. >>> we have a copy of the not yet released bratton group report. this report as well as another recent review of the department criticizes leadership here. criticism the chief will no longer have to face as he announces his departure. >> there was a police officer that harassed me for a year. >> roosevelt mows by says the oakland police department is out of control, word that chief howard jordan is out on medical leave and retiring immediately has shocked city leaders wondering about efforts to reform the department. >> we just met with the chief yesterday. there was no inkling of any of this. i was surprised. >> jordan's position comes after criticism of the department. supervisors failed to adequately investigate officer misconduct. attorney john burris is leading the charge to force opd to main date reforms. >> at some point in time, unless the chief was able to get up to a proper standard with the compliance director he would leave. he would be asked to leave or he would retire. >> another report, critical of jordan and the department is about

. >> new this morning, abc7 news has obtained a copy of report from former lapd police chief bill bratton about recommended changes if the oakland police department. we received the report hours before it will be officially released at a news conference critical of the department under the leadership of now former police chief who suddenly stepped down yesterday. color dan announced the immediate retirement citing a debilitating health condition. we were the first to speak with him after the announcement, jordan says he was not forced out. >> i want to control my own destiny and at this point the only way to do that is to resign or seek a medical retirement so i can live longer. >> jordan says he has been contemplating retirement for quite some time and the mayor introduced the new interim chief, at a news conference yesterday and head at 6:30, amy hollyfield will have more on the shakeup and what the if you bratton report shows. >> in cleveland the man accused of holding three men captive has appeared in court the past half hour and the bond has been set. katie marzullo is in news room.

we needed to reorganize, it's been a real pleasure to work with the bratton group. and watch them work and our force feel they're improving and getting better. i'd like to introduce assistant chief who is going to talk about that and how we, as the city and police department don't plan to skip a beat wex plan to put the plan into action to try to improve policing in the city and to bring down crime in every neighborhood. >> we're going to continue to monitor this news conference in oakland. howard jordan stepping down effective immediately. feel bring you more updates on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00 and on our twitter site abc 7 >>> smenser has been keeping an eye on weather. >> yes. both iz in fact. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. mainly sunny skies right now. clouds around the bay area. almost nudging in the way of precipitation just trickles of sprinkles. here is a look at forecast we'll see low clouds thickening overnight. warmer pattern saturday, sunday, monday. so nice weekend coming up. low pressure system brought us unsettled weather. there are shower

it's all laid out in a report by so-called super cop consultant bill bratton. we have team coverage beginning with linda yee. >> reporter: there is a sense of frustration here over how things have been going on and right now they are still reeling from the abrupt departure yesterday of the police chief. now they have to not only look for the fifth police chief in nine years, they have to answer the criticisms about how they tried to solve crimes which has -- which is a detriment to reducing crime in oakland. the findings were critical. police have not been able to counter the growing robbery and burglary cases in oakland. the problem? major crimes investigators working on homicides or gun assaults have too large of a workload to solve shootings. many cases were closed without being solved. evidence at crime scenes were not analyzed in a timely manner and in some cases, fingerprints weren't even used in burglary investigations. the recommendation? spread out investigators to five districts so they can respond immediately to crime victims and crime scenes. >> we

to the department that were recommended today by former los angeles police department chief bill bratton. ktvu's rob roth is live in oakland where residents home the new lanand leadership work. -- plan and leadership work. rob? >> this is a copy of the report and officials are banking the recommendations will help reduce major crime. >> she worries when her children go outside in oakland. >> people shooting around the area. the kids can't play. >> with crime at the highest levels in years police are looking for bill belichick looking for bib -- to bill bratton for answers. create 5 districts for investigators rather than city wide. >> it will consistent of a supervisor and teams of investigators located and assigned to deal with the pattern crimes of robbery, burglary, the local shootings that are occurring in the neighborhood. it can make a difference. it is a significant -- it is a significant change. >> reporter: neighborhood groups applauded them. >> i like this district level unit. >> reporter: it urges police to monitor security cameras in business district to generate more leads.

