we have very low violent crime in general in the richmond. just last night i found some stats going back to 2009 so for the 5 years or so before 2014, typically we were seeing in the high 200's, 250, 280, 290 violent crimes a year. we're actually down, being under 200 is a considerable improvement for us. on the other hand, property crime as we have seen just about everywhere else in the city is up for us. what drives almost all of that in the richmond is breaking into cars, stealing cars and a very small amount of that is also residential burglary. middle most of our burglaries are from garages. if i could say just a couple things, i say it over and over again, never leave anything in the car at all. putting it in the glove compartment or under seat, if we know them then the guy who breaks into cars all day certainly knows them. also locking up, anything you can do to make your car a harder target, the better. garage burglaries are going around looking for open windows, unlocked doors, anything you can do to get in their way makes it more li

we have very low violent crime in general in the richmond. just last night i found some stats going back to 2009 so for the 5 years or so before 2014, typically we were seeing in the high 200's, 250, 280, 290 violent crimes a year. we're actually down, being under 200 is a considerable improvement for us. on the other hand, property crime as we have seen just about everywhere else in the city is up for us. what drives almost all of that in the richmond is breaking into cars, stealing cars and a very small amount of that is also residential burglary. middle most of our burglaries are from garages. if i could say just a couple things, i say it over and over again, never leave anything in the car at all. putting it in the glove compartment or under seat, if we know them then the guy who breaks into cars all day certainly knows them. also locking up, anything you can do to make your car a harder target, the better. garage burglaries are going around looking for open windows, unlocked doors, anything you can do to get in their way makes it more li

the case remains under investigation. >>> the city of richmond has officially introduced a new police chief. >> all one brown -- was sworn in last night, and brown is a veteran officer, and with the richmond police department since 1984>>> and producing a powerful anti-bullying video, creating the p.m. entitled, "silent" to enter an online competition, a powerful anti-bullying them about bullying at school. no words, but you can see this three girls relentlessly picking on a different student. back -- picking on a death -- deaf student. and that local schools are using her video as a message to the students and the winner of the competition has not been identified yet. >>> cracking down on distracted drivers, and the department wants to spread the message that distracted driving is dangerous to not only those doing it, but to everyone else on the road. they recommend turning off the electronic devices and put them out of reach before you start the engine. >>> there are a few instances going on and the freeway are okay. >> it looks like they may have found someone in the search, but wh

we have very low violent crime in general in the richmond. just last night i found some stats going back to 2009 so for the 5 years or so before 2014, typically we were seeing in the high 200's, 250, 280, 290 violent crimes a year. we're actually down, being under 200 is a considerable improvement for us. on the other hand, property crime as we have seen just about everywhere else in the city is up for us. what drives almost all of that in the richmond is breaking into cars, stealing cars and a very small amount of that is also residential burglary. middle most of our burglaries are from garages. if i could say just a couple things, i say it over and over again, never leave anything in the car at all. putting it in the glove compartment or under seat, if we know them then the guy who breaks into cars all day certainly knows them. also locking up, anything you can do to make your car a harder target, the better. garage burglaries are going around looking for open windows, unlocked doors, anything you can do to get in their way makes it more li

. >> a brother and sister shot to death in richmond last night. >> reporter: this potent mix of pain, anger, and teenagers with guns making dewaan's hometown of richmond, california at one point one of the deadliest cities in america. here the streets are hunting grounds. corner after corner young men run for their lives. those puffs of smoke, bullets. chased by an armed rival. and here a calculated hit is under way. two men calmly walking before they open fire. lighting up the night. >> every night on the news you'd think this was beirut. you'd be afraid to come to this city. >> reporter: in 2007 the city brought in devone boggan who came up with a controversial solution. pay the young men like dewaan not to pull the trigger. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: that's right. the better the behavior, the better the paycheck. >> ain't that funny? >> reporter: this month dewaan got the maximum. $1,300. >> congratulations, bro. good for you. >> thank you. >> reporter: that day at the cemetery he chose not to avenge his friends' death. >> everything you do is going to have a reaction. you know what

