didn't get a good grip of the taser.o this is when he reaches across and grabs ahold of my weapon, my firearm. all i could do at that time to keep him from getting my weapon out. >> the suspect jumps back in his cab and the officer tases him. >> when i deployed my taser, i hit him with one probe. the other probe hit the door and bounced up. didn't make contact with him. i reached in to grab him to pull him out of the vehicle. when i did, i must have grabbed the probe or wrapped my hands around the wires when i did that. >> the live wire shocks the officer and gives the suspect enough time to close the door. >> i move toward the back of the vehicle. i continue to give orders for him to put his hands up, let me see his hands, step out of the vehicle. he would not comply. then he put it in gear. the vehicle rolled back. that's when the subject took off. >> speeding in excess of 90 miles per hour, the truck blows through several red lights. >> we were very lucky that it happened so early in the morning. there was not very ma

he was carrying a pistol taser and could not own a gun because of mental health issues. new neighbors may have overreacted by reporting him to police. >> i take fault for the person who called in and reported a gunman up on the hill. somebody made have come to that conclusion. >> others don't believe the department's story. >> invite an outside investigation, a federal investigation into this matter. >> reporter: as emotions boil over. flores says it just doesn't add up. he was studying criminal justice with nieto. he says that nieto did carry a taser but doesn't believe he would ever point it at police. >> he knew the law. someone who knows the law would not do that. it's just incredible the way they make him look, like a criminal. it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: nieto's father was at the meeting and he says that san francisco police investigators asked a lot of questions about his son before they told him police officers shot and killed him. they also say that they took his son's car. in the meantime, community activists are planning to organize mass marches to pro

they were uninvited guests who brought tasers who a wedding that went very, very wrong.broom got a taze. and the bridal party got a shower of mace. >> what is going through my mind, is oh, my god, i'm suppose getting married and supposed to be the happiest day in my life. getting tazed, it couldn't get worse. >> jeffrey has been on the force for 15 years. >> this is small town. nice to live here. it's quiet. >> it is usually quiet. but not on july 23, 2005. riding along with police is a cameraman. >> what the [ bleep ]. some wedding. >> shooting for aek there al tv show, called the beat, ro duced by martinfuls. >> sometimes you come back with no video and sometimes you come back and it is pretty good stuff. this time was real good stuff. >> how did this couple's happily ever after turn so quickly to disaster? it begins when someone calls 911, but hangs up. >> they thought the groom was having a seizure. just the way they were behaving. you could see they had way too much alcohol. >> police and paramedics arrive at the scene. they determine the groom is not having a seizu

less lethal force was used prior to the exchange where he was hit with a taser that had no effect on him. it appears that he's turning away. that's the impact of a rifle taser hitting him in the upper caf itty and it spins him in that direction. because he had multiple layers of clothing, it did not take him to the ground. at that point he was armed with two knives. this man had no intent of surrendering. after a 3-hour standoff, longer than three hours, it was closer to the four hours. we did everything as a department from the crisis intervention training. he asked for a different agency, we had a negotiator, it was a lengthy process, and you are only seeing a small glimpse of what the lapel camera is showing you, and from the angle the officer was standing. >> it was a taser, it's fired and he's not near the police officers when they see the knife. didn't seem like he has at imminent threat holding a knife at 20 feet. >> you see - you don't hear the taser being deployed. if you play the video and listen, before they threw the stun in, he's been daysed, then they throw the flash ba

police say they thought he had a gun his friends claim it was a taser. we're live with the story tonight. carolyn? >> family and friends meeting up the hill now honoring the memory of the man they call alex. that police overreacted. police say he raised a weapon. now, both sides are asking witnesses to come forward. message today, rest in peace. >> love you. >> the 28-year-old was shot to death at the park. some called and said he was acting strangely and had a gun. >> i didn't like the fact i saw a guy with a gun but just seemed like a guy eating a burrito. >> the family says it was a taser not a gun and that he carried it because he worked as a security guard earlier today a restraining order accused him of attacking him with that taser, saying quote, he used a taser gun and shoot me four times, two lower back, one upper back. one left shoulder, left forearm. other friends say he was a peaceful buddhist. just short of earning a criminal associates degree and he wanted to be a probation officer. >> to have him shot 14 times by san francisco police is a

