coogler-- who is a bay area native-- actor michael b. jordan.ss octavia spencer all spoke with kron 4. they talked about the conversation that occurred in the theater after the screening. and the film in oakland. >> "if anything it provides insight and helps to bring us together so when we screened the film for the first time in the bay area we had people from oscar's family there, we had people from opd there, there were accountable for their actions, holding people responsible whether that be law enforcement or people in the community." oscar grant was shot on the platform of the fruitvale bart station on new year's morning 2009. by former bart police officer johannes merserle. he was convicted in 2010. the film opens nationwide on july 12th. the san francisco public library commission voted unanimously on thursday evening to change library hours at 18 branches and at the main library. the current plan adds a total of 36 hours per week times. many branches will also be open an extra day under the plan. the library will be hiring the equivalent

among the stars expected, michael b. jordan who plays oscar grant and octavia spencer who plays grant's mother. the film's gotten great reviews from fans and critics, won big wards the sundance. >> fire crews spend the night mopping up a grass fire that spreld spread to a hotel. started off interstate 80 in fairfield. embers from the fire blew to the roof of a motel 6, damaging four rooms. fire crews will be back on scene to assess how bad the damage is. no one was hurt. >>> fire crews spending the night in venetia checking for hot spots after a brushfire there. it was not contained until late last night. the fire sparked yesterday afternoon off lake herman road near interstate 680. a shed was damaged but, again, no one hurt in this one either. >>> police and fire departments teaming up in one peninsula city. the redwood city police and fire departments holding a second town hall meeting a chance to voice concerns about safety issued in the community. the departments will give formal presentations about programs and services ea

coogler-- who is a bay area native-- actor michael b. jordan. and actress octavia spencer all spoke with kron 4. they talked about the in the theater after the screening. and the significance of showing the film in oakland. >> "if anything it provides insight and helps to bring us together so when we screened the film for the first time in the bay area we had people from oscar's family there, we had people from opd there, there were bart police there they were all under one roof."/ "i >> think it's going to make people think and hold people accountable for their actions, holding people responsible whether that be law enforcement or people in the community." >> pam: oscar grant was shot on the platform of the fruitvale bart station on new year's morning 2009. by former bart police officer johannes merserle. merserle was convicted in 2010 and was sentenced to two years in prison. the film opens nationwide on july 12th. >> this live view. a of a beautiful full moon. and we might have a hard time seeing it with a storm coming. . [female vo] looking

the film, directed by bay area native ryan coogler and featuring actors octavia spencer and michael b. jordan, will be shown in a private screening at oakland's grand lake theater=. coming up on kron 4 news at 6. the deadline is looming to re-sign bart's union contracts. kron 4's j-r stone talks to bart workers who tell us if we should expect a strike! that's coming up at 6. >> reporter:wildfires are taxing crews in colorado and california. new evacuations near denver right now. but we'll start with the carstens fire burning near the entrance to yosemite. this has burned more than 16-hundred acres.but the good news is the weather is cooperating.allowing many residents to return to their homes in mariposa county. this fire is centered east of highway 140 in the mid- pines area. it's now 40 percent contained. but 150 structures are still being threatened. however, temperatures were down and humidity was up.allowing firefighters to make progress. meanwhile.a new fore for colorado to deal with. >> reporter:this one about 30 miles south of denver. the so called lime gulch fire started last night a

today director ryan coogler, actor michael b. jordanctress octavia spencer spoke about the conversation that occurred in the theater after the screening about the significance of showing the film in oakland. >> i think it's necessary. ryan is a native son of oakland, oscar is a native son and the best place to present his creative vision, even though some people believe there's revisionist history going on in the telling of the story, the best place to present is to the community that will be affected first and foremost so it was great to be here and having a lively conversation after the screening. >> if anything it provides insight and helps to bring us together so when we screened the film for the first time in the bay area we had people from oscar's family there, we had people from opd there, there were bart police there they were all under one roof. >> it was a source of them coming together. i imagine it was the first time. >> it's going to help the healing process, however long that takes. however long that's going to take, who k