-year-old eddy garcia had been drinking, and garcia was arrested. wmur' s ray brewer spoke to parishioners who were trying to assess the damage, and has the story new at noon. ray: this is only a 20 member church. they just renovated this hall. >> we' re going to need some help. ray: this was the scene at the hudson community church. 47-year-old eddy garcia crashed his jeep through the window around 5:00 this morning. that prayer was answered. garcia was arrested and charged with suspicion of driving while there is a huge mess to clean up. >> discouraging. s a small church. we try to keep it running. back. for those in need. one of the outreach programs. >> we have a hot lunch program for free for homeless or anyone who wants to drop by. ray: the crash has put those programs in jeopardy. >> i have my car full of pastries. we' re going to have to do it a different way. ray: they are not sure if there home. s cracked. some. ray: the church does have insurance, but they are worried they are worried about building being exposed to the elements. despite the damage, they feel fortun

/2shot= eddie garcia is currently the assistant chief, and is about to be promoted to the top job .. >>> he takes over next week. >> eddie garcia is the assistant chief, about to be promoted to top job until there is a permanent announcement. today garcia sat down for an exclusive interview. damian is live outside headquarters with more on garcia's vision for the department. damian? >> today we acknowledged his department is not out of the woods yet. there are still some issues. but he said the department is finally turning the corner. >> assistant chief eddie garcia met with the san jose inspect police auditor, the police watch dog. he worked his way up the ranks from patrol to the elite unit to wearing the gold badge. now garcia is about to become the city's top cop. >> well, first, excitement. we're coming in with a lot of excitement at this department. we have a lot of work to do. >> that involves rebuilding the force, increasing morale, and bringing back to san jose the coveted title it lost the last few years. >> strive to be the safest largest city again together. that's wh

assistant chief eddy garcia will take over as interim. he has been with the department since 1992, and with us now is chief eddy garcia live in san jose. chief garcia, thanks for being here and congratulations to you. >> reporter: thank you very much. it's my pleasure. >> being named interim, that was expected by all accounts at least that i read. are you looking to get the permanent job? if so, chiefy do you think that you're the person for the job? >> reporter: well, i hope so. i'm excited. i've been with this organization since nineteen. >> i've had a lot of roles in this department, and i really want to stand up for the men and women of this department and take us to -- in the direction that we need to be going. >> so your name is definitely in the hat. >> reporter: yes, yes, i believe it is. >> let's talk more. now that you have been named interim chief what do you have plan any read that you are going to be tasked with boosting morale. that on your list? and if so how due plan to do that? >> reporter: well, absolutely. it's the first thing on our list. quite frankly we need to stabliz

chief is already meet ing with city and community leaders. eddie garcia is currently the assistant police chief. he's about to be promoted to the top job until there's a permanent announcement. garcia sat down with "today in the bay" for this exclusive interview. >> reporter: assistant chief eddie garcia met with the independent police auditor, police watch dog. he worked his way up through the ranks. now garcia is about to become the city's top cop. >> first excitement. we're coming into a lot of opportunities here at this department. and we have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: that involves rebuilding the force, increasing morale and bringing back to san jose the coveted title it lost over the last few years. >> strive to be the safest largest city again together. that's what the men and women of this department, the poa, city hall and the community. we're going to do it. >> reporter: he says he'll work to get more cadets to join the dwindling academy and work to bring back the officers who left the force out of frustration over pay and benefits. >> to poach them away from othe

assistant chief eddie garcia, about to be the top cop on an interim basis. >> this department as we rebuild will need new leadership as well. >> reporter: 2016 may not be a downhill ride but the mayor says san jose is ready to climb the mountain. and next week we'll sit down with the new police chief eddie garcia in a one-on-one interview. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> hundreds of new laws are in effect affecting your safety to your health. bb guns must have special colors so police can tell they're not real. wearing ear buds is now illegal for drivers and bicyclists. something some people don't agree with. >> i know friends who bike to work and they take bike lanes and i think it's actually okay to wear earbuds and hear music. >> it sounds safe to me. it sounds like it's a good safe rule for people to have. you can't hear what's going on if there are emergency vehicles or somebody trying to signal to you if you have your earbuds in. sounds good. >> and vaccines are now mandatory for all k through 12 students unless those students have a medical exemption. >>> another impo

