the president of the oakland city council, thank you for tonight. bass says she supports the mayor's decision. in a statement, she said, in part quote, i support the mayor in leading oakland to continue reforming our police department by instilling a culture of integrity and fairness at every level and achieve constitutional policing without federal oversight. our coverage of the police chief's firing continues online. you can find the latest developments on our homepage, kate ktvu .com. east bay congresswoman barbara lee is preparing to enter the race for the soon to be vacant. california senate seat currently held by dianne feinstein, congresswoman lee filed paperwork for the 2024 election yesterday. her announcement to join the race is expected by the end of the month. she'll be the third major candidate to officially announce plans to run for senator feinstein seat after southern california representative adam schiff and katie porter. barbara lee has looked at this seat for some time and wants to see herself as a progressive icon. she is a progr

lynette mcelhaney was elected as the first african-american president of the oakland city council during her tenure. she dealt frequently with federal monitor robert warshaw. >> who oversees the oakland police department? >> i'm deeply concerned about the destabilizing influence of chief for because he continues to leave us on a carousel of rotating chiefs. and that has nothing to do with the public's number one priority, which is public safety. she says that she is alarmed by the outside law firms. 57 page report saying it supports the chief statements that he did nothing wrong >> so perspective of what you've read, what was your analysis? >> i think it's a very written smear job. honestly, that there's nothing in it that had not been discovered around covered in the city's records. i think that there's more to be done in terms of a true investigation. and i hope that the separate will do its own independent investigation. a 15 page public summary claim the chief mishandled the misconduct of an officer involved in a hit and run. >> causing $15,000 in damages. well as firing his weapon.

exploring official medium to pay homage to the city they so dearly love. >> tales of the town is a new movie that captures a landscape and people of oakland in a poetic tribute. filmmakers abbas meant to cayman de lancy par him set out to document both present day and the history of the city as they first did years ago with a podcast that bears the same name recently was document. and, you know, our families, great migration coming from the south. >> fleeing the tears of the jim crow south and white supremacist terrorism. >> and then coming all the way you know, i know great, great grandfather. he was by initially, you know, you know, and left arm. so paul with and and that is sent the car back for the rest of the family. be able to preserve those stories and we know our history and how that informs our current. i think that this both say their intention with the pieces to uplift the black community. >> by revisiting their roots and liberation movements that were born in oakland, like the black panther party. >> i contribute to that cycle raising constant. is that the way that we talked folks like up moving into a little of the would do f

binaxnow strong outside oakland city hall. ommunity leaders are upset and mayor shank house decision to remove him without cars will turn to our crime reporter henry lee live at city hall to bring us the scene there, henry gasia. there's more than three dozen community members out here in support of the former chief. now we are on frank ogawa plaza outside city hall. they say mayor centaur acted rashly in removing the top cop. they say he was moving the department closer to an end of federal oversight. on wednesday , the mayor ended weeks of speculation by firing the chief after initially placing the top cop on leave last month. confidential reports obtained by ktvu accused the department of gaps and missteps in investigations into a sergeant accused of trying to cover up to incidents now that's sergeant michael chang was accused of hitting a mercedes with the department issued chevy tahoe in the san francisco parking garage back in 2021 not reporting the crash outside investigators say that she failed to hold chung and others

we are at oakland city hall this morning where a rally of support for him is underway. >> the news of armstrong's firing has a lot of people here in oakland talking from city and community leaders. right now there is a rally beginning in the second tier where they will be voicing their support for the former chief armstrong. there are strong opinions. the oakland city council president supports the mayor's decision but this councilmembers reaction is opposite. we spoke to him about his thoughts. >> i think what the mayor did was a mistake, firing somebody for no cause is really unacceptable. >> reporter: he said that he has known the former chief for many years and has walked the streets of his district and he calls armstrong an honorable man and willing to work with anybody. he also said that the mayor never reached out to the city council that he is aware of when she was trying to make her decision. the report she referred to for her decision to fire him was one he said he never saw until it was released to the press and the mayor fired the chief saying she was troubled by some of t

you are watching oakland mayor shen tao holding a news conference at city hall this afternoon. and she has just made a huge decision about the future of oakland police chief laurent armstrong saying a short time ago that she is letting the chief go separating with the chief over those accusations that he failed to hold an officer accountable for misconduct. of course, the chief put on leave. about a month ago , mayor tao saying during this news conference. this was not an easy decision, but she is no longer confident in chief armstrong to do the work. she believes that this decision is needed to get the police department to continue on the path to those necessary reforms so that it can finally get out of that federal oversight again . we're going to have much more reaction to this decision made just moments ago by oakland mayor to basically get rid of the oakland police chief laurent armstrong. obviously the search will will begin shortly for his replacement. we're going to have reaction to that decision coming up in just a moment, so be sure to ♪ ♪ before the xfinity 10g networ

