The vines. So winemakers are happy today. But some said they are worried about how this dry weather will affect next years wine. Live in napa, ryan takeo, kpix 5. So just how bad is it in the Sierra Nevada right now . Some hotels in the tahoe area say their bookings are about half of what they were this time last year. There may be no video record of what led up to that accidental shooting that left a bart Police Officer dead. The San Francisco chronicle reports officers on scene werent wearing or didnt have their lapel cameras turned on. Kpix 5s brian webb has been following this story. Reporter and the Alameda CountySheriffs Office is handling this investigation but they refuse to say what if any video exists and wont let us know until the entire investigation is complete. When one bart officer shot and killed another bart officer this week, other officers on scene should have been recording video of what happened. As far as what was or was not captured, again, i will have to defer to the Alameda CountySheriffs Department who is conducting that investigation. Reporter bart patrol officers have been ee equipped with these cameras since last summer trained to use them during any enforcement action including searches like the one that ended with bart Sergeant Tom Smith killed by friendly fire. If you capture some events or object on video and its in a system that cant be tampered with, its irrefutable what you see. Reporter plainclothes detectives are not required to wear the cameras but uniformed officers are. At least two officers in uniform were on scene during tuesdays search. Our personnel train for these type of scenarios. And what they did, how they approach that department, is important with our training. Reporter but if reports are right and no video exists, it raises a red flag for oakland attorney john burris. He represented oscar grants family after the infamous fruitvale shooting. When a camera is not on when it was supposed to be you have to wonder why it wasnt on and also unfortunately eliminates a quality piece of evidence. Reporter and bart officers began using those body cameras in large part because of the fruitvale shooting. Chief rainey is saying it would be very troubling if the uniformed officers at this weeks shooting did not activate their cameras. Live in oakland, brian webb, kpix 5. Meantime, today a show of support for fallen officer Sergeant Tom Smith. His san ramon neighbors are flying the American Flag in his honor. Flags were flying today on porches and front lawns. A Memorial Service for smith is planned for next wednesday. A major gun manufacturer is refusing to sell certain handguns in california. Cbs reporter nick janes on the new regulations that triggered a retreat from smith wesson. Reporter if you ask josh, californias already too tough on guns. This is a smith wesson mmp9. Reporter the sacramento gun shop owner says the states newest regulation is more of the same. It creates problems for me and the manufacturer. Reporter smith wesson announced it will stop selling new handgun models in california rather than comply with the controversial law. It requires new or redesigned semiautomatic pistols to have a feature called microstamping. Each time a gun is fired, it stamps a unique code on every bullet. In a news release, smith wesson says, a number of studies have indicated that microstaring is unre microstamping is unreliable, serves no safety issue and is not proven to aid in preventing or solving crimes. He says his lawabiding customers are the ones penalized. Responsible firearm owners are not the problem but they are being constantly picked on because they just dont like guns in california. Reporter on the other side of this always contentious debate, the law center to prevent gun violence. Quote, Smith Wessons statement represents the same hysterical reaction that we have come to expect from the gun lobby every time a new safety standard is required by california law. It is not surprising that the gun lobby is trying to use scare tactics to stop the implementation of this law since they have done the same thing in the past. Smith wesson will keep selling existing handgun models in california. But since they refuse to use microstamping with the new models, you wont find them here. And by the way, you wont be allowed to go across the border to oregon or nevada to buy guns since youre required to live in the state where youre purchasing a gun. Nick janes, kpix 5. Another large gunmaker ruger also says that it will stop new sales in california. And another group filed a lawsuit against the state over the microstamping law. Safety advocates say that the law will make the state safer. New at 6 00, San FranciscoGeneral Hospital says its made major changes to ensure the safety and security of its patients. Those changes come following the death of lynne spalding. Her body was found in a hospital stairwell in october more than two weeks after she disappeared. The hospital says it had federal officials check out the improvements this week. They include daily searches updated policies on tracking patients and alarms on stairwells. We have taken it very seriously and made many significant changes to assure her family, our patients today, our patients in the future, and the whole city that we are safer now. Those changes primarily have been around security and safety. A review of spaldings disappearance found numerous communication breakdowns as well as a lapse in searches of the hospital. State Health Officials report a dramatic spike in the number of flu deaths this season. We have been talking about this. They have almost doubled to a total of 95 this year. Health officers say its not too late to get vaccinated. Santa clara county reported today two more flu deaths. This time last year the state says only 9 people died from the flu. State lawmakers are demanding answers over another controversy with the new bay bridge. Caltrans is being accused of brushing aside safety concerns during construction. Whistleblower