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appearances. now, in 1924 fdr was allied with al smith, then the governor of new york. probably the most p charismatic american politician of 1920s. pulled himself up from the city streets, had dropped out of school to support his mother in the seventh or eighth grade. charismatic, funny, vigorous. the hero of the cities, catholics, immigrants, the people who opposed prohibitions against the forces of the dries base in the south and the west. so smith invited fdr to nominate him for the presidency in the summer of 1924. the convention was going to be in madison square garden. this was smith's home turf. roosevelt was a popular patrician figure, and smith felt, no threat to him politically. or -- so he invited fdr to give this speech, and fdr said he would. he had to rehearse for it, he had to practice for it, he was scared about his ability to make this appearance, but he committed himself to do it. so let me read to you this first passage. again, it's in madison square garden, and the hall was absolutely jam packed. myth had tons of supporters -- smith had tons of supporters, tough guys w

b.a.r.t. police officer. we are learning more about those moments leading up to the thomas smith being killed by a former officer. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. peggy bunker has the morning off. we have team coverage this morning of the first bart officer ever killed in the line of duty. christie smith has more about how officers are coping with the shooting. but we'll begin with nbc bay area's bob burdell. >> reporter: at a news conference moments ago at b.a.r.t. officers here in downtown oakland an emotional bart police chief of police gave us more details about the search that resulted in one b.a.r.t. officer fatally shooting one of his colleagues, officer thomas smith, seen in a new photo here just released this morning. we learned that it's possible that some or all of the shooting was caught on video as at least two of the officers were wearing lapel cameras as is required by the department. the question is whether or not those cameras were rolling. rainee tells us there were eight members of law enforcement searching the apartment in dublin. there wer

started as a routine traffic stop. "today in the bay's" christie smith live at oakland police department. good morning, christie. what happened? >> reporter: good morning. according to oakland police, that's right. they say this started with a traffic stop, and the driver did pull over but that's when a passenger jumped out of the suv and had a handgun very visible to the two chp officers that were on patrol in a marked car on the 5200 block of wentworth avenue around 9:00 in east oakland. investigators deployed police canine unit and the officers also went on ahead and chased the man on foot. the police dog, they say, engaged with the man and both officers opened fire. police say their canine was shot and so was the man. the canine expected to survive. officers performed cpr on the suspect but he died tat the scene. a loaded handgun was recovers at the scene. they say they're asking for the public's help. they are looking for the driver of the car that is a silver toyota suv later model with paper plates that are red and white. oakland police are the lead agency. they're expected to spe

desk. >>> bart had an accidental shooting death. thomas smith is the first bart police officer killed on duty. he was a 20 year veteran and he was killed by a fellow officer during a probation search in dublin and he leaves behind a wife who was also a police officer and daughter. he gains our -- begins our coverage where the deadly shooting happened alex? >> we are live in dublin, this is where that veteran officer was shot to death by one of his own partners and it all happened yesterday. it is a group of officers and all of them were searching a unit here in connection with a robbery case. and after they entered the apartment, one officer mistakenly fired that shot. tom smith was hit by the bullet and died a short time later art the hospital. the san francisco chronicle identified the officer who shot him. >>> michael maze, a 10 year officer and they are looking into whether he accidentally fired his gun or it many to go off, whatever the circumstances are, that officer is in an incredible amount of pain. >> he is devastated and this was certainly not his intent and you can only im

as law enforcement remembers one of the fallen. bart police sergeant tom smith killed in the line of duty. investigators say his fellow officer let off a single shot that claimed smith's life. he leaves behind a wife and young daughter. neighbors have only good memories. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of the word. >> we are hearing that a lot tonight. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have live team coverage on this breaking story tonight. we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and th

smith, a 20-year veteran of the force, he's survived by his wife, who also works in department and his 6-year-old daughter. his death the first on-duty fatality in department history. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us from the apartment complex in dublin where it all happened. officers went in with guns drawn but knew the suspect wasn't home at the time. >> reporter: good morning, la a laura. yes, they knew the person on probation, suspect, was not at home but not sure if there might be anyone else in the unit at the complex in dublin when they play made entry before 2:00, why b.a.r.t. officer thomas smith and several other officers he was with were wearing bulletproof vests and also why they kicked down the door with their guns drawn. between that entry and the search one of smith's colleagues, a ten-year vert ran of the b.a.r.t. police force fired his gun. that bullet found his way past smith's bulletproof vest, near his armpit, has he had his weapon drawn, entered his body, eventually killed. several members of the law enforcement gathered outside that hospital to salute smit

