and the three schools in the oakland school district account for just 3 million of that. parents hope the oakland school district can work out a new contract with the ac transit because they worry about their children walking on busy roads. >> people flying down the street, you know. crossing the street is dangerous for the kids. especially when you have the elementary school there. people need to slow down. especially in the rain. i think it would be a better way for kids. it can cause more traffic with the kids walking up. >> reporter: now, the oakland school district says it is still negotiating a contract with ac transit and even changed the bell schedule to accommodate ac transit bus schedules. the bus line 39 is an hourly fixed route to skyline high school. that is considered to be remaining in place. but that would be the only one. now, ac transit tonight does have their regularly scheduled board meeting and they will be talking about the possibility of having a series of public hearings on this. back to you guys. >> thank you. the story could affect 900 students an

school? david: yes it does. if we win, the team that will win in oakland will go to washington d.c. and compete against other schools all over the country. at that time, the winning school district will put that item on their menu and serve it to all the students in all of their schools. so, hopefully we can bring it back to oakland, and we would be serving hopefully jaye's and not her competition's meal. damian: so, are you still trying to create one dish that you think might win you the contest here? jaye: i feel like i mastered my dish that i made so far. damian: and is that a secret? is that what the competition is for? jaye: shh. damian: what's the message you think overall for the entire campus, not just those competing? david: well, i think it is to look at healthy alternatives that taste good so that we can start at the high school level and even younger teaching nutrition, teaching good nutrition that tastes good and is healthy for you. lots of research has shown that when students eat a healthy meal that that translates into better study habits. and i know i could've used that when i was going to school. damian: right? because, i mean, it's easy to slap a couple of bun

schools. people need to slow down, that would be a better way for the kids. >> reporter: the oakland district said it's still negotiating a contract. >> we are changing the schedule for next school year and doing a lot of other things to save money in the process. in doing that we saved them a million dollars. we are the only district that pays to have this supplemental bus service. others have acceptmental service but we pay for it. >> reporter: the transit company said no decision has been made on the bus routes. >> the school bus service is in place for this academic school year. we want the parents to know that they have authority to step up, to call their board members within the oakland school district and demand that they come to the table with a workable solution. >> the board of directors meets tonight and will decide whether or not to hold public meetings on the bus schedules. >>> still to come, a high stakes meeting between the united states secretary of state and the president of russia. the latest on the talks mean to smooth the growing divide between the two countries. >> the war

comes in response to the da analyst of the latest crime statistics in the county. >>> oakland unified school districtoking competition showcasing the chefs of tomorrow. it is called cooking up change and as part of the healthy schools campaign. oakland high school students were asked to create their own great tasting meals. they also had to meet the nutritional requirements of the national school meals program and it could only cost just over one dollar per meal. we caught up with the students at this alternative school in west oakland to see which winning team will head to washington dc for the national competition. >> you one, congratulations! >> oh my god! i am going to die. >> it look like she was heading there behind the piece of paper. j poindexter and jimmy sala fans how to tie chicken peanut rollup and it will be served at oakland unified school district. congratulations. >>> and with whether we start out the day with shower activity and a bit of a break this afternoon but already the clouds are rolling in and we track another front the will be a big factor for tonight and we let you know if

schools in oakland. right now, parents in oakland school district leaders are attending an ac transit board meeting to protesthe proposed elimination of bus routes to three schools. nbc's maryanne favro is live in oakland where parents are asking if private schools are getting preferential treatment. >> reporter: i'm here at skyline high school in oak land. bah the school its at the top of a hill, parents tell me if the bus route here is eliminated. students would have a difficult time walking or biking up this hill. and this is not the only school that could be impacted. [ horns honking ] >> reporter: as dozens of students are on transit buses in oakland hills, parents wonder how much longer the buses will be available to their kids. ac transit is considering eliminating the ruts outes to t school, skyline high and community day schools. >> there are fachllimilies who not find a way to get their kids to school. >> reporter: ac transit is considering eliminating the routes because oakland unified stopped paying more than $2 million a year to provide 56 buses to the three schools. >> all usd requested the serv

year for schools across the east bay and that the three schools in oakland hills account for 3 million of that. parents hope the oakland school district can work out a new contract with ac transit. they worry about the program -- [ indiscernible ] on the road. >> people flying down, you know, and -- [ indiscernible ] dangerous for the kids. >> especially when you have the elementary school there. people slow down, especially in the rain. i think that would be a better way to block up -- and can't be -- to cause more traffic. >> reporter: the open school district is still negotiating a contract with ac transit and changed the bus schedule to accommodate the bus schedule. >> we're changing them for next season and next school year. we're doing other things to enable them to save money and in doing that, we save at least $1 million. we're the only district that pays to have this service. we are the ones who pay for it. >> they said no decision has been made on the state of the bus routes to the three schools. >> cool bus service remains in place at the end of the school year. we want the parents to know that they still have some type of

