Ofr and e ed line Contra Costa County, the showdown tonight over a giant front yard swastika. And tensions between the u. S. And iran reach dangerous new heights, the president changes his mind hours after reportedly approving military strikes against iran. We begin tonight with the Police Officer killed doing what she loved. Good evening. Im elizabeth cook. Im ken bastida. Tonight officer Tara Osullivans former soccer coach is remembering her as a natural leader and role model. She attended high school in Pleasant Hill and thats where kpix5s joe vazquez is tonight. Joe . Reporter yeah. She went to high school right here at college park, grew up in martinez nearby where her family still lives. Tonight folks who knew her are devastated by her death. She was always fun loving but very serious on the field and it was always team first. Reporter Randy Madison was Tara Osullivans College Soccer coach in martinez, said she was the heart of her team, a forward who was unselfish, a real gem. Parents are supposed to outlive their children and coaches around supposed to outlive their players. Reporter tonight hes heartbroken that shes gone. Its just not okay. Its not right. Too young. Reporter after High School Graduation tara went to Diablo Valley College across the street for a while before transferring to sacramento state. As commander reporter there she participated in a Law EnforcementScholar Program which in this promotional video she credits with teaching her to be a better leader. This december well both be graduating from sacramento state. Today is a very, very sad day. We lost a hero. We lost a leader. She was a hero. Thats exactly what she was. Shes a role model to so many people. Reporter Tara Osullivan is memorialized tonight with flowers and american flags at her high school. Nearby Pleasant HillPolice Station lowered its flag to half mast to honor her sacrifice. Her old coach said hes not surprised tara died helping someone in trouble. That was her character. I wonder how many other people she could have saved if she could have done it longer, just a great person, came from a great family. My heart goes out to them. Reporter taras family didnt want to talk about it tonight with reporters, understandably so as theres a great deal of pain here in the community. A bright star has fallen. Joe vazquez, kpix5. San jose police chief eddie garcia told his new recruits great risk and tragedy are part of this job. The Sac Community is going through it right now. They have a fallen officer right now, but you know what . They have to have officers going out on the street together. Just a few hours ago Police Recruits in sacramento also paid their respects. This is the same academy officer osullivan went through and graduated from before being sworn into the force. Tonight the graduates cited her courage as an example to live by. As for the man charged with officer osullivans murder, 45 yearold adel ramos booked early this morning is due in court monday. He has a criminal history going back decades. In september this guy was charged with battering a female juvenile. In 2011 Police Seized several grams of marijuana, 26,000 of cash out of his car. A shrew of earlier incidents include petty theft charges, domestic violence, driving under the influence. Tonight a neighborhood turned battlefield is still blocked off to many owners as investigators continue to comb through the scene. Reporter steve large is there. Reporter a Police Mobile command center is now up in aftermath of the wild shooting scene in this North Sacramento neighborhood. Police taking measurements and collecting evidence following the hours long violent assault by a suspect armed with a rifle inside a home allegedly firing rounds outside that killed sacramento Police OfficerTara Osullivan. At the suspects estranged wifes home a sign posted reading, we have no comment at this time. Please pray for all the families impacted. We are a family of faith. It breaks my heart. Reporter kim hanks is one of the dozens of people who live in this North Sacramento neighborhood now allowed back home after being forced to stay away during the shooting and standoff. She slept in her car wednesday night. Once evacuations were lifted she returned home to check for damage at her property. First thing i did was go out back and look for bullet holes. I couldnt see any, thank goodness. Well, you can join michelle greigo, kenny choi and our morning team for the very latest developments on this story. That starts at 4 30. New developments tonight, in the aftermath of iran shooting down an unmanned u. S. Navy drone. New york times is reporting that President Trump approved military strikes on iran in retaliation and then abruptly pulled back. Veronica de la cruz joins us with the latest. The report says the operation was already underway in its initial stages. Ships were in position. Planes were in the air, but no missiles had been fired when the order came to stand down. The times is reporting the strike was scheduled for just before dawn friday in iran to minimize the risk to civilians. However, military officials soon