again, it is for every officer on the oakland police department. ve in oakland, terry mcsweeney. >> it's 5:06. we've been dealing with high fire danger but hopefully those conditions subside today. >> let's check with mike and find out. >> over the next hour or so we're going to continue to watch the winds decrease in speed. the fire danger will subside this afternoon. the red flag warning will be allowed to expire this morning but still the diablo range, the east bay hills and north bay mountains would be the most likely area for any type of fire danger during the afternoon hours which would be less than what we're dealing with right now. let's talk about some temperatures. we are 49 in napa, 51 in fairfield. some of the cooler weather there. still 70s in antioch, fremont and los gatos. low to mid-60s mountain view, san jose and san francisco. the rest of us in the low to mid-50s until you get to oakland and concord at 59. it's 19 degrees cooler at fairfield. 26 degrees cooler in napa this morning and 11 in livermore. so you can see the modificatio

. >> oakland police open fire on anthit arthritic dog and don't even wait around to tell the owner. >> a note. a dog shot by police officers searching for an intruder. the family searching for answers and an apology. that shooting happened tuesday morning in the nolan park neighborhood in oakland hills. we are live at the house tonight, where the family is still in shock. george. >> that's right, lisa the family says oakland police have apologized for shooting and killing their family dog. but tonight they wonder if all of this could have been avoided. >> anybody who knew her knew she wouldn't hurt anything or anyone or kill anything or anyone. >> reporter: the family is not angry at oakland police for shooting their dog during a false burglary alarm call while they were away, but they do question why their dog was seen as a threat to their officers. gloria was an 11-year-old dog who had problems walking because she had arthritis in her hips. >> first of all, they shouldn't have used a gun on her. my dad had called and asked if they had taser, mace, or pepper spray or a baton. they ha

. >>> oakland police respond to shooting and killing a family pet labrador. that story coming up in just a moment. >>> decades in the making a live report ahead on ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> good afternoon. we begin this noontime with the investigation into a fire that ripped through an east bay high school early this morning causing between $1 million and $2 million in damage. the two alarm fire burned a kitchen, a cafeteria at the high school on valley view road in richmond. ktvu's claudine wong explains why the cause appears to be suspicious. >> reporter: as kids arrived at school this morning, they were met with this sight. the charred remains of what used to be the cafeteria's kitchen. he just keeps thinking about how much worse it could have been. >> a little bit, yeah. since it's right next to the band room. that's like my favorite place in school. >> reporter: firefighters say the 911 call came in just before 1:30 this morning when someone spotted flames shooting out of the building. the fire station is just three blocks away and firefighters sa

reporter: he believes that she barked and scared him a way. >> she has adrenaline and god bless the oakland police. then there is a dog backing at them. >> she doesn't know the difference. >> reporter: she couldn't even run anymore because of her severe arthritis. she was allowed barker. according to -- police arrived and advanced in a threatening manner so an officer shot her several times. >> this is totally unacceptable. you didn't fire a revolver at a family dog. and that's my only case. that's my only issue. i don't have a problem with the officer. maybe he did or didn't understand dogs. what's the protocol here? could the officer have talked to the dog and tried to rely gate some kind of response and understand that the dog needs to know that the officer is in presence. what i want the most, i want oakland police to work with me so that other families don't have to have what happened to us tuesday night. >>> well, in other news, the giants stirred a lot of excitement at at&t park today, but outside the park, somebody else was trying to get attention. take a look at this. the father of the fo

it will be free to oakland police. the spca is putting up $45,000 per year for the training. t the training they want and it's going to be on the spca's dime. live in oakland, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thanks a lot. it's 6:07. >> let's check the weather forecast. mike, a red flag warning was supposed to expire sometime soon in. >> expired at 6:00 which means good news. the worst conditions possible for a fire danger have expired but it's still going to be hot today and rather dry. won't have the winds that we had the last couple days. let's talk about temperatures. 49 in napa, the cool spot all the way to 72 in los gatos. 70 fremont and antioch. low to mid-60s mountain view, san francisco, the rest of us 50s. without those winds, temperatures will be cooler from 11 in livermore to 19 in fairfield, 26 napa. about 2 degrees cooler in san francisco, 9 half moon bay and 4 mountain view. record highs possible away from the coast today. looking for the star. >> upper 80s to low 90s. san francisco 82 and look at the coast. the clouds will return. that surge is here and i

officer young is still in the hospital. >>> an oakland family wants an apology after a police officer shot their dog while searching for an intruder. the shooting happened tuesday morning in the nolan park neighborhood in the oakland hills. as today in the east base george katayama reports they're still in shock. >> reporter: the family says the oakland police apologized for shooting and killing the family dog but this morning they wonder if all of this could have been avoided. >> anybody who lives here knew that she wouldn't hurt anyone or anything. >> reporter: the family says they're not angry at oakland police for shooting their dog during a burglar alarm call on their property while they were aware but question why the dog was seen as a threat to the officers. after all she was an 11-year-old dog who had problem walking because she had arthritis in her hips. >> first of all, they shouldn't have used a gun. my dad called and asked if they had taser, mace. i don't know why they had to use the gun and shoot three times. >> reporter: officers say when they arrived gloria allegedly gr

