we have officers from oakland police. i have seen oakland schools police. chp is closing the on and off- ramps near 98th avenue as they try to contain this person. >> henry lee, thanks so much. we will bring you back when you have new information. as we watch this first live picture of the scene, when you see police officers running, that sort of automatically pings a little bit of concern there. chp closed 580 as a precaution for drivers as well as people in the area. this is all unfolding in east oakland right across the freeway from the oakland zoo and near the school. >> the oakland zoo not on lockdown but security in contact with the police department right now, waiting to see if they have to go on lockdown. as you mentioned the school on lockdown right now. >> it looks like we're looking at henry lee's picture. listening to radio traffic earlier, i know that the police officers do have their guns out and they're looking to, you know, i don't know how to put this the right way. end the situation quickly. that's what i heard. >> or maybe they wait too.

you can see here it cuts off west oakland from the rest of the city. rob roth says many people living in one neighborhood agrees it needs to go. >> interstate 980 in oakland. two mile stretch that connects i-880 with highway 24. by many residents of west oakland say it disconnects them from the rest of the city especially downtown. >> it is like we are in jail. it just feels like you're not a part of oakland. >> this is a a key reason a national nonprofit organization has placed 980 on the top ten list of freeways to be torn down. that organization, congress for the new urbanism going nowhere and oakland's mayor is no fan of this. >> 980 was built as an entry to a second bay bridge that never got built. it has created i call it a mote. a division. >> a group called connect oakland has been advocating for the freeway removal and it says the boulevard can go in its place with bart running underneath. >> you could use it in a more efficient manner and connect that neighborhood that has been separated. >> removing freeways is not new. when the earthquake d

oakland that separates downtown from west oakland and had really kind of it getting built can be used much more efficiently. it is under utilized 173 cars a day and i want to be clear to the people listening that they don't get too upset not advocating -- we are advocating the freeway but not the roadway. we want to see a multiwave boulevard similar to octavia boulevard. that can reduce the width of the right-of-way and having mass transit bart extend under it an. in a corridor that is about let's say a 5th of the width, you can get many more people through and it is kind of rethinking. it is an example of how you can rethink the urban freeway. how it got there and how it will be used in the future to serve many more people and restitch oakland back together. >> as you heard the mayor say it does divide west oakland and downtown. this is something that clearly the mayor supports and now it is on this list. where are we in the process? >> at the beginning. connect oakland, its mission has been to get the word out. we have a vision, not the vision but we think we have something that wor

an oakland artist decided she'd had enough. kpix 5's christin a . >>> new at 6, the victim of rising rents. an oakland artist is moving out of the country and has a message for other bay area artists. >> i've been photographing deep tribal africa since 1986 inspired by my family. >> she's a third generation artist. her photographs of far flung african tribes have been featured in paris, italy and new york. she's traveled the world taking pictures. >> this was the first year i lived there. >> her heart and studio are here in west oakland for now. >> i'm the last one. i'm like in a city of people i don't know anymore. >> elizabeth says there was a time when this building was full of independent artists like herself. painters, photographer s and sculpture artists. but she can't afford it anymore. >> i woke up and said elizabeth, you can't do it any more. >> she says property owners have forced her out of six different homes in the past four years alone. her studio, littered with suitcases and moving boxes. she's now leaving the co

people who recently moved into oakland will explain what they consider oakland's best quality and ways to preserve them. how some of the changes resisted by longtime residents will make the city and citizens more prosperous. the event starts at 6 pm on broadway in oakland. the tickets are $10. >>> and informational meeting held in concorde for families who want to learn more about magnet schools within the unified school district. each of them will specialize in certain suspects. -- subjects. the holbrook language academy, son said -- some terrorist stem, and the arts magnet school. the informational hearing is for 5:30 this evening at holbrook school. on ronald way in concorde. >>> it was a wild start of the season. who came out on top of the daytona 500 and how some of the most popular names got pushed out of the runnings. >>> more than 30 people heard after a truck plowed into a crowd in new orleans at a mardi gras parade. terrorism is rolled out. what investigators are saying about the driver. >>> >>> 21 people are in the hospital in new orleans. after a suspected drunk driver plow

another positive sign for "oakland" raiders fans. the raiders to las vegas deal may be falling apart. a day after billionaire sheldon adelson pulled out of the plan reports now say that the other big financial backer, goldman sachs, is backing out. kron 4's j.r. stone is live at raiders headquarters.. jr? a brief evacuation of the tanforan mall in san bruno has been lifted... after a bomb threat was found to be false. a kron 4 viewer sent us this video arpimd 6:00 this evening. mall security says, it got a report of a bomb placed somewhere inside the mall. after investigating... san bruno police and the san mateo county sheriff's bomb squad found... there is no threat. the mall will be open for normal hours tomorrow. another bomb scare today... a woman claiming to have an explosive inside her car has surrendered to police. the tower bridge in west sacramento was closed down .... as police surrounded her car. you can see from this helicopter footage, the vehicle was parked sideways on the road near raley field. police say, wires could

