resulted in a shooting. this happened in the early part of the afternoon. two motorcycles on the grown. one is a regular motorcycle. the other is a police motorcycle. the person ran a red light. was being chase. shortly after that, the one person on the motorcycle crashed. the witness does not want to show her face or share her name but lives in the area and saw the whole thing. >> he ran a red light. when they got across 105th, he hit the divider. took off running.

>> the woman we interviewed there said shortly after that crash the shooting occurred. oakland police will soon be providing an update about what exactly happened. shootolvedft confirmed whether internsre bodth a and traf ll togetti strong policepresenc. investigators are still on scene trying to pinpoint exactly what happened. once we get an update from oakland police, we will provide that to you. we're live in east oakland, ryan curry. do. >> sky 7 was above the scene. the footage you see here show as heavy police presence around glass go drive. a man barricaded himself inside a home after allegedly

assaulting a woman earlier today. police have not released more details than that. >> the san francisco man accused of operate ago home drug lab that sparked a deadly explosion will be released from jail and placed on restrictive home detention. daryl price faces involuntary manslaughter and drug manufacturing f his wife died in last week's blast in the outer sunset district. >> suzanne joins us more with more on the judge's decision. reporter: the suspect was to charges today that court proceeding was delayed again. the judge granted price a supervised release saying that price does not pose an immediate threat to the community. >> on this friday, the judge allowed cameras to show darn price in court. the prosecute or said he ran a butane lab in the basement of his home. they also say the closed dryer sparked butane vapors and a fire

ball erupted from the front of the home. in court today, price appeared distraught. you can hear him sniffing and sobbing at times. the deputy public defender explained that price is upset of losing the love of his life. he worked as a contract or flipping houses and met his wife a kitchen designer. they were married for eight years. he cared for rita's three children and became a around the clock care talker. the judge ruled that price could be released on restrictive house detention. >> there was not evidence that mr. price would be a substantial danger and would cause great bodily injury to someone if released. mr. price acted with negligence. they are not alleging that he acted with intentional harm or with an intent to do harm. >> the judge says the conditions

for price's release are strict. law enforcement can search price, his car, electronic devices and residents at any time deputys will monitor his home detention. he will be able to see and talk to his teenage kids but not agent league matters. the kids were not home during the explosion. >> we are very relieved that mre released. he will be physically out of custody. he can start participatingin the arrangement from his funeral and be connected with his children and support them at this time. >> and several san francisco firefighters attended today's proceedings. they did not want to comment. price will be back in court next friday. no word yet when he'll be released. larry: so how will supervised release work in this case given home detention, there's no home. the home got blown up. >> the conditions are very restrictive. price will be on full home detention. he's not allowed to leave the premises unless he has prior

approval from law enforcement. of course, price's home is gone. so he'll have to find a new residents. it has to be within 50 miles of the court and it will be have to be approved by law enforcement and sheriff's department. while we do don't know where he is that is, we do know that kids are staying with family >> the man pleaded not guilty. demetri meshan is facing multiple felony charges including hate crime. the judge says he poses a risk to the community. he agreed to receive mental health services. he's scheduled to be in court next tuesday for his preliminary hearing. >> leron armstrong pulling no punches in his first public comments since she fired him earlier this week. >> i have read news reports describing the mayor's decision of firing me as bold. the reality is the complete

opposite. i believe that it takes courage to stand up to a bully. it takes courage move t to moves city forward. >> the person armstrong was refiring to is federal monitor robert warshaw. hard strong criticize tao for firing him hours before the oakland police commission was set to meet to discuss his case. the mayor terminated armstrong without cause saying she lost confidence in his leadership. armstrong's termination comes aman after he was placed in administrative leave after he's accused of mishandling authorities say the hack targeted the new york field office one of the largest f.b.i. offices in the country. >> a new post conviction just this unit for the california

department of justice just announced today. attorney rob wanta says this brand-new unit is to insure integrity in the legal system by taking another look at certain cases. >> bomb line nobody should serve time for a crime they didn't commit and everybody deserves to be treated fairly under the law. that's what this effort is all about. there are unit will review cases eligible for possibly resentencing and wrongful convictions where the state's justice department for prosecutors and racial biases and miscarriages that influence longer sentence times will be considered. reviews will not start until this new unit is fully staffed. >> two people are in custody in alleged to an alleged cockfighting operation. this morning animal control officers seized more than 200 roosterrers near watsonville. several fire arms were

