p.m. oakland police getting help in their fight against crime.wo different cases solved in the same neighborhood and in both cases police say those living in the area played a key role. ktvu's noelle walker is live with the help officers recently got. >> reporter: police say without the witnesses stepping in the chance of getting her purse back were slim to none. people want more people to report crimes to get a better shot at stopping them. >> reporter: living in oakland can be all play. but sometimes it is work. >> i think the neighborhood attracts that sort of day time crime. >> reporter: crimes like autoburglary. -- auto burglary. she loves raising her son in her neighborhood. she says she feels safe. but has become used to a certain level of property crime. >> used to the car break ins. muggings. >> we are trying to change that image of oakland. >> the police captain says residential burglaries and street robberies are down but police can't do it alone. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: that is steve. >> okay. >> reporter: police are praisi

p.m. >>> oakland's mayor caught redhanded using her cell phone. here's the photo of mayor jean quan while she was driving. someone sent the photo to our newsroom. quan said she was looking up an address for the event which by the way is legal, she says, quote, it's nonetheless very important to stay careful while on the road. >>> developing news on san francisco bay where a sailor is still missing this morning. his boat sank near the golden gate bridge. this is the view from chopper 5. a distress call went out from the 30-foot boat just after 4 a.m. yesterday. the coast guard found the boat partially submerged on the rocks east of the bridge before it sank. >>> a man from truckee among six hikers missing and presumed dead on mount rainier. they went missing last wednesday. the national park service believes they fell more than 3,000 feet in an avalanche. no bodies recovered yet. >>> an executive for santa clara-based intel is also one of the hikers presumed dead. he managed southeast asia for intel and worked for the company for over 18 years. >>>

teammate. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> oakland are making changes tonight in how they train officer whose are hired to keep students safe as one of the officers was caught on this video assaulting a student in a wheelchair. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am gasia mikaelian. >> that officer who is now on administrative leave is answering her critics. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's mike mibach with what she had to say online. >> the school district told me it is -- its training is not good enough as students say they support the officers including one who just commented today online. >> today at oakland high school chatter about the videos and the two school security officers at the center hof investigation. -- of the investigation. >> tay talk to -- they talk to us and they do they job. they do they job. >> the school district fired her. last night she was suspected with pay. today on her facebook page we found a post that appears to answer criticism. it is crazy to me people with no jobs and never worked in their life could h

p.m. oakland is discussing a plan to have more plovers on the -- police officers on the streets one store owner is hoping to stop thieves. ktvu's cristina rendon is here with video. >> reporter: i want to show you the wall of shame the owner created. on the front window of his business. these are people who have stolen from him and soon five other men will be put on here because of what happened over the week. surveillance video shows five men on saturday. they walk around. take whatever they want. wine, beer. without paying for it and the owner says this has been happening on a weakly -- weekly basis and police say there is not much they can do because no one has gotten hurt. >> there is cameras everywhere. i got you on camera. and you will see your picture in front of my door. says thieves. you know? have shame. >> we spoke with a counsel member who represents the district in the area. she aware of the problems which is why he is working on a public safety initiative that would require the police department to have 707 officers on the streets at all times. right now there are only 650 o

we just go got an update from an oakland fire battalion chief who says around 2:00 p.m. investigators will go down physically down into the diamond canyon looking for any clues into how and possibly who started these fires yesterday. oakland fire officials say this is the work of an arsonist. about 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., a crew of four investigators will be going back in the canyon. fire officials want to see if someone is starting these fires going back at the same time of day 0 could provide -- could provide clues as to who it is. while they say there is a homeless encampment down there, they say there's no evidence of that today. winds were down and that contributed to firefighters putting the fire out. >> the two fires were simultaneous but they were half a mile apart. we had calm winds so the likelihood of an ember flying from one area to another was very minimal. as far as the top of the mountain, that was almost impossible for an ember to get there. >> reporter: fire crews have been out patrolling the area. they will continue to do so into the evening. for oakland

she was shot and killed on douglas avenue in east oakland about 7:00 p.m. this evening. you can start seeing the evidence, as she was talking to witnesses, but so far police have no suspects. >>> a new story is -- is blowing up right now on our website. the gunman is found not guilty. tonight, we asked what it was okay to shoot at a kid. >> if you have a reasonable fear of eminent danger, then you are allowed to defend yourself over someone you love, which is what happened in this case. >> reporter: two years ago he crouched down in his garage and shot at a 15-year-old kid in front of his house. a bullet did this, braised the kid's side. >> vandals hit his house again and again, someone even used a garbage can to smash a car window. when he saw him in front of the house, he got his gun and said he accidentally fired. he told the court he was trying to protect himself and his wife. basically he was standing his ground. >> he was in a predictment where he didn't have time to think. someone was coming at him over their head while in a low vulnerable position. >> reporter: t

