this sets a breakpoint in the history of richmond. richmond is a symbol. let me give you a couple of comparison cases over the last 150 years to give you context about the fall of richmond. what it means to the people there, to the story, their stories and the overall war and overall perspective. madrid 1939, when franco takes it. paris, 1940, when germans destroyed the french the republic. warsaw, 1939. manila, 1941. saigon, 1975. the best analogy i can give you for what is happening, what's going to happen in richmond, is a shipwreck. cities change hands all throughout warfare. what makes these different? it's the symbolism. it is also the fact that they are watersheds. the fall of singapore ended the british empire in the far east. manila has never been the same since the second world war when the japanese took her in 1941 and the destruction of 1945. for the impact on paris, just watch casablanca for the impact on paris. the global reverberations of that offense, the helicopters going off the embassy roof, that puts a very sharp point. richmond, for th

the breaking news an off-duty richmond police officer killed in vallejo, shock and grief as the richmond police department as it learns one of its own is gone. >> i am christian -- kristen sze. >> i am regular. he is augustine vegas, off duty when the shooting happened at 4:30 this morning in vallejo in the glen cove neighborhood. we have coverage at the vallejo city council chambers with investigator about to provide an update. >> we are awaiting the start of a press conference at vallejo city hall. we just learned or confirm the identity of the liver killed this morning, he is augustine g gus vegas. this is his photo, a press conference is about to begin. we will show you what it look lie this morning, at narragansett court, some kind of family dispute and may have involved his daughter and a boyfriend. we are told the boyfriend fired on the off duty richmond officer, killing him inside the family house. we understand that the shooter, the suspect, is in custody. the name of the officer was just helped, confirmed, is gus vegas, a family man a14-year veteran of the accident. now they ar

the richmond officer stood at attention as the coffin arrived at the richmond memorial auditorium lining the sidewalk leading into the building and gus vegas' widow and others walked in behind the casket. we have seen officers if san jose and vallejo here, not so manies you usually see at an officer funeral and not so far away he was not killed while on cut but shot in his home during a domestic dispute those who are here say that they want to on his service as a police officer. >> officer gus vegas was trying to intervene in a domestic violence situation. in essence he was placing himself on duty. that is how we are all looking at it. gus is a great guy, great officer and we want to honor him. this is the way to do it. >> i have officers in law enforcement in my family and i pray they are safe but when you lose your life in your home that is even sadder. >> i kneed to be here. i don't know his family but i needed to be here because i knew him. video knew him from working the streets in richmond. the richmond fire department honored him with a huge american flag hanging from two ladder t

>>> remembering a richmond police officer killed during a family dispute. we are bringing you team coverage of the funeral procession and public memorial. >>> and a new mural is up in east oakland. we're live with the reason behind it and the connection to a new movie. >>> plus, he played ten seasons with the golden state warriors. this morning we're talking to a donald foil about team's success and life after retirement. >>> all right. welcome to my house. welcome to friday. welcome to "mornings on 2: the 9". by friday many of us are ready for that weekend along with mike mibach and gasia mikaelian. welcome to "mornings on 2: the 9". nice picture there of oakland. we have serious news and also some fun news to get to. >> we begin with honoring an officer. happening right now bidding farewell to a beloved officer and family man. a memorial service is scheduled to begin just about an hour for richmond police officer augustine gus vegas. he was shot and killed in a family dispute at his vallejo home last thursday. he leaves behind ten children and 0 grandchil

80 into richmond. this is just a heads up if you plan driving in the area, could be minor traffic delays between 9:00 and 9:45. the memorial itself at 10:00 this morning here at the richmond auditorium. that service is oepen to the public. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we'll stay on top of the story throughout the day. our coverage will continue both on air and online. just head to nbcbayarea.com for the very latest. >>> a possible break in the case of police investigating a sexual assault near the uc berkeley campus. berkeley police released this video of a man who could be linked to three assaults in the last week. they say his targets are asian women. first assault happened on february 11th at 9:00 at night. less than a week later a suspect grabbed at a woman. just 20 minutes later a third victim was attacked. many students are on alert after hearing about these incidents. they're now thinking about how to defend themselves. >> freaked me out a little bit. but it it also sent me to a place wher

vallejo to westbound 780 and westbound 80 to richmond and over the richmond memorial ought term. the public memorial begins at 10:00 a.m. and as we mentioned if you would like to attend, you are urged to get to the richmond memorial auditorium early because parking is limited. the memorial for the officer is follow by a private burial. >> berkeley police need your help to get this man off the street. he is not caughted after attacking three women. the image was captured on video. >> police are hoping by releasing this surveillance video they will be able to identify the attacker and make an arrest. look at suspect: he is described as african men or east indian man with curly hair or dreadlocks. in his 20s. surveillance video captured him as he was being chased by one of his victims, the unit two parking lot at uc berkeley. the victims reporting being grabbed and pushed to the ground before being sexually assaulted. the three victims are asian students walking him alone near people's park and the william had never seen the suspect before. >> we do believe that these are all connec

