the team moving from east oakland to west oakland.and city leaders say it is the price that they find most attractive... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story you are looking at artistic renderings of a next- generation urban ballpark for the oakland a'ssotin fact what makes this latest proposal different is that in addition to building a new water front ballpark here at howard terminal at the port of oakland, the project so includes simultaneously redeveloping the current coliseum site. oakland a's president dave kaval explains sotamong the many logistics to be worked out is safely navigating baseball fans though a transportat

and oakland airport, pretty good rain. san francisco 3/4, throws good rain and san jose joins the party with a quarter of an inch. it's a warm system, not cold, snow is up near lake level. it's flurries last check it, doesn't mean things won't pick up. this system will plow through the day and we could have steady rain, up to 2 inches for some. it will take us into late tonight, tomorrow morning. there's a wind advisory up

now the oakland a's are keeping good on a promise to keep the team rooted in oakland. team president dave kaval announced plans wednesday to build a new waterfront ballpark at howard terminal at jack london square. >> it is the most conducive environment for success both on and off the field to attract fans, have an amazing fan experience, and have a positive impact on the community. >> reporter: exciting new -- news to newcomers who open doors a couple blocks away. >> we have been following this movement with the a's team, and we sought onne. some movementreporter: 34,000 p fill the new stadium nestled between high-rise buildings and situated along the water. it is a stone's throw from the oakland ferry, which is one method of transportation for fans, as well as plans to build an aerial gondola that can carry 6000 passengers an hour from downtown oakland to the ballpark. mark everton is the ceo of visit oakland, which is located about 100 yards from howard terminal. he says fans can also use the west oakland r 12th street -- or 12th street station and walk 10 minutes

oakland nb880 at 23rd ave... at least two steel beams have fallen on to the freeway from an elevated platform at a construction zone. one person has been taken to a local hospital, one car damaged, traffic is being taken off at 23rd ave. expect delays. thanks sara. ( marty )( marty ) thanks sara. thanks sara. ( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. embarcadero.look at the here is a live ( marty ) thanks sara. thanks sara. ( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. (dave)mild daytime conditions will persist through the weekend as offshore flow develops. winds will be the strongest in the higher elevations with an increased threat for fire weather concerns. temperatures cool slightly early next week with continued dry weather conditions and periods of weak offshore winds.weak offshore periods of weak offshore winds. ( marty )new this morning...palo alto police are looking for 3 men who kidnapped and sexually assualted a 17-year-old girl. it happened early friday morning in front of the girls home..

in east oakland. alyana gomez reports from oakland. >> reporter: lots of optimism tonight after the announcement this morning. so there's a lot of things still to be worked out. the a's have settled on a location here in howard terminal in the beautiful wasn't from the in jack london square as we talked about. tonight, we are focusing more on the economic impact on tourism and, of course, east and west oakland and also looking into the transportation in all of this. there was some controversy involving how people might get to this location and we are showing out that might happen. and also, the excitement of neighbors here in jack london squavisit in bursting with culture. redevelopment and businesses opening up shop. promise to keep the team rooted in oakland. the team president announced plans wednesday to build a new waterfront ballpark at howard terminal in jack london square. >> it really is the best most conducive environment for success both on and off the field to attract fans, have an amazing

here in oakland.planned jewel box ballpark is bigger than baseball. good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. this is what the property looks like today. it's a working part of the port of oakland. skyfox was flying over the site in jack london square. the stadium will be built next to the ferry terminal where the shipping containers are now. as for the stadium, here are the drawings. it would sit right on the oakland estuary. the team says there are parts of the ballpark that will have views of the water. there's also a drawing of what it would look like from behind home plate. as you can see, those famous port cranes will be visible throughout the stadium. the stadium, by the way, the open part, is facing east. the reason for that is because the batter can't look west into the sun when they are at the plate. now here's wherthe would sit. it's right next to the jack london square along the oakland estuary. the plan incorporates

thank you . >>> almost 4 million visitors came to oakland last year and oakland tourism is a $600 million a year industry. there are countless reasons to come across the bay. after learning about and falling in love with oakland's gorgeous parks and restaurant districts, our next guest decided to make oakland her home. welcome to jesse fetter ling, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> about all the places you have seen, what draw you to oakland? >> i love the people. i love san francisco but oakland was just very culturally diverse and very much a soul and heart i wanted to move to and be part of it. i had seen first fridays grow expo neshlly from a street to the whole block and now you just get a sense of the city there and i love it. >> oaklanders have a fierce love for oakland i haven't found in many other cities. aside from the people that make oakland great, tell me how the city has changed dramatically in the past ten years yeah, it's changed. there's a lot of different restaurants and bars and things like that happening. there's a lot of different people coming in obv

