oakland. hundreds are gathering in front of city hall.he teachers marched a few short blocks to the school district headquarters. many say they will return to the schools and keep up the picket lines. is starts around six >> 30 this morning. we do not know how long the last strike will be picked we will follow the story and bring you more on www.ktvu.com . >>> let's talk about baseball. the weather has been a concern .>> scott is in mesa. you have your jacket on. >> [ laughter ] >> sunshine is not a thing here. you can tell the rain has intensified. i am shocked they got this in. the forecast called for rain all day. will give you live pictures. this is the first spring training game for the season for anybody in major league baseball. you can see olson make play in front of us. we are only playing an inning and a half. 97 win last year and expects patients are real thing. the players are up to the challenge. >> we are not satisfied. we want to do better this year and a plan is to keep moving forward. i think we can take that experience a

and there will be a rally at oakland city hall starting at 11:30 and a march to school district headquarters. >> and the oakland school district and the educator's union held one last negotiating session before today's strike. but the school district's offer was rejected it was an eight and a half pay raise over four years and one and a half percent of one time bonus. the teachers' union was a 12% raise over three years. and the school district is facing a $21 million budget deficit. >> the union also wants smaller class sizes and more nurses on campus. the two sides did agree to meet again tomorrow. but the district said that it faces financial limitations as to what it can offer. >> everybody knows that the teachers need to make more money and everybody knows it is an extremely expensive place to live. >> the money is there to to prioritize our students. it is a matter of shifting our district's priorities. >> the school district said that every 1% increase to the teachers costs the district almost $2 million. >>> over the last hour, teachers have been gathering at dozens of schools across

public schools are the heart of the community. >> abc7 news was at oakland city hall, president of the teachers union spoke during a rally before the city council meeting. asking for 12% raise over three years, district offered 5% raise over same period. teachers went to ask for city support. oakland unified members show roughly 2,300 teachers in the district, over 36,000 students not including at registered charter schools. all sporting programs cut last summer except for bowling are running again thanks in large part to donations to keep the programs afloat. >>> stranded for days in mendocino national forest, hear from local couple who survived. >>> months' long battle over rvs in one neighborhood is over. what city decided. >>> first a look at "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks dan and ama, join us tonight after state of the union address. trump said must step boldly and bravely into next chapter ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, jason wu could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while putting on a runway show for new york fashion week. ♪ ♪ he could. or, he could make it even easier -

what we believe the city of oakland is offering is not adequate. >> reporter: the city disagrees. >> st move and camas. ticket people and arrest people for being homeless. the city of oakland doesn't do that. >> reporter: the city says it's procedures are legal and the camp removals will continue. that goes for this camp as well. a crew of i have a dozen with full dump trucks could not finish this job today. i am told they will be back out here tuesday morning. in oakland, wilson walker, kpix 5. >>> we can learn tomorrow whether oakland teachers will go on strike. union leaders say they will make a major announcement tomorrow and discuss the reaction to a new factfinder's report on the show down with the district. the oakland education association is fighting for higher pay, smaller class sizes, and more support for students on campus. the earliest a strike would happen is tuesday. in a statement, oakland mayor libby shafts", in the event of a teacher >>>, the city is prepared to offer resources to support our families. >>> tonight devry university is warning some students are person

hundreds of teachers and supporters marched from oakland city hall where the bargaining sessions are taking place. state superintendent tony thurman was in oakland today to try to break the logjam between the union and the district. the strike began thursday after years of failed negotiations between the union and the oakland unified school district. >> we are back in 60 seconds. still ahead, it's the break they've been waiting decades for. the evidence that helped detectives solve two unsolved murders. the suspect, a south bay native. plus. >> kind of feels like somebody is reaching into my lungs and squeezing them. >> veterans are fighting for their lives here at home. they say exposure to toxic chemicals on their own military bases is killing them. i' gbam. the battle veterans are waging against their own military to get help. >> i'm tracking the threat across the bay area tomorrow. gusty winds 25 to 30 miles per hour. i'll let you know what you need to know before you head out the door coming up in 7 minutes. but they )re slowly dying from >>> they survived oura browar a but now v

less than 20 min from the tollo 101. ( robin ) in the east bay...teachers in oakland rallied again yesterday..this time to city leaders. it happened a day after 95- percent of oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. one day after 95% of oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike, they're hoping some political pressure will help get them a better contract offer.sot quinn ranahan/oakla nd teacher :09out studets ahve been ignored for a long time as have our teachers and we really need to speak up and speak to the city and be aware of what is going on sot linh klinhtrinh /oakland teacher :19 they kind of know and havent done anything about it and this is the city and they should care about the youth and school baord members arent looking out at whats best for our students so the city council should help us out teachers and their supporters rallied outside oakland city hall tuesday afternoon before speaking out at the evenings council meeting. council president rebecca kaplan has put forth a resolution in support of the teachers and their call for more pay, more student su