live in richmond. somber day for two communities. >> correct, laura and sam. you have vallejo where officer gus vegas lived and where he was very heavily involved in the lives of foster children and the community of richmond we're at right now where he was a police officer in the city for the past 15 years. you may recall a week ago yesterday last thursday morning that officer gus vegas was shot and killed while off duty inside his home in vallejo. he heard a commotion inside his daughter's bedroom. when he opened the door he heard suspects say instantly killed officer vega with one gunshot. police arrested the suspect shortly therefore. the grandson was safe and taken into protective custody at the time. so, from around 9:00 to 9:45 this morning richmond police will escort his body from vallejo to here where we're at right now. that procession will leave glen cove road in vallejo and head west on 780 to westbound 80 and into richmond. i'm just giving you this information if you plan to use those roads

westbound 80 here into richmond. this is just a heads up if you plan on odriving in that area. again, from 9:00 to 9:45. and memorial scheduled to start at 10:00 this morning. this service is open to the public. reporting live here in richmond, bob redell, "today in the it bay." >>> berkeley police department where they're asking for the public's help to identify a man seen in the surveillance video. they think this man assaulted three women. you can see him running away in these images. the man is described as african-american or indian in his 20s and he has dreadlocks or curly hair. anybody who recognizes him to call police right away, special victims unit and also asking women to be extra careful for now. reporting live from the berkeley police department, paola reyes, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> get a look at weather and traffic together. all right, things are going to get, what worse before they get better? >> i think so. we need the rain. we'll see that in parts of the north bay and some clo

view memorial lawn in vallejo to westbound 780 and westbound 80 to richmond and over to the richmond memorial auditorium and the memorial fund is beyond the $20,000 goal. the gofundme account was started by the richmond police. we have more information on donating at abc7news.com. all the public memorial will start at 10:00 a.m., and you are urged to get to the auditorium early because of limited pack -- parking. >> in berkeley, police believe they have video of man sexually assaulting women near the campus. the first attack was last thursday. on tuesday, two more happened in 20 minutes of each other. this is surveillance video of a man believed the attacker chased in the video by one of the victims. all of the victims are asian women walking whom alone. the suspect described as if his 20s and has curlless dark hair or dreadlocks. >> antioch police say he has caused several thousands of dollars in damage from tagging. the 26-year-old adam foster was arrested on monday when he was vandalizing a water tower. there were several cans and wire cutters. he used those to cut a hole in the c

take sot: dandre bolden/richmond "the killing has to stop." drivers in the richmond/pinole area have had enough of the fatal killings happening along i-80. {map} since october *several shootings have occurred along the stretch of freeway from berkeley to vallejo. this time, a 40- year-old man was the victim. take sot: voice of officer daniel hill/chp "the jeep overturned several times and the driver was ejected. personnel from the richmond fire department arrived on scene and pronounced the victim deceased at approximately 1:43 this morning." take sot: frank stevenson/san pablo "of course, we're up and down the highway there quite often and you just cross your fingers and hope." those who drive this roadway frequently say they are continuing to be vigilant. being on guard is now part of the everyday routine...and some are now *urging those involved in the shootings to stop. take sot: dandre bolden/richmond "i understand because i'm in the streets just like everybody else. i understand y'all's situation, but we gotta put these guns down." take

flags at the richmond police department are now flying at half-staff. the last time an officer from this department was killed was in 2008. richmond has now lost 11 police officers in its department's history, five were killed by gunfire. >>> well, not as much of a cliff hanger as originally thought. that is the opinion of a professor asked to assess the danger of an eroding cliff in pacifica that's left residents of an apartment building literally on the edge. nbc bay area's chuck coppola, who is this professor and what is his opinion about what's going on here? >> reporter: jessica, professor nicholas satar has studied the bluffs of pacifica for 40 years. he was asked to weigh in on the fate of this apartment billing rice here as you said on the edge. that happened a couple of weeks ago. now this week his findings are being released, and they are being held high by tenants who want to return here. >> okay. so we're going to head to the back of 310 esplanade. >> reporter: bart will willoby asked berkeley environmenting a engineering professor to give h

a lot of people knew him in vallejo and here in richmond. the community is set to come out for the memorial service. he was shot to death in his own home and today his family and the communities of vallejo and richmond coming out to say their final goodbyes. he leaves behind 10 children and 20 grandchildren. he was a leader in the community and a police officer in richmond. vegas and his wife ran a nonprofit aimed at helping foster children. he was killed last thursday and police have arrested robert vega, the father of his 6-year- old grandson. say cuba will be -- vega will be back in court next month. officer vegas' casket will be escorted from the sky view mortuary lawn in vallejo to richmond civic center auditorium. the memorial service is set for 10:00 this morning. and it's open to the public and will run until about noon. a law enforcement professional will escort him back to vallejo. ktvu will have coverage throughout the day. they have set up a go fund me account and we have a link on our website, www.ktvu.com. the richmond police o

and while vegas was a fifteen year veteran of the richmond police department, both richmond pd and vallejo pd say that as far as they know, vega was not working as a police officer. in fairfield, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam:continuing our coverage. heavy hearts among vegas' fellow officers. today.they told kron-4. he was considered a pillar of the vallejo community. he was"an exceptional man sincerely cared about the community he will be missed and not just the urban community as well vegas leaves behind 10 children and 20 grandchildren.as well as foster children that he and his wife took in over the years.the president of the richmond police officer's association says they >> pam:the last time an officer died in bradley moody crashed his patrol car. while responding to a call. the 29 -year old officer was taken to john muir medical center. but was declared brain dead. and later taken off life support. moody was an 8 -year veteran of the department. we alerted you about the deadly shooting this morning. with a push alert at 8-14. you can stay connected on breaking news with the kr

