and we have had this year, after a decade, finally you launched the oakland -- in the worth of oakland by a point over there and our interim director debra allen is here all right -- and that is a major economic engine for the whole region how many you have are involved in transportation lodgestics? not that many here, okay but that is if you look, into commercial real estate and they use economic engine for the entire region and so i look at the jobs that are for the worth port oakland which, is the first port that met the call to export more than we imported and that, that, is very important and that the expansion of the army base after ten years and my deputy there on swan son, over here for played a major role in getting that conversion for the federal government and the chief of staff -- and so, this is an area where, we made a decision that -- industrial jobs and the calm of the president, to make sure that we have a balanced economy, we sure hope we get one of those 15 industrial charity and is training opportunities in the country. because, they are paying college jobs -- as a

this comes on the heels of a less favorable report in the "oakland tribune" which called oakland the robbery capital of america. the report was based off 2011 fbi figures that surveyed cities with more than 100,000 people. it shows oakland had 851 robberies per 100,000 residents. that's significantly higher than number 2 cleveland ohio. san francisco was the second worst in the bay area with richmond and antioch not far behind. the trib says there are more than 4300 robberies reported in oakland last year. that's an average of 12 per day. now, the mayor of oakland called the numbers unacceptable. she is currently seeking city council approval to pay for more police officers. reporting live in oakland, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> all right, cate, thank you so much. it is 5:04 right now. >>> is it already? >> already 5:04. >> we are just cooking along this morning. a little breezy. >> you're sitting in my chair. >> i feel good about that. i feel really good about that! [ laughter ] >> folks, around the bay area, changes this morning, low clouds and fog surging back onshore as michelle me

oakland is shelling out big bucks to come up with a crime- fighting strategy. >> oakland has the highest robbery rate in the country. >> i don't know if it's an epidemic, that's how it feels. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, may 8. i'm michelle griego. frank has the morning off. time now is 6:30. >>> today we expect to get more answers about problems on the new bay bridge span. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec has the latest on the fix and the plans for the bridge opening. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah. we are expecting some major answers today. it's been long known as d-day for transportation officials in charge of the new eastern span of the bay bridge here behind me. we are going to find out today which one of two designs is going to be used to brace basically to make up for the 32 bolts that snapped on the east pier. we are expecting a timetable as well for

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again, no arrests in oakland. the f.b.i. calling today's activity aa show of commitment to oakland and the acorn community they are there to keep things safe. >> still ahead, more tornadoes devastating stall part of the country as people this are it will picking up the pieces from a deadly round of storms last week. >> look at this, a small plane crashes straight into a living room, amazingly everyone survived. what it took to get the >> we have breaking news from houston, texas, where firefighters battling a huge fire at a hotel in the southwestern part of thety and you are looking at pictures of the smoke it is generating, a very smoky fire. our sister station in houston reports that people could see the smoke for miles. it is making it difficult for drivers to see on a freeway. there is no word on whether anyone has been hurt and officials have not said what sparked the fire. if you look closely you can see the flames. >> happening now, people in the midwest are bracing for more extreme weather after reports of 15 tornado

jordan oakland city counsel. pat concern ham. oakland port commissioner instead of butt inner and bryan parker and deputymary sandra sum sum. so, that was wrong sorry. mayor khan, you are going to have do me better on that. so, now, for a look at the economy and financial markets broadly and also, drilling down into the region we are delighted to have tim quinn lynn an economist with wells fargo securities to she had light on what the future hold tim quinn lynn provides analysis on financial markets macro economic developments in the mainly economies in the world he writes for wells fargo monthly economic reports these are great report if you get them by-the-way, and provides regular updates on industrial production, business spendings and manufacturings and tim has flown across the country to be be us and so we are so delighted and so please welcome from wells far go tim quinn lynn economist: . >> thank you very much for having me here today. i have got about ten minutes to spend with you and in that time, what

oakland to know it, is to love it.. >> (applause) all right. so thank you mayor khan and now we have for san francisco coming up and to sso to welcome mayor lee welcome kristine row wish senator vice senior vice president of service area of case zero permanenta. >> thank you peculiary if you have questions write them on the cards and hold your hands up. kristine >>> good morning case zero permanent at a is pleased once again to be a sponsor of this annual event where our mayors come together to share their vision for the coming year. our partnership with both oakland and san francisco is of key importance to kaiser permanent at a. we provide care to over 400,000 people in those city and is our partnership with those cities helps us fulfill our mission, to improve community health. because we know that, with improvement community development and economic vitality we get better access to care and better care. we have enjoyed a robust partnership with mayor lee since he has taken office and even before when he was the city administrator for 20 yea

