Tonight the police chief posted a meeting. Reporter were told the man moved here from danbury connecticut to pursue some new opportunities, but according to those three suicidal notes something happened. It was in a dark place, so hope faded, and then he orchestrated his killing. A church can provide compassion for those proceeds by suicidal thoughts. Tonight, this church in San Franciscos Mission district was used to provide details of a suicide. A sympathetic chief described the shooting of matthew hoffman. He said hoffman confronted police in the Mission Parking lot and was asked to leave. Instead, he turned and faced the officers. The officers see a but of a gun, he pulls the weapon cobb pointed at the officers. The two sgts. Fire their weapons 10 times. Reporter the weapon turned out to be a pellet gun, is bright orange markings covered. The sergeants were forced to pull a trigger on a man who they thought had a real gun. They are secondguessing themselves. Should the have seen something they each didnt see . They navigated a lifeanddeath situation and then find out its not a real gun. Reporter hours before the shooting, hoffman approached the officers asking about their weapons and ammunition. Audit encounters, the chief said , that didnt raise suspicion. It wasnt until after the shooting and a check of his cell phone that they connected the dots. Three suicide notes including one addressed to the officers saying they did nothing wrong, that they ended the life who was too much of a coward to do it himself. This is really hard on the cops. You have been in a lifeand death situation, and you survived. Then you find out that you took somebodys life mr. Hoffman is not a criminal, but he planned this whole thing. Now the officers have to live with the fact that they took somebodys life. Its hard on them. Reporter critics at tonights meeting questioned whether there was another way to handle this, but the chief insisted there wasnt. He also detailed this alert from officials in connecticut. An officer there received disturbing texts from hoffman back in february. He asked them what would happen if he pointed a fake gun and a cop . An indication that this was something he had been planning. Heather holmes in San Francisco. New videos of a two alarm fire in a grow house and alejo. In the alejo. The fire broke out shortly after 6 00. The building was in automotive shot, but when crews put out the flames, they found dozens of Marijuana Plants inside. The fire started inside the building, but the cause is unknown. No injuries were reported. Now to san ramon. Another marijuana grow. There was no fire, but hazmat team was called in. People were concerned that you 10 canisters might explode. Amber lee is at that home just west of interstate 680 and san ramon and tells us this is an unusual bust in the neighborhood not known for drugs. Reporter this is a comfortable neighborhood where homes run more than 1 million. Today one home became a crime scene. A small quiet street and san ramon. Uneventful until a tip about a possible marijuana grow at a singlefamily home brought police here this morning. It is a shot. Reporter a shock to see police, fire, and hazmat teams enter the home. A neighbor tells me a couple has lived here for years. Investigators say one son has a record. They researched the residence and found that the owners son is on probation. Reporter they found and removed items such as grow lights and equipment used to make honey oil, a derivative of marijuana. Similar but more potent than hash oil. They use butane tanks, and that butane is what is hazardous. That is why the hazmat was called out. Reporter police say they arrested 31yearold Ahmad Suleman who was home alone. He is accused of running a drug lab in the garage. The devices were fairly sophisticated. There were quite a few. I would consider this a sophisticated operation. Reporter police say they did not recover firearms nor was there a large amount of cash. We did see investigators removed items including an oven. Its quite alarming. Reporter police say suleman is being held at the jail where there will be no bail because they say he violated probation. Police are not say why he is on probation. A doctor was shot and killed today at a Military Hospital in texas. Reports of an active shooter at the va facility caused tense moments, but in the end, the gunmen killed himself. The shooting happened this afternoon at fort bliss in el paso. The military hasnt identified the doctor or the gunmen. The shooting triggered a lockdown. A major generates general says the army is taking the lead in the investigating action investigation. The new Congress Sworn in tonight. For the first time in a decade republicans control both the house and senate. Ktvu reporter here with the shift in the balance of power. Reporter there are very clear indications that the next two years could be a big struggle. President obama, Republican Leaders and are rebellious ranch of the gop today drew lines in the sand. Ratio write hands. Do you solemnly swear. Reporter behind the pomp and circumstance, there was drama as the gop took control of congress. I present for election to the office of speaker, john baynor from the state of ohio. First a symbolic statement as 25 republicans refused to vote for john baynors reelection. This vote shows that he is going to have to worry quite a bit about his right flank for the next two years. Reporter Eric Sheckler says despite the majority baynor must decide whether to pursue an outright battle with obama or broker a bipartisan compromise. The challenges if he makes too many deals with democrats, that will anger more and more of the conservative republicans. Reporter republicans wasted no time. First on the agenda, the keystone oil pipeline. Everyone knows the first measure will come out of the energy committee. Reporter the white house threatened to veto. I can affirm that if this bill passes, the president will sign it. Reporter the president laid out Common Ground items like infrastructure. We have to make sure that we focus on those areas where we can make can make significant progress together. Reporter the shift to a republicancontrolled house means less power for democrats. Many California Republicans see this as an opportunity for the golden state. I consider myself a conservative. I am looking to see both the senate and the Congress Takes a leadership now that they have the opportunity. Reporter according to a spokesman, the president has invited four leaders from each party to meet to set the agenda for 2014 and discuss foreign policy. More details on the 114th congress. 