kristen: the oakland police chief spoke today, the city plans to add more officers. larry: why others disagree. >> we will be prepared moving forward. specially trained officers that are trained in de-escalating these situations. >> oakland police chief is stepping up efforts to combat violent crime in the city. the security guard death, cannabis robberies and others happened in the last seven days. >> we have over 600 officers at the department, the smallest staff we have had in several years. >> the city is pushing to add more officers in the coming weeks. the chief says 22 cadets will soon graduate and join the department. those advocating for defunding police are nervous about more patrols. this person says the city needs to put

but he says the city needs to join the 21st century with its own technology. >> but in the city of oakland not to have a city-wide surveillance camera system and puts us definitely behind the 8 ball because we have to go out and asked community members to bring for video. >> for the month of november. the oakland police department has made had made 10 homicide arrests so far live in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news. thank you very much. trump. and we have been following breaking news out of michigan. were 15. year-old has been arrested after opening fire on his high school campus. >> killing 3 students police say wounding 6 other people including a teacher police responded about one this afternoon to the report of an active shooter at oxford high school that is an oxford township about 30 miles north of detroit. police don't have a motive yet. they believe the boy was the only gunman the school was put on lockdown. students were later as scored into a nearby parking lot. officers arrested the teenager and found the gun that he had used. now to the latest from the pandemic scientis

we know that some of our groups and gangs that we've identified in the city of oakland are participated in these arms, caribbeans of robbers, and so we know that they are coming from outside of oakland as well. we've seen individuals that have been arrested from vallejo and fairfield up to stockton. so we know that several individual from other cities are coming to our community to commit these crimes, and i think it's important that we continue to coordinate from a regional perspective. and the chief says that means working with police and district attorneys throughout the bay area, he says the department has deployed teams of special tactical officers to help they have also restarted the ceasefire gang intervention program but are still in the process of filling some of the vacancies from that program. right now. oakland has 676 officers on its force. that's the lowest staffing levels of departments had in several years. the chief says. a new class of 26 recruits is scheduled to graduate by the end of december and that those officers will begin patrols immediately afterwards. other se

35 miles north of the city of detroit. these are the latest pictures that we have from the states of michigan. you can see the huge number of emergency vehicles that have responded to this. at least three people are said to of died, six have been injured. we will bring you more details of course when we have them put up we may have a little bit more that i can tell you now. that's always there at the moment. the local hospitals have been put on standby and art responding. we will bring you more from detroit, from michigan when we get it. tens of thousands of people in scotland and the north of england still have no electricity five days after storm arwen caused, what's being described as "unprecedented damage" to the power network. strong winds snapped telegraph poles and knocked out supplies on friday. we have two reports tonight from the worst hit areas the north—east of england and aberdeenshire from where lorna gordon sent this first report. a fifth night without mains power, and patrick and debbiejamieson are hunker

it's a very tragic situation and it's unfortunate for the city of oakland. this occurred in the 600 block of grand avenue. our crimestoppers of oakland as well as the oakland police department is currently offering a $10,000 reward. today i'll be releasing the description of the vehicle as well as a photo of the suspect's vehicle in that crime. that suspect vehicle is a toyota rav4, four-door, black. the vehicle may have a rear passenger side window that is missing. it's been shot out. we ask for the community's help in identifying that vehicle, and if we can identify the individuals responsible for that shooting as well. and help bring those to justice. also want to talk about the caravan, our response to caravan robberies. after a week last week where we have seen the tremendous impact of caravan robberies, not only in oakland but throughout the bay area, i immediately responded by redeploying our staff within the oakland police department. last weekend we staffed extra teams to be able to be out into the community and address these violent robbery caravan

on top of that, officers were leaving the city faster and new officers could be hired, and in just a few minutes, the police chief will be holding a conference to talk about this recent spike in gun violence that in many cases has seemed so random and brazen, it has left some residents afraid to leave their homes. back to you. >> john: i can't blame them for that. no question. claudia cowan for us, thank you. >> sandra: that's coming out of the oakland county sheriff's office at this time. the shooting has been confirmed, and we are also learning that the shooter is in custody along with the gun. an active shooter at oxford high school in oxford township. 12:55:00 p.m. today. we are being told it is still an active scene. they say they have multiple patrol units, multiple ems units on the scene along with swat and aviation. they have one suspected shooter in custody along with a handgun, and they do not believe at this time there are any other active shooters. there are multiple victims, four to six, no confirmed fatal shooting victims at this time. they are going to bring us news fr

