jordan oakland city counsel. pat concern ham. oakland port commissioner instead of butt inner and bryan parker and deputymary sandra sum sum. so, that was wrong sorry. mayor khan, you are going to have do me better on that. so, now, for a look at the economy and financial markets broadly and also, drilling down into the region we are delighted to have tim quinn lynn an economist with wells fargo securities to she had light on what the future hold tim quinn lynn provides analysis on financial markets macro economic developments in the mainly economies in the world he writes for wells fargo monthly economic reports these are great report if you get them by-the-way, and provides regular updates on industrial production, business spendings and manufacturings and tim has flown across the country to be be us and so we are so delighted and so please welcome from wells far go tim quinn lynn economist: . >> thank you very much for having me here today. i have got about ten minutes to spend with you and in that time, what i

for every think that you would every say negative about oakland, i can say ten positives we are our own city. oakland to know it, is to love it.. >> (applause) all right. so thank you mayor khan and now we have for san francisco coming up and to sso to welcome mayor lee welcome kristine row wish senator vice senior vice president of service area of case zero permanenta. >> thank you peculiary if you have questions write them on the cards and hold your hands up. kristine >>> good morning case zero permanent at a is pleased once again to be a sponsor of this annual event where our mayors come together to share their vision for the coming year. our partnership with both oakland and san francisco is of

. >>> first up big changes in the oakland city police department. >>> and we're also talking about a new gun control measure that would take things even further. specifically in the city of oakland. >>> and mayor ed lee sits down and joins us to talk about the new warrior arena in his city. but first we start with developing news out of calaveras county. >> there is anoas in the stabbing death of an 8-year-old girl. the april 27th attack shook people in valley springs and allover the state. it set up a massive man hunt for the attacker. and ascappics 5. >> citizens of calaveras county will sleep a little better tonight. >> reporter: the killer was right there in the house all the while. >> at 5:10 p.m. they arrested leila's 12-year- old brother at the substation and on charges of homicide. >> reporter: sheriff gary would not elaborate on the investigation telling reporters to check a department website for updates. if investigators have the right suspect, it's doubly devastating for the fowler family. one day before the 12-year- old's arrest leila bared her emotions. >> how could this

city has holt new restaurants and? jack land and still a heart in the center of the bay area [name?] who was just one of the chef's award warded of the year and oakland is a city boomings and we are tryinged and part of ourselves and we have had amazing growth and we are going to move more towards towards it's business second thoors you care about we have -- taken $11 million and invested it in our town and we have even with the loss of economic development we have a new economic development office for the people -- (applause) and he is about to announce and it will not be today but he is about to announce a new economic development director that i think some of you will know and really think will help us reach that stage. -- 12%, property tax transfer trend is doing very very well, we have created 5,000 jobs, unemployment is down about four%. so what we are saying is that the city has really strong standard growth so where are the opportunities. well we have already had a shout out about healthcare and we have got i know highland hospitals here and kaiser is here is children's hospital is about to with uc s f and that is an important trend because a

kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is at oakland city hall where a news conference about the changes at the city's police department is about to happen. >> reporter: two days ago chief howard jordan stepped down and two days later his predecessor did the same thing. what's going on in the oakland police department? who anthony toribio took over he said it would be a transition he would get through. he will be stepping down to captain. looks like they will have to get through without anthony toribio as its leader. so who is taking over? now deputy chief sean whent is in hot seat. he says the department will continue with the progress the city of oakland is working on. >> capital toribio coupled with the plan -- captain toribio coupled with the plan hot off the presses we recently received with crime reduction and enforcement strategies will provide a path for achievable solutions and imminent progress on multiple levels for a crime compliance and continuing the progress the city of oakland department is working on. >> reporter: wednesday, chief howard jordan stepped down citing undisclosed,

