the council president larry reid and councilman ignacio de la fuente are pushing now for that citywide curfew and for the city to enforce and expand current gang injunction from fruitvale to east and west oakland. those are civil court orders, similar to restraining orders. mayor jean quan calls the move political grandstanding. community members though have varied views. most of them agree that something does need to be done. >> it's hard. >> juvenile hall, they are going to get out. >> reporter: now, the details of these proposals have yet to be worked out. they could be expensive to enforce. so that's one of the factors that the council is going to have to take into consideration. again, that community group going to be meeting here at 11:00 this morning. and still a lot of details again as i mentioned to be worked out in these council proposals including the times for the curfew but normally when councils talk about this they talk about 10:00 on weekdays and then 11:00 on weekends. back to you. >> details are scarce but do we have any idea how soon we could see these curfews, weeks

>> what we're seeing is tenth and larry de la fuente and reid pushing strategies that don't work. the community doesn't want them. >> reporter: protests against the plan from council president larry reid and de la fuente calling for a curfew in oakland as well as an expansion of injunctions from fruitvale to east and west oakland. neighborhood groups say the plan doesn't work. >> what we know are transformative justice programs, after-school programs, job training, access to healthcare, things that build up a community rather than tear it down. >> reporter: but many people we spoke with this morning agreed with the kachdown proposal. >> think they should have curfews. keeps teens off the street at night. >> it might help quite a bit especially if the parents know that they have to be in and be responsible for them. >> reporter: the council is on recess until mid-september when this will likely become a heated debate. several councilmembers have expressed concerns as has mayor jean quan and there are still questions as to how it would work. >> it would seem like an excuse to have m

. >> reporter: larry reid supporting the police chief's decision to ask for help from the attorney general. he hopes the city will also come up with its own plan. >> we were hoping we would get a gang injunction out here in east oakland. >> reporter: you're looking live at the memorial once again. at 7:00: they will hold a vigil for carlitos. let me tell you what we found out from the latest. the u.s. marshal is now involved in this investigation which has been happening in multiple cities throughout the bay area and oakland police say they are very, very close to an arrest. live in oakland, i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a philadelphia boy is improving tonight after being struck by a hit and run driver outside at&t park. 9-year-old ryan white was upgraded to serious condition today. ryan's family says ryan suffered brain trauma, and a laceration to a liver. mayor ed lee visited white to try to lift his spirits. >> we were able to give him a baseball, a hoodie, a cable car of course. they have a little cable car there. but i think i got the best laugh out of him when i gave hi

council president larry reid and councilman ignacio de la fuente are pushing for a citywide curfew and to enforce and expand current gang injunction from fruitvale to east and west oakland. they are similar to restraining orders. mayor jean quan says it's political grandstanding. the community members have varied views on the subject as well but most agree that something needs to be done. >> it's just hard. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: here's a look at the scoreboard right now. siding with mayor quan in opposition to the curfew and injunction plan councilmembers brooks and nadel. joining reed are councilmembers kaplan and concern han. the details are yet to be worked out. at 11:00 this morning, right here at this site, some community members are gathering to protest the gang injunction and curfew ideas and they are also gathering to honor the victims of all of oakland's recent violence. >> thank you. >>> in the meantime, the suspected getaway driver in the shooting of 3-year-old carlos nava has been charged with murder. charges were filed yesterday against 22-year-old willie torrence

. >> oakland city council president, larry reid says he wants city to make a look at imposing gang injunctions. he and city leaders are asking the u.s. attorney be called to step in and help the city with resources to curb violence. >> reporter: an account has been set up at wells fargo to help with the boy's funeral costs. for more information log on to nbcbayarea.com. a vigil planned for 7:00 at 65th/international. >>> kimberly, thank you so much. the young baseball fan who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver actually struck and injured severely injured is showing signs of improven't. ryan white was upgraded from critical to serious condition at san francisco general. a picture of the 9-year-old philadelphia native taken on alcatraz, august 4, the same day he was hit after watching the phillies/giants game at at & t park. ryan's parents release aid statement saying -- the eyward man accused of hitting the boy is out on bail. andrew vargas will be charged thursday. >> if you have a weak stomach, wall street noirtz you. a huge comeback after the biggest market selloff since 2008. tha

reporter: it's a bold backlash to a proposed crackdown that city councilman ignacio de la fuente and larry reid are advocating, more gang injunctions, a citywide curfew and lawsuits against east and west oakland gangs. >> i talked to the president of the council and we are going to really force the real debate. >> reporter: the debate is already heating up here. community activists joined the nava family today calling the proposed crackdown a i know jerk reaction -- a knee-jerk reaction, saying there are alternatives, job assistance strong educational systems and community activities. >> the real issue is lack of jobs, lack of education, lack of activities for young people to engage in. >> reporter: activities like this mural painting in the fruitvale area. the brainchild of two men named in the gang injunction. artists with the east side arts alliance say dozens of fruitvale residents turned out to peacefully paint it but other residents say it will take more than a mural to stop gun violence. >> think they should have curfews. it will keep teens off the street at night. >> it might help stop

now city councilmember and larry reid are pushing for a gang injunctions and curfew but the mayor opposes idea. >> in certain zones, i'm willing to work with the council on that but it's only small part of a bigger problem. >> the majority of the people that are causing problems on the streets are under age. >> they will introduce the youth curfew plan when the city council reconvenes september 20th. >> on the east coast, millions of people are bracing for hurricane irene to make landfall tomorrow. huge storm is aiming for north carolina but it's expected to churn a path of destruction up to major population centers including new york and new england. >> reporter: is first irene battered the bahamas and now it is causing havoc. more than half a dozen states have declared states of emergency. it's growing in danger. it's expected to bring powerful winds, drenching rain and massive flooding. more than 65 million people are in irene's line of fire. >> i'm always word about storms, it's going through the most populated areas on the east coast. >> irene pounded the outer banks. >> i hope peopl

. >> i talked to the president of the counselcy larry reid and we are going to really force the real debate. >> reporter: the debate is already heating up here. community activists joined the nava family today calling the proposed crackdown a knee-jerk reaction and saying there are better solutions, job training programs, strong educational city an community activities for young people. >> the real issue is lack of jobs, education, lack of activities for young people to engage in. >> reporter: artists say dozens of residents painted a mural peacefully but others say it will take more than a mural to stop gun violence. >> think they should have curfew. it will safe some teens and keep them off the street at night. >> it might help quite a bit especially in the parents know that they have to be in and -- especially if the parents know they have to be in and be responsible for them. >> reporter: some of the strongest critics of the gang injunction have been the mayor and vice mayor. they will all be looking at this proposal in mid-september when the council comes back together after the