Surrounded by the salutes of his brothers in blue, the body of Richmond Police officer gus vegas was solemnly transported today. He will be laid to rest on friday, two days after his suspected killer, a man who called him dad, faces his First Court Appearance for the crime. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. Traffic was stopped as Police Escorted the casket from the coroner to the mortuary in vallejo. Reporter nearly all of officer vegas family was here in support. Its likely some family members may be at robert vegas court appearance. They tell me the man accused of shooting and killing the officer is like family. Having survived what family members say was one of the mostdifficult days of their lives, the journey began in fairfield, he is Supreme Courts guided a vehicle to sky view memorial lawn in vallejo. It was like almost that protection, too. Seen here with her dad, she says he was the family protector. No sacrifice was too great. He ate fish sticks and apple sauce for ten years. Reporter the family watched as his coffin was laid inside. He will be laid to rest friday. What brings me peace is knowing where my dad is. And knowing hell never leave. Reporter she says theyre praying for the suspect. Today, police turned the case over to the district attorneys office. Well file all appropriate charges. Reporter according to military records he served in the army from 2004 to 2009, deplaying to kuwait in 2005 and iraq, in 2006. His neighbors have said he suffered with ptsdrelated issues. The family says theyre focused on forgiveness. We have to love what god loved. Today we learned a second officer with deep ties in the community passed away. The Pittsburgh Police department is mourning the loss of officer donny peerman who died after chasing a shoplifter. Janet oh is live with the examples of how he touched the lives of many. Reporter that could be seen here at the police station, he has been part of the force for 22 years, receiving the commendation, and was Police Officer of the year because of the work in his community and one of the toughest areas of town, where he cared about the people. Those who lived in el pueblo housing say they felt safe because he was always on patrol. He knew everybody, everybody knew him. Reporter many are shocked to find out about the apparent heart attack. He was working a second job when he caught a shoplifter yesterday evening and was later found unconscious. Im devastated. Flowers rest outside of the Police Substation and a procession could be seen as the body was taken to a funeral home. Residents say his life was cut short, he made a big impact. There are lots of people here, he loved serving his community and he loved the kids. Nicknamed jason kidd he would spend his own money to help those in need. Last fall he found out a young boy had his play station stolen, he bought him a new one and came with gifts for the Senior Citizens and pay for a hotel for a mother and child who are homeless. Colleagues say he had a medical condition but it never slowed him down. Theyre mourning a respected officer and friend that went above and beyond the call of duty. He leaves behind an 8yearold son. Rain in the forecast tomorrow will dampen the warm weather weve experienced the last few days. Here is a look at oakland setting a high of 82 degrees. Stunning views of ocean beach, as well as San Francisco skyline. Drew tuma is in with the forecast. Cameras are looking at the record highs across the sky. Sfo airport, low 70s, oakland 75. Oakland airport, san jose, setting a record high this afternoon. Now, nothing but warm out, 70 in San Francisco. 67 in napa. 66 in livermore, this warmth going to be a memory the next 24 hours. The reason why we have high clouds and that is aour rain moving in on wednesday. What you can expect where you live, when, in the full accuweather forecast. Dan . Fbi agents investigating last years terrorist attacks in San Bernardino are having such a hard time accessing the shooters phone, apple has been ordered to help. The judge ruled today apple must give agents software that can be loaded onto the phone to bypass security. Apple phones are programmed to delete data. Farook and his wife killed 13 people in a work place. Two people are shot in richmond today in what police are describing as a drive by. Officers investigated and both victims are expected to survive. Police have not released information about the shooter. An east bay Nonprofit Needs help finding a pickup truck stolen from concord. This is a picture of the ford on facebook. The truck plays a Critical Role in helping feed 50,000 people every year. New at 6 00 a new state audit results in covered california earning a place on the states highrisk list. We have kept them on the list because we still continue to believe that this financial viability needs to be monitored. The audit found that it cannot pay for its own costs. California will join 16 other states in pushing clean energy initiatives. Governor brown signed the pact from virginia to hawaii, states will pool buying power and work to build energyefficient electrical grids. The governor says its a response from inyaks on congress for clean energy. A National Movie theater is under fire by blind customers for not allowing them to enjoy movies. The trget