. >> reporter: at claremont middle school in oakland, california, the principal, mr.-- >> good morning. >> reporter: -- seems to be everywhere. >> how are you doing? >> good. didn't she do an excellent job? >> reporter: saying hello to everybody. >> what's going on, how are you doing? you have a game today? have a beautiful day. >> reporter: he is so busy, you might think there are two mr. richardsons and you would be right. there's twice as many principals in this school as many schools, right? [ laughter ] >> reporter: is it important in this job to have a sense of humor? >> oh, yes. yes. >> reporter: since twin brothers ronald and reginald richardson took over as coprincipals last year, students are never quite sure which one has an eye on them. >> hey, i think you talked to the other mr. richardson. >> check in with mr. richardson. >> reporter: it often takes two to keep order here. in oakland, poverty, crime, and gang violence are persistent problems that can spill over into the schoolyard. >> mr. richardson to mr. richardson. >> oh, no, no! >> reporter: here, a

one of the largest crops up in oakland, california.n october 10th, the oakland protesters set up their camp in frank ogawa plaza, the public square in front of oakland city hall. hundreds join in and occupy the plaza 24 hours a day. including berkeley tenants rights lawyer jesse palmer. >> i think people in society feel very isolated. but when you realize that many other people have the same ideas you have and are having the same problems that you have, then suddenly you realize, actually, we are powerful, we the people are powerful. >> every hour, every day, the occupation is here to stay! >> after two weeks the oakland mayor orders the plaza vacated because of health and safety concerns. before daybreak on october 25th oakland police raid the encampment, clearing out the occupiers with tear gas. protesters agree to reconvene later that day and march back on the plaza. >> the crowd was a focused crowd. we were there because they had taken occupation and the occupation was something that had been very valuable to a lot of us. we weren'

. >> at claire monte middle school in oakland, california, the principal, mr. richardson, seems to be everywhere. >> how are you doing? >> didn't she do an excellent job? >> saying hello to everybody. >> what's going on? how are you doing? do you have a game today? you have a beautiful day. >> he's so busy, you might think there are two mr. richardson's, and you'd be right. >> there are twice as many principals in this school. >> is it important in this job to have a sense of humor? >> oh yes. oh yes. >> since twin brothers took over as coprincipals here last year. >> good morning. >> students are never quite sure which one has an eye on them. >> hey, i think you talked to the other mr. richardson's. >> it often takes two to keep order here. in oakland, poverty, crime, and gang violence are problems that can spill over into the schoolyard. >> mr. richardson to mr. richardson. >> here, a playground dispute can quickly escalate to real trouble. >> you want to find out? >> in 2011, before the richardson's arrived. 35% of claire monte students were suspended for pa

times after bidding $100,000 over the asking price, she's getting the keys to her new home in oakland, california. >> i think whatever it takes to 0 get in the housing bay area. >> the housing mark, biggest investment of the area has seen three months of gains. home prices took their biggest jump in seven years. an index of 20 u.s. cities shows 10% growth in housing prices last year. highest growth rate since 2006. all of that as wall street is soaring and has americans buying cars. in april car sales jumped 8.5% from the year before. >> we are comfortable in our house and now it's thinking about adding on to the monthly payment. >> not everyone is feeling the real estate boom. next to prospering victim there are vacant properties and a new housing bubble ready to burst. >> i'm distinctly worried at some of the markets we are bidding at prices beyond levels sustainable three to five years now. >> the rising economic tide is not lifting all boats. >> it benefits the majority of the people. minorities, no. .till got to struggle >> are you struggling? >> no, i'm good but i can be better. >> new hous

