we begin in oakland. seems like everywhere you turn, someone is swinging a virtual fist at the fire ring of leronne armstrong. some for and some against it. in the middle of it all, new mayor sheng thao. that is where we start today. we start on the steps the mayor takes every day going to her new job at oakland city hall. this is what we found at her doorstep. >> we feel that our voices should have been heard. we love our city, we care about our city, and we are adamant about making sure our city has its voices heard. so today we are standing and fighting. we will continue to fight. >> the year is just getting started. this will be a story likely to go on for months and months. let's go live. she did not get an early and easy start to her job. >> armstrong was already the 10th chief the city has seen since 2011. a lot of questions still remain as a mayor stressed she fired armstrong without cause. >> again, this is not a disciplinary action. the cheese does serve at the will of the mayor. again, i have l

the federal court and the people of oakland. oakland is committed to reform. not simply because of the conditions of the n s. a but because it is the right thing to do. i also want to add that i've had the pleasure. to work. besides so many fine opd officers. these officers serve the public trust and i've seen them work extremely hard to maintain and build this trust. they were asked to serve our city with integrity, and they show up and they do it every day. oakland's leadership must live up to the standards we set for those officers. in order to finally bring it in to oakland's federal oversight and not risk risky investments we've made for over 20 years. it's an absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police, be able to work closely. with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. chief armstrong has my respect and appreciation for his service to the department. into the city that he grew up in and that he clearly loves dearly. and he will continue to have my respect and appreciation. but i am no longer confiden

have shot a suspect in oakland this afternoon. chopper was above the scene in the area of international boulevard and 105th avenue. you can see the mayhem on the street. authorities tell us the suspect may have been armed and may have tried to carjack somebody. right now, it is unclear what led up to the gunfire. we are getting small details right now. we also don't know the condition of the suspect. as soon as we get updates, we will pass them along to you. we are on the ground and in the sky. >>> former oakland police chief , leronne armstrong, who would have been overseeing the scene, spoke publicly today to the media for the first time since he got the ax. in no uncertain terms, he said he should still be in charge today. >> i was wrongly terminated for standing up for the city of oakland. >> anne makovec joins us now. armstrong sissy delivered on the promises and made the department better. he used those words that are legal words, wrongful termination. >> he is now blaming the federal oversight monitor, calling him a volley

reporter: in oakland, abc 7 news. kristen: now to breaking news we are expecting to hear from oakland's mayor shortly about the future of the police chief. the police commission was said to me tonight to take control the case, last month mentioned how -- last month the mayor put him on paid administrative leave for his handling of conduct miss allegations. it appears the mayor wants to get ahead of the meeting. we will give you the live -- bring you the live news conference as soon as that happens. larry: the man connected with explosion that rocked san francisco's neighborhood last week was in court today. facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, manufacturing drugs, as well as child endangerment. she joins us live from san francisco superior court with the latest. reporter: the man accused of running a drug level in his own home went before a judge today. he was supposed to answer to charges. that will not happen now until friday. is the first time we have seen suspect during price since the -- darren price since

but first an historic church in oakland is gone. the first african methodist episcopal church known in the community as fame was destroyed by an overnight fire. the flames started outside and spread fast and now all that is left of the building are the exterior walls, the inside of the two story church is gutted, and nbc bay area's robert handa was at the church all day today and joins us live right now. you've been busy trying to get more information for us. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, basically obviously right now so much of it is geared around cleanup and trying to grab whatever it is they could grab from inside the church. they were actually able to salvage quite a bit. but as you saw and mentioned before, the flames could be seen from all over the city. it was roaring through the building. some people were talking about the fact they believe it started somewhere near the entrance on the 37th street side. maybe outside and maybe inside. they are not sure because the fire raced through the building so fast, up the w

up snech oakland. and santa rosa.ind direction is coming off the land, blowing toward the ocean. this down sloping wind is what brought us the warmth today. a little warmer than yesterday. live views from the -- from the tower cameras. you'll notice the high, thin,s by by clouds are still with us, all in association with a system off the coast. a live view from the santa cruz camera. this may be a good place to go this weekend. the air quality will be good to moderate which means it's fine to be outside to enjoy the sunshine. here's the low that is bringing us the high clouds. as it's been pulling away, the clouds have been thinning and the system will continue to rhett are grade. let me show you a closer view of live doppler 7. clouds just high level. they're harmless right new. that's going to look different comed mile to latter part of next week. temperatures anywhere from 50's to 60's. here's a beautiful view from our emeryville camera as we are looking at filtered sunshine. the chill returns tomorrow morning, sun

