. >> they might have been like sargeant butch baker who married his childhood sweetheart, leaving behind two children. today we heard how this medal of valor winner was a detective's detective. >> in the 28 years that butch saw the gritty side of police work, he never lost his compassion and his humanity. >> nor did he lose a sense of humor. >> everything from helping to finance an ad for a 6:00 a.m. garage sale at my house, putting a co-worker's house up for sale with a local realtor while they're on vacation.

tactics instructor sargeant lopez from pacifica. also accused of killing a fellow marine from mississippi. the shooting may have stemmed from a romantic entanglement. >> the under the circumstances us supreme court will begin hearing arguments in two same-sex marriage case that's could have an impact across the country ai. woman and her lesbian partner will be sitting in reserved seats in court courtesy of her cousin chief justice roberts. they are first cousins. >> the question of same-sex marriage is now before the supreme court on tuesday, wednesday, justices hear oral arguments in two cases. first up a challenge. the ballot that amendmented a constitution toin clud a ban on same-sex marriage. the justices could decide whether the couples have a

certainly a touching tribute to sargeant loweren butch baker and detective elizabeth baker killed ine of duty. >> this is a stark vision reef yalt. an honor guard, photos and videos of the sargeant and investigative officer projected above, then, three hours of words. >> she was tall, she was soft. she was willowy. she always give herself permission to party. she loved to dance. >> liz beth butler, we heard was a remarkable woman for her dedication as a mother of two young sons. from her partner peter wu a promise. >> i whispered to her i would take care of our boys, and make sure

the two officers detective sargeant and spoke with the gunman about 10 minutes through a closed doorto death. the sheriff announced today that investigators found a passport and a plane ticket to on his body. he was scheduled to fly out this week. and have learned he'd been arrested for sex-related crimes including an arrest for rape in hawaii. >> the suspect in an inappropriate touching of a juvenileljpç woman or child, a female. we're following up in that investigation as well. >> we want to give you a look at exactly what happened on tuesday. this started around 3:30 p.m. the detective sargeant baker and detective butler went to goulet's apartment as part of a sexual assault investigation. goulet shot and killed both officer was no warning. >> neither officer was wearing body armor at the time. however, body armor would not have helped. officer dz not have the opportunity to call on a radio they barely had opportunity to turn and run. >> one bullet traveled to stanford woman area and grazed a woman more than a block away. you can see the view from her. he took guns and keys and dr

detective sargeant loweren butch baker and detective elizabeth butler shot to death last week. abc 7 news joins us live from santa cruz where a viewing is being held. >> there has been a steady stream of people coming here to the memorial since the doors open td to the public at 3:00 this afternoon. each of the individuals coming here to pay respects to two officers killed as you said nrk the line of duty. now, by special arrangement we're aloud inside to see the flag-draped off coffins. the public will be able to file past caskets, pray if they wish and mingle with others who knew them. there are two large photographs of sargeant bake skbrer detective but lear long with a memory book. many in the community said they weren't able to go to the large service planned for tomorrow at noon time so this viewing is a private way to pay their reexpects awe lous people to come after work. >> i figured i'd say prayers. >> i knew both of them. just both good people. and it's -- it's a difficult thing. it's going to be a difficult day for today, and tomorrow. >> it's a big loss for the com

investigators say the 19-year-old was shot to death thursday by a 25-year-old tactics instructor sargeant lopez from pacifica. also accused of killing a fellow marine from mississippi. the shooting may have stemmed from a romantic entanglement. >> the under the circumstances us supreme court will begin hearing arguments in two same-sex marriage case that's could have an impact across the country ai. woman and her lesbian partner will be sitting in reserved seats in court courtesy of her cousin chief justice roberts. they are first cousins. >> the question of same-sex marriage is now before the supreme court on tuesday, wednesday, justices hear oral arguments in two cases. first up a challenge. the ballot that amendmented a constitution toin clud a ban on same-sex marriage. the justices could decide whether the couples have a fundamental right to marry. >> everyone we know and love has this right. we don't and it's time for us to have a chance at happiness. >> the court takes up defense of marriage act. 1996 law denying benefits to sex couples. >> when bell lel kt federal government deny b

in this case, the detective sargeant, butch baker. >> he was a good guy, always out to help someone if they needed help. it doesn't matter who you were, just there to help you she was on duty when this went down. >> this couple's daughter was a dispatcher when the detectives were ambushed. >> very difficult. very difficult. she was very strong. and so we're trying to support her. >> this shows that officers that are sworn to protect and put their lives on the line every moment of every day they're on duty. >> now, to the service there was a dramatic gauntlet of uniformed officers lining downtown streets here in san jose. we'll show you more that have tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. dozens of residents who could not make it to the memorial in san jose were still able to come together and watch the event in the officer's hometown. people filed in and out to pay respects to their officers. >> i wanted to be with the community. i have a friend says only thing that needs to be healed is this sense of separation. >> this was the original site a

