four separate incidents happened in the same part of east oakland. police are trying to determine whether there is a connection. christin ayers spoke to the father of one of the victims. christin. >> reporter: elizabeth, told me that his son just graduated from high school, has never been involved in gangs and was simply caught in the crossfire of what could be a hot violent summer in east oakland. it's the phone call no parent wants to get. >> by the grace of god he is still living. >> reporter: this man who called himself darrell did not want to show his face. he was on the other end of that dreaded phone call thursday night. >> panic, you know? how would a parent feel standing here, getting a phone call saying your child has been shot, come help me, daddy, you know? >> reporter: his son one of six people shot in east oakland in a burst of bloodshed thursday night. in an hour and a half there were four shootings. incredibly no one was killed. >> i worry every day because like most residents, who wants to wake up each morning to hear about some over

it started a half hour in east oakland went to interstate 880.t's not clear what the murder case was that the suspect might be connected to but we'll keep watching it. >>> all right. we are going to keep an eye on that for 6:00, as well. in addition to that, a smarter way of fighting crime. how a formula used to predict earthquakes is helping bay area police catch criminals. and get ready to reveal a little bit more of yourself the next time you fly. the new strategy for screening passengers. so that and much more at 6:00. >> okay. we'll see you in 30 minutes. >> all right. the cbs evening news with bob schieffer is filling in again tonight on this friday night and we'll be back in 30 minutes. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com

and right now we're live in east oakland. >> thank you. and the brother of a man killed in a police-involved shooting in san francisco bay view district is under arrest. the 21-year-old was taken into custody monday night in seattle. and san francisco police say his brother shot himself to death falling after being hit by a bullet that. round and one that killed harding were of different calibers, four separate investigations into this death are underway. >> police are looking for a woman whose robbed the same san francisco credit union twice in the past two weeks. and take a look at the surveillance video from the latest robbery, on monday. it went down at sf fire credit union. police say the robber walked up to a teller, pull aid gun, took money and then, ran. the woman is in her mid to late 30s about five feet five inches tall, weighing around 200 pounds. >> pleasanton's only no-kill animal shelter is in desire straits tonight, on the verge of being forced to permanently close doors. the valley humane society served the tri valley area

four separate incidents happened in the same part of east oakland. christin ayers spoke to the father of one of those who was shot. christin. >> reporter: allen, that father and other oakland residents told me they worry that as the heat rises this summer so will the crime rate and as evidenced by last night's shooting, there's only so much police can do. it's the phone call no parent wants to get. >> he called me said, dad, i got shot. grace of god, he's still living. >> reporter: this man who called himself darrell didn't want to show his face but he was on the end of that dreaded phone call thursday night. >> panicked. how would a parent feel getting a call from the child saying i'm shot, come help me, daddy? you know? i ran of stop sign in oakland to get to him. >> reporter: his son one of six people shot in east oakland in a burst of bloodshed thursday night n an hour and a half there were four shootings. incredibly, no one was killed. >> when you don't have recreational activities or other kind of things for people to get involved in, sometimes

a vigil is expected tonight at east oakland street corner where a 29-year-old paris powell known on the streets as brother john was shot in the head this week. his wife and daughter also wounded. crime stoppers is offering a $25,000 reward in this case f you have information, please contact the oakland police department. >> and public records show alameda city officials were warned about dangers of not having a water rescue program. our media partner obtained a notice filed by a union leader in february of 2009 and that is more than two years before a man drowned as firefighters watched from the shore. it warned water rescue calls occurred several times per year and said the city's decision to cut the rescue program in 2008 actually violated the fire fighter contract and said they couldn't go into the water because they were not properly trained for water rescue autos and the california public utilities commission is doing some forensic engineering to try to figure out what caused a deadly explosion that natural gas pipeline in san bruno. today, cruise finished digging up a section sex

the 29-year-old was gunned down in east oakland while he was doing what he was most known for, feeding the homeless. investigators say the shooter was seen driving a ford windstar minivan similar to this one. they believe it was a 2001 or newer model. kron4 reports, the oakland community comes together tonight to remember the man who helped so many. >> it was an emotional vigil honoring paris powell friday evening. his pregnant wife cried as she returned to the place where someone shot at the entire family killing paris powell, also known as brother john, lolita and her two young daughters survived a drive by shooting, but she can't go on without her husband. >> family, friends, and even strangers paid tribute to the man they say devoted his life to feeding the homeless and helping domestic violence victims in east oakland. it was right here that police say someone drove up to the family of four and opened fire after they gave a hot meal to this man, william holloway on 47th avenue. >> not a bad person. he doesn't have any enemies. >> brother john helped holloway for one year. he just

