we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor mar: a lot of people bring this up, but is one of the most exciting, culturally diverse places in the world. learning about new cultures and people from different par

the richmond is probably a quieter part of the city. i don't have an officer as to why we have zero and zero. i'm happy about it. >> commander lazar? >> i wanted to touch on this, the work that the homicide investigators do. the lieutenant's work is amazing. she is the chief's pick, she was my pick. we couldn't think of anyone better to run the unit. i would be remisin not providing that to the sperkses. thank you. president mazzucco: thank you. we all appreciate the work that you have done. so moving onto the next item on the chief's report. is that it for the chief's report? >> no. commappeder lazar will discuss some of the issues. i will discussion stolen item issues. we have unique dynamics in this city where a major portions of the citizens park their vehicles on a side street which makes it a great opportunity for people to come up and take property out of the cars. plus put some of these people into jail. i'm confident that david lazar is going to explain this to you. >> good even aing, president mazzucco. chief godown. i'm comma

allen, right now the two officers embroiled in this scandal are on administrative relief while the richmond police department, the fbi and the d.a. investigate whether they armed two minors then tried to frame them. all sergio rios and his best friend orlando torres wanted was to become richmond police officers. it's why they joined the department's explorers program and befriended danny harris an officer they considered a mentor. >> we went to community events to help out and help out the community. >> reporter: they say he hired them as security guards at this private security firm that he ran with another officer ray thomas and illegally bought guns for them while they were minors and had them patrol some of the city's roughest apartment complex. >> we were placed in dangerous place in oakland and richmond. >> reporter: when rios and torres complained, rios says the cop they had considered a friend tried to frame him. >> it was two white women who approached me while i was at work. >> reporter: rios said in these text messages women pressured him to meet them at this san ramon restaurant

here's the folks in the richmond district. he tells the officers, be careful for these particular individuals. they may try to break into a car. we have dispatched that broadcast. when you get your car stolen in san francisco, the dispatcher needs to put it on all channels. every officer has the opportunity to put it down on a sheet in their car, the license plate. we're looking at areas where property is fenced. we know there is a place where you get your ipod is teaken, there is a place where many people go to fence that property. and last, we are deploying officers to those large events that i talked about -- 49ers, giants, parades, festivals. we're making sure that we are there knowing that people will be breaking in to vehicles. in summary, approximately 89 -- 8,000 cars. a 60% decline over the last 18 years. a 36% drop in all the time owe burglaries in the last four years. before i conclude, i could say there is always room for improvement. our officers are doing an outstanding job every day. i think about the case that h

this is in the richmond and the san rafael direction. due to an equipment problem on the track. a new crash reported in mountain view, northbound 101 at san antonio. the two left lanes are blocked there. let's go outside for a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays at the tolls right now. the metering lights have not been turned on yet on the earlier stall of the upper deck of the bay bridge has been cleared. >> thank you. >>> 6:09. >> just ahead, hundreds of people line up for a chance to work under the golden arches. plus, san francisco supervisor vote on a measure to keep twit from leaving the city. with mother's day around the corner, "7 on your side" compares how the flowers you order online will actually look when they are delivered.

it's 4:44 in the morning. two richmond cops accused of buying guns for underage kids. this is just the beginning of that story. those two police officers are now being investigated by the fbi for allegedly hiring the teenagers to work for their private security firm. cheryl hurd shows us how the story keeps unraveling. >> reporter: orlando torrez and sergio rios are best friends who dreamed of becoming police officers one day. in 2008 they joined richmond's police explorer program to learn what it's like to be a cop. >> i thought it would be a great opportunity as far as gaining more knowledge and learning more about the laws and so forth, becoming an armed security officer. >> reporter: two young officers, ray thomas and danny harris, headed up the program. rios says they approached him and torrez to work for them as armed security guards. >> they came up to me with the idea that basically they had a company and that they would be obtaining some new contracts. >> reporter: the two say they jumped at the opportunity and say the officers purchased guns for them and let t