today, hyundai donated $350,000 to the oakland school district. it will go toward improving the district's math program. one student already using new visually based math equipment had his mind on money. >> i'm doing, right now i'm on a level where it's money. >> the district hosted an event at burkeholter elementary to preview the program made possible by the donation. >>> extra innings in anaheim plus it was a pitcher's dual at at&t park. the giants had a rookie on the mound against the dodgers. >>> and on our instagram page tonight, evidence that bears are coming out of hibernation. see what firefighters found after they were called to a home in south lake tahoe. and a reminder you can follow ktvu on instagram. ra yes, the fuel is complimentary for up to three years. yes, it has an epa-estimated range of 312 miles. yes, you will probably have to answer lots of silly questions from strangers. yes, this is a mind-blowing marvel of technology. and, yes, you can buy it today- because the future doesn't start next week, next month or next year... th

with me from the oakland school district on "comunidad del valle" are david isenberg, a culinary teacher, and jaye poindexter is a student there at ralph brunche academy in oakland. welcome to the show. so, what are we talking about when we're talking about cooking up change, david? oh, do you know all about cooking up change? go ahead. go ahead, jaye. jaye poindexter: cooking up change is a culinary program that transforms regular school lunches into a healthy meal for students, with a budget of $1. damian: a dollar? jaye: yes. damian: can you do that, david? david: oh, it's not easy. it's not easy.

. >> and teachers packed an oakland school board meeting last night protesting planned cuts to oakland public schools. >> when people in the school district and people on the school board are not taking care of our bum thes and they makes -- budget and they're making mistakes like this, there is no reason why they should charge them for the mistake. >> the school district said it needs to reduce spending by $10 million and proposed cutting special education and early childhoodec. the school district is also considering hiring freezes, limits purchases made with general funds and canceling travel. >> i am creating a go fund me and i am paying into adult fund me to my daughter's class to go on her field trip. >> another problem is a possible cancellation of ac transit bus service to three oakland schools. the school district said it can't pay the $2.5 million a year in reimbursement to ac transit. >>> calrobber robber oh -- cal osha is investigating after a man fell into a trench at a work site. it happened near omega and workers fell into a trench and couldn't move firefighters had to make sure that trench did not collapse while they worke

a-c transit says it's considering getting rid of bus service at three schools within the oakland unified school district the transit agency's board of directors is meeting right now with the public to discuss options. the change would affect more than 900 students at montera middle school, skyline high school, and community day school. a-c transit says the service is becoming too expensive. the board is expected to make a decision by the end of may - but will host one more public meeting on may 10. (vicki) 'at an all time low.' those are the words from secretary of state rex tillerson - on the united states relationship with russia. this as the two countries continue to butt heads over the situation in syria. we'll have more on his meeting with russia's president vladmir putin. (grant) then, a north bay taxi driver - is accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on the job. what we are learning about the suspect. (vicki) and next - it's the eye in the sky. the new tool... one east bay city is using to help fight crime at one of its troubled intersections. shoulders don't just carry pads. they carry yo

get science and -- reverend jackson delivered -- he delivered a 20,000$20,000 check to the oakland school district. they matched that amount for $40,000. reverend jackson's -- >> we are reconnecting the relationship that is already established except we're coming with a plan to ensure we can impact communities and we're utilizing -- because of his voice and his capacity and his legendary status and we're able to touch a lot of people's lives in undeserved areas and bridge the divide. >> the vip reception includes music, food and speakers. >>> thousands of comic fans expected to arrive. >> jesse is live with the previews. any notables there yet. >>reporter: gasia, it's a few hours before the comic con. there's going to be actors like pam greer. we're going to interview her in a little bit. i'll have that later in the day. let's look at our video. a setup going on inside the convention center in san jose. 200 vendors from around the country are here to display the latest in science and the world of comics. since the creation of comic books in the 30s and 40s, comics is a la crew tifb-- a lucrative i

. >>> the oakland unified school district begins to grapple with a $10 million budget short fall. as ktvu's paul chambers reports, the proposed budget cuts don't sit well with parents or teachers. >> dozens of upset parents, teachers, and students are protesting proposed budget cuts to oakland unified school district. >> our schools cannot take cuts. we cannot have cuts period. >> the district says it it needs to reduce spending by $10 million. all the while, protecting the state minimum reserve of 2%. the district is looking at hiring freezes, and no travel. >> i'm creating a go fund me for my class to go on a field trip, and i'm paying into a gofundme for my daughter's class to go on her field trip. >> reporter: the group took their concerns to the board members inside city hall, where they held a meeting. >> also looking at where it can have additional savings within early childhood education, and special education. although the district didn't give specific details on what it will cut, organizers say the cuts could mean a reduced number of teachers in schools, and increasing t

oakland unified school district wants to stop paying ez transit to stop giving rides to students. here's katie you'dice. >> if you take bus rides away it will change who can go there. >> and they made pleas. >> both his father and i are working parents and cannot pick him up. >> for 20 years state funding helped the oakland unified school district pay for extra buses. district spokesman says the state funding has changed. >> we changed our approach to this and believe we can't afford to pay them and don't have the funds anymore. >> 56 buses are used each school day -- >> it's unsustainable to continue those buses to the school without reimbursement from them. >> everybody agrees that k-12 education and public transit are underfunded in california, and it's sad that this is put the two of them against each other. >> bus services could be cut and route changes or school times adjusted. because of union rules transit has to update the routes by june so drivers can be assigned routes for the next year. in oakland, abc7 news. >>> elected leaders and immigration advocates in the south b