the report headed up by consultant william bratton will be unveiled today. release was postponed from yesterday after chief howard jordan abruptly announced he was retiring for health reasons. >>> let's check traffic and weather. >> the clouds have surged onshore this morning. looks like it will be a slow breakup out there today. a little sunshine though in the valleys. looking good from our mount vaca cam. out over the bay the clouds have broken somewhat over the bay bridge right now. the temperatures mainly in the 50s outside this morning. i think as we head toward the afternoon, the fog is going to huddle near the coastline keeping temperatures in the 50s at the beaches. >> here's a look at 101 near the mckee exit. we have a lot of slowdowns this morning from alum rock up towards mckee and then we see some improvement as you continue towards santa clara. and a quick look at westbound 580 a couple of accidents in livermore so it's busy in tracy. >>> this is a pretty funny story. nearly every professional sports stadium does it putting couples on the kiss c

the report was prepared by a team of law enforcement consultants including bill bratton. he was the former l.a. police chief and a commissioner of the new york and boston police departments. now, this report comes on the heels of another less favorable report in the "oakland tribune." the tribune called oakland the robbery capital of america. the report was based off of 2011 fbi figures that surveyed cities with more than 100,000 people. it shows oakland had 851 robberies per 100,000 residents. that's significantly higher than number 2 cleveland, ohio. san francisco was the second worst this is bay area with richmond and antiochiot far behind in the bay area. the tribune says there are more than 4300 robberies in oakland last year and that's an average of 12 per day. the mayor of oakland calls the new numbers completely unacceptable. she is seeking city council support to pay for new police officers in the city. reporting live in oakland, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> lawrence has the latest on the weather. i'm in frank's chair. you're in my chair. it's driving me crazy. >>

the bratton report highlights the department's shortcomings and how to improve them. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec joins us live with the breakdown. >> reporter: here is the report. cost the city of oakland $250,000. it cites a lot of deficiencies in basic police work in the city known as the new robbery capital of the united states. oakland's top brass gathered at opd headquarters to talk about the so-called crime reduction project report that criticizes the past and looks toward the future. >> what's happened in this department is that they have been hit by a massive attrition over the last five years and they have been making adjustments along the way. some of them have been that well thought out. >> reporter: among the consultant's findings, crime scene investigators working without direct supervision and are disorganized. the report found problems with the digital photo file system saying it's so slow that officers rarely used it to find robbery suspects. and when officers collect fingerprints from burglary scenes, they rarely compare them to those found at other

one member of the bratton team says he believes within six months, the people of oakland will be very happy with the changes they will be seeing. live here in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> the man who allegedly kidnapped three young women and held them captive for a decade made his first court appearance this morning in cleveland. ariel castro was arraigned on seven felony counts. he's charged with kidnapping the three women and berry's daughter. he's also charged with three counts of rape against all three women. >> the women are free to live their lives that were interrupted, also with the promise and the hope that justice will be served. >> reporter: castro's bail was set at $8 million. his two brothers who were also arrested monday remain in custody on unrelated charges. prosecutors have not prout any charges against them in this case citing a lack of evidence. >>> san jose police are investigating a stabbing early this morning of a young man who was celebrating his 21st birthday. investigators say it happened after a fight broke out arou

>> reporter: as you know this report has been compiled and been compiled on this bratton group on how they were supposed to do something about it yesterday and the police chief will head up as it is expected to go about 945 and certainly there is a lot of uncertainty and she hopes everyone will pay close attention to what is said in this report. the report is said to reduce crime and everything a little in turmoil but this bratton report is supposed to get this moving ahead. >> i want you all to come tomorrow and listen to the bratton report and i want you to hear from the chief how he thinks they have made a lot of progress just in the last few years. i think the city is moving forward. >> reporter: you still can't get around the question of if the city is moving forward who will lead it and they say a nationwide search is underway. for now, anthony is acting chief and will take over and he talked about chief jordan's leadership into a neighborhood structure, the enhanced system and up next will be the de- centralization into a neighborhood unit for this report. for the most part it

