breaking news in oakland where police have made an arrest in the shooting death of shameel pierce. >> she was walking down the sidewalk on monday afternoon and protecting her children when she was shot. >> the suspect is 19-year-old anthony sims. he was taken into custody at highland hospital tuesday and charged with murder this afternoon. >> he was part of the gun battle monday afternoon near chestnut street and 30th. the victim was simply a bystander. janet o is in oakland gathering details, she will join us live with a full report on abc 7 news at 5:00. we'll have more information as soon as it becomes available.

good afternoon, i'm dan ashley. >> the search is on for the gunman in the shooting of two police officers in ferguson missouri late last night. >> one officer was shot right in the face the other in the shoulder, both we are glad to say are expected to recover. >> marcia gonzalez is in the area with the latest. >> today police surrounded this home. >> they ran up to me. >> kaying several people as they try to track down the gunman. >> shows shots fired around midnight last night. >> shots fired, officer down. >> at the end of a protest sparked. tom jackson announced he was resigning. a response cited widespread racism within the city and department. police say the demonstration was

just starting to wind down when someone started shooting. >> we look at that -- >> one officer shot through the shoulder, the other shot in the cheek. the bullet still lodged behind his ear. >> you're lucky, by god's grace we didn't lose two officers last night. >> both have been sent home from the hospital expected to recover as some wonder this city has endorsed so much by michael brown's death will be able to do the same. >> this really disgusting and cowardly attack might have been intended to unravel any sense of progress that exists. i hope that does not happen. >> ferguson police will no longer be in charge of security here. >> stockton california, that city is one of six american

cities chosen for a federal pilot program aimed at building trust between police and the public in the aftermath of what happened in ferguson attorney general eric holder announced the program today. nearly $5 million will go toward program programs to stop bias. police tell abc 7 news motorcyclists rear ended a car on 15th avenue around 10:00 a.m. the motorcyclist was killed. the victim's identity has not been relieved. police finally caught two men today after a high speed three city chase that went on for hours. it started early this morning in san jose. the men led police on a chase before getting off on freemont avenue in sunnyvale.

they hit a deadend and ditched their car in a neighborhood in sunnyvale. >> i just heard a loud noise in the middle of the night the dogs started barking, . >> it looks like he jumped over my backyard. >> nearly two hours after the chase started they were arrested. the pair face several charges including abating an officer and carjacking. >> there's a warning going around in part of the east bay this evening. after a dead bat was found to have ray bees. >> the bat turned up last friday on blackout road. >> afternoon, we're sitting just in front of the community center. if you follow me this way. there's a playground right there, some families, some kids right there, just yards away from the entrance to the center.

many of these families were learning about the dead bat today. the alameda county vector going door to door to tell people about the situation. >> at the community center in freemont parents were surprised about i the discovery of a bat that tested positive for rabbies. >> no one talked about it. >> signs are posted at the entrance to the center. this woman stopped by to pick up her preschooler this afternoon. >> many kids are here to go to the program, and they would come here and play. so i think that they -- >> the dead mexican bat much like you see the one seen here -- freemont police picked it up on saturday. then turned the bat over to health officials on monday for tests. the results came back tuesday. in alameda county two to six rabid bats are

found each year. >> rabbies is a fatal disease you catch it. >> they canvassed nearby neighborhoods this morning. stopping by nearly 60 homes to discuss the dangers. >> if your dog picked it up or child picked it up they need to contact us for information. >> if i'm letting kids go out, i believe i can alert them to help me with this information. >> while the news may be unsettling for some. a reminder for health officials for those in the area to keep their cool. >> for now, business as usual at a place where this community meets. >> in freemont chris winn abc 7 news. one of the highway patrol officers heroically survived the life of a suicideal man. the video of the incident was captured by a dash camera and

