Gunman came back. In this case, we actually were outside the perimeter of the incident in what we felt at the time was a safe area, and the situation was obviously escalated and changed very rapidly. Firefighters ran to shield bystanders as bullets riddled their fire truck all walked away unhurt. And a memorial for the fallen officers will take place a week from today at Kaiser Permanente arena in santa cruz. That will start at 11 a. M. Also a Scholarship Fund has been set up in the officers names. And we have a link to the citys website on cbssf. Com. Just click on news and look for coverage on the police shootings. Were following developing news out of Southern California. Thats where a manhunt for an accused triple murderer has come to an end. Just minutes ago, kpix 5 got this mugshot of 26yearold ammar harris. Las vegas police say harris is responsible for the deaths of three people on the vegas strip a week ago. Among those killed, an aspiring rap artist from the east bay. Las vegas police say a Multi Agency Task force tracked harris to an apartment in North Hollywood at around noon today. Kpix 5s linda yee shows us how investigators got their man. Reporter 26yearold ammar harris was arrested by fbi agents and Los Angeles Police at an apartment complex in studio city. They captured him around midday today. Mr. Harris was located in an area in North Hollywood inside of an apartment. Officers and detectives converged on that area. He was challenged to come out of that area and he did peacefully and was taken into custody. I dont feel like telling anymore. Reporter this Youtube Video released by Las Vegas Police shows harris bragging over a wad of cash. He had been the target of a massive manhunt. Investigators say he killed three people including oakland rapper kenneth cherry. Police say harris fired into the rappers maserati on the Las Vegas Strip last week causing a fiery Chain Reaction crash. The maserati slammed into a taxi which burst into flames killing the driver and his passenger. Investigators say harris argued with cherry earlier in the parking area of a hotel. We believe shortly after the incident that occurred near las vegas, mr. Harris was a fleeing felon. He left las vegas shortly after this event occurred. Now, when exactly he left, im not going to go into that, as well. But what we do know is he did leave las vegas pretty rapidly. Reporter police had already found and talked to three women who were in harris range rover the night of the shooting. Police say harris, a self described pimp, has an extensive violent criminal history including robbery, Sexual Assault and kidnapping. The District Attorney did not say if he will seek the Death Penalty but he said it will be considered. I cant imagine anything much more serious than firing a weapon from a moving vehicle into another moving vehicle on a corner such as las vegas boulevard and flamingo. That is reckless. It disregards human life. There are certain consequences. Reporter we are learning that oakland rapper kenneth cherry had a passenger in his maserati. Police wouldnt identify him but in the criminal complaint against ammar harris, he was accused of shooting and wounding a man. Harris is charged with three murders and attempted murder and other felonies. Given that this case spans multiple states, any idea if it will be tried in vegas or los angeles . Reporter yes. Actually he will be arraigned monday in los angeles but right now, the clark county District Attorney is filing those extradition papers. So the result is that he will be tried in nevada. All right. Linda, thank you. Checking other headlines tonight a rape reported on the ucsanta cruz campus last week is now being called a hoax. The 21yearold woman who claimed she was attacked and beaten now admits she lied. That report led to a composite sketch and tighter campus security. Prosecutors will now have to decide if she will be charged. In union city, investigators are digging through a creekbed after a group of teens discovered part of a human skull in alameda creek. They found it yesterday half mile from james logan high school. A Forensic Team is investigating the skulls teeth to determine where it came from. They think its unlikely to be from an old native american burial ground. Muni accident in San Francisco left one pedestrian badly hurt. She was hit by an outbound m line train near 19th and Junipero Serra this afternoon. The victim needed cpr at the scene. Her injuries are life threatening. That train operator is being questioned to determine exactly what happened. An embattled School Superintendent is out of a job tonight. The Brentwood School board fired merrill grand last night after a 41 vote. Its more fallout from how the district handled the case of dina holder, the special Education Teacher convicted of kicking 5yearold autistic student in 2010 but allowed to continue teaching. The Obama Administration came out strongly today against californias samesex marriage ban by urging the u. S. Supreme court to overturn it. With the deadline looming, the Justice Department filed a legal brief challenging prop 8 on equal protection grounds. The high court is reviewing last years appellate ruling that the ban is unconstitutional. The justices will hear arguments next month and rule by june. There is only one day left