it has now been more than a year since the mayor fired the chief then laurent armstrong over handling's of officer misconduct. the mayor rejected a list of three finalists that the commission gave her. >>> antioch's new interim police chief set to start on monday. >>> the previous chief retired in august, and antioch pd has been the subject of an ongoing fbi investigation into racist and home homophobic behavior, about half the department put on paid leave, and that all started before ford took over the department in late 2022. >>> is turning out to the weather, surprisingly warm saturday, across the bay area, we got plenty of people out in sunnyvale soaking in the rare mild temperatures in february, let's check on the forecast with meteorologist jessica burch, who was in for darren tonight. jessica? >> let's take a quick look, i haven't been over here in so long at this wall, that i didn't catch that and my apologies for that, let's take a look at what is happening around the corner. and into early next week, we mentioned earlier we have a splash of showers as we head into monday morni

former oakland police chief laurent armstrong is suing the city and mayor xiang tao, saying he was wrongfully fired. it's important that we filed this lawsuit to restore the chief's reputation, billy winter, an attorney for armstrong, says the lawsuit is bolstered by the fact that a neutral arbitrator ruled in the ex-top cops favor, finding that the city should not have fired him. >> we believe that the case we brought has merit that the hearing officer has, um, confirmed that the criticisms against the chief were unfounded . >> the suit says he was fired because he had the courage to speak out about alleged misconduct by the federal monitor, robert warshaw. warshaw had commissioned a report that said the chief failed to hold a sergeant responsible for two alleged cover ups. i caught up with the mayor, who referred me to the city attorney's office, but i asked her about the search for the next chief. >> i believe that, you know, getting having a chief just be named chief is not good enough. we need a chief who understands the intricacies of being under the federal oversight. >> in his lawsuit

it has been a year since oakland mayor, sheng thao, fired former police chief, laurent armstrong.rama has surrounded the search for the next chief. anne kirkpatrick is the chief of police in new orleans and also former oakland police chief. she says one of the first thing she noticed from the list of candidates is that they are all outsiders. >> they're going to have to be very intentional about how they go about building relationships. >> adult prison was chief of police in san leandro after allegations he violated department policy. floyd mitchell is a former lubbock police chief in texas. he resigned in september of last year, the department was criticized over abandoned 911 calls. lisa davis is dissident police chief in cincinnati. and luis molina is currently deputy mayor for public safety of the city of new york. according to the new york times he has been criticized for failing to improve conditions of the city's jails. the list of candidates had already been presented to mayor thao in december, she rejected all candidates on the list and requested a new list from the polic

laurent armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city and the mayor.hat the lawsuit uncovered nearly a year after he lost his job. >>> rain totals, off the charts. 8.48 inch san anselmo, san jose, 4.13 over the past eight days >>> new at 11:00 of not exactly smooth sailing . we're learning more than 150 people felt ill on board a ship that was scheduled to dock in san francisco for a night . nbc bay area's gia vang spoke to passengers who say they are not worried. >> reporter: passengers aboard the queen victoria are off on time. the next destination, hawaii. the ship docked in san francisco last night, part of the itinerary, while an illness spread on board. >> we have not been affected. they have not told us too much about it, but we found out from the sources that have been over 100 people affected. >> reporter: there are nearly 2800 passengers and crew . the centers for disease control and present in or cdc is investigating 128 passengers and 25 crew members who reported being ill on the voyage to the symptoms included diarrhea and vomiting. the cr

former oakland police chief laurent armstrong is suing the city and mayor xiang tao, saying he was wrongfully fired. it's important that we filed this lawsuit to restore the chief's reputation, billy wintner, an attorney for armstrong, says the lawsuit is bolstered by the fact that a neutral arbitrator ruled in the ex-top cop's favor, finding that the city should not have fired him. >> we believe that the case we brought has merit, that the hearing officer has, um, conferred and that the criticisms against the chief were unfounded. >> the suit says he was fired because he had the courage to speak out about alleged misconduct by the federal monitor, robert warshaw. warshaw had commissioned a report that said the chief failed to hold a sergeant responsible for two alleged cover ups. i caught up with the mayor, who referred me to the city attorney's office, but i asked her about the search for the next chief. i believe that, you know, getting having a chief just be named chief is not good enough. >> we need a chief who understands the intricacies of being under the federal oversight. >> in his l

