the atf reported, based on tracing information, the large amount of the ground for coming from the united states. with regards to some of the other weapons, much of the came from arsenals in central america, some left over from the conflict in the 1980's. our government is trying to get a better understanding on where the weaponry is coming from. many rustled levels are found at crime scenes and it is something that the government is trying to address. host: the mexican government has pleaded to reinstate the ban on assault weapons and to stop the sale to mexicans.

agencies like the fbi, dea and atf. the u.s. attorney's office said the first day officials will meet with community leaders to discuss what's needed. the second day they will meet with the police department to hammer out the details. but the oakland police department said this doesn't mean you will see agents patrolling the oakland streets. instead they will be used to help with long-term investigations. with the layoffs of 80 police officers the oakland police department has had to shift some people from the criminal investigations unit to the street. >>obviously were not going to get 80 bodies from the federal government but what we do need is to focus in on our top three priorities. thats gangs, guns and drugs. they can do surveillance, wiretaps, search warrants and thats what were going to look forward to. hopefully we'll be able to move to a more active space in the near future. balance summit held in oakland will be similar to one that took place it help drastically reduce crime in 2008 and nine silliness of 53 gang-relat

the fbi, drug enforcement, atf and immigration will be there to figure out what is needed most. and he says he's coming up with a plan to identify trouble spots in the story to go after in, his words, hot and heavy. >> shifting to be able to respond to 911 calls. >> oakland had to layoff 80 officers because of cuts. and tonight the city council is considering seven ballot measures for november ballot, some of which would help save jobs in the police department. >>> a man is under arrest tonight, accused of impersonating a cop, carrying a concealed weapon. 27-year-old taken into custody monday morning at a gas station. he was sitting in this black crown victoria rigged to look like an under cover car, including strobe lights and a dash board computer, inside were badges, a police radio and baton. investigators say it's easier to get that stuff than you might this. >> strobe lights. and spot lights. and yae. you name it. they're available online. i can't see anything that is not available. >> investigators are asking anyone who. >> fed lal unemployment checks will be in in the mai

. >> and oakland, chchief anthony bats is calling in for help from the atf, and the fbi. and he is down 80 officers. >> will sit down with all of our borders and as further assistance so we have a system set up. >> and part of our strategy is that we do not want them to cover a beat want long-term investigations to dismantle any criminal enterprises taken place in the city of oakland. haaziq madyun >> kron 4 >> and open, easy transit continues to be disrupted after the transportation agency is a contract on the drivers. takuma ac transit said 190 drivers have a sick time, and the delay commuters are feeling is a new service changes that has bus operators forcing to try unfamiliar roads. >> and to continue our coverage, d.c. transit has a new contract on june 30th. the agency has the new contract is overtime instead of cait is now after 40 hours instead of eight hours, and also health care benefits. 100 percent were paid on the old, now 90 percent. and finally, the changes to the pension plan. before, there were no contributions, now, 7%, kron 4 news. >> in oakland, the ne

bats on to the addressing violent crimes is calling for a backup for federal agencies including the atfd this is now the race for governor will go to who can create the most jobs. and gubernatorial meg whitman, was on a stop in gilroy. >> she toward a garlic process in gilroy today. toward. the hopeful was creating jobs the no. 1 mission. >> the backdrop was this packaging of garlic. and this worker program as part of immigration reform. and during this agricultural interests. and later, at a speech she says the only way to turn california are around is to job creation. here is what she plans to do if creelected. >> i will be the best person, you are not going to find a stone church person at the defender, to find and-more staunch person, and with the thinking about leaving, and what businesses are leaving? and will keep their business here. we cannot let a northrop grumman beef ocean beach to virginia beach. >> and-leave. >> and rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. and now, the one step closer it beats being built to transportation is proving the new plan. $484 million project and it was 8-1 vot

we'll sit down with the fbi, atf, dea and ask for their assistance and help. >> reporter: they will also help with department patrols and help with the sentencing of johannes mehserle, expected to occur in november. >>> police in santa clara are warning homeowners to lock their windows and doors after several burglaries happened while residents were sleeping. officers say there have been six burglaries in the southern part of the city in the past nine days. in each case, the burglars entered the doors through an unlocked window. they are taking laptops, video game systems and wallets. >> santa clara is very safe but like any other area, crimes do occur. have you to be -- you have to be aware of your surroundings and lock your doors and windows. >> no one has been hurt. police say there's no suspect description available. >>> there's a new warning about the use of water in california and the environmental health of the delta. >>> a tense police action involving a standoff and a man with a chainsaw. >>> at least parts of the bay area should see warmer temperatures by the weekend. meteorolo