. >>> new at 6:00, from deer to dogs, oakland police have been forced to open fire on animals. the one thing the spca hopes will prevent this from happening again. >>> and, when's the unemployment rate going to get better? a disapointing new look at what's going on with jobs in our area. >>> plus it's the return of the porpoise. flocks of schools are returning to our area, and that means one very good thing. >>> the faa says that airport runways across the country are getting safer. the number of collisions on runways dropped to six, that's half as many as the year before on run ways across the u.s. it's a dramatic drop from 67 in 2000. it credits the decline to lights and signage and markings and improved pilot training. >>> if you road amtrak today here in the bay area you likely saw a lot of local police officers and federal agents on the trains and in the stations. they were out in force as part of a long planned security drill. and ktvu's claudine wong has our report. >> reporter: at nia jackson waited for her amtrak train today she couldn't help but notice, tsa, homeland

they intend to pressure the oakland police to get something done. they have a strong group and have been at it for a year. tonight police hope that someone will come forward with information about a deadly shooting at a party in the east bay. many are shocked that it happened in a family-friendly place. >> reporter: yellow crime scene tape surrounds the restaurant. a bloodstain on the sidewalk outside. >> it's very sad that something like that would happen here at this place. >> reporter: just before 10:00 p.m., shots range out. four young men were hit. two of them died at the hospital. police say they were between the ages of 18 and 20. police say describe a chaotic scene with witnesses scattering. >> running away from the building. fleeing at high rates of speed in cars as they left the area. and not much left for us when we got there. >> reporter: the restaurant's banquet haul was being rented out for a party for teenagers and young adults. police say they didn't find any alcohol there and they still don't know who rented it. >> it appears that th

. >>> and now oakland, police have arrested a woman in the apparent beating of her 2-year- old daughter. police responded to a call of a woman screaming in front of her home this afternoon. officers said the woman aperiod to be under the influence. police went inside the home where they found the toddler. she was take on the the hospital with facial injuries. the 34-year-old mother is under arrest. >>> oakland police are under a storm of scrutiny for the way officers handsed a burglary call this week. an officer responding to that alarm shot and killed the family and it left a note on the door. today, police tried to explain why protocols took a backseat to safety concerns. >> our plan is to put it right back here in the corner. >> reporter: she and her son are looking at that time spot they have picked out to bury the remains of their 11-year- old dog. here's a look at recent home video of the pet. >> i picked her out myself when i was 4 years old. so i mean, it's, it's like missing a major part of yourself. it really is like losing a family member. >> reporter: oakland police tell us

. >> >> looking at the oakland police squad that of area to which covers the from sale and lake shore district. the elin or jerry on the map represent us bike are robberies in those parts of >> in the last week we had eaten alone. if a >> according to his commanding officers oakland police capt ben farrell said people on the move for our common thread in these crimes. >> a lot of people in the area to or in transit to we have a major transit area of the fruit fell apart station. it also international boulevard is a main thoroughfare as well. a lot of people on foot to if you think about the lake shore area and all the shopping we of the next restaurants people go for a nice meal at night those are people that become victims sometimes. >> oakland police say the victims are often older women and the robbers are taking purses, wallets and jewelry. >> when a customer who's committing these crimes for the most part we believe they're gay members. >> these are using what they're calling hot spot directed enforcement redirecting patrol officers to the problem areas in and around from felt li

on tuesday. >> it was a deer and then a family dog, both shot to death by oakland police. as a result, all officers will receive training in animal behavior. leigh glaser has that story. >> if you don't have that training about animals, your first response is to go what to what you know and that is to use force. >> she says it was the recent shooting of a family dog in an oakland neighborhood by police officers that prompted her to begin offering courses in animal behaor. >> to include everything from reading dog behavior, dog instincts, from that to simply looking at a property and determine visually if you don't see or hear the dog, are there any visual cues there is an animal on that property. >> the training will begin next month and be mandatory for all oakland police officers. >> we want to make sure that we train our officers, you have a family pet, that officer is there to also protect the family. >> what i see in this dog is her tail is wagging. >> they are observing the dog's body movements before approaching can protect officers from an aggressive animal. a tail