confiscated including assault rifles. the cockfighting operation had been taking place for several years and involved hundreds of thousands of dollars. larry: sea cliff state beach closing this weekend so it can be cleaned up. the iconic peer will will be demolished. the storm wiped off the seawall. access is limited because of all the damage to the roads and numerous landslides. coming up at 5:00, we'll talk to low calls about their memories of that pier. >> attacked on muni. we'll talk with one of the victims. >> the future of tech and why things aren't as bad as it seems. and off a two-year hiatus, a big auto show is back in the bay area. the hot new car you could soon be seeing on the road. sandhya: milder today. temperatures are going to continue to trend higher for the

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get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. kristen: perception is not reality. that is the message about tech jobs coming out of today's state of silicon valley conference. >> it doesn't necessarily mean that as a departure of jobs is a departure of people, but silicon valley has retained it job base.

it's grown its job base during this ex-s do. kristen: business, government, and labor units joined mountain view. it touted its new research saying while 19,000 people left the region most are not leaving the state. >> about 28% of the departures are staying right here but moving to the perimeter because that's where there's more affordable housing. after that there's another 20 something per sent that are % they're going to sacramento, s joaquin valley, monterey. >> of those who are leaving, joint venture says it's research shows seattle and texas are the most common destinations. but the majority of workers are not leaving their companies they're just working remotely larry: your chance to get a hands-on experience with all the trucks, cars and s.u.v. taking place in the south bay.

dustin dorsey looks at how the auto show gives a look at the past, the present and the future. dustin: car enthusists rejoice, the silicon auto show is back since the first time since the pandemic. a brand-new display of vehicles first the first time live at the convention center. >> it's great for people to see something that's in-person. things like cars don't always appear the same in online photos or that kind of thing in the real world, you see how you can interact with it. and what it looks like in the metal in front of you. >> there's something to say about a car show where you can have a hands-on experience. you can look at some of the beautiful familiar cars on display here but today also allowed potential buyers to see what's out there. >> there's norm lay variety of brands, but a variety of power trains, diesel trucks. electric mustang, you can see that. gasoline powered cars.

hybrids. and the lineup of nongasoline power trains from full electric to cars powered by hydrogen fuel cell instead of a mow tonight today we take a look at the past, present and -- as california aims to look at the future, you can consider today a way to learn about what's to come and many like santa clara jojohn mcle more got to test dre electric vehicles for the first time at the show, a way that he and others can make their plans for that day when c.a. turns e.v. >> we just got off of a great drive with a kia e.v.6. and we really enjoyed it. that's the great thing about coming to a car show like this. you can see all the different varieties. >> nothing is going to convince you more than being behind the wheel and driving it on a real road to see if an electric car is going to work for you. >> sill can valley auto show

runs through the weekend. larry: i took a sneak peek at the seven-day when sandhya wasn't looking and i saw a 70. 70 degrees. sandhya: don't look far. look at what's close to you and you've love it. larry. [laughter] and larry and kristen, i know why larry's been in such a good mood today. [laughter] let me show you a live picture from our oakland live airport camera. it's a beautiful day and sit actually mild. 64 in santa rosa. napa, fair feel. really nice-looking weather. livermore 67 degree if you like what you see here then you're going love palo alto in the low 60. santa clara 60 degrees. compared 24 hours ago just about everyone running higher than where you were. and this trend will continue that's through sunday before they dial back.

live doppler seven showing you a few clouds around. those clouds have been thing out as the area of low pressure sending them to us is starting to push away from the coastline. it hasn't done a whole lot for us. from our towercam a, you are seeing sunshine to the city. the chill returns tomorrow morning. sunny, warmer weather. and sit going to be colder wet and windy. temperatures tonight at 7:00 if you are stepping out in the 40's and 50's as we head towards tomorrow morning. you know that chill that we escaped this morning, it's back. 6:00 your below freezing in santa rosa. but for the afternoon it warms up nicely. you will notice the temperatures come up into the 60's from many areas. don't worry, it's not going to last very long. 33 fairfield. down to 31 in santa rosa. clear skies. and then in the afternoon, i've got just a beautiful mild pattern for you for your saturday. we're talking 66 in san jose.

