Gown. Sims was injured in the shooting monday and Police Arrested him tuesday. And today was charged with the murder of shameel pierce. She died trying to protect her children. This is every parents and citizens worst nightmare. Now, police say theyre still looking for other suspects tonight and live with the rest of the story is janice oh. Janice . Yes. Police work on continuing to develop more leads, the community is grieving the loss of pierce a mother of three, they not only want justice but the bigger problem is getting illegal guns off the streets. Chestnut street may have seen the share of crime in the past but neighbors say the latest was on another level. I heard a lot of gunshots, real loud. Witnesses described hearing the shots. The 30yearold was killed trying to protect her two kids she just picked up her 9yearold and 7yearold this makeshift memorial was set up to remember her friend. So she was beautiful. Inside and out. Nice and loved her kids very caring. Put her kids first. Friends question if police could have responded faster. And if that would have saved her life the first came in at 4 32 good b. A group of women fighting. There is people screaming. Audio from dispatch reveals officials arriving at the scene at 4 48. City leaders say theyre doing the best they can with limited resources. That is why this council invested to double down our academies and grow the number of dispatchers we have. What we need is a response to conditions within these violent acts. The government tries to heal wounds of mistrust between police and people theyre supposed to protect the shootings last night were committed by someone the attorney general describes as a quote, damn punk. To heal the wounds of mistrust six cities have been invited to try new policing programs. And its not one of the pilot cities a top official has been dispatched to salinas, its share of troubles. Vic lee is live tonight. Vic. That Top Justice Department official is former East Palo Alto police chief ronald davis heading the cops program. Community oriented policing. Tensions have been high here since those shootings and in fact it was a police chief himself who asked to help them rebuild trust in the community the Justice Department accepted. There have been large rallies and mars. One turned violent. That was after the shooting in may of a gardener, captured by cell and security cameras they showed two officer was guns drawn following carlos mejia as he walks down the street and yells commands. Shots or fired and he falls to the sidewalk. In july a 39yearold was killed after police said he used his cell phone to simulate a gun. Inside Justice Department official said his staff would look deep and hard at the police force. The truth hurts. We know that. With that said u. S. Justice Department Staffers will be embedded with police for a twoyear program to built trust. It will receive analysis of policies, training and tactics. Challenge is in making sure it is given the circumstances but activists are skeptical. Everyone agrees on the challenges that are just beginning. Tonight well follow up on the ferguson shootings. Tonight people are rising up against the prospect of a sexually violent predator. Frasier smith is set to move out of a State Hospital and into a large house in a high end neighborhood in fairfield. Laura anthony is live in nearly sassoon city. A meeting on this controversy is being held tonight. You can see this, is a full house, standing room only. Residents tell me they object and question why such an expensive home was selected, a rental paid for by the state. He shouldnt be in our neighborhood. Sheriffs warned residents that the highrisk felon could be moving in soon. This gentleman can walk into my backyard in this neighborhood. The house is this one. Its a four bedroom square feet with a pool in the back the rent is 3200 per month. The 51yearold is soon to be released from the State Hospital with four convictions for sexually assaulting teenaged girls the last was in solano county. Martha lives next door. She heard about the potential neighbor when sheriffs went door to door with flyers i dont want any of us to feel threatened because we can go to bed here and never hardly lock a door. Its been a save, beautiful community. Want it to stay that way. What is most upsetting to many here is how many kids are living close to smiths proposed home. A school a short distance away. I go walking a lot. And if someone is here like that, id rather stay inside. March 24th there will be a public hearing on this matter. Tomorrow a courtroom the venture capitol firm he contends while he was promoted the defense believes financial troubles mobile ti vated the lawsuit. San Jose Police Department is searching for whoever shot at a patrol car last week. There is this image of a car. Officers stopped on North Highway 101. Someone fired shots towards them. Insiders say the Mission District fire is why the city needs more ambulances five people were injured and three were recess stated by firefighters. Abc7 news confirmed no officers were dispatched after the first call came in. The city gets average five emergency calls at that time of night. Yesterday, there were 14 