we're not quite there yet, but there are some signs the city of oakland is planning a victory parade. carolyn tyler joins us now outside city hall. carolyn? >> reporter: well, cheryl, there is such a thing as putting the cart before the horse, so they are understandably hush-hush here at oakland city hall. but at the same time, you have to prepare. if the warriors end a 40-year drought, the city of oakland is ready to make them the toast of the town. >> this city is absolutely prepared to celebrate our warriors oak town style. >> reporter: exactly what that means the mayor is not saying, but there are clues a parade is in the works. these no parking tow away signs for later this week lining broadway. one in front of a magazine shop. >> it's good for the business. people coming in. we've got a lot of warriors stuff and we okay if they close the street. >> reporter: he says the city hasn't told him what's up, but oakland police tell us they're ready to handle celebrations at the arena and around town tomorrow night if the warriors win and have also been prepping for a parade. >> we have

. >> the city of oakland is going to get a lot of attention during the nba finals. the family of murder victims talked about how they want to use the spotlight from the finals to help bring the city together in the name of peace. and ktvu's noelle walker spoke with one father whose son was killed for no apparent reason. noelle. >> a few months ago after he was murdered and since then, he has been turning his grief into action. he was here oakland city hall hoping to share some of the spotlight the warriors are getting in an effort of peace in oakland. a lot of nations on oakland the next couple of weeks with the hopes of an nba title. there are some who wiped tears from their eyes and hope for a better community. >> the city of oakland is a great city. >> christopher ellis' 14-year- old son, devon was murdered in oakland. >> rolled down the street and killed him for nothing. >> reporter: the shooting happened on february 28 in the fruitvale neighborhood where generations grew up. >> he was my only son. he was everything i ever wanted in a son. and it was all gone jus

when protesters chained themselves to a railing shutting down an oakland city council meeting last month, city leaders decided something needed to change. tonight, those changes were in place at city hall. bagged searched at the only entrance. inside the chambers, the upper gallery was closed off completely and people were prohibited from standing along the back wall because of the fire code. instead, they were ushered into overflow rooms while four dozen oakland police officers looked on. chief shawn wint says this is what future council meetings will look like. >> looks like city hall wants to make this a permanent fixture. it is important to be consistent. >> it is kind of intimidating and sort of a crack down on free speech and public participation. it discourages the citizen from feeling involved and it is reflective of what we have seen from this administration so far. >> reporter: this meeting is wearing onto night. it could go into the morning. a number of controversial items on the agenda. there are officers on standby prepared to take anyone out of chambers who disrupts the mee

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san diego businessman floyd kehhart submitted a $900 miami proposal to oakland city leaders last week. the stadium would be financed by the team and kephart would get a share of the team. >>> is that warriors' t-shirt in your drawer authentic or a knockoff? a crack down on the sale of counterfeits is being called a success. agents with i.c.e. and homeland security seized more than 14,000 knockoff items. t-shirts, caps, team flags and decals has an estimated value of nearly $500,000 t was seized from vendors -- $ 500,000. it was seized from vendors. >> all throughout oakland and the bay area. a lot of them were popups on the side of the road. a lot of people were encountering over and over again. >> according to investigators businesses worldwide lose and estimated $700 billion a year due to fake goods. >>> the uc board of regents is getting hit with a title 9 campus sexual assault civil lawsuit. the attorneys representing three women were set to announce the lawsuit just within the past hour. it alleges that uc berkeley failed to adequately protect victims and investigate complaints o

however ktvu went to oakland city hall yesterday and found that none of those we talked to have looked at the report. oakland's assistant city administrator says she plans on reviewing the report next week and remains optimistic. >> i think this is the beginning of the watershed moment because with this information we are able to ask more and better questions of mr. kepheart and begin to look at and review what is the deal to make this work. >> or can it work at all. >> that is right. >> one team has told the city they have 6-8 weeks to make some decisions. that's the raiders. she says she will review the report with the city council next week. >>> there is new evidence that pete rose bet on major league games while he was a player. he was banned from baseball for life after charges he bet on games. he admitted in 2004 that he bet on games but said it was only when he was a manager. now espn says there is written evidence that rose bet on baseball games including games he played in during 1989. this year rose appelleed to be reinstated. if this report is true, it would close the door o

