in the meantime, oakland police are explaining why b.a.r.t was also involved. >> reporter: oakland police were quick to point out b.a.r.t officers were called in because the suspect armed with knives was seen walking towards the b.a.r.t station. >> both bart and oakland police officers fired shot? >> we believe so yes. >> the suspect was walking on east 12th street. >> early report from a witness was he was yelling shoot me when the b.a.r.t officers first made contact with him. >> reporter: the man took off and b.a.r.t officers chased him and then oakland police stepped in. we tried to tase him. it is not effective and he continues to flee. >> reporter: the suspect kept running. at least five officers chased him onto 33rd avenue. >> the man then turns towards one of the officers who has tased him or attempted to tase him. knife in hand charges the officer. at that point other officers on scene who are there to protect the officer who has the taser in hand discharges their firearm striking the suspect who then falls to the ground and did not survive his wounds. >> it was really fast like t

and oakland police. police say that the man had two knives in his hands and refused to put them down and charged at them. >> reporter: past the criminal scene tape rippling in the morning breeze, a man shot several times by b.a.r.t. and oakland police. the sight has neighbors on edge such as annabella shield with her young daughter. >> i done think it's good for her to see those things, especially at her age. >> reporter: deputy chief israel explained how this fatal end began. >> this morning, around 8:15 :15 a.m., opd got a call of a man carrying knives. >> reporter: police chased him where oakland police joined the chase and tazered the man. they say that the tazing department work tazing didn't work and-- tazing didn't work and he continued going when he was tazed again. >> he was tazed yet again which was ineffective. he turned toward the officer who had the taser in his hand and charged at the officer. at the time, the other officers who were there to protect officer holding the taser shot him. he di

i'm heather holmes. >> four different investigations now underway after bart police and oakland police shot and killed a man this morning. it started near the fruitvale bart station when someone called the police to report the man was on east 12th street armed with knives. >> reporter: oakland police haven't identitied the man they shot here on 16th street yet but they say he is hispanic between 30 and 40. past the crime scene tape an unsettling sight. a man shot multiple times by both oakland and bart police officers lies in the street. yellow tags scattered to mark the evidence. oakland police deputy chief explained how this started. >> this morning around 8:15 we got a call of a man armed a knife walking toward the bart station. >> reporter: police say two bart officers tried to stop the man who took off running. they chased him up international boulevard and 34th avenue where police joined the chase and tasered him. they say that didn't work and the man kept going onto 16th avenue where he was tased again. >> he is confronted and tased by two different opd officers, both times they

and jean-claude forming a human chain between the police and protesters in downtown oakland. they say there were there as peacekeepers. >> don't throw things. as >> others say there were prevented police from making arrest so the council members were both running for mayor are part of a police investigation of all with more than a thousand people who attended the protests to see if anyone was breaking the law. >> they're not people were engaged in illegal. they say this is dirty politics. there's >> standing there without honor in protecting the place. she is been the subject of a attack by the police officers' union for the past month and now this i day after 80 officers are laid off. >> it doesn't have to do where actually stand it has to do with i'm not their candidate. >> reporting in oakland kron 4 news. >> the bay area lawyers guild is investigating the actions of oakland police last thursday night they monitored please contact as the rights unfolded. today the group with one man who was arrested told us police responded he responsibly. >> please were violent, they viola

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. >> oakland police, police are trying to find a sniper. it's what police found after that that is really troubling. terry mcsweeney has the latest. >> police entered that apartment building on eighth street where they think the sniper was, they came upon a surveillance room. they thought they could get some video of the suspect from the cameras that had been recorded in the surveillance room but the room had been vandalized. it was no use to police. perhaps the person vandalized that room ahead of time. it happened about 11:30 last nate. officers stopped the car at eighth and market for a marijuana bust but it became secondary. officers were calling for back-up on the ground and in the air. >> rifle rounds were shot at them in the area. they backed down and called for additional resources. we basically locked down and secured what we believe he came from. >> officers went into the apartment building but did not enter individual units. they were not certain exactly where the shots came from. they didn't know what unit they had come from. ag

if you have any information to help them, please contact the oakland police department. obama news. >>> part of that weekend was the wild shootout along 580 in oakland. now several law enforcement agencies are working together to piece together more details about the man they say is responsible. byron christopher williams survived because he was wearing protective armor. he exchanged about 150 rounds with the california highway patrol officers who had pulled him over on the freeway for driving dangerously. police say williams, who has an extensive criminal record had driven more than 130 miles from groveland to oakland with a high diesh powered rifle, a handgun and an enormous amount of ammunition. the chp and oakland police and fbi are all working together. they are not clear where williams was going or what he was planning 20ed whe he was pulled over with you he had enough ammunition on him to kill dozens of people. >>> a place considered nuisance nightclubs could be shut down more easily under an ordinance passed today by a committee of san francisco siupervisors. it w