rest today. the special message attorney general kamala harris had for sergeant smith's 6-year-old daughter. >>> for the first time in weeks, drivers being forced to use their windshield wipers. we're also learning 17 communities throughout the state could run out of water in 60 days. >>> the demolition of the old eastern span of the bay bridge is now months behind schedule. the action caltrans plans to take to speed the process along. >>> saying goodbye to a fallen b.a.r.t. police officer. today, thousands of mourners filled a castro valley church to pay their respect to tom smith who was accidentally shot to death by a fellow officer last week. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. ktvu's alex savidge is live with how fellow officers are paying their respects this afternoon. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: well, good afternoon. this funeral service wrapped up just about a half-hour ago. you can see there are quite a few police officers and other mourners still outside of the neighborhood church of castro valley right now. it was a touching ceremony today to honor the first b.a.r.

colleague. the officer's name is thomas smith. a 20-year veteran of the bart police department. he leaves behind his wife kellie. and their six-year- old daughter. smith is the 36th officer killed in california by accidental gunfire. and he is the first here in the bay area killed that way, since 2001. an alameda county sheriff's department representative says, smith is the first bart officer killed in the line of duty since the department's inception. this is video of smith from kron-4 coverage of a story back in 1994. he was only 22- years old at the time. smith comes from a law enforcement family, as his wife is also a bart k-9 officer and his brother works for the newark police department. investigators surveyed the scene in dublin for nine grueling hours. they are still trying to figure out exactly how this could have happened. kron 4's scott rates has the latest. from a helicopter crash of with abc seven news you can see the scene of the deadly accident happening just before 2:00 thursday afternoon. officers knew the suspect they'd were investigating was already in jail. the officer

during the shooting and more about the investigation of sergeant tom smith was conducting when he was killed. >>> and vallejo police are investigating a homicide involving a naked woman, accused of shooting a man at a mobile home park. >> he called it california's comeback. in an upbeat state of the state address from governor jerry brown, but it was not without words of caution for lawmakers. . >>> new information this afternoon about the deadly shooting of bart police detective sergeant tom smith. good afternoon, everyone. i'm mike mibach, in today for tori campbell. ktvu's gentlemen lean de la vega was at a news conference at the police station and joins us with more. >> reporter: the police chief was emotional, choking up talking about sergeant smith. he wouldn't reveal much about the actual shooting. we did find out new details that smith was wearing plain clothes when he was shot. the mood was grim, as bart police chief kenton rainy and his staff entered the conference to talk about tom smith. he was one of seven bart police officers and there was also an alameda county sher

as law enforcement remembers one of the fallen. bart police sergeant tom smith killed in the line of duty. investigators say his fellow officer let off a single shot that claimed smith's life. he leaves behind a wife and young daughter. neighbors have only good memories. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of the word. >> we are hearing that a lot tonight. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have live team coverage on this breaking story tonight. we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and th

wounding officer smith. smith was rushed to the medical center in castro valley, but it was too late. in an instant, smith became bart police's first death in the line of duty. now this case is being handled by the dublin police department. three officers were in the apartment when this shooting happened are right now. they are being interviewed to piece together what happened here. kpix5. >> thank you for that. >>> after the shooting, an initial investigation, the officers body was wheeled out to a coroner's van, dozens of officers saluted as the casket went by. the body was taken by police escort from dublin to the coroner's office in oakland where the autopsy will be done. joe vasquez continues our live coverage now from castro valley. joe. >> dozens of officers, family members, friends gathered here today to pay their respects to the family of sergeant tom smith. i have to tell you, it was a somber moment. a lot of people knew him and loved him and some of our viewers might be familiar with him as well. >> it appears there were words exchanged. >> detective sergeant, tom smith, w

. >> the b.a.r.t. police department in mourning tonight, after sergeant tom smith is mistakenly killed by a fellow officer. good evening. >> he comes from a family of officers, and tragically it appears he was killed by a fellow police officer. 42-year-old father shot dead during what was supposed to be a routine search of a suspect's apartment. this is what it looked like outside of the medical center. a somber and stunned fellow officers gathered to pray for smith tonight. the shooting unfolding this afternoon in dublin, not far from the dublin b.a.r.t. station. we begin with terry mcsweeney, who is live at the apartments in dublin, with what went wrong. terry? >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. police department has been around since 1972. not once has an officer been killed in the line of duty, until today. investigators from the sheriff's office, the fbi and dublin pd left here in a caravan. the overall investigation far from over. the investigation continues into the night. the sheriff's office mobile crime lab, fbi, and dublin police, all trying to figure out what went wrong out h

tonight as law enforcement remembers one of the fallen. bart police sergeant tom smith killed in the line of duty. investigators say his fellow officer let off a single shot that claimed smith's life. he leaves behind a wife and young daughter. neighbors have only good memories. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of the word. >> we are hearing that a lot tonight. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have live team coverage on this breaking story tonight. we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the doo

