we begin in oakland. seems like everywhere you turn, someone is swinging a virtual fist at the fire ring of leronne armstrong. some for and some against it. in the middle of it all, new mayor sheng thao. that is where we start today. we start on the steps the mayor takes every day going to her new job at oakland city hall. this is what we found at her doorstep. >> we feel that our voices should have been heard. we love our city, we care about our city, and we are adamant about making sure our city has its voices heard. so today we are standing and fighting. we will continue to fight. >> the year is just getting started. this will be a story likely to go on for months and months. let's go live. she did not get an early and easy start to her job. >> armstrong was already the 10th chief the city has seen since 2011. a lot of questions still remain as a mayor stressed she fired armstrong without cause. >> again, this is not a disciplinary action. the cheese does serve at the will of the mayor. again, i have l

we haven't seen that in the oakland hills just yet. but these winds are likely going to ramp and the fact that they're up on the top of the hills where that fire located. that's we're going to see the stronger gusts moving in. so that's what the big concern is with this fire. now, those winds coming up out of the south. you can see where the fire is located there right near the top of the oakland hills there. and so we're getting the southerly wind that is taking the fire up in this direction. more further to the north. so if it's going to push anywhere, it's going to push in that direction. generally and probably try to run up the hill a little bit. fires tend to run up the hills as they begin to burn. so that's a concern for firefighters. now they're going to have to deal with that. is if this continues to burn, these winds are going to be ramping up this evening. and so there's a lot of homes in and around this area. taking in for a closer look now you can see some of the in and around the fire area. they continue to see that burnin

standing up for the city of oakland as a police chief. i did my job and i believe i did it. well, armstrong then came out on the attack targeting both mayor tower and robert warshaw. the federal monitor overseeing the department. my termination was never really about the facts about performance. my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. >> my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. >> armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stand the job as federal monitor and collect a paycheck. every era made by the police department is considered a scandal. >> and it reaches all the way to the top of the organization consistently. and to write a sensationalized report. like you had a chance to read. is unfair. it's unfortunate. armstrong says when he called out, we're show a publicly. >> instead of standing with the oakland community, mayor tao fired he blamed her for acting without input from the city's

and that would have been the oakland hills. remember, that was up in elevation to so that could have been an issue. but also some good news. we've got some rain on the way and that rain will take care of things overnight tonight. that's going to be a nice little soaker. we're going maybe see maybe a quarter of an inch, maybe a 3rd of an inch down in the urban areas, maybe half an inch over some of the mountain tops. but this is the first in a series of storms that will impact the bay area will trying time those out for you. coming up in a few minutes. thanking or fire news tonight. pga is now facing manslaughter charges over its alleged role in a twenty-twenty wildfire that >> killed 4 people. the zogg fire burned about 90 square miles in shasta county. cal fire says the blaze started when a tree fell and hit a pg e power line. among the victims. an 8 year-old girl and her mother. the pair were caught by the flames while trying to drive away from their home pg and e pleaded not guilty to 11 felony and misdemeanor charges last j

oaklands new mayor sheng thao says she will be working with the a's to keep them in oakland, but according to the chronicle, the two sides have yet to talk. >>> a state of emergency declared in oakland due to ongoing ransom attacks. the cities i.t. is working to restore systems and bring those services back online. this attack happened on february 8th. the biggest impact has been a slower response time for 911 calls. the city says all core functions are still intact, including 911, financial data, and fire and emergency resources. we spoke with our security expert about difficulties when the enemy is always evolving. >> they all have very sophisticated ways and means of infiltrating the power grid, the water system, all these things. they have people constantly working on, how do they get into these systems? >> so, there is no timeline for when things will be back to normal. in the meantime, the city is urging people to avoid using 911 unless it is a life- threatening emergency. instead, you can call 311. >>> bart is partnering with sentences goes asian women's shelter to launch a mystic v

i'm sarah stinson reporting live in oakland. back to you. >> sarah, thanks a lot. let's take a live look right now at pg and e's outage website. as you can see, power still out for a large portion of oakland of that red. right? there is where the outages are happening. more than 47,000 customers right now are still without power. >> power was restored, though, to alameda sometime after 05:00pm this evening. alameda power officials said there was an issue with a pg e transmission line. it left the posey and webster tubes as the only ways in or out of alameda for much of this afternoon's, you can imagine the traffic that folks were dealing with. you can see those cars were piled up, trying to get over the park street bridge earlier today, many businesses had to shut down for the day as they were unable to operate without power. others tried to work through the outage. >> i originally thought i believe the good news because i was mixing what was going on that i for sunday like it's kind of chaotic busier days. most people come here for our softer. so, you know, partne

