. >>> for the first time in more than 45 years the oakland police department hosted an open house tonight. nick smith was there and joints us live with the story. >> reporter: good evening. opd had that party and for the first time it was an opportunity for many in the community to see some of the life saving equipment like the mobile command unit for the first time up close and personal. as you might imagine not everyone was in the mood to celebrate. >> i think that people don't understand how hard this job is. >> oakland police department is out to change that. today they opened their doors to the community. the last time that they had a house party at police station was 1966 the year that the building was built. >> i wanted to make it more transparent, more accessible to the public. this is my effort to do that. >> the mood was festival. she liked what she sees. >> i have been here almost 17 years. i would like to see it improved. >> is this a good start? >> this is very good start. >> there was live music and performance by the opd drill team a major hit. >> what was your favorite par

. >>> for the first time in more than 45 years the oakland police department hosted an open house tonight. nick smith was there and joints us live with the story. >> reporter: good evening. opd had that party and for the first time it was an opportunity for many in the community to see some of the life saving equipment like the mobile command unit for the first time up close and personal. as you might imagine not everyone was in the mood to celebrate. >> i think that people don't understand how hard this job is. >> oakland police department is out to change that. today they opened their doors to the community. the last time that they had a house party at police station was 1966 the year that the building was built. >> i wanted to make it more transparent, more accessible to the public. this is my effort to do that. >> the mood was festival. she liked what she sees. >> i have been here almost 17 years. i would like to see it improved. >> is this a good start? >> this is very good start. >> there was live music and performance by the opd drill team a major hit. >> what was your favorite par

adding he's thoroughly dismayed at how past protests have been handled. >> i don't trust the oakland police department. >> occupy oakland activists say the report adds to their concern that we may feel a repeat of what many thought was a heavy handed police response. it left an iraq war veteran with a skull fracture after he was reportedly hit with a police projecti projectile. >> i'm always concerned because they have proven time and time again they will use violence as the first resort. >> reporter: but the city is putting a positive spin on the report noting the monitors that the hopeful the chief and his team will lead the department in a new direction. the assistant police chief says the department has tried to learn from the past as this plan for tomorrow. >> we take a look at what we could have done better, what we could have done differently, and i'm very confident that in terms of how we planned, trained, and prepared for what will unfold tomorrow that it will be hopefully an uneventful day. >> reporter: we are back here live. you can see some demonstrators brought out their shields, also som

. >> instead of keeping officers on the streets, the oakland police department is spending a good amount money investigating itself. >> phil matier it is here with why so many oak hill police officers association busy checking out their fellow officers. >> it is one of the latest twists and turns in the ongoing saga of the oakland police department on occupy oakland. take you look at the numbers. currently open has 29 cops assigned full time to investigate complaints against fellow officers. that is only 12 cops fewer than the 41 they have assigned to investigate all the city's murders, homicides, robberies, and violent assaults combined. >> it seems excessive.

unfortunately you are actually it towards one of the last steps before a whole new situation the oakland police department has been under threat federal receivership for almost a decade. in two thousand and three there was a case where. basically it was determined that there was systemic brutality by the police against communities of color in oakland a lot of cases involved planting at a planting evidence and falsifying reports in addition to excessive force so we may actually be at the end of the line before a federal takeover wow that's that's interesting i did hear about that case a about evidence being planted by police so interesting when you think about what you know what could drive people to that let me ask you this you know as the struggle continues for workers' rights yesterday may day of course first started as to to bring attention to a change in the system that's needed in terms of labor i'm wondering what you can tell us we can expect next in terms of occupy. in terms of i can't speak for occupy as a whole but what i saw yesterday was a lot of smaller events taking place all over or so we ha

reaction though because just in the last few days it's come out that the city of oakland the oakland police department have been threatened with sanctions to really change the way that they do business they've used you know extraordinarily violent tactics in dealing with some of the occupiers we're showing video right now of that day when scott olsen was hit with a rubber bullet i believe it was really really critically injured that's just one person though there were old women women in their seventy's who were also injured talk a little bit about your reaction now that some action is being taken against the oakland police department. well first of all i think the reactions of the american police have been. byzantine to say that to say it mildly i think that the we basically exposed the the out of date. policing model that we use in the united states of america and particularly in major cities where where the reality is that people are in the streets there aren't any jobs people are losing their homes there are more empty housing units than there are homeless people and we if we still have homeless pe

