City of santa cruz. Who officers shot to death in a city that has not even lost one offer officer in the line of duty. Detective sergeant lauren butch baker, 27 years with the department and detective Elizabeth Butler 10 years with the department have been identified as the victims. Police also killed the gunman, matt keller is live at the scene. Reporter that briefing with investigators and santa cruzs major just ended santa cruz mayor just gave the statement. The first shots came at 3 30 at a house across the street from a Whole Foods Market and schools skwrtz i heard a round of 40 to i heard a round of 40 to 50 shots across the street from where our children are. We lost two exceptionally fine officers today. Reporter a suspect was also shot to death but the sheriff said he ordered a door to door search as the sun went down just to make sure there was not another suspect. With many people still trapped inside the perimeter. S. W. A. T. Teams you know told her to stay down and shes been down ever since. Reporter three schools were put on lock down. And in the middle of it all, innocence in the midst of violence. Relieved parents are happy to see loved ones. Can you call me and tell me when youre getting in the bus. Okay i love you, okay. Reporter the door to door search for any possible suspects did end in the past hour and nothing was found. He said this investigation will take weeks to find out what led jeremy gulay to shoot detective baker and detective butler. Matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. The Police Department currently has 86 officers. Here is a photo now of one of the officers killed. It comes from the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper. Detective sergeant lauren butch baker has been with the department 27 years. We were told Sergeant Baker also has a son serving in the santa cruz Police Department. Todays deadly shooting followed several high profile crimes during the last few weeks in santa cruz. Now some residents who are questioning if theres been a fundamental shift in what many considered to be a layed bound surf town. I want everybody to ask what the city is really doing about crime in this town because theyre not doing anything. I mean this is the last thing that i thought would ever happen. Its just unbelievable. Following news of todays shooting, social media lit up by people saying that they are shocked by whats going on. A student in santa cruz was shot in the head and robbed while waiting for a bus. She survived. Less than a week later a 21 yearold woman was raped and beaten on the uc santa cruz campus. On our Facebook Page you can posta message of condolence to the families of the two officers killed in the line of duty today. Look for us at ktvu channel 2 news. New developments now concerning a young bay area couple thought to be missing while on a biking trip. Theres now word theyve been spotted in a remote area of the amazon in peru. Amber lee is live in concord where their family says they need proof before they can celebrate. Reporter were at the home of garretts sister, where his mom released a statement that says, until we hear from garrett, we cannot panic set in when they didnt hear from the couple who had been posting updates of their trip regularly on social media. Relatives now say they suspect the couple hadn t been in touch because they were in the remote area. To tell her how much i was worried about her and how i wish they would have stayed in contact. Hopefully they just didnt have reception. Reporter i spoke by phone with garretts mother francine fitzgerald. She says she received phone calls from the American Embassy and peruvian police. A friends says the family is just anxious hearing from the couple. Theyre holding together, theyre staying strong. Its been a rough two weeks. Reporter in el sebrante tonight at the peddlers workshop, the boss and coworkers celebrated the news that the couple may have been found. We were hoping for the best and our prayers were answered. Reporter hans mother francine tells us shes expecting to hear from government officials tomorrow. Reporting live from concord, amber lee, ktvu news. Developing news out of oakland tonight whereabout a dozen homes have been evacuated because of a leaking propane tank. Firefighters say they were called to a home on 85th avenue near castle mont high school. They said when they arrived they found a 25gallon propane tank that had rusted through and was leaking. They also say theres pretty much nothing to do but let the gas leak out and dissipate. It seems the tank is about 1 4 full. As a precaution though they have evacuated homes in the area and had pg e cut off gas to those homes. Alameda teachers and their supporters took their push for a new contract to the School Board Meeting tonight. Hundreds attended the meeting in support of the teachers. Earlier this month, me negotiations between the alameda the alameda district and the teachers broke down. Lee selected katie tang to replace chu. District four encompasses the sunset district. At 29 years old, pang is now the youngest member of the board. Shes worked at city hall for 13 years, most recently as the aid to chu. I have been heels to fill as lee said. We asked the mayor about calls for a mother to be represented on the board. He said he talked with residents of district four and they said having a mom on the board is a worthwhile consideration but they are more interested in continuity and they believe carmen chu has done a good job. Hagel has been confirmed. Many republicans opposed hagels nomination because of comments he made about iran. Statewide 54 of those asked say they favor legalizing marijuana but with the same kind of restrictions as alcohol. 