off camera, sandra vega said robert vega called gus dad. she jumped from the home's second story window because she didn't think she would see her 6-year-old grandson again. officers apprehended vega without ins kent at his fairfield apartment. any loss is tragic. especially a fallen officer. this loss is equally confusing. >> continue to pray, continue to lift them up. >> reporter: while answers are hard to come by, the faith that guided the family to open their hearts to love is the same faith that's keeping their hearts open now. >> through god and family and friends, we will get through this, and i know it brings peace to my dad to know we won't do it alone. >> reporter: a lot of support for this family. sandra vegas told me that gus was her protector. the family has set up a go fund me page where people can make donations to a memorial fund and all of that information is on our website, abc7news.com. live in vallejo, melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >> thank you. >>> some frightening moments today out at the mavericks surf competition. th

gus and sandra vegas were devoted to the church. they fosters kids and adopted some over the years. >> with all the knowledge he had raising 10 kids it was a little bitting. he passed good -- blessing. >> the suspect served in the military. the motive is under investigation. >>> turning to the shooting investigation of mario woods, an autopsy report shows he was shot or grazed by bullets 21 times. most of the wounds were to hits back and thighs. he had five injury caused by beanbags that officers first fired at him. there were drugs in his system, met, marijuana, two antidepressants and cough syrup. he stabbed a man last september. he ignored orders to drop the weapon. >>> crab fishermen can fish. the state announced crab caught south of point reyes is okay to eat. the fishing season was delayed because of demolik acid. despite the news for recreational fishermen professional fishing stays closed. >>> we're hours away from the titans of mavericks, a surfing competition, waves 30 to 40 feet are expected. 24 surfers will be competing,

off camera, sandra vega said robert vega called gus dad. she jumped from the home's second story window because she didn't think she would see her 6-year-old grandson again.

the kaiser hospital in vallejo where sandra vegas is being treated for her injuries. >> reporter: sources say in a moment of gripping fear, officer vegas' wife jumped from the second floor window. friends say at one point there were as many as 60 people inside the hospital praying for this family. >> i'm just still in shock. >> reporter: shock and disbelief for dozens of law enforcement officers and anyone who knows the vegas family. richmond police officer gus vegas shot and killed overnight. not in the line of duty but in a domestic dispute. his daughter's boyfriend and father of their 6-year-old, robert vega, now in police custody. both are napa valley basic academy graduates. >> when something happens to one of us, it happens to all of us. >> reporter: richmond's police officer association's president says officer vegas was a skilled firearms instructor. at police headquarters, flags are at half staff and officers have covered their badges with a black band. many gathered in vallejo, hugging one another. their prayers supported by the richmond police department chaplain. >> anything t

reporter:the pain of losing her husband of 30 years could be seen in every tear flowing from eyes of sandra vegas. the wife of slain richmond accompanied by many of their children, grandchildren and friends here at the family's sanctuary the church on the hill in vallejo >> reporter:there wasn't a dry eye among his children, all consoling each other with warm embraces on this dreadful day >>"through god and family and friend we will get through this" >> reporter:officer vegas's son joe took the podium standing strong, speaking on his family's behalf for the first time since his father was shot dead in his home >>"on behalf of the family.that he ultimately sacrificed protecting his family" (crying) with we (crying) >> gary:pastor scott peterson has had a close brotherly relationship with officer gus vegas for the past 25 years >>"our prayers continue to go out to the family, only god can reach the depths of the pain and suffering that they feel right now, i just want to ask everybody to continue to pray.continue with the support" >> reporter:sandra vegas was too overwhelmed with grief to speak on