. >> reporter: in oakland, california, sara mertz and her real estate agent patrick leaper are finally on the verge of closing a deal. this is the ninth house she has tried to buy. >> six months, nine offers. >> reporter: six months, nine offers. this first-time buyer is ready with a 20% down-payment, but in today's market that is not always enough. >> from our experience, there's not a lot on the market. and so when there is a house that we're excited about, so is everybody else. >> reporter: and many of those everybody else's, they've got cash. >> yeah. a lot of it. >> cash buyers coming in with no contingencies at all and closing in ten days. >> reporter: have you ever seen in 40 years seen cash buyers to this extent? >> no. not even close. >> reporter: cash buyers accounted for more than a third of the home sales in march. more than double the average. they are not just buying foreclosures, they are buying everything. >> there's a tremendous amount of cash buyers out there, not just the investor-- people who have taken money out of their i.r.a.s and buying real estate-- but homeown

we represent this table, and over here oakland california. and you're aware of the violent nature in that city. >> of course, yeah. >> what i'm concerned with is you have do gooders and they're painting out something that the nortenas have painted and want to stay up there and they don't really observe nighttime hours versus daytime hours. so, how do we protect the possibility of some violence being put upon these people that are doing the good work? >> so, you're thinking more like the retaliation from taggers of the people that are abating the tagging. >> you just have to educate them. try to make them aware of what's gang graffiti and what's tagger graffiti. either way it's going to be dangerous. there is a lot of violence in the taggers. they get into fist fights. i've arrested tagers with knives and brass knuckles. i've heard stories of guns being taken off tagers. it is a violent culture or has aspects of violent culture in it. you need to educate people on that. when you're going -- when you're painting over someone's graffiti, that co

we represent this table, and over here oakland california. and you're aware of the violent nature in that city. >> of course, yeah. >> what i'm concerned with is you have do gooders and they're painting out

gun buy back is not going to change the number of guns on the street. >> that's not true in oakland californiaporter: simmons planned the buy back before the connecticut buy back. the line was 2 miles long. >> you can say it takes one gun and one bullet to kill someone. i pulled 400 off of the street. >> reporter: 400 guns still waiting to be test fired to see if they were used in a crime. >> how easy is it to get a gun? >> up, not that hard. >> reporter: easy to get, not so easy to give up. yet that's what 19-year-old curtis taylor says he saw when he volunteered at oakland's gun buy back. he says guns in the hands of neighbors who treat each other like strangers is a bad mix. >> that's why it's so easy for violence to occur. >> reporter: because people don't know each other. >> because people don't know each other so they can't care for each other. >> reporter: and there's no buy back for those taken by a gun. >>> the national rifle association started this annual convention today with a warning. incorming nra president said they're engaged in a culture war that extends beyond gun buy backs.

that was the group with the source in oakland, california. >> police say the suspects were flying in baltimore to california, getting high grade marijuana and driving it back to maryland. law enforcement say it was at this middle river residence the suspects were bringing the high grade marijuana back from california. all that came to a head last october when law enforcement seized 57 pounds of the illegal substance hidden in suitcases. >> i couldn't believe it. >> this neighbor says he never suspected this was happening near his home. >> did you see it? >> yeah, we were sitting in the living ing room. >> what did it sound like? >> kicking the door in, yelling down. >> is there somebody else that's going to fill that void? absolutely. >> this group was making between 100 to $120,000 every two months. along with the drugs police found $140,000 in cash and seized 14 vehicles. in baltimore, christy alleto, wjz eyewitness news. >> some of the 15 arrested are already behind bars, others pending trial facing charges of conspiracy, distribution and importing. >>> a former baltimore sun repor

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first up from oakland, california. psychic fair canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. i like it. >>> kelly michaels from glenn coffee, new york submitted this photo. chicken poopers, lightly breaded. as they say, they're just breaded on the outside -- >> you're sick. >> never mind. >>> next up, a photo from lisa hall. it's not what you think. they're donkeys in there, really. >> come on, you can use that in the title. >> i like the -- >> kate from ohio submitted this photo. finally everyone's catching up with us. that's actually her last name. >> we should have her on. >> she needs to be on the show. for next week, another picture. >> emergency management that she's drink -- >> that's probably not -- >> look at her. >> next week weft people to go to the website and submit their caption. >> i'm kind of grossed out by that. >> who puts feet in their baby's faces. >> i sucked my baby's toes. >> that's different. >> that was in a shoe all day long. >> we're not going to judge. >> i hope he just got out of the bath. >> those are men feet, right? >> let's hope so. >> you jus

