and kafani is responding.if you have any information, please give us a call. >>> many refs of the little boy wounded in the attack stayed up all night at children's hospital in oakland. the 1-year-old shot in the head had brain surgery late last night. we'll have an update from the hospital in our next half however. >>> 8:02. a battle is brewing between the napa valley casino and the city of american canyon. allie rasmus is in american canyon and tells us the major -- is over tax. >> good morning. that dis-- that dispute is whether the city can levy a $2 entrance fee to everyone who walks in this door. they do get a lot of business here. this place is open 24 hours aday. since we've been here, there's consistently been 20 to 30 people here at the table playing card games. but the owners say that $2 entrance tax is not favor. it's not based on their profits. it's singled out there their type of business. the city manager points out that the tax is not just something that the city council created. he said it was

the toddler is related to kafani the rap artist. is the woman related to him in any way? >> reporter: we don't know the woman's identity or her relationship to anyone. kafani said not only was his cousin the little boy shot but there was another victim also his cousin and the father the toddler shot in the hand. >> not as seriously hurt. thank you, christin. >>> police hope surveillance video will lead to the suspects in a black friday shooting outside a bay area walmart. it shows a dar colored buick pulling into the parking lot of the san leandro store just before 2 a.m. two men then got out and confronted a group of shoppers walking to their car. police say they robbed the men of $5 and jewelry then shot one of them before speeding off. >> the three victims went to the walmart to buy videogames. they were out of stock. why they were shot appears random at this time. >> reporter: the manwas shot is recovering. police think this is the manshot him a 29-year-old from oakland. there is a warrant out for his arrest. another man was arrested at the scene. police are looking f

i just got a text from kafani an hour earlier telling me the boy is here. there's no change. he is still in critical condition. live in oakland, i'm damian trujillo. back to you. >> so very sad. >>> a south bay community very much on edge after a man was shot on a neighborhood street overnight. police say it happened just before midnight on apple blossom drive in san jose. so far, police do not have any suspects in this shooting. shooting victim now in a nearby hospital recovering from his injury. he is expected to be okay, even though he was shot several times. >>> today, a police officer killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest as the man suspected in the shooting death makes his plea in court. henry albert smith jr. is pleading not guilty to murder charges this morning. he is suspected of bank robbery, shooting officer james capoot in vallejo. if convicted, smith to face the death penalty. a funeral for capoot will be held tonight. the service will be private. a public memorial is scheduled tomorrow morning at 11:00 at corbus field near vallejo high school. >> unrav

was being shot here but police couldn't confirm if rapper kafani was out here. there was an argument between 20 people that led to a gun battle. 5 victims victims were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. three others, including a one- year-old and his father and another adult were taken to children's hospital. the one-year-old is in critical condition. at this point authorities are still looking for the suspects. there were multiple gunman out here tonight. live in oakland, reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >>> pg&e cruise are preparing for dangerous winds headed our way. they will ensure power lines are safe to prevent power outages. they will fan out to known problem spots in the bay area to trim trees from the power lines. before the wind there is dense fog for the morning. >> the reason why we have the fog tomorrow is because there is no wind right now. as soon as the wind kicks in it kicks out the fog. current visibilities in the north bay, real bad right now. half mile visibility. quarter mile in novato. reduced visibility through through the the bay are

that local rapper's name is kafani, who is here in this parking lot late this evening. he was here when shots were fired. they were talking about a lot of shots. at least 50 rounds, we are told. look at the aftermath. you can see the bullet casings with markers right beside them. and in the end, a 1-year-old boy is in critical condition. nbc bay area obtained surveillance video taken from cameras pointed at the parking lot during the shooting. you also see multiple people down and private cars rushing victims to the hospital. >> there was about 30 people over there being stupid pap little while after that, we heard so many gunshots. >> reporter: at around 6:30, police received multiple calls of shots being fired and a brawl in the marking lot. >> we started getting multiple calls of shots being fired. a large gun battle taking place in this parking lot. >> reporter: in all, eight people were shot, including a 1-year-old boy who was taken to children's hospital to undergo surgery. he is listed in critical condition. a female adult, also listed in critical condition. ther