spoke with some sources in the richmond police department there. in morning this morning receiving a call around 43 about how a fellow officer off duty and murdered inside his home. as far as the name of the officer we are getting information he was very beloved respected officer he had been lifted from the department for quite some time. week and see some detectives here in this live picture coming out of the home. callers tell us that they heard shots this morning and they saw someone fleeing from the home will been told that the domestic situation something unfolding right now we're waiting for more information and hold that there will be news conference at the vallejo police department to give us more information about this certainly a developing situation here in vallejo and a very sad when with an off-duty officer murdered inside his home. >> mark: getting caught up on bay area weather traffic. >> james: with a pretty decent shot the embarcadero camera pass some of the peers out toward the bay and we also have sunshine going through all of th

cesar --pilar niÑo asisti a este evento en el auditorio "richmond memorial"... y nos tiene los detalles de este emotivo despido... take pilar pkg ;01 ;56 01;06 pkg fue un imponente despliegue de solidaridad. cientos de personas, entre familiar, amigos y ofiales del orden, unieron hoy sus oraciones y plegarias en richmond, para despedir a augustine gus vegas, un oficial con 15 anos de servicio en la policia de richmond, quien muriera tragicamente en su propia casa en vallejo, la semana pasada vegas era padre de 10 hijos...presuntamente murio a manos de robert vega de 30 anos de edad, el padre de uno de sus nietos. en medio de un profundo dolor angel, una de sus hijas dijo que vegas era su heroe, que habia sido enviado por dios para servir y proteger....y que el, laprotegi su bebe pilar nino 57:13 hoy quedo claro que el oficial vegas era muy querido aqui en esta comunidad, de hecho varios comerciantes latinos se acercaron a darle el ultimo adios 57:20 jorge lerma/comerciante 35:24 el representaba un elemento muy necesario muy especial, policias latinos que refleja

the chaos unfolded at hilltop mall in richmond. nbc bay area's elyce kirshner is live with more. >> amazingly, no one was injured. it happened at this busy parking lot here behind me. now authorities say it started in the mall and spilled out outside. that's when the suspects started shooting at each other. >> i was having a lucky day. >> ken shows us the bullet hole now wedged in the windshield of his brand new car. >> i was just putting this in the car to walk over to penny's. you know, i hardly ever come here. >> he had just parked at the hilltop mall in richmond when he noticed his forearm was bleeding. >> i opened the car door with the shirt i just bought. the only reason i knew was because i felt the glass hit my arm. i had been sitting there, that would have been a whole different story. >> police say the mall shooting began with an argument inside chic shoes and spilled out into the parking lot. >> two groups did get into an argument which quickly turned into a couple of guys from one group pulling out firearms. and began s

te here in richmond flags at richmond police department are flying at half staff. this after veteran officer gus vegas was fatally killed inside his home this morning. >> pam:the shooting death of officer vegas has shocked the neighborhood where it happened. when his body was removed from his home. the neighborhood came those who knew officer vegas. told kron4's haaziq madyun, that he cared about his family more than anything in the world. "present arms" >> reporter: richmond police officers filled the street and quietly saluted the flag draped body of fellow rpd officer gus vegas. he was killed here in his vallejo home on narragansett court. seeing his body being removed was extremely for his neighbors in this tightly knit community. renee mccray has known the vegas family for the past two decades. she spoke to the officer vegas's wife shortly after he was shot to death breaking up a fight between his daughter and her "i talked to her very briefly, i called as soon as i heard, and i said please tell me that he is okay because we didn't know, and she said no he is

the richmond san rafael bridge is clearing early . 237 in the westbound and 880 to 101 look good. south 680 is 20 minutes. >> mark: their new safety concerns about the bridges in our area. the american road and transportation builders association says the bridges in the bay area are deficient. repairs are being made on three of them are right now and will be made on the other force in-- four soon. >> anny: a bunch of thieves broke into the home and are trying to escape police searches. here's a look of the guys coming in in calling it on the floor. the suspects walked out of the home with the family's belongings. the suspects took off in red van. >> anny: ethan cash avoided jail time in his problem killing four people in a car crash trying to go to mexico. his defense is that he does not understand consequences because of his affluent upbringing. >> mark:. it uc-davis for valentine's day. >> reporter: only two weeks old he was discovered alone here and it is doing well. there has been an outpouring of support to help this little infant. one of the veterinary personnel spread the w