. >>> now at 11:00. >> my name is sergeant tom smith. i am colonel of investigations of bart. >> we are live with team coverage to bring you the latest. >>> this is the bay area's news station. kron4 starts now. >>> tragic news, a bart officer on a probation search in dublin fatally shot by his college. his name is tom thomas smith. he leaves behind his benefit and daughter. he is the first officer killed since 2001. smith is the first bart office killed in the line of duty since its inception. he was only 22 years old at the time. his brother worked for the newark police department. we begin with scott rates live in dublin. scott, what's the latest? >> investigators have cleared the scene. there are several questions. they have been out here 9 hours trying to figure out how it happened. the investigation into sergeant tom smith went late tuesday. how did the 20-year veteran become fatally shot by a coworker? you can see the scene of the deadly accident happening just before 2:00 tuesday afternoon. we know officers knew the suspect they were investigating was in jail. the officers e

. >> new developments today in the death of bart police sargeant tom smith. the sheriff's department confirmed smith died from a gunshot wound to the chest. smith was wearing a bulletproof vest but the bullet apparently struck an area that was not covered. investigate jierz a fellow officer accidentally shot him. they have not yet revealed if he fired by mistake or thought he mistook him for someone else. >> is anyone hurt? >> this was friendly fire. >> copy. friendly fire. >> a motor yeahed escorted the body to a funeral home. his wife and other officers saluted and flags have been lowered to half staff. >> the bart board held a moment of silence in sargeant smith's honor today during their meeting. >> an emotional chief of police addressed the board. >> silence in memory of our fallen police sargeant tommy smith, his family, and those impacted by the shooting. >> after the silence, the police chief spoke about the fallen sargeant, tom smith the chief became choked up talking about how the community has shown caring. >> we've got a lot. of support from the public. and law enforcemen

discharged his gun or miss took sergeant smith as a suspect or someone else in the apartment. we're staying on the story of what have appeared throughout the morning. >>: our team coverage continues of the following are police officer tom smith. >>: continuing our team coverage this morning.of a bart police officer.shot and killed by another officer. thomas smith was a 20-year veteran of the bart police department. and leaves behind his wife kellie. and their six-year- old daughter. smith is the 36th officer killed in california by accidental gunfire. but the first in the bay area since 2001. the alameda county sheriff's office tells kron 4 this morning that smith is the first bart officer killed in the line of duty since the department's creation. investigators worked late into the night to figure out how the 20-year- veteran was accidently shot and killed while conducting an investigation as many questions are left unanswered. joining us live now with more on what happened is here's a video from sky seven of his body being put into the coroner's office after he was rushed to edam

bart police officer killed in the line of duty. the investigators say sergeant tom smith was shot by a fellow officer in dublin yesterday afternoon. four bart officers went to the apartment to search the unit of a suspect arrested for robbing passengers on bart trains. they went in with guns drawn and the officer accidentally shot and killed sergeant smith who leaves hype a wife and a young daughter. >> the law enforcement community is expressing shock and devastation about the shooting. matt keller is at the sheriff's office in dublin. >> the bart police chief and general manager visited with the family yesterday. they are asking the public to keep sergeant smith's family in their thoughts and prayers. sergeant smith's brother is will a police officer and three spoke with abc7 news yesterday and said his brother was a great guy ex-husband and father and he wanted people to remember that there is another family and police officer hurting, the bart colleague who accidentally fired the fail shot. sergeant smith leaves behind a wife and six-year-old daughter living in san ramon. >> phen

that killed sergeant tom smith in the line of duty describing him as an officer and a family man, the first killed in the 42-year history of the transit police department. >> the news conference is shedding new light on the life and work of the bart police officer accidentally killed by a colleague. >> we have coverage and matt keller is at the apartment where the shooting happened in dublin. first though, to amy hollyfield at bart headquarters. amy? >> yes, it was a somber press conference with the bart police chief choking up several times. the department did release a new picture we want to show you of sergeant tom smith killed while serving a search warrant yesterday afternoon in dublin. the chief described him as having a can-do attitude and was a happy family man. he leaves behind a wife and daughter we have if you details about what happened at the apartment yesterday. there were a total of eight officers there, five detectives from the bart police department and two uniformed officers from bart police and an officer from alameda county sheriff. the sergeant who was shot was we