certainly when it comes to cities like oakland, our teachers away underpaid, and under appreciated. and so the reality is that we need to contribute as city government and as a state government to the education of our children because we all need a teacher not only to provide the tools and information to my children, but in oakland cities like many of us need an attitude adjustment like i did growing up here in oakland, and the teacher plays a great role for the future, and we need to support it. so what i see happening right now, the state needs to step up and help out, as well as the city of oakland. >> when you say you want the state to step up, deeming the state to contribute to paying salaries for teachers? >> i think that we all, as parents, as residents, clean acclaim and attest to the fact that education is number one, so therefore, we recognize what the future is going to cost for it, and that is the skill work force, and educated workforce, and highly trained, and we need to be ready for that. i mean i'm not going to worry about the immigration law. i gotta take care of my

oakland high school. the staff spotted him and brought him inside here he has access to a computer lab, snacks and the gym. the city of oakland opened up 16 community centers as an affordable daycare option. >> now you are stuck here at the rec center? >> yeah. >> reporter: kids can also get dropped off at solidarity schools. teacher jasmine came it's a tea have fun, a e in a big moment of history so it's still teaching theater they are offering strike specials a dollar for 2 movies and $1 for popcorn. jada johnson was joining the picket lines but decided watching a movie would be more fun. >> it's easier to come to the movies to have some fun. >> it is really amazing because the only thing you hear about oakland is the crime. parents taking off of work to support the teachers, the movie theaters showing movies for a dollaring to keep kids off the street. you don't hear reporting how the community is coming together to support each other and support families, it's amazing. >> reporter: in oakland, kiet do, kpix5. >>> you can watch our full interview with mayor libby shaaf. it's all on kpix.com. >>> new at noon, cre

last night, the oakland city council passed a resolution supporting oakland teachers as dozens of them rallied outside. today, the superintendent says if a strike happens, they plan to keep the schools open. >> we will be bringing in lots of individuals. some maybe subs and some may be here in the central office so the plans will look differently based on our various schools. >> reporter: the district is holding an open meeting about it's budget cut plans. that will be at aleta elementary at 6:00 tonight. >>> meanwhile, oakland teachers have distributed a guide to parents on how to prepare for a scanible strikeinseup lida lis and churches. >>> a new report from the state health department has declared the hunters point radar free from radiological and safety hazards. the report was certified by experts. they accuse the company of doing a shoddy job and falsifying soil sample records. >>> a catholic school in the east bay is closed today after a massive tree toppled over its church. it happened this morning in lafayette. crews have their hands full. this is that safe perpetual church on

they referred me to the oakland city attorney's office. ials there say they cannot comment until they are served with the lawsuit and have time to review the complaint...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news ( robin ) in the north bay ... a dangerous reality for recycling center workers in the north bay. employees at santa rosa's recology center are continuing to find hypodermic needles on the sorting line. employees saying they sometimes find hundreds every shift. some of them being pricked and sent to the hospital. the center's general manager says its not all from drug use. if you do have needles that you need to get rid of ... you can visit a needle drop off location ... but it's not free -- you have to pay a fee for drop off. ( robin ) governor gavin newsom is gearing up for his first state of the state address. while making good on his super bowl bet .. with the governor of massachusetts. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains what is inspiring the governor's gathering inspiration for his state of the state speech and holding

tism oakland city council approved a resolution in support of district teachers. members of the teachers union voted to authorize a strike if divisions failed. oakland teachers asked for a 5% pay increase over five years. >> i see the resources going lower and lower, class sizes are bigger. there's the counselors are less. with the trauma and there's not enough support. >> the oakland district is offering a 5% raise. the district is projecting a 30 million deficit for the next school year. oakland has raised enough donations to keep the sports th the school district said the they were going to cut programs to save half a million dollars. but neighbors of the -- members of the community raised the money. president obama is going to be joined by steph curry and john legend for my brothers alines. it encourages mentor to look at young males to say we see you, we affirm you, we need you. the three day convention begins february 18th. 1200 people have been invited to attend. >>> february is black history move and we're highlighting the contribution testify bay area's of

. >> there is probably 150 people so far in front of oakland city hall with teachers and supporters. they are wearing punches and ready for the rain. this is the start here shortly. also, there is support organizations and unions that are brought in food to give lunch for the teachers who have been on the picket line since 6:30 this morning. >> reporter: holding signs and singing signs, they walk the picket line this morning. parents through the school brought kids with them to march alongside the teachers. >> i want to have my kid at home and other kids with friends and family. >> she and other parents set up a childcare support system to take care of classmates while parents are at work so no one has to cross the picket line. >> do what you have to do to support the teachers. >> the 560 students, 6 came to class on friday. there's low student attendance signaling strong support for the strike pick >> we have 95% of the teachers honoring the picket lines. last week, we had less than 3% of the students coming to school. we are strong and we are winning. >> reporter: teachers are aski