that decision was made by the oakland police commission and she sued the city of oakland getting a one and a half million dollar settlement. and ann kirkpatrick joins us now live with her thoughts on this, latest controversy. chief, thanks for being with us. i know here in seattle you not in the bay area anymore, but from afar. i don't know how much you've been able to learn about this particular situation involving chief armstrong. but from what you do know what your reaction to what's going on? well, i can understand. thank you for having me. the same thing i have always followed oakland. >> since i'd love to i did not put a label plan. so have a special place in my heart for oakland. i really all i want the best for oakland, not only in the city itself has some fantastic, fantastic city and a really great place department as well. such struggles i think that the she had a very hard decision. i personally think and we commend her for making the hard decisions said she run from that. but regardless there was going to be a divided house on her decision chief armstrong. chief, the progr

leaders, including the oakland chapter of the naacp, the federal judge overseeing oakland said n the evidence that he'd seen and the federal oversight report which demonstrated significant problems within the department. armstrong also called the report on this alleged misconduct, quote, embarrassingly inaccurate and contradictory since the beginning. mayor tao has maintained that accountability has been the most important thing throughout this process. and here's what the mayor said just a short time ago. >> it's an absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police be able to work closely with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. this is not an easy decision. but it's one i believe it's necessary for that progress to continue. >> again, that was dan thorn reporting for us tonight. the mayor also said that this is not a disciplinary action. the dec

we haven't seen that in the oakland hills just yet. but these winds are likely going to ramp and the fact that they're up on the top of the hills where that fire located. that's we're going to see the stronger gusts moving in. so that's what the big concern is with this fire. now, those winds coming up out of the south. you can see where the fire is located there right near the top of the oakland hills there. and so we're getting the southerly wind that is taking the fire up in this direction. more further to the north. so if it's going to push anywhere, it's going to push in that direction. generally and probably try to run up the hill a little bit. fires tend to run up the hills as they begin to burn. so that's a concern for firefighters. now they're going to have to deal with that. is if this continues to burn, these winds are going to be ramping up this evening. and so there's a lot of homes in and around this area. taking in for a closer look now you can see some of the in and around the fire area. they continue to see that burnin

rob oakland is a city that's no stranger to crime. and there were violent acts reported over the weekend. the first one says armstrong's firing but groups like the anti police terror project view the firing is a, quote, bold and courageous move. >> oakland police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened friday. police firing their weapons our motorcyclist who had attempted a carjacking, according to lauren armstrong's wraps, no african-american men were shot by police during his time as chief armstrong's accomplishments were celebrated outside city hall monday. this man has created the new violent crime operation center. he designed to focus on violent crime reduction, citywide using and intelligence lead approach as many call for armstrong to be reinstated. others are trying to move forward with mayor sheng thao's decision. >> the department continued its sideshow detail over the weekend to decrease the illegal activity. >> acting chief darren allison announced last week that more walking officers will be on patro

standing up for the city of oakland as a police chief. i did my job and i believe i did it. well, armstrong then came out on the attack targeting both mayor tower and robert warshaw. the federal monitor overseeing the department. my termination was never really about the facts about performance. my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. >> my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. >> armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stand the job as federal monitor and collect a paycheck. every era made by the police department is considered a scandal. >> and it reaches all the way to the top of the organization consistently. and to write a sensationalized report. like you had a chance to read. is unfair. it's unfortunate. armstrong says when he called out, we're show a publicly. >> instead of standing with the oakland community, mayor tao fired he blamed her for acting without input from the city's

binaxnow strong outside oakland city hall.community leaders are upset and mayor shank house decision to remove him without cars will turn to our crime reporter henry lee live at city hall to bring us the scene there, henry gasia. there's more than three dozen community members out here in support of the former chief. now we are on frank ogawa plaza outside city hall. they say mayor centaur acted rashly in removing the top cop. they say he was moving the department closer to an end of federal oversight. on wednesday , the mayor ended weeks of speculation by firing the chief after initially placing the top cop on leave last month. confidential reports obtained by ktvu accused the department of gaps and missteps in investigations into a sergeant accused of trying to cover up to incidents now that's sergeant michael chang was accused of hitting a mercedes with the department issued chevy tahoe in the san francisco parking garage back in 2021 not reporting the crash outside investigators say that she failed to hold chung and others

the oakland coliseum. what does this timeline look like for these negotiations the outcome of the land that the development of this land? >> that's really great questions. so we did the city finally intrude exclusive negotiating agreement with a stg that's the it's it's exciting, right? it's a great way. as we're opening up black history month and celebrating black history. and this is an organization that is home ground. it's a homegrown organization. black run organization. and i'm excited for the and you know, for being able to partner with a stg to move forward. this plan. however, this is just the very beginning of many more meetings. and so it would you know, premature if i gave you a timeline and in that regard, but just know that i'm committed to redeveloping that area, which will give so much back to our deep east. oakland residents. >> it's something that we did notice and wanted to point out is that the oakland a's were not a part of yesterday's announcement and that's despite them being signifi