abdullah owner of essence unlimited knows how tough it can be to get a property crime solved on east oakland's international boulevard. his company laptop was stolen a few years back and says oakland police had bigger fish to fry. >> everything is more important. and you know, i mean everything is just more important than your property. >> reporter: a new plan to revamp oakland's ever shrinking police department will shake up the property crimes unit. instead of a handful of detectives juggling tens of thousands of cases per year, a watch of patrol officers will be working property crimes too. >> we try to build an organization that was fast, that was bold, that was quick, and try new and different things. >> reporter: chief batts' reshuffle is nothing if not different. the plan divides oakland into two parts, area one west oakland and area two, east oakland. deputy chiefs the department's third highest ranking officers will control each area from the street not -- not a desk. >> sounds good something they need to do. >> reporter: and that's not all. in august, the overwhelmed homicide unit wi

in east oakland, elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >>> coming up, kept, cramped, supposedly for slaughter.ow more than a dozen mistreated rabbits were rescued, and how you can now help. >>> someone has been flying with mixed matched names and expired boarding passes. how he was finally caught. >>> the man who sparked an international debate after accusations that he assaulted a hotel maid may be getting a break. what is happening in dominique strauss-kahn's favor. >>> and for the cbs 5 weather center, we're going to put it all out on the line. that 4th of july forecast, as eyewitness news continues on cbs 5. in filthy, cramped conditions. now an oakland man is under investigation for how he was d what he >>> nearly two dozen rabbits were rescued after being found in filthy, cramped conditions. now an oakland man is under investigation for how he was raising them, and what he planned to do with them. a neighbor called the spca to report the animals. investigators found 21 malnourished rabbits crowded into two small cages at an apartment complex near lake merritt. some of them were deformed

tonight oakland city council president, larry reid, opened the doors to the east oakland sports centerm he has had for the past 0 years has become a reality. >> place for the residence of the city to go and enjoy a = of life they have not been able to enjoy. >> a lot of times people don't think cities like oakland can have facilities like this. i agree, we want our kids to have what kids in the suburbs have. >> it took ten years to get the money for the facility with the help of measures b, d, and ww, and redevelopment funds. >> all these years of working to put this together, you see what it means to so many people. >> and as an indoor swimming pool and slide, dance and fitness rooms and karate. >> that's only the beginning. in phase two, they want to build new tennis courts, a new pool, soccer fields, even a new baseball field. that's going to take more money. >> right now the facility is open seven days a week, but that might not last. >> like what most people will see at the end of summer, we may have to cut back some of the money. >> budget talks are far from the minds of these ki

around 5:10 -- in east oakland around 5:10 this morning. 10 of 30 cars in the area were damaged. >> luckily there is no wind and it's cooler so we had good weather conditions in the time of day. >> no word where the fire started or what caused it. firefighters say fireworks could be a possibility in that case. no reports of any injuries. >>> fireworks might be to blame for this scene in bay point. this fire is the biggest of several grassfires that broke out within about a mile of each other overnight. this fire burned several acres of federal land near port chicago highway. kids were seen running from that area but firefighters don't know if they started the fire. >>> a smoky wake-up call for people at an apartment complex in castro valley this morning. a fire was reported at 6 a.m. and when firefighters got there, smoke and fire were coming out of the utility room that contained major pool supplies for the complex and no one was injured. >>> the oakland fire department had their work cut out for them last night for neighborhoods patrolling f

we know that he had been feeding the homeless out in east oakland for more than a year. we also know that he ran a non-profit here in oakland that helped the homeless and victims of domestic violence. there ace 25,000 dollar reward for an arrest in this case. reporting in east oakland, abc 7 news. >> oakland police meanwhile are getting much-needed help tonight. thanks to the generosity of a home up to corporation. clorox company today donated 50,000 dollars to the police department for 30 new tough book lap top for police vehicle, motorcycle, squad cars, mayor kwan says it was a top request among oakland street cops. >> the police officers today used the notebook to check on data. to look at gps information. quickly run identification checks on people it's really their no. 1 tool. >>reporter: the city needs another half million dollars to the outfit the rest of the police department fleet. mayor kwan is hoping that other local corporations will join clorox in helping oakland reach that goal. >>> more to get to you this thursday night. is the f o hero who came to the aid

yeah, last night a pit bull wandered into the fish king restaurant in east oakland.fused to leave. animal control and police responded as you can see there to pulling him out with their poles after a considerable effort they got him out. no word yet on who owns the dog. he is kind of cute. >>> a state lawmaker is joining the debate on whether circumcision should be banned to prevent cities and counts from prohibiting it including san francisco which has a ban on the ballot in november. the democrat says the proposed ban is an abuse of the initiative process. he says he is disappointed with the tone of the debate including comic books that we have showed you over the past few weeks. some say their anti-semitic content in those comic books. >>> after decades of trouble and intense international pressure an underdog region in africa has achieved something few separatist movements ever achieve, independence. south sudan just raised its new flag for the first time today. in san jose those known as the lost boys from the 1980s escaped the atrocities of civil war in sudan.