week oakland police officers will resume foot patrols. officers will walk throughout business and shopping districts. acting chief darren allison and mayor shang towel announced it last tuesday to address safety concerns expressed by business owners and attract more shoppers. ama: less than a week ago the oakland mayor fired police chief armstrong. calls to reinstate him have grown louder. today the oakland naacp organized a rally. >> bring him back. >> bring him back! reporter: calls to bring back leronne armstrong are growing louder by the day. >> we are not here just because he is a black man. we are here because he is a good man and a good cop. reporter: faith leaders joined the oakland naacp and hundreds of people showed up to support armstrong. >> we will continue to press the reinstatement of this chief. reporter: armstrong was terminated without cause by the oakland mayor, a month after the mayor placed him on paid leave after a federal report questioned lack of response surrounding misconduct by one of his sergeants. >> she took

have shot a suspect in oakland this afternoon. chopper was above the scene in the area of international boulevard and 105th avenue. you can see the mayhem on the street. authorities tell us the suspect may have been armed and may have tried to carjack somebody. right now, it is unclear what led up to the gunfire. we are getting small details right now. we also don't know the condition of the suspect. as soon as we get updates, we will pass them along to you. we are on the ground and in the sky. >>> former oakland police chief , leronne armstrong, who would have been overseeing the scene, spoke publicly today to the media for the first time since he got the ax. in no uncertain terms, he said he should still be in charge today. >> i was wrongly terminated for standing up for the city of oakland. >> anne makovec joins us now. armstrong sissy delivered on the promises and made the department better. he used those words that are legal words, wrongful termination. >> he is now blaming the federal oversight monitor, calling him a volley

. >> oakland firefighters battled a huge fire. the first african methodist episcopal church overnight that church, which is located near 37th and telegraph avenues. it's oakland's oldest black church which opened back in 18, 58. the fire department says about 60 firefighters responded to the 3 alarm fire. the fire caused some major damage to the building, which was red tagged, meaning it's not safe to use. the church says it feet 300 people every week and he's been doing so for years now, pastor rodney smith tells us that they will rebuild so they can serve the community again. >> it's just devastating. not only commissioner well for the city. we have served community already. anybody in the city. so it's going to be a gre t terms of the physical location. at a loss for. like the bad >> a bad dream. you know, fortunately, though, and no injuries were reported, the cause of the fire is under investigation. well, the time now as we take a live look outside boy outside was the place to be golden gate bridge. they're often the distanc

leaders, including the oakland chapter of the naacp, the federal judge overseeing oakland said that he was disappointed in the evidence that he'd seen and the federal oversight report which e% demonstrated significant problems within the department. armstrong also called the report on this alleged misconduct, quote, embarrassingly inaccurate and contradictory since the beginning. mayor tao has maintained that accountability has been the most important thing throughout this process. and here's what the mayor said. just a short time ago >> it's an absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police be able to work closely with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. this is not an easy decision. but it's one i believe it's necessary for that progress to continue. >> the mayor went on to say that this was not a disciplinary action. the decision was based

i headed eastbound towards oakland. the chp says there was a similar situation august of last year, then twice in january. the chp says riding a bike on the bridge is not only illegal, but of course, a very dangerous time now for the 4 zone forecast as we take a look at people who are out and about enjoying the beautiful day at lake merritt in oakland. that looks beautiful. kron 4 meteorologist ty lawrence karnow law and some the whole weekend looks pretty good, right? yeah, it looks amazing. i mean, we're going to see some nice weather around the bay area. no threat of any rain this weekend. lots of sunshine coming our way. and i think the temperatures running well above the average around the bay area. we kind of >> had a little hit to the today. lot of sunshine out there all the way to the coastline. the temperatures warmed up from yesterday and we're going to see that trend continue into the weekend out there. right now. we've got clear skies. it will be cold, though, tonight. overnight lows going to be chilly aroun

. >> oakland. >> you can emulate it but you can't duplicate it. >> this is oakland. >> joining us now are -- thank you both for being here today. you were there on the march on sunday. tell us what that was like. >> i think it's always good to see the people rightfully enraged when the people continue to suffer at the hands of violent states. it's paramilitary wing, the police department so anytime you see the people again uprising you understand but i think what's missing is the organization for the people's energy to guide them towards real radical change unless you funnel people into the quote unquote democracy of the united states where you will get the coessions and the reforms but no real change because what is happened since the last uprising? people continue to suffer. we still see people since -- what's really changing? what we try to do is provide people with real programming to see a real change to where we can organize for change so that when we go out we feelsystemic and institutional changes. if we give the people a real understanding of the nditions that lead to this ty

