, today, the group called east oakland community play date held their monthly event.kids and families had the opportunity to get a healthy breakfast, do arts and crafts and listen to live music, among other things. but organizers say their goal is to provide a better future in east oakland. >> we're not exactly sure how we'll help the next generation learn to change the statistics of gun violence and poor outcome for their livelihood without actuallyúgítting to know one another, and without faith to bond and form new relationships. >> just come out one saturday and check it out. you give the kids a chance to be kids if they can in their own neighborhoods. >> east oakland community play date is in the middle of a month-long on-line fundraiser to the crowd-pleasing website. you can search east oakland to find out more. >>> and the kid known as bat kid returned to the area today. miles scott kicked off the brave the bay 5 k run and triathlon in san francisco today. scott is a cancer survivor and it benefits the make a wish foundation. last month in san francisco, they he

today a group called east oakland community play date held an event. organizers say their ultimate goal is to provide a better future for kids growing up in east oakland. >> i would say to somebody who may see this, grab your neighborer's kids, whatever. come out one saturday and check it out. it's really big. >> east oakland community play date is in the middle of a month-long online fundraiser. you can go to nbcbayarea.com and search east oakland to find out more. >>> the little boy who came to be known as bat kid returned to the bay area today. kicked off the brave the bay 5 k run in san francisco today. there he is. scott is a cancer survivor and the fundraiser benefits the make-a-wish foundation. last month you probably remember thousands of people in san francisco helped make his dream come true fighting crime as batman. >>> and back to our developing weather story. check out the time lapsed video that shows just how much snow built up overnight. this is from north star. the resort reported 18 inches of new snow. meteorologist anthony slaughter t

. >>> fire damages several east oakland homes early this morning. the household appliance that sparked the flames. >>> and no classes today at this san rafael elementary school. the crash that knocked out power last night. when it will be restored. coming up. >>> good morning. we are following a number of stories this morning. here is one of them. this is a live picture in san rafael. the damage to a school after a van slammed right into it. this is laurel dale elementary

. >> reporter: back on december 9 i had a conversation with this man in east oakland. i asked him what were some of the things he found. >> one time i found a pair of jeans and it had about $800 in it, 100-dollar bills. >> reporter: you found that out here? >> yes. >> reporter: i also asked him what he did with the money. >> well, used tight buy equipment. i'm a landscaper and a composer. >> reporter: then i asked him his name. >> my name is marcus, marcus malone. at one time i was with the original santana blues band. now i'm homeless on the streets. >> reporter: i went back to visit marcus to bring him something he asked me to do before we parted ways. >> i didn't get your name? >> reporter: my name is not important. >> yes, it is. to me, it is. >> reporter: your name is important. i brought you a special friend. >> who? man! >> marcus, magnificent malone. >> oh, man! look at you! [ inaudible due to low audio ] >> reporter: after the story aired, santana made numerous trips to east oakland looking for him. after failed attempts, the manager looked out to me and i wen

in east oakland, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >>: and there's more for markets.ere's what he had to say about santana's offer. >>: i know carlos didn't know personally that i was in this predicament and now that he knows i think things may be better for me and i think guy and i think the people for giving me the opportunity to express myself and maybe things will change for me. >>darya: maybe things will change because the offer so far has been carlos santana telling him he wants to get him in an apartment which will be a more stable situation and also that santana has said he wants marcus to join him in the recording studio in the coming months. so maybe they will be making magical music again together. look for the extended reunion. all of the tapes best family pass. it's really something beautiful to see. in stanley just the back and the whole thing just of fault on tape so that's great. to stay till the kron4 will continue to give you updates as this develops. it will be fun to watch this story going forward. stanley then appeared on c-n-n to explain just how