now oakland will bring in the fifth chief. this afternoon they announced that shawn went will be the new acting chief of police. they held a press conference this morning. he's re acaction -- here's reaction. >> i understand the suddenness of these changes may cause speculation, the challenges that we already -- may already have may be exasperated but in fact the opposite is true. >> reporter: he leads the bureau of risk management, overseeing the department's compliance efforts. he's worked at the department of internal affairs and the academy. he's a 17-year veteran and is graduate of cal east bay. he also announced members who will be part of his team. mayor jean quan also made some comments this afternoon. she says pretty much this has been a whirlwind week for the city of oakland. but she's confident and now interim -- with now interim chief went on developing this plan. she says the new plan could be developed within a matter of weeks, if not months. we'll stay onen to of this and have more at -- on top of this and have

it was chosen by mayor koch on the takeover at a time when oakland was facing occupied oakland risingd at the robbery capital of america. plus a federal judge appointed a mediator to look over the city of oakland at the oakland police department. as to how they were implementing reforms there were told to do 10 years ago. this mediator has the power to possibly fire chief jordan that is why his critics are not surprised by this sudden resignation. >> yes, steve jordan says there were medical reasons why he's stepping down but his critics are saying the timing seems a bit fishy because of what is going. the writing is on the wall. >> nonetheless the people want with him day in and day out. the council members, a police officer that was applied by this. one council member talking about the sudden move by jeep jordan. >> all shocked. we were all shocked. i am in a meeting with one of the oakland unified school district members. my staff member looked at his own and his mother tectum said the chief resign. >> we're trying to figure out what is going on. i call the police chief his own as

cost the city of oakland $250,000. it cites a lot of deficiencies in basic police work in the city known as the new robbery capital of the united states. oakland's top brass gathered at opd headquarters to talk about the so-called crime reduction project report that criticizes the past and looks toward the future. >> what's happened in this department is that they have been hit by a massive attrition over the last five years and they have been making adjustments along the way. some of them have been that well thought out. >> reporter: among the consultant's findings, crime scene investigators working without direct supervision and are disorganized. the report found problems with the digital photo file system saying it's so slow that officers rarely used it to find robbery suspects. and when officers collect fingerprints from burglary scenes, they rarely compare them to those found at other crime scenes. the same goes for analyzing shell casings. the report says officers are missing possible crime connections. >> when y

giving the city of oakland just that.ower to pass its own stricter gun laws. >> oakland has a unique problem with gun violence. no other city in california that has the level of illegal guns, gun trafficking and gun violence that oakland does. >> reporter: right now california does not allow cities to enact gun control laws that are stronger than the state. oakland is looking for an exception from the rule to pass its own rules on registration and licensing leading to a rule where people would have to reregister their guns. >> state law decides who allows and does not allow people to own guns but there is no process for taking back the guns. >> reporter: but, advocates said enough is enough. i spoke with the cal gun investigation. >> they have some of the most restrictive gun control in america. if that is not enough it is not clear to me what else might possibly add to the arsenal beyond what is there. >>> more than 30 new gun control measures were introduced at the state capitol already this year. gun right supporters a

we have breaking news in oakland. police chief has stepped down today, sent a letter telling officers and employees he's leaving effective immediately and will pursue a quote medical retirement. the skmair city administrator are getting ready to hold a news conference in oakland. >> public safety is a major issue in this city. to be without a police chief, working with the compliance director and trying to get our police department stable, and addressing those outstanding issues, you know, question is whether or not do we, are we taking a step backwards or continuing to move forward? >> and yesterday we showed you nick smith joining the chief on one of his patrols when he said he has no intention of coming up. coming up at 5:00 we'll have an interview today with howard jordan for you now, jordan will be replace bid assistant chief. >> caltrans revealed it will cost extra $5 million to $10 million to repair damaged bolts on the new bay bridge. they said they still hope to open on labor day weekend. engineers say they b