oakland police are investigating. meantime, chp is investigating a shooting that left a woman dead on the oakland freeway or from. just after 1:30 a.m. in the morning, officers received a report of a victim being assaulted at 580 edwards avenue. emergency personnel found she had been shot. that woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities do not have emotive with no suspect located. tomorrow, and oakland school number will host a zoom town to discuss the district's finances. she will hold a virtual meeting with oakland unified cfo to discuss how the district can best use its resources. the town hall is set to start at 5:30 p.m. part of the conversation is expected to focus on teacher pay. for the past four months, oakland teachers have been working without a contract. negotiations continue, but ousd is warning about an unexpected budget deficit. moving to the south bay where community members showed up to support two street vendors, who were recently attacked in san jose. organizers held a cookout in suppor

upper 50s for san francisco and oakland. middle and upper 50s for the north bay, not quite so warm as other inland spots because you have a bit more cloud cover earlier in the day, but only around 50 degrees for lake county tomorrow afternoon. >>> temperatures steadily warm friday into saturday. low 60 for the presidents' day weekend forecast high, saturday, sunday, and monday was upper 60s inland, temperatures a few degrees above normal toward the tail end of the seven day forecast, a long way to go between now and then. >>> thank you, paul. time for a check on what is ahead that 6:00. let's jump over to juliette goodrich. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of oakland, the mayor has fired chief laurent armstrong. we have the first comment from the chief himself and the reaction from one of his strongest supporters. >> average. i am feeling like i have been betrayed. >> we will have team coverage on what went into the firing, and where the city goes from here. >>> i'm john ramos in palo alto. this mobile home park w

this is a fire that started in the oakland hills late thursday afternoon. and it quickly spread to 3 homes. no one was hurt in that fire, but had a lot of people really nervous after a neighborhood was destroyed by a fire storm back in the 90's. kron four's dan thorn has that story. >> crews have been on scene here for several hours after a fire chewed through 3 homes here in the oakland hills. we've learned this fire first broke out around 4 o'clock thursday afternoon. 50 firefighters rushing to the scene to battle the fast-moving flames. are cameras capturing the fire burning through one of those houses. smoke was seen billowing up into the sky as firefighters. >> douse the flames. that smoke was visible for miles throughout the east bay. neighbors are reacting to the blaze. >> first i heard the helicopter and didn't hear any sirens. but then when i heard the sirens, i walked out the door, saw flames shooting at least 50 feet in the air, frying completely radical. there was no wind which is a good thing. >> we also heard from one person who says they had

by oakland mayor xiang tao. said that armstrong was fired because she no longer was confident he could effectively lead the police department. armstrong for the past month, as you know, has been on administrative leave after an independent report concluded he failed to properly investigate misconduct among police officers and hold them accountable. many say that jeopardized the police department's effort to end 20 years of federal oversight. it is clear to me. that there are systemic issues. and the city needs to address them. and that we cannot simply write them off. as mistakes. i didn't get into specifics, but a confidential report obtained by ktvu accused the police department of mishandling investigations of a sergeant who crashed in opd vehicle in hit and run and fired his service weapon inside an elevator at opd headquarters. the mayor said the city will launch a nationwide search to hire its next police chief. now, armstrong, you should have written response to his firing, saying after the relevant facts

the oakland coliseum. what does this timeline look like for these negotiations the outcome of the land that the development of this land? >> that's really great questions. so we did the city finally intrude exclusive negotiating agreement with a stg that's the it's it's exciting, right? it's a great way. as we're opening up black history month and celebrating black history. and this is an organization that is home ground. it's a homegrown organization. black run organization. and i'm excited for the and you know, for being able to partner with a stg to move forward. this plan. however, this is just the very beginning of many more meetings. and so it would you know, premature if i gave you a timeline and in that regard, but just know that i'm committed to redeveloping that area, which will give so much back to our deep east. oakland residents. >> it's something that we did notice and wanted to point out is that the oakland a's were not a part of yesterday's announcement and that's despite them being signifi

how a power outage in oakland caused major problems, including for travelers at oakland airport. then another big earthquake just hit turkey a few hours ago, shaking a region that was devastated by a massive earthquake. the impact of today's 6.4 magnitude quake. this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian andre. senior community is devastated after seeing their church destroyed by a fire. it's pastor says it's the oldest black church in the east bay ktvu is james torres reports from brooklyn. people who regularly go to this church say they are in complete shock, especially since they were just here yesterday afternoon for sunday service. this is what service looks like inside the first african methodist episcopal church in oakland they broadcast every week, having welcomed mayor xiang tao yesterday morning yesterday evening, people came back to the church in a hurry in disbelief. it's just devastating, not only for our parishioners but for the city we have served and educated. this community longer than anybody in the city. so this is going to be a grea