that was the group that had the source out in oakland, california that was bringing it back here. >> reporter: police say the suspects were flying from baltimore to california, getting high-grade marijuana, then driving it back to maryland. >> reporter: lawmakers say it was at this middle river residence, that the suspects were bringing the high-grade marijuana back from california. but all of that came to a head in october, when lawmakers say they seized 57 pounds of the illegal substance, that was hidden in suitcases. >> i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: this neighbor wants to remain anonymous. but said he never believed it happened near his home. >> you could hear them kicking the door in. hear them yelling. >> reporter: the october raid cleared the case. but police say this is just the tip of an iceberg of a bigger problem. >> do we feel like we've put a dent in it locally here? yes, absolutely. but is there someone else going to fill that void? absolutely. >> reporter: police say this group was making anywhere between $100,000 to $twenty $120,000 every two months. so along with

so, i want to roll this tape oakland, california, go get out of here.'t hit a teacher. >> guilfoyle, how old was that kid attacking that teacher? >> 8th grade female. >> bill: about 13 or 14, right? >> you would be surprised. you would think ordinarily in classrooms like this the boys -- having been a substitute teacher and worked in schools that have at risk juvenile offenders. >> bill: that's what this school is. >> right. >> high need situation you have a lot of disruption and the students are very distrustful of the teachers and haze the teachers that are new. the teachers don't want to leave. this school had a high turnover rate because of that. >> bill: what has happened is the because the school authorities don't have expulsion immediately. if i was teaching high school a kid cursed at me used the f word expelled. it was a private school. even in dade county where i was teaching. the public schools would move the kid out and put them in a place called opportunity school which is like a reform school. >> here is the crazy thing about this we are e

headed to the bachelorette party when the limo they were in caught fire on a bridge another oakland californiaigators are working close to the case. we're hearing from survivors of that fire. inside the limo. >> i said there's smoke and a spark came out. there's a fire. stop the car. stop the car. when he stop the car he get out from the car, he just get out from the car. then he get out from the car. he just opened the door, that's all he did. i asked him help me, help me, bring out my head from the compartment and say help me, so i could squeeze myself over and and slide myself. open the door, open the door. he didn't do anything. when i ran back, jasmine, was saying i cannot get out. help! i cannot get out. so i tried to pull her out. i tried to check if i can pull out one more, but it's already too dark, i can't see anything anymore. >> that is just heartbreaking to listen to isn't it? can't imagine what it was like inside there. she mentions the limo driver. he is also speaking out. he did get out safely. and says he actually managed to help one or two of the women escape. he said it happ

oakland. they say the victim has been dead for months and even years of the skull was found by workers at california solutions and a load of recycling on wednesday. no other remains were found. >>> one size does not fit all. oakland needs special laws. >> working to curve gun violence. the city of oakland is requesting information from the state and making the streets safer. >>> and it is a day to celebrate moms, a special group of ladies who got much deserved spoiling today. medications? i don't know. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew up like a puffer fish. i'm probably allergic to that. at kaiser permanente, your medical information is available to you and your doctors. quickly. securely. no guesswork required. better information. better care. kaiserpermanente. thrive. oakland is taking steps towd an unprecedented gun control plan. only on kpix 5 -- ann makovec explains how the ci wo >>> the city of oakland is taking steps towards unprecedented gun control plan. only on kpix5, ann explains how the city would bypas