i talked with karl chan with the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. he and the mayor both agree that there's some issues with the current bail policies regarding gun possession. >> the traditional risk assessment that is being used a weight heavily drug offenses. other types of felonies but not gun possessions. we have taken an unprecedented number of guns off of the streets. but clearly that is not enough so many people committing crimes. consequences. time what we call catch and release. we're just not going to help. the bail system not working as well. >> and discussion around the criminal justice system will continue. that does take time to act to actually see change. but the mayor is proposing 2 rivers police budget cuts and hiring freezes that are currently scheduled to start in 8 months from now. she's going to be talking about that this friday some more details to come about that for now we're talking about today's press conference major topic that chief armstrong will be discussing is staffing shortages. it starts at 11 and we're but we'll be

i talked with coach and the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. he and the mayor both agree there are some issues with bail policies regarding gun possession. >> the traditional risk assessment that is being used a weight heavily drug offenses. other types of felonies but not gun possessions. we have taken an unprecedented number of guns off of the streets. but clearly that is not enough so many people committing crimes. consequences. time what we call catch and release. we're just not going to help. the bail system not working as well. >> the discussion around the criminal justice system will continue. meanwhile, the mayor is proposing to reverse police budget cuts and hiring freezes that are currently scheduled to start in 8 months from now. more details to come on that this friday major topic of discussion today at the press cont conference with chief armstrong will be staffing shortages, but hopefully we get some updates on all of the homicides. we have been covering basically around the clock here in the newsroom for now. send it back to you

well, happening right now, city leaders there in oakland are also coming together to honor kron 4 security guard kevin, the he was shot and killed while on assignment last wednesday. take a listen. >> he deserves to be calm. >> and to have been. working with a sense of protection in the city and not showing up for work. with any fear or trepidation losing his life no one have the opportunity meet. >> kevin on several occasions and always, a warm inviting sort of smile. company have. my heart broke when i initially learned of his passing. >> a $32,500 reward is now being offered for information leading to an arrest. police of a car that they're looking for that they believe the gunman was driving a white 2004 to 2008 acura tl she has 4 doors a sunroof. it does not have a front license plate. however. police say the gunman shot the shooter while trying to steal our reporter's camera equipment. a fun, by the way, has been set up for kevin's family cash or check donation can be made to the kevin issue to trust that's been set up there at the metropolitan bank location. you do that in person or

there's a new push to add police officers in oakland. >> i am bob redell. in a few hours at 11:00 this morning, opd's police of chief will discuss the murders in the city and the additional staffing of tactical units to try and combat the crime. this comes after the death of a man near lake merritt killed while trying to stop somebody from breaking into cars. the victim was 28-year-old davis, and before he came here he was heavily involved in church. >>> one day after holmes alleged she was raped at stanford, she testified focusing on starting her own company was the way she coped with the drama. cross-examination starts later this morning. >>> starting out nice and cool across the bay area. it's one of the warmer days of the week as our valleys reach into the low 70s. we will see more of the same tomorrow and the next few days, and then cooler for friday into the weekend but still not seeing rain in the 7-day forecast. san francisco will have warmer temperatures, and reaching in the upper 60s for the next couple of days and more sunshine once again. laura?

oakland today, 66 degrees. 68 in san mateo and daly city, 61. also 61 in the marina district and engel. for the forecast this evening for christmas in the park, it's still going to be clear and just as fast as we warmed up we will cool down. it will be a nice evening out there. if you have travel plans, it has been raining all throughout the season. it's still raining. another atmospheric river headed for seattle and portland. that's where all of the rain will steered to the north, high pressure is blocking that. for us it continues, the dry weather, as the rain stays to the north of us so we are not seeing changes here. now that we are wrapping up the month, we are looking at how much rain we measured. in san francisco, it was well below what we get for the month. we are still in the surplus for the water year thanks to the big month in september. going into the next few months, we are entering into what is usually one of our rainy seasons, rainy months of the water year, and so it's starting out very dry. we will see if we can flip this patter

today, the oakland police chief is expected to address violence in his city. we have already learned more police will soon hit the streets as a part of the city's response to while in crime. >> there is nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. this is what oakland or's want, a comprehensive and effective approach to safety. that includes adequate police staffing. kumasi: the mayor said in a police academy of 38 is about to graduate, with another academy starting. she says the city will present counsel with a new officer hiring and funding plan on friday and that will include at least one additional academy. she also don't -- she also wants to reverse plant cuts to the department. staffing fell below the 600 semien minimum required under measure z, a voter approved tax that helps to fund the department. reggie: today is giving tuesday, a day set aside to encourage you to think about helping others. abc 7 and our parent company disney are helping or we can with donations to bay area food bags, including $15,000 to the allegheny county community food ban

