do we will bring it to you. good evening everyone. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am gasiafrank -- hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. an east bay intersection, people in wheelchairs say there is no safe way to get across. >> another obstacle for people in wheelchair. >> that intersection forces them to put their lives at risk every day. that is because there is no wheelchair access to help them cross the street. that intersection is near san leandro at liberty street and 159th avenue. ktvu's paul chambers is live now at the intersection with what officials said when we asked about the problem. >> people have been complaining for years about this issue. here is the problem, if you are in a wheelchair and you come here, look at that. a major drop off and you would

fall off. not wheelchair accessible and they hope to change that. >> reporter: for the last six years he relied on his wheelchair to get around. he lost his mobility to multiple sclerosis. >> hello, my friend. how are you doing? >> reporter: he says getting out and about lifts his spirits. getting here is a problem. >> there is no driveway or wheelchair exit. nothing there. you take the streets. >> reporter: putting himself in harm's way. the intersection had easy access for wheel chairs on this side. once you attempt to cross the road, you are stuck. leaving others fearful something bad could happen. >> a speeding car coming through, trying to make that turn, and not knowing that

there is a person there. >> breaking every bone in my body going down there. breaking my neck. tracking my head open. >> reporter: some tyke the streets -- take to the streets like lions. >> got to be careful. [ indiscernible ] >> go so far to the driveway. putting us out on the streets. >> reporter: this is something people had to do for years. officials say they installed the wheelchair access on the other side of the road several years ago. but the other area hasn't been touched. but the hope now is to change that. >> looking to see if there is something tied in with the bridge. we want to make sure we don't cut into the bridge by accident. >> reporter: public works will

build a ramp or realign the crosswalk. we will stay on top of this and bring you this as it develops. >> any word on how long the process could take before they do something about it? >> reporter: they hope to have something done within the year or starting next year. they have projects scheduled for the area and they hope to put that into place. >> thank you. if you have a tip for 2 investigates we want to hear from you. e-mail 2investigates@ktvu.com or call our tip line, (510)874- 0222. . to new developments at the port of oakland work resumed following a long and bitter labor dispute but even so it is not business as usual there. the other 28 west coast ports are operating at normal speeds but at the port of oakland it

is a different story. ktvu's tom vacar live with what is causing the slow down. tom? >> reporter: in an hour from now the port of oakland is supposed to resume full operation after a weekend and a monday of sluggishness. little went on today that port of oakland despite friday's settlement. only one terminal was open today despite a huge back up. over the weekend most west coast ports returned to and remained in full operation but in oakland there were slow downs with a ruling on sunday the union engaged in an illegal work stoppage. slowness continued today. >> we have 9 vessels at birth. 18 vessels awaiting birth. vessel operations are limited because there is a temporary shortage of experienced crane

operators. >> we don't see improvements. got worse. we should be working 24/7 right now. too catch up on the back log. >> reporter: the union did not return our call for an explanation but if you start seeing these blooms going down you will know they are beginning operation. if not we will notice there are continuing problems. we will see. but by 7:00 p.m. they should be in operation. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> i don't get it. why does it seem like there isn't the urgency to get through the back log? you have all these businesses waiting, food rotting, all these ships waiting to be unloaded, where is the urgency? >> reporter: there is no urgency. today the crane operators decided to have a meeting that headquarters of the union and so while they were talking only one ship was being unloaded. people are looking that port of

oakland as a place they may want to skip. some people may look at port of oakland as skance. we will look into that as well. >> that would be unfortunate because the bay area needs the business that port of oakland. tom vacar in oakland, thank you. >> a consumer group is calling for an investigation into what it calls manipulation of california gas prices. consumer watch dog says prices started going up after the strike started at the refinery in martinez and after last week's explosion that exxon mobil refinery in southern california. the group says gas prices are supposed to follow the price of crude oil. they have twice written officials to hold hearings. the board is set to vote tomorrow on whether to lower the gas tax by 7-1/2 cents a gallon and that would bring it

from 36 don't 28.5 cents a gallon -- to 28.5 cents a gallon. 365 car break ins over the past year. that is an average of one car broken into every single day. all of this is in the parking lot of the walmart store on edge water drive near 880. ktvu's claudine wong has the story new at 6:00 p.m. >> reporter: when we got to the walmart parking lot we saw security guards driving around. warning signs. and we found this car. locked up with a purse in the front seat. not a good thing to do. >> nearly every day car break in. >> reporter: car break ins average about one a day. >> that is crazy. >> always glass in the parking lot for break ins everywhere. >> what do you do to keep your

