not the oakland you may see in the news or the oakland you may remember from your childhood and that a lot of ex-oaklanders may remember. oakland is the second most literate city in the nation, the city with the best weather -- sorry, sand francisco. -- sorry, san francisco. we are constantly being named as the most diverse city. that is, like, 129 languages spoken in our public schools. our latest group, the winner of our spelling contest is a young lady from nepal. oakland is a city that is constantly reinventing itself, whether it be in the end of the transcontinental railroad with dozens of hundreds of different kinds of european immigrants across the country, or the home to the borders that gave birth to a jazz movement, or today, as the most affordable place for new immigrants coming to the bay area to live. each of them leave a mark. one thing that i would say, when you come to oakland, is that of lenders -- is that oaklanders are pretty passionate about our city. i was teasing ed that he and i have probably made more public appearances together then my husband and i have in t

one thing that i would say, when you come to oakland, is that of lenders -- is that oaklanders are pretty passionate about our city. i was teasing ed that he and i have probably made more public appearances together then my husband and i have in the last couple of months. i can assure you that we work really closely together, which resolves a couple of major longstanding issues. what we may not have in height over the last two mayors, we certainly have in sight, and we have a tradition -- we certainly have in fight, and we have a tradition of fighting together. [applause] there are a couple of things happening in oakland that you may not have paid attention to, but in the in, asking you to invest in oakland in a different way. yes, i do what your dollars, it is no secret that oakland is the port city in the bay area. our report is pretty much back to pre recession levels and terms of imports, exports. we export about as much as we import. i had a stake in -- which is an organic meat producer based in oakland. this represents some of the changing american habits. this is very interesting,

not the oakland you may see in the news or the oakland you may remember from your childhood and that lot of ex-oaklanders may remember. oakland is the second most literate city in the nation, the city with the best weather -- sorry, sand francisco. -- sorry, san francisco. we are constantly being named as the most diverse city.

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mid 50s oakland. 54 freemont. 54 san jose. mild out there as we start the day. temperatures for the afternoon the not too bad. upper 60s and 70s. your extended forecast here. improving conditions by tomorrow. monday and tuesday look fabulous. low 70s in the forecast for the afternoon. mostly sunny skies. wednesday the changing are coming again. a chance for showers wednesday and thursday. temperatures begin to fall. if you are headed out to the bay area for some play today we have your day planner coming up in a few moments. >> thank you. >>> 7:39 the food and drug administration is proposing new rules requiring some restaurants and fast food chains to display calorie counts on their menus. proposed rule will apply to vending machine, coffee shops and grocery stores. california law that requires chain restaurants to display a calorie count started in january. a lot waited for federal guidelines before they enforce it. >>> in florida people are cleaning up after a strong storm system spawned several tornadoes. nati

the mayor says the future of oakland depends on it. >> oakland right now is trying to attract large software companies that find oakland more centrally located than some of the other cities. it would be a real shame and disgrace if the young people don't get to be part of that economy. >> the mayor presented a proclamation reinforcing the commitment to get connected oakland. free internet service available, eventually there is a plan $15 a month for libraries and such. a number of agencies called in on this. county d.a.'s office, social services, park and rec, public libraries and santa rita wants to make sure get connected oakland works. >> verizon customers are having big problems with the new system. for at least a day, customers have not been able to access the internet and some are reporting issues with verizon's older and slower 3-g network. verizon isn't saying much except that it's working to fix the job. >> all right. our next mike nicco is taking a look at the sunshine. >> and looking at the winds, how breezy it's going to be this afternoon. we'll talk about that. also warming tren

