dan kerman has new details about the possible police sketch just released. >>dan: a san francisco believe that this man is responsible for shooting and killing a 26 year- old san francisco man that nearly three weeks ago. this man had been shot execution style just two blocks from his home after walking home from the bart station. >> there could be a possible robbery. >>reporter: this suspect is described as a 16-25 years old. with this following description. carrying a nine semi automatic got in the back seat of a pontiac grand am were similar. >> behind that was another dark suv there could be a secondary suspect. >>reporter: this morning -- mourning continues for this family. (voice of translator) >>reporter: they had come here from the another country. >> i want justice. >>reporter: police are hopeful and the family is confident that somebody saw something at this intersection. the family knows it will not bring him back but they say that an arrest will give family some needed closure. in san francisco, dan kerman, kron4 news. >>grant: they are dealing wi

kron 4's dan kerman has the latest. >> reporter: this is what the cars looked like orphfirefighters a -- like after firefighters got the teens out about 1:30 p.m. in the morning. >> it was a tremendous crash. one massive crash and you could hear the car moving and rolling. >> reporter: he lives in one of the houses that backed up to the street. he heard the crash. >> one of the participates, victims, she was upset that somebody was very, very hurt and there was blood and she was hysterical. >> reporter: the vehicle had 515-year-olds and one 13 -- had 5 15-year-olds and one 13-year- old. >> the parent said he didn't give permission for his vehicle to be used by people who were unlicense. >> reporter: skid marks are still visible. police say speeding was one of the causes of the accident. but authorities say beer was also found in the trunk. and at this point it is unclear whether anyone in the vehicle, including the 15-year-old driver was drinking. >> the california state department of alcohol was called in to help investigate this. >>> the owner of the vehicle said the beer belonged t

dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> the drug has opponents. they are saying it could lead to riskier behavior. >>> a small vij have just is held -- a small candlelight vigil was held tonight for kenneth harding who was killed on july 16 last year. police say he was a muni fair evader and accidentally shot himself. his family says he was shot by san francisco police. >> the lives of the kids are being murdered by the police. we feel we are under fire. >> kenneth harding's family is saying they will hold protests on the anniversary of kenneth harding's death every year. the same group disrupted muni service this morning. 3 dozen people marched across muni tracks, blocking the n and j lines for an hour. muni ran shuttle buses to get passengers around the protests. >> inconvenience for them is just what an hour or two when these mothers whose children were killed by the police their lives have been disrupted for the rest of their lives and their families. so they should toughen it up. >> protesters rallied in front of muni's offices for a few hour

as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, they are property owners will step in to keep them open. >> reporter: imagine being responsible for fighting fires with a fraction of the fire stations. >> it will mean fires will grow larger, patients will not get services within the time that they need. >> reporter: fire marshal says laying off firefighters and shuttering 7-10 of the 28 stations is a real possibility due to a budget short fall. >> the fire district suffered a significant reduction in revenues over the last three years. $32million is the loss over that period. >> reporter: much of that is tied to a drop in property taxes. >> we are looking to the pucklic to help -- public to help support the fire district for a period of time in which we hope the economy will recover. >> reporter: tuesday evening they will discuss placing a parcel tax on the november ballot which would have property owners pay $75 a year for the next 7 years to keep the stations open. if that doesn't happen firefighters say look for response times to double. some don't feel taxing the public is the rathe way to go. --

kron 4's dan kerman spoke to officials about what needs to be done. >> reporter: on monday moviegoers returned to jack london square regal cinemas despite the fact 5 people were shot there on sunday. >> it is scary. but it is part of living in oakland. >> you get used to violence. >> it is getting worse. coming down here, getting worse. >> statistics confirm it is getting worse. year to date, part one crime, murder, rape, robbery and burglary is up 21%. murders up 5%. and shootings up 13%. >> there is a lot of crazy folks in this city running around with guns. even though we have the operations, take guns off the streets, there is 3,000 more guns out there in the hands of young people. >> reporter: he says the city must do more to protect the residents and those who choose to visit the city. >> we got to make sure what happened last night doesn't keep people from coming down here and eating that restaurants and staying in a hotel. >> reporter: the one bit of positive news, there will be a police academy class in september and january and next summer that could add additional officers

dan kerman is monitoring what is happening at city hall and is joining us live. dan: testimony is under way this hour not from look as but from the campaign manager for mirkirimi. first, let's talk about lopez, she arrived shortly after 5:00 p.m.. this is really the first time under oath that she will speak about the bruise on her arm that she got on december 31st in her decision to have a neighbor record a video showing of tabriz. her husband was investigated on domestic violence charges in connection with that incident and ended up pleading guilty to false imprisonment. since then, lopez has done nothing but voice support for her husband edgar at the neighbor for betraying her confidence. mirkirimi arrived shortly after 5:00 p.m.. he was greeted by several of his supporters. the sheriff is fighting for his job. remember, it takes nine of 11 supervisors to approve his removal from office. the first person on the witness stand this evening was his campaign manager. she is being asked about her role in the domestic violence and every a anything ever investigation.