anti-trust lawsuit against the raiders and the nfl...oakland city councilmember no-el gallo told me today that for mark davis and the raiders to even consider playing in san franciso would be disrespectful to a fan base that continues to support the team. and san francisco supervisor matt haney, whose district includes oracle park, said there are many factors áasideá from the product on the field to consider. matt haney says: "we'd have a lot of serious things to talk about, you know, how are we going to deal with all the people, with the transportation, with public safety, with our infrastructure. we haven't started having those conversations yet. you know we're going to have the warriors arena opening up in the fall, we want to make sure that they're not having games at the same time and having those conflicts, so if they do choose to go down this route, we have a lot of things that we have to talk about, and those negotiations haven't even started yet." another another factor is the 49ers...legally, that team would have to waive territorial rights in san francisco t

the city of oakland wants scooter companies to be liable. scooter companies are saying rough roads and cracked sidewalks shouldn't be their problem. the argument escalated when companies september a lett compani companies sent a letter to the city challenging regulations. >>> now the mueller investigation into president trump is apparently coming to an bert mueller has been probing the possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia. new attorney jegeneral william barr will decide how much will be made public. the lawyers will be busy. >> many investigations of entities related to donald trump, his campaign organization, his inauguration committee, all of those investigations will continue. >> there's a lot on the line. two longtime trump associates are in the spotlight again. roger stone was scolded by a judge after he posted an instagram photo of that judge next to an image of crosshairs. she imposed a full gag order on stone. the president's former attorney, personal attorney michael cohen was on capitol hill. preparing for next w

less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) in the east bay...teachers in oakland rallied again yesterday..this time to city leaders.( darya ) it happened a day after 95- percent of oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. one day after 95% of oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike, they're hoping some political pressure will help get them a better contract offer.sot quinn ranahan/oakla nd teacher :09out studets ahve been ignored for a long time as have our teachers and we really need to speak up and speak to the city and be aware of what is going on sot linh klinhtrinh /oakland teacher :19 they kind of know and havent done anything about it and this is the city and they should care about the youth and school baord members arent looking out at whats best for our students so the city council should help us out teachers and their supporters rallied outside oakland city hall tuesday afternoon before speaking out at the evenings council meeting. council president rebecca kaplan has put forth a resolution in support of the teachers and their call for more pay, more s

anti-trust lawsuit against the raiders and the nfl...oakland city councilmember no-el gallo told me today that for mark davis and the raiders to even consider playing in san franciso would be disrespectful to a fan base that continues to support the team. and san francisco supervisor matt haney, whose district includes oracle park, said there are many factors áasideá from the product on the field to consider. matt haney says: "we'd have a lot of serious things to talk about, you know, how are we going to deal with all the people, with the transportation, with public safety, with our infrastructure. we haven't started having those conversations yet. you know we're going to have the warriors arena opening up in the fall, we want to make sure that they're not having games at the same time and having those conflicts, so if they do choose to go down this route, we have a lot of things that we have to talk about, and those negotiations haven't even started yet." another factor is the 49ers...legally, that team would have to waive territorial rights in san francisco to make r

kron 4's dan kerman was there at oakland city hall ..he has more. one day after 95% of oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike, they're hoping some political pressure will help get them a better contract offer.sot quinn ranahan/oakla nd teacher :09out studets ahve been ignored for a long time as have our teachers and we really need to speak up and speak to the city and be aware of what is going on sot linh klinhtrinh /oakland teacher :19 they kind of know and havent done anything about it and this is the city and they should care about the youth and school baord members arent looking out at whats best for our students so the city council should help us out teachers and their supporters rallied outside oakland city hall tuesday afternoon before speaking out at the evenings council meeting. council president rebecca kaplan has put forth a resolution in support of the teachers and their call for more pay, more student support, reduced class size and maintaining neighborhood schools. teachers hope the council will pass the resolution and send a mess

at 11:30 outside oakland city hall. that's where we find kron 4's dan kerman tonight.. he joins us live with the latest... dan? oakland teachers will strike 0220196 insertsotoakland teachers say despite another bargaining session wednesday morning the district is not properly addressing their call for teacher pay raises , reduced class size, preservation of neighborhood schools and improved student services... so they have no choice but to go on strikesot keith brown/oakland education associationat a news conference wednesday outside skyline high school teachers say contract talks will resume friday morning, but that doesn't mean an end to the strikesot---nats--a group of skyline students came out of class to show their support for teachers and teachers are hoping many will join them on the picket lines.. district officials say all school will be open thursday.. they say they too suport a teacher pay hike, the issue is how much the district can affordsot john sasaki/oakland school district (pam) dozens of principals from the oakland unified school the oakland principals