you bank. >>> the golden state warriors and their fans are celebrating a world championship in oakland cityue and gold has it has been throughout the post-season. >> looks beautiful. a victory parade happens in oakland on friday morning starting at 10 a.m., 11th and broadway to oak with a rally at the convention center. fans can start lining up at 5 a.m. if you can't make it to the celebration, watch it right here on kpix 5. >>> l.a. county coroner's office has determined the cause of death of oil heir andrew getty. the report says he died from an ulcer related to gastrointestinal hemorrhage. they also said there are contributing factors, specifically a toxic level of methamphetamine, as well as heart disease. getty was 47 when he was found dead in march at his home in studio city. >>> a bird venturing on high- powered electrical lines apparently sparked a grass fire in martinez. flames spread through dry grass yesterday destroyed a mobile home and damaged the back of the house. firefighters contained it to a single acre. a witness saw a large bird walking across the insulators that connect

live from oakland, you're tara moriarty. >>> our time is 8:34. this was another cityber in oakland with people fighting to be heard. pam cook is in the studio now. what happened last night. >> people were frustrated in oakland when doors were shut and they were left outside. they were shut out of last night's meeting as city leaders tried to keep things orderly. as we've been recording, some recent meetings came so loud that council members found it to be disruptive. some meetings had to adjourn early and the balcony was close $. for last night's meeting, overflow rooms were set up, but people that signed up to speak during the public comment period said they had a hard time knowing when to take their turn. >> all of these people are on deck to speak, and the only monitor they have is this small tv. we can't hear what's going on inside the council chambers. >>reporter: now, despite the chaos and frustration, the council did approve a motion to create a new department on race and equity. that is part of the push to make oakland safer which includes the proposal to add

. >> she got the t-shirt and the city of oakland gets a title. y area celebration literally exploding over the city of oakland tonight. chopper 5 getting the bird's eye view of fireworks shooting up from the coliseum. some people brought their own. why not? set off in the parking lot. >>> and oakland city hall tonight lit up in blue and gold for the nba champs. feels good to say it doesn't it? dennis o'donnell is in cleveland as we speak. it is late. but, i got a feeling the party there is still going on. dennis, what an amazing finish to this championship season. how do you put words to this one? >> reporter: well, you probably have to go back 40 years ago, ken, i think to put it in proper perspective. at that time, the warriors were supposed to get swept by the washington bullets. instead, the warriors did the sweeping. now 40 years later, i think there were still doubters in the finalling because of lebron james. but oakland is title down tonight. in fact, at one point, it seemed like it was 5-1 against lebron james. the cavs took the momentum

the oakland fire department spoors the man to clear 400,000 to half a million trees. the city wants to prevent another firestorm similar to the 1991 fire that killed 25 people and destroyed more than 3,400 buildings. fema has alreadied the city $4 million for the project. some homeowners believe the move is overkill and others thing it doesn't go far enough. >> happening today voters in snow haw will decide today what they want to pay a higher sales tax to fund more road work. the increase is voted on in the special election today would raise about $20 million aer to repair county roads and grab public transit. sonoma county has among the worst roads in the bay area. it will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the polls opening. >> supervisors are required to ride buses or streetcars each day as part of a public transit challenge. all supervisors and the mayor have accepted the challenge to look for ways on grabbing the system. elected officials must tweet while riding or tweet an explanation wren they do not take the public transit. >> you can tweet while riding and that

it will happen friday morning in the city of oakland. the parade starts at 10 a.m. on 11th and broadway, will end right there around lake merritt in oakland. there's a rally at the convention center. the team says fans can start lining up at 5:00 in the morning. bart will run extra trains. they handle all the fans that want to get there and you can watch the parade live right here on kpix 5. bring it on. we'll probably sleep until friday. [ laughter ] >> let's try to keep the party going. >> i like it! >>> the wednesday commute, we are looking ahead to parade time now. from you heading for bay area roadways, right now they are in good shape. just keep in mind if you plan on attending the victory parade on friday, take bart if you can and buy a roundtrip ticket ahead of time. there are going to be long lines at the bart station. heading for the bay area roadways this morning, wide open at the toll plaza. 880 in both directions passing oracle arena. westbound they big problems on 205. >>> the embarcadero not the only building in the city of san francisco honoring our

westbound traffic moving well through the commute out of oakland heading towards foster city. no delays for highway 92 approaching 101 in san mateo. now, if you are heading for the golden gate, you can see much different -- great visibility for drivers heading out of southern marin approaching san francisco. wide open at the pay gates there. and for the 880 drive rolling through oakland into hayward, no major construction projects for that are stretch. traffic wide open in both directions of 880 through oakland into hayward. fremont reporting no big delays as you drive the southbound commute to the fremont milpitas corridor. but take a look we have big delays. this is of course the usual stuff for 580 approaching the altamont pass. heavy beyond the 20 ain't change. stays slow to vasco. no delays as of yet approaching the dublin interchange. and a nice drive through the silicon valley. no problems for 280 approaching downtown san jose. that's your "kcbs traffic." now to frank and michelle. >>> san francisco is considering installing a safety measure at the intersection where a

