where's the city of oakland? governor brown was formerly the mayor of oakland. he should have something to say because we need to think about these issues in a more comprehensive way. east oakland, last time i was there, is devastated. east mall, a thriving mall, is now just barely operating as a commercial entity. so it sends a message to kids about what's possible for them. and so i just want to make sure that the viewers don't believe -- don't see this simply as a black male problem but recognize that there are pockets of america that have just been left behind. this is one pocket there in oakland. and it's a shame because the bay area is rich with resources. and this is something that we should be able to do something about. >> before we run out of time in our conversation, i want to ask you for people who are looking at this in exactly the way that professor nogueira suggested and said, i care about this issue, what do you expect me to do about it? i'm a middle class white tech entrepreneur in sunnyvale. i've never been through east oakland. i've passed it

we're in oakland and it's fitting and a proper the first elected official is the chief of oakland.n acquainting is one of my bosses so i'm sure her remarks will be excellent (clapping) >> and so welcome to oakland. (clapping). >> you know when i became mayor, i said oakland is a city of dreams. it's been the city of dreams since the trans conditional railroad ended and thousand of cabinets would arrive every week. it's become the city of dreams base it's the place that immigrants can afford to live and one-hundred plus languages are spoken here. in many ways this bridge was a dream of some people. and like most things in oakland it has not been easy. we have very difficult political and economic and other hurdles h that when we ail come tooth are not the results beautiful. isn't it really beautiful? so he texted the other mayor of oakland governor brown today and said we're sorry you're not here. for many of you who follow the fights he said he had an elegant view for this bridge. i know he had help from his brother they got it done and we have a bridge we can walk on today interes

if you don't live in oakland or never go to oakland, oakland's problem affects you, too. >> shock, lieshgsjasmine shepherd doesn't like to talk about the time she was assaulted at this oakland drawn dro mat, but she has plenty to say about her call to 911. >> they asked me where i was. that's when they started transferring my call to somewhere else. >> what jasmine did not know was because she was using a cell phone, her car did not go straight to oakland police. instead it came here to the california highway patrol's regional call center in vallejo. after several seconds, she was trapsz fered to oakland's dispatch center where she was put on hold. >> it was really scary. it felt like forr. >> the same thing haptd to me last summer. i witnessed a man firing a gun on this corner in west oakland not 20 feet from me. when i called 911 from cell phone, critical seconds passed before i was connected to highway patrol, then oakland dispatch, then put on hold again. turns out if i had been in any other city in the bay area, i would never have had to teal with that kind of run around. >> i don't k

in oakland for abc7 news. >> thank you. coming up the new u.c. president chooses oakland to call home and wait until you here how much it will cost. >> local high school district drops >> the early morning fire that damage three homes in oakland started in a laundry room. an electrical problem in a him on 24th and market street is to blame. the fire quickly spread to neighboring homes. fortunately everyone got out safely. >> california president janet napolitano will move to a pricey home in oakland. the system has lease add 3,500 square' home in oakland at $10,000 a month, $2,500 less, actually, hand what they were paying for the current u.c. president's home coming from a private endowment. some officials say it would be more cost effective to fix up a vacant mansion that housed previous presidents. napolitano's presidency begins september 30. >> the san mateo union high school district says it is no longer suing to try to get students advance massment test scores re-instate asked dropped the lawsuit against the college board that oversees the

alex savidge is live in oakland with word on why oakland was apardon -- awarded these federal dollars. >> reporter: good afternoon. the oakland police department has been decimated by budget cuts. this money will help pay for ten new police officers. the money is awarded to departments all across the country facing staffing shortages and high crime rates. this year the city was given the largest grant in the country. >> eyes our hope. it's definitely our belief that these resources we are announcing today they will offer push lick safety agencies here in oakland and throughout california sol much-needed assistance -- some much-needed assistance to address major issues, homicides, gang crimes, gun crimes. >> reporter: the oakland police department will get over $4.5 million from the cops program. that's community oriented police services. this money is awarded by the u.s. department of justice. right now, the city of oakland has just 614 sworn police officers. the some is down about 200 officers from just a few years ago, the city is brapling with gun violence that's recently defendant