they say in order to stay competitive with other surrounding districts and keep oakland -- keep oakland teachers from leaving the district. >> we want to get our salary competitive. we want to get it to the median of what educators in neighboring districts are making, just a 15 minute, 10 minute drive away. >> the teachers union says the school district was expected to make an offer on thursday but has delayed it until march 1. that may be because march 1 is when the district has to come up with a plan to close its anticipated budget episode. trade-offs are expected. >> whether it is cutting central office, cutting school sites, whether it is some other cuts -- i don't know where else we could cut, we have to make cuts somewhere to put more money toward compensation. that is just math. >> oakland's finances are of concern to the alameda county office of education which recently downgraded the district's financial rating because of the school board's decision to rescind the planned closure of five schools. next monday, sam davis, the school board member for district one will be hosting a

oakland at 38, san jose at 37. that's just the start of a whole lot of us livermore and dublin below freezing. currently brentwood, you're at freezing pad. aluma at 29 degrees. currently a few other 20's in the north bay. sonoma fairfield, santa rosa below freezing at 30 degrees. so it's cold just as cold as yesterday for many spots. frost advisories and freeze warnings for about the same locations as they were yesterday and about the same time frame to up until 09:00am this morning. hopefully you got the plants covered up last night and just warm and cozy. a change from yesterday is it's not near as windy. winds have calmed down consistently and should stay a lot calmer today. what you'll notice today as well is a lot of cloud cover moving across the bay area. despite that, we are set to remain dry, though. so you will see mostly cloudy skies, but a dry one ahead of us jackets on all day long highs in the upper 50's to low 60's. pretty similar feel as to what we had for your wednesday rain. all right, john, thank

reggie: oaklands police chief is out of a job. the mayor announcing her decision following an investigation into alleged misconduct by armstrong. >> he t works, but fund some money. kumasi: neighbors pleading for financial assistance after a home drug lab explodes, damaging nearby homes and vehicles. reggie: when we could expect to hear from the president about the chinese surveillance balloon and other flying object shot down over the u.s. kumasi: we start with a check of the forecast. drew: it is quite cold, 39 degrees in the city. frost advisories, freeze warnings in effect for another morning. please bundle up. this morning is colder than yesterday morning, down to 29 in livermore, 30 in santa rosa, 37 in oakland. subfreezing in palo alto at 31 degrees. outside from sutro tower, we have calm conditions. it will not be as bright as yesterday, clouds increased throughout the morning. partly sunny with temperatures mainly in the upper 50's, we will get warmer weather for the weekend and talk about that in a second. first, we are

grew up in oakland. he's going through the same things that a lot of black men have been counted in the city of oakland. his brother was killed in the streets of oakland. and so he understands the culture, he understands the problems and he was on his way to abate the problems and he was doing a fine job and for him to be terminated behind these things that his people that were in leadership for police department. i had given him reports that they had investigated and told him that, yeah, no reason to doubt what he's investigating of. people were saying. i just think that the totally unfair. >> well, in contrast, the anti police terror project's executive director calls that identity politics saying that it should have no place when picking the department's leadership adding that armstrong's alleged failure to properly disciplined. the sergeant in question should have been enough to name him unfit to serve and that mayor tao in their mind did the right thing. >> in the north, they were talking about the

i grew up here all my lifetime in east oakland. we've always had killings and shootings and robberies, but i've never seen oakland at this level. two years ago, the colonial pipeline ransomware attack took six days to resolve . oakland is already on day eight and counting. tom baker. ktvu fox two news. alright, tom. thank you. 15 cars just right here alone in a row. which shattered windows was just shocking. especially in this neighborhood, a common sight across the bay area car windows smashed, but more than a dozen in this east bay neighborhood is not unusual coming up a live report on the items taken and the critical clue that helped police track them down. also no toxic threat. that's the message to a community in ohio that was forced to evacuate because of the release of dangerous chemicals ahead of 5 30. why that message is not resonating with many residents tonight. california lawmakers lining up to run for dianne feinstein find senate seat once her term ends the late development today involving oakland congresswoman barbara