oakland city officials say they will host a parade and rally to honor the warriors this friday at 10 am. go to kron-4 dot com for a complete list of parade routes. the manager of dick's sporting goods in colma says the store will be open all night. they will be selling golden state warriors 20-15 n-b-a championship shirts. the manager says that as long as people continue to show up they will continue to stay open gary will be back in sports with more warriors' highlights later in the broadcast. plus: tragedy strikes a close-knit group of young people in berkeley when a balcony collapses, killing six of them. we have that plus the rest of today's top stories. >> reporter :some clouds rolling in but temperatures will warm up and i'll tell you about that up next now that there's foster farms simply raised, it's tougher than ever to be a foster farms chicken. but foster farms simply raised chicken is 100 percent natural with no antibiotics. well you're an herbalist. help us to be natural. will those herbs do it? those? one grows hair, the other increases energy. gasp! do i look natural h

amber lee has more on what the city of oakland is doing to prepare for those celebrations. >>reporter: at oakland city hall, a banner proclaims loudly that this is warriors ground, but inside city leaders are largely silents about plans for a possible victory celebration. >> we will be prepared to celebrate with golden state and that's about all i can say about that. >>reporter: city leaders did tell me if there's a warriors win tuesday, then the parade will take place friday. if the finals go to game seven on friday and the warriors win, the parade will be on monday. >> usually with celebrations, you would get a parade within days of a victory, and the warriors 'organization is prepared for that. >>reporter: at overland bar and grill, the owner says he's ordered four times the normal amount of food and beverage. >> tomorrow we're going to have about a thousand for the burgers, but the problem is we also have 15 kegs coming in. >>reporter: he's looking to increase business that is prepared for the possibility of celebrations getting out of control. >> what we're doing in li

san diego businessman floyd kephearted submitted the plan to oakland city officials last week. ced by the team, the nfl, and future revenues with no public funding. one finance expert told the oakland tribune it's a bad deal for the raiders because they would have to give up sponsorship revenue and naming rights without any public subsidies. >>> nascar rolled through sonoma causing big backup for drivers. it was the final race for jeff gordon as a full-time driver but he was not able to pull out a win instead he finished 16th in the race. it was kyle busch who would win the race. five laps to go-able to -- to go he was able to pass up jimmy johnson. and attendance at this years race was 30% more than last year. one of the big factors was the fact that it was jeff gordon's last race. several signs read hometown hero. >> nothing is going to take away from this weekend for me. i know it wasn't the finish we all wanted but it was a very memorable weekend and still a little bit more fun to go and hang out with my friends and family that are here. >> gordon merchandise was a hot item

. >>> oakland city leaders have the report on a coliseum city floyd kepheart turned the report in byr ktvu went to oakland city hall yesterday and none of those we talked to have looked at the report. >> she says the raiders toles city they have 6-8 weeks to make some decision. >>> we're still following that over night garage fire in vallejo that seriously injured one person. up next we will take you there and the project that may have sparked those flames. >> and big changes are coming to the richmond san rafael bridge. the new additions that could make it easier for cars and allow cyclists and people to walk across the bridge. as >>> good morning. we're live in vallejo where a man working on his car suffers serious burns, also damage to his home. coming up the latest on this investigation. >>> showdown over san jose's airport. the change in rules being considered today that could mean a big victory for uber and other ride-sharing companies. >>> good morning. it's tuesday, june 23rd. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i know who you are. [laughter] >> good

oakland in 2012. it now flies to eight cities including bellingham, washington, omaha and phoenix, mesa. allegiant flies from stockton and monterey. it's mostly one star yelp reviews for the oakland hub warn others of severe delays. one passenger says the airline has sketchy planes. i worried that the plane is going to crash every time. contract negotiations have stalled between the union and the airline. now the airline says the union is just trying to manipulate the public. it maintains that its safety record is among the best in the aviation industry. live at oakland international airport betty yu, kpix5. >>> speaking of flying a berkeley man forced the united flight to make an unscheduled stop in ireland because he kept demanding nuts. that's right. the plane was headed from rome to chicago. united says this 42-year-old passenger became aggressive and abusive toward the flight crew. a pilot asked several men on board to surround the passenger until he could land in belfast. the ordeal caused a 21 hour delay for everyone on board. >>> we're getting late word tonight friends say a man w

