teams in vallejo knocked down fences, hunting for a man suspected of killing a vallejo police officer. and the city of vallejo may face a new lawsuit for the property damage that was left behind. homeowners filed claims requesting $11,000 in damages. last november, officers were combing the neighborhood for a bank robbery suspect accused of

. >> reporter: new this morning, a vallejo police are searching for the suspect who shot a police officer. now some homeowners in vallejo are saying they want to get paid for damage caused in that search. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you how much they want coming up in a live report. >>> a wild carjacking leaves a police officer in a hospital. the charges the suspect is facing this morning. >>> a live look outside golden gate bridge. look, you can make it out a little better. fog clearing. we'll see what's on the horizon on this wednesday, january 4th. this is "today in the bay." >>> very good morning everyone. the time is 4:31. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. what a difference a day makes. we have good visibility right now all across the board. we are expecting some of that patchy fog to develop. the big weather story today is 70 degrees-plus possibly inland. first let's find out how your drive is shaping up. more people i see. >> starting yesterday. we saw the r

. >> also today, the man accused of killing a vallejo police officer returns to court. henry albert smith jr. will be

vallejo. now some homeowners say they're still suffering from a police chase that led to the death of an officer. today in the bay's christie smith is live in vallejo where some residents are suing the city. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, laura. this was a really intense search. vallejo police had an officer down. they had a suspect on the loose. they didn't know where he was. now some homeowners are saying that the damage tied to that search was just a little too much. three of them have filed claims against the city asking for nearly $11,000. it was last november when veteran vallejo police officer jim capoot was shot. officers were looking for that suspect who they also believed just robbed a bank. capoot died from his injuries. the homeowners say s.w.a.t. teams broke fences and tore down blinds. one repair estimate, about $450, another about $700. our sister station contacted police in the city, but they said they couldn't speak on it while it was under review. a former sheriff said the risk outweighed the cost and the person already showed how dangerous they are. >> deal

the the clums. >>> at daughters of a slain vallejo police officer say their father is looking down fromeaven with a smile on his face as friends and family honor him. officer jim capoot was shot and killed as a chased a suspected bank robber in november. hundreds walked from vallejo where he lived to vacaville where he lived. his three daughters took part and remembered their father with much love. >> he was a great man. he was my best friend, and he was the best man i ever knew and will ever know and i miss him and i love him. >> others remembered officer capoot as a basketball coach who gave his all. this evening a dinner and auction are underway to benefit his family. >>> a candlelight walk on monday stands as a testament to the love and hope of the family of ilene misheloff carries 23 years after the girl disappeared from dublin. she was walking home when she vanished. monday's walk will retrace her route beginning at the school. it started at 7:00 p.m. the misheloffs say they are holding on to hope that someone has information about ilene's disappearance and will come forward. >>>

teams in vallejo knocked down fences, hunting for a man suspected of killing a vallejo police officer. and the city of vallejo may face a new lawsuit for the property damage that was left behind. homeowners filed claims requesting $11,000 in damages. last november, officers were combing the neighborhood for a bank robbery suspect accused of shooting officer jim capoot. many residents say they can't afford to repair their fences. >> it was scary when i saw them coming through and they all had weapons pointed at me. >> vallejo city's attorney office is thinking about forcing the city foot the bill. a city spokesman says they will make a decision about the claims in about two weeks. >>> and the holidays are officially over for california legislators as they head back to sacramento today. first on the agenda will be addressing the state's 13th billion-dollar budget deficit. the state's pension plan will also will be on the slate. governor brown wants to raise the retirement age and require workers to pay more for their pensions. lawmakers also recommend that the state reconsider the multi

and while the vallejo police force has experienced severe cutbacks this resident told cbs five he prefers to cross, but police are still out there and doing the job. >> they stop me because i was dressed like this which is understandable. luckily i didn't get busted because i wasn't doing anything. >> the kentucky street watch files date to keep an eye out. they are happy to see if there are signs of progress. >> prostitution and crime basically does not happen whether it's positive energy. >> to watch all say they have also been trained on how to become good witnesses and trained on how to protect themselves so there aren't any violent confrontations. so far there haven't been any. the watch all say they will compete to patrol the streets because the crackdown is working. >> lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both the united states and the world. but now in new test may help improve survival or hundreds of thousands of patients each year. an international team of scientists led by doctor david blog i've used vss let attest on the patient's risk to develop the disease. i

used to when we first started but now they don't really mess with us. >> reporter: while the vallejo police force has experienced severe cutbacks, this vallejo resident who told cbs 5 he prefers to cross-dress still believes the police are out there and doing the job. >> they stop me because i was dressed like this provocative you know which is understandable and they took me in. luckily i didn't get busted because i wasn't doing anything but that just goes to show they are stopping doing their jobs. >> reporter: the kentucky street watch owls said they weren't about to stand by and watch the influx of prostitutes and pimps continue. they say they are happy to see there are signs of progress. >> prostitution and crime basically does not happen where there's positive energy. >> reporter: the watch owls say they have been trained on how to become good witnesses. they have also been trained on how to protect themselves when they are out patrolling the streets. and they say they will continue to patrol the streets to keep vallejo safe. in vallejo, juliette goodrich, cbs 5. >>> an attempt by rep