east bay chilly. livermore at 31 right now. concord at 32. oaklanddegrees and san francisco, downtown 38 degrees. that does not happen too often. even gilroy right now at 29. let's look at our live cia camera network. a few high, thin clouds but we'll see a bright day. look how cold it still is. 32 degrees in the south bay. as you make plans to head out, you want to pay attention to those roads because the potential for black ice is going to be out there and it's something you really can't see other than just looking like a glazed over pavement. so take it easy on the roads. both hands on the wheel and you're going to need about two, three layers today. i don't know, i'm a baby, i'd go with four. kris, what about you? >> maybe face-to-face. thank you very much. >>> the cold snap has been deadly for many people in the bay area. overnight a homeless man was found in dublin and if his official cause of death is hypothermia, he would be the fifth victim in the bay area. four homeless men died in santa clara county. at the ech shelter, staff expanded thei

, it is light. 98th, a car ran into a pump at a gas station so that is a good area to avoid in east oakland after that gas station was briefly on fire. 4:49 let's go to steve. >>> cooling, it will not last too long, main impact air quality is much better temperatures are coming down, cooler windy at times, the low is on its way to southern california and some go until 10:00 and some go until this evening. 30s to 40s to 50s, it is held undue to the breeze. you can see the system right there, just a lot of snow and there is a little bit we can sure use a lot, this is not much but we will take what we can get. the breeze is holding these temperatures up and the low is on its way to southern california. whip dip for some, breezy for everybody, and it looks mostly sunny and a few clouds and sun this afternoon. it will be good to go, very low 60s and the extended outlook, morning lows will be cold, lots much sun here brian. >>> well, firefighters are cleaning up after a huge fire raged through a strip mallet last night. it started inside the super discount stores and one of the roofs collapsed. t

the dogs are being held at the animal control services in east oakland. 11 dogs in all. all of them pit bulls. now, the video you're about to see is of one of the most aggressive dogs. this dog bit two people including the executive director of animal control services. oakland police stumbled upon the alleged dogfighting operation around noon today. they were serving a search warrant on an unrelated investigation. they knew dogs would be inside the home on eldred avenue in east oakland, but they didn't know the dogs were allegedly used for fighting. >> this is, like, a 1,000 square foot or 1,100 square foot house, little house, little tiny backyard. two of the dogs were inside. nine were chained up in the backyard living in unsqualler, no water, no food. the dogs aren't physically really in horrible shape. they are all undersocialized. a couple are demonstrating signs

i did not ever imagine something like this happening. >> in east oakland, stand drivers, kron 4 news. down on his luck. this is all he touched the lives of two men. >> the fact that carlos santana and watches people behaving bailey and he knew- that he is a rock legend. there is a piece that i did when i spoke to him. he stated that he got in some type of trouble, ended up in jail. i said to him are you telling the truth? >> he says, no is the truth. he actually told me that if i could get him some help the would appreciate it. i told him i would do the best that i could do. >> not only that, you found some help and also got him connected with carlos. >> carlos, from your point of view you have been looking for marcus for a really long time. why are you looking for him? what did you understand happened to him? i knew he had cut some type of trouble. i went up was stock, we also knew that we had royalties. he co-wrote some of the songs from the beginning. those royalties would now go to his family, or someone in charge of his financial stuff. >> the most important thing that i want to

east bay. it is playing in oakland and by the oakland ballet company.ng saturday through the weekend and tuesday on christmas eve. adult tickets are $20 going up to 60. you can get a discount though for seniors and children. >>> and also in san jose, ballet san jose is having a performance of the nutcracker at the center fors performing starts. you can see the performances listed on the screen starting on saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday and on thursday. ticket prices at $20. >> and i'm looking forward to this one. the broadway musical for all generations. beauty and the beast is coming to san francisco. it is based on the award winning feature film. and it filled with unforget about characters. sex and all the sun songs. it is starting december 21st. goes through january 5th. tickets are $60 go. to beauty and the beast on tour.com for information. >>> that's this week's preview. >>> remember to join us for the new year's live by nissan. the only local and live show. you will have a front row seat. hosted by gary radnich. it is a way to ring in the new