and that would have been the oakland hills. remember, that was up in elevation to so that could have been an issue. but also some good news. we've got some rain on the way and that rain will take care of things overnight tonight. that's going to be a nice little soaker. we're going maybe see maybe a quarter of an inch, maybe a 3rd of an inch down in the urban areas, maybe half an inch over some of the mountain tops. but this is the first in a series of storms that will impact the bay area will trying time those out for you. coming up in a few minutes. thanking or fire news tonight. pga is now facing manslaughter charges over its alleged role in a twenty-twenty wildfire that >> killed 4 people. the zogg fire burned about 90 square miles in shasta county. cal fire says the blaze started when a tree fell and hit a pg e power line. among the victims. an 8 year-old girl and her mother. the pair were caught by the flames while trying to drive away from their home pg and e pleaded not guilty to 11 felony and misdemeanor charges last j

the oakland police department is now searching for a new chief afternoon. mayor sheng tao fired chief leronne armstrong. this comes as armstrong has been placed on administrative leave earlier this year after an investigation by a federal monitor concluded that the chief failed to properly handle misconduct allegations by a police sergeant under him. and what was going just received this statement from armstrong, it reads in part, i am deeply disappointed. >> in the mayor's decision after the relevant facts are fully evaluated by weighing evidence instead of pulling sound bites from strategically leaked inaccurate reports. it will be clear. i was a loyal and effective reform or of the oakland police department. it will be equally clear that i committed no misconduct and my termination is fundamentally wrong, unjustified and unfair. yeah, again, the next chief will be oakland's 13th chief since 2009. >> so a lot of drama here again. and of course, many strong opinions about this latest move to fire the chief or getting reaction tonight from many community le

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oakland police are investigating the city of oakland says its employees will be paid this week as officials continue to deal with an ongoing ransomware attack interviews tom baker reports on how the issue is affecting some oakland residents as the city of oakland moves into week two of its ransomware siege. the city administrator issued a proclamation of local emergency that allows the city to buy or rent anything, including equipment and materials, as well as the activation of emergency workers needed to deal with the emergency. it also directs the city of oakland request emergency funds and service from the state and federal government. other than that the city remains tight lipped, too tight lipped as a council member . i have very limited information in terms of all the background that's going on over at the police headquarters, reports and payments lobbied the lines and the waiting gets ever longer. i've been here over an hour. and the people over there. don't think she'd been here for about two hours already, so i don't know. go feed his parking meter, only to finally learn this. you

by oakland mayor xiang tao. said that armstrong was fired because she no longer was confident he could effectively lead the police department. armstrong for the past month, as you know, has been on administrative leave after an independent report concluded he failed to properly investigate misconduct among police officers and hold them accountable. many say that jeopardized the police department's effort to end 20 years of federal oversight. it is clear to me. that there are systemic issues. and the city needs to address them. and that we cannot simply write them off. as mistakes. i didn't get into specifics, but a confidential report obtained by ktvu accused the police department of mishandling investigations of a sergeant who crashed in opd vehicle in hit and run and fired his service weapon inside an elevator at opd headquarters. the mayor said the city will launch a nationwide search to hire its next police chief. now, armstrong, you should have written response to his firing, saying after the relevant facts

leaders, including the oakland chapter of the naacp, the federal judge overseeing oakland said that he was disappointed in the evidence that he'd seen and the federal oversight report which e% demonstrated significant problems within the department. armstrong also called the report on this alleged misconduct, quote, embarrassingly inaccurate and contradictory since the beginning. mayor tao has maintained that accountability has been the most important thing throughout this process. and here's what the mayor said. just a short time ago >> it's an absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police be able to work closely with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. this is not an easy decision. but it's one i believe it's necessary for that progress to continue. >> the mayor went on to say that this was not a disciplinary action. the decision was based

this is a fire that started in the oakland hills late thursday afternoon. and it quickly spread to 3 homes. no one was hurt in that fire, but had a lot of people really nervous after a neighborhood was destroyed by a fire storm back in the 90's. kron four's dan thorn has that story. >> crews have been on scene here for several hours after a fire chewed through 3 homes here in the oakland hills. we've learned this fire first broke out around 4 o'clock thursday afternoon. 50 firefighters rushing to the scene to battle the fast-moving flames. are cameras capturing the fire burning through one of those houses. smoke was seen billowing up into the sky as firefighters. >> douse the flames. that smoke was visible for miles throughout the east bay. neighbors are reacting to the blaze. >> first i heard the helicopter and didn't hear any sirens. but then when i heard the sirens, i walked out the door, saw flames shooting at least 50 feet in the air, frying completely radical. there was no wind which is a good thing. >> we also heard from one person who says they had

