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Mobile home park. He called it californias comeback. In an upbeat state of the state address from governor jerry brown, but it was not without words of caution for lawmakers. New information this afternoon about the deadly shooting of bart Police Detective Sergeant Tom Smith. Good afternoon, everyone. Im mike mibach, in today for tori campbell. Ktvus gentlemen lean de la vega was at a News Conference at the Police Station and joins us with more. Reporter the police chief was emotional, choking up talking about sergeant smith. He wouldnt reveal much about the actual shooting. We did find out new details that smith was wearing plain clothes when he was shot. The mood was grim, as bart police chief kenton rainy and his staff entered the conference to talk about tom smith. He was one of seven bart Police Officers and there was also an Alameda County sheriffs deputy on hand to do a probation search yesterday at a dublin apartment complex when something went horribly wrong. The team was doing a probation search and at least four were in plain clothes. Two were in uniform. Rainy says the officers were looking for stolen property at an apartment and knew the suspect was already in custody. Its unclear what caused one of them to fire at smith. The chief says probation searches are are common for the department and the officers receive 24 hours of training every two years to handle situations like this. They are supposed to practice good officer safety and in accordance with their training, and im very confident in the training that our personnel have received to make sure that they are prepared to deal with these type of encounters and situations, because you never know whats on the other side of the door. Reporter bart Police Officers in uniform are required to wear bodymounted video cameras on their uniforms. But the bart chief would not reveal whether the shooting was captured. The Alameda County Sheriffs Department is handling the investigation and are trying to piece together what happened in the apartment. Bart says the officer who fired the deadly shot is on paid administrative leave. The chief says he is not ready to release his name. We want to give him a chance to grieve, because of everything thats happened. Ive visited with him last night. Hes extremely upset, obviously, and we want to give him a chance and his family to come to grips with whats going on and whats happening. Reporter all the bart Police Officers have been interviewed and so has the Alameda County sheriffs deputy who was there at the time of the shooting. We know thomas was wearing a bulletproof vest, but the number of shots fired and where he was shot is being kept under wraps. An autopsy on smiths body will be performed today. We will have much more on the story. My colleague allie rasmus is following this up and she will have a report at 5 00. Reporting live from oakland, jeannine de la vega, ktvu channel 2news. Well, more details now about 42yearold Sergeant Tom Smith. He was a 20year veteran of the bart police force. He is the first bart officer to be killed on duty. He is survived by his wife, who is also a bart police officer, and a young daughter. Sergeant smith also has two brothers in law enforcement, one with the Alameda County Sheriffs Office and another with the Newark Police department. As the Investigation Continues into what went wrong in the moments before sergeant smiths death, a recent audit applauded the Bart Police Department for significant training improvements. An independent auditor found the department had improved its accountability and comprehensive training for its officers. The changes were based on 127 policy changes recommended by the auditor, following the 2009 deadly shooting of oscar grant. Stay with ktvu for continuing coverage about the bart officer shooting. We have created a place on our facebook wall where you can post condolences. Oakland police just released a photo of the car involved in a deadly shooting last night, involving california highway patrol. This is a picture of the gray or silver newer model toyota suv. The chp says during a traffic stop around 9 00 on wentworth avenue, near international, a passenger in the vehicle got out and ran. A chp dog caught him. When the officers saw he had a gun, they shot and killed him. Then the driver sped away. We spoke to a man who says the chp has increased patrols in the neighborhood since Oakland Police brought them in to help. They are just looking for drugs, weapons, probation, no license, whatever they can write up, and, you know, this is oakland. Youre bound to run into someone. They did. This is the second deadly shooting involving a chp officer within a 24hour period. Early yesterday morning, highway officers shot and killed a 19yearold driver in east oakland after a chase. Officers say they opened fire after the suspect pointed a gun at them. Oakland police are struggling to make needed reforms, according to a federal monitor. The monitor found that the department has regressed in reviewing use of force by officers and is not making satisfactory progress on other reforms, raising questions about whether Oakland Police will be able to emerge from federal oversight. A federal monitor has been overseeing reforms mandated more