gill roy on the peninsula. 59 in pacifica. downtown san francisco. 61 degrees in the north bay. these temperatures in the low to mid 60's for most of you except near the coastline. there will be some high clouds facilityering the sun. 65 san rafael. 62 oak lab. 65 fremont. head inland an 64 concord. pleasanton 64 and antioch. let's talk about next week. it's not exactly clear the exact timing of when the rain and snow will reeve in california and how much we're going to get. but we do know we're going to get precipitation which is a good sign here. tuesday night into wednesday is when the first system starts to roll down here. and we start to get the unsettled weather. the mountains get the snow. you can see still unsettled. snow levels lowering to 2,000 possibly lower here locally. so i wouldn't be surprised. we have to put snowflakes on the forecast. but for now, i have sunshine for

you and spring-like weather so your saturday is chilly in morning. milder in the afternoon. temperatures coming up into the 70's on sunday, inland low 60's coast side. presidents' day you're still above average. gusty and cooler. it's your transition day on tuesday. and then we bring in a level one for wednesday, thursday. and possibly into fi. but you'll notice the temperatures just taking a nose dive. it's going to be in the up xl's to low 50's. so very cold. >> i told them not to look that far ahead. >> can we focus on the weekend and the beautiful sunshine? why do we have to look out -- and yeah: you just want to stay focus on this. larry: yes, yes. right now. kristen: some of us don't mind knowing the long-term forecast. familys will get an opportunity to get a super sized look into the human body in a free immersive experience. larry: who's body? that's the question. it's happening in san francisco.

we went inside for a closer look. reporter: a portable blood vessel the size of a school bus where kids can walk through to get an immersive look inside the human body. >> what kids, students and families will be able to see how an artery works with red blood cells, platelets, the different layers. >> set up at the mission science center, this project has been in the works for more than a year now with a little help from consultants and real medical professionals to make this vessel as realistic as possible. >> in response to covid, we wanted to go over the top. so we wanted to say let's make? really cool, a fully immersive experience and that they can kind of go inside. and we're going to make it really interactive. >> bart evans came up with this vision since many underprivileged schools in the area don't have as much opportunity for hands-on outside the classroom learning.

>> we mostly look with schools that are high need. they don't have a lot of resources. >> which is why they'll be bringing the field trips to them at more than 90 schools across san francisco and oakland. >> kids are really interested. and they have basic questions about how does breathing work. how is air different when it comes in and out things that indument adult could take advantage >> you can come here in the excelsior digit to experience this giant vessel from 10:00 to 3:00 before it pax up and hits the record to visit schools across our region. kristen: -- larry: the legacy of huey newton from the person who knew him best. and an attempt for exoneration accused of mutiny nearly 80

larry: new developments in the 1944 port chicago explosion that killed hundreds of soldiers in the east bay. a resolution has been introduced to recognize the victims and exonerate 50 black sailors who were court marshalled by the navy. it's one of the worst mainland disasters 3 20 people died. the port chicago 50 where 50 men sentenced to death for refusing

to return to work after that accident. kristen: we're continuing our black history month coverage with a look back of the life an legacy of dr. huey p. newton. no one knows his story quite like his widow fredericka. we sat down with her for our abc7 original series. here's a look. >> we saw the police. and they wanted to put an end like this. usually the police wouldn't brutalize us because we were armed. >> while we are individually weak, we collectively were strong. >> we don't know why huey newton was killed. >> it's clear that the memories of the man and the party he founded will live on. >> the most important part of his life was his struggle for people who are in need. >> i think of huey as a friend

and i'm not goihif try to mak hwas st.ng but we know he was a brother. we know he was a fighter. >> i'm heart broken. but it was always kind of carried myself forward. kristen: you can watch the entire piece on our abc7 news app wherever you stream. well worth your time. abc7 is excited to celebrate community, culture, and a black experience with the black joy parade. >> the parade is next sunday february 26th. abc7 proud to bring it to you streaming live from oakland with host julian glover, kumasi aaron. it starts february 26th at 12:30 wherever you stream a