kumasi: coming up, more support for the fire and oakland police -- for the oakland police chief. reggie: and bikers banding together, how they are going on despite recent attacks targeting them. drew: 6:08 a.m. on this holiday, it's gorgeous. we are enjoying springlike warmth. the wind ramps up here tomorrow. wind advisory getting a lot colder. chances for showers this week. for businesses of all sizes, there are a lot of choices when it comes to your internet and technology needs. when you choose comcast business internet, you choose the largest, fastest reliable network. you choose advanced security for total peace of mind. and you choose a next generation 10g network that's always improving, getting faster; more reliable; and more intelligent to keep you ready for today and tomorrow. the choice is clear: make your business future ready with the network from the most innovative company. comcast business. powering possibilities™. drew: a live look at san jose with mainly clear skies, sunrises happening on doppler seven across california, where it is looking quite nice today. hig

house in the oakland hills. she shared this view of the snow as it came down. >> people say they're not seasons in california. there e. it is not like the midwest. but it is unknown usual. -- it is unusual. it is fun and different. >> thursday morning snowfall was light compared to what could come thursday night to the east bay hills could it up to a few inches of snow in elevations above 2000 feet. crazy to see snow this kind of year? >> very crazy. it is cold in the hills. >> david bishop is with oakland department of transportation. he is part of the many crews canvassing the area. they are preparing the hills ahead of the cold front moving in. snow is not the only issue they are facing. >> we are appeared doing our mechanical storm cleaning. throughout the hills in skyline boulevard. >> it happens every 10, 15 yea but it is pretty unusual. >> joshua davies comes out to redwood regional park for a run even in the rain but earlier in the morning it was not raining late snowfall that impacted the roads. this is

i'm sarah stinson reporting live in oakland. back to you. >> sarah, thanks a lot. let's take a live look right now at pg and e's outage website. as you can see, power still out for a large portion of oakland of that red. right? there is where the outages are happening. more than 47,000 customers right now are still without power. >> power was restored, though, to alameda sometime after 05:00pm this evening. alameda power officials said there was an issue with a pg e transmission line. it left the posey and webster tubes as the only ways in or out of alameda for much of this afternoon's, you can imagine the traffic that folks were dealing with. you can see those cars were piled up, trying to get over the park street bridge earlier today, many businesses had to shut down for the day as they were unable to operate without power. others tried to work through the outage. >> i originally thought i believe the good news because i was mixing what was going on that i for sunday like it's kind of chaotic busier days. most people come here for our softer. so, you know, partne

oaklands new mayor sheng thao says she will be working with the a's to keep them in oakland, but accordingo the chronicle, the two sides have yet to talk. >>> a state of emergency declared in oakland due to ongoing ransom attacks. the cities i.t. is working to restore systems and bring those services back online. this attack happened on february 8th. the biggest impact has been a slower response time for 911 calls. the city says all core functions are still intact, including 911, financial data, and fire and emergency resources. we spoke with our security expert about difficulties when the enemy is always evolving. >> they all have very sophisticated ways and means of infiltrating the power grid, the water system, all these things. they have people constantly working on, how do they get into these systems? >> so, there is no timeline for when things will be back to normal. in the meantime, the city is urging people to avoid using 911 unless it is a life- threatening emergency. instead, you can call 311. >>> bart is partnering with sentences goes asian women's shelter to launch a mystic vio

oakland residents can now get discounted tickets to the oakland zoo.t's thanks to voters passing measure y, which authorized and annual $68 parcel tax for zoo upkeep. the zoo ceo in oakland mayor centaur on hand yesterday to welcome the first guests. the oakland roots soccer team was there. the zulu reopened last friday after that large sinkhole forced it to closed for more than a month. oakland residents can now get a 25% discount on tickets are time now for 38 fema is opening to winter storm recovery centers and alameda county officials, including alameda county supervisor nate miley. we're in castro valley, looking at some of the damage from the storms in january, and they went to a neighborhood where a tree crashed down onto a home supervisor. miley says. homeowners like the one who lost his home can now get relief from the federal government. because the county has been added to the federal major disaster declaration. if you've been affected, you should file insurance claims before you apply for fema assistance, fundamental that with private prope

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week oakland police officers will resume foot patrols. officers will walk throughout business and shopping districts. acting chief darren allison and mayor shang towel announced it last tuesday to address safety concerns expressed by business owners and attract more shoppers. ama: less than a week ago the oakland mayor fired police chief armstrong. calls to reinstate him have grown louder. today the oakland naacp organized a rally. >> bring him back. >> bring him back! reporter: calls to bring back leronne armstrong are growing louder by the day. >> we are not here just because he is a black man. we are here because he is a good man and a good cop. reporter: faith leaders joined the oakland naacp and hundreds of people showed up to support armstrong. >> we will continue to press the reinstatement of this chief. reporter: armstrong was terminated without cause by the oakland mayor, a month after the mayor placed him on paid leave after a federal report questioned lack of response surrounding misconduct by one of his sergeants. >> she took