mike morgan an engineering geologist says his supervisors covered up structural problems. A report commissioned by the state senate a project official reportedly told an engineer not to document concerns but voice them instead. Caltrans says its not a cover up, just a difference of opinion. After the falsifications were discovered, they quickly became apparent to me it quickly became apparent to me that was problem was being ignored or covered up and kept secret. I have no reason to believe that there was any coercion or anything like that and bullying to make determinations. Caltrans says the bay bridge is structurally safe and the quality was not compromised. There will be another Senate Hearing next month. That one dealing with possible reforms for caltrans. Surf was up at Half Moon Bay today. Take a look at this shot from chopper 5 as one of the contestants in the mavericks surf contest rides a massive wave. It almost catches him but he just keeps on going. Len ramirez spent the day watching those guys. It takes courage to ride a 40 foot wall of water, i would imagine, len. Whats your experience with that . [ laughter ] reporter i did a little boogie boarding way back in the day and that was it. I cant imagine what they are going through. Just a pictureperfect day out here at pillar point today. A great day of competition and a South African for the second time won this mavericks invitation national, grant baker out of durban south africa, won the title second a hawaiian and third was Ryan Augustine of santa cruz. Local guy. This was a big contest, big time contest. A lot of people came out to enjoy it. Many of them seeing their first big surving contest ever. You really know a sporting event is huge when it has the power to draw in the casual or nonsports fan. Today the mavericks surfing invitational brought them in by the thousands. Do you know anything about surfing . No. But you know about mavericks . Yes. Reporter what was once an obscure surf break on the San Mateo County coast is now a destination for the worlds greatest big wave surfers. Guys willing to risk it all to conquer the fastmoving four story high walls of water. Its a Major International happening streamed live around the world an event with enough gravity to take people out of their normal orbits. We had never done anything like this before. Its a great time just to say you were here in california. Were here. Reporter nevermind the fact that spectators cant even get close to the beach anymore after rogue waves wiped out crowds at the 2010 contest. Spectators now must watch a video feed of the contest in a Hotel Parking lot about a mile from the waves. But still, they come. What makes it mavericks . Big, fast drop, everything you could think of that you look at a wave. Reporter gary bayless surfed california and hawaii for 40 years. Its not waikiki. Reporter since you are brandnew fans what can you tell us about it . Its dangerous. Reporter the newbies know that, which is what gives this event its human drama appeal. They are taking risks. They are up against waves that are 50, 60 feet high. And theyre executing this beautiful graceful, you know, body in motion. And its beautiful. Reporter it is a beautiful sport. Lots of courage and skill shown by all the surfers out here today at mavericks. Other top finishers rounding out the top people were tyler fox of aptos, greg long of san clemente and anthony of santa cruz. So ken, there were a couple of californians in the top 6 but a South African won the mavericks invitational. Im wondering how much of the attraction is, you know, that ultimate wipeout thats going to happen at some point . You know, this is an invitation nol not just anybody who thinks they are a surfer can get out there. These are men who are hand picked. These only a couple of dozen of these men. You get a chance to talk to any of them . Reporter didnt get a chance to talk to them. Their timing and our timing to get this story on the air didnt work out. They are coming out of the water about the time were putting our stories together. So but i do know that a lot of these men have a lot of experience. You do end have a lot of newbies here. Not a lot of young guys. Theres a lot of older surfers in their 30s and 40s who have to know the wave, have to know this break, have to know how it pitches and where to go and when to take off, hold back. Theres a lot of knowledge that goes into winning a contest like this. Obviously, with twiggy baker winning the second one, you know, it shows that experience counts in a contest like this. Always pull for those local guys. Little inside local knowledge goes a long way. Reporter maybe next year. All right, len, thanks for that. Amazing video from today and chopper 5. You can check out much more of that from the mavericks competition on our website, just beautiful stuff, kpix. Com. Coming up, why family members of a 14yearold say he killed his own sister after she did his laundry. And how an unauthorized Home Improvement project turned almost deadly today. It is friday night. We are live with mobile weather in fremont central park. It was packed today. Will it be great for you to get outside on saturday, sunday and beyond . Your updated forecast coming up in about 6 minutes. Leaving is a common symptom. Wheezing is a common symptom but it may not be asthma. The misdiagnosed cases that are doing much more harm than good. Female announcer get beautyrest, posturepedic, female announcer even tempurpedic mattress sets, at low clearance prices. Save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. The year end Clearance Sale ends sunday at sleep train. Your ticket to a better nights sleep pulled the trigger becau they had an argument about e laundry. A teen mother murdered in oakland. Police think it was her 14year old brother who pulled the trigger because they had an argument about laundry yesterday afternoon at condos on frankly street a couple of franklin streets a couple of blocks from the nimitz nimitz. Police are still