in oakland we had seen flashing lights pasting the oakland coliseum but everything is gone.re was overnight roadwork blocking some lanes approaching high street but everything is good to go northbound 880. southbound is quiet as well past oakland airport continuing down into hayward. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. the flat section of the span still looks good leaving the toll plaza. heading towards the east bay coming off the high-rise, everything is quiet both directions. 14 minutes from either side of the span. on the maps, we just checked in with chp -- i take that back. it looks like they just cleared it. there was a big rig stalled in the right lane of northbound 101 right by the candlestick exit. but the question mark means they just cleared it a couple of minutes ago so that's good news going into san francisco. so far everything is problem- free coming through the altamont pass. 18 minutes is the drive time between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. so again everything free and clear through the livermore valley. so this is what we are going t

and in parts of oakland that will change. sun temperatures near 60 degrees and forecast all coming up in a minute. , goodnight. thanks, olivia. thank you. so you can make a payment from your cell to almost anyone's phone or email. (speaking french) so you can express your gratitude... in the moment. made out of re- >>> welcome back. it's art work like you've never seen before. >> steam powered designs made out of repurposed industrial items. nina joins us live from vallejo with more on these art pieces. good morning, nina. >> reporter: good morning. i have never seen anything like this before. you think about seeing a victorian house on wheels. how to you think of something like that? and then you look at these designs and you realize how much really goes into that. the imagination and wanting to create a story in a fantasy land is really what it is. they are calling this genera of art steam punk. and we come over to shannah and kathy the master minds behind the whole entire thing. what exactly is steam punk? >> steam punk is

here is video of crime going on in oakland.esignation comes at a time in oakland, according to many people that are calling this the robbery capital of america. it is still in play with all kinds of problems very murders, crimes, robbery, burglary. a federal judge recently announced a compliance director that said unless oakland complies with reforms that were mandated 10 years ago he is facing possible resignation are being fired from the job. >> many people including critics say this is just a matter of time the writing was on the wall. he took over at a time when occupied oakland club. there were scandals. police unions were upset because of the punishment were handed down after occupy oakland. i talked to you about the council members. is one council member talking about the move by jordan. >> we were all shocked. we were all shocked. i am in a meeting with one of the oakland unified district school members his mother text him and said the chief judge resigned. >> we are all try to figure out what is going on. >> i can tell

for oakland mayor, too many guns is just part of the problem. the root of her frustration is at the laws of local government do not have enough teeth and that needs to change. >> maybe allow me to make it a huge fine to sell a gun illegally to a minor or dangerous person in the city. >> reporter: state officials are joining forces with local leaders in the east bay to turn years of tough talks of gun violence into focused action by changing state law. >> it's not as good as having a federal law, but it's taking state laws and making it tougher. >> reporter: residentshave taken on the responsibility of taking back their streets. today local leaders say they are behind them. >> until we start addressing where those guns come from, who has them, how they are transferring hands, we will not get a grip on this problem. >> reporter: this afternoon's hearing was organized by state assembly man bond who represents oakland and chairs the gun violence committee in the east bay. it is the first hearing of its kind and the first of several to be held across

one woman said she drove here from west oakland. trying to get as possibly as she can to the transbay 2. we've talked to the folks upstairs. we have monitored the trains. here's what we have figured out. at this point there is a large number of trains on this side of the bay. so most of those are going through okay. once there are an equal number of train this is san francisco and oakland, than delays start. then they really start taking turns. and so as the morning progresses, we do expect the delays to continue to back up. sal castaneda of course monitoring all of that for us. people hop in their cars and creates problems on the roads. problems here. it looks like it will be a very long morning. >> that is right. as a matter of fact, we've been watches the roads just to make sure we keep an eye on the most important would be the bay bridge. you heard about the transbay tube that claudine told you about. they are down to one track on bart. i want to mention at the bay bridge you will see more people getting into san francisco at th

mid-50s oakland. oakland airport was 49. san fransisco starting off at 52. a beautiful high of 72 under clear skies. from fort bragg and bodega bay to santa cruz and monterey the coast is clear. lots of sunshine. the system that gave a cooldown has moved away. high pressure is building in for two days. two days. two and a half. 8 degrees warmer for many locations today, sunny for all coast, bay inland. biggest jump will be the inland areas. tomorrow will be the hottest day, highest fire danger, 70s, 80s, and 90s. coast does not look like it's going to get that hot. coast is clear unless you're in san diego or l. a. sunny and warmer. 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s. oakley, antioch, down to gilroy, 80s in between. upper 80s and 90s tomorrow. that will be the hottest day. cooler sunday, a low forms off the coast, and that will pick up the fog, especially monday, tuesday. >>> time now 7:10. once again top story, major delays on b.a.r.t. we are staying on top of how long the repairs will take and what kind of impact this is going to have on the rest of your commute. >> ear

