he is the 13-year-old boy shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. ktvu channel 2 reporter aleck savage there at the memorial for andy lopez and alex we understand that groups from outside the area now planning to take part today. >> reporter: yeah we did just learn that occupy oakland is in fact planning to bus people from the plaza up here to santa rosa to take part in the large march later on today in the area. there's a growing sense of frustration in the community over the shooting of lopez which happened right here in the field. and you can see a memorial is growing in this area. hundreds are expected to march later on today to protest this deadly shooting of the 13-year- old boy by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. at about noon the march will wind up at the sonoma county sheriff's department offices on ventura avenue. now county offices, city hall, and the courthouse will all close at lunchtime in response to what is expected to be the

>>> a suspected deadly drunk driving accident here in sonoma county, we will tell you what law enforcement is doing to combat drunk driving. >> live in san francisco where police are looking for a key witness who may have seen her days before her body was found in a stairwell, we will tell you how the public can help coming up. new information on a deadly shooting, the answers to one of the big questions. >> plus the cabinet member getting ready for tough questions, questioning about to start in a couple of minutes, we continue. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. >> welcome back, we want to take you to san francisco this morning, san francisco general hospital, new information coming in about that case that seems to still be a mystery of exactly what happened, a body of a woman found in a locked stairwell, she was a patient at san francisco general, brian flores is out there this morning with the new information. we will check in with him in just a moment. >>> it is wednesday, october 30th, almost the end of the month. i am pam cook. >> good morning, i am dave clark, let'

we begin with new details this morning about a deadly shooting involving two sonoma county sheriff's deputies yesterday afternoon. this happened about 3:00 yesterday afternoon. we are now learning the suspect those two deputies shot was just a 13-year-old boy who was carrying a replica gun. nbc bay area's cóçne cain is live in santa rosa now with reaction from those who knew the boy and, chase, are you there? >> hi, marla. we're here. hey. >>=Ñ yeah, it looks like we don have chase as we anticipated, but we can tell you that this 13-year-old boy was carrying this replica gun. deputies allegedly asked himyp put the weapon down not knowing that it was a replica gun. once he didn't, they opened 2Ñ more than once. the boy ó. pronounced dead. his father is in touch with sheriff's deputies there in santa rosa, and, again, we are still waiting to learn all the new details as the investigation into this incident in santa rosa continues. we'll have much more on the story tonight at 5:00. you can always find the complete story on-line at nbc bay area.com. >> a tragic situation all the way aro

by sonoma county sheriff's deputy erick gelhaus on october 22nd.opez was carrying a replica ak-47 that the sheriff was real. >>anny: hundreds of people marched for santa rosa yesterday saying they want justice for in the lopez. to rally is merged into one on the campus of santa rosa junior college. the groups marched across town to the headquarters of the sonoma county sheriff's department. protesters upset that a sheriff's deputy shot and killed such a young boy. >>: i hope he gets what he deserves because i have a son. >>anny:investigators now have a psst description of the man who could be a key witness in the case of lynne spalding. the woman found dead in a stairwell at s-f general hospital. police believe he was the first person to report seeing spalding in the emergency exterior stairwell-- 17 days after she was reported missing from her hospital room. police say a man with a hospital i-d told a senior staffer about it.but then disappeared. investigators have not been able to identify him. kron-4's scott rates has more. kron4 has learned tha

the same family. >> reporter: we'll tell you about a suspected deadly drunk driving accident in sonoma county what the county is going to do to try too combat dui -- to do to try to combat dui. >>> it's going tok sunny today -- going to be sunny for everybody. there is a little bit of fog there. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can >>> stocks indexes not moving much as traders wait for the latest news from the federal reserve. investors expect the fed to maintain the economic stimulus program. general motors and electric arts rose after reporting higher earnings. taking a live look, the dow is down 18. the nasdaq is down 10. s&p down 4. >>> 8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories -- these are lisht pictures -- are live pictures. kathleen sebelius right here. she's testifying at a congressional hearing about all of the problems with the government's new healthcare website. she's already promi

marin county, a lot of low to mid-70s. same for sonoma and napa. a lot of fog in napa county. know that. walnut creek, 80. 64 alameda. sld, 67 -- san leandro, 67. 68 santa cruz. low 80s morgan hill gilroy. cupertino, 75. 50s pacifica, half moon bay, san bruno. low 70s menlo park, los eight aptos, atherton all in there. no changes. maybe higher clouds on saturday. >>> lingering effect -- lingering effects of the government shutdown. how it's having effects on the asiana plane crash at sfo. >>> and how trick or treating has put the bay area on the national map. >>> 8:24. several huge wildfires are still raging out of control west of sydney, australia. the fires have already destroyed at least 200 homes and ravaged 300,000 acres of land. there are concerns things could get a lot worse due to the hot temperatures and strong winds. disaster agencies are worried the fires could merge into a megafire which could have disastrous consequences for the ent tire region. >>> firefighters -- entire region. >>> firefighters plan to deliberately burn part of the point reyes seashore. the plan

