legendary lawman bill bratton will become a consultant for the oakland police department. he helped reduce violent crime when headed up the new york and l.a. pds but some residents aren't sure a new consultant is a good solution to the city of oakland. the oakland city council by the way votes next month on the plan to hire bratton. it's going to cost $250,000 to use him as a consultant. >>> a milestone today for san francisco's muni. the public transit system is turning 100 years old and there's a celebration designed to benefit everyone. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in san francisco to give us some history. >> reporter: 100 years ago the first muni line started running from geary to 33rd avenue. today, muni railway serves about 200 million passengers a year. it has a network of 63 bus routes a historic light rail

bill bratton most recently left the los angeles police department.lice commissioner in new york city and boston. chief jordan says among bratton's response, to improve and strengthen oakland's com stat model a model which uses crime statistics to prioritize resources. he created the crime-fighting strategy. chief jordan also plans to reimplement neighborhood policing. it was done about five years ago but failed. the chief says what'ff

legendary lawman bill bratton. he's the former new york police commissioner and los angeles police chief who drastically reduced crime. >> if anyone can straighten out the terrible problems that oakland has with the police, he. >> reporter: former san jose police chief says bratton is known for being tough on crime and gangs and is a genius in getting the community to work with police. >> previous two working very hard from the outside left and say he didn't get the kind of support he needed to do the job. and i think this is a sign that they're willing to give someone who is competent that kind of support. >> reporter: chief jordan will take a -- reimplement policing. but he'll start with dividing east oakland into two districts. >> we build trust and cold the captains and his command officers responsible for the knowing of our crimes, addressing crimes. >> reporter: some residents say bringing in a new consultant isn't the only solution. >> it might tamp some of it down. it won't make anybody's lives better. i li

also, bill bratton is not the federal compliance director. you will remember a judge ordered oakland to have a compliance director. this is unrelated to that. live here in oakland, i'm da lin, cbs 5. >>> in washington, it's coming down to the wire. only five days until we go tumbling over the "fiscal cliff." president obama is supposed to meet with congressional leaders tomorrow. cbs reporter danielle nottingham is in washington and danielle, how's it looking? >> reporter: well, elizabeth, there was not a lot of optimism on capitol hill today. both senate leaders admitting that congress is facing a hard deadline while at the same time, blaming each other for not having a deal in place by now. president obama cut short his holiday vacation and returned to the white house to work on a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff." before flying home from hawaii, the president called congressional leaders nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell and harry reid to reach agreements before tax hikes and spending cuts kick in january 1. >> we have been asking

legendary lawman bill bratton. he is the former new york police commissioner and los angeles police chief who drastically reduced violent crime during his tenure in both cities. >> if anyone can straighten out the terrible problems that oakland has with the police, he can. >> reporter: former san jose police chief and now hoover institution fellow joe mcnamara says bratton is known for being tough on crime and gangs and is a genius at getting the community to work with police. >> previous chief that they hired from the outside left and said he didn't get the kind of support he needed to do the job. and i think this is a sign that they are willing to give someone who is competent that kind of support. >> reporter: chief jordan will take a page out of bratton's strategy and reimplement neighborhood policing. but instead of citywide, he will start with dividing east oakland into two districts. >> we build trust and we hold the captains and the command officers responsible for knowing about crime, addressing crime. >>

going to be whether the authorities in oakland are going to allow him to do his work. >> reporter: bill brattonis credited with cutting crime in new york as well as los angeles. oakland police sheriff jordan says he welcomed bratton's insight. >>> a man accused of pistol whipping a woman is still in the hospital. officers witnessed a man beating a woman behind a chevron gas station. two officers shot at the man, police say the suspect and victim knew each other. the woman was taken to the hospital and released. >>> you've heard about the fiscal cliff but what about the dairy cliff. how washington gridlock could drive up the price of milk. >> protecting you from drunk drivers. >> but we need to do more to save lives. >> the device >>> federal tax cuts aren't all that's expiring on january 1st so is the farm bill. that means that milk prices could double. debora villalon is live to explain. >> reporter: this sunday sets you back $6, $12 probably too rich. this family with a sweet tooth is sour on the idea of higher milk prices. >> we go to about 2-gallons of milk a week. >> reporter: but if lawma