medical calls at the same time. There are two ambulances coming on duty they dispatched immediately over there. There are two that redirected. The fire chief has come under fire in the past for slow response times. A local School District has a problem. Under the district buildings there are just too much feral cats Officials Say advocates are not happy with how theyre doing it. This is adult ed. Liberty high school also has a feral cat problem. For years theyve made their homes under buildings. Shes taken pictures before. There is a hole like this open. It was left open for years. And cats lives in there generations. She claims the cats were entombed and several died the superintendent says the district documented only one accidental death, now they have oneway toor doors to make sure there is a way to get out. Weve put one way doors we have made. Advocates are asking to install these instead. It can go out and cant go back in. And its clear plastic. They can go towards the light and out of it. The sdriblth says the problem is compounded by people feeding the ats. People in the Community Feed the cats its not just cats but weve seen possums and skunk. Weve seen raccoons. Adult continuing Education Center had a bad flea problem High School Students say the cats are everywhere. This are morning i was going to a classroom and a cat ran to another building. Its frightening. Meft have been trapped spayed or neutered and released into the colony meaning they wont be reproducing. Still ahead at 6 00 the upgrade now underway in a power facility. A pg and e is warding off phone shall terrorists. Expansion of the underwater sanctuaries and what it means for diversity at sea. Big news from our parent company, disney. Frozen, star wars and more. The announcement making waves on wall street. Youll see what happens when actor will ferrell suits up with as and giants and angels. And cubs and pg and e continues to beef up security the target of an attack almost two years ago. Utility added more lighting and increased patrols. In april 2013 a sniper fired and damaged 17 electrical transformers. Two National Marine sanctuaries will nearly double in size noa published a rule to expand the area of untouched coastal waters to 4500 square miles based on years of Public Comment and research on how to further protect the areas. Its home to 25 speesy including blue gray and hump back whales. A lot of beg movie news announced today, details for a sequel to the hit movie frozen and release dates to films during the annual meeting. Disney shareholders are feeling good about their investment. The entertainment giant held a meeting in San Francisco. It seems like movies are incredible. Elsa, anna and the gang will be back for a new chilling sequel. Bob iger broke the news frozen is the most successful animated movie of all time. Weve got the team back to do it. Im happy about that. Olaf is back. Christy is a big fan. Frozen opened up a whole new world for the little girls. What are you looking forward to . Im a huge star wars fan. It is a trailer that has gone viral with 150 views two more films will follow we said the film coming out were calling road one. The new sequel comes out in may. And some want more antispoking advocates wants disney to stop showing cigarettes in movies. There is a conclusion of proof that kids seeing smoking on screen makes them smoke. Im a staunch antismoker. 2014 was a big year for disney. 48 billion in record profits constructions on the shanghai Disneyland Resort is scheduled to open next year. So much happening disney stock closing 4 higher. Well its all systems go for a band preparing for a big performance this weekend. Irish pipers putting the finishing touches on their routine. They have 30 bag pipers along with 20 drummers and you can watch it on the go its going to be lovely. Throughout the next several days before the date of st. Patricks day. We have Chinese New Year yes. And weve got sunny skies there is a mild day with more coming our way. And ocean beach under blue skies. In San Francisco now, and a cool 59 degrees. And temperature readings 73 in santa rosa. 64 petaluma. And low clouds and fog there. These forecast features will be mild to warm again tomorrow. And High Pressure still controlling factor despite presence of high clouds. The warming trend continues throughout the weekend and not all the way through but through saturday. Starting at 11 00 tonight well have a few high clouds around maybe a patch or two of low clouds or fog developing near the coastline. Into 5 00 tomorrow morning well see mainly clear skies and some low clouds near the coast. High clouds thicken tomorrow. That wont keep us from warming up. Another mild to warm day. 65 degrees well above saturday will be the warmest day on record. Overnight look for partly cloudy conditions low temperatures into upper 40s to low 50s. Then, tomorrow highs into mid to upper 70s. Low to mid70s. Downtown San Francisco 69 degrees tomorrow. Highs 75 in santa rosa and napa. 74 castro valley. Inland highs into 70s. Low 80s around the bay. You may see a couple record highs from the date. Temperatures dropping off sunday, then hold steady with highs into 70s mid60s on the