feline fans unite at the internet cat video festival in oakland, california.find our slideshow on art beat. and tomorrow morning watch a live stream of a charity run at 8:00 a.m. eastern time as newsho stafferracegainst u.s. senators. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? . >> brown: before we go tonight, we want to tell you once more about the report we'll have this friday on the anniversary of the watergate hearings. we've been hearing from many of you and we would love your input. >> good evening from washington. in a few moments we're going to bring you the entire proceedings in the first day of the senate watergate hearings. we're doing this as an experiment temporarily abandoning our ability to edit toive you the whole story. however many hours it may take. >> reporter: it's been 40 years since robert macneil and jim lehrer teamed up to co-anchor public television's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the senate watergate hearings. all 250 hours worth in the summer of 1973. that partnership became a news program that's been through a varie

cities like oakland, california, camden, new jersey, where boots on the ground are seriously needed.ublicans love to boast about cuts to the public workforce, police, firefighters with and teachers bear the brunt of budget cuts. these are public sector jobs, necessary to prevent crimes and respond to crimes. and they've been slashed in neighborhoods that need them the most. joining me tonight, our real talk panel, ohio state senator nina turner is with us, sharnell hearing, minority whip of the virginia house of delegates and chair of the democratic party of virginia, and wisconsin state senator, lena turner. great to have all of you with us tonight. thanks for coming back on "the ed show." nina, let me ask you first. is there a response bias, i guess you would call it? do people of color and lower income areas, do they get the same law enforcement resources that other areas are in town get? your thoughts on that? >> well, it's clear, ed, by your intro, that certainly they do not. and it is really sad, it is abysmal. and my heart and thoughts and prayers go out to the families of gin

it had been created, but the reason they were in oakland, california, basically bleach is saltwater withectric charge through it. fairly safe, sustainable product. >> not the stuff we use to bleach paper, which is very toxic. >> that's one of the myths around household bleach is that it's this material that's used as chlorine bleach, if you will, for paper bleaching. and it's not the same thing. this has a ph of 11. that stuff has a ph of 2. so this is a very safe product when used the right way, obviously. but they use the brine pits in san francisco bay for free saltwater and put an electric charge through it and we have clorox bleach. >> and we have clorox bleach for clothes. but we also know, and we had a super bug pharmaceutical company on recently that clorox is still the best way to kill germs. not just on clothes. >> it's very interesting. sodium hypochloride bleach and clorox, we have a 56 -- 65 share of this commercial market. there is no more effective disinfectant in the world and it's very interesting. it's been around 100 years and you would think organisms can adapt. but b

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

let's hear from jay in oakland, california, who's on the independents line. hi, jay. we miss you on the morning show. >> thank you for calling in. what would you like to say about what you saw in until snm >> what i'm looking at, hate to say this, i think the republicans are a little bit desperate, rubio, jindal. looking for any sport to makes some way or point against the democrats. i think they need a little bit more. this group or that group. i like what's going on. america coming apart whether people like it or not. indians, native-american indians, everybody came from someplace, asia somewhere. i think america needs to gain or take a position of leadership globally, not just democrats or republicans, this kind of thing. >> you're on the independent line. would you mind telling us who you voted for in 2012? >> actually, i'm a rand paul guy. i voted for rand paul because i think it's time to re-evaluate the foreign policies. we're getting like overwhelmed and consumed by the world's problems. we have enough problems in this country. >> as rand paul guy, who do you

illegal guns, gun trafficking and gun violence that oakland does. >> reporter: right now california does not allow cities to enact any gun control laws that are stronger than the states. oakland is looking for an exception to the rule to pass the own laws. possibly leading to a rule where people would have to reregister their gun. >> reporter: state law defines who is a. >> state law defines who is allowed and not allowed to have gun but the city does not have a enough. >> california has some of the most restrictive gun control in america. if that is not enough it is not cheer to me what else could possibly add to it. >> reporter: more than 30 new gun control measures were introduced at the state capitol already this year. gun right supporters are concerned having tk-frpblt rules in different jurisdictions could lead to a confusing situation. >> these municipalities that do not understand california and federal law tend to come up with ideas that are probably unconstitutional. >> reporter: but, assembly member, nancy skinner says the circumstances in oakland call for extreme measures