. >>> bill bratton is hired to the oakland police department.violent crime when he was in charge of police departments in new york and los angeles. >>> the san jose state spartans finished their football season with a win. they beat bowling green in the military bowl 29-20. the spartans finished the season 11-2. congratulations to them. stay with us. traffic in just a moment. and weather. >>> good morning. we'll start off in oakland where there's been a crash just cleared to the right-hand shoulder northbound 880 approaching the embarcadero. unfortunately it's still backed up to at least high street the top of your screen you can see those brake lights. closer towards the coliseum, things are look okay. and again the accident is on the shoulder so hopefully we'll see improvement. also tracking an accident northbound 85 approaching almaden expressway. overturn injury crash. >>> so the roads are dry for now. things are changing though. check out our hi-def doppler, our cbs 5 exclusive. and we are watching a low pressure system slowly inching towar

going to be whether the authorities in oakland are going to allow him to do his work. >> reporter: bill brattonis credited with cutting crime in new york as well as los angeles. oakland police sheriff jordan says he welcomed bratton's insight. >>> a man accused of pistol whipping a woman is still in the hospital. officers witnessed a man beating a woman behind a chevron gas station. two officers shot at the man, police say the suspect and victim knew each other. the woman was taken to the hospital and released. >>> you've heard about the fiscal cliff but what about the dairy cliff. how washington gridlock could drive up the price of milk. >> protecting you from drunk drivers. >> but we need to do more to save lives. >> the device one lawmakers wants to use to stop repeat offenders and why critics say it is impractical. >> and chief meteorologist bill martin will be back with your weekend and holiday forecast. >>> federal tax cuts aren't all that's expiring on january 1st so is the farm bill. that means that milk prices could double. debora villalon is live to explain. >> reporter: this sunday s

also, bill bratton is not the federal compliance director. you will remember a judge ordered oakland to have a compliance director. this is unrelated to that. live here in oakland, i'm da lin, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> an 11-year-old daly city boy is dead after a police chase in pasadena. joe vazquez on the accident and neighbors who are devastated by the news. joe. >> reporter: the victim, allen, is 11-year-old kendrick ing here with his family on 89th street in daly city. they are presumed still to be in southern california dealing with the aftermath of this horrible crash. the family was in southern california in pasadena on christmas day visiting relatives. as they were riding in a minivan police were chasing a suspect in an suv through the streets. the chase went a mile and less than a minute then the suspect vehicle failed to stop for a red light and smashed into the minivan. two cousins were killed including an 11-year-old in daly city. three others were badly hurt. [ crying ] >> the dad and the boy always traveled together and see them

. >> reporter: bill bratton is the big name in the list of consulatants hired by opd. his carreer in policing has brought him to some of the biggest departments in the country. bratton was the new york city police commissioner from 1994 to 1996 and was credited with improving the crime rate in that city. he took over as the chief of police in los angeles in 2002 and led the department until 2009. o.p.d. says he will offer his advice but the chief says he is still in charge in oakland. chief howard jordan oakland police they will give us recommendations and it is up to me to make sure they are implemented because at the end of the day it's my responsibility to make sure the policing in a lawful and constitutional and it's also effective and efficiant to reduce violent crime. >> reporter: bratton and his business partner bob wasserman created the comp stat system that is used by many major police departments in the country, including oakland. jordan ... >> we want to look at what we are doing here in oakland. we have the comp stat model here in oakland and we want to loo

he says the group hired commissioner and los angeles police chief bill bratton to come up with a road map in oakland. >> he will do whatever he needs to do to get a feel of oakland. i will be meeting with him. >> reporter: the city avoided being taken over by the government after a judge agreed to have a court appointed director over see the department. >> we have to try something different and we have to try with what we have. this gives thus best opportunity to do that. >> reporter: and officials say $250,000 to be used will come out of the general fund. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a three month ouch reach effort launched in san francisco aimed at customers borrowed. the program is part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit against the company. >> we will do what we need to do to make sure the people who are entitled a refund will get one. >> check and go acknowledged no wrong doing but agreed to pay more than $4 million. refunds will range from $20 to $4,500. >>> there may be fewer classrooms when students return. police say copper thieves disabled the wiring for a half doz

. >> surprising that the city has retained bill bratton at this stage in light of the fact that we're in the process of seeking to obtain a compliance director that would have substantial responsibilities. >> reporter: credentials aside, burress doesn't think one person will cut crime in oakland but at a media conference yesterday, police chief howard jordan seemed willing to give it a try. >> i take ownership adds t he -- ownership as the chief of police that this crime is happening on my watch. >> reporter: i spoke to rivera that says that the argument that chief jordan needs help to do a good job is not accurate. he says that chief jordan -- >>> a 21-year-old woman in the lincoln was killed. three other passengers in that car were injured. investigators say the accident began when hpd tried to stop a driver of a bmw who was speeding. officers tracked down the driver. moore, his passenger got away. >>> el cerrito police say a man was attacking a woman at a gas station. they arrived to find a man with a handgun pistol whipping a woman. officers opened fire and shot the man. he was ta