christin ayers tells us, even if you don't live in oakland or never go to oakland, oakland's problemects you, too. >> shock, like, you know, did this really happen? >> reporter: she doesn't like to talk about the time she was assaulted at this oakland laundromat. but she has plenty to say about her call to 911. >> they asked me where i was. that's when they started transferring my call to somewhere else. >> reporter: what jasmine did not know was that because she was using a cell phone her call did not go straight to oakland police. >> 911. >> reporter: instead it came here to the california highway patrol's regional call center in vallejo. after several seconds she was transferred to oakland's dispatch center where she was put on hold. >> it was really scary. it felt like forever. >> reporter: the same thing happened to me last summer. i witnessed a man firing a gun on this corner in west oakland not 20 feet from me. when i called 911 from a cell phone, critical seconds passed before i was connected to highway patrol. then oakland dispatch. then put on hold again. turns out, if i ha

the mayor and oakland congressman barbara lee are scheduled to be there after oakland police demandeduick action to get new officers. >> a man from southern california is in custody after driving 400 miles to the bay area to have sex with children. police arrested the 21-year-old steven lewis of ocean side on saturday. he made contact with a man online who he thought was a father offering two children for sex. it was actually an undercover officer. pittsburg is the first to adopt a ban on plastic bags. the city council gave approval to an ordinance that bans grossry stores from giving customers single use plastic bags. the ban would not apply to restaurants, plastic clothing bags and those bags used for meat. customers pay a fee for paper bag. if it is formalized the ban takes effect january 15. >> incoming university of california president janet napolitano will move to oakland. the "los angeles times" reports that the system has leased an oakland residence for napolitano for under $10,000 a month. that is more than $2,500 less than they were paying for the country -- current preside

the problem with oakland, i can get away with everything in this city. >> oakland police saw a 20% jump in robberies, assaults, and particularlies committed by young people from 2011 to 2012. that may not be enough to sway oakland. >> he still finds the words. >> this isn't the only ion sign that the curfew law could be dead on arrival. one city council voiced support. in oakland, kpix5. >> the bureau of justice assistance has warded oakland a $500,000 grant to help police curb guns and gang violence. >>> well, help is on the way for san jose's police department. 40 people graduated today from the police academy. it will be a while before they hit the streets. they now have to go through about four months of field training, which means they won't be paroling until next year. san jose has seen a shortage. some have retired or simply left for other jobs. >> late this afternoon, we learned the name of the teenager killed in a horrific car crash in san francisco. he is 16-year-old, kevin song, a student at lincoln high who is involved in the rotc program. tangled pieces of metal are what is

and oakland comes in third.hts and bullies are some of the main reasons students feel unsafe at school. educators say it's impacting ak demk success. >> -- academic success. >> my freshman year there was like first fights the first day, the first day. >> if they feel unsafe it physically shuts down their ability to learn just in terms of brain research we know that emotionally it makes it impossible for them to take in new information. >> hayward unified school district says it's aware of the problem. it's worked with police and implemented programs in recent years to improve safety. >>> there's still no word on what started a deadly fire that killed a bay area couple. their trailer went up in flames in san leandro overnight trapping them inside. kpix 5's cate caugiran on their neighbors' frantic fight to save them. >> reporter: it was just after 3:00 this morning when neighbors at the estudillo trailer park saw smoke coming from this travel trailer. >> i asked her if she was okay. are you okay? she goes, no, i'

with the oakland police department. they say they have 3 people in custody. they said they could related to this robbery. >>> still ahead, just days after apple launched its latest iphone, new security concerns surface. plus 49ers star linebacker ♪ nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. [ thunder crashes, tires squeal ] ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think i got this. ♪ starting at $29,900. [ male announcer ] the all-nla >>> the san francisco 49ers ready to go forward without alden smith as he reportedly enters rehab for substance abuse. he is now off the roster indefinitely. fans say they support this attempt to get help. >> it takes a lot to be able to say i have a problem, and that i need to fix the problem. >> i am a little l let down o that that happened. we all make mistakes. >> we think it's important for him to better himself. >> the district attorney's office is reviewing this most recent charge of dui glens against smith. our spor

