abc7 news reporter sergio quintana spoke with family members held in his memory. >> why did you have to do that to him? >> friends and family of 41-year-old jimenez led people to the candle light vigil to the spot where he was shot by police. his mother and sister say this wasn't the first time police had been to their home. >> they had been there a couple weeks before? >> yes, and found nothing. >> and found nothing. >> and they came back again? >> and found nothing. >> following the shooting napa police chief steve potter immediately expressed remorse that officers shot someone. >> for us the incidents are always tragic. it didn't matter who the individual is who is involved in it. we don't like to see the loss of life. >> police were serving a search warrant at jimenez's home for drugs and gun. officers say when he crashed his vehicle, an officer saw a handgun on him. they believe he was about to reach for it. one policeman fired three times. they say a handgun was found on scene. his family and friends say he did have several run-ins with the law, but he wasn't a bad person and a

reporting live in pinole, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> thank you. we have breaking news now in the east bay. this is a live look in livermore where at least one person is dead after police and firefighters responded to reports of a shooting in an upscale neighborhood. it happened just after 4:30 this afternoon. you can see they have the scene roped off there. this is near winding stream drive and altamont creek drive. we have a crew on the scene trying to get more information right now. so stay with us here on abc7 news or follow us on twitter. >>> hayward police arrested a suspect accused of shooting at an officer and then holing up in a home. this afternoon the s.w.a.t. team moved in and as what appeared to be gas or smoke powder out -- poured out from the windows and then they took map away in handcuffs. this began at 2:00 a.m. when police say the suspect shot at an officer in a traffic stop. the officer was not hurt. police say the suspect was driving a car that could be connected to a shooting last night. >>> the parents of a woman charged with

sergio quintana. >> we have just a year of water left. the data shows that water storage in the san joaquin river basins will be gone in a year the backup supply will be gone soon. some believe they need to start a rationing water system and speed up the help for more systems. >>> and more on the trees getting cut down in the nearby areas, the issue is stopping the fires from spreading. fema has worked towards vegetation management. they say cutting down tall trees doesn't get to the root of the problem. >> every place this has been done there is an immediate outbreak of hemlock, broom and poison oak, and they are very high fire prone. >> he believes the better approach is to removal the ground plants. >>> no rain in sight, instead, record warmth. here is a live look abc 7 news meteorologist is here with the weather. >> well ama, let's put it to you this way you will be hot enough to sweat it. looking at the east bay hills camera it really is just a beautiful view here. there are a lot of high clouds around. here are the records that are

sergio quintana. >> we have just a year of water left.that water storage in the san joaquin river basins will be gone in a year the backup supply will be gone soon. some believe they need to start a rationing water system and speed up the help for more systems. >>> and more on the trees getting cut down in the nearby areas, the issue is stopping the fires from spreading. fema has worked towards vegetation management. they say cutting down tall trees doesn't get to the root of the problem. >> every place this has been done there is an immediate outbreak of hemlock, broom and poison oak, and they are very high fire prone. >> he believes the better approach is to removal the ground plants. >>> no rain in sight, instead, record warmth. here is a live look abc 7 news meteorologist is here with the weather. >> well ama, let's put it to you this way you will be hot enough to sweat it. looking at the east bay hills camera it really is just a beautiful view here. there are a lot of high clouds around. here are the records that are in jeopardy for

sergio quintana is live where this bizarre investigation began. >> reporter: bizarre indeed. at this point we're actually trying to figure out exactly where police found that barrel with the body stuffed inside but they were quickly able to piece together where it came from. overnight investigators were able to go to a mobile home park nearby and that's what led to the arrest of 40-year-old christopher mcgnat. i talked brief live with a woman who says she is an ex-girlfriend of mcnat and cannot believe he is now in jail facing murder charges. >> i'm just shocked. there's no reason for this. this is not a violent person. i'm just trying to catch my breath, just seems to surreal lighto now. >> this is the mobile home park where employs traced the barrel to. residents here tell me they heard arguing coming from the mobile home parked at space 93. the resident of that mobile home was not there when we went by, but residents pointed out that one of the 55-gallonym recycling bins is missing and someone was loading it into a toyota pickup truck last4 night at about 10:00 p.m. now, i