he was a 19 year veteran of the vallejo police aren't. >>mark: we could find out today at a construction company could face criminal charges after a carpenter was killed in a mud slide. he was crushed when a hillside collapsed on home construction site in milipitas on saturday. inspectors ordered that all work should be halted three days for the accident. this city determined that recent rains may decide unsafe but the contractor did not comply. >>mark: a san jose teacher charged with lewd acts on a child will be in court today. readers say that multiple victims had now been identified yet one of the victims is 7 or 8 years old. >>justine: u.s. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by this major index. the s&p index shows that prices in november from october and 19 of the 20 cities tracked all went down. those biggest declines were in atlanta, chicago and detroit. phoenix was the only city to show an increase. >>darya: we will be back in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the approach to

. >> reporter: vallejo police cannot definitive link the three robberies to the suspects, but the m.o the same. the perpetrators list a car for sale on craig's list at a very competitive price, tell the potential buyer to bring cash, and then come to a private residents to see the car, but the occupants at the address listed, like brian riley has no idea that their home is being set up for a robbery. >> that's when the young man explained to me what had happened, that they had seen the ad on craig's list for the vehicle, which sounded too good to be true. >> reporter: he did not get a knock on the the latest robbery, but said the neighbors heard the commotion on the street. >> and they actually overheard the conversation about just take the money. >> reporter: the victim in the latest case were a couple from dublin, but police say they were not seriously hurt. the best advice in this situation, do not bring cash to a transaction where you do not know the seller, dana. they say always meet in a public place if you want to see a car that's for sale on craig's list. just a simple advice

. >> while the vallejo police force experienced severe cutbacks, this resident who told cbs 5 he prefers to cross dress, believes the police are out there and doing the job. >> and they stopped me because i was just like this, provocative, which is understandable. and they took me in. luckily i didn't get booked because i wasn't doing anything. >> the watch owls say they weren't about to stand by and watch the influx of prostitutes and pimps continue. they are happy to see there are signs of progress. >> prostitution and crime basically does not happen where there's positive energy. >> the watch owls say they have also been trained. they have been trained on how to become good witnesses and trained on how to protect themselves so there aren't any violent confrontations. so far, there haven't been any. the watch owls say they will continue to patrol the streets in vallejo because this crackdown is working. juliette goodrich, cbs 5. >> the lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both the u.s. and the world right now. now a new test may help improve survival for hundreds of thou

. >>> the colleagues of vallejo police officer gathered today to celebrate his life with a walk to vacaville. he was fatally shot while chasing a robbery suspect on foot last september. fellow officers and his family walked today together to raise money and to say they're beyond anger and want to make sure he's remembered in a positive way thncht is exactly the kind of thing he would want to be going on right now. he'd have everyone out here and we'd all be charging and walking. this is him. we all met at home depot. his favorite place ever. we walked from home depot to vacaville. it will be a good day. >> all proceeds from the work will benefit the widow and three daughters. >>> the florida primary's just days away on tuesday and polls show mitt romney pulling ahead of newt gingrich. gingrich said he won't be quitting until convention time if at all. both plan to come out swinging. >> speaker gingrich said he didn't do so well because the audience was so loud. he said he didn't do so well because the audience was too quiet. like goldilocks. has to have it just right. >> i'm very proud to ru

. >> also today, the man accused of killing a vallejo police officer returns to court. henry albert smith jr. will be in court to have a preliminary hearing date set accused of killing an officer in a foot chase in november. smith has pleaded not guilty to several charges including murdering a police officer. >> a south bay construction site is blocked off after worker was buried alive. the man was working on the foundation of a new home in the community in milpitas when the hillside collapsed. he died before rescuers could free him. the city issued a stop work notice last wednesday to the contractor, three days before the accident, citing unsafe working conditions in the trench. >> they ignored that stop work notice. >> police are investigating possible criminal charges. the victim's name has not been released. >> police may be forced to help bail out the city. at a meeting the pleasanton council will discuss having the officers association pay up to $2.4 million more in pension costs. that's almost $900 more per month in pension payments. the city is asking for the gi