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officials say it's in the works now set for late august it will bring and agencies like the fbi, dea, atf. the u.s. attorney's office said the first day officials will meet with community leaders to discuss what's needed. if the second day amid the with the police department to hammer out the details. if the oakland police department said this doesn't mean you will see agents patrolling oakland streets. instead the be used to help with long-term investigations appeared with the layoffs of 80 police officers the oakland police department has had to shift some people from the criminal investigations unit to the street. >> obviously were not going to get 80 bodies from the federal government but what we do need is to focus in on our top three priorities that's games, guns and drugs. they do surveillance, wiretaps search warrants and that's what were going to look inward still hopefully will be able to move to a more active space in the near future. >> in oakland christine conley kron 4 news. >> a 3.5 shaker around 2:30 p.m. kron 4 de anchorman shows us not much damage >> was >> at the north

and we are going to also contact the atf because you sell alcohol right next door to an elementary school. >> reporter: rest departments letting the city council have it regarding their inflated part-time salaries. four officials make about $100,000. a motion was passed to the lowest level. >> the only thing you got is our money into your pocket. that's all you're good for. you are all -- bottom of the ocean. you pretended to be my friend, you have no -- you have no conscience, do you. >> how dare you try to take a penny more from our pockets when you've already taken. we don't want you here and we aren't you people. we want you to resign. >> in an attempt to save your jobs you tell us how sorry you are. you guys are not sorry. you should be sorry forfailing us. you failed to do your job. you failed to listen to us about our taxes and you guys do not deserve to be running the city. we want you to resign now. >> reporter: city counsel sin members said they will give up their salaries but continue to serve out their. terms this crowd wouldn't have it. >> we would like to have every one of y

f.b.i., drug enforcement administration, atf and ice will all be there to figure out what is needed most. batts is he is coming up with a plan to go against trumped spots in the city. >> we should have all the resources to deal with 911 calls and deal with gangs, drugs and guns. >>> starting tomorrow vallejo police will send out half as many patrol cars as usual so two patrol officers can ride in every vehicle. the department says there are not enough officers to cover each other if they get into trouble. response time for back-up may be slower and patrol units will be riding in pairs for their own safety. officers are retiring or leaving for other departments with threats of layoffs vallejo's police force has 95 sworn officers. >> santa clara sheriff's department is trying to determine if there are any other victims. a man was taken into custody monday morning at a gas station. he was is go ahead in a black car rigged to look like an undercover police car. inside they found badges, a police radio, handcuffs and police baton. those items are easy to get, they say. >> the spotlight, you n

they say it's in the works now set for late august and will bring in agencies like the fbi, dea and atf. the u.s. attorney's office said the first time it will meet with community leaders to discuss what's needed here the second day with only with the police department to hammer out the details. the oakland police department said this doesn't mean he'll see agents patrolling oakland streets instead go be used to assist with long-term investigations. with the layoffs of 80 police officers the oakland police department has had to share some people from the criminal investigations unit to the streets. >> obviously were not what it 80 bodies from the federal government we do need it to focus in on our top priorities the gains, and drugs. they can do surveillances, wiretaps and that's what we're looking at. hopefully will be removed to a more active phase in the future. >> this just in to kron 4 major bart delays for train headed to the east bay due to a faulty axle on a train headed to richmond of the delays were here if about 20 minutes for trains going from san francisco to the east bay.

he says the meeting will be held in august with the u attorney general's office and dea, atf, and f.b.i. he wants to bring in more resources to assist in long- term investigations but he would not give spectaculars. oakland just laid off 80 officers last week with more layoffs possible at year's end. >> we do believe that we need help from wherever it and come from. oakland is in dire trouble. >> no date has been set yet for the meeting with federal law enforcement. the chief says the department will focus on the priorities set by the community, namely gangs, guns and, drugs. >> san jose police are investigating gang violence that has folks worry about what might happen next. as robert honda reports some people fear a trip to the neighborhood park. >> the crack of the bat in san jose is a typical sound in summertime. but the police say knives and bottles were some of the weapons uses in a clash between two gangs on tuesday. two people were taken to the hospital with tab wounds and lacerations. neighbors we talked to, who did not want their faces shown, say gangs make it scare tow go to

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> reporter: the police got a break when thomas was arrested last july in this ups parking lot after atf received a tip he was selling weapons out of the trunk of his car. he was charged with selling stolen weapons, including assault rifles and silencers. the investigation eventually led police to this vacant mansion that they suspected served as the thieves' lair. it was there investigators found evidence linking thomas to the murders of the loftons and dewitts. scott is 27 years old. he's a college grant and is pursuing a master's degree in computer science. he also worked at the ups, and law enforcement sources say he may have used the company's data base to help select victims. >> again, he utilized his employment to methodically identify his victims. so again, he had inside information. he knew a lot about his victims. he studied our response, the way we investigated crimes. so he managed to actually throw us off and disguise the crime scene based on his knowledge of police investigations. >> reporter: scott allegedly used bleach to clean his crime scenes. arson to destroy evidence.