e-cigarette use tripled nationwide among high school youth from 2013-2014 and now has reached 27% among oakland unified school district 11th graders. according to our california health kids-healthy kids survey in 2015, over half of 11th graders at oakland unified school district believe it is very easy to obtain cigarettes. in a survey of 300 stores in alameda county, 87% sold candy mint and liquor flavored tobacco products and were located within 1000 feet of a school. i am thrilled to be here today. i am thrilled -thank you so much meliacohen and mayor ed lee for allowing me to be and i want to thank valerie eager for your leadership your expertise and most of all i want to thank [inaudible] for my office who has just been amazing and putting this legislation together. it served as a model to other cities. i am thrilled that we can join this movement of cities working to stop big tobacco from targeting her most of honorable communities. cities must lead when the federal government is silent and complicit. thank you. [applause] >> thank you mdm. vice mayor. the next speaker will be dr. valerie yoder from ucsf. yeager

competition to see who could come up with a healthy and inexpensive action to be added across the oakland school district. >>> and yesterday, the competition took place and aliana gomez was right there when a winner was campground. >> we prepared something delicious that we thought everybody in general would love. >> high school culinary class turned food network competition. well, sort of. the skill level and execution is right on par. >> we use the rest of the water leftover from the flavors of the chicken and add to the pasta. >> reporter: but the fun factor is amplified. cooking up change is a new national competition where high school students learn how to create healthy menu options as part of the healthy schools campaign. >> they have a calorie that they have to stay in, a calorie goal. they have a fat goal, a salt goal. a dollar goal. it's got to be less than a dollar. >> food and budget constraints, tackled by students with real life challenges, attending an alternative school is one thing, but gaining the confidence to find their passion and excel in the classroom is another. >> when these chil

as part of the event river jackson deliver a $10,000 check to the oakland unified school district forolarships and tech programs. organizers say microsoft, intel and 11 venture partners match the amount for a total of $40,000. reverend jackson's work with tech equity began decades ago with a silicon valley company. >> where literally reconnecting relationships we established but were coming in with the strategic plan to ensure we can impact communities and utilizing the platforms that reverend jackson can establish with his voice in his capacity and his legendary status and we can touch lives in underserved areas and bridge a digital divide. >>> last night's event started with a vip reception and included music food and speakers. >>> a custodian known as mr. jim received a special high honor from cost accounting. jimmy callier, employee of the year by the west county of education. he's been with the district for 23 years. the last seven years he was at murphy elementary school. the principal calls mr. collier a jack of all trades who is a master of all of them. bravo. >>> 4:45 am let'

school kids. as a part of the event, the reverend gave a $10,000 check to the oakland unified school district. for scholarships and tech programs. organizers also say microsoft intel and 11 venture partners matched that amount for a total of $40,000. reverend jackson's work for tech equity began decades ago with silicon valley companies. >> we are literally reconnecting the relationship we have already established. we're coming in with a strategic plan to ensure we can impact the community utilizing the roads because of his voice and his capacity and legendary status. we are able to touch a lot of peoples lives in certain areas and to try to bridge the divide. >> the evening began with a vip reception and included music, food, and a series of speakers. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, a custodian known as mr. jim has received a high honor from contra costa county. coolier has been named an employee of the year by the west contra costa office of education. collier has been with the district for three years. the last seven years he's been with murphy elementary school. they call him a jack of all trade

school budget cuts. that will be happening at 4:30 at the oakland unified school district.hat the school district can come up with some new contract so the bus service won't end next school year. >>> new this morning, looking at the pictures it is amazing. a police officer suffered just minor injuries after his suv crashed into a big rig overnight in livermore. it was his personal vehicle, the suv all smashed up. the chp says he rear-ended the big rig. it had stopped because of construction on the highway. the off duty officer was driving home at the time of the crash. look how badly the suv was. shape officers at the scene were -- chp officers at the scene were able to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. >>> right now shares of united are down a little more half of a percentage point. meanwhile united is in full on damage control after the backlash following the release of the video showing the passenger bloodied and being dragged off of the flat at o'hare on under sunday. the passenger urged police to let him go back home to louisville. protesters demanded that uni

the support nolan has received. >>> parents and teachers packed an oakland school board meeting. >> when people in the school districthe school board are not taking care of our budgets and making mistakes like this, there is absolutely no reason they should charge our children for their mistakes. >> the district says it needs to reduce spending by 10 million-dollar, proposing cuts to special education and early childhood education. the district is also looking at hiring freezes, limited pitches with general funds and no travel. >> i'm creating a go fund me for my class to go on a field trip and i'm paying into a go fund me for my daughter's class to go on her field trips. >> another issue that has parents upset is the possible cancellation of ac transit bus service to three oakland schools. the district says it can no longer pay the $2.5 million a year. >>> kindergarten vaccination rates in california have hit an all time high. according to the california public health department, more than 9 5% of current kindergarten students have been vaccinated. that's up 5 percent since state lawmakers eliminated the personal be