. >>> outrage over the death of a 13-year-old boy shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. the march set to get underway in just a few hours and the reason some people are being encouraged to stay away. >>> also concern about what is lurking in the san francisco bay. the chemical that was found and how it was tied to a common item you may use in your house. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, we want to take you right out to dolores park this morning. we've been watching as people camped out overnight. you can see they are waking up and they are out there -- they're very upset about a plan that the city has to close parks overnight. christian captain is out there this morning talking to the folks out there. and we will take you back out there in just a moment. thank you for joining us. it's tuesday, october 29th. i'm pam cook. >> we're ready. good morning, i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. let's go to steve. >> all right pam and dave. thank you. our low is still producing some rain/snow mix up in the sierra. i mean reports of rain aro

protesters sent that message to sonoma county sheriff deputy, as though deputies stood guard around the sheriff's office and the roof. the shooting death of 13-year- old andy lopez by a sonoma county sheriff deputy has outranged the community. the rally was put together by a latino group m.e.c.h.a. >> some people heard this had been organized by occupy oakland, by answer, that they were bringing bus loads of people here and it had not been organized by them. >> reporter: members of several other citizen groups heard about the protest and did take buses from oakland and other parts of the area to come here to attend. john burres spoke to the crowd today. he's the attorney who represented the oscar grant family after oscar grant was killed by a b.a.r.t. police officer. dion smith another mother who spoke at the event, said her son died in an officer involved shooting in stockton two years ago. >> it's not just santa rosa it's a problem too because it affects all of us. as a mother, as a citizen as any community. >> reporter: some of the people who came here today said they would like the

. >> highway 121 in sonoma county is back open after a crash, christien kafton is live with the latest details and i understand chp says alcohol was a likely factor. >> yeah, the accident happened along this stretch of road after 7:00 last night, two cars collided, killing one man and leaving at least three other people injured. investigators say 25-year-old demmadare chan drays was driving a jaguar south and witnesses say he crossed the center line to pass other cars and that is when the collision happened, the jaguar crossed into oncoming traffic and a toyota coming in the opposite direction hit the jag head on. chandra's passenger was killed in the impact, the man and child in the toyota were injured and chandra was taken to an area hospital as well, chp investigators tell us they believe he was intoxicated at the time. >> drugs and alcohol are suspected to be involved. it is again really too early to see any other information but we are investigating that as being involved. >> comings up in the next half- hour we will tell you about now efforts underway to combat that here. now liv

are also investigating the sonoma county sheriff because in sonoma county there is a protocol that's been in place for a couple decades now that police agency involved an officer involved shooting cannot investigate itself in this actually comes from a string of officer involved shootings back in the one nine hundred ninety s. from back in the ninety's there in sonoma county but still despite all these investigations happening there are many in the community who fear that there's not enough transparency in this in that this case will unfortunately turn out like so many other police shootings where the shooting is ruled justified. and interestingly remonde when manny well has was shot he was wearing a hoodie which is a pretty big symbol there were others at the rally wearing hoodies in solidarity as they protested do you think this incident reminded people at all of what happened in the case of trayvon martin and did you see the issue of race or racial profiling discussed at all. the problem of racial profiling and police brutality has been a big issue in the bay area even before tray

it includes the mountains of our north county area from marin into sonoma. you can see for the hills east of napa we'll have the frost advisory. it lasts until about 9:00 tom morning. here and now for the afternoon, 461 for sausalito. low -- 61 for sausalito. partly cloudy skies for the second half of your afternoon. lower 60s along the east shoreline. 66 in livermore. again, these temperatures a near repeat of what we had yesterday. 64 san jose. 64 for cupertino. it's a foggy day at santa cruz and 64 is what you can expect for the second half. 62 san mateo, 60 degrees for san francisco. upper 50s cool conditions with partly to mostly cloudy skies along the coast. your extended forecast here, temperatures do begin to warm in fact wednesday through friday, temperatures will get back to some mild weather for our inland dmurnties. upper 60s to near 70 for the bay area -- communities. upper 60s to near 70s for the bay area. halloween looks good. but your little ones may need a jacket for the evening hours. but we'll remain dry. the temperatures will be cooling b

in sonoma county, alley rasmouth, ktvu. >>> a felony assault charge against chris brown has been reduced misdemeanor. he was released this afternoon. he was raevsed last night following an altercation outside a hotel. charges were reduced to a simple assault but that arrest could have some consequences. he returns to court november 20th. >>> michael jackson's former doctor walked out of jail earlier today after serving two years of a four-year sentence. conra murray was released after midnight. he was escorted just after midnight out the back door. in 2011, he was convicted of giving jackson a deadly dose of the gain killer propofol. >> murray's jail time was significantly reduced by a change in california law. his medical licenses are suspended in three states. >>> george was arraigned felony charges. the santa clara county district's office handed down an indictment last thursday, but the da issued the arraignment today. he was labeled as a communist. he resigned from his post in march after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds in a separate incident and is awaiting sentence noth