a controversial land deal putting affordable housing advocates at odds with members of the oakland city council as well. demonstrators shut down a council hearing last month to propose a proposal to sell city land near lake merit to a developer that plans to develop high price apartments. the council last night postponed a vote on the deal until the next regular session. other speakers blasted the council for adopting tighter security measures which closed off part of the council chamber to the public. >>> this morning the search is on for at least one robbery suspect who slammed into a pedestrian in downtown san francisco trying to get away from the police last night. now about 10:30 officers started following the suspects car near eighth and market streets. the suspect or suspects then hit the pedestrian while trying to get away. now our roof camera actually captured that police chase. look at this. police pursued the bmw across the bay bridge. you can see the flashing lights. the officers lost track of the car near the 580 split. ktvu news crew was on the bridge during that chase. he

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but there are some signs that the city of oakland is planning a victory parade. carolyn tyler has that story. >> if the warriors end 40 year drought the city of oakland is ready to make them the toast of the town. >> this city is absolutely prepared to celebrate our war why are oak town style. >> exactly what that means mayor shaft is not saying but there are clue parade is in the works. the no parking tow awhich signs for later this week lining broadway. one in front of this magazine shop. >> good for the business. we have a lot of if stuff. we are okay. if they close the street okay. if they close the street. >> he says the city hadn't told him what's up but oakland police tell us they are ready to handle celebration at the arena and around town tomorrow night if the warriors win and have also been prepping for a parade. >> we have naught place plans and strategy logistic that will help us to the manage working with other lawp forcement agency and other city services. this is very positive for the city of oakland. >> last official oakland sports celebration with

oakland to los angeles. >>> speaking of commuting, get ready for city leaders to get on board. san francisco's mayor, ed lee, and eight supervisors pledged to ride muni for their daily commute for 22 consecutive days beginning this month. all of them will be tweeting while riding or waiting for muni. they'll use the hash tag #onboardsf. >>> a tearful interview with comedian tracy morgan his first since last year's crash that nearly took his life. morgan suffered brain trauma and broken bones after a walmart truck slammed into his limo. he emerged from a coma after two weeks, only to learn that his good friend fellow comedian jimmy mack had been killed in that accident. today he told matt lauer he's glad mack's family will be taken care of after last week's undisclosed settlement with walmart. while morgan is feeling better he's not ready to return to stand-up. >> i'm not 100% yet, i'm not. when i'm there, you'll know it. i'll get back to making you laugh, i promise you. >> he was in tears for much of the interview. morgan says he left the accident with scars on his forehead. he

oakland city leaders are expected to approve a big cash infusion to boost fire prevention. not everyone is on boardment oakland's fire department is up for a $4 million federal grant to cover costs to remove highly flammable eucalyptus trees and other nonnative vegetation from the oakland hills. some residents fear the tree cutting goes too far including potentially toxic herbicides. city council will vote on that tonight. >> we got wet weather which will help with the fire season in the or the material. let's check in now with kari hall. >> there is more rain in the forecast. today, dry across the bay area and the temperatures are this in the 50s. half moon bay, 55. san francisco, 57 degrees. san jose tow at 59 degrees after the morning clouds and drizzle. we will have some mild temperatures in the valley. south bay at noon. lunchtime, take it outside as i take you through your day. we'll have temperature s warm withing into the upper 70s in the tri valley. may have to kek on the air conditioner for a few minutes this the me fins la, 74 degrees and south bay. 75 degrees by

tomorrow afternoon which could lead to more closures. >>> despite objections from civic groups, the oakland cityouncil has approved a controversial development project. the project has prompted several demonstrations including one that shut down a council meeting last month. but councilmembers still approve the deal to sell an achier of public land for $5 million to a developer who plans to build a luxury apartment tower near lake merritt. the developer will also contribute $8 million to the city's affordable housing fund. critics say it should go to more affordable housing use. >>> one wildfire is in san diego burning about 15 miles northwest of el cajon. you are looking at video of it here. it has now burned 1700 acres -- 170 acres. and is 30% contained and another fire in san bernardino. at last check, 1500 acres have been bushed and only 5% containment. >>> steve, a look at the weather, a little cooler this morning. what's it like now? >> it's still running cooler, anywhere from 2 to 6 degrees. inland temps, they do have a westerly breeze behind that. low clouds and fog kind of developed rap