. >> in east oakland, cars in this yard were burned. investigators looking into whether smoldering illegal fire works for blame. it was a 4th of july fire works spectacular, lighting up the skies like big budget shows, only there weren't any professionals around. >> explosives is what it sounds like. >> in a sign of just how explosive problems are, this barrel for illegal fire works in east oakland is empty. around the corner a street littered with remains of a neighborhood show. the fire works in this neighborhood left him frustrated. >> if they'd been doing their job they could have caught them. there is a, you know, the police, it's illegal for fire works in berk lie authorities say they're outnumbered. >> given the number of fire works they're stretched thin already. so it's pleading with the public, asking neighbors to ask their neighbors not to partake in lighting off fire works. >> and it's up to local police departments to enforce this ban on illegal fire works and fines can run from a thousand up to $10,000 if you're caught wit

that devoted his life to the seating and helping the homeless and domestic violence victims in east oaklandt people are outraged by this killing and the oakland police promised it will do everything that they can to track down the killer. >> for someone to injure and ultimately kill someone that out of the goodness of his heart was with his family doing things for people in the neighborhood just seem particulaparticularly heinous. >> i am the last person that he fed. >> how do you feel? >> i do not feel very good about it was a senseless killing. the man that killed him, will probably kill somebody else and they deny cash and soon enough. >> it is hard to remember any good that could come out of this the william holloway the last man to receive a meal from brother john's is reunited with his daughter today. he had not seen her and about 20 years, she saw him on the new is recognize his name and met up with him today. he says is that brother john took care of him even in death. let us go back to the memorial, the family is talking with the media, about 30 to 40 becloud your today it. they wa

don't know very much about who brother john was wex know he'd been feeding the homeless out in east oakland more than a year well. know that he ran a nonprofit here in oakland that helped the homeless and victims of domestic violence. there is a $25,000 reward for an arrest in this case. reporting in east oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you. and some bay area men are being called heroes for coming to the aid of an american airlines pilot attacked aboard an sfo board-bound plane last night. police say the two punched a pilot after being ordered off a flight from miami. one reportedly threatened to have the pilot killed. witnesses say the brothers appeared drunk or maybe, drugged. >> there was a scuffle taking place. so about three, four of us went out there and tackled the guy. and i guess the pilot ended up with some contusions on his face and so we just about what -- did what we needed to do to help out. >> they held two men down 10 minutes until authorities arrived and took them into custody. >>> the woman accused of burglarizing a san francisco hotel room of alex trebek appeared in court to

in the east bay, mid70s for oakland. 82 in union city, hercules. head inland and this is the summertime warmth we expect to see. ninety 5 in brentwood -- 95 in brentwood -- excuse me livermore. 76 in santa cruz and 94 in morgan hill. here is a look at your seven-day forecast. this is our summer microclimate. mid60s along the coast and mid-nineties inland. close to the triple digits by friday. 70 teaze beaches and still very warm inland heading into the weekend. mid-nineties inland and mid to upper 60s at our coastline. it will be a slow downward trined into -- trend into next week. >> thanks, sandhya. >>> up next, a dog that glows in the dark. why it is not just a novelty. >> this dog could help with treatments for people with medical >>> a trust fund manager with a heart of gold saved a shelter. he anonymously donated $125,000 to the valley shoe main society in pleasanton. if they didn't raise $125,000 in 30 days it might have to close. the donation averts a crisis, but the shelter is not out of the woods. so if you would like to help you with i w

oakland. take a look at this video from the east san jose last night. no reports of any damage or injuries from any of these fireworks. >> a man is recovering from a fireworks' related injury in concord. several of his fingers were severed by fireworks. paramedics rushed him to a nearby hospital. no information on the type of fireworks he was using. >> new details are emerge becoming the fiery crash involving a big rig truck and amtrak train in a nevada desert. it comes from a lawsuit filed by an aten can't. she said she was trying to lead passengers through the burning wreckage but they were blocked by a baggage door. they had to double past bodies and jump down about 15 feet from the window to rocky rail bed below. the accident killed six people. anderson's attorney is trying to determine if the doors on the baggage door should have been locked. >> you won't believe how one woman tried to sneak her husband out of prison. >> when is a new time to buy a new computer. how long to do electronics really last. >> and judge is about to read the murder trial.

