that this is not the time for separation. >> reporter: again, the vigil here has concluded at oakland city hall. there were a number of speeches. we will bring you some of the sights and sounds of this vigil at 10:00 p.m. tonight. in oakland, ktvu channel 2news. >>> there are positive signs tonight in the recovery of the congresswoman. doctors in tucson say giffords is less sedated and more responsive. her recovery is going as anticipated and tonight the president said that she opened her eyes for the first time today. her long-term outlook though remains unclear because it is expected she will suffer some type of permanent brain damage. of the six shooting victims in the hospital from saturday's shooting giffords is the only one now who is still in critical condition. for the latest information in the tucson shootings you can also go to our website ktvu.com and click on the national tab. a man wrongfully convicted for a 1989 double murder in san francisco walked out of the prison late this afternoon a free man. we captured his first moments of freedom on camera. [ cheers and applause >>>

it makes no sense. >> reporter: oakland city council members will hold another public hearing on this next month. in oakland, cheryl hurd, "today in the east bay." >>> funeral services today for a mother and 3-year-old girl who died in an oakland apartment fire. the fire broke out december 30th in a four-unit apartment building. investigators say an overloaded extension cord may have started it. 28-year-old ruth and her daughter died in the fire. immigration officers are going to bring the father of the little girl to the funeral today. afterwards he'll be deported to el salvador. he was in the country illegally. the fate of the little girl is up in the air. right now she's in custody of child serves. >>> today several groups will hold a candlelight vigil for the congresswoman shot in tucson. east bay young democrats and other civic groups as well will hold the vigil for representative gabrielle giffords in downtown oakland. they are condemning political violence and will announce a new program to fight violence. the vigil is set for 5:00 p.m. >>> a flpolitical firestorm in hercules.

the oakland city council will hold a public hearing on the issue later this week. >>> oakland is certainly not the only community trying to battle crime, unemployment and declining morale on a shoestring budget. tonight, though, there's a new reality. sacramento going after cash that cities rely on to generate business. >> and the big three going one on one with governor brown. the mayors of the three largest cities pleading their case. it's a crucial fight against looming budget cuts. at stake here, money given to cities to fuel jobs by building local projects which therein boost the economy, in theory, and the image of a city. redevelopment money. is it worth it? nbc reporter met with chuck reed late tonight moments after he returned from sacramento. george, what happened now behind closed doors? did mayor reed share this with you? >> reporter: you know, raj, mayor chuck reed along with san francisco mayor ed lee and gene kwan, they told governor brown if you eliminate the agencies, you eliminate jobs. now, governor brown and the state are looking at a $25 billion deficit. the governor f

many of them showed up here tonight at oakland city hall. >> when are violent acts acceptable? ey should never be okay. >> reporter: there was a lot of emotion in the air at the candlelight vigil in oakland, honoring those killed and praying for the recovery of the victims injured in the tucson shooting rampage. political heavyweights like barbara lee and the mayor were there, but the presence of young people was strong. >> i vow that in the face of violence that i stand with the non-violent solution. >> reporter: members of the east bay young democrats sponsored the event. this 21-year-old wanted to be a part of it. >> the martin luther king jr. freedom center has taught us that we have a voice. >> reporter: a voice to speak out against violence from oakland to tucson, arizona. she says she always wanted to pursue a career in politics and now she wants to become a politician even more because of what congresswoman gabrielle giffords stands for. >> i learned that she's a woman of the people and that she was doing the right thing and she -- she was hurt while she was just trying

. >>> anger at oakland city hall. do they work or do they go too far? >> could a receipt for tires aid in the search of a missing 4-year-old? >> complete bay area news starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> good evening. it is wednesday, january 26. i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> we begin with developing news in oakland where a shooting and police chase has left one suspect dead and another person in custody. police say they started chasing a red car after a shooting. the car went on and off the freeway a looting officers before it slammed into another car. shots were fired and one suspect was killed. police say it's fortunate no one was hurt. we are also told the occupants of the second car are going to be okay. >>> an effort to reduce crime in oakland is running opposition for people who say it tramples on city rights people you want to impose another gang injunction to restrict the activities of known genes members and paul chambers is live. >> reporter: today more than 100 people turned out i city hall to h

oakland? well if you reed from this press release here it's very cryptic. "it still needs to be determined if i'm a fit for the citys vision for the future." as far as the situation here in san jose, next tuesday, the city manager will present the candidate to city council, they'll have a q and a session, then they'll vote. ken. >> kiet do in san jose, thanks kiet. >>> oakland police are trying to account for a major technical break down that happened during a pursuit yet yesterday. at that critical time officers were unable to talk with dispatchers. linda yee on the communication break down crew the car chase went through oakland city streets and the highway. the suspect eventually crashed into another car before the deadly standoff with police. during these critical moments police communications between officers and dispatchers were lost. captain david downing said none of his officers could hear his commands. >> frustrating. it's definitely frustrating to try and deal with that type of situation. >> the city admits the radio system has had many problems since it was installed four years ago. engineers don't know