. >>> the colleagues of vallejo police officer jim kapaoo came together to celebrate his life. he was shot while chasing a robbery suspect last november. he was extremely active in the community, coaching girl's basketball and helping at-risk kids as well. fellow officers and family say they're beyond anger and want to make sure he's remembered in a positive way. >> this is exactly the kind of thing he would want to be going on right now. he would have everyone out here and we would all be charging and walking. and this is him. you know, we all met at home depot, his favorite place ever and we watched him come to vaca vial, it's going to a good day. >> all proceeds from the walk will benefit his widow and athletes daughters. >>> the nation's first welcome home parade for iraq war veterans happened today in st. louis. >> an estimated 100,000 people lined the streets to honor those who served as hundreds of veterans waxed the route or rode in floats or military vehicles. since the war ended in iraq there's been little fanfare for returning veterans, but two friends from st. louis

>>darya: a warning from police in vallejo, cragslist robbery's are back on the rise. ve it is the same suspects who targeted people back in july of 2010. this is the area of the vallejo we're talking about. on friday, people were responding to an online advertisements to purchase a car. reggie kumar shows us what happened. >>reggie: an unsuspecting couple thought they were getting a good deal when they found a post on cragslist for a used honda accord. how >> police say the couple arrived here, neighbors say the man got out of a car with money in his hand, he knocked on the door but no one would answer. to manage jumped out, one of them fissile with demand. he felt the ground and the robbers took everything out of his pockets. " >>mark: a berkeley city clerk has died after falling down a staircase. she was found dead by her husband at 2:00 a.m. on saturday south as their infant daughter was sleeping in another land. phillies say there are no signs of foul play fees 3/8 the fatal injuries were consistent with a fall. she was appointed as a city clerk in may of 2009. >>d

the vallejo police officer was fatally shot as he chased a bank robbery suspect on foot through the city in november. police in vacaville are organizing the walk. >> he was an outstanding citizen and his -- the way he carried himself, t speaks volumes and you want to pay homage to a guy that you see like that. >> the charge on walk starts at 8:00 tomorrow morning at the home depot on callahan lane in vallejo. registration is at 7:00 a.m. all proceed was the walk will go to capoot's family. >>> $100 billion, that's what menlo park facebook page could be valued at when the social networking giant goes public. the website which has 800 million members across the globe could file paper for its initial public offering as early as next week and an ipo on facebook could mean lots of dough for employees. >> check out this dream car. a 2012 lexus lfa. sticker price? >> this is -- this one's $388,000. >> reporter: it may be out of price margin for most of us but if facebook goes public the rank and file employees may be able to like and afford one. the world's largest social network may reportedly

used to when we first started but now they don't really mess with us. >> reporter: while the vallejo police force has experienced severe cutbacks, this vallejo resident who told cbs 5 he prefers to cross-dress still believes the police are out there and doing the job. >> they stop me because i was dressed like this provocative you know which is understandable and they took me in. luckily i didn't get busted because i wasn't doing anything but that just goes to show they are stopping doing their jobs. >> reporter: the kentucky street watch owls said they weren't about to stand by and watch the influx of prostitutes and pimps continue. they say they are happy to see there are signs of progress. >> prostitution and crime basically does not happen where there's positive energy. >> reporter: these watch owls have been trained on how to become a good witness and how to protect themselves. so far, there have been no confrontations. they have had huge success and will also be joined by a male group called the watchdogs. >> sounds good. juliette goodrich in vallejo, thank you. >>> the fate of the st

critics question her leadership skills. >>> police in vallejo are investigating a string of break insnesses on sonoma boulevard. more than half a dozen businesses were broken into. police say they happened sometime between 9:00 monday -- tuesday night and 8:00 wednesday morning. >>> and more police officers could soon be patrolling downtown walnut creek. earlier this month we reported on one fight involves 15 people outside the shiro restaurant and lounge. walnut creek's police chief is asking the city council to add two noserings to the force. if approved those officers would be placed on the downtown beat. a final decision is expected in the next few months. >>> why petaluma police are out in force looking for law breakers. >>> we are at san jose state university where police are searching for a male suspect accused of groping a female student in her dorm room. we'll have the latest on the search. >>> good morning, traffic is moving along relatively well. the fog will be an issue for some. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> good morning to you. welcome

. >>> vallejo police are planning to install more surveillance cameras around the city. police lieutenant said they will be placed at key intersections and high crime areas and ultimately in police cars as well. the 12 new cameras are being paid for by grants and through the police department budget. six cameras are already up and running. the installation of the new ones could begin by the end of the month. >>> san francisco south of market neighborhood is running out of macon office space. 2011 was that areas strongest leasing year since 1988. just a 3.3% vacancy rate. that is after a fourth quarter report. now of nearly 3.5 million square feet in south of market just 112,000 of it ask vacant and ready for occupancy. the city is taking proposals to add space on top of existing buildings. >>> hundreds of jobs will be cut by a california state agency this spring. the bay area will be effected. 1400 jobs will be cut by the state insurance fund. the contra costa times says 480 of those jobs are here in the bay area. they include 256 jobs in planeon. 130 in vacaville, 60 in