. >> effort to help business owner ins oakland get ahead may move forward tonight. cityering a a partnership with make row lending outfit and arrangement that supports hope will lift the local economy. nick smith with the story. >> i'm in oakland and it's important to me to be part of the community if some way. >> loretta is living out her dreechlt owning operating her own business. macking it add up to sizable profit hasn't been easy. >> i use my credit card and of course i wracked up a lot of debt and nasty to be able to consolidate the debt. lower interest rate on them an also able to expand my labor force. >> exactly the type of business owner oakland city council member libby is trying to reach. she and city attorney parker are hoping the oakland city council will approve the push to team up with san francisco base non-profit organization by providing capitol to those who don't have access to traditional leensz of credit. >> this becomes revolving fund so once any one of the businesses pace off that initial loan, then we can designate a new business. >> if approved

oakland. they say they are hoping to expose the corporations who they say thrive off what they call low wage labor. specifically, this group is asking for the city of oakland to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour. people are still gathering here. we expect them to start marching at 6:00. we'll keep our crew there at the scene and bring you live pictures of this and other protests throughout this newscast and of course on ktvu channel 2 news at 6. >>> earlier, members of labor unions celebrated international workers day with a demonstration. the group says it wants to show its support for working class men and women in san francisco. and ready to mobilize in support of organized labor and the community's work force. >> to make sure there's opportunities for folks to have sustainable lives. >> reporter: the group is made up of members and was organized by a supervisor. another protest is happening in downtown san jose. we'll bring you that in just 6 minutes. >>> investigators in the boston marathon bombings announced they have arrested three more suspects. they were all college friends with one of the accused bombers. >> they made three addi

no word yet on the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage. >>> strange twist now from oakland city hall. the city has just canceled a news conference it set for 12:30 today. city officials were to unveil an independent report with recommendations on how the city should try to reduce crime. here's the background. the city paid a quarter million dollars to commission this report prepared by a team of consultants that includes bill bratton, the former los angeles police chief who also served as commissioner of the new york and boston police departments. the initial recommendations were expected to deal specifically with burglaries and robberies. but again, late word that the news conference has been canceled. we have crews working on this to see -- to find out more information about that report and also why city officials are now not talking about it. >>> finally back home. a joyous homecoming this morning for one of the three women held captive inside a cleveland house for 10 years. cbs reporter ines ferre with more on the investigation. >> reporter: thanks, michelle. and gina dejesu

we turn to oakland city councilwoman libby sheets who explains what the bill is all about. >> reporter would give the right of california the right to pass stricter gun licensing registration laws. so the question is wouldn't people from oakland go to san francisco or other town to get gun in the. >> it won't limit the ability of people to get guns but it will help us take away guns from those that become prohibited from owning them because they have been convicted of a felony or have mental health issues. presidentically, having a registration requirement not allowed under california law will give us a tool to identify who these people are trafficking illegal guns and selling gun to people that should not have them. >> now, how did we get to the place where oakland would have its own special rules out of any other place in the state? >> well, i was pleased to meet with assembly member rob banta who asked do you have ideas for gun laws? i said it would be great in oakland could get an exemption from the california reimplementation. so, he offered the bill. it came to the public safety

oakland right now. we do have some construction southbound 880 between high street and 66 avenue until 5:00. eric and kristen? >> thank you. the city of oakland is taking on two huge credit card companies over accusations they charged unreasonably high fees for process, payments, visa and mastercard reached a proposed $7.extra billion settlement over the fees but oakland city attorney is challenging that saying it doesn't pay enough to victims and does nothing to change the practice. the city claims the fees cost oakland oakland taxpayers an estimated $1 million a year. >> if you are wells fargo customer you could have money coming to you, because they are ordered to pay $203 million back to customers who paid overdraft fees. the judge re-instate add ruling made in 2010 that the bank appealed saying the bank processes the highest dollar amount checks and other payments first rather than going by transaction date which made customer accounts drain faster and more likely to enoccur overdraft fees. wells fargo said they will continue to appeal. >> a bus driver in pennsylvania is fined after a close encounter with a four legged passeng

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number one on that list not exactly something to celebrate for oakland but here is something they can get excited about in the east bay city oakland breaking number one for top real estate nation's list of most exciting cities beating out seattle, washington, d.c., new york, and san francisco. san francisco, the city by the bay, strong, ranking third on the list, checking in just behind boston. real estate in the nation says it looks at a number of criteria when coming up with the list including park acreage per person, percent of population between 20 and 34 years old. also bars, movie theaters, museums, theater companies and music venues per square mile. if you're curious, fast-food restaurants and big box stores per square mile, the few of those, the better you do. population diversity plays in. >>> google glass won't be out for a while now but it's already catching the attention of lawmakers in one state. "new york times" reports a west virginia lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would ban drivers from wearing the glasses. the lawmaker said the glasses slip through a loophole on the current ban of texting whi