live on the scene whip is 90th on east oakland, paul, how did the fire start? long time, that was the car involved in the chase and it was a chase between two suspects crashing in at 2 gas pumps and causing a fire. >> my heart crashed and i heard another boom. >> that all happened just before 2:30 this morning. deputies tried to pull them over as part of a dui start and they continued down 98th avenue which is when they lost control, took out two gas pumps and caused a fire. it was quick work by a gas attendant which saved people's lives. >> as soon as they were struck, they were able to hit the shutoff valve inside the gasp pump itself. >> hazmat teams are out here monitoring the air making sure there is no vapor from the gas and they are definitely capping off things and people are able to return back to their homes. 20 people were evacuated initially and as i said, they are making sure the gas station is under control and they were able to put out a foam and they also capped off potential gas leaks. >>> the oakland family of the boy who was declared brain de

oakland and interior east bay, mid-to-upper 30s. so definitely frost expected in the north bay.apor imagery, almost a week ago we were looking at the same picture, and very little has changed as that jet stream, that storm track, still pushed way to the north. look at the dry air mass over much of the pacific, and this trend will stay with us for at least the next five to ten days. we had a little hiccup or at bump in the jet stream ed, which brought the offshore winds. we heeded up nicely but now the winds are turning more out of the northwest, so still above normal temperatures. although tomorrow some highs may come down maybe one or two degrees and then warm things back up tuesday and wednesday. but this high is not going anywhere, and unfortunately that's going to continue this dry season. to date, only 30% rainfall for the sacramento area. 23% for san francisco, and santa rosa, only 15% of where we should be this time of year, and this will go down as one of the driest, if not the driest, years for san francisco. if you're headin tahoe for new year's eve, new year's day. mi

east bay, highs of 51 at oakland and san leandro. 49, fremont. inland, highs of 49 in walnut creek, the highest of the inland east bay readings. and here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures after two freezing morning, tomorrow and tuesday, start to mott rate just -- moderate a tad on wednesday and thursday. friday, temperatures into the upper 50s inland. so a little milder but a slight chance of rain on friday, and then over the weekend, unsettled weather but still relatively mild compared to right now. next sunday, temperatures reaching 60 degrees again. seems like a mighty long wait we have to brave these cold nights. >> thank you so much. >> shu is here with sports and says spencer's fillet of seahawk tastes like chicken. >> seattle seahawks in town with a chance to clinch the nfc west and a first-around by. -- bye. the seattle 12th man is everything. flying high over the sick. second quarter, 6-0 niner. marchand lynch takes care of that. after another niner field goal, russell wilson connects with another wilson, luke. 39 yards,

east bay, highs of 51 at oakland and san leandro. 49, fremont. nland, highs of 49 in walnut creek, the highest of the inland east bay readings. and here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures after two freezing morning, tomorrow and tuesday, start to mott rate just -- moderate a tad on wednesday and thursday. friday, temperatures into the upper 50s inland. so a little milder but a slight chance of rain on friday, and then over the weekend, unsettled weather but still relatively mild compared to right now. next sunday, temperatures reaching 60 degrees again. seems like a mighty long wait we have to brave these cold nights. >> thank you so much. >> shu is here with sports and says spencer's fillet of seahawk tastes like chicken. >> seattle seahawks in town with a chance to clinch the nfc west and a first-around by. -- bye. the seattle 12th man is everything. flying high over the sick. second quarter, 6-0 niner. marchand lynch takes care of that. after another niner field goal, russell wilson connects with another wilson, luke. 39 yards,

you. >> we cherish you man. >> reporter: after this story aired, carlos santana made trips to east oaklandooking for marcus. i went searching and found him in less than 20 minutes. >> we are going to hook up. >> reporter: this is the only photo of marcus i could find. that is him in the sombrero. >> that's him. that is marcus malone man, all right? his spirit is amazing. >> reporter: never would i have imagined this happening. ♪ got a black magic woman. >> reporter: stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >>> today, roberts was on cnn explaning how marcus was down on his luck and a chance encounter changes the life of three men before the holidays. >> reporter: the fact carlos santana watches people behaving badly and knew to go look for this guy blew me away. he said to me, i got in some trouble, i ended up in jail. i said to him, you are telling me the truth right? because i'm going to go look this up. he said no, it's the truth. and he says, you know, he actually said to me, if you can get me some help, i would appreciate it. i said i would do the best i could do. >> bet ever than that, you didn'