police say he is 48-year-old fred collins of oakland. policeround 8:15 saturday morning about a man walking near the fruitvale bart station with a knife. police say after a foot chase officers tried to taser collins, who they say approached them with the knife. neighbors say they heard him say shoot me and at least five police officers opened fire. collins died at the scene. san francisco supervisors are set to consider a proposal today that could bring tough new regulations on some of the city's troubled nightclubs. this comes in the wake of several violent incidents including a shooting that left one man dead in front of jelly's nightclub just last weekend. the legislation would give power to the entertainment commission to revoke's club's permits for public safety issues. currently the commission can only suspend permits for up to 90 days. >> 5:34. the contra costa county sheriff's department is looking for whoever shot three people at a party in discovery bay early yesterday morning. now a neighbor says two teenagers who parents were out of

but the oakland police department said this doesn't mean you will see agents patrolling the oakland streets. instead they will be used to help with long-term investigations. with the layoffs of 80 police officers the oakland police department has had to shift some people from the criminal investigations unit to the street. >>obviously were not going to get 80 bodies from the federal government but what we do need is to focus in on our top three priorities. thats gangs, guns and drugs. they can do surveillance, wiretaps, search warrants and thats what were going to look forward to. hopefully we'll be able to move to a more active space in the near future. balance summit held in oakland will be similar to one that took place it help drastically reduce crime in 2008 and nine silliness of 53 gang-related murders so far this year they've had only

if the oakland police department said this doesn't mean you will see agents patrolling oakland streets. instead the be used to help with long-term investigations appeared with the layoffs of 80 police officers the oakland police department has had to shift some people from the criminal investigations unit to the street. >> obviously were not going to get 80 bodies from the federal government but what we do need is to focus in on our top three priorities that's games, guns and drugs. they do surveillance, wiretaps search warrants and that's what were going to look inward still hopefully will be able to move to a more active space in the near future. >> in oakland christine conley kron 4 news. >> a 3.5 shaker around 2:30 p.m. kron 4 de anchorman shows us not much damage >> was >> at the north debate goods remain safe. the chandelier shook a little bit but nothing fell off the shelves. nerves were rattled. >> we felt this huge jolt we weren't sure if it was a huge truck that went by but i was ready to jump out the door i thought was an earthquake but other people thought it might be aboli

the oakland police department said this doesn't mean he'll see agents patrolling oakland streets instead go be used to assist with long-term investigations. with the layoffs of 80 police officers the oakland police department has had to share some people from the criminal investigations unit to the streets. >> obviously were not what it 80 bodies from the federal government we do need it to focus in on our top priorities the gains, and drugs. they can do surveillances, wiretaps and that's what we're looking at. hopefully will be removed to a more active phase in the future. >> this just in to kron 4 major bart delays for train headed to the east bay due to a faulty axle on a train headed to richmond of the delays were here if about 20 minutes for trains going from san francisco to the east bay. the equipment problem reported around 3:35 p.m. it was a rich in bound train was rate near the montgomery station in san francisco the passengers had to be taken off the train at the montgomery station. crews are in the process of getting the train at of the way as soon as we get an update will br

however 0 peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.com says did not expect the squad car to come out oakland police bother calling and one in that case because police officers will no longer come out and take the report on nonviolent crimes like burglary is on less a suspect is still on the scene. in oakland kron 4 news. >> a 15 year-old girl involved in a collision after a high- speed car chase in san jose has died from her injury. it all started tuesday at 11 and interstate 20 you see on our map. it ended tragically simple traffic violation became a dangerous police >> it started at i 280 just after 4:00 p.m. tuesday afternoon. highway patrolman noticed on the going through the red light on read even though the sign says not to do so pure the patrolman flashlights but the honda took out off and the chase was on. >> behind the we will of a honda was 24 year-old bernadine know someone no one when it was hit at this point is by being a busy area appeared we turn at sanford and out and reach 10 street the luck ran out the honda stricken as red and its beat you see here if practically splitting into ap

>>> a fatal police shooting in oakland. what led to a confrontation that ended with the death of a suspect. >>> for the moment an intense waiting game to see if the b.p. oil leak has been stopped in the gulf. >>> roaming the east bay millions of years ago. what they are finding in a tunnel dig. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. the news starts now. >>> this is cbs5 eyewitness news. >>> a suspect shot dead in the street by officers. both oakland and b.a.r.t police involved in the case and both agencies are trying to sort out exactly what happened. linda yee is in oakland with what we know at this point. >> reporter: hi, ann. people who live in this neighborhood say they saw that suspect running down the street taunting the officers who were chasing him. then suddenly just after 8:00 a.m. this morning shots ran out. parents told their children to hit the floor and oakland police quickly explained why b.a.r.t officers were also involved. oakland police were quick to point out b.a.r.t officers were called in because the suspec