sergio quintana is live where this bizarre investigation began. >> reporter: bizarre indeed.at this point we're actually trying to figure out exactly where police found that barrel with the body stuffed inside but they were quickly able to piece together where it came from. overnight investigators were able to go to a mobile home park nearby and that's what led to the arrest of 40-year-old christopher mcgnat. i talked brief live with a woman who says she is an ex-girlfriend of mcnat and cannot believe he is now in jail facing murder charges. >> i'm just shocked. there's no reason for this. this is not a violent person. i'm just trying to catch my breath, just seems to surreal lighto now. >> this is the mobile home park where employs traced the barrel to. residents here tell me they heard arguing coming from the mobile home parked at space 93. the resident of that mobile home was not there when we went by, but residents pointed out that one of the 55-gallonym recycling bins is missing and someone was loading it into a toyota pickup truck last4 night at about 10:00 p.m. now, in

sergio quintana is live in napa now with more. >> reporter: late last night we were told by police that the man who was shot by officers right here on spring street, died in the hospital today. that man has been identified as 41-year-old james richard jiminez. this is a picture provided by his family. following the shooting last night we were told by witnesses that members of his family shouted at the police as they dirk encircled they area with crime scene tape. investigators say police tried serving a search warrant at his home for drugs and guns, and he sped off on a motorcycle. he lost control of the cycle and crashed on spring street where officers say they spotted a gun on him. they ordered him to drop the gun before an officer fired three times. the officers involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure. it's now being investigated by the sheriffs department. the vigil is expected here in an hour. >> dozens of people gathered at oakland city hall to celebrate the life of a mother who was shot and killed while protecting her ch

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana spoke with family members held in his memory. >> why did you have to do that to him? >> friends and family of 41-year-old jimenez led people to the candle light vigil to the spot where he was shot by police. his mother and sister say this wasn't the first time police had been to their home. >> they had been there a couple weeks ago? >> yes, and found nothing. >> and found nothing. >> and they came back again? >> and found nothing. >> following the shooting napa police chief steve potter immediately expressed remorse that officers shot someone. >> for us the incidents are always tragic. it didn't matter who the individual is who is involved in it. we don't like to see the loss of life. >> police were serving a search warrant at jimenez's home for drugs and gun. officers say when he crashed his vehicle officers saw a handgun on him. they believe he was about to reach for it. one policeman fired three times. they say a handgun was found on scene. his family and friends said he did have several run-ins with the law, but he wasn't a bad person and always

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story. >> this is surveillance video of seven young men rushingo car dealerships. run by omar. >> they get into the office and try to find the keys we have open and they go to the cars out front and drive off with it. >> he's resorted to taping the signs on the window warning any future burglars that a break-in is useless. he has already lost more than $50,000, including this car that was stolen during a break-in sunday. it was found on monday. >> all the cars seem to be recovered in oakland or somewhere in oakland, but this one i think was on the highway but in oakland. chp picked it up. >> a few doors down the front window was smashed. that was at santa motors. burglars made off with several keys and cars. >> they are skilled, know what they are doing. they were able to take a couple mercedes-benz. >> a total of three car dealerships were broken into and a fourth was also hit. they were repositioning this truck to block their driveway, an attempt to prevent anyone from using keys stolen during last night's break-in to return for the cars now. po

sergio quintana is live in napa now with more. >> reporter: late last night we were told by police that the man who was shot by officers right here on spring street, died in the hospital today. that man has been identified as 41-year-old james richard jiminez. this is a picture provided by his family. following the shooting last night we were told by witnesses that members of his family shouted at the police as they dirk encircled they area with crime scene tape. investigators say police tried serving a search warrant at his home for drugs and guns, and he sped off on a motorcycle. he lost control of the cycle and crashed on spring street where officers say they spotted a gun on him. they ordered him to drop the gun before an officer fired three times. the officers involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure. it's now being investigated by the sheriffs department. the vigil is expected here in an hour. >> dozens of people gathered at oakland city hall to celebrate the life of a mother who was shot and killed while protecting her ch