. >>> new information on the dozens pit bulls found in horrible conditions in east oakland. the dogs are held by animal services, last night we showed you exclusive videos of dogs and puppies in bad shapes in the east oakland home. they have been in contact of the owners. >> he does not admit they're fighting dogs but he admit their his dogs. we want to talk to him and is he breeding the dogs and things like that. >> they're convinced that the dogs were used for fighting. >>> another march rally was held in santa rosa tonight of the protest. before the march started young people were asked to sign the pledge to continue to fight for justice for andy. protesters say they want gail house charged with murder. >> the pledge is for students to sign onto continue for the fight for justice for their friends and cousins and community members and their schoolmates. >> the investigation into the shooting continues. the da will decide whether or not to file charges against gall house. >>> ten women sexually assaulted on their way home from work and the evidence led police at target. >>

you are taking a look at the gas station on 98th avenue in east oakland. a speeding car smashed into the gas pump setting off that two alarm gas fire, here is more. >> as soon as the gas tanks were struck, they were able to shut them off from inside the gasp pump themselves. >> it all began with a high- speed chase and paul chambers will have more coming up at 6:30. >>> if you shop at target, you will want to listen up because millions of credit card numbers used at a store may have been stolen. here is more on what you should do if you are at risk. >>> well, this is not the news customers want to hear especially now that we are in the holiday season. up to 40 million card accounts may have been breached. target says that it has resolved the issue but officials want customers to know if they shopped at any time after thanksgiving to december 15th, information could have been compromised and the information includes customer names, credit or debit card numbers, cards expiration dates and the 3 security numbers on the back. they are partnering with a forensi

marcus malone fell on hard times and living out of his van in east oakland.rning through his past he was reunited with carlos santana. >> i know carlos. didn't know i was in this predicament. things may be better for me. i thank god i have the opportunity to express myself and things may change for me. >> he joined him on cnn and explained how he got in that situation. >> the fact that carlos watches people behaving badly is incredible. the original piece i did, he said i got in trouble. i ended up in jail. i said you are telling me the truth right, because i will look this up. he said it is the truth. he actually said hey, if you can get me help i would appreciate it. i do the best i can do. >> you didn't just find him help, you helped him connect with carlos santana who is on the phone can with us now. you had been looking for marcus for a long time. what did you understand happened to him all these years? >> hi. we knew he got in trouble when the band was going to explode. he wound up in san quentin. we were trying to look for him. we have royalties. those

oakland and interior east bay, mid-to-upper 30s. so definitely frost expected in the north bay.ter vapor imagery, almost a week ago we were looking at the same picture, and very little has changed as that jet stream, that storm track, still pushed way to the north. look at the dry air mass over much of the pacific, and this trend will stay with us for at least the next five to ten days. we had a little hiccup or at bump in the jet stream ed, which brought the offshore winds. we heeded up nicely but now the winds are turning more out of the northwest, so still above normal temperatures. although tomorrow some highs may come down maybe one or two degrees and then warm things back up tuesday and wednesday. but this high is not going anywhere, and unfortunately that's going to continue this dry season. to date, only 30% rainfall for the sacramento area. 23% for san francisco, and santa rosa, only 15% of where we should be this time of year, and this will go down as one of the driest, if not the driest, years for san francisco. if you're heading to tahoe for new year's eve, new year'