on interstate 80.all of those have either occurred in richmond, san pablo or pinole. along interstate 80. >> grant:you are looking at video. from an incident that happened last month in san pablo two people was seriously injured. c-h-p has perviously said. the shooting along i-80 were gang related. and not random. >> grant:no word yet if. this most recent shooting in concord. is connected. >> pam: happening this friday. a memorial service for the off- duty richmond police officer killed in his home last week. >> pam: the public ceremony for gus vegas. will be held at the richmond memorial auditorium at 10- in the morning. >> pam: today. the man accused of his first court appearance at the solano county hall of justice in fairfield today. >> pam: at least one family member from both sides was there. and so was kron 4's haaziq madyun. >> reporter: you are looking at photos of the year-old robert bay the taken inside the courtroom here at the solano county hall of justice in fairfield. he was in court for an agreement connected to last thursday's shooting death of a rich

a richmond officer is facing charges. the latest in the investigation after he was indicted for second degree murder. the c-e-o of a local hospital says the violence needs to stop... after recent armed robberies and shootings. what he's doing to draw attention to the problem. # "if something is happening that you can't explain, don't ignore it, get some help." fighting heart disease... a look at what women can do to protect welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stuff we pirates need. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. excelsior! eat up, me hearties! keep it down! i'm exploring the galaxy. "governor please stop this it off the table." strong words from gun control advocates in richmond. why they're urging the governor not to cut a deal with republicans. # the zika virus outbreak continues to grow.. how m

the victim is an off-duty richmond police officer. this deadly shooting happened near cliff walk drive in vallejo's glen cove neighborhood. this is the officer. his name is gus vegas. officers are still looking for his shooter. the officer who was killed is a long-time veteran of the force. neighbors say he was a kind man who held events for foster children in the community. >> joining us on the phone now is nbc bay area's cheryl hurd who is in the neighborhood where the shooting happened. i can only imagine how folks are reacting there, cheryl. >> reporter: that's right, i'm live on a cul-de-sac, there's one way in and one way out. people who live in this neighborhood are waking up to something they thought would never happen here, including myself because i live right here on this street. i woke up about 8:30 this morning to the news that my neighbor had been shot and killed. i never met him, but i've talked with his wife several times. but i understand that he is a 15-year veteran of the richmond police department, and i'm also und

a judge has set bond for the richmond police officer accused of murder. local reporters say it's 25-thousand dollars. david cobb was off-duty when he shot and killed a teen in chesterfield last year. mark tenia has new information his court appearance today. with his girlfriend and family inside richmond police officer david cobb faced a judge for the first time since turning himself in yesterday...cobb is charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony...the charges stemming from an altercation with an unarmed teen, paterson brown, jr., who got into the car cobb was driving at the car wash at this gas station in chesterfield... in court identified himself as an officer and told brown to get out of the car...they say brown was non compliant and responding in an unpredictable way prosecutors say cobb had his gun pointed at the teen for 3 to 4 minutes and that brown offered no the gas station as evidence to show that the only struggle between the two is when brown tried to shut the car door and cobb stepped in between the do

the police tracked the man to a home in richmond. as he left the home the police stopped him and arrested him. two hours later the s.w.a.t. raided the home as part of the investigation. >> we started to gather and see undercover police and it looked like they were trying to close in. >> on sunday a gunman killed two people and wounded a third man. the motive is not clear, sources say the investigators could not believe the shooter knew the victims. >>> the sonoma county sheriff department are looking for a missing man that's a high profile attorney. mitchel is a private attorney, his car was discovered sunday. his cell phone and clothing were found near his car. why he drove there and what happened to him are a mystery. >> right now we don't have information to believe that anyone else took his vehicle. no foul play is suspected. we're going on the premise he drove hits vehicle there himself. >> mitchel was hired by sonoma county to defend himself against a law suit filed by andy lopez. lopez was carrying a realistic toy gun. >>> tim

in richmond. this is not the first time contreras is accused of stealing a vehicle. in 2014, police in richmond say he smash add stolen car into a bus that slammed into a bus, damaged a gas line and injured 11 people. contreras ran away from that crime scene. now contreras faces two counts of murder, a count of attempted murder, carjacking, possession of a firearm by a surveillance video long and assault with a semi-automatic weapon. contreras is currently being held at the san francisco jail without born. >> thank you. we broke news of the arrest with a push alert from abc7 news app with updates on breaking news as it happens. down led the app for free and enable push alerts. >> you can still wear the shorts and sunscreen. another beautiful day around the bay area. here is a look outside showing blue skies sticking around, and more haze than yesterday, and so is the record-breaking warmth, at least for now. meteorologist meteorologist mike nicco has how the hot it will be where you live with the changes. >> good morning, everyone. this is the last day you see me on

he was a beloved member of our team in richmond and across the city and the community. this is a huge blow for us. >> reporter: back out here you can see it's an active crime scene. richmond police and vallejo police and chaplains are here on scene. and everyone is in mourning. and vallejo has lost two officers in recent years. memorial services are pending. >>> in the south bay today. investigators announced that they believe human remains outside gilroy are not that of sierra lamar. >> janine de la vega was at the scene as sheriff's deputies made the announcement. she explains why they don't believe the case is related to sierra lamar's disappearance. >> reporter: a sergeant said based on dental records they do not believe the remains are that of sierra lamar. a gold cap was found on one of the teeth. the scene is just off highway 101, a mile away from gavalin college. >> they called authorities to tell them about the remains. deputies returned this morning to conduct more of the investigation. it's too early to tell if the remains are of a male or a female. >> we'll