sergio quintana. >> we have just a year of water left. the data shows that water storage in the san joaquin river basins will be gone in a year the backup supply will be gone soon. some believe they need to start a rationing water system and speed up the help for more systems. >>> and more on the trees getting cut down in the nearby areas, the issue is stopping the fires from spreading. fema has worked towards vegetation management. they say cutting down tall trees doesn't get to the root of the problem. >> every place this has been done there is an immediate outbreak of hemlock, broom and poison oak, and they are very high fire prone. >> he believes the better approach is to removal the ground plants. >>> no rain in sight, instead, record warmth. here is a live look abc 7 news meteorologist is here with the weather. >> well ama, let's put it to you this way you will be hot enough to sweat it. looking at the east bay hills camera it really is just a beautiful view here. there are a lot of high clouds around. here are the records that are

sergio quintana is live with more. >> reporter: of course, apple has become a multibillion dollar company because of their array of game-changing devices. of course there was first the ipod then the iphone and of course the ipad. tomorrow the company moves in to wearable tech with that iwatch. apple rolled out their initial designs of the iwatch during the last big release of the iphone 6 series. we already know there will be four different versions of the iwatch. silver, stainless steel, aluminum and gold which by the way that gold model is expected to sell for thousands of dollars conversation we know the iwatch will allow users to get e-mails, send texts and get calls but the unveil tomorrow will give eager customers answers to a few key questions like battery length, integration with existing hardware like an iphone or other smartphone and the most important feature, the availability of apps. >> excited about that. want to check out how it is and i'm actually looking to buy a smartwatch. confused between the android and applewatch. so i waited so long just to see how applewatch is. >>

sergio quintana is live with more. >> reporter: of course, apple has become a multibillion dollar company because of their array of game-changing devices. of course there was first the ipod then the iphone and of course the ipad. tomorrow the company moves in to wearable tech with that iwatch. apple rolled out their initial designs of the iwatch during the last big release of the iphone 6 series. we already know there will be four different versions of the iwatch. silver, stainless steel, aluminum and gold which by the way that gold model is expected to sell for thousands of dollars conversation we know the iwatch will allow users to get e-mails, send texts and get calls but the unveil tomorrow will give eager customers answers to a few key questions like battery length, integration with existing hardware like an iphone or other smartphone and the most important feature, the availability of apps. >> excited about that. want to check out how it is and i'm actually looking to buy a smartwatch. confused between the android and applewatch. so i waited so long just to see how applewatch is. >>

sergio quintana has more. >> this is the latest effort by the syrian christian community in the bay area and their allies to raise awareness of the attacks on their communes in the middle east by isis militants. dozens turned out for the demonstration here at the federal building in san francisco. several men dressed in orange jump suits and solidarity with the 21 coptic christians who were beheaded by libya this month. this week more than 200 syrian christians in northern syria were kidnapped by isis militants and are feared to be held as slaves or hostages. this group is showing their support for their communities in the danger zone. some have family there. >> what we want to convey is you have people in the u.s. these people most of them come from you, from the middle east, and we are doing all our best to support you. >> reporter: this group is calling on the united states government to do something to help. they want the u.s. military to consider arming assyrian christians in syria and their kurdish allies in iraq and they're hoping the u.s. will pressure countries like turkey to al