oakland you are checking in at 42. we have low clouds over parts of the east bay. temperatures in the low 30s in and around concord. even below the freezing mark. afternoon highs for today 58 in vallejo. 60 degrees for oakland. upper 50s for san francisco. into the south bay temperatures ranging in the upper 50s to low 60s. 60ty frees morgan hill -- 60 degrees morgan hill. here is the bay area weekend always in view. notice our temperatures are climbing. as you get into saturday mid to low 60s. mid to upper 60s in the forecast by sunday. and temperatures will hold steady monday into tuesday. monday could be the warmest day. back to the desk. >>> hamson working on a -- amazon working on a new service it calls pantry. insiders say the service will be rolled out to existing numbers of amazon's prime shipping program. it will let them choose from 2,000 products typically found in the center of grocery stores and ship them for a small fee. most of the products are still bought in stores and this would give amazon an entrance into the market. >>> the photo sharing social network offers instagram direct. it will let you ch

. >>> breaking news in east oakland, a family was able to escape after their hours caught fire early this morning. firefighters are still on the scene now mopping up the fire that raced through a prefab home on 90th avenue near 8th street before 3:00. officials say the sound of the fire and heavy smoke woke up a heavy couple and their child. the fire destroyed that home and damaged two others before crews could get it under control. the cause is under investigation. investigators stay doesn't appear suspicious. >>> developing news from the north bay, students at at san raffaele elementary school are getting an unplanned three-day weekend. classes are canceled today while crews work to fin fiction a gas line fin damaged in the crash. katie marzullo is live in san raffaele with more on the story. katie? >> reporter: eric, this is on woodland avenue, laurel dell elementary school. i can tell you right now there is a faint smell of gas in the air and i can show you why. this is the damage that has been left behind. you can see the busted pipes and wires. both the gas line and the pg&e el

. >> reporter: on december 9 i had a conversation with this man in east oakland. i asked him what were some of the things he found. >> i found an old pair of jeans and it had about $800. >> reporter: cash? >> yes. >> reporter: out here? >> yes. >> reporter: i asked him what he did with the money. >> used it to buy equipment. i'm a landscaper and a and a composer. >> reporter: then i asked him his name. >> i was with the santana band. >> reporter: now you are digging through the trash? >> yes. >> >> reporter: i went back to him to bring him something he asked me to do. >> what is your name? >> reporter: my name is not important. your name is important. i brought you a friend. >> who? man! [ laughter ] >> oh, man. look at you. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: after the story aired, carlos santana made numerous trips to oakland looking for him. after failed attempts, the manager reached out to me and i found him in less than 20 minutes. this is the only photo of him that i could find. that's him in the hat. >> that's him. that's marcus malone, all right. >> reporter: i had

disturbing conditions in a east oakland home. >> we have new information on the dogs found in horrible conditions in oakland. we brought you these videos yesterday with dogs and puppies in bad shape and equipment used to train dogs for fighting. john joins us live from oakland's animal services where it's a different story for those dogs tonight. a day after we exposed this shocking investigation, investigators know the condition of the dogs ran convinced they were used for fighting. >> oakland animal services interim director introduced us to the dog that bit him yesterday. it happened in an instant as our cameras were rolling. here's what the dog to his leg. a huge bruise to into. it was the vet's recommendation that the dog and euthanized. >> or make the owner take it to a vet. the investigators have contacted the owner. >> he admitted they are his dogs. we want to talk about the equipment and the medication and what vet did he see and is he breeding dogs. >> he adds some of the 12 dogs are recent mothers. >> we have five or six female pit bulls that's 60 dogs in a year. they can ge

what neighbors heard as it started. >>> fire damages several east oakland homes early this morning. sparked the flames. >>> and no classes today at this san rafael elementary school. the crash that knocked out power last night. when it will be restored. coming up. >>> good morning. we are following a number of stories this morning. here is one of them. this is a live picture in san rafael. the damage to a school after a van slammed right