of this complaint is in santa clara. Reporter it used to be blind people would say friends and neighbors would whisper in their ears to tell them about scene changes or body language that dialogue would not convey. But technology was supposed to change that. However, the lawsuit claims that amc devices frequently dont work. Movie goers shelled out 11 billion last year, not including money spent on popcorn, candy, and drinks. We want to have the same experience, escapism and access to entertainment. But that hasnt happened at the amc theater scott has patronized. The audio description head sets have failed for several years. I wasnt able to communicate with my boys, about what is happening for the remainder of the film or afterwards because i missed out on a great deal of the action in a film that is not heavy on dialogue. Reporter amc promotes audio description online. Here is a example of what a blind person hears. A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed on behalf of five individuals and two advocacy groups but only after attorney sent letters to the theater chain, urging them to maintain the equipment. Amc has technology in many theaters and needs to go that extra mile, to take those last steps to ensure its effectively provided to blind movie goers. Abc7 news reached out to amc corporate offices but did not receive a response. Well, abc7 news viewers came through when it counted for an injured baby horse named valentine. 200 people provided money for the colt to go to uc davis today for treatment. Next, a live update on the surprises discovered when examining valentine. I remember coming home and found out i had dyslexia. I frankly thought i wasnt smart. Going behind the headlines to take a look at dyslexia. Care packages for puppies . Care packages for puppies . The start u lost shipments, international regulations, security breaches, lost revenue lost respect. Well crafted solutions for todays problems in commerce. Pitney bowes, the craftsmen of commerce. A play by play of an injured horses trip to the vet was live tweeted by Wayne Freedman today. He traveled with valentine today and now, wayne joins us live with the details on the horses condition. Wayne . Reporter this is the horse that has become a household name as far as knnew zealand. There he is, valentine, getting dinner tonight. We were looking for help for medical care, people to kick in, and you did in a big way. Valentine is a trusting colt. Hes not skittish. I have not seen any horse this young, pretty calm, easy going. Reporter his arrival today would be another day of uncertainty after an ordeal that consumed half of his seven day live. For sarah, this would be a day of hope. Reporter how much sleep have you had . Maybe 5, 6 over two days. Reporter sarah named him valentine is because that is when they found him where he spent two long nights with a broken hip, how he got there, no one knows. When the story went public, people from around the world reached out to help. In less than 24 hours donating 16,000 to pay for his medical care and recovery. One person donated 2,000. A lot of them have been smaller lumps of 10 to 25 and every bit counts. Reporter x rays revealed a break and later . This part, the important part would determine whether he would need surgery is not involved. Reporter good news. A second suspected break near an artery does not exist. There is no need for surgery. Only one mystery remains. Who owns this colt . People have come forward, were just waiting for information to solidify. Reporter read between the lines. At uc davis, Wayne Freedman, abc7 news. Only Santa Clara County takes advantage of a state law allowing redistribution of prescription drugs. Today, the grand opening of the better help pharmacy, accepting and redistributes medications for people in need at no cost. There are a lot of patients, they have insurances, because their copays are so high, theyre unable to pick up their medication. A 2005 state law makes it legal to accept donations of unopened and unexpired drugs. The pharmacy does not hand out controlled substances. For a Million Dollars a new machine can turn a standing almond tree into mulch. Its a smarteling sight. A tree, cut down, chewed up, and turned into mulch in just moments. That is an impressive machine. The magical disappearing act brought out farmers as far as the curious from the mountains who thought this wolf would also be good to cut fire lines. There was lots of horse power here. The machine can return 45 tons of or beganic matter back into the orchard. It was designed in canadas frozen tundra. Theyll eat the trees into the ground so theyve got rocks, tree balls, trees. Reporter normally, excavators are used to push over old or dying trees. This machine simplifies the process, though it costs 1 million. It has big potential. Its economical. You know . If its Cost Effective for the farmer. That is the biggest question with this machine. Reporter wood chips in the past were taken to be burned for energy, but many of those facilities closed around california so growers need new options. Sort of the mission here is to get growers to think about yes, we can put organic matter back into the ground. Reporter university of california farm advisor says it creates morefertile soil, but growers here seem to be much more impressed by the big machine that eats trees for lunch. Abc7 news. Onto the heat. Its been like mid spring but things are about to change. We broke more records . We did. At least 6 or 7. And its been so dry, lets talk about when you can see wet weather. Right now, its dry, quiet and mild. High clouds are starting to move in, but its rather mild. Look at the numbers approaching 6 30. 