reporter: in oakland, cornell barnard, abc7 news.o our other top story, showers moved back into the bay area today. you can see it is raining in bellemont. abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian joins us. and this is just the beginning. spencer: certainly is. right now it is almost the ending for this storm, but there are two on the way. down in the south bay, the storm is still producing state and locally heavy downpours in the san jose area. this storm on the impact scale is a level one. tonight we will see the rain tapering off, but we could see two tents to --2/1 an inch of rain from the system. a stronger one starts to sweep through and it could bring the possibility of snow, down to 3000 feet or snow and up to five inches in the east bay hills and santa clara hills. so this winter weather advisory is in effect in the east bay and southbay hills from 10:00 p.m. tomorrow until 4:00 p.m. tuesday. more on the weather coming up this week in just a moment. spencer, thank you. crews are working to restore power after a week of dry

oakland had its initial plan rejected. dan: a beloved cafe is closing its stores this weekend after more than two decades in business. the owners say they just cannot longer stay in business. the closure has caught in the attention of city leaders. as tim johnson explains, it's just one example of an alarming trend. reporter: tucked away on the trendy streets of cole valley, you will find reverie cafe. a beloved neighborhood hotspot that has been a staple of the community since 2002. s,aptisms.ad a lot of eventsea reporter: it will be closing its doors for the last time, driven out of business by disputes with the landlord over issues like rising rent and recent conditions. across san francisco, small businesses continue to struggle. >> our streets are tragically dirty. we are short on police officers so enforcement is difficult. reporter: the closure has made waves at city hall with the supervisor posting on facebook about the development of storefronts in san francisco neighborhoods. the golden gate restaurant associatio

oakland police departments . trouble in turmoil began in the year. 2004 officers known as the riders were accused of racial profiling, beating people framing them and planting drugs . very disturbing. there's no tolerance for the actions reflected in the allegations. the scandal cost the city millions criminal cases ended in mistrials and federal oversight began. by 2013. the revolving door of chiefs was just beginning. howard jordan's abruptly resigned. anthony toribio served just two days. then sean went took over for several years, but soon, multiple officer misconduct scandals, including a sex abuse scandal involving officers and the teenage daughter of a police dispatcher. i'm extremely angry. about the alleged misconduct in this department went was forced to resign. ben pharaoh took over five days later. it was paul figueroa replaced days after by city administrator sabrina landreth. we need to be a police department that is focused on behavior in 2017 and kirkpatrick was named the first female chief, your

it's about the people who love oakland.ong rich history and we are about community. >> oakland fire said there are no injuries at this time. >>> let's look at the current pge outage map. this is just over 8500 customers in oakland and san leandro still out of power in the east bay. power went out about 1:00 p.m. and the power company says it won't be restored until noon today. significant improvement but red areas show where the out averages are happening. this is how bad it was at the peak yesterday. look at all the red. more than 50,000 in alameda county were in the dark. the cause, a burning transformer at a pge sub station started burning at 1:00 p.m. firefighters put it out but street lights cut off. power was down at oakland international airport for two hours. seems like a lot of frustration for people in traffic and at the airport. >> but good news, everything seems to be okay on the freeways and roadways, in and around oakland. traffic lights are working. when that happens, treat it as a four way stop but it makes

oakland. brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news. brooks thank you for that this winter storm that's bringing some snow could hit. san francisco has been nearly 50 years since the city received measurable amount of snow video from 1976 years shows the last time the city had several inches of snow. tonight's winter storm could bring a dusting to twin peaks. and if you see some snow out there tonight, please send us your pictures. we're going to post them on our website and show some of them during our newscast. just email us, said ktvu photos at fox dot com. coming up new surveillance video shows breaking into a business with a gun drawn the frustration from east bay business owners as the break ins become all too common. a ransomware attack against oakland city hall and tonight the effects still lingering in the city of oakland. still not talking also ahead in east bay high school teacher accused of anti semitism lessons months ago suspended from the job, but parents and students say it may be too get

oakland police are investigating.e, chp is investigating a shooting that left a woman dead on the oakland freeway or from. just after 1:30 a.m. in the morning, officers received a report of a victim being assaulted at 580 edwards avenue. emergency personnel found she had been shot. that woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities do not have emotive with no suspect located. tomorrow, and oakland school number will host a zoom town to discuss the district's finances. she will hold a virtual meeting with oakland unified cfo to discuss how the district can best use its resources. the town hall is set to start at 5:30 p.m. part of the conversation is expected to focus on teacher pay. for the past four months, oakland teachers have been working without a contract. negotiations continue, but ousd is warning about an unexpected budget deficit. moving to the south bay where community members showed up to support two street vendors, who were recently attacked in san jose. organizers held a cookout in support of the