southwest has applied for certification to fly to four hawaii cities from oakland... san jose... sacramento... and san diego. no dates have been announced for the first flights. ( darya ) new this morning... plans could soon begin to have hyperloop pods in san jose. you may have seen the prototype from elon musk's boring company... carrying up to 16 people... or individual cars... at speeds up to 670 miles per hour. mayor sam liccardo saying it would connect people from the mineta san jose international airport with the future diridon station transit hub. he says the plan is still in its initial stages... but hopes it can be the leader for other cities when it comes to public transportation. ( darya ) for your money this morning... kroger wants to stop food waste and is offering money for ideas. and tax filers may want to get their paperwork done in the next week or two. jane king is live at the nasdaq with those stories and more. ( jane )good morningtax experts are recommending people file their taxes now in case the government shuts down again.especially if you are expecting a

the easy way is to use 880 or get off the freeway and go to oakland city and go around and get on 580 again. this is westbound at lakeshore. we have traffic that is moderate on the tracy triangle with no major issues. we had a problem at hayward northbound at 880. traffic is recovering. we have traffic here on 880 looking good into downtown oakland would know problems. across the bridge calm a problem southbound on 101 at candlestick but it is clearing up. southbound 101 at spencer avenue at the golden gate bridge in the right lane. >>> as the storm continues to hit the day area, the russian river is the biggest concern. flood stage at kern felt is 32 feet. the water level topped 30 feet. it is expected to be 46 feet we got a phone call and someone needs to come out. >> everyone knows this is serious. we are putting thing up higher in the house. >> business owners have done what they can with sandbags. they are locking up. further north, the flood level is 23 feet and higher than 25 feet along the napa river. authority started closing downtown is not because water was running into the

outside oakland city hall... around lunchtime. that's where we find kron 4's dan kerman, who joins us live with the latest... dan? despite an 11th hour bargaining session, oakland teachers say the district's latest offer isn't good enough, so they will go on strike beginning at 630 on thursday morning.sot keith brown/oakland education associationat a news conference wednesday outside skyline high school teachers say contract talks will resume friday morning, but the strike is indefinite, until they get an offer they believe properly addresses teacher pay raises , reduced class size, preservation of neighborhood schools and improved student services.---nats--a group of skyline students came out of class to show their support for teachers and teachers are hoping many will join them on the picket linessotdistrict officials say all school will be open thursday.. they say they too suport a teacher pay hike, the issue is how much the district can affordsot john sasaki/oakland school district (grant) this looming strike is obviously causi

school district are expected to hold a series of events today protesting the district ahead of the oakland cityouncil meeting tonight. , the teachers union has been without a contract.. educators are calling for a 12 .. but, so >> teachers were cheering last night when they heard the strike authorization was approved. since 2017 the teachers union has been without a contract, and educators are calling for a 12% pay increase. the district has offered only 5%. >> i don't think they are prepare for what is to come. i think that while they want the best for the students, they don't realize that the teachers and educators of the district are ready to lay it all on the line to fight for what the students deserve. >> a neutral fact-finding report about the impasse is expected by daybreak 15. the district said they are hopeful they can come to an agreement with the teachers. >>> california will take the spotlight at the state of the union address tonight with barbara lee bringing in a nurse from oakland as her guest, maria amanda jose sanchez who was deported to mexico in 2017 and returned on her high

this afternoon as you can see, hundreds of teachers and their supporters marched from oakland city hall to the state building where the bargaining sessions are taking place. now, a member of the union's bargaining team said the crowds were so loud people could barely hear one another. >> i definitely will say his presence has brought a feeling that we are not just stuck at the same table with the save people who cannot make decisions. >> the union says 95% of the teachers joined the picket lines today. >> well, with very little fanfare, san jose's oldest restaurant shut its doors. after 94 years, last night was the final night for business at wing's in japantown. according to the mercury news, it needs a half million dollars in renovations it's a price they aren't willing to pay. they hope to find another restaurant. >> 94 years, that's a long time. >> long time. >> geoff ranieri is with us now. it's intense what we're seeing in the north bay now. >> it's' coming down pretty good. we started the beginnings of this event we have been tracking for days now in anticipation of it getting he

tomorrow is 56, oakland city seven and sunshine. your highs around the region 57 in palo alto, 56 in walnut creek, fairfield is 58. highs are in the low 50s for other areas. your extended forecast is not there. i will have your extended forecast, stick with me you teaser deserve the seven-day forecast. i am going off camera . your extended forecast, rain monday, rain tuesday, sometimes you have to go to clan b. >>> coming up next what police are saying for the motive of jussie smollett. >> also iqs response to this injury caused by a blown out desk ball shoe. >>> we are at the warriors game after the break. so cute (laughs)? so cute i could just eat you right up, yeah! (gasps) oh, look at you, look at you! spokeswoman: try a mcdonald's mini meal for just 3.99. (pleasant whistling tones) >>> will come back, here is what you missed if you are just getting home. jusmolle on bail this afternoon after turning himself in for allegedly filing a false police report. police say the man lied about a racial attack, he paid two brothers to carr