that's what california highway patrol oakland police department, and the fbi are trying to piece together. police say williams, who has an extensive criminal record drove more than 130 miles from his home in groveland to oakland prepared for something evil. he wore body armor and his car was packed with a high powered rifle, a shotgun, a handgun, and an enormous amount of ammunition. >> right now we're trying to find out if there is any other underlying criminal activity this individual was responsible for or possibly in the future what he was going to do. >> this individual had a lot of rage, a lot of hatred, a lot of anger, and he reached a point in which he wanted to carry it out and basically make a name for himself. >> reporter: williams is facing attempted murder charges after exchanging about 150 rounds with ten california highway patrol officers after officers pulled him over on the freeway for driving dangerously. police say this is far from his first arrest. chp called williams a two striker who if convicted for this incident could spend the rest of his life behind bars. his arr

>> alan: oakland and b.a.r.t. police officers were involved in the shooting death of a man this morning near the fruitvale part station. five officers opened fire on the man who charged them while wielding a knife. we have more on the story. report report the -- >> reporter: the shooting happened here. investigators say it will be some time before they have a clear idea of what happened and why. a body lay in the middle of 33rd avenue, order to by tarp and surrounded by oakland and b.a.r.t. police officer. officers admit they shot one. >> we believe both b.a.r.t. and opd fired their gun. >> reporter: it started this morning. a caller dialed none one 9-1-1 to report a map carrying a knife. the officers located the month who took off running. when he reached 34th avenue this, oakland police joined the chase and tased him. >> i saw this man walking backwards like this saying, shot me, shoot me, and shoot me, and the police were out of here. none of the police say anything. >> reporter: by the time the chase reached 33. the

i'm teresa garcia live in oakland where much rests on voter approval to rehire police officers. there is a plan on work but a local of contingencies. >> a break in the oakland murder of a google job applicant after tips from the public led to their car. >> a man convicted of killing a novato girl has been killed himself at san quentin. >> here it is tuesday, tamalpais looking at cloud cover. we'll have cooler than average temperatures. >> light at the bay bridge toll plaza, no delays, drive through hayward with major traffic change that started this morning. >>> it is 6:00 a.m. on this tuesday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. top story this morning, there is new deal that could bring back the jobs of 80 police officers recently laid off in oakland but there is a catch, a rather big catch. teresa garcia joins us live from the oakland police department with the latest on late night deal. >>> catch is you've got to have a lot of people approving this in all different facets. city unions who have approved to contribute pensions but police haven't. now, they struck a

what's the stress level going to be at oakland police? and the bottom line, according to the city finances, things won't be better soon. in fact, they could look even worse in the month to come as the city faces the prospect of laying even more cops. >> now, phil, most of this hinges on union negotiations that broke down. are they going to get back to the table and talk about this? >> reporter: they are already back talking about some sort of way to try to tax oaklander to try to pay for more but dana, even they are frank in saying they are not sure they are going to come up with enough money or compromiseses to change this. the situation is tougher. we'll see how the summer goes, the high time. >> it sure s phil matier in oakland, thank you. >>> now back to the shootout on 580. the "chronicle" has learned the shooter byron williams was angry about what he called a left wing agenda by congress. simon perez at the shooting scene with the suspect's criminal history. simon. >> reporter: allen, we are here at the scene which is right over top

it's oakland police and the fbi venting. the fbi is involved because as we've learned the suspect has an extensive criminal history. [ sound of gunfire ] >> reporter: the 45-year-old man who engaged chp officers in a gun fight on this portion of 580 have a 20-year criminal history, that spans two states. in 1990, byron christopher williams served time in prison for second-degree felony theft and two years later was convicted for having a firearm in california. in 2003, he was convicted of bank robbery again in california and he served six years in prison and was still on probation. after getting out of prison, shortly after in 2009, he was arrested for battery in tuolumne county. he has several dui arrests. the night he was pulled over by the chp in this case, he was driving with a suspended license e was pulled over for -- he was pulled other for speeding -- over for speeding and driving erratically. in all, 60 pounds were exchanged. [ sound of gunfire ] >> it sounding like we were watching a movie with a lot of gun play in