63 in fairfield. Overnight, its going to keep this heat right here the surface and traffic there. Overnight will be mild but tomorrow, were not talking record warmth. And only upper 50s to mid60s. Rain moving along the cold front. So on our storm impact scale, rating storms from 1 to 5, 1 is light. Five is severe. Giving you a better idea and one is coming tomorrow, its a two, a moderate storm, were seeing more rainfall with it. And some gusty winds. In the north bay, first half of wednesday looks like wet weather confined to the coast and north bay. Here comes a line of showers, that is a cold front and take it closer to street level and showers are moving through cloverdale and by 6 30, 7 00 that is over the heart of the bay area. Around burlingame, steadier showers. What i want to point out, a pop of red is indicating we can see an isolated thunderstorm popping up along this cold front. Widening out the picture, approaching 9 00 most activity shifts south and east around the south bay. So 9 00, san jose seeing showers. And steadier rain. This is all been a wrap up around the midnight hour and thursday morning we just taper to isolated showers. So rainfall and with this rain well have gusty winds. So future tracker shows you wednesday morning winds around 40 miles per hour. Accuweather forecast shows a two, scattered showers by thursday, friday, here we go again, warming right back up on monday, and another chance of a storm. What the president says about the person hell the Supreme Court is observing a long held tradition today, a black wool drape has been placed on his chair and bench and over his seat, and courtroom doors. Scalia died saturday at age 79. President obama sent a message to the nation, pledging to nominate a successor to the Supreme Court. Kristin zee has reaction to the republicans who are already vowing to reject his nominee. Kristin . Reporter the message, he will nominate a successor to replace Supreme Court justice scalia. Mr. Obama says the constitution makes it clear the president nominates a justice whom the Senate Confirms or rejects. The president says he understands the political stakes of a nm nation that could change the balance on the court. Were going to find someone who is an outstanding legal mind. Someone who cares deeply about our democracy and rule of law. Reporter Republican Leaders warn they want to wait until the next president is in office. Today in sanford, Democratic House minority leader scolded those opponents. Sort of shocking to me that they would engage in this level of pettiness at a time when his family is mourning their loss. Reporter one name mentioned is California Attorney general kamela harris, today, she made it clear that is not her career aspiration. I have no intention of running or representing my name there. Reporter today, two g. O. P. Senators are distancing themselves from Mitch Mcconnells hard stance. Wisconsin senator ron johnson says he would be open to voting on an obama nominee. Dan and ama . Thank you, kristin. Californias Lieutenant Governor has something in common with 8 million children in the united states, dyslexia. As it did with them, it had an impact on his time in school. 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Take life in this is the new monthing shot taken of a man suspected of shooting three people at twin peaks over the weekend, killing two of them. We learned the suspect served very little time. He had a gun in his hand, pointing it at robert. You are heard jessica and robert tell us about their horrific experience sunday morning at twin peaks, how an armed gunman car jacked their suv after shooting three people here. Today they were asked to identify the suspected gunman, arrested last night. They saw the gunman up close and personal. We locked eyes when he turned around. Last night, heavily armed s. W. A. T. Officers staked out a home, they spotted him outside, they searched the house but did not find the gun, however, they did recover the suv. This isnt the first time hes been accused of stealing a vehicle, in september, 2014 he smashed a stolen car into an ac transit bus. The bus slammed into a house, ruptured a gas line and injured 11 people. He pled guilty to leaving the scene of an injury accident. For that, he got a year in jail but got 112 days credit for time served. This was his mug shot then. February, last year, Court Records reveal that the Court Dismissed a murder charge against him, he to first degree robbery but only served a portion of the jail time. Mes are trying to figure out a motive. Was it gang related . Whatever, someone left a memorial here at twin peaks. Someone, who may know more. Tonight, Danville City Council could ban Short Term Rentals from being shown on apps on air bnb. Neighbors worried about extra traffic. There are no sidewalks n the street there. Is a fear of attracting sex offenders. Some people today