dan kerman. >> angry donors ah want their money back.fter some california get state park officials saying that there has been two different bank accounts. that money could have used to cap the state parks open. rob fladeboe explains what the owners want in the wake of this controversy. >> although we are quite frankly outraged. >>reporter: this donor says that his group feels the seed. there was not enough money to keep it open. >> we thought that the negotiations with representatives from the department of natural resources they presented a case for us. unless somebody stepped forward these parts were going to be closed. >> this group raised $279,000 to save this park. east of morgan hill from the budget. at least $20 million of the $54 million was hit in by state park and recreation officials came from these from backpackers and other reallocated fees for extended use. >> this is obvious the money provided by the california and citizens juit does not make sense that it should not go back to the california parks. particularly in these d

dan kerman is in oakland where city leaders are discussing how to fight the crime.this hour the public safety committee is meeting. they will hear from police chief howard jordan. he will take a look at the latest numbers that the 90 day violence suppression plan. in a nutshell, it is not working. >> the report divides the city into two sections. the results are not good in either spot all the area one is better. when you compare crime, homicides have dropped by just a single incident. shootings are up 9% of robberies are down slightly cut burglaries' are up slightly. . to includes east oakland. the crime suppression effort seems to be a complete failure. homicides and shootings are up. >> in this report, the police department wants to emphasize that if you look at may, things are getting a bit better. we are hoping to speak with the police chiefs at 8:00 p.m.. >>pam: burglars break into a home in fremont not knowing that there was a little girl hiding in her bedroom. tonight that child tells haaziq madyun how she managed to contact police while the burglars were st

kron4's dan kerman has new details. >> reporter: san francisco police say they believe the man in thisketch is responsible for shooting and killing a 26-year-old san francisco man nearly three weeks ago. he had just left the balboa bart station when he was chased and shot execution style at mt. vernon and house. >> the motive for the homicide is either a mistaken identity on the victim's side or a possible robbery. >> reporter: police say the suspect who is described a 16-25-year-old african american male, 6 feet tall, carrying a semiautomatic weapon. >> behind that was another dark suv tailing the vehicle. it was be another suspect. >> reporter: for the family, the mourning continues. >> i have a deep sorrow. and i go to the place where he was injured, killed, so it's still a very painful process. >> reporter: his mother says her son came to this country from ethiopia at the age of 10, got his citizenship, was attending city college, and was just a day away from attending a soccer tournament in washington dc. >> i want the killer to be found and i want justice. >> reporter: police are

dan kerman was with fire crews on patrol. >> reporter: crews have been out this afternoon patrolling the city in search of people using illegal fireworks, concerned they will set the city on fire. fire danger is high today. they are hoping with kroous out patrol -- crews out patrolling, that will lead to a deterrent, and if a fire does break out, crews will be on the scene even quicker. >>> also in oakland, police cracking down on fireworks using a special system they have. all fireworks are illegal in oakland, and among the measures officers are taking, patrol cars with computers connected to shot spotter systems. >>> the fog held off long enough for us to see the fireworks in san francisco. temperatures this afternoon were cooler that happen yesterday, and we're going to -- cooler than yesterday. and we're going to continue to cool. high temperatures in the shores were in the 60s for the most part. 71 in oakland. 86 in concord though, and 93 in pleasanton. 80s in the south bay, a wide range in temperatures this afternoon as we head into the overnight hours. the fog is going to spre

dan kerman has been following this story. you have some key information? >>dan: this really is a one- of-a-kind, it is a breakthrough. this is not something to casually. it has to be taken on a daily basis. this drug significantly reduces the risk of hiv infection. he can get this prescribed from your doctor as long as you are hiv negative into have to be tested every three months to make sure the say hiv negative. what is the cost? it varies from place to place. in africa there is a generic cost 325 a date. generally in this country will cost about $450 every year. that can be more or less. those who conducted the trials say it is a bargain compared to the lifelong cost of dealing with hiv between the medications and all of the side effects that you might get. >> we are hoping a beacon changed the course of the epidemic in eliminate new sexual transmission of hiv. we know that consisted use of condoms is helpful. the use of the medication adds an additional tool in the toolbox. will have a day were will have no thoughts hiv transmission. >>catherine: the q