. >> melanie woodrow is live at the kaiser hospital in vallejo where sandra vegas is being treated for her injuries. >> reporter: sources say in a moment of gripping fear, officer vegas' wife jumped from the second floor window. friends say at one point there were as many as 60 people inside the hospital praying for this family. >> i'm just still in shock. >> reporter: shock and disbelief for dozens of law enforcement officers and anyone who knows the vegas family. richmond police officer gus vegas shot and killed overnight. not in the line of duty but in a domestic dispute. his daughter's boyfriend and father of their 6-year-old, robert vega, now in police custody. both are napa valley basic academy graduates. >> when something happens to one of us, it happens to all of us. >> reporter: richmond's police officer association's president

. >> reporter: it was sandra vegas, the wife of murdered richmond police officer vegas, she said vegahad shot and killed her shus. >> what were the exact words? >> that he's been hearing voices lately and this is the devil. >> reporter: many are wondering how a seemingly good relationship between the 15-year police veteran and the father of his grandson ended so tragically. police say there was an altercation involving the two men. gus's daughter angel and the couple's 6-year-old son. from their church the family forgave robert veg da and praised vegas's life. >> the life as a police officer devoted to protecting others and life of a father that he ultimately sacrificed in protecting his family. >> robert vega was at the family's vallejo home regularly and caused gus dad. robert vega appeared to be stable. >> it seemed like he stayed busy and had himself under control. he was ex-military too. >> robert vega is an army veteran deployed to iraq and recently working in construction. in vallejo, alan wong, abc 7 news. >>> fire destroyed a home atop a cliff in pacifica yesterday. the charr

. >> it was sandra vegas, wife of murdered richmond police officer gus vegas. she told the vein 30-year-old robert vaga had shot and killed her husband. >> what were the exact words she said? >> hearing voices lately and this is a devil. >> many wonder how the 15 year veteran police officer and the relationship between his grandson ended so tragically. from the church the family forgave him and praised his life. >> the life as a police officer devoted to protecting others, and the life of another. >> he was at the home regularly and even called him dad. robert vagua appeared to be stable. >> seemed like he stayed busy and he had himself under control. he was ex-military too. >> robert vagua is an army veteran who was deployed to iraq and was recently working in construction. in vallejo, alan wang, abc news. >> fire destroyed a home atop a cliff in pacifica yesterday. sky 7hd showed the charred wreckage of an abandoned home located behind a towing company. firefighters had the fire out in about an hour, although they were slowed down by fallen powerlines. >> new

gus and sandra vegas were devoted to their church and an organization she founded supporting children in foster care. they fostered kids and adopted some over the years. >> with all the knowledge he had raising 10 kids, it was a you know? he passed on some good words to me. and the most important thing was enjoy the moment. >> reporter: both the slain officer and the suspect our graduates, 20 years a part of the same police academy at napa valley college. but the younger man apparently never became a cop. now vegas' frets are left baffled that he would be gunned down here after so many years of dangerous police work. >> that's where you would expect it to happen, not on your front doorstep. i think that's the biggest thing. it's right here at his house. >> reporter: a family friend told me off-camera that the suspect, rob vegas, served in iraq and came to the military, -- suggesting he has ptsd. talking about the suspect today , their focus is on the phone officer. deborah, thank you. >>> those who knew officer vegas say he was always in a good mood, they describe him as a dog -- devo

. >> it was sandra vegas. she told her neighbor 30-year-old robert vega had shot and killed her husband. >> what were the exact words she said? >> that he's been hearing voices lately. and that this -- this is the devil. >> many are wondering how a seemingly good relationship between the 15-year police veteran and the father of his grandson ended so tragically. police say there was an altercation involving the two men. gus's daughter, angel, and the couple's six-year-old son. from their church the family forgave robert vega and praised the officers life. >> the life as a police officer devoted to protecting others, and the life of another. >> he was at the home regularly and even called him dad. neighbors at his fairfield apartment said robert vaga appeared to be stable. >> seemed like he stayed busy and he had himself under control. he was ex-military too. >> robert vagua is an army veteran who was deployed to iraq and was recently working in construction. in vallejo, alan wang, abc news. >> fire destroyed a h