we're in oakland and it's fitting and a proper the first elected official is the chief of oakland.quainting is one of my bosses so i'm sure her remarks will be excellent (clapping) >> and so welcome to oakland. (clapping). >> you know when i became mayor, i said oakland is a city of dreams. it's been the city of dreams since the trans conditional railroad ended and thousand of cabinets would arrive every week. it's become the city of dreams base it's the place that immigrants can afford to live and one-hundred plus languages are spoken

san francisco 64 and 69 in oakland and livermore 72 for you. the inland areas, anywhere from 4 to 8 degrees cooler. let's take a look at winds, they sure have died down. i have to say earlier today, sfo clocked a gust to about 50 miles per hour. we had advisories in the bay that actually continued through about 8:00 and 9:00 this evening. sfo also with an advisory there. 10miles per hour in mountain view and 7 in livermore. i know everybody is not dealing with this wind. along the coast and just inside the bay, it was very breezy. even still breezy but not as bad as early today. this is the system that brought us the cool down. the gusty conditions is pushing off east. for tomorrow ridge of high pressure. some of our hottest spots will touch or just about get to 90 degrees tomorrow. as we start tomorrow morning, it's going to be cool and partly cloudy. we will be partly cloudy to mostly clear because at this hour, the skies are clear and it will be the trend. 58 for the start of the morning in oakland, 57 san francisco, 54 for napa, 58 san jose

it's currently 70 degrees right here in oakland. we are at the oakland museum of california.n gathering since 5:00. this has been truly amazing to see. square dancing going on in the middle of oakland. lori is the director and ceo of the oakland museum of california. square dancing in oakland. >> that's right. it's the official dance of california. and we have it right here on our plaza with the oaktown a's. >> reporter: this isn't the first time you have had dancing here at the museum. no, we dance here every friday night for our friday nights we always feature a dance live music as well as deejays. >> reporter: this is just a little extra because you have a lot more going on here at your museum. >> oh, we have something for everyone here at the oakland museum of california. we just opened a few weeks ago a major exhibition the first- ever on the san francisco bay. and it's called above and below, story from our changing bay. >> reporter: i have been walking around talking to people about this particular exhibit and they have been saying it's a little bit of something for ev

but, you know, what i have seen is oakland community, oakland's diversity really embraced us here. >> reporter: but the city has a reputation of being more tense about gay issues. some here is a the process takes time my think oakland is just new. we are just still trying to figure out how to mingle and get to know each recollect without ugliness. >> reporter: what was ugly was the commute to get here through san francisco. but they were not going to let bridge closure stop him. >> must have been a trek to get here. >> it was. really was. very difficult. >> reporter: finally, joe and michael came here from pepbs peps to meet -- from pennsylvania to meet their new granddaughter. >> and then they decided to get married you. >> want the rights just not the taxes. >> how about it. >> like i said, the process takes time. in oakland, kpix5. >> last year the pride fest drew 38,000 people. organizers are hoping for 50,000 this year. but nobody knows yet how the bridge closure may of effected the numbers. >> have you seen it tonight? the sky across the bay area putting on quite a show. all tho

we're still following breaking news in oakland.ast moving fire damages two homes in west oakland just hours ago. we'll let you hear from investigators when we get a live update from that scene. >> plus, a big crash scene in san jose. look at this. the clue left behind that macon effect this incident -- may connect this incident to a wanted suspect. >> good morning. if you're driving any time soon, should abnice drive now as we look at san mateo bridge. it's moving well over to the peninsula. >> the wind has picked up. 28 miles an hour at sfo. 23 gusting in livermore. it will be a cooler forecast today. we'll also talk about what looks to be our first rain of the season by this saturday. >>> good morning. welcome back to ktvu channel 2 morning news. these are live pictures. oakland, a three-alarm house fire there and the camera zooming in. you can get a close look at what's left here. it's been contained, though. alex savage has been out there since 4:30. he's coming back in a couple of minutes. he has more details on an intense fir