in richmond, virginia, marina maracco, fox 35 local news. > well, today's shooting in richmond is the latest tragedy in what's been a deadly year so far for law enforcement across the country and this area is no exception. fox5's teisha lewis continues our team coverage with more on that side of the story. >>reporter: tony, you're right. here at home across the dmv four officers have died in the line of duty so far this year. and the horrific richmond shooting brings that number to five. am of these shootings are happening as the community is still healing and mourning recent officer deaths. just last month, the world watched as prince george's county ashley guindon was laid to rest. guindon was fatally shot her first day on the job. she was responding to a domestic disturbance. two officers with her were also struck, but they survived. two weeks earlier, two deputies senior deputyies mark lowness den and patrick daily were shot to death at a panera bread. both served in the military and were parties. they responded to a call regarding a crowded restaurant. jacai colson was killed on

richmond and the south side of richmond. sot is it possible to fix the problem? ya we gonna wave a wand and it's all gonna go away. it's not that simple ya know because there is a lot of very complex social historical psychological emotional things that's going on all mixed together. pastor alvin berstine is part of a ceasefire program targeted at changing the pattern of violence in richmond and nearby communities. sot the ceasefire and we in the community basically saying this behavior is not gonna be tolerated and we know based upon past actions who are the perpetrators of it so we bring them out of our anonymity saying we know who you guys are and you gotta stop this but unfortunately you stop one group and there is another group coming right there behind them. again pastor bernstine doesn't believe there is a simple solution here. there has been one arrest made in connection with one of the 18 shootings. that was an attempted murder case. there have been dozens of gang arrests throughout the east bay but those cases have

next applicant. >> my name is jay i live in the richmond i shop and commute, i'm here everyday and i will show up and participate at every meeting on the agenda thanks. >> thank you any other members of the public that are politically to the seat geary cac seeing none, oh, now is that really farrell sorry issues with the screen commissioner avalos. >> i want to express one request from the district one supervisor mar is interested in supporting maggie for the at large seat and considering would to appoint for the richmond seat and there is consensus on the committee like to proposals that thank you commissioner farrell. >> sure actually but i'll comment that commissioner avalos has turned in happy to do that i think mr. post and mr. kingsley i'll support them and happy to do so i support people that come to those hearings i understand people can't but for tenderloin for the district supervisor with the at large seat i'll support but understand a discussion and happy to support. >> commissioner peskin. >> sorry commissioner london breed. >> one of those days the back of my name mayor

next applicant. >> my name is jay i live in the richmond i shop and commute, i'm here everyday and i will show up and participate at every meeting on the agenda thanks. >> thank you any other members of the public that are politically to the seat geary cac seeing none, oh, now is that really farrell sorry issues with the screen commissioner avalos. >> i want to express one request from the district one supervisor mar is interested in supporting maggie for the at large seat and considering would to appoint for the richmond seat and there is consensus on the committee like to proposals that thank you commissioner farrell. >> sure actually but i'll comment that commissioner avalos has turned in happy to do that i think mr. post and mr. kingsley i'll support them and happy to do so i support people that come to those hearings i understand people can't but for tenderloin for the district supervisor with the at large seat i'll support but understand a discussion and happy to support. >> commissioner peskin. >> sorry commissioner london breed. >> one of those days the back of my name mayor

richmond. mr. richmond: let me start off by saying, i know that mr. duncan apologized on behalf of the ranking member. i don't think the ranking member needs anybody to apologize for him but if you want to apologize that's fine. i'm sure he can speak for himself. the issue of bringing up mother emanuel and the fact that a terrorist is a terrorist is an issue that we've been raising on this side for a very long time. it doesn't matter the nationality of the perpetrator, doesn't matter their motivation. terrorism is terrorism no matter the perpetrator or the victim. so when we look at those nine people that were killed, we call it domestic terrorism. and the fact that you can hold the domestic terrorist means you have the ability to safely how a very dangerous -- house a very dangerous person who others would want to do harm to. you would agree you at least have the ability to do it? governor haley: i will never question our military and our officers. we are totally capable, and i don't doubt them fo

richmond. mr. richmond: let me start off by saying, i know that mr. duncan apologized on behalf of the ranking member. i don't think the ranking member needs anybody to apologize for him but if you want to apologize that's fine. i'm sure he can speak for himself. the issue of bringing up mother emanuel and the fact that a terrorist is a terrorist is an issue that we've been raising on this side for a very long time. it doesn't matter the nationality of the perpetrator, doesn't matter their motivation. terrorism is terrorism no matter the perpetrator or the victim. so when we look at those nine people that were killed, we call it domestic terrorism. and the fact that you can hold the domestic terrorist means you have the ability to safely how a very dangerous -- house a very dangerous person who others would want to do harm to. you would agree you at least have the ability to do it? governor haley: i will never question our military and our officers. we are totally capable, and i don't doubt them fo