. >>> vallejo police warning buyers using craigslist to be -- to beware after a recent robbery. a man responded to a used car ad was robbed and pistol-whipped on the 200 block of neptune court. two unidentified men beat the victim, took his wallet then robbed his wife sitting in a nearby car two similar robberies were reported in july 2010 at the same location police are advising people to meet potential sellers only during daylight hours in well lit, well populated public locations. >>> striking workers at the american licorice company are getting support from occupy oakland protesters. let's take a live look at the picket line. police and private security there making sure vehicles can get through the company gate. the workers walked off the job december 5th, in a dispute over pay and health care costs. 20 occupy protesters joined them this morning they say they will be here all day. >>> occupy oakland protesters planning morallies against police following a sat -- planning more rallies against police following a saturday march. police recovered an illegal explosive equal to a

. >> vallejo police are walking a long way tomorrow to show support for fallen officer. he was shot and killed last november chasing a bank robbery suspect. they will walk 29-miles vallejo to vacaville to raise money for the family. the walk starts at 8:00 a.m. at the home depot and end was a dinner fundraising event. >> we started off with coastal fog. that was kind of a mess. you see the coastal fog is on. the winds have come up. temperatures today got in to the 70s. 73 in santa rose a. temperatures for your saturday, about the same. overnight lows tonight are going to be cool. we will see temperatures near or at freezing. 31napa, 36 vallejo, near freezing in fairfield. not valley fog, a chance for frost. we wake up with more sun tomorrow. we repeat today's highs or close to thatt. these are the numbers today. tomorrow's temperatures very similar. saturday, definitely going to be the warmest day on the weekend. sunday we have a few changes,ly tell you about that at 10:45. >> hundreds of people came together to say good-bye to etta james. a long line of family, friends

. >>> in vallejo police investigating burglaries and attempted burglaries many detectives say more thanen stores were hit between 9 p.m. tuesday and 8 wednesday morning. in some cases the suspects broke into one business to get access to a shop next door. the thieves stole everything from cell phones at a metro pcs for to cash from a check cashing business. >> more money stolen milpitas school district employee tasting grand theft after being accused of stealing $38,000 from a sail safe. police have been tracking the -- the woman for months after they were notified of the theft in september. most of the money was intended to pay for the school's prom. >>> an ocean beach jogger is being credited with saving the life of a man who washed up onshore after his boat capsized. the jogger was flagged down by a woman. the jogger picked up the man and dragged him to shore. >> took his clothes off, took my clothes off and wrapped him up in my clothes and kind of held him and started rubbing his body trying to get the circulation going and tried to interact with him, get him to say his name, which

but organizers say they hope to raise as much as $75,000. >>> a vallejo police officer that's killedne of duty was honored in a special way this weekend. officer jim capoot was shot and killed as he chased a suspected bank robber. hundreds of people walked from vallejo where he worked to vacaville where he lives. his three daughters took part and remember their father with much love. >> he was a great man. he was my best friend. he was the best man i ever knew and will ever know. i miss him. and i love him. >> others remember officer capoot as a basketball coach that gave his all. a dinner and auction were also held last night to benefit his family. >>> san francisco 49er defensive end aldon smith is out of a jail in miami after being arrested on suspicion of dui. he was released on $1,000 bond. smith was the seventh overall draft pick in 2011. this season he had 14 sacks. a franchise record for a rookie linebacker. the 49ers issued a statement say they are aware of the arrest but will reserve further comment. >>> you can help the a's kick off the 2012 baseball season today. close to

teams were looking for the person who shot veteran vallejo police officer jim capoot who died of hisies last november. that person was also a bank robbery suspect. now, three homeowners are asking for nearly $11,000. we did speak with a former sheriff in sacramento who tells us in his opinion the city should probably pay, but certainly in his opinion he said the risk outweighed the cost. first, here is the homeowner. >> it was scary when i saw them coming through and they all had weapons pointed at me. >> dealing with the time factor. you look at the need to capture the offender versus the cost, the inconvenience to somebody's fence. >> reporter: officers arrested henry albert smith, junior, due back in court later this month. our sister station in sacramento tried talking with the police and the city, but they said they couldn't discuss it while it was under review. the city should make a decision in about two weeks whether they should pay or not. reporting live in vallejo, i'm christie smith. jon and laura, back to you. >>> a san jose police officer remains hospitalized this mornin