legendary lawman bill bratton will become a consultant for oakland police. he helped reduce violent crime in new york and los angeles police departments. former san jose police chief and current hoover institution fellow joseph mcnamara hopes bratton gets support from oakland officials. >> previous chiefs were hired from the outside left, saying he didn't get the kind of support he needed to do the job. and i think this is a sign that they are willing to give someone who is competent that kind of support. >> the oakland city council votes next month on the plan to hire bratton for $250,000. >>> police say a contra costa county police officer came home to find three burglars inside his house. it happened on wednesday night in antioch. the officer tried to chase suspects but stopped when one of them fired a shot into the air. apparently with a gun stolen from the officer's home. >> at this point it appears to be completely random. like many cities in the bay area, our residential burglaries are on the rise and have been for quite a while. >> last month an offi

something new comes in form of a $250,000 consultant to the police department, legendary lawman bill bratton. he's the former new york police commissioner and los angeles police chief who drastically reduced violent crime during his tenure in both cities. >> if anyone can straighten out the terrible problems that oakland has with the police, he can. >> reporter: former san jose police chief and now hoover institution fellow joe mcnamara says bratton is known for being tough on crime and gangs and is a genius in getting the community to work with police. >> i left and said he didn't get the kind of support he needed to do the job. and i think this is a sign that their willing to give someone, who is competent, that kind of support. >> reporter: chief jordan will take a page out of bratton's strategy and reimplement neighborhood policing. but instead of citywide, he'll start with dividing east oakland into two districts. >> we build trust. and we hold the captains and his command officers responsible for knowing about crime, addressing crime. >> reporter: some residents say bringing in a new c

the city of oakland is hiring bill bratton to be a consultant for the police department. bratton helped reduce violent crime when he headed the new york and l.a. police departments. we talked to oaklanders who are skeptical after hearing city leaders talk about different plans to stop the violence. they're unhappy. they re miserable because they haveo hope and they have no, no money." ouncil votes >> it might tamp some of it down just like putting armed guards on every street corner might tamp some of it down, but it won't make people's lives better. i live over in the rolling 20s in the neighborhood and are in a lot of miserable people there. they're miserable because they have no hope and they have no money. >> oakland city council votes next month on the plan to hire bratton at a rate of $250,000. nothing compared to ch >>> as bad as oakland has struggled, it's nothing compared to chicago which just hit an almost unbelievable milestone, 500 murders this year alone. hours after police announced they were one homicide away from the 500 mark a man was shot in the head out

police chief and former new york city police chief bill bratton as a consultant to try and develop a plan here in oakland to reduce violence. >>> live this afternoon in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks. >>> a chp chase early this morning ended in a crash on the streets of oakland and an innocent victim is dead. the suspect's bmw broad slided a lincoln town car there not far from the zoo. a female passenger in the car was killed, three others injured, this startth at 11:20 after office, tried to stop the bmw for speeding. >> the driver of that vehicle initially yielded to the officers and then as the officers exited their vehicle to approach the vehicle that driver did a u-turn and sped away from the officers. >> now after the crash the driver identified as 34-year- old cant dejuan moore of oakland and a passenger got out of the bmw and ran off, office, caught moore but the other suspect got away. >>> with new year's eve around the corner police are trying to get a jump on catching drunk driver, janine de la vega joins us to talk about new legislation introduced t

opd is bringing in change maker bill bratton to curve crime in los angeles and new york city. usf professor tony rab era knows bratton. >> i think bill can be a valuable resource to any organization. but i think oakland has to do some internal soul searching if you will. >> reporter: rib era says the assumption that howard jordan needs to be told what to do to be successful is wrong. >> i take ownership as the chief of police that this stuff is happening on my watch. >> reporter: yesterday chief jordan said he welcomed bratton's inside, he has the name and credentials and had done it before the question is can he do it again in oakland. coming up tonight at 6:00, we will talk to an outspoking opd critic on what he says is a very surprising decision. noelle walker. >>> new york city is on track for a record low number of homicides this year. and that's barring a flurry of homicides in the final few days of 2012. according to the nypd as of today there were 414 homicides this year. the previous record low was 471 back in 2009. compare that to 1990 when there were more than 2,200

. >> reporter: bill bratton will be a consultant for oakland police department starting in february. >> it could we give this deployed in a timely manner and more effectively for crime-fighting strategies >> reporter: bratton also tells me it's about changing the relationship between officers and those in the community to where people trust the police. he says that in la that was another major problem the city was dealing with when he got there. he's hoping to turn >> it is the lack of confidence on part of the public that the of the police department is not confident on dealing with the growing crime problem. >> reporter: he was a former police commissioner in the new york and boston he is ready to meet the challenge of oakland. >> might challenge was that it was a very small police force for a very large city. we were able to implement change and that the crime rate has gone for 12 consecutive years. >> reporter: he also says that the public's opinion about the police force and willing to turn that around that around in oakland as well. j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> oakland is 400,000