the 60s tomorrow. 60 and oakland city, 64 in san jose. remember, it is going to be breezy and other tomorrow. fog tomorrow morning will be wiped out and we will see the mild and sunny conditions into next week. >> gabrielle difference is doing well today. she had surgery term of the and fragments from her i saw it. they do not believe that the shooter's parents are a fault. he says they are likely hurting as much as anyone. sir appellant is fighting back after being skewered by critics in the aftermath of the shootings. her critics suggest that her rhetoric may have contributed to the it motivation >> in her first television appearance since the shootings but she explained on fox news why she is this controversy will not remove from her website. on it the cross hairs of the again over the democrats next including that of gabrielle give birds. >> it was not original graphics. they have used this map to target certain districts that people would feel that they can get into those districts and find someone whom they believe could represent t

system. >> there have been significant reduction in violence in north oakland. >> north oakland is where the city's first gang injunction went into effect last summer. next month a judge is expected to rule on oakland's request for a second gang injunction in the fruit vale district. >>> your time is now 6:27. in just about an hour from now facebook will unveil a very important new feature design to help find missing children. it's going to allow facebook users to sign up to receive amber alerts about kidnapped children in their area. the announcement comes one day before the 15th anniversary of the abduction of 9-year-old amber hagerman of texas. her kidnapping and murder prompted the creation of the nationwide amber alert system. >>> our time is now 6:27. we're still following developing news from san jose. firefighters actually sat and watched an early morning fire as it burned. we're going to get a live report on the very latest. you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. th

john. >> reporter: frank we're inside oakland city hall where you can see residents here in oakland enjoying tonight's open house. courtesy of the first ever asian american female mayor of a major city. mayor elect jean quann arrived at the fox theat they are morning with a huge entourage, just hours before taking the oath of office. >> well, we've had a great walk through history. >> reporter: quann walked to the ceremony from china town where her family settled after the 1906 earthquake. excited supporters welcomed her arrival. >> i think it's terrific. i think it's so wonderful for oakland, and the rest of the country, that a person like jean quann could become mayor. hard work, dedication, the best interests of the people at heart. >> reporter: the people filled the fox theater to see oakland nog rate its first female mayor and its first asian american mayor. >> to the best of your ability, perform the duties of office of mayor for the city of oakland. >> i do. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and with that jean quann became the city's 49th mayor. she then announced her plans to impr

no one in power, not the mayor or the city manager was talking specifics tonight except for oakland police chief. this evening he sent out a carefully worded statement. what's more, the last line read "he wishes his good friend and colleague, newly a pointed police chief, chris moore, best of luck." it's up to him to congratulate whoever he would like. >> reporter: he was seen as a proven player who could woo minority communities. but a 29 year veteran, attorney, fullbright scholar and fellow is well respected. we caught up with the city manager and mayor as they attended a standing room only meeting. >> whether someone is from the inside or outside, i just want to best person. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the mayor. >> i appreciate his leadership and commitment to community policing and raising of professional standards. i'm optimistic he will continue to serve the city. >> reporter: church leaders hope they can heal the trust. >> we're looking for achieve of police that will acknowledge that there is racial profiling that happens within the police department, that it's just not a per

at oakland city hall kron 4 news. >> san francisco police said there were forced to fire a man in a wheelchair stop and officer of this happened at 10th and howard police said there were responding to reports of a man with a rock and knife was vandalized. please see the suspects that an officer and that's when they fired. one witness who did not want to be and benefits of the officer was injured after the shooting started. >> it fired and hit the ground than they fired again and hit him and he sure the knife and when he threw the knife had an office there he didn't do it meaning lead to hit the officer. he threw it because he was in pain and they cut shot him. >> but the suspect and office or to the hospital their expected to be ok. >> a live look inside over downtown san francisco the loss to minutes of daylight most is any of their the clear skies of the new chilly condition over night. 54 degrees in san francisco. temperatures will be in the '50s but drop of the '40's after. the '40's for tomorrow morning and back into the mid '50s for tomorrow afternoon very similar weather as we head into

linda gee is in oakland where kwan says she is ready to tackle the city's biggest problem. >> reporter: right now i am in the oakland mayors office a rare look inside the center of power here at oakland city hall just a few minutes members of the public will be allowed in here and come here and sit behind the desk and take pictures the mayor told me in an interview just a few days ago she feels it is very important the people of oakland know this is their office too. >> do you solemnly swear. >> reporter: mayor kwan said it was a long road to this office but she is ready to lead and asking oakland to help with changes to make it a better safer city. >> asking you to organize your block and i don't care whether it is to do a clean up or do a crime watch group or take care of each other for emergencies and form a core group. i am asking you to volunteer for oakland. >> reporter: in this crowded theatre children sang of hope. ♪ give us hope >> reporter: oakland has been plagued with violence although crime numbers have fallen she says the city's future will depend on its children she is c