received word that the strike was off. At least temporarily. In the meantime the location of that downed drone has become a huge point of contention. Iran claims it was an intruding american spy drone while President Trump insists it was flying over international waters. Despite this the president seemed to give iran the benefit of the doubt. I have a feeling that it was a mistake made by somebody that shouldnt have been doing what they did. Reporter mr. President , how will you respond . Youll find out. Later President Trump met with congressional leaders and after that briefing Top Democrats urged caution. How we go forward from here has to be strategic and smart and close alliance with our allies. The administration is engaged in what i would call measured responses. Now with tensions rising the faa is prohibiting flights over the persian gulf and the gulf of oman. Liz. Thank you. Tonight democratic frontrunner joe biden dealing with backlash for highlighting his relationships with southern segregationists. At a fundraiser earlier this week biden said, we got things done. We didnt agree on much of anything. We got things done. We got it finished, but today you look at the other side and youre the enemy, not the opposition, the enemy. We dont talk to each other anymore. Tonight biden huddled with members of the Congressional Black Caucus remaining defiant in the face of criticism of his marks refusing to apologize telling reporters, there isnt a racist bone in my body, even as his rivals in the 2020 primary call him out. Biden spoke on the phone with one of them, senator cory booker, Whose Campaign is calling for biden to take responsibility for his remarks. The showdown in Contra Costa County tonight over a giant front yard swastika. This comes after neighbors resorted to negotiations and even a petition for the homeowner to remove it. They also brought Community Members lining the Street Holding up signs not only in defiance of a homeowners front yard symbol, orof marginalized communities. Hes really just espousing naziism and hate. I think people fetishize these symbols and dont realize the depth of this, what this means. We went back to the property today, found the swastika had been covered up with some blankets. This comes weeks after the homeowner told kpix5 it was not a swastika. Its a tibetan sign thats way back before swastikas was even invented. It doesnt represent anything. It represents me not having to pull weeds over there in that part of my yard. Theres so much uproar a petition to remove it has now garnered 15,000 signatures. Some residents have even offered to pay to take it down. In San Francisco the District Attorney is declining to charge two officers for a Fatal Shooting in the excelsior district. Police entered the amazon barbershop last year. Body camera footage shows they were confronted by 21yearold jehiid ayed with a gun. Shots were fired and the battle erupted into the street. Ayed was shot and died later in the hospital. Three others were wounded and one officer was hit in the leg. Today the d. A. Agreed officers acted in self defense and will not pursue criminal charges against those officers. Ayeds family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city in december. Tonight b. A. R. T. Is on the fast track toward a whopping 1. 2 billion grant. The feds ju gave the agency the first chunk of that grant, over 300 million for work on the transbay tube. The grant will fund over 300 new cars and a new train control system. This will allow 30 trains an hour to pass through the transbay tube. Thats an increase from the current 23. Right now between anywhere from 4 00 to 6 00 its rush hour and the trains are packed, especially going out to antioch, richmond and all that area. So this will definitely help. The new train control system means no more short trains through the tube. B. A. R. T. Also wants to use the funds to expand the hayward Maintenance Facility and boost traction power. Meantime tonight the south bays largest Transit Agency is preparing for a possible strike. That could leave tens of thousands of commuters stranded. The santa clara vta says its planning to hire bus drivers who are willing to cross the picket lines to keep their most popular bus routes running. However, Train Service would be suspended immediately. The plan comes after the Drivers Union rejected what the vta calls its final salary offer. Tonight a blood shortage is hitting the most vulnerable bay area patients who cant get the medication they need to stay alive. Also still ahead why horns on the back of our necks might be the next step in human evolution. Plus the same sex lovebirds at a bay area zoo setting an example tonight for parents everywhere. And the draft picks are in, who the warriors took in the first round and what it means for next season. Tonight we are learning more about the consequences of a nationwide plasma shortage hitting the bay area. A san jose woman says that its preventing her from receiving life saving treatment. Reporter mark sayre has her story tonight only on kpix5. Reporter weve all heard the calls to donate