whether it is chinatown, the richmond, sunset, we choose based on a lot of complaints. supervisor kim: so you base and off of the complaints that are called in. >> absolutely. supervisor kim: what about freeway ramps? do we do sting's there? >> to date, no. supervisor kim: is that something you would pursue? >> i am sure we could open ourselves up to that. supervisor kim: how many patrol cars are dedicated to enforcing traffic laws at the southern station every day? >> i could not answer that. supervisor kim: with the captain know? >> southern station has two motorcycle officers dedicated to it. i cannot speak to any traffic cars. supervisor kim: what is the average number of speeding tickets sfpd gives every month? >> we would have to get that information for you. quite a bit. i do not have an exact number for you right now. >> it would be great to get that number of speeding tickets, the number of tickets we give to vehicles blocking crosswalks and intersections. how many citations are written otherwise. >> he we can refer to the safety pedestrian advisory committee. w

. >>> an alarming report involving the richmond police department. it indicates that some officers armed teenaged volunteers and had them patrolled. -- patrol some of the city's most dangerous conditions. kraig debro has more on this. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, tori. richmond police are not staying much this afternoon but they did issue two letters, one to the press and the public. this comes from the office of the chief and one letter to the explorer and the plexorers' parts and gather -- explores parents and guardian. the fbi is also conducting an investigation into the allegations of the wrongdoing. internal affairs and one other law enforcement agency are also conducting investigations. now, one of the two men who brought the complaint confirms that he has -- and a fellow explorer worked here at the housing complex in richmond. 21-year-old sergio rios said he was just an explorer with the richmond police department at the time last year. anxious to gain experience, he agreed to work at a private security company, owned by two officers. he also gave

in the richmond district, major parts of the richmond district, there's vareying instances there. in the richmond district would be in addition to a numerable number of other sidewalk cabinets that are already there to support at&t's landline telephone system. it would also be in addition to the portion of the 800 can net -- 800 cabinets that are there to support their uverse system. it would also add to the number of wireless data transmission boxes that were put up, the majority of which for the last three months of last year and resulted in the legislation you passed in january to start regulating the location of those. the whole regulatory structure for those two pieces of equipment are totally different -- different. and the last are the bicycle racks that are going up on our sidewalks. our public right of ways, our sidewalks and the space over them are become withing cluttered, really cluttered in some areas and not so cluttered in others. we'll acknowledge. that but we think you need to have, you have a citywide exemption for environmental review. we're suth suggesting you

it happened on east francisco boulevard by the richmond-san rafael bridge. officers have not found the driver. >>> an update to a story we brought you wednesday. close is not going to be good now save cal baseball. he put off his decision to give fundraisers more time to come up with the $10 million needed to $9.8 million has been raised. on wednesday organizers said they had $9.5 million. >>> a big change is coming for thousands of muni riders. it is the end of the line for the fast pass. rob roth shows us what is replacing it. >> reporter: many people were switching over getting the clipper card and instructions on how to use it. >> and put the card in the scanner. >> when you go on the car, the bus, you just go beep and you have your monthly in there. >> reporter: many people have the new system down and others had problems. >> it is just confusing. >> yes. >> how so? >> the card sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. >> referree: this is the april adult fast pass. it was printed but it will not be sold. muni says about 150,000 passengers purchased adult f

the richmond to fire chief says when his crews arrived they were told there may have been someone on the upper floor. at the man's name has not been released -- the man's name has not been released. >>> using technology to track people suffering from alzheimer's or dementia. maureen naylor has more. >> reporter: they got on the phone once they heard about the giveaway, the devices the size of a watch and can save lives. six in 10 people will wander at least once. >> some people really need this. some of them become wanderers and the caregivers do not know what to do. >> reporter: one man went missing for 10 days in 2009. >> he was in an area that the signal could not get through. we cannot find him. >> reporter: the sheriff search and rescue team announced it is giving away this new type of tracking device for free. >> when they go missing, they dial 911 and report the person missing. >> reporter: after that caretaker dials 911, the device he was in. >> these people may be very mobile. >> reporter: the new technology uses cell phone transmissions instead of radio waves. one man's fami