. >> vallejo police are walking a long way tomorrow to show support for fallen officer. he was shot and killed last november chasing a bank robbery suspect. they will walk 29-miles vallejo to vacaville to raise money for the family. the walk starts at 8:00 a.m. at the home depot and end was a dinner fundraising event. >> we started off with coastal fog. that was kind of a mess. you see the coastal fog is on. the winds have come up. temperatures today got in to the 70s. 73 in santa rose a. temperatures for your saturday, about the same. overnight lows tonight are going to be cool. we will see temperatures near or at freezing. 31napa, 36 vallejo, near freezing in fairfield. not valley fog, a chance for frost. we wake up with more sun tomorrow. we repeat today's highs or close to thatt. these are the numbers today. tomorrow's temperatures very similar. saturday, definitely going to be the warmest day on the weekend. sunday we have a few changes,ly tell you about that at 10:45. >> hundreds of people came together to say good-bye to etta james. a long line of family, friends

a suspect accused of killing a vallejo police officer will make an appearance.smith jr. will have a preliminary hearing date set. he is accused of killing an officer last november. the 19-year veteran was fatally shot after chasing the robbery suspect. smith has pleaded not guilty to charges including murdering a police officer. >> a teacher in a south bay elementary school will be in court today answering to charges of sexually assaulting two children. craig chandler taught second and third grade in san jose. prosecutors say he molested two students on school grounds between august and october of last year. chandler will be arraigned this morning. >> 6:33. south bay construction site is blocked off after a worker is buried alive. bob redell is live in milpitas this morning. we understand there were warnings sent out before this even happened. >> reporter: yes, the worker wasn't supposed to be on this site or that specific site. part of the site, good morning to you, that's one reason why police are considering a charge. criminal charges against the contractor w

. >> the suspect accused of killing a vallejo police officer will return to court this morning.enry albert smith jr. will have a preliminary hearing date set. he's accused of killing an officer, the 19-year veteran shot chasing the suspect. smith has pleaded guilty to charges including murdering a police officer. >> a teacher will be in court answering to charges he sexually assaulted two children. craig chandler taught second and third grade at whaley in san jose. prosecutors say he sexually assaulted two students on school grounds between august and october of last year. chandler will be arraigned this morning. >> health care workers at one of the biggest hospital groups are getting ready to walk off the job. christie smith is live in oakland where thousands of kaiser permanente nurses are staging a one-day strike. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i spoke with a manager here at kaiser permanente in oakland. he tells me they are ready for this. they have the tape set up on the sidewalk to make sure any one who needs to get in, who needs care, can get by. they hav

san francisco -- a san francisco neighborhood that says that's what's happening to them. >>> police in vallejo plan to install new surveillance cameras in high crime areas. police officials say they -- they told the paper those cameras will be going at key intersections. the installation of the 12 cameras should begin by the end of the month. over the past summer, we told you that cameras were put up in june, they are getting credit for decreasing prostitution. >>> san francisco's south of market neighborhood is running out of vacant space according to the san francisco "s about times" 2011 was that area's strongest leasing year since 19. there's just a 3% vacancy rate. 3.5million square feet, only 1.5% is ready for vacancy. the city is thinking about adding space on top of buildings. >>> some of the new tobacco- free hiring policies are calling for not hiring people who spoke or test positive for products tobacco-related. this is dedined -- designed to promote health and reduce insurance premiums. >>> we've just had an accident where? >> at 10th and madison. this is new video that just came i

. >>> vallejo police searching for two teenagers and a 12-year- old.accused of attacking a man. police say the man was talking -- was walking his dog sunday evening near bennett and fifth street. one of the boys said to be about 12 years old, reportedly pulled pout a gun and demanded his money. >>> suspect's new sheriff is now scheduled to be arraigned on thursday on criminal charges stepping from accusations he physically abused his life. our cameras caught up with sheriff rock mirkarimi right there at a martin luther king friday mooing. on friday, the sheriff was charmed with med -- charged with domestic violence. both mirkarimi and his wife deny the charges. >>> also, we're now learning that mirkarimi's wife used twitter to denounce the voes -- the indicy dent -- ins dense. incident. the form ven venezuelain' a map who allegedly car scracked three pop people, a man allegedly carjacked three other people. he started to bang on the window and said get out of the/! the woman -- get out the win toe. >> the suspect was later spotted in a stolen car onle 80 in vac ka-fo. police foll

. >>> last november police searched for a suspect who killed vallejo police officer jim capoot. ktvu took these pictures of what looks like wooden fences being broken down in yards. the vallejo city attorney is determining if the city is liable >>> yahoo! will have another chief executive officer starting next monday. they've hired scott thompson, it's reported, as the ceo. he has worked at ebay's online pay service. and he will succeed carol bartz. >>> 8:03. there is a new plan to block the expansion plans of facebook. one bay area city may fi -- may file a giant lawsuit against facebook. kraig debro is in menlo park right now. he has all of the details. we did confirm that these -- that the east palo alto council meeting has a closed session. we checked the city's facebook page for further information. didn't find any there. just wanted to check to see if there was any on this pain. there -- there was not. here's what we know -- this is the new headquarters for facebook. they just opened it last month. down the road to the east, that's east palo alto there. they are concerned