they say in order to stay competitive with other surrounding districts and keep oakland -- keep oakland teachers from leaving the district. >> we want to get our salary competitive. we want to get it to the median of what educators in neighboring districts are making, just a 15 minute, 10 minute drive away. >> the teachers union says the school district was expected to make an offer on thursday but has delayed it until march 1. that may be because march 1 is when the district has to come up with a plan to close its anticipated budget episode. trade-offs are expected. >> whether it is cutting central office, cutting school sites, whether it is some other cuts -- i don't know where else we could cut, we have to make cuts somewhere to put more money toward compensation. that is just math. >> oakland's finances are of concern to the alameda county office of education which recently downgraded the district's financial rating because of the school board's decision to rescind the planned closure of five schools. next monday, sam davis, the school board member for district one will be hosting a

oakland international airport. tsa holding chickens. -- check-ins. numerous flights were delayed in a few canceled. this has been the scene through oakland, crowded baggage claims, passenger saying some of them were delayed before they arrived. they have boarded half the flight. >> we were the last ones on and said we will not put you on the airplane right now. we waited in portland for a little longer and got over here and they got the power running. >> he and his girlfriend set the outage came as a surprise. they said they were fortunate to be landing. >> we were fortunate to be on our way out and not going somewhere because they would be stressed. >> the official causes under investigation. crews have to examine the damage. >> pg&e has to wait and be able to look at the all the equipment to realize and figure out what the cause of the fire was. dion: transformer fire, abc7news sent out this push alert warning people of the outage. you can get this on your phone by downloading our app. some cyclists on the east b

police say she was last seen at the oakland bart station. the suspect is the noncustodial mother and they say she has ties to this neighborhood and she has a tattoo of dante and neck. this image also from police, they cities of the best images they have from yesterday showing the suspect leaving an apartment in san jose. right now in the last hour, police are talking about the urgency of this case. they believe that she could be under the influence of narcotics or alcohol. >> this woman has no place to go. she doesn't have a residence and everybody is wearing a coat and the baby is wearing a thin jacket. we don't know what somebody who is not in their right mind who may be under the influence of drugs are looking for drugs would do. it is a huge concern. we want this baby returned home and safe. truck police say she was last wearing a white hooded jacket and black skinny jeans with ripped needs and dark sneakers. when it comes to the baby, they were last seen in a white jacket with pink sleeves and blue colored pants an important to know tha

oakland residents can now get discounted tickets to the oakland zoo. thanks to voters passing measure why, which authorized an annual $68 parcel tax for the zoo zoo ceo and oakland mayor shen tao welcome the first guests, which included the oakland roots soccer team zoo just reopened last friday after a big single forced it to close for more than a month. oakland residents now get a 25% discount on tickets, but i'll tell you ticket or even better. a family membership is a bargain . i can spend the whole day there okay today, so it's back. it's back. open sunshine today, absolutely to them. all right. time is 7 38. hey, sal, did you fix everything in our commute this morning? dave i answer that question. can i get a shout out for the train at the oakland zoo ? yes yes, you can try to have spent years on that train. okay now i'll answer your question. and the answer is no, i haven't . but there's hope, dave because we haven't had any big crashes out there. it is backed up. for example, at the bait, bridgers backed up to the mcarthur maze, which is typica

earlier this week, armstrong supporters rallied yesterday outside of oakland city hall targeting oakland mayor xiang tao for the firing of armstrong. armstrong was not there at the rally. instead he was meeting with his lawyer, the people who were there, said mayor total was wrong to fire armstrong without cause. loyalty is big in the community of oakland chief laurent armstrong has been loyal to the family's been loyal to the community. it didn't matter what race he's been lawyer now, mayor town said, even though she likes armstrong personally, you know longer had confidence in him because of missteps madeons of a police sergeantayor says the city of oakland is launching a s the mayor if she preferredoutside, and shs the best person for the job. well. hundreds of thousands of tesla cars are being recalled the national highway transportation and safety administration says the problem is what the full self driving feature ktvu james torres after some tesla superchargers in central mon to explain for us james. what federal agencies say might be a danger and how the company plans to fix the

the oakland international airport also impacted. social media video shows tsa halting check ins after the power went out with airport officials temporarily shutting down services. oakland fire says this is one of the more significant outages they've seen in recent years. >> i mean, transformers and things of that nature go out in the past throughout the city. even for pg&e this is a significant medi-cal customers out of service. pg&e says they have to wait to be able to really look at all the equipment, to be able to really figure out what the cause of the fire was. kumasi:kumasi: as you just heard, the cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time. oakland fire says crews had to examine the damaged transformer to figure out how the fire started. according to my last power is expected to be restored around noon for this area today. kumasi: thank you. a gator found in a very unusual location, and it was not in florida. still ahead, where it was found as investigators work to figure out how we got there. reggie: how a bl