>> reporter: now the unincorporated part of richmond is utilizing the north richmond waste and recovery fund. it helps catch those who dump old tires to mattresses and hazardous material. >> this leather couch wouldn't be so bad if it weren't in the middle of the field. a lot of this stuff looks like it's dumped from the top of the wall of the apartment complex over there. >> catching them in the act is the tough part. now the waste recovery fund are paying for hidden cameras to be installed in the next few months. >> they could be losing hardwired in. they actually can yell at someone and let them know they're being photographed. or be silence and take photographs while they do what they do. >> reporter: but authorities still rely on residents who care, like mark. >> i caught one guy emptying out his truck. i videoed his license plate and turned him into the police and they got him. >> reporter: authorities say he was pouring out hazardous material along brookside drive. another with two sofas on the road. they are the first two for what they expect to be a larger crackdown. in north r

between california and cornwall street, fifth avenue and fourth avenue in the richmond district. he assured the neighbors who were very agast at the idea of these old cable cars being set up that they would be very tasteful and artistic. and essentially, yeah, it was like one room with a little bathroom attached made up of old cable cars. dr. cross thought he was hitting on something. there were hundreds of thousands of people who were homeless, looking for new places to live in the aftermath of the earthquake and fire. so he thought why not use these old cable cars. it only lasted about 10, 12 years. guess it wasn't a big hit. he built a more conventional apartment building after that to replace it. it really was the 1906 earthquake and fire that sort of spelled the end of carville. you have these hundreds of thousands of people looking for new homes, suddenly displaced. now they might listen to these men and say, look, you were renting before. you don't want to live there. i've got this lot out here, sand dune. but it's $100. you can build a house here for cheap. suddenly, more

this is in the richmond district on ninth avenue. people say, are there any car houses left? are they all gone? have they disappeared? this is an example of how one can surprise you. this is on ninth avenue in the parking lot behind the old coliseum theater. before that park being lot was there the city was looking for houses, spaces, near merchant corridors to create these little parking lots. they bought this house from a mrs. suggs because they wanted to tear it down and put the parking lot in. when they started tearing the house gown, they realized that this kind of boring house was made up of three old cable car trailers. even though the granddaughter who played in the house didn't know that it was made of cable cars, it was hidden behind the stucco. so these little things can surprise you. look at this house. this is in the rear of a lot on great highway. you can't really see it from the street. but if you looked at the front of it you wouldn't think there was anything spemble about it. it's essentially a shingled box. but if you got around to the back of it, you'll see

i remember when i was a young child going to the richmond district branch and our tattered library card was precious to all of us this is a great gift you are bringing to our students. just even having the card, i think it will be a wonderful thing for the students. thank you for this great partnership. >> so, thank you. a couple years ago, the library held a card contest. if you had a more resent card, you get to choose from the stou dent artwork. i need to get that back. we have looked at that as the extension of our classroom. we had an interesting confidence where people felt like libel rayries were libraries and schools were schools. we really appreciate that and the work that tony and jill do. you are opening newly remodelled libraries that include children and teen centers. lastly, i want to note. he's a point person for the libraries. not only is that an important piece for him >> we have always valued the way that you do. the resolution to encourage the joint committee. if there are no other comments, roll call, please. that's seven ayes. >> thank you. you can go home now or se

no wind advisory for the golden gate bridge and one for the richmond-san rafael has been cancelled. here is interstate 80 in berkeley, westbound traffic is looking good as you make your way towards the maze. >> the jury in the barry bonds perjury trial could start deliberating today. they will present closing arguments and after that the case will be in the hands of the jury. >> even the prosecution appears to think that the case is wreak. prosecutors to drop one of charges against barry bonds. legal experts say this case is falling apart right before our eyes. barry bonds did not take the stand. in fact no one did on his behalf. the defense rested without calling a single witness. legal experts say they weren't surprised. the prosecution's case is weak and clearly the defense is confident in the case. so the conventional wisdom that he won't be convicted. even if he is, the punishment would likely be house arrest. his punishment may come to his reputation. >> he will be on the ballot on the hall of fame. i don't any there would be anything that would preclude him but the question is

