grant was lying on the platform in police custody when johannes mehserle shot him in the back. johannes mehserle said he only meant to tase him. this drew the catchphrase we are all oscar grant. grant is the subject of a critically acclaimed movie last year called "fruitvale station." the crew members and cast members are expected to attend and so are grant's mother and uncle. the vigil is expected to start very soon and is expected to run until about 4:00 this afternoon. reporting live here in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, rob. >>> we've now learned that a shooting in oakland in the final hours of 2013 claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy. investigators say the teen was walking home from a recreation center when he was shot several times. it happened around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of 104th avenue and walnut creek street -- wul nut street. the boy died early this morning at highland hospital. this was oakland's first homicide of 2014. police don't have a motive for the shooting and no arrests have been made. >>> oakland police are inv

. >>> grant was killed by officer johannes mehserle. it sparked debate about police use of force. the family says it is necessary to keep the issue alive. >> the message is to not forget. we have children dying at the hands of police. >> such tributes may be too much. >> i feel like we are making a celebration. i think we need remember him and we can do it another way. i think it is time let him rest in peace. >> the family will continue holding events like this every new year's day so what happened won't be forgotten. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are investigating the city's first homicide of 2014, hours into the new year, a 13-year-old boy died. police say the teen was walking home when he was shot several times. around 9:30 p.m. last night. police don't have a motive and no arrests have been made. >>> police are also investigating a shooting that left a woman dead. investigators say the 21-year- old was sitting in a car with friends and someone opened fire on them. friends took her to the hospital where she died. it marked the 92 homicide of 2013. no arrests have b

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he's been talking to other officers involved in friendly fire situations and also with johannes mehserle. we'll have that part of the story tonight at 6:00. >>> now to a developing story, a college student accused of having a weapons of mass destruction. his arrest happened in pennsylvania but the student grew up here in the area. his family lives in san carlos. kimberly tere is live in belmont with the latest for us. kimberly. >> reporter: the 19-year-old graduated from carlmont high school last year and students tell us today the school was abuzz with talk about the circumstances surrounding the arrest. on friday, police in altoona, pennsylvania, began searching his apartment. they were looking for a marijuana grow operation, but say they found something far more dangerous. >> officers came across a briefcase, and within that briefcase there were a number of bomb-making materials and two bomb devices, one being small and the other one being much larger. >> reporter: police say the penn state engineering student admitted the drugs and bomb materials were his, telling them he bought some

. >>> we can tell you no cameras allowed inside the service but sources tell kpix 5 johannes mehserleid attend. he is that former bart police officer who killed unarmed passenger oscar grant five years ago at the fruitvale station. mehserle served two years for involuntary manslaughter. >>> in at 5:00 an oakland -- new at 5:00 an oakland teen wanted for the murder. his sister turned himself in the 14-year-old allegedly shot 17-year-old justice toliver last week during an argument over laundry. police say investigators spent hours talking to the teen's family and friends before he finally surrendered. >>> a santa clara county correctional officer is behind bars tonight. he is accused of harboring known criminals who were supplying him with drugs. depth tee juan carillo was arrested monday. authorities think he was on drugs at the time. three others were also arrested on drug charges and other violations. all have criminal records. >>> a counselor at san jose middle school is in jail tonight for allegedly selling marijuana to two children. 20-year-old edward diaz was booked this afterno

fifth anniversary of the death of oscar grant, shot and killed by former bart police officer johannes mehserle at that station. the incident has been made into a movie. >>> bigger paychecks coming to workers in two bay area cities in the new year. starting today, the minimum wage in san jose goes up to $10.15 an hour. in san francisco, it rises to $10.74. the state minimum wage will also increase to $9 an hour but that won't happen until july. >>> a change people might not be so happy about. bart fares are up about 5% today, averaging out to an extra 19 cents a ride. the increase will pay for new train cars, new control system and with bart's expansion to the south bay. >>> the bay area desperate for some wet weather. this is a look at the last time we had rain. believe it or not, november 19th. it has been bone dry for more than a month now. just to give you an idea, 2013, san francisco, oakland, san jose, had about 5" or less of rain. a normal year, we would get anywhere from 15 to 20. our mark sayre in san jose with a look at what you can expect if this trend of record low rainfall continue

. >> more details now on johannes mehserle, a jury convicted him and he was sentenced to two years in jail. she seen -- he is seen here in an interview. he was released and given credit for time served. oscar grant's family filed a lawsuit. >>> continuing coverage on the 74 people stranded on the ship in antarctica. [ singing ]. >> they seem happy. they posted this video on youtube today. the 74 scientists and crew have been stuck since christmas eve. several rescue missions failed so they will all be rescued by air. the latest. >> reporter: trapped at sea 5 dozen people on this research ship must now be rescued by air. the helicopter will be launched from the deck. the ice breaker just 10 miles away, as soon as the weather improves. gusty winds and poor visibility. >> the winds quite intense. not ideal for helicopter operations. >> reporter: nearly a week since the ship was stranded. locked in ice. three separate ice breakers attempted to rescue them. the closest got within six nautical miles but all three missions failed. the ice is too thick. >> they couldn't get through. it is fru