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the walk through for the detective sargeant lauren butch baker and detective butler from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. on ocean street. on thursday, a memorial will be held for these two officers. it will be held at noon. we'll broadcast it here begin agent 11:00 a.m. on abc 7 news and abc 7 news.com. >> communications lifeline is on the way to thousands of californians who cannot afford something most of us take for granted. a cell fochblt abc 7 news joins us live with more on the new program that will be sending out thousands of free phones. >> land line customers have been paying a fee every month for decades to subsidize phone service for the poor. it's now expanding to cell service. gary is homeless. she needs to call someone, the shelter has a land line with limited features she and others can share during business hours to keep in touch with friends, family, doctors and job prospects. >> they have a free phone there but you can only call certain places. long displans, you -- distance, you can't call. >> assurance wireless is making available free cell phones. 4.6 million households are

detective sargeant lawyeren butch baker and detective elizabeth baker shot to death last tuesday. people waited for the chapel doors to open to say goodbye to officers. >> everywhere i go, i can just feel the sense of sad nets. -- sadness. we just need to get our community back. >> the viewing will be held until 8:00 tonight, then, tomorrow, 17,000 people are expected at a memorial service for the detectives at noon at hp pa vil yichblt a motorcade will proceedeed the memorial in the morning at the beach board walk heading north. the mile-longym motorcade will travel south on highway 85. >> people planning to aattend the service. city offering bus vouchers available to those with no other way to the service. cal train offering free service to the memorial for all members of law enforcement. there is a stop right acrossç the street from hp pavilion. our live coverage begins at 11:00 a.m. live here on awc 7 news and on abc 7 news.com we'll be streaming it there for you. for more information another z.other details on how to watch the memorial service go to our web site. abc 7 news.

detective sargeant lauren butch baker and elizabeth butter found him at home but he won't come out, suddenlyout of another door, and shot and killed them. the sheriff's department said they no chance to protect them self autos neither was wearing body armor at the time of the incident. however, body armor would not have helped. >> after murdering detectives goulet took their guns and car and drove away but for some reason, returned. a fire truck was blocking the road. it took four bullets and likely saved lives of innocenh%z bystanrs

. >> the city has been protected by sheriff deputies since tuesday night when the detective sargeanter and elizabeth butler were gunned down by jeremy goulet. he ambushed them. >> it has been a rough dupel days. >> the pain being felt on the other side of the mountains. police and firefighters collected money from local businesses for the families of the fallen officers. this group of dispatchers brought flowers to the memorial and paid a visit to santa cruz dispatchers. >> so we're left to them z bringing lunch to them. and some dessert z just hopefully, to let them know how much we love them z just want to show support. >> the grief transcends law enforcement communities hitting hearts of residents in this town. >> we're just grieving for the families that are

he was wearing sargeant butler's body armor. he opened fire with guns in both hands. they returned fire, killing the 35-year-old. police found evidence he may have been trying to leave down. >> -- town. >> he possessed an airplane ticket to the state of new mexico due to fly out this week. >> the investgm]+zon continues, members of the community are coming out in an endless show of support for the men and women who keep them safe. >> this fire department, police force, emergency services are very kind. they're -- they're there for us. you know? >> as is standard those brave officer who's killed goulet and faced him are now on paid administrative leave. >> thank you. >> the gunman has a long history of arrests for various sex crimes but spends little time in jail. arrested in san diego, portland and berkeley for peeping through windows at women going back to 1999. while an army helicopter pilot in hawaii, he was charged with raping two enlisted women in 2006 and twe. the army dropped charges and discharged him. his defense attorney agreed why the army agreed to dismiss

the 31-year-old sargeant first class died thursday in a medical center just days before he was scheduledreturn home. bronze star is most often given for heroism and merit. several neighbors have american flags displayed outside of their homes one neighbor says he's flying niz honor of grissam and other service members. who lost their lives. >> he's a nice guy. quiet. very dedicated to his family. >> he graduated from mount eden high school and previously served in iraq. survived by his wife, parents and a sister. >> well, tonight money matters a bailout for cypress fails to impress wall street. new york traders learn the bailout would result in heavy losses for banks. a and p 500 came within half a point of it's all time high before reversing course. regulateors reveal a plan to compensate invest qlorz lost money because of technical problems when facebook went public last year, a lot of trades just never went through. apple has paid $20 million for a silicon valley start thaup could open doors to a $5 billion industry. the company is developing a way to improve the mapping of large indo

sargeant butch baker and elizabeth baker were kill bid a man they were gaitd an attempted sexual assault case. most offices will be closed for services on thursday. >> we're learning more tonight about the theft of a yacht that ran aground in pacifica. it's a strange story. the suspected thieves were photographed before the boat was stolen. that is where more on what transpired two men and a woman just didn't look right so an alert boat owner snap aid picture of them. sausalito police now have that photograph and of course, after the boat ran aground there was chances to photograph them being arrested. three people pulled off the super yacht and then, arrested for stealing the boat from its berth in sausalito are all waiting formal charges in court tomorrow. 63-year-old leslie gardener and daro mira and lisa modewell. >> yesterday the detectives interviewed suspects. they were less than forth coming. >> the head of investigations in pacifica says they didn't learn about why the trio took the boat. two do have records in santa cruz. >> for public disorder. for property crimes like theft.