. >> no, i'm not afraid to die. >> reporter: third officer related shooting this year for the oakland police department. the second involving a death. >> knowing that oakland has fewer police officers has some on edge tonight but don knapp shows us how it is spurring more citizen action. hi, don? >> reporter: no one is suggesting that you can replace oakland police officers with unarmed volunteers but the guardian angels presence on the streets of oakland can be reassuring to some folks here and perhaps even detour some crime. >> reporter: many who visit the shops and eateries in this business district worry about oakland's loss of police officers. fewer on patrol around the city means more opportunities for robbers here says adrian brown. >> a smart cook would think, come to this area -- a smart crook would think come to this area because people aren't paying attention. >> reporter: a liquor store telling us he may close earlier. he said he would welcome back the guardian angels. >> there is one to two to three police officers that got pulled. >> reporter: the guardian angels say they will

and other bay area news we now know the name of the man killed by police this weekend in oakland, 48 year-old fred. collins. he was shot saturday near the front yard station police say he was armed with two knives and church at him before they opened fire. they've been trying to question him and he ran away. officers tried to subdue him both are officers and oakland police fired their guns. a rally in support of johannes mehserle is scheduled that superior court house there's a lot of security for bridge and under way the russians will hon. johannes mehserle has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of oscar brand organizers are parting is on facebook and they say hundreds of phibro has said that they might attend kron4 is our reggie kumar says >> liz are > > in anticipation of the pro johannes mehserle rally is live in his police state and barricade. one agrees policing says no one will be allowed to park in this parking lot are recorders will still be open the police chief says demonstrators will be separated meaning johannes mehserle will be on one side o

oakland police say you dial 911 and cops will arrive. do not expect squad cards to come out if a burglar is gone. do not even bother to call my mind one in that case because police officers will no longer come out to take a report on nonviolent reports like burglary, that is a minus the burglar is not on the scene. (music) >> pretty nice evening for tonight, we have 60s around the day and 70's in the inland spot. it is great weather aside for saturday night. fairfield into that have really been the hot spots. a different story in san francisco is cloudy and damp and cool and readings right now are in the '50s. here's the fog over the city, about 40 minutes ago, for tonight we are going to see the fog moved into the bay and it is going to have it in tomorrow morning on bayside. a little bit of fallout that should clear up very quickly for tomorrow, and liked it did today which means warmer temperatures in the north bay. there's a lot of sunshine and temperatures are going up the few degrees, may be getting closer to 100 and hot spots. it s

oakland police say the images were captured by camera phones, police and store surveillance equipment. police are asking the public to help identify people on the videos. >> the photographs are very clear of individuals that were involved in this, i know citizens of oakland are very upset about what happened in their city about having outside people come in and break into businesses. >> reporter: police say with 80 police officers laid off this week, oakland needs strong communities to help combat crimes. >> we understand that we have to be smarting in how we do our police work. >> reporter: concern other crime and police lay offs is so high here at oakland's china town that some business have been talking about hiring their own security guards. but many think that security guards are not as effective as officers. >> we don't see any officers around here anymore. >> reporter: reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and in about an hour, community organizers will hold a meeting which is open to the public to discuss whether to hold more rallies. the oakland genera

. >>> oakland police nab the suspect. today police revealed surveillance video record aid few feet from the crime scene that clearly shows a young man and woman who detectives believes may be responsible. tracy grant is live to show us the video. tracy? >> reporter: lisa, the surveillance video came from this area right behind me and it shows a good portion of webster street. in the minutes right before this shooting took place. oakland police want you to take a very good look at this video. they need help trying to figure out who these people are. >> this side of the street they're walking on is the same side of the street the victim's vehicle was parked. >> oakland police detectives say this couple is walking towards the spot where she was shot and killed on sunday night. police believe these two, a male on the left and female dressed in baggy clothing on the right, are the ones responsible for his death. the video was recorded at 11:25 p.m. and the 911 call reporting the incident came in at 11:32. detective mike gantz

they enlisted the help of 15 police agencies. one oakland deputy police chief the officers did a damn good job they still acknowledge that violence and looting happened within feet where officers stood. why is the questions they will be asking this week. >> this is j.c. jewelers being broken in and looted july 8. looters broke down an iron gate and grabbed what they could as store workers tried to fight them off and protect the store. >> there was $50,000, all the merchandise, all the glass and windows and gates. >> he is still trying to understand how looters and vandals could have caused this kind of damage with police a few feet away. >> police part way in front of me, police when it happened there were no police. >> they are preparing a briefing to determine why with 15 police agencies, vandals were able to cause $750,000 worth of property damage and looting. one issue they acknowledge is the communication glitch, officers from surrounding cities could not talk on the oakland police band which left alameda sheriffs and oakland police try

the oakland unified school district police department is in process of hiring three. the hayward pd has hired one, alameda department is in the process of hiring one to three laid-off oakland cops and the contra costa county sheriff's department is hoping to hire several of the laid-off officers. but it isn't releasing specific numbers. same goes for the san mateo police department. now, the police union would have to approve this deal within the next few weeks to make it all official but they got what they wanted, that three-year no layoff guarantee that was the sticking point that thread to the layoffs in the first place. >> thank you, anne makovec in oakland. >>> a second suspect in custody. 24-year-old george hugguins arrested yesterday, investigators believing he is one of the two people who shot and killed 45-year-old jinghong kang in oakland. the victim came for a job interview at google. police say that kang had just left the dentist when he was robbed of $17 and shot anyway. a woman believed to be hugguins' girlfriend was arrested over the weekend. police say