stuff safe? >> i bring all my stuff with me. >> reporter: in the last year there have been 840 car break ins in the area. 365 of those happened in this walmart parking lot. >> picked up more than ever. >> reporter: out of towners and rental cars are targeted and he says it happens quickly. >> they pull up and do what they need to do in 30 seconds flat. >> business owners say there have been meetings addressing the issue. he left his bag in his rental car. >> i didn't know it was that impactful. i thought it was any other parking lot. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> no. i just -- >> reporter: your bag is right there? >> yeah. >> reporter: that is not good. don't do that. >> now i know. >> reporter: remember that purse on that seat in that parked car. we waited till the driver came

back. >> reporter: 365 break ins. >> i wasn't thinking. i was going to be in and out. >> we have been out here 10 minutes standing by your car. >> you are right. you are so right. >> reporter: i am just looking out for you. not trying to make you feel bad. >> her car has never been broken into. just hoping that continues. in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu fox 2 news. a $15,000 reward is being offered in a fatal hit and run case in the east bay. it happened friday afternoon in west oakland. police say a driver hit and killed a 40-year-old, marice summerfield. the driver ran away. police and crime stoppers are offering a reward. police arrested a 19-year- old san jose woman for the murder of a man last week.

investigators say they identified her following several tips and other people may also be involved. she was recorded on surveillance video after he was killed. police say she had items belonging to the victim in her possession. she is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. 911 is for emergencies only. we know that. that is the reminder from the department of emergency management which has received several cals over the weekend from -- calls over the weekend because of a new dialing procedures. ktvu's cristina rendon is in san francisco with more on what happened. >> reporter: you might be thinking really? calling 911? yes, they received a couple dozen calls over the weekend from people who couldn't get through to otherwise a 415 area code -- others with a 415 area

cold. . >> 911. >> reporter: a phone call failing to conduct isn't an emergency. over the weekend some residents unaware of the new dialing procedures requiring people to dial one plus the number got this message. >> to place a call in this area you must dial the area cold and the phone number. >> reporter: they turned to 911. >> people are not thinking. 911. >> i can understand the confusion but i don't know what 911 would do about it. >> reporter: he says some people were checking to see if 911 was still working. >> there were a lot of people concerned. confused. >> reporter: more calls from people trying to reach city departments. >> trying to pay parking tickets. couldn't get in contact with them. trying to get in contact with the court system.

>> the new procedure comes in anticipation of san francisco's new 628 area code in march. >> don't do that. 911 is 911. it has a purpose. it is not that i can't get through on the phone. >> reporter: operators reminded callers their line is for emergencies and those calls did not back up the system. >> 911 is an easy number to remember but it is emergency only. >> reporter: they receive about 3,000 calls a day so they want to make sure those lines are open for people with emergencies. if you have questions about city or government related issues call 311 instead. frank? >> good reminder. it didn't back up the system because 911 is there for a reason. cristina rendon, thank you. officers making split second decisions that could cost or save someone's life. >> trying to get in the

officer's head. >> up next, a look at how one police department trains its officers in life or death situations. >> heading back to the water. the fisher boat made famous in books being restored near the bay area coast line. >> back after the break. tracking a cool night tonight. a frost advisory for the bay area and temperatures that will increase. back here after the break.

former san francisco police sergeant was defiant at his sentencing today. ian furminger was sentenced to 41 months in prison. the judge said ian furminger violated the public's trust. ian furminger was convicted of stealing money and property

from dug dealers. the investigation grew out of surveillance video shows officers raiding hotel rooms. ian furminger spoke after the sentencing. he says he was framed. >> job is to protect my people. i was papa bear. i rocked. i made it happen. i made everything happen. >> ian furminger and edmond robles were convicted because of the testimony of reynaldo vargas. he faced similar charges. ian furminger called him a dirty officer. new at 6:00 p.m. police say they have seen a reduction in the number of use of force nents over the past two -- incidents over the past two years. ktvu's rob roth was invited to observe one of the department's officer training sessions and saw how fast officers have to make life changing decisions.