released just today. that's what you're watching. the officers saw the man leap off the overpass. he held on as he dangled 70 feet above another freeway below. an offduty sheriff's deputy and oakland police officer witnessed what happened they helped hoist the man back over the railing. >> this is a positive outcome, there's 1,000 ways this could have ended many we're happy it ended the way it was. we're proud of our officer it was a split second decision, this is what he chose to do. >> the man was taken to a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. >> san francisco fire investigators haven't determined what caused yesterday's mission district. there are questions about how long it took an ambulance to get to the scene. abc 7 news has confirmed no ambulances were available for more than six minutes after the first 911 call. fire officials blame it on an unusually high call volume. the city gets an average of 5 emergency calls that time of night. it had 11 ambulances available.

yesterday there were 14 medical calls at the same time. >> there was a little delay in getting an ambulance to the scene, there were three people that could do cpr on them. and all three of them regained pulses. the firefighters trained as paramedic s paramedics. right now the defense is presenting its case in the ellen powell trial. powell took the stand again, she's suing a silicon valley firm that fired her in 2012. details of her severance package were revealed. which included $33,000 a month for six months. her personal finances cannot be used as evidence. the firms lead attorney argues her husband's hedge fund bankruptcy motivated the lawsuit and not discrimination.

sky 7 hd over candlestick park today. san francisco park reminds fans, there's less than a week left to bid on historic items for the former home of the giants and 49ers. items include seats and autographs, field goal posts. the auction closes at 8:00 p.m. next tuesday. the area around the park will be redeveloped as a mixed residential and commercial space. >> warm temperatures throughout the bay area today. and more beach weather is on the way. >> spencer christian is here now with a look at the forecast. >> despite the presence of some high clouds, the warming continues. it's a mostly sunny day with a few high clouds around it's getting warmer. the warmest day ahead will be saturday probably. here's a view of the western sky from emeriville. these are current temperatures, 66 in san francisco. 70 in oakland 72 in san carlos and san jose.

half moon bay 64 degrees. another view of the western sky from the east bay hills camera we have 76 degrees at santa rosa right now. mid-70s at fairfield, concord and livermore. you look at the golden gate. we see our first forecast partly cloudy with some patchy fog. mostly sunny and warm inland tomorrow, with highs from mid-60s on the coast to upper 70s inland. we may have record highs by saturday. i'll give you a look at those projected high temperatures in a few minutes. >> thank you, spencer. an expensive chinatown public restroom in the works for years, officially opened to the public today. the $2 million restroom is located right in the heart of chinatown. many resident thes who live in single room apartments nearby consider this square their living room. the new bathroom has more stalls than the old one. people we talked to today were

not concerned about the big price tag. >> i figure in the long run it's okay. >> the restroom is one of the most used public bathrooms in the city. the design is a modern interpretation of traditional chinese architecture. still ahead at 4:00, bart's new eye in the sky. how this contraption will help keep riders safe on the system. >> mass car aiding as a member of the green and gold comedian will ferrell's splashy spring training debut that will all benefit a good cause. >> mending strained relations between police and the public. the efforts underway in salinas after a high profile police shooting. michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook. he will answer them here live a little later. you can ask

president obama has just arrived in los angeles to raise some money. he's going to squeeze in some fun at the same time. this is a live look at los angeles international airport. where his plane just landed. president obama is heading straight to a taping with jimmy kimmel, after he departs the airport, the president made his first appearance on kimmel via satellite back in 2008 after his initial run for the white house. he's going to sit on the sofa tonight on the show and tape with jimmy kimmel this evening.

