president obama on his supreme court, merritt garland, a hearing. that's pretty rich. i have gloria borger and kaitlan collins. it's like, seriously? >> if i recall, merritt garland was waiting around for 400 days and then never did get either a hearing or a vote. and so it is pretty rich to hear mcconnell say, you know, this is the schedule and we are going to stick to it. the other point he is making that is absolutely accurate is that this is politics. and this is payback former rit g garland, as you point out, and democrats believing that they believe dr. ford and they want her to be heard and now she is willing to be heard. and they want it to be done in a different way with an fbi investigation, et cetera, et cetera. but, you know, both sides here are playing hard ball, brooke.

not only did he catch a fish today in the lake merritt channel but he might be moving into somethingturdier than a tent he shares with his wife and two dogs. >> i'm 45 years old. i'm tired of that. it's time to be able to do something on my own. >> reporter: he says he's already put in the application to move into the future lake merritt cabin community which will house 40 people. >> it will have services on site, social workers, case managers. >> it will be insulated blew have no running water. the councilmember admits they're not a permanent solution and they cannot serve all 60 or so homeless people that live around the lake. >> the goal is to get a cleaner lake so everyone can enjoy it. the lake belongs to everyone whether you're homeless or sheltered. >> it makes me feel better about myself and gives me a little inspiration to do something. >> reporter: and the councilmember expects the new community to be up and running by early october. the housing project will cost the city about half a million dollars. that's the late nest oakland. i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>

delay that was taken to preclude merritt garland considered for the supreme court. it's a false deadline. how does the senate deal with a credible allegation of sexual misconduct by a nominee when the advice and consent function of the senate is to make it a de determination about the suitability of confident for the office he's been nominated for. the way it's getting set up now without an independent fbi investigation, without the time to explore the setting, explore the facts. bring forth expert testimony on why someone would delay a number of years before reporting an incident of this type. that sort of thing. really demonstrates this is

at lake merritt station. >> this is a parking lot for the lake merritt b.a.r.t. station, so now this site, along with the old metropolitan transportation commission building across the street. these are the proposed sites of a massive redevelopment project, designed to revitalize oakland's chinatown. >> reporter: take a look at these renderings of what the planned development will look like. >> 519 new units of housing, 44% affordable. you are going to have nonprofit spaces, as well as commercial office space and brings in vibrancy around that station. >> reporter: duffy is talking about the current lake merritt station at oak and eighth street. that is near the heart of oakland chinatown. this budget will make it more vibrant. people from around the east bay and hopefully all around the bay area will want to come and learn the history of open chinatown and participate in all that will happen there. >> reporter: parts board voted unanimously last week to enter into a two-year exclusive negotiation and agreement with east bay asian local development account operat

'se merritt, was amber guyger apartment raraided and searchedy police?ou have botham jean's mother saying they are now leading a smear campaign, the police, against. him. >> as you pointed out, botham jean lived 26 years. only not bes to not accused of a c crime, but to completely avoid police encounters. his mom will describe to you that he was deathly afraid of american police and the idea of a police encounter, so he kept his registration up to date, kept his car mechanics of the day because he feared some sort of traffic stop would lead him into it and unwanted encounter with what has an international reputation of a very deadly police force. he went 26 here's without being accused of any crime whatsoever, avoiding contact with law enforcement whatsoever. it took him being killed by dallas police officer rim to become a criminal. does for him to become a criminal. the police sought a warrant to enter his home. to specifically look for evidence of a crime, to look for drug paraphernalalia. that is what the war all four. following his murder, and t the

and one of our big campaigns was at the lake in california -- in oakland -- amy goodman: lake merrittley: lake merritt, people of color had started hanging around at the lake, and it always has been this. but i think sometimes when people buy or rent near a place like lake merritt or some other public park, they feel like it's theirs. and they feel like they've paid more money to have it. and so, folks that lived around the lake went lodging complaints with the city council, complaints that actually literally saidid, "i walalked out of my house,e, and there wewere four black men leleaning on their car. and i felt endangered." and ththis was allowed to be l e a registered complaint, right? that group into the city council in the 1990's and the police instituting a no-cruising zone, in a place that's consididered a scenic route, and stopping every car and saying, ou can onlnly drive by once." anyway, long story short, we had a a campaign, thatat because the police were coming around harassing people, pouring out their drinks, trampling over their picnics and saying, "you've got to leave

in on the issue of abortio general i think senator mccaskill is too timid. >> desjardins: merritt is tapped into key campaign groups, likeig the abortions group naral, whose office she visited to plan an upcoming demonstration. >> i'm not a moderate. i'm an unapologetic lefty. and the one, number one reason why i elected or voted for claire mccaskill was because the supreme court is on the line. >> desjardins: merritt also lives in the city of s louis. she's the kind of fiery progressive mccaskill needs to excite. out in the suburbs... >> i liked having the shade open. >sj> dins: ...reagan barklage is precisely the kind of republican josh hawley needs: conservative and motivated. >> if josh hawley were elected, i definitely think that he would confirm kavanaugh to the supreme court. and i do confirm him to the supreme court. and their vote matters. pis is a battleground state. >> desjardins: assure over kavanaugh is mounting now. the senate is expecto vote this month, meaning mccaskill wion have to make her decisi a so come down on one side of this heated campaign issue. for the pbs