. >> other news at 4:35 the oakland city council has proposed a plan to up-scale high-rise. protesters took over the council chambers last month blocking a vote at the time but the city council approved the deal after the developer agreed to pay $8 million to the city's affordable housing fund. >> mayor liccardo and other san jose leaders are unveiling a proposal for illegal fireworks. the proposal would allow park rangers and community service officers to issue citations and fines to people who use sell or have illegal fireworks. the city said the number of complaints and life-threatening injuries have increased the past few years. the plan will go before the city council on tuesday. >> parking restrictions in oakland begin at 8:00 tonight ahead of the warriors championship parade and rally. hundreds of barricades were dropped off year, some block off traffic along lake merritt and the rest keep the thousands of fans at bay. the warriors' victory parade is at 10:00, with the proud to the convention center. fans can line up for the rally at mctomorrow. >> the team is ready t

it now heads to the state senate. >>> the oakland city council is expected to accept $4 million of federalrants for fire protection. the money from fema would help cover the cost of removing non- native brush and eucalyptus trees from the oakland hills. it's all potential fuel in the event of a wildfire. the idea is to prevent what happened in 1991 when a firestorm killed 25 people and destroyed more than 3,000 homes. >>> 6:36. president obama promptly signed the usa freedom act last night after one a-- after it won approval from the u.s. senate. the law will renew most of the surveillance programs that were put into place after the 9/11 terror attacks but it does call for changes in six months. that's when the national security agency will lose the power to collect and store phone records. but private companies will hold the information and then the nsa will be able to get to it with a court order. >> we have to protect americans privacy. we can do that and still keep us secure. >> it surely undermines american security by taking one more tool from our war fighterrings, in my view, at exa

. >> a slim down in store for oakland city streets. what plans for a road diet would mean. >> and how wearing skinny jeans land one woman in the hospital -- landed one woman in the helmet for four days -- hospital for four days. life's morning multitasking. it's multiple ideas for growing families and drawers with many layers to show exactly what you need. life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. a right of pass fragteenagers. getting their christs. but it will be tougher now after a school closed. at the start of the busy summer season. ktvu's ann rubin joins us now outside the closed driving school. frustrated families tonight and it doesn't look like they will get their money back. >> reporter: that's right. offices are shut down. there is no one here to answer questions and people who paid will likely have to pay again somewhere else. >> reporter: like many other 16- years-olds he had been eager to get behind the wheel. he is now looking for a new

crime levels we tried to get piers in a number range from us we also add more california cities san jose and oakland not in that immediate range compared to local piers and in chicago that doesn't normally in the range but we were curious to compare against chicago. >> it's curious one of the pier cities is boston if i can think of one of the cities that would be about the same size and density and even diversity economically of san francisco boston would be one of them. and they're like lower down on the list you will see on the chart you shared with us they're kind of slightly to the right of san francisco >> correct >> also on page six slide they're down toward the bottom in total crime in -- >> their resident crime rates are low >> yeah >> when you take into the daytime population >> they're also low there too. to me that seems like a pretty good comparison of city that are similar economically in size in population they might be slightly less population than us in boston. >> i would have to go look. i think all of the pier city fall within the range so we don't necessarily pull out one in parti

. >>> oakland city officials are meeting to discuss the fate of the henry j. kaiser convention center. they are deciding whether it should be converted to office space or preserved for conventions and other community activities. a hotel has also been proposed but there's opposition to that idea. the 114-year-old building has been closed since 2005. >>> the fbi is looking to hire tech workers. they were among several companies looking for top talent. at the job journal hire event in san francisco. more than 500 jobs are available. abc 7 was also there looking to fill several positions. you can find information on our website. the next hire event is on the 7th. >>> we vanhave an hour and 12 minutes until abc 7's coverage of the nba finals gets under way. >> a little cooler today. >> it really changed today. temperatures not only dropped but the cloud cover increased. i can see fog across into the east bay. we may be picking up showers and thunderstorms late tonight going into tomorrow. right now it shows cloud cover. we're tracking some moisture southwest of the