he'll be in town to raise money for the democratic party. you can see him greeting some dignitaryies there, barbara boxer is at the foot of the stairs greeting him. you can catch president obama on kimmel tonight at 11:35 right after abc 7 news at 11:00. as you look live at president obama in los angeles. >> it was designed to draw attention, that's what a surveillance tower is doing at a berkeley bart station. the mobile eye in the sky is designed to deter criminals, it looks a little strange. amy hollyfield has the story. >> it definitely stands out. >> it's 25 feet tall, making those on the ground feel a bit small. >> pretty imposing. >> it's a bit mysterious, with the dark windows. >> it's intimidating. >> bart police say that's the point. to intimidate criminals and hopefully scare them away. >> i think it's a great idea, you know we need the

protection, we need people to stop doing what they're doing, and we want to be safe. >> bart police say the tower gives them a good view of the station parking lot, so they can see a crime in progress and call it in. the tower is mobile they tow it to different bart stations that are experiencing an issue with crime. right now it is in north berkeley where police say they have noticed an uptick in bike theft. >> sounds like an excellent idea. seems very efficient. you've got an eye in the sky. i like it. >> not everyone is embracing this odd looking police tool. >> seems excessive to me. like a lot of police presence and over use of police power these days. >> police say it does appear to work. and just about everyone we met said, they welcomed the extra security. >> parking purposes and vandalism on the cards is a good idea. >> dark tinted windows you

can't tell whether there's an officer in there. that's the point. bart says they don't always put a police officer in there. they're hoping the presence of the tower is a deterrent. the tower didn't cost bart riders a thing. they covered the $90,000 price tag with grant money. abc 7 news. an entrepreneur who took his love for cycling from the road to the water a couple years ago, is launching a brand new model. judas schiller began a kick starter campaign today for his newest water bike model, the s 1, the handlebars steer the underwater rutter. the company says you can assemble the boik in less than 10 minutes. retail price is just under $4,000. they hope to release the new model in july. there are plenty of new faces on the a's this year, and another one made his debut today. check it out. >> works pretty good right?

that's will ferrell in the green and gold. the anchorman star hit the field for the a's and mariners today. >> he barnstormed through five spring training games today, playing for ten different teams, including the giants playing the white sox right now. >> he's playing for both teams, farrell told fans he was in beast mode described himself as a five tool guy. >> the upcoming special will raise a million dollars for scholarships for cancer survivors. >> let's get another check on our weather which has been so nice today. >> it's just lovely. >> enjoying and working at the same time. >> makes me want to suit up and play a little baseball. >> here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. mainly sunny skies high clouds around, nice and warm mild at the coast, warm inland, here's the view from our exploratorium

camera. bright skies despite the presence of high clouds, these are the forecast features. record highs are possible on saturday. it will be turning cooler sunday and monday. here's our satellite image showing high pressure still the dominant feature in our weather picture. despite the high clouds invading this ridge of high pressure. we'll have a warming trend continuing into the weekend. high clouds sweeping through tonight and tomorrow. in fact the high clouds will increase tomorrow, still, though, it will be a nice mild to warm day, we'll use up the projected high temperature range for the week ahead in livermore as our indicator for what's coming in the bay area. >> 65 degrees, you can see highs throughout the 7-day period, we'll be well above 65. beaking at 83 on saturday. and dropping back into the up ir70s on sunday. a few patches of fog near the coast. lows will be mainly in the upper 40s and low 50s. tomorrow's highs and sunshine

will be in the mid to upper 70s in the south bay. 76 at san jose. 77 in los gatos. mid to upper 60s on the coast from pacifica to half moon bay. downtown san francisco will reach 69 degrees tomorrow up in the north bay, bright skies high clouds, mid-70s 74 santa rosa. 76 in napa, over on the east bay tomorrow look for highs of 73 in oakland. 74 in heyward, castro valley the inland east bay will see upper 70s tomorrow. fairfield, 78 at antioch and livermore. this is our accuweather 7-day forecast. warmest day in the forecast period will be saturday with about 70 degrees on the coast and low 80s inland. a chance for a few record highs for that date. cooling down rather sharply on sunday to mid-70s around the

bay, and inland. we'll have a steady range of highs from sunday through next thursday under partly to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. we'll see low to mid-70s around the bay, mid-60s on the coast. very little change ahead beginning on sunday. and tuesday i should point out will be st. patrick's day. >> thank you spencer. >> on that subject an award winning irish banned is getting ready for a parade weekend. the irish papers are putting the finishing touches on their routine for san francisco's st. patrick's day parade saturday. the group has been around since 1932. they have more than 30 bagpipers. abc 7 is a proud sponsor of this year's st. patrick's day parade. seven on your side's michael finney will host the parade live beginning at 7:00 saturday.