kron 4's dan kerman is live at oakland city hall with more. dan? (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) more wheels are disappearing from vehicles in an east bay city. tire thieves are targeting cars parked behind security gates, on properties with security cameras. the wheels even have security locks on them... and none of it is stopping them from being stolen. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. wheel thieves in hayward strike again. this time targeting vehicles parked in the metro 655 apartment complex on tennyson roadsot this is how sam shieh found her 2018 honda accord sport tuesday morningsot these stolen wheel follow of last week's wheels thefts from cars parken in another hayward apartment comeplex.this is the second time wheel thieves targeted shieh's car here at metro 655

support. >> we know that public schools are the heart of the community. >> abc 7 news was at oakland city hall last night where the teacher's union president spoke during a rally who spoke before the city council meeting. they want support and request for a 12% raise over three years. the district offered a 5% over that same period. oakland unified members show there are 2300 teachers in the district and more than 36,000 students, not including those a district authorized charter schools. students will stage a sickout friday morning. this is video from a walkout at oakland tech last week. kids from that school, skyline, met west, among others are expected to join. organizers say the goal is to show support for their teachers' demands. the students plan to march from oakland tech to the district office. >>> meanwhile, it's game on for high school athletes in oakland. the school district announced sporting programs cut last summer except for bowling are running again. thanks in large part to donations. >>> in one neighborhood they have four weeks to leave. they banned them from parking over

teachers in oakland rallied again ... this time in front of cityes ) it happened a day after 95- percent of oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike. kron 4's dan kerman has more. one day after 95% of oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike, they're hoping some political pressure will help get them a better contract offer.sot quinn ranahan/oakla nd teacher :09out studets ahve been ignored for a long time as have our teachers and we really need to speak up and speak to the city and be aware of what is going on sot linh klinhtrinh /oakland teacher :19 they kind of know and havent done anything about it and this is the city and they should care about the youth and school baord members arent looking out at whats best for our students so the city council should help us out teachers and their supporters rallied outside oakland city hall tuesday afternoon before speaking out at the evenings council meeting. council president rebecca kaplan has put forth a resolution in support of the teachers and their call for more pay, more student support, red

oakland teachers are on the picket lines for a fourth day. berkeley teachers plan to show support by leading a city-wide day of action including walk-ins and rallies. the oakland teachers union spent hours negotiating contracts last night. the state superintendent is in oakland again to try to strike a deal of the union and the district. yesterday hundreds of teachers and supporters marched from oakland city hall to the state building where the bargaining sessions are taking place. >>> earlier this morning, president trump landed in vietnam. we brought you this arrival live as it happened on "today in the bay." president trump is meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un for a second landmark summit. it is aimed at denuclearizing north korea. bill neely has more from hanoi. >> reporter: president trump has now arrived in the vietnamese capital, got off air force one to be greeted by vietnam president, a red carpet and a white uniformed honor guard and he was then driven by armored limousine to the center of hanoi and relacking in his hotel. the north korean leader kim jong-un got here first, he

after collecting their signs the crowd filled oakland city streets as they marched to the school district headquarters. >> to provide a little context as to what they're fighting for, a teacher with the average starting salary of 46,500 would have to spend more than 90% of their income to afford the median mortgage here, would have to spend more than 80% of their income to be able to afford a typical rent. >> there's no question that we need to pay our teachers more. everybody agrees with that. >> reporter: but the oakland unified school district said they simply don't have the funding to give teachers what they want, a 12% raise, smaller class sizes, more counselors, nurses and an end to school closures. >> then you need to make some cuts in the administrative offices. >> just in the 2 1/2 years that i've been here we've cut administration significantly. >> reporter: and he says they plan to cut another $22 million from the administration in the coming years, but it still won't be enough to meet the teachers demands. >> just cutting a few people at a certain level is not going to cover t

within the past 30 minutes, they marched down that way for a rally taking place downtown at oakland city hall but this is what the scene looked like just about an hour ago. picketers started out here chanting and whatnot around 6:30 in morning. felt like a party at times, a deejay playing music and a number of students skipped class, refused to cross the picket line here at oakland technical high school and stood in sid a one, they want a 12% pay hike over 3 years. they'd like smaller class specialists, nurses. this week, the district did raise the initial offer of 5% pay increase over 3 7% over 3 years plus a 1.5% one-time bonus. that is higher than an independent fact finding report recommends which is 6% retra active raise but the union said that counter is not enough, that the latest offer doesn't address the high cost of living driving educators out of oak listened and doesn't address the needs of students. >> it is time to reinvest in our public schools. we cannot feed young minds and starve their schools out of essential resources. that's not acceptable. >> teachers are part of th