we'll have more about kafani later this morning.k to you, frank. >> thank you, gil diaz. >>> today "occupy" protestors are planning a different demonstration in downtown oakland. they say they will reestablish around the clock presence at frank ogawa plaza it have a central location for the movement but they have no plans this time to camp out all night. police have cleared the plaza twice in the past month. >>> new this morning the parent company of american airlines is seeking bankruptcy protection. am r and amr eagle filed for chapter 11 this morning. the carrier reportedly lost $868 million in the first three- quarters of the year. normal flight operations will continue during this reorganization. also, the current ceo will step down and if you have a ticket it will be honored. >>> bay area drivers be careful out there. the fog is bad and thick this morning. >> yeah. bad visibility on the roads because of all the dense fog all across the region. and kristy seifkin is over at the golden gate bridge where it's starting to clear up

bay area rap artist kafani told us he had nothing to do with the shooting despite media reports saying he was at the scene. >> i didn't have anything to do with anything. >> we have persons of interest. >> reporter: oakland police confirm that kafani is not one of them and urged dozens of witnesses seen dodging bullets in the surveillance video to come forward. >> we know for a fact that there are a lot of witnesses that saw what happened. we're asking that the public help us to identify who did this. >> reporter: flanked by faith leaders and city officials, mayor quan said the shooting happened in one of the 100 blocks in east and west oakland that the city has identified as oakland's most dangerous. >> we can change what's happening in these 100 blocks but we need the neighborhoods to join us. >> reporter: but family members worry for a toddler in a coma in children's hospital it may be too late. >> just like crazy like that this even has to happen to a 1- year-old kid let alone to anybody. it's crazy. the violence needs to stop. >> reporter: we did confirm that at least one oakland

>>reporter: these are photographs of kafani lawrence.--these are pictures of ka--be lawrence.w surveillance video was released on tuesday afternoon and any you can see in the distance a fight breaking out, a man was shot and another man was detained. police are still searching for this suspect, this is a 29 year-old from oakland datwan watson. reporting live i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>reporter: home prices are dropping this comes on the heels of prices going up over the summer months. real-estate agents say that many people have deep concerns about the economy and their job security so that is keeping prices down. >>reporter: here in vallejo the city is preparing for the funeral of officer james capoot who was killed in the line of duty on november 17th. at the police station today people are still stopping by to pay their respects. the department is selling the memorial bracelet's with all the proceeds going in a trust fund in officer capoot name. for anyone is to sit in attending, public transportation is being provided from the solano county fairgrounds to the servi

. >> reporter: local wrapper kafani says the young victim is his cousin. oakland police confirm people in the crowd had just finished recording a music video, but even though a promotional van with kafani was there, he wasn't. >> i can't tell you what video was being shot. but i was not there. >> reporter: oakland police chief howard jordan and other city and community leaders urged witnesses to come guard. >> if you've seen something, say something. >> reporter: officials say they are following leads, and even this chilling video are leading to a motive. >> persons of interest, a clear and concise suspect is completely different and we have several persons of interest. >> reporter: there's also a $5,000 reward police say for any information leading to a suspect. i can tell you officers are not the only ones out here trying to track down those who are involved. we're putting that part of the story together for 6:00. eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> we're here to tell you more on the conditions of the shootings, including that 1- year-old boy. >> reporter: la

rap artist, cousin of kafani insists he was not there. >> one of my promo people just drives around and promotes my music. i don't even be in the van. nobody ever see me in the van. >> reporter: we have to get in the way of the violence. >> reporter: on the scene we see members of the outreach team who say they're hoping to prevent more violence. >> going to the victims, and trying to make sure that they don't retaliate. and if we can maybe, run into the other people and ask them to back up if we can. >> reporter: police say they are also trying to reach some of the people in this video to sort out the suspects from the victims. >> reporter: police have even set up a hot line just for this case. it is 510-773-2805. and it can also accept text messages. now three people including that little boy are still in critical condition tonight. in the last 30 minutes we've seen a little bit of encouraging information. let's go live now to ken pritchett with that news. >> reporter: i talked to the uncle of lawrence. and the uncle told me that while the boy remains in a coma that the child was able