called for a ban, others want the rentals regulated, like hotels. Its a business, doing business in danville but theyre not doing it as a business. Im fine with them in town, but pay what we all have to pay. A new bill is on president obamas desk called the read act that could provide millions for research into the learning disorder dyslexia. As many as eight mt 5 million American School children may have dislexa. Our own Lieutenant Governor, gavin newsom, does. And he talked about the issue and it is a powerful story. Reporter its amazing how much he opened up to us. Lieutenant Governor Newsom is passionate about raising awareness because it affects him every day. School was a terrible experience, spelling, reading, writing. Reporter gavin newsom talked with me about the impact of dyslexia on his life. I remember coming home and found out i had dyslexia. I thought i was in the that smart. Reporter it is a brain processing disorder, affecting a persons ability to learn. He gives credit to his late mother for success in learning. She was a single mom, raising a daughter and fought hard to get her son help to read. My mother hid it from me for years. Reporter school was torture. He doesnt want to read outloud. You sit in the back of the class with eyes down. Ill never forget. That moment i had to stand up and people started laughing and im shaking. And im trying to read and i cant. Reporter he survived and learned to read well enough to graduate from college. His mother, by his side, he went into politics and became mayor at the age of 36 in 2004. The youngest mayor in San Francisco in a century. One of the first things i did was visiting kids with dyslexia in a school, and everyone was shocked to know that i had this disability. Reporter he had a lot of successes and failures in life. Being creative. Learning how to fail. Because that becomes an expertise ability. It is a risk orientation. 36 days after, he ordered the clerk to begin issuing marriage licenses to samesex couples. State laws limited marriage to between a man and woman and newsom appointed the first police chief and first female fire chief. I rarely read speeches and if i do, its the worst thing i ever do. Im not focused on it. Our kids are 6, 4, 2, and a brand new baby. Theyre dyslexic . Fab lugs. Amazing, huh . Well have an interview posted on our website and i hope youll join us for our half hour special on beyond the headlines at 4 30 in nine afternoon. There is a lot of resources. Its great. He changed schools 5 to 7 times just trying to get help. Getting a Company Started is not always the hardest part. Sometimes, its harder to keep it going. New, at 6 00 see where some local Companies Went to get a business boost today. What am i going to do . I have a 4,000 stove. They wont take it back. How seven on your sides Michael Finney resolved this womans expensive repair problem. A year after backing an innovative product, thousands of still waiting for their promised reward. We look at one of the biggest crowd funding campaigns, ever. Tonight at 11 00, 7 on your sides Michael Finney findndndnd a sea lion rescue is settling into a new home in chicago. The pup 719 is about 10 weeks old, found orphaned last month. Aquarium staff thinks she may have been separated from her mother because of strong storms. Only a few facilities are capable of providing the attentive care to keep otter pups alive. Nearly three dozen start ups graduated today from a program that could help them become household names. Each tried to convince investors theyre the next big thing. Theyll present to you and youll invest in the company. Thus began demo day in a program called 500 start ups. Its sort of like a graduation for the current vest. Here, every graduate gives a speech. We saw kits to make anything. Some sell to consumers and some, businesses. Mostly owners are 90 of the market. And partners of 500 start ups invest a little bit in all of them. We feel like theyre all great potential. Who knows . Sometimes, were surprised. How can you not invest in puppies . You stuff treats in this bone. Pup box sends care packages for your little canine. There are not a lot of companies focusing on puppies. The start ups are more just ideas. Theyre here for a chance to take it to the next level. Last year, 200,000 in revenue, first year of business, more than tripled in size. This smart mirror is making its way into stores. Imirror. You managed to trademark this. We did. Yes. And this, you rent your house to a production company. A couple thousand dollars for a day. But the effect is that you get to see your home. There is a start up that finds news tips for journalists. Does that mean you can help me get a raise . That is exactly right. You can tell them i said so. And does a higher price mean Higher Quality . See the hassle she went true see the hassle she went true to see the hassle she went true to it took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. The megaship returns on friday. Its the largest vessel to dock at a u. S. Port. This is the second trip to oakland for the first time it will dock in the Middle Harbor in the oakland. Today, the pope held mass in a hot bed for mexicos drug trade. And as many as a thousand people were involved in creating this living image of the pope. And. Choosing an