the strategy is laid out in a report from super cop william bratton. kpix 5 reporter linda yee on why some officers are calling it a case of deja vu. >>> reporter: the findings were critical. police have not been able to counter the growing robbery and burglary cases in oakland. the problem? major crimes investigators working on homicides or gun assaults have too large of a workload to solve shootings. many cases were closed without being solved. evidence at crime scenes were not analyzed in a timely manner and in some cases, fingerprints weren't even used in burglary investigations. the recommendation? spread out investigators to five districts so they can respond immediately to crime victims and crime scenes. >> we are going to start to decentralize our criminal investigations to the district level. we'll be starting out in east oakland where we have already established a district captain, neighborhood patrol structure. so as our resources get better, we hope to expand -- we will expand this process citywide. >> reporter: the plan calls for one serge

. >> abc7 news got it hands on a report from former lapd police chief bratton the consultant about recommended changes for the oakland police department. we obtained the report hours before it will be released at a news conference. the report is critical of the department under the leadership of new former police chief howard jordan who suddenly stepped down yesterday. one thing in the report is the urging of reassigning types of crimes to direct units. jordan now is resigned because of "health" reasons. we spoke with him. he says he was not forced out. >> my goal is to control my own destiny and at this point the only way to do that is to resign. or seek a medical retirement so i can live longer. >> jordan says he has been contemplating retirement for some time. the mayor introduced the new interim chief, anthony tribio yesterday. >> from cleveland, in 30 minutes one of three brothers arrested in the decade-long kidnapping and rape of three women will be arraigned in court. the two brothers could be released. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the latest. >> the two brothers are not charge

now, the report was prepared by a team of law enforcement consultants including bill bratton. he was the former los angeles police chief and was also the commissioner of new york and boston police departments. the city paid a quarter of a million dollars to commission this report. as we mentioned earlier, this comes on the heels of another report in the tribune which calls oakland the robbery capital of america. the trib based its study on fbi figures from 2001 for cities with more than 100,000 people. it shows oakland has had 851 robberies per 100,000 residents, significantly higher than number 2, cleveland, ohio. san francisco was the second worst in the bay area with richmond and antioch not far behind. these numbers have many in oakland feeling uneasy. >> i don't know if it's an epidemic if that's the right word, but that's how it feels. >> reporter: the tribune says there were more than 4300 robberies reported in oakland last year. that's an average of 12 per day. the tribune also says that bratton's initial recommendations will specifically focus on how to improve -- wel

the oakland police department headed up by nationally renowned crime-fighting consultant william bratton. but in a kpix 5 exclusive, reporter da lin got a copy of the report last night. >>> reporter: here's the summary, a six-page document. now, because the police department is understaffed, the consultants are offering recommendations on how to fight crime more effectively. now, the report also spells out the department's shortcomings that led to the current spike in crime. the report found problems with a number of issues, including csis. the consultants say crime scene investigators often work without direct supervision and are disorganized. there are problems with the digital photo file system. officers rarely use it to find robbery suspects because the system, they say, is extremely slow. when officers do collect fingerprints from burglary scenes, not much happens because officers rarely compare those fingerprints to other prints found at other crime scenes. and the department is too slow to analyze shell casings found at shooting scenes. the report says if this analysis is sped up,

there's a press conference that town about the bratton report, outlining -- to talk about the brattonrt, outlining crime reduction. >> the decentralization of our investigative unit to the neighborhood level. we have a lot of things in progress, i believe, that we're moving in the right direction. we're working collaboratively with the compliance director, the monitor and we're all focused and continuing our efforts to become more of a contemporary agency. >> when you talk about those kinds of changes, you also have to talk about leadership. you just heard the acting chief talk about the monitor and the compliance director. chief howard jordan when he was leading the charge within the department, it was kind of a done teal he would head all of these changes up. but now that he's stepping down for medical reasons, it's not clear and the mayor when asked yesterday didn't have the answers. >> it's an interesting question that we're actually not sure. we believe we have the highest authority. but i also know under the latest order from the jim they will probably want input. that's why we'