problems for the oakland police.are here to satisfies any future -- cease any futureen gamement like what happened tuesday night. >>reporter: the family is not angry with police. they say they want to work with them. the police union already reviewing police policy after an officer shot and killed a young deer who was cornered in someone's back yard. we called and e mailed police night ask them about this incident. we didn't hear back but we'll try again tomorrow during business hours. live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> all right thanks amy. >> well the allegations are flying over when republican candidate whitman learned she hired undocumented housekeeper. she denied ever receiving a letter from social security administration but hours later that letter emerged. cecelia is here now with more. >> well carolyn attorney gloria allred said yesterday she had proof whitman knew she was in the country illegally and she unveiled the truth in a letter she called the smoking gun. >> neither my husband nor i received any letter f

this means oakland police and lawyers are gearing up again for the next round. claudine wong spoke with both attorneys today. >> reporter: good afternoon. sx still a couple of weeks away. it appears that all sides are ramping up for what could be a very emotional day. the grant family wants johannes mehserle to serve a maximum sentence in the death of oscar grant. johannes mehserle's attorney says he deserves at most probation in this case. this will be up to the judge. the decision rests with him and both sides are pushing hard to get him to listen to them. it's been more than three months since protestsy rupted in the streets of oakland following the verdict in the johannes mehserle trial. as we approach sentencing, both sides are hoping to sway the judge as he determines if johannes mehserle should spend time behind bars for the killing of oscar grant. >> we show this young man and his family some justice. please don't endorse this shooting by giving less than the maximum sentence. >> today the grant family attorney read from some of the 4,000 letters and pos

. >>> and a shooting of a dog by oakland police is drawing outcry. though the department claims they did nothing wrong. >> reporter: gasia, we're actually in the backyard where the shooting happened. right now take a look around, it's a quiet home in the foothills. right close to the oakland zoo, and while police are reviewing the shooting, the family is mourning the loss of their beloved pet. >> our plan is to put her right back here in the corner. >> reporter: mary kate and her son matthew are looking at the spot they picked out to cremate the remains of gloria. several people have already offered them a few lab puppies. >> i picked her out myself when i was 4 years old. so i mean, it's like missing a major part of yourself. it really is like losing a family member. >> reporter: oakland police tell us the sergeant who shot and killed the dog is a veteran with a decade on the force. >> it just seems obsessive for a family dog. >> reporter: normal policy is to try pepper spray or a taser with an animal before shooting a gun. in this case the sergeant

. >>> oakland police are looking for two suspects in a home invasion robbery that happened overnight. the victims range in age from 3 to 70 years old. happened around 11:00. claudine wong is live on the scene with the very latest.

on tuesday while responding to a burglar alarm, an oakland police officer shot and killed the dog. the hallocks told cbs 5 they found out by reading this note left by police. >> this is totally absolutely unacceptable. you don't fire a revolver at a family dog. and that's my only case. that's my only issue. i don't have a problem with the officer maybe he did or didn't understand dogs. >> reporter: officer jeff thompson says the officer had his gun drawn focused on a wide- open back door thinking a burglar might still be inside the house. >> the dog came out started charging at the officer. the officer was trying to back up. the dog was growling and when the dog got around 3 feet from the officer the officer discharged his firearm and this all took place within a second or two. this is a fast situation, a split second decision was made, and it's unfortunate but right now, looking at the report, it was necessary. >> reporter: ward hallock says gloria definitely a loud barker couldn't run any more because of severe arthritis. police say it turns out it was a false alarm. officers canv

. >> reporter: oakland police say a 28-year-old man was busy using the machine when he was shot at least twice and remains critically wounded. a worker at the next door boston market tells us off camera his coworker was just opening up the shop, taking out the trash when he heard the gunfire and ran down to see the victim on the ground. and a security guard hiding behind a pillar. he also believes he saw a friend of the victim's standing there in shock. vanessa originally from dallas does all her business banking here, and when she heard about the shooting, she wanted her husband to come with her to the atm. >> the fact that it was in light hours, that was nerve-racking. even though it was 9:00 a.m. saturday, you know, i don't know i just think it's a little bit bold. >> i guess we're all going to have to start carrying our own guns, right? to the supermarket, to the bingo game, you know. you can never be too safe, right? >> i wonder if it will stop you from coming, you know? >> no. but i will be more aware of my