right along 5, 80 80 right from san jose all the way up towards oakland. now this is coming along with the heavy burst of rain and some stronger winds and we'll continue to push further inland from walnut creek, tri valley on up to signal. so if you are in these areas, watch for it a little bit calmer to the north, though, if you're looking at areas like the zooming out towards marin and sonoma counties, not a lot going on up there anymore. so this energy is shifting further southward gradually and as it does so the rainfall along with it 40's 50's for current temps. it's wet and it's mild out there traded in the cold, the freezing temps in the past few days for what is just some rain jackets, an umbrella weather again, definitely take it slow this morning as rain will tell you that you need that few extra minutes. yeah, you need more than a few extra minutes because it's slick out there and you don't want to be in any type of accident this morning. there is an accident, right news at fremont street exit traveling into the city this morning. >> so drive ti

but i've never seen oakland at this level. the colonial pipeline ransomware attack took six days to resolve oakland is already on day. eight. tom baker, ktvu fox two news. some parents and students in the city of alameda are upset about the school board's decision to phase out one of the districts for middle schools. the district says it has no other option, but parents say they have a problem with the lack of transparency about the process. ktvu easily. rasmus has the details and reaction. be surprised that parents are upset. is quite frankly, shocking. martin madero says he felt blindsided when he found out last month his children's middle school was going to close a farm right now is a k through eight school in the alameda unified school district. last month, the district announced it would phase out the sixth through eighth grades starting next year, it will no longer accept incoming sixth graders with 146 students, bay farms middle school. is the smallest of the districts for middle schools and at the board meeting last n

recently two shootings here in the streets of oakland. the life. we live in oakland, you know. it's sad, you know? because all our young people are dying, you know for what? for nothing, you know? oakland police tell us the suspect may be linked to other crimes here in the cities of black male in his early twenties or perhaps early thirties. they don't know at this point. he is in the hospital right now tending to his injuries. they did tell us that international boulevard has been quartered off for a good block both ways that 107th and 103rd in there, urging residents in this area to stay away while they conduct their investigation . that's very latest were life here in the city of oakland. i'm frank mallicoat ktvu. fox students, frank very quickly have we heard anything about the status of that attempted carjacking victim? the second person in that car? they okay after that shooting from what you understand? yeah greg, we did hear. apparently that person is okay. but obviously a little shook up to say the least. but no injuries there. police intervened very quickly. all right

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betty yu has been out in the community all day long speaking to small business owners who say oakland residents should have had a say in the chief's fate. >> community members pointed out that the mayor held several meetings, and she was they had done the same to get their input about this decision. either way, they are speaking out in support of leronne armstrong. >> this will be the bar. we are still sitting of living up. >> reporter: nina joiner is longtime resident and small business owner who knows the dangers of operating in oakland. they gave us a tour of a new space called field more social club in downtown. >> i am opening a bar and i am thinking about security measures before i even get the liquor in there. >> reporter: i spoke with nina last november when their sex shop was burglarized by two thieves overnight. today, they stood alongside other supporters, to stand behind leronne armstrong and demand accountability in the review and termination process. >> i think that we were left out because we have become police commission which is the community component within the city

reggie: oaklands police chief is out of a job. the mayor announcing her decision following an investigation into alleged misconduct by armstrong. >> he t works, but fund some money. kumasi: neighbors pleading for financial assistance after a home drug lab explodes, damaging nearby homes and vehicles. reggie: when we could expect to hear from the president about the chinese surveillance balloon and other flying object shot down over the u.s. kumasi: we start with a check of the forecast. drew: it is quite cold, 39 degrees in the city. frost advisories, freeze warnings in effect for another morning. please bundle up. this morning is colder than yesterday morning, down to 29 in livermore, 30 in santa rosa, 37 in oakland. subfreezing in palo alto at 31 degrees. outside from sutro tower, we have calm conditions. it will not be as bright as yesterday, clouds increased throughout the morning. partly sunny with temperatures mainly in the upper 50's, we will get warmer weather for the weekend and talk about that in a second. first, we are

. >> thankfully, oakland fire at top stories. president biden made a surprise visit to kyiv emphasizing america's ort r ukrae. he met with the ukrainian president a few days before the country marks one year since russia's invasion. biden pledged another half billion dollars worth of equipment to help ukraine fend off russian air assaults. >> freedom is priceless. it's worth fighting for as long as it takes, and that's how long we are going to be with you mr. president, for as long as it takes. >> biden next heads to poland to try and boost resolve in europe. ukraine is planning spring counter offensive and asking the west for more heavier longer range weapons. >>> honored in the nation's capital sunday. the former san jose mayor and u.s. transportation secretary who died last may was in a wyoming camp for several years as a child. smithsonian recognized him on remembrance day for advancing asian american history. >>> tomorrow supreme court is set to hear a case that could reshape the internet. the case of gonzales verses google