. >>> the mayor of san francisco and in oakland will speak at the event focused on the state of the city. san francisco mayor and oakland mayor will take part in the economic forecast breakfast at the marriott city center in oakland. they will join business leaders to answer questions moderated by the editsan ness times. >>> the family of oscar grant is holding a news conference to demand the b.a.r.t. board of directors approved a notion to name the street as oscar grant way. the oakland city council approved the resolution last month. grant was shot and killed by a police officer these day 2009. the b.a.r.t. board of directors will approve the name at the meeting this morning. >>> authorities say they broke up a chop shop operation. the auto theft task force has been conducting the chp, santa cruz county sheriff office and the district attorney office served search warrants in two acacias. one at the summit of highway 17 and the other in a wooded area of watson. >> we found two suspects we believe were involved in that chop shot in vehicles we had been looking for which we knew were sto

last night in oakland, city council members voted unanimously to support teachers if they choose to strike. ahead of the vote, teachers held a rally outside city hall. they've been working without a contract for more than a year and seeking a 12% raise over three years along with smaller class sizes. >> the teachers, all the educators in oakland are prepared to do whatever is necessary to fight for what students need. >> teachers voted to authorize a strike but no date is set. the earliest it could happen is february 15th, following the release of a state-sponsored asses assessment. >>> a follow-up this morning, a san francisco couple home safe after being rescued from the cold. >> they were trapped in the snow for two daysen incino national forest. the couple sharing their story of survival withed "today in the bay's" j >> reporter: trouble for carlos hernandez jr. and maya katami began thursday when their jeep got stuck in a camping trip in the mendocino national forest. >> nights were pretty cold. >> that morning when we woke up and we were just covered, surrounded in snow, i was just l

labor secretary robert rice spoke to the crowd at oakland city hall questioning the district's claim that they can't afford to meet their demands. district officials say they are facing a (3) 000-0000 deficit. >> i think the community is showing that they are behind educators and that we do need to reinvest in our public schools. i'm hopeful that so long as our community support is strong that we can win our demands. >> both sides are still far apart so state superintendent tony has joined the negotiations. he's in oakland to help tend stalemate. the district is offering an 8.5% raise over four years and cutting class sizes by 1%. however the union has been holding firm asking for a 12% raise over three years and smaller class sizes. >>> both sides are sitting down after contract negotiations broke down yesterday. the officials left after just one hour at the bargaining table. a state trustee managing the school district's budget said last night he would reject a 12% raise even if both sides agree. he said the district simply can't afford it. >>> and as the strike continues many pare

. >> reporter: last night the oakland city council passed a resolution supporting oakland teachers as dozens of them rallied outside. today the superintendent says if a strike happens, they plan to keep the schools open. >> we're going to be bringing in lots of different individuals. some may be subs. some may be folks that are here in central office. >> reporter: parents like this say she will keep her daughter home from school if teachers strike to support their cause. >> it is a way to support the teachers to keep the children in home, yeah. >> reporter: as for the district employee katherine bryce, she says she feels stuck. her priority, the children and keeping them safe, but she understands why teachers are at this point. what do you think you'll do? >> i don't know. oh, my god. i am really not sure, but i need to get some answers. >> reporter: in the meantime, the oakland teachers have actually sent out a guide to parents on how to prepare for a strike. system of them suggesting holding parental organized solidarity schools, held at churches, rec centers in the event of a possi

. >>> oakland city council is set to vote tonight on a measure to close a loophole in the city's rent-controlled ordinance. tenants who live in duplexes and triplex is in oakland are currently not subject to rent control. it is part of the loop will be exposed last year. our undercover investigation showed realtors coaching buyers on how to evict the same tenants without just cause. leading voters to pass a ballot measure to stop the evictions, but not the huge rent increases. currently, anyone who buys a duplex or triplex in oakland and moves into one of the units can raise the rent on the other units after two years. >>> the family of an elderly woman killed by a foul ball at an la dodger game is picking up tonight, calling for the stadium to make changes. last august, the grandmother was elevating her 79th birthday at the game, her daughter says she was hit directly in the head by a foul ball. the woman was taken away in an ambulance, she went into a coma. that night, she had brain surgery, but never recovered, dying three days later. her daughter points out dozens of major league teams have

. >( darya ) officials with the oakland city attorney's office say they cannot comment until they haven the east bay... the oakland unified school district is moving forward with a plan to address a lack of money for the coming school year, as a possible teachers strike looms over the district.( darya ) the district says they're facing a 21 million dollar budget shortfall for the 20-19, 20-20 school year. they say that's mostly because of 10-thousand empty seats they have across the district and flat enrollment of new students.( james ) right now, the district is working to balance the books by closing or reorganizing schools and laying off administration staff or cutting services. superintendent doctor kyla to talke the issues. <"well ,i think it's many different things. we definitely need more funding from the state. the advocacy going on by many different stake holders is important. two, we have to take a look at how many kids we actually have. our hope is that in the future we have more kids coming into our school but there has to be the harsh look at how many kids we have to make

. >( darya ) officials with the oakland city attorney's office say they cannot comment until they haveview the lawsuit. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the oakland unified school district is trying to come up with money for the coming school year. details after the break. ( james ) and then...the california national guard is defying the white house when it comes to its soldiers. we'll have the details coming up at 6 a.m. ( james ) and after the break...the latest on heated talks over border security ... as we get closer to another possible government shutdown. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) glad you're back how you feeling? ♪ ♪ (both) exhausted. but finally being able to make that volunteer trip happen was... awesome. awesome. you have to scrub. what do they... they use for washing. ♪ ♪ let's do it every year. we'll do it every year. i thought you'd say that - let's do it. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning.