sergio quintana has more. >> this is the latest effort by the syrian christian community in the bay area and their allies to raise awareness of the attacks on their communes in the middle east by isis militants. dozens turned out for the demonstration here at the federal building in san francisco. several men dressed in orange jump suits and solidarity with the 21 coptic christians who were beheaded by libya this month. this week more than 200 syrian christians in northern syria were kidnapped by isis militants and are feared to be held as slaves or hostages. this group is showing their support for their communities in the danger zone. some have family there. >> what we want to convey is you have people in the u.s. these people most of them come from you, from the middle east, and we are doing all our best to support you. >> reporter: this group is calling on the united states government to do something to help. they want the u.s. military to consider arming assyrian christians in syria and their kurdish allies in iraq and they're hoping the u.s. will pressure countries like turkey to al

reporting live in pinole, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> thank you. we have breaking news now in the east bay. this is a live look in livermore where at least one person is dead after police and firefighters responded to reports of a shooting in an upscale neighborhood. it happened just after 4:30 this afternoon. you can see they have the scene roped off there. this is near winding stream drive and altamont creek drive. we have a crew on the scene trying to get more information right now. so stay with us here on abc7 news or follow us on twitter. >>> hayward police arrested a suspect accused of shooting at an officer and then holing up in a home. this afternoon the s.w.a.t. team moved in and as what appeared to be gas or smoke powder out -- poured out from the windows and then they took map away in handcuffs. this began at 2:00 a.m. when police say the suspect shot at an officer in a traffic stop. the officer was not hurt. police say the suspect was driving a car that could be connected to a shooting last night. >>> the parents of a woman charged with

sergio quintana is live where this bizarre investigation began. >> reporter: bizarre indeed.is point we're actually trying to figure out exactly where police found that barrel with the body stuffed inside but they were quickly able to piece together where it came from. overnight investigators were able to go to a mobile home park nearby and that's what led to the arrest of 40-year-old christopher mcgnat. i talked brief live with a woman who says she is an ex-girlfriend of mcnat and cannot believe he is now in jail facing murder charges. >> i'm just shocked. there's no reason for this. this is not a violent person. i'm just trying to catch my breath, just seems to surreal lighto now. >> this is the mobile home park where employs traced the

let's go to sergio quintana live in the neighborhood with the latest. >> reporter: this is the fieldbulance to be able to transport that victim. we're told that the woman who was the vietnam of this pitbull attack was in bad shape. emergency crews were called to a home. according to the fire department the victim is in -- in this attack is a woman in her 40s. she suffered serious injuries to her face, arms and legs, and was rushed to the playing field here where an air ambulance was waiting. she was flown to john muir trauma center in walnut creek. neighbors tell thus were quite a few emergency vehicles, including fire, police, and animal control officers. >> and alert on when we left the animal control guy was here, and it seemed like there were a lot of people out front, kind of getting interviewed by animal control. >> now know the neighbors? >> we don't know them. >> reporter: according to the pinole fire department, the dog was taken into custody by the animal control officer and there were no other people who were injured. a authorities have not yet released the name of the dog

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story. >> outside the san francisco federal building, severalen were dressed in orange overalls. a show of solidarity for the 21 christians who were brutally killed by isis in lip yeah and the flag of the syrian people was waved, a symbol of the hundreds of syrians kidnapped by isis. this san francisco group is made up of several eastern christian denominations. all of them say their religious families and history is under attack by isis in the middle east. but the christians as a concert or a group that has been there since the birth of christianity they are not really seriouslyien daneerd. >> among the christians here there was a combined sense of anguish over the destruction of a price priceless artifacts that survived for thousands of years. >> you have a bunch of animals with sledgehammers and saws cutting it down. >> he is a board member of a syrian church in san jose. they held a prayer vigil for those who have been kidnapped. >> and now they are hoping some of those prayers might have been answered. cnn is reporting that 23 of the hundre