>> reporter: this rookie police officer is draining on when to use force. in this scenario he received a call of a mentally disturbed man who is acting violently. the officer shoots but it is too late the host subject skilled. afterward superiors review what happened. the officer was slow to shoot the gunman. >> if we are coming from here and we are not upon it it is time he doesn't have. >> you can't hesitate. if there are different options those should be considered as well. >> reporter: police say even officers who can shoot 100% in target practice lose 30% of their accuracy when they are under stress. >> try to get in the officer's head. what are you thinking? >> reporter: after a man was shot to death in ferguson, missouri riots broke out and police have been under scrutiny

about the use of force. the police department invited us to observe its training. >> scrutiny on us a lot more. however if the officers have to engage in a deadly force situation we are confident they are well trained. >> reporter: richmond's use of force investigations dropped to 38 last year but one of those included the death of a man last september. he was seen in this liquor store. minutes later an officer arrived and shot him to death. he was trying to take his gun. no charges burr brought against the -- were brought against the officers. >> there is an administrative aspect. >> reporter: leaders praised police for improving relations with residents.

rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >> things happen so fast and they don't look like in thmovies -- like the movies. >> lose 30% of their accuracies. >> yeah. our weather now. it is cold out because my hair. static in the air. >> the humidity is way down. the winds drive everything out. [ talking at the same time ] >> more static. frizzy hair. when the fire danger gets high it causes problems. more static. more rubbing along the carpet and shocking your neighborhood in school. 64 santa rosa. 55 napa. highs today. because of the wind. it was windy out there. no wind advisories. it was windy enough. the winds are dying down now as we speak. the reason is this down here, this system, see it rotating around? that system was productive for southern california. what happens is there is a high

up here. right? and this low down here, right, it creates a pressure gradient, that is why the winds are so strong. the forecast for tomorrow, the low leaves. goes this way. and winds die down. so do showers. showers go away. tornado in taft today. southern valley. we will get details on that on the 10:00 p.m. broadcast. the winds are dying down. 12 miles per hour aout of the north fairfield -- out of the north in fairfield. north winds coming from the fontinant -- continent. when the breeze comes in you would notice a higher humidity. that is what we look forward to in the summer month when we are worried for the fire danger. the winds die down as the low

goes off. the high comes in. welcome to another nice week ahead. highs tomorrow, 64 antioch. warmer than it was today. 65 san mateo. 68 san jose. continued above average temperatures. friday, saturday, sunday and next week, we have a chance for some rain. showers. real rain. we will see how that goes. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. we will be back at 10:00 p.m. and update it for you. >> chilly and big hair. uncontrollable. >> i noticed frank's -- >> i am happy to have hair. [ laughter ] >> thank you. a fishing boat featured in a book may be heading back tomonterey. the western flier described in the log from the sea of cortez. the boat has been deteriorating in washington state for years

but there is word an investor bought it, plans and restore it and bring it back to monterey harbor. alex rodriguez arrives earl early -- early to training camp and now to gasia mikaelian for what we are working on for ktvu fox 2 news at 7:00 p.m. >> shopping malls across the united states are on high alert after threats made by a terror group. snoop dogg throws a wild birthy bash for his son, how it was -- birthday bash for his son, how it was inspired by eddie murphy. working on this story for you at 7:00 p.m.

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mark is off. scott here tonight. boy, if the warriors needed to know how important steph curry was they found out last night. >> it was bound to happen. double digit losses. they fell to a nba best 43-10 last night in indianapolis without steph curry. klay thompson scored 39 points. the pacers held them to 38%

shooting. as for curry's return, he remains a game time decision for tomorrow night. >> obviously we will be careful regardless of what the injury is. with all of our guys. but, you know, particularly with the ankle since he had surgery on it. you probably take extra precaution. >> three things that will place you under baseball's microscope. a $275 million contract, a drug suspension and playing for the yankees. all three together makes you alex rodriguez. a-rod reported to spring training today after sitting out the 2014 season. he worked out for an hour. hit six home runs in 71 swings and took grounders at shortstop and apologized. sort of. >> mistake. i served a big penalty, personally and professionally. and now my focus is on 2015.

>> winning a world championship. that is why we are here. all the work i put forth is to be a contributing member to the team. >> looked good against fastballs. >> thank you. tonight at 10:00 p.m. a medical mystery on the peninsula, chemical contamination. the toxic history of a building and the former tenant who says nobody ever warned him. that is tonight at 10:00 p.m. we will see you then. >> good night.

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tting this? manny: i'm getting the shot. i'm just not getting what you're trying to do. [ groans ] we're in australia -- it's on the bottom of the globe, so everyone here but me is upside-down. it's geography. it's a good time to tell you -- i dropped luke on his head when he was 1. oh. phil: okay, i'm up. did you drop him, too? [ chuckles ] grab my leg, buddy. here we go. oop. i come from the land down under. he doesn't. i was conceived in australia on my parents' honeymoon. it was a romantic summer night -- their summer -- on a blanket in the park. i still have that blanket. phil's mom left us money for a trip there and when the rest of the family found out, they all just jumped on board. my mom's grandfather was australian and she'd spend her summers -- their winters -- visiting him. it was a very special place for her. she always wanted me to see it. wait -- you still have that blanket?