the dogs are being held at the animal control services in east oakland. 11 dogs in all. all of them pit bulls. now, the video you're about to see is of one of the most aggressive dogs. this dog bit two people including the executive director of animal control services. oakland police stumbled upon the alleged dogfighting operation around noon today. they were serving a search warrant on an unrelated investigation. they knew dogs would be inside the home on eldred avenue in east oakland, but they didn't know the dogs were allegedly used for fighting. >> this is, like, a 1,000 square foot or 1,100 square foot house, little house, little tiny backyard. two of the dogs were inside. nine were chained up in the backyard living in unsqualler, no water, no food. the dogs aren't physically really in horrible shape. they are all undersocialized. a couple are demonstrating signs of aggression. the others seem to be very sweet. most have fighting scars on their face. >> reporter: now, that was dave, he was bitten by one of the dogs. very experienced no eexperience. now, this is equi

. >> the elementary school opened 18 months ago in the east oakland hills with lesson plans geared toward african american boys. the school went from 120 students in september to now 75. the chairman of the board of directors for the school says they couldn't get enough private donations to keep the doors open. >> many of our students have high needs, and in order to address those needs, we needed significantly more resources than we had. >> parents are saddened by the closure. >> it's just a bad thing right now just because, you know, this is his first year, and he's in transition of kindergarten and he was doing so well. >> the oakland unified school district says the challenge now is transferring the students in the middle of a school year. school officials say once they have enough private money, they'll reopen the school. they're not sure when that's going to happen. in oakland, i'm da lyn, kpix 5. >>itis very different story for a high school in walnut creek. ryan with how north gate high is bucking the trend of bublg et cuts and building a multi-million-dollar pool. >> when northga

they worked on the east oakland new pool building that was just finished about 3 years ago. we visited it and we talked to a lot of the operations and managers that actually run the pool and they are quite satisfied. >> this contract is for full design services. did they talk about the landscaping and structural and mechanical? is that correct? >> that's correct. >> the 950 contract should catch much of the cost? >> it's going to catch most of the engineering and soft cost related to pm services, surveys and the work itself outside of that and that is contemplated in the budget itself which you have in front of you. >> and to make the architects assignments efficient does it make programming for what this project is designed for? >> we intend to embark on an extensive public outreach for this in february. we are going to have a couple of community meetings that is going to refine some of the program needs for the building itself. we have done some prior to going out to for the services itself and we are going to refine that to solicit input from the operations staff and all

. >>> an abandoned building in east oakland went up in flames this morning. the building was near the fremont memorial pool. no word on what caused the fire or if anyone was hurt. >>> this time of the year salmon are usually making their pay to spawn in the north bay streams, but problems have led to the lowest fish count in years. >> reporter: riverado was looking for a big fish. >> the last one i saw was like this big. >> reporter: how big is a cohost salmon. this. >> reporter: wouldn't it be something to see the fish like that today? >> oh my god. >> reporter: in a good year you may see the endangered fish swimming upstream to where they were born and around their gravel nests where they will spawn and die. but this dry year, the nature show has been delayed, if not canceled. >> reporter: you didn't see any fish, worth coming? >> yes. >> i would have liked to see fish. i have never seen the fish spawning before. it would have been nice. >> reporter: the number returning from the sea is the smallest in years even though they have been releasing water from t

tonight's vigil is at the paradise baptist church in east oakland. >>> investigation continues on the deadly accident. it was at 5th and market streets when the police say, the 62-year-old cyclist was hit and dragged by a truck. someone called 911 after hearing the sound of metal from the bike, scraping and realized what happened. when police stopped the big rig a few blocks away, the mangled bike was still underneath it. >> i don't think the witnesses saw when the actual impact happened. they just saw when the victim was drug under negative the truck. >> bicyclist was wearing a helmet and had flashing lights on her backpack and back. big rig was owned by elegree trucking. >>> the first budget in three years. justin gray is tracking the developments in washington, d.c. it looks like the deal is not done just yet. . >> it's near certainty, more than enough votes to pass the budget deal. nothing is quite that simple in congress. . >>> the day started here with bickering, senate's minority leaders on how to proceed with the business of the day. >> senate rules are just optional. >> repub