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the victim was found dead on douglas avenue in east oakland around 7 p.m. last night. spending hours collecting evidence and talking to witnesses, officers still have no suspects. >>> and another medical setback now for giants fan who was nearly beaten to death outside dodger stadium. bryan stow has had a stroke. his attorney has revealed stow had a small stroke more than a week ago and is now recovering slowly. that's why he hasn't been seen in court as that civil suit against the dodgers continues. one issue is his expected life- span. the jury may have to decide how much his lifetime care might cost. >>> an arsonist is loose in san francisco and police are asking for the public's help in finding him. this morning, fire investigators say this is the man they are looking for. this is surveillance footage from last week. he was seen walking into a building in soma near where two dumpsters were set on fire. this dumpster in the mission was also set on fire last thursday. there have been at least five small fires in just the past two weeks. >>> time now is 5:37. if you s

oakland hills. it started around 7:00 p.m. near oak moore road and clemmons road.irefighters say it's suspicious because a second fire was set earlier the same day. that fire was put out by a passer by. >>> anne rubin tells us what led authorities to make a raid and has details on some of the disturbing findings. >> reporter: it came in as an anonymous tip. this building which seemed to hide an arcade repair shop was hiding something else entirely. >> we smelled it but we weren't sure. when they started pulling plants out that was pretty crazy. >> reporter: officers broke down the door here thursday afternoon uncover wag -- discovering what they thought was an illegal marijuana grow operation. >> the amount they seized was over half a million dollars. >> reporter: that wasn't all. two additional raids in san jose netted illegal guns, $10,000 in cash and more drugs. >> there was also a narcotics, meth and other drugs as well as thc or a honey lab in another one which was very dangerous. >> reporter: medeveck, hernandez and rose were all taken into custody. those who

oakland. the fires started before 4:30 p.m. near a homeless encampment. light smoke could be seen near 880-9080 interchange. no one was -- 980 interchange. no one was hurt. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. a san jose man is in critical condition after a hit and run. the family is offering a $2,000 reward to find the driver who hit him. it happened in san jose, not far from interstate 680. ktvu's azenith smith joins us now live from that intersection. >> john paul garcia was walking home after getting ice cream, his family says he was hilt in the cross walk. . >> reporter: these pictures show part of the family's pain. >> daily activities -- [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: his injuries ranging from broken bones to a spinal cord injury that could leave him paralyzed. >> he was left behind when he got hit by this driver. didn't have a heart to stop and help my son. >> wednesday around 9:45 p.m. in the evening the 26-year-old with autism was in the cross walk with the right of way when a car ran a red light and hit him. he called 911. >> that was scary. it is l

p.m. featuring and the sec report >> : oakland mayor has my undivided attention that's take a closer lookople at having badly to i did it lead heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you hundred percent sure she ran the light no doubt but all. the mayor won't cross on the yellow: an interception on the red it looked like she was to extend her phone to separate people different versions of existing collision involving the mayor. but on one but two separate events mayor caught by ordinary citizen using herself caught illegally well behind the wheel in the first event the mayor spoke man up mother's but convicted in 2013 for running what rebel in fremont one-on-one with the rather commissioned this was our conversation >> : w

p.m. all of the information is under hot topics. >>> one man was shot in oakland this morning about 10:20 a.m. it appears he was shot while in an suv and then hit a power pole. video here shows the bullets. someone drove the man to the hospital. no arrests have been made. >>> we learned the identities of the two men killed in a horrible crane accident. both were from the bay area. a 49-year-old and a 25-year-old were killed when the basket they were in detached from a crane and fell 80 feet. they worked for a construction company which was building a bridge over a creek. the cause of the accident is still unclear. cal-osha is investigating the deaths. >>> hoping for a new product at the developers conference in san francisco today. apple ceo unveiled a new operating system that will be available in the fall. it makes sharing easier and lets you receive and make phone calls from your computer and a new app called health kit. focused on health and fitness. >>> cool weather around the bay area today. minor improvements for tomorrow followed by a warm up for your mid-week wednesday. look at l

p.m. above the portsmouth square garage in chinatown. >>> oakland mayor jean quan caught on camera using herthe photo to our newsroom. she said she was simply looking up an address for an event she was attending and by the way, that is legal. she says, quote, it's nonetheless important to stay careful while you're on the road. i think we've all been a little guilty of that. >> yeah, no kidding. >> hard to do sometimes. >>> 5:48. let's check the roads. >> thank you. out to the bay bridge the metering lights are on now. so suddenly we have delays across all lanes. too late to beat the rush. delays will continue to grow. hayward northbound 880 all lanes open afternoon an accident with a big rig -- after an accident with a big rig and car. the backups started early, heavy traffic out of tracy and through the altamont pass. it picks up past vasco. drive time 24 minutes between the altamont pass and 680. also one of our slowest drive times highway 4 usually 4 and 580 the first spots to really jam up and you can see the red sensors on the approach to "a" street. once you get past antioch things imp