the release set is now set for november of 2021. >>> two richmond police officers are on paid leave tonight accused of recruiting teenagers from the department youth program and then giving them guns to work for the officers own private security company. eric rasmassen spoke to those teenagers. >> reporter: no one here is talking on camera, but the chief did confirm the da and fbi are looking into what happened here. sergio rios and orlando torrez were just 18 years old when they say a richmond police officer recruited them to work their armed security service. they say the officer came from danny harris while they were members of the exploratory plan. they say harris gave them $500 to buy a gun. the job included patrolling some high crime areas including the crescent park apartments. after a falling out with their bosses, rios says officer harris tried to set him up to get a dui. >> did you ever get a chance to ask why would you do that to me? >> no. >> no one answered at this pinol office where they say harris and thomas still run their firm. but we found more young looking patrol officer

there are wind advisories on several bridges, except the one on the richmond/san rafael bridge has expirederything is on time for bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain. if you are heading out to the sierra, pack your chains. right now chains are required on interstate 80, highway 50 and highway 88. here's live look near truckee where everything is moving along just fine. actually you can see some big rigs on the shoulder. we have closures around berkeley due to the fire that anne makovec just reported on so we'll have some more details on that coming up. in the meantime, back to you. >> all right, elizabeth. thanks very much. it is 4473. >>> forget piano playing cats and bad karaoke. how youtube is getting a makeover with some help from hollywood. >>> we have over 100 people on a wait list, over 14 stores. >> and it's like the porsche baby strollers. the must-have set of wheels and what it's going to cost you coming up. stay right there. ,,,,,,,, >>> back to winter in the bay area. some moderate amounts of rain into newark. more scattered showers around the bay area. we'll have your forecast

temperatures tomorrow, low 60s along the coast, 59 san francisco, 61 richmond, 60 in san rafael. be in the upper 60s. 65 in antioch and 63 in livermore. 56 in half moon bay, low 60s bay shores and same in the south bay. storm tracker 4 radar, a few clouds pushing in the bay area high clouds associated with the storm well to our east. clearer conditions will filter and a storm brewing to the north will dip down into the bay area comes thursday. it cannot tell what rain yet, just when the weather improves here comes thursday midnight. we do see light showers over the north bay continuing into the 1:00 hour. we want the chance of rain in the forecast on thursday. you see a few spots here and there, all the way through thursday afternoon or going have a chance of spotty thundershowers especially over the higher terrain. here's our extended forecast, winning cooler tomorrow, cooler thursday as the rain push is in. if a chance of thundershowers in the afternoon. it will warm up into the weekend, when a chance of rain on sunday evening before things dry and warm up. >>pam: the driver nar

orlando torres and sergio riso signed up for the richmond explorer program. buying a gun for them is illegal. the two scouts went to internal affairs to complain about the working conditions and they claim the officers tried and failed to set them up in a dui sting in return. "san francisco chronicle" reports that officer danny harris resigned monday and officer thomas is taking the case to a city hearing. he is still on paid leave. >>> berkeley will beef up security to stop guns being brought up on campus. a student fired a gun inside a restroom march 21. nobody was hurt. police arrested seven students this school year for bringing guns on campus. the media partner "the oakland tribune" reports it will put police officer on campus $5 a week instead of four. berkeley high will hire two more security guards. >>> bike riders could have to slow down on the golden gate bridge or face stiff fines. the bridge district is considering a 10-mile-per-hour speed limit on sidewalk and access pass. and 5 miles per hour on bridge and construction zone to improve safety. the

the handguns. they were two of 18 richmond explorers for this private security company. the two officers are filing discrimination lawsuits against the richmond police department. they are a private security company, reportedly still operating. but we've not been able to contact them for comment. >>> 7:27. a group spends the day in san francisco's castro district. we'll tell you why this trip is stirring up a lot of -- stirring up a lot of controversy. >> reporter: i'm tara moriarty live at the san francisco courthouse. we'll find out if barry bonds will take the stand -- coming up. >>> and a federal officer becomes the target of a lawsuit. the scheme he's accused of cooking up. >>> 7:306789 barry bonds is due back in -- 7:30. barry bonds is due back in court in about 30 minutes and today could feature the main event of his perjury trial. tara moriarty is live outside the courthouse. tara, what could happen today? >> reporter: well, he could take the stand or the prosecution could be bluffing. one important development we want to mention from yesterday, the judge is actua