>> that threat was left as a voice mail for oakland city council member carroll fife who says threats are nothing new but recently have become more common and more violent. this morning a group of local and state officials including oakland's mayor and state assembly member gathered at oakland city hall to condemn what they say is a pattern of threats and harassment. the group says cat brooks has been harassed and threatened so badly she was forced to move. >> your comments have consequences. and there are people intentionally stoking fear and anger and resentment throughout the city. >> when you try to diminish us, only one thing happens. we get stronger. >> state leaders are proposing legislation to allow campaign funds to be used to bolster security for politicians. oakland city hall is also looking at increasing security before it fully reopens next month. councilmember fife says she is exploring her legal options and working with law enforcement to track down the source of the threats. >>> new at 6:00 tonight a new report is raising questions about how b.a.r.t. spends its money.

it also directs the city of oakland request emergency funds and service. from the state and federal government. other than that, the city remains tight lipped, too tight lipped as a council member . i have very limited information in terms of all the background that's going on over at the police headquarters, reports and payments lobbied the lines and the waiting gets ever longer. i've been here over an hour. and the people over there . don't think she'd been here for about two hours already, so i don't know. go feed his parking meter, only to finally learn this. you have to do it online. so i don't have my phone. because that was stolen. so that's what i'm saying. more and longer. this drags on, the harder it is on the people who come in here to get these services as well as the people who are trying to render them because after they hear complaint after complaint after complaint. they simply get worn out cause some getting come into my home. so, mr gay, i went to pay my ticket. or went to pay my permit. and there's nobody there . the city sent a proclamat

gathered in front of oakland city hall today voicing support for armstrong. you see right here coming up at 5:00 our velena jones will have more details on why the naacp is calling on the fbi to investigate and what the chief says he plans to do next. >>> now to the south bay. street vendors in san jose are worried about their safety. people have attacked two food vendors in the last five days. though the two incidents weren't related the first assault was on thursday outside the s.a.p. center and the other happened outside an auto parts store over the weekend. police arrested a man in the later assaults. the mayor says he is concerned. he is asking vendors to e-mail him about any other attacks. and tonight at 6:00 we'll show you how he plans to take action. >>> all right. another story we've been watching today is the power outages in oakland over the weekend. this may have impacted you. at its peak about 50,000 customers lost power. power was completely restored this afternoon thankfully. one was caused by a fire at

. >> since being fired by oakland mayor sheng tao for his handling of officer misconduct allegations wrongly terminated for standing up for the city of oakland as a police chief. i did my job and i believe i did it. well, armstrong then came out on the attack targeting both mayor tower and robert warshaw. the federal monitor overseeing the department. my termination was never really about the facts about performance. my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. >> my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. >> armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stand the job as federal monitor and collect a paycheck. every era made by the police department is considered a scandal. >> and it reaches all the way to the top of the organization consistently. and to write a sensationalized report. like you had a chance to read. is unfair. it's unfortunate. armstrong says when he called out, we're show a publicly. >> instead of standing with the oakland community, mayor tao fired he blamed her for acting

city. his representative sam singer represented former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, who was also fired without cause by then mayor libby chef following a report from the federal monitor. total cost 5 million >> so it goes to show that city has that track in how it handles police chief. >> sam singer says the new mayor appears to be making a similar decision that will likely caused oakland taxpayers. >> i think when you look at the rally, the outpouring of support for chief armstrong. a terrible strategic you need political judgment. the public unity, quarters stood up. here's the reason why he's really been fired. >> the police chief has more faith in the community >> i reached out to oakland mayor out to give her an opportunity to respond to the community members at the rally and to counter the perspective of armstrong's representative, i received no reply. i think that you cross for >> after lebron armstrong was like joe from opd. darren allison was named the department's acting chief allison, along with mayor tao announced initiatives to improve public safety in oakland and low

the oakland a's and the city of oakland, disagree on how much affordable housing should be built and who would pay for infrastructure around a waterfront ballpark. it still would really be nice. i know businesses in the area should be fighting for that. it would. it would help a lot. that's my 25. cents steve more than two cents, but path of least resistance. yeah that's probably the way it's going to go. yes alright. their triple a teams there already anyway. alright, freeze, warning out, frost advisory out for good reason. there's a lot of it will be colder today. the breezes really tailed off. but if you high clouds will be drifting in system is going to go right down parallel to the coast, so we'll get a lot of cloud cover sneaking in today and also tomorrow it's a cold morning. that system will slide right along us. if there's any rain, it'd be right on the coast, but almost every forecast model takes it pretty far offshore and then goes right down the coast. there's a little bit of an offshore breeze for some southeast, although turning south, now east southeast, thirties and f