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story. >> this is surveillance video of seven young men rushingo two car dealerships. >> they get into the office and try to find the keys we have open and they go to the cars out front and drive off with it. >> he's warned his future burglars that a break-in would be useless. he has already lost more than $50,000, including this car that was stolen during a break-in sunday. it was found on monday. >> all the cars seem to be recovered in oakland or somewhere in oakland, but this one i think was on the highway but in oakland. chp picked it up. >> a few doors down the front window was smashed. burglars made off with several keys and cars. >> they are skilled, know what they are doing. they were able to take a couple mercedes-benz. >> three car dealerships was broken into and a fourth was also hit. they were repositioning this truck to block their driveway, an attempt to prevent anyone from using keys stolen during last night's break-in to return for the cars now. police are combing through surveillance videos to see if they can identify the seven yo

in santa clara, sergio quintana, abc 7 news. >>> alleged victims of the so-called speed-free killers are accusing the san joaquin sheriff's office of destroying evidence. there is concern authorities deleted missing persons files associated with the case. marie gillette thinks her father was killed by two men suspected of killing as many as 72 people. >> he didn't deserve this. he didn't deserve it from the two that murdered him. he didn't deserve it at all from law enforcement who was supposed to protect and serve. >> a state senator filed a motion in federal court to unseal records in this case saying she has e-mails proving the sheriff's office removed missing persons information from justice department files. the san joaquin county sheriff says the files were not deleted but transferred to the department of justice. shermanton says he can show law enforcement where to find additional victims. he killed himself shortly after his parole in 2012. >>> the president of the university of oklahoma is keeping his promise to take action against the fraternity members videotaped reciting a

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story. >> outside the san francisco federal building, severalen were dressed in orange overalls. a show of solidarity for the 21 christians who were brutally killed by isis in libya and the flag of the syrian people was waved, a symbol of the hundreds of syrians kidnapped by isis. isis videos have tormented us. >> this san francisco group is made up of several eastern christian denominations. all of them say their religious families and history is under attack by isis in the middle east. but the christians as a concert or a group that has been there since the birth of christianity, they are not really seriously endangered. >> among the syrian christians here there was a combined sense of anguish over the destruction of a price priceless artifacts at a museum in museum that survived for thousands of years. >> you name it, it lasted and here you have a bunch of animals with sledgehammers and with saws cutting it it down? >> he is a board member of a syrian church in san jose. they held a prayer vigil for those who have been kidnapped. and now they

abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana explains its latest terms. >> reporter: this is the graphic video of that crash motorcyclist jack frazier has the green light. the fire truck driven by michael quinn has emergency lights and sirens on, but doesn't slow down to make sure the intersection is clear. the 32-ton ladder truck slams into frazier, his motorcycle and his body fly into the curb and hydrant. i talked with frazier's attorney by phone. >> i'm extremely disappointed and angry. >> reporter: chuck co-voe akoro is suing the city of san francisco and michael quinn who has since quit the fire department. quinn had been facing felony dui charges, but there were problems with the evidence. the judge dismissed breathalyzer tests given by quinn's fellow firefighters after the crash because their equipment was not properly calibrated. on that meant police officers had no probable cause to arrest quinn and administer a blood test which was not useful because blood was not drawn until six hours after the crash. phrasefrazier frazier's attorney questioned why are he didn't face different char

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana explains the latest turn. >> this is a graphic video of the crash. he has the green light and the fire truck has emergency lights and sirens on but doesn't slow down to make sure intersection is clear. the 32-foot ladder truck slams into him. he flies into the hydrant. i talked with his attorney by phone. >> i'm extremely disappointed and angry. >> jeff is a lawyer who specializes in motorcycle accident cases. he's currently suing the city of san francisco and michael quinn, who has since quit the fire department. quinn had been facing felony dui charges, but there was problems with the evidence. the judge dismissed breathalyzer tests given by his fellow firefighters after the crash because their equipment was not properly calibrated. and that meant police officers had no probable cause to arrest quinn and administrator a blood test which itself was not useful in this case because blood was not drawn until six hours after the crash. fraser's attorney quickly questioned why quinn didn't face different charges. >> they never charged him with felony hit