to remember detective sergeant tommy smith. a bart police officer killed by a fellow detective in a tragic accident. >> a grateful community is paying their respects. hi, everyone. good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. just moments ago, officers lined outside the church for the final salute to sergeant tom smith as they carried his coffin into the hearse following funeral services. anne makovec joins us from outside the church in castro valley. >> reporter: the service did just let out. you can see a multitude of attendees here behind me outside of the church. speaking today inside the funeral, bart police chief kenton rainey as well as smith's own brother, who is an officer with newark pd. [ bagpipes ] >> reporter: bart police sergeant tommy smith's body in a flag-draped coffin was removed from the hearse and taken into the neighborhood church of castro valley as officers from all over the bay area and california looked on. smith's wife and his daughter filed past the crowd this morning for the funeral they never saw coming. smith's brothers are also law enfo

the fallen bart officer. sergeant tommy smith isening remembered by his wife, daughter, and the colleague who fired the fatal shot are there. >> amy hollyfield is at the neighborhood church of castro valley. amy? >> kristen, with the sanctuary and two overflow rooms they can hold almost 2,000 people, still, the lobby is full of people, standing room only. this is enoverflow people spilling out on to 9 patio. with all of the people here, it has been very quiet. very somber. officers stood at attention as sergeant tom smith's coffin was carried into the church. his widow and their six-year-old daughter followed behind. they surrounded by law enforcement officers from all over california and even from other states. sergeant smith was accidentally shot by a fellow bart officer during the search of a home. we are told the officer who shot him, michael maes, planned to be here today. officers from other agencies tell us they are thinking of both men, it feels more tragic because of how it happened. >> we can imagine being involved in something like this. it's...it's...frightening. not

found an empty apartment. shear video of sergeant tom smith, the officer killed yesterday. this is from an old bart press conference we had on file. he supervised the officer who shot him so he was supervising the officer at scene. they were at the apartment complex to search the unit of a suspect who had been arrested for robbing passengers on the bart trains. the officers walked in with guns drawn and investigators are still trying to figure out why one gun went off and hit sergeant smith. >> you have to understand how devastated he is at this point. this was certainly not his intent. you can only imagine the heartbreak that officer has at this time. >> this is smith's wife, also a bart officer. the couple has a young daughter. sergeant tom smith was in charge of bart's investigative unit and was a 20-year veteran. as kristen pointed out, this is the first death of a bart police officer in the agency's history. reporting from dublin, amy hollyfield. >>> governor brown issued a statement say he and his wife were saddened to learn about sergeant smith's death and says sergeant smit

-- >> pam: investigators say. the shots that killed officer tom smith came from another officer. >> pam: it happened at the park sierra apartments at iron horse trail. in dublin. we have live team coverage tonight. >> pam: kron 4's j-r stone is live at the hospital. with new victim. >> pam: coverage. outside the eden medical center in castro valley. where the officer was taken. >> pam: about the fallen bart >> reporter:here's a map showing whereit's near where 580 and 680 come together in the city of diblin. the officers were conducting the probation check at the park sierra apartment complex at iron horse regional trail. >> >> reporter: smith brothers seen here is also a officer. he says tom was a good man and fact he was just talking with him about retirement plans last weekend. he is survived by his wife and his six year-old daughter. >> condolences go out to be immediate family friends and the extended dark family. bart family >> we tax that everyone please give us a chance to catch our breath and aggrieved. and grief no question tonight but we will update tomorrow. please k

de 24 horas en la ciudad de dubling continúa, smith viene de una agencia del orden y tiene dos hermanos que trabajan también para agencias del orden. >>> el jefe del departamento de policía del bart dice que la investigación continúa. >>> el jefe de dicha agencia dio a conocer nuevos detalles, como por ejemplo que dentro de lugar había 7 policías y un agente del condado de alameda. >>> el video muestra la circunstancias, ayer, cuando un policía colega le disparó por error al agente smith pero dentro del departamento del sospechoso, estaban dos policías uniformados, 5 policías de civil y también un agente del condado de alameda dijo que los agentes uniformados tienen que portar cámaras de video como parte de su uniforme, que no es requerido para agentes de civil, por ahora no hay información de si hay imágenes del momento que el sargento smith recibe un balazo. >>> las autoridades anunciaron que la autopsia sería ahora, y que el jefe del departamento de policía del bart dijo qse tienen que cumplir 24 horas de cpacitación cada 2 años, y que ells cumplen con 40 h

thomas smith, killed by a fellow officer last week. tomorrow, several hundred members of law enforcement from around the country are expected at the funeral, including the officer who killed smith. terry mcsweeney joins us from the east bay with more on those funeral plans. >> reporter: if you've ever seen a funeral for an officer killed in the line of duty. tonight, a police officer from the bay area who never heard of sergeant smith last week, were mingling with people who had known sergeant smith since he was a kid. at the chapel in hayward tonight, a large turnout from pay area law enforcement agencies to offer their condolences. the family of sergeant thomas smith, including his widow, who is also a b.a.r.t. police officer, arrived with a police motorcade. also here, the former b.a.r.t. police chief. >> i think everyone is still overwhelmed and in disbelief that this happened. we'll get through tonight and tomorrow. >> reporter: from the other side of the country, there were members of the massachusetts bay transit authority here. they never met sergeant smith, but felt