. >> as an oakland resident i know how important the police are to society, particularly to a troubled society like oakland. >> reporter: some businesses shut down early in the mostly white upscale city, quite different from oakland where the killing occurred. >> well, i think the safest thing was since we didn't have any business anyway, you know, why should we stay open? >> reporter: the rallies were loud but peaceful. >> i think it's a great representation of freedom of speech. >> reporter: about three and a half hours after it all begun an anti mehserle group caught bart and went home. pro mehserle folks left, too. police arrested no one. valley road reopened and walnut creek returned to normal. in walnut creek, rita williams williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> we have posted more pictures from the dualing rallies online at ktvu.com. look for the slide show tab. >>> an exclusive new ktvu field poll shows a small shift in california's opinion of same- sex marriage. when asked if they approved in allowing same sex couples to get married 52% from last year. 42% disapprove, a decrease

. >> oakland police prepared for the mehserle verdic for three weeks. they enlisted the help of 15 policegencies. one oakland deputy police chief the officers did a damn good job they still acknowledge that violence and looting happened within feet where officers stood. why is the questions they will be aski this week. >> thi is j.c. jewelers being broken in and looted july 8. looters broke down an iron gate and grabbed what they could as store workers tried to fight them off and protect the store. >> there was $50,000, all the merchandise, all the glass and windows and gates. >> he is still trying to understand how looters and vandals could have caused this kind of damage with police a few feet away. >> poce part way in front of me, police when it happened there were no police. >> they are preparing a briefing to with 15 police agencies, vandals were able to cause $750,000 worth of property damage and looting. one issue they acknowledge is the communication glitch, officers from surrounding cities could not talk on the oakland police band which left al

. >> as an oakland resident i know how important the police are to society, particularly to a troubled society like oakland. >> reporter: some businesses shut down early in the mostly white upscale city, quite different from oakland where the killing occurred. >> well, i think the safest thing was since we didn't have any business anyway, you know, why should we stay open? >> reporter: the rallies were loud but peaceful. >> i think it's a great representation of freedom of speech. >> reporter: about three and a half hours after it all begun an anti mehserle group caught bart and went home. pro mehserle folks left, too. police arrested no one. valley road reopened and walnut creek returned to normal. in walnut creek, rita williams williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> we have posted more pictures from the dualing rallies online at ktvu.com. look for the slide show tab. >>> an exclusive new ktvu field poll shows a small shift in california's opinion of same- sex marriage. when asked if they approved in allowing same sex couples to get married 52% from last year. 42% disapprove, a decrease

we did ask oakland police last night, they also had a homicide last night. was there a shortage of police? we're told by the lieutenant they had a plenty of officers, that was not a concern last night. terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >>> so we'll talk about the overnight homicide where oakland police are looking for suspects. police were called to the intersection of 19th on report of gunfire. they found a 45-year-old man who was shot to death. they believe he was in town for a job interview today and was killed during a carjacking. police have not released a suspect description. >> the f.b.i. is now investigating a notebook that was found in the truck of a man that shot it out with highway patrol officers yesterday. they say the man was heavily armed and was wearing body armor. lilian kim has newly posted youtube video of the intense gun battle that erupted. >> you can hear the gunshots on the video. it happened west of grand avenue and left this pickup truck riddled with bullets and three chp windows shattered. he is under arrest for shooting at chp officers

the oakland housing authority police department hired six laid-off oakland police officers. the oakland unified school district police department is in the process right enough to hiring three. the hayward pd has hired one, alameda department is in the process of hiring one to three laid-off oakland cops and the contra costa county sheriff's department is hoping to hire several of the laid-off officers. but it isn't releasing specific numbers. same goes for the san mateo police department. now, the police union would have to approve this deal within the next few weeks to make it all official but they got what they wanted, that three-year no layoff guarantee that was the sticking point that thread to the layoffs in the first place. >> thank you, anne makovec in oakland. >> reporter: well, besides the public safety parcel tax, the oakland city council put two other tax measures on the november ballot last night. one of them would be a marijuana tax. the proposal is to tax cannabis dispensaries, production and cultivation by 5% and if state voters decide to allow recreational u

it would be difficult at the same time i truly support oakland police officers. >> reporter: in work going class village some residents say the added protection is worth a dollar a day more. >> they're much needed. there's a lot of violence in oakland. i would vote for it. >> reporter: many more said no way. >> i'm pro police and pro protecting the people. i'm not pro gouging the people. >> reporter: a press conference was held to explain what's at stake. voters are asked to approval the parcel tax and amend measure y to allow the city to keep dozens of of police officers on the job. >> the measure y and parcel does not tax, we'll be laying off another 122 officers. >> people can decide yea or nay. all i'm saying is be willing to live with the consequences. >> reporter: before the tax gets to the voters, oakland police must agree to pay 9% into their pension. if they don't agree the city will pull the parcel tax ballot measure from the november ballot ballot. ktvu channel 2 news. >> chuck ray is considering a request by major league baseball to hold off on put a new ball park proposa