e-cigarette use tripled nationwide among high school youth from 2013-2014 and now has reached 27% among oakland unified school district 11th graders. according to our california health kids-healthy kids survey in 2015, over half of 11th graders at oakland unified school district believe it is very easy to obtain cigarettes. in a survey of 300 stores in alameda county, 87% sold candy mint and liquor flavored tobacco products and were located within 1000 feet of a school. i am thrilled to be here today. i am thrilled -thank you so much meliacohen and mayor ed lee for allowing me to be and i want to thank valerie eager for your leadership your expertise and most of all i want to thank [inaudible] for my office who has just been amazing and putting this legislation together. it served as a model to other cities. i am thrilled that we can join this movement of cities working to stop big tobacco from targeting her most of honorable communities. cities must lead when the federal government is silent and complicit. thank you. [applause] >> thank you mdm. vice mayor. the next speaker will be dr. valerie yoder from ucsf. yeager

school students bet ready for prom. it is the project of lessee west, the wife of forward david west. she and the warriors are teaming up with the oakland unified school district the oakland public education funds. this saturday any current high school student in oakland is eligible to pick up a dress for prom or another special occasion. you just have to register. we have a link on our website, abc7 news.com. >>> one, two, three. [ cheers and applause ] >> today, executives from hewlett packard cut the ribbon on a unique new learning partnership in richmond. information technology students at the high school will use hp computers to prepare for computers in web design. >>> coming up, we will take a closer look at an elementary school that's been deemed not earthquake safe and is the same problem that did so much damage during the loma prieta quake. >> our peak activity time we were averaging one fire per minute. >>> it was a firefight like no other. 25 years later we were looking back at the l.a. riots with a firefighter who was in the thick of it then and is now the head of the department. >>> it may soon be easier than ever to brew your own beer at home. >>

school students bet ready for prom. it is the project of lessee west, the wife of forward david west. she and the warriors are teaming up with the oakland unified school district and the oakland public education funds. this saturday any current high school student in oakland is eligible to pick up a dress for prom or another special occasion. you just have to register. we have a link on our website, abc7 news.com. >>> one, two, three. [ cheers and applause ] >> today, executives from hewlett packard cut the ribbon on a unique new learning partnership in richmond. information technology students at the high school will use hp computers to prepare for computers in web design. >>> coming up, we will take a closer look at an elementary school that's been deemed not earthquake safe and is facing the same problem that did so much damage during the loma prieta quake. >> our peak activity time we were averaging one fire per minute. >>> it was a firefight like no other. 25 years later we were looking back at the l.a. riots with a firefighter who was in the thick of it then and is now the head of the department. >>> it may soon be easier than ever to brew your own beer

school in oakland with how parents will have to deal with this. averi? (averi) a-c transit says they are considering getting rid of bus service at three schools within the oakland unified school districtboard of directors is holding a meeting tonight to discuss their options. the change would affect more than 900 students at montera middle school, skyline high school, and community day school. a-c transit says the service is becoming too expensive. ( james ) thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning. (mark) police have arrested a man who they say exposed himself to women in mountain view. now...they are asking for more victims to come forward. 18-year-old thomas serna was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure. a woman reported to police a man exposed himself to her in the parking lot of grant park plaza. she described the car and police found the car...but it got away from them. they traced the car to a home in mountain view that was registered to serna. he was arrested near the home and booked into the santa clara county jail. ( mark ) firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a building to go up in flames in the middle of san francisco's financial

mismanagement from the district and also decision-makers that weren't taking care of our budget. >> reporter: guys, you're looking at a full screen from the oakland unified school district saying, quote, we appreciate all staff and our families helping us through this difficult financial time. we're having to make difficult decisions, but we're taking this opportunity to learn from what we're doing to ensure that this does not happen again in the future. after this protest this afternoon the parents will speak at the school board meeting inside a city hall where that protest is set to begin at 4:00 p.m. we're live in oakland, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >>> staying in oakland right now, oakland school kids might have trouble catching a bass. the alomeda contra costa transit district may cut out three supplementary bus routes. if the buses could, it will affect students at moranta middle school, skyline high school and community day cool. it will affect nearly 700 students in the morning and more than 900 in the afternoon. a meeting on this starts tonight at 6:00. >> new at 11:00, the oakland raid remembers on a streak for good behav

>> and other issue, the possible cancellation of ac transit bus service to three oakland schools and the school district said it can't pay the $2.5 million a year and that is to reimburse ac transit. >>> wells fargo reported the results this morning before the market opens. the banking giant posted earnings -- earnings a dollar a share and this is after the employees opened up to 2 million checking and credit card accounts without authorization from customers. employees were trying to meet sky-high sales goals. wells fargo paid millions in pipes and settled a $110 million class-action lawsuit. >> and. >>> time is 5 picks tool. a longtime problem for the bay area is being addressed this morning. at 6:00, we're at the golden gate bridge live and with -- where the work will begin. we'll tell you the cost and how it affections traffic when we come back. >> and first in-flight. and why they won't be there. >> and in hockey, reporting no major problems on bay area roadways and just the usual slow going in spots for your morning commute, including the bay bridge toll plaza and we'll have a look here and in con