to find out what is behind the stock's surge, dan kerman is joining us now.an: the market experts are saying that this is tied to europe. there are continuing fears about the european debt crisis. in the last two days of the german chancellor came out and put investors at these things they will do whatever is needed to prop up the in your area that set the mark could bring. over the last two days the dow has been up more than 400 points. market analysts say what happens in europe does have a big impact here. >> many companies that make up the dow jones sell a lot of kids and services and with many companies in the deepening recession, it becomes a real challenge for companies to go wrote rep it at your convenience and the eu was quite good. u.s. economic growth only grew 1.5 percent as americans cut back on spending. on one to the federal reserve will be looking to see if they will do anything to prop up the economy. with on thursday is when the central banks hold its meeting. they are looking to see specifics. the >>pam: warmer weather on the way to the bay

as dan kerman tells us, the district hopes property owners will stepped in to keep the stations open. >> we're looking everywhere from 7-10 stations. we do not know which ones in the district 7-10 could close, that is out of 28. >> tuesday evening, the fire district will discuss placing a parcel tax on the november ballot. that would have property owners pay as much as $75 a year for the next seven years to keep the stations opened. phosphor >> some do not think a tax increase is the way to go, they think the fire department to get its house in order, the fire marshal says there in the process of trying to get the pension plan will be done so that it does not cost as much but that is a long-term process. the fire protection district will discuss this at its meeting tomorrow night. >> officials say they still do not know what caused this roller-coaster to stall on sunday. this all happened at six flags discovered kingdom and vallejo. >> it remains empty as the crowds of people continue to stream out. fears no word on when it will reopen. here is video of the car gets stuck on sunday. o

dan kerman has the latest. >>dan: the president says things are looking out.is optimistic but says republicans are standing in the wave is moving forward. he says that zapanta wants to cut taxes for the rich. >> what is standing in our weight right now, despite the progress we have made, despite the health care bill and wall street reform, despite saving the auto industry, what is old and has that right now is not the lack of big ideas, it is what is going on in washington. it is an uncompromising view that the only path forward is to go back to the same top down economics that got us into this mess in the first place. >> the president just wrapped up a speech. >>reggie: some of the demonstrators have left but most of the protestors are occupy protesters in have been out here since the president started speaking at the fox theater. there are a couple blocks away from the actual theatre. there is a heavy police presence. many of them are holding signs. the sign over here has a picture of the president, many of them very upset over the president's policies. cath

dan kerman has been monitoring this evening's testimony and joins us with more.: his wife has been on the witness stand since 5:00 p.m.. there she is wearing glasses. she is discussing the domestic abuse incident and the fear of losing her child should fortifying, if you will, which she stated previously to others and on the video. that video she made with a neighbor. lopez says that mirkirimi told her that he is a very powerful man and that he could take away their child if they divorced. that is what she states in the video by denied that he had the power to do this. she said the power he is talking about had nothing to do with him as a city official but as an american which she is not. she also denied ever being previous week abused. >> were you at all concerned about the affect of your husband's behavior on your son? >> i do not like to fight in front of my son. i was trying to avoid anything. of course i was angry that he grabbed my arm in front of my son. >> why did that concern you? >> not only that, i think the profanity was worse. >> why did the profanit

dan kerman, kron 4. >> and how you can help the victims and their families.paigns that have mobilized. here are a few ways that you can quickly, safely support the victim's. the survivor, saying that the hope rise is relief fund. ready to believe is their hash tag.. 100% of that donation money will go to the families. >> in real estate a recent report from herzillow showing that all sales are on the rise. san francisco, and the santa clara counting show values increasing by 4 percent over the previous quarter. alameda county was up by 3% and it marin county, was up by nearly 2%. maureen kelly, kron4. >> 7 through wildfires have been started in the last couple of days with over 2000 lightning strikes in northern california. sunday night and monday. most of these fires are small. fire crews have been able to get in there and knocked out these fires, quickly. there is more dry weather. they are proving to be using air craft and keep spotters on the lookout for any new fire activity. charles clifford, kron4. >>jacqueline: cooler work week. from the embarcadero, i