oakland was selected in the culture category. >> every time you hear about oakland, i think it playsond fiddle to san francisco. it's the city next to san francisco. i think i was taken aback by how much is going on here. >> reporter: very surprised, and also pleased that oakland is getting some love. >> reporter: among the selected cities in the culture category, cairo, egypt. and galway, ireland. >> we have 125 language -- languages spoken at our public schools. we have an amazing accepting culture. the largest lgbt community raising children per capita. it's a great place to raise kids. a great place to grow up. >> reporter: www.visitoakland.com markets the city as a travel destination. >> recently, probably for the last three or four years we have seen a dramatic drop in violent and property crime. >> reporter: elizabeth brennan is an oakland native. she watched her neighborhood become gentrified. >> i am really glad the culture we have had for a long time is getting appreciated, and i think natives can compete -- keep participating in it. >> i am happy to see progress in. i am o

what's it like representing oakland because the raiders won't be in oakland much longer? >> it's kind of like the last hurrah for me, so maybe a farewell. >> i think they'll get out of eating the brisket. >> reporter: tonight there are 500 plus fans savoring some 50 dishes. >> the spirit of the tailgate has always been this collaboration but competition with different chefs and even with our own team. so this one was really interesting because it's all bay area, so we're using all bay area product. >> it's too close to call. the oakland chefs outstanding, very spicey like the raiders. >> san francisco, you can't go wrong with brisket. >> reporter: and the fans told me tonight that even though both teams are tanking this season, they came here to have a really good meal and a lot of fun. looks like so far they are and we hope it stays that way throughout the night. back to you. >> we are so lucky to live here in the bay area, all this good food. >> it doesn't matter what the record is because the food is good. just eat. >> vern glenn got there at 3:20 >> he saidice said th

temperature readings right now, low 60s in san francisco, oakland, and mountain view. upper 50s in half moon bay. this is the view from the east bay hills camera looking westward. looks calm over the bay at the moment. 57 in santa rosa, low 60s napa and san rafael. 62 in concord. 58 in livermore. this is how the embarcadero center looks, looking in that direction from our rooftop camera here at abc 7. strong storm moves in tonight, continues during the morning hours tomorrow. it will be raining and windy during the commute for sure. the storm ranks 3 on the storm impact scale, so for tonight and tomorrow morning we can expect periods of heavy rainfall, flooding on roadways, thunder, hail, and possibly for sure we'll see dangerous surf as the waves have elevated already. this is our forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening, at which point we'll see waves of moderate and heavy rain moving through the bay area, continuing into the late night hours. around midnight we'll see widespread areas of moderate to heavy rain, even thunderstorms mixed in. strong, gusty wind

in oakland. katie. >> reporter: michelle, this area looks flooded overnight. still closed this morning to drivers. you can see oakland police cars here as they are making sure that no one goes through this underpass right now except for a couple of vehicles right now including this truck. but in san jose, just a few hours ago, firefighters helped rescue the driver of this car that got stuck in a flooded intersection on alameda near the stockton under crossing for the rail lines. firefighters were able to walk the driver out of that car and get them to safety. they said the driver was not hurt. also, overnight, a couple of lanes on 580 eastbound near macarthur flooded. drivers had to use the left shoulder to get around all that standing water on the freeway there. but chp saying lanes are now open. and on 101 south, near the 92 interchange, some localized flooding there last night. this is one of the biggest storms to hit the bay area this season which is why all of this debris is coming down off

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i grew up in oakland. i made it home. >> reporter: tanios says he didn't know why or who would be targeting him specifically. >> emotionally and mentally and i don't know how to explain it -- >> reporter: do you want to quit? >> no. i didn't want to quit, but i have second thoughts. >> reporter: why? >> i'm questioning who is targeting me? why? >> reporter: and with just a few more days until election day, tanios says this will not stop him and it won't define his campaign. in fact, he says, he is more determined than ever. in oakland, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> bullets fly during a wild high-speed chase across several cities. vallejo police opened fire on a man who was heavily armed. it started around 1 p.m. when vallejo officers got a tip about an armed man parked outside a home. police chased him 30 miles to oakland at up to 120 miles an hour. >> vehicle a toyota 4runner black that he is chasing, carrying an uzi and handguns, has full body armor. >> you can hear dispatchers warning responding units