. >> reporter: we are in front of oakland city hall this vigil in the wake of the tucson massacre is set to begin in less than 10 minutes. they say this is a nonpolitical, nonpartisan event. but some say the tragedy has been about politics in part seeking new gun controls. an old debate resurfacing. >> i can't understand why congress can't do something about this and prevent it from happening. >> reporter: congress is considering a law to ban carrying handguns within 1000 feet of its members and ban on high capacity rounds carried by the shooter. >> maybe they will be shamed into it this time. >> reporter: gun rights advocates say some are trying to make politics out of this tragedy. >> gun lobbyist sest ists -- lobbyists are trying to use it. >> reporter: no matter what gun laws are passed it won't prevent tragedies like tucson. it may not lead to new laws but to more guns. the fbi says one day after the massacre handgun sales surged in california, arizona and across the nation. >> they are going out and purchasing guns both for self- protection and also because they are aware that

. >> oakland city hall the mayor and city attorney take shots over each other over jean quan and anotherransition team. >> it may be chilly but our fate for the forecast is how much record highs we can set today. >> we have road work blocking lanes through the bay area. the complete traffic report coming up. president obama will look for a common ground for republicans tonight when he delivers the state of the union address. he calls for the touch fiscal choices the gop is demanding it . >> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas as a 90 year old woman left yesterday on her daily walk and didn't come back. terry mcsweeney is live after a fire station in sausalito that is headquarters for the search. terry? >> the search is going to resume at 7:00 this morning but 12 hours of searching yesterday turned up nothing. take a look at the picture of the woman missing. this is 90 year old yinchang as she went on her daily walk, one or two hours, when she had not returned her family called police. rescue brought out three dozen personnel, one with one search dog. although chin is 90 years of age she

an oakland city councilwoman is making history today by becoming that city's first female mayor. an quan is expected to be t first asian american to become mayor. terry mcsweene joins us from oakland th more. >> qwan began what will be her first day in office from a wa from chinatown where the swearing is taking momentarily at the fox theater and telegraph and oakland. all along the way a lot of excited people treating her like a rock star. take a look. ♪ >> and that walk from chinato had, as you migh expect, a strong chinese atmosphere to it, a dancing dragon, a traditional ceremony a oakland's first female, fit asian mayor or soon to be first of those. she found well-wishes everywhe. and the media following her every move. at the oakland public library her message was all-inclusive. >> it'slways been a gateway city. it was the end of the railroad. it is place where cultures of people from all over the world have come and mixed. >> qwan says she will be able to work wh the police union which did not support her and also be able to work with the majority of voters who did not list

it is a network of 25 cities, 12 in the u.s., 13 in europe, and oakland is one of those cities, but i, of course, wearing my regional hat, have looked to expand what i have been learning through the network and the opportunities that present themselves to the network and to expand that. and where better to bring a cycling delegation than to the city of san francisco, a city very much on the verge of, i think, turning the tide in favor of cycling where there are 40-some-odd, 43-plus projects waiting in the wings for the environmental lawsuits to come to a close. so it is very exciting to have the opportunity for the delegation to come here, and i think the timely honkly, could not be -- honestly, could not be better. they have spent just over a day in the city of oakland doing a bit of a bike tour, meeting with elected officials there and a community open house last night where we had 80 folks turn out to listen to their talk. the other thing, obviously the public support and the public interest in this issue is alive and well and i think it's wonderful to see. i will also say that non

on the texting interface and if it works, they're going to expand it to the other schools. >>> oakland city leaders are hoping community policing and mentoring programs will help make the city a safer place for kids. mayor kwan announced the initiative today where 50 kids will take part in mentoring, homework assistance and lottings of enrichment activities. >> there's been a lot of shootings in this neighborhood, a lot of drug dealing. we want to make this school a safe place. a safe alternative for young people in the neighborhood. >> oakland pd and school district will work closely with families and reza dentss to better patrol the streets there. >>> topping business and tech, google putting out the help wanted sign. the company says 2011 will be a big hiring year and it's planning to add more than 6,000 new workers through the next 12 months. google execs say 2010 was a fantastic year. they added more than 4500 workers to their payroll. the company saw huge growth with its android operating system and google apps. the company has about 24,000 employees right now. >>> now to the presiden