police say they thought he had a gun his friends claim it was a taser. we're live with the story tonight. carolyn? >> family and friends meeting up the hill now honoring the memory of the man they call alex. that police overreacted. police say he raised a weapon. now, both sides are asking witnesses to come forward. message today, rest in peace. >> love you. >> the 28-year-old was shot to death at the park. some called and said he was acting strangely and had a gun. >> i didn't like the fact i saw a guy with a gun but just seemed like a guy eating a burrito. >> the family says it was a taser not a gun and that he carried it because he worked as a security guard earlier today a restraining order accused him of attacking him with that taser, saying quote, he used a taser gun and shoot me four times, two lower back, one upper back. one left shoulder, left forearm. other friends say he was a peaceful buddhist. just short of earning a criminal associates degree and he wanted to be a probation officer. >> to have him shot 14 times by san francisco police is a

but he had a taser. he says when officers approached him he drew the weapon. the police chief was shouted down by an angry crowd who came to this town hall meeting to listen to details why the 28-year-old was shot and killed by police. it was last friday in vernal heights park. >> this is the actual weapon he had. >> he was carrying a taser in a holster which resembles a real gun when compared side by side. he says 9-1-1 calls reported a man acting strangely and holding a weapon in the park. responding officers were 75 feet when they shouted a command. >> they asked him to show his hands to which he responded you need to show your hands. and then he drew his firearm. >> witnesses say they fired as many as a dozen shots. but most did not buy the chief's explanation. >> that does not look like that. that does not look like that. >> you can be -- [inaudible]. >> police say he could not legally carry a weapon because he had a history of mental illness. friends deny that. >> i hope the truth comes out. i demand we get an outside investigation into this entire ordea

he was totally licensed to carry a taser. and it's legal in this state to someone who is license to carry a taser on a hole ster we demand an investigation. viva andrew lopez. >> hi, my name is scott, i'm a leader of the neighborhood center. i'm not here to comment on the incident. i want you to know and the chief know that it has over 650 members. the very people that people last night accuse of you targeting with the thought of having you in our neighborhood. the public housing development where two of them were killed in the 80s fought to get officers in our neighborhood. in 8 years ago when two people were killed and the neighborhood and public housing residents were rainbow. it was led by the poorest people and the people of color in my neighborhood and there are none left in vernal heights. we fought to give sergeant mcdermott, he's going to heaven when he died. we fought to get the patrol sunny dale into courts. your cops meet with us every month. they meet with the residents of the holy court. we have block clubs all

several friends say he often carried a taser because he was a security guard. the police should be trained to understand the difference between a pistol and a taser gun. >> friday evening witnesses called 9-1-1 saying someone wearing what looked like a holster with a gun was acting erratically. >> he drew the weapon and officers responded and shot him. >> this man says he was recently shot with a taser by the victim. >> he fired at me five times so, in my back, as well, so if he is capable of doing that in front my family, he is capable of doing anything. >> arthur asked us not to show his face. he used to be friends but they had an ongoing dispute that build over. and vega got a restraining order against him a welcome before the shooting. organizers are critical of the shooting and looking forward to a townhall meeting with the police chief suhr. >>> a committee is holding a hearing on a bill to tackle a giant backlog of unprocessed rape kits. the legislation was introduced in john following a report that uncovered thousands of untested rape kits. the bill giv

el viernes en la noche en el parque bernal heights, cuando los uniformados confundieron su pistola taseror un arma de fuego. pero no parecio ser suficiente ante una comunidad que le recrimina a las autoridades un supuesto ensaÑamiento contra las minorias ingrid de leon/habla en contra de la violencia "estoy muy triste... como uds tienen un corazon, yo tengo un corazon. porque no es la 1ra pers. que la policia mata. por que terminar con la vida de una pers. como si fuera un animal" ely flores/amigo de alejandro "estoy en state de shock. no puedo creer lo que paso, no puedo creer lo que dijo la policia" ely conocia a alejandro por mas de siete aÑos, afirma era un ser positivo. un buen amigo, lleno de energia. un estudiante con un futuro prometedor. no entiende como la policia dispara primero y pregunta despues..... ely "que el levanto su arma y la apunto...ese no es alex..." una de las grandes interrogantes hoy es como los oficiales no distinguieron esta arma, cuando el taser tiene una distintiva raya amarilla que una pistola no posee. el padre de alejandro escondia su mirada de tristeza m

