they say the plan makes the street safer and more convenient for cyclists. >>> oakland mayor gene kwan went door to door to get neighbors to stand up against violence. these neighborhoods were picked because they are known as tough beats for police, and the communities say several stressors, such as unemployment, low school attendance and high risk for crime. >> organizing geographically neighborhood by neighborhood and having a console to work together with the beat officer is i think absolutely necessary to keep crime going down. >> one of the neighborhoods kwan walked today was the site of a shooting this week where six people were wounded. this is the day problem solving officers returned to the streets in these areas after ballot voted for it. >>> hear why thousands of people are flooding the southern nation of sudan. >>> twitter is playing a role into the investigation of wikileaks. >> another cool foggy day across the bay area. i'll tell you where fog will be in the morning and where rain chances return in the bay area forecast. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take

the gang members have a conflict of interest because they work for a term that recommends mayor gene kwan. >> there is no conflict of interest. we have proper ethical walls put in place to make sure that any communication with bruener is not conveyed to us. >> city is seeking an injunction against 40 of the alleged notorious nortanios street gang. >>> report of a terror alert in the british capital. a tense situation involving an armed suspect and shots fired by a deputy. >>> with another heavy fog problem today, meteorologist mark tamayo will be up in a few minutes. >>> coming up, we'll tell you what caused a piece of asphalt to turn into grass and what looks like a coral reef. . >>> the bbc is rereporting that british transportation officials have warned transportation officials about a possible al-qaeda attack. this report comes amid report of increased police presence in airports. the threat level was raised from substantial to severe for transportation system. the higher security is in response to increased chatter but no specific threat. >>> a marin county man is facing charges afte

this is only hours and gene kwan was all smiles, but tensions still seemed to run deep. >> and they're the once who spent what? couple hundred thousand dollars there? >> kwan didn't take questions from rank and file. the question on the pindz of many in this city is whether officers laid off last year will be rehired. as a member of the city council kwan voted for layoff autos it's interesting the second day to be brought in to come into the police department. >> and officers want a guarantee of no more job cuts. >> as long as oakland is the only city where police officers don't pay anything into pensions, it's going to be hard to keep the numbers of police on the streets we need. >> we've always been willing to talk about pension and stuff like that but the idea we have to have fairness here. >> many 80 laid off are still out of work. >> i served two and a half years as a patrol officer in east oakland. >> gordon was alongside reps when announcing layoffs in july, holding out hope the city where he wants to be a police officer will soon call back with an offer of a new job. >> i think

the filled were gene kwan and ed lee who took their time with reporters. >> the kickoff to the campaign. >> absolutely. >> it had to be cut short as the mayors were whisked in to make room for other guests. posted obama posted a stronger than expected nine knefollowed american pie ray la mode. >>> members of the community met with diablo unified school district leaders to express concern over propoised school closings. people packed the theater at northgate high school to voice feelings. a committee made up their mind to leave one group out. >> i bet no. >> you'd be one of the worst ever. >> here are the schools being considered in concord. glenbrook middle school, holbrook, silverwood, sequoia and sequoia middle. the district will bid. >>> coming up, an outbreak in a high-end community. >> i think the deal was how it was handled in terminals of dealing with the victim and tonight he's vowing to fulfill a controversial campaign promise. >>> his decision to reopen. one of the most memorable experience. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords recovery. tonight what she did that has. >> are y

>> reporter: you know, raj, mayor chuck reed along with san francisco mayor ed lee and gene kwan, they told governor brown if you eliminate the agencies, you eliminate jobs. now, governor brown and the state are looking at a $25 billion deficit. the governor feels one way to cut the deficit is to shut down those redevelopment agencies that would free up close to about $2 billion. but mayor chuck reed says the redevelopment money is really important for san jose in attracting businesses, creating jobs. and he told the governor at this meeting now is not the time to take away that money. the governor told him, dollars will be hard to come by. >> the hallways will be crowded in the coming months of people who say please keep the money coming. and my message is the money is not there. >> we didn't have to explain that to him, but we wanted to impress upon him the importance of this redevelopment funding to creating jobs at a time when californians have such high unemployment rates. >> reporter: but there could be a possible compromise. mayor reed and his fellow mayors will be working on al