than a decade ago in response to a scandal about police brutality. A s. W. A. T. Team swarmed a Mobile Home Park in vallejo after reports a naked woman shot and killed a man. Ktvu is live in vallejo with more on the victim and the woman in custody. Reporter mike, good afternoon. Behind me is the mobile home where the shooting took place roughly before 6 00 this morning. According to our police sources, the body remains in the home. The coroner has yet to be called, as Vallejo Police continue to investigate and piece together a motive. What prompted a woman in her thirties to open fire and kill a man at a vallejo Mobile Home Park . Well, police are still trying to figure that one out, but residents that live here are stunned. Its wild. We ive never seen anything like this here ever. Weve had a couple of incidents around here, but maybe three or four cop cars at the most. This is by far the most weve ever seen here. Reporter when Police Arrived around 5 45 this morning at the vallejo Mobile Estates at the 100 block of san miguel road, they found a man who had been shot several times. He died a short time later at the home. According to witnesses who called 911, they had seen a woman apparently naked, leaving the home on foot shortly after the shooting. Officers went inside and did discover a male shooting victim, possibly in his forties. Reporter the search for her was on. Several Police Officers from vallejo, including s. W. A. T. , along with Solano County sheriffs were on the lookout for a short woman, about 5 4, about 135 pounds. They didnt believe she went far, so they shut down the only entrance for most of the morning, only allowing residents to leave if they opened the trunk of their cars. She was apprehended as she was trying to leave the Mobile Home Park on foot. Reporter police finally caught the woman, trying to climb a barbed wire fence that surrounds the complex shortly before 9 00 this morning. A resident who lives next door tells ktvu he really didnt know the people next door, but believes the female suspect and the victim may have been an unmarried couple. We heard a little arguing once in a while, but we kind of we keep to ourselves. Reporter now, neighbors also say even though they feel safe, they say this is a tough neighborhood. They say they have had their share of robberies and shootings just in recent weeks. One neighbor who did not want to be on camera says hes even considering moving out. Again, the suspect and the victim have not been identified. The coroner has yet to arrive as well. Live in vallejo, brian flores, ktvu channel 2news. Thanks, brian. Appreciate that report. One of the San Jose State University students accused in a hate crime against an African American roommate was officially charged in court today. The Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office tells ktvu 18 yearold Collin Warren of wood acre faces misdemeanor, battery and hate crime charges for the alleged harassment in a campus dorm last fall. Warren did not attend the hearing, but entered a not guilty plea, the same as the other students charged in the case. The next Court Hearing is scheduled for march 4th. New at noon, governor jerry brown says a california resurgence is well under way, but that it could disappear as drought grips the golden state. Ktvus Ken Pritchett is live in sacramento this afternoon, where ken, the governor delivered his state of the state a few hours ago. Reporter Governor Brown started his speech with a swipe at what he calls nay sayers who say it couldnt happen, what the governor calls californias comeback. What a comeback it is a million new jobs since 2010. [ applause ] a budgetary surplus in the billions in the billions. [ applause ] but dont spend it. Thats the point. [ applause ] reporter Governor Brown spent much of his state of the state speech on that very theme, not spending money, but saving billions of dollars for a Rainy Day Fund and to pay for longterm liabilities. Those are things such as the 100 billion in pensions owed to state workers and teachers. In keeping with the theme of saving money, no Major Projects were floated by the governor this year, with only a scant mention of high speed rail. But the governor did focus on the drought, made official with his declaration earlier this month. Right now, its imperative that we do Everything Possible to mitigate the effects of the drought. Ive convened an inneragency Drought Task Force to declare a state of emergency. We need everyone in every part of the state to conserve water. Reporter at 5 00, well get reaction from bay area lawmakers and well also hear from republican lawmakers who say that the governors talk on the drought today comes too late. They say years have been wasted, as lawmakers here at the capitol have been trying to do something about water and essentially getting nothing done. And now they say its too late, now that the drought is here. Sacramento, Ken Pritchett, ktvu channel 2news. All this in an Election Year for the governor. Thank you, ken. Tens of thousands of people are participating in the 41st annual march for life, despite the bitter cold in washington, dc. People gathered at the National Mall ahead of the march to the supreme court. The event is held every year to mark the anniversary of the 1973 roe versus wade decision