to a church in hudson early this morning. erin: 47-year-old eddie garcia lost control going around a corner and hit a support column for the front entrance to the hudson community church. his jeep then crashed through the window of the church and ended up inside. garcia was not hurt. sean: president obama will erin: in a video posted on whitehouse.gov the president reflects and looks ahead to his speech. >> i don't think i've ever been more optimistic about a year ahead than i am right now. in what free moments i can take right now, i'm working on my state of the union address. it is my last one. as i'm writing, i keep thinking about the road that we've traveled together these past seven years. the people i've met, the stories that you've shared, the remarkable things that you've done to make change happen. erin: president obama is inviting two dozen guests to sit with the first lady at his final state of the union address. one seat will be empty to represent the victims of gun violence. one of the leading addiction experts will be attending the address. kelly ayotte has invited dr.

crashed in to a church in hudson early this morning. police say 47-year-old eddie garcia lost control and hit the support column for the front entrance to the hudson community church. the jeep crashed through the window and ended up inside that church. garcia is now charged we'll have more on the story for you today at noon. environmental officials will be back at the richards elementary school in newport after about 500 gallons of pond yesterday. firefighters say a valve on the pump in the boiler room got stuck causing an overflow tank to spill. outside we go for you this morning. we're seeing a lot of sunshine and we when we look at the averages? kevin: hovering around the freezing mark which is close to where we should be. what will be uncommon is the wind. it will continue to gust over 25 to 30 miles an hour. a good deal of sunshine along and south of the white mountains. we have the snow showers up going up north this morning. westerly winds will try to push any lake effect snows moving from the west/southwest more west to east in to the afternoon. a few western or north western area

person to lead the department. assisting chief eddie garcia will take over as interim chief in two weeks. >> i'm looking forward to eddie's leadership. i think he's got a very positive attitude and his leadership style is one that i think is infectious. >> reporter: working together, he says, the city will, again, have a police force that is the envy of the nation. and the bike ride up to mt. hamilton, about three hours and 4,300 feet. tonight at 6:00, we'll see what the mayor did with police officers yesterday. we're live outside san jose city hall, i'm damian trujillo. >>> new year means new laws. hundreds of them. one of them affects many businesses and employees across the state. the minimum wage went from $9 to $10 an hour. while some people believe this hurts mom and pop shops, others say an increase is needed. >> $10 is something everyone needs. the cost is really so high. $10 is, i think, a drop in a bucket. >> other new laws include the california new motor voter act. that autoically registers citizens to vote when they apply for a driver's license, i.d. card or submit a change

driver, eddie garcia faces a suspicion of dwi. he is out of jail at this hour. the church that has 20 members has completed renovations. ed: the suspect in a deadly hit-and-run has been raised. the 24-year-old is accused of hitting a 71-year-old on pleasant street and killing her. the hit-and-run happened on christmas weekend at a crosswalk on pleasant street. the victim lived nearby at an assisted living facility. ed: police released the name of a woman hit and killed by a car. this happened in manchester. simmons was struck last died on friday. ed: new at 4:30, the u.s. supreme will not take up a case on advertisements on the mbta. late last year the t banned all political ads that debate moral, religious and social issues. ed: it is time to flash forward to 5:00. convicted in the brutal murder of a student, the man found guilty and facing a parole board. the decision being weighed and the impact it will have on his life sentence. on newscenter 5 at 6:00, a trip to washington for a young boy who fled violence in syria making boston his home. taking him to the state of the union addr

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the department. >> reporter: decimated in recent years by the departure of officers, what eddie garcia inherits is vastly different than the one he joined as a fresh face recruit. >> we have been the least staffed police department for years. >> reporter: currently the san jose police department has money in the budget for more than 1100 officers. the ranks have thinned so significantly that on most days there are fewer than 900 ready to hit the streets. >> quite frankly we need to continue to work on stabilizing the police department. that's the number one priority. >> reporter: the reasons officers are leaving are many, including a round of layoffs during the recession, followed by a voter approved pension reform plan that drove officers to other departments offering more money and better benefits. as the police department was shrinking, the public's frustration with it was growing. communities began hiring private security companies to patrol translator -- to patrol their neighborhoods. fed up with the inability to stop or solve the crimes prevented there. >> to hear that is