it's been almost one year since oakland police chief laurent armstrong was fired. >> now he's suing the city for allegedly violating labor laws in his first amendmentrillionights. >> chief armstrong was illegally terminated. um, in particular, he was retaliated against. >> armstrong's attorneys claim he was fired for criticizing a federal monitor. the monitor, robert warshaw, questioned armstrong's response to officer misconduct. in late 2022. because of that, he was placed on administrative leave and eventually fired. the lawsuit. claims mayor tao voiced to others she felt pressured by the monitor to fire armstrong. months later. an independent audit later cleared him of any wrongdoing. >> she was involved. he made the decision in and, and she underscored in describing that hasty decision to terminate him that the reasons were retaliatory. >> three at an event wednesday morning, mayor tao declined to comment. >> it's an active litigation, and so i'm going to refer that to the city attorney's office. >> much of the lawsuit focuses on warshaw's oversight, claiming he was incentivized to

it has been a year since oakland mayor, sheng thao, fired former police chief, laurent armstrong. drama has surrounded the search for the next chief. anne kirkpatrick is the chief of police in new orleans and also former oakland police chief. she says one of the first thing she noticed from the list of candidates is that they are all outsiders. >> they're going to have to be very intentional about how they go about building relationships. >> adult prison was chief of police in san leandro after allegations he violated department policy. floyd mitchell is a former lubbock police chief in texas. he resigned in september of last year, the department was criticized over abandoned 911 calls. lisa davis is dissident police chief in cincinnati. and luis molina is currently deputy mayor for public safety of the city of new york. according to the new york times he has been criticized for failing to improve conditions of the city's jails. the list of candidates had already been presented to mayor thao in december, she rejected all candidates on the list and requested a new list from the pol

armstrong is suing the city and mayor sheng tao, saying he was wrongfully fired. it's important that we filed this lawsuit to restore the chief's reputation. billy winter, an attorney for armstrong, says the lawsuit is bolstered by the fact that a neutral arbitrator ruled in the ex-top cop's favor, finding that the city should not have fired him. >> we believe that the case we brought has merit that the hearing officer has, um, confirmed that the criticisms against the chief were unfounded. >> the suit says he was fired because he had the courage to speak out about alleged misconduct by the federal monitor, robert warshaw. warshaw had commissioned a report that said the chief failed to hold a sergeant responsive for two alleged cover ups. i caught up with the mayor, who referred me to the city attorney's office, but i asked her about the search for the next chief. >> i believe that, you know, getting having a chief just be named chief is not good enough. we need a chief who understands the intricacies of being under the federal oversight. >> in his lawsuit, armstr

laurent armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city and the mayor. what the lawsuit uncovered nearly a year after he lost his job. >>> rain totals, off the charts. 8.48 inch san anselmo, san jose, 4.13 over the past eight days two leading candidates for senate. two very different visions for california. steve garvey, the leading republican, is too conservative for california. he voted for trump twice and supported republicans for years, including far right conservatives. adam schiff, the leading democrat, defended democracy against trump and the insurrectionists. he helped build affordable housing, lower drug costs, and bring good jobs back home. the choice is clear. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message. >>> new at 11:00 of not exactly smooth sailing . we're learning more than 150 people felt ill on board a ship that was scheduled to dock in san francisco for a night . nbc bay area's gia vang spoke to passengers who say they are not worried. >> reporter: passengers aboard the queen victoria are off on time. the next destination, hawaii. the sh

it's now been more than a year since mayor shengtao fired former police chief laurent armstrong on thursday. >> oakland residents will be able to meet the new candidates. they say. whoever they are, they need to make changes fast. >> we need to have the chief uh. the potential chief has a basic understanding of the diverse cultures and to build uh- the working relationship with all community. >> his data from the abc seven news i-team shows robberies, burglaries and vehicle thefts in oakland are all on the rise in the last few years. recently places like in-n-out and denny's announced they will be closing because of the crime in their area. although being born and raised in oakland, ali says he's thought about moving. >> i love this city, but i just this crime rates is just pushing me out. uh, sometimes i think about, you know, just going to a different state where it's more safer. >> mayor shengtao already rejected the first round of candidates proposed by the police commission. although the new names of the candidates have not been revealed. and council member noel gayo says the police ch