that made abortion legal. It is important now more than ever that we remain strong and stand together. We cannot allow the opponents of life to continually weaken the moral fabric of our country. President obama is acknowledging the anniversary with a written statement that reaffirms his commitment to a womans right to privacy and reproductive freedom. He also says his administration is working toward the reduction of unwanted pregnancies. President obama is also launching an initiative to protect College Students from sexual assault. After other morning meetings, he met with the council of women and girls. Just today, the council released a report showing that one in five women have been sexual assaulted at college, and just 12 reported the assaults. In response, the president is creating a task force to come up with recommendations for colleges to prevent and respond to sexual assaults. Will she run for the white house . Why the former secretary of state is planning a swing through the bay area. And another day of beautiful weather around the bay area. Ktvus Steve Paulson will be here with just how long its going to last. And yet another push for a waterfront ball park in oakland. What some oakland Business Leaders are now doing to take the matter right into their own hands. Health officials in San Francisco are reporting another flu death today. That brings the death toll in the bay areas nine counties to 23. Theres no word yet on what strain of the flu killed the latest victim. Test results to determine the strain will take several days. Health Officials Say it is not too late to go out and get that flu shot. This years season started early and has not even peaked yet. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton is scheduled to visit the bay area in april. Her twoday swing through San Francisco and san jose is expected to spark more speculation about a potential 2016 president ial run. On april 9th, clinton will be the keynote speaker at the marketing nations summit in San Francisco. And the following day, she will head to san jose as part of a series of speakers at an event called unique lives and experiences. A San Francisco company that helps low income entreprenauers got a high profile visit today. U. S. Secretary of labor tomas perez toured la casina, where people can develop their food businesses and get help along the way. Its impossible not to spend time here and be anything but inspired about the entrepreneurial spirit here. This is what america is all about, people with an idea and work ethic and vision and they are helping them put that vision into action. Following the tour, the secretary joined in a round table discussion on immigration at delores Street Community services, also there in the city. Congresswoman jackie spear was also in San Francisco this morning, talking about the impact of losing unemployment insurance. She spoke at the Unemployment Office about the vast numbers of people who have lost or will lose their benefits and the need for congress to pass legislation to extend them. Legislation stalled in the senate before a weeklong recess and wont be reconsidered until at least late january. Now to a story youll see only on 2. Oaklands top Business Leaders are moving ahead with plans to build a new ball park for the oakland as. Ktvu has obtained a letter recently sent to the port of oakland, signed by five prominent local leaders, including clorox ceo, don noss and douglas boxer, son of senator barbara boxer. The letter lays out the groundwork for the plan to build a 38,000seat stadium along oaklands waterfront. But this land was actually originally zoned to be the second alternative for the Oakland Convention center, so the zoning is pretty far along. This letter is the first step in a long and difficult process to try to stop the as from moving out of oakland. The as owner, lou wolf, has said publicly he is not a fan of this waterfront site. This comes as Major League Baseball announces tighter ball park security. Mlb ordered all teams to increase screening measures by the 2015 season. That means fans will be entered with metal detectors as they enter the ball parks. The giants and as were two of the teams that experimented with tighter screening last year. The former santa clara supervisor accused of misusing Campaign Funds is scheduled to face a judge in just a few hours. George shirakawa is called for a pretrial hearing, after he was accused of printing flyers with a communist flag that appeared to be from a candidate for the Santa Rosa City council. Shirakawa is serving a year in jail in dublin after pleading guilty to misusing public funds. We are still awaiting a decision on whether the mavericks surf contest will be held friday on the san mateo coast. There are concerns that wind and wave conditions are just too similar to those of 2010. This video is from 2010, when spectators on the beach were knocked over by a rogue wave. Viewing was banned after that, but there are still fears the conditions will be unsafe for the surfers. Organizers were expected to make the formal announcement today for 24 of the best surfers in the world to gather for the surf contest off of pillar point. We call it severe clear, because theres not a cloud in the sky unless youre down in southern california. No