coast. Tuesday, st. Patricks day a hoffly day. A veteran officer facing a criminal investiga in our house, we do just about everything online. And our old internet just wasnt cutting it. So i switched us from uverse to xfinity. They have the fastest, most reliable internet. Which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. Works . Works. Works works . Works. Works. yawn bulldog i just had a dream i was at mattress discounters with tempurpedic and the Largest Selection of memory Foam Mattresses under one roof icomfort by serta. Posturepedic hybrid. yawn comforpedic by beautyrest. Oooh 48 months interestfree financing, free delivery, and queen size memory Foam Mattress sets as low as 697 thats more mattresses than you can shake a bone at mattress discounters abc7 news i team learned a veteran Police Officer is facing a criminal investigation tonight. Hes be being accused of taking kickbacks and more. Sources close to this investigation tell me that the photos from google maps are playing an important role. This is a image of the neighborhood. And investigators are checking out complaints he kept that police car for four years and book kickbacks from a towing company i mean anything that affects character i dont think anyone missed my comments. And shouldnt be in any department. Tonight at 11 00 what punishment he can face if charged and convicted. There is more still to come. Just ahead shooting of two Police Officers in furring gus onand potential suspects now being questioned. President obama arriving in california for a fundraiser. Where you can see him free of charge. And Michael Finney sniffs out claims of a bay area pick up owner with a nasty you can find a new frontier. Theres nothing stopping you and a lot helping you. Technology thats with you always. This is our promise. Its never been better to wander because wherever you go, youll find us doing everything we can, so you can. Several people have been taken into custody but no arrests have been made so far in the shooting last night of two Police Officers in ferguson missouri. Two Police Officers were standing guard following demonstrations one officer shot in the face. Another struck in his shoulder. By gods grace we didnt lose two officers last night. Both have been released from the hospital. What happened is that pure ambush. Not someone trying to bring healing this was a damn punk a punk. Witnesses say shots were fired from a hell. Iet was traumatic that im still in shock because of it. Thursday, Law Enforcement officials brought in two men and a woman for questioning. No arrests have been made. Chief jacksons regular nation comes a week after a Justice Department report found rampant racial discrimination. In august an unarmed black man was shot and killed and the Justice Department cleared wells onof wrong doing. Here is what the president tweeted out about police shootings. Violence against police is up acceptable and his initials signify he sent that out himself. You can see his arrival at Los Angeles International airport today. About an hour and a half or so ago. Right now hes leaving hollywood, just finished taping Jimmy Kimmel Live show. Youll be able to see after abc7 news at 11 00. Were getting a look at footage of a Patrol Officer trying to jump from a maze in oakland. The officer grabbed the jacket and held on as the man dangled 70 feet above another freeway. A Police Officer helped hoist the man over the railing. Situations like this youre just reacting. And the man taken to the hospital for a evaluation. Moving to tonights Money Matters a reversal of fortune for intel after saying business is improving the Palo Alto Software company slows an Office Complex where it operates. The company paid 80 million in 2003 and hold it for 330 million. Harsh Winter Weather is bringing people away from Shopping Centers retail sales have fallen for three months. And that is why the. The epa issued a recall for dodge ram vehicle trucks yes. This is following complaints of owners. Yes. Michael finney joins with us the latest. Yes. Were making progress here. Fiat says this is not a safety issue. But others think otherwise nate is one of several complaining about the truck. Kind of smells like a big truck in front of you. If windows are open. Hank says hes forced to run all the time so air wont circulate. Chrysler should change exhaust and get it done with. He got a wish. Letters will be sent to the ram 1500 diesel. It says it tested levels of Carbon Monoxide and theyre below safety standards. It is not sure. Can lead to drowsiness. I dont want to drive my daughter around if its leaking into a cab. 2 million vehicles are recalled for emissions related violations. The epa says the goal is to reduce the risk. Were responding to customer concerns in accordance with best interests. At its worst you feel like maybe pull over not drive. All repairs will be completely free. Estimating up to 3,000 vehicles could be recalled. Now, ill have the entire statement posted on abc7 news. Com. Just click and slikt 7 on your side thank you. Sure. Up next, a device turning your smart phone into a medical instrument. Could save you a trip to the an ear ache is a common reason kids go to the doctor. You can