nick smith is live with that story. >> this is two-doors down from the store that was vandalized. these businesses continue to pop up all over oakland. when i asked why he choose oakland he says because it's growing and vibrant and he wanted to be here. >> they put a dark cloud over the entire city. a dark cloud is what he also had to face. he was a part of that dark cloud and looted for equipment during last night's clash between protestors and police. >> the shop had been broken into and rabed. he, too, had been vandalized. >> we are part of a new breed of business downtown oakland. we want to see a vibrant bustling city center. >> i have heard many times how businesses are challenged these types of events. it costs them money and their people are fearful to come to work. >> jay russell says they believe his business was targeted simply because it was a bank. what he believes the vandals didn't know is his bank is a small independent operation that focuses on giving loans to people operating businesses in communities like oakland. they know that demonstrations are planned for to

nick smith is live now from crown beach with more on this story. >> this report lays out a time line of events, and recommends changes. >> this is a tragedy. >> alameda is surrounded by water, many long time residents are still upset over the way the drowning of a suicidal man played out on their beach. >> just stand there to watch a man die? unconscionable. >> residents say they don't believe the memorial day drowning had to happen z they're not surprise bid the findings in a report released tow. it details missteps, rescuers watched as a 52-year-old drowned. the review faults the city of alameda for not having a walter rescue crew and knights police and firefighters for failure to immediately call for a shallow water rescue boat. and officials say their water rescue program had been discontinued. accord together report 31 minutes passed from arriveal of the first officer on the scene until zach died of hypothermia. just one of several major issues identified in the report. >> do you feel it was fair? >> i do. i think it was thorough. >> the police chief mike nunan not surprised by

in oakland nick smith abc 7 news. >>> thank you, nick. we are learning more about the demonstrator we showed you last night was seriously injured. we have the latest on his condition. heather? >> friends tell us that 24-year-old scott olsen is at high a highland hospital se illy sedated. he has a skull fracture. they are trying to see if surgery will be necessary. this is according to friends. olsen was hit by something last night while marching in oakland. they don't know if it was a rubber bullet they think more likely a tear gas or smoke canister. they think they may never know what it was or which police agency fired it if there was a police agency. his roommate was not with him at the time but he went to the hospital and said he could manage only yes and no answers to the question. he is a former marine who survived two tours of duties in iraq with no injuries. he is now active in iraq vetrans against the war and veterans for peace. >> it is really sad it makes me angry two tours in iraq and no injuries and he got hurt from people wh

nick smith is live tonight with the story. nick? >> this afternoon's vigil drew out a dozen people. these are friends and loved ones as well as community leaders and investigator frtz police department. they gathered where two gunman opened fire on a group of people killing them. the friends say she was like a sister, deserving to have those responsible caught saying she was a sweet girl and two bonded because of the similarities of their name. >> i hope if anyone snow noes anything just come forward because whether it's something small or very big, anything to help get a lead and help get closer to find the person that did it she was a good girl. funny, spunky. crazy. and she was a good hearted lady. >> lenisha was killed at the scene. police say illegal early morning tattoo party ended before the parking lot erupted into gunfire, this afternoon i spoke with investigators that told me this is very much an active case but they have hit a road block and say witnesses have stopped coming forward with their information. they believe party goers and friends know who shooters are and are

nick smith is in the newsroom with more on that. nick?good afternoon, in may of this year, the u.s. supreme court ruled california needed to reduce its prison population by 40,000 inmates. the bill is ab 109. most people know it as realignment. the state will begin moving least dangerous inmates back to the communities they come from. this week governor brown said that county leaders are ready for realignment. >> it's bold. it's difficult. and it will continuously change as we learn from experience but we can't sit still and let courts release 30,000 serious prisoners. we have to do something this is the most-viable plan i've been able to put together. >> the sargeant from the sheriff's office says that his county is ready for realignment but hopes funding for services doesn't become an issue. >> we do have some money upfront. but it's ongoing costs have yet to be determined. >> the funding is guaranteed in this year's state budget but brown and local law enforcement officials say they must get a constitutional amendment approved guarante

