the 18-year-old yanira serrano garcia was depressed and on medication. you cannot just shoot someone that has medical condition. it is frustrating. >> they have tazed her or shot her in the leg. >> never bothered anyone. >> yanira serrano garcia was shot and killed on tuesday by a sheriff deputy. officers and a witness say she had a knife and turned it on the officer. a spokesman for the sheriff says that the deputy feared for his life and the office denies accusations she was shot in the back. the family has contacted an attorney. >>> the only commute could be better for muni riders and officials told us they expect service to be back to normal with height rail running normal schedule and same for cable which have not been running at all for three days. workers have staged a sickout since monday after rejecting a contract proposal last friday. the city attorney filed an unfair labor practices charge against the transit union which has forbidden to strike or take part in work stop averages. >> officials will hold a public hearing on rate and fee hives for

the family says yanira serrano garcia suffered from depression and was taking medication. amy hollyfield will have a report at the top of the hour. >> muni riders are waiting to see if there is more bus and train service after three days of a worker sickout. make plans for another rough commute. yesterday, the service improved to 70 percent of normal. it was 50 percent on tuesday and only 33 percent on monday. drivers called in sick. the cityç foiled an unfair labr practices charge against the drivers union. the union president insists the union is not urging operators to call in sick. workers rejected an officer. by law they are not allowed to strike. >> there are concerns of the structural integrity of another bay area bridge. the northern joint of the cartinez bridge is showing signs of canning after less than 10 years. the joint is supposed to last 20 years. an official says the cracking started showing up two years ago. an inspection discovered widespread problems in the slow lane used by 2,000 trucks each day. caltran does not know why it cracked. >> the pins have c

they said yanira serrano-garcia was mentally ill and not taking her medication. the sheriff's office says deputies found yanira serrano- garcia standing in the streets and lunged at one of the deputies with a knife. that is when a deputy fired killing her. family members say the shooting was not justified. >> i just feel sad. i feel mad. and i don't know why an officer would do that and try to kill my cousin. my cousin didn't do nothing. they could have tased her. could have done something better. >> the deputy has been placed on paid administrative leave while the district attorney investigates the shooting. >>> a police officer was hurt in a head on collision with a suspected drunk driver this afternoon. the officer was responding to a call when the crash happened about 12:45 p.m. this afternoon. his injuries were minor. police the driver made an illegal turn in front of his patrol car. police arrested the 45-year-old on suspicion of driving under the influence. >>> firefighters are trying to control a three alarm fire that is destroying a boarded up hotel. it i

they made a call to 911 last night because sloan -- yanira serrano-garcia wasn't taking her medicine a knife. a sheriff's deputy was sent to the scene. within 20 minutes there was a gun shot. >> came at him and he did fire his weapon as he had to in that moment to protect himself. >> the deputy is a 9 year veteran of law enforcement. relatives question whether lethal force was necessary. >> taseed her. >> valid question. the thing is -- tased her. >> valid question. the thing is, there will be a investigation. questions like that will be addressed. >> reporter: the deputy has been placed on administrative leave as is customary. they are investigating. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we investigated how many police shootings involved people with mental illness. we learned about the bay area city that sees the highest number of calls and the special training police are getting, all of that is coming up at 5:55 p.m. >>> a man is sentenced to 4 years for selling a 19th- century gold rush-era jewelry box. he pleaded guilty to the charges last months admitting he sold it

are questioning the killing of this teen girl on tuesday evening. 18-year-old yanira serrano- garcia. was shot and killed by a deputy. her family says, she was mentally ill and was refusing to take her medication. they called 9-1-1 hoping a paramedic would come out and convince her to take her prescription. as has happened in the past. but deputies arrived instead, and authorities say, yanira was carrying a knife when they arrived. that's when they say, a deputy shot and killed her. now a lot of people are angry saying there is a lot more to the story. ".people that need help." a vigil for yanira will be held on friday night at the our lady of pillar church in half moon bay. a man with at least one stab wound. was found dead in san jose early this morning. police say, he was a latino man in his mid -30s. his body was found by a passerby in a remote area. on the side of the road. he was unconscious with visible wounds. whether he was killed on scene or elsewhere is still unknown. but authorities say. with few surrounding homes or security cameras. this will be a tough investigation. po