>> "if these officers had the proper training is it your opinion that sgt. smith would be alive today?/"absolutely". >> reporter:now at 8. and only on kron 4 news. >> reporter:kron 4 has been investigating the shooting death of bart sergeant tom smith, since he was gunned down in a friendly fire earlier this week. >> reporter: as one put up to hank tan to hank and you turn it in the highway is something else stanley roberts set up to watch the surfers and african by plenty of people he had been badly. find many people beaving badly. >> pam: kron 4 has uncovered what happened inside the dublin apartment unit where sgt. smith lost his life. >> pam: tonight, a former bart police officer close to the investigation. reveals new, chilling details. >> pam: the former bart employee agreed to tell the story. if we masked his identity and voice. >> pam: kron 4's haaziq madyun has the exclusive story. you will see only on kron 4. >> "a decision was made to enter the apartment and to tactically clear it room by room." >> reporter:at least 4 bart police detectives entered park sierra apartme

smith. was shot by a fellow officer during a probation search. at a dublin apartment complex tuesday. we have team coverage tonight on what's being called a tragic accident. >> pam: we're learning more about who sergeant smith was. as well as the fellow officer who shot him. and more on how this could have >> pam: we begin our team coverage tonight with kron 4's grant lodes. he has details surrounding sergent smith's death. grant? >> reporter: seven bart officers and an alameda county sheriff's deputy were all involved in the probation search. at the sierra apartments in dublin tuesday. >> reporter: officers were detectives in plain clothes. including sgt. smith. the officers were looking for a stolen items. allegedly taken by a man already in jail. five of the officers >> reporter:alameda county is the lead investgating agency on this case. simultaneous investigations into the shooting have also been started by the alameda county d.a's office, bart's internal affairs division and an independent bart police auditor. >> reporter:officials from the sheriff's office say, results from the co

covering this investigation, our crews and the condolences pouring in for tom smith's family and the entire b.a.r.t. police force. we'll continue to cover that story. thank you for joining us. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell today. >> i'm dave clark. we're focusing on your traffic and weather. >>> we have clear skies. the higher clouds, i will push those south. we don't have to worry about those. temperatures today will be very close to record-setting territory again. that's 10 -- trust me. it's 10. 67 is the forecast high in kentfield that would tie a record. gilroy, 72. would tie a record. san francisco will not. they would have to hit 74. oakland will be right there. 66. record, 67. san jose will be 70. red flag warning takes us to thursday afternoon and fire watch in mendocino county and lake county. this entire state is bone-dry. 20s, 30s, 40s. it's cold out there for some. for us, it will be a sunny day. a little system will move through from the north. that will pick up the breeze and cool us down. sunny and warm with a lot of 60s to near 70 degrees. here's sal. >>> we h

around 9:00 last night on wentworth near bancroft. "today in the bay's" christie smith live in oakland. investigators say the shooting started wthd a rwith a routine traffic stop the. >> reporter: officer-involved shooting happened like the one yesterday in oakland. oakland police saying two chp officers on patrol in east oakland. they spotted suv that had paper plates. the they're saying suddenly, a passenger jumped out with a handgun that was visible to those two chp officers. again, this was around 9:00 last night on wentworth avenue in east oakland. according to police, this was a marked chp canine unit. the canine was deployed and two chp officers chased the man on foot. the canine tangled with the suspect. officers opened fire and the man was shot but so was the police dog. the officers performed cpr on the man but he died at the scene. the canine, though, expected to survive from the gunshot wounds. oakland police are the lead on this and they're saying that a loaded handgun was recovered at that scene. but this morning, they are asking for the public's help looking for