--esta semana, las cuadrillas taparan hoyos en calles de "west oakland". despues se concentraran en el "este de oakland". --a partir del 16 de mayo, los trabajos cubriran las vias mas transitadas.--el periodo de vida de una calle es de 30 aÑos, pero debido a problemas presupuestarios, en oakland solo se pueden repavimentar cada 85 aÑos.--si usted quiere reportar un bache... puede llamar al 510-615-55-66. --en unos meses, las bolsas de plastico estaran prohibidas en zonas no incorporadas del condado de santa clara.--asi lo decidÓ esta maÑana la junta de supervisores.--con esta ordenanza, decenas de comercios solo podran utilizar bolsas de papel 100 por ciento reciclables y que contengan al menos un 40 por ciento de material reciclado. --cada una le costara al cliente 15 centavos.--los supervisores consideran que las bolsas plasticas, que suelen usarse una sola vez, son un foco de contaminacion que genera grandes gastos al tapar el drenaje o amenazar la vida silvestre.--la medida entra en vigor el primero de enero. ---en Éxico, las autoridades siguen encontr

the east oakland area is the worst. >> reporter: now, people all over the city of oakland are saying exactly the same thing. you can see things are very ugly here in downtown oakland along jackson street. again, the city began a four-week blitz today. they say if you know of a problem area, you should call the public works department. they're going to prioritize those calls, tackling the most serious problems first. reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. >>> some state parks could soon be operated by cities and counties according to two bills working their way through the legislate tour in sacramento. the change would pertain to state parks slalted to be closed. allowing them instead to be run by local governments, which means nearby merchants who depend on the parks for tourist dollars can stay open as well. the budget cuts eliminates $11 million from the state parks rec department. a list is expected to be out soon. >>> earth day may have been last week, but as it turns out earth day is every day. at drew school in san francisco, today

and so overstock.com apparently coming to the oakland coliseum here and oakland -- i'm just getting breaking news, you're not going to believe it. don't get used to that yet, i know you probably already are. but there is word that overstock.com is changing their name online to o.co. the letter o dot c-o so it could soon be known as the o.co. rolls off the tongue. it doesn't make sense but definitely rolls off the tongue. we've been talking to people buying coffee here in oakland all morning long and a lot of people -- well, it's not the biggest issue concerning everything going on in our world today but they're just kind of like, you know, i don't care. just how about we get them a new infrastructure and new stadium itself and forget the name. >> bob, makes total sense to me. >> and win games. >> keep the a's in town, win, better coliseum, then the name. decided. next order of business. >> weather. 6:10. >> let's just drop that dot right now. you know people are going to call it the oco if that happens. we are looking oh, so clear this morning. it's gorgeous out there. i really enjoy weather

supervisor mirkarimi: you have used oakland as an example. can you walk me through the pros and cons of what oakland does or how the customer's benefit as compared to san francisco customers? that is in terms of the fees they pay and what they get. >> i am not sure how it applies to the pro and con. the ft structure -- their fee structure is fairly average. it is close to yours. we know is $29 million that comes in. $7 million of that is used to pay their recycling collector. you have to take that into account. they provide a variety of services to the residents that seem happy. the rates are equivalent to what is going on in the average of the jurisdictions. in my experience, they get a fairly good benefit. supervisor mirkarimi: apples to apples, do they get exactly what we get or vice versa? i am looking for some heft to this analysis. >> we did not try to get into that death. it really is not apples to apples. -- we did not really get into that depth. a lot of your city services are paid for provided by recol ogy. a lot of fears are by cws

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the mayor says the future of oakland depends on it. >> oakland right now is trying to attract large software companies that find oakland more centrally located than some of the other cities. it would be a real shame and disgrace if the young people don't get to be part of that economy. >> the mayor presented a proclamation reinforcing the commitment to get connected oakland. free internet service available eventually there is a plan $15 a month for libraries and such. a number of agencies called in on this. county d.a.'s office social services park and rec public libraries and santa rita wants to make sure get connected oakland works. >> verizon customers are having big problems with the new system. for at least a day customers have not been able to access the internet and some are reporting issues with verizon's older and slower 3-g network. verizon isn't saying much except that it's working to fix the job. >> all right. our next mike nicco is taking a look at the sunshine. >> and looking at the winds how breezy it's going to be this afternoon. we'll talk about that. also warming trend, pre