. >> and announced at a news conference today at oakland city hall. our kron four's dan thorn was there. he joins us now live with more. dan. >> well, vicki, the revolving door of police chiefs continues in oakland since being put on administrative leave last month. armstrong has demanded his job back. the mayor today firing him and says it was not an easy decision, but it was necessary for progress to continue in oakland. >> so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. >> oakland mayor sheng tao announces the firing of police chief leronne armstrong. the now former chief was placed on administrative leave last month over his alleged mishandling of officer misconduct. the process and firing was the first big challenge for the mayor who is just a month into the job. i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. armstrong says he was not informed of his termination before the announcement was made wednesday afternoon in response to his firing. armstrong says i

oakland city council member carol fife called for this news conference on the steps of oakland city hallapped up about 90 minutes ago where she was joined by the oakland mayor, other city council members and state legislators to call out the threats of violence they've received in recent months, threats specifically against women of color. last month, council person fife tweeted out theout a voice mail she received in which she was called a rapist and a murderer. fife said she will not cower to these acts of intimidation. >> it is very clear that women as legislators create transformative legislation, and that is why the people who elected me sent me to this seat. and no matter how many people stand up to say that i should not do it -- i've been threatened with hanging, many things that i am here to do this work. there are a lot smarter people and stronger people than me who experienced worse. i'm here for it. so i will not be silenced. we will not be silenced. we will continue to do this work. >> what's up, you [ bleep ]? i just [ bleep ] your mother! >> that was a threatening voice mai

hall, oakland city immunity members protest of the firing saying she should be recalled as mayor and armstrong the cities best shot at proving the department duopoly as a key without a federal monitor. >> they took the only person the major we were going to the finish line. >> reporter: armstrong issued a statement this afternoon saying in part "i continue to believe that my determination was a result of a fundamentally flawed process that resulted in unfair and accurate conclusions about me". a representative for armstrong told me he spent today meeting with his attorney considering all of his angles. we can expect to hear from him from the coming days potentially since tomorrow. >>> a grim marker fremont has its first homicide of the year after a dispute between two men escalated did this happened at brontk parkway in stevenson boulevard r.o.t. 4:00 this afternoon. when they arrived, a man was lying on the ground. another man was there was also arrested. workers at the gas station nearby for the guys escaped. >> and never saw this before. the fact have a small incident, but not

that challenge has oakland mayor xiang tao is how to tackle crime in the city. we are here today because we are committed to a safe oakland for every person who lives here who works here and who visits and play here in the city of oakland at a news conference, the mayor and table oakland police officials said they plan to fight crime on the ground level. literally starting next week, you will see a return of our walking officers. to our business and neighborhood shopping districts. acting oakland police chief darren allison says the department is using a $1.8 million federal grant and matching funds to have a sergeant and six officers on foot patrol. but they won't be everywhere all at once. our goal is not just downtown and uptown into rockridge montclair, but certainly around the lake fruitvale. the goal, police say, is the find ways to make business owners less vulnerable. through our walking officers will collaborate with our business district ambassadors as well as provide to our businesss using crime prevention through environmental design. local business l

live coverage now from ktvu s amberleigh in oakland with what the firing means for the city, amber mike laurent armstrong is oakland's 10th police chief in 10 years. in a written statement , he said he was deeply disappointed in the mayor's decision. i have decided to separate from chief laurent armstrong from the city. without cause. auckland mayor schenk tao made that announcement at city hall wednesday afternoon. last month, she placed the police chief on leave just 10. days after she took office. she cited an independent reports finding their armstrong failed to rigorously investigate misconduct and hold officers accountable, jeopardizing the police departments quest to end federal oversight. i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision, armstrong issued a written statement which says in part after the relevant facts are fully evaluated by weighing evidence instead of pulling soundbites from strategically leaked inaccurate reports, it will be clear i was a loyal and effective reformer of the oakland police department . it will be equally