blood. In fact, the red cross says only 3 of those eligible to give blood do, so but tonight were learning a blood shortage is impacting some of the sickest bay area patients. I was shocked and then i started crying. Reporter thats how lisa corstad reacted when she was told a bloodbased chemotherapy treatment she receives every month was canceled. Her doctors at stanford could not locate the chemo she needed called ivig because of a lack of blood donors. And they dont know how long it will be until more becomes available. Reporter lisa variety of autoimmune and autonomic disorders and she said the chemo she receives not only keeps her alive, but improves her quality of life. This has kept me out of the hospital and it completely gives me a quality of life that i dont have when im off of it. Reporter lisas mom kim says most people dont realize that blood donations help not just trauma patients and those who get organ transplants, but also people like lisa. It literally allows her to eat. It allows her to walk around. It means i can take her out for car rides. You know, we can do things as a family. Reporter for lisa shes telling her story to help others and to va those who do not donate to do so. And that it saves peoples lives every single day. Reporter the red cross says blood donations are always lower during the summer months. So the need now is greater than ever. In san jose im mark sayre, kpix5. Tonight the red cross adds that all blood types are needed. Asians now make up the largest racial group in two bay area counties. Thats according to new data from the u. S. Census bureau. Almost 32 of Alameda Countys total population come from an asian background. In Santa Clara County more than 38 do. Asians are also the Fastest Growing racial group in the United States as a whole. Tonight some sick dogs from an Alameda County shelter are in need of foster homes. At least 100 docks at the oakland Animal Shelter have been quarantined after a flu outbreak. The shelter posted their photos on facebook. These dogs need a temporary home for at least a month. The highly contagious virus acts like the human flu and affects unvaccinated dogs. Good news is dog flu is not usually fatal. A teenager winds up in the emergency room looking like hed been in a high speed crash. Turns out his vape pen exploded. According to the new england journal of medicine, 17year old utah boy went to the hospital after a vape pen blew up in his mouth. A 3d scan of the teens head shows the damage, a jaw fracture, bone loss and missing teeth. Researchers say theyre worried more people are at risk. Before you take another sip of bottled water a new study finds some brands have high levels of arsenic. The center for Environmental Health found two brands, penafiel and starkey contained levels of arsenic that are higher than tap water. Stores like target, whole th. High lofarsenic can lead to birth defects and cancer, even organ damage in children. Meantime some young people could already be growing horns on the back of their skulls. Thats right. Theres an xray of one. New research tonight suggests these horns are from cell phone use. The researchers from the Sunshine Coast in australia argue that younger people shift their body posture to use modern technology, but critics point out there really isnt a proven connection yet between smartphones and those little horns. Well, as pride weekend approaches, one feathery same sex couple in San Francisco is setting an example for all of us about what it takes to be good parents. Meet eduardo and rio. They live on Penguin Island at the San Francisco zoo. Its one of the most successful breeding programs for these types of penguins in the world, but the zoo says no one is better at raising Little Chicks than its all male couple. The two paired up about three years ago and have become superstars in foster parenting. Any time we have an egg thats really valuable for the Species Survival plan, we automatically put it with our fosters, our same sex couple, because theyre fantastic parents. I dont have to worry about them not feeding them, abandoning the kid or whatever. Theyre very supportive of each other. Wow. Eduardo and rio have helped raise four Little Chicks together. Look outside at downtown san jose tonight, chilly end to spring ushering in the first day of summer. Kpix5 chief meteorologist paul deanno is here. Ul, summ is rit around the corner. It is before 9 00 tomorrow morning. We will flip the script from it to feel more summerlike tomorrow, up to 5 degrees warmer. Here are the official numbers, 8 54 tomorrow morning we say hello summer. Clear skies over san jose tonight, 61 degrees there, livermore 57, san jose 56. We stay in the 50s tonight. San rafael 54, concord 56 degrees and san jose 56. A little soggy this spring. The average number of rainy days in the bay area in springtime, 15 out of 91 days, pretty good. This year we did it seven better, an extra weeks worth of rainfall, 22 rainy days this spring. It was pretty soggy, but now we turn the page to summer where we are the dryest place in north america during the summer months and this