a's. >> this is the fourth time in oakland history that the oakland a's have won back- to-back divisionle government shut down will tell you what the congress is doing to prevent it will become back from the brake on kron4 morning news. >> well the time now is 9098 yen 9:09 a.m.. >> when we are now one week from a potential government shut down and the decide is given in perry >> republicans are still split within their party some members insisting on the finding obama care as part of any deal appeared >> jim costal reports on what a shutdown could mean. >> taxes and strategies are be based on what the real world is and we do not have the political power to do this appeared >> this is not about a means for statesmanship if the government shuts down some things will stay there >> paychecks to show soldiers would be delayed in some parts would be shut down appeared >> as to the president say he will beef up obama care all we appeared >> he would keep up the pressure on shutdown supporters cheered >> " we're not want to allow anyone to flee pain on millions of people states fresno bomb app

for choosing oakland. >> reporter: this was the scene this morning at oakland police headquarters as the mayor spoke to a class of 57 police recruits on their first day of the academy. this is a highly qualified diverse group of cadets. there are seven women, 14 spanish speakers. the acting assistant chief talked to me about how the recruits can help slow the rise in robberies in this city. a trend he calls unacceptable. >> the increase is not something we're pleased with. a lot of that has to do with just staffing in terms of when we -- the investigation capabilities, that kind of thing. that is why these academies are so important for us. so we can continue to build those out. >> reporter: even though robberies are on the increase in this city crime overall is essentially flat here in oakland. 36 new officers agreed from the cad -- graduated from the academy just a week ago but the department is still severely understaffed with just 646 sworn officers right now. that group of recruits that started their academy this morning will be graduating about six months from now and then they

the oakland a's did it again. just like that. they are champions of the west for the second straight year inside the a's special celebration with their fans and the other title they are trying to win now. >>> however the federal government heading toward a total shut down. who the california lawmaker is accusing of legislative arson. >>> good morning. right now we have a look at the san mateo bridge and the traffic there looks good. but getting there might be a different issue because of a new crash. >>> skies are clear right now. no rain today. what about later in the week? it will warm up today on this first full day of fall. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. congress now has just seven days to approve a spending bill or face a government shut down. >> i don't think in america we should throw tantrums when we lose elections and threaten to shut down the government. >> republicans vote the to fund everything expect the president's health care law. they are digging in their heels. >> we are united around very s

unions will continue this morning in oakland. as you can see from our countdown clock, only 24 days remain before the governors mandated cooling off period comes to an end. now both sides say they are still far apart on wages, pensions, and healthcare costs. if they don't come to an agreement, bart workers say they will walk off the job again on october tenth. it's something that the governor says can't happen. >> we better get going because time is running out. >> last week, bart said it was considering training managers to operate the trains if there is another work stopage. now ktvu will join us coming up live at 5:30 to talk about the frustration level of riders with the speed of negotiation. >>> time is 5:06. a running shoe with a severed foot inside is being investigated by san francisco police. the san francisco chronicle says it was found yesterday morning on ocean beach near tarabal street. the medical examiners office says the foot and the shoe appear to have been in the ocean for some time. now the shoe described as a

former oakland a chavez with a liner to right. clearly, it is a base hit and you see the reaction of the giant's dug out. they want it just as much as petitte of course. there's his reaction. so close. that is just a heartbreaker. he had to settle down, concentrate and get the final out and that he does the first complete game of his career. a shut out he still looks pretty enthused about it. 3-0. by the way the giants do in the ball game. >> so rare, so special. the reaction tonight was like, aawww. >> i mean hunter pence, that close. >> if it was just a little differently. >> we'll have more later in the news. >> we'll see you then. >> the last time the san francisco giants had a perfect game was on june 13th. remember this last year. matt cain was on the mound. as i just mentioned, it was only the 23rd perfect game in major league history and cain was dominant through all nine innings striking out 14 batters. just one of many highlights from a magical season that ended with a world series championship. >> well a warning tonight

and the rest of the oakland commute.raffic on the macarthur freeway, 580 is slow and highway 13 is a mess trying to get up to the caldecott. let's go to steve. >>> a little band of high clouds going by. it will be sunny but breezy to wind and cooler. temperatures in the 60s 70s and 80s and colder and windy on wednesday into thursday morning. but everything says sunshine and warmer temperatures for the upcoming weekend. >> back and frkt. >> well, yeah -- back and forth. >> well, yeah, it's on its way. that time. >>> thank you, steve. >>> that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch us at noon for more on the violent attack in a quiet pleasonton neighborhood. police are holding a 9:30 press conference. we'll have details coming up at noon. thank you for joining us. 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. chase quickpay.