stone reports, the chief leaves the oakland police department at a time when the community is struggling streets. >> reporter:last year, the city of oakland had the highest getting worse. according to fbi statistics violent crime rose about 21% in oakland in 2012, robbery by 12 percent in grades 5 raped by five percent. reports to federal judge in recent months were very critical of oakland supervisors. in new chief should be able to work with frazier and a lack of officers. 16 officers per 10,000 people a number substantially lower than other cities of its size. bill bradley and consultant with this group supposed to include their study findings that obviously did not happen. >> pam: do you think that has something to do with resignation? >> reporter: would only say that jordan left because of health reasons and for the studies in findings into a nationwide search. >> pam: all rights more updates. >> pam: has a closer look at the numbers. and details on which sections of oakland oakland police department, the city has had 1,558 robberies so far this year substantially from pervious years. during the first three look at three o

our web site abc 7 news.com. >> the warriors haven't moved yet for the city of san francisco is celebrating. the games in oakland. san francisco mayor ed lee as we showed you at the top of the newscast declared today warriors day and hosted a celebration for the playoff run inside of the city hall rotunda. with a proclamation to rick welsh. >> the team made history and plenty of accomplishments to be proud of for many seasons still to come. the bay area team for 50 years. and our city knows future holds events and one year ago tochl the warrior as announced their plan tz build a new arena on the san pran water front. the city of oakland holding their own celebration for the warriors tomorrow evening from 6:00 to 9:00 at arena. the public is invited. everybody having a day for the warriors. >> up next an act of kindness. how a stranger is helping a woman's dream vacation come true. >> plus, what happened to livermore's famous light bulb? it hasn't happened in more than a century. >> and looking at western sky from our east bay hills camera, blue sky over golden gate. lovely, let me count the days how long this wi

they are looking for people who want to be police officers and dispatchers, several oakland city council are set to vote. >>> and they are providing officers patrol the most dangerous streets and they are expanding patrols to four days a week and they are deciding the length of the new city contract tonight at the new meeting. >> new information surrounding the killing of an eight-year- old girl. investigators think they are closer to finding the killer of an 8-year-old girl. >>> what we are learning about the test results and why it could be delayed. . >>> welcome back, it is now 452 and we are looking in southern california because that wildfire could be contained some time today. the fire has burned 28,000 acres and it is now 8 5% contained. at its peek it threatened thousands of homes and damaged 15 of them but yesterday helped to slow it down a bit, the cause is being investigated but arson is ruled out. >>> two more fire stations are shut down. they are closing 287 in pittsburgh this july and they could vote on one next year. it comes due to budget cuts and as many as 8 firefighter

. >>> an abrupt and stunning change in the city of oakland. police chief howard jordan has retired citing medical reasons. we'll have more on that in a moment. that announcement delayed the official release of a report on the oakland police department headed up by nationally renowned crime-fighting consultant william bratton. but in a kpix 5 exclusive, reporter da lin got a copy of the report last night. >>> reporter: here's the summary, a six-page document. now, because the police department is understaffed, the consultants are offering recommendations on how to fight crime more effectively. now, the report also spells out the department's shortcomings that led to the current spike in crime. the report found problems with a number of issues, including csis. the consultants say crime scene investigators often work without direct supervision and are disorganized. there are problems with the digital photo file system. officers rarely use it to find robbery suspects because the system, they say, is extremely slow. when officers do collect fingerp

sort of terrain affect we don't understand that makes the area more vulnerable than say downtown oakland city> how does this tornadic compared to the one right there in 1999? >> yesterday's tornado was larger and covered a bigger area, may be at least twice as large. as far as the top wind speeds go, we're not really sure how strong the winds were in yesterday's tornado. we have been given a preliminary rating of ef4, which means 166-200 mile per hour winds by the national weather service, but they have not done detailed damaged surveys. it is possible they will upgrade this to an ef5, which means wins an excess of 200 miles per hour. very close to a top in tornado. they don't get much stronger than this. >> you think this could be the largest in history? >> it will certainly rank up there and the top 10 or so i think. we don't have a very long history. we go back to the early 1950's as far as measuring how big the storms are. we did not have radar until the 1990's, as far as being able to look on a doppler radar how big the storms are. it is certainly going to be one of the biggest in histor

