. >> new outrage from the family of oscar grant who was killed. this time, the anger is targeted at someone else. >> i'm tori campbell. oscar grant's family responding to a request for a new trial by johannes mehserle. the family is furious that he is trying to overturn his conviction. >> it's been three and a half years since oscar brant was killed but his family and friends stood on the courthouse steps and it was very, very clear that emotions are still very raw. johannes mehserle's new court appeal has stirred number again. former b.a.r.t. officer went to court this week to ask for a new trial but the family of oscar grant was not there because they say no one told them it was happening. frustrating for a family who traveled to los angeles for weeks for the mehserle trial back in 2010. >> as you know, we trawsmed and down the highway, 400 miles. >> that's right. >> never missed a day in court. never. and for them to allow this to come next door to our house and not tell us that johannes mehserle is in court and not give us the right to be ther

>>> outrage from the family of oscar grant this morning. why they are so angry about the recent court appearance of the man convicted of killing their son. >>> a meeting of the minds over the economy. new ideas and plans for action out of the south bay forum. >>> and train versus truck. we'll have the latest on a collision that caused delays all morning. >>> and it is friday. we give you a live look outside. that is the san francisco bay. expect beautiful temperatures today and all through the weekend for mother's day. the 11:00 a.m. news starts right now. >>> good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> i'm jon kelley. this morning, the family of oscar grant is speaking out against the man that killed their son. they are publicly denouncing a move by the man appealing his conviction. nbc bay area's christie smith is live in oakland with all of the latest details. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, john. oscar grant's family is upset and got emotional. they say they should have been notified that he is trying

. >>> the panelally of oscar grant is -- the family of oscar grant is furious because johannes mehserle wants his record cleared. on wednesday johannes mehserle appealed to have his conviction over turned because he wants to return to work. as kron 4's haaziq madyun reports, the family is outraged and today they rallied. >> it is outrageous for him to state that he wants to become a police officer again. >> that is another murder waiting to happen. >> reporter: the family of oscar grant voiced their outrage after finding out johannes mehserle wanted to get his conviction over turned. >> he cannot -- should not be eligible to apply to go into the force. >> reporter: his mother and uncle were flanked by concerned members of the community. >> justice is being made clear, will not come to us. >> justice is not took its place. >> how he feels he should be a police officer again. are you kidding me? he killed somebody. >> reporter: haaziq madyun, kron 4 news. storm >>> the big national news, the brother in law of jennifer hudson is guilty of killing her mother, brother and a nephew. a jury co

passenger oscar grant. only on 2, our tv station was the only crew to get footage of mehserle as he left court. he sat stoic during the arguments in front of the three- judge panel, whether he should get a new trial. the attorney general aoffice is handling the a -- general's office is handling the appeal. they declined to speak on camera. but they said the jurors rightfully convicted johannes mehserle for the gross negligence and not for a mistake. now, defense attorneys say they have evidence that other officers have made the same mistake without being charged criminally. >> absolutely not. this was simply an accident and in california, where people make accidents as we know police officers have made the same accident in nine other cases, there have been no other criminal prosecutions. this was an accident it was not a crime. the defense attorney says mehserle's goal is to get a new trial and to get acquitted and then to work again in law enforcement. right now, mehserle is working as a handyman. he has o

a perfect example there was a national outcry about the oscar grant killing and majorly you know some people say he got brought to justice but you're looking i mean he only served a couple months out of a tear prison sentence and now is trying to get back on the force i mean do you think that these cops will even be held accountable even if there is video footage . well it's up to society to hold them accountable and that includes you it includes me it includes everyone watching and. i think you know i don't know trying to get back on the phillies force is a big one but i hope that will not be tolerated i mean you know this is a lot of this comes back to public employees just being hard to fire right. i mean even when you get to any level of incompetence and in this case you know unfortunately these are cases of incompetence where people end up dead i suggest everybody please look at that reason dot com or reason to look at the kelly thomas video and just decide for yourselves what you think i mean if this is stuff that was introduced in court that's why we can see it and it was a sur