>>reporter: it is in a rough year in vallejo. police have seen more homicides than in the past, the most notable homicide of the year came in in november when a bank robbery suspect shot and killed veteran police officer capoot. the murders of shook the city of a label to its core. and many of them looked up to two officer capoot who were devastated by his passing. our report record 2011 brought the second highest rate of homicide in 25 years. your the only time it was higher than that live in 1994 over. and in 1997 to and who were murdered in vallejo. staffing have long been a problem in this city that was then run for years. as most city agencies of massive cuts in the last three years of that change in november when the steamer to out of bankruptcy law. federal and state grants have also helped with the police budget. creative staffing have been put into place to address, the street level crimes. and ordering with the sheriff department and other agents in the put into place would seem to indicate an improvement in police services is

. >>> police in vallejo are investigating a string of break ins on businesses. more than half a dozen businesses were broken into. police say they happened sometime between 9:00 tuesday night and 8:00 wednesday morning. now police say the only thing that was taken were some coins from a check cashing business and a chinese restaurant. >>> more police officers could soon be patrolling downtown walnut creek. the contra costa times reports walnuts police chief is asking the city council to add two more officers to the force. if approved those officers would be placed on the downtown beat to help crack down on recent violence. earlier we reported on one fight involving 15 people outside the restaurant and lounge. a final decision is expected in just a few months. >>> also today petaluma police are cracking down on a bicyclist who don't obey traffic laws. although accidents are down, the city still ranks number eighth on the worst places for bicyclists in the state. officers will be out looking for violators from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. >>> good news for people who co

the wall includes dinner piffling he was a 19 year veteran of the vallejo police department and gunned down as he chased a bank robbery suspect back in november. the proceeds of this event go to the family trust. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes free here is a live look at the golden gate. the looks really good as traffic is nice and likely a ought 45 >>erica: authorities have released the 911 call from demi moore. she is now in a hospital we will actually have that audio on inside edition at to 30 p.m. as the afternoon. >>darya: this is a live look at this in detail. this is one of the stubbornness. it made taking a little longer to get to the fog the stanley roberts road along with the the chp was cracking down on aggressive drivers. >> tracking down across the drivers is not as easy as it steal. this driver in the white suv was doing 70 in a 65. he pulled out and for another driver. this could lead to wrote rage. >> as if he had to stop for some reason, this newly he will table to stop the >> this driver was seen leaving in and out of traffic which is another for

. >>> the memory of slain vallejo police officer james capoot is being honored at a brunch.poot was shot and killed while chasing a bank robbery suspect back in november. it's being held at the filipino community center. >>> good morning, to you. starting out with partly sunny and gray skies. we will see the sunshine. partly cloudy skies expected for the afternoon. the big change will be the numbers. our temps will tumble for the afternoon. anywhere from 5-8 to 10-degrees cooler than just 24 hours ago. we do have an on shore flow now. that's what brought back the clouds. we are waking up with low clouds. even a little bit of patchy dense fog. an indication of our weather and atmosphere moistening up. south westerly breeze through the delta. in fairfield 16 degrees warmer this morning than 24 hours ago. 36 santa rosa. 38 in napa. an improvement over saturday. still quite chilly out there. wide spread 40s reported around san francisco, oakland, low 40s in san jose. your satellite radar love to look at this view from up above. fells us a lot. we have this system that will stay

. >>> police in vallejo are investigating a string of break ins at businesses on sonoma boulevard. more than a half a dozen businesses were broken into. police say they happened sometime between 9:00 tuesday night and 8:00 wednesday morning. the only thing that was taken were some coins from a check cashing business in a chinese restaurant. >>> more police officers could soon be patrolling downtown walnut creek. contra costa times report that walnut police chief is asking the city council to add two new officers to the force. if approved they would be placed on the downtown beat to help crack down on recent violence. earlier we reported on one fight involving 15 people outside. a final decision is expected in a few months. >>> time now 5:33. the republican presidential candidates faced off for their last debate in florida ahead of tuesday's primary there. >> i'm willing to challenge any of these gentlemen here to a 25- mile bike ride any time of the day in the heat of texas. >> coming up at 5:30 the reason ron paul challenged his rivals to that bike ride. >>> president obama is down

if police and the city try to take action against them, they will block oakland international airports, occupy city hall and shut down the port of oakland. tomorrow vallejo remembering a fallen police officer. the event to honor jim kapu is a 29-mile walk. he was shot to death as he chased a robbery spt. that spt will be in court tuesday. jim kapu walk is at 8:00. the cost is $30 per person and the proceeds go to the family trust. >> new developments in the italian cruise ship disaster. let's turn to marla tellez live in our newsroom with a look at a few of the international headlines. >> good morning. we'll begin in italy where the company that owns the capsized "costa concordia" has figured out how much it's going to pay the passengers who survived on that day. it's offering $14,640 to each passenger to compensate them for lost baggage and other damages. the company will reimburse the full cost of the cruise, travel expenses and medical expenses from the tragedy. about 3200 people survived so that means costa is paying out 47 million. the death toll stands at 15. more protests in egypt as thousands pour in again. but it's a different scene from earlier