terry mcsweeney is live in oakland police headquarters. what did they find?search did not turn up a suspect but it turn up evidence that it may have been planned well ahead of time. eighth and market streets 11:30 last night police are making a stop on a vehicle some kind of marijuana bust. certainly that became inconsequence consequential when somebody opened fire. lots of squad cars. police did not enter the individual apartment units. they weren't sure where the sniper was. officers thought they got a break when they found a surveillance room in the apartment building. >> this an effort to sea if there was any video that captured the shooting that is where we went to first. apparently their video system room was vandalized. >> police it's are not saying they have a connection for sure, but if the sniper is the one that vandalized that surveillance room, there was thinking about this attack. it wasn't just somebody opening fire taking potshots in the direction of police officers. the good news is that nobody was hit but the bad news is the sniper is still o

as a lot of talk of kids in those 80 police officers and how dramatic it is. oakland has had so many police officers for so long when you look at the numbers is strictly where oakland is right now is pretty much in the same ballpark they had to deal with for most of the last several years. >> the 2005 gop bp to 683 officers. the climb to 699 in 2006. 736 and 2007, and at the very end of 2008 to zero p d reached an surpassed its goal of 803 officers. then in 2009 the slide began at the beginning of 2010 we were already below the peak. dropping just this week to 694 officers. i can that's a level not far off from where we were just a few years ago. >> course they've made so much progress getting the numbers up his third chance to be able to get the numbers back up again? >> here's the one chance of has to do with a measure why funds right now the can't take the measure why funds because it didn't have some officers to get the funding to get the additional 63 officers. some of the council is talking about is amending measure why so there's no bottom line is that the be a

oakland police say they will no longer respond to nonviolent crime reports and crimes considered low priority but the guardian angels will bring in more volunteers and starting sunday they will have 30 volunteers working. >> we could be a deterrent. they will think twice about

news this morning a surprise offer from the oakland police union and oakland voters could be showing a burden of solving the budget mess. the last that the council voted to approve replacing a $360 parcel tax on the november ballot. only local employees agreed to pay 9 percent into the pension. the contribution would be phased array three-year period if this measure is passed in the fall oakland could rehire 63 of the the officers that recently eliminated. this up troopers of the deal by august 10th or the city will hold a partial strikes from the ballot. father of three gunned down in oakland will visiting the bay area we're now seeing is a real and city of pictures his killers of nearly a hopis practice prepared c,g"u please send them a the sd set to rest near remainder of sd virginia man who was here to interview for been interviewed google. after the first arrest road again the second arrest happened yesterday the rate came on people sought the surveillance video one-person recognize the people in the video and call police. without that how police say they with the researcher fo

take a look at these photos released by the oakland police department. the oakland police say someone snapped a photo of this guy coming out of the foot locker holding clothes. here's another photo of a woman holding what appears to be the top portion of a mannequin with the shirt still on it, also coming out of sears. and these people here, looks like they're looting a sushi bar. this guy is running down the street with two arms full of clothes. oakland police say they still need the public's help in identifying people you've seen here in these photographs. >>> well, it was really warm out there today and we're in for another warm day tomorrow. we're going to see very little fog build up tonight into tomorrow morning. by 7:00 minimum, the low clouds will be scaling back. we're going start the day mild. once again by noon the fog will be completely offshore. it's going to hang around the koasal spots until late morning. our inland spots near 100 degrees, and it's going to be kept a little more mild at the coastline thanks to sea breeze winds. we'll take

and the national skills and more than a dozen police agencies provided aid to oakland police to prevent rioting >> i was not in contact with a police officer. never formed a line in front of a police officer. never face-to-face with a police officer until this officer choked me. >> oakland police say the community has praised their efforts and only received one formal complaint so far. the video shows two city council members from oakland claimed they acted as peacemakers and police are now investigating the two for joining the human chain that may have blocked officers during protests along broadway. both are running for mayor. >> former bart police officer johannes mehserle will be sentenced for killing oscar grant november 5th. and this sentence was pushed back. tonight plans are being made for the first rally in support of johannes mehserle. some in the law enforcement community set up a face book page to support him following last week's conviction saying the rally is not about inciting violence, or rioting and that anyone who plans to do those things should just stay home. this is