at about noon the march will wind up at the sonoma county sheriff's department offices on ventura avenue. now county offices, city hall, and the courthouse will all close at lunchtime in response to what is expected to be the largest demonstration yet over last week's shooting. the middle school student was shot seven times by a sheriff's deputy. and the department says lopez was holding an air soft gun. a replica weapon that resembled the ak-47 and that he failed to put down the gun. 48-year-old erick gelhaus is a 24 year veteran of the department. according to his linkedin profile he's an iraq war veteran and was also a weapons instructor. one of the organizers of today's march says the deputy was too quick to pull the trigger. >> i think the community here is tired of being you know somewhat persecuted. always feeling that they're suspicious in some way. >> reporter: santa rosa police are investigating the deputy involved shooting and so is the fbi. a post on the justice for andy lopez facebook page is encouraging students here in santa rosa to skip out on class to take part in the ev

from back in the ninety's there in sonoma county but still despite all these investigations happening there are many in the community who fear that there's not enough transparency in this in that this case will unfortunately turn out like so many other police shootings where the shooting is ruled justified. and interestingly ramon when manny lopez was shot he was wearing a hoodie which is a pretty big symbol there were others at the rally wearing hoodies in solidarity as they protested do you think this incident reminded people at all of what happened in the case of trayvon martin did you see the issue of race or racial profiling discussed at all. the problem a racial profiling and police brutality has been a big issue in the bay area even before trayvon martin i mean the n.c.p. least brutality movement has gained a lot of steam in recent years especially after the shooting of oscar grant which has gone viral on you tube yeah and the lopez was wearing a hooded sweatshirt at the time that he was shot and he wasn't wearing the hoodie was not at the time of the shooting but really in thi

helena and sonoma county have the worst roads in the bay area last year. this comes as voters in lark burg are thinking about a sales tax to fix the roads. >>> its been a bad year for the cal football team and now those problems go beyond the football field. >>> and now john macafee to the rescue. >>> good morning. right now we are looking add the commute that still looks okay in many areas but its getting busier on 680. >>> yesterday was a fog pac that we usually don't see in october that big. but it made its presence felt. >>> we do have new information about a missing man in berkeley. police say 59-year-old carol jacob was last seen at the -- officers found his wallet inside his locked truck parked at the marina but there is still no word on where and why he disappeared. he was last seen wearing a black san francisco giants cap, a black jersey, and jeans. >>> the 58-year-old was found dead at a veterans affair clinic on martin luther king junior way and second street yesterday morning. autopsy will be performed to determine exactly how she died. >>> vot

. >>> two sonoma county sheriff deputies are on leave today after shooting and killing a young teen they say was carrying a very realistic- looking toy gun. christien kafton tells us friends are identifying the teen and then say he was no threat. >> reporter: he friends say 13- year-old andy lopez is dead after sonoma county sheriff deputies mistook a toy gun for a real assault rifle and shot the teen. at about 3:00 yesterday afternoon, two deputies on routine patrol near the intersection of moreland and west robles avenue saw someone with what appeared to be an assault rifle. the deputies say they repeated told him to drop the gun and when he didn't opened fire. investigators say he died on the scene. it wasn't until later, deputies discovered that the rifle was a toy, as was the plastic pistol they found tucked into his waistband. >> he was sweet. he loved everyone. he would never hurt nobody. >> reporter: this girl says several boys in the neighborhood share the toy gun he had yad and she doesn't understand how deputies could have mistaken it for a real weapon. >> it had an orange thi

. >> new at 11:00, police believe a drunk driver caused a deadly crash in sonoma county that seriously injured a young child as well. it happened about 7:00 this evening on highway 121 north of the sonoma raceway. police say a man driving a jaguar lost control and slammed head on into a toyota corolla. the passenger in the jaguar was killed. the two people in the corolla suffered serious injuries. one is a 5-year-old. the drive of the jaguar also suffered major injuries and he is under investigation for dui. >>> hundreds of people gathered for the funeral of the 13-year-old boy shot to death by a sonoma county sheriff deputy. the sol local service -- the solemn service followed a protest over his killing. join is live. >> an eventful day, carolyn. a few people are lingering at this memorial. earlier students took the day off from school and joined hundreds of protestor and it culminated with the funeral for andy lopez. it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of 13-year-old andy lopez was lead out of the resurrection church in santa rosa. more than 600 people were

. >> new at 11:00, police believe a drunk driver caused a deadly crash in sonoma county that seriously injured a young child as well. it happened about 7:00 this evening on highway 121 north of the sonoma raceway. police say a man driving a jaguar lost control and slammed head on into a toyota corolla. the passenger in the jaguar was killed. the two people in the corolla suffered serious injuries. one is a 5-year-old. the drive of the jaguar also suffered major injuries and he is under investigation for dui. >>> hundreds of people gathered for the funeral of the 13-year-old boy shot to death by a sonoma county sheriff deputy. the sol local service -- the solemn service followed a protest over his killing. join is live. >> an eventful day, carolyn. a few people are this memorial. earlier students took the day off from school and joined hundreds of protestor and it culminated with the funeral for andy lopez. it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of 13-year-old andy lopez was lead out of the resurrection church in santa rosa. more than 600 people were here, classma