gus and sandra vegas were devoted to their church and an organization she founded supporting children in foster care. they fostered kids and adopted some over the years. >> with all the knowledge he had raising 10 kids, it was a blessing. you know? he passed on some good words to me. and the most important thing was enjoy the moment. >> reporter: both the slain officer and the suspect our graduates, 20 years a part of the same police academy at napa valley college. but the younger man apparently never became a cop. now vegas' frets are left baffled that he would be gunned down here after so many years of dangerous police work. >> that's where you would expect it to happen, not on your front doorstep. i think that's the biggest thing. it's right here at his house. >> reporter: a family friend told me off-camera that the suspect, rob vegas, served in iraq and came to the military, -- suggesting he has ptsd. talking about the suspect today , their focus is on the phone officer. >> it's a big loss for the community. deborah, thank you. >>> those who knew officer vegas say he was always in

he and his wife, sandra, were foster parents. vegas was slurp loved and respects and leaves hip ten -- behind ten kids. >> it's important to support sandra and the family. >> reporter: vegas' wife says they're tremendously thankful for the outpouring of support. >> i miss my husband and i love him, and he will be missed. he was a great, great, great, great police officer. >> reporter: a memorial service is planned for friday. the police officers union has set up a fund to help with the costs at the mechanics bank in vallejo, as soon as abc7~news. >> san jose police find a man dead inside a car near pioneer high school. we were at the scene as officers investigated. they say the car crashed into a pole and the driver had been shot. he was discovered just before 4:00 a.m. the case is being investigated as a homicide as police try to identify a suspect. >>> two people died in a traffic collision on highway 1 near bow bodega bait 1:00 this morning. a car was spreading when it crashed into a tree and burst in flames, this crash killed a man

vega called gus dad. in a movement gripping fear sandra jumped from the home second story window. she said she couldn't think she would see her 6-year-old grandson again. officers after rehened vega who had the little boy without incident at his fairfield apartment. despite the pain memory of happier times are still fresh. >> last sunday gus my family got together at my sons's house and watched the superbowl together. man did we sell brit. >> a win for the denver broncos fan. who will be remembered best for a smile as big as his heart. >> sandra told me that gus was her protector. she proudly shared she was the one who got to hear his stories every night. he loved being a police officer. family has set up a go fund me page where people make donation to memorial fund. that information is on our web site 7 news.com. in vallejo, melanie abc 7 news. >> the chp is report thanksgiving two pedestrians walking on the golden gate bridge struck by blow darts. both had been walking on the eastern sidewalk around 2:45 this afternoon. the chp released a picture and described unfortunately we as

. >> vegas wife sandra also injured during the incident after jumping from an upstairs window. he always had a good word for me. >>reporter: rob told us he heard 4 shots but didn't realize they were from his neighbor apartments home until later. >> i was kind of tore up. just not feeling like i'm a great dad. and he prayd with me. gave me a hug. >> gus was a very likable, always please apartment, false a good mood. this is a huge blow for us. it's a tough loss. >>reporter: it's a loss kindly felt by the officers who escorted gus vegas from his home for the last time. in vallejo, laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> family friend says officer vegas's wife sandra dra who jumped from second story window has been released from the hospital after being treated for bruises and fractures. as the story unfold dad we provided continuing coverage both on air and on line. incident updates were posted to both our facebook page and on twitter at 7 news bay area. >>> in the middle of all of the grief and chaos surrounding the officer's death richmond police officers are investigating a shooting at

. >> we were at kaiser permanente vallejo medical center where officer vegas wife sandra treated for bruises and fractures. family friend says she was terrified during the domestic incident and jumped out of a second story window. she is recovering at home tonight. the vegas couple ran a non-profit foster care taking in any one who needed help. >> his house was the house. by all accounts for his children and for his grandkids and just people in vallejo. people in vallejo know the vegas family. in a very positive way. >>reporter: officer vegas's funeral is planned for next week. >>> now stay on top of the story with abc 7 news app. down load for free and unable push alert to get updates as soon as they happen. >>> 20 gunshot wounds. meth. prescription drugs those are some of the findings in adjust released autopsy report on the man killed by san francisco police. police shot and killed mario woods back in december after they say he refused to drop his knife. cell phone video captured the shooting. cornell has been exam i hoping the autopsy report and jones us live from the newsroom. co