city. he has to experience it. >> reporter: he would be the first chinese american to be mayor of san francisco joining quan who is the first chinese mayor of oakland. >> a historic community who has been working for over 100 years to enter the political mainstream of the city. >> reporter: but there is still a major hurdle. the outgoing board of supervisors is expected to take up the issue tomorrow. but it is the incoming board that has the vote. >> two of the new floor members committed to ed lee. >> reporter: the new board is expected to vote on the new mayor on tuesday f. it can not reach it the board president will serve as interim mayor. in san francisco, rob both, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the city financially- strapped asian art museum could be saved by long-term help. the city officials announced the plan to restructure the museum's $120 billion bond debt. reduce the outstanding amount owed to chase. they need approval from the board. >>> a noticeable change at oakland's city hall. the new mayor held her first weekly press meeting. it is a different approach than her predecessor who rarely met with members of the media. today, the mayor tal

an oakland city councilwoman is making history today by becoming that city's first female mayor. an quan is expected to be the first asian american to become mayor. terry mcsweeney joins us from oakland with more. >> qwan began what will be her first day in office from a walk from chinatown where the swearing is taking momentarily at the fox theater and telegraph and oakland. all along the way a lot of excited people treating her like a rock star. take a look. ♪ >> and that walk from chinatown had, as you might expect, a strong chinese atmosphere to it, a dancing dragon, a traditional ceremony as oakland's first female, first asian mayor or soon to be first of those. she found well-wishes everywhere. and the media following her every move. at the oakland public library her message was all-inclusive. >> it's always been a gateway city. it was the end of the railroad. it is a place where cultures of people from all over the world have come and mixed. >> qwan says she will be able to work with the police union which did not support her and also be able to work with the majority of vo

. >>> oakland cops are putting together a list of the city's most dangerous gang members.hy is it creating so much controversy and why do some people want their names crossed off it? cheryl hurd is live in the east bay where she spoke with a man who, he says, he's being unfairly targeted and shouldn't even be on the list. >> that's right, jessica. gang injunction is nothing new but very controversial here in oakland. one man says he is being treated unfairly. >> i go to work, i come home. does that make me a violent person? i mean, it's kind of hard, you know. why am i -- >> he doesn't want to show his face or release his name. but, he says, he's on a list of 40 of the most violent street gang leaders. >> i am interested in no violence whatsoever. >> have you ever been a gang member? >> i have never been a gang member. i'm not going to say i don't know people. >> reporter: and his associations may have landed him on this list. oakland city attorney john russo filed a gang disruption against 42 members of a street gang. they have linked the gang members to a lot of rapes an

underway in oakland for victims of the shooting rampage this, is a live picture of the plaza outside oakland city hall. folks will be gathering shortly. congressman lee are hosting the event going until 6:30 tonight. >> members of the house of representatives paid tribute today, reconvening for the first time since the shooting. residents paid tribute to their colleague skporj victims. >> our hearts of broken. and and it resolved and there is a dialogue for democracy. >> and in the capitol rotunda, the staff and public. >> meantime, more signs of progress today for congress woman giffords. and tugging at her hospital gowns and touching her wound. her husband's remains at her bed side. and there is she is breathing on her own and able to respond to voice commands. and she's expected to survive but her long term outlook is uncertain tonight. >> and a pair of grads are setting up scholarship funds. the 30-year-old is a congressional aid and he graduated from uc santa cruz in 2002 with honors and the fund will assist financially challenged uc-sc students who intond make a career in publish service to

oakland 10, hayward 10. your highs this afternoon looking good mid to upper 50s for the north bay, 63 for san rosa, 56 in the city, 59 oakland, 59 in hayward, livermore, san jose so you see the trend upper 50s lower 60s. your holiday weekend going to be great may be partly cloudy skies sunday but the rest is fantastic. next week mid-60's it doesn't feel like winter. everybody on the east coast envious of our forecast. >> shaping up to a great commute. no accidents or incidents outside. dense fog advisory has been lifted for the persian the bay bridge toll plaza. not much volume here pretty much the same amount of cars as start 4:00 a.m., reconditions note meter lights. cemetery bridge same story eastbound at, and westbound looks good. expression on the right-hand side appears each screen. still not tracking any back up to the toll plaza. 12-13 minutes across the span. golden gate bridge looks good, out of the north bay you could see traffic flowing freely in the southbound direction. no problems at the toll plaza. san francisco not a hot spots yet like it was yesterday, practically a ghost town at the 1 01-80 spl