. >>> also this morning members of oscar grant's family will hold a news conference. they will denounce johannes mehserle's request to have the conviction overturned. he claims the shooting in 2009 was just a tragic mistake. grant's family will be outside the county district attorneys office in oakland at 9:00 a.m.. >>> 6:07 republican presidential candidate mitt romney is apologizing for taking part in high school pranks. coming up at 6:15 the bullying attack romney is accused of leading and what the sister of the victim is now saying about that incident. >>> governor jerry brown will be in santa clara later today. he will be at the first ever california economic summit. it's a gathering of business and government leaders trying to come up with solutions to california's economic problems. now to get ready for the summit, organizers held 14 regional forums all over california in the past two months. ideas, suggestions, and concerns out of those forums will be presented today at the summit. >>> all right it is now 6:08. we want to go back to sal. how is the commute? >>

his lawyer claims that oscar grant's shooting at the b.a.r.t. station in 2009 was just a tragic mistake. oscar grant's family will be outside of the d.a.'s office in oakland at 9:00 a.m. >>> 7:07. mark zuckerberg could be part of the facebook road show when it hits the road today. he will be at the palo alto event regarding the ipo. he was at the first road show event in new york on monday where he was criticized for wearing that hoody sweatshirt, but he's not attended any other promotional events so far. >>> 7:07. sal, what are you seeing out there? >> looking at traffic that's moving along pretty well in most areas. i want to show you that this friday has been better than we normally see it by looking at some of these pictures. if you look at the road sensors, usually we have a lot more red here, northbound 680 coming up on the 24 interchange. there is an accident on the right shoulder. but it's not causing any delay to traffic yet. as we look at vallejo, pinole and richmond, the road sensors are showing pretty good traffic moving through. i m

gun rather than the taster he intended to use on new year's eve, 2009, when he shot and killed oscar grant. we scanned through the phonebook document more than 100 pages, filed in johannes mehserle's appeal, and it it said, johannes mehserle cannot escape criminal liability based on the complaint that his employer set him up to fail with a weapon that he was not required to carry but instead, actively sought out. the office would not go on camera but says johannes mehserle's attorneys say new evidence should get him a new trial. >> there was an incident, one year before johannes mehserle's incident, where a very experienced officer in kentucky carrying the same identical weapon as johannes mehserle, having the same weapons, did the same thing. >> for oscar grant's family, the thought of a new trial is opening old wins. >> the family is outraged. we are angered. we're totally disappointed in the system is showing us how racist it is. >> the court has 90 days to decide if jurors were justified in the conviction of johannes mehserle or if he can move on to a new trial. in san francisco, noel

. >>> in west oakland, supporters unveiled a mural in memory of oscar grant, the 22 year-old man shoto death by a bart police officer on new year's day, 2009. the ribbon mural was created about a year and a half ago. since then, organizers have been looking for a permanent place for the artwork. the owner of the revolution cafe offered a spot for the mural. >> that portrait is made out of strips of ribbon, rubber. and little children in 2010 did this mural. there's so much emotion seeing it. >> we spoke to oscar grant's uncle who says the family is grateful for the artwork. >>> a big bank and a very big loss. the explanation for what happened. >>> a journey for a cause. what has bicyclists riding all the way from oakland to sacramento today. >>> members are congress are once again discussing the possibility of new regulation on wall street. it comes in the wake of that shocking disclosure that jp morgan chase bank had losses of $2 billion, losses that no one outside the bank saw coming. >> reporter: the nation's biggest bank ands it $2 billion blunder. jp morgan chase's ceo jamel diam

bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> just few hours from now, the family of oscar grant will be back before cameras talking about the b.a.r.t. officer convicted of killing their son. grant's mother, wanda johnson will hold a news conference to denounce the court hearing this week appealing his conviction. oscar grant was unarmed when he shot and killed him at the b.a.r.t. station. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter nearly two years ago and served 11 months of a two-year sentence. >>> this one is a story we first brought to you last night as breaking news about a man shot by san francisco police. investigators identifying that man as dennis hughes. police believe he beat his mother to death on tuesday in their home and that they shared then fled in her highlander and hold up in his girlfriend's apartment in knob hill. when police confronted him, he started shooting at them. investigators found the missing highlander in the surrounding area. >>> and tonight, hundreds of families will take it into their own hands to try to crack down on prostitution. at 6:00, a rally will be held at

plus your hot forecast in a few minutes. >>> shut out and speaking out, the family of oscar grant is t. grant's family and friends gathered on the courthouse steps in oakland today saying that they were shut out of the appellate hearing on wednesday. the former b.a.r.t. police officer was convicted of shooting and killing grant at the station in it 2009. but mehserle's attorney maintains it was a tragic error that mehserle mistook his gun for a taser. grant's family disagrees. >> there was no mistake made. what he did, it was done on purpose. >> never missed a day in court. never. and for them to allow this to come flex door to our house and not tell us that he was in court and not giving us a right to be there angers us. >> mehserle did complete his sentence last year. his attorney says he is pursuing the appeal because he can't return to a job in law enforcement with a felony conviction on his record. the court has 90 days to make its decision. >>> in san francisco it's a long list with high-profile names. s suspended sheriff mirkarimi is fighting for his job. attorneys for the emba

. >> and the person that shot oscar grant heads back to court what he wants an appeals court to do so he can be a police you can see >>> california forecast, look at the lack of radar returns. sfrh coast to mountains, talk about them. 68 in san diego. 74 in big sur. 78 in l.a. low 90s in the central valley. 102 in palm springs today. >>> it's 6:44 and "good morning america" starts at 7:00. here is josh with a quick preview of robin roberts exclusive interview with president obama on his support of same-sex marriage. >> good thursday morning to all of you. the exclusive interview with president obama taking a stand on one of the most divisive issues. could have consequences for the country and the election to come. it's next right here on "good morning america". >> eric: that comes up in about 15 minutes. 40 years a shocking image a young girl badly burned change the courses of the vietnam war. remarkable story behind the shocking images from the photographer who took the picture. how his work changed american history and helped shape the life of the young girl. >> san francisco plan t

he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter of oscar grant. his legal team says mehserle should never have been tried or convicter. the former officer said poor training is what caused him to reach for his gun, rather than his taser. >> a very experienced officer in kentucky, having the same identical weapon and taser carried in the same positions did the same thing. >> the family of oscar grant says they are outraged at the prospect of a new trial. the court has three months to make a decision. >>> a show of solidarity in oakland today as nearly 100 people marched to honor a transgender woman killed ten days ago. the marchers want to bring attention to what they call the cold blooded murder of brandy martell. friends say martell, who's legal name was milton massey jr. worked to help other transgender people. >> we're stunned as a community, because she was a bright light and a shining star. and a classy personality with so much potential. >> no arrests have been made. her friends say they hope today's case will bring leads. >>> what we've lea

he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter of oscar grant.is legal team says mehserle should never have been tried or convicter. the former officer said poor training is what caused him to reach for his gun, rather than his taser. >> a very experienced officer in kentucky, having the same identical weapon and taser carried in the same positions did the same thing. >> the family of oscar grant says they are outraged at the prospect of a new trial. the court has three months to make a decision. >>> a show of solidarity in oakland today as nearly 100 people marched to honor a transgender woman killed ten days ago. the marchers want to bring attention to what they call the cold blooded murder of brandy martell. iends say martell, who's legal name was milton massey jr. worked to help other transgender people. >> we're stunned as a community, because she was a bright light and a shining star. and a classy personality with so much potential. >> no arrests have been made. her friends say they hope today's case will bring leads. >>> what we've learned

