we forged the oakland unified school district to invest in our teachers and oakland, which will give our students experienced teachers in our classrooms. we have also made investments for our substitute teachers in oakland, which will help with the teacher retention crisis. school closures, we now have a five month pause in school closures to build parent and community support to keep all public schools open. and to reject any further privatization of our public schools. this is a very significant win because of the power of our strike, the support of the community was very vital, and the support that these schools, because of the power to strike, will remain open as we continue to fight. lower class size, improvements in the education of our students , phased and class- size reduction in every classroom at all schools. we forced the oakland unified school district to take this step in improving student learning conditions, especially at our schools with the highest need. we have a charter school moratorium. board president andy has committed to introduce a resolution calling for a s

the teachers's union and the oakland unified school district sotoakland unified school district spokesperson: "we're very excited that everyone is back in school today. we know that teachers are very happy to be back with their students. students are happy to be learning again">ousd spokesperson john sasaki says the new contract represent a 14% total compensantion increase for teacherssotsotthe president of the oakland education association keith brownsot natsot/haaziqso you voted no? s

make oakland a stronger community. i am keith brown, teacher at bret harte middle school on release as president of the oakland education association. we have achieved so much in the seven days of our historic strike in oakland in spite of an employer who has said that the sky is falling, that they could not pay for a living wage, they could not pay for lower class sizes, they couldn't -- they were saying they couldn't make the investments for needed student support such as nurses, counselors, psychologists, and speech therapists. educators supported by parents, supported by labor, supported by the community prevailed. our power in the streets prevailed. our love for our students prevailed. and our determination for a better future for the students of oakland rere se key highligh the power of our strike for oakland students. aivg wage. experienced teachers will now be able to stay in the classroom. we won an 11% salary increase with a 3% bonus on ratification. we forced the oakland unified school district to invest in

emalee murphy, oakland"i am very proud of oakland and i hope the teachers around the country continue their efforts."after a week long strike ... students are back to class at all 86 oakland schools ...teachers voted sunday to ratify their contract deal with the district ending the seven day strike.the oakland education association says union members voted to approve the agreement -- increasing teachers salaries.samantha uzegbu, oakland"i think the teachers still deserve better and the fight is not over but the community really came together to show support of the teachers and our students and we are going to keep on pushing for change."parents at redwood heights elementary say they had days during the strike with no students crossing the picket line -- parents stepping up to feed the teachers -- and educating students while they were out of class. parents here say their children were thrilled to get back to school on monday -- back to their friends and their beloved teachers.bethany fitelson, oakland"we are very glad it's over but alsrealize that not everything that we wanted to acco

oakland education association members voted to accept the contract from the school district. with a turnout of over 70% of oea members voting, the results were 64% yes for the 2017/18 contract term. and 58% for the 20/21 contract term. the new contract includes an 11- one time three-percent bonus for educators. it would also reduce class sizes by one student and delay the closure of several schools in oakland. kron 4's gayle ong met with union delegates today as they voted on the contract. after a week long strike..oakland educators lined up at the paramount theater to vote on the district's tentative deal.. that includes an 11 percent pay raise and a one time 3 percent bonus.

oakland promise has been in place now for three years. we'll have our community report out thursday march 14th at 4:00. but wow, the evaluation is spectacular. the oakland promise has been named as the most comprehensive promise program in the country. it provides a series of cradle to career support and it also gives financial coaching for the parents of babies that are recipients of the college savings acts. they are two things that most programs don't have. and it is working. we saw in in the first year, a 14% increase in african- american students enrolling in a four year college. that is spectacular. >> that is a big deal. you have to be proud of this. >> i am. and i know oakland kids are the most talented, most amazing people in the world and they deserve that to help them get through college. >>> let's talk about the raiders. we hear they are going to talk about one more season. >> yes. it is a long good-bye. i am thrilled. we're in great negotiations right now to see the raiders play 2019 and possibly 2020. the negotiations are go

of oakland. our hearts grief with lynette gibson mcelhaney. the tragic death of her son is an unspeakable loss. this is the second time she has lost a loved one to gun violence. her 17-year-old grandson was killed in oakland in 2015. now just 4's years later, a family member taken by gun violence. his life represented what was good with the city.>> he was somebody who embraced the community. >> usc released a statement that said this staff will affect all the staff that knew him. they are still searching for the men involved in the shooting.>> oakland police are searching for leads after a deadly shooting in the old oakland neighborhood that happened last night around 7:45 pm near eighth and washington street. they found a man who had been shot in his right arm but he later was pronounced dead at the hospital. no word yet on a possible motive. >> a security guard who was shot while trying to stop a robbery is in stable condition this morning. it happened saturday night around 8:30 pm at a marijua