in oakland nick smith abc 7 news. >> there is a lot more news to cover for you tonight. coming up next, san jose's pot hole problem, they're all over the streets. city falling behind on fixing them. >> i'm sandhya patel. red flag warnings now up for north and east bay hills, what weather conditions are prompting the warning. >> and thank you. also, here tonight pg&e safety test ripped >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> all right. back live. sky 7 over the streets tonight occupy demonstrators who run out of the plaza at city hall on the move this evening and clashing with police on city streets. >> yeah. there has been tear gas lobbed and we saw some tear gas lobbed we think by the police but it's hard to know. we heard from reporter that's some of the protesters had homemade tear gas cans and they were throwing that at police as well as paint balls. we saw officers with red and turquoise paint ball mix on their uniforms this, is the most organized we've seen demonstrators in line on the streets now. so right now this is a fluid situation. we'r

nick smith, abc 7 news. >> president is in los angeles tonight on the next leg of his west coast trip. he's attend ago hollywood fund raise they are evening. tomorrow morning there is a tonight show taping. then he will fly into san francisco for a lunch time fundraiser at the w hotel. san francisco police are asking motorist to avoid the downtown area from 11:30 in the morning until 4:00 p.m. during the presidential visit. >>> and earlier in nevada president obama announced new rules for refinancing federally guaranteed home loans. this new approach may help thousands of bay area homeowners drowning under the weight of unwieldy mortgage payments. mark matthews with the president's proposal that gets around republican opposition in congress. >> in the bay area community of fairfield, homeowner was good credit still struggle to refinance because their existing mortgages were way more than the houses are worth. >> frustration. >>reporter: credit counselor thomas sums up the experience for those who tried to play by the rules. >> about swlol never been late. they are unable to refinance

abc7's nick smith reports on the new prison realignment. >> reporter: governor jerry brown said countyeaders are ready for realignment. >> it's bold, it's difficult and it will continuously change as we learn from experience. but we can't sit still and let the courts release 30,000 serious prisoners. we have to do something. and this is the most viable plan that i've been able to put together. >> reporter: sergeant jb nelson of the alameda county sheriff's office said they are ready for realignment but hopes funding for services doesn't become anish out. >> we have money up front but it's the ongoing costs that are yet to be determined. >> the funding for realignment is guaranteed in this year's budget but local law enforcement says they must get funding approved. but it's more about housing prisoners. it's also about providing services, like healthcare, treatment programs and probation. >> this is probably the most dramatic change in criminal justice in california. >> reporter: i spoke with phillip, a contra costa county probation officer by phone. he noted even though realignment doe

abc7s nick smith reports on the new prison realignment. >> reporter: governor jairly brown said countyders are ready for realignment. >> it's bold, it's difficult and it will continuously change as we learn from experience. but we can't sit still and let the courts release 30,000 serious prisoners. we have to do something. and this is the most viable plan that i've been able to put together. >>. >> reporter: sergeant jb nelson of the alameda county sheriff's office said they are ready for realignment but hopes funding doesn't become an issue. >> we have money up front but it's the ongoing costs that are yet to be determined. >> the funding for re' line meant is guaranteed in this year's budget but local local law enforcement says they must get funding approved. but it's more about housing prisoners. it's also about providing services, like healthcare, treatment programs and probation. >> this is probably the most dramatic change in criminal justice in california. >> reporter: i spoke with phillip, a contra costa county probation officer by phone. he noted even though realignment doesn'

nick smith is here ing on the demonstrations. next demonstration is scheduled for 6:00 tonight. -- terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> amy hollyfield joins us. you have been trying to find out about the use of force and possibly a response from the oakland mayor, any luck? >> reporter: no luck. we have heard the mayor is back in town. she was in washington, d.c.. she got back late last night. she did not return our calls all morning and hasn't made herself available. raised questions about police force. we have been trying to ask questions about that as welch here's the bruise on one protester today. she and others were convinced that rubber bullets were fired last night. with we showed this picture of her injury to a police officer. he tells us it is not from a rubber bullet but what he calls a flexible baton round, the upgraded version of the bean bag ammunition. he says the bean bag didn't fly right and cut people open. he says they now use these, not rubber bullets. the chief says they had to shoot at protesters and fire five rou