marin county, sonoma county, socked in. it looks like mostly cloudy. ke county, napa county, mostly cloudy. here kuges the last band that will move through. this system is pushing out. as that does, that will allow us to see koiltder weather. partly cloudy. light rain, cool to cold here this morning. if you call it cold, i have no problem with that. 60s on the temperatures. everybody, again, around 59 to 65 or 64 degrees. we'll see a little bit more sun here. i know mostly cloudy. tomorrow morning will be cold and then mostly sunny. it looks warmer thursday into friday. mostly sunny saturday. a little system for a cooldown. clouds on sunday. >> thank you, steve. >>> 8:52. a golden discovery in a pretty unlikely place. how an airport bathroom became a gold mine. ♪ the challenge always accepted. and the calling forever answered. ♪ introducing the all-new 2014 s-class. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >>> new this morning, jesse jackson junior erk the former illinois contractor, has reported to a north carolina federal prison. he's starting a two and a

today state park divers and the sonoma county sheriff's office resumed the search at oobt 8:00 a.m. a helicopter was ground dude to fog. >>> at this time next year, the blue angels should be returning to san francisco. the navy announced the precision jets will perform over the bay next year as part of fleet week, though other activities will be scaled back. the blue angels scrubbed shows nationwide this year as part of the sequestration cuts back in april. water front merchants said they took a big financial hit from that cancellation. >>> apple's newest tablet has dash of nike in its name, but will it bring new customers to cupertino? >>> i do believe there's american football team taking place there. >> the san francisco 49ers invade london. the buzz from fans on both sides of the pond. >>> outside our doors, temperatures are falling, and the fog is returning. coming up, where it will be at its worst and what you can expect to start your morning as well as tomorrow afternoon. >>> the couple lifg in a san rafael home severely damaged by fire this morning was reportedly set to be e

as sonoma county deputies prepare barricades for whats expected to be yet another e demonstration ... their colleague, deputy erick gelhaus - is on administrative leave followg the shooting of a 13-year o boy. investigators say andy lopez pointed a toy gun at gelhaus and another deputy. sheriff says gelhaus - who s been with the department for .. feels terrib >>> as sonoma county deputies prepared barricades for what is expected to be yet another large demonstration, their colleague is on administrative league following the shooting of a 13-year-old boy. investigators say andy lopez pointed a toy gun at gelhaus and another deputy. the sheriff says gelhaus has been with the department for 20 years and feels terrible. >> it's a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> but here at the neighborhood memorial where more than a hundred mourners have gathered for the sixth night in a row, there is no evidence of any sympathy for the deputy in this matter. >> what do you feel toward that deputy? >> i'm mad. it sucks to lose one of my friends. >> deputy gelhaus has been a prolific contributor to s

. >> new at 11:00, police believe a drunk driver caused a deadly crash in sonoma county that seriouslyured a young child as well. it happened about 7:00 this evening on highway 121 north of the sonoma raceway. police say a man driving a jaguar lost control and slammed head on into a toyota corolla. the passenger in the jaguar was killed. the two people in the corolla suffered serious injuries. one is a 5-year-old. the drive of the jaguar also suffered major injuries and he is under investigation for dui. >>> hundreds of people gathered for the funeral of the 13-year-old boy shot to death by a sonoma county sheriff deputy. the sol local service -- the solemn service followed a protest over his killing. join is live. >> an eventful day, carolyn. a few people are lingering at this memorial. earlier students took the day off from school and joined hundreds of protestor and it culminated with the funeral for andy lopez. it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of 13-year-old andy lopez was lead out of the resurrection church in santamor0 rosa. more than 600 people were

and we understand a sonoma county supervisor plans to pay his respects tonight. >> reporter: that isd gasia. but first let's go to what is happening behind me. they just removed the casket out of the hurst and they're getting to take the body into the church. as you can see they're coming up the step way here carrying the body of 13-year-old andy lopez. take a moment here for this. now if we can go to video that we shot earlier today. we spoke to a supervisor who says people here are calling for a civil review committee in this case and other issues here. they say that emits the relationship between the community and the police department is strained. he says the community is calling for help with everybody involved. >> they don't feel they have that right now. what can we create, what dialogue can we create because quite frankly it does not exist right now. >> reporter: now the first thing he says that needs to happen is the public needs to come together. he will plan public forums so they can be heard. live in santa rosa, i'm paul chamber, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the suspect at a

the teen was shot and killed by a sonoma county deputy last week.thought lopez was armed. it turned out to be a fake weapon. another protest set for later today, and our kate is there live now with details on that big rally. good morning. >> frank, today marks one week since 13-year-old andy lopez was shot and killed where this memorial stands behind me. i can tell you there is a lot of anger in this community towards law enforcement, and today those protesters plan to take their anger out on the streets at one of the largest rallies yet. >> the barricades are up and sonoma county sheriff's office ready for another large demonstration in front of its doors. meanwhile, deputy eric gelhaus is on administrative leave following last week's shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez. investigators say lopez pointed a toy gun at gelhaus and another deputy. >> this is a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> deputy gelhaus contributed to many gun web sites and police magazines. a veteran of the war in iraq, gelhaus was commissioned to write an article for swat maga