police say a vehicle drove up to his van while he's handing out meals to the needy in east oakland, firing several rounds into the van. powell shot in the head. his pregnant wife and young daughter were also injured. a small mem ril has gone up and authorities are just dumb founded as to why. >> most of the time murders are related to domestic violence or drugs or gangs. and this is not explainable. at all. >> and he ran an organization that feeds the homeless. >> a 6-year-old girl and her father can thank two heroes for ak live tonight. they were rescued from the bottom of a swimming pool. and david? >> well rng firefighters tell us that they respond to a drown org near drowning once per month. they responded here to the pool, rescuers already had stepped in, rescuing two people. it was just startsing to turn back. neighbors heard a woman screaming two. guests of a resident were lying at the bottom of the pool. jeffrey bail, a high schoolteacher had to scale a fence to get goet them. >> i just scaled a fence. the mother of the girl says she did not know how to do cpr. i took over. win a m

that includes putting more officers in crime plagued east oakland. the 9th u.s.circuit court today ordered the u.s. armed forces to stop discharging openly gay people from the mill tawrry. it means that don't ask don't tell can no longer be enforced. and a search for 7 men who quent missing when a fishing boat went down in the sea of cortez is being expanded now. it has been nearly four days since the boat cap sized in an unexpected storm with four dozen men onboard, mawnly from northern california. so far one man confirmed dead. >>> we will move next to a cheating scandal in georgia. at least 178 teachers across 44 schools in atlanta were caught changing their students' test scores. how they can d. i did it and w. >> across atlanta today the families of of the 50,000 students enrolled in public schools here early individual. in a gigantic 800-page report from the state, 178 teachers and administrators from 44 public schools were caught changing answers on standardized tests. 28 of the flat out drk 82 of the teachers flat out confessed they have been cheating for

2-year-old paris powell was shot in a drive-by shooting as he was serving food to the needy in east oakland>> the alameda firefighters union warned city officials not to take away their water rescue program two years before a man committed suicide off of crown beach memorial day. that is according to today's oakland tribune. firefighters did not say that man because they didn't have proper certification. >>> and still no deal this morning to raise the national debt limit and just four days ahead of the deadline. house republicans meet this morning on speaker john boehner's plan. >>> san francisco police say they have recovered the gun at the center of a controversy. an amateur video shows the weapon at the scene of the shooting in the city's bay view district nearly two weeks ago. investigators say ballistic tests showed that kenneth harding killed himself with his own gun while running away from police. >> they encountered a very, very dangerous criminal and the story ended the way it ended. >> chief greg sur also says officers were able to track down the gun with some outside help and cri

officers will move including putting more in east oakland. >> there is more effective organization. if that doesn't work, we'll step back, reevaluate and shift into change. it's the focus of what wire trying to do. >> several squads will merge into one major crimes unit that will investigate ho homsys -- homicides. changes going into affect this weekend. >> ala ma media county has 24 new firefighters who graduated today. the recruits spent 16 weeks training. today showing off their skills to family and friends at the department's training tower. among them, three firefighters laid off from san jose's fire department because of cuts. >> it's been great to be able to bring them into our organization, they've done a good job being formal and informal leaders in this academy. it was a great department. just didn't work out with the budget. and i'm just fortunate to be here today with my friends. >> and tonight, the graduates will take the oath and get badges. >> you know terrorists are continuing to try to find new ways to attack us. the government is warning airline smz terrorists are

of the good samaritan gunned down while feeding the hungry could barely stand friday night in east oakland. >> his wife is hurting, his family is hurting oh god. you say you came to hear the broken hearted. >> reporter: brother john was shot and killed after midnight wednesday while he and his family stopped by to drop off food in the 1,000 block of 47th avenue in oakland. his family says feeding the homeless was his calling. his pregnant wife and her two children were in the car at the time when powell was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting. bill holloway was there and saw it all. >> i wish that had been me instead of him. i really do. i would not hesitate to go instead of him. >> reporter: oakland police released this picture of a ford winstar mini van. detectives say the suspect vehicle looks similar to this one, turquoise in color, built in 2000 or later. police have no suspects. >> it is about a good samaritan, a man of god who stood in these streets and who was willing to give his life for other people. and this iqç a total outrage tht this should happen. >> he's a very importan

the first shooting happened just after 8:30 on e street near 88th avenue in east oakland. investigators say someone opened fire and hit three people. the victims are now said to be at the hospital in stable condition. >>> police say another triple shooting happened about an hour later. this time at 98th avenue in bancroft. investigators say it appears the three victims were shot inside or just outside of a car. all three were taken to highland hospital. and officers responded to 71st avenue and international boulevard for the third shooting a few minutes later. someone shot a man coming out of a liquor store. an ambulance took him to highland hospital. also last night oakland police responded to 108th and foothill after three people were shot there. all the victims are now at the hospital. it's not clear if all of this violence is related. ktvu kraig debro is following the story and he's going to bring us an update in the next half hour. >>> time is 5:04. santa cruz police are searching for a man that sexually abused a 13-year-old boy. the attack happened last night right