governor brown met with mayors of the state's 10 biggest cities including chuck reed, ed lee, and gene kwan. abc 7's nannette miranda explains what is at stake here. >> this is rare for the mayors of california's nine largest cities to be in one place. but they came to the capitol to meet with the governor in an effort to save the redevelopment money which this year is $1.7 billion. and there is is to creating 300 jobs per year. >> all of us have historical high unemployment rates. we -- in my case a very high poverty rate this, is the wrong time to move away from job creation. >> governor brown says in tough times, he needs to divert the money to schools. public safety, and social programs. >> the whole ways they're going to be crowded incoming months of people saying please keep the money coming. and my message is that money is not there. >> other mayors say it's not fair to play one need against another. >> if we're going to give our kids hope of a job, a promise of a few tour you can't pit immediate needs. >> and skpf they have brought attention. research studies how many jobs theyy skb

among them, george shults, actor jackie chan as well as gene kwan and ed lee. >> and doctors now plano use a medevac jet to transfer congress woman gabrielle giffords to houston. doctors say she had made a remarkable recovery since she was shot in the head a week and a half ago. today reaching another important milestone and is now able to stand up. she'll undergo rehabilitation in houston. her husband, mark kelly lives and works there. he said in a statement today i'm hopeful it's a sign of recovery my wife made. a federal grand jury in arizona returned three-fount count indictment against jared lee lougtner in trying to kill two of her aids. >> money scope headlines, wells farceo -- fargo checks in with earnings reports. kmirs opened accounts and started to catch up on loan payments but the bank took in $1 billion less in service charges and e bay brought in $2.5 billion in revenue last quarter up 60%. and and nasdaq lost 40 on concern there may be an oversupply of computer chips and american air lines said it lost $97 million but that is a healthy improvement. >> and michael finney

. >> reporter: inside the church mayor elect gene kwan and howard jordon reaffirmed their commitments to stop the violence. >> i hope it's not just going to take one person but the entire community to come together. >> reporter: although today's service took place in a cathic -- catholic church, many religions joined in prayer. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the severe weather outbreak today in the midwest left six people dead and dozens more injured. deaths in missouri and arkansas. the funnel is also to of believed to touchdown in illinois. one of the hardest hit communities was cincinnati, arkansas. three people died there. one man said it suck him out of his house and he felt like superman because he was floating in the air. >>> one of eight homeless people who died in a warehouse fire on tuesday was a northern california teenager. investigators say 17-year-old melissa martinez was among a group of transients in the building. >>> markets complete a turbulent year. the numbers still ahead. >>> snow in vallejo? how families are >>> just about 90 minutes from now the west coast will ring i

. >> reporter: inside the church mayor elect gene kwan and howard jordon reaffirmed their commitments to stop the violence. >> i hope it's not just going to take one person but the entire community to come together. >> reporter: although today's service took place in a cathic -- catholic church, many religions joined in prayer. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the severe weather outbreak today in the midwest left six people dead and dozens more injured. deaths in missouri and arkansas. the funnel is also to of believed to touchdown in illinois. one of the hardest hit communities was cincinnati, arkansas. three people died there. one man said it suck him out of his house and he felt like superman because he was floating in the air. >>> one of eight homeless people who died in a warehouse fire on tuesday was a northern california teenager. investigators say 17-year-old melissa martinez was among a group of transients in the building. >>> markets complete a turbulent year. the numbers still ahead. >>> snow in vallejo? how families are enjoying a winter night at one theme park this new year's eve

san francisco mayor add lee and gene kwan featured in the section on the way to last night's state dinner at the white house. they've become media darlings in this country and overseas. not only were they invited to rub shoulders with the nation's political big wigs, but they were seated within ten feet of president obama. kwan said president obama introduced him and went out of the way to tell both mayors that he was proud of his accomplishment. big crack in the glass ceiling. a lot of chinese interviews. >> kwan held the weekly press conference via skype. here in oakland's china town, some people are saying that not only are these residents decided of finally feeling like they have access to city hall, but some of them feel now that they will be fully represented in the nation's capital and beyond. live in oakland, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> tracy, meanwhile state senator with radio host rush limbaugh for mocking chinese president. the talk show host mimicked hu jintao's speech by using gibberi gibberish. he said he owes the chinese community an apology for his pointless and ugl