a jury found him guilty of killing oscar grant in 2009. hserle's attorney says he made a tragic error in mistaking his gun for a taser. grant's family disagrees. the former bart police officer wants to clear his record because he wants to return to law enforcement. >>> coming up this morning on "today in the bay," you might have seen it, police shut down part of the embarcadero overnight. we have details on what they were investigating. >>> we have all the day's news coming up at 7:00. we are working on the newscast for you, but we have more local news coming up for you in 30 minutes. >>> we are back on this saturday morning, may 12, 2012. we want to thank this great group of folks who decided to spend part of their saturday morning with us and we're going to head outside in just a bit and see who's who. back inside i'm amy robach along with lester holt. >>> halle berry gets really angry. >> she gives the pop rahcy a piece of her mind after they got a little close to her daughter. a little bit of choice language here. actually a lot of choi

fears about some of the family of oscar grants is furious that the former bart police officer who killedon once this record cleared. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and the death of oscar brand that happen on your stay in 2009. on wednesday he appealed to have this conviction overturned because he wants to return to work in law enforcement. the grant family is outrage in on friday, they demonstrated against the appeal on the steps of the courthouse. >>marty: in the east bay, if he were homes for sale coupled with an increased number of potential buyers is leading to the return of bidding wars. as dan kerman tells us that means local officers and homes selling for more than the asking price. >> this six veteran to back, and south berkeley has had 13 offers and will sell for more than its $616,000 asking price. >> the bidding lores art back in a sense. >> this realtor is a better homes and gardens in berkeley. >> i have one on who got three offers. i have another home 21 offers. lee have a middle range price tausan of berkeley that has long offers. >> he says the multiple offe

a jury found him guilty of killing oscar grant in 2009. erle's attorney says he made a tragic error when he mistook his gun for a taser. grant's family, though, disagrees. >> there was no mistake made. what he did, it was done on purpose. >> never missed a day in court, never! and for them to allow them to come next door to our house and not tell us that johannes mehserle in court and not give us the right to be there angers us. >> johannes mehserle finished his sentence last week. he wants to clear his record because he wants to return to law enforcement. the court has 90 days to make a decision. >>> fit up teachers in san francisco sent their school district a very strong message. an overwhelming 90% said yes to authorize a strike. they announced the results at galileo high school. the 6,000-member union took the first of two strike @ authorizations friday night. a second vote is required before teachers could actually walk a pingt line. picket line. >> they totally undermined going forward and working together on the important concerns t

. >>> in west oakland, supporters unveiled a mural in memory of oscar grant, the 22 year-old man shot to death by a bart police officer on new year's day, 2009. the ribbon mural was created about a year and a half ago. since then, organizers have been looking for a permanent place for the artwork. the owner of the revolution cafe offered a spot for the mural. >> that portrait is made out of strips of ribbon, rubber. and little children in 2010 did this mural. there's so much emotion seeing it. >> we spoke to oscar grant's uncle who says the family is grateful for the artwork. >>> a big bank and a very big loss. the explana [ male announcer ] what if we told you the 100% electric nissan leaf was the perfect car for you... that you can charge it at home like your smartphone... that you'll never have to buy another tank of gas? [ brian ] really looking forward to not having to put 75 bucks in the tank twice a week just to go back and forth to work. [ shannon ] i have absolutely no idea what the price of a gallon of gas is. [ male announcer ] or that it's never been a better time to check

they found him guilty for involuntary manslaughter for shooting oscar grant. grant was not armed. the mother wants family members held a news conference. they are outraged that mehserle would want to be a peace officer again. he has served his jail sentence but he wants the court to throw out his conviction because he can't get another law enforcement job with a felony on his record. >> to allow someone back on the forces like that, would be a disgraces to our community, to our society and it would be a slap in the face to me and my family. >> mehserle has contended all along the shooting was accidental. he claims he thought he was shooting grant with his taser. >> berkeley officials are trying to compromise a deal to end the occupation of university owned land by protestors wanting to use it for urban farming. amy hollyfield is live in albany. what kind of compromise? >> reporter: they are working on the plan right now. they want to take steps to ensure that urban farming continues here. so far they have taken steps to end what these people are doing here, but as you can see the

