for more reaction we are joined now by the president of the oakland branch of the naacp, cynthia adams. thank you so much for joining me. i have to think about the people who live in oakland and raise her kids there. people who do business there. this is yet another wound. what is the toheg community? need to come together. we need to come together as one big community, and one big family. i just got out of a strategy meeting getting ready for a big rally that we are organizing for february 20 at 10:00 at city hall. we want everyone to come out and support this. i want to thank the people that came out earlier to kick off the rally. this is a very hard situation, what we are going through. chief armstrong was not only just a chief, he also lived in oakland all his life. it is hurting a lot of people. it hit home. >> that is a powerful way to say it. i do think about the people who are living in the wake of this, people who are fair-minded. the mayor has transmitted not a lot about what happened in private conversations between her and the former police chief. was it enough for her to s

found that he did not discipline one of his officers, an uf in the letter, oakland p president cynthia adams expresses concern over armstrong sudden placement and claims quote, oakland is acting up without him in charge. meantime, chief armstrong is making his own request to be reinstated as police chief. he claims of the report by the federal monitor that led to his suspension was flawed. >> frankly, the confidential report and information provided by the monitor is embarrassing. is it accurate? it contradicts itself about the role that i played in this case. this was serious misconduct but down by officers. but the report clearly establishes that i as chief was unaware. >> armstrong says he ultimately blames the federal monitor's report and not mayor tao for being put on leave on friday, the mayor said that her office was still reviewing the report. also in the east bay and major sinkhole caused by the new year's eve storm. >> it's still under repair tonight where crews were back at it today, taking advantage of this nice break in the rain forest has it made? you shows us where the work is

and that letter president cynthia adams expressing concern over armstrong said and placement. she claims, quote, oakland is acting up without him in charge. chief armstrong says he ultimately blames the federal monitor's report and not mayor tao for being put on leave yesterday. kron 4, we obtained new pictures and details about that hit and run crash. one of the 2 incidents that prompted that investigation in the first place. proffers theresa gives us a closer look at what happened. >> i hit and run inside a san francisco parking garage. this photo obtained by kron. 4 news shows the moment when an oakland police sergeant driving his city-issued suv slammed into a mercedes sedan. >> ripping off its front bumper and the next photo, the sergeant stops and puts on the brakes. but then according to court documents drives off without leaving a note or reporting the accident to his supervisors. all of this happens on 3/20/2021, to 10, 30 in the morning inside a garage at 3.99. fremont street. the owner of the mercedes later stated that he was shocked when he found his vehicle damage

. >> oakland naacp president cynthia adams shared this email from january area from the mayor's chief of staff promising the mayor would meet with the naacp and other leaders before making a decision about the chief. adams says that meeting never happened. >> i feel bad. it's a slap in our face and she went on and did what she felt she wanted to do. >> the opd has been under federal oversight for 20 years. >> the chief suing the city, costing millions of dollars and meanwhile, i'm begging to fix my streets. >> armstrong says he appreciates the committee support. a spokesperson says what other city in america is standing up for their police chief. the mayor has a community revolt on her hands. she has deprived oakland of a driven and accomplished police chief who earned the public's trust the hard way, by delivering on his promises. when we reached out to the mayor's office, a representative texted no comment. these advocates say they refuse to stay silent. >> we must stand up and we must stand out because it is time to bring our chief back. >> in oakland, cornell barnard, abc 7 news.

in the letter, president cynthia adams expresses concern over armstrong set replacement. she also claims, quote, oakland is acting up without him in charge. chief armstrong says he ultimately blames the federal monitor's report and not the mayor for being put on leave today. crown for up to new pictures and details about the hit and run crash. one of the incidents that prompted the investigation kron four's terisa says he'll give us a close look at what happened. >> i hit run inside a san francisco parking garage. this photo obtained by kron. 4 news shows the moment when an oakland police sergeant driving his city-issued suv slammed into a mercedes sedan, ripping off its front bumper in the next photo. the sergeant stops and puts on the brakes. but then according to court documents drives off without leaving a note or reporting the accident to his supervisors. all of this happens on 3/20/2021, to 10, 30 in the morning inside a garage at 3.99. fremont street, the owner of the mercedes later stated that he was shocked when he found his vehicle damaged. as you can see in thi

here some of that request, a meeting with her to discuss his future in the letter, the president cynthia adamsoncern over armstrong 7 placement. yeah. she also claims, quote, oakland is acting up without him in charge. well, obviously continue following the story and we're seeing for the first time for the first pictures of one of the 2 incidents that led to the investigation into the police chief. yes, so this was back on march, 2021. this was at a garage on 3, 9, 9 fremont street in san francisco. >> investigators say an oakland police sergeant was driving a city-issued vehicle when it slammed into a white mercedes sedan. damaging the front bumper. and there you see in the background that bumper kind of on the ground, according to court documents, the sergeant drives off without leaving a note or reporting the incident to his supervisor and the owner of the damage cars as it took a month for that car to be repaired. knee says his insurance company sent a letter to oakland city attorney's office to pay nearly $14,000 in damages. >> the city attorney notified super superiors at the oakland pol

one of his officers in the letter, oakland naacp president cynthia adams expresses concern over armstrong's sudden placement and claims quote, oakland is acting up without him in charge. chief armstrong is making his own request to be reinstated as police chief. he claims the report by the federal monitor that led to his suspension was flawed. >> frankly, the confidential report and information provided by the monitor. it's embarrassing. is it accurate? it contradicts itself about the role that i played in this case. this was serious misconduct but down by officers. but the report clearly establishes that. i as chief was unaware. >> armstrong says he ultimately blames the federal monitors reports not mayor tao for being placed on leave. when we spoke with tell on friday during kron 4 news at noon, she said her office was still reviewing the report. since then she has not publicly commented on armstrong's or the naacp is demands for his reinstatement. coming up here on kron, 4 news at noon, a reversal on covid vaccine requirements for kids to attend a school. we've got details on that next.