. >>> a-c transit and oakland unified are trying to resolve an ongoing issue about transporting studentsl schools. here's the issue. who is going to pay for special bus service? a-c transit operates mainly for oakland students. abc 7 news reporter malia melendez is live from sky line high school with more on the story. malia? >> reporter: let me tell you, dan, a-c transit lines up here in perfect harmony, smoothly, i might say. students here and two other schools in oakland, the kids are loaded up and off they go. but all of that could be in jeopardy. now, tomorrow night the a-c transit board will vote to decide if they should have a special meeting to allow for community input. students at sky line high in the oakland hills lined up to get on several a-c transit lines unique to them. in fact, a total of 56 buses are provided exclusively to sky line and two other schools. montera middle school and community day high school thanks to an agreement between the school district and a-c transit. that was until oakland unified said it could no longer pay after losing funding from the state. >>

crackdown comes in response to the da analyst of the latest crime statistics in the county. >>> oakland unifiedrict hosted a cooking 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

. >> next we're live with the battle between ac transit and oakland unified that has students caught in the middle. >>> the latest advance in the game of baseball looks like an ordinary pair of headphones, i'm jonathan bloom with the giants not so secret weapon. >>> a mystery to e >>> ac transit and oakland schools have been trying to resolve an ongoing issue regarding transporting students to and from school in oakland hills. >> while ac transit has promised to provide bus service through the close of the school year, no one knows what's going to happen next year. >> reporter: tomorrow night there will be a meeting at ac transit headquarters not to decide if service should continue or who's going to pay for it, no, tomorrow the board will vote to decide if it should have a special meeting to allow for community input. for students like alicia carlo getting on an ac transit bus is a necessity. a total of 56 busses are provided exclusively to skyline and two other schools, monster are middle school and community day high school, thanks to an agreement between the school district and a

. >> next we're live with the battle between ac transit and oakland unified that has students caught in the middle. >>> the latest advance in the game of baseball looks like an ordinary pair of headphones, i'm jonathan bloom with the giants not so secret weapon. >>> a m >>> ac transit and oakland schools have been trying to resolve an ongoing issue regarding transporting students to and from school in oakland hills. >> while ac transit has promised to provide bus service through the close of the school year, no one knows what's going to happen next year. >> reporter: tomorrow night there will be a meeting at ac transit headquarters not to decide if service should continue or who's going to pay for it, no, tomorrow the board will vote to decide if it should have a special meeting to allow for community input. for students like alicia carlo getting on an ac transit bus is a necessity. a total of 56 busses are provided exclusively to skyline and two other schools, monster are middle school and community day high school, thanks to an agreement between the school district and ac sit, that

. >>> 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

back in 1997 the oakland unified school district and ac transit entered into the agreement. the state covered the $2.5 million price tag and students also paid bus fare. in january the district was forced to end the contract when the state pulled the funding leaving the district to pay on its own. and the spokesperson of the district says negotiations are now underway to satisfy both the district and ac transit. i think about all of the families. say mom and dad have to be at work at 7:00 in the morning. >> right. and a lot of the schools are not within walking distance. >> you need to come to an agreement. >> i agree. >> the construction boom in downtown san francisco has made getting around the city more time consuming for drivers. construction projects have slowed traffic as much as 9 miles per hour an hour on some downtown streets in the morning. the transportation agency says that the construction has doubled in recent year. we talked with a driver who says he sees a connection between increased construction and increased traffic congestion. >> there's just a lot of con

oakland unified and the housing authority in hopes they can help them identify the juveniles. in oakland, kpix5. >>> breaking news. 90 minutes ago the chp issued an amber alert for an abducted baby girl and a man considered armed and dangerous. last seen this afternoon in rancho cucamonga in san bernardino, california. the suspect drove off in a red car, 6wee209. the amber alert is in effect for san bernardino, riverside, orange and l.a. county. >>> freedom of speech show down tonight. university of california at berkeley versus conservative commentator and now she is suing. joe vasquez with what she is saying about all this tonight. >> reporter: she coming to burke b to speak on thursday no matter what. she is still upset she was disinviolated from the campus and then reschedule -- disinvited from the campus and then rescheduled and that is why she filed a lawsuit. she expected more from university of california at berkeley. >> at the risk of sounding like a snob it is the bush league colleges where you will have angry students, incapable of forming an argument in words who st

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. >> which one. >> i wouldn't say. >> yasmine how did you get involved in this. >> i enjoy cooking. i cook almost every day with my mom for dinner and breakfast, so i really enjoy cooking. it's one of my favorite things to do. >> i cooked spaghetti last night. i thought it was an a plus meal. what about you, jay, what got yo