lawsuit in court, he was first filed an administrative appeal with the city. >> his representative sam singer represented former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, who was also fired without cause by then mayor libby chef following a report from the federal monitor. total cost 5 million dollars. >> so it goes to show that city will open as bad track in how it handles police chief. it's likely this week that the chief will take legal action against mayor long over. tell your story firing. >> i reached out to oakland mayor out to give her an opportunity to respond to the community members at the rally and to counter the perspective of armstrong's representative, i received no reply. i think that you cross for 2. >> after a long armstrong was placed on administrative leave. darren allison was named the department's acting chief and some are unhappy with the mayor's decision. but there are some groups that are supporting her kron four's. rob nesbitt reports. >> oakland is a city that's no stranger to crime. and there were violent acts reported over the weekend. the first one says armstrong's firing but groups like the

back to the city of oakland, which amidst all the drama with the fire chief has been under siege by hackers since last wednesday, wednesday. this is the 6th cyber attack on a u.s. city so far this year down until they restore the network outage caused by this hack. >> several online systems and phone lines. they're going to stay offline for now, the attack is causing a real headache for residents. we're trying to report crimes and for city workers who are worried that they won't get paid on time for correspondent nancy loo has more now on why this hack is taking so long to resolve. >> while all appears well at oakland city hall is inner workings are anything but a ransomware attack has throttled some city services and it specialists are now busy with recovery and remediation while emergency responses are unaffected. the network outage has some city systems offline. the attackers are easily getting in. >> and it's because the attackers are finding holes in the defense, according to cybersecurity experts, i huda sophisticate id. gangs on the dark web are behind most attacks and phishing email

>> that threat left as a voicemail for oakland city council member carol fife. she says threats are nothing new. this morning a group of local and state officials, incluing oakland's mayor and a state assemblyman gathered at city hall in oakland to condemn what they say is a pattern of threats and harassment. not just elected women facing threat. activist kat brooks says she's been harassed and threatened so badly, she was forced to move. >> your comments have consequences, and there are people intentionally stoking fear and anger and resentment throughout this city. >> when you try to diminish us, only one thing happens. we get stronger. >> state leaders are now proposing legislation to allow campaign funds to be used to bolster security for politicians. oakland city hall is also looking at increasing security before it fully reopens next month. >>> well, the controversy continues with oakland's police chief. he wants his job back. chief leronne armstrong is currently on administrative leave. today he sent a formal letter to the police commission and mayor sheng

an encounter between an oakland city council member and a homeless advocate is being investigated by police as a possible assault. vincent williams claims that he was body slammed by a friend of council member carol fife. >> she claims it was self-defense. kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >> you're looking at video that shows the tail of what oakland police describe as an assault. that said, williams says he is the alleged victim in the video punched me in my face. my class went flying off. >> he slammed me to the ground. continue to punch me. continue to choke me out. and then at one point, he just grabbed my head with his other and it started smashed it into the into the concrete. >> it happened on february 14 just after 08:30am, near 34th street and peralta in west oakland. williams says he was there doing some outreach at an encampment of unhoused residents at the same time that oakland city council member carol fight in the city of oakland where there to close the encampment them. he says that he approached the council member, yelling his disapproval. i told, carol, this

city. the reality is oakland is the only city that is closed. city hall is closed. excuse me, the pandemic is over. businesses and citizens have the right to go to city hall. we pay taxes. i believe we are losing confidence in this mayor to be able to handle the situation. no experience, with all due respect. i think oakland need someone really willing to make the right calls to the right people. the unions have all the respect. that is why city hall is closed. it is time to reopen city hall and do what we need to do. we have spent years trying to recruit oakland residents, we have a chief that is an oakland native, and here we go. in her speech, she said she respects him and likes him, but she fires him. >> in the next couple of seconds, we're seeing a drumbeat where people are saying online and elsewhere that they want the mayor to step down. do you believe sheng thao should step down? >> i want to go there. i believe any mayor has big challenges. the problem with this mayor is that she listens to the wrong people. she is not hiring the right professional staff wi

something happens that something according to former oakland city councilmember lynette gibson mcelhaney. >> is the federal monitor overseeing the oakland police department. robert warshaw, who hired an outside law firm to investigate how opd handle the pair of incidents involving misconduct of an oakland police sergeant. the clean, he says warshaw has a financial conflict of interest to keep his oversight role at opd. they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. >> and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. oakland mayor out place chief leronne armstrong administrative leave while she says she awaits all of the information in the matter. however, the mayor has given no indication that the federal monitor's role is are there any scrutiny by her administration? yes, i can understand that people might be skeptical, but the rea