. >> reporter: this is for the lake merritt bart station. these are the proposed sides of a massive redevelopment project designed to revitalize oakland chinatown. >> reporter: take a look at the renderings of what the planned development will look like. >> 519 new units of housing, 44% affordable . we will have commercial office space. it brings vibrancy around the station. >> reporter: if they are talk about the current lake merritt station near the heart of oakland chinatown. >> it will make it more vibrant. people around the bay area will want to come and learn the history of oakland chinatown. >> the board voted unanimously last week to enter into a two- year exclusive negotiating contract. >> we need more housing, we need more density around the area to support the stations. >> letting people live and work on top of great public transit like our bart system is an excellent step in that direction. or mac for many riders, the bigger concern is a loss of 200 parking spaces. >> want people to use public transportation, but without the park

the dragon boat festival at lake merritt in oakland, it will be mild at about 69 degrees. not only that, the giants are taking on the rockies tomorrow at 1 pm. they are taking them on at 6 pm tonight, too. but this is the forecast for tomorrow. we are still not done. the 49ers are taking on, who are those people? detroit. sunday at 1:05, it will be sunny and warm. temperatures in the mid-70s. >> the detroit lions. bless their little heads. san jose at 75 degrees and in the extended forecast we are looking for numbers to be only in the upper 70s inland but then look at thursday. it will be near 90 degrees by the time we head toward the end of the week. in the meantime, this weekend looks spectacular. that's weather and think goodness we have andrea for sports. >>> it is college football saturday. stanford looking to remain undefeated as their star running back sits out with an undisclosed injury. we will be right back. so today... they had to avoid the trap game against uc davis. >>> stanford had a convincing win last saturday and heads to oregon next saturday. it today, th

this time near lake merritt. as alyssa harrington tells us, that is getting some backlash. >> reporter: a group rallied on the edge of lake merritt to protest the city of oakland's plans to ban camping around the perimeter of the lake and open a tuff shed community instead. >> that's not the answer. you are putting adults in a small confined space. >> reporter: 20 sheds will be billed at the henry kaiser convention lot to house 40 people. nikki fortunato bass who is running for its district 2 supervisors wonders where everyone else will go? >> that means the 100 people who are living in tents around the lake arebe affected. fortunately, there are not enough shelters or other options for them to go so we believe it is and inhumane acti >> what is inhumane is to do nothing. this is a way to get people the comfort, the dignity of going to bed at night behind a locked door where only they have the key. >> reporter: mayor libby shafts office provided footage of sheds on 27th and northgate avenue. there's on-site staff

back in april she called police on two black men using a grill at oakland's lake merritt. first call lasted less than two minutes. two hours later, she called back and that call lasted more than 10 minutes. you can hear the confused dispatcher ask why she didn't just walk away. since then permanent charcoal grills are set up at the lake. >>> san francisco police are investigating a fight on a muni light rail train caught on video last night. you can see two men trying to push a third man off the train at 34th and judah putting him in a headlock. it start as an argument over loud music being played on the train. officers say they made contact with all three men and nobody wants to press charges. >>> you're watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. >>> bart says it is scaling back its emergency police staffing plan after weeks of mandatory overtime for all officers. the transit agency says officers can still work a sick day if they want and rider safety will be a priority. ktvu's paul chambers talked to bart leaders about their new plan. >>> reporter: as bart restructures its staffi

this is the same man who put off this merritt garland confirmation for a year.did you think when you were watching that? >> i thought he wases doing what the republicans do very well and that is frame the issue in the terms they want and spin away from the real problems. they have denied any investigation into any of these charges. they have blocked the fbi from going forward and looking at these things, both with dr. ford and now with this new charge. and i understand there are further charges looming out there, so this story is a long way from over. >> john dean, thank you as always. a quick break. we'll be right back. the day after chemo might mean a trip back to the doctor's office just for a shot. but why go back there... when you can stay home with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection. in a key study neulasta reduced the risk of infection from 17% to 1%, a 94% decrease. neulasta onpro is designed to deliver neulasta the day after chemo and is used by most patients today. neulasta is for certain cancer patients receiving str