killed after midnight sunday morning of police say the 30- year-old was killed on the 3,000 block of richmond boulevard. he lived there about a year and was almost home when he was attacked. it's unclear what the motive was. >> we're trying to determine what led up to the shooting. we're looking at everything, also talking to neighbors and any witnesses, and also looking for video surveillance footage. >> reporter: the man was last seen at the king fish pub and cafe, about two and a half miles away, and left some time saturday night and was found dead later in the evening. a memorial is set up near the place he was shot. he was worked as a data scientist in san mateo, and before that as a research scientist. >> we're asking the community, nip with information to contact us, you can remain anonymous. >> reporter: oakland police say there are very few clues in the killing, and they're hoping somebody saw something to help them solve the case. >>> it's a federal offense, stealing mail, and tonight and only on kron 4 we learned someone stole a mail truck in oakland, and all of the mail in it is a

again, it right here in richmond, editor of the richmond planet. he insisted that black and should only fight if they did so under black officers. with the ranks of colonel in major -- and major a departure , from what had been the case during the united states colored troops. no officer, no fighting. we will wait for the change. many white southerners were content to wait, responding to mckinley's call for colored troops. the new orleans times democrat insisted on the speedy and the inisted on expediency of registering of african-americans. invoking the civil war's memory, mitchell responded that in fact this was the same logic issued to lincoln. even robert e. lee had "recommended the confederates arm the same negroes and use them to fight against the united states." mitchell pointed out the results were clear. "lincoln enlisted these negroes and won." history repeats itself according to mitchell. other unionists joined in recalling the civil war service of african-americans during the current conflict. it seemed hardly coincidental that thomas w

next applicant. >> my name is jay i live in the richmond i shop and commute, i'm here everyday and i will show up and participate at every meeting on the agenda thanks. >> thank you any other members of the public that are politically to the seat geary cac seeing none, oh, now is that really farrell sorry issues with the screen commissioner avalos. >> i want to express one request from the district one supervisor mar is interested in supporting maggie for the at large seat and considering would to appoint for the richmond seat and there is consensus on the committee like to proposals that thank you commissioner farrell. >> sure actually but i'll comment that commissioner avalos has turned in happy to do that i think mr. post and mr. kingsley i'll support them and happy to do so i support people that come to those hearings i understand people can't but for tenderloin for the district supervisor with the at large seat i'll support but understand a discussion and happy to support. >> commissioner peskin. >> sorry commissioner london breed. >> one of those days the back of my name mayor

our ofaffiliate in richmond say he may have had mental issues and he's not from the richmond area. >>> and gearing up for day two of the puck clear security summit. many of streets are blocked off. shear a map of the closures. we also posted the map on the nbc washington app so you can get them even on the go. now let's check in with megan mcgrath live with more on how this could affect you. >> reporter: good morning. bottom line, if you want to avoid the area around the convention center because of all of the road closures like the one you see hbehind me. you can see the tour buses lined up in the right-hand side, right hand lane here on 11th street. just a few minutes ago, they were actually double that only one lean was gane was by. they have fewer options in terms of dropping passengers off, so is that one of the many trickled down things we're seeing. also the mt. vernon metro station is still closed. frap trains are by passing that station. world leaders are talking about a variety of issues including how to keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists. you can expect t

nice to be back in richmond. i have already learned at least one important lesson this morning which is not to follow dr. ayers so i will see what i can do to keep you all awake and thank you for that very nice introduction. so here we are. the ses question centennial of the end and the dawn of reconstruction. for most americans, when lee surrenders, the story is over and the wonderful "new york times" blog disunion stopped because apparently the story was done and two months ago, the secretary announced to congress a number of states had ratified the amendment, slavery was dead, the war was over and americans today, as dr. ayers mentioned, when it comes to reconstruction, started to get very fuzzy and kind of confused and not very interested and in fact, when john asked us to come and speak today, he asked us all to provide a couple paragraphs explaining basically why you should want to come and hear this. john's question was well, now that the shooting is over, why should americans care about reconstruction and