vallejo. the city has seen more homicides than any other city. the most notable homicide of the year came in mid november when a bank robbery suspect shot and killed a veteran police officer jim capoot furious south the murders of the city of vallejo to its core. and there was a total of 18 homicides in vallejo. the second highest rate in 25 years. budget and staffing have long been a problem. the police department as well as most city agencies saw massive cuts. all of that changed in november when a city merged out of bankruptcies. federal and state grants have helped with budgets. third >>catherine: and state lawmakers return to work to begin dealing with a variety of legislative proposals. dan kerman as telling as many are tied to the state's ongoing budget problems. >> the government wants to raise the retirement age and require government workers to pay more towards pension and health care. he also wants to please new workers into a different type of plant. so far, republicans are not that excited about it. another way the governor hopes to save money, some $33 million over two years by closing a quarter of the state's parks. some lawmakers are saying, not so

. >> tomorrow vallejo remembers a all then police officer. the event to honor jim is a 20-mile walk. he was shot as he chase add bank robbery suspect. the suspect will be in court on tuesday. >> the walk starts at 8:00 tomorrow at the home depot in vallejo. it's $30 per person. proceeds go to the capoot family trust. >> a new morning before you hit the town. police say to watch out for pick pockets. police pointing out thieves are snapping cell phones and wallets. keep an eye on your stuff. one suspect's was found with five cell phones. nightclub thefts appear to have increased over the past six months. >> b.a.r.t. is taking steps. b.a.r.t. directors approve add $7.7 million contract for the next phase of the seismic retrofit project involving placing steel on the walls to connectit to the east bay part of a $1.3 billion safety program. the program so far is about 85% complete. >> 6:07. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren over in the nbc bay area weather center. looks like it's going to be a great day. >> it's going to be a go

vallejo. most notably the shooting death of police officer jim kapoot. that's one more than during 2010. and the city's second highest homicide rate since 1994. the last slaying of 2011 happened just before christmas. 22-year-old cesar villalobos was stabbed to death in his pickup truck. >>> san jose became the first city in the nation to boost the minimum wage above $10 an hour. city council introduced the proposition last year. the minimum wage in san francisco went from $9.92 an hour to $10.24 an hour. >>> new figures out tonight show how hard the recession has hit the bay area housing market. in an analysis for the san jose mercury news. data quick reports that local homes lost more than 1/3 of a trillion dollars during the past four years. homes in oakland lost an average of $350,000. in concord the average loss was $289,000. with $267,000 in san jose and 205,000 in san francisco. home equity loans have dropped about 90% since 2007. >>> well you may want to pack your golf clubs in instead of your skis. the reno lake tahoe area ended the year with one of its driest decembers on recor

new at 11:00, when a police pursuit causes collateral damage to a community, somebody has to pick up the bill. tonight at least three homeowners affected by a recent pursuit in vallejot the city to payup. it ended in the deadly shooting of veteran officer. the november incident involved police tearing down several fences in a neighborhood where bank robbery suspect henry albert smith was hiding out. the homeowners are asking the city of vallejo to shell out nearly $11,000 for repairs and emotional distress. smith has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. he's skilleded to appear in solano county court at the end of month. >>> tonight a temporary victory for a disabled oakland man who faces foreclosure. leonard wilson is allowed to stay in his home till friday when he's scheduled to go before a judge. he has lived in his home for 26 years, first as a renter, then as a homeowner. he's been in a wheelchair since he broke his neck. he's having a forensic audit conducted 0 prove his foreclosure was improper. he is well-known in his community for helping it raise money for underprivileged children. >> city leaders and police say an occupied tepee must stay down after the

but now compare that to los homicide count in 1997 to the board murdered in vallejo in that year. the policeent as well as most city agencies saw massive cuts in the last three years. but all that changed in november when the city emerge out of bankruptcy. federal and state grants have also help with the police budget. creative staffing had been put into place and partnering with the sheriff's department other agencies were put into place during the year. we have seen improvement in police services for the future and that is good news it is something that the citizens of vallejo are in need of. >>catherine: the trough for a man suspected of killing a man and his two sons will be taking place. prosecutors say it was a member of the ms 13 gang who mistakenly thought that one of the man's sons was a rival gang member. he was an illegal immigrant he was not reported at the time because he was a juvenile at the time of the killings. a tough new ban on smoking in public places taking effect today in the city of alameda. current charles clifford was in the east bay with details. >>reporter: startin