san francisco and oakland are at a red. you can look out over the water, you can see a little bit of the haze up in the sky, you can see the inversion there. you're advised to keep your windows and your doors closed and run your home or air- conditioner on recycle or recirculate. we have video from yesterday, this is what it looked like on the oakland hills where hill tops and buildings were difficult to see. if the smoke is coming from the camp fire, burning 100 miles away in butte county. this is particular late pollution in the north and east base. it's extending down to gilroy and as far east as brentwood and discovery bay. >> this he put more areas such as san francisco, oakland and livermore in red. the more moderate air qualities are in the south and concord in the east bay, many people reported having an itchy throat or burning sensation in the eyes. >> i have asthma so it's hard to breathe. >> my throat is getting clogged up. >> for me, it's thick, it's the best way to put it, it gave me a headache for half of the

to move from east oakland to west oakland. and city leaders say, it is the price that they find most attractive... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. you are looking at artistic renderings of a next- generation urban ballpark for the oakland a'ssotin fact what makes this latest proposal different is that in addition to building a new water front ballpark here at howard terminal at the port of oakland, the project also includes simultaneously redeveloping the current coliseum site. oakland a's president dave kaval explains sotamong the many logistics to be worked out is safely navigating baseball fans though a transp

the a's are an oakland staple.he warriors, the raiders taking off to vegas, you take the a's you break our hearts. having the oakland a's here is fabulous. >> if it gets built, the ball park would hold 34,000 people. the closest parking site is about a mile away. they are working on a plan to build a gondola to shuttle 6,000 people an hour from downtown to the new ball park. today's open house is set from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the team's headquarters. >>> firefighters say a man described as an experiencing pare glider caught a gust of wind he wasn't expected. the road was shut down and the man was rescued from firefighters on the lamp post. >>> a lot of wind and rain moaning a slick commute for folks. >> yeah, i want to show you something. i think our camera is a little dark here. i just want to show it to you now. i want to bring my friend kevin in now, is the 280 camera that dark because of clouds? it's pretty dark in san jose. kevin is working on it. looks like nighttime there. headlights are on, remember they sh

well back a heads up for drivers in oakland.orthbound lanes of 880 at 23rd avenue are disclosed after a crash overnight. the krp says a woman was speeding when she lost control and crashed into support beams. take a look this is the aftermath. all traffic sidekick diverted off the freeway. stay with us for updates throughout the newscasts. >>> fireworks in the santa clara county sheriff race with the election next week. sheriff laurie smith's opponents raise question base how she sought endorsements. two opponents allege smith tried to handout political favors in exchange for support. i-team reporter dan noyes has the story only on abc 7 news. >>> john hirokawa was the second in command to laurie smith now he provides a tough challenge to lawyer yes smith who held the office almost 20 years. >> this story began when martin among pai called me three weeks. he is a candidate knocked occupant in the june primary. he says after the loss sheriff laurie smith and her second in command undersheriff ring song met martin and his son a at

oakland has a north wind. a northeast breeze and there's a puff of southeast for others making for mild conditions already. san jose, 62. brentwood at 60 degrees. berkley, 62. san rafael at 61 degrees. it's been much warmer for some. there's still some 40s. cooler conditions, ben low ma, 64. >>> the last battle of the bay, the extra security measures in place for tonight's big game. >>> providing housing to the homeless in oakland. what the money will be used for. ♪ ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> investigators are confident it could be the voice recorder. the search for the other recorder continues all 189 people on board the lion air flight are presumed dead oofrments the marriott ceo has turned down a chance to speak with san francisco supervisors about a month long strike by hotel workers in the city. this accord to go the san francisco examiner. 2500 hotel workers walked out last month saying most of them need to work two jobs to feed and house families. the marriott ceo says the wor

. >>> we have some breaking news from oakland. the oakland a's just unveiling intriguing new sketches of a new baseball stadium proposed for the city's waterfront. phil matier joins us now with details of what would be a very unique ballpark. >> reporter: now, for years the push in major league baseball is to get baseball in the downtown, get the fans in. and oakland has been looking at trying to deliver on that. well, the a's are set to unveil pictures. and the idea of a mega deal that involves a new ballpark on oakland's waterfront, and also a remake, almost a complete remake of the oakland coliseum site. let's take a look at the waterfront ballpark first. it's being billed as a 32,000 seat jewel box designed like ballparks were years ago. sort of in the traditional manner. fans in close but has modern high-rise office and residential buildings. so it's a big development to go in on the waterfront with the idea of revitalizing that area. as for the old site, the coliseum site, take a look. gone are the parking lots and stadium.