a look at how the oakland police department is getting a key grime fighting tool back in the air. >>>we're learning how this stadium is being connected to an can x-rated movie. >>> officials in southern california are look into who gave permission for a pornographic movie to be filled at the los angeles stadium. it was used to film 40 minutes of group sex. it was film at night, using stadium lights. the coliseum is run by the city, county, and state. >>> the trial of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky on child abuse charges is set to begin next week. a judge has denied a request to delay the june 5 trial date. the lawyer said he needed more time to prepare his defense. sandu is vky is charged with a total of 52 counts involving 10 boys. the sandusky sex abuse scandal touched off a furor around the country, because of complaints that former coworkers knew ant abuse but failed to report it. a new bill was passed in democrat house that requires university officials to report cases of sexual abuse to police. >>> a man is accuse of trading fish for cocaine. he was su

katie marzullo is live at oakland police department. >> reporter: both of those crimes happening earlythis morning a little after midnight. oakland police department investigating considering the fact they might be related. after 12:30 holly and 95 inn, a man was shot during what might have been a home invasion robbery. 15 minutes earlier, someone was robbed at 75th and macarthur. no reports of anyone being hurt in that second incident. that was not the case at the house on holly street. >> two individuals appeared to have robbed a -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: neighbors say that there are drugs that the house, police on the scene could not confirm that. we know that two suspects involved with the incident are on the lose. no word if any arrests have -- on the loose. no word if anyone arrests have been made two weeks ago three people were shot three blocks over at holly and 98th. one of those victims happened to be a guy who was diving by. all three survived. -- was driving by. all three survived. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> san francisco police investigating deadly pedestrian accid

the oakland police department helicopter will be reactivated. budget cuts grided the helicopter program a few years ago. >> destination what about 80 hours of flight time to our police helicopter which has now been able to fly full time since 2009. with this helicopter does for our residents is a force multiplier. it provides safety and security. it gives us extra eyes in years to help locate missing persons and locate fire. >>pam: a new traffic pattern in the south bay, metering lights or activated along southbound to 80 in san jose. >>alejandra: behind me, the metering lights are turned on. only one car is allowed to go qr green light. x suspect is i'm more of an absentee plant parent. [ cellphone rings ] tuscaloosa? schenectady? des moines? okay. okay. okay. i can't always be there to weed my petunias. so now we use miracle gro shake 'n feed plus weed preventer. it feeds plants and prevents weeds for up to three months. so my plants grow bigger, more beautiful, without all the weeds -- guaranteed. [ cellphone rings ] with miracle gro shake 'n

oakland celebrate its birthday. >> police are doing something they have never done before >> we are out here in front of the oakland police departmentre they're having an open house, rolling out some of the hardware, the command center, the police boat, some of the vehicles they use and a lot of the officers to meet and greet and that the assistant chief tells me it is just another way for them to try to connect with the citizens of oakland. >> it is very important obviously for the police to have a relationship with the community that it serves and the event today which coincides with a 160th birthday of the city of oakland is another opportunity for us to reach out to the community. >> let's face it, it has been tough for the city in terms of law enforcement the past couple of years. in 2009 several officers were killed, then there was a command staff change, open friction between the city hall and the police department and not a lot of cooperation in certain neighborhoods. it is an open house and they will see how it goes, not a lot of oakland residents out here right now. it goes until 730 and they have refreshment inside, you c

. >> reporter: i have been told the oakland police department has not received any tips. they are looking all night and they are asking us to help. reporting live from oakland. >>> now to our coverage of a deadly police shooting in san francisco. today the police say the man killed was suspected of beating his mother. s officer were looking for dennis hughes last night. police say when officers tried to talk tahada hughes, he- -tried to talk to hughes, he set a fire in the apartment. >> due to the threat the shoot r posed to the community, the firefighters, the officers, and the fire in the apartment, a sharp shooter fired a set. >> nearly 200 people had to evacuates. the police found hughes' mother stab today death. >>> now to the south bay, police are troying to figure out what started a five alarm fire. the blaze started late last knight. dozens--last night. dozens of people are still not able to get back into their homes tonight. >> reporter: this cell phone video shows the fire that shot up into the air. >> it was giant. >> reporter: today this wood is what is left of