full of angry citizens that when police officers told alex to drop his weapon, he instead took his taser out of its holster and pointed it at them. sot - the officers tracked by a laser sight believed their lives were in danger.fired in defense of their own lives and mr nieto did not survive. when chief suhr started mentioning mental health issues, the crowd went wild. he immediately pulled back. he was more careful when talking about a restraining order against the 28 year old --- and although alex was a security guard, why he wasn't allowed to own a gun. sot - he was not allowed to own a gun for reasons i don't want to upset anyone about. for hourss people voiced their opinions about the shooting. sot - jail for the murderers of alejandro nieto sot - shooting this brother 14 times, that's overkill reporting in san francisco alecia reid kron 4 news. the bay area had some showers today.mostly pretty light. and while it's fairly calm now --- more rain is headed our way. this was the scene earlier in oakland. chief meteorolgist jacqueline bennett has the latest on what to expect next. in s

but he had a taser. he says when officers approached him he drew the weapon. the police chief was shouted down by an angry crowd who came to this town hall meeting to listen to details why the 28-year-old was shot and killed by police. it was last friday in vernal heights park. >> this is the actual weapon he had. >> he was carrying a taser in a holster which resembles a real gun when compared side by side. he says 9-1-1 calls reported a man acting strangely and holding a weapon in the park. responding officers were 75 feet when they shouted a command. >> they asked him to show his hands to which he responded you need to show your hands. and then he drew his firearm. >> witnesses say they fired as many as a dozen shots. but most did not buy the chief's explanation. >> that does not look like that. that does not look like that. >> you can be -- [inaudible]. >> police say he could not legally carry a weapon because he had a history of mental illness. friends deny that. >> i hope the truth comes out. i demand we get an outside investigation into this entire ordea

did he have a gun or a taser? >> officers when responded were just responding to a man with a gun call in the dark. >> san francisco police chief says based on what he knows about the tragedy at the park he's not second-guessing his officers they shot and killed a 28-year-old last friday night. some witnesses told us as many as 14 rounds were fired. officers say he pointed a weapon at them. friends insist it was a taser not a gun. >> police should be trained to understand the difference between a pistol and a taser gun. >> i believe knowing what i know now that officers were acting in defense of their lives. >> family, including his father and friends held a vigil at the park last night, remembering a young man, a community activist and practicing bowedist that wanted to be a probation officer but there are concerns about his mental health. and a former friend said he was violent. injuring him with a taser this month. witnesses said he was acting erratically. but it's unclear if officers knew that at that time. >>

but he had a taser. he says when officers approached him he drew the weapon. the police chief was shouted down by an angry crowd who came to this town hall meeting to listen to details why the 28-year-old was shot and kie. by police. it was last friday in vernal heights park. >> this is the actual weapon d. >> he was carrying a taser in a holster which resembles a real gun when compared side by side. he says 9-1-1 calls reported a man acting strangely and holding a weapon in the park. responding officers were 75 feet when they shouted a command. >> they asked him to show his hands to which he responded you need to show your hands. and then he drew his firearm. >> witnesses say they fired as many as a dozen shots. but most did not buy the chief's explanation. >> that does not look like that. that does not look like that. >> you can be -- [inaudible]. >> police say legally not legally carry a weapon because he had a history of mental illness. friends deny that. >> i hope the truth comes out. i demand we get an outside investigation into this entire ordeal. >> po

did he have a gun or a taser?>> officers when responded were just responding to a man with a gun call in the dark. >> san francisco police chief says based on what he knows about the tragedy at the park he's not second-guessing his officers they shot and killed a 28-year-old last friday night. some witnesses told us as many as 14 rounds were fired. officers say he pointed a weapon at them. friends insist it was a taser not a gun. >> police should be trained to understand the difference between a pistol and a taser gun. >> i believe knowing what i know now that officers were acting in defense of their lives. >> family, including his father and friends held a vigil at the park last night, remembering a young man, a community activist and practicing bowedist that wanted to be a probation officer but there are concerns about his mental health. and a former friend said he was violent. injuring him with a taser this month. witnesses said he was acting erratically. but it's unclear if officers knew that at that time. >>