the tribune says that bratton's initial recommendations will focus on robberies and burglaries.in oakland, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> cate, thank you. mayor quan called the new numbers completely unacceptable. she is seeking city council approval to pay for more police. >>> we want to go back to some developing news in oakland. we told you about a fire at a landmark bakery. holly quan joins us now live by phone from oakland with the latest. holly. >> reporter: well, merritt bakery and restaurant with its old school booths serving ice cream shakes and corned beef rubens has a regular cast but not today. 32 firefighters took an hour to put it out early this morning. there are some inside assessing the damage. the battalion chief says it doesn't start in the cooking area but it started in the back and burned storage and office space which is unusual. so it's a large office space, though. arson investigators are here, which is standard:no word on how extensive the damage is. but there is smoke and water on two floors and they are still trying to get ahold of the owners. >> holly quan

report fromdepartmenttheir reccomendation on how to fix the buglary problemwillam andrews of the brattona reason for that thought out" anticipate, i am going to city" a all accuse paris us on this saturday morning. check in with janu to get your weekend forecast. antioch leaves one man dead. this is a view from our mount tam camera. >> much warmer temperatures in store for us compared to yesterday. the line it will be pre breezy throughout the day through the coastal areas. falk tracker is showing that the fog is hugging the coastal area. it will burn off pretty soon there appeared in cling to the clothesline. and then pushed back into the early evening hours. >> 62 degrees in fairfield for our current current conditions. 56 in livermore and it will be warming to 90 degrees and livermore. >> nineties in antioch. low '70's in san bruno this afternoon. 86 and napa and 82 degrees in the bottle. >> the shooting happened a little after nine o'clock friday night on buchanan road and barcelona circle. we are learning that it may be an officer involved concord police are also on the scene. we ha

i'll ask former new york top cop bill bratton how dangerous is all this. >>> also, law and disorder. on the docket tonight, what could be a turning point in the $40 billion michael jackson death trial. >>> and break in the news. you've heard the headlines. now my guests sign off on attorney general eric holder. should he stay or should he go. are we making maybe too much of some of these controversies. >>> also tonight, boston's favorite sons, james taylor and donny wahlberg at tonight's star-studded concert for the boston marathon victims. lot to get to but i'll begin with breaking weather news. tornado alley at risk again tonight. joining me is cnn's chad myers in oklahoma and wabc meteorologist amy frieze and storm chaser jeff petrowski. chad, what is happening right now? >> reporter: we behind me now have a new tornado warning. you have to understand we're on a special kind of signal here. we'll have a small little delay, maybe three or four second delay so this will go back and forth between you and me. right behind me there was a tornado forming not three or four minutes ago. t

. >> he went on to tell us he's on board with the reforms that have been suggested by bill bratton and others we asked if he thought criticism was justified. he says no. it's not it's difficult to lead and to be an oakland police officer. you'll hear more tonight at 6:00. we should have our full interview on our web site. >> this decision is around lokland city government. officials just spoke with the media. we just heard from the new acting chief of police. >> oakland mayor jean kwan expressed shock over the sudden resignation. i asked them both was the chief pushed out? and santana tried to put to rest rumors, take a look. may 1, he gave an interview speaking with me during a ride along. we discussed this with the department. where he watched and later came under fire against occupy pro testors when the decision was made to reyou move them from the plaza now in a discussion about the budget woes the chief made it clear he has no desire to quit the job held for two decade ootz chief made a decision at the time and we respect that. we receive that. we're prepared to move forward. >> t

a member of the bratton team says he believes within six months the people of oakland will be happy with the changes they're seeing. >> in oakland, ktvu news. >>> more about the departure of chief jordan. he'd been suddenly called to a meeting at city hall before he was announced he was seeking medical retirement. >> a judge to oversee the department was involved in a decision to ask for the chief's departure. >> a human head found at a recycling plant has been turned over to the corner's office. >> investigators spent today combing through material at california waste solutions in west oakland. >> officers brought if a dog to help with the search. the head was discovered on a conveyor belt at the plant yesterday morning. >> mreegs say the preserved -- police say the preserved condition may help the case. >>> today a fourth suspect is the biggest identity theft ring in their city's history. this is an update to a first we brought you yesterday. >> tri-wynn faces some 45 charges from grand theft and fogery to identity theft. the other three appeared in are court today. each is being held