. >> oakland city leaders could use millions to boost fire safety in the oakland hills. >> it is fuelling a debate whether it's safe or necessary. now more on the vote and controversy. >> reporter: the decision should come tonight on whether to thin the trees. supporters say it could save lives and homes. opponents think it's too drastic. you may remember the fire storm in 1991 that killed 25 people, destroyed more than 3,000 homes. the first would include nonnative spe is sis like eucalyptus. >> we intend to take out specific sized trees within this location. again we are only taking out what's necessary to improve the safety for our community. >> more than 50 acres and 60 along the ridge line above the tunnel. the fire department would cut it down for september and october of next year. that would include using herbicides and some say it could contaminate ground water. they are worried about mud slides so they have filed a lawsuit against the si city to prevent the project if it is approved tonight. coming up in the next report hear from a survivor back in 1991. that's in 30 minutes. >>

oakland city council will vote on that plan tonight. >>> up next at 11:00, even apple seems to know the era of buying and downloading music is coming to an end. we're going to take a look at the company's new move. >>> and i'm stephanie chuang live at a warehouse on treasure island where two pieces of art are headed to two new homes. where you can catch them next. >>> i'm meteorologist kari hall. a couple of tropical systems may bring a chance of train this weekend. i'll talk more coming up in the microclimate forecast. >>> welcome back to you. the markets mildly higher on this, the second of june. we had a winning day yesterday as well so we can say we're 100% green arrows all this month. >>> the supreme court has tried to figure out when a threat is a threat on facebook. the question judges face is who gets to decide what a threat actually is. it is the person who feels threatened or someone else or is it the person making the statement? are they likely to carry through with that threat? in other words, does the victim get to decide? this case comes after this pennsylvania man was sen

but there are some signs that the city of oakland is planning a victory parade. carolyn tyler has that story. >> if the warriors end 40 year drought the city of oakland is ready to make them the toast of the town. >> this city is absolutely prepared to celebrate our war why are oak town style. >> exactly what that means mayor shaft is not saying but there are clue parade is in the works. the no parking tow awhich signs for later this week lining broadway. one in front of this magazine shop. >> good for the business. we have a lot of if stuff. we are okay. if they close the street okay. if they close the street. >> he says the city hadn't told him what's up but oakland police tell us they are ready to handle celebration at the arena and around town tomorrow night if the warriors win and have also been prepping for a parade. >> we have naught place plans and strategy logistic that will help us to the manage working with other lawp forcement agency and other city services. this is very positive for the city of oakland. >> last official oakland sports celebration with

i could just reach and grab like a fist -- tomorrow night oakland city council will decide whether or not to accept $4 million from fema to thin the hillsides that destroyed more than 3,000 homes. >> peter scott, whose mother died in the fire tomorrow, thinks the project is too extreme. >> we like the idea of thinning but thin and thin and thin until the trees are eradicated. and we don't agree with e eradication eradication. that does not create a fire safe environment. >> the supervisor of the thinning say it's will begin in two places. more than 50 acres above a sports field. >> it is a thinning project, we intend to reduce the fire threat here by taking out specific sized trees within this location and again, we're only going to take out what is necessary to reduce the fire risk and improve the safety for our community. if approved, the fire department will begin cutting down thousands of small trees roughly a foot in diameter for two months beginning in september and october next year. herbicides will be used and also wrapping some trees to prevent sprouting. >> it is a delicate

. >> at oakland city hall. >> at stana row. >> 7 on your side got them into the game. >> yr everything choose the news that matters where you live. choose the team that works for you. >> the dub nion is >>> good evening. with basketball season now over we turn our full atteion to baseball. we had a gem tonight. two of the best pitchers squaring off. madison bumgarner. the ants are in seattle. the mariner fans to king felix. he is trading wi the ace. slider in the dt gets him on a check swing. bumgarner with nine k's in eight innings. in the fourth and smoke for buster posey. the king's court is rising to their feet. felix goes eight. score less into the 6. austin jackson to center. pagan took his eye off the ball for a moment and that allowed zanino trying to score from first base. he throws up a line and ster posey with a tag and just missed him. base hit down the right field line. that's i the only run in the game. seattle wins it 2-0. the a's and padres. using the cup to catch a foul ball and there it goes. she said i didn't get it. i'm spiking the beer. that's a lot of good beer go

. >>> as oakland prepares to host the nba finals last week, one bay area family is hoping to use the spot from the finals to help bring the city together in the name of peace. christopher ellis' 14-year-old son was shot and killed in oakland's fruitvale neighborhood. ellis is turning his grief into action hoping his grief will also put the same effort into bringing peace to oakland. >> does not necessarily take all the guns off the streets because they can get more guns from wherever. it's changing the mentality. >> ellis formed a foundation after his son died to provide activities, jobs, and hope. they are holding a rally on june 13th called a piece of peace for oakland streets. >>> the takata air bag recall is the largest in the auto industry but many do not know if their cars on the recall list. two weeks ago the expanded recall was announced and the national highway safety administration set up a website safercar.gov where owners can check to see if their cars on the list. but the list remains incomplete. >> one out of every seven vehicles on the road in the united states has an air bag made by takata. people will continue