the oakland estuary is right there. ballpark facing away from the water for the sun angles for the players. let's take a look inside the ballpark now. it's going to seat 34,000 fans. so intimate like fenway park. with the garden. you notice it's a rooftop garden, kind of like facebook headquarters in menlo park that slopes down to the ground level. so what happens to the existing oakland coliseum? that's a big question. the a's want to redevelop it and run it. that's the key. right now the existing site belongs to the city and county. here's what the a's want to do. they want to keep the oracle arena there. the warriors already leaving. there's the existing coliseum. it will just be a youth baseball field. and then the parking lot will be transformed into a park and also some condominiums and mixed use for business. bloitsably absent from today's big announcement, the team's reclusive owner john fisher. the 57-year-old billionaire is one of the bay area's most prominent families. his parents started the gap clothing com

oakland's much hyped neighbor did not . >> oakland plays second fiddle to san francisco. i was taken aback by how much is going on here. >> surprised and pleased that oakland is getting some love. >> some much deserved attention there. oakland is the only city in california chosen and of only 4 u.s. cities included in national geographic's best trip for 2019 in that issue. so pretty cool. >> oaktown! >> yeah. >> the zoo is pretty good, too, over there. >> yes. love the zoo there. >> have you been? >> yeah! my daughter and i went about two months ago. it's fantastic. new addition makes it even better. >> you should take her to the zoo lights because they have that going on. >> right. >> pretty cool. >> oakland! >> i know. not now, because the rain can dampen that. >>> it's really coming down. i want to show you this first of all. hi. we're looking at the bay bridge. it's really coming down now a heavy downpour. you can see the wet roads out there and that heavy rain pushing across the bay bridge there. temperatures in the mid- to upper 50s. 58 in concord, san francisco. we

oakland a's president dave kaval explains sotoakland a's president: "well we have two projects we're proposing. one is at the coliseum site. it is an adaptive re-use of the coliseum itself and bringing jobs and housing and other community benefits to that region. then we have the water front location where we are proposing the actual ballpark">among the many logistics to be worked out is safely navigating baseball fans though a transportation gaunlet full of big rigs coming and going around the clock and regularly scheduled amtrak trains the a's have entered an exclusive negotiation agreement with the port of oakland for the howard terminal. alameda county and the city of oakland are joint owners of the current coliseum sitesot

temperatures right now, 50s pretty much area-wide. 57 in oakland. today, we are warming up into the low to mid-80s for the warmer spots inland. 70s by the bay. full forecast still ahead, devin, over to you. >>> striking hotel workers at the oakland marriott city but e con atthe ack on the job marriott affiliated hotels in san francisco, san jose and other cities. the average bay area employee makes $44,000 a year and a meeting in san francisco yesterday, the board of supervisors voiced support for the workers, some of whom say they sleep in their cars and work two jobs just to make ends meet. >> the theme of this campaign has been one job should be enough and i think we're, you know, making progress in people being able to actually feed their families. >> because of the other 21 locations who still don't have an agreement, the union can't discuss specifics of the oakland negotiations. >>> several people are being treated for injuries after a shooting early this morning in a bar in watertown, new york. so far, no official word on how many people were

, a city he has lived and raised his two daughters in the past 22 years. >> i love oakland. i grew up in oakland. >> reporter: tanios does not know why or who would be targeting him specifically. >> i am crushed emotionally and mentally. i don't know how to explain it. i did want to quit but i have second thoughts. i am questioning who is targeting me. >> reporter: with a few more days until election day, tanios says this will not stop him and it will not define his campaign. he says he is more determined than ever. in oakland, juliet goodrich, kpix 5. >>> bullets fly during a wild high-speed chase across several bay area cities. police opened fire on a man they say was heavily armed. it started at 1 pm when vallejo police officers got a tip about an armed man parked outside of a home. police chased him 30 miles into oakland, at times reaching speeds of 120 miles per hour . >> vehicle is a toyota four runner, black. he is carrying handguns and full body armor. >> you can hear the dispatchers warning responding units about the suspect carrying assault weapons and body armor.