we've just obtained an exclusive copy of the so-called bratton report. we'll bring you this exclusive detail tonight at 11:00. >>> a shocking discovery at a recycling center in west oakland today. investigators recovered a human head. now the question is, where is the rest of this body? >> reporter: workers sorting through recycling material around 8:45 this morning made the ghastly discovery. a human skull. they quickly called police. hours later, the coroner carried it out in a box. investigators also needed to try and answer another big question, where's the rest of the body? >> reporter: cadaver dogs are trained to track the scent of human remains. they sifted through stacks of garbam. police are -- garbage. police are not saying what if anything they found. >> reporter: the detective on the case tells me they are investigating this as a murder as they found evidence on the skull that leads them to believe there was foul play. >> reporter: he would not elaborate. sergeant nolan says the victim has been dead for a long time. because the plant accepts

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the report is by the bratton group at a cost of about $250,000 to the city of oakland. this comes just one day after police chief howard jordan stepped down, citing an undisclosed medical condition after just 19 months on the job. higher crime and a week after a critical report by the overseer of critical leadership here in the city. the findings were supposed to actually be released yesterday. but jordan's sudden departure derailed that. the mayor says the city is already moving forward with this. >> this is the short-term report, to directly deal with the robberies, the burglaries and the shootings in this city and to start bringing those down. in some areas, we're already beginning to see some impact. this is an action plan. i said yesterday that we were ready to go. that we were already implementing it. and even though we will be looking for a chief in the next few months, nothing will stop the progress. >> reporter: the report found a number of problems, including that digital photo files which could be used in identifying robbery suspects is slow and rarely used a

quarter million dollars to commission this report prepared by a team of consultants that includes bill bratton, the former los angeles police chief who also served as commissioner of the new york and boston police departments. the initial recommendations were expected to deal specifically with burglaries and robberies. but again, late word that the news conference has been canceled. we have crews working on this to see -- to find out more information about that report and also why city officials are now not talking about it. >>> finally back home. a joyous homecoming this morning for one of the three women held captive inside a cleveland house for 10 years. cbs reporter ines ferre with more on the investigation. >> reporter: thanks, michelle. and gina dejesus just moments ago was reunited with her family. she was welcomed home. she disappeared at the age of 14 in 2004. and earlier today, amanda berry was welcomed home at her family's home just 5.5 miles away from the house where the 3 women were allegedly held captive. less than 48 hours after escaping captivity with her 6- year-old daughter,

he will be announcing the findings of william bratton fired to look at oakland's crime rate.s as usual today. yesterday was quite a surprise when chief jordan announce the he would be stepping down as chief oakland's police department. the announcement came a week after a federal overseer issued a report critical of the department leadership but jordan said this has nothing to do with the report but is stepping down because of a health issue. >> i was never forced out. i was talking to my physician for quite some time. >> i hope you hear my true affection for the chief and best wishes. >> the mayor announced the temporary successor as a press conference yesterday, a veteran at the oakland police department. he is the interim chief and she will launch a national search for the new chief.

the so called bratton report ordered by the city to help a former lapd chief reveal several problems in the department. >> don't nobody know him. he don't know nothing about what is going on in the streets. >> todd walker spends a great deal of time with those who kind themselves on the wrong side of the law. >> someone looks like some of the kids that understand what's the kids are going through. >> when he need is leadership and stability moving forward. >> no clear direction or leadership creates low moral. it's key at the moment. >> now he assumes the top position in one of the toughest departments in the nation. oakland mayor says he will lead the search with the help of a head hunter. >> thank you. >> new details on a man in critical condition tonight after being shot insifd his car. sky 7 overhead just moments after this happened. the victim flown for treatment. police have now given up their search for the gunman. >> bart service just getting back to normal now after a naked man attracted police attention. here is a picture of the guy. there are reports he was spitting, going