. >>> right now traffic is moving well on the richmond san rafael bridge. if you are leaving marin it should be a nice drive. also this morning we are looking at the san mateo bridge. those drivers are having a pleasant drive over to the peninsula. 6:01 let's go back to the desk. >> thanks a lot. >>> hundreds of people are waking up with no alarm clocks, no coffee makers, no tv sets in san francisco because the power went out. it's happening near hayes and gough. ktvu allie rasmus is live now with what pg&e is saying about the cause of the outage. >> reporter: we do have updated information from pg&e. they tell us this intersection where we are right now hayes and gough is where the power outage originated. at one point 6600 customers without power now pg&e says they have that number down to 400 customers. pg&e crews are still out here working on the problem. a half hour ago they were on this side of the street where they moved across the street and now they have moved back. a short time ago we saw and heard them lift up this man cover. pg&e says that this p

officer and working in the city of richmond some day, too. >> reporter: in a statement the richmond police chief reiterated that the officers were placed on administrative leave and separated from any duties and responsibilities associated with the explorer programs. we were not able to get in touch with either of the two officers who are being investigated right now. however, one of them told the san francisco chronicle that the two young men involved in this case are compulsive liars. allan? >> christin, are these the only two teenagers coming forward that are part of this program? >> as far as we know these are the only two who have spoken out. however there may be more than a dozen others involved in the explorers program and who ended up working for these two officers and may have similar stories, allen. >>> hear what they have to say i'm sheer. thanks. >>> it was not your average00 ride. a train zipping through the market street tunnel with a door wide open. and of course it is all on tape for all to see. joe vasquez spent the day asking more questions about what went wrong an

the richmond police chief said " the bottom line is well these allegations are troubling the need toy addressed police misconduct is pivotal to enter public trust " sergio and orlando said one of their way to join the police department explore program one that teaches youngsters about being a cop. soon afterwards they told us they were hired by two of the officers. >> the witnesses are there, i don't see why they would have to state or liars and so forth. >>j.r.stone: 10 in the committee said the explorers program is one of the kind of these allegations are unsettling. >> when we found out that some of these youth are being sent been too dangerous situations without any training, with a gun. without the full support to our understanding of their families were pretty concerned about that. >>j.r.stone: 91 to one of these two youngsters after? they say nothing. these have been there work in the security they were getting paid on time and they were getting their overtime money, they went to labor board in that's when other people find out about a job. reporting in richmond, jerad stone k

. >>> right now enrichment the city council -- in richmond the city council is trying to decide if they should go ahead with building a casino. we're following developments and will update you on the 10:00 news on ktvu. >>> a program will offer officers a ways to control officers without resorting to weapons. and oakland pet owner who was 11-year-old dog was shot -- whose 11-year-old dog was shot says it is encouraging. >> it could have made a big difference for glorious. >> the training includes a video including interaction with live animals. officers will go to the program by the end of the year. >>> we are learning about more details for president's visit to the bay area. he will join mark soderberg for a live streaming event at april 22 talk about the economy. >>> passengers take on a hair- raising ride. >>> plus police officers are under fire for allegedly arming teenagers and black the teens told us. >> -- and what the teens told us about the controversy. >> we will talk about when the expect some rain in the forecast, coming up. >> a surprising discovery during spring cleaning.