she was a sweet and innocent girl the victim was yanira serrano- garcia. her family says, she had refused to take her medication late last night in half moon bay. and the family called 9-1- 1. hoping a paramedic would come and convince her to take her prescription. it was something the family had done before. instead. a sheriffs deputy responded to the call. and shot the young woman who was carrying a knife at the time. > > there was no confrontation. the way that the deputy came at my sister ship, felt threatened she. felt really scared > > unfortunately it is a split- second decision where you need to decide what you are going to do. it's one of those situations where if your life is at stake you need to take action. the shooting is now under investigation by san mateo county's sheriff's office and the district attorney's office. developing news in southern california, where a marine jet crashed into a neighborhood. the harrier jet. out of yuma, arizona. exploded on impact and set two homes on fire. this happened in the town of imperial. east of san dieg

. ♪ >> hundred of people turned out for a vigil to remember yanira serrano-garcia last night, then marchedo the sheriff's substation demanding justice. deputies say yanira serrano- garcia was shot tuesday at the moonridge housing complex on miramontes. family members say she was suffering from depression and had not been taking her medication but say officers did not need to use deadly force. >> they could have tasered her, could have at least done something better. >> this is the second officer- involved shooting in san mateo county this year. this shooting is being investigated by the sheriff's office and the san mateo county district attorney. the deputy who opened fire has been identified as men true. he's a nine-year veteran of the department. he's been placed on leave which is customary with officer- involved shootings. >>> 7:06. caltrans is reporting another big problem with a major bay area bridge. this time, the trouble is on the new carquinez bridge which is just 11 years old. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live to tell us how this problem is tied to other bridges. good morning, t

. ♪ >> yanira serrano-garcia was shot tuesday at the moonridge housing complex.eputies say she came at them with a knife. family members say garcia was suffering from depression and had not been taking her medication. but they are questioning why officers used deadly force instead of deploying a taser. the san mateo county sheriff's office and the district attorney are investigating the shooting. the deputy who opened fire has been identified as men true. he's a nine-year veteran of the department. officials say true felt his life was in danger and had a split second to make the decision to discharge his weapon. this is the second deadly officer-involved shooting in san mateo county this year. >>> san leandro police are set to meet with other law enforcement officials tomorrow to combat recent violent robberies carried out by large packs of teens. investigators say there have been almost 20 attacks near b.a.r.t. transit lines in alameda county including some near the bayfair shopping center. in an effort to stop the attack, san leandro officers are joining forces

woman are demanding just first after she was shot and killed by a sheriff deputy. 18-year-old yanira serrano garciaome. her brother read a statement at a vigil asking for an honest investigation into what happened. official say san

moon bay after a sheriff's deputy shoots and kills a girl with the victim was 18-year-old yanira serrano-garcia. her family says she refused to take her medication. and they called 9-1-1 hoping a paramedic would convince her to take her prescription. a deputy responding to that call shot and killed the girl when she wouldn't drop a knife. muni's union is now facing charges from san francisco's city attorney. dennis herrera filed the charges yesterday, calling the worker sickout "illegal." yesterday marked the third day of a sickout to protest a proposed labor contract. service greatly improved over monday and tuesday service. union leaders deny that they are behind the job action. the two sides are expected to go into arbitration saturday. there is no official word yet on whether muni drivers plan to work today. the san francisco man. who led the f-b-i on a manhunt earlier this week. will be mentally evaluated. agents were investgating ryan chamberlain. for possesing explosive devices in his russian hill apartment. chamberlain appeared in a federal courtroom where his lawyer requested the menta