it will be a great baseball weekend here in oakland.uld be a lot of fun, fun with a purpose. >> weather will be great for the home opener. >> let's find out from lisa. >> oakland, 62. san francisco, cooler inland valleys and our coast, 48 in half moon bay. more 70s and 80s, still cooler than we have been. santa rosa, 78 today. tomorrow, 66. oakland 75. tomorrow, 65 and san jose, still 80 but cooler than yesterday, 64 tomorrow. big time cooling over the weekend, even a chance for showers in the north bay. becoming windy and then we'll recover slightly early next week. >> southbound 101, we're going to highway 4 west of sombersville and also approaching san pedro road. getting reports there. don't forget. april fool's day, we have a parade at noon in downtown san francisco. no official lane closures, i don't think there is anything official about that parade. it begins at noon. >> thank you for joining us. >> we'll be back with a local update at 7:24. have a great day and great

oakland already has a gang injunction in north oakland. now the city is pursuing another one in the fruitdale neighborhood. it would impose a curfew. >>> new at noon, roanoke park police released a surveillance video today that could help them solve the murder of a 20- year-old man last friday. they say the two people in this video are of interest to police in the killing of kevin kraft. kimberly monet christian is the woman. they're asking for help identifying the man standing next to her wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. >>> early this morning antioch police arrested a man who's charged with homicide. the fatal shooting happened at the victim's home on pine nut way around 9:30 last night. police say the gunman used to live at the home with his ex- girlfriend and he reportedly confronted her with a gun last night. the exgirlfriend and two others ran off. investigators say the gunman shot another house mate. neighbors say the victim was a really great guy. >> just a really big hearted, good guy. and i came home from work yesterday and he

this year's oakland running festival brought in big cash to the city of oakland.e first brought you these pictures live during our sunday edition of "ktvu "mornings on 2"." more on 7,000 people took part in the full marathon, half- marathon a and the 5-k. those runners brought in $3 million in oakland, with each out of -- out-of-towner runner spending money as well. >>> u.s. car and truck sales rose 11% in march. that's a smaller increase. sales were led by small cars and crossovers. as people bought higher mileage vehicles. gm says the chevy crew led their sales. analysts correct -- correct a higher increase. >>> we've just learned that a giants' fan was beaten in the parking lot of dodger stadium. police say the fan was followed to his car and the attackers yelled slurs against the giant and began to kick and punch the men. one victim suffered a head injury and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. at this point, no one has been arrested. certainly something you don't want to hear about at any baseball game. >> no, you don't. >>> let's check in with

it happened near oakland airport yesterday.ron4 saw that plane crash. >> reporter: investigators were here overnight investigating a plane crash near oakland airport, lexus of his plane wreck before it crashed or was going to oakland airport to cover a different story i was sitting at a light, all of a sudden, this one plant went right past me. it was flying at a very low altitude. it was also flying very fast, 30 seconds later first responder is better right past me, i follow them here, you guys are looking at now. this one airplane nasdaq, intel up,--nose down killed up. it took off from oakland airport, a lot of witnesses saw this thing go down there playing soccer nearby, they ran over to help, and fortunately the pilot died. >> justine: we'll keep you updated on the story and several others that are happening another big win in the bay area, are weather forecast, a great weekend. one more nice day of good weather. >> louisa: temperatures warm up even more than yesterday agreed to stay on top, 50 degrees in oakland the plan

stop for any seafood going into the port of oakland. those cranes take the pallets and put them on to the trucks where they are tested from a radiation detector. but that has not stopped some restaurants from taking radiation test nothing their own hands. -- testing into their own hands. there in san francisco's top sushi restaurant and on the minds of the launch crowd at jack martin square. >> hopefully i don't grow a tumour on my forehead for eating today's seafood. >> i am not a big seafood person who i will probably have a steak. >> reporter: the nuclear power plant has some restaurants rush to go buy these. >> even those beeps that you are hearing is radiation. >> reporter: hand-held radiation detectors capable of detecting high level of contamination from a slice of fish, for example, and going for upwards of $1,000 on amazon. >> radiation is scary stuff. >> scary the department of health says for those closest to japan's troubled power plant. but here on the west coast, the risks are being closely watched from cargo radiation tes