oakland school district has a history of mismanagement. many argue that mismanagement led to the growth of charter schools. >> oakland as a community has a lot of historic challenges, but this issue of demonizing charter schools as the cause or the solution is unfair and it's quite intentional. >> reporter: president and ceo of the california charter schools association says she won't apologize for charter school growth, especially because she argues it's helping oakland's disadvantaged minority communities. >> teachers that are on both sides, on the district side or the charter side, pointing to some of those challenges i think should be a call to action for all californians to try to solve the real problems rather than scapegoating each other. >> reporter: now the oakland teachers union says they plan to take this issue to sacramento this year. they're going to be asking for increased statewide regulation on charter schools. live in oakland, susie steimle, kpix5. >>> sacramento is bracing for possible protests tonight after the d.a. clea

so oakland jumps out to 3-1 lead. until the 8th giants trail by two pitch hitter dillon davis that allows ryder jones to come in. then to derrick law, runners on second and third, so canha ends this one what is officially walk off single. a's win 5-4. final round of the arnold palmer invitational in orlando. no one saw this performance from fran checesco molinari. 11th hole. that's a birdie. finished with bogey free 64 to win the tournament. and capped off a macing day with 18 with this amazing putt. 43 feet for birdie. he was 12 under for the tournament and gets a trophy plus cool $1.6 million. nascar kyle bush races all three national series, truck, xfinity and truck series. picked up 199th career victory. 52 of those coming in the monster energizer ease. very accomplished. this "abc7 news" is sponsored by river rock. >> and all good with skit >> i prefer m&m. >> thank yo remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get in shape? or sell a house and pay a real estate agent

oakland artist. if the lovely tower of power or whatever the case may be we will give it a little airtime. >> i and plodding along with frank and rosemary in the race is really cool. right up off the bay bridge. 10 years in the making. and they really want to celebrate the beauty of oakland so was cool to get people to run through the streets. >>> >>> and it's a gorgeous morning to do it. >> it is a cool morning which is good. >> good for the runners out there. giving you a look at their across the bay. a little bit of fog out there. temperatures way down from yesterday. the difference, it is and drier day. and we didn't have all that cloud cover in the overnight hours to insulate us. temperatures into the 30s for some of the inland communities this morning. we will begin to rebound as we get to the next hour or so. here is a look at sfo were we have some low cloud cover. low 40s at the oakland airport. livermore 38 and san jose at 41. temperatures down by 13 degrees in livermore and sent carlos down

good news for oakland raiders fans. a lease agreement between the oakland-alameda county coliseum joint powers authority and mark davis and the oakland raiders for the team to play here in 2019. on friday the two sides resolved a 750-thousand-dollars dispute over parking revenue, in favor of the j-p-a. clearing the way for a unanimous vote of approvalsot sotwhen it came time for public comments, oakland city councilmember noel gallo had this to saysot that goes double for this family o

keep it here in oakland. >> i am a happy camper. the tailgate parties are fun even if we don't go to the games. >> play on my emotions. i want them to stay. >> the coliseum authority okayed a one-year deal for the upcoming season with the raiders paying rent of $6,975,000. that's $4 million more than last year and they have an option of a second year at $9,975,000. they'll pay a $750,000 fee to settle a dispute over rk teorary home after the city of oakland slapped them and the nfl with an anti-trust lawsuit over their plan too vas the owner, mark tadiums are in short supply. >> they did their window shopping and found out what they had here was still a pretty good deal. >> the deal must still be approved by the oakland city council and alameda county supervisors. it's expected to pass, but oakland councilman noel gallo says the anti-trust suit will continue and make sure they're not making empty promises. >> now they're going to pay -- they won't each pay the rent. >> he's, of course, referring to the $56 million in back rent that

antonio brown is coming oakland. the raiders agreed to trade a third and fifth round pick to of the seven-time bowler.ed wid oakland will increase the 31-year-old's pay to $51.1 million over the next three years. the big win for brown is that $30.1 million of that is guaranteed. he had no more guaranteed money under his current three-year deal with pittsburgh. the pending trade is seen as a win for the raiders as they get the nfl's receiving touchdown leader from last season without having to give up any first-round picks in this year's draft. surprised pittsburgh agreed to this without more compensation. when you look at it, he had 15 touchdowns last year. the raiders in total had eight receiving touchdowns. >> but he had a falling out with the steelers as well. he did. that's why the trade went through. it not official until thursday, which is the first day of the new league year. >>> efl doing news. the national transportation safety board says they will send a team of crash investigators to ethiopia to help their

it is the 81st avenue library in east oakland. also, new parkway theater, my film, evolutionary blues on tuesday night. >> thank you. thanks for coming in, appreciate it. >>> still to come, we speak with the dean of engineering at san jose state to learn about an event promoting women in engineering. strike thousands take to the streets of downtown san francisco as part of a worldwide protest of the effects of climate change. we will be right back. >>> as many as 1000 bay area students held a rally and march in san francisco today, demanding elected leaders take action on climate change. students and supporters started at the office of house speaker nancy pelosi and then went by senator dianne feinstein's office, before marching to union square for a rally. the students want congress to declare climate change a national emergency. >> we have seen our leaders not listen to the youth and we are here to tell them our voices matter. even if we can't vote, this is a planet we are going to live on and they need to make a change now. >>

