and the unwarranted use there were also a report concluding police and administration demonstrated poor planning, decision making and communications of handling of the protest. the uc davis police force is dysfunctional with lieutenants that don't listen to chiefs and the chancellor shows poor leadership throughout. >> this leave meez with a number of feelings, one is that the university was acting on fear rather than following policy and procedure. and the different procedures they did follow and attempting to follow weren't done in full. >> and along with criticisms the report needs recommendations for uc davis and largest systems there is more tonight at 6:00 including a response from embattled chancellor here at uc dave kbris -- davis. >> nearly 200 people turned out to look for evidence in the search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. she disappeared near hi a month ago. the search is now souchblg gilroy and we are in the search center in morgan hill. >> the sheriff's office has divers on stand by in case some sonar images reveal anything and plan on sending out deputies on dirt bikes to remote areas and there is some community volunteers covering rugged terrain sout

to make university police departments more accountable in the wake of a report blasting acts of officers against student protesters. the report says uc davis police used excessive force when they pepper sprayed students last fall. the reportmg5tf criticizes uc administrators for creating an environment that allowed it to happen. the task force is recommending a top to bottom review of school police departments, the two officers who sprayed the protesters and the chief are on paid leave while the incident is being investigated. >>> 4:37 now. time for a check of weather which is all that is going on this morning. >> we have that small stream and flood advisory. lisa, the rain started for me moraga and got heavier as i got towards the city. >> yes. we are looking at a break far north sonoma and napa, the other seven counties, urban and small stream flood advisory. ponding on the highways, minor flooding and areas with poor drainage, you know where that is if you live in the north bay by lucky drive. heaviest rain concord, antioch, rio fairfield south moving into berkeley, san ramon, livermore valley, break from marin and san francisco, take a look at this, 580 down thro

the day before. >>> state lawmakers say they intend to make university police departments more accountable in the wake of a report blasting the actions of officers against student protesters. the report says the uc davis police used excessive forcewhen they pepper sprayed students who were protesting with hikes last fall. the report criticizes c administrators for creating the environment that allowed it to happen. the task force is recommending a review of the school's police department. the two officers who sprayed the protesters and the police chief are on paid administrative leave while the incident is investigated. >>> latest plan to build a bullet train is pecked to be approved -- is expected to be approved a few hours from now the rail authority says it needs to move as quickly as possible to start laying tracks to meet terms of a federal grant for the initial phase of the project. lawmakers are still discussing the timing some say it is i am practice cal to think they could hold hearings and rush through a budget by the end of spring. >>> time to check in on the weather. :36 it is moving around. >> is it still wraining out there? >> reporter: a little. we had hail, benicia, 680 this line sliding south and east vallejo we

the meeting today and among recommendations in this report is that uc davis come up with new policies for handeling protests and an outside review be done of what the report describes as a quote, dysfunctional uc davis police force and new policies be developed for uc police. and now, the lieutenant, the man remains on administrative leave here, paid leave that, is along with another office skbrer police chief among details in the report says that chief had no control over her lieutenants and at one point ordered them not to wear riot gear here on campus. they argued with her then ignore that had direct order. >> thank you. the hit and run driver convicted of injuring a 9-year-old boy last year was sentenced today. the phillies fan hit by a car after his team played here. abc 7 news reporter vic lee on crime, and the punishment. >> good morning. >> before andrew vargas was sentenced' poll jized to ryan's parents. >> i cannot find words to express how remorseful i feel. so it's... towards the family. >> the prosecutor read a letter from the family. they were unable to leave philadelphia for the sentencing. it's hard to know how sincere you are with your remorse, sincerity can be seen in a person's eyes. this is w

make university police departments more accountable in the wake of a report blasting acts of officers against student protesters. the report says the uc davis police used excessive forceey pepper sprayed students who were protesting tuition hikes last fall. the report criticizes administrators for creating the environment that allowed it to happen. recommending a top to bottom review of the police departments. the officers are on paid leave while the incident is being investigated. >>> national weather service says a tornado with wind speeds of 100 miles an hour touched down yesterday afternoon near stockton. a viewer caught this image and sent it to us. the twister destroyed a shed, tipped over a 53 foot trailer and buried a pick-up truck six miles south of stockton. it also shot sheet metal, wood and other debris, narrowly missing a home. >> it lifted the shop up like it was one piece. >> it got lifted up like a bomb went off and bursted everywhere. >> the homeowner, four kids, his wife and parents were all home when the tornado struck around 1:00 yesterday afternoon, north litany -- fortunately, nobody was hurt. >>> no tornadoes in the bay area per se. still plenty