the two young men we're talking about want to be richmond police officers. they're looking for a better life. instead they're caught up in a web of controversy. orlando torres and sergio dream of become police officers one day. in 2008 they joined the police explorer program to learn what it is like to be a cop. >> i thought it would be a great opportunity as far as gaining more knowledge and learning more about the laws and so forth. becoming an armed security officer. >> reporter: two young officers, ray thomas and danny harris, headed up the program. rios said they approached them to work for them as armed security guards. >> they came to me with the idea, they had the company and they would be obtaining some new contracts. >> reporter: the two say they jumped at the opportunity. and say the officers purchased guns for them and let them patrol some of richmond's toughest neighborhoods. b their relationship turned sour and rios and torres complained about not getting paid for overtime. soon after that, the two moved on to other jobs. rios took on a security

be city -- autopsy will be performed in the next few days. >>> creating positive change is the goal for richmond's first annual community garden day to help celebrate caesar chavezs birthday. this event includes planting trees, gasheddenning,, -- gardening and picking up trash. >>> we learned the group called save cal baseball has two weeks to raise another million dollars to save the program. so far the group raised nine million. it includes alumni parents and cal supporters. the university says it needs to cut baseball and men's gymnastics to save money. >>> good morning. time 7:07. the sun is up. it is a little tough to see from this shot. we are waking up with mostly gray skies. as we look at what's happening out there we are breezy for today. perhaps the possibility of a sprinkle. back to the winds. san francisco checking in at 12 miles per hour. 7 livermore. 16 fairfield. we turned cloudy last night. we'll be cloudy again today. in addition to that, this system is going to drive our temperatures down. 56 england expected in 56 -- expected in san jose. many of us waking up warmed by eight deg

they signed up for the richmond explorer program . said that the officers praught them guns they needed for work. >> that's when they wanted a pay back and tried and failed to set them up for a dui sting. the second officer, ray thomas is fighting to keep his job and remains on paid leave. he denies wrong doing. >> jure our chouncey murder trial was shown three videos today. he was laughing at the junioralist death. his half brother and bakery associate days after the assassination while they were in a police holding cell. he knew he was recorded and he lied to confuse police. defense attorneys call the video inflammatory and prosecutors hope it convinces it from being killed to stop the bakery's financial trouble. >> people in the oast bay, they were killed while in iraq. 30 year old was kill in a raid by iraqi so you wouldiers . she was in the camp for prodemocracy ranians includingarped groups. united nations said 34 camp residents were killed in the raid. she rejoined her parents there 12 years ago. >> a murder victim's mother is c

passing the richmond center bridge. the fire i have marked is where christie smith is headed. avoid that intersection for the time being. wind advisory for the bay bridge as well. we'll get the live look. now, not all the cash lanes are open. look for the green light as you approach. we are looking at the puddles on the right. it's a sign of earlier rain. there's going to be more for the early commute. >>> couples struggling with infertility are turning to acupuncture. >> meet this baby. miracle to her mother penny who was trying for years to get pregnant. >> i was thinking i won't be able to have this baby that i really wanted to have. >> reporter: the breakthrough for her was an ancient chinese treatment. >> it's like an electrical shock. >> it's a method to increase fertility. we use it to bring blood to the ovaries, balance hormones and reduce inflammation. >> the pins are part of the process. jill is a licensed acupuncturist and founder of a fertility boot camp. >> we give them lifestyle and dietary recommendations. >> reporter: this approach doesn't stand alone. it's com

it was one in particular in the richmond district with an 87- year-old woman. the issue has been raised with supervisors and others. i have been working with the advisory committee leaders and a number of community groups to put this hearing on and promote a number of the recommendations from the report. it is an incredible report. we will hear a powerful presentation on it. we will also have a number of representatives available from other agencies to answer questions. we will have someone from the mta and from the san francisco county transportation authority. we will also have people from the san francisco police department. i want to acknowledge the community groups working on this. i think the report begins with a number of excellent pictures. there is a great quote this is an accident is when one slips on a banana peel. a pedestrian incident is not an accident. our goal is to make san francisco the safest walking city in the u.s. we have a ways to go. the advisory committee is composed of concerned residents. it has been charged since 2003 with providing e