. >> the consultants bill bratton and bob recommended ways to fight quality of life type of crime such as burglaries and muggings. one way to do it, they say, is that the city should create dius, district investigation units, and those dius give district captains more control and much more responsibilities so that they know what's going on in their areas and how to fight those crime trends. now, the report also calls for more surveillance cameras in commercial districts. ken. >> yeah, you detailed thelys, and we know the city now leads the nation in robberies. the city paid $250,000 from this report. there's some procedural mistakes police are making, but is the city really getting its money worth with this. >> i topped to some top-city officials about this report. so far two have said they like what they see in this report. they like the recommendations. the problem is they say is how to find the money to execute all of those recommendations, and they toent know if they have that kind of money. >> all right. >> and by the way, this report is on our web site, kpix.com. >> okay. we can

. >> oakland moving forward with a major shake up this morning the bratton group saying there were problem was police work that suggested major changes including basing detectives at police substations rather than having them work downtown. the report also found there was only a part time investigator just one assigned to 10,000 cases. the acting police chief said he will implement recommendation autos already started the process of identifying a personnel and the loks where we will decentralize our criminal investigations division, putting them into the districts. so we're committed to that. >> the plan laid out today. there was no mention of the surprising retirement of now former chief howard jordan. >> police in mountain view looking for these two suspects in connection with a lottery scam. telling their victim they had winning lottery tickets, offering to share if the victim exchanged money and jewelry. once the victim handed over the valuables the pair took off. the suspects described as hispanic, in their 20s or 30s, seen driving a newer black ford suv. >> today the crime caught on

the so called bratton report ordered by the city to help a former lapd chief reveal several problems in the department. >> don't nobody know him. he don't know nothing about what is going on in the streets. >> todd walker spends a great deal of time with those who kind themselves on the wrong side of the law. >> someone looks like some of the kids that understand what's the kids are going through. >> when he need is leadership and stability moving forward. >> no clear direction or leadership creates low moral. it's key at the moment. >> now he assumes the top position in one of the toughest departments in the nation. oakland mayor says he will lead the search with the help of a head hunter. >> thank you. >> new details on a man in critical condition tonight after being shot insifd his car. sky 7 overhead just moments after this happened. the victim flown for treatment. police have now given up their search for the gunman. >> bart service just getting back to normal now after a naked man attracted police attention. here is a picture of the guy. there are reports he was spitting, going

and a big challenge may be as well as bill bratton. >> a chief like this you need someone like that. to give you advice there. is not a lot i've gone through that he hasn't gone through. >> coming up what the chief says that may shock you and his interaction with a former gang member. >> public works officials say a brick sewer is to blame for a sink hole yesterday. sky 7 over the 22 foot wide crater after it caved in. this is neert presidio. they do sate collapse highlights the need to fix the city aging sewer system. >> golden state warriors guard graces the cover of sports ill traited this week featured on a regional cover on the magazine. the title says give stej curry an inch and he might take golden state a mile. since the good old days of world be free. stej heighting up on the way to 44 points. the warrior was under four minutes to go, then, epic collapse took place in san antonio come back to force overtime. that allowed warriors to take the lead again. then, golden state defense confused and out of possession allowing to win it. if. >> i went from trading him on the spot to

. >> former los angeles police department chief bill bratton was not at the press conference. one investigator was assigned to 10,000 burglaries last year. robbery investigators were voe to respond to -- slow to respond to cases. >> we welcome the criticism because we want to get better and we have been working to identify areas that we need to improve on. >> reporter: it recommended dividing oakland into five departments. and to recognize crime trends in certain neighborhoods. >> i hope the city will see changes in weeks and i look forward to 6th months from now. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 p.m. we talk to a mother afraid for the safety of her children about improvements she would like to see. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in san francisco a hazmat scare shut down a post office. five workers at a post office started feeling sick and then found a mysterious white powder on their clothe. they were shut down and the employees were sent to the hospital for evaluation. investigators say they traced the powder to a conveyer belt and that powder is not hazardous. it is not c

i'll ask former new york top cop bill bratton how dangerous is all this. >>> also, law and disorder.the docket tonight, what could be a turning point in the $40 billion michael jackson death trial.