one of the officers fires a taser gun.volts of electricity into the man's body through two darts attached to a wire. he falls to the ground, screaming in pain. >> hit him again. hit him again. >> the man writhes on the ground in agony. officers pile on top and attempt to handcuff him. but a struggle ensues as airport personnel look on. officers continue to subdue the man. >> from what we know, they tasered him at least twice, possibly more. witnesses could hear the taser. worry, how are they still fighting him off? >> nobody knows why. he just speaks russian. nobody knows why. >> as the man loses consciousness, police switch from tying to control him to checking his vital signs. >> he's unconscious? i heard them say code red. >> i was thinking i will kiss him very soon, and i will hug him soon. >> tragically, robert zekonski, a 40-year-old polish man immigrating to canada, dies minutes later. how did such a misfortune come to pass? the heartbreaking story begins nearly 12 hours earlier at 3:12 p.m., when robert arrives fro

the taser landed on a zipper, and he wasn't shocked by the weapon.hinking the weapon had worked, and hi pointed his firearm at my head and fired two shots straight directly at my head. you can see him firing point-blank. >> a lot of noise. a lot of flashing. it's all sort of blurry because it happened so quickly. >> a fellow officer lends him a weapon and a bullet proof vest. a fast and furious gun battle breaks out. >> i decided that i would shoot him in the lower leg, dropping him to the ground, rendering him immobile, and then rush at him and shoot him point-blank in the stomach area. >> but the gunman isn't going down without a fight. he shoots him in the shoulder. >> it went straight through me. i didn't feel it at all. i went to touch under my arm, and i felt a wet substance there. i was able to put my thumb into my shoulder, so i knew i had been hit. >> despite his injury, dilorenzo helps free the hostages, then he is brought to the hospital. at the end of the four-hour siege, the gunman, a 39-year-old man injured and bleeding heavily is taken

>>reporter: the family says it was a taser not a gun. and that he carried it because he work as a security guard in san francisco. earlier this month a former friend arthur vega filed a restraining order against the man accusing him of attacking him with that taser. saying quote he used a taser gun and shoot me 4 times. 2 on the lower back. 1 on the upper back. and one in my left shoulder and left forearm. but other friends say the man was a peaceful buddhist just a few credit short of earning an associates degree in criminal justice. that volunteered with kids at the youth guidance center and wanted to be a probation officer. >> to have him shot 14 times by san francisco police is a grave injustice. and we are demanding a thorough investigation. >> police weren't talking today but on friday night said erased his weapon at them. >> it does appear he drew the weapon and officers responded and shot him. >> police chief will hold a community meeting tomorrow to answer questions friends and family are asking tonight. in san francisco, caroly

stuart: moving to the taser drone we are fascinated.rone privately operated at the conference in texas look at this. it occurs to be just about anybody can apply this with lethal power. this will be a bunch of new rules and regulations. >> someone will certainly be required if it is in your backyard can you shoot it down can take a picture? this is what the courts have not yet contemplated but the new law will apply what we saw was an assault prohibited by statute no less than if they had struck him with a baseball bat or a small caliber weapon. stuart: if there was no taser a year and just flew over my property? >> some courts would say you have no expectation of privacy in your backyard. stuart: because i am of on tv? >> note it is open to the skies. >> others say you control the airspace over your property. stuart: somebody could fly a drone with a real-time moving camera to supply back to somebody else just to look at me. >> somebody could? the government does that all the time. [laughter] where have you ben? [laughter] you been a p

did he have a gun or a taser?hen responded were just responding to a man with a gun call in the dark. >> san francisco police chief says based on what he knows about the tragedy at the park he's not second-guessing his officers they shot and killed a 28-year-old last friday night. some witnesses told us as many as 14 rounds were fired. officers say he pointed a weapon at them. friends insist it was a taser not a gun. >> police should be trained to understand the difference between a pistol and a taser gun. >> i believe knowing what i know now that officers were acting in defense of their lives. >> family, including his father and friends held a vigil at the park last night, remembering a young man, a co