celebration in oakland today.eatured free heal >>> aztec dancers opened the caesar chavez community health day celebration in oakland today. the event featured free healthy food, nutrition demonstrations, and urban garden demonstrations. volunteers planted fruit trees at the dover street park, which will become an edible park when the trees start bearing fruit. the event was a kickoff for a weekly organic farmers market at the park. >>> as you saw there, a gorgeous day outside, but you heard, lawrence-- >> how could we be talking rain when it's still nice outside! but it's that time of year. you get into spring, the weather goes up and down. enjoy. we get the nice days in here and enjoy them while we have them. things are going to change again. outside today, a beautiful day, everywhere you went. sunshine and really pretty nice conditions outside, as temperatures running above the average this time of year. in the bay right now, couple of high clouds in the distance. other than that, you are looking very good. hig

ktvu's kraig debro is in oakland. he has more on some similar incidents that are being investigated in the area as well. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, pam. and those incidents are enough to make people start wondering if they're connected. police have no official word on that just yet. but in addition to the attempted sexual assault here in the 1400 block of third avenue, there have actually been four sexual assaults on either side of the lake merit since last september. yesterday's attempt took place on the 1400 block of third avenue. police say a woman returning home from the store at 2:00 p.m. yesterday, a man followed her. when the woman entered the gate to her residence the man came in behind her. the man ordered the woman to remove her clothing but then fled without waiting. opd is calling this a high priority case. since september of last year four sexual assaults have been reported by women in this general vicinity. neighborhoods near lake merit. the latest in february on eighth and jac

especially a red oakland international.e tree and is monitoring, oakland has been the hardest hit. what is going on? >> will: 10, is the number they added two more flights there were canceled. one from el paso, the other laws angeles. that should be steady for now the update the board as they go along. -- a loss angeles. i can tell you that the rivals, that is adding up, we're at six of this point with the 130 flight from philadelphia nuzzles phoenix. that is been added to the board. according to the spokeswoman she believes today's the last big day for cancellations. she hopes to mauve things are back to normal. here's video that we shot yesterday, but to me this morning, very heavy cancellations before the first they took off the ground. a lot of them are headed to austin, dallas, houston. the good part is according to the ticket agent she says they're doing their best to get them off the ground, and the air even if it means they hop on a later flight that is not a 737300 and might bounce your rental little bit but, hopef

back to you. >>> pothole blitz in oakland. christy smith is live in oakland with a job they have ahead. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. this isn't be good news, we found part of somebody's bent wheel by three large potholes on telegraph avenue in oakland. this is where the city is kicking off a new leg of the pothole blitz, trying to fillmore than 2,000 potholes in one month. eight crews out doing the work. that's twice the usual number. now in town hall meetings on infrastructure, the mayor says potholes are the top complaint she hears about. it's worse in spring when rain erodes the roadways. if you have a pothole bugging you making the commute rough, call 510-615-5566 or log on to the public works website and click on to report a problem. they are promising during this blitz, they will come out and fix it. christy smith, today in the bay. >> thank you. 6:02 now. >>> oakland has the ball rolling. despite the fact it's in the middle of a legal fight. the city is trying to restrict movements of gang memb

and then low 50s san francisco. 52 oakland at 50. band of high clouds once that moves out it will be mostly sunny. storm track stays north at least for now. but there's a system digging down. you can start to see the leading edge of it. looks like it's going to play into our weather on wednesday and thursday as temperatures go way down. but today they'll be a little warmer. a pleasant monday. wasn't that a monkey song? maybe not. cool mornings. little warmer. pleasant valley monday. thank you. that's what i thought. little warmer temperatures 60s to 70s. we'll see it will be a nice day. as pam said it was gorgeous and i can't see why it wouldn't be today. warmer today. then mostly sunny tuesday. we start to cloud up on wednesday and turns cooler. get some rain in here but the main impact from the system coming in on thursday the cold air mass. that takes us into friday but the good news is rebound on the weekend after a chilly saturday morning. pam. >>> thank you, steve. hackers now have the e-mail addresses of several additional maj

can i get a job in the city of oakland. it is unfortunate in california that jerry used to say that in and he was campaigning for the first time, this is only -- of the budget, more than we spend on our universities. how we spend money on the criminal-justice system has to be part of the solution as well. they will be tied up in court for years. in addition, they are forgetting the multiplier. how much we play for unemployment? how much we pay for prime? those are the factors that you have to look for. >> and do you have had back up plan for moving some of these projects forward? will the governor be successful in eliminating these agencies? >> we are doing is pretty silly things. you will see the special session where i am selling back- and-forth. i have to protect money as a last property and the money based in town -- and the money base. there could be some strange blending not controlled by the city. >> what the worst does this open and what does this represent for each of -- what opportunities does this open and what d