steve snyder of the downtown oakland association has credited oakland police officers in riot gear for preventing businesses from getting even more vandalized than they could have be. he is quoted in the sf gate saying he believes the police department is going in the right direction and understands oakland will always be the center of protest activities. most business owners want it to happen without vandalism or violence so he believes more law enforcement will keep everybody happy and safe. we'll talk about warehouse safety and in that issue you have a lot of people to make happy. >> she's got a lot of responsibilities. >> she does for sure.

. >> first helping the homeless in oakland. we take a look at the root of the problem of homelessness and what the city is trying to do. >> good morning. we see traffic is going to be busy if you are driving on many drives. highway 4 westbound is getting busier in the rainy weather. >> wet, windy and not going away any time soon. we will check in on your current conditions and show you what you can expect for the rest of your tuesday coming up. where does it come from? the drive to be the first female official in the nfl. it starts inside. that's why every cup of activia yogurt is made with billions of our exclusive probiotic to help care for what's inside. activia. it starts inside. . >>> good morning. we are keeping an eye on the first of back to back storms hitting the bay area this morning. here is a look at live storm tracker 2 as rosemary said we have rain and wind and it's not going away any time soon. she will be here in a moment with your complete forecast coming up. just drive around downtown. west oakland. they aren'

there is a mystery in oakland ..... compost bins are simply vanishing without a clue..there's chatter all over the next-door a community bulletin board talking about compost bins simply vanishing but there is an answer as stanley roberts explains .. you put your green compost bin out on the curb in the evening, thinking that like clock work the trash truck will arrive and empty it out but sometimes when you return you notice the bin is missing and is no where to be found. in fact there have are recorded cases of compost bins simply vanishing music is it a case of shanaginans or maybe alien abduction let's take a look at this first video from a viewer in the montclar district of oakland, the waste management employee grabs the bin and rolls it over puts the compost into the truck and but the can falls into the compactor and gets included in with the compost the worker gets back into the truck and drives away ..here is yet another green bin waiting on the curb and a truck pulls up, the worker get out grabs the can in goes

part of oakland san leandro all the way up to the downtown part of oakland. most of this is slow. 580 is slow as well. driving from the san leandro area to lake shore. bay bridge backed up for still a 15 to 20 minute delay except if you're coming in on the carpool lanes. one of the slowest commutes obviously is highway 17 through scott's valley. not a lot of improvement there. you heard the chp officer telling us earlier that traffic remains heavy throughout the entire morning because all the traffic is narrowed down to one lane. at 8:43 let's to steve. >> we need to get the word out now. tomorrow it will be raining during the morning commute. santa cruz mountains, start thinking about that now. >> okay. >> we do have some clouds increasing rapidly. low and high clouds. the system is getting closer. rain in the north bay after yesterday. sunshine and 70 degree temps. mild in the santa clara valley along with the south breeze. get ready for a change. carlos takes wonderful pictures. dark clouds coming in from the north. they are indeed. a sign of things to com

and shooting at police in oakland. next at 6... what the man's neighbors are telling us about him tonight. and another round of wet weather causing problems across the bay area tonight. kron 4 news at 6 is next. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. a rough friday in the bay area as yet another storm slams the bay area. trees have come down... people are without power... and another storm is looming on the horizon. good evening... i'm steve aveson. and i'm pam moore. a wet and windy start to the weekend... let's take a quick look outside at the current conditions... the rain has actually been tapering off a bit. chief meteorologist brittney shipp is tracking it all for us... so where are the trouble spots right now? the other big story tonight... this bizarre scene in oakland. a gunman... walking around the neighborhood... randomly pointing a rifle. at one point... he even took aim at a news helicopter. the whole thing

she's got a tough job, any chief in oakland has a tough job. e reporter: she's talked abt thbroken window philosophy, it's like mayor rudy giuliani from new york. if you tackle the small street problems, that's how you make the bigger stuff work. >> i do not buy that. you have contact with people that may not have done anything. one of the big issues that we have in oakland is to deal with the question of racial profiling. people being stopped when they should not be. broken windows theory gives the police the impetuous to contact people without probable cause. just because you have a broken window does not mean i should be in a position of stopping and reffing people without just cause. >> reporter: anything within her past to give you a sign, she worked in memphis tennessee. >> she was a police officer there. she was not in the lowp position, she was been a chief in spokane. it's not similar to oakland but you can see how she made decisions. she did some good work around spokane. there is always controversy around police work. the question is