. >> reporter: vegas' wife sandra is without him this valentine's day. >> i miss my husband and i love him. and he will be missed. it was a great, great, great police officer. >> reporter: people plan to meet here again thursday night to honor officer vegas. his funeral is scheduled for friday. >>> fire killed a cat and placed seven people in an apartment in concord. it started on clayton road. it damaged two paurnlts. a candle sitting on a couch started the fire. the red cross is helping toss displaced. >>> tonight, there is no word yet on funeral arrangements for supreme court justice antonin scalia. he died suddenly yesterday at the age of 79. the move to fill his seat is already a political fight, with president obama vowing to take on senate republicans. >> reporter: a hearse carried the body of antonin scalia to the airport for a final flight home, as a battle for his seat on the supreme court is brewing. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor. >> reporter: replacing a legal giant, causing a divide in this election year. >> we should not a

. >> we were at kaiser permanente vallejo medical center where officer vegas wife sandra treated for fractures. family friend says she was terrified during the domestic incident and jumped out of a second story window. she is recovering at home tonight. the vegas couple ran a non-profit foster care taking in any one who needed help. >> his house was the house. by all accounts for his children and for his grandkids and just people in vallejo. people in vallejo know the vegas family. in a very positive way. >>reporter: officer vegas's funeral is planned for next week. >>> now stay on top of the story with abc 7 news app. down load for free and unable push alert to get updates as soon as they happen. >>> 20 gunshot wounds. meth. prescription drugs those are some of the findings in adjust released autopsy report on the man killed by san francisco police. police shot and killed mario woods back in december after they say he refused to drop his knife. cell phone video captured the shooting. cornell has been exam i hoping the autopsy report and jones us live from the newsroom. cornell. >>rep

while vegas' wife sandra didn't want to speak on camera, she told us the suspect was very close to the family. in fact, he called vegas dad. we don't know what happened, she told us, but we have complete love and forgiveness for him she said. >> had such a great capacity for love. >> reporter: the family's pastor and close friend says vegas had a calling to help others. his role as police officer and protector was his passion. >> he was a good husband. he was a devoted father. he loved his kids. he loved his grandkids. he loved people. just in such a passionate way. >> really a hero to us, hero to me, hero to the department. >> reporter: and we're back here live. you're looking at the screen, the window screen where the officer's wife jumped out the window fearing for her own life. she suffered some bruised ribs, but physically she's okay. of course, the emotional damage will likely never heal. reporting live in vallejo, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> now to a gruesome crime scene in san leandro. police arrested a man in the stabbing death of his father. the suspect was cov

vegas' wife sandra, seated in the front row, was visably overwhelmed with emotion during a tribute to his husband officer gus vegas leaves behind his wife, 10 children and 20 grand children. in pacifica today, demolition work continued at an abandoned apartment complex that was red tagged back in 2010. the building was sitting on a bluff above the beach and the city wanted it torn down before it fell off the edge. while long over due, the removal of the apartments is something of a mixed blessing for neighbors. kron 4's charles clifford explains. nats >> reporter:mercy feeny lives across the street from what remains of 330 esplanade avenue. she's watched with a heavy heart as many of her neighbors and friends were forced from the building. sot but in a strange twist, the demolition of 330 has now given mercy and several of her backs neighbors specatular ocean front wanted. it's a dream come true. but with the new scenery come potential problems. better views could result in higher rents. and its possible, although unlikely, that one day the same erosion that forced the demolition of 3