police say he was 48-year-old fred collins of oakland. policealled around 8:15 saturday morning about a man walking near the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. he had a knife. neighbors say they heard him say "shoot me" and at least five police officers opened fire. collins died at the scene. >>> 7:31. well, vallejo's fire department is taking a major hit this morning. crews say the cuts will mean slower response times for some emergencies. ktvu's jade hernandez is joining us now. jade, you got reaction from the fire department. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, dave, this morning, several stations are set to close. we're live at a station that's reopening, and that's due too the real location of resource -- due to the reallocation of resources. this is a truck that will be back in operation. the bottom line, the city of vallejo needed to cut money out of their budget. at any given time there will now be 18 firefighters on duty here in vallejo. today and from now on there will only be 15. joining us this morning is bill twedy with the fire depar

police say the man is 48-year- old fred collins of oakland. policee called around 8:15 saturday morning about a man walking near the fruitvale bart station with a knife. police say after a foot chase officers tried to taser limb who they say approached them with a knife. neighbors say they heard him say shoot me and at least five officers opened fire. collins died at the scene a candlelight vigil was planned tonight for remember her. she was shot to death by her neighbor. police say she may have been trying to help another woman who turner stabbed. turner was arraigned on friday. if he is convicted turner is facing possibly life in prison. the vigil for vernea lisa hollins is scheduled for 7:00 this evening outside the family's apartment complex. >> the contra costa sheriff's department is looking for whoever shot three people at a party in discovery bay early yesterday morning. a neighbor says two teenagers, whose parents were out of town, decided to throw a party at their home. the neighbor says about 2:00 a.m. he heard gunshots and a few minutes l

. >>> this morning, oakland police were searching for whoever shot a man on a bicycle in the face. e police say the young man was trying to steal the victim's bicycle. the police say several good samaritans rushed to help the man, there is no word on his condition. >>> the police in oakland are trying to get ready for november 5th. that is sentencing day for mehserlie. yesterday, oakland police held a meeting with other law enforcement agencies. they want to avoid a repeat of the violence from earlier this month. >>> in the meantime, the contra costa county times reports last week's pro-mehserlie rally will end up costing $60,000. some were count ire demonstrators. >>> members of the community are turning out right now to help a veteran police officer. also, the president was talking about education today defending his race to the top program for schools. and will the bay area see warmer temperatures by the weekend? meteorologist mark tamayo has warmer temperatures ahead. our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch

we have a link to the pictures and oakland police department's tip line on our cbs5.com. >>> 80 oaklandfficers laid off because of budget cuts there. today many of those officers trying to move on. sherry hu joined one of them as he started looking for his next beat. >>> reporter: no more cruising in a patrol car at least for a while. gordon just lost his job. >> you know what, honestly, i don't think it's hit me yet. probably will hit me tomorrow when i instinctively get up to go to work and realize that i am no longer employed as an oakland police officer. >> reporter: this intersection high and international used to be part of his beat. now he doesn't know if he will ever patrol these oakland streets again. >> here you go. >> have a seat. and i'll be right back. >> okay, thank you. appreciate it. >> reporter: on his first day of unemployment, gordon is applying for a new job in east palo alto. >> i'm very eager to find another job. >> reporter: he is the first in his family to become a cop having grown up in oakland. being hired there was a good fit. after two years in patrol, he is

area police agencies or are in the process of being hired. the oakland housing authority police department hired 6 laid- off oakland police officers. spokesman marcus walton tells me the officers were scheduled to start today. the oakland unified school district department is h the process of hiring three. hayward police have hired one, the alameda police department is in the process of hiring 3 laid off cops. the contra costa police department is hoping to hire laid off oakland officers but they are not specific in numbers, the same goes for san matea. >> domenic resident a is a recollection take told me more police agencies are looking at these seasoned and trained officers, you can expect more to be hired away. you didn't want to talk about the negotiations. dana, consider this, the officers got what they wanted all along, a three-year guarantee '06 no layoffs and they were already agreeing to pay up to 9% into the deal so you know it looks like they got the deal they wanted. >> big game of chess. all right. joe vazquez, thank you. >>> oakland police

once the doctor gives the ok the oakland police officers and fbi agents will interview him. we understand he was facing attempted murder and he could also face other charges. >> a renowned of the name of the man killed by police tishri in oakland. 48 year-old fred collins. he was shot by oakland and our officers yesterday. police say that he was armed with two knives and charged at them before they opened fire. they said they tried to question him and he initially ran away. they tried to subdue him with a taser. our officers and oakland police fired their guns. that >> temperatures bumped up once again today. inland we have readings will reach in and mid- 90s. in antioch although it to the century mark. the inside the bay we have a different story. the cool sea breeze coming in. a very nice afternoon was sunshine. the fog cleared away most spots. san francisco we're still stuck in the '60s. and it's been pretty cool the last couple days. it is the fog situation this morning. the fog we did have backed up by the afternoon. in the afternoon we had some north winds come off the