. >> reporter: patrick smith is tommy's older brother. he is a field training officer for newark pd. >> you don't expect to bury your brother. you expect to bury your parents and grandparents. not your little brother. >> ed smith is the oldest of three and works not alameda county sheriff's department. >> it's hard. it's really hard. but a lot of support. it helps. the police community is incredible. >> tommy wasn't just a brother- in-law to me. he was my brother. [ crying ] >> reporter: a family of law enforcement with one rule: never say good-bye. just say "stay safe. ." >> i guess you try and make sense of it. and then it doesn't make sense. and then your heart goes out to the officer. we're going to mourn our loss of our brother. we'll never forget him. but there's another family affected by this, too. i feel sorry for them. we have all been through it. we've been through losses and we have been through that and we've been going through doors not knowing what's on the other side. i mean, i know that. but sometimes i don't understand what happened. i don't know what happened. >> tommy wi

tom smith was a long-time veteran who was helping follow up on a recent arrest. as the department mourning, the alameda county sheriff's office is now investigating exactly what happened. reports in our top story, tonight many of the exact details are not yet known. >> officers walked into bart police headquarters this afternoon with heavy hearts as the department mourned the loss of sergeant tom smith, a 23-year veteran of the force. >> we're in shock, disbelief, we're numb. we're grieving, and please give us some time. >> smith was one of seven bart police, five undercover detectives and two uniformed officers doing a search of an apartment at the park sierra complex in dublin. while the officers were inside the one bedroom apartment, one of the detectives' guns went off strike and ultimately killing smith. apartment resident got a brief glimpse of sergeant smith as he was rushed away by ambulance. >> he was in the bed. he wasn't moving. >> no one else was inside the apartment except the officers so how and why the gun went off during the search is the focus of an investigation

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bart police serve. good evening. we have team coverage on the death of tom smith, noel walker looks at how bart workers are trained. >> thal media county sheriff -- alameda county sheriff is looking into the shooting. >> the mood inside bart med carters was crime as the chief spoke about tom smith. >> great guy, can-do attitude. very supportive of his personnel. just a really happy guy. >> smith was one of self bart playoff doing a search of an apartment in dublin. a sheriff deputy was on the scene. while they were inside a gun went off striking and killing smith. all bart police officer are issued lapel cameras, not all are required to use them. the apartment police were searching belonged to john henry lee. lee was arrested but the door to the apartment was unlocked. that usually means something is there. that was probably in their mind. there was no one inside. lee was arrested for an armed robbery, the officers tried to recover stolen property. the shooting was accidental. >> i visited with him last night. he's upset. >> he offered the detective these words of upset. >> we'll ge

steelhead fishing. the san river they have closed the smith river and the eel and van dusen river. this year, they're behind about 75%. >> president obama called the governor today to express his concern about california's drought. the president promised washington will provide necessary federal support to state and local efforts to get through the dry spell. the rain didn't cause this flooding in mill valley but a monster tide sure d drivers whatted to maneuver around standing water on highway one. it's caused by a king tide when a sun and moon are close to the earth. officials closed the parking lot as a precaution. the king tide subsides on saturday, and we won't have another one again this winter. >> public health officials say a third person died from the flu in san francisco bringing total number of flu-related deaths to 33. health officials say latest victim in san francisco was not elderly but did have an under lying fed medical condition. this spike is having an impact, patients who are sick are showing up to hospitals dehydrated. saline supplies used to treat that symptom are

berkeley. >>> the first bart officers killed on duty. thomas smith, a 20 year veteran was killed during a probation search in dubly and tall -- alex savage has more where that deadly apartment shooting happened, alex? >> reporter: they are trying to figure out if that officer meant to fire his gun or 5 it accidentally went off. we are learning more about exactly what went wrong here in dublin. the shooting happened as a group of officers came through and one officers mistakenly fired that shot. tom smith was hit by a bullet and died a short time later at the hospital. this morning, the san francisco chronicle identified the officer as somebody who shot him and attention rainy goes out to immediate family friends and the extended bart family and the entire part district. >> this was the scene there in caster valley where he died. members including the chief powed their heads where he prayed. he was the escorted pie alarm motorcade. >> officers entered with guns drawn and they were worried that somebody was potentially inside. they arethey are going to have more investigations into this sho

to the united states. it was then kim also first heard the name jim smith. the american kim was told was instrumental in getting her on that plane that got her out of the country. but who jim smith was, why he did what he did, and what became of him remained a mystery. for 18 years, kim and her husband searched for jim smith following dozens of promising leads, always coming up empty. until that is, kim's adoptive father found a dusty folder in an attic. >> on this page -- >> reporter: with an address that proved to be the clue to a grave site in florida where jim smith has buried. >> my dream came true of trying to find mr. smith, finding jim smith. >> reporter: kim learned that jim smith was a civilian contractor in vietnam. her mother, his housecleaner. they actually lived in his apartment. the one with the balcony on which this picture was taken, the one kim was able to return to recently with her son. but not all successful searches are satisfying ones. kim wanted to find jim smith's relatives to thank them and learn more about the man. but jim's one son, for reasons not clear,

sergeant tommy smith. >> reporter: emotions are still raw for bart police and its chief. >> we have a lot -- [ pause ] >> -- outpouring of support from the public and law enforcement around the country. >> reporter: bart board members asked questions about the investigation over sergeant tommy smith's death. robert raburn asked the chief to clarify if officers were wearing cameras during the incident. >> two uniformed patrol officers did have videocameras as required by policy what it captured i don't know. >> reporter: whether or not the video will help the investigation is unknown. bart police are not officially naming the officer who shot and killed smith. kpix 5 confirmed it was michael maes. john henry lee was not home at the time the officers were searching for stolen property. an hour into the search maes killed smith. the details are unknown. >> please convey the condolences of this entire board and bart family on behalf of all of us. it's a real tragedy. it won't be forgotten. >> reporter: funeral plans are in place. we know the sergeant's viewing will be next tuesday in hayw