while vegas's wife sandra didn't want to speak on camera, she told us the suspect was very close to the family. in fact, he called vegas "dad." "we don't know what happened" she told us, "but we have complete love and forgiveness for him." she said. >> russ and sandra had such a great caps py for love. >> reporter: the family's pastor and close friend said vegas had a close calling to help others. his family calls him their hero. >> through god, the family and friends, we will get through this. >> reporter: officer vegas had ten children, 20 grandchildren with another one on the way. the family is rallying together tonight to get through this. meanwhile, the suspect is due in court next week. reporting live in vallejo, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi, thank you. it is a difficult story. >>> funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. there's also a memorial fund set up for the family at mechanics bank. you can find the information on our web site for that memorial fund at nbcbayarea.com. >>> now to a developing story in pacifica. a house that was on the brink of crumbli

receiving" >> reporter:solano county supervisor erin hannigan is a close personal friend of officer vegas's wife sandra>>"i'm mean it's not that we just lost a family member, a father, a grandfather, but at the hands of a family member, mental illness is very difficult thing for family's to deal with, i mean you just don't know the risks you face even as an officer in your own home" >>"through thick and thin over the years we've been broncos fans" >> reporter:pastor scott peterson says his family and the vegas's together >>"we got together at my son's house and we watched that super bowl together, man did we celebrate, and that was the last time i saw gus, i will always treasure that memory" >> reporter:officer gus vegas leaves behind his wife sandra of 30 grandchildren and his brothers and sisters of richmond police department, where flags have been lowered at half-staff there and here at his church on the hill.in vallejo haaziq madyun kron4news. >> catherine: >> pam:a memorial fund has been established for the fallen officer. grant lodes is here with how people can help this large family. >> grant:ri

officer vegas' wife sandra is recovering after jump out of a second-story window dug the shooting. suffered becauses and fractures and was released from the hospital yesterday. the vegas family ran a nonprofit foster care taking in people would needed help. >> this house was "the" house by all accounts for his children and his grandkids and people in vallejo. though know the vegas family. in a positive way. >> that is yet another reason why neighbors and friends say officer vegas' violent death is hard to believe. aif you go to the richmond police officer association facebook payment right now you will see this message "we are hurting right now, rest in peace officer augustine gus vegas, keep his family in your thoughts and prayers." we have information on how to donate to help the officer's family on the website at abc7news.com. we are sending out push alerts as new information on the investigation is released. you can get the latest on the news app bien aing push alerts. >> in the south by san jose police are sending nor a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian near winchester bou

. >> officer vegas leaves hip his wife, sandra of 30 years, 10 grandchildren and 20 -- ten children and 20 grandchildren. >>> just ahead tonight, the belmont fire department makes a very special rescue. we'll show that to you. plus a grieving pacifica woman honors her husband who lost his life while saving hers. >> coming up a little bit later in this broadcast, hey, we celebrate the golden estate warriors. tomorrow tonight, the shootout with clay versus curry. we talk about it all as the warriors overtake toronto later in this broadcast. >> and warmer weather is on the way for the weekend but we still have a high surf advisory in effect. i'll let you know what to expect, that's all coming up in my full forecast right after the break. 0. >> it's not easy. but i will do it because he deserves it. >> a pacifica woman is grieving over the death of her husband. the ocean pulled her and her husband out to sea last tuesday, and tonight kron 4 waldman hat down with the widow how her husband tied trying to save her from the strong wave. >> and i didn't think i could grieve anymore, but i'm grie

