the oakland a's joining force was police and community organizations to change summer time for west oakland kids. and we'll show their new summer camp. >> playing wiffle ball was unimaginable foremost of these west oakland kids. not too long ago this, area was just a parking lot. oakland a's helped make this dream possible. and a newcomer second baseman threw the first pitch. >> someone like me is someone they can look up to, you know? they see guys like me on the streets all the time to. see there is a positive influence. >> in sm kids were star struck. >> it's good. a lot of phone shall in it. >> it's part of a free summer camp called "together we can" put on by oakland school police department. there are days when up to 90 kids from this neighborhood show up. oakland unify std only school district in the bay area to have its own police force. separate from the city. it was a chief decided to create a lace where police officers and kids could bond. >> that was one of the goals. is to create a safe environment where kids with k.feel safe. and it was two fold. how to build positive relation

quick work by the oakland fire department. they had adeline closed for a couple of hours since this happened around 5:20 this morning. that's since re-opened. they are wrapping up the scene here and all is well besides that $70,000 worth of damage, which is not insignificant. >> that is a lot of dough but everyone is okay. thank you, anne makovec in oakland. >>> as that debt debate heats up, there is an important financial report out today. coming up, we are going to have the latest reading on the economy. >>> and when the president welcomed the giants to the white house, a former bay area politician witnessed it all. former mare willy brown sharing his experience coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's the start of the weekend. it's going to be a gorgeous one. plenty of warm weather inland. live look outside here at mount vaca. you can see pretty clear there although we are seeing some clouds in other parts of the bay area right now especially at the coastline. dense fog, clouds at the bay. warming up inland this afternoon.

the fog rolled back in here across oakland. that fog is going to help temperatures cool off in the 50s tonight after, well, some mid 70s in the south bay. we'll let you know when major hot air will arrive. >>> and homegrown talent, on "america's got talent." what is it doing for citerleader tthnveli city lee erars ru tstngt ligedoadne?o ♪ >>> out of oakland and storming the nation, pop life wowed the judges tonight on "america's got talent." cheryl hurd caught up with the group and has the group's message. >> oakland has had a spike in murders. >> reporter: illegal activity grabbed headlines in oakland. >> engaged by officers and shot and killed. >> reporter: as much as oakland is known for bloodshed and violence, it's also known for its music. the group is called pop life. they're an oakland band full of young teenagers, changing the city's image one song at a time. >> pop life is a man that me and dilan started when we like in the 6th or 7th grade. we just wanted to play music. >> reporter: the group is a top ten finalist o

oakland 52. some low 60s fairfield and san jose at 61. there is really only a puff of the sea breeze. there is not much going on. high pressure still hanging on. between the low and the gulf of alaska. each day it's a little cool down on the coast. bay inland still 90s throw. morning fog and sunny. nice, mild, warm. maybe hot. if you are far enough away from the coast. anywhere from 60s to mid 90s. doesn't take much. so inland areas even though they get a west wind they are still in the low 90s. looks like the trend to bring temperatures down. >> all right thank you, steve. >>> well, the labor department just announced only 18,000 jobs were added last month. that is much worse than economists expected. the forecast was for as many as 120,000 new jobs in june. the unemployment rate also up now to 9.2%. economists say 200 to 250,000 jobs need to be created each month to climb back to a healthy economy. >>> apple can't say when it will have a fix for a security hold in some of its most popular products. a german agency found the problem that

in oakland, 63 and 71 in livermore. 66 in san mateo. for tomorrow, instead of starting off with a low overcast and the fog we've had for days, we're going to be looking at clear conditions and wednesday, hot inland with 90 degree temperatures returning and plenty of hot weather for those of you who like it. so let's get a look. these winds right now, this is the key component shifting out of the north and west. 10 to 20 miles per hour, that's going to provide 5 to 15 degrees of warming for tomorrow. a hot high pressure, this dome heat moving across california. so a look at 90s inland for wednesday. and for thursday, that heat is still going to stay in the forecast. tomorrow, a few marine clouds offshore. but as we head throughout the day, 11:00, 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, sunny skies expected here across the bay area. a nice way to slide right into our midweek forecast. for tomorrow morning, 59 in san jose and 56 in gilroy with 50 in santa rosa. for wednesday, we crank up the heat. 94 in san jose, also for the east bay, dub lick 93. not near r