of oakland city employees were told that they will be id this week the cyber attack that hit the city's technology system last week prompted to issue a proclamation emergency . still under the proclamation, the city can i've been here over an hour. and the people over there. don't think she'd been here for about two hours already, so i don't know. the city center proclamation and a memo out to employees. the memo told employees that the city would have an alternate way to pay their wages and there would be no delay. city leaders have still not released many details about the attack or the ransom demanded. concerns are growing about a possible health crisis along the turkey syria border as people wait for humanitarian aid following a massive earthquake last week as alex hogan reports , this comes as rescue teams continue to comb through debris. rescue workers are scrambling to find any more survivors after two massive earthquakes hit the turkey syria border region last week. turkey's government says more than two million people have left t

oakland city council member carrol fife says she even received murder threats left on her voicemail.ently they've become more common and more violent. yesterday a group of local and state officials gathered at city hall to condemn what they say is a pattern of threats and harassment. >> your comments have consequences and there are people intentionally stoking fear and anger and resentment throughout this city. >> when you try to diminish us, only one thing happens, we get stronger. >> state leaders are now proposing legislation to allow campaign funds to be used to bolster security for politicians. oakland city hall is also looking at increasing security before fully reopening next month. >>> 4:53 right now. e events at the chase center can be a little overwhelming. the actor unveiling a new room at the stadium that can help and it was inspired by his own struggles. >> happening now, one east bay state lawmaker is hoping to make it easier for child victims to seek justice, by coauthoring a new bill called the justice for survivors act which would end the statute of limitations for c

now one oakland city employee told us they've been told that the city's payroll system is also affected by the cyber attack, and it's a it's a the chaos could get even worse if paychecks are delayed. people are already stepping up to run for the senate seat of dianne feinstein. list of the candidates have already announced and those who are rumored to be planning to run. they include southern california congressional members katie porter and adam schiff. south bay. congressman ro khanna says he's considering a run as well, while oakland congresswoman barbara lee is also rumored to be launching a senate campaign at the end of this month, senator feinstein announced she is not running for re election after more than 50 years in public office, and ktvu is amberleigh looks back on some of einstein's accomplishments and what will happen next for her vacated seat. california senator dianne feinstein brought speculation to an end on her official website, she said. i will not run for re election in 2024, but intend to accomplish as much for california as i can through the end of next year when

lynette mcelhaney was elected as the first african-american president of the oakland city council during her tenure. she dealt frequently with federal monitor robert warshaw. >> who oversees the oakland police department? >> i'm deeply concerned about the destabilizing influence of chief for because he continues to leave us on a carousel of rotating chiefs. and that has nothing to do with the public's number one priority, which is public safety. she says that she is alarmed by the outside law firms. 57 page report saying it supports the chief statements that he did nothing wrong >> so respecting what you've read. what was your analysis? >> i think it's a very poorly written smear job. honestly, that there's nothing in it that had not been discovered around covered in the city's records. i think that there's more to be done in terms of a true investigation. and i hope that the separate will do its own independent investigation. a 15 page public summary claim the chief mishandled the misconduct of an officer involved in a hit and run. >> causing $15,000 in damages. well as firing his weapo

meantime, a former oakland city leader is questioning the role of the federal monitor overseeing the oakland police department says magoon. we'll have more details on that. and a possible financial conflict of interest. coming up a little bit later in this hour. chinatown leaders joined san francisco officials today to talk about safety at this year's chinese new year parade. the parade is set for this saturday and it comes just a week after the mass shooting in monterey and one in monterey park, rather in half moon bay, both of which targeted members of the asian american community. the parade is a huge event. kron four's gayle ong joins us here in the studio tonight with how officials are promising to keep everyone safe. gayle. >> pam and ken san francisco's chinese new year parade usually drives up hundreds of thousands of people every year. organizers are expecting even bigger crowd this year with up to 1 million visitors. and that's why law enforcement says they will be working around the clock to keep the public safe. the annual chinese new year parade returned saturday celebrat

. >> a former oakland city leader is questioning the role of the federal monitor who oversees the oakland police department. however, a representative of a group committing to committed to holding police accountable for their actions takes a different view. all of this comes in the wake of police chief leronne armstrong being put on leave because of his handling of a misconduct investigation. kron four's has he might do has the story. >> the police department is not the police department. but of the 2000 when i came on to the council, we were averaging 10 to 12 officer-involved deaths per year. >> former oakland city councilmember lynette gibson mcelhaney says that in the 18 months that oakland police chief leronne armstrong has been in charge. no black person has been shot by oakland police. it's this chief. >> the first chief that has brought us into full compliance and been placed in sustainability. >> however, the federal compliance monitor robert warshaw was investigation into cheap armstrong's handling of a pair of internal affairs misconduct investigations, places opd indian. 23 ye