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they found him guilty for involuntary manslaughter for shooting oscar grant. grant was not armed. the mother wants family members held a news conference. they are outraged that mehserle would want to be a peace officer again. he has served his jail sentence but he wants the court to throw out his conviction because he can't get another law enforcement job with a felony on his record. >> to allow someone back on the forces like that, would be a disgraces to our community, to our society and it would be a slap in the face to me and my family. >> mehserle has contended all along the shooting was accidental. he claims he thought he was shooting grant with his taser. >> berkeley officials are trying to compromise a deal to end the occupation of university owned land by protestors wanting to use it for urban farming. amy hollyfield is live in albany. what kind of compromise? >> reporter: they are working on the plan right now. they want to take steps to ensure that urban farming continues here. so far they have taken steps to end what these people are doing here, but as you can see the

>> the defense lawyers said he should never have been tried or convicted and at the same time oscar grant's family is outraged at the prospect of a new trial. the court has three months to make a decision. >>> two fullerton police officer are standing trial in the death of a homeless man. he died five-days after being beaten by officers responding to a call. he is being charged with second- degree murder and involuntary manslaughters the other officer is charged with involuntary man slaughter. >>> arpaio is being sued for racial profiling in the sheriff's department. the justice department has been seeking reforms including a court appointed monitor and accuses the sheriff of cutting off communication. the sheriff denies the racial parole filing allegations and will not -- profiling allegations and will not give up. >>> and away area beauty burned in a recent fire, why she is not letting that injury get in the way of her pageant dreams. . >>> time now 4:53, back a way to close rural post offices after public opposition. now it will look at reducing the hours after 13,000 locations. hours co

he's asking to have his conviction overturned, served a year in prison for shooting oscar grant. incident led to protests in the bay area, grant's family is upset they didn't know about the hearing this week. >> we're angered. we're hurt, and we're here to express that we felt that we were denied our right to be at this hearing. >> the community, the family, the friends, we're not going no where. we will follow you wherever you go, we will make your life miserable like you made wanda's life miserable, bobby's, the community's miserable. we will follow you and make sure you will never enjoy life again like you're trying to. >> grant's family says he went to court because he wants his job back with the transit police. >>> a florida woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun in the air. marissa alexander's defense was florida's stand your ground law. a judge ruled it didn't apply in the case of alexander firing a gun in the air to supposedly scare off her abusive husband. there were two kids in the house, that led to three charges of aggravated assault. the jury

have his involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned he was found guilty of fatally shooting oscar grantn new year's day, 2009, and has already 7ed his time. his lawyer -- served his time. his lawyer still maintains it was a tragic mistake. his conviction keeps him from working in law enforcement. the court will make a decision in the next three months. >>> gang member edwin ramos was found guilty today of murdering a father and two of his sons in june of 2008. according to a jury, 25 year-old ramos gunned down anthony balonia, and his two sons michael and matthew. prosecutors say ramos shot them after mistaking the three for rival gang members. >>> a hit and run in concourse. police are looking for a droofr who ran over a -- driver who ran over a 4-year-old girl and drove away. doctors say it will take several procedures before the child will be able to walk again. >>> the university of california filed a lawsuit against 14 people it says are illegally occupying a university-owned plat of land in albany -- plot of land in albany. protestors planted vegetables at the site, and they're de