. >>> east bay congressman eric spwell honored thomas smith on the house floor today. >> today it's with great sadness that i wish to honor bay area rapid transit sergeant thomas smith whose end of watch came to early when he was tragically killed on january 21st of this year. >> he said smith did not just work hard each day to protect our community but he also cared deeply about his family and took every opportunity to spend time with miss wife, kelly, and their 6-year-old daughter, summer. smith was killed in an accidental shooting by another officer. >>> tonight in hayward there will be a public viewing for sergeant smith. at 7:00 at the chapel of the chimes and tomorrow his funeral is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. at the neighborhood church of castro valley on john drive. policy changes are already in effect as a result of last week's tragic shooting. sash gent smith was killed as they searched a dublin apartment for a robbery suspect. now bart police chief rainey says b.a.r.t. officers will need written approval from a supervisor for any future probation searches. the chief also denied r

detective killed in the apartment of a man that had been arrested. tom smith, a 23-year veteran was shot to death when seven others at the scene. abc7 news and nick smith are live. >> it's been a sad day after a tragic event. investigators are now spoken with officers. they may have video from cameras worn by officers and know it's going to take a long time to get to the bottom of what happened. >> how it happened, why it happened. one day after this scene in dublin, investigators still have questions about an apartment search. >> the chief waiting to hear about sargeant tommy smith he died from a bullet. >> want to give him a chance to grieve. >> circumstance that's led up to it weeshg going to hold it for now. >> we know there were five officers that had been in this apartment looking for property left behind by john henry lee who was ask remains in jail. bart police did not say how long officers had been inside but say everyone wore bullet-proofed vests and followed training by the book until this shooting. in dublin, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> this tall fallen officer was well

anchor on his calf. a public viewing today for fallen bart officer tom smith at the chapel of chimes in hayward. meanwhile, the bart officer who shot and killed him is going to tomorrow's funeral service. bart's police chief says detective michael maes will "absolutely" attend smith's funeral. smith was shot last week while officers were searching an apartment in dublin. investigators aren't saying whether maes' gun fired by accident, or if he thought smith was someone else. . and we're learning more about detective maes. bart police say he has spent 26- years with law enforcement-- 14 of those years have been spent with bart. though questions have been raised about the level of training for bart officers. the agency's police chief says, a lack of training does not apply to maes. the chief says maes has extra training in criminal investigations for search and arrest warrants. we will have much more on this story coming up in this newscast. >>darya:water utility staff in santa clara county is proposing a 10% reduction in water consumption. this is based on last year's record-breaking

tom smith. >>> a pit bull attack in golden gate park. what forced police to open fire and the search still underway this morning. >>> join the rest of the country. say yes, give america a raise. [ cheers ] >> response to the president's state of the union address. republican reaction to new promises made by the commander- in-chief. >>> when is the old eastern span of the bay bridge coming down. the major delays and what's being done about them. "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." friend, family and fellow officers saying goodbye to b.a.r.t. police sergeant, tom smith. we're live in castro valley. these are pictures right now for preparations underway for this morning's funeral. we'll have full details. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >>> let's talk about weather and traffic. that's very important this morning because steve, the roads are wet. >> we're finally getting drizzle for some areas. we'll get rain. by this time tomorrow we'll have rain. there's rain beginning to pick up to the north. we need this to drop south. it will

more about the fatal shooting of that b.a.r.t. police officer. 42-year-old thomas smith is being remembered as a serious minded, the head of the detective unit, and as a husband and father. terry mcsweeney joins us in san ramone this evening. >> reporter: here at the police substation in san ramone, you can see the flag at half staff. you'll see the very same thing at the state capitol at the state capitol. for the next few days, you'll be seeing officers throughout california with a black ribbon on their badge in honor of sergeant smith. tonight, we're finding out we have lost one heck of an officer. in san ramone tonight, flags of tribute fly in the neighborhood of 42-year-old sergeant thomas smith, the 20-year veteran of the b.a.r.t. force, killed accidently yesterday during a probation search in dublin. >> we're shocked and we're grieving. please give us some time. >> reporter: a visibly shaken chief talked about the first officer in the b.a.r.t. pd's 42-year history to be killed in the line of duty. >> both professionally and personally, he will be missed. >> reporter: smith