live here in oakland claudine wong. >>> new this morning oakland police are looking for suspects in two armed robberies. both crimes happened overnight. investigators say a woman was robbed at gunpoint on fifth avenue and a gunman held up two other on 22nd avenue. no one was hurt. still not clear if the two armed robberies are connected. >>> family and friends of michelle le will launch another search today for the missing nursing student. le was last seen seven weeks ago at kizer hospital in hayward. the family has organized several search parties since then. investigators are treating le's disappearance as a hospital. the reward in the case stands at $100,000. >>> a public funeral service will be held this afternoon for a santa rosa teenager. 14-year-old taka may roe died from alcohol poisoning. police say she had been drinking vodka at a slumber party at her home. the services begin at 2:00. >>> time now 5:33. orlando florida court hearing gets under way in just a couple minutes. zanata gonzalez says casey anthony ruined her reputation by giving police her name. attorneys for gonzale

ktvu's heather holmes is here to tell us about this campaign called i choose oakland. >> while oakland does face crime and budget problems that often grab headlines. officials argue that there's much more to the city and ask people to tell the world why they choose oakland. >> reporter: this is the perception most people have of oak land, a high crime city with prostitution and drug problemmings. this is the oakland ryan montabelo knows, a place where you can shop for treasures and sink your teeth into a world class meal. >> being in oakland is great. >> reporter: mozerelo says it's been great for his graphic design business. >> in this imagine we have the grand lake theater. >> reporter: so he jumped at the chance to share his support for oakland in a city sponsored contest. >> people were asked to submit pictures and videos detailing their love affair with oakland and help dispel the city's negative imagine. >> i think it was a part in intention to broaden the story about oakland. and hearing the story from the very people who make up this community. >> reporter: sammy roberts is the

as cooler in most cities across the bay. 55 in oakland. not all that cold this morning, though, so you might not need a jacket. if you're waking up in san francisco, 55 now, 60 degrees is the high. we're going to see wind later on today. there will be a wind shil factor making it feel 10 degrees cooler than the true temperatures. you're going to need that jacket today. in the south bay, though, really comfortable weather. 72 at 4:00 p.m., 73 in gilroy, 71 in los gatos. if you're looking for vitamin d, going to wait until 2:00 p.m. even inland today, really thick cloud deck. we'll continue to update you and of course that seven-day ready to go in moments. i'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:20. san jose earthquake delivers a highlight have you to see to believe. coming up next. >>> anger this morning over a huge price hike. we'll tell you who is doing it coming up in tech today. >> we have some issues for highway 24, for example, some calde t thotelectunn t. i'll sort that out as well as the rest of your commute coming up. t

ktvu's heather holmes is here to tell us about this campaign called i choose oakland. >> while oakland does face crime and budget problems that often grab headlines. officials argue that there's much more to the city and ask people to tell the world why they choose oakland. >> reporter: this is the perception most people have of oak land, a high crime city with prostitution and drug problemmings. this is the oakland ryan montabelo knows, a place where you can shop for treasures and sink your teeth into a world class meal. >> being in oakland is great. >> reporter: mozerelo says it's been great for his graphic design business. >> in this imagine we have the grand lake theater. >> reporter: so he jumped at the chance to share his support for oakland in a city sponsored contest. >> people were asked to submit pictures and videos detailing their love affair with oakland and help dispel the city's negative imagine. >> i think it was a part in intention to broaden the story about oakland. and hearing the story from the very people who make up this community. >> reporter: sammy roberts is the

the off-ramp you have to use in overnight oakland. a lot of activity and police investigation, of course. this is a big news story so i'm going to hand it off to laura. you have the latest of what's going on in oakland. >> we continue to follow this developing story out of the east bay this morning. a high-speed chase ended deadly. it actually ended on the 29th exit off highway 880 in oakland when a teenager driver was car.n from thecc1: that's where "today in the bay's" christie smith joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. i have new information from the chp, a clearer picture of exactly how fast this driver was going. they say he was blowing past stoplights on the streets, reached speeds up to 50 miles an hour. investigators still piecing it together this morning but it all ended here in a deadly crash off the 29th avenue exit from 880, a really tight turn. they say the driver did not have a seat belt on and was thrown from the car. here is what we know. about 1:30 this morning oakland

-- john sasaki aids live in oakland,, -- is live in oakland. >> is the limit was 55 miles for our and they say that the suspect was going much faster than that. >> reporter: that she started in the work, handed into oakland and then went east on 580. >> about 100 miles or so. for that to happen you have to you have to have a's lot of go right. >> reporter: the alleged victims include julio chavez and catherine fisher. fisher was an instructor at the gymnastics under. >> she was a outgoing, fun- loving type of person. she was also, you know, mature preaches it would to take charge of the program. >> reporter: officers realized that the two people in the car were not the suspects were rather associative barriers. >> information was developed. >> reporter: a passenger is facing weapons charges. east palo alto police consider their hunt for the homicide suspect. >>> family and friends of a good samaritan shot in an oakland street are mourning his death tonight 329-year-old paris power was gaming due to the home ministry his wife was raised by a bullet and that the roads daughter was struc