choose. >> and that was cheryl hurd reporting. >>> there are at least two arrests during the oakland police department'sse. officers detained two people who apparently caused a disruption during the event. dozens of people showed up for police headquarters last night to get an inside look at what the department is all about. there was a police helicopter fly overand a parade of motorcycle cops down seventh street, some of them showing their skills. police say this was an effort to let the community know that they are doing their best to fight the huge crime problem in oakland. >> this is really a part of chief jordan's attempt to really solidify and strengthen relationships with the community. we're hoping for a good turnout and a fun time for all. >> some two dozen people stood outside protesting the event. they say the department should go on trial for officer involved killings in oakland. two u.c. berkley graduates held captainen in iran are getting married today. they will tie the knot after becoming engaged in january of 2010 while being held in prison in today rachbl they were hiking near the iran

the oakland police department helicopter will by restarted. bunt cuts grounded it a few years ago. >>> and san francisco mayor has revealed a plan to hire more police, firefighters and emt. over the next six years the city would hire 450, 252 firefighters, and 20emt would be hired. right now san francisco has 200 fewer officers than the nearly 2,000 required by the city charter. >>> in freed moment a suicide turned into a dangerous situation. residents were told to stay inside their units as hazmat crews investigated a chemical found in the dead woman's car. crews had to use large bag fans to clear out the fumes. >>> in san jose a large fire destroyed one home and damaged another. authorities say the crews arrived with thick smoke and flames already spreading from the attic. one home to the roof of the home next door. the cause of that blaze is under investigation. >> warmer out there today. it'll be warmer into tomorrow. temperatures reach the upper 80's in the inland valley, 80's in the north state n the south bay. warmer into the 90's tomor

here at the oakland police department say they feel pretty good at how they handled things yesterday. while they made 39 arrests, the city was left with minimal damage and they say that's thanks to new technique and new tools. folks spent their lunch hour enjoying music and dance. despite a bit of graffiti and some damage needing repair at nearby banks, the city seems in fairly good shape. >> it's clean. nothing is torn up. nothing is destroyed. so it's a good thing. >> reporter: hard to believe just 24 hours earlier protesters and police squared off at some of yesterday's may day events spun out of control. >> i think it was a success. i think we did act swiftly. >> reporter: the deputy chief says despite some tense moments police were able to keep things in check thanks to a more f focused approach. some of our techniques we used gave us the flexibility and the rapid response to identify individuals and address them early. >> reporter: he says this time around other police agencies that came in to help had a clear direction, a result of a lot of preplanning. >> we had identified job

. >>> the first ever open house is taking place today at the oakland police department. the public will have the opportunity to meet police officers, including chief howard jordan, the event is put on by the oakland police foundation. it begins at 5:00 and goes until 7:30 at the police administration building on 7th street. >>> one of the bay area's biggest sports heroes made a big play for job training this morning. jim harbaugh, the head coach of the san francisco 49ers headlined the breakfast of champions at the santa clara convention center. the event celebrated the success of graduates from the job training program. the non-profit group provides vocational training, ged preparation, life skills and job placement help. >> job training, vocational education is something that has been decimated, i think it is to a crisis level. >> they joined harbaugh at the breakfast. >>> cal train is considering a plan to increase its train service. their board is looking at a budget that includes money for six more trains to run on the current weekday schedule. supporters say the ave

they invited the entire community to come but the oakland police department's did not expect this added first-ever open house. the leader of the group known as the international people's democratic movements tried to take the attention away from high school band performing in the open house by grabbing mike. that is when officers swiftly removed the group. >>> we respect their right to peacefully assemble and to exercise their free-speech but we want them to also have respect for our citizens who are trying to interact positively. the police department was a hole in the open house to celebrate the 60th birthday. >>> helping to keep the party in a officers are it and sending people out of town this weekend it is all in anticipation of secret mile. robert lisle on why police officers are so concerned. in anticipation is right in may be the date of forcing the mild but said is a police are already exercise in the idiom that an ounce of prevention that prevention is worth a pound of cure. to show your motorcycle officers stand at the ready to execute what they're calling the city's diversio

. >>> oakland's police department is inching closer to coming under federal control. an independent monitor reported monday the department is still far from placing court ordered reforms. it says progress was slow, and it criticized the handling of occupy protests. the city says it finally has the right team in place to make changes, and the department is modifying the training on its officers. oakland agreed to sweeping reforms back in 2003 after the fallout from a police corruption case. >>> a teenager accused of killing a high school football standout answering charges today in court. 18-year-old abraham hade is accused of stabbing and killing 18-year-old football player, osana futi. he was at a house party saturday night, was involved in an argument that led to the stabbing there. friends say futi was just trying to get his life back together after a string of personal tragedies, including the death of an uncle and murder of his best friend. >>> walnut creek inching to tough new controls on businesses that serve alcohol. the city council holding a hearing tonight