the oakland school board passed the staff cuts this week. >>> oakland airport is about to launch southwest flights to honolulu in a few hours. the flight takes off at 11:00 sunday morning. hula dancers will welcome passengers on board the aircraft. southwest's cheapest round trip flights to hawaii from the bay area are priced at about $300. >>> everything on the table at this point. >> new developments in the mob boss murder. >>> plus a push to protect pedestrians near san francisco's lake merced after a 14-year-old girl was hit by a car. >>> it his one wish was i want to play football one more time with his class. >> he gets to live out his dream. >>> and a beautiful weekend underway for the bay area and yet there are showers on the way. we have the forecast after a break. police in new york say a suspect is now in custody as the vig asian into the murder of a mob pass intensifies. >> he buzz gunned down earlier this week and kenneth craig has the story. >> just three days after the murder, there is a new development in a case that has caught national attention. >> we do not believe this

as the teacher strike in oakland comes to an end... teachers in another east bay school district could soon be out on the picket lines. we'll show you where-- and what the teachers are asking for. (grant) and we continue our coverage of continue our and we continue our coverage of the tentative deal reached in the oakland teacher strike. we are streaming the news conference by the oakland education association on our news streaming app-- kron- on. you can watch it during the commercial break. (vicki) developing news tonight... as we are learning of the tentative deal reached between oakland teachers and the education association... teachers in the san ramon valley unified school district are voting to authorize a strike as contract negotiations are entering their final stage. kron 4's will reports. dozens of teachers in the san ramon school district didn't head directly to their classrooms this morning. instead they went to the picket lines hoping to send a message to the school district to give them the deal they're looking for(kristi

she was raised in utah but she moved to oakland. she was walking her dog with a friend on friday when the cliff gave way. she was buried by the landslide and still has not been found. witnesses say she was heading up the cliff when that landslide occurred. >>> more affordable housing is coming to san francisco, the city cleared the backlog of applications, and the mayor issued a permit to speed up the process. 90% of the apartments are rent- controlled. >> the time is 7:36. relief is being provided for a woman who is both homeless and seven months pregnant. amber sullivan has lived in the san jose homeless shelter for the past couple years, but she cannot stay there once her baby is born. sullivan received a surprise, she has been approved for the program rapid rehousing, she will get a one bedroom apartment while her place is examined, to help her get back to school. >> i hope at the end of the day, everybody that has helped me, it feels like they have given so much help. >> there are 7400 homeless people in santa clara county. the

let's go, oakland! let's go, oakland! >> a small group of diehard a's fans will go very, very early this morning, about 2 a.m. to watch the series in japan. they gathered at the mad oak park in oakland to catch the first pitch which was shortly after 2:30 this morning our time. the mariners ended up eating the it is 5-4. the a's are getting ready for the bay bridge exhibition series with the giants, which begins on sunday. >>> anything about the oakland a's, the high-powered offense comes to mind things to last year's home run champion kris davis, but as market bonior shows us, the is that can also play some defense to, something that was not always the case. >> and he's out at third and second, and goes in the right field. nobody is there. in the left inning. >> of course, it's never just one thing, but if he had to point it to a single dramatic improvement, that led to a playoff berth in 2018 for the a's, defense would have to be at. going from a squad that had the lowest fielding percentage in the hi

you can see west oakland, as well as alameda and oakland, it is just pouring right over you fr lnut cr the tri-valley, dublin and pleasanton. you can see a light rain from milpitas into the south bay. it has been raining pretty muhe we are in the low to mid 50s. we have moderate to heavy rainfall this morning, the worst of it happening right now. showers are lingering through most of the day today, we get a short break on thursday and we had more rain on friday. we will take you hour by hour when this will all lead up and when her next system arrives. >>> let's check on traffic. >>> your morning drive is a tough one this morning. we have two separate traffic alert. one along the peninsula into san francisco. let's zoom in here. this is 280 south bound past 92. two left lanes are blocked for an overturned vehicle. it is a busy ride through there. you can use one-on-one southbound instead. that is a nice ride out of san mateo into redwood city. north 101 you are starting to see pockets of slowing coming away from 90 to. we have brake lights heading into san francisco. that is where you f