oakland down by 4 and santa rosa down by 3. fairfield and napa actually a little bit warmer by a few degrees. in any event, we got nice weather coming our way as we get into the back end of your weekend and then the start of the week before things change. a look at santa rosa, a chilly start. by 9:00 a shift in the numbers. 44 expected there. mid- to upper-50s as we get from 11:00 to the noon hour. low 60s to mid-60s. santa rosa top out at 65 this afternoon. it will feel good for you. we get into sunset and temperatures begin to fall off, back in the 50s. a good looking day for you here and all of us. i will have the afternoon highs coming up in the extended forecast. we have wet weather coming back for the end of the week. i will time that out for you coming up. >> thanks, rosemary. >>> even though the rain stopped for now, there is weather related problems that could last several days in the north bay. >> work to be done on highway 37 flooded days after the latest storm disappeared. allie rasmus is up nice and early. she is a

oakland prosperity for all. it will include a discussion about how technology and people new to the city are changing oakland. and a way to preserve the best parts of oakland through these changes. it begins at 6 pm on broadway in oakland. tickets are just $10. >>> and information meeting tonight at concorde for families who want to learn about magnet schools in the mount diablo district. each one will specialize in particular subjects. they are the holbrook language academy, son --, and the rent avenue arts magnet school. it is at 5:30 this evening at holbrook school. >>> sending a message -- why hundreds in the east bay met to address a california u.s. senate or even though they knew she would not be at that event. >>> more than 30 people were hurt in new orleans. a truck plowed into a crowd at a mardi gras parade. what investigators are saying about the man who was behind the wheel. >>> i'm lucky to get through a shift without a disaster. my bargain detergent couldn't keep up. so, i switched to tide pods. the

the oakland police s.w.a.t. team were called in and after an hour officers arrested a suspect outside the home. his rifle with the scope was recovered. sources say he was shot by an oakland police sniper. he was taken to a hospital where he's in serious condition. neighbors say he shot at the car and homes later in the week. a motive is not clear, but he's been involved in disputes with the neighbors. >> those disputes have been racially motivated. as far as the shooting earlier in the week. they checked them out but may have not been enough evidence at the time. >> do you have any clue how many shots were fired. a few shots or a number of shots. >> i think multiple shots. when the oakland cops got out there they were disturbed to see the suspect continuing to fire after they arrived on the scene. many, many shots. >>> new information about the suspect and has been talking to a neighbor who's home was riddled with bullets. >> the neighbor says of all the homes shot at she believes her home suffered the most dama

i think he will be no oakland next month. so you should go see him. >> what city did you do your first comedy. >> new york city. we did it together at in new york city. from that day it's fun. >> were you nervous? >> you always are when you start. it takes seven years to know who you are but it's better than any drugs -- just go on that stage. >> i'm taking your word for it. when you were talking about your close friendship with jerry sign field, i'm close with him in my industry, and there's a tiny shred of come pettiveness between two peers -- do you know what i mean? >> i know what your talking about. we kept business and friendship separate. we only did a show one time. gary shilling came on. >> so you travel a lot. >> yes, i'm working for the pentagon. i thought the lotion was the hair conditioner so i'm itching now. . >> he can identify that stuff. >> and it's expensive. >> that's nice stuff. >> i take all the little bottles. >> everywhere i go. i got somewhere, i stole the towels. that used to be my christmas gift, tow

but an oakland could oakland -- but an oakland councilman says they need to do better to follow up. >> when you see other activity that is questionable, that is illegal, and you have a responsibility to report it. if not you are just as guilty as the guy committing the crime by not reporting it. >> reporter: in oakland henry lee fox 2 news. >>> a bar owner takes over a grandmother's home in oakland. up next her plea to get the issue fixed after she says it has been making her sick. >> and talk about a toll increase making some drivers upset today. up next how much your trip would cost the bay bridge if voters agree to an increase. ♪ ♪ the hydrogen fueled mirai. its only emission is water. toyota. let's go places. it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. >>> bay area voters may have to decide next year if they want to increase the tolls on almost all bay area bridges, some bridges are calling for increases of up to $3. >> reporter: it's $6 to across t

we talked with oakland city councilman larry reid tuesday night who says oakland now needs the nfl's help.sot we need the nfl to pull mark davis aside and say you know what we believe that you can get a deal done in the city of oakland. in your home base.at least one county commissioner in the las vegas area has been quoted as saying he feels raiders owner mark davis has no concern for those in nevada or california pitting communities against each other. councilman reid says the city of oakland still wants to keep the raiders and has been working with the county and ronnie lott's fortress group on fine tuning a plan for the silver and black to stay in town.sot we can get the deal done we just need the nfl to help us get mark davis to sit down at a table and work through the issues and show our commitment to the nfl and to all the raiders fans here in the east bay. an inmate has escaped police custody in hayward this afternoon. now police an inmate has escaped police custody in hayward this afternoon. now police are on the hunt for him. the inmate was being transported from a jail to