. >>> the oakland unified school district are kicking off the change competition, taking place at april 12th at ralph bunch academy. >> the competition damages chef -- challenges chefs to create healthy meals that students will eat. >> the winners of the competition will go onto an all expenses paid trip to washington, d.c. and their winning dishes will be served to members of congress and at oakland unified schools. >> we will joined this morning by high school culinary teacher, david easenberg, and jay poindexter, all from ralph bunch academy. show us your creations. >> how did you get involved in this in the first place. >> we're building a whole culinary program at ralph bunch. very exciting, when it's ready to go the students will be making lunch and breakfast every day for all of the campus. we are learning culinary fields and things that are going on, and the contest came to the nutritional office and they asked if we would be interested and we said, yeah, let's give it a try. brought it to one of my best students that we have, and they have turned out some really great dishes. >

school in oakland with how parents will have to deal with this. averi? (averi) a-c transit says they are considering getting rid of bus service at three schools within the oakland unified school districtg a meeting tonight to discuss their options. the change would affect more than 900 students at montera middle school, skyline high school, and community day school. a-c transit says the service is becoming too expensive. ( james ) thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a building to go up in flames in the middle of san francisco's financial district. the blaze started just before 9:00 last night on clay street. the area has reopened this morning after firefighters checked for hotspots inside the 3 story building. the building has a massage parlor, other commercial businesses and a residential hotel that were all affected. ( mark ) there were no injuries in the fire. ( james

. >> bart is looking at surveillance tapes, working with oakland police and the school district and housing authority to catch these young thieves and meantime are also posting a reward. abc 7 news. >>> trust betrayed. images of a north bay six-year-old girl end up in a child porn chat room now the boss of the after-school program is under >>> the fact that it's pedofile boyaristic behavior. >> strong words describing the after school worker under arrest for posting six-year-old's information in a child porn chat room. we have details. >> reporter: this man 22-year-old benjamin gorky was arrested yesterday for child endangerment in padaluma where parents trusted him at a boy's and girls club at an after-school program. >> a lot of my friend's sons are in that program. >> he posted the picture of the child in a chat room that involved child pornography. homeland security was notified when post originated in their jurisdiction. he allegedly logged in remotely to the boys and girls club system to find the victims contact information. >> he then subsequently post that information into that chat

in february former superintendent antoine wilson left oakland to head the public school districts in akland unified has two- thirds of the candidates to replace him are from the bay area with the remaining candidates from out of state. >>> shares of tesla soared. why there's optimism about the palo alto company and its product line. >>> several changes for your bay area tuesday. i'll have a look at your numbers tomorrow and in the extended forecast when the wet weather is expected to return coming up. >>> and also bald eagles are soaring through new heights in the bay area. why they make incredible progress. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> at&t says a software problem caused phone outages across the country today. affecting the customer land lines and

school children. as parts of the event, reverend jackson delivered a $10,000 to the oakland unified school district forolarships. microsoft, intel, and 11 ventures partners matched that amount for a total of $40,000. >>> there were big changes yesterday to san francisco's annual 4-20 celebration. did those changes have a positive effect. the after math of this year's celebration in golden gate park. >>> and this is the open house for san francisco's city college that could have a big turnout, because the city announced free tuition this coming year, but there may be a catch. >>> good morning, well, we have traffic that's better than yesterday, but there are still some slowdowns out there. and now we're getting a little one at the macarthur maze. >>> sunshine and warmer temps are beginning to inch upwards from the 40s and 50s. we'll end up with a few near 80 degrees today you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's

has 30 years of experience in education, including working as a superintendent at oakland and san jose school districts. he says his priority is looking at strategies already in place for students to achieve their goals. the board is set to vote on his contract on tuesday. >>> a blustery spring day across the bay area. sky fox 2 shows us some wind surf ers taking advantage of the situation. gusts as high as 30 miles-an-hour this afternoon. san jose airport reported strong gusty winds from about ten this morning until about two this afternoon. >>> four people are recovering pr injuries after their sail boat capsized during a -- from injuries after their sole boat capsized during a storm. the boat flipped over and as you can see slammed right into the pier shortly after 7:00 last night. the 24-foot sail boat was taking part in a race sponsored by a yacht club. all four people in the boat were wearing a life vest. >> i would think they probably bailed before they hit, for goodness sake. >>> will the wind continue tomorrow? >> still a bit of a breeze mainly for tonight, but tomorrow it looks great if you w

school district in los angeles county. matthews received a three-year contract and will be paid $1 million over the three years. during the 30-year education career, he helped lead the oakland and san jose school districts. player lee calls him an accomplished educator who brought positive changes to the school district he served. >>> a utility worker in new york is healed as a hero for saving the life of a man who fell on to the subway tracks. jonathan culley got off of a train saturday and realized that someone had fallen on the other side of the platform. he navigated around the dangerous third rail, paycheck -- paychecks up the man and led them to the really. a minute later, a train went by. the man on the tracks was intoxicated and taken to the hospital. action quickly without taking. >> that is what you do. >>> all right, 6:00 hour well underway. and so is the execute. >> yes, sir. we do have some slow traffic out there. >> right. >> and mike and pam. starting off with the bay bridge. a lot of people like to check in frequently and make sure that everything is okay. this is about normal for the bay bridge. it's backed up to the maze, 10 to 15-minute delay estimate tim