lake merritt is often called the gem of oakland. come to the nation's first and oldest bird century. it's also home to at least 6500 homeless people. >> i have moved around three times before i got to this place. you just don't really have another place to go. >> reporter: the city of oakland says a homeless encampments are having a detrimental impact on the environment around the lake. >> we are seeing human waste, garbage, needles being pulled out of the lake by volunteers every day. >> reporter: as a solution, the community is opening community cabins that will help 40 people at the henry kaiser convention parking lot. over the next couple of weeks, those camping out at the lake will gradually be given 7 to 10 notice -- days notice to leave. then they will be invited to move in the first week of october. after that, lake merritt becomes an enclosed zone where encampments are prohibited. >> ideally, i'd like to get back on my feet, and be a contributing member to society. not just here. >> reporter: city leaders say that's what th

ktvu's paul chambers is live at the lake merritt bart station where he talked to bart leaders about this new plan. paul. >> reporter: bart police cannot maintain that emergency staffing for a long period of time so they scaled back to a heightened patrol to keep riders safe. as bart restructures its staffing plans, deputy chief out on patrol riding the trains to let passengers know it's still safe to ride bart even after several weeks of increased violent crimes including the stabbing death of nia wilson. >> we have over 400,000 riders a day, 2 million a week. so for those one or two incidents, it's very isolated. the vast majority of people who ride bart ride with out any incidence. >> be aware of my surroundings. i got to watch out for myself. >> reporter: weeks after the death, bart rolled out a plan to improve public safety on its trains. it included three weeks where all officers and some staff had to work 10-hour shifts six days a week. the agency knew it couldn't sustain that workload and ended that on monday. >> i don't see any difference in bart, like, security and police, i hav

. >> reporter: oakland police killed demouria hogg in a bmw near lake merritt 3 years ago. the shooting was justified by the d.a. but an attorney for the family says officers used poor tactics, and the video you are about to see should have been released much earlier. on june 6th, 2015, oakland firefighters found demouria hogg unresponsive in a bmw parked on a busy offramp from interstate 580. they called police after finding a gun on the passenger's seat. >> does it look like he is injured? >> no. he is passed out. >> reporter: officers tried to get hogg's attention with a loudspeaker. >> roll your windows down. put your hands up. >> reporter: they then fired less lethal beanbags at the car. officers used a crowbar to smash a passenger window and use their siren. but still, no response. after more than an hour, officers stormed the bmw. this body cam video is from the vantage point of officer nicole rhodes. she smash the driver's side window. although it's not seen on video, police say hogg moved toward the gun, prompting officer rhodes to fire her gun. hogg died at the ho

. >> richie merritt. check this out. richie merritt.m role. actors from 12 to 18 all wanted this role of white boy rick. the director yann demanage, after two years, hadn't quite found the right kid. well, what happened in a a principal's office in baltimoa a street casting session, we're going and the casting director pitches the part to the principal. the principal says, "well, that's a little -- you ought to start with right there. [ laughter ] and this young boy, 15, who understood life on the street comes in and gets the role. and he's the lead in our film, and he does a beautiful job, man. he was able to behave naturally in front of the camera. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow! >> yeah. never -- and i'm talking about, this was his first job this kid's ever had. >> jimmy: wow! >> not only that. they say you're be working with matthew mcconaughey as your dad, and he's like, "cool. who is that?" [ laughter ] didn't know who i was. we met at a bowling alley in our first meeting. >> jimmy: really? >> and i was standing at the fron

said quite crudely and blu ntly in merritt said quite crudely and bluntly that this is a racist law.ave seen them demonstrating in tel aviv and elsewhere who support that you. —— that views. and elsewhere who support that you. -- that views. i was a member of parliament and an used to that. the thought that the full —— the legislation, which talks about israel as ajewish legislation, which talks about israel as a jewish nation, our flag, our language, it allows minorities the same rights as everyone else. yes, israel is a jewish democracy. you can have that, there is no contradiction between a jewish and a democracy. there are 1.8 million arabs in israel, roughly 20% of the population, isn't it? when they read in your nation's state law, which is basic law, that the state views of the development ofjewish settlement asa the development ofjewish settlement as a national value and will act to encourage and promote it establishment, there is no doubt, surely in anybody‘s mind, that that creates two classes of citizen. jewish citizens and the rest of. no, thatis jewish citizens and the r

. >> desjardins: a few later, in downtown saint louis, pamela merritt is also incribly motivated, in the opposite direction. >> missouri is teetering on the brink. the likes of whichen have never , and i've been doing this for awhile. >> desjardins: she organized a conference this weekenfor progressive campaign activists- after building her own non- profit to advocate for abortion access. >> the women who are overwhelmingly impacted by restrictions and also by you know criminalization are poor women of color and who look just like me and who deserve access to abortion without limits and without restrictions. >> desjardins: the two women wi counter campaigns share a current focus: how a potential justice kavanaugh coulpact the future of the supremet' colandmark 1973 decision to legalize abortion, roe v. wade. >> it means everythi. you know. right now, despite our best efforts, we are looking at a nominee who would cement a five judge, all male conservative court that is opposed to abortion >> this supreme court nomination is huge, because this will determine history and it could rever

. >>> oakland plans to open a new community to house the homeless near lake merritt . city leaders say the goal is to help clear homeless camps and to prepare people for transitional housing. >> there is 24 hour security. there is peace management to provide services to get on a path to housing as well as light meals provided expect i would like to get on my feet and to contribute to society. >> over the next few weeks, people camping around the lake will be given notices to leave and they will be invited to move in the schatz the first week of october then lake merritt will be a closed design work camps are not allowed. >>> there were nearly three times the number of new jobs in the bay area and housing unit >> ion says nearly 53,000 new jobs were created housing units were built. those were mostly apartments and condos. they say the imbalance highlights the housing crisis. >>> a new study reveals 13% of homeowners in california have earthquake coverage according to the state department of insurance and fewer than 1 out of 10 buildings are insured. many people say cov

it would be built right above the lake merritt b.a.r.t. station. today the b.a.r.t. board took a big step by having the east asian development corporation to partner on the project. the goal is to connect to chinatown. >>> not just flooding but landslides threatening the coast. >>> disputing the death toll. president trump stirs things up by claiming the number of deaths from the hurricane in puerto rico was politically motivated. from landfall. the outer bands of the storm are already causing flooding, in >>> right now at 6:30, hurricane florence just hours away from landfall. the outer bands are already causing flooding. the storm has disrupted millions of life. and the goal here is better safe than sorry. >> wendy woolfolk is in north carolina. bring us up to date. >> reporter: this is the strongest band of rain and wind we have experienced so far. at least 60,000 people without power. and that is only going to increase when florence makes landfall. florence making her presence known. >> your time to get out of those areas of storm surge undags is coming to a clos

the same republican who is were arguing that merritt garland shouldn't be voted on now want to ramrodote through is why people get disgusted by washington. it's why they kmcheck out of the things. they do source criticism. who's bringing it and who's saying it as opposed to who said it later. i can go back on almost every one of these committee members. if you want to say we're going to elevate the dialogue as to make sure that it's whoever the president is, if the person is qualified, then do it when you're in the minority and not just when you're in the majority. that goes for the democrats and the republicans. it's why people are so disgusted with washington. >> we will have two current supreme court justices accused of sexual misconduct. how should women in the country feel about that? >> well, that would be a concern if the allegations prove to be true. let me make one point. mark and michael are the legal experts here but let me clarify that merritt garland that was close to a presidential election and normally such nominations are deferred until after that period of time. that'

the bart board of directors approved a plan that would expand the late -- lake merritt park -- bart station into a hub with offices. plan calls for more than 500 housing units and hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial space. about 200 of the units will be affordable housing. bart says it is too soon to tell when this project will be finished or how much it will cost. >>> a follow-up to a large story we told you yesterday picked the bart board of directors unanimously approved a new safety ordinance for increasing the use of security cameras on trains within bart stations and at bart parking lots . the heart worked with privacy rights organizations for more than two years on these proposals for facial recognition technology is not allowed here. bart still has to ask for public opinion when they want to expand the surveillance network or when they need more money for security equipment. >>> chp says it has stopped a driver on highway four in contra costa county who came up with a clever way to try to cheat their way into the carpool lane this morning. officer say the dummy in the

dragon boat fest, 690 this weekend at lake merritt emma oakland will be nice and mild. and quite a sight, too. and the giants are taking on the rockies in a few hours, gametime 1 pm and it will be sunny and mild. 640 at first pitch time. if ymeers e servg one up at le stadium, today one at 5 pm and the gametime tempur75. the lows tonight will be in the upper 40s, mid-50s and the daytime highs looking pretty good for today, 79 in fairview, 78 for livermore and 65 in san francisco. i look ahead, the usual low clouds in the morning and son in the afternoon but look at what happens on wednesday, thursday, friday. the numbers warm to the 900 range inland. first mild, and then we warm it up as we are headed to the end of the week. have a great sunday. >>> the south korean delegation left for pyongyang ahead of a summit between kim jong-un and south korean political leaders. the three-day summit comes ed. r negotiatnseen wash rth a leaders from the south and north are expected to continue discussing denuclearization. this will be the third meeting between the two countries thi

after that lake merritt will be in they closed them. out.his will be the third tough said community set up in oakland. >>> new members indicate more reason caltrain compared to last year. about 65,000 people use caltrain on an average workday. up from 2017. santa clara county has a high highest average with 28,000 passengers. the average weekday is about 23 miles. a caltrain extension is one step closer. according to the several cisco examiner, the san francisco county transportation authority approved a route along pennsylvania avenue for the extension. the plan is from the downtown extension to a high-speed real system. reports that several regional and state partners have approved the project before it moves forward. >>> a major upgrade in the works for commuters who use clipper cards for the metropolitan transit -- and the system is considering a 195 the revamp. one that would affect passengers on nearly two dozen bay area transit line. the plan calls for upgrades for station of vehicle card readers. it will also be in mobile phone app t

this time near lake merritt.d plans to house 40 homeless people in tough sheds in the parking lot of the henry j kaiser convention center. that is now getting some backlash. yesterday a group protested against that plan to open the tuff shed community and also banned people from camping intense around lake merritt. >> that means that the 100 people who are living intense around the lake are going to be affected. unfortunately, there are not enough shelters or other options for them to go. we believe that is an inhumane action. >> what is inhumane is to do nothing. this is a way to get people the comfort, the dignity of going to bed at night behind a locked door where only they have the key. >> city officials say there will be on-site staff to help connect people who are living in the sheds to healthcare and jobs. about $200,000 of private funding has already been secured for that program. >>> the senate judiciary committee is scheduled to vote on the west supreme court nomination of judge brett kavanaugh this thu

this lake merritt.y recently announced plans to house 40 people in sheds in the parking lot of the henry j kaiser convention center . that is getting some backlash now. yesterday a group protested the plan to open that tuff shed community and banned people from camping intends around lake merritt expect that means that the 100 people who are living in tents around the lake are going to be evicted. unfortunately, there are not enough shelters or other options for them to go so we believe that is an inhumane action. >> what's inhumane is to do nothing. this is a way to get people the comfort and dignity of going to bed at night behind a locked door where only they have the key.there will be on-site staff to help connect people who are living in the sheds to health care and jobs. about $200,000 of private funding has already been secured for this program. >>> people in the found grove neighborhood of santa rosa may soon be able to use their tap water again. city water officials say recent teshow the water

two years ago, it was republicans who wouldn't give merritt garland, president obama's nominee, there'so go around on both sides. >> i'm curious, you mentioned merritt garland, you interviewed these in the book. >> i talk to the justices always on back ground. i couldn't say who i talk to or attribute material to them. but i think they were largely appalled by what he went through. some of them are quite close to garland. chief justice roberts and garland clerked for the same lower court judge. it was in fact garland who helps roberts, a promising lawsuit, get that clerkship. now, they may not agree with garland's philosophy or the coach, i think they agree that the process is broken. they're not going to, of course, speak out. i flipped to some of that isn't the book but i couldn't tell you which justice might have been upset. >> kavanaugh needs 51 to get confirmed republicans hold the majority. >> or 50, the tiebreaker with the vice president. but but there's no reason to believe that the two key women, senator collins or senator murkowski is, they've given every indication, since kav

the board of directors approval plan yesterday that would expand the lake merritt station into a hubith housing and offices. the plan calls for four new are than 500 housing units and hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial space. 44% of the housing would be affordable housing. artificial say it is too soon to say when the project could be complete or how much it would cost. >>> -- bart officials say it is too soon to say when the project could be complete or how much it would cause. >>> it is a different story right in the eye of the storm. right after the break we will show you the eerie calm inside a. >>> at home we will examine our bay area forecast with rosemary as she tells us what rosemary as she tells us what to expect in the coming days. ...and get the brands youshion want.... check this out. ...at "oh, yeah" prices. from the latest trends to your favorite brands, it feels even better when you find them for less. at the ross fall fashion event. yes for less. with new, more secure numbers. but con artists, they never change. they'll always try to steal your medical

at lake merritt, phil matier, kpix5. >>> a marin middle school has a stinky problem. parents say the smell coming from a nearby sewage plant is making their kids feel sick. the plant is right across the street from mill valley middle school, but it's been there for years. so what's causing the stench now? sky drone 5 and our john ramos found out. >> reporter: the mill valley sewage treatment plant was built back in 1954. in 1972 the local school district constructed mill valley middle school right across the street. you can imagine what that means. >> it smells like raw sewage or an outous that hasn't been taken care of -- outhouse that hasn't bean taken care of in quite some time. >> reporter: lately the smell has gotten worse. the plant manager said that's happening because of a major renovation project that includes replacing ironically an old carbon filter exhaust system for removing odors. >> everybody is conditioning to this new technology which is biotowers which is really considered to be state of the art. >> reporter: when the new biotower is completed on thi

after 3 years, oakland police release body cam footage of a deadly encounter with a man near lake merritt. the questions that remain. >>> and, hurricane florence rescued. we talk live with a bay area team of first responders helping to get people to safety. the four on 2 starts now. >>> a bay area professor's claim that she was sexually assaulted by supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh when they were teenagers, shaking up washington, d.c. today, just days before the first vote on his nomination. now we are learning that the judge and his accuser will publicly testify next week. welcome to the four on 2. i'm heather holmes. >> i'm alex savidge. >>> first we start with breaking news out of the sacramento area where four people have been shot including two sheriff's deputies. this all started before 2:00 this afternoon in rancho cordova at a pep boys auto parts store. investigators say they got a call about a fight inside of that shop before the shooting broke out. the suspect is in custody here. he was shot, along with one bystander and those two sacramento sheriff's deputies. >> this is a

too >>> you're looking at video of colorful dragon boats that took to the water at oakland's lake merrittoday. 23rd annual northern california international dragon boat festival. teams from around the world gathered to race the 40-foot boats. family friendly events, arts and crafts, festival through tomorrow. >>> dragons in the water in east bay and sweet treats order of the day outside the giants game. telemundo treat truck out at fiesta gigantes. teamed up to hand out free ice cream. that's the best. isn't the last stop. keep eye out every bay area event. never know when we'll show up with treats in tow. >>> more than 130 people answered call to save lives in the south bay today. i would like to personally thank each and every one. blood drive in san jose. blood center at critical levels for blood of all types. local hospitals need between 1,000 and 1,200 units of blood. bucking trend in the bay area, known for low donor turnouts. >> so fast-paced, see 2% or 3% of the ones eligible that come to donate. taking care of all local patients. really hoping to see first time donors that become

this is near the lake merritt station. i'll tweet out that information as well. getting towards the bay bridge, they're moving slowly across the span. the backup at the toll plaza starting to clear out right now. >> thanks, mike. >>> 4:50. it's a dog owner's worst nightmare. luckily a patrol officer in arizona was able to stop a man driving off with his vehicle, with the dog tied to it the vehicle. the man headed out of the gas station, headed to the interstate when the officer noticed the dog. he activated his siren and got that driver to stop. he was very appreciative of saving had his dog's life. >>> new doctors that are on probation cannot hide it anymore. >> california became the first state to pass the law,it syeste. it's meant to inform patients if their doctor has committed sexual misconduct or other wrongdoings. there's some way to find it online but now doctors will have to reveal it directly to patients. >>> money-saving options for prescription drugs is out there but your pharmacist is likely not telling you about the deals because the law puts it in

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the festival happening on lake merritt from 10:00 to 5:00. it will reach into the mid-60s.e tri-valley, it won't be as hot as last weekend, so you'll enjoy more time outside, going to some of the restaurants and vineyards we'll see mostly sunny skies on saturday, reaching 73 and 77 degrees on sunday. some upper 70s and sunshine throughout the weekend. in a ltle closer to home, santa cruz will also have some really nice weather. highs reaching into the mid-70s but the clouds and the fog will return for the early part of the day. and sunshine with a high of 72 on sunday. we'll talk about what's going on today. our temperature trend is coming up in three minutes. >> looking forward to it. >>> dimming the millennial tower. the change inspectors want to see this week or else. >>> also ahead, a new push to keep kids from drinking too much sugar. >> the raiders stink. that's not a comments on the team's performance. the skunk story i'm talking about. jon gruden is telling us this morning. >>> as florence bears down on the east coast, president trump is tweeting about the hurricane

(pam) also new at six -- 20 new tuff shed mini- homes will be going up next to lake merritt...ent to the parking lot of the henry j. kaiser convention center. the project is a result of the city council's vote to fund social services... at the city's third tuff shed temporary housing site ... it is all aimed at reducing the number of homeless people living in tents in the lake merritt area. the first tuff shed site opened last december.... at sixth and castro streets in west oakland. oakland mayor libby schaaf said, the 27th street and northgate avenue site -- improved public health and safety conditions for the people living in that area. that cabin community opened in may. no word on when the city will start construction on the new site. (tele) in the east bay. undercover police officers are going to be targetting cafes in berkeley .. in order to combat laptop theft crimes. kron 4's maureen kelly reports... this particular crime is on the upswing... now that the university is back in session. let's take a let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence kar

they want revenge for merritt garland. their hiding behind we want the truth. it's raw politics.want to open it up for two years because that's what they think they need to do to get revenge for merritt garland. >> governor, is he wrong? >> yes. it's so warped. >> how is it warped? we know folks wanted revenge. >> let me say if you're worried about some delay then put an end time on the delay, on the investigation. say to the fbi, you have seven days. put everything you have into it. look into these investigations. you're not going to hear from this woman because they have one hearing set and a vote the following morning. you're not going to hear from her. you're not going to hear from the second one. there's breaking news tonight there's another woman that the senate committee has asked kavanaugh about who has similar allegations. >> cnn does not have that information quite yet but continue on. >> it was breaking news but the bottom line mark judge's ex-girlfriend is willing to come and testify openly about this notion of these train rapes that mark judge confessed to her that h

