what do we want? >> peace. >> when do we want it? now. >> crying out for an end of violence in oakland. that's what these young people are doing right now. hundreds of people are gathered in peralta hacienda park. alex chavez joins us live with

the message participants are trying to send. alex? >> this is a group of about 200 students from schools across oakland and their supporters. they are all gathering here for a rally. many of them have made quite a sacrifice to bring attention to the issue of youth violence. they have been fasting, some of them for the last 74 days, taking turns. that fast, those ended here today in the park a short time ago with a feast. earlier on this morning, this group took their message to the streets. >> what do we want? >> peace. >> when do we want it? now. >> the group marched from a nearby school, the life academy down to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station and ended here at the park. participants are young people "who" lives have been i am packed by gun violence. many of them say they have lost friends. students took turns fasting for a day at a time and started that relay fast as they called

it on martin luther king day and ended it on cesar chavez day. a lot of youth my age have been the cost of violence. i want people to know what they are doing: why can't be really affect by it and we want to make a change. >> a number of city lead hes here in oakland are expected to joint this event as well in support, including several council members, the mayor and police chief expected to be on hand. the group behind today's march, the community group behind this march have been circulated what they call a peace pledge in this area of oakland. so far, over 1000 people have signed on. we are live this afternoon in oakland, alex is a van, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks, alex. ktvu channel 2 has been looking into what the oakland mayor calls a 1100 block to reduce crime and you may be surprised the at -- at what we

found. we'll tell you more in a few minutes. we are learning more about a body found at 2:30 this morning. the medical examiner's office has identified the victim as 212-year-old d'andrayyoung. investigators tell ktvu channel 2 news that he died of a gunshot wound. >> this is unusual. i have lived here 20 years and never have had an accident. >> you feel safe? and i have her. she'll growl at anybody. >> investigators also confirmed that the victim is not a utility worker, even though a pg&e vehicle was found parked nearby. authorities in san joaquin county are getting ready for a news conference in lynn done within the next hour where they plan to reveal new information in the serial killings. they will reportedly release the names of people whose remains were found in an

abandoned well last month after convicted serial killer told them where to look. that comes after the state lab conducted dna testing. and we have more in connection with a deadly shooting. >> a man in his 20s was not right in front of a liquor score just before 11:30 last. it may have started with an argument between two groups of men. we counted at least 19 evidence markers. there is no information on the shooter right now and police are still interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance tape. today marks two weeks since 16-year-old sierra lamar disappeared. searchers are still gathering in the ongoing effort to find the missing girl. an empty cardboard box that was labeled stainless steel

handcuffs and two used condoms were found. >> it could have been something that was placed out there after the seams. some of the searches they did was a a week, two weeks ago. >> police say other than the fact night 'ems were discovered near sierra's home, right now, there is no indication that they are related to this case. a crime lab will test those items for dna evidence and volunteers plan to continue their search through sunday an antioch high school is on alert after a girl was reportedly sexually assaulted. police received a report that a girl was sexually assaulted in a campus bathroom. investigators are still looking at the details and interviewing the witnesses. republican front runner mitt romney picked up a key endorsement today from wisconsin congressman paul ryan. in the latest poll, rick

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there was trouble on the tracks in oakland early this morning. this was the scene near 4th street on jack london square. investigators say a confused driver took a wrong turn on those tracks and then just kept right on going. no one was hurt but the wrong turn briefly delayed one amtrak train on an overnight trip headed north. san leandro police say that a drunk driver was son for a crash that left people out power. a woman driving on washington avenue veered off the road and

slammed into a iew ville pole. the action knocked down some live wires and she could have been electrocuted. she was rescued. utility crews had to couple power to a 24-hour restaurant. it will cost a full day's business. >> there is no power in the restaurant. >> oh, we have to wait for the power to come back and let some people go without paying. >> one north found lane on washington is still shut down. crews say it's going to take all day to fix the problem. coming up, a hazardous material crew had to be called out to a newark oil recycling plant after reports of an explosion. every green oil -- evergreen oil said that a chemical reaction caused a drum lid to pop up. six other nearby drums were

sitting at warmer than usual temperature so those drums were cooled off and isolated. >> any time there is any kind of incident with hazardous materials, it's us a looked at. as of right now, it was a chemical reaction inside the barrel. no threat to the public. it's very well contained, nothing got into the storm drain. >> lackly one year ago, an explosion in the same facility caused one dead. an oakland church will hold a march for trayvon martin. the unarmed florida teen gunned down one month ago. tonight's march is scheduled to get underway at 6:00 p.m. at morning star baptist church. and like previous tributes to martin, attendees are being asked to wear hoodis in his memory. >> the brother of george zimmerman appeared on cnn's piers morgan's show. he had a message for the most