the welcome party organized by oakland city council member brooks. here's the rub. earlier in the day, the league office ordered jackson to end all ties with a company he was endorsing called swat. the company sells supplements including a product which is banned by the nfl. the banned substance. jackson has since ended his relationship with that company. >>> baseball news. when you win the world series, everyone wants to reign. and this guy earned his. casilla, not a star but a key member of that giants bull pen re-signed to a one-year contract. casilla will nearly double his salary last season of $750,000. >>> and the a's continue to spend bolstering that bull pen. officially signing brian fuentes today. two years, 10 million bucks. the a's going to be a playoff-caliber team. >>> the underachieving sharks. but they got a shot in the arm they desperately needed today. >> great bunch of guys. i've heard a lot of things about this organization. i'm thrilled to be a part of it. >> this is ben eager, the hard-nosed forward checking in for duty after yesterday's trade w

cheryl hurd joins us from oakland city hall, and is sharon quan knocking? >> she is knocking and she's hoping people will be listening. three murders in seven days. mayor quan says she plans to tackle the problem the same way she tackles her campaign. she's going to take the problem to the people. >> just about two months ago, a guy was beat up in the back. if we had somebody walk by and patrol the neighborhood, they could actually help. he was 72 years old. >> he scraped me right here on the back. his total back bumper is gone. >> reporter: she and her mother the victim of a hit and run. >> there's all kinds of stuff going on. i don't know. we just need help. we need someone to come in and take over and help the community. >> reporter: that's what mayor jean quan says she wants to do in this neighborhood often used as an illegal dumping ground for garbage and violent crime. >> this beat has had 300 people a year arrested for the last five years, 100 cases of domestic violence every year. this is a beat where we're hoping to change the cycle of violence. >>

many came here to oakland city hall. >> when are violent acts acceptable? it's never okay. >> there is a lot in the air honoring those kill and praying for the recovery of those injured in the tucson shooting rampage. political heavy weights like lee and quan were there, but the presence of young people was strong. >> i vow that in the face of violence that i stand with a nonviolent solution. >> the young democrats sponsored the event. this 21-year-old wanted to be a part of it. >> the freedom center taught us that we have a voice. >> a voice to speak out against violence to tucson, arizona. >> she always wanted to pursue a career in politics and now wants to be a politician even more because of what gabrielle giffords stands for. >> she's a woman of the people and she was doing the right thing and she was hurt while she was trying to give a speech. i don't think that people should be punished for speaking out. >> oakland councilwoman rebecca kaplan is not surprised young people are speaking out. >> how are we going to expand jobs and get off oil and solve

talkinge weather, 44 napper, 45 oakland, 45 bridge with city. 39 livermore. 38 fairfield. as for the rain, storm tracker 4 only picking up a slight bit of green. pretty much if there is any shower activity its to our north. cremated a smattering of a sprinkle or to throughout the day to day. more likely you'll not see anything to will be a dry afternoon. this afternoon the cloud cover, assistant to r. no. 7 bits and pieces come to the north bay. possibility of the sprinkles. future cast, 4:00 a.m., nothing really to show this morning. 6, 7, 8 start to see problems in the north bay, noon and there is any it will be to our north, the system does not organized into zero we see the possibility of a sprinkler or two. as you head into the evening and it clears up, whatever occurs for the rest of the overnight hours. highs, it could warm, 54 degrees and santa rosa. 54 richmond, possibility of some thought, maybe later on as there's high pressures move in. 56 livermore, 57 antioch, 60 san jose. once the chance of showers clears today great weekend, temperatures in the upper 60s we

it will happen tonight outside oakland city hall, from 5:00 to 6:30. we have complete coverage of the tucson tragedy as well as the upcoming memorial, on our web site, cbs 5 .com. >>> coming up, haiti, one year later. the progress and work still to be done, after that devastating earthquake. >>> one woman says it is like being in a snow blender. the powerful snowstorm that hammered the east coast, moving out, and we're going to see the mess it left behind. >>> one minute a day that can help your heart and your waistline. we will show you, it is as easy as standing up. >>> and can you feel the difference? temperatures today are warming up a bit. and plenty of sunshine to go along with it. today's high temperatures are up to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. we will take a look at the afternoon highs and more rain, that's on the rain, that's coming up. ,,,,,, 3q copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help sign