coming up, the war of words between an oakland city council member and a local homeless advocate. what police say happened when things escalated. >> and a first for the state department of justice, the state attorney general announcing the creation of a new post conviction justice >> and a suspected gunman is facing federal charges after 2 orthodox jewish men were shot orthodox jewish men were shot outside la ♪♪ this is how it feels to du more with less asthma... ...thanks to dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... and can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. imagine that. ♪♪ dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medic

he was arrested by oakland police along with u. s. marshals the city of les how has hired an outside investigator to look into accusations of improper disposal of police records by city staff alejo police department has been under scrutiny over the last several years. following a number of police shootings. city officials did not release details about this investigation , saying only that should policy training or criminal issues be discovered. actions will be addressed to east bay politicians have announced that they will run for the state senate seat currently held by nancy skinner. berkeley mayor jesse arigon says he's in the running for the district seven seat. the mayor told us he wants to address issues including housing. homelessness education , public safety as well as climate change, and oakland city council member dan cobb also confirmed to ktvu that he will run for that senate seat in a district that stretches from alameda to crockett. he said that he wants to continue skinner's focus on the environment. still a camp parents in southern cali

a grant from the oakland city council and philanthropic donations. project is a priority for oakland's new mayor, herself once on house. >> is it technical career training that i need, is it going to community college, all with the stability of housing. housing and resources and counseling. >> the hub is expected to be up and running in five years. >> a meals healthier. the usda is rolling out to -- new nutrition standards which include limits on added sugars. this will impact foods like cereal, yogurt and chocolate milk. the plan calls for dramatic cuts in sodium levels. health experts say cutting back on sugar and salt can decrease childhood at -- obesity and diabetes. the requirements will appear gradually starting in 2025. >> we can forecast, busy weekend. >> we've got the parade happening tomorrow night. the chinese new year parade and tradition is that we get rain. this time we are expecting it. tomorrow afternoon at 4:00, a chance for a few showers, 59 degrees. by 6:00 p.m., it is getting wet and windy. for sunday on the festivities, wet and w

council member carol fife and the city of oakland where there to close the encampment them. he says that he approached the council member, yelling his disapproval. i told, carol, this is your fault. >> this is your fault because you have these advocates out here working for you and they're lying to people in your line to people why we're having this back and forth. barreled into the conversation yelling the whole time. you need to back up. you need to back up. don't try to walk towards or you're kind of saw her. don't do that. and i'm not trying to do any of that. whether council member, carol 5 says that she felt threatened and concerned for her physical safety. >> so i and well within my right as is every human being to be safe, we all deserve to be safe. and if someone is it is it is choosing to take that safety from you. then the law says that you are within your rights to defend yourself. >> in this case, 5 says her close friend did the defendant. this incident comes on the heels of last week's press conference at city hall where 5 flanked by mayor saying towel and othe

outside of oakland city all. j.r.: thank you so much. also in oakland, lebron armstrong stepped in front of the cameras today, again calling on the city's mayor to reinstate him as police chief. >> the idea that i could look at this report and see how unfair it is makes me question have we moved forward in any way? j.r.: he blasted a report from federal independent monitor is plainly inaccurate and unfair to him. he has been on leave after that report said he failed to act on a misconduct incident involving one of his sergeants. his supporters echoed the calls for his reinstatement. >> we are asking the mayor again, again, and again to reinstate the chief back to his status. listen to your community. listen to your voters. it's asking you to reinstate the chief. j.r.: abc 7 news has reached o to the mayor's office for a response. we did not hear back today. developing news, a san francisco man is being held in county jail without bail after police said he fired shots inside in outer richmond synagogue last week. 51-year-old demetri faces

there is a lot of frustration but not a lot of answers about the ransomware attack against the city of oakland that has lasted more than a week. cyber criminals are holding the city's data hostage demanding money in exchange for it back. the attack is not affecting 911 calls and the city's fire department, but people are having some big problems. we tried everything we could to push the city for answers. >> reporter: oakland city officials say unless you have an emergency, there's a not a lot they can do for you. people can still call 911, but workers say any other kind of service that requires a computer is likely unavailable. the lobby at the oakland police department is one of few places still open to the public but there are signs alerting people to computers are down and they have limited services. >> i feel a little bit uncomfortable given the fact that they don't know when this is going to be resolved. >> reporter: somebody stole his license plate about two months ago and racked up a lot of traffic citations in oakland.>> if you rack up a lot of tickets, they are going to immediately to