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. >> '05, the time and happening right now, city leaders there in oakland are coming together to honor kron 4 security guard kevin, she to he was shot and killed while on assignment last wednesday. take a listen. >> he deserves to be caught. >> and to have been. working with a sense of protection in the city and not shown up for work. with any fear or trepidation. losing his life no one have the opportunity meet. >> kevin on several occasions and always, a warm inviting sort of smile. company have. my heart broke when i initially learned of his passing. >> a $32,500 reward is now being offered for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction. police have also released this picture of a car that they're looking for. it's a white 2004 to 2008 acura tl four-door sunroof. as you can see, it doesn't have a front license plate, but police are hoping but you recognize this and. give them some tip as to where it might be or who the gunman was that gunman who shot the shooter was trying to steal our reporter's camera equipment at the time. now there is a fund that has been set up in k

specific locations, pacifica 65, 68 around the bay and 69 oakland. upper 60's to low 70's for the peninsula. 71 redwood city and for the inland locations, 72 in the south bay. 70 on concord, inland east bay, 71 and upper 60's in the north bay for the napa valley. back to you. >> glad to be back home. >>> take a look at this giant christmas tree filled with decorations and this huge face. this is woody and he is getting a lot of attention at a mall in canada. >> he has been quite the topic of discussion on social media. some are calling the tree cute. others calling creepy. woody interacts with people who talk to him. he can move his big eyes, and his mouth. >> that looks. >> that looks like a horror movie. that. one eye is kind of stuck. >> yeah. >> no thank you. >> you can stay home. >> yeah. >> it is not giving me christmas v ib e that i'mlooking for. >> creep vibes. >> take that face off that tree. the news continues all day on cbsn bay area. >> cbs mornings is up next. have a great day. >> yeah. >> i'm going to blink like woody. ♪ >>> welcome t

in that city is partly due to a lack of police funding. take a listen. >> but let me be clear, oakland needs more police. we have been impacted by staffing reductions, covid interrupted our recruitment and training processes, and the defund rhetoric is challenging our ability to attract and retain recruits. >> the mayor went on to say in order to help stop this wave of smash and grabs, she wants to see better coordination between local law enforcement as well as state and federal law enforcement. i spoke with an official yesterday at the fbi who said they're closely monitoring this wave of smash and grabs, they're in close contact with agencies around the country. this official telling me the fbi stands ready to take a more active role in the event they uncover a federal nexus in any of these crimes. >> yeah, we're just seeing the sp spate of these, incredible to watch. >>> tiger woods will hold his press conference since his devastating car crash. >>> and jerome powell about to testify before congress on the economic threat posed by the o

that's coming up in the forecast. >> thank you. >>> oakland's police chief will respond to city leaders calling for a crackdown on crime. >> bob, mayor libby schaaf is pushing for more police officers to be hired as soon as possible. >> you will recall in june the city council voted to take $18 million allotted for the opd and they now want that money back for opd so that department can hire more officers as soon as possible to combat the recent spike in murders and other violent crimes. later this morning at 11:00, opd's police chief, armstrong, he will talk to the media to address the recent murders and the deployment of tactical units on the streets of oakland. this comes after the death of a man near lake merritt that was killed while trying to stop somebody from breaking into cars. the victim was eric davis. before he came to the bay area he was heavily involved in church, and he taught bible study and coached basketball, and he his mother and aunt are pleading for answers. >> he was our heart. he cared about everybody and tried to protect everybody. >> he would take up for whoever

working with a sense of protection in the city and not shown up for work. with any fear or trepidation losing his life. no one have the opportunity meet. >> kevin on several occasions and always, a warm inviting sort of smile. company have. my heart broke when i initially learned of his passing. >> 32,000, $500 reward now being offered for any information leading to an arrest if you think you know where that white car is who owns it or who might be behind the shooting. let police know by the way, a fund has been set up for kevin's family cash or check donation can be made to the kevin the she to trust at metropolitan bank at that location in person or you can mail it to the address that you see on your screen and this information is also on our website, kron 4 dot com so you can access it later. but if you can donate, please do something. miss him. we're not going to give up. we're not going to give up trying to solve the problems in oakland and it sounds like neither are the police and. >> now there's little chef. everybody just wants to make the whole bay

kumasi: oakland police chief leronne armstrong will address violence plaguing his city. he will announce a new plan to the city council by friday to reverse planned cuts to the department. >> tiger woods hopes to play golf again, but his days of being a full-time golfer are over. he gave his first major interview since being in a car crash in february. mike: speaking of golf, beautiful weather for any activity including golf. nine to 13 degrees warmer than average. most of us in the low to mid-70's this afternoon. >> chp has issued a fog advisory for fairfield. just a heads up traveling along 80 and route 12 and if you are traveling on 80, in emeryville, really starting to get foggy there as well. kumasi: barbados is cutting ties with great britain. the caribbean nation removed queen elizabeth as its head of state to become a republic. rihanna was honored in a ceremony overnight. she was born and raised in barbados. >> we are hearing from an open woman who is making history on jeopardy. she qualified for the tournament of champions. ryan curry spoke with the woman now on