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top speeds between hayward downtown oakland.still doing great guadalupe parkway 101 fine heading out of downtown san jose a live look at 280 traffic, as you approach the 880 interchange we head on over towards hp pavilion. could get busy later on tonight. sharks take on the l.a. kings, we threw up a sharks symbol for you for fans. mass transit off to a great start except for ace train number 1, 5 minutes behind schedule. not bad slight delays there. >>> remember kcbs for the latest traffic information find them 106.9 fm back up to you. >>> thank you. >>> 5:46 a.m. let's check our top stories southwest airlines cancelled another 70 flights today to inspect planes, southwest has found at least three other planes with cracks in the area where the hole developed during a flight friday. >>> this morning a word war two airplane will be pulled out of the mud. the pilot killed after it nose dived shortly after taking off from oakland airport. >> federal transportation officials are launching a program to repair and replace aging oil and

in oakland. some came from all over the bay area, as far as the peninsula and the south bay, to take advantage of the services. several people we talk to say they recently lost their jobs and that's why they said it was crucial for them to be here. >> the economy is in shambles, and even -- realistically, even when i start working again, i'm going to have problems because of the preexisting medical condition thing. >> remote area medical, the national non-profit organizing this clinic, have done 600 other clinics like this in different cities and communities across the country. and they will be here at oakland coliseum not just today, but for the next three days, from april 9th to april 12th. the founder and ceo of this non- profit group is also here, he's overseeing things going on here. coming up later this morning we're hoping to talk to him about this program. ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this morning, the federal government is open for business after a last-minute deal between democr

near the oakland international airport. it happened just before 4:00 this afternoon. we understand one person was killed in that crash. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is live in oakland with the latest. kim? >> reporter: vicky, the plane is still in the water where it crashed at 3:40 this afternoon. the pilot has been confirmed dead. authorities say the plane took off from the oakland airport and issued a disstress signal shortly after takeoff. the only problem is there wasn't enough information given. so it reportedly took emergency crews a few minutes to find the plane. police say the pilot was still alive right after the crash, but shortly after paramedics arrived, he succumbed to his injuries. this area is at doolittle drive and harvard bay parkway which has a soccer field and a park nearby. witnesses told police they heard the plane having engine problems. it reportedly stalled and cut out right before it took a nosedive into the water. the coroner is on his way. police are on the scene here. and we are of course trying

>>> how safe are you in oakland? a business owner fires back over the safety of his club after a deadly shooting nearby. >> reporter: good morning, i'm christie smith, live in oakland. if you have a problem with potholes in the city, help may be on the way. we'll tell you what's going on and a number you can call if you have a problem with one particular pothole. >>> hands off. how much more that ticket is going to cost you if you are caught texting behind the wheel. it's tuesday april 26th. this is today in the east bay. >>> good morning, everyone. it's 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. let's check the east bay forecast with christina loren. good morning. >> good morning to you, mr. mcgrew. we have clear skies overhead. as a result, chilly skies. you need to grab that jacket but we are headed toward a gorgeous gorgeous afternoon coming up. i'll tell you how long the warming trend will last. he's back. >> i'm back. good morning, christina. as you might expect, 4:31 in the morning. there's a wind advisory. this am ra is shaking

a major mess in oakland. that driver plowed into several cars just after 9:00 last night leaving behind a path of damage. that driver and two other people are now in the hospital. >>> richmond police are on high alert. they are worried this weekend could be a violent one. police are bracing for retaliation attacks after a week of suspected gang related shootings. >>> and it could be weeks before the residents of capitola that have been effected by two days of flooding find out what kind of help they may be getting. all of that rain last week combined with a failed drainage pipe lead to overflowed streets. the cities applied for state disaster aid. they are hoping to get some help from the federal government as well. >>> within the last hour the opposition leader in libya said rebel forces would be willing to accept a cease fire. the rebels would abide by a cease fire if the libyan leader gadhafi pulls his forces from all cities and allows peaceful protest. the opposition leaders spoke following a meeting with