of the boy who as killed. this is a tragedy her son was lost. i feel very badly about that. and i want, in the end not for her son's memory to be seen as how we degraded this system and turned it into mob rule. >> his brother, george zimmerman says he acted in self- defense when he killed the unarmed teenager. trayvon martin's killing has touched off protests across the country. a high speed pursuit through the east bay. el cerrito police chased after a car that failed to stop. the pursuit went to antioch and then to the martinez area. officers were worried that the driver would run into a freeway closure in pittsburg but the car exited before and it was forced to stop >> it's unclear why the suspect allegedly fled in the first place it ace story you will only

see on 2. our investigation is raising some questions about oakland's 100 blocks plan. the city confirms that the police department has not devoted any special resources to the crime-fighting strategy. mayor gene kwan has also refused to pinpoint the exact blocks or whether there really are 100 of them. >> she has put out some graphics that show pretty clearly where they are. so, i'm not sure why she's keeping them confidential. i don't think they are a big secret, particularly to people who have lived in oakland for a while. >> reporter: oakland city leaders have provided this map highlighting general areas in the east and west parts of town. the mayor could not be reached for comment but her staff says that the 100 block plan will focus on coordination among various agencies and not just oakland police. despite vehement opposition, the oakland school board will close five elementary schools this june. >> just unacceptable.

just like it's unacceptable -- >> teachers, parents and students urged the district to reconsider that decision. ten people were arrested at the regular meeting on wednesday night. lake view, maziere, maxwell park and sante fe are expected to close. a group of students on an expedition to clean lake merritt came on something that people only dream. a sunken treasure. the discovery includes watches, antique jewelry and other valuables. police say they are currently looking through theft reports in the area hoping to return the items to their rightful owners. if the valuables are not claimed within 90 days, by law, they will go to the children who made the discovery. >> it's every kid's dream to be

out doing something. they happened to be positive, cleaning up, helping keeping oakland beautiful and came across that pressure. >> the children who found the valuables are from st. paul's episcopal school who does their weekly cleanup of trash at the lake. good afternoon. a mostly cloudy, fairly mild day expected for your friday getting out doors at this hour. still looking at plenty of cloud cover. we have a mix of low, mid and hoi level clouds. giving you a view there, as we progress through the afternoon, even a few scattered showers remaining in the forecast for today with the next storm on its way for tomorrow. storm tracker 2 can see all of that cloud cover. it was generally light, variable out there temps warming into the 60s. cool day in santa rosa. 65 concord. livermore, right around the bay area, 50s and low 60s.

66 degrees in san jose with partly cloudy skies at this time. we have that next storm already on satellite radar. let me show you what's happening here. northern california with a few sprinkles today but here is the system right here. it's quickly moving towards the coast. it will bring us some rain as early as tomorrow. meanwhile, do you see this river of moisture here? this is what continues to bring rain over areas of northern california. and a few sprinkles, even in areas right around santa rosa. around the coast, a few drizzles. take a look at what happens tomorrow morning. this is when the steady rain is expected to pull n we wake up tomorrow among, with steady rain over the north bay, even moderate. and then shifted inland. by about noon time, it tapers off a little bit. we are still dealing with scattered showers. we are also looking at gusty conditions with this. could be treacherous if you do have a drive. we are drying out. we'll have a winter storm watch

starting tomorrow morning lasting until sunday morning. the snow levels will be dropping. could see a foot to two feet of new snow. just a few sprinkles possible over the bay. not a lot of clouds and sun and temperatures on the mild side in some cases. we are look for that rain to develop early tomorrow morning. looks like central and southern portions of the bay area could get about a half inch. north bay, an inch and over the coastal areas, we could get an inch or more. 50 and 70 degrees in areas around san jose. the extended forecast, giving you a peek at the weekend again. sun clouds today, rain all day tomorrow finally tapers off. sunday looks pretty good. monday, tuesday mainly dry. perhaps a little bit more rain arriving by wednesday, maybe tuesday night. >> all right. thanks, rosemary. >> you got it. >> the days of free parking on sunday may be a thing of the past in san francisco. the municipal transportation

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