. >>> hundreds of unionizes oakland city workers are protesting at city hall tonight. the mayor wants to slash spending, cutting more than 80 city jobs, while adding dozens of new police officers to the force. demonstrators have now crowded into city hall. that's where the city council has been discussing the budget proposal. >>> boy injured in the boston bombings is finally at home tonight. john spoke with the boy's parents and tells us what aaron wants most for his 12th birthday tomorrow. >> after what was likely the longest two weeks of their life, the hearn family arrived home this afternoon. >> able to kind of keep a little bit of tabs of what was going on back here, but fwhefr have really gotten the chance to -- to thank everybody for everything they've been doing for us back here while we were away. >> their almost 12-year-old son aaron was hurt in the bombing as his morphinished the boston marathon april 15th. he faces a lot of physical therapy. we didn't see aaron, but his parents say he should make a full recovery. >> going to take some time to work out and j

. >> new this morning, the oakland city council will vote on providing loans to small business and promote economic development in oakland part of a partnership with a nonprofit organization that raises money to fund small businesses in mostly developing countries and would be the first u.s. city to partner at 30 percent interest and up to $10,000 each. >> taxing soft drinks to fight childhood obesity is put on hold in california. that bill passed out of the senate committee in april and was supposed to be heard this week in the senate appropriations committee but, instead, it has been assigned to the suspense filed so it is on "hold." supporters say it sun likely to go further because the suspense file is where many bills in sacramento go to die. >> crews in santa cruz saved a starving dog stranded on an island. this dog was discovered stuck on the watsonville island and they could not find a boat to get the k-9 so they used a small plastic inflateable raft. it took two trips to the island to locate the dog. but he now is recovering at the santa cruz county animal shelter and rescuers thi

. >>> oakland wants to do something no other city in the state is able to. its unique plan for keeping guns off of the street. >>> good evening. >>> oakland is taking steps towards an unprecedented gun control plan. only on kpix5, how the city would by pass state laws and how opponents want to shoot it down. >> reporter: one size does not fit all. oakland needs special laws. and a bill would allow just that. giving the city of oakland new power to pass its own stricter gun laws. >> 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

. >>> the city of oakland, only on kpix-5, how the city will by pass state laws and why opponents want to shoot it down. >> one size does not fit all, oakland needs special laws. >> reporter: a bill working its way around the capitol would allow just that. giving the city of oakland new power to pass its own stricter gun laws. >> 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 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 meas

>> a person could argue oakland city hall was a safe place. but after yesterday's poison ricin letters to michael bloomberg, mall mail to public officials has come under scrutiny. >> there are people who i argue do thing that's may be irrational and wrong. >> the security is a large issue that the city won't let it near it's room. san jose admitted it does use scanning machines here in oakland... >> i can't talk about the security plan. >> this is as close as we can get to the oakland sort prog ses, one room from which separate departments pick up mail by hand. think krt united states post office as a first major right of defense, now local officials tell us. if it has anything to make use or looks suspicious, make phone calls. >> nation qally the post office handles 535 million pieces of mail per day. and yes, they do have occasional scares like the one on may 9th. dust from a fan belt noticed as white powder closed facility and brought out the hazmat team autos 99% of the time it's all, you know people mailing recipes. it's harmless, mailabl

. >> the oakland city council will consider a deal that keeps highway patrol officers on the streets and will extend the country agreement to keep officers on patrol for another 90 days, beefing up patrols by ten officers and two sergeants four days a week to reduce rising crime. >> a fight to keep the historic dome theater in pleasant hill open is in the hands of the city council. dozens weighed in on closing the theater last night. the council is considering an appeal to stop the demolition of the theater. it is scheduled to be replaced with a sporting goods store as part of a shopping center upgrade closing its doors after the more than 40 years in operation. >> a san francisco supervisor committee is expected to vote for a settlement today, with some retailers not have to distribute wanting materials for service provideers over the law which has been on hold that requires all cell phone merchants to distribute radiation warning material with the phones they sell. the settlement drops the law and in return, ensure taxpayers do not have to pay the legal fees involved in the fight.