oakland. good evening, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. it was really hard and incredibly intense to watch. a man with a high-powered rifle in a bay area city firing shots. >> this happened on las vegas avenue in oakland not far from bishop o'dowd high school and the 580 freeway. >> laura anthony is live with the latest. >> reporter: hi, dan. last word the suspect is in serious condition suffering at least one gunshot wound. a round fired by police. no one else was hurt in this incident. in the meantime this remains an active crime scene and active investigation still going on here at 98th and las vegas avenue which remains closed at this hour. the officer, the suv that was shot at by the suspect is still here at the scene. the one that the shooter fired at almost as soon as police arrived. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> reporter: it was like a scene from a movie. a man from a blue shirt hanging out of an open window firing a long rifle. first at his neighbors' homes and cars, and then at police. even at the helicopters hovering overhead.

oakland. let's listen. [ inaudible ]. >> i can share with you, henry, our investigators are looking into have we been to this street before, how many times have we been to this street, what residents have we visited at this street. the indiviual -- any calls connected to this individual, any residents on the street and what those calls were. so that's going to be part of our investigation, and the answers we will be looking for today. right now i do want to share with our community that we are going to have the area around 9 8th avenue, las vegas, that area will be closed down for quite sometime. again, we continue our investigation. >> [ inaudible ]. >> laura, i can tell you, we were out here, we were on the perimeter trying to keep some of our citizens from driving through the area, and we heard multiple, multiple rounds, multiple gunshot rounds fired from the suspect. that was what was making it so challenging for us to communicate, not only to media to our community. again, that's why i wa

the first woman to lead the oakland department. with $270,000 a year she will be the highest-paid chief in the city's history. there is a lot on her plate. the police department has been under oversight since 2003. required to make reforms because of misconduct. more recently they faced scrutiny for a scandal involving 18 sects worker -- speaking to reporters after her swearing in ceremony the new chief talked about changing the culture of the oakland police department.>> on a one an organization down to rule thinking. i want people to transform their thinking about policing. 21st century policing is not what it was when i became an officer 35 years ago. there is an evolution of thought and culture. if you want to change a culture you first must change the thinking. >> reporter: and her swearing in speech she said i know for whom i worked and who i serve. it is the community. i want to thank the police department. i serve you. striking a diplomatic term. they support for patrick as the new chief. she did not give specifics on what

that's the latest in oakland. ktvu fox 2news. >> thank you for that report. >>> our other top story. the main has really been pounding. many parts of the bay area on this friday. this is a live look from our roof camera in the city of oakland. >> rain drops there just about everywhere. rosemary tracking the storm. >> yeah. wet and windy. let's take a look at the radar. we are beginning to see this taper off just some. taillights a three hour time l aps e. covered in green and yellow for the bay area. at this point we are starting to see breaks. if we move in closer we will take a look at where we are seeing some of those breaks. how about oaf areas just south of santa rose a. areas like sonoma and napa. plenty of cloud cover. maybe drizzle but the heavier rain oaf lake county at this hour. clear lake seeing moderate rain. shift in to the the central bay. we have some pretty good break here. we have area around richmond. vallejo. along 680. san ramone a few showers. it continues to come down. scott's valley seeing

we need to keep the oakland." super bowl media day went off last night and making the rounds was a fan wearing a tom brady mask reaction to the mask it that it looks a bit "creepy" in that it is so realisticthe fan was actually a staff member of bleacher report the creepy brady mask atook a month to make and includes real hair at one point the "fake brady" caught they eye of the real tom brady who was amused by the mimickeryas for the real brady he got a bit choked up last night when asked who his hero is another local angle on a smaller scale falcons tight end austin hooperhe played locally at de la salle high school then at stanford hooper. in his rookie seson has caught 3 touchdown passes from matt ryan including one against the 49ersone of our reporters in houston caught up with hooper who talked about getting to the super bowl his first year in the nfl a veteran local reporter art spander is getting natonal attentionfor taking falcons ofensive coordinator and the next 49ers head coach kyle shanahan's playbook