. >> oakland city leaders are asking for the violence to stop. the mayor wants to add more police officers on the streets and it comes as the latest victim, 28-year-old eric davis was gunned down on lake marist sunday afternoon and he was trying to stop somebody from breaking into a car. we spoke to his mother and aunt who live in l.a. >> he was our heart. he cared about everybody. >> eric will take up for whoever can't take up for themselves. >> he was heavily involved in the new mt. pleasant missionary baptist church in l.a., teaching bible study and coaching kids in basketball, and he was trying to make it on his own and lived near lake merritt. >> we really thought that was a good place for him. you know, he didn't deserve to lose his life. the violence, it has to stop. >> oakland police say the passenger inside a rav4 shot davis. a $10,000 is being offered from crime stoppers for information in the case. his family, too, is pleading for help. >> we want to ask for the public's help, locating the suspects who murdered a kind and loving son. >

and leading police on a chase through the city of antioch before crashing into a starbucks in oakley continue to be heartbroken. >> by by seeing this. it is it's not far removed from anu of us. not burrell is the ceo of youth uprising. she says the lack of outlets and a failure by adults is contributing to the increase in these crimes. >> in terms of punishment burrell believes that's not the issue. i do not believe we've been stopped. we have definitely not been proactive and intentional enough to make sure when they come home. there's a plan last month. police arrested an 11 year-old along with other juveniles in connection with the crime spree in berkeley and in april, a group of teens were caught after trying to carjack a man outside of his home in san leandro. the ages of the suspects has become increasingly alarming and burrell says the focus needs to be on rehab. and coming up with fresh start resources for kids who leave the juvenile justice system is it just jail. what else can we do while we even have them in our presence. it's not ok, here's the key. you do some time. and

upper 6o's. 67 in daley city. 76 alameda. upper 60's to low 70's. for the north bay, highs in the low 70's. 71 in santa rosa. 73 for ukia. seven day forecast for san francisco, oakland and for san jose. just a bit cooler for tomorrow. tomorrow the warmest day out of our extended forecast. slightly cooler through the rest of the workweek but still looking at that sunshine. cooler for the weekend ahead into early next week. inland east bay, the north bay and the coast. you can see the temperatures at least on a little bit of a fall here as we go through the rest of the workweek with plenty of sun. much cooler look ahead to the weekend. let's check in with ann for a look at traffic filling in for gianna. how are the roadways? >> things looking really smooth at this point. let's try to keep it up. starting the pass this morning. traffic getting heavier. 28 minutes 205 to 680 from tracy in to the city. live look at the san mateo bridge. a light commute. a 12 minute drive from 880 to 101. bay bridge in the green. metering lights off a seven minute drive.

and as the investigation goes on, city leaders in oakland are coming together to honor the kron four's haaziq mod-yoon has the story. >> so you're about play actions about the tragic shooting death of kevin issue. >> and we just extend our grief. to the friends, the family, the huge community that we know and benefited from the service of kevin nishita. >> oakland. mayor libby chef and council shade lauren taylor and treat to read share their reactions to the shooting death of kevin nishita, a security guard who was gunned down last week while guarding kron 4 news crew working on a story in and again, this is a gun at them. so we must tackle the gun epidemic and this. >> them in doesn't have city boundaries. and so we have to come together call for regional action. >> i had the opportunity meet. kevin on several occasions and always, a warm inviting sort of smile. company have. my heart broke when i initially learned of his passing. he deserves to be calm. >> and to have been. working with a sense of protection in the city and not shown up for work. with any fear or trepidation. losing

here in nassau county and in the city, if you steal or go into a restaurant charge you. walk right out. brian: second year in a row nassau county where you are a police commissioner named the safest community in the country. how and why? brian: we have an intelligence-led policing program. we have a focus deterrence. 90% of the crime is done by 10% of the population. more importantly we get support from our communities and get support -- same communities that they say were over policing. they are asking us to help them. they are asking to us come in. we can do better. we have to stay focused on what the -- that 10% of the environment that is bad. not the 90%. when we go into those communities we treat them with respect. we come out of there with the good result. brian: had you laura kern democrat whacked you up and you work well together and bruce blakeman beats kern and he asks to you stay on another four years. >> that's correct. the police department in nassau county gets support from all of our elected officials. they stand by law and order. they want us out there en