he was found guilty of shooting oscar grant on new year's day in 2009.e has already served his time. his lawyer maintains it was a tragic mistake and it wants his conviction overturned because it keeps them from working in law enforcement. the court will make a decision in the next three months. we will take a quick break but much more right after this including your forecast for today and the mother's day weekend. >>justine: the city of milipitas is making major cuts to close a projected budget shortfall for next year. more than 50 employees will lose their jobs. city departments and programs will be reorganized. park street maintenance will be outsourced and they have approved a new leaner budget. the city manager says the cuts have to happen due to the loss of redevelopment money. negotiations between the school district of san francisco and the teachers' union have fallen apart. the meeting was scheduled to take place yesterday morning. the two sides are at an impasse. at issue is the new two-year contract for several thousand workers. sentences the

they found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter of shooting oscar grant. grant was an unarmed passenger. mehserle he has contended that the shooting was accidental. he claims he thought he had drawn his taser and not his gun in a court filing, they called it a tragic and horrible error but not act with the level of recklessness that legally defines manslaughter. he is now pursuing an appeal because he can't get another law enforcement job with a felony conviction on his record. >> eric: plant to provide free rides for youngsters from low income families may be in jeopardy because they are considering proposals from other transit agencies. last month, san francisco muni officials decided for free rides for those under 18. santa clara transportation authority wants to have $4.5 million to give flee passes to low income adults and after transit is looking for $18 million for its own proposal. they will vote next month whether to release funds. >> next, federal agents launch a new investigation into an al-qaeda bomb plot but terrorists are not the target in th

his lawyer argued this week that the shooting death of the 22 year-old oscar grant was a tragic mistake not involuntary manslaughter. he maintains that he meant to use his taser but i suddenly grabbed a gun plenty shot grants on new years day three years ago. >> if a person can commit, gross negligence, how can he be allowed back on the streets to protect and serve again? >> the appeals court now has three months to issue a written decision. >> testing matter of moments we will find out if san fransisco teachers are one step closer to striking. yesterday 6000 members of united educators of san francisco voted on a first of two required strike votes. last week the district declared an impasse in contract talks. the district wants to cut $30 million from teachers' salaries while teachers want a 2 percent pay hike. other bay area stories. friends and family getting ready to say goodbye to a high-school football star at was stabbed to death. the funeral service will be held tonight for the 18 year-old of new work. he will be buried in american samoa where he was born. police have sealed off

. >> family and friends of oscar grant are outraged to find out ability about an an a-- about an appeal, appealing his manslaughter conviction. grant's family said they were not told about wednesday's hearing. they were also furious to learn that he wants to return to law. >> to allow someone back on the force like that, with be a disgrace to the community, to the society, and it would be a slap in the face to me and my family. >> the appeals court has 90 days to decide on the appeal if the court rules against him he will continue appeals. >>> we wanted to know who is supposed to tell the family and if they were supposed to be told about the hearing on wednesday. we found an error involving three agencies. at issue is a victim's form. the family filled it out and requests to be told about any legal procedures. the da said the grant family properly file that form last year. the corrections department told us they received it and forwarded to the attorney general. they are supposed to keep the family informed but the attorney general said they never got the form. the ad said it'll now mak

supreme court. >>> a ceremony will be held at noon today to display a mural remembering oscar grant. the revolution cafe in west oakland is hosting the event and will now house the mural. it was created two years ago and consists of different colored ribbons depicting grant's face. >>> a march is scheduled this afternoon for a teenager shot and killed by oakland police. >> my baby -- [not understandable] >> family and friends of 18- year-old alan blueford also turned out yesterday for a rally at police headquarters. he was shot three times last sunday. relatives question officers' accounts that he was armed and pointed a gun at them. among those in support of the family is entertainer hammer. >> allen was a good kid and a great kid. none of us profess perfection, but execution -- execution, that is about as barbaric as you can get. >> at 3 p.m. today, blueford supporters will march from where he was shot to the mall police substation. meanwhile, the police chief issued a statement saying he is certain based on evidence and witness statements that the high school senior was armed. >>>