today formally announced that assistant chief eddy garcia will become the new interim chief now that are current chief larry he is esqui verkz l is leaving. he's not retiring from working. next month he will become the new chief of police in tracy. meanwhile san jose will continue its search for a permanent chief. >>> to the weather now, and a fast moving storm that drenched the bay area overnight. you can see it made for a wet wednesday morning commute for drivers on the bay bridge. the rain didn't last that long. we spotted a really pretty rainbow from our roof cam radio. >>> let's go to chief meteorologist bill martin. it came down just like you said it would. >> more rain coming. weather systems similar to the one we just saw, which is good. not that much rain that we can't handle except sunday we've got a bigger system lined up. let's take a peek. there's san rafael. san jose, or santa rosa was just under an inch. napa .6. so you get the idea. a fast moving weather system played a little bit of havoc. now it's gone, up in the mountains. here comes the next sale in string of

settlement agreed upon. >> assistant chief eddy garcia will now serve as the acting police chief. besides increasing staffing, he is looking to boost morale and staff. the body work camera program was left in place. for advice. >> continue what he is doing, as for the partnerships we've made, continue them with our leaders, rank and file in terps tran -- terms of it transparency. >> they say that it will take a while for the city to rebuild, but they are optimistic. >>> and a wing stop robbery on arnold drive last night. two men walked in with knives and demanded money. no one was hurt. >>> three bay area lawmakers are joining forces on legislation to ban a type of assault weapon that was used in the san bernardino attacks. san francisco assembly man david chu demonstrating how fast a mass shootser can reload with certain military style assault rifles. these were called button guns because with the press of a button, an empty clip detaches and another one can be installed. the california state law left us loopholes that the gun manufacturers took advantage of and now they sold many guns t

hampshire church leaving a mess. the accident happened this morning at the community the driver, eddie garcia, we are told faces a suspicion of dwi. he is out of jail tonight. the church which has about 20 members just completed wren gnaw ition haves. jc: a child rapist has had evidence excluded from his upcoming trial. he asked the judge to exclude 55 pieces of evidence he claims were illegally removed investigators. the judge rejected most of the requests, but agreed to include guns taken from his home. he is accused of taking a girl and raping her over the course of nine months and the trial is set to start in june. jc: daily fantasy sports sites can continue to operate in new york until the decision they must stop play. this is one month after the ruling was made. in massachusetts the public hearing is set for tomorrow on regulations for draft kings the proposal has a minimum age of 21 to play. jc: immigration is a big issue. phil: and the candidates have a disagreement. our special series, eight issues in eight weeks. where the candidates stand on immigration. jc: and smoking amon

, san jose's new police chief is already meeting with city and community leaders. eddie garcia currently the assistant chief about to be promoted to the top spot until there's a permanent announcement. >> garcia sat down with nbc bay area's damian trujillo for an exclusive interview. >> reporter: assistant chief eddie garcia met with the san jose independent police auditor, the police washdog, the 24-year veteran worked his way up the ranks from patrol to the elite merge unit to wearing the gold badge. now garcia is about to become the city's top cop. >> well, first, excitement. we're coming into a lot of opportunities here at this department. and we have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: that involves rebuilding the force, increasing morale and bringing back to san jose the coveted title it lost over the last few years. >> strive to be the safest largest city again together. and that's with the men and women of this department, p.o.a., city hall and the community. and we're going to do it. >> reporter: he says he'll work to get more cadets to join the dwindling academy and work to bring

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chief eddie garcia will take over in the interim. >> he says knees workshops are timely -- >> although more nature can be strong and the acts of evil people can be wicked, we are not powerless. giving people tools as to what to do when a disaster or emergency strikes can be very helpful and can save lives. >> workshops were also held in dublin and union city today. >> if you can't wait for san francisco's museum of modern art to reopen the spring, there's one event you shouldn't miss this weekend. abc 7 news festival pav i will wron for the fall design and unfair. big crowds gathered to check out the latest works from as far away as london, paris, and here in the bay area. even if you are just there to browse. >> look at things be >> we have taken it off. >> abc 7 is a proud sponsor of the event. it continues tomorrow from 11:00 to 5:00. >> if are you headed up to the sierra tomorrow, careful. this is a look at i-80 earlier tonight. the roads look clear now, but conditions could get messy with this next storm. meteorologist tracking that storm and joins us now with the pylon. >> it's g