before 85 billion in forced federal spending cuts. The deadline is 11 59 friday night. And theres no indication members of congress will beat the buzzer. In a lastditch effort, both parties offered up their own senate bills today to replace the multibilliondollar cuts with alternatives. But democrats wanted tax hikes on the wealthy. Republicans didnt. And neither passed. Both experts agree there will be some impact to the economy including Government Contractors who could lose work. Its likely to be bothersome to very, very many people because of the disruptions in various kinds of services that the government provides. The president will sit down with democratic and Republican Leaders tomorrow at the white house. But theres little hope for progress. If you take bart, get ready to pay more next year. The transit agencys board voted today for fare hikes based on inflation. That would mean a fare increase of just over 5 next year. And if you park your car at bart, parking will also cost you more too. Rising 50 cents every six months. That fee increase could kick in as early as june 1. Additional hikes are proposed every other year through 2020. The mayor of berkeley is trying to save telegraph avenue. In recent years, the street just south of ucberkeley has been plagued by empty storefronts, vacant lots and homeless. Now kpix 5s john ramos on what a 21st century makeover would mean for the historic neighborhood. Reporter berkeley has a unique way of looking at the world, and thats especially true here on telegraph avenue. [ music ] reporter while the street isnt always squeaky clean, its funky 60s throwback style is a tourist attraction. Would you have even come here today if it wasnt grung . No. Reporter while it attracts tourists the mayor says its not attracting sales. With revenues down 50 since 1990. People are not coming or buying. We cant afford to just let this gem that sits there this wonderful potential Retail Outlet without capitalizing on it. Reporter so the city is holding a Public Meeting tonight to discuss ways to spruce up the avenue, especially here at the intersection of haight street. A fire wiped out an Apartment Building on this corner. And right across the street a bookstore closed in 2006. The mayor feels this area would be a perfect spot to rejuvenate the district with nightclubs, restaurants and more chain retailers. But its going to be a tough sell to the people on the street. They are going about it all wrong if they think they are going to come up with some fascist or commercial way of fixing things because thats going to make it worse in berkeley. It sucks to hear they are trying to clean it up and make it something that its never been, you know . Reporter its hard to change anything on this street because of business quota laws passed in the 80s that restrict what can be built here. But the mayor says those need to change to keep the area economically viable. There is no sacred cows. We need to look at everything, put it on the table example it and see what we can do to make it more flexible and opportunity for people to come and enjoin themselves here. Reporter the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement isnt likely to stay silent on this one. In berkeley, john ramos, kpix 5. Coming up, another bay area neighborhood plagued by illegal dumping. Coming up, how a fedup community got involved to get the city to clean up its act. We welcome you to the Little Saigon. How this new sign on bay area freeways marks the closing chapter in a long political battle. We are closing the book on the month of february. One of the driest starts to a year ever in the bay area. Coming up, find out what its done to our snowpack. I had the latest numbers but enjoy a beautiful evening in san jose and also San Francisco. Mainly clear skies. Your forecast right on through the weekend coming up. You cant move the tv there. Yuhhuh. We have a wireless receiver. Listen. Back in my day, there was no uverse wireless receiver that let you move the tv away from the tv outlet. We can move it to the kitchen, the patio, the closet and almost anywhere. Why would you want a tv in the closet . [ both laugh ] [ fancy voice ] brilliant idea, darling. 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We neighbors in one Bay Area Community are tired of all the trash piling up outside their doors. Were talking about everything from garbage bags to bedroom sets. Kpix 5 reporter don ford shows us its become such a spectacle that homeowners have started giving guided tours. Reporter as if oakland didnt have enough on its plate already, folks here say their neighborhood has become a dumping ground. Macy harris has lived here 11 years and says shes never seen it so bad. I get up in the morning and theres a whole living room set, two mattresses, three couches, and a well bunch of black garbage bags whole bunch of black garbarge, bags on the side of the street. This is a street they use to dump trashing. Reporter around the corner it gets worse. Piles of garbage boxes, trash and junk, some of it looks dangerous like these jugs of what appears to be motor oil. It seems like this has turned into the oakland dump yard. Reporter one car filled with debris has parking tickets to february 1. Neighbors say the trash problem is acute in the last two years and now