. >>> a huge crowd at the oakland police department. it's a good thing. the doors are wide open for a community open house. the oakland police foundation is sponsoring this event, reaching out to residents after months of friction. the opd trying to re-establish a trust and transparency with the community, especially after the crackdowns on protesters during the recent occupy movement. visitors to police headquarters will have the opportunity to meet the officers including the chief, howard jordan. >>> a hydrogen fuel leak at an ac transit bus yard caused evacuations at a big school as well as pixar animation studios. xloes heard a noise and saw a smile fire coming from a hydrogen fuel tank. there were no injuries reported and no damage to surrounding property. hazmat officials say the hyogtenen w straight into the air making it very unlikely anyone was exposed to it. >> there is some burn-off which is a good thing because that eliminates the possibility of any other kind of explosion or a major fire. we are trying to determine exactly what the cause of it

. >>> a nonprofit group last donated $10,000 to keep the oakland police department helicopter up in the air. the budget for if police cooper has been cut almost in half during the last two years. forcing the police chief to reduce the number of hours it flies. pinpoint police say argosies a valuable crime fighting tool which assisted in 476 felony arrests last year and 27 vehicle pursuits. >> we've also got a employee jack system for tracking stolen cars. this is a monitor that's attached to the flir. it has the forward infrom red as well as the daytime camera. >> it cost the city of oakland some $500 an hour to keep its chopper in the air. >>> to san francisco where mayor ed leah announceed the city is hiring more police officers and firefighters. 263 police officers are set to retire during the next two years. the mayor wants to hire a total of 300 new officers to replace them. also calling for additional firefighters to be put on the payroll. the new hires would be played during the next 6 years and are included in the mayor's budget which efficiently unveils tomorrow. >>> the a coun

. >> the oakland police department showing off its new collection.nks to officers these guns are off of the streets and more criminals are behind bars. >> violent crime and safety of the committee are a priority in this organization. >> oakton please wants to change this. those are sounds of shots spotter. >> it is the innovative acoustic technology that has been strategically placed throughout the city to capture gun shy noises as they are done. >> the technology allows them to pinpoint the location of shops within seats. owen was one of the first cities to use this at a technology. it censors cover 6 mi. of the city. the newest backs that allows officers to be notified within 45 seconds of a shot fired. as recorded thousands of shots in the area but only 30 percent of those shots are reported by neighbors. >> we're hoping that the public sees that there is another way for them to get involved, that there is some confidence in the fact that we're taking these gunshot calls seriously and that this really impacts their community. >> both oak lawn poli

and oakland police department. we're told also that the public works department will be working overtime, possibly through the night to clean up the mess here, to make it seem like it's back to normal tomorrow morning. >>> san francisco police, meanwhile, have pulled back tonight from activists who took over a vacant building owned by the san francisco archdiocese. bricks started flying. and the standoff between police and protesters got physical. jean elle is live at san francisco's western edition. protesters are still inside that building. but police have permission from the archdiocese to move them out. >> reporter: they do, jessica. right now, the situation is a waiting game. you see the fire department has set up bright lights so police can see what's going on around the building. police don't know how many people are inside. but they are trespassing. they are monitoring, after somebody through bricks and pipes at them. after a day of peaceful protests in san francisco, tensioned rised when police tried to su

>>pam: cut >>pam: and the oakland police department is investigating a hit and run accident investigating a mother and her two children >> a woman, and that and another child were struck at this interest tax-free or the woman was carrying into any other trial was walking beside them. all three were taken to the hospital serious injuries and listed in stable condition. suspect's vehicle was found here in the 2800 block of fruitvale. the driver was nowhere to be found. a description of the vehicle has not been released and they have not identified the victims. >>jaqueline: is going to be foggy into tomorrow morning. rain to the north and east. chances of diminished this evening. overnight areas of fall clothes to the coastline. as we head into the weekend we're in for a warm-up. >>pam: a 10-15 cases of meningitis every year it usually about two deaths. from a man who was researching a vaccine for the disease died hours after working on research laboratory. friends or some to the emergency room on friday and he died the next morning. >> these are images from the centers of disease control of

that's how oakland police department is characterizing yesterd yesterday's massive may day protests. despite 5,000 defensemmonstrato across the city they say violence and vandalism was much less and they're crediting planning and new high tech tools. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live at the police department with an update for us. >>di?