failure to fight for the oakland community. he had harsh words for both the mayor and the independent monitor who commissioned a report from an outside law firm. that report said the chief and his department failed to hold sergeant michael chang, responsible for two alleged cover ups to write a sensationalized report like you all have had a chance to read. it's unfair. it's unfortunate, he says the mayor's decision to fire him was not bold, as some have said. i believe that it takes courage to stand up to a bully. that bully, armstrong says, is this man robert warsaw , the monitor who's paid a million dollars a year to investigate issues when the nopd and to report them to a federal judge. she took the easy route. she accepted the monitors conclusion. faced it without weighing the evidence. sergeant chang and now two lieutenants accused of botching the internal investigation are all on leave the city now, once again searching for a new chief, i think we're sick and tired of seeing this, you know, repeated process. oakland china

my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. >> armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stand the job as federal monitor and collect a paycheck. every era made by the police department is considered a scandal. >> and it reaches all the way to the top of the organization consistently. and to write a sensationalized report. like you all had a chance to read. is unfair. it's unfortunate. armstrong says when he called out, we're show a publicly. >> instead of standing with the oakland community, mayor tal fired he blamed her for acting without input from the city's police commission ana says her decision was anything but bold. >> i believe that it takes bully. it takes courage to move this city forward. she took the easy route. she accepted the monitors conclusion and faced it without weighing the evidence and without asking the hard questions about the report i

grew up in oakland. he's going through the same things that a lot of black men have been counted in the city of oakland. his brother was killed in the streets of oakland. and so he understands the culture, he understands the problems and he was on his way to abate the problems and he was doing a fine job and for him to be terminated behind these things that his people that were in leadership for police department. i had given him reports that they had investigated and told him that, yeah, no reason to doubt what he's investigating of. people were saying. i just think that the totally unfair. >> well, in contrast to the anti police terror project's executive director calls that identity politics saying it should have no place in picking the department's leadership. adding that armstrong's alleged failure to properly discipline. the sergeant and question should be enough to name him unfit to serve. and mayor tao did in their view the right thing. >> 508, the time. well in the north bay, we're talking about

oakland residents can now get discounted tickets to the oakland zoo. that's thanks to voters passing measure y, which authorized and annual $68 parcel tax for zoo upkeep. the zoo ceo in oakland mayor centaur on hand yesterday to welcome the first guests. the oakland roots soccer team was there. the zulu reopened last friday after that large sinkhole forced it to closed for more than a month. oakland residents can now get a 25% discount on tickets are time now for 38 fema is opening to winter storm recovery centers and alameda county officials, including alameda county supervisor nate miley. we're in castro valley, looking at some of the damage from the storms in january, and they went to a neighborhood where a tree crashed down onto a home supervisor. miley says. homeowners like the one who lost his home can now get relief from the federal government. because the county has been added to the federal major disaster declaration. if you've been affected, you should file insurance claims before you apply for fema assistance, fundamental that with private p

soon oakland will open up more space for rv parking. she says she is happy where she is and doesn't let the city to break up her community. >> this is the only place that i've ever felt like i belonged. it's the only thing i have left to fight for. >> celebrated the graduation of the 190th basic academy. this brings opd to total sworn officers. the highest number of sworn officers since january of last year. the class brings 16 men and two women to law enforcement. >> i'm trail bracing -- trailblazing and showing women are strong and phenomenal and are able to do things like male partners yuri we ask that we are all collectively working as a team. we have the same training and we are a unit. >> for the first time in two decades, a woman delivered to the valedictorian address and graduated with top honors. >> santa clara county's new sheriff was running today, bob johnson has been in that role since december but took the office this afternoon. >> in every organization of lead, i've emphasized the importance of respect. and serving our co

oakland had its initial plan rejected. dan: a beloved cafe is closing its stores this weekend after more than two decades in business. the owners say they just cannot longer stay in business. the closure has caught in the attention of city leaders. as tim johnson explains, it's just one example of an alarming trend. reporter: tucked away on the trendy streets of cole valley, you will find reverie cafe. a beloved neighborhood hotspot that has been a staple of the community since 2002. s,aptisms.ad a lot of eventsea reporter: it will be closing its doors for the last time, driven out of business by disputes with the landlord over issues like rising rent and recent conditions. across san francisco, small businesses continue to struggle. >> our streets are tragically dirty. we are short on police officers so enforcement is difficult. reporter: the closure has made waves at city hall with the supervisor posting on facebook about the development of storefronts in san francisco neighborhoods. the golden gate restaurant associatio