up next, the big backlash over an innovative new toy. why are parents so enraged about the barbie doll that talks to you when you talk to it. new after 4:30. let it go again. disney reveals some big plans for upcoming movies

a new barbie doll is getting the thumbs down from critics. hello barbie uses an embedded microphone to record children's speech. >> the head of the campaign says that doll leaves kids vulnerable to stealth advertising. and wants mattel to scrap the idea. >> she's the new barbie who looks just like the old barbie. except for one big difference. >> welcome to new york, barbie. >> when you talk to hello barbie.

she talks back. >> what should i be when i grow up? >> well, you told me you like being on stage so maybe a dancer? >> some parents are outraged by the technology that lets her do just that. concerned about who could be listening to your child's conversation. >> i would never buy my grandchildren hello barbie. hello barbie is a really terrible violation of children's privacy. >> how does barbie's talking technology work. a microphone is embedded into her necklace, you press down on her belt buckle her speech recognition technology activates. >> it can recognize and respond to exactly what i'm saying and understand it. but not only can she understand it, she actually remembers it. >> recordings of your child's conversations with barbie are sent over the internet to what

mattel's partner company toy talk are secure servers. the audio is processed to help form barbie's preprogrammed responses and is also used for product improvement. in order to activate the talking feature in the barbie, parents must consent to all of this. parents are in control of the data and can delete any of it. >> according to a reporter who you just heard there consumer advocates are concerned kids are talking to a multinational corporation. it's set to be released next fall, at a cost of $75. still ahead at 4:00, the feds launch a new initiative between the police and public in salinas. find out how they plan to get that done. what does the president think about the latest blunder involving the secret service agents who are supposed to keep him safe. a huge capitol infusion for lift. who's bankrolling a half million dollar investment in

checking your headlines at 4:30, there are calls for calm today after the overnight shooting of two police officers in ferguson, missouri. they were wounded during a protest in front of the police department. the officers are expected to fully recover and have already been released from the hospital.

police are still looking for the shooter. abc news tweeted a statement from the parents of michael brown who say they denounce the senseless shooting. abc 7 news reporter chris winn treated this photo after a bad with rabbies was found at a freemont community center. the dead bat was at the entrance to the community center. alameda county vector control is handing out flyers to neighbors. it comes after a string of fatal police shootings involving hispanic men including one where a man carrying garden sheers was shot and killed. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live with a look at what happens next. >> it's not going to be a magical fix or a quick one. that's what ronald davis emphasized today, he is now the director of the justice department's cops program, community oriented policing

unit. he met with the police command this morning before briefing reporters, and now he's meeting with selected community members here at this auditorium. he's telling him that hen watts the salinas police department to become a model for all other police departments in the country. >> the truth hurts. we all know that, but selective ignorance is fatal. >> u.s. justice department staffers will be embedded with salinas police for a two-year collaborative program to implement community policing and build trust with an often hostile community. >> the department will receive technical assistance through the analysis of policies, training and tactics. >> there have been large rallies and marches in the wake of the shootings, at least one turned violent. that was after the shooting in may of a gardiner that was captured by cell and security cameras, they showed two officers with guns drawn. following carlos mahila as he