right now a man is in jail - accused of opening fire on a richmond police officer. jasmine norwood - explains what lead up to the shooting. broadcastify 9:53 the officers en route to mcv now a richmond police officer en route to mcv, after police tell us - he was shot while doing a routine stop sot gene lepley, richmond police 062545 stopped to talk to somebody there as they do all the time police say around 12:15 sunday morning...a group of officers stopped here in the intersection of garland and hooper street to talk with a man whod been standing there- 062725 just a stop and talk they call it, they do it all the time, see somebody out at night, you engage those people and see whats going on police say the man acknowledged them and then ran off—starti ng a police pursuit broadcastify 9:20 10-4 cpy 27 hundred block of hanes. black male all dark clothes units copy sot gene lepley, richmond police 062600 that person then fired multiple shots, one of our officers was struck in the leg nats barking broadcastify k-9s were brought in and a few minutes later - 23 ye

officer vegas worked in richmond but lived in vallejo with his family. the 911 calls started coming in at about 4:30 this morning. debora villalon is in vallejo where neighbors are still trying to come to grips with what happened. deborah? cove neighborhood and in front of the vegas home, you can see a small arrangement of candles and flowers. this is where the veteran officer and his wife raised their family and where he died before dawn. police officers assembled and saluted, as the body of 58-year- old gus vegas was escorted to a corner with the presentation of an honor flag. vegas had 15 years with richmond police. >> it was great they sowed such respect for him. >> neighbors were struck by the senseless loss. >> still have so many years left of giving to the community, to his family, to the children he took care of. now it's all gone. >> i heard the shots this morning. pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: those closest heard shots just before 5:00 a.m. but to link them to this household, always peaceful or their neighbor, off-duty. >> he always smiled. he wa

. >>> we are following a developing story out of richmond right now. a deadly shooting near lavonya desean middle school and that's where a 14-year-old boy was found shot to death around 9:30 this morning. that's on ohio avenue. the shot spotter informed dakotaidakota i detectives about the shooting. hopefully the public can help. our nbc chopper is on the way and we will bring you more updates as we get them. >> reporter: most of the fog burned off, but not before slowing the commute across the bay area for drivers and delaying drivers, too. >> this is some of the video we shot during this morning's commute and it was hairy and foggy early this morning and let's bring in kari hall. will we see a repeat? >> most of the fog just lingers right over the bay and we see it clearing out inland and into the city now in san francisco. clear, blue skies there and as you look over the water you do see the fog overhead and clear in san jose after seeing dense fog this morning and with all of that sunshine and our temperatures are starting to warm up quickly. we'r

officer vegas served the richmond police department for 15 years. we have heard the stories from several of the officers and those in the community who knew gus not just for his work as an officer, but outside of work also, often doing passionate work with foster families and kids. he leaves behind his wife of more than 30 years. also ten kids and 20 grandchildren as well. vegas was shot and killed allegedly by the father of one of those grand-kids last thursday during a domestic dispute outside his home in vallejo. police have identified the shooter as robert vega. he has not entered a plea. he will be back in court next month. as for what is happening today, we understand the family and close friends will gather here first at skyview memorial lawn in vallejo. they will be escorted sometime in the 9 a.m. hour by a police procession to the richmond memorial auditorium off civic center plaza. that's where we saw ktvu's christien kafton earlier this morning. as we take it back out here live, you see some of the police officers really from all over the

heartbreak in richmond this morning. a father searching for answers after his wife disappears with their two-year-old daughter! the case against comedian bill cosby picks back up today.this morning, we will tell you why his lawyers want some charges dropped! plus... now boarding! changes in the works for united airlines! why the company is going back and reviving an old policy and need to know! a woman in richmond had been on the run with her step- daughter since november new this morning: police arrested the 35-year-old in new york city, but the 2-year-old is still no where to be found! back in virginia, the girl's father is searching for answers. here's matthew mcclellan with more. "one loving caring young girl. anybody that came into her life she would bless them, make them laugh, make them smile."more than two months ago... cornelius simmons saw his daughter for the last time two-year-old ariellisa was last seen with her stepmother...simmon's -- simmon's wife andrea watkins- simmons.the two went missing november 25.o

it's been in place for years in richmond. we talked to some of the people involved in the program and henry's in the newsroom with what he learned. what an interesting program. >> it might sound like a crazy idea handing out cash to young men but richmond city officials told me this system works. >> it's called operation peacemaker. since 2007 richmond has been handing out money to young men suspected but never convicted of firing guns and who are most likely to shoot again. the point of the program? -- from turning into crime scenes with more lives lost. now washington, d.c. may take a page from richmond's playbook. the city's office of neighborhood safety which hands out grant money is headed by devone boneman. >> we're excited about the interest and d.c. looking at the work that we're doing in the city of richmond in terms of reducing firearm assault and associated injury and death. saving young black men, saving young brown men. >> young men who are add risk of firing their guns again are carefully screened for the 18- mo