. >> oakland police are reviewing police shot up all through the last three times will responding toa false burglary alarm. the dog growled and market them oakland police said the shooting was a necessary action the declined to name the officer the filer the weapon and he has not been placed on leave. will be arraigned today in the kidnapping and rape of j.c. 29 counts while his wife nancy also faces a kidnapping and rape counts. they have been in custody for year. last week's proceedings were suspended after his lawyer said he was not mentally competent to stand trial. j.c. was taken from our home in 1991 only to surface again 18 years later in antioch with two children allegedly fathered by guido. we will be right back alive look aside as we go. a shot i believe that albany. headlights westbound as you make your way down the freeway toward @2rkeley. 10 past the hour giving you an idea how things will shape bob low eighties around the bay was '60s around the coast as we head into saturday, sunday cooling and often to the low 80s expected inland los '70s along the bay. kind of cool w

the oakland police department brought in a portable generator to light up the building's lobby.he power went out in the afternoon, and since then they kept busy setting up freeway off-ramps lights where they weren't working. >> now they have additional duties to deal with, traffic outages and that. we are putting flares in area we think can cause problems. >> much of downtown oakland were in the dark. residents say right before the power went out, they heard a boom and saw a flash which they believe came from this sub station on second street. >> i heard it boom as i was walking out the door. it sounded like a train cart had dropped or something. it was really loud. but i didn't know exactly what it was. >> despite the outage, bed, bath and beyond remained open. workers completed transactions manually, but bart decided to close the station, and many businesses shut their doors too. tonight chinatown seemed more like a ghost town. we have no power to cook so they left. >> across town near foothill boulevard, more weather-related problems, but here residents were dealing with a le

police believe they may be connected. there was a fifth robbery in oakland on wednesday that might also be connected. police say the suspects used a pistol in the tuesday robberies and a shot gun in the crimes on wednesday. a friend of two of the victims said she is more careful now. >>> i've just been trying to be a little more cautious and not walk alone as much. look around corners before i walk down the streets. >> reporter: police believe the same robbers are involved because they used similar weapons. >>> it is 7:29. this morning, authorities are looking for a third man in connection with a series of recent sexual assaults at an apartment complex in walnut creek. police arrested 51-year-old william yokum last week. he's accused of a rape at the park regency apartments. investigators say he lives at the complex and that he knew his victim. his arrest brings little relief because a man responsible for an attempted sexual assault on october 2nd is still on the loose. >> i do feel a little bit better but if there's still somebody out there, there's that un

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back in may oakland police chief called for a review of procedures after this, police shooting a young deer cornered in an oakland backyard. it was all caught on tape, as you can see. officers fired six rounds in that case. >>> tesla motors is moving into the fremont auto plant today. in may tesla announced it was going to buy the 50-year-old nummi plant. the company plans to build its model-s an electric four-door sedan as well as a few other vehicles. it says the new production could create about a thousand jobs at that free mont facility. if you remember toyota closed the plant back in april and that left 4700 union employees out of work. >>> the governor putting brakes on california stops. governor schwarzenegger vetoing a proposal to cut fines in half for motorists who roll through red lights on the right turn. this means that drivers will still have to pay $450 each time they're caught running a red light. the governor says the state will not tolerate dangerous driving. and a bill to reduce those fans sends the wrong messages to the pub ling. >>> it is interesting. if you ever si

an oakland police spokeswoman says the officer followed proper protocol. >>> mother of a young boy with autism wants to know why someone would use him to scam money out of kind-hearted people. police in richmond have confiscated one of the donation boxes distributed all around the east bay. this company, little boy's photo claims he's dead. it goes on to say the family needs money to bury the child in mexico. the boy is very much alive and his mother calls this scam despicable. >> who has access to my son's photo? what else do they have access to? why would they do this to a boy um, a little boy? >> police have this surveillance virginia -- video of a man in a white t-shirt picking up a box at a market last monday. it was at the store for a couple weeks. >>> a brownie has one young bay area mother facing a very serious charge. >> reporter: an overnight fire heavily damages a high school cafeteria. we'll tell you what firefighters found that had them calling police and arson investigators. >>> it is the first day of quarter four for most companies on wall street. who operate on the clnd

we checked with oakland police a short time ago. the search for that suspect continues. >>> in oakland, the search continues for a suspect who attacked a teacher when she tried to stop him from stealing a classroom computer. it happened at burkhalter elementary school around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. when the first grade teacher confronted the suspect, he hit her, knocking her to the ground. he then ran away with the laptop. the suspect is only described as african-american, 5'7", 140 pounds with tattoos on his chest. >>> a 12-year-old boy in san jose was cited for bringing a pellet gun to school. the boy was sent home because of a fight. he returned with a pellet gun and pointed it toward the school when it let out. >>> police continue to search for a gunman who robbed a sunglasses store. this happened at the sunglasses hut in the castro district last saturday. after pulling out a gun, the robber demanded employees fill a bag with sunglasses. he's described as just over 6 feet tall, about 300 pounds. the suspect escaped in a black h