this is in oakland.mayor said the chief had to go and what supporters of armstrong plan to do now, ali good morning. good morning, dave . well in her announcement, oakland mayor sing tao made it clear that she wants federal oversight of the oakland police department, which has been going on for two decades to come to an end, and that she believes the only way to make sure that happens is with new leadership at the oakland police departments. if she announced that she was letting go of police chief laurent armstrong without cause the mayor had put him on leave after an independent report claimed he didn't do enough as chief to hold some of his officers accountable for misconduct that misconduct. was outlined in a confidential report obtained by ktvu. it's centered around the actions of a police sergeant who was the driver in a hit and run collision in san francisco, and he was also accused of firing his gun inside an elevator at police headquarters and then throwing the shell casings in the bay to hide th

my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. >> armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stand the job as federal monitor and collect a paycheck. every era made by the police department is considered a scandal. >> and it reaches all the way to the top of the organization consistently. and to write a sensationalized report. like you all had a chance to read. is unfair. it's unfortunate. armstrong says when he called out, we're show a publicly. >> instead of standing with the oakland community, mayor tal fired he blamed her for acting without input from the city's police commission ana says her decision was anything but bold. >> i believe that it takes bully. it takes courage to move this city forward. she took the easy route. she accepted the monitors conclusion and faced it without weighing the evidence and without asking the hard questions about the report i

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm catherine heenan making oakland say for that was the message today by oakland mayor sheng tao along with supporters and the city's acting police chief. she announced initiatives aimed at improving public safety. and this comes after the robbery and murder of a popular baker last week. also, the city is still dealing with a scandal surrounding the police chief who remains on paid leave. our first stasi with more details now on the plan and what the mayor is saying about moving forward without an official chief to spearhead her plans, increased foot patrols, vehicle enforcement unit, new traffic division. >> all elements of the mayor's new safety initiatives to help strengthen public safety throughout oakland. you can't rise to meet. >> this challenge is starting next week. you'll see return of her walking officers to our business and neighborhood shopping districts. this is a unit that hasn't been in existence for the past 2 years. so this is exciting time with oakland acting police chief darren allison and community supporters. >> mayor sheng tao discuss some o

the city of oakland is pushing to get a wnba team to call the oakland arena home.at would happen, these girls would find themselves practicing just a few miles away from some of the best players in the world. for their coaches and their parents. the inspiration of a lifetime. spark that would be a good thing for the girls. all the girls. there's a lot of young ladies that love this sport. the play with so much passion. >> reporter: it's a passion that can be seen in all of these girls, and one they say they will be first in line to see in the wnba players. if there town indeed gets 18. >>> returning from a disaster zone, the big welcome home for the california rescue team that helped with earthquake recovery in turkey. >>> be sure to join us thursday for an hour-long special, black in the bay. we will be showcasing black history makers and trailblazers across the region. >>> turkeys disaster management authority says mondays 6.4 killed six people and injured nearly 300 including 18 incredible condition right now. the united nations delegation visited northern syria

the oakland international airport also impacted.a video shows tsa halting check ins after the power went out with airport officials temporarily shutting down services. oakland fire says this is one of the more significant outages they've seen in recent years. >> i mean, transformers and things of that nature go out in the past throughout the city. even for pg&e this is a significant medi-cal customers out of service. pg&e says they have to wait to be able to really look at all the equipment, to be able to really figure out what the cause of the fire was. kumasi:kumasi: as you just heard, the cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time. oakland fire says crews had to examine the damaged transformer to figure out how the fire started. according to my last power is expected to be restored around noon for this area today. kumasi: thank you. a gator found in a very unusual location, and it was not in florida. still ahead, where it was found as investigators work to figure out how we got there. reggie: how a black anchrum

angel lives in oakland. she runs a bakery there called angel cakes. oakland. police say angel was robbed and attacked around 12 30 monday afternoon behind the wells fargo bank on webster street. officers found angel suffering from injuries and rushed her to the hospital. you know, we're obviously hopeful there's a >> 9, 0 number chance that sheen. >> we'll survive. oakland police say the investigation is ongoing. no arrests have been made. angels friends say that's not what she would want. everyone to focus on. they want to focus on who angel is as a person and the community. she has built and has been such a pillar love and support and a person that brings so many people together in oakland and has been running just like such a powerful, small business and he's just an incredible human. her fiance is grateful for all the support that has flooded in, which has been so many people showed up. >> a lot chan. molly has a message for everyone at home. remember >> stay close to the people that you love because you can always be the last day. >> there is a gofundme p