nbc bay area's ian cull spoke with the victim's mother. >> reporter: tonight, oakland city leaders are asking for the violence to stop. the mayor wants to add more police officers on the streets. it comes as the latest victim, 28-year-old eric davis, was gunned down near lake merit sunday afternoon. police say he was trying to -- mother and aunt tonight who live in l.a. >> he was our heart. cared about everybody. tried to protect everybody. >> eric is going to take up for whoever can't take up for themselves. >> reporter: davis moved to oakland two years ago. he worked for a restoration company doing construction before he was heavily involved in the new mount pleasant missionary baptist church in l.a. teaching bible study and coaching kids in basketball. he was trying to make it on his own, and lived near lake merit. >> we really thought that that was a good place for him. you know, he didn't deserve to lose his life and violence has to stop. >> reporter: oakland police say a passenger inside a toyota rav-4 shot davis. a $10,000 reward is being offered from crime stoppers for informat

ama: the east bay, more police will hit the streets of oakland as the city's response to a flurry of violent crime. >> there's nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. this is what oaklanders want. a comprehensive and effective approach to safety, and that includes adequate police staffing. ama: the mayor said a new police academy of 38 is about to graduate with another academy starting. she says the city will present counsel with the new officer hiring and funding plan on friday which will include one additional academy. the mayor wants to reverse plant cuts to the department. the staffing fell below 678 which is the minimum required under measure z. a property tax approved by voters that helps fund the department. dan: oakland's latest homicide victim is a 28-year-old man named eric davis, killed while confronting a car burglar. dion lim spoke with his mother and aunt about this terrible loss. >> he was always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. dion: it was good intentions and that caring nature which led to eric davis' death sunday evening

oakland's police department increasing its police presence as it struggles to contain a crime surge. tactical teams will assist officers in responding to violent crimes as the city's liberal lawmaker reverse budget cuts that would hurt the the department. >> the interruption in our hiring processes and higher rates of attrition are things we have to plan for. can't keep our head in the sand. >> it comes days after kevin rashida was fatally shot when working security for a local television news crew who was covering and armed robbery. the waukesha christmas parade suspect charged with a 6 count first-degree intentional homicide after it sixth victim died from his injuries last week as the white house is president biden is still not planning to visit waukesha. >> any president planning to visit a community requires a lot of assets, taking their resources. it is not something i've reviewed at this time. carley: darrell brooks is accused of crashing his car into last sunday's parade injuring 60 people. eight children are still hospitalized. neil: woke mob comes for kyle rittenhouse, some

oakland city council member and mayoral candidate laurent taylor says the city needs to support its officers. we have to make sure we have the boots on the ground to really get out there. we have to have investigations in order to demonstrate to folks that if you bring harm to oakland in oakland orders that there are repercussions to that. at the same time, we must continue to invest, doubling down on crime prevention. mayor libby schaaf said today that she plans to submit a revised police hiring plan to the city council, which could include another police academy. the california highway patrol says there was an increase in the number of deaths and the wise this holiday weekend. officials say 57 people were killed in crashes across the state. during the chp s 102 hour maximum enforcement period . that is a 14% increase from last year and the chp arrested 1019 people for impaired driving . that is a 17% increase from thanksgiving 2020 concerns tonight over the new oh, macron vary and prompting the cdc to change its booster recommendations. now saying that everyone over 18 should get a booster

ama: the east bay, more police will hit the streets of oakland as the city's response to a flurry of violent crime. >> there's nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. this is what oaklanders want. a comprehensive and effective approach to safety, and that includes adequate police staffing. ama: the mayor said a new police academy of 38 is about to graduate with another academy starting. she says the city will present counsel with the new officer hiring and funding plan on friday which will include one additional academy. the mayor wants to reverse plant cuts to the department. the staffing fell below 678 which is the minimum required under measure z. a property tax approved by voters that helps fund the department. dan: oakland's latest homicide victim is a 28-year-old man named eric davis, killed while confronting a car burglar. dion lim spoke with his mother and aunt about this terrible loss. >> he was always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. dion: it was good intentions and that caring nature which led to eric davis' death sunday evening

we heard today from the democratic mayor of the city from oakland. she spoke to our colleague, indicate bolduan. she said in her view the lack of police officers, not enough police on the street are partially to blame. take a listen to what she said. >> let me be clear, oakland needs more police. we have been impacted by staffing reductions, covid interrupted our recruitment and training processes, and the defund rhetoric is challenging our ability to attract and retain recruits. >> reporter: so all those things taken together, the targets themselves prime for these robbers staging their acts and at least in the mayor's view there, the lack of police on the street is the perfect storm that's allowing this to continue and worth pointing out there are things that police officers are trying to do both behind the scenes and things that we can see with our own eyes. we know they're working together, trying to build out the networks. gather intelligence, recruit sources to figure out who is running these groups, who is operating them and directing them so

oakland city councilwoman and mayoral candidate. singtel says that she wants to see the city's ceasefire violence prevention program reinstated the pandemic plays a big role in this and what we have seen is that in december last december, the city administrator made an executive decision without coming to the council for advice to cut ceasefire and we saw that there are real impacts that that came out of that real negative impacts and so ceasefire you know, it's our people. will work with conviction unity to really ask for people who are going to be these violent players to really put down their guns, and so we saw at violent increase. during that time that we took funds away from ceasefire. how is also calling for an inter agency task force to help take guns off the streets. she supports the call for additional police academies as well. our coverage of recent crime in oakland continues on our website and ktvu .com. you can find the latest developments right there on our homepage. the cdc today expanded its covid booster recommendat