between a pistol and a taser gun. . >> i believe officers were acting in defense of their lives. it doesn't make it any less a tragedy. >> family, including family and friends held a vigil remembering a young man, a community activist and a practicing buddhist who wanted to become a probation officer. but there are questions about the victim's mental health a family member told us he was mentally ill this, man showed injuries he said were inflicted on him with the taser. they filed restraining orders against each other. supervisor david campos, who represents the neighborhood says police have a special unit to deal with these issues. >> it was a new team created for that purpose. you know a question is was that team involved in this incident? did they call upon the team? >> campos will be at the meeting along with his constituents, looking for answers. >> and once again, the meeting gets underway at 6:00 tonight on cesar chavez street. >> we'll have a live crew there on abc7 news tonight at 6:00. in an hour, bart police and richmond police will start handing ut flyers warning com

the weapon was a taser. >> confession is liberation. no police officers who were there, they know that our brother did not point a taser at them. >>> nieto used the stun gun for his job as a security guard. >>> taiwanese americans and their supports took to the streets of san francisco over an trade pact with china. protesters say it will pave the way for the chinese to eventually take over the island nation. >>> happening now. firefighters are still on the scene of a two-alarm fire in san ensell mow. the crews were able to knock it down in about a half an hour. the red cross is there to help at least one family displaced by the fire. another two-large fire at the same building killed man and hurt a man in 2008. >>> in richmond, home owner says this is becoming a common occurrence. just before 6:00 this morning, consider lost control on hilltop drive, crashed through the home owner's fence before it flipped over and slid against the house. the home owner says this is the third vehicle that has has hit his home and steffen time someone h

and i did ask about the matter that he was armed with a taser, not a handgun. but they refused to comment. >>> and san jose police are searching for a gunman who shot and wounded two men in a brazen attack. the gunman walked up to the men who were working on the car just before 2:00, words were exchanged, shots fired, then the gunman jumped into a car. the two victims are expected to survive. >>> it was a beautiful saturday and still it is clear here tonight but that could be changing, let's head to lee glasser for a check on weather and live doppler 7 hd. >> hi there, ama, hi everyone, a terrific day today, you can see on the hd some of the clouds burning off the coast earlier today would move back in over towards half moon bay towards the oakland estuary area, we see low clouds, fog there. it was a beautiful day. antioch reached 70, 60 in san francisco, and 70 in santa rosa, san jose, 71 degrees, temperatures will come up in the next few days before our next chance of seeing rain next week, we'll have a look at the forecast coming up. >>> search and rescue op

did the taser malfunction? more importantly, she asks why did they use lethal force? >> nudging is going to bring back his father or pain he's going to go through and have to live with for the rest of his life. you know? that is what hurts. >> laurie valdez grieves not only because her partner is gone, but for the son they had together. valdez says the 4-year-old asks when his father will come home valdez says guzman lopez was a caring father. not only with her son but her daughter from a previous relationship. lopez was shot and killed friday. investigators say he opened fire when lopez who is carrying a dry wall cutting saw charged at another officer. police got a 911 call earlier in the day saying there was a man with a knife on campus. they found lopez blocks away. the coroner determined that the 38-year-old man died from two gunshots wounds to the back. >> how is that? they were afraid for their live? he was walking away. i don't understand. shooting him in the back? come on. >> valdez says her partner only spoke a little english. if a police channed were given h

after getting reports of a man carrying a gun friday evening and say it appeared he was holding a taser. friends describe the 28-year-old being a peaceful man. some say he turned violent and won got a restraining order against him. the police chief plans to explain actions during a town hall meeting tomorrow night. >> a san jose police officer appeared in court today on charges of forceable rape, charged with sexual assaulting the woman in september prosecutors say graves escorted a domestic violence woman to her hotel room for her protection, but then, when his partner left, he raped her. court documented show her dna was found on his bulletproof vest. >> an east bay school district says it did no do a background check for a teacher under arrest for child molestation the 32-year-old taught science and english the school district hired him in december just one month after he was fired by another school amid is the an investigation. the west contra costa school board president says he worked for them and they didn't think they needed to do another background check. he pleaded not guilty