some officers to come back to san jose. >> reporter: that leadership includes assistant chief eddie garcia who is about to be the top cop on at interim basis. >> this department will need new leadership. >> reporter: 2016 may not be a downhill ride, but the mayor says san jose is ready to climb the mountain. nbc bay area news. >>> happening today, police in the south bay will be out in force. they say if you drive while you're under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you will be caught. the san jose police department will be conducting several checkpoints throughout the city tonight. the latest statistics taken in 2013 show impaired drivers were possib responsible for 863 deaths. officers tell us according to recent research, crashes involving an impaired driver could be reduced by up to 20% when well-publicized checkpoints are done. >>> uber warned people that didn't stop them from sounding off about the surge pricing on new year's eve. the san francisco based ride share company gave customers a heads up because it's the busiest night of the ear. fares ranged anywhere to double to

that greeted parishioners of the hudson community church. according to police, 47-year-old eddy garcia of nashua crashed his jeep through the window around five in the morning. >> i just prayed to god that nobody got hurt. reporter: that prayer was answered. however, garcia was arrested and charged with suspicion of driving while intoxicated, and leaving parishioners with a huge mess to clean up. >> discouraging. we try to keep it running, so this is going to set everything back big time. reporter: in be the community hall there was food in boxes for those in need. one of the church's outreach programs. >> tuesday, wednesday and thursday we have a hot lunch program for free for homeless or anyone who wants to drop by. reporter: the crash has put those programs in jeopardy. >> right now i got my car full of pastries. we're going to have to do a different way of getting people some food. reporter: and parishioners aren't sure if there was any structural damage to the hall. cracked. so i imagine there's going to be some. reporter: the church does have insurance, but parishioners are worried

: eddie garcia takes over and make understaffed department -- >> it is and because the men and women are not trying. they are trying very hard to keep this community safe. things have happened with regard to the measure that is driven officers away and has a true but it to our inability to recruit.>> reporter: the police department said they were cost hundreds of officers to the city offering better benefits. most were put on patrol. investigative units often suffered. the burglary unit was reduced to one full-time investigator. the -- should the citizens be satisfied? >> i can guarantee you there is not an officer that will tell you they are proud of that fact. but we have had to concentrate on the 911 call for service making sure when somebody calls 911 an officer responds. >> reporter: garcia sees reason for hope. like a tentative plan to fix the pension system that he says should attract new recruits. >> they are extremely eager to show the residents of the city why it is we once the safest city in the country and our goal is to get back to that. >> reporter: chief garcia has bee

. >> reporter: looking forward, assistant chief eddy garcia will now serve as the acting police chief. he is looking to boost staffing levels and morale. garcia knows it will take time to rebuild. he is interested in holding the chief position. that is due to the city council who is doing a national search. dave? >> janine de la rosa in san jose, thank you. >>> 23-year-old awes al-jayab was accused of lying to federal authorities about his international travel. he says that he was visiting his sick grandmother. the indictment says that he went to fight in syria. he was born in iraq, came to the united states in 2012. investigator say they do not believe that he was plotting any attacks against the u.s. >>> there are also some new developments in the terror attack in indonesia. indonesian police arrested three men they suspect are linked to the attack in jakarta that killed two people, injured more than 20 others. isis claimed the responsibility and indonesia's president visited the scene the attack to try to reassure people that the city is safe. five attackers were killed. police found a

times. eddie garcia has been named as replacement we need to stabilize the police department, need to concentrate and working together with our poa, city leaders to implement the measure b settlement that was agreed upon. >> garcia knows it will take time to consolidate that and maybe step into the role as police chief. that will be up to the city council who will lead a national job and they'll take a look at how the interim chief will do. the last several chiefs have not been from out of town. they have been with the department for many years. pam? >> thank you, janine. >>> time is now 6:04. three bay area lawmakers are teaming up to try to ban a type of assault weapon that was used in the san bernadino attacks. >> san francisco assembly man david chui demonstrated how fast a mass shooter can reload a military style asuit rifles, called bullet button gun. with the press of a but the to, you can detach an empty ammunition clip and a loaded clip can be quickly installed. >> the california state law left this loophole that the gun manufactures took advantage of and now they sold many g

the murder victim's body. here is what acting police chief eddie garcia had to say. >> as the investigation continues, there has been information that suspect may have disposed of kyle's body in the ocean but this has not been confirmed. we also have learned that suspect levo is familiar with the area around the santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: specifically police are asking you to come forward if you spotted this white gmc pickup truck with tented windows driving in the area between 6:00 p.m. friday night and 2:00 a.m. saturday morning. the truck belongs to murder suspect steve lebo. earlier today i did a jailhouse interview with lebo and he told me he's not a killer. in fact, he says he was framed. wearing handcuffs and shackles inside santa clara county's jail, he says he is not a killer. did you kill kyle? >> no, i didn't. i'm innocent. >> reporter: police arrested lebo early saturday morning on suspicion of killing his co-worker, 28-year-old kyle myrick. they worked a couple days together in san jose. lebo tells us he was framed by several co-workers he claims drugged h