there is sighting from the house that burned down in east oakland. one of four artists tasked with mining the city of oakland for abandoned trash and turning it into treasure. this is one of west oakland's notorious dumping grounds. the city is trying to stop it by upping the fine for illegal dumping to $1,000 a day. but not much has changed and these artists say they want to start a dialogue about the problem. >> i found this huge leather couch. >> here's what it looked like before. artist, jeff turned the couch into a wood sculpture for the exhibit. he once used the insides of a discarded television for this piece and he has plans for the couch springs. neither artist knows what impact their pieces will have on oakland's illegal problem. >> to shed new light on trash. >> they have quite literally turned one man's trash into another man's treasure. >> see the beauty of what they throw. it's not all ugly. >> in oakland, kristen ayers, kpix5. >>> incredible how creative they are. how to use these things that we use in our every day lives and make them

the shooting happened at 11:00 in east oakland outside parker's apartment. neighbors report hearing about 20 shots fired and police say other people may have been with parker when the shooting happened. >>> would burning is banned tonight as the bay area is under its sixth straight "spare the air" day. officials declared another "spare the air" day tomorrow. this is a live look outside from our emeryville camera. all the particles in the air make for this unbelievably pretty sunsets, but poor air quality, the 21st alerts this winter. bay area air quality officials say unless the weather changes this could become the new normal. our meteorologist has the details. >> certainly is pretty, and we need a little wind, new air mass, and we have to have a -- we do have a wind advisory, red-flag warning for tonight, into tomorrow. but yet another "spare the air" day tomorrow, with poor air quality tomorrow, and it is the 22nd alert since november 1st. the most we have had for any winter season is 30. that was in 2006-2007. the winds are kicking up above 1,000 feet. w

i'm from east oakland. you know what i mean? you know, we don't get along with the police, period. >> reporter: bart is planning on beefing up its force. right now, there are about 200 bart police officers. by the end of next year, they plan on training and hiring 30 more. live in oakland, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> all right, anne, thank you. >>> a section of i-5 in stockton was closed for hours this morning after police shot a man wanted for attempted murder in san jose. stockton police say chp was chasing a man when his car broke down on 5. he got out of the car with a knife in his hand and stockton police shot him to death. the suspect died at the hospital . >>> a former head of new york and l.a. police department is taking on the largest police department one more time. bill bratton will be new york's police commissioner again. an official announcement is expected today. bratton recently work as a consultant for oakland's police to identify the department's shortcomings and ways to fix them. >>> right now, fast food employees

then you do it, it feels good. >> reporter: not supposed to be done if you're a foster child from east oakland. foster child who basically raised her two brothers. >> i'm starting to realize how much more a big of a boundary to come from property for nothing and to make it here. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: this was kimberly 11 years ago, class president and honor student at oakland technical high. where hardly anyone knew about her childhood. >> sometimes go days or nights without eating. that's where school became an advantage to us because they offered free lunch. we always go to school for free lunch. that was like our main meal of the day. >> reporter: poverty was not her biggest challenge. kimberly was only 5 and her brothers even younger when her stepfather shot and killed their mother right in front of them. they were placed in the custody of their grandmother who was an alcoholic and abuse sieve. she's y'all crazy. that's when she would end up hitting one of my brothers, come planing you did something else. clean up the house, she was like, really, really beat up on my little brot

it happened overnight at a gas station in east oakland. it took firefighters two hours to put out the flames. the gas pump was crushed and knocked on its side and the front of the car was wrecked. the driver was arrested. >>> millions of credit cards have been stolen from a target after thieves hacked into the store. i'm kiet do. we have a live report coming up. >> and i'm anne makovec live in the newsroom. they say the devil is in the details. now the bart board is dealing with two, a second contract dispute will be one of several emotionally and financially charged issues covered in a meeting this morning. >>> kcbs mobile it just drove the lower eastshore freeway and says the volume of traffic is lighter. the closer to christmas the fewer the delays we have been seeing. this is a live look approaching ashby avenue in berkeley. traffic is moving well toward powell and emeryville. bay bridge cash lanes are backing up not even quite to the end of the parking lot. and the fastrak ones still get by okay. the metering lights haven't been turne