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>>pam: oakland police will now be able to spend more time in the air fighting crime. the oakland police department helicopter will be reactivated, it is called fuelling california. budget cuts in the city of oakland grounded helicopter program a few years ago. >> destination will add about 80 hours a fuel times our police helicopter. as you know, it has not been able to fly full time since 2009. when this helicopter does for the first in the residence is a force multiplier. it provides safety and security for the officers and helps us to respond to calls a lot quicker than ground troops. stock and >> police in seattle say man shot himself after killing four people and injuring two others. in all, five people were shot, three of them died. another woman was shot in killed in what appears to the carjacking. police say the suspect shot himself as they were closing in on an arrest. he is in critical condition. these are new images coming from northern italy were earth quick left at least 17 people dead on tuesday. >>pam: the list of atrocities continues to grow in syria after another mass execution. b

. >>> the clock is ticking for the oakland police department. the judge doesn't think the opd will have the investigation wrapped up in the 180-daytime limit he set for them. normally, the internal affairs division handles the inside. but citing the issues, they hired a private contractor. >>> here's the word of what's been happening for a while around san jose city hall, surplus. the city manager is expecting a surplus. that means four libraries that have been sitting empty could be reopened. this comes as a welcome surprise to parents with kids in the area. >> the city maintains it's concerned about the rise in retirement costs. >> i strike could be coming. teachers could authorize two-day strikes if a new contract can't be reached. the negotiations with officials have been going on for the past two months now. the two sides have not been able to reach a deal. the strike would be the biggest strike for university employs in the campus history. >>> a disheartening crime in the south bay. someone stole bicycles belonging to a group of autistic k

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the oakland police department through a little party today any group of protesters tried to crash it. the leader of the international people's democratic who room movement. tried to grab the microphone while high-school bands were playing that is when officers with lee removed the group. did we respect their right to peacefully assemble hands to exercise their free- speech but we want them also to have respect for our citizens who are trying to interact positively with the community. the world in the open house to celebrate oaklands 160th birthday. this is the good to my weekends and the usual bay area hot spots is getting ready. san jose is actually paying some people they think might cause trouble to get them out of town. robert lila's in the downtown area right now with the story. it is said the announcement of prevention is worth a pound of cure and they're taken that quite literally tonight on this night before some of the mile cover pie has been high above the streets of downtown san jose trying to follow it and said that police activity as they stand at the ready to execute for

before that, 19 years with the oakland police department where he rose to the rank of captain. chief davis served on the federal monitoring seems overseeing police reform consent decrees between the u.s. department of justice, washington, d.c., and detroit. among other publications, he's co-authored the justice departmentomon graph, how to correctly collect and analyze racial profiling data. your reputation depends on it. he has a bachelor's of science degree from southern illinois university at carbondale. he testified at both the previous senate hearings on racial profiling and sorry it's been so long since we've resumed this conversation. it's an honor to have you return a few years later to bring us up to date. at this point, chief davis, the floor is yours for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning, mr. chairman, and distinguished subcommittee members. i'm ronald davis, i'm currently the chief of police for the city of east palo alto, california. i am humbled to provide testimony at today's hearing. as was mentioned, i did have the honor of testifying at the

her, killing our babies and ruining our homes. >> the shooting is under investigation by oakland's police department's internal affairs department. the family has also hired an attorney. >>> san francisco police are investigating two separate shootings last night that left two men dead and a woman injured. the first shooting happened at seven:30 on broadway. the 27 year-old victim died at the scene. two hours later, gun fire erupted on turk street. officers found a 50 year-old man and a 27 year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds. the man died, the woman is scholarshiped to survive -- expected to survive. >>> sheriff's investigators are looking into the death of a man found dead at a bus stop. his body was discovered at about 8:00 last night on santa rosa avenue near todd road in south santa rosa. of the manager there says the man had been in the market earlier, and appeared intoxicated. investigators say the man had no obvious injuries. an autopsy will be performed. >>> kamala harris is leading the push to change the way foreclosures are carried out in california. of that's partly what led to a p

