A man in a blue sweatshirt walks past a homeless man, waiting on the bench who it appears just finished talking with a couple of San Francisco Police Officers in the tenderloin district in the area of larkin and geary streets. Then just moments later. When the police are gona and only a few witnesses still remain. The man in blue returns. And, swats the homeless man on the head with a metal pipe rendering him unconcious. A victim well known to police especially officer Carlos Manfredi who used to work the beat in that area. And, chatted with the homeless man often. He is the type of person who would always say hit to you. He was very friendly very engaging always had a smile situation can be or how foul the weather would be. He was very personable and very nice in general. This homeless person is not the kind of person to show any aggression or to attack anyone know know. It was was just completely unprovoked. Phillip the attacker then seen leaving the area. And, he is still at large.
The sticks to punish those who dont. We begin with abc 7 News Reporter tonight. Reporter Governor Brown made history announcing the first ever mandatory water restrictions in california. Make no mistake this executive order has the force of law. The water board has enforcement power. That enforcement power will go down to water districts and individuals and companies will be required to comply. Reporter the mandatory water restrictions call on water agencies to start charging more for excessive water use. Requires new homes to have water efficient drip irrigation. Requires golf courses, cemeteries and other large spaces to use less water. All of that because of the snow pack which accounts for 30 of the states water supply has dipped to 19 below normal to date. If californians dont cut usage by 25 it means water districts would begin charging extra. Double or triple the rate or do you have a graduation that increases for someone whos really wasting water. 25 will be measured against wa
Worlds of tributes along the procession. Hundreds of Community Members turned out to honor the man who gave his life service to the city. We have live team coverage. Abc 7 News Reporter chris winn will talk with citizens who showed up to pay their respects to officer johnson. Lets begin with david louie live at the sap center in san jose. David . We knew that officer johnson was a black belt in judo and jujitsu. We learned today that he made a mean cheesecake and touched lives in the San Jose Community in ways that few people knew. Brother and sister officers came from as far away from new york city to pay their respects. Through words and pictures officer johnson was portrayed as a loving son and brother. Chief escobel said a woman approached him last week. She was quiet before her son listened. It was that talk that changed her son for the better. She became interested in school with a no longer defy an the. That was michael. Johnsons patrol vehicle sat close to the stage. His coffin
An earthquake jolted parts of the east bay this morning and woke people up. The quake struck shortly after midnight, magnitude 3. 6 centered a mile northwest of san ramon. No reports of damage or injuries. Warriors Center Andrew Bogut sent out several messages on twitter after the earthquake. First he said, earthquake then said, with as much trouble as i have had with this newly built house im in, im just happy its still standing. Passed the earthquake test. And he added, hopefully, the next earthquake takes out the oak tree in my backyard that the city wont let me touch. We felt it. 4 31. The funeral for a San Jose Police officer killed in the line of duty today will happen today. Officer Michael Johnson responded to a call about a suicidal man when the suspect shot him. The procession goes from los gatos to campbell to san jose before the 11 a. M. Funeral at the s. A. P. Center. Police from all across the country are in san jose to attend the event. And well have live coverage of the
Stories are emerging of officer Michael Johnsons warmth and kindness and dedication of service. This womans son was steered away from a life of gangs. Would you say that officer johnson saved your sons life . I would say so. Just like every day he put on that badge. Reporter angela is singing amazing great today during the funeral Amazing Grace today during the funeral. There are going to be a number of rolling street closures as the procession passes through. The motorcade will start at north santa cruz avenue. You can see the procession. 6 15 north santa cruz avenue and expect traffic tieups on the route. The procession will head north on winchester boulevard actually crossing through downtown campbell on its way to the s. A. P. Center in downtown san jose. So mass transit might be your best bet. , the caltrain station diridon station theres also vta, caltrain. Back to you guys. Thank you. We are going to have live coverage of the funeral procession and the Services Starting at 10 a.