. >> a deadly accident in sonoma county, we will tell you why investigators believe alcohol may have been involved. >> and we will give you an update on the accident in the berkeley emeryville area, still impacting traffic. >>> good morning, welcome back, this is ktvu channel 2 morning news, this is live pictures from campbell, the camera zooming in there, we have new information about a shooting that took place there, the police investigation. we have a reporter there, you will get a live report in moments. >>> welcome back, the the middle of the week, wednesday, october 30th, i am dave clark. >> i am pam cook, chilly, let's see if it gets warmer. >> pam, dave a little bit, yeah, it is getting late, days much much shorter but warmer today with more sunshine for sure, patchy low clouds around but 30s napa, santa rosa, a lot of low 40s and i am sure they will cool off more because of clear skies, san francisco two days ago 59, yesterday 60, so today, 61, yes, after a 49 cool low, i have seen 40s on part, of the coast under clear skies, ukia 41, checking in with a 39, 25 in tahoe, clea

lopez was shot seven times by a sonoma county deputy tuesday. the deputy thought the replica a ak-47 lopez was carrying was real. last night protesters took to the streets, many of them ended up that the growing memorial at the location where lopez was killed. >> this was an upscale kid from fountain grove but because it was someone from the get to 0s and sonoma county it was allowable. we're not expendable. and we're going to make our voice be heard. >> police aren't the only ones investigating. the mexican consulate has hired a private agency. they were at the scene yesterday taking pictures. >> we have a follow-up right now to a story we brought you as breaking news yesterday morning. fremont police now asking for the public's help following a road rage shooting incident along interstate 680. two drivers exited southbound 680 on mission boulevard at about 5:30 yesterday. one of those drivers shot at the other car simply because that driver was apparently going too slow. the victim is a 59-year-old man from pleasanton, he was hit three times.

according to the press democrat, sonoma county sheriffs deputies shot and killed a 13-year-old boy because he allegedly had a threatening weapon. christien kafton is there now to tell us what happened out there. good morning, christian. >> reporter: good morning. since we have arrived here we learned the whole incident happened on the opposite side of this vacant lot. officers were on routine patrol over there. they say they found the individual with a replica gun. shot him dead on the sidewalk over there. the press democrat is reporting the person that was shot is a 13-year-old boy. so far sheriffs deputies not releasing much details about that at this point. investigators did e-mail us a photo of the replica weapon last night. a realistic looking assault rifle. the person that was carrying it refused to drop it after repeated orders to put it down. it all happened around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. officer were on routine patrol in the area, saw the person with what appeared to be a gun and called for backup. the sheriffs office said deputies repeatedly asked that person to put the gun dow

. >> new developments today in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a sonoma county sheriff deputy andy lopez was shot while olding an assault rifle designed to look like an ak-47. an attorney for the family said they are filing a federal claim alleging his civil rights were violated. the family is planning a news conference in san francisco on monday to discuss legal action against sonoma county. the "san francisco chronicle" reports that the for who fired the shots, deputy erick gelhaus has hired a lawyer who says he feels for the loss of life but responding properly to a threat. >> the state public utilities commission approved new safety rules for bart and other transit agencies. the vote was nap. the rules go into effect immediately. the new rules come after a deadly accident this month during the bart strike when two bart workers were killed while inspecting tracks. a trainee was operating the train. under the rules, they must immediately create a three listen way communications system between central command, train operators and wayside workers covering san francisco's muni

. >>> we have new information on that sonoma county teenage earn. the one that was shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy. tara moriarty is in santa rosa right now where another march for the victim is planned. what is going on tara? >> reporter: that is right a march is planned for noon today. and many friends and students of andy lopez plan to attend. take a look behind me. this is the memorial for him. there are dozens of pictures of andy lopez. candles right on the spot where he was shot and killed. last night hundreds of supporters came out. a native american group did a spiritual dance to honor the 13- year-old. lopez was shot seven times. two fatal. one of the two deputies says the rifle was in his left hand. as he turned toward deputies the barrel was raising up and turning toward the deputies. the deputy fired eight shots within ten seconds at the bay that think believed was holding an ak47 assault rifle. >> i don't think they thought about what they were doing at the time. they were quick to jump to a decision. >> reporter: wednesday police

what we understand, both groups here will combine and march to the sonoma county sheriffs office in a couple hours. as the anger grows, so does the memorial that honors 13 year old andy lopez in the same place he was shot by a deputy. there is a key of candles, photographs and messages to the boy. this is where police say a week ago andy was carrying a toy gun deputies thought was an assault rifle. he did not comply with orders to drop the gun. we spoke with one saying this community is growing more frustrated before it wasn't fair for him and his family. the cops should somehow do something else, not shoot him seven times. it's not fair. >> reporter: sonoma county sheriffs office is ready for what could be the largest demonstration yet. the office is blocked like a fortress with barricades blocking every entrance. in the meantime santa rosa police are continuing the investigation into the shooting and we are learning more about the man behind the trigger. deputy eric yellhouse is on administrative leave following last week's shooting. investigators say lopez pointed a toy gun at yell

as sonoma county prepared for this, andy lopez pointed a toy gun at gailhouse. he feels terrible. >> it is a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> reporter: but here at the neighborhood memorial where people have gathered for six night ins a row, there is no sympathy for the deputy. >> what do you feel toward the deputy? >> i'm mad. i'm just, it sucks to lose one of my friends. >> reporter: the deputy has been a prolific contributor to gun websites. a veteran of the war in iraq, he was commissioned to write an article in swat magazine in 2008, describing the mind set you need to have to survive an ambush. he went onto talk about the nano seconds that felt like minutes as he thought about his children and spouse. joe vasquez, kpix5. >> andy lopez is the youngest person ever to die in an officer involved shooting in sonoma county. >>> this is the booking photo of a woman who struck and killed a couple out for a walk in menlow park last week. the couple was walking their car along chilco street. she has a prior drunk driving condition and is now facing manslaughter