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana explains the latest turn. >> this is a graphic video of that crash. most cyclist jack fraser has the green light. the fire truck driven by the firefighter has emergency lights and siren on but doesn't slow down that make sure the intersection is clear. the 32-foot ladder truck slams into him. i talked with his attorney by phone. >> i'm extremely disappointed and angry. >> jeff is a lawyer who specializes in motorcycle accident cases. he's currently suing the city of san francisco and michael quinn, who has since quit the fire department. quinn had been facing felony dui charges but there was problems with the evidence. the judge dismissed breathalyzer tests given by his fellow firefighters after the crash because their equipment was not properly calibrated. and that meant police officers had no probable cause to arrest quinn and administrator a blood test which itself was not useful in this case because blood was not drawn until six hours after the crash. fraser's attorney quickly questioned why quinn didn't face different charges. >> they never char

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story. >> this is surveillance video of seven young men rushing into two car dealerships. >> they get into the office and try to find the keys we have open and they go to the cars out front and drive off with it. >> he's warned his future burglars that a break-in would be useless. he has already lost more than $50,000, including this car that was stolen during a break-in sunday. it feels found monday. >> all the cars seem to be recovered in oakland or somewhere in oakland but this one i think was on the highway but in oakland. chp picked it up. >> a few doors down the front window was marked at the motors. burglars made off with several keys and cars. >> they are skilled, know what they are doing. they were able to take a couple mercedes-benz. >> three car dealerships was broken into and a fourth was also hit. they were repositioning this truck to block their driveway, an attempt to prevent anyone from using keys stolen during last night's break-in in return for the cars now. police are combing through surveillance videos to see if they can identi

sergio quintana tells us more. >> a couple hours after the shooting a motorcycle was still lying in the middle of the street. a witness tells me off-camera the man riding that bike sped away from this house a few yards from the shooting scene. according to the napa police chief, officers were trying to serve a search warrant for drugs and weapons. >> they served the search warrant for a 41-year-old male. the shooting ensues. the police chef tells us that officers found a handgun at the shooting scene, but it's not yet clear if the suspect pulled the gun or fired a shot. we talked with a neighbor who was on her front porch when she heard the commotion. >> he was an motorcycle and they were like chasing him. i didn't see anything but i heard three shots. >> officers with the city of napa were involved in the shooting. so as part of standard procedure the officers of the sheriff's department took over the investigation. the name of the person shot has not been released. abc7 news. >> santa clara county deputies are reviewing their jail security one week after a suspected child molester ove

sergio quintana tells us more. >> a couple hours after the shooting a motorcycle was still lying in the middle of the street. witnesses said the man riding the bike sped away from this house a few yards from the shooting scene. accord together napa police chief, officers were trying to serve a search warrant for drugs and weapons. >> they served the search warrant for a 41-year-old male. the shooting ensues. >> officers found a handgun at the shooting scene but it's not clear if the suspect you pulled the gun or fired a shot. we talked with a neighbor who was on her front porch when she heard the commotion. >> he was an motor cycle and they were like chasing him. i didn't see anything but i heard three shots. >> officers with the city of napa were involved in the shooting. so as part of standard procedure the officers of the sheriff's department took over the investigation. names have not been released. >>> deputies are reviewing their security after one week a man overpowered a guard and escaped. carter was classified as a minimum security inmate. that means only one guard was guarding

in napa, sergio quintana abc7 news >> we have new news on the teenager severely beaten. we spoke to the father of 17 year old christian radar and satellitener last night. he said christian is showing improvement and responding to his parents' voices. christian has been in a medically induced coma since wednesday. he was attacked in the parking lot. they have surveillance photos of the suspects from inside the mall but the images have not been released. >> dozens gathered yesterday to celebrate the life of a mother when was shot and killed while protecting her kids from gunfire. family and friends came out to honor her and condemn weapons and violence. the 34-year-old woman was caught in the crossfire in front of her home. one was charged with her murder and police are searching for additional suspects. >>> a nearly three-year search for a missing morgan hill teenager has ended. investigators say they have exhausted all leads in the search offensive zone sear lamar who was last seen in 2012. dozens have gotherd to search for her. >> instead of regularly-scheduled searches