anne makovec is in oakland now with the latest. anne? we don't have anne just yet so we'll move on. >> it's 5:00 now. >>> the discovery of two bodies in a home near los gatos is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide. sheriff's deputies were called to the home on clara street in unincorporated santa clara county. investigators are not revealing the eye tis or the potential motive in this case. -- are not revealing the identities or the potential motive in this case but it's said to be ed and andrew dow. the sources say the university of san diego student had recent battles with cancer. >>> in san francisco, police have a weapon used in a gun battle with officers in the bayview. neighbors led them to the pistol that police say belonged to kenneth harding. they say this is the gun that fired the bullet that killed harding but police don't know if he shot himself on purpose or by accident. >>> a huge crowd at a memorial service this morning for a marin county deputy who died helping in a domestic violence dispute. police are warnin

the plan divides oakland into two parts, area one west oakland and area two, east oakland. deputy chiefs the department's third highest ranking officers will control each area from the street not -- not a desk. >> sounds good something they need to do. >> reporter: and that's not all. in august, the overwhelmed homicide unit will collapse into one major crime unit that also focuses on other violent crimes. injured beat cops relegated to desk work will pick up the slack learning homicide detective work on the job. >> it will take time to get up to experience. i think it takes anywhere from five to six years from my liking to have a homicide investigator that has all the techniques and talents. >> reporter: chief batts' plan also slashes specialized groups like motorcycle and bike cops putting them all in cars. he admits it's an experiment. >> we'll evaluate and shift into change if necessary. that's the focus of what we're trying to do. >> reporter: residents hope it's one that will work. >> sure. i'm hoping all the time things change. >> reporter: oakland police will start

but, for mann and peterson, the big prize was across the bay in oakland, where, that same summer, the city was making headlines with a bold new plan. >> oakland could soon become the first city in the country to make growing pot in large warehouses legal. >> last night, oakland becoming the first city to authorize industrial-scale farms to grow medical marijuana... >> montgomery: oakland's idea was to auction off four licenses for massive indoor grow facilities to supply the state's medical marijuana dispensaries, the first official experiment with industrial-scale pot production in the country. ( applause ) oakland city officials were feeling pretty confident about the plan. in october, at the opening of the we grow marijuana superstore, the main candidates for mayor were running hard on the economics of pot production. >> people often ask me how much taxes do we get currently? under the current system, we're getting just under a million dollars in taxes... sales tax for the medical marijuana. but when the production facilities come online, we're estimating, in the first few years, $

in a letter to oakland residents, can you find this posted on the oakland police website chief about the atts rise, the department's reorganization is designed to address police staffing short falls and deliver police services under a strengthened model of field supervision. chief batts says the major feature of his plan is to provide the current bureau of field operations into two buyers, each to be let by a deputy police chief. the president of the union that represents opd says the plan means less priority will be given to property climb such as burglaries and thefts. in many cases those crimes would not be investigated at all. according to our records as of june 30th of this year, there have been 57 homicides in oakland. that's compared to 41 for the same time last year. again, chief batts is going to go into detail about how he will reorganize, that will be add headquarters at 11:00 this morning. we're a few hours away. the changes, laura, take effect this saturday. >> pretty close to immediately. thank you very much. >>> it's 6:36 right now. this morning homicide detectives in

tonight, oakland city council president larry reed opened the doors to the east oakland sports center. a dream he has had for the past 30 years has become a reality. >> the place for the residents of the city to go at, and enjoy a quality of life that they've not been able to enjoy. >> reporter: a lot of times people don't think that cities like oakland can have facilities like this. and i agree with larry. we want our kids to have what the kids in the suburbs have. >> reporter: with the help of measures bd and ww, and redevelopment funds. >> you see what it means to so many people. >> reporter: it has an indoor swimming pool, and slide, dance and fitness rooms, even karate. that's only the beginning. in phase two, they want to build new tennis courts, a new pool, soccer fields, even a new baseball field. that's going to take a whole lot more money. right now, the facility is open seven days a week, but that might not last. >> like proposed budgets, we'll see at the end of the summer we may have to cut back some of the months. >> reporter: budget talks are far from the minds of these

oakland shows a bump in the volume. the moisture in the air making these -- these sensors close to the limit and another hive look out there, we'll see how things are shaping up from 880 over to the peninsula t taillights move, the fog may be an issue. 101 and 280 no problem between the city and the south bay. good stuff. >> thanks, mike. the three of us along with everybody else of course we want to make a special request to our generous nbc bay area viewers, that's you at home. we'll be hosting a food drive with our community partners at safeway tomorrow. for $10 you can donate a bag of food that will provide meals for a family in need. we know times are tough but we ask you to give what you can and we thank you in advance. >> 5:40. carmageddon is here. a live report on the freeway nightmare. plus, a new airline regulation about to go into effect. a new development in the case of the man accused of walking into t withfrancisco art gallerynd stch. >> is your luggage lost or just late? under new airline rules set to go