the 24-minute film was shot at oakland's highland hospital. it explores the painful choices facing doctors, families, and patients in end-of-life cases. krauss is also rooting for his competitor and former student, daphne mat-zia-raki. Ñ daphne matziarakiÑ matziaraki is talking about her thesis film-- four- point-one miles. a native of greece... the documentary short focuses on the a greek coast guard officer... caught in the middle of the europe's refugee crises. and speaking of the oscars. oakland native ma-her- shala ali won best supporrting actor just a few hours ago. for his role as juan in moonlight. the 46-year-old actor was born in the 46-year-old moonlight. for his role as hours ago. actor just a few best supporrting shala ali won native ma-her- oakland the oscars. and speaking of and speaking of the oscars. oakland native ma-her- shala ali won best supporrting actor just a few hours ago. for his role as juan in moonlight. the 46-year-old actor was born in oakland and grew up in hayward...he was originially a standout athlete. he pl

a jackknifed big rig blocking traffic on interstate 880 in oakland. let's get straight over to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield. hi, amy. >> reporter: natasha, i just got an update from the chp. they're telling me this is going to be this way for a couple of hours. it's going to take them a while to get this cleared out of here. so you're going to want to avoid this area. the backup is bad. it is getting worse. it's very slow through here. you're looking at northbound 880 at 5th street in oakland. and the traffic is terrible. this is what happened. a big rig jackknifed here. it was about 4:45 this morning when this happened. and there were major injuries when this crash occurred. so emergency crews are dealing with the victims involved and then they'll deal with uprighting it and towing it out of here so they have a lot of work to do at this scene and that's why you're going to want to avoid this if you can. right now, we're getting a break from the rain so they aren't having to deal with that but there was heavy rain through here this morning, overn

joining us to talk more about the oakland fire is the oakland insider, joe two men who also ran for the mayor of oakland, you have deep ties to the fire department and let's start with the fact that chief reed has been under a lot of scrutiny since the fire and specifically because the lack of a fire inspection. explain how that?>> i'm not about to accuse the chief for being responsible for the fire but i do think it is accurate and fair to say that a failure to inspect the building was a contributing cause to the fire because if it had been inspected in not only the legal arrangement but the bad wiring and the rest of it that contributed to the fire would have been detected and in order would've been given to the landlord. she is the chief. she is responsible for this and under state law in california, every department needs a fire marshal and they will have an assistant fire marshal as well and they in turn are supervising what we call civilian inspectors, they are civilian inspectors because they are not sworn firefighters they are just employees and they do the inspection. those pos

same in oakland. 21 in half moon bay. currently 17 miles per hour in livermore. so the next 12 hours or so what you notice, a mix of stars and clouds out there. it's still a breezy evening by 7:00. midnight and thereafter showers move in first into the north bay. by 7:00 in the morning everyone has a scattered shower chance. it is a 1. a light system on the storm impact scale. sunday, on and off showers. most cities less thannan a half of an in of rain. breezy on sunday night. the bigger storm we are tracking is on monday. it gets a huge upgrade on the storm impact scale, a 3. moderate to heavy rainfall across the region. strong winds especially monday evening and the flood concern is very high. future weather, let's go hour by hour in the next 48 hours. stomomorning, isolated scattered showers. midday, rain is there but very light in nature. ooechlg even into the afternoon and early evening hours we will track on and off showers. may get a break late sunday night around 9:00 burr watch how quickly this storm strengthens and fills back in. monday morning, heavy d

leslie brinkley is live in oakland with that story. leslie? >> reporter: kristen and dan, homeless advocates say an oasis of goodness that they built was torn down today but that village was built on public park land and had no permits. >> shame, shame, shame. those are homes. those are homes. >> reporter: two weeks ago, west oakland neighbors and activists took pallets and plywood and built this park. they set up a wash station. >> the city won't come here and check it out but they are tearing it down when it's helping people. how shameful is that? >> i never felt so much love for people when i was inside this park. they helped me. >> reporter: but today, 12 residents were back out on the street after crews dismantled the so-called village. the city found 18 health and safety violations and say they've gotten a lot of complaints. >> we actually have a lease with cal trans to use this facility and operate it as a park and so we're in violation of our agreement with cal trans. nothing had permits. >> yeah. what we see here is an exhibit of muni

want to show you oakland here. oakland traffic has been very slow. look at the road sensors here. a lot of stopped traffic on 880, on 580 out of san leandro and highway 13 which when it rains becomes a tough freeway to drive on. tree is all over the place. it's almost like a mountain highway there. that stretch of highway 13. 8:17. let's bring in steve. >> sal, lake, five feet from the top. >> wow. so any more rain, it's going to get interesting. >> i think maybe friday could be the day. i want to thank evan for this. he is absolutely just a friend of the show. and i appreciate it. the lake is almost full. third biggest lake in california and our backyard is now less than five feet from the spill way. the highest in five years. the last time it went over the spill way was 2006. dawn says it has been pouring in ukiah all morning. it has been pouring from hillsberg to ukiah all morning. this system is coming up from the west/southwest. just a transport of moisture. it has slowed down. that's why for some of you, you're look where is it? it will get there. there is a line forming but