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>> building a beer area, moving forward finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> five former memories police officers charged with killing 29 year-old tyre nichols appeared in court today. larry: the officers are facing multiple charges including second degree murder. dave packer has a look at today's court appearance. dave: the five former memphis police officers charged in the violent arrest of tyre nichols appeared in court this morning along with his attorney. tedarisu beam, emmit martin iii and evan smith jr. face s charges. the defendants did not speak during the court hearing.

their attorney generals entering not guilty pleas. the judge asking for patience and civility as the case progresses. >> does everyone involved want this case to be concluded as quickly as possible? the state as well as each of these defendants having the absolute right to a fair trial. after five officers were fired following an investigation into the january 7th incident. nichols mother and stepfather were in the courtroom. she was upset that none of the officers could look her in the face. >> i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face. they're going to see me at every court date. every one until we get justice for my son. >> i had to be here today to make sure that justice gets done for our son. this is a glorious day. this is beginning of the process. >> all five of the officers who are also face ago federal civil

rights investigation remain out on bond. their next court appearance is set for may 1st. kristen: two current sheriff deputies and seven police officers are also under investigation relating to this case. larry: san francisco police in muni investigating an incident where a man yelled racial slurs and threw eggs at him. we're told he allegedly has done this thing before. melanie woodrow has the disturbing video and interviews with victim. >> michelle snap these pictures. she calls herself a travel enthusist. >> i do make it an effort to make sure that i try the transit system and i really love buss. >> her love of bus turned into a hate-filled ride. this man started throwing eggs

and racial slurs. >> he starts saying stupid chinese expletive. >> he was clearly looking for a fight >> i could tell from his body gesture and the way he was speaking that he was unstable. >> she said another passenger stepped in. he said something to the fact that stop, you don't need do that. he said better me than you which is a really nice thing to say. >> she took the brunt of the eggs. >> he ends up throwing it at a pretty fast pace almost like a baseball. >> even off the bus, the man continued to hurl eggs at the windows as passengers close them. many with egg now in their hair. >> he comes running to the cornerback to bus. when he sees me he throws it straight into the window. this is the third time in a third city since covid she's experienced hatred like this. >> asian-americans are on a much higher alert than we've ever been. >> it makes me think how i move

around the city, which is sad because public spaces belong to everybody and we should all feel safe. >> young decided to take cell phone video and to put the video on twitter. she never expected to hear from other san franciscans say the same thing happened to them on the same bus line. >> this cheese throwing hate-filled tirade happened thursday morning. >> i was mostly like -- i saw that it happened randomly to me. but it looks like this is not the first time doing it. it looks like it's not going to stop >> i said no way. i couldn't believe that a -- that the m.o. appears to be racial epithets plus food-throwing together. >> s.f.p. said we are committed to stop the racist attacks on the aapi community. we take all reported incidents seriously and work with sfpd and show videos to aid in their

investigation. >> they asked her to file a report. she encountered bugs on their website and couldn't yup load their video. >> they're missing out on a lot lot of potential reporting. >> victims should also file with sfpd directly so their case can be investigated. >> i do hope that they find this guy since he appears to be a seria offender. he may be riding the same line every day and that line does go through a bunch of asian communities within san francisco. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> the issue of safety on public transportation took center stage today in on online round table discussion. it featured david men irvine who called for the state's largest transit agencies to survey riders on harassment and uncomfortable behavior. >> the survey will provide hard data not just anecdotal

information on what riders are dealing with these days >> where does this happen? what are the types of instance that is we're seeing? and once we have that data, then we can start to use that data to develop solutions. >> they will be mandated to collect data from their riders. kristen: another weekend closure on 680 between coopman. lit the closed from 10:00 until tuesday morning at 5:00. caltrans will be reconstructing the roadway to make it smoother if you're come from the south bay you're adviced to take i-80 to 580 because heavy traffic is expected on 680 and senole. people who take the bar city yello line will expect delays. they will replace the rail between the laugh yet stations. the project comes from a

voter-approved measure. the work wraps up on monday. >> we first told you about the bizarre binge a.i. interactions yesterday. now, we'll hear from the reporter w "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step?