, editor of the richmond planet. he insisted that black men should fight only in they did so under black officers with the ranks of colonel and major. of course, a departure from what had been the case with the united states colored troops. no officers, no fight, demanded mitchell. we will wait the change. of course, many white southerners were content to wait, responding to mckinley's call for colored troops. the new orleans times democrat insisted on the expediency of enlisting african-american and it urged the president to, quote, allow the white folks to handle this war without their assistance. invoking the civil war's memory, mitchell responded that in fact this was the same logic issued to lincoln. even robert e. lee had, quote, recommended that the confederates arm these same negroes and use them to fight for the united states. quote, lincoln enlisted these niggers and won. mr. jefferson davis would not enlist them and lost. history repeats itself, warned mitchell. and it seems hardly coincidental that thomas

next applicant. >> my name is jay i live in the richmond i shop and commute, i'm here everyday and i will show up and participate at every meeting on the agenda thanks. >> thank you any other members of the public that are politically to the seat geary cac seeing none, oh, now is that really farrell sorry issues with the screen commissioner avalos. >> i want to express one request from the district one supervisor mar is interested in supporting maggie for the at large seat and considering would to appoint for the richmond seat and there is consensus on the committee like to proposals that thank you commissioner farrell. >> sure actually but i'll comment that commissioner avalos has turned in happy to do that i think mr. post and mr. kingsley i'll support them and happy to do so i support people that come to those hearings i understand people can't but for tenderloin for the district supervisor with the at large seat i'll support but understand a discussion and happy to support. >> commissioner peskin. >> sorry commissioner london breed. >> one of those days the back of my name mayor

his widow was in attendance tonight at a restaurant in richmond where the richmond police officers association presented the family with a check for $10,000. officer vegas was shot and killed at his home in vallejo. his daughter's extra boyfriend, robert vega, is awaiting trial on murder charges. >>> federal agents have seized more than seven tons of marijuana that a truck driver was trying to smuggle into the united states at the mexican border. the u.s. customs and border protection says agents found more than 600 wrapped packages inside a truck driven by a 47- year-old mexican man. it happened at the border crossing at san diego yesterday. the man apparently told agents that the truck contained a load of furniture. those drugs have an estimated street value of more than $7 million. >>> heads up for caltrain riders, construction work is requiring a bus bridge in san francisco this weekend. replacing the 100-year-old queen street bridge in the bayview. trains heading to the city will stop at bayshore station and from there, sam trans is providing bus service to remaining stations in the city.

we will start with a developing story out of richmond. officer dermyer was shot at a greyhound bus station in richmond and a gunman hit him several times at close range seconds into a conversation. >> a vigil will be held today to honor his life. and mikea turner is here to tell us more. >> reporter: that is right. people prepare to venture out for the vigil to honor the life of officer dermyer. police are trying to figure out why this happened in the first place. aquestion a lot of people are asking. the shooting came without a warning. and today, again, people will gather for a vigil across the street from e station and honor dermyer's life. an armor of local and state police officers covered every angle of the greyhound bus station on thursday. aman opened fire on one of their own for a reason unknown. people close by were shaken by gunshots. >> i open the door. >> reporter: and chad dermyer approached a man in the bus station. and moments later the man pulled out a gun. triggering a shootout with police officers. the suspect, who poli

life tonight from richmond, fox5 local news. > thank you very much.ou v today's shooting in richmond is the lathest tragedy in what's been a deadly year so far for law enforcement across thethe country and the dmc area is noo exception.ion. fox5's teisha lewis continues our team coverage with more on that side of the story. >>reporter: across the dmv four officers have died in the linenh of duty so far h year and the horrific richmond shooting brings that number to five. now, many of these shootings arn happening as the community isis still healing and mourning recent officer debts. just last month, the worldthe watched as ashley guindon wasas laid to death.eath guindon was fatally shot her first day on the job. she was responding to a domestic disturbance. two other officers with her werh also struck, but they survived. two weeks earlier, deputies in hartford county were killed. senior mark laws done andnd patrick dalery were shot toto death at a panera bread.aner both served in the military and were parties. they responded to a call regarding a crowded restaurant. jacai colson was

