. >> the mayor unveiled the plan today that would cut prices on the franklin plaza parking garage on broadway near the paramount theater. parking will be five dollars after 5:00 on weekdays and all day on the weekend. >> for more folks on the street having fun catching a show or catching dinner that means more people will be on the street and less crime and more businesses for our downtown merchants. >> the plan also calls for a security guard in the garage more lighting outside. the mayor said they are bringing more ambassadors downtown for the holiday shopping season. >>> also in oakland a body was discovered in a suitcase in lake merritt. police say the call came in around 11:00 this morning. a volunteer who cleans around the lake every week says his group found the suitcase. he told us that they opened it and found the body inside. the suitcase was found on lakeshore drive near pino park police say they are not sure where the suitcase was dumped into the lake. they have not released the victim's name either. >>> looking now at other top headlines. please just announce the arrest o

. >> five bucks to park in the franklin plaza garage after 5 p.m. and all day on weekends. >> we kept hearing again and again that discounted parking would make a huge difference and of course, safer parking for vehicles as well to murtaugh says the city has been meeting with small businesses for months to come up with solutions to tackle crime and attract customers. >> tony liang is the manager of the iconic fox theater. he says they get thousands of visitors each night for a show and that this type of initiative helps. >> this is just the beginning of an improved corridor. it's going to be safer and it's going to be a lot more vibrant, that's for sure. we're going to make sure that foot traffic is up and everyone is out and about here. >> oakland city council member carol fife says supporting the success of the downtown is critical because it's the second largest tax base for the city after the port of oakland. >> so when we say we want to make sure that our businesses are thriving, it's because those are the tax dollars that go to pay for public s