oakland landmark near lake merritt. flames broke out about 2:45 at the merritt restaurant and bakery near lakeshore avenue. took crews two hours to put it out. no reports of injuries. this isn't the first time a bakery has caught fire n 2006 the fire caused about $150,000 in damage. merritt restaurant and bakery first opened in 1953. >>> two of the four survivors of the deadly limousine fire on the san mateo bridge are doing better this morning. the fire has also sparked new conversations this morning among lawmakers about how to keep californians better protected in limousines. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the san mateo bridge with more. >> reporter: good morning, laura. that 1999 stretch lincoln town car that caught fire saturday night trapping and killing those five women was not required to have a fire extinguisher. and public utilities commission, which regulates limos didn't require it to undergo safety inspections because it carries less than ten people. they want to look into what can be done about

oakland airport 9. sfo 7. overall look for a lot of low clouds in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon. still getting rain. pretty impressive for this time of year. 40s, 50s, 60s on the lows. 41 tahoe. cloudy and fog at blue canyon. morning fog, sunny, westerly breeze. thicker fog here. 70s but a lot of upper 60s or low 70s. it will be one of those patterns where it's a little cooler today for some but not bad for others. >>> all right, thank you, steve. we wanted to continue about the new 49ers stadium in santa clara. it could have an official name as early as today. ktvu has learned that the 49ers plan to announce the naming rights deal during a press conference in san francisco today. for months there has been speculation that levi strauss company is the front runner. the rumors have been fueled by reports that the company obtained do main rights to levi field and levi stadium. >> possibility of having a long- term company that has been part of california for many, many years. it's a great opportunity.

also in oakland we are watching an area up in the oakland hills. skyline boulevard and walking miller road, reports of a brush fire in the area and they are doing some traffic controls so this is what the police department is telling us again at skyline boulevard and walking miller road. we are continuing to -- joaquin miller road. we are continuing to make phone calls on that but avoid the stretch. back to you guys. >>> another problem could delay the opening of the new bay bridge. it involves corrosion of steel cables that connect the flyover section to the eastern span. kpix 5 reporter elissa harrington is on treasure island to explain the new concerns. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. behind me the new bay bridge looks nearly complete. but we have been learning about problem after problem, and now some state officials do not think it will open on time on labor day weekend because of the new safety concerns. the eastern span has been plagued with brittle bolts and now there's concern over how severe damage might be to the cables that run

to west oakland.you are thinking of getting in your car, we want to show you what you will face above the toll plaza of the bay bridge, it is crowded. the word is, bart is experiencing problems, lots people decided to drive and it doesn't look like friday lite today. so the options are leave early and expect delays in your car or on bart. or just telecommute if you can. a lost people cannot did that but if it is an opening you may want to coups that today. the problem is in the transbay tube there is damage on the intenance vehicles collided overnight. i have good news, though, it will be a long repair process and they have 380' of track to repair but they will get it done by the evening commute they thing. if you going to work, your headache is on the front end, and you will get if normal time is the hope. check in us with later today on the update. that is the plan. if you commute, expect delays, bring patience, and we have experienced that people are handling to calmly. a lot of people have looking

. >>> now to oakland where protesters are beginning to gather at the site of oakland city hall. you see here what we see. a number of protesters, about a couple dozen people are arriving here. you see employers are referenced there. the group that is gathering here is part of the fight for 15 campaign. it's similar to a movement happening in new york city. essentially people are gathering to ask the mayor to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour from its current $8. that is what they call a livable wage. so people are now gathering at oakland city hall. they are preparing to march at 6:00. they have said they plan to rally, march and make noise through downtown oakland. they say they are hoping to expose the corporations who they say thrive off what they call low wage labor. specifically, this group is asking for the city of oakland to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour. people are still gathering here. we expect them to start marching at 6:00. we'll keep our crew there at the scene and bring you live pictures of this and other protests throughout this newscast and of c