>> richmond police interviewed the 23-year-old woman at her home monday night. her 3 month-old son as well as the 6-year-old son appeared to be healthy. she told officers that her car and air-conditioning were on and she was only gone for a few minutes. >> no matter what. it is never smart to leave the engine running with your kids in the car. >> the case has drawn heat on the man that shot the video. the man called 911 only after recording what happened. >> if a person was there that actually saw the kids that were in dire need of help, i would certainly hope that instead of filming let's lend a hand. >> you listen to what he says. it sound like he is harassing her. but it probably would have been time better spent calling 911. and getting a professional there. who could intervene. and decide what to do about the situation. but you should never leave children alone in cars. >> when i talk to the man he did call 911 and at any rate he is not concerned by any criticism. >> honestly. i don't care because i know in my heart what happened and i will get lessons from

we're looking live at the richmond/san rafael bridge. you can see the slick roads and lisa returns in a few minutes with the seven-day forecast. >> it's a pivotal weekend for the warriors run setting a new nba record of 73 wins. golden state is in memphis to phase grizzlies before the spurs. tipoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. our time. last night the giants won in dramatic fashion over the dodgers but not before the rookie pitcher almost had a no-hitter at at&t park. here are the highlights with this morning's sports report. >> good morning, everybody, the giants hosted the dodgers on the first friday of the season at t and t park. matt cain facing the unknown ross stripling, trying to pitch a no-hitter in his very first big league outing. bumgarner and buster posey ho r honored for the silver slugging award and slugging was absent. puig robbing matt duffy, cain goes six innings and struck out three. stripling coming back from tommy john surgery. his family looking nervous and wife standing there. no-hitter still intact. the 100th pitch t

la patrulla de caminos de california y la policÍa de richmond investiga la causa del tiroteo, aseguran que estÁ ligado a pandillas. hemos identificado que los tiroteos no son al azar, tienen vÍnculos con pandillas de vallejo, oackland y richmond. >>cuando voy manejando en la autopista, con los niÑos que van conmigo, vivimos atemorizados que por lo menos alguna bala o algo que pueda pegar a ellos. luz: el 11 de enero una bala perdida hiriÓ a tres personas en la autopista, incluyendo a un niÑo de dos aÑos, por eso las autoridades piden ayuda al pÚblico. si estÁ conduciendo la autopista hevea conductor manejando de manera errÁtica y agresiva mantenga su distancia y llame al 911. sitio informaciÓn que ayude a favor contactar patrulla de caminos de california al telÉfonoen pantalla. los peÑa, noticias univisiÓn 14. leticia: gracias luz, un camiÓn se volcÓ esta maÑana causó un caos vial, sobre la autopista 980 y la interestatal 880 en oackland. varios carriles estÁn cerrados desde las 8:30 de la maÑana, durante las horas pico del trÁfico. los carriles estÁn abiertos en a

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is at the richmond police station. do we know the condition of the baby and do we know the name of the mother or presumably the person inside the store that they're looking for? >> reporter: at this point police are not releasing it. the baby was crying but did appear to be okay. meanwhile, police are trying to make contact with the woman in the video. we don't know if she's the mother. they still haven't been able to talk to her. >> using game stop while a baby is in the car crying. >> this cell phone video taken on friday has triggered a police investigation. the man behind the camera shows a child in the back seat of a car while he claims the driver is shopping inside a nearby game stop store in richmond. >> she'd rather get a video game than taking care of her baby in the car by itself crying on a hot day. >> when the video starts, the windows are cracked. after the woman realizes the man is recording, she returns to the car and rolled them up. it's unclear if the air conditioning was on. >> that's crazy. who does

james brown that shot and killed a trooper that stopped to talk to him at the gay hound bus station in richmond. chad der meyer, a father of two. >> reporter: before the encounter that ended with the trooper dead. james brown had been charged with murder, intent to kill, aggravated battery with a firearm, failure to abate police and more. trooper dermyer had no way of knowing any of that when he walked up to him. strangers and friends placed bouquets on trooper chad dermyer's cruiser, outside state police headquarters. parents struggle to explain his death to their children. dermyer was on a training exercise with a dozen other trooper at the richmond greyhound depo. 30 seconds later after he stopped to talk to brown, he pulled the handgun out and shot the trooper repeatedly. >> this man was like get down, get down. >> reporter: two other troopers returned fire, brown continued to fight with medics and officers, as they rushed him to the hospital where he died. >> the loud noises didn't make sense. i was like there is that's gun shots, then there were five or ten more. >> reporter: he would pul