but they are releasing it to local school districts. live in oakland, terry mcsweeney nbc bay area news. >>> could we see military activity involving north korea? we are following this developing story at this hour. it's an extremely critical time for the united states as north korea is celebrating the anniversary of its army. this is all happening right now as the u.s. aircraft carrier say arriving in the region. nbc bay area's reporter joins us from the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: u.s. military sources say it's likely the north koreans will take some kind of action to mark this day. the big question is what and how they will do it and what the response will be from the united states. president trump didn't minutes words at white house meeting tonight, telling the u.n. security council it needs to come down harder on north korea. >> the council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on north korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs. this is a real threat. >> reporter: a threat the u.s. isn't taking likely. north k

. >> students at an oakland school worry they will not be able to take ac transit the campus next year. the school district says it just doesn't have the money. jackie ward has more. truck these flyers are posted all over monteiro middle school. students are fighting to continue using ap transit buses. >> we have three kids at three different schools. most families down to them live close enough, so a lot of kids will end up not being able to attend the schools they want to and be forced to go to the neighborhood schools that don't offer the academic rigor that they need. >> i hope that i can be a good spokesperson for all those people that live in the flatter areas of oakland, who really rely on the bus. >> reporter: tonight, ac transit is having a board meeting to discuss whether they will keep providing services to students who attend skyline high school, manteo middle school and skyline elementary school. it's a bus 1600 out of 2500 students take every day. some parents have put out a letter to ac transit and they are encouraging others to sign it, explaining that their students already pay to use the

school in oakland. >> i've only worked in oakland unified and i assume that would be the case in every public school district, that kids would get a free breakfast and free lunch because that is what they need. >> reporter: senator bob hertzberg wants to make sure kids aren't served shame sandwiches and proposed a new law, sb 250 that bans schools from treating kids differently that can't pay for lunch and it will direct schools to use other means to go after parents for the cost. >> go after the parents and collect money, no problem. take money out of their bank account or whatever the case may be. don't put these kids in a situation where you are shaming them. >> that was melissa caen reporting and the bill has bipartisan support and the senator said he's hopeful it will pass. >>> is eight minutes before 5:00 and scientist have uncovered what killed a great white shark as it came ashore in santa cruz county. >>> after nearly two decades, a space probe regift -- begins its most important mission. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, washed up on a beach in santa cruz county. the 10-foot long male shark was first spotted friday

have a community meeting about transporting students from schools and the oakland hills and 56 buses were provided to three schools until the district no longer pay after losing funding from the state. the board will meet at 5:00 tonight. >>> following up on a story we reported yesterday, santa clara county put a $1 million rebranding campaign on hold. the money designated for a new york public relations have gone towards creating a logo. the county needs to reassess what it needs. some supervisors agree the county has a marketing problem. >>> san francisco is taking another step towards opening up another safe injection cite for drug int intevenus drug users inject. health leaders estimate there are 22,000 intra venus drug users in san francisco. >>> and then backing the push to use california's primary way up, and they seek to move california's primary from june to shortly after the contest in iowa and new hampshire. secretary of state says when california moved up its primary to february in 2008 it resulted in the highest voter turnout since 1980. lawmakers returned the primary to june in 2012 after the complaints of the cost of

board of directors will vote on whether they are going to transport students from schools in the oakland hills. bu the districtit could no longer pay after losing funding from the state. the transit agency will try to determine if it's financially possible to absorb the cost of transporting the students. the board will meet at 5:00. >>> and santa clara county put a $1 million rebranding campaign on hold. the money would have gone towards creating a logo and advertisement to ratchet up the county's profile. the county needs to reassess what it needs. supervisors agree the county has a marketing problem and often people don't know what services the county provides for them. >>> let's talk temperatures. san francisco at 52, and castro at 56. pretty mild there. a lot of us in the mid to upper 50s. 57 in santa clara. pleasanton at 55. richmond about 53. belmont, 56. today at 62 in half moon bay and santa rosa. san francisco at 62. the rest of us at 63 to 66 degrees. temperatures dropping tomorrow. 56 in san francisco to antioch and san jose and napa at 61. here's a look at sfo, and not reporting delays yet but look

>> abc 7 news was at unified school district headquarters for introduction of vincent matthews named next superintendent as we reported to you recently. he worked for oakland schools and headed san jose schools as well. they want to expand capacity with a high level of student achievement. >> how do we make that more rigorous? how do we make that as high capacity as possible? how do we make sure it is happening in the highest quality way so students are receiving the education they deserve. >> board is expected to vote on his contract next week. >> you've heard the phrase roller coaster economy. it is about to become more literal. >> how it is about it shape the future of santa clara. >> kids with a serious. >> there is a new warning about best pesticides. >> decreasing winds mean increasing temperatures. i'll he show you how warm when abc news at 5:00 continues. >>> great america announcing plans to expand today. the theme park has big projects in the works including this new ride. an area similar to downtown disney bp abc 7 news reporters joins us live from santa clara to explain. hi, janine. >> reporter: the park is open tonight to season pass holders.