another shooting, two men were wounded on east 12th street not far from lake merritt yesterday. >>> oakland police invited the public to the museum. with the election coming up next week, chief anthony batts -- >> it's not my position as the chief of police to take a position on a ballot measure but anything to help us enhance our resources and deal with crime in an efficient way, i'm always supportful. >> the number of homicides in oakland appears to be dropping. police say last year there were 89 homicides. this year, so far, there have been 65. >>> we've already mentioned the world series but there is another important event happening in the bay area. in a few hours, tesla is unveiling redesign factory in fremont and big names will be at the ceremony. paul chambers has more from from mont. good afternoon, paul. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. it's been a long time coming. it was about six months ago that nummi closed their doors here at this plant and we're about three hours away from tesla's ceo and dianne feinstein being here to unveil the new factory. we got here a little early to give yo

police told them not to speak with reporters. >>> one year after the murder of a young oakland man friends and family are asking police to reopen the investigation into his death. don knapp is in oakland where a memorial for the victim tonight is also a call for action. don. >> reporter: that's right, ann. now, the initial shock and pain of the killing of the young man. the people are determined he won't be forgotten and are pressuring the police to continue the investigation to find who killed him. this memorial for the homicide victim 20-year-old lee, has negligent overtones. lee was killed at 2100-23rd street a year ago . his death the 90th homicide in oakland last year. supporters say the death hasn't been investigated properly. >> is it just one more murder in oakland? is it that people don't care? i don't know what it is. what do you need to be? a police officer? a 13 year old? somebody of prominence to have somebody care. >> reporter: the family and friends have been trying to dig up leads for police. a mentor says lee was so cheerful he called him mr. happy. >> i can't think of circumstances by which anyone would hurt h

thank you. >>> oakland police officers getting a new kind of training. aimed at preventing the kind of tragedy that hit an oakland family recently. last week police responding to a burglar alarm killed a family dog. a lab. so police and oakland spca joined forces to train officers to recognize certain animal behavior and respond appropriately. >> my responsibility is give my officers more skills, more tools to make sure that we do the job. you've got to remember those officers went out there to find a burglar who is breaking into a house. they went out there to make sure that family is safe. >> trainers will expose people to dogs. different temperaments. >> fleet week end is what it is. and it is a big one. great weather, right, roberta? >> giants baseball action. we have walks in the park. we have dogs partying in fremont. big weekend. splash of orange on the tower. playing homage to the san francisco giants. game is still going on. but we do have some clear skies even though we have this. this is very impressive. if this is wintertime. this area of low

overtones amp claim that oakland police has not done enough to solve the killings. he was killed a short distance from his home a year ago today. his death was the 90th homicide in oakland last year. >> the neighborhood, just one more murder in oakland. just that people don't care? i don't know what it is. do you need it to be a police officer. a 13-year-old, do you need to be somebody of prominence. >> reporter: this family friend policed this ad in the oakland tribune. val met him on an airline and captivated by his personality. >> he was 10-year-old and got up in his seat and said, you are you. we got to be friends. >> reporter: she was a mentor to a boy. >> i can't -- think of the circumstances by which anybody would want -- to hurt him. much less kill him. over what? >> reporter: the baseball coach called him a terrific player. >> to me, it had to be a case of mistaken identity. there are no leads. but i think my hat off to the people here who are trying to get answers. >> homicide is the nest important -- most important thing. >> reporter: rewards totaling $20

oakland police are looking for two suspects wanted for a home- invasion robbery there last night. lice say the dozen victims from the same family, the youngest victim just 3 years old and the suspects got away from cash and equipment. >>> the construction on the new eastern span of the been will start sunday. caltrans says an essential piece of equipment must be repaired before a second set of massive sections of the tower can be lifted into place. >>> b.a.r.t. breaks ground on the project -- is expected to create a lot of badly-needed jobs. >>> the woman who accused clarence thomas of sexual harassment nearly 20 years ago says she has no intention of apologizing. anita hill says she received a voice mail from thomas's wife asking for an apology. alison burns is following the developments and has the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you, tori. it is still unclear if justice clarence thomas knew his wife made the call but here is part of the message that virginia thomas left on anita hill's voice mail. she said i would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full expla

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oakland police now have information leading that the 28 year-old shooting victim was targeted.aturday morning, 9:3:00 p.m. and this type of crime is highly unusual in this north oakland area. - 9:30. and after that the suspect took off on foot with no words exchanged between the suspect, the victim. no personal items were stolen. investigators have limited information on the suspect only as a white male, 5 18 5 lbs., the victim is in critical condition at a local hospital. in oakland haaziq madyun >> the first robbery happened here on actin near cedar at 11:15 on september 30th that this robbery was walking down the street when the suspect produced a gun and threatened the victim. he made off with an undisclosed amount of cl-and was getting into the late '80s toyota. and the visitor marin/burgundy. one week later, another robbery. near vine street and run the same time at night, 10:30. the victim was walking down the street and approached by the suspect. pulling a gun, the suspect took off after again getting into 1980 toyota corolla. witnesses say that it was similar to the fi