more problems in the city oakland. comcast is working to fix some outages after the company says bullets damaged one of its fiber cables. here's a tweet the company sent out about 2:00 this afternoon. comcast which fibers were impacted or how many customers were affected, but if you remember, at the end of january of last year, the same exact thing happened, knocking out internet for some 20,000 comcast customers in oakland. to the south bay now, where we saw a shining example of neighbors supporting neighbors after two horrible attacks. two local food vendors work victims of threats and violent attacks earlier this month in san jose. today the community showed up for them in a big way. organizers held a big cookout to help the men and raise awareness. today, both fired up the grills and served as many customers as they could hope for. at the same site where one of them was attacked. >> i feel blessed with all these people around to help us. >> i think it shows that society does not approve of those actions. vendors ar

house in the oakland hills. she shared this view of the snow as it came down. >> people say they're not seasons in california. there e. it is not like the midwest. but it is unknown usual. -- it is unusual. it is fun and different. >> thursday morning snowfall was light compared to what could come thursday night to the east bay hills could it up to a few inches of snow in elevations above 2000 feet. crazy to see snow this kind of year? >> very crazy. it is cold in the hills. >> david bishop is with oakland department of transportation. he is part of the many crews canvassing the area. they are preparing the hills ahead of the cold front moving in. snow is not the only issue they are facing. >> we are appeared doing our mechanical storm cleaning. throughout the hills in skyline boulevard. >> it happens every 10, 15 yea but it is pretty unusual. >> joshua davies comes out to redwood regional park for a run even in the rain but earlier in the morning it was not raining late snowfall that impacted the roads. this is

kumasi: coming up, more support for the fire and oakland police -- for the oakland police chief. reggie: and bikers banding together, how they are going on despite recent attacks targeting them. drew: 6:08 a.m. on this holiday, it's gorgeous. we are enjoying springlike warmth. the wind ramps up here tomorrow. wind advisory getting a lot colder. chances for showers this week. for businesses of all sizes, there are a lot of choices when it comes to your internet and technology needs. when you choose comcast business internet, you choose the largest, fastest reliable network. you choose advanced security for total peace of mind. and you choose a next generation 10g network that's always improving, getting faster; more reliable; and more intelligent to keep you ready for today and tomorrow. the choice is clear: make your business future ready with the network from the most innovative company. comcast business. powering possibilities™. drew: a live look at san jose with mainly clear skies, sunrises happening on doppler seven across california, where it is looking quite nice today. h

if you're with me say oakland. >> oakland. reporter: there's a new plan and vision for oakland's aging coliseum complex. it could bring a $5 billion megaproject to the site. it may have sports, entertainment, hotel, and new housing. >> we're talking about affordable housing, so that we can keep those who have lived here in oakland for generations, so their families can continue to live here. reporter: the city has entered an exclusive development agreement with aaseg, a black-owned development team led by east oakland native ray bobbitt, who wants equity to be the focus. >> it's an opportunity for the african american community to create employment in an area where a lot of us grew up in. reporter: bobbitt's group says the renovated coliseum site could play host to concerts and professional sports teams, including an wnba franchise. >> right now we are trying to get as much business in so we can potentially have a team here and hopefully there will be an announcement shortly. reporter: the project could bring much needed tax r

oakland has gone through 10 police chiefs since 2009. the first female police chief fired in 2024 alleged misconduct. kirkpatrick sued over her termination and one. the next res following his resignation, the city went through three chiefs in nine days. reggie: this morning, the city of oakland is also dealing with a ransomware attack that has crippled city services. people trying to do business at city hall were met with signs saying the building was closed. one person told us she needs to pay her business license fee. if she doesn't bite next month, she will face a late fine. >> i still wasn't able to pay my business license renewal in-person with cash. >> i'm very frustrated with this. >> it's a city shutdown of information systems that we rely on for every single function of our city. reggie: the city of oakland did not respond to our request for comment. oakland issued a state of emergency on tuesday because of outages. the attack first happened one week ago. kumasi: san francisco's outer sunset district struggling to get back to no

grew up in oakland. he's going through the same things that a lot of black men have been counted in the city of oakland. his brother was killed. >> in the streets of oakland. and so he culture, he understands the problems and he was on his way to abate the problems and he was doing a fine job and for him to be terminated behind these things that his people that were in leadership for police department. i had given him reports that they had investigated and told him that, yeah, no reason to doubt what he's investigating of. people were saying. i just think that that totally unfair. >> well, in contrast, we have the anti police terror project's executive director calling what you just heard identity politics saying that it should have no place in picking the department's leadership, adding that armstrong's alleged failure, probably discipline a sergeant in question. should be done enough to render him unfit for the job. he believes that mayor touted the right thing. >> well, in the north, they were talking