he pointed a weapon at them, that weapon was a taser. they say police aren't coming clean. >> liberation, those police officers who were there, they know that our brother did not point a taser at them. >> he used a stun gun for his job as a security guard. >>> supporters took to the streets of san francisco in peaceful protest. they were part of a global demonstration against a controversial trade pact with china. the agreement would open dozens of taiwan service industries to chinese investments. protesters say the pact will hurt the democratic freedom and pave the way for the chinese to take over the island nation. >>> a family and their pet haves been forced out of their house. fire broke out. crews knocked it down in about a half hour. another fire at the same building killed the woman and hurt a man back in 2008. >>> in richmond, a homeowner says this is becoming a common occurrence, just before 6:00 this morning a car last control on hill top drive and crashed through the homeowner's fence before it flipped over and then slid again

a taser is a non-lethal use of force. >> so is an umbrella. [laughter] >> president obama did "between two ferns". it's amazing. it's this show from zach galifianakis. >> what is it like to be the last black president? >> oh my god! >> it's hilarious.

the weapon was a taser. >> confession is liberation. no police officers who were there, they know that our brother did not point a taser at them. >>> nieto used the stun gun for his job as a security guard. >>> taiwanese americans and their supports took to the streets of san francisco over an trade pact with china. protesters say it will pave the way for the chinese to eventually take over the island nation. >>> happening now. firefighters are still on the scene of a two-alarm fire in san ensell mow. the crews were able to knock it down in about a half an hour. the red cross is there to help at least one family displaced by the fire. another two-large fire at the same building killed man and hurt a man in 2008. >>> in richmond, home owner says this is becoming a common occurrence. just before 6:00 this morning, consider lost control on hilltop drive, crashed through the home owner's fence before it flipped over and slid against the house. the home owner says this is the third vehicle that has has hit his home and steffen time someone h

. >> he did not have a gun he had a taser like this. >> reporter: a taser that his friends say he carried as part of a job at a nightclub. but on saturday night, someone kaáuled police saying there was a man in the parking lot with a gun -- called police saying there was a man in the parking lot with a gun. >> he's got a gun at his hip and is walking back and forth along the chain link fence. >> they asked mr. nieto to show his friends to which he responded you need to show his friends. >> reporter: chief suhr says that nieto then pulled his weapon, and all the officers could see was that it was a black weapon. >> i would expect them to know the difference between a taser and a handgun. >> reporter: how many times was he shot? >> at least 14 times. >> reporter: some question why nieto was shot 14 times. parents fear that what happened to nieto could happen to their son. >> how am i going to teach my son to call 911 when i can't even trust you guys. >> reporter: supporters displayed a photo and messages in memory of alejandro nieto. some say are promising to show a protest by marching to v

. >> he did not have a gun he had a taser like this. >> reporter: a taser that his friends say he carried as part of a job at a nightclub. but on saturday night, someone kaáuled police saying there was a man in the parking lot with a gun -- called police saying there was a man in the parking lot with a gun. >> he's got a gun at his hip and is walking back and forth along the chain link fence. >> they asked mr. nieto to show his friends to which he responded you need to show his friends. >> reporter: chief suhr says that nieto then pulled his weapon, and all the officers could see was that it was a black weapon. >> i would expect them to know the difference between a taser and a handgun. >> reporter: how many times was he shot? >> at least 14 times. >> reporter: some question why nieto was shot 14 times. parents fear that what happened to nieto could happen to their son. >> how am i going to teach my son to call 911 when i can't even trust you guys. >> reporter: supporters displayed a photo and messages in memory of alejandro nieto. some say are promising to show a protest by marching to v

he says nieto drew his taser and because officers could only see a black weapon they opened fire. >> they asked him to show his hands to which he responded you need to show your hands. >> his family and friends say he carried a taser because he worked as a security guard at a nightclub. they are planning to protest the shooting from marching from the 24th and mission bart station to bernal heights park. a date for that has not been set. >>> two mep have been arrested in a shooting that injured eight people in the tenderloin. they are 25-year-old curtis loan. both men are connected to crime. all eight victims are expected to survive as well. police say the shooter was apparently targeting a man who owed him less than $50. >>> members of an elite team of secret service agents are facing disciplinary action. they are trained to protect the president or his motorcade if attacked. but they were sent home yesterday from the netherlands before the president arrived. one agent was found drunk in a hotel hallway. two others did not intervene. the behavior violates rules imposed after an incid