in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> oakland sports launched a petition drive urging nfl owners to reject the proposed relocation. if you'd like to check it out, we have a link on our website. >>> police are scouring the east bay searching for an escaped inmate. >> how he made a break on the nimitz freeway while still wearing handcuffs then. >> it's not true. i'm absolutely not guilty. >> this man talks only with a brks krrbc 7 news why stanford police found him in a school parking lot with i've spent my life planting a size-six, non-slip shoe into that door. on this side, i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. but these days it's phones before forks. they want wifi out here. but behind that door, i need a private connection for my business. wifi pro from comcast business. public wifi for your customers. private wifi for your business. strong and secure. good for a door. and a network. comcast business. built for security. built for business. sheriff's deputies hunted for a prisoner that managed to escape. it happened on interstate 880. sean new was being returned to

. >>> as an oakland guy i'm all for whatever deal falls apart in vegas, keep it in oakland. >>> two major changes over the last 24 hours breathe new life into the fight to keep the raiders in oakland. >>> the most important decision a president of the united states can make is the appointment of a supreme court justice. >> that decision has been made and just announced live president trump has named neil gorsuch to fill the ninth and final seat on the supreme court. good evening, thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. this could be one of the longest lasting acts of the presidency. justices often serve until their deaths. >> kristen sze with what to expect. >> neil gorsuch is the youngest nominee in a quarter century. if confirmed he could shape our nation for decades to come. gorsuch has served on the 10th circuit court of appeals in denver for more than ten years, attended harvard law school with former president barack obama, in fact, before getting his ph.d. at oxford. he's had prestigious clerkships including for retired justice byron white and anthon

this is a look at 880 oakland and traffic is looking good in both directions. and they by bridge we still don't have a big crowd, if you would like to get there before the crowd does, right now is a good time to do that. >>> 4:17, let's go to steve. >>> let's do that, sal, thank you, sir. >>> let's get to our weather which is changing here as we turn the page from january to february and a lot of cloud cover on the way. high brace returns. lower layers of atmosphere is dry. getting thinged used up but it's a sign of things to come over the next 5-6 days. wind flow instead out of the east or north is turning southerly and southwesterly from 10:00 p.m. through saturday morning. we have a wind advisory here tomorrow. in advance of that just so you know, 40s á á 40s and 50s on the temps. upper 40s, mid 40s. we were doling with a lot of 30s, even low 30s yesterday. some locations up more than 10- 20 degrees. still a couple 30s holding on, monterey 46, 42, but the airflow which has been offshore offshore offshore is finally turning and going south, southeast over t

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in oakland... serious questions are being raised about the oakland police department.. and how a deadly situation might have been avoided. it was last week, when police were called to east oakland.... neighbors reported a man firing a rifle in the neighborhood. now, a victim has come forward saying, the gunman should have been arrested sooner. kron 4's dan keramn has the details on what happened... it was last friday the 17th when this man, seen here with a rifle in his hands, opened fire on his east oakland neighborhood eventually the suspect, identified as jesse enjaian was shot and killed by oakland police following a standoff. but now additional allegations that the same man opened fire in the neighbhood two times earlier in the week. sot john burris/attorney 28-38 he was not arrested no attempt to take him into custody to me this was terrible police conduct because this is a man who was actively involved in a shooting, allowed to stay in his neighborhood, stay in his home after having been an active shooterattorney john burris represents patrick reddic, a homeless

with a plan for fighting illegal dumping in east oakland, but we wanted to ask her about the city's own dumping scandal. >> we took steps we thought were the right ones at the time. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf defending the city of oakland's decision to dump piles of debris from the ghost ship warehouse at martin luther king, jr. shoreline park less than 100 yards from san leandro bay. why dump it in a wetland area where there's wildlife? >> at the time that we were doing this recovery we were trying to work as quickly as we can because rains were coming. we had to take advantage of areas that we had available and that is the decision that was made at that time. >> reporter: the city dumped the charred debris here on city property weeks ago right next to a soccer field where children play. it still reeks of smoke and one man who used to live at the ghost ship warehouse told us he worries the debris is laden with toxins like asbestos. >> i'm sure there's probably dangerous materials in this stuff that probably shouldn't be stored so close to the bay. >> reporter: why hasn't the c