appliance can be daunting. It can be and a woman did weeks of research before settling on an oven. This viewer decided she wanted a highend oven with bells and whistles and after years, she came to me for help. Deanna loved the ways she can use her new oven. Convection bake, convection roast. It was worth every penny for the first six months. But it started to break down. It was first enamel peeling off. They said there was nothing they can do. A few months later it stopped heating up. It cost 500 to fix but a year later, it broke again. This time, they sent her new parts but she had to pay for a technician. Now, were up to probably almost a thousand dollars. The final blow came last christmas. I have family members coming to my house for dinner, and friends. And a 10pound prime rib. Before the party, the oven stopped working. I decided to call a restaurant to go to christmas dinner. She show meez the problem, turning the oven on high and sticking her hand under the broiler. There is no broil. The estimate to fix it . 1300. What am i going to do . I have a 4,000 stove here. They wont take it back. We asked them to help out. And they agreed to give her a new one. Saying every customer is important to us and we look at every situation on a case by case basis. We encourage customers to Call Customer Service with concerns. And were pleased that this case has been resolved. Now, the first thing shell cook . That 10pound rib roast. Were going to have a celebration on that one. Will you come . Yes. Everybody from 7 on your side. She did have to pay 800 but es way happy. It retails for 4,000 now, to see my reports go to abc7news. Com and click on the sections tab, then select 7 on your side. Thank you. Well, talking about this changing forecast. Yes. Were excited. Live doppler 7 is dry now, this after the moon, high clouds streaming in. This will be a two. About a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain and gusty winds approaching perhaps 50 miles per hour. Showers confined to the coast and north bay. By evening, a cold front will swing through here and by 7 00 over the part of the bay area. So then it wraps up by midnight and we taper to isolated showers. On the accuweather forecast, we will track colder air tomorrow, its rainy and windy. And that will be the most active. By thursday, scattered showers, and another chance of rain coming one week from spring. Shu is in tonight. Yes. Got home at 3 00 a. M. Oh. We figured hed get another day off. We have your sharks highlights and steph curry is the game good for y sharks hitting the road for a 9game road trip. And starting tonight, first period, defense up with a free throw by ryan kelly. Very nice, 10, tampa. Sharks get it back in the second. We have a 11 game. Then, two minutes later he runs for player of the year and mat nietto goes back under. And in the third well have highlights coming up at 9 00 and 11 00. Well, warriors back for a road trip to end the month of february. This year, mark jackson talked about how the kids now want to be like steph and shoot only threes and not work on the fundamentals of the game, passing, defense and teamwork. So i asked our local College Coaches what they thought of the statements about the game. Hes become special. And i dont want anyone trying those shots now. I think we have to work on our fundamentals before graduating to that level. Like he did. He makes it look easy, that means players in the world are capable to things hes doing. When you have a special athlete come along who, you celebrate them. Hes a special talent. Been blessed with a shift. I think he does a tremendous job because he has a wonderful level of humility. I just think what he brings to the table, i think hes great for the game. So its okay to be like steph and today, a commitment from kristin mccaffreys younger brother, dillan to play at michigan. Hes only a junior but he wanted to be coached by a former nfl quarterback in harbaugh. He can help recruit other players himself for 2017. Jeff gordon retired and his number 24 car will be taken over by chase elliott. He had the poll position last season and chase won the pole position sunday. Jimmy johnson has these thoughts. Ive seen the 24 track and what was weird but i never had full competition without jeff. And with that said, its a guy hired by jeff and grew up learning from him. Hes been a mentor. And it will be different without him. Opportunity for that young man. This abc7 sports report brought to you by bank of the west. Theyre back friday. All right. Thank you. Join us tonight at 9 00. And apple has been ordered to help the fbi break into the iphone belonging to one of the gunmen responsible for the San Bernardino massacre. A tech expert tells us why that wont be easy. And tonight at 8 00 fresh off the boat followed by the muppets, marvels agents carter followed by abc7 news at 11 00. That is going to do it for this edition of abc7 news, will being for breaking news on twitter. Thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. From all of us, thank you for your time. Its a beautiful morning at dunder mifflin or as i like to call it. Great bratton. Keep it running. Do i love being manager . I love my kids. I love real estate. I love ceramics. I love my job. Ii love wrestling. Find out what language this is