i go to oakland tech. it's an honor to go here. >> experts say it's the model of academy that is give students real world experience and that may be the key to transforming other schools as well. on campus security is high with five security guards. off campus security is a concern. they have had some issues. they conduct safety workshops for students and parents. >> a follow up with stories we have covered here. a new partnership with the explore tore yum. teachers integrate hands on learning. the classes are available online for free. >>> the governor is donating $1 billion for rigorous standards in california schools. in his budget, jerry brown set aside the money for common core, a new set of math, reading and writing standards designed to make american students more competiti competitive. >> this is a great intellectual move. it puts california in the forefront. it's not going to happen overnight. it will take training of the teachers and a lot of work throughout the state. it's going to take money. >

giving the city of oakland new power to pass its own stricter gun laws. >> oakland has a unique problem with gun violence. no other city in california that has the level of illegal guns, gun trafficking and gun violence that oakland does. >> reporter: right now california does not allow cities to enact any gun control laws that are stronger than the states. oakland is looking for an exception from that rule to pass its own laws on registration and licensing, possibly leading to a role where people would have to reregister their guns. >> the state law defines who is allowed and not allowed to own guns, but it does not give the cities the tools to have the process for taking back those guns. >> but, gun rights advocates say enough is enough. i spoke with the head of the cal gun violation today by phone. >> california has some of the most restrictive gun control in america f. that is not enough -- if that is not enough it is not clear what more could add to the arsenal beyond what was there. >> reporter: 30 new gun bills were put out there. different rules and different jurisdictions could

only in oakland will you see things like this. i'm telling you. just shocked, surprised and awe. >> reporter: oakland police officers say they will focus on protecting citizens instead of the distractions. >> wish for at the oakland police department is some stability and some leadership. >> reporter: toribio spoke very briefly at this morning's press conference saying it was for personal reasons that he decided to step down. liz? >> all right. da lin, thank you so much. >>> fire extinguishers could be required in all limousines after the tragedy on the san mateo bridge last weekend. that and other safety measures are part of a packet of bills introduced in sacramento today. current law does not require extinguishers in vehicles that carry 10 or fewer people. five women died saturday night when their limousine caught fire. ♪[ music ] >> today family and friends of those victims gathered to console one another. the philippine consulate in san francisco held a memorial service for those who died on the bridge. two of the survivors attended that serv

rays owns an art business in downtown oakland. her friends are raising money to help her while she's unable to work. >>> commuters all around the bay area today are trading in four wheels for two. it's the 19th annual bike to work day. tara moriarty tells us more about what's become one of the biggest bicycle events in the country. >> reporter: the perks of pedaling to the office. >> some people are maybe intimidated with traffic. >> reporter: but not tom schmidt. he won marin commuter of the hour for biking 40 miles round- trip every day. >> you are more relarksed at work. the stress level is reduced and you are doing a great job for the environment. >> reporter: he and other cyclists geared up for the 19th annual bike-to-work day. >> i think it's great. it looks like they have their backpacks full the work clothes and they kind of get the exercise and they don't have to deal with parking and traffic. >> reporter: the bay area bicycle coalition is hosting the event. everybody from peaches to police -- pooches visited the stations

all nine oakland hitters. houston looking for their first win against the athletics. >> mitch: all nine batters have an rbi. all of them have been solo home runs tonight. >> rich: the solo shot in the first. dominguez in the third. oakland got their two in the fourth. josh donaldson and moss. dominguez again in the seventh. >> mitch: this is the deflating part. to an offense. they're five runs back. and they're looking at a 14 and 35 record if they can't make up the five runs over the next seven outs. >> mitch: that's the thing. you don't want young kids going up there. that's a great piece of hitting right there. >> rich: grossman shoots it to right field. if bo porter can get that across to these young hitter, don't worry. >> mitch: you play defense. you have good at-bats. don't give any at-bats away. you cannot hit a five-run homer. >> rich: that's the challenge for any team that is going through this. houston, miami is going through this. you have young players, the altuves, the dominguezes, castros, marti

the oakland tribune looked at fbi figures to determine that oakland has more robberies per resident thanany other city in the entire country. there was one robbery for every 91 residents last year. that's the highest robbery rate of any major american city since 2000. when compared to other bay area cities, oakland leads by far with 851 robberies per 100,000 residents in 2011. san francisco had just 289 while in san jose there were just 115. >> being number one on that list not exactly something to celebrate for oakland but here is something they can get excited about in the east bay city. oakland breaking number one for top real estate nation's list of most exciting cities beating out seattle, washington, d.c., new york, and san francisco. san francisco, the city by the bay, strong, ranking third on the list, checking in just behind boston. real estate in the nation says it looks at a number of criteria when coming up with the list including park acreage per person, percent of population between 20 and 34 years old. also bars, movie theaters, museums, theater companies and music venues