. >>> a police search continues in oakland for a suspect who attacked a teacher who she stopped to -- tried to stop him from stealing a classroom computer. this happened at the university yesterday afternoon. police say when the 1st grade teacher confronted this suspect, he punched her and knocked her down, then he escaped with the laptop computer. the suspect described only as african-american, about 5'7", weighing 140 pounds. he has tattoos on his chest. >>> 7:20. congress just approved a $19 billion budget for nasa. so why are hundreds of workers at the space agency getting pink slips today? we're getting a new look at the pipeline at the center of that disaster in san bruno. there's also new information about the disaster. >>> good morning. interstate 80 westbound, can you see traffic is moving along okay as you head out to the maze. you will see more slow traffic at the toll plaza and we'll tell you more about the commute. >>> welcome back. 7:23. this is the last day of work for 1200 nasa employees. they were part of the space shuttle program. some of the departing nasa workers h

if you have any information about either shooting you are asked to call oakland police. >>> 7:06. this morning, berkeley police say they've arrested two people in connection with a tuesday morning homicide. the victim was gary ferguson, junior, the son of a well-known anti-drug counselor. he was shot and killed at sacramento and russell streets. another man was injured in that shooting. police have not given us information about the arrest but they do say this shooting was not a random act. >>> meanwhile, a state correctional officer is in jail after an undercover stick. police arrested the man in gilroy on tuesday. now, he worked tat salinas valley -- worked at salinas valley's facility. >>> 7:06. republican senate candidate carly fiorina, will head back on the campaign trail today after being released to the hospital -- released from the hospital. she was admitted to the hospital to treat an infection related to her reconstructive surgery following breast cancer. >>> in a new tv ad whitman looks directly into the camera and talks about how she and her husband came to california a

oakland police say several witnesses saw the shooter run to a nearby car and speed away. the 29-year-old victim was still conscious when police arrived. police are not sure about a motive. people we talk to say the motive doesn't matter. >> very sad when anybody gets shot. >> it's kind of odd. crime is getting so high these days. it's not surprising. >> the critically injured victim is being treated at highland hospital. they are offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. this shooting was one of four shootings over a 48 hour period in oakland over the weekend. >>> later today the giants and phillies will be working out at san francisco at & t park. getting ready for game three of the national championship series. >> rollins hits one to deep right center. back at the wall. this ball is off the wall. >> alameda jimmy rollins hit a bases loaded double in game two. series now tied 1-1 and that guarantees three playoff games in san francisco this week. >> we still feel good about it. we leave here 1-1 to go back for three games. we're going to have the

oakland police say ross remains a prime suspect. >>> we do have an update on a pair of restaurant robberies in concord that we first told you about yesterday morning. police have now released these photos taken of the suspects by a surveillance camera. investigators say the two armed men entered a round table pizza just before 9:00 monday night and took money from a safe and the cash register. then about 40 minutes later police say the same suspects robbed a subway sandwich shop on concord avenue. no one was hurt in either incident. >>> bart breaks ground this morning on the new multimillion dollar connector between the coliseum bart station and the oakland airport. right now bart riders who go to the coliseum bart station have to take a bus from the station to the airport. project is expected to cost $484 million but create thousands of badly needed jobs. today's ground breaking is set for 10:30 this morning. >>> 6:35 is the time right now. might want to avoid parts of san francisco because of the fire we've been talking about. tara. >> that's correct. this fire is on hyde street between s

. >>> oakland's police chief paid a visit to oakland's spca where he talks about properly training his officers to handle animals. oakland police have drawn criticism for two incidents this year resulting in the deaths of a deer and a family dog. they asked spca on how to train patrol officers on how to deal with animals safely while on duty. the training will start next month and focus on animal behavior, bite prevention and handling wild animals. >>> it took six months but crews finally found a car that was swallowed up by a sink hole last april. the twisted hunk of metal used a 2002 honda civic. yvon nichols reported it missing but no one could find it. crews recovered another car at the time but didn't find the civic until today. that car now belongs to insurance companies which can do anything it wants with it. >>> new numbers from the us labor department show the unemployment rate held steady. it was 5.6%, same as in august. the economy shed more, losing 159,000 jobs in the public sector. >> you don't want to see anybody lose their jobs, but if you're going to see somebody, you'd

today oakland police also came to the spca to receive training for its officers. anthony bats didn't come here to pet a few dogs. he came to ask the spca what to do when officers encounter dogs. in an incident captured on home video last may an officer shot and killed a scared deer that ran into an east oakland backyard. last year an officer fatally wounded a dog named gloria. >> we're going to learn the skills, spca is going to teach us. >> reporter: bats says he wants to equip officers with animal polls and learn ways to stay away from animals without using deadly force. >> these are the experts they deal with aggressive dogs all the time so we want to learn from their expertise. >> reporter: the training will focus on animal behavior, bite prevention and how to handle wild animals. >> being able to do some things to quickly assess whether that animal is truly accessing or is simply protecting and will back off. that is some of the things we hope we can offer to them. certainly different steps they can take if there is escalating behavior toward them. >> reporte

