it could be. >> after a day of record warmth across the bay area we'll have doppler 7 showing cooling fog making a return today's hot spots and the cooler weather ahead, in just a moment. >> do you have tax questions? you're watching the right station. i'm michael finney and 7 on your side has answers. >>> marine mammal

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. >> johnson's funeral is being planned a public vigil will be held tomorrow night at 8:00 in san jose city hall. >> and we want to take a moment to thank you for showing your support for officer johnson by sharing this facebook badge. 36,000 people are sharing this image from our abc7 news facebook page and we're grateful. >> shoppers in a 7-11 escaped unharmed when an suv smashed into the front of the store. police say the 70-year-old driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution. witnesses say he seemed confused after the accident. the store will remain closed for some time. >> badly damaged. >> yes. >> still head marin's unique hospital. why these marine mammal center's role is more important than ever. >> is the current drought california's worst ever? new data says it could be. >> after a day of record warmth across the bay area we'll have doppler 7 showing cooling fog making a return today's hot spots and the cooler weather ahead, in just a moment. >> do you have tax questions? you're watching the right station. i'm michael finney and 7 on your side has answers. female announcer:

at san jose city hall. complete details on that tonight on the 11:00 newscast. nk you, robert. again, the public memorial service for michael johnson will be next thursday at 11:00 a.m. in san jose and that is open to the public. >> german and french media are portraying a grim picture of the germanwings crash. a troubled man hiding a history of depression from his employer and a recent breakup with his fiancee may having a vaulted his emotional state. german investigators revealed the co-pilot andres lubitz ripped up one note. they searched his apartment and found a torn medical excuse. they said there was no sign of suicide note or claim of responsibility for the crash. >>> today marked the end of an eight-year legal saga for amanda knox. her murder conviction was overturned by italy's supreme court. in 2007 her roommate was found dead at the home they shared. knox and her former boyfriend were convicted and set free and convicted again in a retrial but today's ruling means the case is closed for good. knox said quote, i'm tremendously relieved and grateful for

. >> johnson funeral still planned a public vigil held tomorrow evening 8:00 o'clock at san jose city n.sap jose david louie 7 news. >> we mit want to thank you for showing your support for officer johnson sharing the facebook badge. death affected so many of you. more than 36,000 people are showing the support by sharing this image from our facebook page. >> we barely into spring and already we are seeing some record high temperature. the weather bringing out the daysies. back drop for people enjoying a moment of peace or afternoon nap at the san francisco park. here near the embark dir 0this afternoon. looking out at the city it's still mild out there this evening as we look at coyote tower. check in with if drew. >> only 6 days in the spring season and already summer like warmth and record falling left and right this afternoon. many locations today set new records. sfo tied a record at 79 degrees. oakland moffitt field in the mid 80's. san jose 85 degrees. besting old record of 84. gilroy is a license as coming in the lower 90's even like tahoehere they just deficit of snow fall he

san jose's mayor wants to up the ante on conservation. marianne favro is live with the first look at a plan to fast track the city's water recycling program. marianne? >>. >> reporter: the mayor wants san jose to become the largest city in the nation to rely heavily on recycled water. he wants it to happen soon. as can you see with the ground water recharge basin, our water supply is quickly drying up. here at the silicon valley center in san jose they are reusing 8 million gallons of water a day to be used for industrial or irrigation uses. they want to trippel that within the next two to three years. >> san jose would be the largest city in the country to employ this kektechnology. >>. >> reporter: but it is not cheap, costing $72 million build. >> we know the cost is on the order of tens of millions of dollars. >> reporter: snow pack is dismal. and senior nasa scientist says california only has about year's worth of water left and is saying you need to look at other ways to look at the drought crisis. recycled water is only 5% of the water supply right now. the goal is to get to 10% in the next ten years. >> retapped out what we could

continue to grow the san jose police department to vigils will be held tonight the first has 630 crops the dawson was shot and killed the second an account that will be is san jose cityl with a town where learn more information this morning on the gunman that killed off to johnson in 1996 people this teenaged daughter's hair and pulled her sure he spent three days in jail and had two to three years of probation neighbors at his apartment complex where he was shot and killed said they are still shocked that dunham is the government. san ... of the association said the fund for people who want to donate all saw michael johnson's family if you like to donate we put a lid on our website at from ford,. >>darya: we have some other big news that we're following is there some disturbing allegations against members of san francisco sheriff department's public defenders of forcing in the midst of color to fight each other this happened at the county jail to pull the defenders said the deputies did this for their own amusement >>: was forcing them to fight the latter year style adoptee's says that you adopted allegations earlier this month the cave for only now because another

. >> they say that the only shots fired by san jose police were fired early on in the situation so the implication is he took his own life the san jose city council ayounged and meeting after learning of the death and bay area law enforcement agencies are posting condolences for officer johnson on social media and many of the emergencies feature a badge with a black bar across it in memory of a fallen brother. we have the condolences on our website at abc7news.com. >> you will find video of last night's police conference where you can express your condolences on our facebook page and bring you updates throughout the newscast and online at abc7news.com and on twitter twit at this time -- twitter@abc. >>denisehuskinshasbeenmissingand a. and the boy of denise huskins said she was firstbly taken from the home but he did not report it until the afternoon. police say that quinn is "cooperating," with have the impairs. >> we are learning more of a woman in martinez who died when a gravel truck tipped over and land on her car. the 32-year-old combs was pregnant and ingamed to be married so she had a a four-year-old daughter. she died on monday wh