(ken) just ahead in sports....good news for oakland....as a deal has been settled for the oakland raiders to play at oakland coliseum next season....that's next... (ken) 16 year-old greta thunberg (greh-tuh tunn-burg) has become a bonafide climate change rock star, gaining widespread media attention for starting a global student movement to raise awareness about climate change and demand an immediate reduction in greenhouse emissions. today thunberg - who has been nominated for a nobel peace prize - gathered with other students for a protest in stockholm, as part of today's worldwide school walk-out for climat students from around the bay earcin petaluma where students worked to spread awareness on the climate crisis. <"i spoke with the organizer of the youth climate strike right here in petaluma. she's a junior in high school and she says it's incredible to be apart of a worldwide effort to fight agains

we are committed as educators in oakland to insure the students get vital resources. we will be taking this to the state. >> reporter: on social media a lot of people are leaving negative comments on the union's facebook page. we expect people to start showing up here at this school in oakland around 8:00 a.m. for the sick out. the board meeting is following that. >>> thank you. 6:04. in sonoma a disaster assistance center is open for those recovering from last week's flood. the russian river over flowed and left entire communities submerged. officials opened the disaster assistance center yesterday to jump start restoration of homes and the next step is to secure federal funding aid. >>> sonoma county residents can drop off debris at the following locations today. >>> happening today a public memorial service in san francisco for the late public defender jeff adachi. katie is at city hall where preparations for his memorial are underway. >> reporter: that's right. so here at city haul hundreds of people are expected to be here for the public memorial that starts at 1

city mckee represented the youth, all the positive aspects of oakland, someone who is involved in community. >> victor mcelhaney was a student at usc, he was shot a mile and a half from campus. he later died at a hospital and police tonight continue to try to find those involved in the shooting while the east bay community mourns his death. >> reporter: this is truly a tragic incident, tragic act of violence having had happened hundreds of miles away. his life was suddenly snatched away and now police are trying to figure out why. video and pictures a shared with us shows a young man who lived with a love for music. it was victor mcelhaney's passion, it was his education. but early sunday morning, the music of victor mcelhaney was silenced. >> summary called me this morning, first thing, woke me out of my sleep and i knew something wasn't right. >> reporter: what she heard over the phone brought her to tears. >> i can't believe i'm actually even having to have this conversation. >> reporter: a man she called her son to her and a son of oakland was shot during an apparent robbery a mile and

michelle byrd heads oakland's housing department. so why doesn't the city seem to be enforcing these laws? >> we don't want to be the housing cops. we want to educate individuals. >> it's now been roughly two years since these laws have been in place so why hasn't your office implemented some kind of enforcement system? >> we -- we're not -- i think one of the things we don't want to be punitive and so first and foremost is to do education outreach. >> reporter: byrd told us that's why her office is focused on reaching tout landlords who filed to comply with the city's housing laws. has that part of the process happened already? >> we have started working with landlords, yes, we have the system in place. >> reporter: after the interview, we reached out for true. the oakland housing department has not contacted a single landlord to let them know they're violating these housing laws. those landlords can face citations of up to $500. but we've also learned not one landlord has ever been cited. can you understand why some people may thin

is part of the celebration of oakland promise. it's a community-based program aimed in part at helping low-income students go to college. >> we all need help for this whole process. >> jamaal graduated college with the help of oakland promise. >> i came from a rough situation growing up. my father raised me, you know, so i grew up in an area that was crime-ridden. >> students have backgrounds similar to his now have another obstacle to overcome. cheating. >> they didn't put the hard work in and it's frustrating. >> it's more than about college. it's about jobs, too. >> institutions like that, where they can bypass and get a degree and have a high paying job. >> may not have earned it. >> it's completely unfair in my opinion. >> it makes me devastated. >> luiz ramirez martinez says many use personal ties to gain access to colleges. the current scandal poses a bigger problem. >> now that it's a reality. it's a reality that oh, you actually had a real shortcut. i'm here struggling. i don't know. >> luis says what he does know is he d

oakland is still clearing a crash. westbound 580 near keller as you drive in from san leandro to oakland. back to of this morning's top stories. one person is dead and man in custody after a two-car crash near santa rosa on southbound released. 1 near river road. the man who was arrested faces charges of dui and manslaughter. >>> police in oakland searching for the driver of a car who may be connected to several new armed robberies. newly released surveillance cameras show a honda hybrid with paper players. >>> dozens of police will gather at city hall and call for oakland police chief ann kirkpatrick to be fired. a federal court-appointed police monitor criticand was not an immediate threat to anyone. >>> time ills 5:34. a martinez couple is facing charges in an alleged death by neglect due back in court. they pleade pleaded not guilty monday to charges of involuntary manslaughter, elderly abuse and neglect. the bail is set for one million dollars for ms. lawrence and $200,000 for st. johns'. >>> two of the three susp

the warriors are not leaving oakland. the warriors are right here in this facility that is a gift for this community. how cool is that? >> they want to find a solution to the educational and achievement gap among a lot of young people in the bay area. graduation rates for african- american and latino students continue to lag in the bay area. that is the latest from the life news desk. >>> president trump taking sides when it comes to daylight saving time. he tweeted out, making daylight saving time is okay with me. last november california voted to repeal the 1949 initiative that started daylight saving time. a bill needs a pass in the state again and obtain federal approval with the vote in congress. >> the collective groan could be felt throughout the bay area on sunday morning. >> we like it to be light later. there is some positives but it does take a minute to adjust. >>> were looking out over san francisco toward the hayward fault on a beautiful day. a great finished the monday. and then clouds will increase overnig