they say, enough is enough. Shirley and friends are organizing to get help. We want the city, caltrans and the Garbage Company to come together with us, Work Together with us, and get this cleaned up and keep it cleaned up. Reporter this afternoon officials toured the area with neighbors. They pledged to help remove the tons of garbage and restore the streets. Now that this is brought to our attention we plan to remove this debris tomorrow. Maybe they figure this is just low on the list, you know, compared to whats going on in oakland. But people still have to live on this block. Reporter in oakland, don ford, kpix 5. And don says some of the trash is coming from a nearby homeless encampment which could complicate the efforts to clean up. A celebration in Little Saigon today. Vietnamese are getting freeway signs. They are not just any signs. Kpix 5 reporter da lin on the end of a big political fight that started five years ago over the name Little Saigon. We have been fighting with the city of san jose for the last five years. Today, finally, the city has listened to the majority voice of the vietnameseamerican community. Reporter the fight over naming this vietnamese Business District officially ending when workers pushed this sign into place. The signs Little Saigon, will now be visible to people driving on a stretch of 101 and 280. We are so proud, were so happy. This is not just for about political, its Economic Business also. People know where to go to get [ indiscernible ] reporter workers installed seven freeway signs directing drivers to Little Saigon, five of them on 101 and two right here on interstate 280. Vietnamese councilwoman Madison Nguyen dug up a big controversy when she recommended the name saigon Business District for this onemile strip of shops but pane people wanted to name it Little Saigon but many people wanted to name it Little Saigon with connection to their homeland. Its like our second identity throughout the overseas. Reporter it took a hunger strike, protests and failed recall to settle the debate. The Little SaigonCommittee Says these signs close a bitter chapter in the vietnamese community. People say the signs will make it easier for visitors to get here. San jose has the second biggest vietnamese population in the u. S. Im glad they happen. Boost the economy and business. Bring the vietnamese culture. Reporter in san jose, im da lin, kpix 5. Caltrans finished putting up all the freeway signs today. City leaders will also hold an official ceremony to unveil the signs this sunday at unify event center from 2 to 6 p. M. Its going to turn on the sprinklers i said no, i have faith in the miracle march. It will start raining again. Tell me im right. If you get until about march 20th then you have the right i have heard neighbors say, stuff is starting to bloom. Need some water. We see a change coming up next week. So ken bastida and you may not need to turn on the sprinkler. Lets get through today first. What a Beautiful Day it was. The bay lights are on. The official unveiling coming up next week. We unveiled the 70s again for gilroy and sonoma. Were you there yesterday, did it again today. San rafael concord 69. I put Half Moon Bay to show the temperature contrast we dont often get in february only 56 degrees today in Half Moon Bay. And not much warmer in downtown San Francisco. Lets check the radar. Its dry again, kpix 5 hidef doppler dry all throughout the bay area. And dry in the sierra. As i show you some video of folks doing the sampling of the snowpack, they reported that in the sierra, it was the driest januaryfebruary combination on record and right now, snowpack is only about 29 inches or 57 of average. We get onethird of our water from the sierra snowpack. Lets look at why we have been so dry. That big ridge of High Pressure taking all the storms shoving them up to the Pacific Northwest actually even seattle, which has been receiving the storms. They are on track for their 8th driest february on record. Now all that moisture stays to the north for several days. Highs for all of us 70s because of offshore flow. Next week the flow will be onshore and we have some fronts to talking about. Im looking at two or three different fronts to move through the bay area giving rainfall here. It begins on tuesday and likely will last much of next week. So hold off on the sprinklers, ken bastida. Clouds increase over the weekend. Temperatures drop. Next week wetter. 70s though tomorrow. Oakland 72, san jose 72. Great day to take the kids out after school. Concord 71. Napa tomorrow 73. There is your extended forecast calling for upper 60s on saturday, mid60s on sunday and monday and the big change, tuesday through thursday of next week does look wet. Its about time. We needed it. Yeah. Thanks, paul. Im don ford at the yolo bypass. Why are researchers putting salmon in the rice fields . Ill have that story coming up. Kpix 5 the official television station for the bay bridge opening ceremony. We are counting down the days until the new eastern span opens in september. Well keep you posted on planning for the big day. Before copd. I took my son fishing every year. We had a great spot not easy to find, but worth it. But with copd making it hard to breathe i thought those days might be over. So my doctor prescribed symbicort. It helps