yanira serrano garcia was arrested after a it will-year-old boy told officials that she grabbed his negative while confronting him bullying her daughter. the district attorney did not file charges at the time, and her attorney says a private investigation cites three ones who say she confronted the boy but never touched him and some think the boy choked himself and blamed the mother. >> instability in iraq is causing an increase in gasoline prices but a bigger increase could be coming because of bipartisan action on capitol hill. what is this all about, matt? >> this could come as a surprise to you especially when you consider how much it costs to fill up your tapping but we haven't seen an increase in the federal gas tax in 20 years. that could change by next year. two united states senators, democrat murray and republican corker unveiled the plan to raise the taxes for gas which now is 18.4 cents for regular and 24.4 crept for diesel. they want to race it by six cents for two years. >> taxes are probably good for the roads but does it go, really, for the roads? we have again down this road

the 18-year-old yanira serrano garcia was depressed. she was on medication.he had stopped taking her medication. the family called an ambulance hoping to get help and treatment. then she ended up in a confrontation with the her deputy. >> you cannot just shoot someone that has medical condition and ... it is frustrating. they could have tazed her. or shot her in the leg. [ inaudible ] tuesday night by a sheriff deputy and the officers and a witness say that she had a knife and show turned it on the officer and she could be seen chasing the officer with the knife. a spokesman for the sheriff says that the deputy feared for her life and it appears the shooting was justified. the sheriff denies accusations she was shot in the back and the family wants to know more and has contacted an attorney. >>> ahead, seven things to know before you go. >> we return in 90 seconds in time to get rid of this frog in my throat >> whether you are just joining us or headed outdoor, number ones breaking news in san jose, homicide are looking into the mysterious death of an help --

are questioning the killing of this teen girl. 18-year-old yanira serrano- garcia. was shot and killed by a deputy. her family says, she was mentally ill and was refusing to take her medication. they called 9-1-1 hoping a paramedic would come out and convince her to take her prescription. as has happened in the past. but deputies arrived instead, and authorities say, yanira was carrying a knife when they arrived. that's when they say, a deputy shot and killed her. now a lot of people are angry saying there is a lot more to the story. ".people that need help." a vigil for yanira will be held tonight at the our lady of pillar church in half moon bay. coming up.wilding.it's a crime trend that's threatening the streets of san leandro. we'll have the details. and the eastern span of the bay bridge was said to be wrought with issues.including broken bolts and cracked welds.we'll tell you about a recent investigation into these problems. and the man accused of killing three police officers in canada has been caught. we'll have that story.coming up on the kron 4 morning new

the victim was yanira serrano-garcia. >> reporter: >> reporter: once of the elevator video shows theee more times before being tossed out of its will chair again. the school district has now fired security mitchell. and now faces felony charges. they are reevaluating how this security guard officer is trained in the first place. >> they get training on first-aid in conflict management theoretically there should address the issue we saw here and provide this kind of terrible behavior obviously is not foolproof. >> reporter: we also wondered if taking kiss the class is a part of the security officers list of duties. it is. >> secondarily they are there to facilitate the operations of this school urging students to go to class and that is part of the duties of a school security officer. >> reporter: both the district and the d.a.'s office says that is still being that you waited then carmen kron 4 news. >> pam: >> pam: and family is in mourning tonight after a sheriff's deputy shoots and kills and 18 year old family member with special needs. and happen late last night and half moon bay

the victim was yanira >> pam: serrano-garcia's family says she had refused to take her medicine and they called 9-1-1 with hopes that a paramedic could convice her to take her >> pam: it was something the family had done before. but instead. a sherrifs deputy responded. and shot the woman who was carrying a knife at the time. >> no consultation the way that the deputy came to my sister she felt threatened and release scared. he just came old of nowhere. and shot my sister. >> is a condition is nowhere you have to the site of what you will need to do. would your life is at stake unfortunately, you will have to take action and that is what happened last night. >> pam: the shooting now under investigation by san mateo county's sheriff's office and the district attorney's office. the deputy involved in the shooting has been place on paid administrative leave. >> pam: the san francisco man who led the f-b-i on a manhunt earlier this week will be mentally evaluated. agents were investgating ryan chamberlain for possesing explosive devices in his russian hill apartment. chamberlain appeared in