there is speculation that the music video being shot last night was for a local oakland rapper named kafani. he said he was not shot and filming video last night but that the victim was his little cousin and this to pray for him. he tweets it's hard having a kid hurt. >> the surveillance video is the same video that police are scouring this mornings right? >> one of the nearby owners of the surveillance video had given it to us before giving it to the police as well. so police are looking at the same video sonny and angel gil diaz in oakland, thank you. >>> it is back to court this morning for the man suspected of killing vallejo police officer james capoot. 37-year-old henry albert smith, jr., is scheduled to enter a plea in solano county court today. he could face the death penalty if convicted. capoot was shot and killed after chasing a bank robbery suspect in vallejo on november 17. he was a 19 year veteran of the vallejo police department. >>> "occupy oakland" plan to return to frank ogawa plaza this morning saying they will reestablish a round the close presence at the plaza north to

it turns out looking on an internet search on kafani, he did have an ongoing feud with a berkeley wrappery the name of lil d. an hour ago, lil d tweeted, too many innocent lives are being taken to violence. back to you guys. >> gill diaz, live in oakland, thanks. >>> san jose police say they arrested a suspect in a late night shooting in the city's blossom valley area. officers were called to a scene on apple blossom drive just before midnight last night. a man was shot several times, but his wounds do not appear to be life-threatening. so far, no word on a motive for that shooting. >>> the man accused of killing vallejo police officer james kapoof faced a judge today. he made a not guilty plea today. >>> shot and killed after chasing a bankruptcy suspect -- >>> at this hour, occupy oakland members plan to return downtown, but with a different kind of demonstration. police have cleared the plaza twice in the past month, but demonstrators say they will reestablish round the clock presence at the plaza, all in order to have a central location for the movement. they did say, however, there a

speculation that that music video being shot at that park lot was for a local rapper by the name of kafani. we checked his tweet. he claims that he tweeted that he was not shot, he did not shoot a video today but that the boy shot last night was his little cousin and for everyone to pray for him. back to you guys. >> gil, as far as we can tell, is this a random shooting or does it look like this group was targeted? >> reporter: there is speculation there may have been a rivalry between two rap groups, rivals, but we are trying to confirm that. >> how about the little boy? was he inside the house hit by a straight bullet or outside with these guys? >> reporter: we are trying to confirm that also because on that video you don't see a 1- year-old boy in that park lot or an adult with a baby so we are trying to find out where the boy was at the moment. was he at the scene or was he across the street in a neighborhood and one of the gunshots hit him at that moment. >> so very sad. gil diaz in oakland, thank you. >>> the man suspected of killing vallejo police james capoot returns to court this

. >>> a promotional van features oakland rapper kafani was at the scene of last night's shooting.although the rapper claims he was not there, he is the victim's cousin. >> that's tragic for a young kid to be shot, he hasn't done anything. >> reporter: the boy's family members are still waiting to hear about his progress. they were gathered inside when our camera went by. oakland major gene quan also visited tonight and coming up in about 16 minutes, what the 1- year-old did today that gives his family some hope -- major jean quan. >>> herman cain is discussing the pocket of dropping out of the race. >> reporter: on a conference call hours earlier said, with this one,we have to do an assessment as to whether or not we will continue to run. >> newt gingrich will benefit from this, the same newt gingrich who has twice had affairs against his wife. >> he thinks is best. >> reporter: according to a new ktvu field poll, newt gingrich has moved to a strong second with 23% of the vote. behind former massachusetts governor romney. cain is a distant third with 9%. >> romney. >> you choose r