. >> oakland. >> you can emulate it but you can't duplicate it. >> this is oakland. >> joining us now are -- thank you both for being here today. you were there on the march on sunday. tell us what that was like. >> i think it's always good to see the people rightfully enraged when the people continue to suffer at the hands of violent states. it's paramilitary wing, the police department so anytime you see the people again uprising you understand but i think what's missing is the organization for the people's energy to guide them towards real radical change unless you funnel people into the quote unquote democracy of the united states where you will get the concessions and the reforms but no real change because what is happened since the last uprising? people continue to suffer. we still see people since -- what's really changing? what we try to do is provide people with real programming to see a real change to where we can organize for change so that when we go out we feel systemic and institutional changes. if we give the people a real understanding of the conditions that lead to th

the federal court and the people of oakland. oakland is committed to reform. not simply because of the conditions of the n s. a but because it is the right thing to do. i also want to add that i've had the pleasure. to work. besides so many fine opd officers. these officers serve the public trust and i've seen them work extremely hard to maintain and build this trust. they were asked to serve our city with integrity, and they show up and they do it every day. oakland's leadership must live up to the standards we set for those officers. in order to finally bring it in to oakland's federal oversight and not risk risky investments we've made for over 20 years. it's an absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police, be able to work closely. with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. chief armstrong has my respect and appreciation for his service to the department. into the city that he grew up in and that he clearly loves dearly. and he will continue to have my respect and appreciation. but i am no longer confiden

. >> le damos seguimiento a la situación de apagones masivos en oakland el fin de semana, afectando a 54 mil usuarios, autoridades señalaron que un incendio en la subestación originó cortesenergias que causó retrasos y varios vuelos cancelados en el aeropuerto, esto fue restablecido a las 3:30 de la tarde, mientras autoridades continúan investignado la causa del segundo apagón . >> en oakland investigan la muerte de un hombre asiático de 100 años, lo atropellaron en calle 19, en este momento oficiales acudieron a la escena, el responsable conducía un carro mini cooper, piden que den a conocer todo a las autoridades . >> una joven madre fue atropellada con su hija en oakland . >> la familia de la joven tiene un pedido para las autoridades porque el conductor se dio a la fuga. >> pilar niño tiene información . >> sí pobrecita también . >> aquí muestra algo de la confusión cuando quedaron en el pavimento cuerpos de una madre de guatemala de 20 años y su pequeña de cinco, después de haber sido atropelladas . >> familiares sentimos la tristeza porque está en intensivo, u

church in oakland. >>> bizarre weapon of chase in what is called a racist attack. >>> it's back to work for many today. we are seeing that in our commute. i will have your travel times. >>> we want to give you a live look from tahoe courtesy of palasades, a tahoe ski resort, as people get ready for a cold front bringing fresh snow and strong winds. first alert meteorologist jessica burch is here to talk about the strong winds we will feel on the ground. >> exactly. miles an hour today. see gusts i know so many people are heading back to work today. i want to start with this live clip. i flew over tahoe last night with national guard. this is a quick look at the snow levels. we will see plenty more snow there and back in the bay too. let's head to our weather headlines. starting this morning alone, we are seeing cooling conditions. temperatures yesterday, 70s. today we will see 50s and 40s and more 40s as we wrap up the week. we will see scattered showers tonight into our forecast for pretty much the res

the naacp organizing a major rally at oakland city hall today. participants to mandate that she reinstate the chief. thank you for joining us. i'm pam moore and i'm justine waldman in for ken wayne. and tonight we're learning about the legal steps the former chief is planning on taking. >> later on this week, kron four's haaziq madyun has the latest. >> community members, clergy and city leaders came together for a rally outside oakland city hall calling on mayor sheng thao to reverse her decision to fire oakland police chief leronne armstrong without cause a decision that followed federal monitor. robert warshaw was investigation into the former chief's handling of a pair of police misconduct investigations. the naacp organized the rally. >> we are voters. our fight is strong. and our fight is long and we won't stop. we can't stop until >> we demand that he be fully exonerated. >> i think when you look at the rally, the outpouring of support for chief armstrong merely a terrible strategic you need political judgment armstrong indicated his firin

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their crews responding to a 3 alarm house fire in the oakland hills. this is in the shepherd canyon area. our cameras show it's starting there are around 4.15, this afternoon. this is video of the citizen app and it has spread fairly quickly. a lot of rain, the beginning of january, but no rain for the past couple things are drying out. and with that, we welcome you into kron. 4 news at 5. thanks for being with us, everybody. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. we are getting reports that 4 structures have been damaged. not clear. >> if those are homes as well, oakland fire department reporting that the fire is on the 6800 block of 8 can drive up in the hills there. again, we we're just getting in details right now. we do know that it is a 3 alarm, house fire there and a lot of concern tonight because this isn't the same basic vicinity as the big east bay fire storm of 1991 where thousands of homes were burned. so a lot of a lot, a lot of fun, nervous people up there folks always on edge when there's a fire in the hills and rightfully so as we take