. >>> tonight, oakland city council will vote on selling land for development of a controversial apartment tower. it would have nearly 300 apartments on the shores of lake merritt but after a public outcry 30 of those units will now be more affordable. the developer wants to bit land for about $5 million. it is now offering though to pay another $1 million into a fund for housing elsewhere in oakland. >>> only two days before the warriors and cleveland cavaliers meet up in game one of the nba finals. we are all waiting for that, aren't we? this afternoon in oakland the warriors will open up oracle arena to the media for a look at how the facility is being transformed for the big event. the warriors' klay thompson was on the court for practice yesterday in oakland. and without any noticeable problems. during game five of the western conference finals he took a knee to the head and had a concussion. he is expected to play on thursday. >>> the ticket service stubhub is suing the warriors because of season ticket holders who want to sell their tickets. warriors officials are encouraging them t

plans began at oakland city hall for a celebration for hundreds of thousands of fans. >> we erased any doubts that oakland can celebrate in style with exuberance and class and that is what happened last night. >> reporter: chopper 5 caught one spontaneous celebration in oakland last night. hundreds of people gathering peacefully in the stree. mayor libby schaaf says friday's parade will be full of oakland pride. >> we expect all of oakland and whole bay area to come down to the shores of lake merritt and celebrate the team. >> be there bright and early like today. >> reporter: decked out in brand-new warriors gear. >> main thing was to get the matching hat and shirt. >> reporter: and everything ruthie will be wearing too. >> oh, i'm so grateful and i'm excited. i feel like just jumping. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and something tells us she will. in oakland, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> i love the fans. >>> now doubt the warriors are the new darlings of the nba. >> yes. it's true. it was the highest rated nba finals series since michael jordan won has last title in 1999. and so many story li

. >> at oakland city hall. >> at santana row. >> 7 on your side got them into the game. >> your everythingmatters where you live. choose the team that works for you. >> the dub nation is pumped. >>> good evening. with basketball season now over we turn our full attention to baseball. we had a gem tonight. two of the best pitchers squaring off. madison bumgarner. the giants are in seattle. the mariner fans to king felix. he is trading with the ace. slider in the dirt gets him on a check swing. bumgarner with nine k's in eight innings. in the fourth and smoke for buster posey. the king's court is rising to their feet. felix goes eight. score less into the 6th. austin jackson to center. pagan took his eye off the ball for a moment and that allowed zanino trying to score from first base. he throws up a line and buster posey with a tag and just missed him. base hit down the right field line. that's it. the only run in the game. seattle wins it 2-0. the a's and padres. using the cup to catch a foul ball and there it goes. she said i didn't get it. i'm spiking the beer. that's a lot of good beer

just one day after oakland city officials received a preliminary financing plan for a new raider's stadiumst bay, the silver and black missed a town meeting in carson california. today's town hall meeting was to update residents. nobody from the raiders was there. so no presentation was given. >>> tom brady's attempt to restore his reputation and appeal his four-game suspension resulting from the deflate gaet debacle began this morning in new york. the pay trot's qb testified under oet and laesed 11 hours. commissioner roger goodal had more now than when he answered questions for the wells report. participating in business in the basketball clinic for 60 high school students in downtown oakland. the most college preparedness while preparing students with an in-depth look with the medical field as they relate to sports. >> they're more eager to listen, which is better to me. i can preach all of those good things to them and they really pay attention. they listen. they err attentive. >> another week and outside cover for steph scurry. it's his fifth appearance on reej gnatgional magazine. th

which has the most police officers had the highest number of violent crimes of all large cities >> oakland. >> according to slide seven d.c. is -- oakland is actually below san francisco >> so slide seven is talking about staffing and not crime. so they look similar but slide six is crime. >> i guess then this is my question i think supervisor avalos answered it we have the second highest in property and violent crime in large cities where cowe rate on violent crime. >> on vie atlantic crime there is six cities above us oakland is the highest i didn't incrude it in the graphic you can get that at the sf controller.org we're below chicago. philadelphia d.c. and oakland is significantly higher than other piers. do you have a question supervisor kim? >> no i thought it was a question i asked previously sorry i'm listening on multiple levels i think that is good to understand. i know one issue that comes up a lot around property crime is the wise level of income and equity compared to other cities and develops crimes for opportunity that exists besides the number of police officers per capita

