now at noon, teachers in oakland trade the classrooms for the picket lines for day

one of their strike. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm ken ken. teachers demanding higher pay and smaller class sizes, they've been picketing since early this morning and holding a rally right now. the march to the school district headquarters near by. >> we have team coverage on the oakland teachers strike. kiet do looking at the impact the strike is having on thousands of students and parents. first anne makevec is live with the teacher rally and march on day one, anne. >> reporter: yeah, hundreds of people have gathered here right outside oakland city hall, we are talking teachers, parents and students leaving local schools empty right now. the teachers here to reiterate their demands and then they are planning to walk to the district office on broadway to make sure their voices are heard. oakland teachers among the lowest paid in almeda county. with salaries ranging from 46

to $85,000. and today they are fighting for more. >> we have stood up and said enough is enough. >> teachers are asking for a 12% raise over 3 years, the district's latest offer is an 8.5% raise over 4 years. >> we've looked forward to hearing a counter proposal from them. >> the union also wants smaller class sizes and a better counselor student ratio. 3000 teachers are picketing outside of 86 schools. >> we would much rather be in our classrooms working with our students, this is a last resort and unfortunate it's come to this. >> maintaining they simply don't have enough money to meet those demands they are working on a plan to close schools because of low enrollment. >> we have to balance all that we want and can give them with

against what we have. >> today mayor libby shaft wore do you think the district ldcome back with another offer of more money for the teacher as soon as. >> our teachers also have to operate within a fiscally solvent district. >> she says both sides should move to the middle. do you have any concerns for the city if this is a prolonged strike? >> absolutely. our city cannot function without our children in schools learning, getting their education. >> there is no telling how long the strike will last. >> reporter: backsee our shot f chopper 5. it's just packed with people. in fact, this is the largest gathering i have ever seen in

this plaza. again, teachers, students and parents all gather here. they came from their individual picket lines at many of the different schools and gathered here for one big rally at noon. and then they are possibly walking or many will be walking to the school district office right after this. negotiations, there is a meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning between the union and the school district. but that is tomorrow so that means at least one more day of disruption. anne makevec, kpix5. >> thank you,. east bay congresswoman barbara lee saying i stand with the teachers, they stand a living way and tools they need. the strike affects tens of thousands of students, some have nowhere else to go when their parents leave for wo o isoakland with the concerns about the days ahead. >> reporter: so there are more than 36,000 kids in the oakland

unified school district, some are literally wandering around with nothing to do. the good thing for them and for parents is that there are options. we found michael james all alone outside the golden gate recreation center, he is a freshman at oakland high school. the staff spotted him and brought him inside here he has access to a computer lab, snacks and the gym. the city of oakland opened up 16 community centers as an affordable daycare option. >> now you are stuck here at the rec center? >> yeah. >> reporter: kids can also get dropped off at solidarity schools. teacher jasmine came it's a tea have fun, a e in a big moment of history so it's still teaching theater they are offering strike specials a dollar for 2

movies and $1 for popcorn. jada johnson was joining the picket lines but decided watching a movie would be more fun. >> it's easier to come to the movies to have some fun. >> it is really amazing because the only thing you hear about oakland is the crime. parents taking off of work to support the teachers, the movie theaters showing movies for a dollaring to keep kids off the street. you don't hear reporting how the community is coming together to support each other and support families, it's amazing. >> reporter: in oakland, kiet do, kpix5. you can watch our full interview with mayor libby shaaf. it's all on kpix.com. new at noon, crews in san

francisco have lifted a shelter in place order following a gasoline break in the soma district. this is in the area of 7th and brine street was wording to pg&e a third party construction crew hit the line around 10:00 this morning. crew were able to shut off the flow of gas an hour ago. a vacaville family is lucky to be alive. massive flames engulfed the home. each family member made it out safely and the cause of the fire is now under investigation. he went from being the alleged victim a hate crime to being arrested jussie smollett turned himself in to police overnight. kenneth craig reports the actor is accused of staging the whole thing to further his career. >> chicago police released the mug shot of actor jussie smollett, hours after he turned himself in on charges he filed a false police report.

>> actor jussie smollett took advantage of the pain and an of racism to promote his career. >> police say the empire star lied when he said two men attacked him last month shouting racist and homophobic slurs claiming he describe in detail. >> he said, this maga country and punches me right in the face. >> police say they are offended and angry at the publicity stunt. first sent himself a racist amount homophobic letter, he stabled the attack. they offered a motive for smollett's actions. >> orchestrated by smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary. >> eventually two brothers linked to smollett told investigators the actor paid them to stage the attack. cbs chicago station wbbm obtained surveillance video

that shows the brothers buying a red cap, gloves and a ski mask the day before smollett claimed he was assaulted. >> the brothers are cooperating with police and have not been charged. smollett lawyers released a statement saying their client enjoys the presumption of innocence, facing a $25,000 fine and to you 3 years in prison. kenneth craig, cbs news. smollett is expected to appear in court for a bond hearing this afternoon. the studio behind the show empire 20th century fox issued a statement saying it is evaluating the situation and considering its options. special council robert mueller's probe on russian interference in the 2016 election appears to be wrapping up. submitting his report as soon as tomorrow. the report will for sure be submitted by mid march before deputy attorney general rod rosenstein leaves the department, the public will not be able to see the full report.