if it is not a criminal trial, as with the oscar grant shooting, everybody saw the way that went. >> [unintelligible] >> i am sorry? and if it goes another way, then it proceeds down that track. >> any other comments? any closing comments by anyone? i think they have said their due. >> i have one. >> ok. >> these issues are very complex. there are legitimate sides. but i do think that it requires thoughtful analysis of the issues as we try to look at a department, having been looking at a department and trying to offer solutions. i realize how complex and challenging it is to move the agenda, but if you have good will for the different sides, but we can do it if there is a commitment on the part of the department as well as the public officials. because public officials need to make a commitment to hold the police department accountable. if they do not do

this morning members of oscar grant's family will hold a news conference. they will denounce johannes mehserle's efforts to have his -- overturned. grants family will be outside the county district attorneys office at oakland at 9:00 a.m.. >>> san francisco police now confirm the man killed by a police sharp shooter this week was suspected of fatally beating his own mother in roanoke park. they are also revealing details of the violent attempts. they say 41-year-old dennis hughes barricaded himself inside his girlfriend's post street apartment. and that he began lighting fires and shooting through walls, floors, and ceilings when officers tried to arrest him. >> due to the significant and ongoing deadly threat that he posed to the community, firefighters, and officers and dangerous fire that continued to grow a sharp shooter shot the suspect. >> they say he flew into a violent rage after 66-year-old dyne hayes told him to move out of the home they shared. >>> a memorial will be held tonight for a new york teenager that was shot to death. an 18-year-old frem

. >>> friends and relatives of oscar grant are expressing anger to learn that the b.a.r.t officer is in court trying to overturn the conviction. at a news conference family members said they were not told that mehserle was in court to appeal his conviction. they say they are furious to learn that mehserle would like to return to law enforcement. >> to allow someone back on the force like that would be a disgrace to our community, to our society, and it would be a slap in the face to me and my family and the community. >> as for why the grant family was not notified about the hearing. the state attorney general office said it never received a victim's form filed by the grant family asking to be informed of procedures in the case. we posted unedited video of the news conference today. >>> now, down to to the south bay where the mother of a missing teacher had a statement. it reads the greatest gift that god has blessed me with is the joy of being a mom to two beautiful doctors, i love you danielle and sierra and i am so proud to be your momm. the authorities want to solve this case but

. >>> this morning will hear from the mother of oscar grant concern in the former bart police officerconvicted of killing her son. wanted johnson will be at the district attorney's office in oakland to denounce an appeal filed by johannes missouri who wants his involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned a defense attorney says that messily cannot get a job and law- enforcement with a felony on his record. >>> 47 now some people and once that is a neighbor had say they're fed up with being ripped up by homeless people their people live on the city's east side near tully road in canada creek the site of an elaborate homeless camp neighbors say there nearby homes have been broken into and items have been stolen one man says the squatters have uses water and electricity to charge up their cellphones. >>> we're stuck. living with this and i feel like we're in the ec should send to it's pretty terrific. >>> status as a police say clearing out encampments isn't very easy it involves social services shelters hospitals counselors and police officers. all from apartments right now better de

he is on parole for involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of 22-year-old oscar grant on a bartlatform in 2009. he says the shooting was a mistake and he meant to use his phaser. prosecutors say he was grossly negligent. the court has 90 days to issue a decision. >>> jury late this afternoon handed down a guilty verdict gain the confessed gang member, for shooting deaths of a father and his two grown sons in san francisco. ktvus rob other is in the city with emotional reaction from family members rob. >> reporter: frank the trial lasted three months here at the san francisco hall of justice but took the jury just four days to reach a verdict. guilty of first degree murder. >> god answered our prayers. that is all i got to say. he answered our prayers. i miss my son and my grand kids. i am never going to see them gain. >> reporter: members of the family cried as the verdicts came in. justice has been served but doesn't change what happened. the case drew national attention over illegal immigration it came out san francisco juvenile justice authorities had kept ramos from possible