for every think that you would every say negative about oakland, i can say ten positives we are our own city. oakland to know it, is to love it.. >> (applause) all right. so thank you mayor khan and now we have for san francisco coming up and to sso to welcome mayor lee welcome kristine row wish senator vice senior vice president of service area of case zero permanenta. >> thank you peculiary if you have questions write them on the cards and hold your hands up. kristine >>> good morning case zero permanent at a is pleased once again to be a sponsor of this annual event where our mayors come together to share their vision for the coming year. our partnership with both oakland and san francisco is of key importance to kaiser permanent at a. we provide care to over 400,000 people in those city and is our partnership with those cities helps us fulfill our mission, to improve community health. because we know that, with improvement community development and economic vitality we get better access to care and better care. we have enjoyed a robust partnership with mayor lee since he has taken office

>>reporter: also this month on line real estate company named oakland the most exciting city in americaoung professionals are flocking her here. >> oakland changed since last i was here. up up to changed new bar strawptsd. down here is nice. >>reporter: modern classic condominium in jack london square the selling 5 day ago andlready sold 4 of these condo. "new york times"calls oakland the fifth most desirable travel destination ncaa and forbes magazine the up town district 9th among the top hip sister neighborhood. >> tremendous shift going on in the bay area. oak land the hot market and we see a large number of people moving from the oakland hills from san francisco into downtown oakland to take advantage of all the cultural diversity and excitement that is going on here e-but what about crime. >> as far as it goes. if you have a little bit of street smart bad things don't happen. >>reporter: the pro outweigh the con which could explain the recognition for oakland economic boom. in oakland, allen wong abc 7 news. >> all right good news out of oakland. >> update the forecast. spencer is

fed up with furloughs and lay-offs, hundreds of oakland city workers are sounding off. they showed up at city hall before last night's budget meeting. after years of furloughs and lay-offs more than 3,000 union workers say they will not stand for anymore pay cuts. crime technician jeff heyman says they can't afford to. >> we've had to give a lot of that back. for years we have gotten no raises. the work loads have increase sgld mayor jean quan's two-year, billion dollar project calls for 64 full time officers which triggers cuts in other areas. critics say it's a dangerous plan. city hall is also asking workers to contribute more for skyrocketing health care coverage and pension costs. >>> parts of the bay area under a red flag warning this morning from the south bay to the east bay hills to the diablo area. cal fire increasing staffing and equipment levels with fire season starting early this year. cal fire officials say they're bracing for a long and challenging summer. >> what we'll see in august, september is a longer window where we'll have the opportunity to have

oakland. that is just one of the findings in this highly anticipated crime construction report. law enforcement experts hired by the city a rate of $250,000 had to come up with a plan to make oakland's police department better. their solution in williams andrews of the bradley group. >> it has to be stopped and the way to do it is have investigators and hunt down murders. >> reporter: fingerprint evidence gathered at burglary scenes. they are not being used in police investigations. andrews says there's a reason for that. >> they have been hit by massic reductions in funding. they have made adjustments and some of them are not thought out. >> reporter: there are about 20 recommendations. if followed, the city will see significant results. >> i'm going to tell you when this is fully imlimented, this is going to have an impact on crime and reduce crime in this city. >> in oakland, haaziq madyun, kron 4 news. >>> this alarming report comes one day after oakland police chief howard jordan stepped down. the assistant chief will assist as acting chief until a replacement is found. >>> a former cab driver who struck and killed

. >> oakland city leaders will pick a permanent chief. acting chief whent hasn't decided whether he will apply for the job. >>> a richard city official accused of misusing public funds will retire. human resources director leslie knight will leave july 1. a whistle-blower prompted an investigation of knight in march. she was accused of receiving a monthly car allowance while also using a city vehicle and of using city staff to make gift baskets for her own business. >>> 4:49. an assistant coach for the sabercats football team facing charges. defensive he could orderer cedric walker was arrested saturday in florida after they won an arena football game against jacksonville. he is accused of pushing the jacksonville assistant general manager tim johnson. he was charged with battery and then released. the sabercats say the complication all stems from racial epithets directed at the san jose coaches. >>> a new federal report says the santa clara county jail has the fourth highest level of sexual assault in the country. the department of justi