grew up in oakland. he's going through the same things that a lot of black men have been counted in the city of oakland. his brother was killed. >> in the streets of oakland. and so he culture, he understands the problems and he was on his way to abate the problems and he was doing a fine job and for him to be terminated behind these things that his people that were in leadership for police department. i had given him reports that they had investigated and told him that, yeah, no reason to doubt what he's investigating of. people were saying. i just think that that totally unfair. >> well, in contrast, we have the anti police terror project's executive director calling what you just heard identity politics saying that it should have no place in picking the department's leadership, adding that armstrong's alleged failure, probably discipline a sergeant in question. should be done enough to render him unfit for the job. he believes that mayor touted the right thing. >> well, in the north, they were talking

oakland has gone through 10 police chiefs since 2009. the first female police chief fired in 2024 alleged misconduct. kirkpatrick sued over her termination and one. the next res following his resignation, the city went through three chiefs in nine days. reggie: this morning, the city of oakland is also dealing with a ransomware attack that has crippled city services. people trying to do business at city hall were met with signs saying the building was closed. one person told us she needs to pay her business license fee. if she doesn't bite next month, she will face a late fine. >> i still wasn't able to pay my business license renewal in-person with cash. >> i'm very frustrated with this. >> it's a city shutdown of information systems that we rely on for every single function of our city. reggie: the city of oakland did not respond to our request for comment. oakland issued a state of emergency on tuesday because of outages. the attack first happened one week ago. kumasi: san francisco's outer sunset district struggling to get back to no

armstrong is out as oakland's police chief. the new mayor making that decision to fire armstrong today after a report indicated officer misconduct was ms handles. good evening, everybody. thanks for being with us tonight on kron, 4 news at 9, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. yeah. the decision made by mayor sheng tao. >> and announced at a news conference today at oakland city hall. our kron four's dan thorn was there. he joins us now live with more. dan. >> well, vicki, the revolving door of police chiefs continues in oakland since being put on administrative leave last month. armstrong has demanded his job back. the mayor today firing him and says it was not an easy decision, but it was necessary for progress to continue in oakland. >> so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. >> oakland mayor sheng tao announces the firing of police chief leronne armstrong. the now former chief was placed on administrative leave last month over his alleged mishandling of officer mis

church in oakland. >>> bizarre weapon of chase in what is called a racist attack. >>> it's back to work for many today. we are seeing that in our commute. i will have your travel times. >>> we want to give you a live look from tahoe courtesy of palasades, a tahoe ski resort, as people get ready for a cold front bringing fresh snow and strong winds. first alert meteorologist jessica burch is here to talk about the strong winds we will feel on the ground. >> exactly. miles an hour today. see gusts i know so many people are heading back to work today. i want to start with this live clip. i flew over tahoe last night with national guard. this is a quick look at the snow levels. we will see plenty more snow there and back in the bay too. let's head to our weather headlines. starting this morning alone, we are seeing cooling conditions. temperatures yesterday, 70s. today we will see 50s and 40s and more 40s as we wrap up the week. we will see scattered showers tonight into our forecast for pretty much the res

failure to fight for the oakland community. he had harsh words for both the mayor and the independent monitor who commissioned a report from an outside law firm. that report said the chief and his department failed to hold sergeant michael chang, responsible for two alleged cover ups to write a sensationalized report like you all have had a chance to read. it's unfair. it's unfortunate, he says the mayor's decision to fire him was not bold, as some have said. i believe that it takes courage to stand up to a bully. that bully, armstrong says, is this man robert warsaw , the monitor who's paid a million dollars a year to investigate issues when the nopd and to report them to a federal judge. she took the easy route. she accepted the monitors conclusion. faced it without weighing the evidence. sergeant chang and now two lieutenants accused of botching the internal investigation are all on leave the city now, once again searching for a new chief, i think we're sick and tired of seeing this, you know, repeated process. oakland china

oakland's former police chief not staying quiet after getting fired.ims is the real for losing his job. >> and how some oakland community members are reacting. >> plus, a brutal assault outside the sapd center downtown san jose cell phone video captured a man attacking a street vendor reportedly over a hot dog. we're going hear from a woman who saw it all happen. >> and this weekend will feel springy. maybe even a little summary depending on where you are. lawrence will have the you didn't choose cat allergies. you didn't choose your hairline. hot flashes, the flu, or that thing when your knee just gives out for no reason. you didn't choose your bad back or this. or... that. you didn't choose depression, melanoma, or lactose intolerance. but with kaiser permanente you can choose your doctor who works with other best-in-class specialists to care for all that is you. >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news. >> 10, it's very heartbreaking. so. it's it's a loss of words. >> now at 10, a street vendor brutally b