43 oppose legalizing marijuana. In the bay area though, 66 approved. Now back in 1969 when this question was first asked just 13 of california voters approved of legalizing marijuana statewide. A large number of californians 67 oppose the federal crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries. 27 favor it and 58 favor the idea of allowing dispensaries in their cities or towns. The coast guard called off its massive search for a 29 foot sailboat with four people that was said to be missing off the coast of monday of monterey. Questions are being raised now about whether it was just a hoax. Ktvus ken wayne asked coast guard officials about that now and he joins us now in the newsroom with what they said. Reporter the coast guard told me that they are still treating this as a serious case. This coast guard chart shows the 21,000 miles covered by searchers. We covered an area roughly the size of west virginia. Reporter and still no sign of the boat or the four people who were said to be abandoned it. Theres hoaxes that happen like this all the time. Were not treating this one as a hoax. Reporter thats because the call was received from a south bay tower and showed that it came from 60 miles out into sea. Im sure the coast guard can be hoaxed by someone whos giving the proper information and sounds in distress. Reporter mark knolles says many new radios carry embedded technology. But that may not have been the case here. There were two such hoaxes in 2012. The coast guard searched for 36 hours after a caller said six people were abandoned their fishing boat off the texas coast. A month later a caller claimed three died and 20 were injured after an explosion and a fire. We have 21 souls on board, 20 in the water right now. I have three deceased on board, nine injured because of the explosion weve had. Reporter compare that voice to the one made here on sunday. Coast guard, coast guard. We have abandoned ship. This is the concord, we are abandoned ship. Its a bad thing when you think about the coast guard personnel who put themselves in danger, in harms way every day to save human lives. Reporter if this case turns out to be a hoax the person responsible could spend up to 10 years in prison. Ktvu first exposed kareoke bars with seedy reputations. Im really disturbed by it. Its wint live in San Francisco, two bay area residents are among those who are suing anheuser bush. Heather holmes has the story. Reporter we came here to see how brewers check the alcohol in beer. It is after all that measurement that is at the center of the 5 million lawsuit. Reporter whether youre a microbrewery or americas largest brewing company, the alcohol content is crucial. So were at 4. 1 exactly what it should be, perfect. Reporter zambo is head brewers at San Franciscos 21st amendment. We take a gravity reading at the beginning of fermintation, we take one at the end. And its exactly what it should be. Reporter san rafael attorney boxer and mills filed this Class Action Lawsuit against the beer maker saying former employees including some at the facility in fairfield have come forward stating that the Company Waters down its beers right before bottling. Thats many millions of the dollars in saved components and ingredients and its many millions of the dollars in increased profits all to the expense of the consumer. Reporter the lawsuit was spear headed by two Sonoma County residents and claims the companys actions violates California Consumer laws. Anheuser busch calls the claims groundless and says it fully complies with labeling laws. Itll be up to the court to determine whether beer drinkers were cheated. When we purchase a product we expect to get what is on the label. If were not and if its done to lower the cost of production then thats not cool. Reporter now this lawsuit involves plaintiffs in pennsylvania, new jersey and other states and it names ten Anheuser Busch products. Heather holmes, ktvu news. Las vegas police say they are now looking for a woman linked to a shooting. 22yearold Tanisha Howard was in the car with the suspected gunman anar harris. You can see the two pictured here. According to police howard has a history of prostitution. Harris shot and killed kenneth cherry jr. Of oakland say police. Cherrys mozaratti then crashed into a taxi killed both the driver and a tourist. In Pleasanton Police are investigating the discovery of a mans body at a city dump. Police say it was found by a worker at the transfer station about 11 45 this morning. This is video we shot from news chopper 2 as investigators were looking for evidence this afternoon. No word on the mans identity or the cause of death. In san jose, police are looking for the driver involved in a fatal hitandrun this morning. A woman in her late 40s was struck while crossing monterey road at about 1 00 this morning and she later died of her injuries. Her name at this point has not been released. Police say the car may be a dark colored honda sedan. The drivers side mirror was torn off. A head light is probably broken and Police Believe the windshield is also damaged. The blame game in congress over looming mandatory spending cuts reached a new boiling point today including Strong Language by the speakers of the house. I think he should understand who is sitting on their posterior. Were doing our best here to pass something. Forced spending cuts known as sequestration are set to kick in on friday and Speaker John Boehner says the self imposed cuts are likely to happen. The president is warning that tens of thousands of defense employees will be furloughed. The cuts will affect everything from meals for seniors to slow down at california harbors. Reporter a wall street journal poll finds 54 of those surveyed say the negotiations between president obama and Congress Make them feel less confident about the economy. 