the top, just named chief of the richmond police department. joining us this morning is chief brown here on the 9. thanks for joining us. i'll start with you about the shootings. 17 is a lot. i know richmond police are teaming up with chp. do you believe many of them are retaliatory? >> the freeway shootings are something that got our attention back in november when these things started to happen. not many happened in our jurisdiction. but what we learned by working with other agencies is some of these do have connections to folks we know that have connections in richmond. i think it's evidence of kind of the changing face of gang and group involved violence where folks have sort of presence in multiple localities and jurisdictions which is why the cooperative effort we've been engaged in for some time now is really helpful and really the best way to combat and counter what we see as some of it is back and forth, targeted among individuals. this is not random stuff that's directed at the public or motorists or anything like that. it's targeted

news story shot some time ago from an abc station in richmond. the soft side of chad dermyer. officer dermyer, a former marine and father of two young children was two years in on the virginia police force, and a man seconds into a conversation took his life inside of his greyhound bus terminal on thursday. amichigan native. serving on the police department there before he started a new life in virginia. the vigil will be held today in honor of trooper dermyer. people are asked to wear a navy blue shirt. >> thank you. >>> new information now on the man charged in a boy's death over just a piece of birthday cake. robert wilson took a police officer de years behind bars. the 31-year-old is accused of killing his girlfriend's 9-year- old son. wilson cried out in court regretting what he did. but he put the blame on jack's mother. >>> a mother is sharing her scary story about what happened to her daughter even though she was just a few feet away. she hired day labors to help her with a move. one of them, 44-year-old gonzales is now charged with moles

the man accused of killing a virginia state trooper yesterday in richmond was on his way to the district. that detail just part of the new information that is coming to light today. tonight we have team coverage. amy aubert has more on the sudden spike in police shootings in the area. but we begin with jeff goldberg live at the state police headquarters outside of richmond with details on the trooper chad dermyer and the man accused of killing the young officer. jeff? jeff: well, alison, a press conference wrapping up 45 minutes ago. we james brown. we are told that his journey started in raleigh, north carolina. we was ultimately headed to chicago with several stops along the way including here in richmond, virginia. now behind me, this is the patrol cruiser of trooper chad dermyer. it is covered in flowers and notes. this community grieves trooper dermyer's loss as well as offer support to the state police. 34-year-old james brown had a long criminal history in his home state of illinois including attempt murder gun and drug charges. authorities say when brown shot and killed 37-year-o

we're in port richmond this is where the vehicle was found. it's a 2005 pontiac as -- aztec with new york plates. the accident happened at argue minuting go and lehigh in kensington around 9:30. a man was riding his scooter when an suv making a right turn on to lehigh struck him and kept going. witness said the victim fell off the scooter and dragged 200 feet down lehigh. police found the 35-year-old man lying in the road he was unresponsive. medics took him to the hospital where he was pronouncerred dead in an hour. >>> -- pronounced dead in an hour. >>> police located the vehicle parked unattended at the intersection of cedar and madison. >> reporter: police know who the registered owner of the vehicle is. the vehicle has been towed, they are collecting evidence as they try to determine who was driving. live in port richmond, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> breaking right now in burlington county, this is what you want to wake up to, a car slammed into a home on the unit block of delaware avenue in riverside. the driver lost con

it is happening in richmond. >> things are not random. we know they are targeted. we are working with our allied partners to get the message out, this won't be tolerated. >> reporter: 17 freeway shootings reported since november. chp says most of the gangs involved come from the richmond area and the violence spills over to the highways. to stop it they start at the source. >> we have to come to where they are at. >> reporter: they start here and then go to the freeway? >> [bleep]ly. >> reporter: california highway patrol -- >> absolutely. >> reporter: california highway patrol making that happen. there have been three of these operations with marked patrols, under cover officers, k-9s and a helicopter. they took 29 illegal guns off the streets and made 69 arrests. including this man. the first arrest of a freeway shooter. >> we are working hard to solve the cases. they are very important to us. we are trying to hold those accountable for what they are doing. >> reporter: what is next for this investigation? i can't get too specific because the bad guys watch news

including in richmond. brown had a long criminal history in illinois including attempt murder, gun and drug charges. just before yesterday's shooting at the greyhound station in richmond, authorities say brown had gone to check on the bag and was walking away from it when he had a brief intersection with dermyer. brown pull ald gun from his waistband and fired multiple shots at dermyer. two state troopers nearby shot at brown who later died at the hospital. authorities say he shot dermyer with a .40-caliber beretta semi-automatic pistol a gun bought legally a year ago but not by brown himself. also found on brown's possession 143 rounds of unspent ammunition. >> i am concerned that he we know that that gun was bought a year ago legally. not bought by brown. we don't know how brown acquired it. we are still working with the a.t.f. to determine that. kevin: two other people suffered non-life threatening injuries in yesterday's shooting. a 21-year-old woman from new york and 47-year-old woman from north caroli