what you heard yesterday about the taser and handcuffs and spray, that was something in his possession. but why didn't you show this? his security guard badge. he had a license to carry that taser and he might or might not i don't know if he did point it at officers. so, all i can say is do your investigation right. we need help in the outside. please get it. alex to me was my brother, not by blood, but by love and practice of buddhism. another question i have is from what point from the officers to this meeting right now that you realize that you made the biggest mistake of your lives? [ applause ] again, this is not implied to the commission or the chief not personally. it's implied to the officers. they personally killed alec, not you guys. for people saying they killed them, know you didn't. those officers, they killed alex, not you guys. to me alex was my other half and every night i can't go to sleep knowing he's not here anymore. i cry. i can't go to sleep. i do everything i can to go to sleep but i can because my brother is gone. >> good evening, my name is kim. i have to say t

he drew his taser and because officers could only see a black weapon they opened fire. >> they asked to show his hands to which he responded you need to show your hands. >> i would expect them to know the difference between a taser and handgun. >> the family members and friends of nieto said he carried a taser because he worked as a security guard for a nightclub. they now plan to protest the shooting. they will march from the 24th and mission bart station. no date has been set for that. >> a reward is being offered to catch a picture of a bizarre crime. someone is poisoning lawns. janine de la vega is joining us from san jose to show us the damage and tell us what is being done to catch those responsible. janine. >> reporter: pam, it started raining here in west san jose. but none of these sprinkles will help bring back the dead lawns or the dead grass here. every yard has these strange streaks of yellow and black. it's not just killing the grass, it's killing the soil. people who live on mooreland way say more than 30 lawns have been vandalized. theys thought it was a prank because

it turned out knee et toe was holding a taser. the organizers of the rally say they don't believe he pointed the taser at the officers. they described him as a devout buddhist. >>> san francisco city police say one of their officers today opened up by accident. the unusual chain of events led to shooting in neighborhood. >>> martin luther king the third viewed the bronze sculpture today for the first time. his father and mother are depicted in the sculpture, along with president link con and .22 other leaders. >> this is a great skum tour, not just good or decent, it's a great sculpture, because it truly per sonifies women and men who have changed our world. >> the scum tear also presented king with a working model of his parents. he saw the proof shortly in the -- in the studio shortly after his mother's death and said he was very moved. >> these are tools to educate young people, older people, students and it inspires you, especially if you begin to think about the work that is not done. >> the freedom center in atlanta is expec

>> z is tased a third time at a distance and pulls the taser's electrified barbs out of his chest. >>e realized i had pulled the barbs out. he looks at his back-up officer as to say, what are you going to do? this guy is not falling. >> after being tased a fourth time -- >> i understand -- >> why are you shooting him with the taser? >> z falls to the ground. >> all we were asking for was his i.d. >> the police report states z pushes an officer in the chest and injures another officer in the hand with a handcuff. the charges, battery and resisting a law enforcement officer. z pleads no contest. the plea avoids prison time but ends z's chances for a job he always dreamed. >> you are all going to be charged with crimes. >> a career in law enforcement. >> this is not justice. >> i am not an enemy of those who serve and protect. quite frankly, i forgive the officers for what they did to me. >> i have been assaulted. >> you're in handcuffs. >> i have a license to carry. >> an unloaded gun, brass knuckles and a pocketknife are found in noel's backpack at the time of her arrest. she pleads no

. >> >> south by southwest festival in austin, texas, equipped with a taser that can zap someone with 80,000-volts. after a ruling this last week that allows commercial drone use, those equipped with tasers could become a crime fighting tool. >> >> the last surviving grandson of henry ford has dayed. william clay ford senior ran it for decades. it is expected ford's son will become the new owner of the lions, ford died of pneumonia this morning at his home in suburban detroit. he was 88 years old. >> >> after the break, more breaking news on interstate 80. >> >> falling tree lands on the interstate and kills a young driver. what we have learned about the woman behind the wheel. >> >> this baby just couldn't wait, why a short trip to the hospital was a little too long for one expected couple. >> be sure to download ktvu's app. get drive time traffic, weather, and breaking news any time anywhere. . >>> a falling tree killed a woman as she was driving on interstate 80. >> >> patty lee is live on the scene with more on how this happened. >> >> the 23-year-old woman from oakland was drivin