16 say they make them feel more confident. And 31 said they made no difference in their opinion. Ktvus Rita Williams tells us, reporter stewart gafney and williams got married in San Francisco. We are legally married but our marriage grows will not be fulfilled. Reporter soon because republicans might tip the balance for samesex marriage in two cases now before the Supreme Court. I really got goose bumps. Reporter they were original plaintiffs in a case that went before the california Supreme Court. Then along came proposition eight banning that marriage. We were celebrating 27 years together next month just a week before the u. S. Supreme courts historic hearing. Reporter the New York Times reveal today that at least 75 high profile republicans including meg whitman are joining together. Former utah governor John Huntsman did an about face writing quote, the party of lincoln should stand with our best tradition of equality and support full civil marriage for all americans. The justices are human and are influenced by events in politicians so i dont think this is outside the realm of things that could have an impact. Garrett and lewis say they will be on the steps of the Supreme Court for hearings they hope will lead to an end for their long struggle for marriage equality. In San Francisco, Rita Williams, ktvu channel 2 news. More details now on the growing support for samesex marriage. On thursday a group of at least 60 American Companies also plan to submit a brief to the u. S. Supreme court arguing that bans on samesex marriage are unconstitutional. And that list includes several silican Valley Companies such as apple, facebook and ebay. Alcoa and Morgan Stanley are also on the list. If it felt warmer today it was. Temperatures a good two or three, maybe four degrees warmer today than yesterday. These were the numbers from today. As we head into wednesday, warmer still, daytime highs tomorrow we could see mid70s. So a warm up. Cool when you get up tomorrow morning. Warmer tomorrow afternoon. The rain stays to the north. Were dry for a little while. So the subtle variations are going to be in daytime heating. How warm is it going to get this week when i come back at 10 45, we have some numbers that are pretty impressive for february. The auction of gold coins brought in more than 31 2 million dollars. No one knew that walter senoski had been accumulating gold coins and bars until he died last year. The auction was held to pay 100,000 in taxes. The rest goes to samoskis cousin a substitute teacher. And later a ktvu special report to stick around for. The video that reveals what really happens inside a kareoke bar that we first told you cant move the tv there. Yuhhuh. We have a wireless receiver. Listen. Back in my day, there was no uverse wireless receiver that let you move the tv away from the tv outlet. We can move it to the kitchen, the patio, the closet and almost anywhere. Why would you want a tv in the closet . [ both laugh ] [ fancy voice ] brilliant idea, darling. [ female announcer ] the wireless receiver. Get uverse tv for just 19 a month for 1 year when you bundle tv and internet. Rethink possible. A marine from camp pendelton is died tonight after a sky diving accident. The victim was with a group of marines conducting a military exercise. No word yet on the marines identity. Oracle ceo ellis has bought a small hawaii airline. A year ago he bought the island of linai. In oakland this weekend, demonstrators remembered win year since the shooting of Trayvon Martin. About a dozen people gathered to remember the 17yearold who was shot and killed by a Neighborhood Watch captain last year. George zimmerman claimed that he was acting in selfdefense when he shot the unarmed teenager. But zimmermans statement that the black teenager was suspicious prompted accusations of racial profiling. A lot of people are coming from a lot of different perspective but what you keep getting is a sense of outrage. The people dont want to put up with this anymore. Its not just Trayvon Martin but the way our youth are being treated by this system. U. S. Stock markets bounced back today regaining about half of yesterdays losses. The dow closed up 115 points. Its now moved more than 100 points in four of the five past trading sessions. Home prices in 20 key cities are increasing. In San Francisco the home prices rose nearly 141 2 in december compared to a year ago. Apple plans to give out close to 1 million in i tune store credits to settle a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that apple failed to place adequate controls to keep children from buying apps or app products. Customers can receive more if they can show their bills exceeded that 5 amount. All of us here on ktvu are getting ready to say goodbye to long time reporter Rita Williams whos retiring after work tomorrow night. As a special honor the city of oakland declared today Rita Williams day. Wow. I am so touched. Reporter rita was sitting at her desk when she was handed that proclamation. Rita has worked at ktvu for 35 years and was one of the first female reporters in the bay area covering hard news. And tomorrow night on the 10 00 news a special send off for rita. The history she has brought to ktvu viewers. Her compassion for those she meets in her stories and our best wishes for retirement. Its all coming up tomorrow night on the ktvu news. In four minutes, video you have to see to believe. A ktvu special report uncovers graphic activity inside a kareoke bar. 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