to be to start implementing that crime fighting plan of former police chief turned consultant bill bratton, part of which was issued this week. >>> very special guests will be on hand this week as part of the city's first ever pet week celebration. the group of bomb sniffing dogs will show off their unique skills to the public today. in the wake of the boston marathon bombings and with the popular bay to breakers race coming up next weekend, police say it's important for the community to understand the crucial role these canines play in keeping the community safe. organizers say that will give people a chance to learn about the animals. that's near the st. francis yacht club. >>> better late than never. police hope they'll be using a brand new substation that was supposed to open three years ago but instead has been sitting empty. george kit ta yam ma has the story. >> reporter: it's surrounded by a temporary fence and weeds. a building that has sat here for the last three years. welcome to the substation or at least what was supposed to be a substation. >> we're paying $200,000 a year to

the bratton report recommends a neighborhood policing plan after the department was criticized for spending so little time responding to burglaries and robberies. >> it's a band-aid approach. >> reporter: ribera says the problems go deeper. the department needs more support to get the job done starting with staffing. more officers on the street so they are able to prevent crime not just react to it. also, strengthening communication with the mayor. and talking with people who live in the city of oakland about crime to establish a mutual level of respect. >> just as important is getting the community to work with you. you don't want to be separate from the community. you want to be part of them in a partnership. >> reporter: both former chiefs tell me they were not surprised by howard jordan's retirement. they say they would have been out the door the moment the city hired that police consultant. reporting live in the newsroom, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> checking bay area headlines, in richmond a man was shot while driving on the richmond parkway around 3:00 this afternoon.

nbc bay area obtained a copy of the bratton group report and it points to a lack of accountability andsuggests a complete restructure of the department. saying burglaries are not investigated in the city of oakland with only one part-time investigator assigned to 10,000 burglaries last year. oakland beginning a nationwide search for a new chief. this will be the fifth since 2004. reporting live in oakland, kristy sni christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> christina was calling it sweater weather. >> you have your sweater on. >> i listened to her. >> i think you are setting a trend. it is sweater weather. just about everywhere you are waking up with the exception of fairfield, a full deck of crowds overhead. they will move all the way over fairfield. we are expecting a little bit a thicker onshore flow. thick, low feeling. right on time the nation. looking good there. >>> wanted to show you what's happening at the surface. we don't have any significant reduced visibility. we could see that become more of a factor in santa rosa. most of the fog is hovering at the 500-foot level. heading

i'll ask former new york top cop bill bratton how dangerous is all this. >>> also, law and disorder.et tonight, what could be a turning point in the $40 billion michael jackson death trial. >>> and break in the news. you've heard the headlines. now my guests sign off on attorney general eric

the police and the move, the policy was implemented by police after former police, bill bratton, who hired as a consultant for oakland >>> a bill could be passed in the senate judiciary committee, written by the gang of eight senators, would take eight steps to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions. today, the two unions that represents 20,000 employees in the department of homeland security will publicly oppose the bill. they have to reserve a few disputes. >>> still, months away. we can tell you already the 2014 winter games in soshi, russia, now, the most expensive olympics in history. so far, the total cost, $61 billion with more to come. other countries, they typically use public funds to pay for the olympics. in russia, the government has gotten state-controlled companies and tycoons to foot more than half of that bill. >> 6:27. still ahead, gambling on tumbler. we have new details on yahoo!'s $1 billion bet and how it could shake up silicon valley's pecking order. >> a live look over the hills in the south bay. that is a shot over san jose as you jump-start your

a spokes man for the william gray to the coun bratton consulg group, hired to assist the department saysdvice is followed when the city will see significant results. >> this consultant report is the issue just one week after a court-appointed overseer criticized the department's leadership. one day after police chief howard jordan surprisingly everyone by stepping down, citing he had helped issues. >> a former cab driver who allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian with his taxi in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood is now know where to be found. this is the mug shot of reza eslaminia . police say that he ran a red light at the intersection of 80 and larkin and august of 2012. he then veered around a bus and hit a another car. his cab loss control and struck and killed at worked capalla was in the crosswalk. the d.a. is asking for the public's help in finding him. the suspect is most known for being part of what was called the billionaire boys club. your the 1980's, he was convicted in the killing of his father, but later was released on an appeal. >> a mysterious wipeout or force t