former oakland police chief laurent armstrong is suing the city for wrongful termination.s one year ago this week when oakland mayor shengtao announced she was firing armstrong. ktvu spoke with armstrong's attorneys about the lawsuit. they say a legal decision made earlier this year gives them a strong case. ktvu allie rasmus joins us now live with the details. allie pam armstrong's attorneys say they wanted to file this lawsuit to quote, restore his professional reputation. >> when oakland mayor shengtao fired armstrong one year ago, she said it was because he had, in her view, mishandled two police officer misconduct investigations. armstrong on his part, said that he didn't have the correct information about those investigations and that he did nothing wrong. earlier this year, an outside arbitrator agreed and said armstrong shouldn't have been fired in his suit against the city. armstrong says he believes the real reason he was fired was because of his criticism of robert warshaw. warshaw is the federally appointed monitor who oversees some of the reforms. opd is requi

armstrong. he's suing the mayor and the city after he was fired without cause by mayor shengtao more than a year ago. >> well, it was oakland last year. now, two other east bay cities are dealing with cyber attacks. we're talking about oakley and pleasant hill. abc seven news reporter tim johnson has been following the story for us today. tim, there is a possible connection between the two cases. yeah >> ama. that's right. now, contra costa county officials say a full forensic analysis is currently being conducted to determine where exactly the cyber attacks came from. they tell me. well, they're still not 100% sure. they are looking into whether the two incidents are related. two more bay area cities are falling victim to another round of cyber attacks. the contra costa county cities of oakley and pleasant hill, both hit on thursday. right now, what they're doing is conducting, conducting a forensic audit of the situation. >> so that they can kind of see what happened in pleasant hill, the poli

armstrong is suing the city and mayor xiang tao, saying he was wrongfully fired. it's important that we file this lawsuit to restore the chief's reputation, billy winter, an attorney for armstrong, says the lawsuit is bolstered by the fact that a neutral arbitrator ruled in the ex-top cop's favor, finding that the city should not have fired him. >> we believe that the case we brought has merit that the hearing officer has, um, confirmed that the criticisms against the chief were unfounded. >> the suit says he was fired because he had the courage to speak out about alleged misconduct by the federal monitor, robert warshaw. warshaw had commissioned a report that said the chief failed to hold a sergeant responsible for two alleged cover ups. i caught up with the mayor, who referred me to the city attorney's office, but i asked her about the search for the next chief. >> i believe that, you know, getting having a chief, just being named chief is not good enough. we need a chief who understands the intricacies of being under the federal oversight. >> in his lawsuit, ar

new developments former oakland police chief laurent armstrong is suing the city of oakland and mayorsuit claims armstrong was fired for criticizing the federal monitor overseeing the police department. his attorney claims the decision by mayor to violate labor law, and armstrong first amendment rights. >> she was involved. he made the decision and she underscored and described that hasty decision to terminate him, that the reasons were retaliatory. >> mayor tao fired armstrong a year ago this month, claiming he mishandled misconduct charges against a police officer. an independent auditor cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. in september. tao refused to comment about this. today, the city's attorney, the city attorney's office, did not return our calls either. it was last january when oakland was hit with a ransomware attack. it paid nothing but more than 600gb of sensitive information were dumped onto the dark web, including home addresses, driver's licenses and social security numbers. the town secured $10 million in funding to strengthen its information systems going forward. now,

it's been more than a year since mayor shengtao fired a former police chief, laurent armstrong, on thursday. residents will be able to meet the candidates some say whoever gets the job needs to make changes fast. one business owner says his store has been burglarized almost daily. i love this city, but i just this crime rate is just pushing me out. >> uh- sometimes i think about, you know, just going to a different state where it's more safer. >> we need to have the chief uh- the potential chief has a basic understanding of the diverse cultures and to build the working relationship with all communities. >> the forum will be held thursday night at 630 at oakland city hall. >> your voice, your vote. president biden's actions in response to the conflict in gaza could play a role in today's primary election in michigan, some groups are planning to stage a protest vote against biden back in 2020. mr. biden narrowly won the great lakes state. it was a key state for his run for the white house, traditionally voting uncommitted is seen as a protest against the president. >> if a sizable portion of

. >> today marks one year since former oakland police chief laurent armstrong was fired. that means it's also been one year. the city of oakland since the city of oakland has been without a police chief, mayor shengtao fired armstrong after a federal monitor questioned his response to another officer's misconduct. eight months later, an independent audit cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing, and now he's suing the city and mayor tao, saying his firing was illegal. >> city agencies and police departments from fremont to richmond are creating a task force to address crime in the east bay. the task force will focus on the area around interstate 80 and 80. police say thieves are using the interstates to get away quickly after committing crimes. now, police want to install license plate readers and share data across police departments. many crimes are committed using stolen vehicles, stolen license plates. >> the ability to bring those cameras to continue to improve the tools that law enforcement have, that's paramount. >> i need the national guard to be here. that's what i got

armstrong.ago. the police department is still being run by an interim chief at a time of rising violence. >> tensions with moscow continue to rise following the death of russia's main opposition leader and the los angeles woman detained on spy charges, alex hogan is in london this morning with the latest just. >> the problems with russia keep piling up on tuesday, moscow announcing the arrest of another american on spy charges. they say the 33 year old los angeles resident was caught raising funds for ukraine's military. she's now been detained on suspicion of treason. it came just days after the death of opposition leader alexei navalny in a remote arctic prison. since his death was announced, his mother has been trying to recover his body and on tuesday, she issued a new plea to russian president vladimir putin. >> i'm turning to you, vladimir putin. the solution to the issue depends only on you. let me finally see my son so that i can bury him humanely. >> the diplomatic fallout is still inte

. >> nearly one year after former oakland police chief laurent armstrong was fired, he is fighting back in court. armstrong filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city and mayor shengtao. armstrong was first placed on paid administrative leave last january over allegations he mishandled some internal investigations into officer misconduct. >> mayor shengtao fired armstrong a month later on february 15th, nearly one year ago in september, an independent state report exonerated armstrong of any wrongdoing, saying that his termination was based upon. then, in december, mayor tao rejected a short list of candidates for police chief, which included armstrong. our crime reporter henry lee explains what's at stake with this lawsuit. >> former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is suing the city, and mayor sheng tao, saying he was wrongfully fired. >> it's important that we filed this lawsuit to restore the chief's reputation, billy winter , an attorney for armstrong, says the lawsuit is bolstered by the fact that a neutral arbitrator ruled in the ex-top cops favor, finding that t

armstrong, a representative, told the newspaper he's no longer seeking reinstatement. he's now suing the mayor and the city after he was fired without cause by mayor shengtao. more than a year ago, shot owners in the east bay rallied together yesterday to honor slain shopkeeper aristeo zambrano. he was a former united farm workers leader of the 1970s and a longtime oakland business owner. organizers say his story embodied the american dream. zambrano was killed in his own auto repair shop on international boulevard earlier this month. supporters and speakers used the rally yesterday to demand an end to the violence that is plaguing oakland in the south bay. >> people from all over the bay area came together over the weekend to help out a small pie shop on valentine's day. a last minute cancellation from tesla cost the owner of the giving pies thousands of dollars on saturday, as you can see, a line of customers stretched way out the door. the owner says she was overwhelmed to see this large turnout. >> the amount of support that we have received, it's beyond like a i d

where fired police chief laurent armstrong has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city. and mayor shengtao. ktvu crime reporter henry lee now live to bring us the latest henry gasia. >> this was all but a foregone conclusion that lauren armstrong would sue, the former police chief says the evidence is in his favor, showing that he was fired by mayor tao without cause. now the former chief, lauren armstrong, is fighting his termination in the form of a lawsuit filed in alameda county superior court. the lawsuit accuses the city and oakland mayor xiang tao of wrongfully firing armstrong because he had the courage to speak out about alleged misconduct by the federal monitor, robert warshaw. warshaw has been overseeing ongoing reforms at the oakland police department as a result of the riders scandal. from the year 2000, the city has been under the supervision of a federal judge and the monitor for two decades. in his lawsuit, armstrong says he led opd to the closest it's ever been to ending federal oversight. armstrong accused warshaw of repeatedly finding problems with the

armstrong, a representative told the newspaper he is no longer seeking reinstatement. he's now suing the mayor and the city after he was fired without cause by mayor shengtao more than a year ago. she owners in the east bay, rallied together yesterday to honor slain shopkeeper aristeo zambrano. he was a former united farm workers leader of the 1970s and a longtime oakland business owner. organizers say his story embodied the american dream. zambrano was killed in his own auto repair shop on international boulevard earlier this month. supporters and speakers used the rally yesterday to demand an end to the violence that is plaguing oakland. >> we're waiting to learn when a target in vallejo is going to reopen. someone started a fire in the toilet paper aisle of the store in admiral callaghan lane. i should say on saturday that fire caused an evacuation of the store and about $1 million in damages as of last night, police haven't made any arrests, according to the chronicle, one person suffered minor injuries. >> today, san francisco's board of supervisors is expected to