. >> oakland city council will hold a special meeting this afternoon where americans are expected to sign off on a controversial new high-rise. the last time they tried to vote on the issue protesters filled the chamber and preenhaved any action from being taken. at issue is the sale of city-owned land for a new high-rise near lake minority. the opponents say the city needs more affordable housing and not 24-story apparent tower for the wealthy. >> a 10-year old boy is hailed "hero," after pulling two children from a mobile home fire in florida. >> he said that his heart was beating so fast when he ran into the burning mobile home that he first noticed the fire while play games at a friend's house. he said he knew he had to go in and help the kids while their dad was trying to throw water on the fire. >> i ran outside and i said where's the kids and he said in the room so i went into the house, grabbing the kids, my heart was beating so fast i was scared trying to get out of the house. >> he said he grabbed the two kids and guided them to safety outside. well done. >> the way he refe

at oakland city hall. >> next, cracking down on illegal fireworks in santa clara county. the new fines proposed against homeowners whether they know it is happening on their prosecute. >> a wish come true for a bay area girl battling a live threatening disease. we were there foe a surprise announcement that nearly brought her to tears. >> a look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza as seen from abc7. life's super scary sounds. and sneaking in without moving the bed. okay kiddo, are you ready? yes. okay, here it comes chocolate! yeah! what about this one? mmm frosted! alright smarty, i'm gonna getcha for the grand prize... fruity and honey nut! yes!! that's not a cheerio! [laughs] no can we play again? yeah! close those eyes. life's super scary sounds. and sneaking in without moving the bed. >> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> welcome back at 4:42. the fallout continues from a police pool party confrontation in next with hundreds gathering in the dallas suburb to protest the actions of a white police officer against a

. >> the oakland city council has approved a measure establishing a department of race and equity, director and analyst are hired to review the workings of city government including the police department to ensure that minorities are not discriminated against and receive their fair share of city services. >> we are talking about how winds are not helping the fire south of lake tahoe. >> the winds are going to let up today but they will be back later this week. hopefully they will get the window to were on up for them and help them out tremendously. mt. diablo is 68 and pittsburg is 62 and brentwood is warm spot inland and everyone else in the mid-to-upper 50s from san ramon and danville at 54 and blackhawk at 50 the cool spot and dublin and pleasanton and livermore, pleasant hill 56 degrees. and most of us in mid-50 from pinole at 5 a and same in foster city and cupertino at 54 and newark at 56. we have 49s around bow san diego bay and 46 at half moon bay. walnut creek southbound at 680 is clear. up in the north bay to 81 inland east bay. along the coast and san francisco, private and breez

oakland airport. big parade tomorrow morning. as christin ayers shows us, the city of oakland is getting ready and the mayor is sharing in the celebration. >> reporter: a mad dash to build a stage fit for champions. this is where the warriors and their fans will gather during friday's parade. the parade starts at 10 a.m. at broadway and 11th and snakes down broadway to grand avenue and around lake merritt passing in the process by chapman's shoe shop. >> i'm hoping to bring more exposure to downtown. >> reporter: and right by t- shirt company oaklandish where dubs shirts are already selling like hotcakes. >> they are probably going to go through the ceiling. >> reporter: we found oakland mayor libby schaaf perusing the racks. >> what do you think about this? >> reporter: she says the city is ready for friday's parade. street marching and vandalism have often gone hand in hand but last night not one oakland street celebration spun out of control. >> we were prepared and we plan to be prepared again on friday for a safe responsible but really exuberant celebration of

jerry brown tweeted and the former mayor of oakland, of course, thanks warriors for making oakland a championship citydent obama had praise for both squads. what a team for the warriors and epic season for steph. next on hand is the victory parade friday morning in oakland. the parade starts at 10 a.m. on 11th and broadway and ends on oakland and then a rally at the convention center. the team says fans can start lining up at 5 a.m. bart will run extra trains to handle extra crowds and if you can't make it to the celebration of course you can watch it here on kpix 5. >> what a big shot in the arm for oakland because a lot of negative stories, they have had some trouble over the years but now they will have everyone there for the right reasons. it will be fun. >> it's going to be a feel good day all around. >>> we are going to talk about this morning's commute and just keep in mind, if you plan on heading out to the parade on friday, your definitely going to want to take bart. a bunch of streets will be shut down in the oakland area because of the parade. and bart again will be offering extra service.