. >> reporter: bill bratton is the big name in the list of consulatants hired by opd. his carreer in policing has brought him to some of the biggest departments in the country. bratton was the new york city police commissioner from 1994 to 1996 and was credited with improving the crime rate in that city. he took over as the chief of police in los angeles in 2002 and led the department until 2009. o.p.d. says he will offer his advice but the chief says he is still in charge in oakland. >> i want to make sure that this is lawful, efficient. >> they have provided they will give us recommendations and it is up implemented because at the end of the day it's my responsibility to make sure the policing in a lawful and constitutional and it's also reduce violent crime. bratton and his business partner bob wasserman created the comp stat system that is used by many major police departments in the country, including oakland. >> we want to look at what we are doing here in oakland. we have the comp stat model here in oakland and we want to look at how we can strengthen it and imp

announce that they're bringing in outside help including well known former los angeles police chief bill brattoncing crime in l.a. and new york city. diana santana tells me bratton has already started assessing oakland's problems. >> he will do whatever he needs to do to get a feel of oakland. obviously i will be meeting with him a lot. he will be meeting with community members. >> reporter: the oakland police department avoided taken over by the federal department earlier this month after a judge agreed to have a appointed director oversee the department. brad's position is separate from that. they plan to split the city into five districts each to be run by a captain. >> i was surprised to find a window broken. >> reporter: this salon owner told me someone broke her window yesterday. >> if this happens again, i need to move from here. >> reporter: at allen temple baptist church tonight a youth director tells us the community still has to do its part. >> we can use all the help that we can, it's sometimes good to be able to focus within. >> reporter: the price tag for the consultant's help, $35

announce that they're bringing in outside help including well known former los angeles police chief bill brattonbeen credited with reducing crime in l.a. and new york city. diana santana tells me bratton has already started assessing oakland's problems. >> he will do whatever he needs to do to get a feel of oakland. obviously i will be meeting with him a lot. he will be meeting with community members. >> reporter: the oakland police department avoided taken over by the federal department earlier this month after a judge agreed to have a appointed director oversee the department. brad's position is separate from that. they plan to split the city into five districts each to be run by a captain. >> i was surprised to find a window broken. >> reporter: this salon owner told me someone broke her window yesterday. >> if this happens again, i need to move from here. >> reporter: at allen temple baptist church tonight a youth director tells us the community still has to do its part. >> we can use all the help that we can, it's sometimes good to be able to focus within. >> reporter: the price tag for the

every year, bill bratton was the chief of los angeles police, violent crime was reduced. his changes started with the officers in his own department. >> some saturday nights there were no gang units work in the city. that's going to end. >> reporter: bratton put his sights on the most crime-ridden areas of the city flooding them with hundreds of officers and conducted regular street sweeps. oakland wants him to build an anticrime road map here. >> he is going to have free rein. >> reporter: city leaders admit crime south of control. within hours of yesterday's announcement, three more people were killed. city leaders admit crime is out of chrome. oakland is still working to hire a court ordered director to oversee the police department. its troubles date back to the riders scandal. four officers were accused of planting evidence and making false arrests. some question the need for another high-priced consultant. >> we now have a compliance director that we're working on and we have a monitor that's involved. and so, you know, the question is, how is he going to fit in thi

. >> former police chief bill bratton to a growing tension between officers and the community are obvious be changed. something he will start to fax with his consultant services. he will start to -- specs.you will start to-repar on his consultation beginning. >> in addition to leading the los angeles police department has also been a new york city police commissioner and in boston. the new york problems and the current san francisco problems in oakland are similar to other eastern seaboard towns. we were able to impact change and the crime and los angeles is the faulowest in 12 years. >> in one case there were people that were gunned down in oakland at. blank range. and also a woman was found stabbed to death and demand is being questioned. no formal arrests have been made. j. r. stone, kron 4 news. >> we crunched the numbers this morning. department. worsened. as for the three killings case two people were gunned down at point blank range. that happened in an area known for drugs. no arrests have been made in that case. but no formal arrests there. j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> grant lodes

former los angeles police chief bill bratton is expected to take over in february and he is also goingt include staffing shortages and low morale. but san francisco's district attorney, who did work with him in los angeles, believes bratton has a lot to offer. >> if they allow him to provide the knowledge base that is required in order to get oakland moving in the right direction. >> bratton is going to help map out a crime reduction strategy through com stat, which is a data and crime tracking system he developed. >>> washington lawmakers are running out of time to reach a deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. senate leaders are working on a last-ditch bipartisan agreement. they hope to vote on it as soon as tomorrow, possibly monday. both houses of congress will reconvene tomorrow. the main sticking point remains tax increases on the wealthy. while some republicans suggest raising taxes for those earning at least a million, president obama and democrats want increases on anyone making more than $250,000 a year. >> we just can't afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy.