we are told all phones should be working at the merritt college by the end of april. the district is also pushing its new smart phone app that is called campus shield. you can actually make an emergency call from it, and they can track you. they are also able to make an anonymous tip to be connected to campus resources. brooks jarosz, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> hayward police are searching for an 11-year-old boy tonight . he was reported missing this afternoon. he's described as about four feet tall and weighs 80 pounds. he was last seen wearing a black nike hoodie with gold writing. gray pants, and red shoes. police say he left eldridge elementary school before classes were over today. he was last seen on amador avenue near adeline street at about 1:30 this afternoon. if you've seen him, you are asked to call hayward police. >>> trying to tame rising rents across california. the action taken by state lawmakers to address our housing crisis. >>> bart is undertaking a major project that's expected to impact two out of three riders, and it comes with a big price tag of nearly

. >> it will test near lake merritt. they say could it give people at least five seconds of advance warning. >> that could be enough to prepare. >> reporter: had there been a way to warn people of the loma prieta earthquake 10 to 20 seconds before it hit, how many lives would have been changed? they say the technology is finally here and ready to be tested. >> think of it as getting information out at the speed of life. >> in the case of an earthquake, there are more than 1,600 seismic stations sending data to the u.s. geological survey which then alerts the california office of emergency services, which in turn will send warnings by push notifications to your cell phone. >> that message will probably look and sound like an amber alert. tomorrow's test will target 60 square blocks east of lake merritt. >> the part we want to know, how quickly it will be delivers once the usgs hands it off? >> for that, people who get the alert tomorrow are being asked to record the exact time at which the alert first arrived on their pho

we're standing in one of the areas in oakland near lake merritt. downtown oakland, uptown oakland and merritt are the folks who got this alert. the purpose of it is by usgs to alert as many folks as possible in that 60-block radius of how this system would work, this earthquake alert system would work in the event they would need to use t the focus, of course, is in oakland today. we're told people in berkeley. >> basically push the button at or around 11:00 a.m. and send the message through the pipeline to a 60-square-block region of downtown 'll take you to a ook through th you can give any input, which will be used for futuresuratos,. >> thank you, pete. >>> a dump truck hit a pedestrian in san francisco. sky ranger threw over that scene at 2nd and brine near i-80 just before 7:00 this morning. that pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. >>> it is the latest push to keep teenagers from getting addicted to nicotine. california lawmakers are working on ban

but a bigger safety concern is at merritt college were dim lighting in parking lot and emergency phone piles are covered in cardboard and it makes many students feel uneasy. >> it's a little scary . the lights that exist are not very bright. >> it felt like if somebody was there, i could just run towards it, and i felt a lot safer, like it's quick, like help will be here, but realizing they've been out this entire time makes me feel unsafe. rebel police say the phone that only been used a handful of time, but crime stats show burglary, robbery, even assault that has happened on college campuses your and your. the district will not comment on camera, but a spokesperson said repair delays had to do with money and staffing changes. >> brooks, one is everything expected to be complete, and why did it take so long? >> to answer your first question, at laney college, they announced this week in a board of trustees meeting that everything is fixed, but we still saw some of those polls with the out of order signs even this morning, that they said everything should be working at merritt college

people in a 60 block radius east of lake merritt were offered notified by office of emergency services and united states geological survey. and in this testing, cell phone started going off with and four seconds of the alert being sent out. orion arbor with cal oh yes said they received more than 700 responses from people who signed up to take a survey about the alert experience . >> were going to go back and review these results and look at operationalizing this or some other methods to public alerting with media. >> reporter: the people say the more time to repair, the better. >> how much time is given on the alerts, you know? if they're going to give it to you what is going on, you know it's happening, but if you get two minutes, 10 before it, that would be great. >> are from alabama, so i'm not used to earthquakes really. i don't know the depth of the damage, i guess, that they can do. >> reporter: caloes said if these alerts came out during a real earthquake, people farther away from the epicenter could receive a few seconds or 10th of a second notice that an earthquake is coming.

lee merritt / rose family attorney: "we look forward to moving forward with our civil rights suit."ay night, several shots were fired at rosfeld's attorney's office ...authorities believe they were fired in response to the verdict.i'm meredith wood reporting. (jrstone) in world news tonigh t-- a dramatic situation off the coast of norway involving a stranded cruise ship happened today. you can see the ship in this video.helicopters are hovered above, air-lifting passengers -- one-by-one -- in the rain -- and 39-degree temperatures. multiple boats also took part in efforts to evacuate some 13-hundred passengers and crew.norwegian emergency services said the crew sent a mayday distress signal. reporting engine problems in bad weather. there were reports of high winds in the area when the ship's engines experienced problems.the 'viking sky' is owned by viking ocean cruises, and just took its first trip in 2017. (jrstone) adult film actress stormy daniels is demanding change in the adult entertainment industry. details ahead. (jrstone) how the music festival ácoachellaá aims to be more

the amphitheater is located between 12th street and first avenue near the lake merritt bart station.n monday -- first lady ámelania trumpá will review youth programs at various government departments and agencies. she will host the inter-agency working group on youth programs at the white house. the goal is to build upon and improve youth programs that align with her "be best" initiative -- which focuses on the well- being of children, their safety online and avoiding drugs. the working group was established under president george w. bush. (mabrisa)i have your forecast coming up a bit later on... (justine) and "captain marvel" dominates the weekend box office again. how much it raked in ...just 10 days since it hit the big screen. your weekend box office wrap is next. at the box office this weekend -- there were a couple of surprises.(justine) david daniel has the top five flicks. "a madea family funeral" fell two spots to fifth place, on ticket sales of eight-point-one million dollars. "how to train your dragon: the hidden world" took fourth place, earning nine-point-three million d

wednesday, some 40,000 people within a 60 square block radius of downtown oakland west of lake merrittare going to receive an earthquake shake alert on their cell phones that sounds something like this.shake alertthat sound will be the first major test of california's new wireless emergency alert system says o.e.s. spokesman ryan arba. ryan arba/state office of emergency services "....today we teach people when they feel shaking to drop cover and hold, the goal here is that people will receive the alert and they'll have that much more time to protect themselves during a big across california, washington, the shaktrack seismic waves underground and warnvulnerable regions as much as minute before the shaking starts says usgsscientist robert degroot.robert degroot/united states geological survey ".....thats the idea, communication travels at the sped of light, so the idea is if you can get a messageout quickly enough you stand a pretty good chance of getting something before the shaking arrives at your location...." "...the part we really need to know more about is the delivery side. once

officials are using geo-fencing technology to target phones within 60 square blocks of east lake merritt(robin) a surfer was rescued from ocean beach over the weekend near the cliff house restaurant. the man was rescued just after four sunday after noon in the area known as seal rocks. a helicopter was used to rescue him after he was stranded on the coastal rocks just below the cliff house. he is expected to be okay. (robin) governor gavin newsom signed an executive order to establish a fire prevention plan in vulnerable parts of the state. governor newsom announced an s fire prevention plan in middletown which suffered the first of a series of massive wildfires in 2015. since then there have been other catastrophic wildfires. newsomús proclamation allows fast tracking prescribed burns, clearing out fire breaks, and manage forests, in the most it also < newsom 'iúve made no bones about the fact if we can fast track ceqa for football stadiums and arenas, we can do so to save lives>(robin) the plan also helps local officials organize and prepare for disasters, and it provides 50 million do

he is a lake merritt station.e are no signs of after this point. everyone that is coming here and trying to open the doors, we are the ones telling them that bart is not running right now. they are on social media. if you go on the twitter page, they're updating it on social media. for our viewers, it is the best place to get updates and if you continue to watch ktvu this money we will bring you updates as we get them. >> it is tough. think some people are in regular motor they just go to the bart and they do not realize it is going on. thank you so much for the update and we will continue to follow this. frustrating. >> i guess. and the first time i know the one spokesman said that she is been there for 16 years and nothing like this has happened on her watch. >> i cannot imagine. we had bart sometimes that we knew about and could warn people about. suck but someone trying to go to work this morning and had no other way to get there. not everyone can afford to take it mode of transportation. >> sometimes it is on

the alert zone will be a 60 block swath of downtown oakland west of lake merritt . that is what they are targeting. officials chose that specific area for its population density. a warning, some residents outside of the target area may also get an alert. >> you will receive an alert in the same way you would receive an amber alert or a severe weather alert. >> these days, everybody is on their phone, whether it is texting or email or talking to others. cell phones are probably the best option, honestly. >> the test is being coordinated by the state office of emergency services and the usgs in partnership with the city of oakland and alameda county. the thousands of people will be asked to fill out a survey after they received the alert answering questions about how quickly they got the alert and how to reach them. experts say depending on how it goes, the technology could be a game-changer. >>> a county in new york is in a state of emergency. thousands of kids were pulled out of schools because of measles. rockland county has been dealing with the measels oureak sin

its happening at the lake merritt amphitheater in oakland. organizers say this a chance to express solidarity with the people of new zealand and peope who are targeted by white nationalism. the vigil against islamophobia starts at 6:30. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... see how firefighters were able to rescue a kitten that was trapped in a very tiny space. (robin) and a super bowl champion returns to his hometown to help raise money for an east bay high school. (robin) and after the break... the raiders are one step closer to returning to oakland for the the next football season. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. more sunshine and more temperatures well above average well into the mid 70's for parts of the bay. enjoy today's weather as cooler weather is just around the corner with showers returning as well into the middle of the week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less the

this gated home is move-in ready and located close and lake merritt. this traditional craftsman features four large bedrooms, two bathrooms, a remodeled kitchen, a laundry nook, a large front porch and a backyard complete with a patio and a shed. schedule your private showing with vern and francesca mccalla. this remodeled end-unit showcases amazing views! spacious, light and bright, this is the property you have been waiting for. enjoy cooking in the beautiful kitchen, then take pleasure in your meal while overlooking breathtaking views. the home has three bedrooms and two and one-half baths. the master bedroom has a walk-in closet and vaulted ceilings. the home offers a wood burning fireplace and a slider to a large deck. it's close to shops, restaurants, entertainment and transportation. make it yours today with a call to call kristie martinelli. you will love the gleaming hardwood floors, the cozy fireplace and the kitchen with newer flooring. enjoy views of santa rosa from the backyard. features include dual-pane windows, fresh paint throughout an

through uptown oakland to the finish line on grand avenue at lake merritt. transit from early morning to the afternoon. do plan ahead if you're going to be in the area on sunday. >> great run. great cause. the question is will the weather cooperate on sunday? >> that's right. spencer, we want an answer. >> i'm happy to say that the more than 10,000 runners will be running under nice running conditions. it will be dry. before that happens we have wet weather coming our way. race conditions for sunday, we're going to have a few lingering clouds and early morning hours, but it's going to be a mainly sunny day in the afternoon. so temperatures in the upper 40s in the morning as the runners get started. and we'll see temperatures rising. just a few degrees into the midday and afternoon hours. it's going to be a lovely day for whenever you're -- the length of your race. a marathon, half marathon or 5k. let's take a look at the storm approaching. that's coming in tomorrow. it ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity producing maybe up to 3/4 in

the alert zone, a 60 block section of downtown oakland westlake and merritt, in a real earthquake, the alert would come after earthquake sensors like these were triggered to give people seconds or even tens of seconds to brace themselves but before the shaking begins. >> it all depends e theauake st you are from the center. >> reporter: and those seconds can be crucial not only to take cover but for automated response . >> for slowing down trains, opening fire house doors, precious seconds. anything helps . >> reporter: all right and this test was supposed to take place between 11:00 and noon and we are now several minutes afternoon. again, three out of 5 of our phones did not ring. of those that did, one was on sprint and one was on verizon and all of the samsung variety. they are asking everyone who did get the alert to fill out a survey online to help them with that. live in oakland, >> dan: olympic, to kpix 5. >>> this large tree toppled her toppled over earlier this morning. you can see some cars were not quite as lucky. crews hauled the tree away just before 6:30. >>> crews are t

in the adams point neighborhood near lake merritt... with an orange, and merritt... with an orange, and flowers laid over its body, and at its side. dlugosz says he believes the says he believes the animal's passing was within the last week. there are debates online as to how the animal died, and also as to whether it was oakland's last albino raccoon. (ken) for your health tonight... tonight the f-d-a is proposing new rules for e-cigarettes. the government says the rules could prevent more young adults from becoming addicted to nicotine. kron 4's mark meredith is in washington with more. the government says e- cigarette use is skyrocketing. especially among teenagers.fda commissioner scott gottlieb calls that a big problem.nat: "these products are not safe" "no kid should be using nicotine and no kid should be using an e-cigarette"currently stores are not allowed to sell e-cigs to anyone under 18.now the f-d-a wants to go further. by elminating kid friendly flavors...like bubble gum....and requiring stores not allow anyone under 18 in the door.(dr. scott gottlieb /

and through uptown oakland to the finish line on grand avenue at lake merritt.you this so you know what to avoid sunday morning because this will impact traffic and transit. so plan ahead. >>> spring has sprung in the east bay. if you are a flower person, you might want to head to berkeley. >> abc 7 news is at the uc botanical garden in berkeley. an incredible bloom is under way. it boasts a mixture of annuals and perennials that come from california and the far east, india and south africa. >> it's always beautiful here. the rains have brought them out in large numbers together. but honestly, we see blooms like this almost every year. there will always be april few things blooming, but nothing like this. >> of course, in dry winters, the collection is always watered. but the director says in a few weeks, this bloom will be replaced by hordes of other colorful flowers. visit whenever. but it's pretty right now. >>> coming up next, the seven things to know before you go. >>> a live look at our puppy cam once again. >> they're noisy right now. >> they're eating. >

in the adams point neighborhood near lake merritt... with an orange, and flowers laid over its body, and at its side. dlugosz says he believes the animal's passing was within the last week. there are debates online as to how the animal died, and also as to whether it was oakland's last albino raccoon. (catherine) coming up tonight at 6:45... we continue to celebrate women's history month .... with a closer look at the historic number of women now serving n congress. (ken) plus... a dangerous commute in the south bay. details on the highway that's seeing an increase in crashes. even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. (2-shot/ken) highway 17 has been living up to its dubious reputation this year, and then some.(2-shot/catherine) as kron four's

they do not believe in merritt at all. they did, they would have sent in an application like everyone else watching this show does. to they actually wanted guarantee because they were so confident in what they did not deserve. amy: we're going to do part two of this discussion and post it online and play it on the show. the book is "winners take all: the elite charade of changing the world." anand giridharadas, is editor-at-large at "time" magazine and a former correspondent and columnist at "the new york times." stay tuned for part two. this is democracy now! when we come back, how will helping a young 29-year-old south asian american journalist help milillions of people in ths country and around the world -- or at least thousands? stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the world peace report, i'm amy goodman. a nationwide campaign has been launched to find a blood stem cell donor for a 29-year-old journalist who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. liyna anwar

there were pickets all day outside this school near lake merritt. it appeared that striking teachers successful blocked board members from meeting there at 2:00 like they had planned. they were supposed to vote on cuts to their budge for the next school year totally almost 22 million dollars. the teachers blocked doors and gates. then word of the tentative agreement filtered out and oea leadership staged a press conference. >> we won an 11% salary increase with a 3% bonus on ratification. we forced the oakland unified school district to invest in our teachers in oakland, which will give our students experienced teachers in our classrooms. we have also made investments for our substitute teachers in oakland, which will help with the teacher attention crisis. >> reporter: and i can tell you some of the reaction from union leadership i spoke to talked about this being true to their core values, what they were fighting for here in oakland. included in the deal from what i could tell from the paperwork, they'll face a reduction in paperwork for counselor

wednesday, some 40,000 people within a 60 square block radius of downtown oakland west of lake merritte going to receive an earthquake shake alert on their cell phones that sounds something like this.shake alertthat sound will be the first major test of california's new wireless emergency alert system says o.e.s. spokesman ryan arba. ryan arba/state office of emergency services "....today we teach people when they feel shaking to drop cover and hold, the goal here is that people will receive the alert and they'll have that much more time to protect themselves during a big earthquake..."using data from hundreds of sensors across california, oregon and washington, the shake alert system can trace and track seismic waves underground and warnvulnerable regions as much as minute before the shaking starts says usgsscientist robert degroot.robert degroot/united states geological survey "...the part we really need to know more about is the delivery side. once that alert is published, whathappens between then and the time it gets to you and your cell phone..."in those precious seconds before th

the eight -year-old nonprofit cofounded at oakland's lake merritt gardens, volunteers to teach childrenrdeners, landscapers and others to create pollinator friendly spaces. >> how we look at landscapes, how we do all landscaping to be aesthetically pleasing to humans not paying attention to how everything we do in the landscape affects the local ecosystem. >> reporter: five -year-old learns she can make a difference. >> trying to make plants grow and also to make more butterflies and bees. >> how kids get them into the ground and speaks to her creativity. >> children whack them to outlying areas. >> you help the earth. you help the planet. >> reporter: besides planting pollinator gardens, she and her volunteers raise monarch caterpillars and build habitats to increase the number of native bees who don't live in the hives. cofounder terry smith says is a key reason why the nonprofit has bloomed to 650 member. >> she makes connections between people and ideas that are magical. it makes you want to join in the fun. for increasing pollinators through education and landscaping, this week's j

officials are using geo-fencing technology to target phones within 60 square blocks of east lake merritt. (grant) police in oakland continue to search for a suspect who stabbed someone on a bart train. these are surveillance images of the suspect. the stabbing happened friday afternoon as the train was pulling into the fruitvale station. police say the man was fighting with another man -- which led to the stabbing. they are now asking for the public's help identifying the suspect. police say the victim was stabbed once in the face and once near his neck... but he is expected to be recover. (vicki) happening now-- police in san francisco are investigating a deadly shooting. and we have just learned two people have been arrested. it happened saturday night on fillmore street between eddy and ellis. police say 25- year-old mister dee carnell mister dee year-old mister dee carnell simmons was killed in the shooting. five other people were injured in the shooting. police arrested 25-year-old sean harrison of concord and 26-year-old jamare coats of san francisco in connection to the shooting.

three high res towers have been sold near lake merritt in franklin, webster and harrison streets, all commercial real estate. one executive says it is a sign of long-term confidence in downtown oakland. an indication the city is coming into its own and no longer is dependent on the ups and downs of san francisco's real estate market. >>> another horse has died at santa anita park in southern california. the 22nd this season. now, racetrack owners cohen for a complete transformation. >> reporter: we have all been devastated by the last few weeks . >> it has made a solar change the half to be made. >> reporter: a summer day at santa anita racetrack as a 22nd horse died in less than three months. >> she was just breezing and that she got close to the seventh -- seven/eight she must have taken a funny step when she did the ankle kind of broke a little bit and the other ankle broke because they change leads again. >> reporter: david bernstein the owner, breeder and trainer of the philly he named after his granddaughter. >> the vet examined her and said he hadn't seeing something like that

. >>> tonight oakland police are investigating a brazen daytime shooting near lake merritt. a 25-year-old man was shot around noon today after an argument at a basketball court at the fm smith reck center on park boulevard. moments later the driver fled in a waiting car. police say the victim is in stable condition tonight. they are offering a $5,000rewarn new zealand. families are waiting for authorities to release the victim's bodies for burial. muslim leaders say their community will remain resilient. >> we will not allow few to divide our community. we are one. >> investigators think the gun man, a 28-year-old from australia acted alone. he describes immigrants as invaders. new zealand's prime minister said her government is considering stricter gun laws. >>> well a democratic presidential field keeps growing and this weekend one potential candidate hinted he may soon jump into the 2020 race. former vice president joe biden if he does indeed run would shift the nomination contest. that is because he's in the eary go going. he's been holding off on a decision but last nig

one user added a photo of the growing memorial for the animal near lake merritt.ome debate whether it was oakland's last albino raccoon. a reddit user snapped a picture of a white raccoon hanging out in a tree in oakland before posting the snapshot on an online chat form. it's not clear if it's the same raccoon. >> at first you're like dog, no? >> bear? >> no, albino raccoon. >> of course. >> isn't that fascinating? >>> the music world mourning the death of the king of the surf guitar. >> perhaps the best known tune and we're sure you've heard this song before. ♪ a whole new generation discovered his music during the opening credits of the quentin tarantino classic "pull be fiction." dick dale, 81 years old, no cause of death given. >> quite the talent there. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay" top stories we're following on this monday morning including a deadly freeway shooting over the weekend. >> whoever did this, do the right thing and turn yourself in. >> a plea for the shooter in that freeway shooting in contra costa county to turn themselves in. comin

jack london square, along the bay bridge bike path and uptown oakland to the finish line at lake merrittill impact traffic and transit. from early morning to the afternoon. plan head if it takes you to the east bay on sunday. >> what a scenic route that's going to be. temperatures will be comfortable. warming into the 50s by the time you're finished. a specific graphic online hour by hour. i'll put it here later on in the show. first i want to talk about our commute and take care of everybody this morning. we have drizzle to light rain. you'll find slippery spots the later you leave this morning. that's when the light to moderate showers and the better chance of more widespread and heavier rain and more widespread slippery streets. be careful there. that's my biggest concern is mainly ponding on the roadways. they're definitely going to be wet. trees, power lines down near the coast, the bay shoreline and possibly the santa cruz mountains. it's also low. that's why the storm is just a 1 on the storm impact scale. >> here's frances again. >>> mike, we've got slowing through the east bay.

. >> reporter: the alert zone 60 block section of downtown oakland west of lake merritt.ld come after sensors are triggered giving people a few seconds to brace themselves. >>> new technology could give you some new confidence as you dine out. >> idea to stop germs from spreading in places like restaurants. >> reporter: washing your hands with so and water feels so analog. here at the pizza my heart, they are testing a food safety device that looks more like him convention tony stark. a hand scanner that uses visible light fluorescent spectroscopy, special purple caller lights to scan for bugs like salmonella, norm rice, hepatitis a, listeria, the cofounder explains how it works. >> we shine a specific wavelength of light and use in use reflective properties off of the invisible contamination and pass that through a series of different algorithms to determine on an image if there is anything present. >> reporter: the key is going long enough. employees wash their hands like normal and the scan takes a few seconds. facial recognition logs the peabody and if you continuousl

wednesday, some 40,000 people within a 60 square block radius of downtown oakland west of lake merrittre going to receive an earthquake shake alert on their cell phones that sounds something like this.shake alertthat sound will be the first major test of california's new wireless emergency alert system says o.e.s. spokesman ryan arba. ryan arba/state office of emergency services "....today we teach people when they feel shaking to drop cover and hold, the goal here is that people will receive the alert and they'll have that much more time to protect themselves during a big earthquake..."using data from hundreds of sensors across california, oregon and washington, the shake alert system can trace and track seismic waves underground and warnvulnerable regions as much as minute before the shaking starts says usgsscientist robert degroot.robert degroot/united states geological survey ".....thats the idea, communication travels at the sped of light, so the idea is if you can get a messageout quickly enough you stand a pretty good chance of getting something before the shakwe really need to

other switches, that led to a loss of communication between the operations control center at lake merritt. and everything out in the field. today, the assistant gm said the agency is close to completing a backup system to prevent this from ever happening again. >>> a bay area woman has won a 29 million-dollar settlement in a lawsuit over baby powder. a jury made the award to teresa levitt and her husband after concluding asbestos in johnson & johnson baby powder caused her cancer the verdict just covers compensatory damages. johnson & johnson denies the allegation and is expected to appeal. >>> a new jersey woman won $117 million judgment in a similar suit last year. >>> the man charged in the violent murder of a san jose resident made his first court appearance today. news suggests it may have been a robbery gone horribly wrong. >> reporter: the suspect's very first court appearance was a very short one. carlos rrid not but prosecutors laid out their case against him revealing some new details. they also said they may seek the death penalty the district attorney's office minced no words

an alert will be sent to phones in an area east of lake merritt in oakland. the aim is to see how long it takes to get the warning once emergency officials send it. the system is intended to give people at least five seconds notice of a quake. there is concern, it isn't fast or accurate enough yet. people will be asked to complete an online survey to determine if the test was successful. we have a link on the website. abc7news.com. >>> an i team report reveals that a palo alto couple accused in a scheme faces new charges. federal prosecutors indicted gregory and amy colburn on money laundering. they believe it's in retaliation for their demand for a preliminary hearing. we're also learning about rick singer, the man who admitted to orchestrating the scheme. another says at one point they had the same client trying to get into college. >>ev get it to 100%. he said it was a dn'o worry. >> that client's child ended up attending usc. his parent is now charged in connection with the scheme. singer told him, with enough time, it will blow over and things will be fi

people gathered at the lake merritt amphitheater, holding candles. event was billed as a rally against islamophobia. it was put together by the arab resource and organizing center. >>> an oakland woman gets scammed out of her life savings by a man she fell in love with online. the i-team gets a look at how these con artists work. >>> local legends. the chase center reveals its opening concert, and it promises to be a show stopper. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel tracking fog and a spring storm. i'll be back with the hour-by-hour details coming up. >>> all of that ahead but first a look at what's coming up tonight on "jimmy kimmel live" after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan ask deon. >> i'm going to leave you guys to work with him, i'll see you later. >> get out of here. >> thanks, guys, see you later. >> hey, guillermo, how do you feel? >> i feel so good! >> yeah! >>> real cautionary tale. looking for love online can be risky. an oakland woman lost her life savings, over online scam. i'm glad she's coming forward to help others. >> exactly ri

. >>> homeless encampments reappeared in a park along lake merritt in oakland despite a recent sweep by the city there and posted signs that prohibit overnight camping. toad we spoke to two men who so far at least have refused the city's offers of housing assistance. they were in lakeside park two weeks ago when tents were trashed, but they were not among the 17 people who accepted housing. one says he's lived in the same park nearly two years and prefers to stick it out alone, but another says he's open to moving. >> they said they were offering people to go to tough sheds or shelters. would you go to either of those? >> i'd be glad to. >> i didn't want to stay with nobody. >> reporter: you don't want to stay with other people? >> no. >> the city says it will be back next week to enforce the no camping rule and this weekend people will receive a notice saying they must vacate within 72 hours. >>> tesla's shares dropped today sinking nearly 8%. it's one of the electric car company's worst selloffs this year. a tesla move to shut down nearly all of its stores and move to online only s

. >>> two weeks ago the city of oakland banned homeless encampments around lake merritt. so why are people still sleeping here? i'm susie steimle and i'll have that story coming up. >> plus a near disaster outside a daycare, cameras roll as a garbage truck loses control. >> and is there trouble at the off alright, you excited? yeah! waaahoo... well... that was fun, right? it's time to get more. lower fares. better service. sweeter rewards. alaska airlines. >>> two weeko the city of oakland conducted ofhole encamp alonke soy ck but the city tells kpix5's susie steimle they won't be staying long. >> reporter: in the middle of encampments at lakeside park are signs banning their existence. staked in the mud, the message from the city of oakland reads "overnight camping is prohibited," but not everyone is taking them seriously. >> me and my sons got to go and we don't have nowhere to go. >> reporter: have you seen the signs that say no camping? >> i don't read. >> reporter: adam diop has mp nearly two years, jesse bryant for two months. both were here two weeks ago in the pou

it's a 60-block radius which includes downtown oakland, up town and the edge of lake merritt. that's where we sent tech reporter scott budman. scott, how does it work? >> reporter: it's a test of technology, janelle. here is the goal, to get a signal as fast as possible from the sight of an earthquake to your mobile device. about 40,000 people in oakland will be tested on wednesday. so get your cell phones ready for an earthquake warning amber alert style. >> basically to push the button at or around 11:00 a.m. and to send the message through the pipeline to a 60-square block region of downtown oakland. >> testing a way to let people know through their mobile phones that an earthquake is on the way. >> yeah, it would help. it would still be scary. >> if you can give me a ten/second warning, that will be worth it. >> reporter: the test is south of 23rd, north of 11th, west of harrison, east of jefferson. nobody knows just how much warning we'll get. but officials say it's important to use technology to try to get the word out ahead of earthquake danger. >> it's important for us

test is going to be sent to cell phones within a 60 square block radius on the west side of lake merritthake alert is set to happen 11 a.m. the office of emergency services and usgs will send it using the wireless emergency alert system. >> these earthquake alerts have to happen in seconds. so we want to test how fast those alerts get transmitted so we can make a good decision whether or not to move forward with this. >> the warning system will eventually use more than 1600 sensors embedded across california, oregon, washington. it will tap into seismic waves and pinpoint the underground shaking before that reaches the surface. the goal, of course, give people up to a minute's warning to get to a safe place. >>> there's a war going on in napa valley pitting water against wine, that story just ahead. >> plus another scare in the air for a boeing 737 max, why a crew heading for california barely made it off the ground. >> the gop will never stop trying to destroy the affordable healthcare of america's families. >> a new healthcare battle is brewing on capitol hill tonight. ♪ [baby crib mus

we also have david merritt onset. the u.s. and china are close to a trade deal. u.s. all as long as beijing follows through to buy more u.s. products. the u.s. and south korea agreed to end their biggest joint military drills in a bid to ease tensions with north korea. it came days after donald trump and kim jong-un on failed to reach an agreement at their summit. the decision was made to pursue permanent peace on the korean tesla. bill gross defined his investing career by meeting benchmarks. he said the era of outperformance is over. thin, betweenor treasuries of different maturities. he said central banks of changed the nature of the game. the probability of generating historical output are much less than they were. spacex watched its first echelon ready capsule at the international space station. no humans were on board this time. passenger was ripley, a dummy with sensors attached. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. francine: thank you so much. less than four weeks have brex

cell phones within a 60 square block radius on the west side of lake merritt will get it. scientists hope the system can eventually give people up to a minute's warning to get to a safe place. >>> there is more rainfall returning overnight tonight. that's when everybody gets rain, but some of you are getting heavy showers right now. let's get right to it. we're cloudy after a sunny start. it was a pleasant morning. we're still mainly dry, but showers are beginning to move in. it's 66 degrees in san jose, santa rosa 61, in between livermore, oakland and concord tied at 63. tonight lows in the 50s because of clouds and the rainfall that will fall after midnight. redwood city 52, oakland 52. look at the rain again, same spots hit hard yesterday, martinez, concord, benicia, walnut creek, pleasant hill, alamo, an inch of rain yesterday even ahead of the front arriving tonight you're seeing showers and a few scattered showers mainly in the north bay right now, south sonoma and marin county. more snow in the sierra, i know, again. 12 to 24 inches of snowfall above 7,000 feet in e

she says republicans stole a court seat from president obama when they refused to consider judge merritt carlin. senator booker has talked about term limits and others have gone further. >> one idea that is interesting is that you have 15 members but only 10 are appointed in the p president trump's stamp on the court. all of this raises a tough question. if we open the store what is the limit? >> but where does it end? let's say if president harris adds to justices, the next republican president 4 to 8 years after adds two more and you have this constant cycle until we end up with 135 people on the supreme court. >> reporter: ultimately it takes an act of congress to change the number of justices on the court and that is something that hasn't happened since 1869.>>> today minnesota senator amy club chart will be in san francisco. her first visit to california since becoming a presidential candidate. she is hosting a roundtable discussion on climate change. this afternoon at 330 at the golden gate club in the presidio on. she will meet with community and environmental leaders about how cl

. >> reporter: it was total chaos outside this school near lake merritt as news filtered out that a tentative had been reached in the seven-day teachers strike. >> you have 24 hours to go through it, to see have for our students. we will have a membership t ag >> reporter: there was no celebrating. not all teachers were optimis c optimistic. >> again, the numbers have a rate to shoot it down. if they don't like it, that's their right and that's their vote. >> reporter: today striking teachers and picketers surrounded the school, padlocking gates and using their signs and bodies to barricade every entrance and building in the parking lot to try to block a board meeting that was to take place where they would vote

streets will be closed in the running festival, including grant avenue and many streets around lake merritt, start and finish line. >>> winning powerball numbers announced. $638.8 million. get tickets out. powerball number is 5 -- >> those are the ones. >> $20. >> once again another massive jackpot with no reported winner. if you're feeling lucky, try again wednesday for chance at $750 million. estimated lump sum would be $465.5 million if you're counting before taxes. once again a look at tonight's numbers. 24, 25, 52, 60, 66, and powerball of 5. nobody has won since the day after christmas. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, drama over dogs. how town officials are defending decision to ban dogs from new bay area park prompting outrage from dog lovers. >>> new twist to the college admissions scandal, actionsc is considering taking again others involved who have graduated. >>> drew tuma, quiet before the ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more. get $250 back on a new galaxy and save on the network with millions of wifi

wednesday, some 40,000 of down west of lake merritt are going to receive an earthquake shake alert ontheir cell phones that sounds something like this.shake alertthat sound will be the first major test of california's new wireless emergency alert system says o.e.s. spokesman ryan arba. ryan arba/state office of emergency services "....today we teach people when they feel shaking to drop cover and hold, the goal here is that people will receive the alert and they'll have that much more time to protect themselves during a big earthquake..."using data from hundreds of sensors across california, oregon and washington, the shake alert system can trace and track seismic waves underground and warnvulnerable regions as much as minute before the shaking starts says usgsscientist degroot/united states geolge a messageout quickly enough you stand a pretty good chance of getting something before the shaking arrives at your about is the delivery side. once that alert is published, whathappens between then and the time it gets to you and your cell phone..."in those precious seconds before the shaki

tomorrow in downtown oakland near lake merritt. there's the lake right there.you live in this yellow highlighted zone, that includes downtown and uptown, your phone will likely be buzzing. in fact, that's the goal. send an alert to as many cell phones as possible to see how fast this warning system will work. it's similar to how amber alerts and weather alerts are issued. >>> the man who shot a teen in the head in san francisco has been caught in southern california. it happened yesterday inside a building that houses the department of corrections. today the chp in southern california spotted the gunman's car abandoned on the freeway right henear the arizona border and a short time later they spotted the man walking on the . police say there was an exchange of gunfire but in the end, officers managed to arrest him. >>> well, the giants open the season on thursday and they will be without their longtime leader. today, a major shakeup in the front office involving embattled ceo larry baer. major league baseball suspended baer through july 1st. this stems from tha

streams on facebook announced on a channel replace it on you tube comments it's at about reddit and merritt around the world before the companies could even reacts. those platforms then scrambled to take material down but eight hours later the full video was still up on you tube and as all of this is unfolding online there are news organizations around the world with some editorial decisions to make various media outlets brokaw's some of the footage or imbedded it on their websites and posts including several in australia and al-jazeera arabic in most cases they didn't show the actual shootings or any victims they limited their videos to the moment the government entered the mosque the british paper the daily mail took it further now bear in mind the site is driven by advertising and for a time allowed viewers to watch the video in full as these events prime minister defend their ads and put it we should not be perpetuating sharing giving any oxygen to this at violence and the message that is sitting behind it on the venezuela now the political power struggle there the ongoing propaganda wa

about 40-thousand people within a 60 -square block radius of the downtown area west of lake merritt .earthquake 'shake alert' on their cell phones. the system uses data from hundreds of sensors across california, oregon and washington. the shake alert system can trace and track seismic waves underground ... and then warn people as much as a minute before the actual shaking starts. < "...the part we really need to know more about is the delivery side. once that alert is published, what happens between then and the time it gets to you and your cell phone...or whatever device it might be">( james ) (ááálanding tagááá) by sending out an alert before an earthquake starts ... officials can slow down trains, close valves on underground water and gas pi doors and broadcast 'duck and cover' alerts to schools and other places. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a shakeup within the dublin unifed school district as the district continues to negotiate with teachers to avoid a strike. breaking news... just into the kron 4 newsroom... vanden high school in faifield has canceled class

this at the lake merritt amphitheater in oakland. tonight's event was billed as a community vigil against islamophobe i can't. the spy station confirmed it had not received any intelligence ahead of the mass shooting. now we are getting a closer look at the suspected shooter's travel history in the past few years. investigators say the 28-year-old visited pakistan, turkey and hungary. officials in each country are working to figure out what he was doing while he was there. >>> and new video tonight of the suspect in the shooting in netherlands is being arrested. after an hour's long manhunt, he was taken into custody and put into the black car you see there. investigators say he opened fire on a tram this morning in the city of utrecht. three people were killed, five others were hurt. the motive is still unclear, but there are reports it may have been a family dispute. >> well, he had a little too much to drink on st. patrick's day and he got arrested for it. but he wasn't just anybody. he's a former president. alejandro toledo was p

officials are using geo- fencing technology to target phones within 60 square blocks of east lake merritt( james ) a surfer was rescued from ocean beach over the weekend near the cliff house restaurant. the man was rescued just sunday afternoon in the area known as seal rocks. a helicopter was used to get him off the rocks he is expected to be okay. ( james ) and we have new video this morning showing firefighters in richmond saving two dogs from a burning building. this is body cam video showing the firefighters entering the smoky building and finding the dog. they even had to perform c-p-r on at least one of the dogs. neither dog had any burn injuries and both are expected to be okay. ( will ) happening in one hour...apple is expected to enter the television and news industries when it unveils a new service. it's expected to involve t-v shows, movies, music and a news subscription service in partnership with the wall street journal. apple is reportedly spending more than a billion dollars on its new lineup of shows featuring a- list stars from hollywood. how they are streamed, a timelin

about 40-thousand people within a 60 -square block radius of the downtown area west of lake merritt .ake alert' on their cell phones. the system uses data from hundreds of sensors across california, oregon and washington. the shake alert system can trace and track seismic waves underground ... and then warn people as much as a minute before the actual shaking starts. < "...the part we really need to know more about is the delivery side. once that alert is published, what happens between then and the time it gets to you and your cell phone...or whatever device it might be"> by sending out an alert before an earthquake starts ... officials can slow down trains, close valves on underground water and gas pipelines, open firehouse doors and broadcast 'duck and cover' alerts to schools and other places. ( will ) there's a leadership change within the dublin unified school district...now that leslie boozer is no that leslie boozer is no longer superintendent.( james ) the was made last night...and it comes as teachers prepare to go on strike..if a new deal isn't kron 4's christina tay-tro is