. >>> a dip in violent crimes in san francisco but >>> opponents of oakland's gang injunction protested today. police say the injunction helps them fight crime but protesters say it violates civil rights. inside the courtroom, a judge took no action to end the gang injunction covering north oakland which means it will stay in place at least for three months. >>> san francisco police released a report that shows how san francisco is doing in fighting crime. areas such as the tenderloin district continue to be plagued by crime, for example vehicle thefts there jump by 40% compared to the year before. >> mostly since the methodone clinic in the 400 block opened, a lot of them, the people show up early in the morning, very early 4:30 and they do break into cars. i've actually seen it a couple of times. >>> property crime in san francisco dropped by 9% between july and september compared to 2009 figures. violent crime is down by 4% but the homicide rate stayed about the same. >>> oakland police say two people are under arrest tonight in connection with a drive by shooting that left a teenager wounded. the

they had to operate on a generator for a time and the oakland police department host power for hours as the street was dark. many signals were not working. pg&e saying about 15,000 customers lost power. the last word we had this morning, everyone has been restored and all power back on. pg&e blamed equipment failure on the wind and the rain. >> i never had an experience like this before. never. especially with the whole city just about going out. >> in the north bay, it was up to 55 miles an hour. an oak tree crashed on to a home and no one was hurt. the rain came as quite a blow to grape growers in wine country. they are racing to complete the harvest before the mold sets in and another storm hits. that's the latest from here live in oakland, today in the east bay. >> thank you. if christie said pg&e is back to normal, what does it mean for bart and those trains? >> we will look at the maps. we will show you what we are talking about. pg&e is reporting no problems now. the power is going right now as far as the systems go. not all of the stations, the west oakland station is open an

. >> she was shot dead tuesday by an oakland police officer responding to a call from a burglar alarmthink is that gloria was out here relaxing, the intruder broke into that door. >> reporter: ward halyk believes the 'burglar broke in around 11:30, and gloria barked and barked and scared her away. >> she is pretty ajamu dated, has a little bit of adrenalin, and then god bless the oakland police, they responded pretty quickly. >> the officers come, their adrenalin is probably pumping. >> you would think. mine would be. >> reporter: there is a dog parking at them. she doesn't know the difference. >> reporter: she was 11 years old and couldn't even run any more because of her severe arthritis. she is a loud barker according to an opd sergeant who left this note behind. police arrived and she advanced in a threatening manner so avenue officer shot her several times. >> this is totally absolutely unacceptable. you don't fire a revolunteer investor at a family dog. i don't have a problem with the officer maybe he did or didn't understand dogs what i want the most is i want okay police to wo

oakland police say several witnesses saw the shooter run to a nearby car and speed away. the 29 year old victim was still conscious when police arrived. >> he was talking to us, but not too much. >> reporter: police don't know the motive and are not sure if it was a random robbery. some people told us it doesn't matter. >> it's very sad when anybody gets shot, when any violence happens really. >> reporter: others seem resigned to the fact violence can happen anywhere, even in the so-called safe parts of oakland. >> people get desperate. >> it's odd, but crime is so high these days, it's not surprising. >> reporter: we spoke to one man who says he's lived in oakland for 68 years; i grew up in oakland in the hay days. >> reporter: he says any crime makes him worry about his city's future. >> god bless oakland, i hope they make it. >> reporter: police say the victim is in critical but stable condition. police are still looking for the shooter. crime stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward. live in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a $25,000 reward is being offered tonight in co

. >>> a former oakland police chief with a history of department infractions is in trouble again. tenant jeff lowman is being investigated because his girl friend was driving his police car when it was involved in an accident. investigators say that priscilla yambo was behind the wheel of an unmarked crown victoria last thursday in napa county when she crossed the center line and hit another car head on. neither driver was seriously hurt. oakland police demoted the officer last year over allegations of sexual harassment. >>> pretty bizarre police pursuit in sonoma county, how a hot air balloon ride turned into a near disaster. >>> brazilian blowout, the miracle hair straightener with no formaldehyde turns out to be too good to be true. i'm kiet do, that story is coming up. >>> and if it ain't broke, [ bottle ] mr. clean bath cleaner is balanced like a zen master. [ bottle #2 ] what? he takes out twice the soap scum per swipe i do, and kills bacteria. and leaves febreze freshness. ohm with me... oohhhmmmm. stop. please. thank you. [ male announcer ] remove soap scum, kill bacteria,