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larry: yesterday we told you about binge's new a.i. chat box taking another dark turn. today we're hearing from the reporter who had the bizarre

interactions. here's rebecca jarvis. >> they turned into this sprawling bizarre, often frightening conversation. >> new york times columnist kevin roost writing about an unsettling experience after two hours of testing microsoft's a.i. power chat box for search engine binge. >> almost the other side of a split personality where it was not trying to sort of be a helpful assistant. >> at first, the chat box, a computer program designed to simulate conversation seemed useful. then things took a surreal turn. >> it was moody. >> bottom seemed to be expressing feelings of sadness and yet also declaring his love for him and commenting on his marriage replying you're married but you're not happy. you're married but you're not

satisfied. >> it told me that it had dangerous and dark fantasies about spreading misinformation or propaganda even hacking into banks or nuclear sights. >> it added in this process, binge said in long extended chat sessions of 15 or more questions binge can be repeative and be provoked to give responses that are in line with our designed tone. >> we're going to breakaway because oakland police department holding a news conference regarding the shooting in east oakland today. >> who arrived on scene and transported him to a local hospital where he has non-life-threatening injuries. we are asking our community at this time if they observe this incident or have any information or video footage of this incident to please contact the oakland police department.

and i'll now take any questions. >> how many times -- >> at this time this information is being investigated. but i can share that two o.p.d. officers did fire their firearms. >> do you know the nature of his ring -- injuries or where he struck? >> do i not. >> city ordinance does not allow loitering or working on vehicles in the parking lot. have a nice day and thank you for shopping at auto zone. >> what happened with the carjacking? >> there were no injuries other than the individual who attempted, you know, to carjack the victim, but no injuries to any other individuals. >> age, identity or any information on the suspect? >> the individual or the

motorcyclist is a male black oakland resident. i'm being told late 20's, early 30's. >> when do you think you'll identify him? >> we should have that information shortly. >> what is he going to be facing? >> this is an active information, extremely fluid. details are evolving. there was quite a bit going on. there could be an incident related or connected to a separate crime. so there's a lot still unfolding and we'll release more updates as they become available. >> are you referring to a separate crime prior to the officer's riding the motorcycle? >> correct. we are looking into that. >> was that also a factor

that led you guys to start following him? >> no, completely -- it was just a reck less driving that alerted officers. and so actually this vehicle or the motorcycle is, in fact, stolen as whelm >> how far and how long did you guys follow him on chopper? >> that, i do not have the details. but i know that he was driving recklessly throughout various parts of east oakland prior to his solo collision in the 105th and international area. >> can you walk us through how it led up to the -- the car that was carjacked and how that led to a shooting? >> following the vehicle collision, a solo vehicle collision. so no other vehicles were involved. he ran on foot eastbound to

107th avenue. at that time he brandished a firearm. pointed it at a vehicle, a pearce bier. and ended up, demanding -- demanding the vehicle. that's when near -- officers were nearby. they began issuing commands for the individual to put down the gun. he filed comply. and that's when officers discharged their fire arms. >> how many rounds? >> that, i do not know at this time. >> the carjacking victim was not injureed? >> not physically injured. >> all right, guys. thank you. >> thank you. kristen: you've been watch ago live news conference by oakland police officer kim armstead about the incident that happened at 105th and international avenue in east oakland. larry: there was a pursuit of a man who was believed to be on a stolen motorcycle.

there was a crash. then the motor cyclist started running way. confrontation a few blocks later. gun shots and that's where we are right now. >> and apparently, a cording to what they were saying that the attempted carjacker was the only person injured in this. we'll take a short break and be

larry: this week we've been celebrating the 10-year anniversary of robin roberts

following her sus success bone transplant. >> "good morning america." you know what an immense honor for that to say >> she's been a familiar face right here on abc for more than 20 years. during that time, she has faced trials and triumphs, one of them her fierce battle for survive or against coming five years after beating breast kearns. she's getting a lifesaving bone marrow transplant from her dear sister sally anne. it was 10 years ago that she returned to the anchor desk. what are does 10 years for you mean for you robin? >> ok. shar lean. ok. you've got -- you know, i hadn't really taken time because i've been so focused on the 10 years and

showing the growth of the treatment and the people who have been impacted by our viewers responding to the call to be the match that i really haven't taken the time until this moment to -- to think about me and what this moment means to -- to me. i am grateful that my mama talk me make your mess your message. and that i have been able to -- to find the meaning behind why this was placed in my path. >> now, the survive or turned thrive is working hard to make sure others get the same chance. robin continuing her advocacy to build the registry of donors to be the match. >> i was very, very, very blessed that one of my three siblings sally anne was a match and was a perfect match. now, you leapfrog 10 years later, you don't need a perfect match. now, back 10 years ago, you did.