reporter: tonight the oakland chapter of the naacp commenting by saying this moves in the wrong direction by eroding community trust. >> chief armstrong now has the door open to sue the cityoakland, like the previous chief that got fired. >> reporter: he is talking about former chief emco patrick who was fired in 2020 and later won a wrongful termination lawsuit. >> that blue wall of silence that he utilized to cover up the actions, that is the same blue wall of silence that is used to cover up much more egregious behavior in the department. >> chicago mayor today bold and courageous even after armstrong's public attempts to bully his way back into employment. >> this is part of the police chief that has been part of a dysfunctional and disgraceful department for years. he is not the answer. i truly am confused as to why anyone thought he would be the one to clean up the oakland police department. >>> the woman who let the department before leronne armstrong is calling his firing brave. former police chief kirkpatrick spoke to me this morning. >> i realized it was an extremely difficult decision for her. she's going to have to have a divided house on this decision, but, i

there is a lot of frustration but not a lot of answers about the ransomware attack against the city of oaklandhat has lasted more than a week. cyber criminals are holding the city's data hostage demanding money in exchange for it back. the attack is not affecting 911 calls and the city's fir

ransomware attack on the city of oakland is snarling all kinds of city services nearly a week after itom baker was at police headquarters today where people were having a tough time filing reports and getting records. at oakland police headquarters. there was bad news even before visitors walked in, ransomware hacked computers have ground oakland city government to a near halt. people lined up in the police headquarters lobby to file reports working with clerks severely handicapped by non functioning computers essential to their work. anything that got done was done by hand and he payments made were made in cash, no credit cards or checks. none of those in line. we're in the mood to talk to us, but by zoom should not a norwood told ktvu. it took her two visits over two days and finally two hours to file a simple stolen car report. i understand that it's a non emergency report. however i just felt that there was absolutely no urgency. from the dispatcher on the non emergency number down to the officer at the station. i understand the frustration. you know, many of you know when we condu

numbers anywhere from four to 10 degrees above average got up to 66 in the city. oaklandncord, really nice-looking day. 60 degrees in half moon bay. take a look at the temperatures in the conference own. the 50's and 60's right now. as we look at the tower camera, notice a little haze. we do have stagnant air. san jose, showing a blue skies. they will get a few inches of snow as the system is heading in the direction. high-pressure providing us with the springlike warmth the system will bring us wet weather. let's talk about the impacts of wet weather last week. you will notice the droughts statewide, particularly tahoe. we have seen an improvement in the tahoe area. it has dropped to the lowest level, which is dry. most of you are still in the moderate category of the drought. a lovely view from our airport camera. clear skies as we look through the airport. spotty showers friday afternoon into saturday. it is going to be warming up on super bowl sunday and gusty in the hills. you will notice patches of fog around. temperatures will be in the 30's to mid 40's. in the aft

this means the city of oakland can now finish clearing out that encampment. leaders in the city of oakland say they plan to build 170 units of affordable housing at that site. new at noon actor and former california governor arnold schwarzenegger was involved in a crash involving a cyclist. this was first reported by tmz. it happened yesterday morning in west los angeles at the intersection of san vicente in burlingame. the los angeles police department says the cyclist woman made a left turn in front of schwarzenegger and he didn't have time to hit the brakes. tmz reports, schwarzenegger loaded up the woman and her bicycle took her to an ear or for treatment. she is expected to be okay. he also took the bike to a shop for repairs. u s navy ships continue to cruise along the south carolina coast, where a fighter jet shot down a chinese balloon suspected of spying. it was shot down on saturday the balloon had crossed the illusion islands, parts of canada and then south across the midwest and u. s. east coast. china insists the balloon was doing civilian researc

people accountable who felt we didn't matter. >> reporter: thursday afternoon on the steps of oakland city hall, oakland community members protested armstrong's firing, saying thao should be recalled as mayor and calling armstrong the city's best shot at proving the department could operate ethically without a federal monitor. >> they took the only person that made sure we were getting to the finish line and took him away. >> reporter: armstrong issued a statement saying, in part, i continue to believe that my termination was the result of a fundamentally flawed process that resulted in unfair, inaccurate conclusions about me. a representative for armstrong told me he is meeting with his attorneys, considering all legal options. emma goss for "today in the bay." >>> happening now, the search continues for this woman who san jose police say kidnapped her daughter. the toddler, named tayana, was found safe late yesterday afternoon in oakland, but the mom has still not been found. her name is crystal mendez. she does not have custody of the little girl. her ex-husband is tayana's legal guardi