the young teen was shot to death by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy last week. the boy was holding a bb gun that looked like an ak-47 assault rifle. and the deputy thought it was real. county leaders say more needs to be done to improve the relationship between the community and law enforcement. >> we have to do what key can to pre -- we can to prevent this from occurring again and creating better law enforcement in the community. >> last night's funeral followed a day of protests in santa rosa. the supervisor says he plans to hold public forums to give people a chance to air their concerns. >>> the city of san jose is considering two proposals to keep new officers from leaving the police department. one plan would require officers to pay -- to pay back a share of training costs if they leave within five years. the second proposal calls for the police academy to charge tuition and offer recruits a zero-interest loan. the city would pay back the loans who stay with the department. >> the true is we need more officers. no matter how hard they work. there's no subst

gilhouse shot lopez seven times. >> shame on sonoma county sheriff. shame on you. you have broken our heart. >> reporter: there are two marchs planned this week. one at 10:00 tomorrow morning. day organizers holded out fliers so that students could be excused from school to attend. there's another march planned for wednesday at 5:00. kerry kerrion is planning that event. she did not know the teen personally but is tired. >> people are feeling suspicious in some way. >> reporter: people have been handing out fliers about the marchs this week. we're told that sheriff steve perez will be meeting with the latino advisory committee and a department representative says the goal is to help for ways to deal with the healing process and make sure this never happens again. allie rasmus, ktvu news. >>> new at 10:00, oakland's search for a permanent police chief. however only a handful of people gathered for the meeting at castlemont high school. they want police to focus on homicide hoes but also other crimes like home invasions and robberies. one person says it's a given tha

the sonoma county sheriff tells ktvu news the fbi will be conducting its own independent investigation into tuesday's shooting. and as mike mibach reports the community is looking for answers. >> we want justice. >> reporter: young students together arm in arm. >> we need justice. we need justice. >> reporter: and armed with a message to deputys in sonoma county. >> he wasn't going to harm you guys and you guys had no right to shoot him as many times as you did. >> reporter: it's one opinion in a city of many. >> shoot to kill. >> reporter: santa rosa police saying lopez left hand was a replica rifle that resembled an ak47. >> i would shoot. bottom line. if my life was on the line. >> i don't know if he came swinging around with a rifle in his hand. of course you go to protect yourself. >> reporter: the deputy called out to put the gun down. the barrel was up and fearing for his life, he shot him seven times. today seven is the story. >> that's a trigger happy cop. he needs to be prosecuted to the heaviest part of the law. >> reporter: even with an explanation -- >> i don't know it's a

the sonoma county sheriff tells ktvu news the fbi will be conducting its own independent investigationesday's shooting. and as mike mibach reports the community is looking for answers. >> we want justice. >> reporter: young students together arm in arm. >> we need justice. we need justice. >> reporter: and armed with a message to deputys in sonoma county. >> he wasn't going to harm you guys and you guys had no right to shoot him as many times as you did. >> reporter: it's one opinion in a city of many. >> shoot to kill. >> reporter: santa rosa police saying lopez left hand was a replica rifle that resembled an ak47. >> i would shoot. bottom line. if my life was on the line. >> i don't know if he came swinging around with a rifle in his hand. of course you go to protect yourself. >> reporter: the deputy called out to put the gun down. the barrel was up and fearing for his life, he shot him seven times. today seven is the story. >> that's a trigger happy cop. he needs to be prosecuted to the heaviest part of the law. >> reporter: even with an explanation -- >> i don't know it's an eye op

demonstrators hell the fifth peaceful march to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a sonoma county sheriff deputy. andy lopez was shot while hold ing an air afault rifle designed to look like an ak-47. the deputy fired eight shots striking him seven times before the second deputy, a trainee, got out of the car. >> the time period between the time the deputy told the diagnosis patcher the observations and when he advised on the radio shots were fired was ten seconds. >> i cannot understand how this happened in such a short, short time. ten seconds and the boy is murdered. >> the officer who fired, erick gelhaus, doesn't remember if he identified himself but the department says that is not a requirement. >> the f.b.i. and the state attorney general will discuss launching an elder abuse investigation against valley springs manor in castro valley accused of abandoning found patients after being shut done on a variety of violations. one patient is still mission after walking away from the facility on friday. the 65-year-old man was last seen wearing a radars shirt, blue pants, black boo

lopez was shot seven times by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy on tuesday. the deputy thought the replica ak-47 lopez was carrying was real. last night protesters took to the streets. many of them ended up at this fwroeg memorial at the location where lopez was killed. >> just when it happened. this was an upscale kid, but because it was someone from the ghettos and sonoma county, it was allowable. we're not expendable, and we're going to make our voice be heard. >> police aren't the only ones investigating this shooting. the mexican consulate has actually hired a private agency. they were at the scene yesterday taking pictures. >>> new at 11:00, petaluma police now looking for the suspect who stabbed a man using a knife. that attack happened before midnight near the intersection of western avenue and upman street. police say a 20-year-old man was walking home from a friend's house when another friend confronted him and pulled out a large knife and stabbed that victim. the victim, we can tell you, was treated at the hospital overnight ask then released. >> t