his cell phone was found on tunnel road in berkeley later that day. >>> east oakland firefighters arescene of the holding yard that torched several cars this morning. firefighters are the at 45th and international boulevard investigating the two-alarm fire that broke out about an hour and a half ago. no word on where the fire started or what caused it. no reports of injuries. but as you can see, a number of cars have been destroyed. >>> to minutes before 7:00. let's -- two minutes before 7:00. let's check weather. >> it's hot in spots today but almost 40 degrees cooler at the coastline so big changes in the weather coming up today. lots of sunshine to start out the day and the temperatures getting cooking and it is going to soar near 100 degrees in many spots inland. a different story as you begin to approach the coastline. we have some of that right there. you can see the fog over the bay. yup. we have a couple of patches there. that is going to burn off and head back toward the coastline but at the beaches today, you will see temperatures mainly into the 60s. so yeah, we are looking

. >> friends and relatives surrounded the victim's mother at this east oakland apartment as she mourned the death of her only child. 21 yield monica rode as -- rodas was a good person. monica wanted to work as a dental assistance. >> in spanish maria said she wants justice and that her daughter didn't deserve to die the way she did. thank moring -- thursday morning someone dumped monica's body. the person sat the body on fire before driving away. police say in cases like this it's usually a message of hate or anger or partials -- perhaps someone is trying to destroy evidence. >> she didn't deserve to be killed like this. nobody does. >> monica's mother believes the killer knew her daughter. she said she did not know her daughter had enemies. >> it's a lot of bad people around her, they do something to her. i don't think she deserved that. >> family and friends only speak late but in the last year or so monica started hanging out with the wrong people. she leaves a 2-year-old son. kron4 news. >>> you are looking at a live picture from los angeles, karma get enhas -- karma getten has star

raise money for >> they are mourning the loss of their only child they made a shrine in their east oakland apartment. they said she was a wonderful daughter and mother to a two year-old son she left beyond she said she is now scared to leave the house. residents found her body on the street around 430 a m thursday morning a they are pleading with police to find who was responsible for desperate. >> i want the police to do their job find the person that did discusthis. >> is that i don't want it happened to other parents i don't want it to happen again in oakland that have not said a funeral day and they will take care of their two year-old grandson. >> how information on the part where she will start an 11:00 a.m. and felt to 4:00 p.m. at that eastlake ymca all money raised will go to rhodas funeral >> traffic on one of the busiest freeway seems to be a thing of the past as busiest freeway seems to be a thing of the past as repairs are being done. sÑkékékióç]s]s the traffic on the above 4 05 and all around the area was lighter than expected. >> from this to this they shut down and heavy it

>>reporter: east oakland this also torched. fire investigators are looking into whether smoldering illegal fireworks are to blame. fourth of july fireworks spectacular. lighting up the skies like big budget professional shows. only there weren't any professionals around for the illegal displays. >> literally explodes and like all around. >>reporter: sign of how explosive the problem is, this drop-off barrel at fire station in east oakland practically empty. just around the corner a street littered with remains of neighborhood fireworks show. fireworks in this neighborhood left him frustrated. >> if they had been doing their job they would have caught the them. him if if the police l illegal for pl fireworks. >>reporter: but authorities say they are out numbered. >> given the number of fireworks they are stretched thin already so it is pleading with the public and asking neighbors to ask their neighbors not to par take in lighting off fireworks. >>reporter: now up to local police department to enforce the ban on illegal firework

that was this afternoon in east oakland. police have not yet revealed the connection between the two men and the victim. >>> two people were shot and killed in pet luma. one of the victims, an off-duty sheriff's deputy. residents called it unnerving. >> shocking and horrible and unbelievable. >> for a town of this size, any amount of crime is i think shocking. >> we have been following the story and explain what happened. >> when authorities showed up at this home on the 800 block of liberty, they found two people dead, a sheriff's deputy and another man. officials say that he came over monday night to help counsel the family that lives mere after a young female resident was receiving death threats from her ex-boyfriend, identified as thomas halloran. halloran showed up at the gate and officials say shot mathiesen twice. authorities say that halloran took another resident hostage in the back but a family member shot and killed him. this is a paraph one of the bodies being taken from the home. mathiesen is being mourned by hi

east bay 72 in oakland. 80 agrees for castro valley.if going to be inland short sleeve weather for you. 95 in brentwood. 93 livermore and arun the monterey bay 68 in monterey, 91 inland and gilroy. here's the 7 day forecast 30 degree spread from coast to inland. that wide range continues for the first part of your weekend and then sunday temperatures slip a little bit but not much. minor changes expected as we head into next week but really 60's to 90's. nice wide range. >> lots of sun. >> thanks. >> coming up next. big plans for this abandoned south bay field. >> how the biggest employer in san jose has been forced to make a change of ccccccccccccccci >> we want to share your personal stories on how the economic downturn has changed your life. you can record it on your cell phone or digital camera and then up load to it you report so that we can tell your story here on abc 7 news. >>> cisco systems wants to and the expansion plans in north san jose. that's according to the silicon valley business journal. cisco the city largest employe