246 republicans, 188 democrats fear congress is getting a little less mail vail and a little less white. More than 20 are nonwhite. Republicans will rule with the most seats. Jeb bush is widely expected to make a run for the white house. Today he took another step. He set up a Political Action committee. The former governor launched a website where he can raise money and share ideas. Its called the right to rise, a leadership pac. s first fun rater fundraisers tomorrow night. Costa county supervisors will reconsider the controversial 32 pay raise they awarded themselves. At a board meeting, john joyce joy announced he proposed rescinding the pay hike. Nearly 40,000 signatures were turned into put a referendum on the ballot asking voters to overturn the race. s hole in the ground in downtown San Francisco is an ultimate destination. Monumental challenges lie ahead. Coming up, he lived through a collision on the Golden Gate Bridge. s survivors giving us a perspective on the installation of the ridges new barrier. Bridges new barrier. Clouds will bring cooler conditions. A colorful performance from dancers in san jose as the city welcomed its new mayor. Mayor boccardo mcardle took office in front of a packed house. The comment that drew huge applause, maureen . Reporter mayor the mayor has moved into his office at city hall. Is four year term has now officially begun. [ applause ] reporter tuesday night, the mayor was greeted by applause, holding his wifes hand. With this oath, the 44yearold san jose native was sworn in by the cities independent Police Auditor as the 65th mayor of san jose. [ applause ] reporter 2000 people attended the inauguration at the center for performing arts in san jose. This also included the swearing in of four new counsel members. I will support and defend the constitution of the United States. Sorry. Reporter the mayors speech discussed innovation and risk. Loudest applause came after he acknowledged a severe Staffing Shortage in the Police Department. Make no mistake. We will compensate our Police Officers well and fairly for their critically important work and rebuild americas finest Police Department. Reporter after the speech, the police union expressed little hope in the leader. Eat appoints people who are supportive of measure b and policies that dismantle the Police Department. So far, its more of the same. Reporter the mayor plans to me with esquivel. Meet with esquivel. We know thats everyones top priority right now. Reporter do you for see yourself being here for several more years . I am not sure. I am getting up there. I will hang out as long as i can. Reporter dave cortez he. Is someone who just ran against the mayor, i am hoping that we can Work Together to pull the city together. Reporter former secretary of transportation norman now that was supposed to speak tonight, but his flight was canceled due to bad weather. A dozen homeless advocates took part in the demonstration outside the ceremony. The group was upset over the evacuation of the san jose homeless encampment known as the jungle. The group wants more help with housing and a legal area for Homeless People to camp. Oaklands new mayor, libby schaaf arrived early for the first rollcall of the morning and will continue meeting with officers until midnight. She said she wants to meet with all the men and women on each shift to let them know she supports them. She says her priority is to build a better relationship between the Police Department and the community so they can Work Together. And Alameda County judge sentenced to numb sisters for swaddling favors babies too tightly. The sisters appeared in a courtroom today and received five years of probation and were ordered to take a year long child abuse awareness course. It to numb sisters ran the livermore preschool and daycare where they swaddled seven babies with tight knots for long periods of time. Prosecutors say the sisters put the babies in a potentially dangerous situation. For the first time in history, the Golden Gate Bridge will be closed for an entire weekend so the crews can install movable median barrier. The barrier is designed to prevent headon collisions. During the closure, the super trucks will be tested. The trucks can adjust the concrete and steal segment of the barrier to open and close lanes depending on traffic patterns or the time of that day day. The bridge will be closed saturday and sunday and will reopen on monday morning at 4 00 unless they finish early. Drivers familiar with the golden gates have been known to reduce refer to the center lane to suicide lanes because of how easily traffic can cross over and crashed. When it does happen, it can be catastrophic. Noelle walker tells us this new barrier is designed to and those collisions. Reporter the Golden Gate Bridge is the most iconic and most photographed landmark in the bay area. Its beauty and utility wrapped into one. More than 2 billion vehicles have crossed it since