walks down the street. the officer yells commands. one officer moves to the side multiple shots are fired and mahila falls to the sidewalk. the most recent shooting happened last july when 39-year-old frank alvarado was killed after police said he used this cell phone to simulate a gun. police chief kelly mcmillan welcomes the training for his officers which includes alternatives to lethal force. >> the challenge is in making sure that the appropriate level of force is used given the circumstances. >> activists are skeptical. >> they can't be coming in. everyone holds hands and we hold a conversation, we have the feds walk away. >> everyone agrees on one thing. the challenges are just beginning. vic lee abc 7 news. >> a salvage company is preparing to retrieve the wreckage of a military helicopter that crashed off the florida panhandle tuesday night. crews resume the search today

for the bodies of the service members aboard the black hawk helicopter that went down. in heavy fog between the mainland and the barrier islands. 7 marines and four soldiers were on board, all are believed to be dead. the bodies of two marines have been identified crews are also working to recover the helicopters flight recorder for more information. president obama says tonight he still has full confidence in the secret service director despite another embarrassing moment for the embattled department. the director reassigned two senior agents to desk jobs after accusations they drove a car into a white house security barrier, after allegedly drinking at a retirement party for another agent. the secret service supervisor at the time sent those agents home without giving them a field sobriety test. >> the important part is that you have two secret service agent probably armed in a government car. in some state of ineastbound reation, and that's a no no to

begin with. >> the department of homeland security inspector general will investigate this incident. the secret service has been under fire in recent years after a string of incidents, including a white house fence jumper, who made it into the east room of the white house. bart hailing service lift has raised a million dollars in capital in funding. the japanese online retailer led the latest investment in the company. lift still has a way to go to catch up to its main competitor uber, which has evaluation of $40 billion. uber is the biggest start-up in the united states. a lot of movie news was announced. >> it came courtesy of abc parent company disney. which announced details for the sequel of frozen. and release dates for the star wars films during the annual shareholders meetings. >> cornell bernard was there.

elsa anna and the gang from frozen will be defrosting for a new chilly sequel. >> we call it frozen 2 right now, it will have a name. >> he broke the news today at a shay holders meeting. frozen is the most successful animated movie of all times. >> the sequel has a challenge of living up to the first film that came out. >> olaf is back? >> olaf is back. >> christie is a big fan. >> i'm excited about frozen 2 i think frozen opened up a whole new world for all of these little girls. >> what are you looking forward to seeing the most? >> that's tough. i'm a huge star wars fan. >> star wars episode 7, the force awakens hits theaters in december. the trailer has gone viral with 150 million views. two more will follow including

star wars 8 in 2017. >> we always said the film that's coming out after the force awakens, we're calling rogue one. >> the new adventure sequel comes out in may. >> it's a high wattage film in terms of the action, and the cast. because we -- it depends the great superheros. our man, thor and captain america. >> the ceo also announcing shanghai disneyland resort is moving forward scheduled to open next year. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. still ahead, what is driving up the costs of weddings to a five-year high. ask finney is just ahead. i'm texting your questions on twitter and facebook, which means you can contact me. at facebook.com michael finney. and over on twitter at m finney.

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a survey by websites found that people spend more than $31,000 last year to tie the knot. that's a five-year high. the survey of brides showed that spending increased in every wedding category except favors and invitations. people in manhattan spent the most to get hitched, an average of $76,000. utah was the cheapest at 15 grand. >> if you're thinking about getting married, do it the next week. >> spencer christian here with your accuweather update. >> outdoors is the place to be for all kinds of events right now. >> we have bright sunny skies, with high clouds around the bay area. the national weather picture for tomorrow is a mixed one, chilly up in the northeast, not

brutally cold. high of 35 in boston, showers through much of the southeast, and the lower midwest from st. louis, down to new orleans, and east over to atlanta. mainly dry in the western half of the nation, pleasantly mild in the upper midwest. a high of 60 tomorrow across the state of california we'll see a wide range of highs from 66 at eureka, with high clouds to 70s in chico. 88 in los angeles, and 92 in palm springs. here in the bay area we'll have more uniformed highs tomorrow, high grounds bright skies. highs will range from low to mid-70s in the bay. mid to upper 60s on the coast, and saturday will be the warmest day in the 7-day forecast. we may see some record highs for that date on saturday. i'll have more at 5:00. stick around for all our newscasts. still ahead at 4:00, the effects of marijuana on the