johannes mehserle shot and killed oscar grant at the fruitvale bart station on new year's day in 2009. he was sentenced to two years in prison. he has served as time allows the conviction overturned because the felony conviction keeps them from working and law enforcement. the court will make a decision on his appeal of the next three months. >>grant: wreckage of a missing russian jet has just been found in indonesia for slaughter on the side of a balky valve. the jet was carrying 40 people and was a demonstration flight. on board were most with potential buyers and journalists. russia had hoped this would help them break into international markets dominated by boeing and airbus. >>jaqueline: the sea breeze winds have really picked up this afternoon. we saw cooler temperatures closer to the coastline but away from the coastline it was still fairly warm. inland valleys in the upper 80s. closer to the coastline, upper 50s and low 60s. faugh >>rob: in the morgan hill, there is no quitting for the people searching for missing teen sierra lamar. coming up, held a crucial piece of evidence

. >>> the family of oscar grant is demanding to be heard. >> this is not justice! are you kidding me? this is not justice! >> grant's family and friends gathered in oakland today claiming they've been shut out of the hearing in san francisco earlier this week. the former bart police officer is trying to appeal his conviction. you may remember that a jury found him guilty of killing grant back in 2009. mehserle's attorney said he made a tragic error mistaking his gun for a taser. grant's family disagrees. >> there was no mistake made. what he did, it was done on purpose. >> never missed a day in court! never! for them to allow this to come next door to our house and not tell us that mehserle is in court and not give us the right to be there angers us. >> mehserle did complete hiss sentence last year. he wants to clear liz record because he wants to return to law enforcement. the court has 90 days to issue a decision. >>> cruise ships docking in the san francisco bay are delivering more than just tourists. you're looking now live at one of the many cruise ships that

this if you recall he shot oscar grant and served two years. he wants this conviction overturned because the felony conviction keeps him from working in law enforcement. they say that he made a mistake. and instead of pulling out his taser, he pulled out his gun. they say that they should not be put at risk for prosecution. this will be put to the courts and the next three months. >> catherine: a man was attacked with a baseball bat last night in san francisco in the city's bayview district. police said the man got into an argument with the attacker and that turned violent. injuries are life-threatening. the suspect is on the loose. >> on treasure island a driver is behind bars of the hitting a parked car and hurting three people including two young children. this happened on avenue m the impact of the collision polpushed the parked r into the victim's the 11 year- old was critically injured. in the east bay richmond police are looking for a gunman. they found a man and that has been shot. his injuries were serious with no arrests made. and nea

since nineteen eighty three only one california cop has been convicted with killing on duty after oscar grant was shot dead a new year's day two thousand and nine the auckland officer told his trial that. he meant to draw in for his teaser not his gun us sentenced to the minimum two years he was free after nine months. but fattal police shootings are on the rise across the state the latest just two months ago in the death of unarmed nineteen year old kendrick mcdade shot seven times during the watch turned out to be the false report of froggery community groups eight still on the police came under the people's control the laws and the justice system that applies to normal folks working people there's a whole different set of laws and justice that applies to the police when there's there's rarely any or any form of justice that's brought to the police that i mean they make their own laws or they're above the law really cases of police using excessive force happened primarily in poor mainly black neighborhoods but cali thomis killing in a wealthy middle class town shows the badri so pretty smil

and only respond to issues when they surface through higher profile tragedies such as the oscar grant case in oakland and the trayvon martin case in florida. the second factor that undermine our progress is the dire need for us to reform the entire criminal justice system. the last top-to-bottom review of our system was conducted in 1967 through the president's commission on law enforcement administration of justice. we must now examine the entire system through a new prism that protects against inequities such as racial profiling, incarceration rates, and laws. i urge passage of the acts of 2011. mr. chairman, from my perspective as a police executive with over 27 years, i know firsthand how ineffective racial profiling is. as an example, in east palo alto, we are more than 95% of color. 60% latino, approximately 30% african-american, and a rapidly growing asian and pacific islanders community. in 2005, the city experienced, unfortunately, the second highest murder per capita rate in california and the fifth highest in the united states. in january, 2006, with the six months serving