track to get back to what it was in his words and time for his generation and eddy garcia will take over with that as he takes over the department today. certainly a big job for him. he will turn in his banal, but he is not going to kick back and relax. he is, in fact, taking over the top job at the tracy police department next month. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> it is 5:35. moving on to decision 2016. building a war of words between the republican and presidential candidates during their first debate of 2016. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in san francisco with some of the hot topics that came up last night. good morning, steph. >> good morning, laura. one of them was just trump attacking cruz on this birth place issue because cruz was born in canada. he said cruz can't become president. trump said it is a nonissue. this is the first real set of punches between those two as cruz catching up in the iowa and pole polls ahead of the iowa caucuses. focused on cruz accusing the texas senator on flip-flopping on immigration opposing birth right citizenship

. assistant police chief eddie garcia will take over the department from here. >>> up next at 11:00, a winner comes forward. hear from the newest millionaires who hit all six numbers in this week's record powerball jackpot drawing. >>> and this is bob redell. we'll be with the one basketball team that has a better record than the golden state warriors. we're going to take them on one-on-one in a live report. >>> we're watching our next storm system gain strength across the pacific. it's going to bring a few high thin clouds across the region today and mild temperatures are expected. rain arrives tonight, timing on that plus another storm for sunday. details on all of that coming up after this. >>> got a tip for nbc bay area's investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips, or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. all eyes are on the three states where the winning >>> welcome back. all eyes on the three states where the winning powerball tickets were sold. >> yeah, those winners will split the record setting $1.5 billion jackpot making each ticket worth $533 million a pi

department is on the right track but time for a new generation to lead. eddy garcia will take over the department from here. >>> coming up, you have a question for the president? how you can reach to president obama in just a few hours. >>> nbc bay area microclimate weather alert we made it easy for you to get the latest information on your smartphone. click on the bar that says weather alert. that will take you right to what you need to know right when you need to know it. i'm vicki nguyen and that's how to stay informed with the nbc bay area app. on the heels of the state of the union address, president obama union address, president obama will be answering questions from the public - ve onoutube today. you can subm from the public live on youtube today. you can submit your questions on social media use the #youtubeatobama. watch the interview that will happen 11:15 our time on the official youtube channel. >>> joe biden is in philadelphia to kick off the initiative to cure cancer. talking with cancer experts. biden said he's worried competition to share information is preventing

service for our citizens. >> eddie garcia, he will serve as the acting police chief. esquivel is heading to tracy to become the new police chief there. >>> this morning some of the republican candidates for president coming out of last night's debate a little bruised and battered. as ktvu's jenna reports, frontrunner's downtown and ted cruz took aim at each other. >> let's get started. >> reporter: the gop candidates started off aiming their barbs at president obama and his state of the union speech. >> if i am president, there won't be stupid deals any more. we will make america great again. we will win on everything we do. >> reporter: each vying to position themselves as the gop's best chance against hillary clinton. >> if you are worried about the world being on fire, you cannot give hillary clinton a third term. >> reporter: with weeks until the iowa state caucuses, they clashed showing the wides within the republican party. trump and cruz over questions whether canadian born cruz is a natural born citizen, qualified to run for president. >> there is a big question mark on your head

the past. >>> there's going to be a new man in charge of the police department starting today. eddie garcia is going to take over as chief he's been with the department since 1992. current police chief is stepping down today. he's officially retiring he is going to remain in law enforcement, he will become the police chief of the tracy police department >>> this morning, there are nearly 4 dozen officers on the streets and a few more in oakland. 42 officers graduated last night and for the first time, three oakland officers graduated from the same academy. that's thanks to a new partnership where they're training for oakland. >> going to san francisco gave me a template of how to become a police officer. >> we're going to put them through a six-week course and bring them back to oakland and teaches them about oakland and how they do it specifically. >> also at the graduation, the chief spoke about the police shooting. he says he's working to rebuild trust with the community and he was live in studio with us in the last hour speaking about the work that needs to be done and saying, it