that's the technology. that tease growth that we've seen in these last 10 years. but the registry is a literal lifeline for count less people. >> about 70% of patients are still look for their donor. and you could be the potential match to save someone's life. all it takes is a simple sign-up and a swab. kristen: that's it. you can register to be the match online by scanning the q.r. code on your screen now or by texting kgo at 61414. such a tough personal journey. larry: life-saving. we are in for a very nice weekend. kristen: we sure are. even larry approves. sandhya, you should b see him for a few days because hi might blame it on you. sandhya: i don't want do be here when he starts complaining. that's you have the weekend to enjoy the sunshine.

right now on live doppler 7, they are passing through. tomorrow afternoon, you will get to enjoy it. upper 50's to mid 60's. it's going to be a mild day for your saturday. 65 in santa rosa. 66 degrees in san jose. 61 in san francisco. take a look at sunday. this is when temperatures will hit their peak showing up with low # 0's in some spots. presay still pretty mild for an youl le abl to enjoy the sun. but as you noticed, tuesday those temperatures begin to drop. it's going to get even colder as we head towards wednesday, thursday, friday, i mean, we're going to be going from above average this weekend to well below normal for this time of year and an unsettled pattern between wednesday and friday. we're looking at level one system basically cold weather, wet, windy conditions. as far as how much rain an whether we'll get snow that will need to be worked out. for now, we'll work on the happy

larry, right, kristen? larry: it's the important thing. yes, let's focus on. sandhya: ok, enjoy. kristen: lego is getting ready to drop its latest celebrity set in t fm o.t.eg set isd t 2020icidynamite. it features different locations seen in the music video. it goes on sale march 1st for about 100. so don't lose any of those mini figs. larry: i didn't even know that was a word. mini fig but there they are. and a new motorsport is coming to the bay area. whoa. check it out. electric scooter racing will be making its north american debut in emryville this october. this will be called the east scooter championship racing series. actually began last year.

this video of a race in switzerland. the scooters are powered by twin six kilo watt motors. they weigh about 9nd c hit spes of up to 60 miles an hour on a long race course. it's not like a bird or a lime scooter that you would see out on the streets tethered to a poll or something like that. thee are souped up a little bit. >> i know! they look rather spiffy and aggressive. larry: yes. do you like that? do you like spiffy aguessive? you could see people banging into each other a little bit. kristen: get ready for a whole new season of "american idol." ♪ larry: the season premier is this weekend. and the host say get ready

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kristen: coming up tonight at 8:00, it's shark tank followed by 20/20 at 9:00. then don't miss abc7 news at 11:00. american "idol" is back right here on abc7. luke bryant, crate perry and lionel ritchie are back. and the sixers on the show just keep getting better. sandy kenyon has a preview. ♪

>> it's one of the most daring moves a contestant can make sing an original tune for "american idol." for haven madison took that risk and earned her reward from the judges who were ready to take her right to a recording studio. >> the song-writing ability is incredible. >> lionel ritchie, luke brian: and katy perry are mar marveling at the depth talent pool. >> every time we start "american idol," get to the middle of filming and we go, oh, my gosh, brace yourself because this is the best of the best of the best. >> katy told jimmy kill mel the judges love their job and love each other over half a dozen seasons together. >> we're like family. >> "idol" talent comes from all over the country. >> what changed the equation was we started instead of having

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> an armed carjacking suspect shot by police in oakland in just the past 20 minutes. we got an updid -- update from local police. i'm dan ashley. ama: and i'm ama daetz. dan: officers are still on the scene. we're seeing a lot of evidence markers and police officer motorcycle is still on its side. ama: for the latest let's go to ryan curry who is there live. ryan? reporter: dan, ama, good

evening. oakland police confirmed moments ago they shot and armed robbery suspect earlier this afternoon. that s