the city is at 49. oakland 44. redwood city 40. cool readings. san rafael that is a tough pattern. 39 to start. 48 by noon. 54 for a high. but again you don't have to go far. you might find temperatures closer to 60 it depends on if you're in that fog or not. that system will start to increase the clouds on saturday, looks like late saturday into sunday. rain moves in. dense fog. cooling begins today. but the fog not only on the coast but also inland. we don't see that too often. clouds increase on the weekend and rain on sunday. foggy, very foggy visibility is as bad as i have seen it. hazy sunshine. a few high clouds drifting in. upper 40s and low 50s if you're in a fog prone area. it may not budge at all. 60s if you are. not as warm now. the coast santa clara valley still 60s but not 70s like we have had. fog increases. cloudy billion rain on sunday. clearing on monday and then sunny and cool on tuesday. >> all right, steve, thank you. >>> time now 6:43. again another peek a live picture at a major house fire in danville. a two alarm fire. we

oakland city councilman dilafente will not be charged with driving under the influence.iled a so bright test in the field. the alameda county district attorney's office says there's not enough evidence to show his alcohol level was above the legal limit. the d.a. has not released details about the arrest. >> golden gate bridge officials are deciding whether to appeal a federal court ruling that allows small protests to take place on the span. a federal judge in san francisco ruled the bridge district violates rights by banning bullhorns and hand-held signs. the bridge district argued that the protests distracted drivers and may cause a nuisance. >> more than 500 richmond elementary school students will take to the streets monday to celebrate the birthday of dr. martin luther king jr. the children will be out for the 4th annual peace march. it will kick off at florida street in the heart of richmond's iron triangle district. congressman george miller will join the marchers in an effort to promote peace in their neighborhoods. the richmond mayor will also be there. >> a lo

. >>> oakland city council member ignacio de la fuente will not be facing dui charges after all.he 62-year-old failed a field sobriety test after getting pulled over on 580 just before christmas. the d.a.'s office says the evidence shows his blood alcohol level was on the rise from the time he was stopped to the time he was tested. so they determined they couldn't prove he was over the legal limit while he was driving. the chp had said preliminary test results showed de la fuente's blood alcohol was at least .08. >>> time now is 4:38. a fisherman's wharf icon suddenly shuts down. the environmental reason behind that closure. >>> plus, cal's cash crunch, who is getting let go and the impact on campus light. >> and when nature calls, commuters are out of luck. how officials plan to solve the toilet trouble at the temporary transbay terminal. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> pretty gray around the bay. dense fog at the coast. this afternoon, sunshine, temperatures in the 60s. what about the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. >> thank you. >>> uc-berkeley plans to send out more pink slips.

. >> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 controversy over gangs outside oakland city hall, leading to numerous arrests. but on bay area 36, why young people say the efforts are misguided. we'll have more on that at 7:00. that is our report, i'm ken wayne. >> and i'm julia hayner, have a great evening

only 2/100ths of rain in redwood city and livermore. 6/100ths in san jose and oakland. and right now current conditions temperatures mainly into low to mid-50s around the bay area. and visibility is falling. we have dense fog and visibility down to mile and a half at sfo and oakland. and there is just win one mile in santa rosa. we can see affect fog is having. it will be wide spread with low clouds overnight and into tomorrow morning, we'll probably see sunshine and then we can look forward to a dry, mild weekend. there is is a front pushing in throughout the bay area, there is concern now is the fog. start agent 7:00 tonight we'll see fog inland valleys and by 5:00 we'll be looking at conditions like this. there is no doubt slowing down morning commute. generally into mid-40s around the area inland. and there is satellite image showing high pressure building in to give us a dry pattern throughout the weekend. and there will be some fog to contend with. and there is a storm track moving well to our north. let's take a look at friday starting into the south bay. we hope

. >>> oakland city council member iguodala nash jody tala fewen take will not face d.u.i.harges after all. he failed a field sobriety test before getting pulled over an 580 before christmas. the evidence shows his blood alcohol level wassen the rise from the time he was stopped to the time he was tested. so they determined determined that they could not prove that he was over the legal limit while he was driving. the chp had said preliminary test results showed de la fewen take's blood alcohol level was at least .08. >>> they are dangerous but there is no way to avoid them. what moms need to be doing to protect themselves against chemicals. >> can you hold it for a couple more? >> a pretty big problem to have in a place where people have to spend a lot of time waiting. why this critical transit hub has no place to go. >>> and why you should forget everything you've learned about your sign. >>> this is never a good sign when we have fog over the city of san francisco. in fact, we already have fog advisories issued for our local bridges, the toll all of this ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