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'

among oakland unified school district students, 70% of 11th grade tobacco smokers reported starting between the ages of 11 and 17. 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 t

. >> 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

abc 7 news has been reporting oakland unified wants to stop paying ac trajz it more than $2 million a year to give rides to students. concerned parents packed a meeting to find out what happens next. here's katy yutis. >> if you take away bus service, it will dramatically change who can go there. >> students and parents making passionate pleas to keep buses rolling to three 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 a

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

among oakland unified school district students, 70% of 11th grade tobacco smokers reported starting between the ages of 11 and 17. 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 t

. >> reporter: ac transit is considering eliminating the routes because oakland unified stopped payingore than $2 million a year to provide 56 buses to the three schools. >> all usd requested the service several years ago. we design routes around that request. we design those routes with the expectation that they would be reimbursing or at least defraying some of the cost of that service. they're now telling us, that they will not pay for that service. >> reporter: school district leaders say the district stopped paying ac transit in part because of state funding reforms. they also say it is a matter of fairness. they question why even though students at neighboring private schools, like bishop odowd use the same supplemental buss they don't pay any additional money for the service. no final decision will be made tonight. and bus service to the three schools will continue until at least the end of this school year. reporting live, mnbc bay area news. >> thank you, same city. similar issue. in oakland, parents had enough of budget cuts. they're rallying at the plaza before the school bo

the agency says it will share that video with oakland police, oakland unified, and the oakland housing authority in hopes they will help them identify the juveniles. >>> five burglars raided the apple store last night. they got way with about $24,000 in products, including several computers, ipads and iphones. it happened just after 8:00, which is closing time, but the doors were still unlocked because a few lingering customers were inside. this isn't the first time the store has been burglarized. in november $40,000 worth of equipment was taken. it's not clear if the two crimes are connected. >>> time 6:09. underwater and bracing for another round of wet weather. the rescues underway in the carolinas as flash flood watches remain in effect. >>> what would you say if i promised you two weeks of dry weather? i'll tell you when to expect it. >>> right now we are tracking a new accident and it's slowing things down for drivers headed along eastbound 380 to 101. we will look at that as well as your drive times coming up. >>> plus, taking action in our tech report. what tesla is doing to tr

she and the warriors are teaming up with the oakland unified school district and the oakland public educationds. 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. >>> live, where you live, this is a

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 at home. >>> live, where you live

oakland unified schools and housing authorities to find those teens. bart says there were police officers here at the station at the time of that robbery. they say those officers were in the parking lot area. by the time the officers made their way from the parking area to the platform those teens were already gone. >> unbelievable that they made it in and out while the doors were still open. >>> well we do continue our coverage on the controversy of ann coulter speaking at u.c. berkley. >> the officials are braces for possible protest if ann coulter does appear at cal as scheduled. there were violent and destructive demo traegss when milo yiannopoulos tried to speak at u.c. berkley's campus. the school just couldn't guarantee security for her event. it later moveded her speech to thursday saying it it was for safety reasons not censorship. the students we talked to say she deserves her chance to speak. >> because of what happened with milo i feel it would be dangerous but because of the free speech movement home and the atmosphere we like to promote i

power forward is donating more than 1,000 dresses for special events along with the warriors, oakland unifiedll put the dresses on display at oakland high school tomorrow between 11 and 4. to get dressed by west, you need a ticket, time slot and valid identification. >> that's awesome. >> would you believe i was reading that this is her 13th year doing this. she has done in other cities in which her husband played basketball and she just really gives back. >> that's called commitment. you know -- [ applause ] > -- it's expensive for guys to rent a tux but for women and girls in high school, it's expensive with hair and makeup. >> you have a daughter going to prom soon. >> she went to prom a few weeks ago. so that was a lot of fun. but yeah. >> there's an expense involved. for those who can't afford it this is just amazing. >> awesome. >> yeah. >> well, what's not awesome is we are starting to see delays in traffic and we definitely have a backup building over at that bay bridge toll plaza. speeds are slowing down as you approach the macarthur maze along the eastshore freeway. let's take a qui