an arrest was paid last night in richmond. police say contreras shot and killed 19-year-old rene mora and julio peraza, 21, of santa rosa. he is accused of shooting a third 18-year-old man fighting for his life at the hospital. the three men were shot on sunday morning and a couple from fresno said they were nearly the next victims speaking to abc7 saying that contrary pointed a gun at them and ordered them out the s.u.v.. >> he took off, then, in their vehicle which police found at that home in richmond last night. the father of a victim said that despite the arrest he is absolutely devastated and contreras now faces two murder charges, one attempted murder charge, carjacking, possession of a firearm by a felon and assault with a semi-automatic weapon. no word on when he will appear in court. >> we broke news of the arrest with a push alert with updates in i time on breaking news as it happened by download the app for free and enable push alerts. >> happening now in pleasanton, a big of the to save this adorable horse, people

a smoother towards the richmond bridge. slower drive towards the toll plaza and a build towards the bay bridge toll plaza. president's day, of course, the holiday for schools and many businesses. we're looking at an easy drive all around the bay. northbound 880 at marina. a crash reported moving to the shoulder and i'll check on any updates. meanwhile a light build towards the san mateo bridge heading across the bay. northbound 101 and 87 and a look at fremont heading down into the south bay for your commute with these headlights. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> if you ride b.a.r.t. across the bay for your commute, you know it can be a crowded ride. a new study shows it may be time for a second transbay tube as b.a.r.t. says trains are more packed now than ever before. many riders heading from san francisco to the east bay say it gets packed starting at 2:00 in the afternoon. a group looking at other transit systems to meet the growing deit mands. >> b.a.r.t. can run across the bay as it it does today but a standar

the city of richmond is in mourning as people deal with the shooting death of a police officer in his own home. kristin is talking about how the police department is remembering the police officer, kristian -- christian. >> police say he was killed by the father of his 6-year-old grandson, that child inside the home at the time of the shooting. police officers assembled and saluted the body of gus vegas as he was brought out of his home. vegas was a 15 year veteran officer with the richland police department. investigators say vegas was shot to death yesterday morning, at this point police believe it was a domestic dispute there were family members who said that the suspect was the father of gus' six-year-old grandson. >> police saying that suspect is 30-year-old robert vega, after the shooting vega left the home and drove to fairfield, that's where he was arrested. a family friend said that the 30-year-old is a veteran who came home messed up, suggesting he has ptsd. richmond and vallejo are mourning the loss of gus vegas. >>> turning to the san francisco police shooting investigatio

approaching and it's actually bringing a few showers up to northern parts of virginia just north of richmond airport staff to hand it has been sliding year off towards the east again in advance of that cold front will slide through dropping temperatures for groundhog day tuesday notice a few showers throughout the richmond airport ashland over toward stevensville on tap the handle towards the northern neck so sweet on things out you a future cast at four o'clock news a couple showers out there off towards the northwest. what you might try to pop up ahead of the front but i think that most of the activity will hold off until we go through the later evening into the early overnight hours of my ten o'clock. certainly some scattered showers to the region and falling temperatures will see high temperatures to about twenty this afternoon will warm right back up to seventy degrees on wednesday i'll have more on that in the seventy forecasts coming up in a few minutes in seven today a judge sentenced a lumber liquidate years to five years' probation and handed the company a thirty million dollar fin

. >>> well, thousands gathered today to say goodbye to richmond police officer gus vegas. a sea of law enforcement officers joined three mayors and the family to pay tribute to vegas. >> he was that guy that no matter what time of day it was, no matter -- no matter what kind of trouble you got into at 2:30 in the morning, he would come and get me. he was dependable as they come. >> melanie woodrow has more on today's tribute. >> reporter: officer gus vegas' family says he died the way he lived, protecting others. >> he never neglected to tell us how much he loved us and how proud he was. >> reporter: a beautiful tribute inside richmond city auditorium. ♪ i miss you >> it was told to me once that you'll know how a man lived his life by who shows up to his funeral. >> reporter: perhaps the greatest testament are his ten children. his son enrico said if they ever felt they fell short, their dad quickly lifted their spirits. this was a man who understood perseverance. it took him ten years after graduating napa valley police academy to become a police officer. >> and in 2001

richmond police officer gus vegas shot and killed overnight. not in the line of duty but in a domestic dispute. his daughter's boyfriend and father of their 6-year-old, robert vega, now in police custody. both are napa valley basic academy graduates. >> when something happens to one of us, it happens to all of us. >> reporter: richmond's police officer association's president

a richmond-area man has pleaded guilty to his role in an alleged race war plot. he's one of two men investigators say wanted to shoot and bomb synagogues and black churches 34-year-old robert doyle pleaded guilty to conspiracy and gun crimes today. prosecutors say doyle and the second suspect are white supremacists who bought guns and explosives from undercover agents. investigators alal believe they planned to rob a business -- and use the money to start a race war. doyle's sentencing is set for may. twitter is taking on the fight against terror -- the social media company says it has suspended 125-thousand accounts, over the past seven months. twitter says it targeted accounts that either threatened or promoted terror attacks. it says most were associated with the islamic state, or other terror organizations. twitter says it has added staff to watch for signs of terrorist activity. we're following-up with a local delegate's bipartisan plan to protect troops. let members of the virginia national guard carry guns on duty passed the house thursday. he says it didn

not far from the richmond b.a.r.t. stations and interstate 580. took about an hour for pg&e crews to shut off the flow of gas. a car port had collapsed and damaged a gas meter. evacuation orders were lifted 90 minutes later. >>> happening later today, leading lawmakers will assess the state of silicon valley. the annual state of the valley conference starts this morning at the mchenry center. a town hall center facing silicon valley. entertainment that includes music and dance performances by south bay art groups and former house speaker newt gingrich expected to attend that event. >>> a historic meeting between pope frances and the leader of the russian orthodox church. this is the first ever encounter that is taking place in cuba. it is groundbreaking step towards improving catholic or orthodox relations. in the meantime it, preparations under way in mexico city for the pope's visit. the country's holiest site. he plans to meet with the country's foreign ministry to discuss the environment. security is expected to be extremely tight with nearly