a 16-year-old and a 23-year-old and abc 7's nick smith joins us now. >> and this is about 15 minutes ago family members and friends have been arriving and friends started to gather, you can see they've started to lay flowers and light candles in memory of friends in this lot. police say two people opened fire, three victims were pronounced dead and just this afternoon i spoke with investigators who tell me this is very much an active case and they've hit a road block. friends and family who have gathered say they want the killer caught. >> this hurts to see everybody trying and everything being so sad. >> i want you to take a look at the picture this, is the man police are calling a person of interest. he is described as believed to have a distinguishing feature that is his teeth. the man has upper and lower gold teeth with diamonds in the canines, police are saying they're having trouble with witnesses coming forward and believe people know more than they're sharing. dispeak with investigators and will share more at 6:00. and here live in san leandro. >> there is a crack down on lar

nick smith is here ing on the demonstrations. next demonstration is scheduled for 6:00 tonight. -- terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> amy hollyfield joins us. you have been trying to find out about the use of force and possibly a response from the oakland mayor, any luck? >> reporter: no luck. we have heard the mayor is back in town. she was in washington, d.c.. she got back late last night. she did not return our calls all morning and hasn't made herself available. raised questions about police force. we have been trying to ask questions about that as welch here's the bruise on one protester today. she and others were convinced that rubber bullets were fired last night. with we showed this picture of her injury to a police officer. he tells us it is not from a rubber bullet but what he calls a flexible baton round, the upgraded version of the bean bag ammunition. he says the bean bag didn't fly right and cut people open. he says they now use these, not rubber bullets. the chief says they had to shoot at protesters and fire five rou

nick smith is live on tre you're island for us. nick? >> you know final preps being put into place for a private event happening here z it's an extension of oracle open world 2011. earlier, larry ellison was on stage, described as an extraordinary week filled with learning, hands on demo and exhibits with a tag line engineers for innovation, which is fitting because most at today's he venlt had just heard news of the passing of apple co-founder steve jobs. and this man some described as a modern day thomas edison or henry ford, steve jobs changed the way people think about technology. >> breaking news. you saw that my colleagues were looked at each other strange. >> it's sad. but he knew and he got the right people around him before he had to step down. >> and many today were upset and they all say that most productive chapter in his career occurred near the end of his life with an unbroken string of successful products and changed the world of the personal computer, jobs turned apple into world's most valuable company with market value

nick smith reports. >> governor the governor said county leaders are ready for realignment. >> it's boiled and difficult, it will continuously change as we learn from experience, but we can't sit still and let the courts release 30,000 serious prisoners. we do have to do something. this is most viable plan that i've been able to put together. >> the sergeant from alameda says his county is ready for realignment but hopes services don't become an issue. >> it's the ongoing costs that have yet to be determined. funding for realignment is guaranteed in this stairt year's stated budget. but brown and local officials say they must get a constitutional amendment approved and cannot be touched by the legislature. but arealignment is more about housing prisoners. it's providing services like healthcare, treatment programs and probation. >> this is most dramatic change in criminal justice in california. >> i spoke to the probation officer by phone. he noted that even though realignment doesn't change the option for sentencing or the amount of time a prisoner may get in custody it does change who wi

nick smith reports. >> reporter: this week governor jerry brown said that county leaders are ready for re-alignment. >> it's bold, it's difficult, and it will continuously change as we learn from experience. but we can't sit still and let the courts release 30,000 serious prisoners. we have to do something, and this is the most viable plan i have been able to put together. >> reporter: the sergeant of the alameda county sheriff's office says his county is ready for realignment but hopes that funding for services doesn't become an issue. >> we have money up front but it's the ongoing costs that have yet to be determined. >> reporter: the funding is guaranteed in this year's state budget but brown, and local law enforcement officials, say they must get a constitutional amendment approved that guarantees the funding for the future and which cannot be touched by the legislate legislature. but re-alignment is about providing services like healthcare, treatment programs, and probation. >> this is probably the most dramatic change in criminal justice in california. >> i spoke with the contra