the city, county, and port of oakland. all were excited and on the same page that the site on the water near downtown is the best place for the a's. >> with the 81 days that baseball provides for home games, it really is the best and most conducive environment for success both on and off the field to attract fans, to have an amazing fan experience, and to have a positive impact on the community. >> all parties understand that today's announcement was just a small first step. there's a ton of work still, including working out transportation issues. >> dave cavill talked about that today. if you want to learn more about the plans, the a's are holding an open house tomorrow from 4:00 to 6:00 at the a's business office on harrison street in jack london square. >> the success of the stadium could very well depend on the success of the team. >> so true. abc 7 sports anchor mindi bach is here with more. this is their version of at&t park by the water. a lot riding on it. >> pnc park, levi's stadium, and there's a lot to be worked

redwood city 53, santa rosa 59, oakland 54. we're warmer tomorrow with the north winds, 82 in oakland, 85 in vallejo, 81 in san jose, november 3rd , very warm throughout the bay area, but we will have gusty winds and high fire danger tomorrow only in the hills. on sunday the onshore breeze returns. that's only forth a few degrees. we'll stay sunny, mild and dry across the board for each of the next seven days. that's your forecast. >> sounds good, paul, thanks. >>> still ahead a 49ers cheerleader goes viral, how she is reigniting a national conversation. >> i've got stories to tell inside sports, among what we'll bring you out of the ashes of last night's raiders/49ers brouhaha rose an overnight star. you better go out and get your no. 4 nick mullens jerseys. >>> as we settle in, let me tell you something, nothing reich an overnight sensation. no one saw it coming. 49er quarterback nick muens rea night. the first nfl regular season game and wow, nick mullens threw for three touchdowns and he picked the raiders apart 34- 3. how

i think the people is what makes oakland. >> for years oakland had a reputation of being unsafe, dangerouswe are definitely moving past the crime moniker that we had a crier -- acquired a number of years ago. for the last three or four years, we've seen a dramatic reduction of violent and property crimes. >> reporter: oakland house has big plans i had come a new downtown ballpark could be coming, and the airport is considering holding in the terminal. in oakland, rob roth, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> for the latter half of november, rain delivered. the last day of the month we should get a break, with just partly cloudy skies. today, we had the strong system move on shore with some heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and the snow in the sierra. you can see on the satellite and radar, things starting to clear out. at least here closer to northern california and the bay area, we have partly cloudy skies and temperatures cooling off. we will check in on some of the current numbers right now. we have most areas in the low to mid 50s. walnut creek 51, napa 52, in san francisco checking in at 54 degrees. h

>oakland will also be down a number of key players.... the injuries have done them no favors....>last week they played 12 rookies and expect the same this week....> however, this is a grown mans league and no one cares about oakland's troubles....>they'll have to be ready for a ravens team and its physical defense.....>"they're a good team..they got really good cover corners, jimmy smith is healthy, we got a lot of respect for carr, humphries is coming on as a pro, suggs is still there, i think udon is a very underrated guy and the big guy in the middle makes them go, i think. hard to run against, hard to throw against, it's hard to deal with, we'll have to be at our very best.""i don't want the first pick..i want to win all these games so i want everybody to be mad at me for that so that's what i want to accomplish. for us as an offense it's really just about building continuity, we got a lot of young guys playing, we got a lot of new guys playing and i just think it's so cool the opportunity we have. everyone sees what have

team to move from east oakland to west oakland. and city leaders say, it is the price that they find most attractive... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. you are looking at artistic renderings of a next- generation urban ballpark for the oakland a'ssotin fact what makes this latest proposal different is that in addition to building a new water front ballpark here at howard terminal at the port of oakland, the project also includes simultaneously redeveloping the current coliseum site. oakland a's president dave kaval explains sotamong the many logistics to be worked out is safely navigating baseball fans though a transp

100 acres in east oakland. we will look at that part of the deal because that will change the landscape and for people driving by as well when we get back at 6:00. bill midtier kpix 5. >>> you've got a link to the official website and a gallery of artist renderings on our homepage at www.kpix.com. >>> the former facebook worker calling out his ex-employer. >> his claim there are more black lives matter posters at facebook than actual black people. >>> also, the politicians of for key votes today on capitol hill. one of them fell a little short on an important leadership position. >>> new claims from the scientists facing worldwide criticism for genetically modifying babies. his first public comments over his controversial work. this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ >>> it's a memo published on facebook by a former employee. it alleges th

the oakland hills has good rain. adding to those, 24-hour totals boulder creek, two and and three quarters. till den park, 2.5. novato had a lot of rain. other locations including i don't know kville. >>> santa cruz an inch and a half, lafayette in there, sfo an inch and a quarter, oakland 78 although again, i'll be adding to these. our very cold dynamic system, upper low and also at the surface, made its move and as it did, it brought rain overnight and the squall line or the cold unstable air triggering the lightning strikes to the north and peninsula and into the santa cruz mountains. things are calming down now. we're in between, a rainbow weather kind of day. we'll have sun, clouds and heavy showers. they will linger throughout most of the day here especially with the sun breaks and that colder air coming in. there's an active pattern on the peninsula and also san mateo coast and san jose south for the morning. that seems to be the focus here, a lot of lightning strikes showing up, things are calming down but we