it happened on 47th avenue in east oakland. mark sayre on what happened to the man known as brother john. >> reporter: the people who knew him said he has a big heart and they are devastated. >> reporter: gave him fish and french fries. >> reporter: william holloway says the man he had come to know as brother john had just stopped by with a hot meal when somebody drove by in a van and opened fire. >> from that point on he shot three times and then two more shots. >> reporter: you heard five shots? >> five shots. the guy don't even know brother john. this is a random senseless shooting that should have never happened. if it hadn't been for brother john, they would have got shot. >> are you all right? >> yeah, i made it through. >> reporter: holloway says brother john has been bringing him food on the streets of east oakland for about a year, sometimes three days a week. >> he was a nice guy. him and his wife fixed the food at home and bring it out here to feed people. >> reporter: the shooting happened at 12:30 a.m. at 47th and

the first shooting happened just after 8:30 on e street near 88th avenue in east oakland. investigators say that someone opened fire and hit three people. the victims are now said to be at the hospital in stable condition. >>> police say another triple shooting happened about an hour later. this time at 98th avenue and bancroft. investigators say that it appears that the three victims were shot either inside or outside a car. all three victims were taken to highland hospital. their conditions are not known. >>> officers responded to 71st avenue and international for a third shooting a few minutes later. someone shot a man inside a liquor store. he was taken to highland hospital >>> and police responded on 3rd and foothill after three people were shot there. it's not clear if all this violence is related. >>> it is a special day for 15 people in san francisco. they are part of the first class sifty's community police is your vast aid. kraig debro explains to us what this is about. >> reporter: there is a bunch of graduations going on here. at a time where police budgets are

this is the illegal kind in east oakland where people are shooting off powerful stuff. we're not talking sparklers here. it is quite the light show and on the ground, it very loud. elizabeth cook is in oakland now. elizabeth. >> day nay,fire works are illegal in oakland, but you would know it if you were standing where i am right now. it's because of areas like this one that is dry, grassy, brush air next to homes, combined with fireworks that can make for a very degeneration combination. >> lieutenant jerome and the oakland fire department are in for a long time. >> i can see. there they are patrolling the neighborhood looking for illegal fireworks and there are a lot of them. >> although they rleal, the displays are nice. >> they don't make arrests if they spot someone with fireworks, but oftentimes when they arrive on scene, the damage has already been done. >> most of the events we go to are from a related wear, children may have some type of injury through their face or eyes. the number two would probably be fires. >> the fire department does their best to stop the

this is east oakland. as you can see, these were not your run of the mill sparklers by any stretch. provided a light show on the ground and a lot of noise in the east bay. >> i think that cannot a lot of folks up last -- i think that kept a lot of folks up last night. some people may be dragging more than formal. >> lawrence has the forecast after the big 4th of july holiday. >> tough to get back to work after late-night reveling. it's looking like patchy fog at the beaches. watch out for dense fog at the coast. but inland valleys mostly clear and that's where it is going to get hot once again. these temperatures up into the 50s and the 60s already inland. cooler of course at the coast with the patchy fog. by the afternoon, hotter than it was yesterday. 90s maybe even low 100s in the interior valleys. 70s in oakland, 90s toward san jose, while out toward the coastline a big change in the temperatures. those temperatures mainly into the 60s. much cooler weather for everyone coming up. we'll have more on that in a few minutes. right now let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> we'll go

belfour violent incidents at last night in east oakland left six people shot police are investigatingsee if there's a connection between the crimes. the first was at 8:29 p.m. last night near 89th avenue right there. just one hour later at 9:30 p.m. a second shooting this one near 108 avenue and foothill boulevard. from there just 50 minutes after that and 1 mi. northwest right here. it was a 2200 block of ninth-- 98 avenue of the st. a man with his to with it there. and then just 2 mi. north, a shooting and another one, kron4 hazzig manyud this is why oakland police believe their new reorganization plan will help to reduce violent crimes like these in oakland. >> stage one oakland police department reorganization plan goes into effect over the weekend. officials say that the new department structure will help to maintain the current patrol staffing level at around 270 officer. >> and other states will be implemented sometime in august. >> the opd sgt says that the criminal investigation division and the focus of stage two of the reorganization that is designed to address the most cri