Ñ >>> ours is the only camera on the scene this afternoon as oakland police take away a suspected killerin a high profile homicide case. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. oakland police say they know have two suspects behind bars in connection with a shooting death of a virginia man who was visiting the bay area for a job interview at google. ktvu's debra villalon is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: what made the difference in this case was surveillance video. that revealed a man and woman just minutes before they allegedly robbed and shot a man who had willingly handed him hill wallet with $17 in it. pictures got her arrested on saturday. this cable installer was working at the house where murder suspect george hoggins showed up. hoggins was looking for girlfriend atheway. hoggins appearance here angered neighbors. >> said that this guy is a murder suspect. and the other guy was being retrained. he was not disputing that. >> reporter: officers who took 28-year-old hoggins thanked the man who caught him. >> they were praising him because they s

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>>> ours is the only camera on the scene this afternoon as oakland police take away a suspected killer in a high profile homicide case. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. oakland police say they know have two suspects behind bars in connection with a shooting death of a virginia man who was visiting the bay area for a job interview at google. ktvu's debra villalon is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: what made the difference in this case was surveillance video. that revealed a man and woman just minutes before they allegedly robbed and shot a man who had willingly handed him hill wallet with $17 in it. pictures got her arrested on saturday. this cable installer was working at the house where murder suspect george hoggins showed up. hoggins was looking for girlfriend atheway. hoggins appearance here angered neighbors. >> said that this guy is a murder suspect. and the other guy was being retrained. he was not disputing that. >> reporter: officers who took 28-year-old hoggins thanked the man who caught him. >> they were praising him because they

when oakland police joined in { sot.deputy chief jeffrey israel/ oakland pd..20:06++} " ... we believe at that pt.. we attempt to taze him. it is not effective.. he continues to flee.. and still armed with knives. the suspect kept running - at least five officers chased him onto 33rd avenue.. { sot.20:34++} "..the man then turns toward one of the officers who attempted to taze him..knife in hand.. charges the officer. at that point.. other officers on the scene.. there to protect the officer discharges their firearms.. striking the suspect.who then falls to the ground.. and did not survive his wounds. { sot. 1:13:52} " it was really fast.. tat tat tat tat..like that." juana nieva said the shots scared her -a neighbor saw it all. { sot.14:15++.jua na nieva/ witness} . police officer.. told him to stop stop stop.. and he went this way and that way .. and that way.. families in this fruitvale neighborhood say the violence here is not new. and the oscar grant shooting-- the governor signed a bill to create an independent auditor to investigate complaints about bart officers. it also sets u

and now was growing dark going on and oakland police there your help to. >> they also fled to patrol and win johannes mehserle is sentenced in the burgeoning trial in november. in oakland, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> we will talk about medicinal marijuana as well says the justice and help you will feel about that. in california in news to cover news still believe in the dead and the state 70 percent of those surveyed say they support the debt from the and 6% of no opinion of death penalty for live without parole for first- degree murder 42 percent said they would prefer white resin, 41% debt. another 13 set attendance records this is, 4 percent had no opinion. the impact of legalizing marijuana are hard to run and richard. bring in additional revenue while the response and it could conflict,. a university study has found a classroom spending has declined even their total funding has increased. over a five-year period clauses of gone down from 59% to 15 7.8%. the study found that more of the funding increase went to his ministers clerks and technical stuff less teachers college test w

ken pritchett is live with our report. >> today at a press briefing, oakland's police chief said that his department is shrinking at a time when the public needs protection. the aim is to bring in more resources to dishand -l gangs through long term investigations. >> we're going to sit down with all our federal partners, fbi, atf and ask for their assistance. >> reporter: chief batts was not the specific on what type of help he will ask. >> we do believe we need help, from wherever it may come from. because oakland is in dire trouble. >> reporter: oakland community organizations is concerned that the lay offs of 80 officers will bring more problem to the gang issue. >> you cannot arrest your way out of crime and violence. >> reporter: chief batts met witherric holder, while the details remain unclear, batts says he expects help for a gang problem that is bigger than oakland. >> i expect a lot of help and resources to assist the area. >> reporter: oakland police say the request for federal government assistance is not directly connected to the lay off of 80 officers. the department sa

oakland's police chief is turning to the federal government now for help in dealing with violent crimekland. chief batts says he will meet with the u.s. attorney's office and the fbi. batts says after 80 officers were played off last week, he's had to put his investigators in patrol cars. so he's asking for the federal government's government to assist with long-term investigations, especially those targeting gang networks in the city. >>> vallejo is another city that's been forced to cut down on the police department. starting tomorrow, there will be half as many police cars as usual, patrolling the streets of vallejo. the police department will also start requiring patrol officers to ride two to a car for their own safety. the vallejo police department right now has 95 sworn officers but that number keeps going down as more officers retire or they transfer to other police departments. >>> 7:46. lawyers for a republican gay rights group plan to ask a federal judge today to declare the military's don't ask/don't tell poll i unconstitutional. it's part of their planned closing arguments