. >>> the university of california davis releases an online report on the pepper spraying of students by campus police last fall. >> a uc davis task force says the incident, which was caught on video, could have and should have been prevented. the students were part of occupy wall street camps in november. the camp says officers should have considered other alternatives first. >>> nine suspected illegal immigrants are dead after the van they were riding in crashed in south texas. investigators say the driver lost control last night and flipped onto a field in the outskirts of la jolla in palm view. the crowded van was carrying 19 people. along with the nine people killed, six others were hurt and four fled. two were later caught. the cause of the crash is unknown. >>> the close-knit community comes together to remember those gunned down during a mass shooting. don knap reports for the ceremony to honor the victims. >> reporter: on this cold, rainy day, eight days ago, victims of a murderous rampage lay dead or dying, families and friends gather for a ceremony of remembrance, remembering those lost. doris trabuco of san leandro. grace ki

. ♪ >>> the university of california davis releases an online report of pepper spraying on campus by police last fall. a uc davis task forcencident, which was caught on video, and went viral, could and should have been prevented. the students were involved in an occupy wall street last november. >>> do you speak like a true baltimorean? if so, local advertising agency wants your talent. tonight, adam may explains the contest and looks for the voice of baltimore. >> you've lived in baltimore all your life? >> yes. >> reporter: we found 91-year- old katherine gram walking to lunch. >> you got a glass of water? >> reporter: she's more than qualified to compete in the new voice of baltimore contest. >> that's a person who has genuine baltimorean accent. >> they need the voice for an unnamed local client. so they're holding auditions. >> there are words in the script that people in baltimore would say differently. >> that's right. i have sort of loaded them with words. i've spelled them the way they're spelled in the english language. but i'm thinking the true baltimorean will know how to pronounce it. >> i've lived in baltimor

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the uc davis police chief is stepping down. she doesn't want the incident to define her or the university. this after a task forceeport says the cops shouldn't have used pepper spray on those students. we are learning more about the identity of pippa's friends pointing the gun at the paparazzi. it shows the gun may be real not a toy like originally reported. a friend who works for the u.s. law firm and gun manufacturer. pippa is calling the incident very funny. now to stories to bank on. lauren simonetti as more on this. >> it might actually happen. the canadian company is looking to build a pipeline that runs from canada down to texas. it is suggesting a new route through nebraska to appease a lot of environmental terns out there. see if it happens. a lot of people want this outside. >> bad news combination of fair hikes and layoffs? >> not looking good as we try to plan our summer travel. first thing to tell you about is more layoffs. nonunion workers and 1200 of them at bankrupt american airlines getting the total as we have seen as we are well above 14,000. with the latest nonunion workers it doesn't need to

the day that we will see an independent report onto uc davis pepper spray incident. today a judge approved a deal between the university of california and the police union to release the document at noon tomorrow. a task force investigated the spraying of students involving an occupy protest last november. the names of most of the officer involved in the incident will about omitted. >>> a teen driver suspected in an accident that killed a father and daughter in concord saturday is out of custody tonight. our news crew was at the juvenile detention facility in martinez when the 17-year-old was released through a private exit at 4:30 this afternoon. he was arrested saturday suspicious of manslaughter. police say they are now checking his phone records to see if he was using his cell phone at the time of the accident. >>> authorities have released the name of a man struck and killed by a truck in mountain view. they say the 26-year-old was not carrying an id at the time when he was hit on shoreline boulevard at around 9:00 p.m. the driver stopped and cooperated police. officers say they want to talk to a woman who gave cpr until emt's arrived. >>> the ntsb is issued recommendations for pilots in the wake of th

the state economy and they donated as well to local charities. >>> a special task force on the infamous pepper spraying uc davis incident, and they point a finger blamed scarily on -- squarely on uc police. it also rejects claims by a police commander who said his officers felt threatened by those protesters. we have posted the entire report on our channel 2 website, if you want to take a look go to www.ktvu.com. >>> 6:10 san francisco police investigating the murder of five people last month and now they have an idea of what type of weapon they are looking for. >> the twitter feud sparked by that comment. >>> the international threats being made in north korea launches that rocket. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. . >>> launching a controversi

the uc-davis police officers' union sued to keep their names under wraps citing privacy and harassment issues. task forcers are expected to be present at today's report. it could be the last parole hearing for charles manson. he is not expected to even show up. the 77 year-old says he does not plan to attend this 12 hearing in perhaps his last opportunity to ask for freedom. under current law they can be denied the chance for parole for up to 15 years. we will be right back as the kron4 maze continues. here is a live look outside on this what morning. mostly what roadways with a few scattered showers remaining. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] >>erica: we are contending with it where it roadways, but most of killing three rain from yesterday has died out. we have some wet roadways, but no major accidents. a l