who assaulted and robbed two women in oakland . that happened on congress avenue in east oakland . a man walks up and just women who had just come home. a second after that a second man threatens him with a gun . we talked to one woman she only wanted to use her first name, annie. she said all of this was surreal. when the man came up with the gun she was just trying to protect her face. the two robbers stole their backpacks, wallets and cell phones. annie says the police responded right away and ended up getting back the cell phones. she is hoping by making this video public someone will recognize the suspects and they will be caught . >>> meanwhile a man in san joaquin county is facing felony charges. he was seen in surveillance video firing a shot at his former coworkers . in the video you can see a man pull out a gun and pointed at his former employer at a trucking business. deputies say the man was told to pick up his last paycheck on saturday. instead he shows up with a gun. >> he pointed it at two people and fired off around

live it oakland high kpix five. >>> a tragic scene on east bay freeway. three siblings killed when their minivan slammed into the back of a parked big rig. they crashed into something that never should have been on the side of the road. >> reporter: the bitter irony of the accident may have happened because a truck driver was trying too hard to follow highway safety rules. the accident happened here were interstate 80 curves from emeryville to the toll plaza. a minivan carrying two brothers and sisters ages ranging from 17-26 veered to the right and slammed head-on into a semi truck parked on the shoulder of the freeway. why was the truck parked there? >> driver had pulled over to get some rest rest. apparently he was sleeping when the collision happened. >> reporter: state law drivers only allowed to drive so many hours and must rest for a prescribed period of time. the driver told officers he pulled over on the freeway because he was afraid he would exceed his hours. he could have driven another court of mile and taken off ramp to maritime drive at the

berkeley, oakland and alameda are in the low 60s. upper 50s for sausalito and san francisco and mid-50s in clear lake. >>> let's look at the roadways right now working your way through the pass. we have a few brake lights but not bad. it is friday light. it is 26 minutes for your drive time from 205 to 680-dublin interchange. the connector from 205 to 580, traffic is moving slow but not too bad. we have traffic at the dublin interchange but it is moving pretty nicely hopping onto 680 with no delays. >>> 90s television start luke perry is in the hospital apparently recovering from a stroke. he is 52 years old. doctors say it is uncommon for people under 65 to suffer from one. he was hospitalized the same day fox announced a reboot of his old show, 90210. >>> one of the biggest stars in the "suicide squad" franchise is jumping ship. idris elba is becoming a nanny. >> reporter: idris elba plays a struggling dj in a new netflix comedy serious series comedy, turn of charlie. >> you want me to be a nanny? >> reporter: with lee squander his

oakland 48. 47 for san francisco. let's check the winds because we're looking at breezy to windy conditions as we start your friday. half moon bay 18-mile-per-hour winds. 15 in san francisco. 17-mile-per-hour winds in oakland out of the west- northwest. 14 in berkeley. 16 in san ramon. looking at 17-mile-per-hour winds in antioch. so definitely feel that once you step outside as the winds are really kicking up this morning. hi-def doppler tracking a few showers as you start off the day. let's first show you right over the richmond/san rafael bridge, you can see those light rain showers this morning pushing across the bay bridge as well. light rain, from san francisco across the bay bridge, into the east bay, emeryville, west oakland, down through alameda, as well as a few spotty showers for the peninsula. so south san francisco down to millbrae as well as for san mateo this morning. here's what you can expect. we are talking about mainly dry conditions this afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds. can't completely rule

in oakland, sara zendehnam. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> in oakland teacher says she is not decide this is going to press charges after she saw a member of the oakland school board put a hand on her throat during a protest. they blocked them coming into an auditorium. at times, the competition got physical. they shot video showing his hand on the neck of a kindergarten teacher. >> i found that he was choking me. all i can say is thankfully, it is not just a picture, it is a live video tape. people just have to look at that and take pictures as they see it. >> the post about the incident on her facebook page and said i was pushed to the ground and disoriented and try to get back up. in doing so, i realized it was inadvertently pushing up against the teacher's neck. the woman who shot the video so she does not believe that. >> when your hand is out like this, if your palm is out, i can accept that. but if your home is hand is like this around some was or whether trying to tell you that you are choking them, that is intent

he was a student at the oakland public conservatory of music. the oakland mayor said victor's death is an unspeakable loss and commending his mother's work in violence prevention saying it has healed wounds. the lapd investigation is ongoing but no arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified. >>> developing news this morning, a black box has been recovered from the crash site in ethiopia where a plane went down. all 157 people on board were killed. eight americans be are among the deed. the crash is drawing comparisons to another tragedy from last year. >> reporter: all 149 passengers and eight crew members were killed when an ethiopian airlines plane crashed shortly after take off sunday. >> the pilot said he wanted to return. >> reporter: flight 302 went down six minutes into its flight to kenya. it left a 30 fight pit in the rural countryside. heavy machinery had to navigate around farm animals to reach the scene. people from 35 countries are among the dead, eight of the victims are americans. mohammed ali's sister and her 5-