. >> in oakland investigators are working to solve the city's 100 27th homicide of the year. police say the most recent victim was a man who was shot and killed while trying to be a good samaritan. it happened at lake merritt on sunday afternoon. the victim, according to police, tried to stop an auto robbery when they were shot by a passenger in the suspect vehicle that vehicle a black toyota rav 4 got away. this is just the latest incident and what city leaders are calling a public health crisis of gun violence in oakland and now some officials want to reverse course on some previous decisions. they say there is an urgent need to take immediate action. >> will not only police department over 678 officers. but in fact, maintain those middle staffing >> oakland's current budget freeze an additional 50 positions in the police department. mayor sheriff says that the city will be making the case to reverse police budget cuts and hiring freezes which are scheduled to start in 8 months. mayor schaff also says a hiring plan for new officers will be brought in front of the council by

thank you taylor today oakland city leaders honored the kron 4 security guard who was. >> tragically shot and killed while on assignment last wednesday and tonight police are still looking for that killer. >> $32,500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot and killed kevin nishita over the weekend. oakland police released this picture. what is believed to be the suspect's car. it is a white 2004 to 2008 ac ra tl with 4 doors and the sunroof. it does not have a front license plate. oakland police say the gunman shot the shooter trying to steal our reporter's news camera. he passed away on saturday morning from his injuries today, oakland city leaders came together to honor an issue to kron 4 says he you has that part of our coverage. >> so you're about play actions about the tragic shooting death of you. >> and we just extend our grief. to the friends, the family, the huge community that we know and benefited from the service of kevin shida. >> oakland. mayor libby chef and council shade lauren taylor and reed share their reactions to th

in oakland. and now some officials want to reverse course on previous decisions. they say there is an urgent need to take immediate action. >> it will not only police department over 678 officers. but in fact, maintai those middle staffing >> oakland's current budget freezes an additional 50 positions in the police department. mayor chef says the city will be making the case to reverse police budget cuts and hiring freezes which are scheduled to start in 8 months. schaff also says a hiring plan for new officers will be brought in front of the council by friday today, oakland city leaders honor the kron 4 security guard who was tragically shot and killed while on assignment last wednesday and tonight police are still looking for the gunman responsible. a 32,000, $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot and killed kevin nishita over the come police released this picture of what's believed to be the suspect's vehicle it's a white 2004 to 2008 acura

we heard today from the democratic mayor of the city from oakland. she spoke to kate bolduan and said in her view, the lack of police officers, not enough police on the street are partially to blame. take a listen to what she said. >> let me be clear, oakland needs more police. we have been impacted by staffing reductions, covid interrupted are recruitment and training processes and the defund rhetoric is challenging our ability to attract and retain recruits. >> reporter: so all those things taken together, the targets themselves prime for these robbers staging their acts and at least in the mayor's view there, the lack of police on the street is the perfect storm that's allowing this to continue and worth pointing out there are things that police officers are trying to do both behind the scenes and things that we can see with our own eyes. we know they're working together, trying to build out the networks. gather intelligence, recruit sources to figure out who is running the groups and operating them and directing them to try to detour and disrupt

. >> oakland's wave of high- profile and deadly violence continued over the weekend. the city's 127th homicide came sunday, when a hand was shot and killed while trying to interrupt an auto burglary in the middle of an afternoon on a busy grand avenue. >> there is nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. this is what oaklanders want, a comprehensive and effective approach to safety, and that includes adequate police staffing. >> reporter: in oakland, wilson walker, kpix 5. >>> now oakland's 126th homicide came saturday when retired police officer kevin nishita succumbed to injuries he suffered earlier while working as security guard for a local news crew. he also work go ahead with kpix 5 crews, and was supposed to be on vacation with this family in hawaii later this week. we spoke with his daughter. >> if you think about try together go forward in your everyday life, like what would kevin want us to be, and what would kevin want us to do, what might that be? i know for one thing, he wants me to stop crying. i know he'll want us to take the vacation, but to b

