everywhere, and here in san francisco, harvey milk plaza where is the lgbt community traditionally comes together to take a stand. among those scheduled to be here are community activists this stars of perpetual indulgence, who organized the event, and mayor ed lee, and mark leno. this was organized hours after the community learned the details of the orlando mass shooting there are similar events scheduled. this is a place that the city of san francisco and in large parts of our country looks to as the place of spiritual safety and of strength. reporter: earlier this afternoon a special prayer event was organized at grace cathedral. it has a long history of solidarity with the lgbt community and the bishop said it was important to have that house of worship open for people to go to if they needed spiritual support. tonight the event is scheduled for 8:00. looks like it should be a program of half hour to 45 minutes or so. reporting live in san francisco in the castro dis
the gunman. tonight there is heightened secured in the castro. thank you for joining, i m eric thomas. here s the latest. federal investigators say the gunman, 29-year-old omar mateen, called 9-1-1 during the attack and pledged allegiance to isis. his father said he was outraged after seeing two men kiss in miami but the family didn t believe he was very religious. the fbi had interviewed the gunman in 201 2013 good 2014 after he dressed simplety for a suicide bomber. days ago he legally purchased handgun and a long gun. the president called the attack an act of terror and an act of hate. we have coverage on the effect the shooting will have on the pride parade. first, let s go live to sergio quinn tan quintana who talked to people mourning. reporter: a tragedy that happened across the country but touches the lgbt community everywhere, and here in san francisco, harvey milk plaza where is the lgbt community traditionally comes together to take a stand. among those sched
richmond police department was slot multiple times allegedly by the father of his 6-year-old shot multiple times allegedly by the father of his 6-year-old grandchild. he puts his life on the line when he does his job during the day. you don t expect him to have to come home and deal with something like this. reporter: the suspect 30- year-old robert vegas who graduated from the same academy as gus was quickly arrested. honored with a salute hours after the shooting gus flag draped bold body was removed from his home. now everything is changed. nothing will be the same after today. reporter: gus and his wife sandra weren t just parents to 10 kids and also foster parents, they were involved in the nonprofit foster greatness mentoring children and other families in the solano county community. he clearly enjoyed being a father and his joy rubbed off on people. like i said, it was authentic. it was genuinely. he was just a spectacular human being. reporter: tonig
tonight, the prime suspect a live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. police academy graduate. bay area police officer gunned down in his own home, tonight the prime suspect is a police academy graduate. the officer was shot to death in vallejo. kpix5 s andria borba is there tonight. reporter: liz, ken, neighbors say gus vegas and his family lived here over five years in this neighborhood of tonight they are leaving behind candles and flowers for a man who was not just a cop, but a devoted father as well. there was just a lot of joy around that house and around his family. reporter: hours after the shooting that left richmond police officer gus vegas dead the thin blue line of officers from vallejo and richmond kept a protective watch around his glen cove home. we are stunned. we are saddened. we re still working to process it. reporter: it was 4:30 a.m. when the 15 year veteran of the richmond police department was slot multiple times allegedly
possibility of flash flooding throughout the midlands. on thursday the rain chance falls to 50% during the day and then down to 30% that night. high: 70 new year s day will be mostly cloudy with only a slight chance of showers and a touch cooler temperatures. high:60. the first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy. the heavy rains are leaving their mark in parts of newberry county. a few homes along creeks and evacuated our mike desumma has been in parts of the county all day today. he joins us now from mower street wit more. samantha, charles this stretch of the street is one of several roads that had to be closed off because of the rain. the reason is scotts creek runs right under it. there are homes that sit along the creek on wheeler road - and those are the ones where we were told some residents had to leave today because of the rain. flooding also was seen on city - about 10 from what dot crews told us. one was amelia street where an overflowing city - ab