>>> coming up later new at 6:00, the new plan in a and to get the homeless away from popular lake merritthose controversial tuff shed communities. >> it does not matter what position you are in. we are all going through it in some way, shape, or form. >>> in southern california, a man is in custnty n los angeles. investigators say no one was injured and it's unclear how many shots were fired. a weapon was recovered at the scene. the hospital was placed on lockdown this morning and a portion of one building on the medical center's campus was evacuated. los angeles county sheriff's officials announced they had taken the man into custody a short time later, at about 12:45. >>> 13% of homeowners in california have earthquake coverage according to the state department of insurance. and, 1 out of 10 commercial buildings are insured. earlier on the four on 2, we talked with the ceo of an earthquake insurance company. he says that many people are not insured because they don't happen often and coverage is too expensive. still, he says it's crucial that we are financially ready for the next big ea

many of them are harking back to merritt garland and saying, look, when president obama nominated merritt garland, mitch mcconnell had no trouble waiting a whole year to fill a supreme court seat. why are they in such a hurry? and, you know t longer this goes on, i think, frankly, the worse it gets for brett kavanaugh. >> i want to talk about some corroborating details, or suggestively corroborating details about this allegation. from julie swetnick today, heidi. and it centers on mark judge who is the sort of missing figure, and has always been hard to square, that you would not want to talk to mark judge. the new yorker talked to an ex-girlfriend of mark judge who recalled that judge had told her of an incident that involved him and other boys taking turns having sex with a woman. in an interview the woman recalled -- jungle juice, and try to take advantage offer. it was disgusting, they treated women like meat. this does bring up the question of mark judge and why he will not be before that committee tomorrow, heidi. >> so, i spoke directly with senator cassidy of louisiana today, chri

there was no train service between lake oakland and the lake merritt station. the final phase is scheduled for september 22nd and september 23rd. >>> healthcare workers took to the streets to send a message  to kaiser permanente. [ crowd chanting ] this is the scene yesterday as the union workers marched to the kaiser hospital on macarthur boulevard. they were joined by two bay area congressman. the demonstrators claimed kaiser is outsourcing hundreds of jobs. >> we are here to rally against kaiser who wants to outsource 260 of our classification jobs and pcp and shuttle drivers in san francisco and we are here to support them. >> demonstrators said kaiser plans to move jobs to other parts of the state where workers will be paid less and his statement was issued in response to the rally saying the protesters chose to, quote, mischaracterize kaiser permanente's strong commitment to labor. [ crowd chanting ] >>> marriott and hundreds of hotel workers had demonstrations with about 75 being arrested. the union said the marriott profits have risen 200% since the r

on top of that, trains will be running between west oakland and lake merritt and 19th st. stations well track maintenance work is taking place. shuttle buses will be running instead took the train closure will continue through tonight. this is the third of four weekend closures. the goal is to make bart rides safer, quieter, and smoother. >>> caltrain and sand trans will be running on a sunday schedule today. train service by way of caltrain will not operate south of the dirt on station today. you can take a shuttle bus between the tammy and and dear don stations . the last caltrain leaving san francisco is at 9:15 tonight. the sand trans will run less frequently today. service will not go on routes that don't usually run on sundays or routes that go to schools. >>> today the chp and the nevada highway patrol are teaming up to combat distracted and aggressive driving along interstate 80 . the is a joint effort that follows the death of a chp officer on interstate 80 by a suspecteders were hurt on the same stretch of highway by a driver that wasn't paying attention to the r

cheer on a fleet of colorful 40 foot dragon votes as teams from all over california race at lake merritt this weekend. the free festival also includes cultural performances, food, kid friendly activities, and more. in the south bay the 2018 luna park chalk art festival is in san jose on saturday where you will find art, live music, dance, food truck, a children's area. esto park. in the north be on saturday the annual old growth festival takes place at the historic redwood forest. this festival features productions that help raise funds for all state parks. in sports at the giants, quakes, and niners are home. raiders and a's are away. grand prix of sonoma is at the sonoma raceway. that is your weekend watch. >>> the oakland a's are in tampa today playing the race. they lost to the orioles yesterday 5 - 3. they were playing the orioles in baltimore baltimore jumped out to an early lead in the first inning. like that. the oakland a's cut that lead to 2 - 1 after stephen piscotty hit a homerun. the a's just couldn't put together enough hits for the orioles pictures kept getting out of jams