. >> reporter: the oakland salvation army is among more than a dozen sites across the city that have opened up to find classroom aufrnts. >> we have a classroom setting. we have crafts and arts, a music time, just different areas to keep them occupied throughout the undaes for students, but schools will be open. so parents need to be aware if their kids are not in class it could be counted against them. >> our normal attendance policies exist. so if you are not in school because of the strike, that is still an unexcused absence. >> reporter: teachers are going to hit the picket lines early tomorrow morning, and then they will make their way to oakland city hall for a rally at frank ogawa plaza. then from there they're going to march to the school district headquarters in downtown. reporting live in oakland, i'm sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, sergio. as the teachers hit those picket lines tomorrow morning, of course we'll be there for you. today in the bay begins at 4:30. stay with us for the latest developments out of oakland and throughout the evening as well. >>>

. >> reporter: from the sky fox, you can see the group marching down in oakland from city hall to district headquarters and back. some say the rally of march is more than just a show of solitaire. it is a teachable moment for future generations. >> they are out here for their teachers to get better pay. >> reporter: how long are you going to be able to do this? >> we are all committed doing it as long as it takes. >> reporter: we are expected to hear the latest coming from the union representatives. we will bring that you live. >> so paul, once again are there any negotiations planned, what is going to happen? >> reporter: we do know as of right now they do plenty of negotiations again tomorrow, and if it does not work out tomorrow, they plan to negotiate in the entire we can. we hopefully hear good news and the negotiations over coming up at 5:30. >> allison has been some movement. paul chambers in oakland tonight. >>> the oakland unified school district it open all the schools today. staffing them with nonunion employees and central office workers, but how much education was actually goi

the oakland city council will need to approve any agreement. >>> 7:24. and as will open the season in japan. they'll have a little something different on their uniforms. it will say mgm resorts in japan. major league baseball signed a deal with the resorts as the title sponsor played in the tokeo tokyo dome. >>> driving around has been tricky. but you said that it is not as bad as it could be. >>> you know what, is one of the things that i thought it would be worse. but knew is getting heavy, things are starting to get slow. maybe it's a little premature to say it's no the that bad. it's been raining for almost two hours. i started to much with a the rain here. it has not stopped for almost two hours here. if you're driving on the freeways, you'll see a lot of rain out there. this is a look at it. it is taking an hour to drive to this spot here. and then you add another 25 minutes. how long do you think it will take you to drive? about two hours to drive from velo to san francisco. is it really worth it for you to go? well, some people may have to go. we

the raiders originally said they will not play in -- now, the president of the oakland city council saidhold on, we may have a new offer to keep the team in oakland for its final season. council could president rebecca kaplan said, if the raiders wanted to offer us a huge increase lease payment, much more than we have previously discussed in exchange for dropping the lawsuit, we may be willing to consider it. and there had you have it. . this may be what the raiders were waiting to hear. no official response from the team. >>> we are back -- we are back d seconds. i'm consumer investigator, what is being done or not done to stop this scam. >> and too much of a good thing, the damage yosemite is dealing with after the snow that hit the park in recent days. >> showing pockets of heavier rain, and i will track it and let you know about the rain chances coming up. home buyers. eric, and maria all fell victi >>> well, tonight, we try to take action for devastated bay area home buyers. they fell victim to a huge home buying scam. >> thieves hacked in to the transaction, spoofed the agents e-ma

. >> reporter: by midday, hundreds rallied outside of oakland city hall, and later marched to the state building on clay street, where the negotiation session was under way in a room upstairs. ♪ inside that room, state superintendent tony thurmond, who was called in from sacramento to try and broker a deal. i spoke to a member of the union's bargaining team, who says the crowds were so loud, the negotiators could barely hear one another. >> let's cheese. let's meet each other somewhere in the middle. >> reporter: the union says the district's later offer of a 7% raise over four years and a 1.5% signing bonus is not enough. the district says it cannot afford to give more because of a structural deficit. while teachers braved the elements, students like 8-year-old brook spent another day away from school. >> i miss the computers we usually use because we have fun games we get to do, and i also miss my friends. >> reporter: and we're told six san francisco teachers staged a sickout today in solidarity with the teachers here in oakland. at 5:30, we're expecting an update from the teachers u

it happened outside oakland city hall a day after 95-percent of oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike. teachers and their supporters then spoke out at the evening's council meeting. council president rebecca kaplan has put forth a resolution in support of the teachers and their call for more pay, more student support, reduced class size, and maintaining neighborhood schools. teachers hope the council will pass the resolution and send a message to the school board. ( darya ) an independant fact finder will issue their report on february 15 and then it will be up to the teachers to decide when they will stage a walkout. ( darya ) the family of a man killed by oakland police last year has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the four officers involved. this is body cam video of the shootiing. 32-year-old joshua pawlik was killed by officers back in mar