dan kerman has been following the hearing on might get has an estate on tonight's testimony. >> as webeen falling all along the ethics hearing continues fifth if we continue to hear from the king of the venture of ross mirkirimi. she is talking about her role in her conversations with his wife. we are expecting to hear from her but so far that has not happened. lopez into mercury meter live separately around five fee of syria lopez is expected to be asked about the bruise on her arm and her decision to allow a neighbor to take a video of the bruised. the investigation led to have meeting guilty to false imprisonment which caused the mayor to follow -- caused the mir to fire him. they will make a recommendation to the board of supervisors. remember it takes nine of a lever that have never both from office. this hour his campaign manager is testify about her conversations with lopez will have a full report coming of tonight at 11:00 p.m.. a stabbing suspect has died after being shot by san francisco police. maureen kelly begins our team coverage with how it all started. >> shortly befor

in oakland, dan kerman, kron4. >> let us go outside from walnut creek.nd the 24 with the increase the clouds. switching it. the 680 and the 20 with the increasing clouds. with a few we will see some clouds and drizzle. with warmer weather on the way. we will start off with fog and morning fog that could be cooler. you may not notice the temperatures initially. however, we could see a warm up with 80s. we will continue to warm on tuesday. with a few more degrees with the fourth of july coming up on wednesday i will let you know what to expect, coming up. >> there are a handful of communities that will allow safe fireworks. in alameda, dublin, new work and also along this and pacifica, san bruno. and and the santa clara the only place is the gilroy. in sonoma county the rohnert park and petaluma are approving the state-approved fireworks. >> make sure there is plenty of kron 4 for your july 4th plans. we will have the best seat in the house. including pleasant hill. and the big spectacle in san francisco. we're the only station the bring to local fireworks

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dan kerman is in east oakland with details. >> the mayor spoke with kron4 news last night. appearance has been she does not want to talk about the ever increasing problem of crime in oakland but she says that is not true. she says she speaks with the community every day and says she is planning to meet with community members and a half an hour from now. >> hundreds of neighbors coming together trying to get to know each other in some of the most dangerous parts of town. some >> during our conversation with the mayor she said that she and the chief are on the same page in she is giving all the resources that she can give them. there in the process of reorganizing and the department. >>catherine: kron4 has learned that oakland police will be taking extra measures to deal with the recent crime wave. two additional control units will be assigned to jack london square. the tourist area was the scene of a shooting last sunday were five people were injured. but then and still at large. 1 lieutenant who worked in east oakland talk about looking for gains signals. >> gangs will use

dan kerman has more on the demonstrations and unrest. >>dan: for four nights the streets of anaheim have been filled with demonstrators. sometimes numbering 1000. >> his family says he was not a part of the gang. over the weekend they took part in a protest outside the police to for that. this protests got out of control when a department police dog got loose charging towards a bb and biting his father. >>pam: city officials say they are frustrated. >> in antioch, crime is on the rise. it has nearly doubled in the first six months of this year compared to last year. the police chief recently spelled out the problem to the city council. >> there are a lot of robberies. the statistics are high for robberies. >> one council member says she knows all too well the problem of crime in her town. she was recently a victim. take a look at this surveillance video, it captured a recent robbery in the city. coming up at 6:00 we will take a closer look and examine the rise of crime in antioch and how frustrated residents are taking matters into their

dan kerman has new details about a sketch that was just released. >> police say they believe the manhis content responsible for shooting and killing and 26 year-old san francisco man in three weeks ago. the man had just left when he was chased and shot execution-style at mount vernon just two blocks from his home. >> we believe the motive was either am mistaken identity or a possible robbery. >> reporter: police said the suspect is described as the following. >> reporter: he entered the backseat of a pontiac grand am, or something similar and then drove off. >> behind that vehicle was another dark suv. it could and another vehicle with more suspect of board. >> reporter: 40 young man's family, the morning continues. >> i have deep sorrow. it is still very painful. >> reporter: his mother says he came to this country from ethiopia at the age of 10. he got his citizen should and he was attending college. he had just received a scholarship. >> at this time i want justice. >> reporter: police are hopeful that someone saw something at this intersection the family knows that this will not

dan kerman explains how the situation happened. >> i will come up and annexing another was a big carn hour of. >> some frightening moments for an east palo alto family on thursday morning. this cadillac slammed into their bedroom where a mother slept with her two month old baby and three year-old son. >> the bassinet was actually drawn on me. >> i have direct pieces of the wall off of me. >> this is what the bedroom looked like after the crash and after the car had been removed. you can see how lucky the family was. >> my son is ok. he is 3 years old. my daughters to months old. they got everyone is ok. >>pam: powell also police have released the sketch of this man wanted for robbing a bicyclist at gunpoint. police say it happen on tuesday on a bike path behind town and country village. the thieves also made off with a small amount of money in the cell phones. armed robbers are targeting atm customers at this a wells fargo branch on marina boulevard in san leandro. three incidents without the earth -- within the past seven days. san leandro police describe how the robbers made contac