- mayor elect quann's inauguration is set for 11:00 at the fox theater in downtown oakland, a few blocks away from city hall. we talked to quite a few people here and the common theme we heard from people on the streets of oakland today was hope for the future of their city. live in oakland, ktvu. >>> governor elect jerry brown is also preparing for his inauguration day tomorrow. the swearing in ceremony is scheduled for 11 tomorrow morning, at memorial auditorium in sacramento. this will be the third swearing in for brown. he was california's governor for two terms during the 19 70s, and early '80s. back then, he was one of california's youngest governors. tomorrow he will become the state's oldest. outgoing governor arnold schwarzenegger says he plans to attend tomorrow's ceremony for brown. the governor says when he leaves office he will likely hit the speech circuit and possibly write an autobiography, something he says publishers have been asking him to do for years. swaz energier say -- schwarz energier says he also plans to remain politic' active. >>> the coroner's office identified san francisc

he is not saying if he will take the job or why he is considering leaving but some oakland city councilbers say they'll try to talk the chief into staying. that's the message tonight in san francisco, as kids honored life and legacy of [ music ] . >> bow down to juts, that's the message tonight in san francisco. as kids honored the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. on this holiday a group called youth speaks urged everyone to promote the civil rights leaders' message of peace. if he was still alive he would be 82 years old. >>> coming up another big announcement from apple ceo steve jobs. the speculation swirling as he goes on his third medical leave. the email that he sent to all apple employees. >>> more ice, more caffeine, is headed your way. starbucks prepares to roll out its biggest drink yet. >>> and the makers cup is all set for san francisco in two years but not everyone is happy. happy. what's already making waves on,, take one of those pillows and take a big smell. they smell really fresh. what if we told you we washed these sheets seven days ago? really? no way.

. >>> jean quan and other oakland city officials looking into a technical snafu that happened during a police pursuit. the police radio system went down during a high-speed chase and officer-involved shooting wednesday. officers and dispatchers weren't able to communicate with each other for about five minutes. the system was installed more than four years ago and the police chief says there have been problems before. >> i just want it fixed. and i think that's where i want to put the emphasis is when my officers pick that up radio and they need to get on the air and get back up, get back up. and that's the bottom line to it. so i'm not concerned about placing blame or pointing fingers. we just need to fix it. >> the glitch did not result in either of the two suspects getting away. one armed man was fatally shot by police, the other arrested. >>> today dive teams will resume searching a canal in stanislaus county for any sign of 4-year-old juliani cardenas. it has been more than a week now since the toddler was kidnapped. 11 vehicles now have been pulled out of the waterway. none of

. >>> oakland city council member is arrested for dui last month will not be charged with driving under the influence. the alameda district attorney says it does not have enough evidence to prove that dell fuente was driving while drunk. he was accused of speeding and making unsafe lane changes. they say he per formed poorly o the field sobriety test, and was given a blood test, but they are not releasing the results. >>> leaders of many faiths joined in san jose honoring the victims of the arizona shootings. south bay congressman mike honda made the point that lawmakers need to conduct themselves with civility in the public sphere and that constituents should expect just that of their elected legislators. >> i often wondered since then what is it that i have said in the past that may have contributed to the kinds of behavior that gives permission for people to act out in violent ways. >> this afternoon in arizona, the first six grieving families said good-bye. thousands of mourners attended the funeral service for 9-year-old christina green. as for congresswoman gabrielle giffords, doc

. >> tonight's candlelight vigil outside oakland city hall brought community leaders and residents together to show solidarity for the tucson victims and to condemn political violence and violence in local communities. both congresswoman leigh and quan say tougher gun control legislation might prevent future tragedies. quan will open discussion with other mayors on the issue when she is in washington next week. >> in the conferences of mayors, i hope particularly to address the you are you of the automatic gun and weapons and trying to get the ban reinstated. >> when asked if the shooting would in anyway discourage them from public gatherings, representative leigh and mayor quan said no. dan? >> thanks, leigh. leigh leigh glaser reporting. >>> two senators have created a scholarship fund to -- in honor of a fellow alum nis. he was an aide to gabrielle giffords. he graduated in 2002 with honor. >> i didn't know gabriel zimmerman. when i heard this story and heard he was a graduate of my alma-mater, it hit me hard as it hit a lot of people. i felt this was a gentleman who was doing all of the

the debate is really heating up over the city of oakland's plan to expand its controversial battle against gang violence. the city now wants a second gang injunction. this one in the fruit vale district. the injunction would ban suspected gang members from carrying guns, loitering in the area and hanging out with each other on the streets. that plan set off an emotional debate at oakland city hall last night. >> what we need is a re- prioritizing of the money that is being spent on the gang injunctions to go into community programs, into saving our education system. >> there has been significant reduction in violence in north oakland. >> now north oakland is where the city's first gang injunction took effect last summer. next month a judge is expected to rule on oakland's request for a second gang injunction in the fruit vale district. >>> in just a few hours facebook will unveil an important new design. designed to help locate missing children. it will allow users of the social networking site to sign up to receive amber alerts about abducted children in their area. the announcement comes