." >> reporter: >> marty:officer gus vegas leaves behind his wife sandra of 30 years, 10 children, andldren. coming up on kron 4 news weekend. a new app that could help detect earthquakes. after the break. we'll tell you how it works and who's behind it. live look outside. san mateo bridge. for the weekend: commemorate the year of the monkey at the san francisco zoo. there are lots of lunar new year the zoo is offering free admission if you were born in the year of the monkey. a few of those years are 2004, 1992, and 1980. it's happening from 10:00 -am to 3:00 p-m. >> marty: bad androids that was created to detect the unique shaking the berkeley seismological labratory teamed up with the silicon valley innovation center to create the "my-shake" app. if all goes as planned the app will send a trigger to a network server that it has detected earthquake shaking. if that server receives triggers from other smart phones in the same area it can send out alerts to the region. officials say this system has potential to be put in place all over the world. pitchthe app is currently only availabl

vegas leaves behind his wife sandra of more than 30 years. also ten kids, 20 grand-kids as well. and earlier we did speak with one of vegas' stepsons to see how the family is doing this morning. >> his home was everyone that came in. there were family. and that's just the way he did his thing. >> reporter: vegas was shot and killed allegedly about the the father of one of his grand-kids last thursday during a domestic dispute in vallejo. the shooter is identify as robert vega. he will be in court next month. as we know from what's happening today, we understand the family and close friends will gather here in vallejo and they will be escorted minutes from now by a police procession to the richmond memorial auditor off sick center plaza. later this morning we will be live roughly around the 9:30 hour this morning to talk more about that. then the family will be escorted back to vallejo where they will have a private reception and burial service for officer vega this afternoon. guys, back to you. >> brian, thank you. >>> today president obama is expected to join thousands of others

. >> the family of richmond police officer gus vegas walked up and gathered outside vallejo's church on the hill and his widow sandra sobbing. his son talk about the amazing man that he was. >> he would literally wear the shoes until the soles of the shoe separated to make sure we had food on the table. >> reporter: and there were stories shed and laughs. >> officer vegas and our family loved the broncos and we have been broncos fans. and last sunday was gus' family and my family that got together at my son's house and we watched that super bowl together and man did we celebrate. that was the last time that i saw gus. i will always treasure that memory. >> i can't help but think now that compassion and the generosity and love that we are receiving is a testament to the life that he led. >> vegas killed in his home thursday morning allegedly by the father of his grandson one of vegas' police partners described dealing with his loss. >> >> it affected me but we are going to get past this situation and that's what he will want us to do because he was a professional. >>> the vegas' neighborhood was quiet. >> a lot of pe

vegas and his wife of ten children and 20 grandchildren. he was 58 years old. in the newsroom. >> thank you, tiffany. his wife, sandra, is recovering this morning after jump out of a second-story window dug the shooting. she suffered bruises and fractures and was released from the hospital yesterday. the vegas familiar ran a nonprofit foster care and took in skids who needed help. >> hit house was "the" house by all accounts for his children and for his grandkids and just people in vallejo. though know the vegas family. if a very positive way. >> as you can see this family and the officer in particular reached out throughout the community and made a huge difference. his violence death is hard to believe. if you go to the richmond police officer association facebook page you will see this message, it reads "we hurting right now, rest in peace, officer gus vegas ," with information on how to donate to help the officer's family on the web site at abc7news.com. we have been sending out public alerts with information on the investigation. you can download our app by enabling the push alerts for the latest updates. >> brea

. >> the family of richmond police officer gus vegas walked up and gathered outside vallejo's church on the hill and his widow sandrasobbing. his son talk about the amazing man that he was. >> he would literally wear the shoes until the soles of the shoe separated to make sure we had food on the

vegas's life ended early. a father of one of his daughter's children is accused of shooting and killing him. sandra in fear, jumped from the window. officers apprehended vagua at his fairfield apartment. despite their pain, memories of happier times are still fresh. >> last sunday it was gus's family and my family that got together at my son's house and watched that super bowl together. man, did we celebrate. >> reporter: a win for this broncos fan, who will be remembered for a smile as big as his heart. sandra told me gus was her protector. she shared that she was the one that got to hear his stories every night. he loved being a police officer. the family set up a go fund me page where people can make donations to a memorial fund and that information is on our website. >>> there is a warning for the california coastline this weekend. the high surf advisory is now in effect through saturday. beaches like the one next to the board walk will be busier than usual. spencer christian joins us with a look. >> the surf is rough and high. cloudy skies and mild weather conditions, and hour high surf adviso