oakland and berkeley, right up 24 towards moraga and lafayette creek. and putting it into motion, there is a few cells developing off shore, but the ruhuge rain this morning, that was it. and building clouds means scattered showers and also scattered rain bose on the positive side. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s at 4:00 and 6:00 and not a steady rain and by 8:00 still a chance of rain. my main concern moving forward and it is a moderate chance of hydroplaning so we'll bring alexis in to show you what is going on right now. >> as you know, we've had heavy downpours this morning, enough to cause flooding. this is video from sky 7 from about two hours ago. they are over grade highway and lawsuiton street in outer sunset and that road spray kicking up. so we did have areas that were dangerous this morning. northbound 29 had to fully shut down in napa county this morning due to flooding. that is back open. we also have some roads that are damaged due to the latest storm. we know they are in bad shape. eastbound 380, if you are heading to sfo, past 280,

it is an economic influx that could be a big boost for the city of oakland ... which for years has been seen as the bay area's nexus of pot- based business. but now, there are fears that the city has been falling behind as it tackles how to make sure communties of color don't get left behind during the green rush. kron4's maureen kelly takes an in depth look at this issue. 2:19 we have to consider all of our options we don't want to move, it's not easily to uproot, it's not like a threat or anythingdark heart nursery grows marijuana starter plants.they've been doing brisk business in east oakland since 2007. and they want to stay here. but are worried they might not be able to. we don't have a permit, we need a permit it's going to be vital to get the permit in california,like many cannabis related business dark heart nursery has a business liscense and pays taxes to the city but under new state regulations they're also going to need a cannabis operating permit issued by oakland by 2018 and that permitting process stalled before it even really got started.the is

how oakland could still hold on to their team.. and later... how a humming bird has stalled a $70-million project on a bay area bridge... ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. there's only one way to travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. and that's with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. there is more hope for raiders fans who don't want the team to move to las vegas. 24 hours after billionaire sheldon adelson pulled out of the deal to build the raiders a new stadium... another big investor is bowing out. goldman sachs won't do the deal without adelson involved oakland city councilman larry reid says the city of oakland still wants to keep the raiders and has been working with the county and ronnie lott's fortress group on fine tuning a plan for the silver and black to stay in town. the east bay. the go

i have seen police chiefs quit over the years. >> oakland needs some stability. lets hope so. >>> a decorated oakland police department is suing the city saying that the police department retaliated against him as he investigated the death of another officer's wife. he said the retaliation started after he suspected that bren suspected bsh bren -- that the officer was the killer. >>> new details on the flooding in san jose. this afternoon, city officials released new information about the number of people effected and how much it's going to cost to repair the damage. 479 house holds have restricted access, that means people can start to clean up but are not cleared to live there. the city estimates the damage at $73 million. $50million of that is attributed to private property. we caught up with san jose's mayor sam liccardo helping with the clean up efforts. >> i will never get used to these neighborhoods looking like they do after they are devastated by floods. >> officials can petition the county for help. then the county petitions the state. >>> many renters

a new traffic alert here in oakland. it is. just 5 miles per hour on northbound 880 at fifth avenue due to a jackknifed big rig blocking one of those right lanes. chp crews are out there trying to get this cleared out but it's been out there since 4:30 so well over an hour now and you have to make sure you give yourself extra time to get into oakland towards the maze towards the bay bridge toll plaza. now, if you are taking 880 beyond that crash, here's a live look at the traffic. so from 238 at this point in san leandro to the maze, that will take you about 40 minutes so heavy conditions out there. moving over now to a new traffic alert issued by chp in richmond on westbound 580 on the approach to the richmond/san rafael bridge at regatta boulevard a multicar crash. there are six to seven vehicles involved and it's blocking all lanes. so how will you get through the traffic? i have an alternate four. continue on eastbound 80 beyond the site of the crash here on to cutting boulevard. exit cutting boulevard, take cutting to west

and money that a lot of kids in oakland and other cities do not have. tonight, christin ayers tells us about a new program there that aims to give students a leg upstarting at five years old. >> reporter: kindergartener stefon stubs may not understand it yet, but he already has money in the bank for college. his father couldn't be prouder. >> to the school held a ceremony yesterday presenting kindergarteners with certificates. it is all part of a cradle to career program called oakland promise that is celebrating its one year anniversary here tonight. the goal, to triple the number of college graduates in oakland by 2025. >> this coming year, we will be giving savings accounts and scholarship awards to 5,000 babies and kindergarteners in oakland. >> reporter: newborns will get $500 in a college savings account. their parents, $500 in coaching and financial support. by kindergarten, they get another $500. it doesn't stop there. there are more scholarships in high school. and students going to a community college get their first semester free, but the hel