it opened in 1937. I love it. Reporter Brian Gerritsen crosses it twice today. Its beautiful. Its always left me speechless. I like to think of it as my bridge. Reporter on may 21, garretson was driving northbound to sausalito. It was a beautiful afternoon like today. And then it happened. I didnt see anything coming towards me. All i remember, being struck on the drivers side just to the rear of me. A driver traveling south crossed the centerline, hit his car, and slammed into an suv, injuring three women inside, leaving one of them paralyzed. This is the first time garretson has seen footage from that day. That could have been me. Reporter garretson says he feels lucky. A split second made the difference between walking away and living with injuries for the rest of his life. Everyday i see distracted drivers on that bridge in that center lane, and i cringe for what will ultimately happen again. I am a huge advocate of this barrier going up. Reporter it took years of debate, but a movable barrier going up this weekend is meant to prevent the same kind of accident from happening again. For this regular commuter, the barrier cant be put in soon enough. Why did we wait so long . Why do we allow things like this to be mired in red tape and debate when the benefits are clear . Noelle walker, ktvu news. A warm night and day out today. We had 78 in santa cruz. Tied a record. Two click short of 80. 71 in napa, 71 in santa rosa. Those are the highs. Tomorrow, probably the same if not warmer. Well over the top, lots going on in the pacific. The motion is going to the north on the jet stream. The highpressure build syncada winds our offshore at this hour. They were blowing offshore this morning, but northeast trajectory. It allows the air to sing. Sink. Thats where we are tomorrow. There will be sinking for the most part. Some areas will warm up. Overnight lows cant the ridge tops will be mild, in the valleys cooler. In napa, its 43 right now. Not below freezing in napa tonight. I believe everybody stays above freezing for the most part. Patchy valley fog like we had last night. Highs tomorrow, yellows are going to be up in the 70s. You are talking about lots of 70s, lots of upper 60s, and perhaps some 70s, mid70s and low 80s as you have had south into the monterey area. A slight chance of showers and a cool down coming in the long range. Well talk about that with the five day forecast after the breaks. A new bay Area Partnership fighting against parkinsons. Plus a staggering statistic cost six , six deaths from alcohol poisoning each day in the us. Breaking down on californias highspeed rail line. New at 10, two Companies Teaming up to fight parkinsons. Genentech says they will work with another company to find treatments. Genentech is based in south San Francisco and has been working on parkinsons for years now. 23 and me is a personal Genetics Company in Mountain View whose database includes parkinsons patients will be used to test the therapies. Every year, more than 2000 americans die of alcohol poisoning. Thats an average of six people every single day. Rob roth tells us who is most at risk. Its not who you might think. Reporter for rss he enjoys ferarra says he enjoys drinking, but says he is not a binge drinker. I dont overdo it. Not according to me. Reporter the cdc reports that an average of six people die every day in the United States of alcohol poisoning and that three quarters are not Binge Drinking College students but men between 35 and 64. I am not surprised. Reporter abby medcalf, a psychologist who treats addicted patients, says binge drinking is not uncommon among middleaged men. When you dont have tolerance, you are not really amazing how much you can drink. You can drink quite a bit before you treat feel drunk. Then it is too late. Reporter a binge is five drinks for a man, four for a woman in two hours. The effects can come on quickly. One of the big factors is to have people with you who are watching who will help you. You go to the bar, and you are not there necessarily to drink, your there to have fun and be with friends. But drinking comes along with that. Reporter the cdc says that if binge drinking can be eliminated, the number of deaths from alcohol poisoning could be dramatically reduced. Rob roth channel 2 news. The first meeting about the sale of bay area hospitals will be held tomorrow in santa fe. The sale of the hospitals was approved and is creating a backlash from Union Workers who worry that the hospitals tradition of serving the poor will not be carried out. Six hospitals total are being sold. The meeting is being held at 10 00 a. M. Phone calls that wouldnt stop. A bay area woman is raising privacy questions about californias healthcare exchange. It is scary that it can get out anywhere. Behind me is the northern destination for highspeed rail that had an historic groundbreaking today. Download our new ktvu app and watch our newscast live on your mobile device. A groundbreaking in fresno for californias highspeed rail project. It has been all concept until now, but construction starts. The project shuttles passengers between the bay area and Southern California in less than three hours. Ken pritchett live in San Francisco. Reporter this is the trans Bay Transit Center here in San Francisco, were construction is well underway and should be ready well before highspeed rail arrives, if that happens. With the signing of a symbolic rail by gov. Brown in fresno, ground was broken on highspeed rail. This linksys from the past to the future, from the south to fresno and forth. This is truly a california project bringing us together today. Reporter the first tracks wont go down for years. The initial construction will only stretch a short distance to madero. The list of critics as long. Some heckled t