right now oakland pd has only six working laptops. the computers will help officers in the field, who continue to have problems with their radio system failures. >>> santa cruz is the first police department in the country to use a cutting edge experimental computer program. it's called the predictive policing program t keeps track of every, single step round the clock no matter how small it is and then uses the information to predict criminals' patterns to predict it. the program crunches the data and then comes up with a map of the probability day of the week and general location where crimes are more likely to happen. >> you owe it to the community to do things like this. you can't constantly say you just need more staff or you need more money or you need more whatever it may be. >> the model is the work of santa clara university math professor george moeller who uses the same thing that seismologists use to predict earthquake aftershocks. >> that's amazing. >> if we were going to map it, we probably wouldn't be doing this. >>> 4:4

they say he was a 19-year-old hispanic man from oakland. the coroner was on the scene earlier, has now left. they are working on confirming the identity of the victim. they found a driver's license but want to be sure it is that man. they will release details today after speaking with family members and there are several road closures that have been put up since this accident happened. let's go to elizabeth now with an update on those closures. >> thank you. fortunately we are not seeing major delays right now if you are coming up northbound 880. but as kristy said that off- ramp is shut down out towards 29th and it could be shut down for at least another hour or so. they initially said 6:30 but are pushing it back to 7:00. the traffic alert is in effect so use 23rd as an alternate. live look at conditions near the coliseum, it looks okay northbound for right now past hegenberger and about a 15- minute drive between 238 and the maze. we are following this accident ramp accident westbound 92 right there by 101 as you as you make your way out

brentwood, tracy, oakland and antioch on sunday. notice the string of warm weather will continue through the seven-day forecast. and by the way, if you just do want to highlight that 4th of july forecast, sunshine and hot inland. that is the pinpoint forecast. dennis? >> okay, roberta. the wall falls look good in the background. there can a wild card entry make it to the wimbledon finals? i'm dennis o'donnell. brian wilson had a chance to save a huge game for the giants next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, saw this morning serving up root beer floats for charity..then, he was told he'd been traded to the colorado rockies, and he ab >>> mark ellis was the first player i saw this morning serving up rootbeer floats for charity and then was told he was traded to the colorado rockies and abruptly walked out. ellis batting just .217 lost his second base job to a rookie. the as will pay most of the $3 million owed on his contract and in return they will receive two players. the good news for ellis, he will start at second base and bat second in the

. >> a new breed of clean up crews is hitting the streets of oakland. only on 2, the men are on a new path helping the cities. >> reporter: there are bottles, food wrappers, papers everyone a hub cap. but you should see less trash thanks to this new crew. it is nothing new, garbage of all sorts. what is new is this crew dedicated to cleaning up countless bags of refuge. and they focus on roads crossing oakland. >> reporter: they are parolees doing jobs you would not want to do. >> reporter: the oakland parolee day reporting center runs the -month-old program under contract with caltrans. but art thompson is both foreman and counselor. >> at some point in time we have to reintegrate their way back into society. and that's what this is all about. >> reporter: it's not >> reporter: -- >> it is not bad in this area. >> reporter: it is dangerous, not only the passing traffic but syringes found. >> i think somebody was living down there. >> reporter: this job is considered a start. >> doing what we can to be a part of society. >> reporter: the program has a c

right about 52 in oakland. 57-degrees in hayward. down into mountain view, san jose in the upper 50s. check out these highs. we are closing in on 90- degrees. 83-degrees in san jose. as we head through the east bay we'll stay 70s and 80s along the immediate bay. 60s along the coast. you can see the effects. 60s for san francisco. 80uus through portions of inland east bay spots. here is a look at your seven day around the bay. the pattern continues of morning clouds and a latal bit of that fog. temperatures will stay in the 90s inland. 70s around the bay. time right now is 4:39. >>> since the start of our broadcast i have been following this hot spot in the northbound direction of the freeway. that ramp to 29th avenue still blocked off by the california highway patrol. i did put a call in and originally we were given an estimated time at about 6:30 this morning. now hearing those lanes could open as soon as the 5:00 hour. traffic very light. we are not seeing a backup just yet. in the meantime you'll have to use a different offramp. h

a live look at oakland, show you what we're talking about. christina talking about moisture in the air, look at glowing lights, misty conditions for all roadways. watch those off ramps especially. that note christina gave about the oil can be a factor in the off ramps coming off the bends. 680, diablo. wider towards livermore a nice drive as well. got those sensors around airway where we see yellow and red. typical this time of the morning because there's ongoing construction and crews are there. they are moving slowly and messing with sensors as well. >> messing with them. thank you very much, 4:41. america's cup by land, air, and sea. show you plans for the waterfront. >>> hollywood execs are ht your expense. new limits on netflix unlimited plan. >>> i kid you not that woman there in the corner being handed a piece of paper is a rocket scientist studying astro physics proofing the brains of the operation are not on your tv screen. >>> the women's soccer team has one more hurdle before going to the world cup finals. bay area soccer fans will