. >> oakland police department is opening doors tonight for a first ever open house. visitors will have a chance to meet howard jordan and this takes place at police administration building on 7th street. >> the university of california released a report today recommending dozens of changes to the way administrators and police handled protests on campus. widely criticized incidents played a big part in the report. abc 7 is live now at cal with a look at the findings. laura? >> this is now the third report to come out of the demonstrations both here at uc berkeley and at uc davis. at davis is where we saw a police officer pepper spray the faces of student demonstrators. here is the berkeley police protestors setting up tents on the steps. those incidents criticized for being too heavy handed. today's report reviewed policies at uc campuses state wide and made 50 recommendations among them. that is the billion campus media. they should be trained and used to negotiate before police are called in and that nonlethal force, including pepper spray should be used only in extr

bring about change for the simple fact it's already in the crowd control policy for the oakland police department that it will not use chemical agents however they've continued to do so repeatedly and that's just one of the very violent ways that they dance on the crowd. so you think that this is just sort of the more. you think this is just sort of the course trying to appease the masses and those who are kind of angry about what they saw with their leaders trying to. jessica we seem to be having a little bit of trouble with your audio i can't hear you right now we just lost you we will try to get jessica holly back jessica holley is an occupy oakland blogger giving us her take on exactly what happened tomorrow as me yesterday with those may day protests and just looking ahead to tomorrow in terms of what we might want to see next. well it is official newt gingrich has suspended his campaign i.e. dropped out of the race i.e. the entertainment portion of this show is largely over and mitt romney was in the neighborhood today in chantilly virginia speaking to a crowd of supporters in a state rock

. >> one of the busiest rail line, >> money problems have forced the oakland police department to ground one of their most valuable crime-fighting tools. it's helicopter. but don ford tells us about a generous nation that will help put the chopper back in the air. >> oakland police have had their hands full with occupied protest this spring. one of their most important tools, the helicopter. except for special emergency like this, the helicopter has been grounded since 2009 due to budget cuts because oakland could not even afford to buy the fuel. today that changed a little bit. >> it is a great day for the city of oakland. today i am proud to announce that the police helicopter will be returning to disguise because of a very generous donation made by fuelling california. >> a $10,000 donation from the nonprofit group will buy 80 hours of flight time. ups helped present the check, he wants others to donate. >> what i am putting up to the public, and the businesses in oakland, step up, it is $100, what is $500? if we band together we can keep that word in the sky protecting us. >> the pay

oakland's police helicopter flying. plus at 10:30, the young boy's ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ transforming sounds ] [ male announcer ] transformers. the ride. ride it at universal studios hollywood. >>> the oakland police departmentd a donation today to help keep its helicopter in the air. a nonprofit called fueling california is giving oakland police $10,000 in fuel. they say that's enough to keep the chopper running about 80 hours. police say the helicopter is a valuable tool, and helped officers on the ground make 476 felony arrests last year. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee said today the city is ready to do some hiring. after years of budget problems, lee says his new budget will include money for training 300 new police officers and 84 new firefighters. the mayor says the city is speciousing an economic recovery, and needs to replace several hundred officers who plan to retire. he's scheduled to present his budget to the board of supervisors tomorrow. >>> there is a new push tonight to try to improve security at an old cemetery in martinez after van calls broke into -- vandals broke into graves there, and even opened up a coffin. it's just the latest in a rash of problems. >> they came in through the fence.

. >> >> earlier we highlighted the oakland police department effort to get guns off the street but wead a chance to sit down with the new oak lawn police chief recently. tonight we have a closer look at why howard jordan took the job and what he plans to do differently than his predecessors? >> it is not like he has not been here before. >> i was patient and rewarded by becoming chief. >> after he was twice appointed police chief, he personally took the job at the beginning of the year. his predecessor resigned two years after being hired away from long beach. why would jordan, after being passed up, even stay with open police? >> i felt that i have the knowledge and skills and ability to lead the organization and i was given an opportunity to do that and i would not have had that opportunity if i left. if you leave and never accomplish something you started out to do, you really only have yourself to blame for that. i did not want to walk away from here regretting never having the opportunity to lead this wonderful organization. >> he points out that his entire career has been in oak

katie marzullo is live at the oakland police department. >> reporter: it is under investigation. this was a violent robbery and they are two on the loose. police say a man was taken to the hospital after being shot in the chest during the course of this robbery. we are not sure if that is this man or not. maybe there was a second victim. it happened after 12:30 this morning on holly at 95th avenue. police say two men robbed, pistol-whipped and shot a man, possibly during a home invasion robbery. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: it started outside and then moved inside. police on the scene tell us 15 minutes earlier there was a robbery at 75th and macarthur police are looking into whether or not these two incidents are related. as far as the house, neighbors say there were drugs. police could not confirm that. we know the neighborhood has seen its share of crime. two weeks ago you might remember, three blocks over, three people were shot in the oakland neighborhood. one who was just an innocent passerby. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> this morning, san francisco police investigating a