live in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> two sides reach an agreement and we updated the oakland teachers strike hotline. as the story continues to develop we continue to update the number on the bottom of your screen, 510-874-0400. you will see throughout mornings on 2. >>> also coming up at 7:00, we sit down with oakland mayor libby schaaf, she joins us in the studio to talk about how the new teachers contract will benefit students and we also talk about the raiders returning to oakland to play one more season, all coming up and he said it our of mornings on 2. >>> at least one sonoma county school district will stay close today as clean it continues after the flooding in guerneville. all three schools canceled classes today. the decision and when they will reopen depends on how fast repairs can be made. also, we're waiting to hear from the montrial and montgomery school districts, they plan to reopen today but, they have been waiting for power to be restored to schools. we do have calls to both school districts to find out if the power is back on. we will let you know as soon

we are live outside skyline high school here in oakland. we'll head back to you. >> thank you. >>> police in mountain view want your help. they want to find a man who attack ad i woman at popular stevens creek trail. take a look at the police sketch of the suspect described as african-american between 20 and 30 years old. he reportedly told the victim his name is jerry. witnesses said he had a arab even accent and was wearing a gray warriors sweatshirt. he may have bite marks on his hand or forearm. the victim who was visiting from massachusetts said the man approached her at stevens creek trail near creek side park monday night. he tried to start a conversation. when she wouldn't talk to him, he dragged her into bushes and repeatedly punched her in the face. she bit him. he finally left the scene when two people happened to come by. the victim suffered serious facial injuries. >>> recent storms have helped increase california's water supplies. the latest snowpack measurement was taken yesterday in eldorado county and it is 153% of average

in oakland, fox 2 news. >>> r kelly is out of jail after spending three days in a cell for failing to pay $160,000 in child support, now the singer is facing more allegations for claims of a new assault tape, we have the details. >> reporter: more shocking allegations against r&b singer r kelly, a pennsylvania man leaning out old videotapes says he made the discovery. >> i noticed a sports tape, but it also had r kelly's name on it. r kelly appeared to be on the tape, but not in concert. instead, he was sexually abusing under age african-american girls. >> gary dennis says he does not personally know r kelly or where the tape came from, adding the tape may have come from a friend because of the sports footage on it. dennis attorney says the tape appears to show a different incident from the sexual abuse charges kelly already faced and is quick to mention there is not 100% certainty the men the tape is in fact r kelly, on sunday, pleading with the public to come forward with any other tapes that may be out there. >> however such tapes may have come into your possession, we need you to

half of thee in oakland. abc7 news jobina fortson splaenz this is designed to get them out of their cars. >> reporter: members of the chapel baptist church walk by faith. they were led to their parking lot with a mission. >> we are starting off right now with 10 to 15 cars that will be along this fence. >> reporter: pastor kenneth anderson is not discussing a new parking plan for the growing congregation. starting monday, his church's lost will be used for homeless oakland residents to sleep in overnight in their carbs. >> how can we turn our heads? so, again, if it starts with the cars, that's the start. >> reporter: anderson showed us around the site. there is a port a potty, video surveillance. while es are he sleeping security guards will be here. it's the inter faith counc alameday inter faith sado see fh children sleeping in cars on the streets. >> reporter: as of 2017 almost 50% of alameda's homeless population lives in oakland. with almost 7,000 going unsheltered any given day. >> i always thought wha

this at the lake merritt amphitheater in oakland. tonight's event was billed as a community vigil against islamophobe i can't. the spy station confirmed it had not received any intelligence ahead of the mass shooting. now we are getting a closer look at the suspected shooter's travel history in the past few years. investigators say the 28-year-old visited pakistan, turkey and hungary. officials in each country are working to figure out what he was doing while he was there. >>> and new video tonight of the suspect in the shooting in netherlands is being arrested. after an hour's long manhunt, he was taken into custody and put into the black car you see there. investigators say he opened fire on a tram this morning in the city of utrecht. three people were killed, five others were hurt. the motive is still unclear, but there are reports it may have been a family dispute. >> well, he had a little too much to drink on st. patrick's day and he got arrested for it. but he wasn't just anybody. he's a former president. alejandro toledo was p

bishop o' dowd, oakland high and tech. >> reporter: a great year for girls basketball in oakland. this may be the first time in recent memory three high schools competing for the state titles. how fitting today happens to be international women's day. the lady wildcats played tough defense to game a lot of fast break layups over their opponents. they played strong interior offense. by 4th quarter they pulled away, 51-35 beating mcfarland high school. the first state championship in school history! >> it feels like i accomplished so much over the four years at a me d individually. so it feels really good. >> reporter: this is also the first oakland athletic league team to win a title since 2005. >> it means a great amount to our community and to us because this is the first title oakland high has ever won. >> reporter: bishop and oakland tech are also competing. they are competing for the division 4 championship, the first since 2005. >> history being made right now because it's been so long since we made it to state. so it's a lot of pressure on us because we need this game and we

tonight, in the city's old open neighborhood, not far from oakland police headquarters. washington street. they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his right arm. he was later pronounced dead at the hospital. police have not yet determined a motive for tonight's shooting. >>> terrifying moments out of a trucking company after a man pulled a gun on his former employer. the gunman fired but fortunately missed. reporter kristi brooks spoke to some of the people who were there. >> reporter: which is the heart stopping moment a man pulls a gun and his former employer. >> i was about my family, you know, oh, man, for a second i can't even breathe. >> reporter: they own this trucking company in lathrop. the gunman was a former employee who just recently quit because mickey had been working here for like a year, never had that issue. >> reporter: and said he came with a gun, and the video, you can see him raise the gun pointing it directly at him and anotheoyee. >> he pointed it out or around approximately 5 feet from the victim. lucky for them he missed, he says he fe