oakland is funding the program. the formal convicts hope that the work will give them a work history and a chance of getting full time work when they exit the program. >>> can you get the pain relieving effects of cannabis without smoking it? the makers of this spray say you can. we investigate. >>> and they were featured tonight on so you think you can dance. at 10:45 the bay area dancers who refuse to let a disability get in their way. >>> an old folk remedy for horses is providing pain relief for humans. it's medical marijuana that patients spray on their skin. john fowler takes a look at how it works and how it may help in the fight against cancer. >> reporter: james hicks a 58- year-old patient at the hercules health center says he comes here for pain relief. >> i have serious migraines that started when i had my first heart attack. >> reporter: prescription pain medications no longer stop the migraines, but this cannabis spray does. >> within just a minute the pain is gone. >> reporter: it's medical marijuana

kraig debro is live in oakland. he will tell us what you can expect if you are about to hit the road or hop on a plane. >> reporter: when you think of the biggest holiday you think of christmas, new years, but in talking to people this morning fourth of july is among their biggest of the year. if you look behind me we are at terminal two at the airport. this is the southwest terminal. we have been talking to people flying southwest this morning. the people we talked with said the slow recory does have them watching their wallets. aaa says more californians will fly somewhere for the fourth of july weekend than last year. the economy fully hasn't recovered but the summers biggest holiday say they won't miss. >> i think i'm willing to make sacrifice for family. so i will go no matter what. >> that is the one we would cut back. usually we go out on memorial weekend to go somewhere or you know thanksgiving we will go away. fourth of july usually it's a home more homely. family comes together. some family members house a

this is southbound 880 at the embarcadero in oakland. crews are trying to get that out of the lanes. it's not slowing too bad in the area. maze, approach to the bridge, slow traffic from the west grand overcrossing. metering lights are on and sluggish heading into the incline. overall not a bad commute this morning. >> thank you for joining us. >> we'll be back with a local update at 7:24. join us for midday news at 11:00.

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. >>> this morning the city of oakland formerly launches a new campaign to fight crime. ktvu kraig debro tells us that the city's fruitvale district will be blanketed with crime cameras. >> reporter: that is right. six blocks on international boulevard will be covered. in april of this year a long- time resident of fruitvale was killed. later today they will announce a plan to prevent others from becoming victims. city leaders have approved the purchase of 30 surveillance cameras for fruitvale. they already have video surveillance cameras. the difference is some of the cameras will be placed inside businesses as well as outside. the momentum to buy the camera is the direct result of jesus com pose. he was shot and killed april 8th. the resulting outrage over campos killings lead to outrage. one of the plans set to be announced later today is spending $35,000 in redevelopment money for the cameras. they won't prevent crime but supporters are hoping the would- be criminal would think twice before committing a crime. knowing cameras are watching as well as the police. polic

live at oakland airport for what it means for workers and passengers, eric? >> reporter: when congress let funding expire at midnight, it put future construction projects in jeopardy here in oakland. believe it or not, that means no airline ticket taxes for the time being. some people say they have saved $20 more but it all comes at the expense of thousands of faa workers. planes won't stop flying in and out of oakland, but it's the 1 bay area airport that could feel the impact of a partial should down of the faa. oakland was set to get nearly $3 million in grants for critical construction projects, including pavement work along the run ways, but now that money is up in the air. >> very much like the debt limit. holding the whole air system hostage. >> reporter: congressman george miller blamed republicans for failing to allow a short term extension to fund the faa. in california it means more than 200 faa employees could face furloughs, while that does not include air traffic controllers, future construction projects are in jeopardy at 19 airports across the

oakland is funding the program. the formal convicts hope that the work will give them a work history and a chance of getting full time work when they exit the program. >>> can you get the pain relieving effects of cannabis without smoking it? the makers of this spray say you can. we investigate. >>> and they were featured it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. >>> an old folk remedy for horses is providing pain relief for humans. it's medical marijuana that patients

oakland mayor kwan broke the tie. she was able to negotiate with one group to ultimately get the deal passed. >> everybody worked really har hard. they were really close. i don't want to give that much difference in break the tie because really the difference between the 2 was less than a couple hundred,000 dollars. >>reporter: oakland is facing a 58 million dollar deficit. city has approved a 28 million dollar sale of the henry j kaiser convention center and city worker union agree to give back more than 30 million in concession. san jose men time took a painful step to close its 115 million dollar deficit. today the city laid off 67 police officers. it's the first time san jose has ever resorted to police layoffs. cuts leave 1100 officers on the force to cover a city of more than 1 million people. the police chief says he will restructure the department to put more officers on patrol and place priority on emergency calls and violent crime. >> first time in 5 years california has passed it's budget on time. it comes