if bats leaves newly installed oakland mayor gene kwan will be left with a new challenge batts is justver a year into his contract with oakland. >> sonia thank you. >>> sonia shin in oakland. >>> time 6:57 a.m. our big weather story all that fog out there. thick and sticky. >> everywhere. >> over to lawrence. hey lawrence. >> yeah, should take awhile to lift if you are headed out the do were very very careful by the afternoon looking good hazy sunshine most spots temperatures 50s cool spots inland fairfield, antioch, 60s elsewhere and play out all around the bay area next couple day as little less fog dry air beginning to work its way in toward the bay area allowing temperatures to stay mild for this time of year. cooling off a little bit, more rain in the forecast, next 5 to 7 days how about a picture for you mount diablo, you can see from the haze, a few clouds up above of course if you would like to send us pictures send them at my pix@cbs5.com. >> fog blanketing the freeways, really effecting your drive over bay area bridges. sensors highway 4 through martinez slow and go, give you

gene kwan was on has not. it is part of a city wide project to provide better care for families who don't have health or dental insurance. the health center will provide health care and nutritional help as well. >> you take good carr of yourself, you'll learn more. you'll be happier. you'll be healthier. and that is the most important thing for your future. >> the clinic isn't just for students and their families. people from the entire area are invited to visit as well. >>> most of us have had those awkward moments in kogs. it trn out four seconds of silence is all it takes to feel awkward. that is based on a new study based on a d psychologist. people,ly feel distressed, hurt and rejected. so experts say unstead of rushing to fill the void, try to identify what caused the silence and learn from the experience. and remember, everyone experiencing that silence is feeling just as uncomfortable as you are. >> just kidding. >>> still ahead -- >> i knew that was coming. >> you know me too well. how is jerry brown

gene kwan and deadly. they mix it up with barbra streisand, jackie chan will look at the party. president barack obama told him let us make a deal. >> we want to sell you all kinds of stuff. >> the language may not have been diplomatic but they have been gobbling up chinese food by the decade's end it is time to return the favor. >> we want to site plans, all we want to sell new cars, we want to sell yourself or. >> the chinese leader said he will increase imports. china has also agreed to boost investments by several billion dollars. cable support them bite some 200,000 it dollars with jobs. president shrek obama says that the two companies will work together on human rights. >> i've been very candid about these issues. vocationally they are a source of tension. >> for his part they describe china as a developing country with the huge population that is going through a huge state of form. >> it still needs to be done in china in terms of right. >> we will continue to improve the life of the it chinese people. >> who tried as hard line on human rights has as a part with a base o

the party of gene kwan will be the first asian-american and first female mayor. she is also the asian-american twom take the job in any major u.s. city. she says her priorities are fighting crime creating jobs especially green jobs and bolstering city schools with mentors. the celebration at chabot science center and it will kick off with a runs from the renaissance plaza and end at the fox theater where swearing in will take place. >> san francisco firefighters are looking into the cause of a blaze at an apartment building new year's day. none of the residents were seriously injured but the fire has left them homeless. tomas ramon reports. >> firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire on montgomery when they arrived the floor was fully engulfed in flames. they carefully lowered a woman counsel on a ladder to geter to to paramedics. she had to be given to first aid before taken to san francisco general for evaluation. the sisters were frightened after smelling smoke and someone pounding on their door. >>> he says the family was rushed out of their homes. >> som

. >> reporter: oakland mayor gene kwan, also looking to hire a new city manager, says batts only told her he was applying for another job on friday. >> he told me last week that in october, when they came to head hunt him that he agreed to put his name into the pool. i wish he had told me earlier, but, again, i don't control that. >> reporter: the 50-year-old's possible pe death par chur comes seven months after the city laid off 80 officers because of budget problems. with a diminished police for, privately batts voiced concerns about how long that trend could continue. and while crime dropped in recent mos, city council president larry reid worries violence will go up once again if batts leaves. >> i think that as we took 20 steps forward, i think if he leaves the city, we'll take 20 steps backwards. >> reporter: longtime oakland residents like annie say it won't make a difference. >> it's been better, but it's still a lot of killing going on. >> reporter: either way, batts says nothing has been decided. for now, he's not going to san jose, a city more than twice the population of o