. >> funeral mass is held for the teenage shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff deputy. friends and family held a service for 13-year-old andy lopez fatally shot on tuesday afternoon while walking with a toy rifle that she assembled an ak-47. the deputy told lopez to drop the weapon but he turned and pointed it at hilt. the deputy feared for his life and opened fire. the f.b.i. has joined local agencies looking into the shooting. >> a district attorney is expected to open an investigation today into a senior living facility accused of leashing patients to fend for themselves. the sheriff deupties found 14 disabled patients on saturday. the staff left after officials ordered the facility closed last week. three workers including a janitor, stayed, without pay, to care for the patients. owner's attorney said there was sufficient staff. >> i will base everything on what the paramedics say. we are in law enforcement but if the medics are saying we need to getten to the hop, i go with what they say. >> the attorney says it is a misunderstanding and the owner is ill. the compa

the sonoma county sheriff's office says it will cooperate with the fbi's investigation. separate investigations are also being conducted by the santa rosa police and district attorney's office. >> yesterday marked the second anniversary of the occupy oakland protest. remember the days of violence, tear gas and rioting in the streets looks very different last night. the protest was peaceful. close to 100 people marched through the streets of oakland. law enforcement agency across the country are conducting training exercises to fight terrorism and natural disasters. the marchers then walked to the plaza to have dinner. those who participated say they wanted to keep the movement alive. >> we're here in numbers and we're trying to make more people aware of what's going on so that it's not a one-day thing. so it's just not today and it doesn't end today. >> it's quite depressing to see the fact that the movement has been, you know, has dissipated and has been broken up by the amount of oppression. it seems that it's descended upon oakland. >> there was a large police presenc

the deputy who shot and killed a teenager in sonoma county last week has now been identified.w his own words are now putting his actions in question, coming up. >> disturbing new details about the deaths of lynne s palding, the patient found in a stairwell at the san francisco general hospital. what those closest to her are now saying. >> taking a live look outside at the approach to the bay bridge. cooler temperatures are expected today. >> the temperatures are ranging from a low 40¢ to the low 50's. as we headed to the afternoon with only see a range of mid 50s along the coast. i will break down what the temperature it will be coming up in just a bit. >> we're keeping an eye on the ride from the 92. this is eastbound, there's an accident where a vehicle when off the road way and over the the bank met at highway 35. they may have emergency equipment blocking the right hand lane. at present, there are no backups. >> your quick commute check shows pretty good conditions at the bay bridge and a even a light ride for interstate 580. there are no problems for the alta mount pass w

he was killed here in a hail of bullets from the gun of an experienced sonoma county deputy sheriff.that is with we get. -- what we get. just outrageous. >> we used to play air soft guns right here when we were little kids you know when we were young. >> the kid who got hilled. he's going to miss christmas and halloween. >> reporter: the deputy fired eight times in ten seconds, seven bullets hit lopez. the number of shots fired is not unusual according to craig guise who trains police officers for high stress situations. >> an average officer without stress will probably shoot two to three rounds without any stress at all. you can double that under stress. >> reporter: the shooting prompted a fire storm of protests. on friday demonstrators marched to the sheriff's office. [ people chanting ] newly poured concrete was used to write remembrances for the boy. today the impromptu memorial has been brushed over and will probably be torn up. there'll be some time before the case of the shooting of a 13-year-old is resolved. much less forgotten. at least three investigations are underway by

parts of sonoma county. we head through the afternoon, mostly clear skies. pretty strong system diving on the east side of the sierra is going to help to crank up the wind machine around the bay area into the afternoon and evening. notice these wind speeds by 6:00. areas in orange, north at 30 miles per hour, then overnight tonight focus in on the areas in orange and red. the hilltops looking at gusts above 30 miles per hour so. those same locations starting 6:00 tonight under a red flag warning, that's going to continue at least till about saturday morning. temperaturewise, pretty nice. close to 71 in san francisco, 75 in san jose. 78 in livermore and then tomorrow will be probably the windiest day in the seven-day forecast. friday gusty and dry. look at temperatures climbing up. less wind on saturday, warm around bay area to start the weekend. then the sea breeze and we cool off a little bit approaching sunday. >> looking good i hear on the roads as well. this is our shot from the coliseum northbound with taillights there center screen. the high street off