oakland. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. the city of san jose has been without a police chief. oaklands chief is one of the finallest for that job. there is no one to talk to this morning. but we hope to talk to somebody later this morning. oakland police spokesperson confirming the information to us late yesterday and the chronicle. the paper saying the oakland police officer association that he was a finalist for the san jose job. the big question is this morning why does bats want out of oakland. he was sworn in a little more than a month ago with great fanfare and expectations. he chose bass over in-house candidates. it might be too early to tell. on the year he's been on the job violent crimes in the city has dropped noticeably from 2009 to 2010. homicides,ing visited asoughts, and domestic violence. firearm is one exception. they went up by more than 20%. we will try to talk to more officers this morning and the public. it's a holiday out here so it's slim pickings. we will talk to what it does to the moral of the officers. the

a candlelight vigil for congresswoman gabrielle giffords and other victims of violence at the oakland city hall from 5:00 to 6:30. and it is being put on by the east bay young democrats and other civic organizations. >>> 4:38. san jose police now say that a botched kidnapping led to that city's first triple homicide in five years. investigators say that three men barged into the mexicali club to kidnap a bar owner over an alleged debt. a man in the bar had a gun. and a shootout ensued. that man and a suspect were killed in the bar. and another suspect was found dead the next day, in the alleged get-away vehicle. the would-be kidnap victim remains hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. police are still searching for the third suspect and the get- away driver. >>> san bruno city council has decided now how to divvy up the nearly $400,000 in unsolicited donations that were sent in for victims of the deadly pipeline explosion. the 38 families who lost their homes will be getting $6,000 each, and 17 with moderate damage will get $4,000. and the 45 families with homes that suffered minor dam

oakland 1 degree cooler, redwood city 2.an francisco 6 and especially the east bay valleys, livermore 10 degrees cooler than average today. sunrise 7:26. it will set at 5:07 this friday evening. seven-day forecast, look for fog tomorrow morning and possibly none at all by sunday morning. afternoon temperatures mid to upper 50s. chance of rain wednesday in the north bay, more so for the rest of us on thursday. i've got a couch but i really need a tree, frances. >> they cleared the couch from hayward on southbound 880 but the christmas tree in the san mateo hills northbound 92 has actually caused an accident now so may be blocking a lane. this live shot of interstate 80 in berkeley, there's another christmas tree reported westbound 80 at cleveland. these the thing to look out for as well as the fog which you'll find across the venetian bridge and the richmond/san rafael bridge. it's fog-free at the golden gate bridge. also checking out the peninsula commute, no problems at all on 101 in millbrae. look out for that thick fog on

as we speak leaders in the oakland school district are considering giving teachers pay raises this as the district faces new budget cuts. supporters of the plan say the city can't afford to not give teachers more money. >> reporter: the oakland school budget could be cut by seven percent. layoffs and larger class sizes are possibilities as the district tries to cut expenses by $12 million. at the same time, all school district employees could get a two percent raise. a pay raise that could cost the district $2 million. while this comes at a difficult time economically, a district spokesman says the raises are an important investment in oakland's schools. >> it kind of scares me to think that something might actually be cut here or my other son's schools. but as far as the raises, i think teachers should have been, you know, getting raises a long time ago. >> i think that teachers, in particular public school teachers, deserve raises. i think the cost of living is going up. i don't know how teachers continue to stay in their profession. >> reporter: teachers say raises are long overdue and salaries are already among the lowest in the county. >> in the long

. >>> and tonight family and friends remembered a talented teenager from oakland who became the city's final homicide victim of 2010, shot on new year's eve. but the new year has already brought more violence and gang-related activity to oakland's streets. nbc bay area's george kiriyama's in oakland tonight with more. george? >> reporter: well, diane, a celebration of chris jones's life ended a short time ago here at 7th avenue baptist church. and while the focus was on jones's love for music, his family and friends have a message for the city of oakland. please stop the violence now. to see the kind of impact young chris jones had, just look at this packed church. a few hundred people came out to celebrate his life and his music. >> my nephew touched a lot of people's lives. and he was only here for 17 years. and he made such an impact on this world. >> reporter: music was chris jones's world. the gifted high school senior taught himself to play the organ, drums, bass guitar, and piano. >> he would get on the organ, and songs that older musicians couldn't play he'd just pick it right