live in oakland, claudine wong, k9 channel 2 news. >>> a federal agency is named oakland the robbery capital of america. a new fbi report says oakland reported more than 4,300 robberies last year. that is more than any other city in the united states. the mayor is calling the figures unacceptable. this week william braton, the newly hired police consultant for the city is expected to release his recommendations on how to handle the problem. >>> there are many new details this noontime about the horrific kidnapping and captivity of three women in cleveland, ohio. one victim reportedly mentioned a possible fourth victim and police are searching other properties today. in the meantime, the homecoming celebrations have begun. this is video of amanda berry and her daughter returning home with the police escort today where her family asked for privacy. there are reports that victims berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight were bound with chains and rope in the home where they were in prison for almost 10 years. allegedly by three brothers. there are also reports of multiple pregnancies and

we see people moving from the oakland hills and san francisco into downtown oakland to take advantagef the cultural diversity and excitement going on here. >> reporter: what about crime? >> if you stay away from bad people, bad things don't happen. >> reporter: these people believe the pros outweigh the cons, which could ex-plane tpla recognition for the boom. alan wang, abc 7 news. >> lisa argen can tell you about the weather in oakland and elsewhere. >> cooler today than yesterday. everyone is starting out cloudy. that's a switch. here is a look at santa cruz. we had 70 yesterday. we'll see sun here today. but a breezy afternoon and we'll talk about the possibility of rain for memorial day tomorrow and when we're going to warm up. that's straight ahead. >>> thank you. the a's love playing the astros. they're 8-0 against them this season. and a first for the san francisco giants. thanks to a >>> welcome back. 5:46 on this sunday, may 26th. thank you for waking up early and watching the abc 7 sunday morning news. hope you take a bit of time out of your schedule this weekend to remembe

. >> en oakland habría nueva propuesta sobre la tenencia de armas.errari nos amplia. >> hay que tener miedo por las armas en la calle. >> la concejal quiere más control sobre la posesión de pistolas. >> (habla en inglés). >> esta propuesta daría a la ciudad legislación más estricta para la tenencia responsable de armas. >> acá en oakland roban armas y cometen crímenes y no se tiene control. >> después de que fallo en el senado la propuesta sobre las armas en oakland no quieren esperar y quieren aprobar la ab180 este 17 de mayo al medio día habrá en oakland una feria informativa. >> la comisión de seguridad pública ya aprobó la proyecto de ley. >> hoy comparecio en alameda uno de los delincuentes más buscados en la bahía el hombre de 43 años se declaro inocente de los crímenes. >> en las colinas un joven santana silva trato de detener una pelea pero fue baleado. >> una madre de adolescente declaro la relación de un adulto con su hija menores de edad. >> el padre de niño de 12 años que mato a su hermana por balazo lo defiende. >> california tiene el ma

first, we have developing news in oakland. firefighters are demanding better crime protection after a fire station came under gunfire. this picture tweeted by the oakland fire department shows windows shot up at a fire station, fire station 17, close to the scene of a fatal shooting. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at oakland police headquarters. amy? >> the firefighters at station 18 in oakland just returned from a fire, had just parked their truck in the garage when suddenly they had to duck under the truck to avoid being hit by gunfire. >> they dove under the fire engine with firefighters diving under the desk and upstairs they could hear the bullets zinging by. >> they hit two window panes coming from a murder on melrose avenue where a 19-year-old was killed attending a vigil before 9:00 last night. >> no firefighters were injured and the only thing damaged was the door so we are fortunate. >> it is a sad commentary on state of crime in oakland when the firefighters are not safe in the firehouse. what we do is help pe