federal building in oakland, the atf and oakland police department announced the results of a 120 day operation targeting a violent criminal organizations in oakland. >> agents and zero p d officers seized 92 firearms. >> we conducted more than 225 enforcement operations. >> this highlights the proliferation of a violent offenders in the danger of our officers face each day. >> in oakland, haaziq madyun, kron4 news. >> the man charged for murdering in kidnapping 15 years old sierra lamar will be in court again this week. he is expected to enter a plea on thursday. we spoke to a profiler about the case. >> make no mistake, there was a motive. the motive was probably from before he even saw her. >> he said that he never met lamar. he is eligible for the death and of the. >> in vallejo, the mother of a sixth grade student is of said this evening. she says this fight took place last month at the school and says of the bully in the case received only two days suspension. this video is very graphic. the fight was a very physical. she says her daughter was beat up by a bully in of this toy s

oakland. police department's warning, next. >>> postal pain. post office facilities if the bay area targeted foreclosure. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> we have a warning from oakland police thieves want your gold. officers are distributing fliers to shoppers alerting them to a rise in gold theft. criminals are targeting people predominantly hispanic. >>> an effort to name the main post office in downtown mountain view after a fallen soldier is set to move forward next week. 26 year -- 25-year-old ballard was killed in iraq in 2004 by an accidental discharge of a machine gun on his tank. he was honored that year. his mother approached the mountain view city council last month to name the main post office after her son. the city council expected to authorize a letter of support tuesday. >>> mail processing centers in burlingame and petaluma are on a list of 250 facilities the postal service says it will close starting this summer. i will save a billion dollars a year at the cost of 13,000 jobs officials have found

. >>> the oakland police department accepted a donation today to help keep its helicopter in the air. a nonprofit called fueling california is giving oakland police $10,000 in fuel. they say that's enough to keep the chopper running about 80 hours. police say the helicopter is a valuable tool, and helped officers on the ground make 476 felony arrests last year. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee said today the city is ready to do some hiring. after years of budget problems, lee says his new budget will include money for training 300 new police officers and 84 new firefighters. the mayor says the city is speciousing an economic recovery, and needs to replace several hundred officers who plan to retire. he's scheduled to present his budget to the board of supervisors tomorrow. >>> there is a new push tonight to try to improve security at an old cemetery in martinez after van calls broke into -- vandals broke into graves there, and even opened up a coffin. it's just the latest in a rash of problems. >> they came in through the fence. >> reporter: the caretaker says a hiker on a nearby trail

he joins us at oakland police department right now. >> it all started because of a truck stolen in anood. this truck has actually been missing for about 48 hours. owner says that the contents were of great concern and he would not say more than that and he didn't want to go on camera. we were able to confirm that he works for vehicle donations, a group that options cars for charities. he went as far to write an e- mail and sent out fliers to neighbors that read " the contents include very sensitive materials directed for destruction per the california dmv ". the numerous individuals. the license plates of a stolen truck is four f 10575 so again, if you have donated your car to a bay area charity, it is possible you may have on voluntarily given out personal information as well. >> a tuberculosis patient will face a judge today. prosecutors say he put the public at risk by not taking his medication. he told investigators he went on a bender of booze and methamphetamine. >> an update to the legal pot bust. the owner of two northern california gardening stores and several others are faci

. >>> the oakland police department could be headed for a federal take over in the not to distant future. an independent monitor reported today the reforms ordered by a federal court nearly 10 years ago still have not been fully implemented. monitor robert warshaw criticized the response to last year's protest. >>> san francisco's largest union staged add noisy rally inside city hall to try to build support for its ongoing negotiations. members of the service employees international union local 1021 voice their opposition to the city's demand. they say the city wants them to take furlough days and pay more for their health care. >> it will raise my cost to $445 for me and my family which will be a big percentage of my paycheck. >> reporter: california is facing a deficit for the next fiscal year. negotiations are expected to continue tomorrow. >>> there are a lot of may day events scheduled to take place around the city tomorrow. protesters are expected to gather at four locations first thing tomorrow morning. those locations are snow park, embarcadero and broadway. twenty-secondand tele

. >>> the oakland police department could be headed for a federal take over in the not to distant future. an independent monitor reported today the reforms ordered by a federal court nearly 10 years ago still have not been fully implemented. monitor robert warshaw criticized the response to last year's protest. >>> san francisco's largest union staged add noisy rally inside city hall to try to build support for its ongoing negotiations. members of the service employees international union local 1021 voice their opposition to the city's demand. they say the city wants them to take furlough days and pay more for their health care. >> it will raise my cost to $445 for me and my family which will be a big percentage of my paycheck. >> reporter: california is facing a deficit for the next fiscal year. negotiations are expected to continue tomorrow. >>> there are a lot of may day events scheduled to take place around the city tomorrow. protesters are expected to gather at four locations first thing tomorrow morning. those locations are snow park, embarcadero and broadway. twenty-secondand tele