particular pattern will see temperatures fluctuate a bit. We wont get rainfall. Ridge of High Pressure off to the west, a strong onshore flow today. Temperatures dropped 5 to 7 degrees. Well gain some haback tomorrow. Same area of low pressure that gave us cooler weather today or helped, its going to slide off to the east. As it leaves, we a north wind. You would think that it would be a cold flow of air from canada. Its not coming from the ocean and thats critical for us, a drier flow of air is a warmer flow of air. So less fog tomorrow morning. Sunshine throughout the day and temperatures running about 5 degrees warmer because the ocean influence is cut off. Saturday more of the same, sunshine from start to finish. So Silicon Valley barbecue championship looking good weatherwise, 86 degrees, warmer in santa clara on saturday and the Alameda County fair the second weekend it is open, pleasanton will be sunny and warm with upper 80s. A north wind will prevent widespread fog tonight and tomorrow night. Well be ld, warmer still saturday and temperatures are below average much of next week. If you like the warm weather, enjoy tomorrow and saturday before we cool down sunday into next week. 80s tomorrow for highs, concord 86, napa 84. Here is your extended forecast. Warmest day will be saturday, temperate near the water with 60s and 70s for highs, everybody cooling down next monday through thursday, likely highs 70s inland. For the latest on weather and traffic, 4 30 tomorrow morning. Summer starts tomorrow which, of course, in San Francisco means we wont hit 70 for like three months, but the rest of the bay area bring out the parkas. Get the jackets out. Windshield wiper weather. Kind of drizzly, too. We do it differently here. Its okay, but you can go across the bring and its gorgeous. Still ahead the nba season is over, but warriors star steph curry is back on primetime. Tonight his new game show hosting gig. And here are tonights guests on the late show with Stephen Colbert. Not too long ago he was playing for the nba title and now steph curry is playing another sport, so to speak. Tonight the warriors all star is enjoying his time off as a mini golfer. The nba superstar is executive producer for his show holy moly, a 10 episode show with a dozen players each week. 25 grand is on the line, but you have to beat out the course, slides, pools and even a zip line. Curry says his favorite thing to do is mini golf. Who knew . I love mini golf. Its so fun. Sometimes called peewee golf. He has his own production company. So steph is venturing in a lot documentary projects. Kids love it. His wife is on tv as well a lot. Yeah. Star family. What can you say . Hey, giants and as both thrillers. It came down to the last pitch. We got them for you. And did the warriors find their answer in the nba draft tonight . With Klay Thompson sidelined until deep into next season the warriors were in desperate need of a shooting guard. They drafted one tonight. With the 28th pick in the 2019 nba draft the Golden State Warriors select jordpoole from the university of michigan. Poole is a two year player at michigan where he averaged 12. 8 points, shot 36 from three, 6 5. He can pretty much play both guard positions. Warriors also selected Alen Smailagic and Eric Paschall in the second round. Baseball, mad bum making his first start since the max muncy incident. 1st inning no score, muncy at the plate r. B. I. Base hit, no staredown tonight. 4th inning giants down 30 , austin barnes, a tworun home run. Bumgarner gave up six runs on 10 hits in 3 2 3, not good, but the giants mounted a huge comeback. Brandon belt, a chance to put the giants back on top. Game over. Giants lose 98. I wonder which one of these guys predicted the thin fish toght in d. One run give eight innings thanks in part to robbie grossmann, but tampa scored three in the top of the 9th. So the as down to their last out, but then chapman left field and that baby is gone are you kidding me . No kidding. Matt chapman walks it off. As win it 54. Team usa facing sweden in the womens world cup, 49th minute. Team usa up a goal. Tobin heath takes the path. Look at the effort, finds the back of the net. They win 20, go undefeated in group f, outscored their opponents 180. They got spain in the knockout stage on monday. They are not really tested so far. If they beat spain, likely inst the knockout round. The late show with Stephen Colbert is next. Our next newscast tomorrow morning at 4 30. Have a good ni upbeat music welcome to our program. Im tony noakes, and im doctor wendy walsh. Our topic on todays program will be of special interest to anyone, who has suffered injury, due to a medical product or medical device. This segment of our program, is about hernia mesh, a medical procedure used in hernia repair surgery. So wendy, tell us about hernia mesh and problems our viewers, who have had hernia mesh surgery should be aware of. Thanks, tony. Well, hernia repair surgery is one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States, in north america every year. Hernias occur when an organ, intestines or fatty tissue,