. >>> the breaking news in richmond. police are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a teenager on ohio avenue right near south 33rd street this morning. sky 7 is over the scene. >> pice say the victim is a 14-year-old boy shot several times in the torso and died on the richmond greenway trail. officers are searching the bart tracks right new for the suspect. we are told, however, this is affecting bart only to a limited extent, with ten-minute delays in the area. >> and a middle school was briefly locked down but it has been lifted. follow abc7 on twitter for more information. >> i am niagara falls. >> i am kristen sze. >> another top story students at stand clear county elementary school are home after the school was canceled over a stand off this morning in los gatos. sheriff deputies have arrested a man who crab add vehicle into a let and threatened the deputies with something unusual. janet o is at the scene. janet? >> kristen he not only crashed his car but he get out and started waving a knife and a can of g

--richmond ha perdido hasta ahora 11 agentes en toda su historia. --cinco de ellos murieron por arma de fuego. vo blanca --un hombre murio cuando su vehiculo le pego a otro coche y se fue contra un montculo para luego estrellarse contra un arbol. --el accidente ocurrio alrededor de las 8 de la maÑana cerca a la interseccion de las calles "ygnacio valley" y "ayers" en la ciudad de concord. --el vehiculo accidentado, un honda modelo 92, circulaba haa el oeste de la calle ygnacio, cuando al pegarle a otro auto perdio el control. --aun se desconoce como se dieron los hechos. --el conductor murio en el lugar y nadie mas resulto herido. cesar ---durante toda la noche, equipos forenses del condado de santa clara estuvieron analizando restos humanos encontrados en las afueras de gilroy... vo ---las osamentas fueron halladas cerca del cruce del bulevar santa teresa y la calle "castro valley, no muy lejos del colegio comunitario "gavilan college"... --los restos fueron hallados por trabajadores del pg&e que laboraban en la zona. --investigadores de la oficin

we have wind advisories in effect for the richmond/san rafael bridge. traffic backing up near the toll plaza so expect slow conditions there. also windy on the sunol grade. so use caution there. chp issued an advisory here, as well. we have yellow on your sensors sluggish speeds on the southbound side of 680. northbound 880 at high street minor accident over to the shoulder but it's not causing a problem. you can see the camera shaking. the wind is the big traffic story this morning. your seeing slower speeds because of that. it's also our bigger weather story this morning and some rain on the way. roberta? >> we have a departing area of high pressure, an approach of low pressure. it causing a tight squeeze and so it gets gusty. oakland international airport reporting wind gusts at 38 miles per hour. sustained winds there at 29. we have that south-southeast breeze next to the bay. otherwise sfo with 16-mile-per- hour winds, 15 in san jose. lighter winds to the north. but everybody will see increasing winds and that's why the national weather service has

from the richmond center fell bridge no major problems. you could see the back appear it's often non. >> reporter: no major hot spots for the south bay. no major problems as santa cruz mountains. it's crawling on the peninsula. there was a hit-and- run crash and also there was debris on the road. not bad on the san francisco side but the browns are with the peninsula. >> darya: authorities in southern california are interviewing people who knew the inmates escaped the jail last month. there were caught in san francisco last saturday. somebody flag down a police to report a suspicious man. the other turn themselves in on friday. >> mark: bart parking fees are going up. $2 and hoard $8 in west oakland. there's a $3 cap on parking. >> darya: police are looking for one who stole a police car. the police spotted to sewing cars the driver sped away. one of the cars was caught. another woman she was stopped and then tried to steal a police car. the police car was found all the weapons were still there. the man who got away with christian hernande

--"vegas" un veterano de 15 aÑos con la policia de richmond, ser honrado durante una ceremonia funebre pblica este viernes.. juanfra-vobox --- hoy regresa a corte, el hombre del sur de la baha, acusado de asesinar a su compaÑero de trabajo... --- investigadores creen que "steve hlebo" (lee-bow) mat a "kyle myrick" detrs de la tienda de motocicletas donde ambos laboraban en san jos...para luego lanzar su cuerpo en las montaÑas de santa cruz... --- la polica dice que el sospechoso admiti haber protagonizado una pelea con la vctima de 28 aÑos, pero mantiene que esta siendo falsamente incriminado. lorena/take vo --en orinda las autoridades investigan la golpiza casi mortal, de un hombre de 21 aÑos durante una fiesta en una casa rentada temporalmente el fin de semana pasado.. --al parecer, la vctima se pele con el hombre de la foto dentro de la vivienda alquilada bajo el sistema "air-b-n-b"... --aunque la ciudad cuenta con una ley que hace responsables a los dueÑos de una casa cuando sus fiestas se tornan violentas, la municipalidad dice que revisar las reglas de esta clase de rentas t