and land back at oakland. the duty manager blames the diversion on a minor mechanical problem. >>> meanwhile, southwest airlines says it's finished inspecting its grounded older planes after a hole ripped open on a southwest flight on friday. as randall pinkston reports federal officials are now ordering other airlines to closely inspect some of their own boeing 737s. >> reporter: southwest airlines finished inspecting its fleet of planes. now the faa is issuing an emergency order telling other airlines to examine some of their planes for metal fatigue. crews will check for cracks on older 737s using an electromagnetic device. before only a visual inspection was required. >> you have planes flying that in effect have been checked but may have these small cracks that cause the kind of problems we saw on the southwest jet. >> reporter: the action comes after a hole tore open in the roof of a southwest flight on friday. investigators are now examining the piece of metal that ripped o the new faa inspections invol

in oakland, kron 4 news. >>pam: this evening there is more information about the people who were killed in this we jimmy shooting. we have a picture of the victim, a 22 year-old adam williams. he worked as a teacher's aide at an elementary school in oakland. we spoke with the parent there who said williams will be messed. >> he was a really kind of person, he never hesitated to say hello or to smile. he was always there to put an arm around a kid when they needed it. this was a kid that was doing everything the right way. he has a 4 year-old of his own. who doesn't have a father now. we lost a good person and a member of our family. it's hard and all the kids. it was really hard on the adults. there wasn't a dry eye in the school yesterday. it's a reflection of the city we live in, the availability of weapons and the quickness of which things escalate. this was senseless. >>pam: the second victim has been identified as 27 year- old bill jenkins of oakland. this is his picture hit list behind a wife and a two

in north oakland. they received numerous calls at 7:30 this evening from people near 27th and telegraph. officers responded and cordoned off the area. a short time later they found the gunman inside a home that had a target range in the backyard. investigators say they also found a pellet gun and a real gun with a holster and ammunition. >>> investigators in the north bay say they have arrested two men linked to a string of crimes involving the theft of catalytic converters. eric rasmussen told us and he is live to explain what led to the two arrests. eric? >> reporter: detectives say they actually witnessed one of these guys slide right under a truck and steal. now they have connected them to at least four other cases and they think there could be many more. investigators say michael helm and larry hernandez could be the two men responsible for a string of crimes in the north bay that initially left police with few leads and left truck owners like nick furious. >> you are sitting in your house and you

what is oakland without the oakland a's? >> reporter: fans cleared out of here pretty quickly tonight. a few of them admitted to me that winning could cure a lot of things for the oakland a's. they said they'll be more likely to come out here and help the team turn around those attendance numbers if the team is in contention. >>> we have more details about the significance of today's game. more than 45 members of the japanese media covered the game. the entire series will be televised live in japan where they are revered. >>> as for tonight's game itself, mark ibanez will have that a little bit later in sports. >>> you may notice a lot of people dressed up in wild costumes this weekend around masconi center in san francisco. because it is the annual comicon event. superheros and supervillains were on the floor. the fans got to see the latest. >> the way i see comic book collectors is any other fan. they come out wearing a's shirts or giants shirts, i come out wearing my superhero costume. >>> sunday is the last day nummi wil

i think in oakland, though, we have a more serious problem. just because our police officers do not give anything to their pension. at least in oakland, the average police officer makes $100,000 a year and can retire at age 50, so that is not sustainable. i've been saying that for a long time. opponents said would not have to make layoffs. we could cover it. it is not sustainable. in our city, they pay nothing. not a penny. so i'm in negotiations now with the opoa, and we believe that in this next round of bargaining, the all the unions will have to go to different years because of tensions that were given earlier in the last decade are just not sustainable. on the other hand, i'm not into all the tension bashing. the pensions will actually only be a small part of the structural changes that we will have to make. some of the bigger changes, and you do not have this problem because you are both a city and county -- the city and county and school districts are going to have to merge some facilities and colocate some of our efforts and try not to