bart police officer, johannes mehserle, shot and killed him at the fruitvale b.a.r.t.tation on new year's day 2009. today's vigil is set to begin at noon at the fruitvale station. members of oscar grant's family are expected to attend along with the director of fruitvale station. that's the movie based on oscar grant's life and death. >>> there was a large police presence around oakland city hall last night. officers were called in after occupy oakland called for a demonstration protesting the shooting as well as other issues. police were on alert all night. but the demonstration never took place. >>> a brentwood man has been charged on suspicion of lying to police about the deaths of two dogs. prosecutors accuse 32-year-old jonathan crisp of protecting his father who shot and killed the neighbor's dogs in september because they broke into his chicken coop and killed about 20 chickens. he told animal control he had killed the dogs. he faces a misdemeanor obstruction count. his father will not be charged because it's legal to kill dogs in california while protecting pou

. >> no cameras were allowed inside but johannes mehserle also attended.he former bart police officer who killed unarmed passenger oscar grant five years ago at the fruitvale station. mehserle served two years for involuntary manslaughter. >>> a santa clara county correctional officer is accused of housing known criminals who were supplying him with drugs. deputy juan carillo was arrested monday. authorities think he was on drugs at the time. three others were also arrested on drug charges and other violations. all have criminal records. >>> an oakland teenager suspected of killing his own sister during an argument over laundry turned himself in this afternoon. police had been looking for the 14-year-old since he allegedly shot 17-year-old justice toliver in their chinatown apartment last week. investigators said they spent hours talking to the teen's family and friends before he finally gave up. >>> an 81-year-old woman shot during a home invasion earlier this week is telling her terrifying story. beverly is hospitalized but will be released tomorrow. she

grant was shot and killed by former bart police officer former bart officer johannes mehserle on the station platform. his mother, girlfriend and daughter all attended today's event. also there, the man who made the movie "fruitvale station," which chronicled the incident. >>> in fremont a vigil is just getting under way for a young mother killed while crossing the street with her baby. ashley died after being hit by a pickup just hours before the turn of the new year. john ramos spoke with her aunt today. >> reporter: they say nothing in life is promised to us. and that was tragically proven about 10:00 last night on a street in fremont. >> when officers arrived, they learned that three people were hit by a vehicle. two young females as well as a 3-month-old baby boy. >> reporter: 19-year-old ashley was killed and her son salvador critically injured. ashley's 17-year-old sister rina was also hurt but should survive. they were riding in a car with family at the intersection of paseo padre parkway and mowry avenue when an argument broke out. >> we believe at that point that the two yo

grant was shot and killed by then bart police officer johannes mehserle on the station platform. grant's mother girlfriend and daughter all attended the event. also there, the man who made the movie fruitvale station which chronicled the incident. >>> 5:08. a human skull on a paper plate surrounded by beads, that's what police found off grizzly peak boulevard in the oakland hills. police say the skull was out in the open when it was found last night. it was near tildon regional park where people go for the view. >> part of me is not surprised for how many different types of people i see up here all the time and it's dark and sometimes people drink up here. so -- but part of me is kind of shocked. never really thought that driving up here i would see a bunch of cop cars. >> we expect to get an update from the oakland police department a little bit later this morning. >>> happening today, a man suspected in san rafael bank robbery and police pursuit is expected to enter a plea this morning. christopher wooten faces five counts in connection with last month's crime. investigators ar

grant was shot and killed by former bart police officer johannes mehserle on the station platform news morning 2009. grant's mother, girlfriend and daughter attended the event. also there, the man who made the movie "fruitvale station" which chronicled the new year's incident. >>> the new year has brought no relief from the dirty air in the bay area. today is another "spare the air" day. it's the third day in a row and the 25th winter "spare the air" day this season. what it means is it's illegal to burn wood unless it's the only way you heat your house. first-time fines are $100. >>> a san jose family celebrated the new year with a new baby. the first born here in the bay area in 2014. melinda toip any. had a baby girl two seconds after midnight. liliana noel, she was born in kaiser permanente san jose weighing 8 pounds 7 sounds. >> we are blessed that she is happy and healthy, yeah, feeling good. >> she pushed 20 hours. >> 20 hours of labor. >> natural birth. >> liliana's parents planned for a home birth but when the labor dragged on, they went to the hospital for a c-section. >> sh

bart police officer, johannes mehserle, said he meant to tase grant when he shot and killed him during a chaotic situation on the b.a.r.t. platform. >>> the controversial mar i rob ford -- mayor rob ford signed papers to run for re-election. this is video of ford yesterday. he was greeting people at city hall posing for pictures. this is file video. ford has faced a lot of pressure to resign. he admitted to smoking crack cocaine and there have been other controversial erratic behavior. the toronto city council has stripped him of most of his powers. he was the first candidate this morning to register. >>> why the new york times "--" new york times "says that edward snowden committed a crime. but "the times" says he has done a service for exposing the government's lack of respect for privacy. the white house has rejected a clemency plea from snowden. they say he should come back to the united states to face trial. >>> 7:18. americans begin the new year with a very negative view of their government expressing little hope elected officials can or will solve the country's biggest problems.