oakland police are taking over the criminal investigation. vallejo police will conduct an internal probe. >>> today is the first friday in november but there won't be a first friday festival in oakland this evening. the monthly street festival was canceled for november because of after hours violence following last month's event. organizers are reviewing security measures and hope to resume the festival in december. >>> time now 5:11. >> after years of research and advocacy, a groundbreaking decision. coming up, the first fda- approved cannabis-based drug is now available. >> we have a high fire danger with a fire weather watch in effect. we'll talk about what you can expect as we go through the weekend with critical fire weather conditions. we'll also talk about our next chance for rain, that's right, the possibility of rain. details on that coming up. >> and delays are building as you work your way across the eastshore freeway. we have a crash. i'll have your drive times and more coming up. proposition 11 solves two issues. first, it contin

but ended in east oakland. when the suspect crashed his black suv. i did confirm that police shot the suspect multiple times, oakland police say he was armed and wearing body armor. he was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. this started sometime this afternoon in vallejo. we're waiting for police to arrive on scene with more specific details. but we do know that last night police responded to three different shootings that left two men dead. we were asking if that is linked to the case. you can see we're here at 22nd avenue here international avenue, the area is closed off. a lot of traffic out, looks like police is on their way. we'll talk to them right now. you can see the media is moving up. again, the suspect on his way to the hospital, we were also told that there are no other victims in this crash or in this chase. reporting live in oakland, "abc7 news." >> very good. thanks so much. this is a live picture of the scene right now from sky 7. some dramatic incidents were revealed on police radio c

crash still blocking lanes north 101 at oakland road. lanes blocked and two lanes blocked north 101 at moffett for a crash on the shoulder. >>> 5:54. this morning, we are getting our first look at what could be the clothing of the future. a unique pair of pants is offering mobility to those in need. they are called power pants. >> for those people who don't have much muscle function, then the pants will give them a lot of power. that's the goal. >> scientists say robotic technology is stitched into the seams down the thighs of the pants. they act as extra muscles expanding with air to help you stand or contracting to help you sit. researchers say they can bot leg stby0% but the onlm, they are $2 million. >> our goal is to make these within about seven to 10 years cheap enough for the average person can go into a store and can buy them and use them. >> scientists say the goal is to make the pants affordable by 2025 because who has $2 million for a pair of pants? >> they have a lot of work to do before they cut down on the price. can you i

vallejo police shot a man after a chase ended in oakland. what you're seeing now is international boulevard and 22nd avenue. you can see all the officers and that black suv down below. now, no officers were hurt. the suspect, however, was taken to a local hospital. this area remains closed, 22nd and international for this investigation? >>> well, with winter on the way, even though it doesn't feel like it, caltrans is planning a proactive approach to dealing with possible landslides on a popular scenic highway. the agency says it could close highway 1 at big sur ahead of any big storms. in late 2016 and early 2017, major landslides closed a highway north of cambria for more than a year. caltrans plans setting out a traffic advisory 48 hours before a storm, warning of a closure. then 24 hours before, it will either confirm or cancel the closure. we'll be right back. way to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, enhanced coverage, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's the ultimate wifi experienc

they received a call from an oakland police officer. it took 30 firefighters an hour to get things under control. investigators say 15 to 20 shelters burned and one dog didn't make it out. it was a fire they say was suspicious. >> i smelled smoke. >> it is tragedy on top of tragedy. not only are these people displaced and homeless, there is stuff like this that is making it harder. >> crews had to be careful because there were dangerous accelerants in the encampment. firefighters pulled out multiple propane tanks. that is just a small amount of what was inside. >> they are hazardous for our first responders. there are hazardous materials. aerosol cans and compressed gas. >> this encampment is number 1 on our list for the next communsite. we just got approval tuesday night to spend the money. city officials say before the end of the year the encampment is scheduled to be closed. people will be moved 10 blocks away to community cabin site where people will leave their tents for emergency shelters with restrooms and access to health servic

even got a visit from the mayor of oakland. >> one of the things i love about being in oakland are all the compassionate people in the city. behind me is a great example. >> the good -- fellas motorcycle club has been hosting a fee free meal event on thanksgiving every year for more than 10 years. >>> more giving back to those in need coming up. the high school students who served the five-star things giving feast to the homeless in the east bay. >>> we will show you how if you of the teams took their celebrations to a whole new level. >> i am thankful for my health, my family, my family's health -- the basics. the things you can't really put a price on. >> i am thankful for seeing another day. >> i am thankful for having a home, and friends. i get to shop for good food, and get to sit with friends at the table. ♪ ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> a group of teenagers put together an outdoor five-star quality thanksgiving dinner for the homeless who are camping out near i 80. it was an extravagant surprise for many. they had forgotten that today was thanksgiving. >>