paris powell was shot early wednesday morning while serving food to the homeless in east oakland. he later died of his injuries, his wife was injured in that same attack and last night she showed us the badge from the gunshot wound, threat bullet is still lodged in her upper arm but she says her emotional pain is far greater than her physical pain. >> i keep wracking my brain who could do this and why, i want the person to be caught, i want them to be caught. i mean i mean, he didn't deserve it. >> the couple's daughter was also hit but not seriously hurt. >>> they have arrested twomore suspects in the stabbing of a suspected gang member. they took cortez into custody now they have arrest two more. >>> a citizens commission proved a new district based on last year's census. the 14 member citizens redistricting commission unveiled its first draft last month. a ballot measure set up the commission to take the process out of the hands of the legislation. because of demographic shifts the new districts favor democrats, republicans say they might sue because the district maps are not t

they were delivering hot meals to the homeless on the streets of east oakland just after midnight, someone drove by in a van and opened fire. >> and from that point on he shot three times and then two more shots. >> there were five shots. >> this is the random shooting, a shooting that didn't -- couldn't happen in the first place. >> brother john's wife was also hit they were told she was going to be okay. the two kids were in the car. oakland police, well they're asking anybody with information please give them a call. >> two men and a teenager jumped into action when seeing their neighbor's house on fire. they spotted smoke coming from the house in martinez yesterday afternoon after hearing screams for help and finding the front door locked, they threw a big rock through a window to get inside and then they rescued the map. >> i went inside and i got -- and i cut my hands and then we just started going back at it. >> i'm going to go straight in one more time. and i went straight in and he was out there. i just grabbed his foot and dragged him out. >> i did this to save the life. >> the h

. >>> east oakland has seen its share of violence over the years, but one fatal shooting has hit a nerve. a good samaritan shot while delivering hot meals to those in need. robert lyles on the gathering tonight to remember the man known as brother john. >> in the nursery rhyme, brother john is asked, are you sleeping? why tonight centers on brother john, nothing here is a fairy tale. in fact, this makeshift memorial is a grim reminder of the murder of brother john. >> he lost his life giving and touching other lives. so just to support him, you know, it's his spirit, it's amazing. >> the unforgiving streets of oakland, 29-year-old paris powell was brother john. >> that man is 29 years old. >> just after midnight wednesday morning, powell, his pregnant wife and two stepdaughters were sitting in their minivan offering a fish dinner to william holloway when the night exploded. >> brother john -- the guy fired three shots. >> brother john was taken off life support wednesday night. she returned to the scene. >> i'm a little apprehensive about coming out. even though he means a lot to our fam

police not saying who the suspects were but they were arrested near john sweat elementary school in east oakland. police found the burning body of 21-year-old monica rojas thursday morning in rock ridge. a funeral set for friday more than at st. elizabeth church also in oakland. >>> this morning deputies in marin county are mourning the death of one of their own killed by a parolee not in the line of duty but while helping a friend. deputy jim matheson was off duty tuesday morning when he wept to a friend's house in peta luma. he arrived there at the same time and shot him twice killing him and took his girlfriend's mother hostage. the young woman's mother grabbed a gun and shot and killed him. >> he got killed because he was stepping up to help a friend who had a problem. the only thing that's a positive out of this is jim did what he needed to do to give the family time to defend themselves. >> deputy leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> east bay leaders supporting efforts to overturnpike legislation which eliminates state redevelopment agencies. mayor and other city leaders will announc

the shooting happened in east oakland. and in a couple of these case there is are multiple victims. emts took two people to the highland hospital. police responded to the scene around 8:30 last night. a bullet grazed the third victim but that person didn't need to see a doctor and didn't go to the hospital. another person was shot at 98th and bancroft. this shooting was reported around 9:45 last night. each victim has nonlife threatening injuries. 15 minutes earlier than that about a half mile away police say three people were shot. police are look for four or five suspects in that shooting. then around 10:00 last night 15 minutes later police say a person was shot at 71st and international. police did not say if there is a motive to any of these shootings. we do know there is no suspects. reporting live kraig debro. >> all of this violence comes as oakland gets ready to put more officers back on the street. stay with us here on ktvu channel 2 morning news coming up at 4:45 how the city is paying for those officers. >>> a richmond manhole in connection with a deadly shooting is sche

he and his family were delivering hot meals to the homeless in east oakland on tuesday night when someone opened fire on the family's van shooting powell in the head. his pregnant wife, who also took a bullet in the arm, says she has no idea why anyone would take aim at the family. lolita powell said her husband lived to serve others. >> we always look at it from the aspect, it could be us. what if this was us? what if one day we're in the same situation, you know? like i said, no one wakes up and says, hey, i want to be homeless. no one. >> such an emotional story. the couple's 3-year-old daughter also suffered gunshot wounds. a bullet went through little shala's arm and grazed her head. mom and daughter will recover but remain devastated by their loss. >>> community effort helped to recover a gun involved in an officer-involved shooting in the bay view district. police shot kenneth harding on july 16th but investigators say the ballistic tests show the bullet that killed harding came from his own gun. officers were led to a semiautomatic pistol and today san francisco police confirmed i