oakland police department. ktvu erasmus working on this story, she'll have a new report for us coming later in the hour. gasia times. 703 the city of oakland now has permission from a federal judge to clear out the last remaining part of a large homeless and cabinet. the judge says the city now has enough shelter beds available for several dozen people still living off wood street near the mcarthur maze. that means the city can finish clearing out that camera. oakland city leaders plan to build 170 units of affordable housing on that location. well new this morning. international disaster agencies are busy. they're starting to respond now to that deadly earthquake in turkey and syria more than 2300 people are dead. ktvu james torres live in studio with more on the rescue efforts and the international aid that's beginning to come in the pictures. we're seeing just as outstanding an eye opening as some of the numbers we're hearing nations all over the world now responding to that deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake , striking about 60 miles away from the syrian border. into turkey. major aftershocks have been hitting the area even hou

it also directs the city of oakland request emergency funds and service. from the state and federal government. other than that, the city remains tight lipped, too tight lipped as a council member . i have very limited information in terms of all the background that's going on over at the police headquarters, reports and payments lobbied the lines and the waiting gets ever longer. i've been here over an hour. and the people over there . don't think she's been here for about two hours already, so i don't know, have to go feed his parking meter, only to finally learn this. you have to do it online. so i don't have my phone. because that was stolen. so that's what i'm saying. more and longer. this drags on, the harder it is on the people who come in here to get these services as well as the people who are trying to render them because after they hear complaint after complaint after complaint. they simply get more now, cause i'm getting come into my home, mr gay. i went to pay my ticket. or went to pay my permit. and there's nobody there . the city sent a procl

lynette mcelhaney was elected as the first african-american president of the oakland city council during her tenure. she dealt frequently with federal monitor robert warshaw. >> who oversees the oakland police department? >> i'm deeply concerned about the destabilizing influence of chief for because he continues to leave us on a carousel of rotating chiefs. and that has nothing to do with the public's number one priority, which is public safety. she says that she is alarmed by the outside law firms. 57 page report saying it supports the chief statements that he did nothing wrong >> so respect what you've read. what was your analysis? >> i think it's a very poorly written smear job. honestly, that there's nothing in it that had not been discovered around covered in the city's records. i think that there's more to be done in terms of a true investigation. and i hope that the separate will do its own independent investigation. a 15 page public summary claim the chief mishandled the misconduct of an officer involved in a hit and run. >> causing $15,000 in damages. well as firing his weapon.

. >> reporter: this oakland city council member is calling for the fbi to investigate how the documents were leaked and remove the federal monitor. >> right now what is lacking in oakland, other cities is a cooperation between the city, the county, the state, and the federal government. >> reporter: former chief armstrong also released a statement today saying he will begin the appeal process this week which could take up to six months. the federal monitor robert warshar declined to comment on the issue. >> we are not here just because he is a black man. we are here because he is a good man and a good cop. >> reporter: in oakland, velena jones, nbc bay area news. >> investigators continue to search for the cause of a fire that destroyed the oldest black church in the east bay. flames broke out at the first african methodist episcopal church in oakland just before 11:00 last night. the church is on telegraph avenue near west mcarthur boulevard. investigators say they know where the fire started but have not yet determined the exact cause of the fire. robert handa will have more on the in

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. >> in the east bay, ste in the city of oakland's effort to move on from its ownership of the coliseumomplex. today, an african-america sports and entertainment group has announced it has signed an agreement to begin exclusive negotiations with the city to buy out its share of the site. it sounds encouraging but as we explain, there are still plenty of hurdles to overcome. >> -- create the magic in the bright lines will shine over oakland. say oakland. >> oakland. >> a complex could bring a $5 million megaproject to the site, was sports, entertainment, a hotel and new housing. >> we are talking about affordable housing, so that we can keep those who have lived here in oakland for generations, so their families can continue to live here. >> the city has entered an exclusive development agreement with a black-tone develop a team led by an east oakland native, who wants equity to be the focus. african-american community to actually create employment and in an area that a lot of us grew up in. >>'s group says the renovated coliseum site could play host to concerts in professional sports te

details. >> the law firm release public findings on chief armstrong back in january gave the city of oakland a deadline for disciplining him. >> tomorrow is the deadline for city leaders to discipline or even fire oakland's police chief, laurent armstrong. the oakland police discipline committee will meet wednesday night. they need to prove just cause for dismissing him however if the decision is left to the mayor she has the authority to fire him without cause food 57 page report the san francisco law firm accuses armstrong of engaging in gross dereliction of duty when he failed to hold opd officers accountable for misconduct and did not ensure there's a fair and thorough disciplinary process. the details of the 2021 incident when two opd officers who were engaged in a secret romantic relationship and a parked pedestrian vehicle with their police vehicle and drove off. the incident was caught on video and obtained by opd. now a second confidential report published in full on oakland's site describes a meeting months later where armstrong claims to not know much about the hit and run and cho