oakland may be introducing an unusual gun control plan. california doesn't allow cities to enact gun control laws stronger than the states. oakland is looking for exemption that would require people to reregister guns. >> whatever law enforcement tools are needed to address the epidemic in gun violence, 130 people died last year. kids dying from drive by shootings. we need to put a stop to it and support law enforcement. >> state has already given la county exemption from that law. >> let's get another check on the weather. the weekend was so nice. >> we don't want it to end. mother's day was spectacular . >> can you leak it into monday? >> sunshine in most spots. already clear inland and inside the bay, we have patchy fog and drizzle. on the latest satellite image, a little weak disturbance off the coast toward late tonight and tomorrow. for today, we workout with another day that's going to be slightly above average around the bay area. temperatures outside right now holding into the 50s. fog in that area as well. by the afternoon, up in the 80s, a

. >> not long ago when oakland, california, i was asked by a group of children what to do if they were offered drugs. and i answered, just say no. >> well, of course, kids should say no to drugs, nancy. but should it have made grown adults do this? >> just say no. ♪ just say no to drugs ♪ just say no ♪ just say sno ♪ just say no to drugs ♪ just say no to drugs >> okay. all right. wow. wow. in this war. the war on drugs wasn't championed by republicans alone. 1996 president bill clinton named a general, a current nbc military analyst as the drugs war when he was chosen to head the office of national control policy. not a doctor, not a lawyer. he appointed a general. this is what happens when we define a set of public policies as war. just what has this war yielded? the war on drugs cost this country $1 trillion and 45 million people arrested yet the war continues. the ball is in president obama's court. more recently the president unveiled his 2013 national drug control strategy, which is focuses the war on the science of addiction. that's a step in the right direction. but statements l

garcia is expected to be extradited back to california. >>> oakland police have boarded up a warehouse with a pot grow inside that caught fire early this morning. investigators say the marijuana grow used an auto repair shop as a front. it is in oakland's melrose neighborhood. crews were able to put out the flames within about 20 minutes. they found a used fire extinguisher on the ground, indicating someone had tried to put out the fire on their own. investigators say there was illegal wiring inside that warehouse and tell us the cause of the fire appears to be electrical. no one was hurt and no one is in custody. >>> crews in san mateo are mopping up after an overnight house fire that broke out on view ridge drive right on the edge of laurelwood park. the home was being remodeled and the owners were not living there at the time. they say it appears the fire started in the back yard among some roofing materials. the home does not appear to be a total loss but there is extensive damage to the roof. >>> a spike in car thefts has police in one south bay city reissuing a warning that seems

>> we have our big story developing news from oakland, the california highway patrol is investigating after a shooting on interstate 880 left two people dead after the warriors game. the shooting happened just after 10:30 and police say someone opened fire on a white porsche on the freeway. the driver was hit. a passenger in the porsche got out of the car and was hit by a passing vehicle. both the passenger and the driver died at the scene. the nimitz was shut down with the chop and oakland police worked to investigate. it is now open and leyla gulen has been talking about that and we will have a reporter at the scene with more at 5:30. >> if castro trail, part of castro valley boulevard is shut down for an investigation after an officer-involved shooting. police say at 11:15 the sheriff deputies spotted a stolen car and pulled on the driver the driver got out and ran. a second person in the car tried to drive off, dragged a deputy a short distance. that is when another deputy opened fire. the suspect was taken to the hospital. two people were arrested. we have a crew headed to the sc