>> a person could argue oakland city hall was a safe place.sterday's poison ricin letters to michael bloomberg, mall mail to public officials has come under scrutiny. >> there are people who i argue do thing that's may be irrational and wrong. >> the security is a large issue that the city won't let it near it's room. san jose admitted it does use scanning machines here in oakland... >> i can't talk about the security plan. >> this is as close as we can get to the oakland sort prog ses, one room from which separate departments pick up mail by hand. think krt united states post office as a first major right of defense, now local officials tell us. if it has anything to make use or looks suspicious, make phone calls. >> nation qally the post office handles 535 million pieces of mail per day. and yes, they do have occasional scares like the one on may 9th. dust from a fan belt noticed as white powder closed facility and brought out the hazmat team autos 99% of the time it's all, you know people mailing recipes. it's harmless, mailable. we're able

. >> oakland city investigator diana santana did not want to talk about it at an event. >> i personally was very saddened and surprised to hear the chief's decision this morning. >> reporter: yesterday mayor gene quan denied speaking to chief jordan and repeated that denial again this afternoon. today the mayor's staff said she did not communicate a request for jordan to step down. sources say thomas fraizer appointed by a judge to oversee opd was involved in discussions with the chief prior to him announces he was going to leave. >> i am going to announce the set of facts the chief has provided notice that he is on medical leave and taking steps toward a medical retirement. >> reporter: we reached out to chief jordan again and we have jet -- yet to received a re response. >>> it's a new law that is supposed to protect look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wante

. >> person could argue that oakland city hall a safe place security by the door for good measure. uld make that argument but after yesterday poison ricin let investigators new york city mayor bloomberg mailed to pun officials has come under renewed scrutiny. >> there are people who i would argue if do things may irrational. do things wrong. >>reporter: clearly the security of mail is a large issue for all the bay area 3 major city government. so much so that the city of san francisco wouldn't let us near its mail room. san jose december it uses scanning machines and in oakland. >> i can't talk about the details of the security plan for mail but can say we keep our officials as stale avrs. >>reporter: this is as close as we could get to oakland sorting process. one ramp that they pick up the mail by hand. ultimately all city government told us they consider the united states post office as first major line of defense. not that local officials would tills much month are about the how just what to look for. >> well if you don't recognize who it is coming from. fit has anything ou the

. >> oakland city investigator diana santana did not want to talk about it at an event. >> i personally was very saddened and surprised to hear the chief's decision this morning. >> reporter: yesterday mayor gene quan denied speaking to chief jordan and repeated that denial again this afternoon. today the mayor's staff said she did not communicate a request for jordan to step down. sources say thomas fraizer appointed by a judge to oversee opd was involved in discussions with the chief prior to him announces he was going to leave. >> i am going to announce the set of facts the chief has provided notice that he is on medical leave and taking steps toward a medical retirement. >> reporter: we reached out to chief jordan again and we have jet -- yet to received a re response. >>> it's a new law that is supposed to protect you from cancer. >> students are mourning a loss. find out what they're fighting for. >> prepare for some morning fog. i'll tell you what else you can expect for your morning commute. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going

oakland. until police take action. >> medic! >> when "caught on camera: revolution" continues. >>> protesters occupy cities all over the u.s. >> occupy>> most of the occupations are peaceful. but in oakland, california one clash with police takes a terrible turn. >> medic! >> occupy wall street, a grassroots political movement opposing the influence of banks and corporations in american life, begins in new york on september 17th, 2011. protesters stage a giant sit-in just a few blocks east of wall street in lower manhattan's zuccotti park and refuse to leave. >> i don't really see how it's our fault and why we should be paying the bills for the bankers. >> the occupation of the park is extensively documented by photographers and videographers, and their images spread via the internet and ignite a national movement. >> the message is clear. people have been watching us, and we watch the internet, and we have given a voice to the 99% who feel outraged toward the system that is working entirely for the 1%. >> occupy movements take root in cities all over the u.s. one of the largest crops up in oakland, california. on october 10th, the o

of oakland. cityleaders were saying they were completely surprised about i this announcement, howard jordan stepping down after just 19 months on the job. he is citing an undisclosed medical condition as the reason. some are wondering if there is more to it as a new report is coming out. for now, anthony terivio, a 23-year-old veteran, will serve as the interim police chief. it came one week aft department ae aets's overseer issued a report for not holding officers accountable. john burress says he believes that jordan retired before he was asked to leave. jordan said, he wasn't forced out at all. this was his choice. the head of the police officer's union said jordan called him personally to deliver the news. >> many of us here at the association and rank and file officers certainly did not always agree with the chief but none of us would wish this type of illness on him, him becoming sick. we wish him and his family all the best. >> reporter: another report critical of this department is expected to