officer brian hernandez was one of several unitssponding to a call about a suspect in east oakland, wanted in a robbery and attempted murder. >> good. but our cameras weren't the only ones catching the action. each officer wore one of these, another set of eyes, reporting everything that happened. >> shoes or anything on? >> i'm sorry. >> hold on. now. back. sit down. come on? >> i can't talk to my son. >> give us a second. we will let you go talk to him. >> that's totally unrelated. >> oakland is more than 3500 police departments nationwide using body cameras. they have been taking the plates of dashboard cameras because they go where the officer goes. >> officers were able to capture individuals either discarding firearms or making incriminating statements in regards to their involvement until crimes that would have been the officer's word against the subject's word but the lapel camera made this clear and evident. >> our policy is if you are investigating any kind of crime or there is a potential of an encounter with someone in detention, we are supposed to activate it. >> how has the l

walerowski who says two cellos, a bicycle and a smartphone were stolen from his studio apartment in east oaklandtuesday. he said one of the cellos was custom made in poland and is worth about $12,000. he says he needs the instruments back to teach and perform today and tomorrow. >> it's a very emotional loss. >> pawel walerowski says he struggled for years to be able to afford the cello. he's been teaching with a borrowed instrument but says it's not the same. >>> it's a big day for a little kitten who was stolen from a san francisco animal shelter. what's in store for her in a few hours. >>> another day of dry and mild weather across the bay area. rosemary will be here with a look at what's in store for your christmas forecast. >>> a goodbye in true san francisco fashion. 49ers wrapped up in dramatic fashion. wouldn't it be nice if there was a wireless company that put you on their gift list? well say hello to aio! at aio wireless you can get an android smartphone free with activation. free android phone?!?! yes please. plus, aio has a reliable nationwide network and no annual contracts. it's l

mix of trashed posters and construction work, there is siding from a house that burned down in east oakland. mabiri is one of four artists tasked with mining the city of oakland for abandoned trash and turning it into treasure. this is one of west oakland's notorious dumping grounds. the city is trying to stop it by upping the fine for illegal dumping to $1,000 a day, but not much has changed and these artists say they wanted to start a dialogue about the problem. >> i found this huge leather couch. >> reporter: here's what it looked like before. artist jeff hattin turned the couch into a wood sculpture for the exhibit. he has plans for the couch springs. neither artists knows what impact they will have on the illegal dumping problem. >> just to kind of shed new light on trash. >> reporter: they have quite literally turned one man's trash into another man's treasure. >> hopefully people see the beauty of what they throw. it's not all ugly. >> the pieces you saw and several others will be on display friday at oakland's art museum. >>> the best three places to sell a home are right here in th

that vigil with the family and friends starts at 6:00 tonight at the paradise baptist church in east oakland. >>> newark police need help identifying the woman accused in a bank scam. the woman in this photo and another woman asked the bank of america customer to cash a check. they gave him a check made out to cash. the check bounced and police discovered that the woman's check was stolen. the incident happened december 4th. anyone that knows this woman is asked to contact newark police. >>> if you have waited until today to start your online holiday shopping, you may be in luck. you may have saved yourself some money. this is free shipping day. more than 900 businesses will guarantee your order arrives before christmas and there is no minimum purchase. some of the stores involved include nordstrom, rei, the body shop. you can find the complete list at freeshippingday.com. >>> 'tis the season for crowded stores but this year does not seem to be the case. inside the pottery barn until walnut creek they are helping shoppers cross off their shopping list. but they have noticed fewer people at m