hour earlier, a 29-year-old man was shot while he and his family were feeding the homeless in east oakland. police say the man and his wife and two daughters were feeding the man on 47th avenue when someone pulled up in a van and just began shooting. the man was shot, he is on life support. officers do not have a suspect description or a motive in the shooting. at this hour, they are reaching out to the public for help. >> a lot of times, it's just that one tip you know, smaller or large that ends up breaking the case open and we want to bring closure to the family. >> the man's wife was grazed by a bullet but is expected to be okay. their two daughters, ages 3 and 7, were not hurt. >>> someone stole priceless giants collectibles from a car in the east bay. how? the thief drove off with the goods in the owner's car and it only took moments. kristy seifkin is live at at&t park. how are officers hoping to track this guy down? >> reporter: well, you know, they are still searching for him right now. no suspects. and clearly, anybody would love to have an autographed mccovey baseball or bat. bu

east bay numbers going to be some of the hottest around the bay area. 70s in berkeley and oakland. north bay expecting plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 80s and 90s in many spots inland. 60s at the coach. through the holiday weekend, we have a lot of sunshine coming your way. we are going to crank things up through saturday and sunday. triple digits toward the latter part of the weekend, maybe a hint of patchy fog at the coast on the 4th of july. we'll have to watch that very, very closely. temperatures slow to cool down, really not going to see cooling until we get into the middle of the next week. and by then, we're still talking some mid-90s in some of the warmest spots. by the way, your official channel 54th of july forecast, we are going to see sunny and hot inland, big range in temperatures. let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> that's an amazing range only in the bay area, 65 to 100! >> that's right. >> in oakland we have roadwork to tell you about. it's going on at this hour, should be wrapping up here very shortly. but just want to mention various lanes blocked u

happened at four locations in east oakland.the victims suffered life threatening injuries, but police are now trying to determine whether the shootings are connected. no suspects have been arrested. >>> federal agents are now helping san jose police stop gang violence. not everyone is happy that the help is coming from federal immigration agents who are going after gang members here illegally. ask add group of protesters tonight what's wrong with that? ♪ [ music ] >> more than 100 people attended a prayer vigil tonight to say the agents are not welcome. >> bringing in ice agents, federal agents from operation community shield is not the solution. it's a trust breaker. >> church leaders invited police chief chris moore and he showed up. >> let us raise our hands in prayer for chief moore. >> he didn't budge. >> agents are staying. >> they will be there, and again, very carefully supervised. that's never been the question. >> san jose layed off 66 cops for the first time last month. the city's homicide rate doubled. mostly driven

now this is the illegal kind in east oakland where people are shooting off some pretty powerful stuff. we're not talking sparklers here. it's quite the light show. on the ground, it's very loud. elizabeth cook is in oakland for us tonight. elizabeth. >> as you said, fireworks are illegal in oakland and you wouldn't know if you are standing where i am right now. believe it or not, you can't see as many as i have, but you can hear them. they are going off in the background right now and it's because of areas like this one that is dry brush, grassy area next to homes combined with fireworks that could make for a dangerous combination. the tenant in the oakland fire department are in for a long night. >> as you see it's getting started. >> they are patrolling the neighborhoods looking for illegal fireworks and there are a lot of them. >> if i could charge admission, i would. displays are quite nice sometimes. >> they don't make arrests if they spot someone with fireworks, but the damage has already been done oftentimes. >> most of the events we go to are trauma related, where children may

it will be much cooler along et east bay shore. oakland 72.ley. 82 in fremont. 82 in sunnyvale. 83 in san jose. even some upper 80s around los gatos. mid to upper 70s millbrae and san mateo otherwise 80 on the peninsula. look at half moon bay 65, that is the warmest spot along the coast. daly city 52. mid to upper 50s in downtown san francisco. low to mid 50s along the north bay shore. as you head into the valleys upper 70s to mid-80s for you. 68 in monterey but 74 in santa cruz to 93 in morgan hill. gill loy 91. it will be comfortable in the shade. look what we have tonight fireworks show. mostly clear 65 dropping down to 60. any drizzle will be along the coast and clouds will be confined to the north bay and maybe south bay. we do have warm weather moving in so it is the east bay valleys that will see the brunt of this. that is why inland temperatures are stuck in the 90s. pretty comfortable around the bay with upper 70s to near 80 and cool at the coast with low to mid-60s. >> off to a pretty good start. hop around the bay, walnut creek 680