officer vegas worked in richmond but lived in vallejo with his family. the 911 calls started coming in at about 4:30 this morning. debora villalon is in vallejo where neighbors are still trying to come to grips with what happened. deborah? >> reporter: we're in the glen cove neighborhood and in front of the vegas home, you can see a small arrangement of candles and flowers. this is where the veteran officer and his wife raised their family and where he died before dawn. police officers assembled and saluted, as the body of 58-year- old gus vegas was escorted to a corner with the presentation of an honor flag. vegas had 15 years with richmond police. >> it was great they sowed such respect for him. >> neighbors were struck by the senseless loss. >> still have so many years left of giving to the community, to his family, to the children he took care of. now it's all gone. >> i heard the shots this morning. pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: those closest heard shots just before 5:00 a.m. but to link them to this household, always peaceful or their neighbor, off-d

there's a lot of activity moving out of the richmond area. if you're watching from saint mary's county you're in the bulls eye of this cluster of thunderstorm that we're going to be continuing to monitor. i think it's about an hour or two away from saint mary's county. >> we are still going to stay some it and monitor this as it moves east of the district into southern maryland and into the eastern shore. >> i even saw a report, did i see almost an inch of rain in the hagerstown area. >> the rain, yeah, is incredibly heavy so i think you're right there was a report. and even this one happened rain measured in 15 minutes enter montgomery county, an in rain here in hagerstown as of 6:00 p.m. there's hail, there's just a report, here we go, american university. dime to nickel sized hail. up in frederick county, street flooding. so we've got everything in the mix for the severe weather this evening. wind, hail and flooding. >> we had that product up a little while ago that showed the wind and i want to give people an idea of what is coming throug

. >> reporter:driving along interstate 80 between richmond and pinole can be dangerous to your health. sunday night a 30 year old man was critically wounded when one vehicle opened fire on another near the appian way exit sot sees like the more and more i hear about it , the scarier it is many who travel this corridor every day are worried because this is not the first car to car shooting. it's just the latest in a series of shootings since noveber on interstate 80 in richmond, san pablo and pinole that's left intended victims wounded or dead and bystanders injured sot it does worry me, if i was driving on a freeway that had i would be worried because i have a family to care for and its something i don't want to get caught in the middle of sot had caught em i think the residents would be calmer these are the same kind of incidents we've had in richmond years , richmond mayor tom butt says he too is alarmed by the highway what they are rivalries between different geographic areas, they are not even gangs as in the settling old debts. butt says just last week the highway patrol met with

view memorial lawn on when 780 and westbound 80 to richmond and to the richmond memorial ought term. the public memorial begins at 10:00. you are urged to get to the richmond memorial early because parking is going to be limited. the memorial for the officer is follow by a private burial. >> berkeley police need your help to get a map accused of sexual assault east streets. in the last week he has attacked these women. he has not been caught. but the image has. janet o is showing a new video this a much needed break in the case for the first time. we see the face of attacker. look at him. he is described as african-american, or east indian man with curly hair or dreadlocks. he is 5' 9" to 6'. he was captured being chased by one of the victims through uc berkeley's unit two parking lot on tuesday night. police say so far they know of three victims who were sexually assaulted by the same man. the victims all asian women were walking home near people's park and they had never seen the suspect before. >> a last time you hear of the situations it is someone that the person knows so to hea

. >>> now to a touching tribute today in richmond for a police officer who was shot and killed inside his own home last week. >> he did fall in the line of duty, and that was the line of duty as a father and as a husband. >> family, friends, and fellow law enforcement all filled the richmond auditorium today. they were there to remember officer gus vegas. >> john sasaki was at the service where there were plenty of tears but also some laughter. >> reporter: the respect for richmond police officer gus vegas was obvious and heartfelt as his casket passed his saluting brothers and sisters in blue. despite his not dying in the line of duty but rather in a domestic dispute at his vallejo home, the richmond auditorium was filled as if vegas had died saving the lives of city residents. >> but such a danger is never expected to be lurking within the walls of your personal sank you the ware. it there are some things in life that are just beyond our ability to comprehend. >> reporter: his family says he did die in the line of duty. >> dad's final breath doing what he always taught us, and that

>>> family and friends say farewell to be loved a veteran richmond police officer augustine vegas. he is being remembered for his years of dedicated service and his generous spirit. >> one augustine vegas known as "gus" in the police procession this morning. >> his a large family gathered to express their love for a man who died protecting his grandson. his daughter called him for hero. >> he protected me. he protected my baby. >> augustine vegas was shot and killed by the father of one of his grandchildren last thursday. his family said the world lost a great man and a devoted father who made each of his ten children feel special. >> he always to just a thought about protecting us and being there for us. he was the ultimate protector. even as we were grown men and women. >> he was so many people in one and he was the labor and delivery nurse, he was everything, any time you called him he would find the exact information >> reporter: he mastered everything he did. >> the only way i could thank you for being the father you were to me is to be the woman you raised me to be and on the