our temperatures tomorrow to start off at 58 in richmond, 56 in oakland and 58 in san francisco. we'll stay mainly in the 60s a few spots in the 50s. i'll be tracking the seven-day forecast in a minute. >> and for all of your bay area news be sure to download the kron4 mobile app it's free for apple and android devices. >>> and police are investigating a fatal stabbing in san jose. it happened just after 9:00 tonight along mill stream drive. police are releasing few details at this hour. but say a man was pronounced dead at the scene. the homicide is under investigation. >>> local water agencies asking the state to ease up on water restrictions and allow the local agencies to determine what the appropriate water use should be for its customers. jeff bush explains what the districts are asking for and why. >> reporter: local law agencies have been under order to maintain a 25% reduction because of the drought conditions in california for the last several years. this winter brought a lot of rain and the reservoirs getting back to normal. that's why the association of california wat

it's happening in richmond but it's the solution to the recent spree of highway shootings in the east bay. >> things are not random. they are targeted. but we are working diligently. we're working with our partners to get the message out to gangs this type of behavior won't be tolerated. >> reporter: there have been 16 freeways in alameda and contra costa counties since november. chp says most of the gangs involved come from the richmond area and the violence spills over to the highways. to stop it, this task force starts at the source. >> so they start here and then go to the freeway. >> reporter: california highway patrol has joined forces with 15 other federal, state and local agencies to make that happen. so far there have been three operations with marked patrols, undercover officers, k-9s and a helicopter. in just the last 90 days, they have taken 29 illegal guns off the streets and made 69 felony gang-related arrests including this man, the first arrest of an accused freeway shooter. >> we want to let the public know we're out here working hard to solve these cases. they're ver

at georgetown in 1985, but he's no stranger to richmond. his 1993 book "gabriel's rebellion" is one of the most important studies of one of the most important slave conspiracies in american history. he spoke about it at the university of richmond 20 years ago and he's going to be interviewed about that book later today for television. most of dr. egerton's work has been on the subject of slave resistance, colonization and abolitionism during the american revolution and early national period. you will find a partial list of his publications in your program. his work deals with the intersection of race and politics. his most recent books deal with the mid-19th century. years of meteors, steven douglas, abraham lincoln and the election that brought on the civil war. and the wars of reconstruction, the brief violent history of america's most progressive era. his talk today will draw mostly from that final book and the title of his talk today is black activism in the wars of reconstruction. ladies and gentlemen, doug egerton. >> thank you. good

>>james: some moderate showers also began the following up to richmond area slide in the math are out to the gcc would have quite a bit of rain impact of this is like concord a walnut creek or river city power also you see lybrand renouncing it across both the san mateo bridge in the dumbarton bridge is typical of the final stop you consider showers beginning to develop a ronson was a we have showers out never green south of san jose will see a pot of and sun belt cupertino beginning to see showers moved overhead things a little more aware and the south bay over the course of the next 15 to 20 minutes 15 on a sustained when an oakland 16 in concord 12 and fairfield 13 1/2 on bay. >>james: it is for the strong out along the coast temperatures mild a lot of the upper fifties to low 60s to does not feel terribly cold a surrogate it will be wet as a head of the door howe long does the rain last week of defense for the time line to six to 7:00 looking in the rain really impacting the east and the commencement as the push toward 9:00 by 6:00 p.m. and will start coming down the evening ride

we'll show you heading into the north bay from the richmond side. this is the 580 approach heading over toward the san rafael side. a smooth drive but you have to wait to pay that tool. back to you. >> thank you very much. in a story you'll only see on nbc bay area. correctional officers at the elmwood jail recovering after being involved in a fight with inmates believed to be intoxicated. all of this unfolding yesterday. three deputies say they smelled alcohol in a protective custody jail cell and went to escort two inmates from the cell. one of them attacked the deputies. one got kicked in the face and another severely injured. this as the county wrestles with security concerns. >> the sheriff was aware of this altercation. she visited the deputies at the hospital. i came out here so the public knows what is going on. >> for more contact, this violent scuffle comes one week after nbc bay area obtained leaked memos written in late 2014 that warned the surveillance cameras is outdated. >>> 6:52. richmond's acting police chief will be officially swor