it's going to look like a war zone in oakland. >> oakland battalion fire chief has seen young people malled and disfigured by illegal fireworks. 12,000 people are injured by fireworks yearly, half of them children. in oakland there's a zero tolerance for setting off any type of fireworks. usher said people who use them will be fined or arrested because of the grief they can cause. >> you get people killed, you get peoples he' homes damaged, their lives. >> oakland is one of the -- this area is one of the area that allows sale of save fireworks. people come from all over the area to purchase them. >> we need to remind them they set off the fireworks in cities where they are legal. >> and where they can be handled safely, as well, especially for the children. >> we take control of everything. they around allows to go into it, they aren't allows actually to even light it. >> there are fines up to $5,000 for using illegal fireworks and the sale of those fireworks can land you in jail. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >> caroline: this holiday weekend we are experiencing warm weather with more

oakland about 5 miles an hour and 10 miles an hour in fairfield. it's brought cooler weather this morning, everywhere from 1-89 degrees cooler, except for fremont at zero and santa rosa, 2-5 degrees warmer. how does that translate? started in the morning and show you the clouds are thicker around the bay, keeping us in the 50s and 60s but once we get to noon, look at the heat, already te89 in antioch. 86 in san jose, 72 in oakland, 70 in san francisco and 85 in santa rosa. by 4:00, look at the coast, clouds and cooler conditions, 65 at half moon bay, 70 in san francisco, not bad at oakland, 77 and 88 in san jose, mid to upper 90s in the east bay valleys. near 90 in santa rosa. seven-day forecast, today is the hottest day bikers the weekend temperatures back where they should be. upper 50s around the coast, mid-80s inland. >>> good morning, mike. things are looking better for san mateo. that earlier accident southbound 101 past highway 92. chp has cancelled their sig alert, all lanes have been reopened after three lanes were blocked for over an hour

live in the oakland hills. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> overnight firefighters were busy chasing and putting out grass fires in contra costa county. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us now from bay point to tell us what firefighters are saying about this this morning. tara. >> reporter: good morning. firefighters were able to contain the fire pretty quickly as you can see the conditions are still pretty windy here. pretty dry as well. we're off port chicago highway and driftwood. across the street here you can see that the damage isn't too bad. it's pretty much contained to this area right here. and all morning long we've seen embers fall from the trees as well as smoke rising in spots. now this fire began around 9:30 last night. crews from contra costa county fire and several other agencies battled the flames until well after midnight. firefighters were chasing at least three good sized wild fires last night spread out over about a mile in different directions. now one fire even threatened some buildings o

everything clear into oakland. upper deck of san francisco clear to san francisco, metering lights are off. elsewhere the south bay travel times right now through guadalupe parkway are updating but no delays or accidents. northbound 10 1 clear to 237. north 280 problem-free so far, so good, about 11 minutes between 101 and 85. 280 accident-free and light traffic towards san jose. san mateo bridge clear both directions 14 minutes between hayward and foster city. 880 looking good through hayward both directions at northbound clear into oakland. if you are taking 101 along the peninsula towards sfo, right now 65 miles per hour on the freeway there. southbound 280 just some slight delays through san bruno but overall you're clear into the south bay. highway 4 starting to bogs down just a bit westbound a little sluggish through antioch. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. >>> in the headlines, richmond police are investigating two separate shootings. a man and woman in their 30s were killed on bi

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behind me here is astro park here in oakland. it is at lakeshore and mcarthur boulevard and they are proposing a half acre fenced-in dog park here. right now as you can see from the sign here, no dogs are allowed in the park and that is a similar theme throughout several city parks. they have been working on the plan for 10 years, this fenced- in dog park. the commission gave preliminary approval for it in december but a lot of neighbors got upset about it. they were concerned that this green area was going to turn sort of brown and obviously have more commotion, noise. they are concerned that it would ruin the neighborhood so those neighbors came one their own plan coming up with a dog park at the old police horse stables. that's near children's fairyland here in oakland. it's near an oak grove. it's out of view but dog enthusiasts say that would be more difficult to get to. plus it took so long for them to come up with this plan, 10 years, they are afraid starting with a new plan will make the dog park very far away. now, the c