fog. Anything from this morning is long gone. We do have advisories out. It is clear right now, but as mike touched on, we do have a High Surf Advisory starting at 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow and goes through 9 00 p. M. Friday. Strong winds over the pacific are going to generate some of those very large as well as, starting off at 68 feet, building 10 to 12. That will take us thursday into friday. We also have, guess what, above average temperatures and red flag warnings. So everything is saying bone, bone dry here. Temperatures have been a good 10, 15 degrees above average and today well be close to records. Kentfield will be in there. The record, 67. I dont think San Francisco hit it, but feels pretty warm. Oakland, 66, one shy. San jose, 70 would be two shy. If we get any records, 10 consecutive days. Watch everything go down to southern california. Fog offshore, but its losing out. 67, walnut creek. 66 livermore, antioch. Low 60s, san jose. Whats incredible, some of these were in the 20s this morning, yet mid60s to 70s after morning lows to morning highs, very large spread there. Red flag warnings start tonight, even fire watches up into Mendocino County and lake county. Everything is absolutely bone dry. But the beat goes on. Temperatures in Single Digits and teens. Two more blasts of arctic air poised to begin to move into the great lakes and deep south. I mean, we had teens down to atlanta this morning. Its only 49 in new orleans. Atlanta, 35. 10, 12, 18 inches of snow from new york to boston. Look at all the cold air, just plunges. They are even expecting maybe freezing rain down into houston tonight into tomorrow. The next system dropping in, the next one up there will do the same thing. Theres no letting up for them in this bitterly cold pattern and snow. No letting up for us and sunshine and warm temps. You can see higher clouds in southern california, but thats about it it. A little slow sneaking in will cool us down. Breezy tomorrow with the north wind, hence the red flag warning. Cooldown on friday, but the weekend looks sunny and warm. There are projections out to about february 7th of no rain for us. 16, 17 days, which would just be brutal. But thats the way it looks. Maybe things will change. Need to do a little rain dance. Wash your car. 60, 70, 75 in clear lake. Upper 60s. Normal high this is time of year, 57 to 63. Eventually well have to pay for this, but not right now. June and july will probably be cold and foggy and damp. We will cool down friday, back to dry weather and mild by the weekend, mike. All right, steve, thank you. New predictions about facebooks popularity in the coming years. And ready to defend a championship, as a unique bay area Cycling Team Gears up for another season. [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom [mom] yes . [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa. [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa. [mom] youve got two left feet,boo. Stocks, mixed as investors pore over the latest batch of Company Earnings reports. Taking a look at the board, dow jones about 23 points, this after yesterday when the dow finished down a little over 40 points. Investor carl icon said today he is still betting on apple. In just the past couple of weeks, he says he purchased another 500 million worth of apple stock. That brings his total holdings to more than 3 billion. He disclosed his purchases in his twitter account and also criticized the apple board for not increasing its stock buyback significantly. Facebook could become the next my space in the next few years, according to a new study. The popular social media site is slowly losing its popularity and a new study from Princeton University predicts facebook could lose as much as 80 of its users by the year 2017. The Menlo Parkbased Company Currently has 874 million users worldwide. My space dropped in popularity after just a few years. Some bay area cyclists are gearing up for another big year. The special eyes lululemon Womens Cycling Team is training in morgan hill. Morgan hill is also home base for their sponsor, specialized bicycle components. The women say they are ready to defend their team time trial, which they won last fall in italy. The team says womens racing is beginning to gain on mens cycling for respect, coverage and financing. Mandatory water restrictions are about to go into place in one north bay city. We are talking to growers there about how this will impact one of sonoma countys most popular wine destinations. Also ahead on the news at 5 00, we are Digging Deeper into the accidental shooting death of a bart officer and talking to investigators about the case that brought them out to that dublin apartment complex, where Sergeant Tom Smith was shot and killed. Thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. We will see you the next time news breaks, and of course we are always here for you at ktvu. Com and you can always follow us on twitter and facebook. Have a wonderful wednesday afternoon. Alex paen coming next, attempting to save the life of a baby alpaca. What can be done to help this fragile critter . And a horse in a bad predicament. This is animal rescue. [captioning made possible by telco productions, inc. ]

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