. >>> fans filing into the oakland arena for game 6 of the golden state warrior playoff series and what would be the deciding game and denver. >> the team has a very special guest in attendance tonight, fred >> reporter: the warriors expect more than 19,500 fans to help them win game six and eliminate the nuggels. the hearn family, the 12-year-old from martinez. he was the victim of the boston bombings 15 days ago while watching his mother cross the finish line of the marathon. >> aaron's a special guest of the warriors tonight. there's still a lot of therapy. he sounded in good spirits when i spoke to him before the game. >> it's really cool to be here, especially seeing the warm ups and everything. >> eric will also be featured on the bin screen in the middle of the full court tonight between the first and 2nd quarter. he said his favorite player is, of course, steph curry, and curry will be a special guest to visit him after the game and curry will have do big time tonight if they want to eliminate the nuggets in game 6. >> and warriors fans go to ktvu channel 2 news and click like o

near the oakland coliseum. traffic was at a standstill overnight. people were getting out of their cars because they had no place to go. right now, though, northbound and southbound, 15 minutes between 238 and the maze. let's go out towards the bay bridge where looks like they just activated the metering lights so that's why we're seeing delays now in all lanes jamming up towards the overcrossings already at 6:04 this morning. they should have picked up the overnight roadwork by the way on the lower deck heading eastbound on the bay bridge towards the "s" curve. let's go to the maps and show you live traffic sensors. there was an accident we have been watching in san jose northbound 880 approaching 101. four-car crash off to the right- hand shoulder but now it's 101 that we are starting to see slowdowns. looks like it's jamming up from the 280-680 interchange. this is that officer-involved shooting. westbound 580 on-ramp at castro valley is closed untinoon today. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." for

. >> and a lot of trouble out offense oakland. we have gone through three police chiefs in three days. we have a interview coming up. >> we will be behind the scenes showing you what is really go and on but first, developing news out of calaveras county. >> on april 22nd the attack of an 8-year-old girl shook valley springs, setting off a massive manhunt for the attacker. the suspect under arrest is the girl's own 12-year-old brother. >> on saturday, april 27, 8- year-old leila fowler was stabbed to death. for two weeks police, and highway patrol and other officers searched for the killer while residents of the foothill community in valley springs locked their doors in fear. >> cal have a has county will speak a little better tonight. >> the killer was right there in the house all the while. >> at 5:10 p.m. detectives arrested leila's 12- year-old brother and charged him on homicide. >> the sheriff would not elaborate on the situation, but if it is the right suspect, it is devastating for the fowler family. days before leila's mot

live in oakland, anne makovec, kpix 5.land, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> what's the reaction from city officials over jordan's announcement? >> reporter: by all accounts, everybody was surprised including the mayor as you mentioned. nobody expected this to happen they had been planning this press conference for that report. suddenly everything was abruptly canceled and the news came out. people have been reacting all day and definitely across the board showing surprise. interesting timing. >> thank you. >>> let's check the weather because it's so nice. >> it's going to be nice. [ laughter ] >> it should start to improve a little bit. even today we'll probably see temperatures coming up a degree or two but a lot of fog out there now, low clouds stretching onshore. early on, it looks like a gray start to the day but by the afternoon we should see a lot of sun and that area of low pressure that brought us showers still spinning back clouds in our direction although probably get hung up in the sierra nevada where they could produc

you say that it's not only oakland. san jose has an effort going on right now to remove graffiti, as well. we brought you that story last night. painting overpasses, taking it off walls, trying to clean up the mess there. just to give you some idea how much people hate graffiti, gallo told me this a few minutes ago, that the hell's angels motorcycle club in oakland contacted him and said they are sick of looking at the graffiti on 880 on those brick buildings that run right up against the freeway. they will be out here with the motorcycle club in two weeks and they will personally paint over those walls and remove that graffiti themselves. so strange bedfellows in the antigraffiti war going on around the bay area. reporting live from oakland, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> dozens of palm trees planted along san francisco's embarcadero on the waterfront were meant to bring life to that area. now they are doing just the opposite. at least 26 of these trees, they are canary island palms, are turning brown from a contagious f

we are following developing news from a fire inthe oakland hills. ktvu tara moriarty was there as firefighters contained it about an hour ago. tara, where are you on skyline boulevard? >> reporter: we're about a half a mile from where the fire was. cal fire crews just arrived on scene not too long ago. this is in addition to oakland fire. there was a lot more they had to contend with. poison oak. the flames broke out around 1:45 this morning. this is as crews were pulling hoses. someone in the area smelled smoke and call the 911. we're in the 10,000 block where two dozen firefighters were on the scene. it's in a remote wooded air. but campers are known to use the area illegally. >> there were no campers on scene when we got here. fire investigators have been out. it's tough to depict an area of origin without the sun being up but she will come back. >> and the sun is just starting to come out right now. the wind not too bad. although you can still feel it. this is supposed to be the hottest day of the week with temperatures in the 80s. right now cre