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ho a member of the heavy metal band slip not is recovering this afternoon after being stabbed by his brother. police say nick thompson was stabbed in the back of the head during a knife fight yesterday in iowa. the 41-year-old guitarist was rushed to the hospital with a serious but nonlife threatening wound. his brother was also injured. both men were drunk. no word if the stabbing will impact slip knot's north american tour next month. health officials scheduled a meeting with a few problems of design s

designs designs of the super bug outbreak. endoscopes are used on 500,000 patients every year. the fda's oversight of those devices which are hard to clean. in the last month, two los angeles hospitals have reported super bug infections and two people died. do homeopathic remedies really work? here's jane king with today's wellness reports. >> homeopathic remedies are a popular type of alternative treatment. a new study says they may be too good to be true. the reports on the national health and research counsel in australia reviewed hundreds of studies on the effectiveness of homeopathic treatments, and found no reliable evidence they really work. they are concerned that patients are being misled and wasting their money. teens who spoke pot daily could risk losing long term memory and experience complainings in their brain

structure. the teens who smoked marijuana regularly, started to show long term memory problems as early as their 20s. the brains were misshapen in the area where emotions are produced. vegetarians who eat fish could be greatly reducing their risk of colon cancer. colon cancer is a symptomatic in the early stages. one group blames sappy marketing for convincing parents juice drinks are healthy options for kids. there's nothing wrong with those drinks in moderation. alex trebek's future as a game show host is not in jeopardy you'll be glad to know. sony pictures anoujszed today that trebek has renewed his contract through the 2017-'18 season.

this signing ends speculation that the host may retire. he's hosted jeopardy since 1984 which can be seen every monday through saturday evening at 7:00 right here on abc 7. time now for ask finneas on your side. answering questions. our first one comes from angela. exam or no exam which sounds like a game show. i signed up to be a secret shopper, they sent me a $2400 check, take 150 commission and send the rest by western union in texas. >> it's a total scam. i've done about a million reports on these. people get taken in all the time, you shouldn't feel bad for questioning it or even believing it because they do a very good job of faking people out. cashiers checks get deposited, the money goes into the account. so it looks like, okay cool, the money is there, so you do

what they say. keep 150, send the rest along the bank then comes back and goes, no money and then they take it out of your account. there you are not having -- how much was it, 2,000, 3,000? >> 2400. >> they come back and take the rest of the money, if someone tells you to send any money by wire service it's almost always a scam unless it's a family member you're dealing with. i bought something online for one price, and they billed my credit card, then they sent me an e-mail saying the price online was an error. do they have to give me an original price. >> if they were doing it on purpose, it's bait and switch they're not allowed to do that, if they did find a mistake, our laws do not hold retailers to a simple mistake. a good way to check it out, it's a couple dollars difference. it was probably -- could be a mistake, it's hard to tell. i don't want to walk down that road with you. return the merchandise, if it's

a price you don't want to pay. they take it back. >> patty c said, i have renters insurance, am i covered for an earthquake. >> renters insurance doesn't cover a home you own, it covers a home that someone else -- just like a normal homeowner's earthquake insurance is not wrapped into it any more. however, can you go buy earthquake insurance from the california earthquake authority just like homeowners -- you may want to check it out. moving on from the luck of the irish to the best in food, music and cinema. there is plenty to do this weekend. >> layla has some ideas on how to explore where you live. >> from the marquis to the menu the 33rd annual celebration of asian cinema food and music, known as cam fest is back in the bay area. the pacific islands, india and more. everyone's irish this time of