oakland. happening today, parents, teachers, students, protesting possible budget cuts to school programs. >> pete suratos has been talking to organizers getting ready for today's test. oakland unified isn't the only districtealing with this issue. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and sam. yes, we have seen this play out in different school districts around the bay area. most recently in cupertino where they had to lay off a number of full-time employees. we're seeing this also in oakland. we see parents and educators speaking out against it behind me later afternoon. now, they were preparing for this yesterday and want to show you some video when we swung by the elementary. parents preparing signs for a protest taking place later this afternoon here in oakland. they're unhappy for the potential for more cuts to the district, after the district made cuts to discretionary spending. those measures weren't enough to trim the millions of dollars from their current deficit. i did speak with one parent there yesterday who has a fourth grader oakland who says the classrooms are already feeling the effects of the current cuts. >> when my student is in a classroom where his classmates aren't getting the supp

school in oakland. >> i only worked in oakland unified. i assumed that would be the case in every public school district that kids would get a free district and flee lunch, that is what they need. >> reporter: senator bob hurtsburg wants to make sure kids aren't served shame sandwiches and proposed a law that bans schools from treating kids differently who can't pay for lunch, and directs schools to use other means to go after parents for the cost. >> go after the parents, collect money from the parents, no prob lnl. take money out of their bank accounts, whatever the case me be. but don't put the cades in the situation-- kids in the situation where you are shaming them. >> reporter: the bill, sb250 has bipartisan support and senator hurtsburg is hopeful it will pass. while california won't be the first on this, we may be one of the first. >> you and i were talking how kids feel, you know exactly how they feel. it is horrible. >> reporter: to some degree, when i was younger when we were on free lunch, enrolled in the free lunch program. i remember the tickets were actually different colors, that my tickets were yellow and the regular tick

middle school and community day high school thanks to an agreement between the school district and a-c transit. that was until oaklandd it could no longer pay after losing funding from the state. >> it was an agreement that had to be changed because of the way the state funds are for transportation dollars. that money is no longer there. >> we were surprised. we were absolutely baffled. >> reporter: a-c transit was surprised to learn the district was baling out after oakland unified lost $2.25 million to subsidize student bus fares. still, the transit agency promised to continue service until the end of the academic year while trying to determine if it's even financially possible to absorb the cost of transporting these students. >> that would be for our planners to decide. there have certainly been discussions about what efficiencies can be reached. >> reporter: a-c transit says other school districts operate along traditional routes and have adjusted their in and out times to fit the bus schedule. >> so, doing some very careful calculations with bus schedules and bell schedules and things like that, we have already

oakland and two more in san francisco. >> some walnut creek schools look to form their own school district. >>> plus, the rise of turf dancing in the city of oakland and how one young man is using it to keep children out of trouble. ♪[music] >> when you talk about beauty, you talk about this. the bay area. the golden gate bridge. it is out there in the foreground. so much beauty in out our front door or back window. this is the face of people magazine's most beautiful woman for the fifth time. julia roberts chosen once again as people's most beautiful woman. i'm looking on twitter. not everyone happy with that choice. gentlemen, i turn to you. if you could cast the deciding vote. who is the most beautiful woman in your life. >> she definitely is beautiful. if i had to vote, it would be my wife. is that a trick question. >> no. both these gentlemen are married and their wives watch the show. >> you're talking about celebrities though. well known celebrities. >> yes. >> let's narrow it down to us. >> what do you this i. >> it's hard to come up with anyone. >> really. >> you know who i would like. fredo pinto. she was in "slumd

school and community day high school, thanks to an agreement between the school district and ac transit, that was until oakland unified said it could no longer pay because of a budget cut from the state. >> that money is no longer in. >> reporter: ac transit was surprised to learn the district was bailing out after oakland unified lost $2.25 million to subsidize student bus fares, still the transit agency promised to continue service until the end of the academic year while trying to determine if it's even financially possible to absorb the cost of transporting these students. >> that would be for our planners to decide, there's certainly been discussions about what agreements to be reached. >> reporter: ac transit has operated along traditional routes. >> doing some very careful calculations with bus schedules and bell schedules and things like that, they have already been able to save quite a bit of money, the question is how do we close the rest of that gap. >> joseph says he might have to transfer to another school. >> reporter: both sides promised to provide families with updates as needed. >>> public hig

middle school and community day high school, thanks to an agreement between the school district and ac sit, that was until oakland unified said it could no longer pay because of a budget cut from the state. >> that money is no longer in. >> reporter: ac transit was surprised to learn the district was bailing out after oakland unified lost $2.25 million to subsidize student bus fares, still the transit agency promised to continue service until the end of the academic year while trying to determine if it's even financially possible to absorb the cost of transporting these students. >> that would be for our planners to decide, there's certainly been discussions about what agreements to be reached. >> reporter: ac transit has operated along traditional routes. >> doing some very careful calculations with bus schedules and bell schedules and things like that, they have already been able to save quite a bit of money, the question is how do we close the rest of that gap. >> joseph says he might have to transfer to another school. >> reporter: both sides promised to provide families with updates as needed. >>> public hig