the suspect was wearing a taser. a call reported a man holding a gun and acting strangely. responding officers were 75' an when they shouted a command. >> necessity -- the officers asked him to show his hands and he said show your hands. >> i hope the truth comes out and demand we get an outside investigation into this entire ordeal. >> he was a security guard who attended city college of san francisco hoping to become a probation officer. >> new this morning malaysian authorities say a french satellite caught images of 133 objects in the area of the detection of three other objects by other satellites indicating solid debris and up to 25 yards along. a dozen planes resumed the search today when the saws calm down. >> in washington state rain will make recovery more difficult after the massive mudslide. the search if survivors is entering 9 fifth day and 24 now confirmed kid which is expected to rise with 176 still unaccounted for. officials recovered did more bodies yesterday and located another eight they could not free yet. firefighters say the force of the slide was lik

a taser is a non-lethal use of force. >> so is an umbrella. >> president obama did "between two ferns". it's amazing. it's this show from zach galifianakis. >> what is it like to be the last black president?

asked the san francisco police about the claim from the family about the claim he was armed with a taser and not a handgun, but they refused to comment. abc7 news. >>> san jose place are searching for a gunman who shot and wounded two men in a brazen attack yesterday afternoon. police say the man walked up to the men who were working on a car just before 2:00. words were exchanged, shots were fired, and the gunman jumped into a waiting car. the victims, 19 and 24 years old, are expected to survive. >>> happening today, there will be a charity workout fundraiser in honor of a bart police officer killed in the line of duty. sergeant tommy smith died after he was accidentally shot by a fellow officer during a probation search in dublin on january 21st. today's cross-fit style hero workout is open to people of all fitness levels. there will be a silent auction, raffle and food. proceeds benefits his family. there's no set registration fee to participate, although $40 is recommended. the charity workout gets underway at 9:00 this morning at the cross-fit in union city. >>> a warning this morn

he often carried a taser because he was a security guard. >> it appears he drew the weapon and officers responded and shot him. >> the former friend of the victim says he has used the taser on him, organizers of the vigil are critical and looking forward to a townhall meeting with the san francisco police chief suhr. >> a bill will tackle the back leg of unprocessed rape kits. the legislation was introduced in john after a report uncovering thousands of untested rape kits sitting in prosecute rooms an the bay area giving law enforcement five difficulties -- five days to send to the laboratory and the laboratory has 30 days. the bill requires law enforcement to inform the victim if they do not meet the deadline. >> a city will take a step toward putting cameras on lives and will consider launching a review to see whether they should have officers wear video cameras. opponents worry about privacy and who accesses the cam are. ok land and bart police use body cameras and san francisco is considering it. >> we will look at the forecast, mike, custody a transition day? >> it is. the temperat

night the police chief suhr explained the events leading to the shooting saying he was carrying a taser a holster that resembled a real gun. >> a satellite captured images of 122 objects. the father of one passenger has begun a multi million dollar litigation process filing a petition for discovery in illinois. >> a new study shows what many of us know: california is an expensive place to history. it is number two on least affordable states behind hawaii. you need to earn $38 an hour to afford a two bedroom apartment. >> people in central arizona are cleaning up of a huge dust storm rolled through the area. the dust should down visibility to zero as it swept over phoenix yesterday. there were five crashes reports southeast of the city. it is require a dust storm hits this early. this was started when a rainstorm kicked up dust from the desert and pushed it through to the green areas. >> we continue at 5:30 with the top stories. >> including a memorial today for the north bay deputy killed in the line of duty. >> a teen party pad erupts in >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this i

people who had just spoken said he was licensed to carry a taser. family members declined to speak to us but others who knew him describe him as someone who avoided trouble. we are learning that nieto was the subject of a retraining order after attacking a man with a taser in front of his family. >> we want justice, we want answers and we want to make sure this isn't covered up. because a lot of times in situations like these get covered up. >> we want to make sure the public understands why we took the actions we take. this incident is no different so we've scheduled a town hall meeting for tomorrow. >> reporter: and that town hall is scheduled for tomorrow. a number of the people who are here as you can see mourning nieto tell us they will be there tomorrow with questions for san francisco police chief greg suhr. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> dmv is responding after we reported that the agencies system may have been hacked and credit card information may have been stolen. credit card numbers, expiration