. >> we're going to sit down with all our federal partners, fbi, atf and ask for their assistance. >> reporter: chief batts was not the specific on what type of help he will ask. >> we do believe we need help, from wherever it may come from. because oakland is in dire trouble. >> reporter: oakland community organizations is concerned that the lay offs of 80 officers will bring more problem to the gang issue. >> you cannot arrest your way out of crime and violence. >> reporter: chief batts met witherric holder, while the details remain unclear, batts says he expects help for a gang problem that is bigger than oakland. >> i expect a lot of help and resources to assist the area. >> reporter: oakland police say the request for federal government assistance is not directly connected to the lay off of 80 officers. the department says chief batts in his experience as chief of police experienced federal cooperation there that he felt was lacking here in oakland. in oakland, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tropical storm bonnie is gaining strength in the gulf of hex co. forcing -- gulf

attorney he's calling a meeting in the month of august fbi, atf. the question has come up because she lost 80 officers as it had a crime impact? the summers are most problematic month they had delayed from june to july and the peak in august and september. that is a consistent pattern so we are going into a busy time right now. >> he says he's also trying to get federal assistance to make to him by making contact with attorney general older appeared they believed to people who robbed and killed a family of three may be responsible for the robberies in the downtown area. o pd released this video of a man and woman in question they say people robbed and killed he had just gotten his teeth cleaned who is a dental hygienist she was not injured in that robbery. they hope this video may help catch the suspects. we will take a break for 14 back with more headlines in a moment. a live look aside your bay bridge approach moving smoothly. new details this morning on the shootout that took place on highway 580 in oakland early sunday for the first time now pl

. >> reporter: the fbi, the dea and the atf will help oakland battle crime during the high crime months of august and september. >> we are not going to ask them to cover a beat. what we are going to ask them to do is long-term investigations to dismantle any criminal enterprise taking place in the city of oakland. >> this is a more structured program. this is where we bring in all the state, federal and local law enforcement components, sit down in executive session, scope out, you know, what we know of the problem and then identify specific targets that we can address. >> reporter: federal agents have cooperated with the oakland police department for years but this is different because more federal agents will be pouring into the city than before. >> this will be long term. this actually is the -- for example the program in salinas that we started last september is still in place. now it's operational. we have gone from the theoretical and kind of the planning into the enforcement. >> reporter: as the federal forces come into oakland, city hall continues to flout federal law by expandi

it will bring in the fbi, dea, and atf. the u.s.at the will meet with community leaders to discuss what is needed. and then, to discuss the details with the police apartment. >> this does not feel but agents are going to be patrolling. instead, they're going to be using a long-term investigation strategy. with 80 officers gone, they have to have some criminal investigations unit to the street. >> of is a, we're not going to get 80 people from the federal government but we need to have to focus gangs, guns, drugs. and with wiretaps, search warrants. that is what we are going to look at. and hopefully, we can do this with a more active peace in the future. >> the u.s. attorney's office said this will be similar to the one at and salinas, last summer it helped drastically redureduce summer. and cry ando far, only three homicides this year, lacher 1 last summer, 53. >> strong armed robbery, before 11:00 p.m. two masked men carrying guns came into this mr. bubble grestaurant, they took electronic devices, wallets, purses, and iran. oakla

parking lot after atf received a tip he was selling weapons out of the trunk of his car.len weapons, including assault rifles and silencers. the investigation eventually led police to this vacant mansion that they suspect has served as the thieves' lair. it was there investigators found evidence linking thomas to the murders of the loftons and dewitts. scott is 27 years old. he's a college graduate and is pursuing a master's degree in computer science. he also worked at the u.p.s. and law enforcement sources say he may have used the company's database to help select victims. >> again, he utilizes employment to methodically identify his victims. so again, he had inside information. he knew a lot about his victims. he studied our response, the way we investigated crimes. so he managed to actually throw us off and disguise the crime scene based on his knowledge of police investigations. >> reporter: scott allegedly used bleach to clean his crime scenes. arson to destroy evidence. and changed the location of bodies to confuse police. he also studied other serial killers. he a

the atf reported, based on tracing information, the large amount of the ground for coming from the united states. with regards to some of the other weapons, much of the came from arsenals in central america, some left over from the conflict in the 1980's. our government is trying to get a better understanding on where the weaponry is coming from. many rustled levels are found at crime scenes and it is something that the government is trying to address. host: the mexican government has pleaded to reinstate the ban on assault weapons and to stop the sale to mexicans. in the story says -- san diego. there were cut, democratic line. -- sandra, democratic line. caller: i think drugs need to be legalized. we are wasting money in the prisons. guest: we do not have a position on the legalization of drugs. that is something for congress to decide. we did not cover that, so i do not have a comment. host: mount airy, maryland. caller: basically, people in washington are not listening to the american people. if you closed down the border, it would show that we are the problem. the drug traffic would

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