family is asking for answers. >> alameda county contra costa county transit district may cut out bus service for three oakland schoolse what would be impacted if the buses go, it would affect montero middle school, skyline day school, and community day school. the impact would affect nearly 7 students in the morning and more than 900 in the afternoon. >> pass the ketchup because books for the next few weeks aren't going to be the only thing providing a boost for children at one east bay library. san pablo library launching a preliminary after school meal program, the meals served monday through wednesday, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. through june 7th. the ram is supposed to be like a lunch at the library type of summer program meant to provide children with better nutrition. >> good for them. >> while we talk about passing the ketchup, a lot of people like ketchup, animal style on their double double for in-n-out, which could spell trouble for developers looking to open a new location. >> walnut creek is the latest battleground. where preliminary applications were recently fired for a new in and out and starbucks. the fast food

oakland and two more in san francisco. >> some walnut creek schools look to form their own school district. >>> plus, the rise of turf dancingy of oakland and how one young man is using it to keep children out of trouble. ♪[music] >> when you talk about beauty, you talk about this. the bay area. the golden gate bridge. it is out there in the foreground. so much beauty in out our front door or back window. this is the face of people magazine's most beautiful woman for the fifth time. julia roberts chosen once again as people's most beautiful woman. i'm looking on twitter. not everyone happy with that choice. gentlemen, i turn to you. if you could cast the de

oakland hills schools. >> both his father and i are working parents and cannot pick him up. >> for 20 years state funding helped the school district pay for extra buses. district spokesman said the funding has changed. >> we've changed our approach to this and believe we can't afford to pay them. we don't have those dollars anymore. >> 56 buses are used every day to service the schools in the hills. >> that's financially unsustainable to continue that many bus toss their school without some reimbursement. >> they have the pay for drivers on the buses. if the community isn't pitching in, they could put them on routes. >> everybody agrees that k-12 education and public transit are woefully underfunded in california and this is sad that it has put the two of them against each other. >> because of union rules, a c-trans it has to update the routesly union. they'll hold a public meeting by the enof the month for public upset. ax 7 news in oakland. . >> take a look at the the scene when the evening commute came to a grinding halt on bart this afternoon. the brakes got stuck on a train. this is a picture from inside the train. all dark e

oakland high school students receiving prom dresses yesterday thanks to dressed by west. the event was celebrated by leslie west. the wife of david west along with the unified school district and the golden state warriors. the only requirement for students to get a dress to attend an oakland public high school. >> they are dresses they wouldn't be able to afford. i've seen amazing smiles, received a lot of thank yous. and there have been pictures taken where they look like princesses themselves. >> it's a great event. the first event west has held a prom dress giveaway to high school students. of course her first year holding it here in oakland. >>> and a hazard is claiming to release new episodes of netflix's series "orange is the new black." the hackers called the dark overlord announced their release on twitter posting a link to illegal download the episodes. the hacker had been demanding a ransom from the streaming service, but netflix did not pay up. new episodes are set to officially be released on june 9. >>> get ready for some basketball. it's been a while. warriors are getting ready for round two coming up. how mr. curry says he is preparing even though he still d

oakland parents say they have had enough of budget cuts. they rallied before tonight's school board meeting which is happening right now. the district in place a spend increase. >> the reason why this is enraging, this is happening because of a deficit that came from the district. and so this is about mismanagement from the district and also decision makers that weren't taking care of our budgets. >> a spokesperson says the budget cuts are tough but promises to prioritize everything effecting students. >>> bay area respond to a woman's issues with the remodel. >>> and the east bay restaurant that's jumping on a building trend. an off-duty san jose police officer is safe and sound tonight... after surviving this fiery car crash. it happened overnight in a >>> an off duty san jose police officer is safe and sound after surviving this fiery car crash. it happened in livermore. it slammed into the back of a big rig troping the officer inside. two officers were near by and helped save the officer. >>> california could play a big role if deciding if a new bill passes. secretary of state is passing a bill that would move the primary date f

angry parents will gather in oakland this afternoon to send a message to oakland unified schools, no more budget cuts. the districtoblem is, the district is still falling short of meeting its current deficit. parents say the first round of cuts already having a deep ripple effect on campuses across the city. they plan to attend tonight's school board meeting after the protest. >>> happening now, pete is talking with district leaders. he'll join us for a live report in our midday newscast. you can also link to more on our home page. >>> sacramento police respond to a video that shows an officer throwing a pedestrian to the ground and repeatedly punching him. apparently it was all for jaywalking. details and the video on our twitter feed. >>> finally on our facebook page, a new and some say far more sincere apology this morning from the united airlines ceo responding to the video of a passenger being forcibly dragged from a united airplane. another local news update is coming up in about half an hour. in the meantime i'll see you on our 11:00 a.m. newscast today. plan ♪ >>> this morning on "today's take" celebrity c