a band full of young teenagers trying to change oakland's image one song at a time. >> teenagers in oakland not going to school, robbing places, doing drugs, stereotypical things, we're in here every day making music doing what we love to do. >> you remember we had the band on "today in the bay" back in may. the window to vote for them is closed obviously. you can see if they made it to the next round tuesday night here on nbc in the bay area. >>> fast-food meals about to change. will they be happy? more "glee" for tv fans. more news after nicole lapin. good morning. >> good morning, scott. futures are flat after stocks fell again yesterday as investors are starting to get a little bit worried about the lack of progress on capitol hill to solve the debt crisis. house republicans are delaying a vote on john boehner's bill because the congressional budget office says it will not save as much money as expected. markets lost ground because of disappointing earnings of 3m in the u.s. we get some data on durable goods and more earnings on boeing and conocophillips. dow fell, 12,501, nasdaq slippe

back out to oakland, news crews have been following this story, as well. this was an overnight high- speed chase ending in a fatal crash. an off-ramp is blocked northbound 880 the 29th off- ramp shut down while chp and oakland pd are out there investigating. even if you use 23rd as your alternate the main lines of the freeway near the coliseum you can see the oracle there in the distance it's not impacting your drive time on the main lines of the freeway. still about a 15-minute drive from 238 to the maze. word of this new accident in novato northbound 101 approaching highway 37. sounds like a couple cars involved. one lane blocked. possibly involving a caltrans truck. it is going against the commute. it is not causing any major delays right now but there is roadwork across that stretch ongoing roadwork on northbound and southbound 101 through novato into san rafael. all right. mass transit so far everything is on time for bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain. we'll have more traffic throughout the morning. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:3

san francisco 63, 68 in oakland, 71 san jose, 81 in gilroy. you can see a pretty good push of cool air off the ocean. a closer look at our conditions around the bay area, sunshine san jose, light jacket or sweatshirt weather this evening. not only cooler air which helps to break up the low clouds, the wind is out of the west-northwest, pumping in cool air and low clouds. here's the story as we watched oakland. lots of low clouds for the morning. as we got the cooler drier air, broke up the low clouds. got the sunshine, couldn't warm up our temperatures. even at the beaches we managed sunshine but now the low clouds will likely re-form and we'll see more drizzle. the big story throughout the week is this record-breaking heat wave. 90s and 100s under the strong ridge of high pressure to the east. the reason we can't warm up we have this dip in the jet stream, tossing some clouds our way and showers up on the north coast. until this last system clears by, monday into tuesday, our temperatures are going to stay mild to start the work week with are

our big story is in oakland again. the 29th avenue off-ramp remains shut down until about 6:30 because of an overnight police chase and crash so until this traffic alert is lifted, use 23rd as an alternate or mass transit. so far everything is on time, bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain. let's go to the roads show you what else is going on. here's live look at milpitas near the 880/237 interchange. so for silicon valley commuters, you're looking pretty good all the way towards san jose. the rest of the south bay looks great. these are all live traffic sensors. you can see mostly green on our live traffic sensors. 101 from morgan hill looks good. no major issues really all along the peninsula. flight to sfo no troubles getting there. better news now in marin. all lanes are clear northbound 101 at 37. i had mentioned this accident at the top of the show. for a while a couple lanes were blocked but they just cleared it to the right shoulder so you may see some activity there but again, the freeway is completely open excep

breaking news out of oakland. we are getting word right now of a fire near 45th avenue and international boulevard. there is a lot of smoke in that area right now. but chopper 5 is headed to the scene. we are going to bring you more information as soon as that comes in. >>> but, before we do that let's get you caught up on a little traffic and weather. lawrence, how is tuesday shaping up? >> it is going to be a scorcher in some parts of the bay area. some 90s and low 100s inland. but fog at the coastline much cooler there and we have a big cooldown in the works of more on that in a moment. right now let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> we are taking a couple of calls from the kcbs phone force letting us know about a small backup it sounds like heading off the bay bridge on the san francisco side. there was a slow-moving car sounds like may have kind of stalled out so they are trying to clear it off to the fremont street. back to you. >>> searchers from the u.s. and mexico are still trying to find seven americ

temperatures only in the 60s, close to 70 around oakland. mid-80s inland around the tri valley for tomorrow. so the first half of the week running cooler, as the marine layer thickens up, we get morning drizzle. second half of the week we put 90s as early as friday, then maybe even san jose by next weekend. could see temperatures living up to more july and august-like standards. >> summer finally arrived. >> very true. >> thank you very much. ♪ >>> people in oakland today treated to some smooth tunes, they took part in the oakland jazz festival. a portion of the proceeds from today's ticket sales will be donated to help keep music programs alive for kids in oakland. >>> in castro valley, about 200 people came out to take part in a gay pride rally. the rainbow rally across the valley was org niszed by three castro valley teenagers. initially it was supposed to be the first gay pride parade in castro valley but because they only had three weeks to put the event together, they could not obtain the necessary permits. there were a few protester