workers at "california waste solutions" in west oakland d a human head in a pile of bris. . >>> well, a disturbing discovery at local recycling center. workers at california waste solutions in west oakland found a human head in a pile of debris. well, now, the question is where's the rest of this body. cadaver doggings spent the day sniffing through stacks of garbage. police are investigating the case as a murder and tell us the skull shows signs of foul play. they also say the victim has been dead a long time. they'll use dental records and other techniques to try to make an id. >>> your home is your castle, right? but how far can you go to defend it can you take the law into your own hand, use lethal force? we found out what you legally can and cannot do. >> this tree-lined street in san jose only looks peaceful. >> it's gone from the break in from the cars to kicking in doors and scaring the occupants. >> randy says burglars are now breaking down doors. in one case, a 14-year-old girl was home alone. >> they saw her and then attempted to kick in the front door in spite of her being

city of oakland, the university of california and regional parks are trying to secure millions of dollars to cut down 85,000 trees to mitigate the fire danger. fire storm. are ripe for a the eucalyptus and fine trees are a major contributing factor. >> reporter: the 1991 fire propertied the project. 25 people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed. >> the berkeley hills and all the way to the oakland hills are probably the most extreme and dangerous place for fire in anyplace in the bay area. >> reporter: project supporters are especially concerned about eucalyptus. >> because of their fuel load and their behavior in a fire, casting embers, burning exclusively, burning vigorously. >> reporter: but opponents argue that removing the trees won't accomplish anything. >> what amounts to a strong personal viewpoint on what foliage should or shouldn't be in the area is in our view a terrible misuse of public funds. >> reporter: they're concerned about the proposed use of herbcide to make sure that the stumps are dead. >> the use of the chemical in a watershed area. >> reporter: the mayor w

and friends in oakland california, where i was this past weekend gave me not only the st.her medal but gave me the medal and in it is a piece of tire from st. christopher's bus because it is understood he liked traveling by bus. and the medal that st. christopher wears because you think okay, we wear our medals. what medal does st. christopher wear? this medal that says nuns on the bus. >> bill: that's funny. so how do people find out your itinerary so they can meet up with you? >> they go nuns on the bus.org. and we have our whole itinerary up there. you can see the map and click on any of the dates. the little circles. all of our dates come up. you can rsvp, ask for updates. check us out. we've got blogs. i'm trying to raise my twitter followers so everybody can follow me on twitter. >> bill: twitter. sr underscore simone. >> bill: okay, great. check out nunsonthebus.org. they're heading to a church or parish hall near you. say hello. sister simone campbell, we'll catch up with you next time we can in studio. >> look forward to it. >> bill: safe travels. i love what thes

for the not going to end -- unless we get the universal background check on gunses because california and oakland have some of the strongest laws in the country but the guns come in across nevada evidence and we need all of your help to support the president on this. because if you care about the violence in america cities, we have to have -- it's a no-brainer if it's legal for a teenager to have a machine begun in the streets of urban america and that is leading to this higher murder rate across the country it makes a difference. so, if you need to we need you to help support the president on that and you can do that and my organization is to -- to help the obama administration we can bring down violate crime permanently if we also refer to the issues of giving opportunity to young people and hope. and oakland more than other cities we have more people that have been left out of the america dream and as president obama said the other bay; day, we all have to rise as americans we have this amazing -- in the next year and the pledge i make for my nun i couldn't think people is that we will rise to

oakland airport. the >>> california's largest multicultural celebration takes place this weekend in san francisco's mission district. some 400,000 people are expected to attend the 35th annual carnaval san francisco festival. it spans eight city blocks between 16th and 24th streets it runs from 10:00 to 5:00 today and tomorrow. tomorrow morning at 9:30, the carnaval parade runs from 24th and bryant streets up mission street to 17th and harrison. both events are free, but donations are accepted at the san francisco or online. keep in mind it does take 500 volunteers to breng together all of the food, music, dance and fun activities. >>> police say a young man who was hit and killed by a garbage truck in san francisco thursday had just moved to the city. dillon mitchell was 21 years old. this is a picture of when he was a wrestler at clayton valley high school. he's the one in white. his aunt says dillon had moved to san francisco two weeks ago for an electrician's apprenticeship. the accident happened at 16th street and south van nuys avenue. dillon was not wearing a helmet. >>> new video emerged of thursda