. >> reporter: this is where the boy was shot and killed by sonoma county deputies. if you want to take a look in his place now, it's just a candle lit memorial and stuffed animals to honor a young life lost. family and friends hold each other in disbelief. >> really good friend of mine. knowing that now he's gone. it's really hard. [ crying ] >> reporter: they are grieving the loss of this boy, 13-year- old andy lopez. >> he always used to like make us laugh and all that. >> reporter: sonoma county sheriff's department said he was shot and killed by deputies tuesday afternoon. he was spotted carrying a rifle that turned out to be fake. deputies say they told him several times to drop the weapon. they say he did not comply and they shot him. neighbors say up to 7 times. >> they told me it was andy. i was like shocked. i was, like, how can this happen, like, why? >> reporter: lopez fell to the ground on top of the rifle. he was pronounced dead on the scene. it was only after they uncovered weapon deputies discovered it was a fake seen here in this photo. >> there's a

a 13-year-old boy is dead after two sonoma county sheriff deputies opened fire yesterday afternoon.hey say they thought his toy gun was a real one. nbc bay area live at the santa rosa community center. the community there outraged this evening. >> that's right, janelle. some of them actually came to the press conference that just happened about an hour ago. now, for the first time since the shooting happened yesterday, we are hearing from santa rosa police. the victim is a student at lawrence middle school in santa rosa and chaplain was on campus today. the faculty and students there are having a tough time dealing with this. meanwhile, late today, police answered questions for the first time about this shooting. >> he was not given a chance. he is the sweetest boy. he would always make sure say hi, thank you, i'd given him something. he was just always the kindest, kindest hearted person. >> reporter: a small santa rosa community in shock over the shooting death of 13-year-old andy lopez cruz. >> i have 13-year-old boys here that play right here and i don't feel safe with my kids p

date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now -- at noontime today in sonoma countyends plan to march in andy lopez's honor who was shot by a county sheriff's deputy. he later died. the deputies believed lopez was holding a weapon that looked like an ak-47. it turned out to be a rememberly cau that looked like the real thick -- replica that looked like the real thing. >>> thousands of law enforcement are here in the bay area for a training competition called urban shield. they are coming from around the country as well as from international agencies putting their training to the test for terrorists and possible natural disaster scenarios. this year's includes a re- creation of the sandy hook elementary shooting. the old eastern span of the bay bridge will be used as a water rescue. by the way, occupy oakland protesters will picket the event headquarters at the downtown oakland marriott. they are upset because vendors will be out there selling weapons and equipment to the officers. >>> a tragic accident last night in menlo park. a driver hits two people who were out w

details emerging as a family and community are demanding answers about a deadly shooting involving sonoma countydeputy. >>> reinvestigating the death of a construction worker at the 49ers new levi stadium. >>> a toy gun, a real life tragedy. sheriff's deputies opened fire on a 13-year-old boy, and we have new information now on how all of this happened. good afternoon, everyone. we're on early today because the world series begins in just a short time. i'm frank somerville. >> the death of 13-year-old andy lopez has a lot of people asking questions about the gun, the deputies and the shooting. just in the past 15 minutes here, investigators updated the investigation. mike has been in santa rosa all day. what new information do you have for us. >> reporter: i just walked out of there a couple of minutes ago and here is the new information. we now know two deputies and one patrol car first spotted the teenager. we also know only one of the deputies opened fire multiple times. folks in the neighborhood tell us they heard at least 7 shots but police said that andy lopez, the 13-year-old struck and k

>>> a rally in the streets for the north bay teen killed by sheriff deputies in sonoma county. more protests and a vigil planned for today. >> we have new video of a massive overnight fire in an industrial area in the east bay. why firefighters are now having a hard time figuring out what caused a number of cars to go up in flames. >> what we are learning about a fire on a b.a.r.t. train that brought the evening commute to a stand still and why it could cause problems for the morning commute as well. >> a live look outside. look at the clouds. low hanging out there. that is san francisco buried deep inside those clouds on this thursday, one day away from friday, october 24th, this is "today in the bay." >>> it is 4:31. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. let's talk about the fog. >> let's take a look at the fog. >> meteorologist christina loren, how are you? >> good. good morning to you. we have such a lovely second half of the day just like yesterday and the day before. it's going to be cooler today but what i

>>mark: outrageous sonoma county as deputy shoot and kill a 30 year-old boy.santa rosa with the story. >>will: i'm in front of the roadside a memorial where the 13 year-old boy was killed by the sheriff's deputies. it is continuing to grow. people are stopping by making shore and candles are lit. here's his pitcher. 13 year-old andy lopez and he was walking along care on more land ave. about 2 mi. from 101. the shares devotees were on patrol. spotted him. he was carrying a replica ak-47. and some point the shares deputies felt threatened for their lives and that's on the open of firebrick he died at the same. since then there has been so much outrage from the community saying one of why did you shoot a 30 year- old boy into how did they not know this was a replica ak-47 and not the real thing. we had a chance to talk to both sides of the argument. the sheriff's deputy the sheriff's department as well as a community members and tears of they have to say about this ongoing controversy that he was holding a weapon in his left hand. he began to turn in the right h

. >> reporter: lopez was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriffs deputy tuesday afternoon.olice say they thought the replica firearm he was carrying was real. lopez's mother issued a statement today saying she wants justice for all the kids who live in this country so this won't happen again to anyone else. >> this wouldn't have happened if this was an upscale kid from fountain grove, but because it was someone from the ghetto, and sonoma county, it was allowable. we're not expendable. and we're going to make our voice be heard. >> reporter: tonight, dozens of people took to the streets. protesting the shooting throughout the city. >> he went down on the first shot. why did they find it necessary to continue shooting? this is my question. >> i think there's time after the grieving process to go back and really find out what happened, and what we can do better in the future to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: until then, people who live in this community say they will not rest until they get justice for andy lopez. snoeth . >>> police also released a timeline