nick smith joins us with that part of the story. nick? there police barricades remain in place at 14th and clay. the plaza has been restricted to law enforcement officials and those who live and work in the area, now, officials are using bags to clean up the mess. much has been said about the affect to the sanitary conditions of the plaza, and to the resources that would be needed to return it to a satisfactory standard of safety. and what may have been overlooked is effect it is having on small business owners. since time protesters took over the plaza, cafe owners watched sales decline and have had issue was security. >> this. >> it used to be good. >> really dirty. and people didn't want to walk around you know? and come inside. >> and officials say the plaza will remain closed until they can perform necessary inspections, several personal itits were left inside after the raid and the city made pro visions for those who have been arrested to collect items. now, public works officials using bags to clean up the mess left behind and tell

nick smith abc 7 news. >> the foreclosure crisis has been a zafter for millions of americans but thereit as a way to get rich. one woman offered a chance at big money but lost a bundle instid. -- instead. and michael finney is here with the story. >> this was billed as the business opportunity of a lifetime. and there is a way to find gold among ruins of collapsed housing markets. the closer she looked the less she liked it. real estate algt lisa goods needed more business so, it was exciting when receiving this flyer in the mail. >> i read this and it makes it sound so good. >> the flyer addressed to lisa personally from dcflos. sett of florida offering a foreclosure wealth machine a way to make riches from foreclosed properties he said you can make over $100,000 on each deal. that sounded really good. >> this promotional video mailed to lisa shows fossett giving a rousting seminar. >> there has never been a better time to invest. >> she thought it was a logical way to make big money in a gloomy market. lisa would get a share of the profits. this literature promised all without using

nick smith has that part of the story. >> the fight is not with police here. there is a police confrontation with parts of the community shaking. >> they will start riots easy. >> make your message known. if you don't like the banks former credit union. >> he runs such a business. small bank focuses on loans to under developed communities like oakland. that did not spare him the rage of protestors. he came to work to find the store front window like this. demonstrations like the one last night send the wrong message to those considering opening a business in oakland. >> businesses are challenged these types of events. it costs them money and the people are fearful to come to work. >> several small businesses opened in part bays of long subsidies in the city. >> we are part of a new breed of business oakland that want to see a vibrant alive bustling city center. >> they were also vandalized during the confrontation. >> it seems unnecessary and miss directed to be a small business owner who is independent who is a victim of movement trying to support that. >> th

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smith arkansas and when i was 12 i was the oldest-- . >> stephen: that was her place, your grandmother's name was chancey. >> that was her nickname. >> stephen: who was your grandfather's nick name. >> pepper. >> stephen: clancy and pepper. >> yeah, clancy and pepper. >> stephen: that sounds like a '70s cop show. >> it was, it was. >> stephen: now you, as i said in your previous, you have taken on terrorism but now in made in america, are you take on globalization. because you say nothing's made here in moir. >> well, it's about a generation before us you could go in the bank and like my dad could go in the bank and his dad could go in the bank, shake hands with the banker and have an agreement and everybody who get along and you would get things done. pharmacy, and now all of those things are gone. and it's difficult for us to function. it hurts our economy. >> what's the answer. >> listen this album, with a razor blade nay warm tub kind of thing. >> america-- you're a internal person. >> america-- america's in a really bad upside down loan and i mean how do you get out. you have to either bankrupt before close, you don't get out upside down. >> stephen: or can party your

smith in the comcast sportsnet newsroom. we'll talk college football but we start with the nfl as the raiders make a roster move. according to our insider, the raiders have waived receiver returner nick miller, the second year pro had no catches so far this season but did average over 15 yards on kickoff returns. they assigned ron parker to fill miller's spot. >> san jose state, taking on colorado state. late third, spartans leading by 7 but the rams were in the red zone. the quarterback pete thomas runs it in to tie the game at 31. later in the fourth, matt fogner is going to look for carr. carr's got his man beat. the 38-yard touchdown. spartans beat colorado state for their second win in a row. >> arizona versus usc, scoreless game, matt barkley finds robert woods on the short screen and there he goes. it's going in the books as an 82-yard touchdown pass. woods did all of the work. 7-0, trojans would take the lead. to the third quarter, usc up, it's barkley to woods again. last time it was 82, now flip that, this time it's 28 yards. barkley had 468 yards passing, that's a school record. also four td's, holding off a rally winning 48-41. >> to the diamond a slate of major league ga