the sister says the former employers were setting him up. richmond police chief said the department asked outside agencies like fbi to investigate. the chief says in a statement the current media attention made this story breaking news. it's not breaking news to us. we've been investigating and acting on this for over a year. and sergio and orlando still want to be police officer autos not everyone in that department is bad. you know? you just can't assume two guys are bad the whole police department is terrible. i don't see that it way. >> and this fbi and internal affairs are investigating and two officers are on paid leave and have been for months. and one officer reportedly denied allegations. >> and the prosecution rested its case against barry bonds today and told the judge they may call bonds to testify in his defense tomorrow. jurors were not allowed to hear a recorded conversation involving one of bonds childhood friends. his former business partner told prosecutors on sunday night that he found a 2003 recording with bonds former orthopedic

we were under the age of 21 at the time. >> reporter: they say there were 18 richmond explorers who worked for the private company owned by harris and fellow officer ray thomas. the job included patrolling high crime areas, including the crescent park apartments. after a falling outs with their bosses, rio says officer harris tried to set him up to get a dui. >> reporter: did you ever get a chance to ask: why would you do that to me? >> no. >> reporter: no one answered at this office where the young men say harris and thomas still run their security firm. but we found more young-looking security officers back patrolling crescent park. >> you wouldn't buy that aged person a better or cigarettes. you are endangering our lives for having someone that is not fully trained, having a gun in our neighborhood with our kids. >> reporter: officers harris and thomas have filed their own discrimination suit against the department, but they could not be reached for comment today. in richmond, eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and more details on the case now. we contacted richmond police. no on

. >>> the richmond police department has fired two officers. officer danny harris was fired yesterday and a second officer denies wrongdoing but a source tells us he plans to resign next week.  they are accused of hiring the members of the department explorer youth program as guards of their private firms and arming them with guns. >>> a san francisco supervisor is demanding changes after a technological breakdown. that night emergency services was flooded with calls for services including an apartment fire. ems lost its internet connection and the system was down for hours because no one knew the password. city officials dispute the seriousness of the breakdown. >> it is not critical. >> i think san francisco's information technology is stuck in 1999. we heard the alternative was pencil and paper. that is that how people communicate a. >> they are preparing a report on how often the system has lost internet's power. >> two researchers say that apple iphones and ipads or leaving a footprint. they say apple enabled iphones and 3g ipads have lo

coming across the richmond-san rafael bridge. a live look shows what it's like at the toll plaza. the camera is steady. the winds aren't as heavy as they can be. we are showing that it may get gusts. we'll send it back to you. >>> another economy taking over. the world's biggest economy will belong to china by the year 2016. that will replace us as number one. experts believe the chinese economy will grow to $19 trillion that year. just ten years ago, the economy here was triple that of china. rumor has it the white iphone, apple iphone, made in china, will be available tomorrow. why do you care? we'll be going back to the first macintosh computers. apple loves their product in white. with the latest version of the iphone, that proved a challenge for manufacturers. only black iphones have been sold to date. some have been shipped. they will arrive by today or tomorrow. the white iphone in question is for at&t's network. you have to wait for the verizon white iphone. >>> netflix is number one. they have more subscribers than any other service. more than 1 million customers a month

we were under the age of 21 at the time. >> reporter: they say there were 18 richmond explorers who worked for the private company owned by harris and fellow officer ray thomas. the job included patrolling high crime areas, including the crescent park apartments. after a falling outs with their bosses, rio says officer harris tried to set him up to get a dui. >> reporter: did you ever get a chance to ask: why would you do that to me? >> no. >> reporter: no one answered at this office where the young men say harris and thomas still run their security firm. but we found more young-looking security officers back patrolling crescent park. >> you wouldn't buy that aged person a better or cigarettes. you are endangering our lives for having someone that is not fully trained, having a gun in our neighborhood with our kids. >> reporter: officers harris and thomas have filed their own discrimination suit against the department, but they could not be reached for comment today. in richmond, eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and more details on the case now. we contacted richmond police. no on