police officer james kapu. it will span 29 miles between vallejo and vacaville. funds raised will go to the family trust. registration starts at 7:00 at the home depot in vallejo. the killer is expected in court on tuesday. >> fired and fighting back. one of the largest employers in the bay area is accused of age discrimination. 130 former employees slapped lawrence livermore labs with a lawsuit. they believe they were fired in 2008 because of their age. after a battle the case is now going to trial. we spoke to an attorney for one of the plaintiffs who says the layoffs arclassic case of age discrimination. >> they laid off none of the higher people. the only way to save, they had to threat long term workers go who were closer to retirement who cost more for medical and whose salaries are the highest and keep the younger workers. >> lab officials say age had nothing to do with layoff process. the case is going to trial next month. >> san francisco's municipal transit agency will talk about a proposed parking ban that would prevent rvs, trailers and others longer than seven feet to park. it is to prevent

. >>> and at least three people have been robbed in vallejo after responding to ads on the craigslist web site. here is how police say that the scheme works. the thieves list the car for sale on craigslist. and then tell the potential buyer to come to a private home. and to bring cash. the would-be customer is then roughed up and robbed. but the people who live at the home have no idea that it is being used as a set-up for a robbery. >> when i came out of my bathrobe, this elderly gentleman was lying right there. >> the most recent robbery was friday evening. the other two were am july of 2012. all of them happened on neptunes court. >>> some other bay area headlines on this tuesday. we now know at least 55 fires have been set since saturday by a serial arsonist in novato. all of the fires have been located in open spaces, near neighborhoods. so far, a fence, a pg&e pole were damaged, but no homes or other structures have been burned. >>> dog walkers in san francisco could face strifter rules. the board of supervisors will vote on a pleasure today to limit the number of dogs that a person can walk. the limit woul

the vallejo officer was fatally shot as he chased a bank robbery suspect on foot in november. policeaville are organizing the walk. >> he was an outstanding citizen. and his -- the way he carried himself, the way he carried himself off duty by contributing to the vallejo basketball team speaks volumes. they don't make people like that a lot anymore. >> jim capoot, charge on walk starts at 8:00 on the home depot on callahan lane in vallejo. all proceeds will go to capoot's family. he left behind a wife and three daughters. >>> the giants fan who was assaulted by two men at dodger stadium is getting much-needed financial help tonight. tim flannery, the third base coach and his folk rock banned will play a benefit concert for bryan stow tonight. the concert is at 8:00 p.m. at the uptown theater in napa. tickets are $55 for the concert and $100 for a v.i.p. reception. tickets available at the box office or ticketmaster.com. >>> much more ahead on it be -- coming up, reduce your footprint. the catching on takg t is taki recying one step further. e e ♪ going to the bank without going to th

vallejo. after responding to ads on craigslist. here is how the police say the scheme works. the thieves list the car for sale on craigslist. and tell the potential buyer to come to a private home, and be sure and bring some cash. the would-be customer is then roughed up and robbed but the people who live at that home had no idea it is now being used as a set-up for a robbery. >> when i came out in my bathrobe, this elderly gentleman was lying right there. >> the most recent robbery was friday night. all of them happened on neptune court. >>> another security breach at the san francisco zoo. >> this comes on the heels, just a couple of weeks of the theft and return of the squirrel monkey banana sam. and security guards caught three men in the zoo late on sunday night. they told the guards they had jumped a back gate. two trespassers have been arrested and one was cited. >>> another zoo story. this one is involving a very tough toddler. >> we watched this before we went on the air and we're like you got to be kidding me. a brave 3-year-old comes face to face with a male lion.

>>catherine: of vallejo man is behind bars accused of beating and stabbing his mother. policehas a history of mental problems that might have led to the attack. is his mother is in hospital and severe cuts her face and risk. he has been charged in the tin and murder. it happens all investigating a and and certainly year, break in at a level high score. whether they see someone broke a window into staff lounge korea it is not sure if anything was taken. concord people want toanyone heard or saw any thing of people loitering in the school during that time period. stay with us we will be back after this. look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, great job. oops. [ powers down ] uh-oh, flobot is broken. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. call or click today. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey

vallejo street. more than a half dozen businesses were robbed on sonoma boulevard. policeay it happened sometime between 9:00 tuesday night and 8:00 wednesday morning. police say the only thing that was taken were some coins from a check cashing business, and a chinese restaurant. >>> more police officers can soon be patrolling downtown walnut creek. we told you earlier about a fight, this one involving about 15 people outside the she row lawn and lounge. now the police chief is asking city council to add two new police officers to the force. if approved, those officers will be placed on the downtown beat. a final decision is expected in a couple months. >>> nightclub-goers in san francisco are being warned to take precautions after an increase in thefts. an inspector with the city's entertainment commission says thefts are common but appear to have increased dramatically in the past six months. police are encouraging club- goers to keep their belongings with them and in a secured location, or to use the coat check service if available. >>> the bay area battle against seco