police department had to cancel a planned news, as were exultant former los angeles police chief brattonet to unveil his plans on how oakland to reduce crime. >> kron fours will trans at the oakland police to part with reaction to a very surprising announcement. >> stunned is the word. this came out of nowhere. the chief met with council members on tuesday and he gave no indication that he was about to step down. he never talked about any medical problems. all of a sudden this happened yesterday. here is video of crime going on in oakland. his resignation comes at a time in oakland, according to many people that are calling this the robbery capital of america. it is still in play with all kinds of problems very murders, crimes, robbery, burglary. a federal judge recently announced a compliance director that said unless oakland complies with reforms that were mandated 10 years ago he is facing possible resignation are being fired from the job. >> many people including critics say this is just a matter of time the writing was on the wall. he took over at a time when occupied oakland club.

she prepared for her friend bratton showers later that night. the plan was for john to pick her up at midnight but he fell asleep with their one and have year-old son jayden. >> he exploits the horrific phone call that will give up around 2:00 a.m.. >> i cannot go to sleep at night is like my heart is heavy when i go to sleep. >> the family plans on cremating the body and taking it back to the philippines so that her family can't pay their last respects. they do however, plan on burying her remains here in dublin. >> this is a photograph of a newlywed who was killed in the fire. her name 31 year- oldneriza fojas she and her friends were celebrating her recent marriage. she was planning to travel to her native philippines told another ceremony with her family when the tragedy took place. >> the driver of the limo is speaking out about the horrific experience. orville rickey brown, and for members of the party managed to get out of a level which became engulfed in flames within seconds. this is video from our partnership with abc seven news. brown

the report headed by consultant william bratton will be officially unveiled today.fter the abrupt announcement that the police chief howard jordan is retiring. jordan says it's due to a serious health issue. but the nature of the health problem hasn't been made public. >>> caltrans settled on a plan to correct the broken bolts on the new span of the bay bridge. the agency plans to install a saddle to braise the sections -- to brace the sections where the 32 broken bolts are located. the repairs will add up to $10 million to the cost of the project. >>> the warriors finally beat san antonio. game 3 set to go tomorrow night here in oakland. >>> traffic and weather coming up. stay right there. >>> downtown san jose that's our problem spot right now. coming northbound 280 we just are getting word it's a three- car crash approaching 11th street. not sure how many lanes are blocked at this point. chp can't tell us. they are heading to the scene now. but even past the accident scene it's still slow going again in those northbound lanes heading towards cupertino. that's you

william bratton, the newly- hired police consultant is expected to release his recommendations an how thele problem this week. >>> san jose police say a man robbed a shoe store by posing as a subcontractor. officers have released two photos of the suspect wearing a had hart. he's accused of robbing the dsw shoes store on stevenson boulevard by forcing the manager to open the safe on april 25th. police say he left with an undisclosed amount of money. camera took a picture of this get away vehicle. it's white, possibly a prius. >>> bliss police in berkeley investigating an overnight crash that seriously injured a pedestrian. police say a driver in a small sedan hit a man at that intersection about 8:20 last night. right now, still not clear if the injured pedestrian was in a crosswalk at the time. >> the pedestrian was transported by the berkeley fire department to a local hospital. he's in critical condition. >> police say the driver did stop and is cooperating with investigators. they are still investigating whether drugs or alcohol may have been involved. >>> new this morning, baysho

will be to start implementing the crime fighting plan of former police chief turned consultant bill brattonrning on "today in the bay" more details about that deadly crash on the san francisco bay. >> problems from the very beginning. >> what sailing experts are saying this morning about the integrity of that catamaran and why the america's cup officials say the entire event could be in jeopardy. >>> plus three police chiefs in three days. why oakland can't seem to keep a top cop. we'll show you what the city is doing to help neighbors end the cycle of violence. >>> plus all the day's news and what fun things there are to do around the bay coming up at 7:00. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-ena