well, it's been a year since former oakland police chief laurent armstrong was fired. that means it's also been a year that the city has been without a permanent police chief. although we're showing you video right now of oakland mayor shintaro, who fired armstrong after a federal monitor questioned his response to another officer's misconduct. now, months later, an independent audit cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing, and now he's suing the city and the mayor, saying his firing was illegal. >> a hometown celebration for the kansas city chiefs turned to chaos in a matter of seconds. police there now investigating yesterday's deadly shooting during the team's super bowl victory parade. gloria is at the live desk this morning with the latest information. gloria an estimated 1 million people were at the victory parade in kansas city for the chiefs and their super bowl win when gunshot rang out and one person is dead. >> that victim has been identified as lisa lopez galvan, a dj at a kansas city radio station. station khfi confirmed the news on their facebook page. lopez

so on february 15th of 2023, oakland mayor shengtao fired then police chief laurent armstrong, the cityked the police commission with finding a replacement for him. then, december 14th of last year, ten months after armstrong was fired, the commission submitted three candidates to the mayor, including. one of those candidates was armstrong, the chief who she had just fired . also on that list, a assistant chief in tucson, arizona, and a candidate from the san leandro police department. then, less than two weeks after she got those names on december 27th, the mayor denied all of those options. we asked former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, who was fired from her role, what she believes the feeling inside opd is like now, with now that they are a year without a police chief. >> i think the community definitely feels helpless. i think your officers and professional staff of the oakland police department have a sense of helplessness until until there's some leadership that steps up and says no, that we've got to stabilize here. >> so the question many asking now what happens next? h

armstrong one year ago. police department is still being run by an interim chief at a time of rising violence in oakland. >> barbie celebrating black history month with a collaboration with a notable fashion brand. the iconic dolls teamed up with hip hop brand cross colors for what's being described as an editorial spread across colors was popular with the launch of 90s west coast hip hop. the brand's motto is clothing without prejudice. dolls are a tribute to the black community. they promote diversity, inclusion and representation. these images were featured by mattel on the barbie style instagram page. >> give her a warm welcome. hi friends, thanks for hopping on the show today barbie! >> it's so exciting to finally see your side hustle in person. >> black history month barbie comes in a variety of shades, shapes, heights, and hair textures. the barbie and ken apparel will be available this summer and fall. as for the dolls manufacturing decisions we're told are still in the works. >> all right. 845 now a

the vacancy opened up when oakland mayor xiang tao fired former police chief laurent armstrong.of candidate s put together by the oakland police commission. now, months later, they have submitted a new list of four names to the mayor's desk. so here is a look at the list. lisa davis, first, a lieutenant colonel with the cincinnati police department, followed by floyd mitchell, former lubbock police chief, then luis molina, currently the assistant deputy mayor for the public safety for the city of new york. and then abdul pridgen, former san leandro san leandro police chief who left the department in september after allegations that he violated department policy. so we're going to focus on two of the four names in this hour. right now, we want to start with lisa davis, who is currently serving as the investigations bureau commander with the cincinnati police department, her hometown pd that is where she developed a specialized unit to address the at risk community, including lgbt, homeless youth and human human trafficking victims. she also implemented a crime strategy using a de

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armstrong. one year ago, the police department is still being run by an interim chief at a time when violent crime is on the rise in oakland, our time is now. >> 437 thrive city in san francisco also hosted its annual black history month celebration. you, the money, you, the stars, you my main attraction when we was walking with lions, i knew big things would happen. >> the jungle brought us closer. now this year's headliner at the event was grammy award winning artist rhyme fest, along with the live music, there was also dance performances and a mobile exhibit looking at the influence of music on the black experience in america. >> to be celebrating black history month with style, the iconic doll has teamed up with hip hop fashion brand cross colors for a fashion editorial. cross colors became popular with the launch of the 90s west coast hip hop. there motto clothing without prejudice. the barbies are a tribute to the black community and promote diversity, inclusion and representation. in this