william barr has committed to releasing parts of the report. meanwhile former trump campaign manager paul manafort facing two sentencing hearings related to the russian investigation. manafort will be sentenced answer virginia courthouse on march 8th. that's for a conviction for financial fraud. then five days later he will face sentencing again in a different federal court in washington for both initial conspiracy charges and charges of lying to prosecutors and a grand jury. man a fort potentially faces 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $24 million. pope francis opens a landmark summit on preventing child sex abuse in the church, how he is promising change. nike college shoes splits apart. hopefully you are enjoying the sunshine, we have sun all across the bay area. here is a live look with the

berkeley cam and here is our cameraoong east at mount diablo. we'll talk about our next chance for rain coming up. another live look from our chopper 5 camera over downtown oakland as teachers go on strike. we'll have more when we come back.

and a live look from cheaper 5 overhead in oakland as day 1 of the teacher strike is under way. you can see several people down there rallying. a lot of these teachers have been on strikerly this morning, about 6:00 pow people started picketing. you can find the latest on this strike online and on air. right now an unprecedented global summit on preventing sex abuse in the catholic church is under at the vatican. how pope francis is promming change. >> opening the first global summit on piericex abuse with a prayer and a plea, urging church leaders to take action against

predator priests. listen to the cry of the little ones who want justice, francis said. on the eve of the summit the pontiff met with an abuse survive from poland assaulted by a priest when he was 13 years old. victims of abuse are not allowed inside those meetings but watching videotaped testimony from survivors around the world. cardinal lewis tagle says it's time to wake up to the harm caused by clerical sex abuse and coverup. >> we humbly and admit. >> 1950 more than 19,000 people made allegations of abuse by catholic clergy in the united states alone. the vatican former sex crimes investigator said church leaders have a sacred duty to protect victims. it is important that every

allegation is investigated. with the help of experts and the investigation is concluded without unnecessary delay. >> vatican officials say the summit will focus on responsibility, accountability and transparency, victims and the pope are demanding concrete action. seth tone cbs news, roam. the trump administration says it has broken off talk with california in dispute over mileage standards, lawmakers and auto makers have urged both sides to settle warning a split could divide the auto market and bring years of court battles and raise costs for cars. nike shares are slipping today because of this freak shoe accident. zion williamson's foot is hpenei against ril north carolina. the sports wear giant is

looking why williamson's shoe split right open saying it's an isolated occurrence. nike's stock dropped close to a percent and a half. williamson ended up leaving the game with a knee injury and north carolina stopped the blue devils 9 game win streak. ferry baiters are costing the bart $25 million a year and no wonder there are so many easy ways. we set up cameras at five different stations catching cheaters in the act. >> people are really bold, can i be standing there in full uniform and they won't even try to hide. >> taking bart for a ride. ix5 at 7:00. hit show survivor premiered last night our bay area guy is still in the game. >> one person had to cross. >> do you the it. >> eric now quickly to the top of the crow's nest.

pull the lever, release the slide. >> okay, so he still in it but stay tuned to see how far eric goes, the season finale is on may 20th. two southern california where people enjoyed a snow day. this is video along the grapevine. you can see people playing in the falling snow. >> it looks like a lot of fun. >> in the bay area dealing with cool temperatures in at area, mary. we are still looking at cool temperatures this afternoon and can you see a live look taking you out to the tri valley. we are looking at temperatures in the low to mid-50s from 55 in concord, santa rosa. oakland, livermore as well as for san jose, 52 for san francisco. let's check the winds because 1 hour wents in north, northwest,

12 half moon bay. 12 in downtown san francisco. but check out san ramon northerly winds at 20 miles an hour, looking at 25-mile an hour north, northwesterly winds in antioch, so the winds are picking up especially for inland valley locations as we go through the day here. so low pressure system that brought snow to the grapevine also for vegas now continuing to push off to the east. and high pressure is building in for us. dominant weather feature through the next few days. futurecast timing it out, plenty of sunshine, clear skies through the afternoon. it's going to an cold morning tomorrow. likely even colder than this morning. and then as we head through the afternoon for your friday plenty of sunshine. fast forward all the way to monday for a next chance for rain with our storm system bringing widespread rain for monday. but for today looking at

daytime highs below average for this time of year, e highs in t 57 for a high in san francisco, also for oakland, san jose at 57. 56 in fremont and 59 for santa rosa. seven day forecast again a cold start to the day tomorrow. then the sun in the afternoon, dry for saturday. so great weather for the chinese new year parade for saturday evening. shower chances for the north bay on sunday. and then it looks wet for all of us monday and tuesday of next week. >> a good weekend. >> yeah, not too bad. >> should be nice. >> then the return of rain. >> right. still ahead, b boys and b girls finding themselves in world's biggest of break dancing that could become part of the olympics. so i can save up to 40% on appliances?

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continuing coverage of the oakland teacher strike coming up tonight at 5:00. they are rallying right now as we take a live look outside. much more on the

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