vegas's life ended early. a father of one of his daughter's children is accused of shooting and killing him. sandra in fear, jumped from the window. officers apprehended vagua at his fairfield apartment. despite their pain, memories of happier times are still fresh. >> last sunday it was gus's family and my family that got together at my son's house and watched that super bowl together. man, did we celebrate. >> reporter: a win for this broncos fan, who will be remembered for a smile as big as his heart. sandra told me gus was her protector. she shared that she was the one that got to hear his stories every night. he loved being a police officer. the family set up a go fund me page where people can make donations to a memorial fund and that information is on our website. >>> there is a warning for the california coastline this weekend. the high surf advisory is now in effect through saturday. beaches like the one next to the board walk will be busier than usual. spencer christian joins us with a look. >> the surf is rough and high. cloudy skies and mild weather conditions, and hour high surf adviso

vega has e latest on the two candidates. "hillary clinton.. today?standing with the tearful mother of sandra bland?the chicago woman who's death in a jail outrage. hrc: we need to face the reality of systemic racism. clinton and bernie sanders trying to from the campaign trail? nats bernie overnight to the airwaves nats ads hillary clinton siempre ha estado con nosotros clinton's facing the possibility she could lose nevada too today.. we went to her headquarters in brooo speak with her campaign manager. cv you're smiling that has to worry you. mook: well, we've always anticipated that this would be a veryrylose contest cv but what is bernie sanders doing in nevada that you are not? mook: i don't know, you'd have to o k him what he is doing, we are executing on our strategy a strategy that involves thousands of volunteers no focused on getting voters to caucus. clinton herself now featured in vogue revealing this: "i'm great at advocating for other people... but i'm not so good at really promoting myself. i just find it hard to do." lukas: a leading g nate democrat says wall street... he's backing

his wife, sandra, is recovering this morning after jumping out a second-story window during the shooting. she suffered bruises and fractures and was released from the hospital yesterday. the vegas family ran a nonprofit foster care and took in anyone who needed help. >> this house was "the" house for his children and for his grandkids and people in vallejo, they know the saying as -- the vegas family in a positive way. >> that was a colleague. we have heard from friends and people who live in the neighbor and they say the violent death too hard for believe. >> if you go to the richmond police officer's association facebook page right new you will see this message "we are hurt right now, rest in peace, officer augustine gus vegas. keep his family in your thoughts and prayers." we have information on how to donate on how to help the officer's family at abc7news.com. you can stay open ton of the story with the news app by enabling the push alerts and send you the latest information as it happens. >> overnight, san jose police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian near winchester boulevard. the investigators say a man was walking on winchester and he was hit

vega inside clinton headquarters tonight. >> i'm one of those mothers who met with her and was able to make it through. >> reporter: hillary clinton mother of sandra bland, the chicago woman who's death in a jail cell sparked outrage. >> we need to face the reality of systemic racism. >> reporter: clinton and bernie sanders trying to woo minority voters. from the campaign trail -- >> what we have to do is bring justice back to the criminal justice system. >> reporter: to the airwaves -- >> bernie sanders. >> hillary clinton. >> reporter: clinton's now facing the possibility she could lose nevada, too. today, we went to her brooklyn headquarters to speak with her campaign manager. >> we've always anticipated this would be a close contest. >> reporter: what is bernie sanders doing in nevada that you are not? >> i don't know, you'd have to ask him what he is doing, we are executing on our strategy. >> reporter: clinton herself now featured if "vogue," revealing this. "i'm great at advocating for other people. i just find it hart tod to do." >> cecilia, we know they flipped coins during the iowa caucuses because the race between clinton and sanders wa