in front of the oakland airport, if you're catching a flight at oakland, it looks all right.heck out some of the other roads to the bay area airports when we come back. >>> some rain is made, not a lot. we have it wait for the system later today, the second system on friday is looking good. we'll have more on that coming up. coming up. >>> right now oakland police say the robberies at bed bath and beyond seem unrelated. the employees say they're not doing enough to protect employees. >> the security guards are there for show. they wear a jacket. they're not allowed to detain anyone. >> ktvu tried to contact officials at bed bath and beyond, we didn't get a response yet. >> they have leads, they are checking surveillance video, but no arrests have been made yet. if you have any information, call oakland police, self midas stores in petaluma and napa and vacaville are performing unnecessary car repairs, they've filed a complaint for unlawful practices, the alleged violations are based on investigations by the state bureau of automotive repair, the midas international corporatio

oakland.w saying they are en route to this fire. they also said that the report they got was maybe a container was on fire at the port of oakland. we are not sure if that's confirmed yet but that's the call they got and that's where they are rolling right now, to the port of oakland. so if you are on 880 or 80 headed toward the bay bridge and you see dark smoke coming from by the bay, this is from the port of oakland, oakland fire responding to a report of a container on fire. as soon as we get more information, of course, about this developing story, this breaking story in oakland, we will bring it to you. >>> if you're in san francisco today, expect to see extra police in the city's mid market area. mayor london breed is reassigning several officers to the tenderloin station. officers plan to increase their presence near civic center and the plaza. officers plan to work with social service providers to try and get help for people living on the streets and for addicts who hang out in that are

in oakland. >> there's still a lack of as much foot traffic as we would like. we're really excited for the stadium to come and make that connection to downtown oakland. >> reporter: at the nearby restaurant luna mare, husband and wife owners know any payoff would be years in the future. still -- >> we are very excited the ballpark will be nearly right behind us and we can't wait for this place to be full of a's fans. >> absolutely, more foot traffic for jack london square, for the downtown area, for all of oakland. >> reporter: more vehicle traffic too. business owners hope having a bart station a 15-minute walk away and other public transit will help mitigate that. sources inside the longshore man's union worry placement of the stadium will shrink the port, just when they're vying to increase shipping to oakland. then there's real estate. rents in oakland have climbed at a fantastic rate. the average apartment rents for more than $2,500 a month now. this real estate agent says, be prepared to pa

a nice look at oakland where we are at 49. hello san jose at 54. the winds right now not too bad, generally light out there. i'm seeing atlas peak 22 miles per hour, relative humidity 23%, already low 65 degrees there. napa a light breeze with 93% humidity. into the oakland hills we have a 67 degrees already reported on the north edge, this wind about 20 miles per hour, relative humidity 32%. in the afternoon we'll continue with the dry weather, the warmer weather, storm track well to the north, no rain in sight. and looking at temperatures in the 70s and 8 east. red flag warning starting in the overnight hours, into sunday morning. east bay hills, down to the diablo range, expires at 6:00 a.m., relative humidity down to 10%. so we'll track this for you over the next 24 hours. have a look at your afternoon highs coming up in a bit. >>> we want to go back to our breaking news in oakland, four lanes northbound of interstate 880 on 23rd avenue are shutdown right now. chp says the driver crashed into a construction area earlier this morning and that ca

sotoakland police department: "there is no typical for oakland.ays different">in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... the holiday season is almost here. but acording to a new study, a majority of people in the country want to stop an essential part of the holiday season. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. >> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. [music] (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. a cool and smoky finish to the week. skies will continue to be seen carrying some haze as we push into the weekend. daytime highs will remain cool mostly in the 60's with just a few 70's and with morning lows falling into the 30's and 40's. skies will begin to clear into the weekend with further improving air quality next week ahead of thanksgiving. no major hot

with dirty running fast and oakland was sausal creek in not far away, tiny sausal creek in oakland was running fast and deep with dirty water as the rain drained down out of the oakland hills.natskeith young lives nearby. he was out for a walk just enjoying the fresh air.sotin nearby montclair, the umberllas were out downtown as neighbors adjusted to the reality that wet weather had finally arrived.sotbrian kuhn was meeting a friend. he had been in denver the past few weeks and was glad the smoke was gone when he got back.sotkuhn also hopes that this will be a long and wet wintersot among a crowd watching a ferry crash into a san francisco pier. the boat was carrying 53 passengers when it slammed into the pier at san francisco's ferry building. two people onboard were injured. kron4's dan thorn is live in san francisco with the latest. video shows the ferry moving towards the dock around 2:30 this afternoon. you can see people panicking as the as it slams into the terminal. passengers tell us on-board there was no warning about the accident even after the ferry struck the berth. san fr