searching for the suspect. Kpix 5s da lin reports. Reporter they have not returned to the apartments at this complex in oakland, chinatown. Police believe the 14yearold still has the murder weapon. Police say the shooting happened in this onebedroom apartment. Family members say the 14year old suspect shot and killed his own sister after she bleached his clothes. Their father mario toliver, sr. , is devastated. To stay that im hurt, its devastating. Its sad that he got to go through this. Reporter this is the sister, 17yearold Justice Toliver. Neighbors said they heard two to three shots. The property manager says surveillance cameras recorded the teenager running down the hallway and leaving the complex. Police took the video. Doesnt make any sense for people being killed or shot because of laundry. For me, its liker, oh,er, crazy. Reporter the property manager says the two siblings have been living with their grandmother at this fifth floor apartment for a couple of years. Its a tragedy. Were sorry about it. Reporter both the cops and family are looking for the boy. Im trying to find out or catch up with him. He doesnt have a cell phone. Reporter Oakland Police are even offering a 10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. We are treating him as armed and dangerous. And the reason is we have not recovered the weapon. In this case its a handgun that was used. Reporter the father says he has already lost his daughter. He wants to save his son. Please, son. Turn yourself in or call your daddy so we can turn himself in. I love you. I dont want nothing to happen to you. [ crying ] reporter the victim Justice Toliver is survived by her 2 yearold daughter. She just started working and was planning to return to school. Live in oakland, im da lin, kpix 5. The property manager at the condominium complex says this is the first shooting they have had there in 30 years. In palo alto, police have released a sketch of one of the suspects involved in a Home Invasion robbery in palo alto. Investigators are looking for this man and two others in their 20s. They say the suspects barged into the home of an elderly couple yesterday and robbed them. The 80yearold couple were forced to lie on the floor for 15 minutes with a gun to the head. The robbers took off with wallets, cash and valuables. A roof repair job in San Franciscos twin peaks neighborhood took a terrible turn this morning. A homemade scaffolding collapsed sending three workers falling 20 feet on clayton street. Police say it started off as a minor roof repair but then grew more elaborate. Evidently, nobody got permits so this is all unpermitted. So if the permit process was involved, i dont think this would have been approved. The workers were taken to San Francisco general with various bone fractures. Two were said to have life threatening injuries. Other bay area headlines tonight, faulty wiring may have caused a marijuana grow house in pittsburg to go up in flames overnight. When firefighters arrived they found flames through the roof. Investigators say the suspects were stealing electricity with some pretty sophisticated equipment. A brush fire raged through an east san rafael marsh this burning burning three acres. It was out in 45 minutes. There was a concern because of red flag warnings in the area. The marsh is used as a homeless encampment. Bay area skies blanked by a thick haze today. Paul deanno is live in mobile weather with more on our air quality in fremont. Paul. Reporter yeah. Were live in fremont central park. Looking at this weather through the lens of a five or sixyear old, we saw them out enjoying the park, they love this. They can get outside every day, no rainy days where you have to stay inside. Its good stuff to get outside. The reality is its fun to get outside. We have had air quality issues 30 times. Tomorrow will be our 30th spare the air day. And, of course, were mired in what could be cal scientists said it might be a 500 year drought were talking about here, no rainy season drier for 500 years. We have seen no rain for january. Current temperatures, a view from the rooftop, talking about low 60s currently. 61 degrees in concord. 61 in livermore and san jose. Santa rosa 62 as well as oakland. San francisco coming in now at 61. A lot of you hit 70s but these evenings clear off efficiently and cool down, as well. High surf advisory couple more hours until 9 p. M. Be smart if you are going in the water. Theres a high risk of rip currents as well as a west swell at 11 to 13 feet. Thats why mavericks surf was up. But dangerous for us plebbians to get in the water. On the southern edge of the high we saw cloud cover and it continues to move up from Southern California to give us a mix of sun and clouds over the weekend. Highs tomorrow not as warm but thats a relative thing considering how warm we have been this january. 67 saturday in san jose. Redwood city 68. Concord 71. Santa rosa 72. Your extended forecast, still really mild over the weekend partly sunny and dry. Top of next week we are still dry. 70 is away from the water. The warmest day wednesday. Cooling off by the end of next week but still another seven day forecast with no rainfall. Back out here live, i have to show you the ground here at central park. Usually this time of year it rains and the grass grows. Everything out here is brown. The grass is barely growing at all. Theres just a little bit of green out there. And ill tell you what, if we dont see anything change soon we get the beauty around here of green during the winter, and then brown during the summer. Its just going to look like summer for a year and a half straight because nothing is greening up here because of no rain. Mount diablo still completely brown at this time of year. Yes. Thanks, paul. Is it safe to eat shellfish . Coming up next, an update on the monterey bay mussels found to contain poisonous toxins. You can bring your family and kids and learn all about poop. Cool how a bay area zoo is teaching the dirty truth. ,,, bulldo