. >>> for the first time in more than 45 years the oakland police department hosted an open house last night and everyone was invited in, even the anti-police protestors outside under one condition. nick smith reports from police headquarters. >> i think people don't understand how hard this job is. >> reporter: the oakland police is out to change that. they opened their doors to the community. last time they had a party at the police station was 1966 the year that the building was built. >> i wanted to make us more transparent and more accessible to the public. this is my effort to do that. >> reporter: the mood was festive. >> she liked what she sees. >> i've was raised here and i've been here almost 70 years. i would like to see it improved. this is a very good start. >> there was live music and art and even a performance by the motorcycle drill team. a major hit with the little ones. >> what was your favorite part? >> the mbh. >> but not everyone was feeling warm or fuzzy. a grassroots group held on demonstration outside demanding opd answer their demands. police determined not to

. >>> a generous donation will allow the cash-strapped oakland police department to use its helicopter more this year. police used the chopper today during a tense standoff with a home invasion robbery suspect. the department has not used the helicopter full time since 2009 because of budget cuts. this morning it received a $10,000 donation by a nonprofit consumer alliance called fueling california. there is the big check. that will buy enough fuel for 80 hours of flight time. >>> and across the bay where san francisco mayor ed lee gave san francisco firefighters and police good news today. they will get a much needed and long awaited boost in staffing levels. as vic lee explains, are the city has been short-handed for years. >> reporter: there will be more classes like this at at police academy in coming years. mayor ed lee's new two year budget includes 6 academy classes totaling 300 officer candidates and it gets even better. >> we will continue to hire three classes for the next six year cans. >> reporter: the department is about 200 officers short right now from the city charter m

. >>> this evening the oakland police department will hold its first ever open house.id to have a big hit with those that love television crime shows. >> we will have our csi staff here. anyone that watches those television shows can talk to real csi people and see that it takes some time. >> the public will get a chance to talk one on one with oakland police officers. this evenings open house will be at police administration building. it begins at 5:00 and goes until 7:30. >>> on american idol it's now down to the final four. >> the person that goes home tonight is skylar laine. >> last night skylar became the latest casualty. it won't be the last time you see here. laine will be joining the top ten on this summers american idol tour. the tickets go on sale may 11th. you may also be able to see skylar live on ktvu. show will be talking to pam cook live from los angeles. make sure you tune in. >> it's getting tough. >> yeah. >> i was watching last night i'm thinking it's getting tough. >>> let's check in with sal for a look at traffic. >> there can only be one american

effort resumes wednesday morning. >>> we have an update to an occupy protest against the oakland police departmentnight, more than 100 demonstrators marched through the city. unidentified man was arrested on felony vandalism charges. police say he cracked a window at the warehouse bar on webster street. and that is a place frequented by off-duty officers. >>> this morning a search to find a car that rolled into the water near the airport will continue. firefighters were called outed to road around 3:45 yesterday afternoon. the driver was able to get out of the car on her own and firefighters say she suffered only minor injuries. search for the car was suspended last night. >> our guess right now is that she may have been trying to take the turn a little too fast and overcompensated. she realized she was going over the double yellow line. >> the driver told police she was the only person inside that car. >>> suicidal man who drowned at crown beach is going to be remembered tonight. 53-year-old raymond zack walked out into the water last memorial day. firefighters were there, but didn't try to rescu

. >>> for the first time in 45 years the oakland police department hosted an open house last night and everybody was invited in, even the protesters outside. but it was with a catch. we report from police headquarters. >> i think that people just don't understand how hard their job is. >> and the oakland police is out to change that. >> they opened their doors to the community. the last time the o.p.d. a house party at the police station was 1966, the year that the building was built. >> i wanted to make us more transparent, more accessible to the public, and this is my effort to do that. >> the mood was festive. marjory ford likes what she sees. >>i've been here almost 70 years, and i would like to see it improve. >> is this a good start? >> this is a very good start. >> there was live music, art, and even a performance by the o.p.d. motorcycle drill team. a major hit with the little ones. >> what was your favorite part? >> the motorcycles. >> we need to give a warm, fuzzy feeling for the police. >> [chanting] >> but not everyone was feeling warm and fuzzy. there was a demonstration o