the dragon boat festival at lake merritt emma it will be 69 degrees. san francisco tomorrow is going to be taking on the rockies. they are taking them on right now, but tomorrow if you're going to the game, 1 pm, sunny and mild. at the same time, the detroit stadium. it will be 75 degrees and sunny and warm. overnight tonight in the 50s, and then 60s. a few degrees below average. in the extended forecast, we have the usual low clouds in the morning but sunny in the afternoon. look at next week. 90 degrees by thursday. so, things will be getting warmer if we just exercise some patients. here is andrea. >>> look at this, the players won't be the only man in uniform on the sidelines this sunday. the new nfl cheerleaders are breaking barriers. >>> coming up in sports, we go to denver where vern joins us in the traditional matchup between the raiders and broncos. done on the farm, stanford is looking to remain undefeated. we will be right back. so today... they had to avoid the trap game against uc davis. >>> stanford had a convincing win last saturday agai

after that, lake merritt will become a closed zone, where camps will not be permitted. >>> there were nearly three times the number of new jobs in the bay area last year as new housing units bills, according to a new local study. the metropolitan transportation commission and association of bay area government says nearly 53,000 new jobs were created last year. but, fewer than 15,000 housing units were built. those were mostly apartments and condos rather than single- family homes. the mtc says the imbalance highlights the area's housing crisis. >>> 4:27. as hurricane florence barrels toward the east coast, president trump assures residents he is ready to help them. >> we are sparing no expense. we are totally prepared. we are ready. >> up next, tracking the powerful storm expected to the land this week. >>> and, california's new bail reform law faces a new challenge. what opponents have to say as they try to get something on the ballot. >>> good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. it's the middle of the week, wednesday, september 12th. i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. one of

train service between the 19th street and west oakland stations as well as west oakland and lake merritt stations. so ac transit is providing some free bus shuttles. this will add about 15 to 20 minutes on to your trip. so plan accordingly. >>> the nominees for the latin- american music awards are announced and marvel studios dropped the trailer for its first female superhero blockbuster. here's your "eye on entertainment." >> reporter: comedienne jack black was honored tuesday with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. his son, wife and father were on hand for the ceremony. >> lewis, i'm your uncle jonathan. >> are you wearing a robe? >> it's a kimono. >> reporter: his latest film, the house with a clock in its walls, opens friday. ♪[ music ] >> reportezu paminees ithislatin-american mu the puerto rican superstar, the most viewed artist globally on youtube, has nine nominations including artist and song of the year. cardi b is among the performers set to appear on the show which will broadcast live from hollywood on october 25th. >> i know a renegade soldier when i see one. never occurr

beautiful downtown lafayette, sunshine, mid-70s tomorrow and the dragon boat festival this weekend, lake merritt in oakland, mild, mid- to upper 60s. we still have a fall-like weather pattern with a big broad area of low pressure to our north. we'll see that influence of this low exerting down into northern california. tomorrow we have more of the ocean breeze which is why it will be cooler. we lose the breeze. the sun is still strong this time of year and we will see things warm up on sunday by 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 degrees depending where you are. cloud cover, not that much tomorrow morning. there will be some, but it will burn off quickly. tomorrow is not about the cloud cover. it's about the cool breeze. as saturday afternoon rolls around, we get the sunshine. sunday we'll feature clouds near the water, but you'll get afternoon sunshine. your weather headlines? minimal fog overnight. tomorrow with the breeze we will be up to 12 degrees cooler than average especially inland. then we start to warm up sunday and we aren't going to stop warming up until the end of next week. highs tomorrow 70s, conco

the dragon boat festival saturday and sunday at lake merritt in oakland, upper 60s. fall-like weather pattern continues. mid-september it gets hot, 100, 105 degrees inland, 90 at the beach. not with this pattern. the wind's going the opposite direction, strong storm to the north, still stormy in the pacific northwest. we will not get the rain, a little claw, but it's all about the breeze from -- cloud cover, but it's all about the breeze from the ocean keeping us chilly. minimal fog and on the cool side of average tomorrow, but then we start warming up, a slow but steady climb back to average toward the middle of next week. your highs tomorrow in the 70s, concord 75, sunshine, san jose 76, a sunny afternoon in vallejo, 71, redwood city 72, oakland 69 degrees and pacifica seasonably cool and 60 degrees. a warmer choice over the weekend is sunday up to 5 degrees warmer. we'll stay in the upper 70s to low 80s inland and upper 60s to low 70s in the bay through wednesday with further warming by this time next week. given all that is going on around the country, that's a r