killed by another officer. the fallen officer was sgt. tom smith. he was a 20-year veteran of the bart police department. and leaves behind his wife kellie. and their six-year- old daughter. killed in california by accidental gunfire. but the first in the bay area since 2001. the alameda county sheriff's office tells kron 4 this morning that smith is the first bart officer killed in the line of duty since the department's creation. investigators worked late into the night to figure out how the 20-year- veteran was accidently shot and killed while conducting an investigation as many questions are left unanswered. joining us live now with hit more on what happened is kron 4's mike pelton. mike? we have team coverage now of the fallen bart officer. tom smith comes from a family of law enforcement officers. and he is very well known within that community. officers were at the hospital where smith died yesterday paying their respects. kitkron 4's will tran is joining us live now from bart police headquarters. well-known and well-liked. you can see all those bart police officers and the cars

. -- ann wagner from missouri. to share remarks, i am very happy to introduce congressman chris smith of new jersey, cochair of the i partisan congressional pro-life. he has been cochair or over -- co-chair for over a quarter of a century. please join me in welcoming mr. chris smith of new jersey.

sergeant tom smith was shot by a fellow officer in dublin and four police officers went to apartments to search the unit of a suspect arrested for robbing passengers on bart trains. they went in with guns drawn and an officer shot and accidentally killed sergeant smith leaving behind a wife and young daughter. amy hollyfield will have a report from the scene in the next half hour. bart police had a series of reforms after the 2009 shooting death of oscar grant by a bart officer. last in, an independent auditor said the agency implemented a majority of the reforms including lengthening the training in use of force and providing accountability in the cases. >> the law enforcement community and family members are expressing their shock and devastation about the shooting. abc7 news reporter matt keller is at the sheriff's office in dublin. >> this obviously is a difficult time if law enforcement in alameda county. the sheriff is handling the shooting investigation. a short and solemn procession was held last knit as the body of sergeant tom smith was moved from the held center. fellow office

smith in just a moment. >> you're watching talk to al jazeera. martin smith, who's written a new novel, while on parkinson's. you were on a cocktail of medications. were they effective at first? >> i don't think they were particularly effective. and i certainly would have preferred to have just taken pills instead of having an operation on my brain. and another fact, this has had an effect on short term memory. so if occasionally i will blank out when you've asked a question, you're waiting for me to come to an answer, i'm sorting through empty file cards. there were words on all those file cards, on those index cards. i can't find the word for index or file or card. >> it must be maddening. >> it is very mad nipping. i'm not coming up with the first word, the usual word you use for that, the usual phrase, i'll have to create another phrase. which no one ever used before so i occasionally it is a happyings impinge. >> you have in these tools that were available, that have disappeared, you have to relearn the language in a way. >> or remake it. sometimes when you remake it, it's kind of

fallen bart detective killed in the apartment of a man that had been arrested. tom smith, a 23-year veteran was shot to death when seven others at the scene. abc7 news and nick smith are live. >> it's been a sad day after a tragic event. investigators are now spoken with officers. they may have video from cameras worn by officers and know it's going to take a long time to get to the bottom of what happened. >> how it happened, why it happened. one day after this scene in dublin, investigators still have questions about an apartment search. >> the chief waiting to hear about sargeant tommy smith he died from a bullet. >> want to give him a chance to grieve. >> circumstance that's led up to it weeshg going to hold it for now. >> we know there were five officers that had been in this apartment looking for property left behind by john henry lee who was ask remains in jail. bart police did not say how long officers had been inside but say everyone wore bullet-proofed vests and followed training by the book until this shooting. in dublin, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> this tall fallen offi

about the shooting death of a bart police officer. an autopsy confirms tom smith was killed by one bullet to the chest. he was wearing his bulletproof vest at the time, but it passed through a gap in the vest. a 13-year bart police veteran has been identified as the officer who shot smith. it is not whether he fired by mistake or mistook him for someone else. mays's attorney told abc 7 news his client is grieving and his heart goes out to the smith family. >> officer mays is cooperately cooperating with citizen review and the alameda sheriff and his own department and everybody involved and the only really polite civil professional thing to do is to let the investigation move through the course. >> in the meantime, funeral plans are being finalized for sergeant smith. we were overhead as the body was brought to the chapel of the chimes funeral home. family members saluted as smith's body was taken inside. at about the same time, the directors asked for a moment of silence for smith. a 20-year veteran of the course. >> the crime of passion was serving and at the same time. >> two of

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