yeah, let's go oakland. let's go oakland. >> reporter: and go they will, to finish the regular season then into the play offs section 149 about the last to clear. leaving the coliseum to the sea gulls. fans savoring every minute of this remarkable day and remarkable season. reporting live in oakland, deborah villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> by the way play off tickets for the american league division series went on sale last tuesday and those tickets sold so quickly we understand the a's are going to take the tarps off that upper deck. the first game of the play off series is set for friday october 4th. >>> this is really feel good familiar territory with them winning the al west last year but what about such a different battle it was. >> they won before. but last year in dramatic fashion on the final day of the regular season. this year expect for an all star break the a's looked like a spot in the play offs was meant to be. the a's started the series knowing awl they needed was a win of their own or a te

oakland firefighters have the streets blocked, they are battling a stubborn fire in west oakland at 24th and marketment it started around 3:30 this morning. when we arrived we could see smoke pouring from the top of that blue building and also flames. we could see the smoke from as far away as the freeway. we're told that it's two buildings burning, residential, these are much older buildings. i spoke with one neighbor who tells me he heard what he thought sounded like gun fire or several small explosions. he was up watching tv, turns out it was a duplex around the corner that was burning where his friends live. he says he heard someone screaming. he got up because he knew that person needed help. >> i ran outside while this lady was screaming help, help, call 9 911. she's out her window screaming. i can't get out of my house. my door is locked from the inside. i went up while i'm on the phone with 911 telling them the cross streets, kicking down her door from the outside and my friend kenny, he came and helped me. we got her out. >> reporter: that neighbor tells me it's a duplex and als

a new concern for the oakland police department. how two recent incidents are prompting calls to the city to protect officers from themselves. >>> plus another company is hiring for the holidays. just how many workers will be added to toys r us and how you can apply. >>reporter: right now traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area, as we look at the san mateo bridge. it is looking good over to the peninsula. >>> the weather is looking good if you like it a little cooler. now yesterday we had a lot of sunshine and warm temps. today it'll come down a little. we'll explain why because that breeze will pick up and maybe some clouds. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-

former oakland a chavez with a liner to right. clearly, it is a base hit and you see the reaction of the giant's dug out. they want it just as much as petitte of course. there's his reaction. so close. that is just a heartbreaker. he had to settle down, concentrate and get the final out and that he does the first complete game of his career. a shut out he still looks pretty enthused about it. 3-0. by the way the giants do in the ball game. >> so rare, so special. the reaction tonight was like, aawww. >> i mean hunter pence, that close. >> if it was just a little differently. >> we'll have more later in the news. >> we'll see you then. >> the last time the san francisco giants had a perfect game was on june 13th. remember this last year. matt cain was on the mound. as i just mentioned, it was only the 23rd perfect game in major league history and cain was dominant through all nine innings striking out 14 batters. just one of many highlights from a magical season that ended with a world series championship. >> well a warning tonight

he was hurt on oakland's second to last drive. the raiders say he will undergo further testing today before they decide if he will be back in the game -- when he will be back in the game rather. tracy porter also had a concussion in last night's game. >>> new this morning, power is back on in richmond for thousands of people left in the dark by an outage over night. 4,700 customers lost power at 10:00. power was restored half an hour later. pg and e said equipment failure is to blame. >>> the rail transit commuter train can submit bids for new development money. the money would help build new sections of track. being accepted allows smart rail to use money it already has on work for the critical extension. >>> time now 6:08. sunday was a bad day at candle stick park. we're not just talking about what happened out there on the football field. >>> is also next, surviving the deadly mall attack in kenya. >> just as we did that, the gunman tossed a grenade to where we were. >> a firsthand account from inside the mall. the new informat