oakland's mayor and city leaders address the city's increase in gun violence today giving a glimpse into the city's plans to add more officers to the streets and reverse recent budget cuts forced rob nesbitt has more now on oakland's sense of urgency to try to stop yet another homicide from happening. >> a year ago. city leaders all over the country were calling for police reform and the de-funding of police departments in oakland. the city is planning on reversing cuts to the city's police force. >> when it comes to gun violence in oakland city, councilor lauren taylor says everyone feels the pain my introduction to gun violence was when it was. shot in the face. an innocent bystander drive-by shooting. it's why he and councilmember treva reid spoke out monday about what they are calling a public health crisis in the city. police say the most recent victim was a man who was shot and killed while trying to be a good samaritan at lake merritt sunday afternoon. the victim in directed auto robbery in progress. >> and was shot by the passenger in the suspect vehicle. the suspect drove away i

henry lee ktvu fox two news and, as we mentioned earlier, the oakland city council is holding a special meeting on the issue of crime next week. that meeting is set for december 7th and will include the police commission, the community policing advisory board. and violence prevention commission, among others. one employee of the san jose daycare center, is under arrest for several counts of sexual abuse of a child over a period of several years. investigators say that 62 year old julio cesar carrasco diaz worked at a licensed facility on mcginnis avenue. they say that the victim recently reported being sexually assaulted there by the suspect. over a period of several years from 2011 to 2019. police believe there could be other victims. if you have any information you're asked to contact san jose police. this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. the same day the u. s implements new travel restrictions because of a new and highly contagious variant of coronavirus. the white house works to calm concerns over the strange spread . while there are no confirmed cases of the o

the oakland mayor made an impassioned plea for the city to stand in support of its police force. >> i am hopeful that we as city leaders can send a unified message to the oakland police department, the hard-working men and women who risk their lives every day to keep us safe and to respond to those calls. more calls per officer than any other city in the country. that we value them, that we support them. coco oakland's latest homicide victim, a 28-year-old man named eric davis, killed while confronting a car burglar. abc spoke exclusively to his mother and aunt. >> he was always looking out for people. he gave out turkey. >> it was good intentions and that caring nature which tragically led to eric davis' d eath sunday evening. >> we had not seen him since june. it was always a good surprise. >> eric, who is from l.a., had been living near lake merritt the last several years. his aunt describes him as a young man of faith and character surrounded by love. >> he had a lot of friends. he had a big from group. from oakland to l.a. >> sunday afternoon, eric noticed his car parked in the a

as of today, we have 677 officers serving the city of oakland. >> reporter: oakland's ongoing wave of violence, the mayor said she will present city council with new assessment of the city's safety needs. >> that analysis will make the case that additional police staffing is needed in the wake of this violence spree. >> oh, it's a long drawn-out process. from recruitment to training, to getting them into the academy, to field training, to acting independently as an officer is probably 18 months or more. >> reporter: james is a criminology professor with san francisco state university, and also a former police officer. he says reversing the losts at opd will take time, and that's just on the personnel front. >> to go back and resurrect those programs, you have to convince the community, you have to convince the city council people. you know, there's funding issues. >> mayor schaaf said that conversation will start excuse friday. today she spoke about some of the victims in oakland's recent string of killings. >> there is nothing progress uv about unbridled gun violence. this is what oa

. >> we are always thinking about we love this city. >> reporter: in walnut creek. >>> more violence to tell you about. a man shot and killed in oakland trying to stop a suspected thief from breaking into a stranger's car. it is the latest homicide on what's been a frightening couple of weeks in oakland. today mayor libby schaaf announced a plan to hire more police officers and to roll back some budget cuts to public safety. as far as the shooting, it happened sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon near lake merritt on grand avenue. police say that a passenger in a black toyota rav4 shot a man as he tried to stop a car break-in. the mayor says she wants to add an additional academy to add more officers to the ranks. the holiday she says always brings more crime, but schaaf says last year zero bail policy is contributing to the avalanche of crime in her city. >> the change in bail policies and we believe that that change is not giving sufficient weight in its consideration to gun-related crimes. >> we have to demonstrate our support for those officers who are sacrificing day daily to keep ou

the efforts underway to stop it from spreading oakland. city leaders are announcing new crime prevention measures. this after this kron 4 security guard shot and killed while on assignment. >> and a good samaritan was killed while trying to prevent a car break-in. we have team coverage on what the mayor is doing to try to stop the violence. i'm ken wayne. i'm pam moore. the news is 6 is next. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news at 6. >> being on high alert as appropriate. the concern is appropriate panicking is certainly not appropriate. >> our top story tonight at 6 are growing concerns about the highly transmissible the kron covid-19 variants bay area infectious disease expert call this new variant, a cause for concern but not a cause for panic. good evening. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 6. i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore. the worl

the oakland mayor made an impassioned plea for the city to stand in support of its police force. >> i am hopeful that we as city leaders can send a unified message to