it should be noted oakland city council president rebecca kaplan tells us today their offer is still on the table for the raiders to play at the coliseum. bottom line, it is messy. we should have an outcome by the end of the month. >>> san jose's mayor wants to dig into san jose's traffic troubles, literally. the mayor is looking at the idea of digging a tunnel tosan se's e transit hub. sap center with more on that idea and how it could involve one of elon musk's companies. damian. >> reporter: that's right, janelle. the mayor wants the city council to consider a host of options to help alleviate the traffic and parking congestion here in san jose. he thinks an underground tunnel might be the fastest and cheapest way to go. in 2016, tesla founder elon musk announced he was so tired of traffic in l.a. that he was going to start a company and dig a tunnel to give people a different way to get from point a to point b. now san jose's mayor is asking if musk was on to something. >> let's take advantage of the emerging technologies, particularly in tunnelling, to enable us to fin the airpo

the teachers outside malcolm x elementary school standing in solidarity with oakland despite the rain. they called it a city wide day of action with rallies and walk-ins in support of striking oakland teachers. >>> we created a hotline to help parents get the latest information on the strike. (510)874-0400. it will be scrolling across the bottom of your screen. you can call any time for updated information and new developments. >>> happening today, house democrats will vote on a resolution to try to block president trump's national emergency declaration along the u.s. mexico border the president announced the declaration after congress failed to give him the money he wanted for the border wall. democrats call it an over reach of presidential power. their resolution, if it passess both the house and senate would terminate the declaration, but the president has said he would veto the resolution if it were to pass. >>> the house committee voted to subpoena documents from trump administration officials on family separations at the u.s.-mexico border the house over sight committee says it wants the details on th

they have been searching for a home after canceling their lease and oakland after the city of oaklandaid it was suing the raiders and the nfl but the raiders plans to move to las vegas. the nfl reports the raiders and the coliseum authority have reached a deal for 2019 that could be finalized tomorrow. the oakland city council and the nfl owners also have to approve an agreement. the san jose sharks are part of the team that is pushing back against online bullying taking part in an event called hashtag to be likable day. social media is behind the idea that encourages people to carry out acts of kindness on social media. some examples include paying a complement on instagram, expressing gratitude toward someone on facebook or giving a recommendation on linkedin.>>> our time is now 5: 55. oakland teachers still on strike this morning. we have the results of the latest round of negotiations along with a person who has the power to veto a deal. and the lease is up on hope village in san jose and just a couple of weeks. a detailed look at future plans for this site which could include tin

the teachers you will have a rally at 12:30 pm at oakland city hall. and once they wrap up that line they will head over there. live in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the hotline number is on your screen, call that a number at any time for information and all the new developments. you can also visit our website to ktvu.com for more information on the strike. we have a list of afterschool programs that are remaining open. it all there on our home page. >>> new information the shooting. up photographer, reporter comments are getting guard from kpix . a car pulled up next to them and to people got out and the gunman robbed them of their equipment. the security guard was shot in the leg. he was able to return fire and hit a suspect. two hours later police were involved with the chase and the driver was arrested. violence against the media is uncommon. but there will be a renewed effort to keep everyone safe. >> it's not just the city of oakland. we see crime across the country against the media. we will continue our efforts and work with the me

they referred me to the oakland city attorney's office. officials there say they cannot comment until they are served with the lawsuit and have time to review the complaint...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (ken) in the east bay, the oakland unified school district is moving forward with a plan to address a multi million dollar budget shortfall for the coming school year. this as the dual spectres of possible school closures and a potential teachers' strike loom. kron4's charles clifford has details. the oakland unified school district says that for the 2019-2020 school year the district is facing a 21 million dollar budget shortfall. that's mainly due to having 10,000 empty seats across the district and flat enrollment of new students.the district is currently working on a plan to balance the books. that could include closing schools, reorganizing schools, laying off administrative staff or cutting services. the superintendent of the school district was asked what it would take to fix these problems.sotwell ,i think it's many different

they referred me to the oakland city attorney's office. officials there say they cannot comment until they are served with the lawsuit and have time to review the complaint...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news still ahead at ten...governor gavin newsom is just days away from delivering his first state of the state address.the big issues in this state he says demands his immediate attention. plus... a young san francisco couple lost in tonight.we'll hear from the man who set out on his own snowmobile ... to bring them to safety. but first...health officials are sounding the alarm after a measles outbreak hits ten states.why they say getting vaccinated is the only way to combat preventative diseases.. (pam) 4 your health tonight ... at least 10 states across the nation, including california, are reporting cases of measles .... (ken) and leading health officials to stress the importance of getting vaccinated. reporter meredith wood has details in today's health minute. dr. nancy messonnier, director, cdc national center for immunization and re