tonight, dan kerman explains how the incident started in and tells us more about the suspect. >> this is the man the chp says is responsible for thursday morning's incident that shut down various lanes of the bay bridge. authorities say when antonio roberts and was driving in this and vehicle when it sped past chp officers. it was headed east down on the bay bridge. by the time officers caught up with it he had smashed into the bridge rail on the s-curve. that >> officers attempted to approach it vehicle and render aid. at that point the shooting occurred. >> busiest police said there officer opened fire but the suspect was not hit. >> the vehicle tried to flee the scene but became totally disabled. the suspect was taken into custody in before you know it all but one lane of traffic was shut down his band. >> enclosed lanes to the investigation. at >> we are still looking for a weapon. >> and he had been on patrol for false imprisonment as it applied to human trafficking. the suspect is expected to be charged with felony dui in some sort of weapons charge. >>pam: this crash happened a

as dan kerman tells us, the utility has asked for another rate increase of this time to pay for safetyrist 46 system. >> nearly two years after a dance transmission pipe line corp's causing an explosion and fire that wiped out much of this sandra the neighborhood fifth, the utility is now asking the utilities commission for a rate increase to improve the safety of its gas and electricity delivery systems. 50 danny is requesting for a fair can fast 1.2 5 million in 2014 and an additional half-million in 2015 and two dozen 16. felt a lot to 05% increase in monthly electable bills and a 16% increase and lustily at some of the session monthly tussles just during the year. there would be an ongoing court. phil hammer at see oxford >> this house is one that one of the flames during a pipeline explosion. half tam but we should not have to ask people, you should have fixed up from a long time ago. >> to me it looks like they're looking at what happened in san bruno, the disaster that occurred here two years ago in the they're using that as a license to rob or ratepayers in the future. for >> t

. >> told shooting throttle the signs of incipient tests third >> dan kerman is live outside of city hall. is there any success in getting the mayor to talk about the problem of violence? >> absolutely not. once again now, we are hearing from the chief that some of the strategy >> oakland mayor jean quan continues to avoid addressing the issue of crime. >> i never comment on crimes until i have been briefed 5 the police. famish monday it he off she refused to speak on camera, instead issuing this statement where she first thing the oakland police department for the hard work bed they do day in and day out. she went on to say, we are doing some things well and other areas need improvement. if that is quite a bit different when she said just two weeks ago offs when she said the city would push ahead with its 100 block crime plan despite the fact that most of the crime is not happening in those 100 blocks. >> we think we have the right strategy, the rights plan and the right team. >> shootings and homicides are not lost on. police chief howard jordan told reporters that the department h

dan kerman is live in alameda at the scene of the accident and has the latest details. of the is the only one with life-threatening injuries but there are still for others who are hospitalized. the other voice in the car has defeated and released. this is where the accident of the earth. if you look a little bit further, you can see where the skid marks were. >> this is what the car looked like after firefighters extricated sixteens from the vehicle. slammed into a tree at around 1:30 a.m.. you concede this give marks along the road. police say the vehicle had 515 year-old and a 13 year- old inside. two of the females or sisters and it was their father's car that was involved in a crash. >> the pair we spoke to said he did not give permission for the vehicle to be used obviously by people who were on licence. >> police say speeding was at least one of the causes of the accident but authorities say beer was also found in the trough of the car furious fourth of this when it remains unclear whether anyone in a vehicle including the driver had been drifting furious folks >>

dan kerman explains how this unfolded. >>reporter: frightening moments for an east palo alto family is 5:15 this cadillac smashed into the bedroom where a mother's love with her two month old baby and her three year-old son a. >> i woke up. the next thing i knew there was a car in our room. and the baby was thrown on me. she was screaming. police say that the car hit the corner of this house and the other corner of this house. >> my little brother had to break our door down to get us out. we've got to the babies out, safe. everything is ok right now. >> this is what the bedroom looked like after the crash and the car had been removed. you can see how lucky the family was. neighbors say the driver and passenger went away from the scene. >> i cannot believe they just ran and made sure that they did not heard anybody court >>reporter: the search continues for the driver and passengers. dan kerman, kron4. >> a transient man is under arrest. he had sex with a minor. santa cruz arrested alexander pollock. he is a rigidly from te