oakland do? >> reporter: that's a good question. a nationwide search will begin. city leaders tell me that some have seen this coming. tonight chief jordan has resigned from a position he fought so hard and for so long to get. it is a move that has left many here in oakland surprised. >> this morning i did receive notice that effective immediately he is on medical leave and taking steps towards a medical retirement. >> reporter: oakland city administrator confirmed police chief howard jordan stepping down after more than 20 years of service the chief announced this morning he is resigning, calling it a difficult decision but a necessary one. >> i personally was very saddened and surprised to hear the chief's decision this morning but i trust that he is doing what is best for himself and for his family. >> i do want to take a moment of personal privilege and thank chief jordan for his 25 years of service. he lives the value. >> reporter: jordan's resignation comes a week after the compliance director released his first report, a report highly critical of the police depa

under the proposal, oakland would become the first u.s. city to partner with the company. loans are 30 percent increase and up to $10,000 each. >> next, at 6:00, we are just a few hours away from learning whether the bay area will play host to the super bowl. what the mayor is revealing of the game day decision. >> continuing coverage of the disaster in oklahoma and what medical examiners are saying about death toll and the response from president obama which is expected in an hour. >> later, "consumer reports" and 7 on your side fire up the grill to find out which grill is best for your summer cookout. >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> at 6:00, disaster in oklahoma less than a day after a devastate tornado crews find dozens more bodies. the search continues for survivors. >> at home, friends and family members of a man who disappeared after the bay to breakers race will resume their search efforts and what they say he may have done before he vanished. >> if a few hours, we expect to find out if the bay area will host the super bowl for the fir

now, the mayor of oakland called the numbers unacceptable. she is currently seeking city council approval to pay for more police officers. reporting live in oakland, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> all right, cate, thank you so much. it is 5:04 right now. >>> is it already? >> already 5:04. >> we are just cooking along this morning. a little breezy. >> you're sitting in my chair. >> i feel good about that. i feel really good about that! [ laughter ] >> folks, around the bay area, changes this morning, low clouds and fog surging back onshore as michelle mentioned. we have a sea breeze out there now carrying the fog inland and it's thick enough that we have some drizzle. michelle is kicking me out of her chair now. we have that cutoff low that is spinning east now sliding on out. some wrap around moisture still working its way back into california but things settling down rain-wise here. i think over the bay we are -- we have cloudy skies at this time. the temperatures running mainly into the 50s at this hour. i think as we head toward the afternoon, we are going to see a mixed b

the surprised announcement that shook up oakland city ha. new questions surrounding this week's abrupt resignation of the police chief. if >>> what we are learning about another republican which edge. >> a man and wop on a cruise hip depose overboard. >>> welcome back. 6:14. new developments in the case of that australian couple that disappeared on a cruise ship. police in australia called off the search for a 30-year-old man and his 26-year-old girlfriend. they were first discovered missing yesterday. it had just come back from a ten-day trip to the south pacific. now surveillance footage shows the couple falling off the ship wednesday night. no one saw them. they fell 65 feet into the water. carnival cruise says it's not their fault. they say the cruiseline has is a railing that was two inches higher than the industry regulations. >>> back in this country the next phase of the jodi arias murder trial has been postponed until this week. arias was convicted of first degree murder for the brutal murder of her one-time boyfriend in 2008. the j

i know they will serve us well and they will lead our work force as we police the city of oakland. i want to acknowledge our work force out there for our great city. we're a family z we'll stick together during this transition. thank you. >> good afternoon. well, as city administrator says this is not the press conference we thought we're going to have today. i was skad saden asked surprised to hear of the decision this morning. but i tuft he's doing what is best for himself and for his family. i met howard jordan when he was a young lieutenant the city assigned to the oakland public schools help us professionalize our police force. and we needed to have a board professional that, could protect children and keep campuses safe in unsafe neighborhoods. what i learned then, which i have been happy to see is that this is a man that could talk to young people. who would walk the walk. first week that i was there i noticed a tall man wearing a wind breakerment it took me a while to realize it's howard. and it was just knocking on the door like other volunteers. he had had a great career.