year, especially during the annual st. patrick's day parade and festival this saturday. abc 7 will carry the parade live starting at noon with michael finney hosting and doing interviews along the parade route. you can watch the national irish societies in san francisco. we'll also carry the parade live on our website at abc7news.com. something to sweeten your pallet this weekend. the international chocolate salon is taking over for an entire day of chocolate tasting and demonstrations. in its 50th year bringing theater to the peninsula. broadway by the bay presents -- for more information about these and other events where you live go to our website at abc 7 news.com. layla guilan abc 7 news. giving the gift of life. >> two men bonded by their

careers, grow even closer after a life saving transplant. coming up new at 5:00, too manyier ify feral cats in brentwood. damage from this solar

here's what's ahead on abc 7, "grey's anatomy," "scandal" and "american crime." people can't seem to get enough of a dog walking around in a dress and a hat. check it out for yourself this is no ordinary poodle. the 1-year-old pooch is walking on her two hind legs and looks more like a school girl than a dog. the trick took two months of training.

it's hard to believe this pup can walk so well. >> two peninsula families consider themselves one big family today after a sang mateo county sheriff's office donated a kidney to a colleague's son. katie caught up with them at ucsf medical center. >> garrett ramos started getting sick when he was 14 years old fp. >> found out i had a kidney disease. >> he's been waiting for a kidney ever since and he's been on dialysis for the last year. someone close to the family was. >> i knew there was something i wanted to do and i felt like i was going to be a match. >> on tuesday, he gave his kidney to garrett. he's a san mateo correctional officer. >> i have no idea what to say to him. i tell him i love him all the time, thank you so much.

and he gave me my son back. >> well the ramos' are really family now. and so i'm just -- i'm overwhelmed by not just what i've done but it's shown me that there's a lot of people out there that are willing to do stuff that's extraordinary. >> he won't admit it, but jaren is one of those people. >> he stepped up and is doing something he believes in. >> no one is more grateful than garrett. >> i keep thanking him and i'm blessed, he wanted to do this and wanted to do this feel reborn. >> he plans to go back to junior college in the fall. he's studying to be a history teacher. >> katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much for joining us.

abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. breaking news in the murder of an oakland mother an accused killer is under arrest, we are live with the very latest. >> i don't want him here. >> makes me very nervous. >> residents in fairfield are upset that a predator is about to move into their house in the neighborhood. the house even has a pool. >> the discrimination case involving a big silicon valley company. what a judge did to prevent what he calls a side show. >> how often are they getting trapped in school. breaking news in the shooting death of a mother. a suspect is in custody charged with killing her. >> thanks so much for joining us. that suspect is a 19-year-old oakland man who police say

admitted he was in the gun battle that killed the mother in the crossfire. janet o joins us now from oakland city hall. >> this is a crime that has shocked community leaders, family and friends, 30-year-old shamell pierce was killed in front of her house while trying to protect her kids. she was walking home with her two kids she just picked them up from school. sky 7 video shows a scene in west oakland on chestnut street where witnesses described hearing more than 100 shots fired. this all started as a fight among women in the neighborhood. the suspect was arrested a day after the shooting at highland hospital, he now faces murder charges. city leaders say more needs to be done to handle conflicts before it escalates. >> in our community with the proliferation of illegal firearms teens have become deadly, you look at this corridor, we have too great a need and too few resources. >> a makeshift memorial has been

set up where a friend tells us she found pierces body on the ground. anthony simms was in court for arraignment. he did not enter a plea he is expected to be back in court tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. >> more details are coming out on the alleged spousal battery incident involving bruce miller. a case summary released today by the santa clara police department accuses miller of pushing his fiancee to the ground destroying her cell phone. the incident allegedly happened a week ago today at a bagel shop. police arrested miller on one count of spousal battery. he had not been charged. miller's arrest is the 11th of the team since 2012. once again, a neighborhood is rising up against the prospect of having a sexually violent predator move in. this time it's happening in