. >>> in oakland today, new mayor gene kwan is marking her territory with the series of walks aroundhe city. she's planning to explore a neighborhood of oakland known by police as one of the roughest. she's going to take a walking tour of the area officers call beat 33 x. the area is bordered by international and san leandro boulevards, stretching from 81st to 98th avenue. >>> in this morning's weekly radio address, president obama called the drop in u.s. unemployment positive news, but of course there's still a whole lot of work to do. this was the scene in new york this week, as hundreds of job seekers waited to apply for positions at a hotel, but new unemployment numbers do show the chances of finding a job continue to improve. employers added more than 100,000 jobs in december and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4%. that is 0.4% lower than the previous month. we're taking baby steps. >>> and on capitol hill, the new republican controlled house is already getting to work. the gop taking steps to trim congressional budgets and repeal the president's healthcare law. eric cantor s

congresswomen barbara lee and oakland mayor gene kwan were a first leaders attending the candlelight vigil at city hall. many agree it must begin at the local level. >>> one of the people killed in the arizona shooting was a uc santa cruz alum. 30-year-old gabe zimmerman worked as an aid to representative giffords. his al alma mater established a fund yesterday and attracted $3000 in donations already. >>> two more moderate earthquakes striking last night along the border between monterey and san benito counties, magnitude 3.7 and 3.9. that was about 8:00 last night. they are part of a cluster of quakes that started with a 4.5 quake early yesterday. >>> 5:04. man's best friend may soon be gone from some of the most popular dog walking spots in the bay area. anne makovec is in san francisco with more on the possible new restrictions. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a new report is about to come out much to the dismay of the dog walkers. i'm sure we are going to see any minute now here at the beach hut cafe. i'm along chrissy field. this is one of the areas in question where t

san francisco ed lee, gene kwan and chuck reed along with six other california mayors will be meeting with the governor in sacramento. the mayors are against the plans for redevelopment. they said about 300,000 construction jobs are supported every year. >>> at a meeting tonight the oakland school district will consider a possible 2% raise for teachers. but the district's budget is so title the teacher raises would have to mean cuts elsewhere. oakland teachers are among the lowest paid in the country. they staged a number of demonstrations last year calling for increases. the raise would cost $2 million while the district faces a $12 million deficit. >> this morning clock clock police are busy trying to figure out who would want to keel a local union leader. we have more on the chocking discover -- shocking discovery. >> friends say that berry -- bingham was likable. two workers were sent to his house. they knocked on the door and it was opened. they noticed that berry's car was parked in the street. they called 911. police arrived around 11 theft yesterday -- 11:30 yesterday morning.

trillion dollars in economic activity.llio on tuesday i joined mayors tomrl barrett of milwaukee, gene kwan of oakland to promote green cities and green jobs during tho white house emerald cities conference. and what i heard was crystal clear. sustainability isn't just about green roofs and energy-efficient buildings, it's also about where those buildings are located with respect to transportation and the rest of how we build our communities. in short, america must find a way to connect housing to jobs. today, think about this, for every dollar the average american family earns they now spend 52 cents on housing and transportation combined. ear they have become americanport families' two biggest expenses by far. that's why this past october i was announcing $140 million in hud funding to support sustainable housing initiatives. demand for our two new sustainable communities grant programs was remarkable, exceeded our wildest expectations.ty g 78 million americans live in the 45 regions that won those competitions, that competition, but still we were only able to fundoe a quarter of the appl

gene quan will hold a preinauguration party tonight at the space and science center. mayor-elect kwan will walk to her swearing in ceremony at the fox theater. hours before taking office she will join supporters at the pacific renaissance plaza and walk to the thesers from there, she will make symbolic stops along the way. >>> not just talking local politician, talking national politics as well. coming up at 7:30, talk with "today in the bay" political analyst larry gurs ston about the changing of the guard on capitol hill and what it means for all of us whether we are republic, democratic or whether we are independent. >>> the price of that ticket to ride is going up. contra costa says starting today express bus fares for some rides will go up by a quarter. the bus riders who use the east bay value pass 12 ride punch pass and 20 ride commuter card will have to add a quarter to the box when they board the bus. the rate will affect people in contra costa and san ramone valley. the transit agency is trying to balance its budget by raising those fares. >>> still ahead on "today in the ba