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 goo

the group plans to attend the meetings to speak out against what they call the oakland unified school district mismanagement of funds. the district said it has to cut $10 million from the budget to pay bills through the month of june. it adds proposed cuts to special education and early childhood and nutrition programs. the grudgeet problems can affect nearly 1,000 students to get the school. the district said it can no longer pay ac transit for the special bus service to transport students. >> as lee martinez reports, the transit agency is threatening to cut off bus service to three schools in on island. >> reporter: the -- schools in oakland. >> reporter: nothing has been decided yet. but, it's these routes to the three schools, if they end, they can force many students to walk miles up hill to school or have their parents take them each day. the schools are up in the hills and do not have regular bus service. the school's impact would be montero middle school, skyline high school and community day school. 682 students take the bus in the morning. more than 900 take the bus in the a

. >> 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

a-c transit says they are considering getting rid of bus service at three schools within the oakland unifiedl district. the board 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 franc

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pete, oakland unified is not the only district dealing with this issue right now. >> okay. >> all rightobviously seems like we're having microphone issues with pete. he doesn't even know. we'll try to clear it up and get back to his live shot with the update of what's going on in oakland this morning. >> we now know more about the inmate who died -- >> oh. we're checking it out live on air. we're going to go to pete or move on? >> sorry. >> let's go back out to pete. now we can hear you. >> you guys, yeah, as we were just talking about, in cupertino, you had a similar situation. 24 full-time employees were laid off as a result of budget cuts. you had oakland parents that are saying they don't want to see that happen here. going to have a protest behind me later on this afternoon. let's show you some of the video from yesterday. we passed by the element in east oakland where you had parents preparing for this protest. they don't want to see any more cuts to the district. the city has cut discretionary spending and put in place a hiring freeze at the start of the year. they're low on scho

oakland unified isn't the only district dealing with this issue. >> reporter: good morning to you, laurand 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 support they need, then it just affects the entire class. we have kid

a-c transit says it's considering getting rid of bus service at three schools within the oakland unifiedschool 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 pad

using surveillance video to try to identify the suspects and is working with oakland police, oakland unified schools and oakland housing authority to try to find the teens. bart says there were police officers at the station at the time of the problem re. the officers reportedly in the parking lot area. they rushed up to the platform as quickly as possible but, again, all of this unfolded so quickly, in just about 30 seconds. by the time they reached the area, the robbers had already gotten away. >> christien kafton at the coliseum bart station. thank you. >>> well, this morning our question of the day is this: what is your biggest concern when it comes to bart? is it safety? is it cleanliness? is it reliability? or maybe it's nothing because you don't ride bart. let us know what you think by voting on the ktvu twitter page or ktvu.com or comment on our ktvu finish page. >>> the program director at the boys and girls clubs in petaluma and marin have been arrested on suspicion. he was arrested yesterday at his home. he is accused of posting photos of i 6-year-old girl from his after school pr

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a-c transit says they are considering getting rid of bus service at three schools within the oakland unifiedectors 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 ) 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 t

angry parents will gather in oakland this afternoon to send a message to oakland unified schools, noa midyear hiring freeze. the problem 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 mornin

open unified schools and oakland housing authorities to find those teens. bart said there were police officers in the parking lot. those officers arrived moments after the teens took off. as you can imagine that has left some passengers rattled. coming up we'll tell you how passengers are reacting this morning and also what they do to stay safe riding bart. >> christien kafton in oakland. >>> a authorities believe there was an argument between a member of the caltrans painting crew and a supervisor. investigators said terri hazy shot and killed himself. in memory of miss brooks. in a statement the governor said the tragic death of this dedicated public servant servant is a shock. during this difficult time. >>> a program director at boys and girls club in petaluma. accused of posting photos of a 6-year-old girl from his afternoon program in an internet chat room. police say he also posted the girl's name, address, and phone number in the chat room. police say they were contacted by the department of homeland security. we've tracked gorky through his interne

. >>> 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.

hundreds of 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 t

unified school district. the average teacher salary is $103,000. the student ratio, just 18-1. second on the list is saratoga, joint juneon, mountain view. fourth is from the east bay. the city of oakland'ste is back up and running this morning after being down yesterday. oaklandnet.com looked like this for much of the afternoon. a spokesperson says the city forgot to renew the domain. that means that residents had a hard time accessing online services. the home page was back up and running around 6:00 last night. >>> we will help get you out the door. allie, you showed us the bay bridge toll plaza a minute ago. at 8:00 on a friday morning, i have never seen it like that. >> barely anyone on it. we will go back to that picture in a minute. first let's show you spots that are more congested this morning. interesting in contra costa county, highway 4. westbound highway 4 at bailey road, that accident has been moved out of the way. shortly after that was cleared, another incident westbound 4 just past bay point, another collision there. so you can see some of the backup because of that. we want to go back to that earlier collision. westbound 80 at edwards. this is the macarthur freeway. the