do it without leaving your home. If you went to the doctor as a kid, chances are someone pointed a flashing light into your ear. Now, a start up wants to give parents power to perform that exam at home. Now, before you would have had to go to urgent care, now you can just look into the ears. Eric douglas and amy shinning launched the scope. A cone shaped housing contains optics and placed over the phone camera. Clip it on. Now, you get the illumination a specialized app helps get a good video. Results could be e mailed to a feebased service promising a tieing nosis in two hours. It transmits the exam to a doctor on the back end who can review that and call you back to explain. We profiled an early version four years ago as a field microscope. And if successful they believe others can emerge in the future. Looking at your eyes and bringing that to the mobile phone so we can improve the telemedicine. The kit includes one free diagnosis from a network of physicians. New, workers putting finishes touches on a pop up village near at and tachlt park. A restaurant and Retail Center will open youll be able to shop enjoy food and drinks the space will be used for community events. Residents say a new public rest room in chinatown is worth its price tag. City leaders say it was in response for a bigger cleaner and free facility. Many rez dentsz nearby consider this square their living room. People today say high price just doesnt bother them. I see it is okay. It has more stalls and added a mixed gender use room as well. One of the mostused public bathrooms in the city. Is its a modern interpretation. Bay area is home to a lot of entrepreneurs but making the leap from an id why to a company can be a challenge. There is a Success Story with a new product. No one ever wants to google themselves so its good someone did it for me and e mailed me this video. They traced every line and wrinkle. At that time it was being used to play games along start up alley. Nine out of ten fail, this defied odds. Its hard to imagine. Founders never guessed shade ship world wide. We purpose the camera of the ipad here, putting a mirror in front of it. There are games for 1 and 2 players. Take a photo and it turns into an outline. People get scared. The hope is once you do you will make it constant. The app is different from others because its not a game, but encourages kids to experiment the way they want to. And this isnt the only souvenir. Parents and grandparents get emotional when they see the child actually drawing. The app is called masterpiece. That is a dream. Way better than stick figures me too. Last check on the forecast. Yes. Weather is a work of art right now. Low clouds and tomorrow 92 in palm springs. Many locations into 70s to low 80s here temperatures continuing to rise into afternoon areas. Well see highs into mid to upper 60s on the coast. Low to mid70s around the bay. Mid to upper 70s inland. Here is the accuweather forecast. Saturday 70 on the coast. Record warmth saturday. Sunday temperatures dropping off, however, sunday through thursday mid60s on the coast. Were a week from spring. Yes. And we did in january. True. That is right. The season for basketball. Coming up in sports, cal tries to upset arizona. And ricky dont do comedy but will ferrell doe after opening with an impressive win cal took on arizona in quarter finals. In two regular season games they were blown out by the wildcats. Today, Tyrone Williams buries a three. And jefferson with authority. Wildcats only led by six at the half but bears could not keep up. So wildcats move on. 49ers release stevy johnson. And last season he recovered four fumbles. Last season murray led with 18 hup yards rushing. Bonl reportedly made offers. Former cal star is staying can baltimore. He scored eight touchdown was a threeyear deal. Marcus mariota held a work out but many say he looked mechanical and nervous. Some have him going to the jets. You can hope to get an opportunity, get a chance then make the most of it. Hes played an elf, anchorman and cheerleader but today, his role was baseball player. Hes taping a special for hbo. Farrell is a big sportsman playing high school baseball. He played nine positions for ten teams and said it was his way to honor burt campenneras. Oakland did well against seattle in the fourth. And oakland scored to beat the mariners 43. Here is a great reason to Pay Attention to a ball game last night a pass sends the ball into stands and smacks this woman in the face ouch. She suffered a bloody nose but was okay and later seen laughing about it. Be sure to keep your eyes on the access. Shes on television. Right. Slow motion. Shes seeming to be okay. Goodness. Join us today, of course what scientists discovered on the biggest moon in the solar system. Then at 11 00 a Police Officer accused of taking kickbacks and more. Here is tonights abc7 programming line up. Then stay with us. For abc7 news at 00. You can get all abc programming on your smart phone or computer. Go to abc7 news. Com and apps or down load and get that from your app store. Yes. A last word getting closer to the weekend . Saturday afternoon, low 70s on the coast. 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