. >>> a promotional van features oakland rapper kafani was at the scene of last night's shooting.although the rapper claims he was not there, he is the victim's cousin. >> that's tragic for a young kid to be shot, he hasn't done anything. >> reporter: the boy's family members are still waiting to hear about his progress. they were gathered inside when our camera went by. oakland major gene quan also visited tonight and coming up in about 16 minutes, what the 1- year-old did today that gives his family some hope -- major jean quan. >>> herman cain is discussing the pocket of dropping out of the race. >> reporter: on a conference call hours earlier said, with this one,we have to do an assessment as to whether or not we will continue to run. >> newt gingrich will benefit from this, the same newt gingrich who has twice had affairs against his wife. >> he has to do what he thinks is best. >> reporter: according to a new ktvu field poll, newt gingrich has moved to a strong second with 23% of the vote. behind former massachusetts governor romney. cain is a distant third with 9%. >> romne

one of the rapper's friends told me tonight kafani was not shot. police searched that van for evidence. meantime back here at children's hospital in oakland, friends and family are waiting for that 1-year-old boy to get out of surgery. everyone i spoke to today hoping he will pull through alex savidge. >>> we will be monitoring developments overnight and have the very latest beginning with the ktvu morning news at 4:30 tomorrow. >>> occupy oakland protesters say they intend to return to frank ogawa plaza to begin a 24 hour vigil. they say they intend to erect symbolic structures but do not intend to sleep in the plaza. we spoke to de la fuente and said he will not allow not even one tent to go up. >>> the protesters went to federal court and argue had the the city council passed a prosecution with occupy oakland. legal activists say it's unlike the court will side with the occupiers. >>> an exclusive new ktvu feel poll shows californians are split on the occupy movement. the majority say they do agree with the reasoning behind the occupy protest. >

one of the rapper's friends told me tonight kafani was not shot. police searched that van for evidence. meantime back here at children's hospital in oakland, friends and family are waiting for that 1-year-old boy to get out of surgery. everyone i spoke to today hoping he will pull through alex savidge. >>> we will be monitoring developments overnight and have the very latest beginning with the ktvu morning news at 4:30 tomorrow. >>> occupy oakland protesters say they intend to return to frank ogawa plaza to begin a 24 hour vigil. they say they intend to erect symbolic structures but do not intend to sleep in the plaza. we spoke to de la fuente and said he will not allow not even one tent to go up. >>> the protesters went to federal court and argue had the the city council passed a prosecution with occupy oakland. legal activists say it's unlike the court will side with the occupiers. >>> an exclusive new ktvu feel poll shows californians are split on the occupy movement. the majority say they do agree with the reasoning behind the occupy protest. >

police say that rapper kafani was the target, but he was not hit. his van was riddled with bullet holes. he asked people to pray for his little cousin in a mesage to twitter followers. no word on the other injuries. >>> this year the syracuse basketball team will play its first home game after the assistant coach was fired due to sexual abuse allegations. the university fired bernie fine after a third person came forward with sexual abuse allegations. plus an audiotape between fine's wife and one of the accusers was released, talking about the alleged abuse. syracuse head coach jim boeheim is expected to speak publicly after tonight's game. he initially supported fine when the allegations were made but then backed the university after a third person came forward. >>> the charity that jerry s sandusky founded is asking supporters to support the pennsylvania coalition against rape. many people in the state college area are urging the second mile to shut down and reorganize under a different name. sandusky is accused of molesting eight boys over a peri

>>justine: meanwhile the bay area rapper kafani arps--is calling this a senseless. two of his cousins were injured including the little boy. he says that they were driving the van with his face on it but he was not there. he says he wants this to stop. >> words cannot express how angry we are and how we wish this had not happened. what i saw from the latest carrier is seen like three guys went up there and started shooting it did not seem like they had a targeted to seem like they were shooting. at the end of the day i had people asking me where the shooting at your van? and i said i doubt it had anything to do with me. they said it was a music video my cousin and his associates were supposed to be shooting a music video i not know if it was his song or their song i do not know the details but all i know say he was supposed to shoot a music video and that is why my promotion bus was down there. record >>reporter: do you know any of the other victims? >> i did not know who the other victims are but i know my cousin was shot. and for the use in oakland, this is crazy