former army sargeant rebecca reported being raped by another service member. >> i removed myself from training and sought out assistance from an army chaplain told me among other things the rape was god's will. >> it only got worse, her commander decided not to prosecute the alleged rapist. bridgit mccoy says she was raped by her super officer, she didn't report the assault. >> the year i was raped, that same year, ways raped again by another soldier in my unit. another year, i was sexually harassed by a commissioned officer in my unit. >> petty officer brian louis was serving in the u.s. navy when a commanding officer sexual assaulted him. >> about 56% of estimated victims are men this, spart of the crisis that the department of defense does not acknowledge. >> new secretary of defense chuck haggle ordered a review of the handling after a general threw out the aggravated assault conviction of a pilot. a bill has been introducing congress to strip military commanders of the power to overturn verdicts or reduce sentences. >> the position of pope comes with a massive built in twitter fo

. >> they might have been like sargeant butch baker who married his childhood sweetheart, leaving behind two children. today we heard how this medal of valor winner was a detective's detective. >> in the 28 years that butch saw the gritty side of police work, he never lost his compassion and his humanity. >> nor did he lose a sense of humor. >> everything from helping to finance an ad for a 6:00 a.m. garage sale at my house, putting a co-worker's house up for sale with a local realtor while they're on vacation. and then, putting spinner hub caps on the investigator lieutenant's car to pimp his ride for him. >> all part of the sad toork real lives of public servants remembered today and held in spirit for generations to follow. >> law enforcement officers were joined with people from around the bay area and beyond who came to pay respects at hp pavilion. >> after the service there was a very sobering scene. a gauntlet as they called it, of uniformed police and firefighters lined the streets. as it went by, among those on hand officers from oakland. a city that knows whale a day like this

cruz police officers shot and killed in the line of duty last week this, is a photo of detective sargeant lauren butch baker with his family. is he on the far right in this photo. detective butler was also killed on tuesday this, is her with her family. they were interviewed sexual assault suspect jeremy goulet. he opened fire and was later killed in a shootout. a motorcade is scheduled to start thursday at 8:45 a.m. on ocean street and will travel over highway 17 to san jose. the memorial was moved to hp pavilion to accommodate what is expected to be a large crowd and expected to start at noon. there will be a live feed of the service at the kaiser permanente arena. we'll broadcast the service live right here on abc 7 news as well as abc 7 news.com. >> a man convicked of impersonating a parking lot attendant is back in jail for the same thing that put him there two months this year. the 50-year-old was arrested last sunday for selling parking spaces he didn't control. this arrest four days after he finished a 60 day sentence for the same crime. abc 7 news brought you this story while he

thousands came from around california and around the nation to honor sargeant bake skbrer detective butler, we have live team coverage of the service with wayne freedman and laura anthony. >> it was between 8,000 and 10,000 people here, the hp pavilion may have been the safest place in cal pl but also, one of the saddest if not the saddest because they came here to mourn, and remember those two slain officers. let's begin with peter wu, the partner of elizabeth butler. they leave behind two sons. >> i whispered to her i would take care of our boys, and make sure they would always know what a great person their mom was. i promised that for sons would grow up to be upright, to be gentle, and to be loving. >> that was one moment of among many today taking place in front of two closed coffins. a hall filled with law enforcement people mourning at times like these more because it could have been them up there. >> you know butch and elizabeth as your brother our sister, your son, or daughter, your father, or mother. we are partner in life. please know california will always remember them as hero

police say the sargeant and detective went to golet's house to investigate a groping case. goulet opened fire on theme a lion mauled and killed an employee inside of a cage in a wild animal sanctuary. it happened in the big cat haven in dunlap. deputies put down the lion when they arrived. >> this is very rare. because of the safety requirements, animal employee interaction was limited other than a showcase situation this, is a situation where you have had someone too close to one. >> the facility houses several exotic species. >> bay area has had some much-needed rain. >> but the rain caused a tree to come down, taking down cable and phone lines. pou jer back on now at a novato shopping center, strong winds knocked down electricity to businesses at the hamilton marketplace for a short time. >> snow falling in the sierra. a winter storm warning is in effect until 10:00 tonight with up to 10 inches of new now -- snow. the snowfall is welcome relieve for water resource officials after our driest january and february on record. >> and this is a live look at the heavenly resort