>>> the teachers strike in oakland is officially ended but not everyone is happy with the final outcome. what happened moments ago at the school board meeting. >>> the memorial service in his honor. >>> and lights are officially on sale from the bay area to hawaii. some people were able to score flights as low as $49 each way. >>> oakland teachers are back in the class after voting to approve a new contract. the union says more than 70% of the members voted yesterday afternoon and it was split into two votes. 64% voted yes for the contract term referring to back pay and 58 for the three years after that. >>> the oakland school board needs to make cuts elsewhere to pay for all that. and they are in a meeting right now to vote on $22 million to cuts on the district's budget. >> high school students are voicing their strong opposition. allie rasmus join us. >> reporter: $22 million in cuts to the district's budget includes cuts to social service programs that benefit students and that's what the students and supporters are upset about. the school board meeting is taking place on 10th stree

highs for today, upper 50s in san francisco, oakland, redwood city. low 60s in fremont. 63 san jose. daytime highs below average for this time of year. 61 santa rosa. seven-day forecast, tomorrow partly cloudy, breezy. everyday wednesday through the weekend we warm up to the 70s by saturday and sunday inland. kenny? >> looking good. thank you. >>> a zoo visitor is recovering after getting too close to one of the animals. >> several eyewitnesses saw the woman step over the barrier at the jaguar exhibit. she was against the fence taking a photo when the jaguar clawed her. another visitor used a water bottle to draw attention from the woman. >> i was thinking what can i do. at that moment all i could think of her hand is in there. we have to get it away. distract him. i had the water bottle on the stroller. i grabto push it into the camming opening. >> the woman was left with cuts on her arm and at no time was the jaguar outside of the enclosure. zoo officials say the barrier meets rules. >>> a live look in new york, april the giraffe is ready to pop aga

the oakland unified school district is planning layoffs in the wake of the contract agreement with oakland teachers. the board voted monday to cut 22 million dollars from the budget to fulfill the new contract agreement with teachers. the district is planning to lay off more than 100 employees --- but the exact number has not yet been released. school officials must provide notice this month to the employees being laid off. they will take effect at the end of this school year in june. ( darya ) local high school and middle school students from oakland, san francisco, and marin county are planning to walk out of school friday morning to demand urgent action on climate change. they plan to rally at 10:00 a-m in front of u.s. representative nancy pelosi's office in downtown san francisco. from there they will march past the office of u.s. senator dianne feinstein. the students are calling on both feinstein and pelosi to back the green new deal, as introduced by u.s. representative alexandria ocasio cortez. you may remember last month -- a group of youth activists recently demanded feinstein's

. >> the warriors and the city of oakland try to put their best spin on what's happening but the bottom line is the warriors will be moving to the other side of the bay to chase center later this year but this facility will be something different. look at this video of the ceremony held a short time ago as the warriors president and ceo along with steph curry and the mayor were on hand, it will turn this facility into youth basketball and community programs aiming at risk youth. they will house not-for-profit organizations funded by the warriors community foundations here at the headquarters. the focus of the announcement was to tout what the facility will be, those on stage downplayed what people wanted to know if the warriors will keep headquarters at the facilities here and the bottom line is no. >> we are building the brand- new practice facility as well as our other offices. it is philosophical for the warriors. one of the few places in the nba you will find the basketball part of the operation and business part in the same place. >> unbelievable to be part of this organization tha

oakland home. police say two people have been detained as they investigate what happened. >>> gilroy police telling people to be on the lookout after a small explosive device was found in a busy's parking lot on santa teresa boulevard. the small, homely device failed to destin eight. it was made by someone not too explosion. >>> more follow from the college admission scandal. lightspeed venture partners has parted ways with founder chris schaepe. use the services of rick singer. he was the mastermind of the operation. schaepe was not indicted in the investigation. >> i am ken bastida at the live news desk. another massive jury verdict over the use of roundup weed killer. federal jury in san francisco awarded just over $80 million to a santa rosa man who developed non-hodgkin's lymphoma . seven -year-old edwin hardiman sprayed roundup on his two large properties over 26 years. $6million for medical expenses he will get, $75 million in punitive damages. >> this is the second jury unanimously held tha