the incident at uc davis. >> this video, seeing if it was preventable. the students were part of an occupy wall street camp in november. the task force seas -- says police should have considered other alternatives first. they contend that there was no need to remove the tents from campus. >> the task force also discovered the police were not authorized to use the larger cannisters of pepper spray, seen in the video. >>> a massive earthquake hits off the toast of ind nese-- coast of indonesia. triggers widespread panic. but residents have now been given the all-clear. >> reporter: the powerful earthquake led to massive evacuations across southeast asia. civilians direct traffic as civilians headed to higher ground, in banda aceh. there was panic. women fainted and crowds gathered at mosques to pray. >> reporter: many feared the worst. because in 2004, a devastating quake and tsunami hit the area and killed 220,000 people. this man said he felt the ground shake for nearly six minutes. >> we really were feeling that some earthquake is happening. >> reporter: warning alarms sounded across the indian ocean. in thailand, schools interrupted classrooms. hospit

police officer involved in the spraying are placed on paid administrative leave. 19 students and alumni involved in the spraying filed a lawsuit against uc davis claiming the university used excessive force to break up the demonstration. in april 2012 an independent task force concludes that the pepper spraying incident could and should have been prevented. the police chief has since resigned. >> i think the pepper spray incident would definitely have an effect on how police interact with students and how they deal with similar issues in the future. >>> coming up, two old timers from the gridiron attempt to settle an old score. >>> and an unbelievable sight when two whales from this surfer. >> in 20, 30 years, they've never seen anything like it. like, keep one of theseg over your head. well, i wa't "supposed" to need flood insuran, but i have it. fred over he chose t to have it do i look like i have a plan? t really. [ femalennouncer ] onl flood insurance covers floods. foa free brochure, call the number on your screen. >>> two old-time football rivals stun the crowd when they turn a reception into a rumble. >> i'm a fun guy. unfortunately, that day was not a fun day. >> to tell the sto

a special task force investigating the proper spelling of students uc-davis says there was no justification for the use of pepper spray. investigators blamed both school and police for what happened that day. hopefully people are going to be accountable enough to happen. a 13 investigators say the school chancellors responsible for a breakdown of communication and they also blame police chief and that this book goes up for what they call a lack of leadership. chosen for boris nine is keeping an eye on what's in the central valley. >>> things are a bit more, we rarely see stuff like that but it's definitely been a busy day and we're not done as ours gets let's talk about what is and store it through a small morning in for much of the day today we can expect scattered showers synodic total rainouts a warm-up however is on the way so just hang in there. satellite perspective shows was going on good service movie never nice nice that is going to bring with this the heaviest rainfall very early in the morning. a repeat performance on friday overnight rain fall and scattered showers during the day what we're all waiting for those this high pressure building in month t

the officers involved remote. uc-davis police officers' union sued to keep their names under wraps citing privacy and harassment issues. task forcexpected to present today's report. we will be right back on the kron4 morning news. here's a live look in concord as we're watching rain come down. >>mark: nine peruvian miners have and rescued after being trapped for five days in a copper mine. here is video of the rescue efforts. all nine were walking out without assistance. the last three reenforced, but rescuers built. the miners were trapped by key been triggered by an explosion that they themselves had set. let's see you caught up on the weather forecast. we have sunny spots and rain showers, let's get more on a forecast of erica. >>erica: who pretty much everything out there. a lot of cloud cover the breaks of sunshine in some spots. we do have some whether such a vidicon. in closer towards a livermore and down towards the san jose as well. the rain is a relatively light in nature and pretty disorganized. keep your umbrella handy. taking a look at your day planner and to the 9:00 hour, mild temperatures and scattered showers. if

police officer involved in the spraying are placed on paid administrative leave. 19 students and alumni involved in the spraying filed a lawsuit against uc davis claiming the university used excessive force to break up the demonstration. in april 2012 an independent task force concludes that the pepper spraying incident could and should have been prevented. the police chief has since resigned. >> i think the pepper spray incident would definitely have an effect on how police interact with students and how they deal with similar issues in the future. >>> coming up, two old timers from the gridiron attempt to settle an old score. >>> and an unbelievable sight when two whales from this surfer. >> in 20, 30 years, they've never seen anything like it. r wd make some things just disappear? ♪ [ ping! ] [ ping! ping! ] that's why i use new tampax radiant. it helps keep my period invisible, combing tampax's best-ever leak protection with a revolutionary resealable wrapper so all they'll see is me. [ ping! ] ♪ hi. totally new, awesomely-invisible tampax radiant. check out the whole radiant collection. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] not everything powerful has to guzzle fuel. the 2012 e-class bluetec fro