san jose mayor sam liccardo is pushing ahead with plans to talk about pension reforms in the city. proved the measure b. to cut city spending on workers' pensions including those for the police force. that has prompted a lot of officers to leave the department there. well the mayor says he and the city council want to take another look at measure b. now and he's confident the unions will join in on the discussions. >> i think everyone has the right approach which is recognition that the end goal similar proving services to the residents -- is improving services to the residents. >>> a man is accused of causing more than $100,000 in damage to a san francisco park. andrew jar bro faces 30 charges of vandalizing dolores park last month. the vandalism was so bad it had delayed the big renovation going on at the park. >>> behind bars this morning undercover san francisco police officers have arrested victor vasquez at huntington park. investigators say he's behind several groping incidents over the last receive months in hill. so far police expect more cases. >>> new details in the murde

san jose. >>> a short while ago, the city council released this imagine. it's a thin blue line which is meant to commemorate fallen police officers. the san jose police department released this imagine of a black band over the san jose badge. we will bring you new information in this newscast as it becomes available. >>> now to developing news in the search for a vallejo woman. police say they were told she was kidnapped and being held for ransom. today search teams took to the waters off. heather holmes is live where she spoke to investigators in just the last 30 minutes. >> i have new information to pass along. vallejo police say that search dogs outlooking for this missing woman picked up a sense in the water and that a dive team searched that area tonight. this is the first significant information released. the search for denise hufkins led authorities to the water. not far from where the physical therapist was reported kidnapped. >> i know the kind of person she is i know she's fighting. i know she's fighting i know that. that gives me a lot of confide

. >> a new timetable on how soon san jose police officers will test and wear body cameras. a memo sent by the department to san jose city council indicates testing on officer worn cameras will start december with about a dozen officers. they want to outfit the entire department by next year. that same memo reportedly indths that san jose police will not launch their drone until 2017 at the earliest. >> local government news san jose's new mayor wants firefighters to start picking up ambulance duty. sam liccardo says the private ambulance service the city uses has slowed 911 response times and its finances are shaky. liccardo points out that firefighters are first on scene in an emergency, so it makes sems that firefighters could tabling take the patient to the hospital. >> many cities have found that their efficiency in condoll sating these efforts, they can better respond to emergencies and save money. >> the san jose firefighters union is not pleased with the proposal. it released a statement saying in part, in 2010 san jose gutted our capability to meet emergency response times. it makes little sense for san jose to

. >> 2 vigil held night to honor san jose police officer michael johnson. one at san jose city hall and this one on center road where officer johnson was shot and killed. among those people the respect was the niece of the man who shot and killed officer johnson. you can see her shaking hands with officers. david louie has more. >> here to honor officers injured in the line of duty but everyone had the minds on officer michael johnson who lost his life tuesday evening. >> person who puts on the same uniform and takes on the same duties every day is no longer with us. make it very difficult. >> san jose exchange club opened annual police fire recognition luncheon with moment of silence for johnson. >> everyone is together every law enforcement in this agency in this county and actually around the state. sending their support and assist answer to san jose during the time. >>reporter: police chief need that help as thousands descend next thursday on sap center for johnson memorial service. city patrol need to continue. the chief spending time with the johnson family. >> horrific e

in san jose and 288 we have haze and a few high clouds and that is it for the morning. redwood city yesterday and danville and san francisco at seven and 74 and oakland and san rafael 70 degrees eight or ten degrees cooler and we are in the low-to-mid 70s in the south bay and the low 70s on the bens low-to-mid 60 along the coast into downtown south san francisco, sauce least and all the way to bodega bay and upper 60 to nearly accident in the north bay valley and we will have low 70s to mid-70s inland east bay. let me show you what is going to happen today, the cloud cover is rolling in and tomorrow it will be partly sunny and sunday morning watch the sprinkles to light showers with a break during the day and cold front in the evening, stalls on top of us and we have a slight chance of showers. monday is the cool of the day and we are in the low-to-upper 60s and tuesday is dry with sunshine and warmer weather wednesday and thursday. it is heating up in the traffic partner and the metering lights are turned on several minutes ago and we are looking at a ten point drive from the macar

the community organization and at 8:00 tonight there is a prayer vigil at the san jose city hall courtyard. mayor sam liccardo says he will make an appearance there and they will hold a larger public service for officer johnson probably sometime next week. >>> an investigation in menlo park is is under way into why a casino tour bus caught fire yesterday. it happened yesterday afternoon. the bus was heavily damaged on highway 101. the bus was empty, the driver escaped unharmed. you can see that damage there. the bus was on the shoulder of the freeway but there were huge traffic jams because of that fire. >>> a controversial new law allowing businesses -- indiana governor signed the religious freedom restoration act yesterday. san francisco mayor ed lee responded to the law passage by banning city employees. he is canceling -- meniof had sent a letter to governor pence last week urging him to veto that bill. >> the final four scheduled to be played in indianapolis on april 4th. the ncaa released a statement saying the organization is deeply committed to providing an inclusive environment fo

the federal government is picking up much of the tab and the san jose city council is set to approve rancisco supervisors look to resign polk street and the difficult has added bicycle lanes to part of polk street in the civic center area and officials want to reconfigure another on blocks more than a mile on polk street triggering a backlash former chants and residents and bicyclists. the debate is who should get priority including a blue any bus line. >> 49ers reach into another sport and another part of the world to find their newest player. >> australian rugby star jarryd hayne is 6' 2 and 225 pounds come paired to many running backs in the nfl and the 49ers will get a chance to have him play on the back fields and special teams. jarryd hayne is considered a long shot but he will get $100,000 for trying. >>> looks like he has some speed. spring training baseball. can you believe it in the game starts today. >> everyone has to play until they get hit in the mouth. >> exactly. >> good luck. >>> for those old enough to remember the fastest men in the world played for the 49ers until