again, this is near oakland lake merritt bart station. we're going to continue to follow the story and give you any more information as we get it into our newsroom. >> san jose's christmas in the park has again been the target of thieves second year in a row. decorations on the satanic christmas tree has been stolen. after the tree was on display a few days, it had to be redecorated because people took their ornaments. the group is asking would-be thieves to refrain from taking them in the future. last year a chapter of the satanic temple had a goat mask stolen from the top of their tree. christmas in the park said sadly ornament thefts are common for every tree. >> from christmas trees to citrus trees, marin county is fighting a pest called the they are a threat because they can carry a disease deadly to citrus trees. only a single acp has been found so far. so traps have been set to confirm whether there are any more out there. >> okay, she's got a cat she named but now she needs a new home. details of an animal found wandering in the b

live in oakland, andria borba, kpix 5. >> all right. let's talk a little bit about san francisco's prop c, the city's tech titans have been at war over this one. they say they're friends but the money they were throwing around was interesting. the measure 2 taxed big businesses to help the homeless. that is winning handily by about 20%. about a third of the vote has been counted. juliette goodrich literally grabbed the chief proponent, sales force ceo mark ben yof, in a hallway tonight. take a look. >> well, what i'm so passionate about is that our homeless get the services and the homes that they need. leerso family, c in our city a home. >> interesting. phil and melissa here to talk about the vote. phil, benioff alienated a lot of people supporting his campaign. >> that's right. well, he alienated other member of the business community. initially the business community was saying this is a nice idea to raise some $300 million for homeless programs in addition to the $385 already being spent. but there were questions about if it was a

it was a plume of smoke you can see for miles in oakland. a homeless encampment going up in flames and this was not the first time for this same encampment. so tonight at 5:00, hear why fire crews had to be extra careful as they fought this fire. >> also today, a lot of focus on a moment that played out on the field before last night's game at levi's stadium. >> yeah. well, fights in the stands and blood on the field not the only two things people were talking about after last night's 49ers-raiders football game. it was this act of protest during the national anthem buy a cheerleader of the 49ers, not a player. it brought a lot of attention. so tonight at 5 we talk to a former cheerleader who says this was not the first time of protests by the members of the squad happened. we'll have more on that. >> a lot of people weighing in on that. that's all coming up at 5:00. >>> next here on the "four on 2," from the sandcastle competition to a science fair, we have everything happening here in the bay area this weekend coming up. end coming up. fou

i will always cherish my experience with the oakland raiders.he seasons change, so do our roles and i look forward to continuing my journey with the nfl. (j.r.)big day in college football. cal and stanford both in action in different late games tonight. we go to tempe...15th ranked utah taking on arizona state. tyler huntley going deep....avoiding tacklers as we does that....and check that out. caught...no intercepted. sun devils all over it. what a catch that is impressive....later that drive. arizona state would pound it in. they take an early 14 nothing lead. give up 17 but then come back strong. arizona state go on to upset utah 38 to 20. (j.r.)as i speak former 49ers quarterback and activist colin kaepernick is being inducted into his high school's hall of fame.these are some pictures of kaep from back in the day. pitman high school in turlock is inducting kaepernick into their hall of fame. the dinner celebration is happening right now. kaepernick was a three sports athlete in high school playing baseball, basketball, and of course footbal

heavier rain flooded 580 in oakland. this is what it looked like on the eastbound side. this is moss beach, sorry. a resident shared cell phone video of the transformer sparking afterward. power knocked out for 10 pg&e customers. they hope to haven by 6:00 p.m. >>> we are awaiting an update on thousands of power outages on the peninsula and south bay. more than 5100 customers in daily city and 1700 in saratoga lost power at 9:30 last night. >>> theories that video i wanted to show you out of oakland. interstate 580, eastbound side, near macarthur boulevard. you can see cars had to slow down. they were going through a pool of water on the highway. >>> as extensive flooding on streets all over the years, this is market and church streets late last night. you can see cars sloshing through the roads there. at least one foot standing on the roads there. >> many encountering flooded streets like this. abc 7 news employee shot this in sanarplashi throh vel inches on san bruno avenue. >> many commuters are being extra careful because of the rain and trying to be more patient in