pretty picture of oakland. center stage was the budget talks in sacramento, but while lawmakers were working on that deal, they were also carving out new policies in other areas, including illegal immigration. for more let's bring in larry gerston. good morning to you first. >> good morning. >> so are we seeing a shift in direction? and what are we talking about in terms of our immigration policy here in california? >> yeah, it seems that way, it really does, at least for now. look, it wasn't that many years ago that californians voted in english in terms of being the state's official language. they also voted out affirmative action. let's remember that as well. they also tried to disallow benefits for illegal immigrants, all kinds of agreements, until this court said otherwise. you put all that together, you know, and the state was really going in a different direction. but now the legislature is moving in another direction altogether. and with that, you see different things happening. last year, for example,

oakland 70. 68 berkeley. temperatures in the south bay a lot of 80s including morgan hill and gilroy. along with woodside. but then 50s and 60s coast and also much of south san francisco and also in the city itself. a cool week in the city. night and morning fog. a few high clouds into saturday. >>> time now is 5:40. gun control advocates blamed the u.s. for the role in the norway attacks. they make the accusation after learning how the suspects bought much of his ammunition. >>> deadly shooting that has ignited a big controversy in san francisco. >>> if you are driving on 280 san jose it looks pretty good here as you drive right through downtown. there are spots you may want to avoid. [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power of german engineering. hurry in and lease the jetta s for just $179 a month. ♪ visit vwdealer.com tod

the oakland raiders' mr. davis says i've not to pay 80 million again so he made nomnie a free agent. when a clemens being gone, off the 49ers can legitimately look at him as a sampras's coach defensive back. the way this works, nomni had his choice and supposedly he likes the jets. what are the raiders doing? >> without fan favorite in quarterback bruce without a first-round pick robert gallery headed to the seahawks, 15 days before the first preseason game the raiders open the doors to training camp in napa, they will hit the ground running with their first practice on this field tomorrow afternoon. if they cannot come close to matching the energy of head coach--if they can't come close to matching their coaches energy look out. >> let me tell you something i am not changing, i will push the defense, offense, special teams, i will push the coaches, fans, i would wish to you. here is the deal, it will create something here that is great. >> he said he contacted the biggest free agent named out there, defensiv

we have been working with oakland for the last year-and-a- half, and i have a background in oakland activism, and it has still been difficult for us to get headway as an organization. that kind of community involvement takes a 24/7 kind of commitment. that is slightly different than the commitment it takes to run a yahoo! new site. i'm interested in with the challenges will be, but i'm much more interested in what the opportunities will be. if we keep saying in our own spaces and not asking how we work together, there will be a problem. right now, we have the opportunity to come to the table and ask how we work together. in another two or three years, i did not think we will have that opportunity. >> how do you deal with those challenges in the mandarin and cantonese communities? then i can anthony just respond to that? he wanted to respond to that. >> more like build on what was being said, which was that actually, what we decided to build for local at yahoo! was an open platform. that is why oakland local is a partner of ours. we realized that it is not in our interests to hire somebody in

it was tossed by a texas outfielder after a foul ball by oakland's conor jackson. stone leaned over and caught it and then fell over that railing onto concrete below. he was taken to the hospital and later died from his injuries. >>> and the hall of fame manager who led oakland to its first two world series championships has died. dick williams managed the as from 1971 to '73 winning the world series in his final two seasons in oakland. williams died yesterday of a ruptured aortic aneurysm in a southern nevada hospital. he played in the major leagues for 13 years before managing the as and five other teams. dick williams was 82. >>> time for a quick check of traffic and weather. kristy? >> looking good outside today. another warm day in the bay area and you're going to want to play hooky today if you are thinking about it because it will be the last warm day that we have for quite a while. taking a look at satellite, you can see that we are in the clear for the most part inland, a little bit of patchy fog along the coastline and along the bay shores although we sho

of hotspots overnight construction and we will get into that in my next report >> to learn fire in oakland this was at this scene i'll just after 10:00 p.m. last night it started on the third floor of a multi alonfamily home. >> more in the jaycee dugard saba we do know now that philip of bordeaux did filming of young students. >> they'll look on the left this is the opposite of. they have been interested in the end of the adinterviewing ' >> the time that mchale was kidnapped at a is a strong resemblance to jaycee dugard. >> there would be more possibly a leading into her to pick this appearance. philip was paroled not to much before mchale was kidnapped. >> parents disappearance is very personal with the department he is on duty the day in mchale was taken. >> it has been on my mind for all this time >> matt taylor was taken in 1988 and take jaycee was kidnapped and 91 jaycee was filed august 25, 2009 parent once they went to court a judge froze all further investigations. her parents are anxious to have guido interviewed about their missing daughter. >> we believe that the day jaycee wa