. >>> the city of richmond is changing how it handles complaints against its police officers. the police department has ditched internal affairs and replaced it with the office of professional accountability. and for the first time ever, a civilian is in charge. new at 10, ktvu's paul chambers in richmond tells us the department hopes to improve its transparency with this move. pollock? >> reporter: the man who's responsible for the opa has been a judge, attorney, and a police officer, he says being a judge gave an opportunity to learn how to be more impartial. around-the-clock, day in and day out, richmond police are working with the public. >> you know there's drunk drivers out here a lot. >> reporter: sometimes emotions run high and things get heated. if an officer's conduct is called into question, that's where the office of professional accountability steps in. >> it's a place where the public can large a complaint against an employee, or complaint -- they can complain about anyone with the police services that we offer. >> reporter: during lineups, some got the chance to

. >>> now tlitest developments in that deadly shooting at a greyhound station in richmond. virginia state police say the trooper was an ex-marine and longtime police officer. >> he was also a husband with two chdr trooper chad dermyer was shot and killed during a training exercise at the bus station. he was not wearing a vest at the time. now the latest from richmond. >> reporter: chris and doreen, we have learned that trooper dermyer was on a specialized training mission designed to intercept drugs at bus stations across the commonwealth. as we zoom in, you can see this is still very much an active crime scene with virginia state police as well as richmond police officers combing through the area and processing the crime scene that spans across this bus station. and we've learned that the trooper simply introduced himself to the suspect, and that's when the man opened fire. [ sirens ] it was chaos in the midst of an active shooter situation. a full police escort for this ambulance with a trooper fighting to survive. trooper chad dermyer is seen here with the superintendent

comes in all exactly a year after an amtrak train derailed in port richmond. coming up next the changes amtrak made to keep you safer and what may be getting in the way. >>> this is not the wake-up call one woman wanted. what came falling from the sky. >> temperatures up and down all week. we'll see some warmth overnight. our next storm will drive temperatures way down. we're talking about a freeze on the way and windchills, something we haven't talked about in a while. that's coming up in the seven-day when we come back. >>> tonight the ntsb is trying to figure out why a backhoe was on the tracks at the same time a moving train was on it. two workers were killed when the amtrak train collided with the equipment and trainer delaware county this morning. the impact forced the derailment sending 30 passengers to the hospital. >> we got on the track and there was a like a big explosion and there was a fire. then the windows bursted out. some people were cut up. >> none of the passengers had life-threatening injuries. meanwhile, amtrak plans to operate normal serv

at georgetown in 1985, but he's no stranger to richmond. his 1993 book "gabriel's rebellion" is one of the most important studies of one

tracking and the wednesday night lingering thursday. 59 in richmond 50 degrees in richmond 650 degrees and then sent to bed and the rest of slightly drop quickly inland locations mid- 50s. a santa monica assemblyman was looking to impose a 2-cent- per-ounce fee on all sugary drinks. the money would have gone to and diabetes. the bill was killed before it even made to the health committee because it just didn't have the support it needed. this is the eighth time in six years a soda tax bill has been proposed in the state legislature. in the bay area: oakland recently announced its own plans to put a soda tax measure on the ballot. big news in the race for the house paul ryan is making it accepting his party's nomination. the wisconsin republican made the annoncement this afternoon. after weeks of whispers and speculation - today paul ryan is "ryan bite here" during a news conference near capitol hill - the 2012 republican vice presidential nominee says he's happy to remain in his current role as speaker of the house. at 46 - the wisconsin native has only been speaker since october but c

light rain falling all the way into richmond the web commute. over the bay bridge as well as the san rafael. northbay and san francisco. the rain going on this morning. it begins to taper off and by the second part of the afternoon were mostly cloudy with only isolated showers. not as widespread as we see now. temperatures are not bad. 55 in san francisco. 50 half moon bay. 56 livermore. coming up we have the hour by hour forecast and what to expect for the extended forecast. >>> the chp is investigating a deadly crash in oakland before midnight last night. investigators say the driver lost control and rolled his vehicle on the offramp. it appears he was not wearing a seatbelt. >> during the collision the driver was ejected the were no other passengers or people at the time and the driver passed away on the scene. >> and the skaters say it's too early to know if speeding or alcohol played a role. >>> president barack obama is waking up in san francisco after spending the day fundraising in the bay area. he and his daughter melina arrived yesterd