i don't feel like they are a part of oakland anymore. >> no substitute for playing in oakland but in terms of what they can look forward to, being a part of the organization. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> a ufc star is in trouble with the law. accused of fighting with a fan. conor mcgregor was arrested today in miami beach. the fan tried to take a photo of conor mcgregor as they were leaving a hotel and then conor mcgregor slapped the phone out of the victim's hand, stomped on it and then took it. he is charged now with strong armed robbery. >>> after years of lilt supply san francisco has hundreds of new hotel rooms and more on the way. tourism numbers pushed room rates to record levels. betty yu takes us inside two of the city's newest hotels. >> reporter: the business is becoming a real reality this year. virginian hotels, the first west coast location for the brand. >> let me show you. >> reporter: the 12 story hotel rkfor more than 10 years. the 194 room hotel features a restaurant, common club, meeting and event stages and soon a rooftop lounge. >> i think it was a g

there will be a funeral in oakland once his body is returned home. henry lee, ktvu box 2 news. >>> today we learned who will be taking over the san francisco public defender office . manohar raju will be the public defender until november. manohar raju has 18 years of experience as a attorney. 11 of them in san francisco. he said he is glad that the mayor appointed someone from within the department. the >> if you haven't done this you cannot have a deep understanding of what we do day in and day out. that is why our office is so relieved that the mayor appointed someone in-house that understands our daily struggles. >> manohar raju will assume some of the duties right away. he currently lives in alameda county. he is planning to run for office as jeff adachi permanent replacement in november. >>> fire station number 19 in central custer county is not far from panola valley road. they have hired 11 new reserve firefighters. it is part of the district plan to improve firefighting efforts across the nation. they fired -- provide service to more than 1

look like they could be playing next season in oakland. good news for them but any deal comes with strong words from the mayor. >> it certainly does. libby schaaf has not been shy on the subject at all. the details have been kept under tight wraps thus far. as the next season inches closer to fruition. after plans to abandon oakland for london, san francisco or santa clara fell through, it appears the raiders are one step closer to playing in the coliseum for one more season. >> i am encouraged we are in very good talks with the readers about extending their lease. the topic of extending the lease will be up for discussion in closed session, tomorrow during a meeting of the oakland alameda coliseum authority. the reason the raiders saw a new home before a their move to las vegas, the city of oakland's december lawsuit against the nfl and the team before allowing the move, still stands , according to oakland mayor libby schaaf. >> we will not stop are lawsuit against the nfl and raiders for wrongfully relocating to las vegas. that is not pa

the oakland city council voted teams league at the coliseum. they will pay seven and half million dollars in rent for the coliseum and the practice facility in almeda. they also have a 10 1/2 million dollar option for 2020. if their las vegas stadium is not finished. >>> san francisco police investigated the death of a homeless man known to hang out around fisherman's wharf. he was killed during a fight yesterday afternoon. he was near jefferson and taylor street co he was found inside work with several stab wounds. they rested 56-year-old bruce penn. he is being held without bail. >>> the family of a five-year- old girl with ties to oakland is grieving tonight. river rafting guide found her body after she was swept away by the river. they found her after four grueling days of searching in dangerous conditions. reporter rachel wolf has message from family members tonight. >>> they were always fighting over this. >> melissa ortiz but way tears as she stood in her front yard. she recalled last them hurt nice until the came over to play. just hour

the oakland a's are out of the opening gates. getting a heavy dosage of the 400 plus million dollar man, mr. mike trout. the angels win last night 6-2. a nice start for oakland. chris davis picking up on the homerun barrage from last year. rushing out another here in the sixth. third of the year. oakland a's or of. looking good. 2-0 after six. but oakland runs out of gas giving up six runs in the eighth. mike trout with us two run double. trout had a couple of hits, two rbis. final was 6-2. >>> about the giants at san diego. kinsler getting his first homer. and a padre uniform. 3rd inning solo bomb. powder is go up 3-0. did not need anything else. giants held scoreless and 17 plus innings in the first two games. finally got on the board when evan longoria hit this homerun. only sixth sense for the giants as they fall for the second straight day and san diego, for- -- 4-1. >>> one of our favorite films of all time in the news industry. talking anchorman, the legend of ron burgundy coming to life last night during the giants game.

the team will play just at least one more season in oakland. details of the new deal. >> reporter: the oakland raiders are going to pay about $4 million more this season than they did last season. also, they can play again at the coliseum but it is an agreement that all sides seem to be happy with. the authority voted in favor of keeping the raiders in oakland for at least one season with an option for them to stay for two if the new las vegas stadium isn't ready yet. >> if you do what is best for the fans, you will always win and this deal about doing what is best for the fans on the taxpayer. >> reporter: the team will find 7.5 million the first year and that will get bumped up to 10.5 million. >> what it will do is provide opportunities for people to continue to receive employment with the raiders playing here at the coliseum. it brings a lot of goodwill and positive attention to the city of oakland. >> reporter: still in negotiations for the naming rights, a proposal will be presented to the authority board next month. this deal still needs