. >> remembering kevin today oakland city leaders honored the kron 4 security guard who was tragically shot and killed. well on assignment last wednesday and tonight police are still looking for the killer. thanks for joining us tonight at 5 everybody. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus $32,500 reward is being offered for any information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot and killed kevin nishita over the weekend. oakland police released this picture of what is believed to be the suspect's car. a white 2004 to 2008 acura tl with 4 doors and a sunroof. it does not have a front license plate. oakland police say the gunman shot in a sheet of while trying to steal our reporter's news camera. this is certainly a tragic story. another senseless killing here in the bay area. but as you can understand, this touches the crowd for family in an especially profound way. kevin issued often protected our reporters when they were out on assignment, he passed away on saturday morning from his injuries and today oakland city leaders came together to honor the kron four's haaziq madyun

. >> i know i join all oaklanders in decrying the recent spate of gun violence in our city. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf announces plans to address shortages in the city amid a string of violent crime. >> tonight, a family is in mourning after a young man was shot and killed in oakland over the weekend. he was trying to stop a car burglary on grand avenue near the lake merritt pergola. his death is the city's 127th homicide this year. abc7 news anchor spoke exclusively with eric davis' mother and aunt and has this report. >> he was always, always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. >> it was good intentions and that caring nature which tragically led to 28-year-old eric davis' death sunday evening days after thanksgiving. >> we hadn't seen him since june. a bit surprised, we were happy to have him home. >> eric, from l.a., had been living near lake merritt the past several years. his aunt describes him as a young man of faith and and character, surrounded by love. >> very popular. he had a lot of fends. -- friends. from oakland to l.a. >> and seven, eri

we'll have the thanksgiving weekend in oakland brought more bloodshed to city streets, and the mayor and other officials are saying once again, the violence is an acceptable and that there needs to be some increased police staffing. we have taken an unprecedented number of guns off the streets, but clearly that is not enough. oakland mayor libby schaaf says she's heartbroken with at least two more lives lost of violence over the weekend. there is nothing progressive. about unbridled gun violence. early saturday, security guard kevin machida died three days after the retired police officer was shot while protecting a crime for reporter downtown. kevin shida is someone who dedicated his life. to keeping others safe , as well as to supporting a free press is unbelievably tragic to see that he lost his life in the performance of those duties and those ideals. on sunday afternoon, a man was shot and killed while confronting a car burglary suspect near lake merritt. the victim interrupted a auto robbery in progress. um and was shot by the passenger and the suspect vehicle. the violence com

the city's 127th homicide came sunday while a man was trying to interrupt a car burglary. today the mayor decried the ongoing violence, calling for chains on multiple fronts. >> i do want call into attention the change in bail policy. >> reporter: bail was one complaint, and on that she was joined by two city councilmember who say criminals are not being held accountable. >> when you talk about repeat offenses, these are things that we have to really make sense of in a way that helps to provide the care property and the stick, if you would, that allows us to move towards a safer community. >> those committing crime realize there is no accountability at our level on the streets, nor at the court system. we are seeing that dangerous rise of destruction before us. >> there is nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. this is what oaklanders want, a comprehensive and effective approach to safety, and that includes adequate police staffing. >> that most recent homicide over by lake merritt that occurred right on the border of district's 2 and 3, i reached out to both of

. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> reporter: thanksgiving morning this was the carefree and joyful scene in oakland. hundreds of families taking part in the turkey trot race around lake merritt. by sunday afternoon, what was once the finish line for runners along grand avenue became a crime scene with officers investigating the city's 127th homicide of the year. police say a man followed and confronted someone he suspected was breaking into cars. >> the victim interrupted an auto robbery in progress and was shot by the passenger in the suspect vehicle. we do foe that the suspect vehicle is a toyota rav4, black in color. >> there is nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf says the perfect storm of circumstances is contributing to the mayhem on the streets. >> the lowest police staffing for more than a decade combined with the aftereffect of pandemic interruptions to our criminal justice system. >> reporter: the mayor wants to add at least one more police academy, maybe more. at the same time, she says the city is continuing to invest in violence preve

feel safe and protected in the city of oakland? i think number one is we have to make sure that we have a stronger presence. we have to focus on deterrence and also immediate response. when there are these issues that occur. it's also important that we beef up our investigations unit so that we can increase our clearance rates. let folks know that when they commit a crime, put oakland ear's at risk and in harm's way that there are consequences. on the issue of police staffing. i know that when you spoke with the mayor earlier today, which you you talked about the fact that department has 677 officers, the lowest level since 2014 and actually, just below the mandatory minimum number of officers that the city needs to have. how did the city get so far behind on training and hiring officers? absolutely it's important that we acknowledge both the attrition in terms of the reduction in officers that we are seeing, and the need to beef up the ranks. both have to be addressed simultaneously to make sure that we have adequate boots on the