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you're looking at alameda, emeryvil emeryville, oakland, wet for the evening commute. lighter showers from santa clara to san jose and it's steady light rain in the north bay. get ready for a bigger storm. we are tracking a strong storm with live doppler 7. this one has the atmospheric river connection and that moisture is aimed right at the bay area which means a level 3 storm. it's a strong storm coming in for tuesday. highest impacts in the north bay, santa cruz mountains. strong winds and power outages likely. hydroplaning, stream and creek flooding and trees down are very likely. watch out for power outages as well. right now the rivers are looking just fine. hour-by-hour look, unfortunately it coincides with one part of your commute. details on that coming up. >>> breaking news. just announced, the 49ers have a new head coach. former falcons offensive coordinator, kyle shanahan, has officially semd taccepted the position. shanahan was with the falcons the past two seasons and led the league's offense. he now joins forces with former stanford player, john lynch. >

in oakland... serious questions are being raised about the oakland police department.. and how a deadly situation might have been avoided. it was last week when police were called to east oakland.... neighbors reported a man firing a rifle in the neighborhood. after a stand off... the suspect was eventually shot and killed by police. kron 4's dan kerman is live in oakland tonight.. where we are hearing this all could have been averted when the same man was reportedly firing his rifle earlier that week. dan... it was last friday the 17th when this man, seen here with a rifle in his hands, opened fire on his east oakland neighborhood eventually the suspect, identified as jesse enjaian was shot and killed by oakland police following a standoff. but now additional allegations that the same man opened fire in the neighbhood two times earlier in the week and police made no attempt to do anything about it.sot john burris/attorneyattorney john burris represents patrick reddic, a homeless man who sleeps in his car in the same neighborhood. he says he was victimized by the same m

to keep the raiders here in oakland. he has a request of the nfl tonight.last night the raiders issued a statement saying they are committed to las vegas. i reached out to them tonight and didn't receive a comment back. live in alameda, j.r. stone kron 4 news. toss weather rain moves in tomorrow night until friday with another system this weekend. san leandro police are san leandro san leandro police are looking for thieves suspected of stealing more than 2-dozen license plates from parked cars. in just the last ten days... the department says, it has received more than 25-reports about stolen license plates. the problem seems to be centered in the broadmoor neighborhood of san leandro. investigators say, they are unsure why anyone would steal this many plates... but speculate, the plates could be sold as novelty items... or on more serious note ... they could be attached to cars used in crimes. have you seen this man? bart police are asking for the public's help identifying this man. bart police say he is under investig

this is video from the oakland hills. sheppard canyon road was shut down because 100-foot tree came crashing down blocking both directions of the roadway. the tree came down first and then a driver crashed into that tree this is a round 6:00 this morning. the driver was not hurt. he said that the conditions this morning were dark, rainy with very poor visibility and he just didn't see that tree in the road until it was to late. also in the east bay residents in pleasant hill had to rush to put out extra sandbags ace creek -- this is near sequoia over flowed. there were four to five inches of standing water. storm drain was overwhelmed and over flowing. the water receded in that neighborhood by about 9:30 but left a very muddy mess behind. a muddy mess is what crews with the public works crews are working on right now. again crow canyon road has minor flooding and mudslides and so they have brought in dump trucks and front loaders to clean all of that up. superintendent explained while it may not look very impressive in te

as a man shooting a rifle from a home on oakland's las vegas avenue. when police arrived, that man in the blue house began firing at them. >> we had multiple officers arrive on scene. officers reported that this individual was shooting at them. rounds were striking the ground near where the officers were. >> reporter: from sky 7 you can see an oakland police suv with bullet holes in the windshield, so no officer was hit. at one point the suspect, identified as 32-year-old jesse enjand. >> i heard initially one lone shot. >> reporter: this woman lives right behind the suspect's home. she did not want her face shown. >> and i thought main it was a bb gun. i went back outside and heard several rounds together, about five. so that told me, okay, it's definitely some sort of gun. >> reporter: finally the suspect ges down, hit by at least one police bullet after officers secured his weapon, he's wheeled away and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. >> that's what our investigators will be looking into, what led up to this individual to go out and

at the terminal as well as norwegian airs international flights leaving out of the oakland. >>> today at 9:00, oakland a new police chief sworn in for duty. >>> a new trend in town hall meetings as people work to get their voices heard. >> the biggest blunder in the 89 89-year history of the academy awards. >>> there's a mistake, "moonlight" won best picture. this is not a joke. . >> the awkward moment of year. the biggest flub of the year. one of the most surprising reversals in oscar history. call it what you want. hollywood and movie fans rake it up on this monday morning talking about the enormous mistake that happened. "la la land" announced as film of the year but just minutes later, see you later, it's "moonlight". >> now that we have watched the video. warren beatty looks at this thing and he hands it to her. >> yeah, he should have said something. >> i think there might be a problem here. >> i agree. i always feel bad for people. i know when someone made a mistake along the way and it's a mistake. unfortunately it was seen by millions of people. . >> but don't hand it off to