. - - >>> opponents of oakland's gang injunction protested today. police say the injunction helps them fight crime but protesters say it violates civil rights. inside the courtroom, a judge took no action to end the gang injunction covering north oakland which means it will stay in place at least for three months. >>> san francisco police released a report that shows how san francisco is doing in fighting crime. areas such as the tenderloin district continue to be plagued by crime, for example vehicle thefts there jump by 40% compared to the year before. >> mostly since the methodone clinic in the 400 block opened, a lot of them, the people show up early in the morning, very early 4:30 and they do break into cars. i've actually seen it a couple of times. >>> property crime in san francisco dropped by 9% between july and september compared to 2009 figures. violent crime is down by 4% but the homicide rate stayed about the same. >>> oakland police say two people are under arrest tonight in connection with a drive by shooting that left a teenager wounded. the

oakland police are also investigating a drive-by shooting that left one man in critical condition. it happened about 8:00 last night in the fruitvale district. police say the victim was shot multiple times. they have no description of the suspect but they are looking for a car that may have bullet holes. >>> a red flag fire warning is in effect for the bay area all because of warm, drier air and gusty winds. firefighters were on alert in the higher elevations where the fire danger is the most extreme. take a look at livermore, for example, a 12-member helicopter team is on standby just in case a briar fire breaks out in the hills. the red flag warning will stay in effect until 6:00 tomorrow morning. the hot temperatures -- the hot temperatures has the warning going out. this is for the sick, the elderly and very young. if you are sensitive to the -- to the heat drink a lot of water and try to stay some place where it's cool. >>> in oakland, a new traffic signal is being activated today to improve public safety. at the corner of 64th and foothill, where 11-year-old alana williams was

oakland police says ross remains a prime suspect. >>> we have an update on a pair of restaurant robberies in concord that we first told you about yesterday morning. police have now released photos of the suspects taken by a surveillance camera. take a look there. investigators say the two armed men entered a round table pizza just before 9:00 monday night and took money from a safe and the cash register. then about 40 minutes later police say the suspects robbed a subway sandwich shop on concord avenue. no one was hurt. >>> city of oakland s agreed to pay half a million dollars to the family of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police two years ago. officers with oakland's gang unit opened fire on him in march of 2008. police said then the teen pulled out a sawed off rifle and pointed it at the officers. and they fired. family's attorney admits the teenager had a rifle but says he never pointed it at police. witnesses said he was putting his hands up when he was shot. >>> two novato teenagers are being sent to prison after their role in car chase and shooting. 17-year-old recei

. >> oakland police were also at the event. they say the investigation into the hit and run are still open and are streeting it as a homicide. >>> investigators are working to see what started a fire overnight on gentry and buchanan road. that's not far from the station. jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is all that left of the building that caught fire earlier this morning. this apartment complex has a fire department not far away. firefighters scrambleds at the flames jumped from department to department. >> we just heard loud bangs. it was something trying to kick doors in. >> reporter: a broken gas line fueled flames at this apartment building. >> i think i was like the first one out. >> reporter: this man was one of the victims of the fire. despite a fire station a half a block away, the departments had had no -- apartments had no fire hydrant inside, forcing the firefighters to bring the hoses inside. >> tiptypically in these buildings there's four units together. they all caught on firened -- and

sharon chin is in oakland, where the police and fire departments were left in the dark part of the day. good morning to you, sharon. >>> reporter: good morning. right now, we're in downtown oakland and it's pretty nice, no wind and no rain. that powerful storm is over but some people are still dealing with the repercussions. pg&e dealt with a number of power outages all over the bay area. oakland hit especially hard. about 15,000 customers lost power during yesterday's storm, including the oakland police department and the fire station at 16th street and martin luther king, jr. way. >> there were periods where we had a total power failure in our dispatch center. we have backup systems that are supposed to keep that from happening but obviously we had a failure in those backup systems today. and in about an hour's time with the help of the city engineer he was able to get our systems back up and we're fully functional now. >> reporter: power outages also caused bart to close to station in oakland leading to systemwide delays. the wet weather also triggered a close call in sonoma county.

police are hoping in this case that surveillance video. we can see several cameras will help them find the person responsible. live in oakland. . >> berkeley police are asking people to be on alert after a series of four robberies. four robberies occurred on tuesday and wednesday. there was a fifth robbery oakland that may also be connected. the sis peaked robbed people walking on the green way trail and city streets. police say the suspected used a pistol and a shotgun in the crimes on wednesday. a friend of two of the victims says she's more careful now. >> i've just been trying to be a little bit more cautious and not walk alone as much. look around corners as i walk. >> police believe the same people are involved because they used similar weapons. >>> san francisco police are looking for two men that are responsible for a violent attack outside of campus park. police say the victim was stabbed. the other was punched several times in the face. both victims are expected to survive. >>> san francisco giants are back in the bay area this morning. they arrived at at & t park. last night the philly december feeted the giant -- d