oakland are required. in san francisco they are not routinely required to except in special cases. >>> new at 5:00 p.m.ters of medical marijuana gearing up to push back in the south bay after the city counsel adopted new regulation. ktvu's ann rubin is in san jose where she learned about their new petition effort. >> reporter: they say let the campaigning and the fundraising begin. >> reporter: in the war over cannabis clubs in san jose the next battle is already brewing. days after the city counsel adopted new regulation on medical marijuana, the clubs vowed to fight them. >> we are trying to remove the bad ports of the ordinances. >> reporter: to do that they need a referendum. to get it they need 100,000 signatures in the next 30 days. >> we need to spend a million dollars in the next 30 days. we have to raise it. >> reporter: they raised a quarter of that already and plan to hire between 2 and 300 people to gather signatures. but they are not the only ones gearing up for a fight. >> i am not worried about a referendum. we will win. >> san jose mayor says he will personally mount the campaign agains

p.m. >>> this afternoon firefighters combed the the trails -- combed the trails in oakland, they are lookinglues that could help lead to whoever set 5 grass fires yesterday. last night we showed you the quick response to get the fires out and tonight firefighters are patrolling the area. ktvu's noelle walker is live now with how private security is stepping in to help. >> reporter: one of the first crews that was here yesterday to fight the fire is back in the canyon right now. there are no flames but if the fires were deliberately set firefighters want that person to know there is someone watching. >> reporter: on his mile and a half beat he knows what belongs on his patrol -- >> looking for something that is out of place. >> reporter: today he is looking out for a fire bug. >> heard the fire trucks and smelled the smoke and saw the smoke. >>> there were multiple fires yesterday in this canyon. today firefighters were back again. theytheir timing of the fires was no accident. >> have a presence out on the trail. >> reporter: it is a trail frequented by dog walkers and some fear maybe an ars

oakland police are searching for two people in connection to a double shooting that left one man dead. it happened on 103rd avenue around 2:40 p.m.. the wounded victim is recovering in the hospital. several police officers were out on the scene investigating but at this point there are no leads in the case. >>> three people including a firefighter are recovering this morning after a home burst into flames in east san jose. it happened yesterday morning on rockaway drive. the fire started in the garage and quickly spread to the rest of the home. a family of four was able to escape but a firefighter and two of the people in the home suffered first and second degree burns. >> it's a sad situation but on larger scale we're happy that they all got out safely that none of them were killed in the fire. >> investigators say the fire was caused by some type of cooking device that was left or near some combustible material. the american red cross is helping the family. >>> for one new jersey family, father's day was marked with tragedy after six people including two young boys died in a house fire. fast moving flames burned through the th

p.m. tomorrow afternoon. you will notice a cool down monday. highs for tomorrow. santa rosa 74. vacaville 80. oaklande, instead of 80 today lower 70s tomorrow. here is your five-day forecast, drizzle tomorrow morning. drizzle tuesday. and warm up wednesday, thursday, friday. thursday, and friday lower 90s. with the weekend in view. the hot weather pattern sticks around. saturday could be very warm. changes in the forecast. if you get a warm up this year, you have to watch out for fire danger, especially friday into the weekend. >> thank you. >>> speaking of fire danger. cal fire is calling for a ban on open fires starting today. this ban comes two weeks earlier than last year due to the dry conditions. we are in for a longer fire season due to the drought. anyone wanting to conduct a agricultural or lanmanagement burn must apply -- land management burn must apply. >>> melissa ethridge married her partner. she tweeted this picture yesterday. true love so blessed and quoted by the power of the state of california. reference to the legalization of same-sex marriage. the wife is a television producer. he

p.m. at the public utilities commission auditorium. >> we will at 6:30 have a live report on the workshop. >> police in oakland are trying to identify a man suspected in a van burglary. police released this image of the suspect captured on surveillance video during the may 28 burglary on pleasanton valley avenue and he took off as a passenger in the tan-colored van seen going toward piedmont avenue. if you have information on the burglary call police. >>> new details on a sexual abuse lawsuit against the moraga school direct which agreed to pay $14 million to would women. our media partner reports that it is the largest per student molestation settlement in the nation, the form student sued claiming the reports of abuse by a teacher in the in knew's were ignored and the district says they have improved student safe gars and changed how they handle molestation claims. >> sacramento lawmakers are stiffening punishment for minors convicted of sexual assault. the law is name for saratoga teen who committed suicide in 2012 after being sexually assaulted at a party. there would be a two-year sentence on minors convicted of offenses. the l

oakland. it's going to get hot. if you're going to the fare, weather into 70s, during afternoon evening hours. you'll need to wear sun screen for 10:00 p.mu-weather forecast 100 in our hottest inland valleys by sunday. 70 degrees on the coast. cooling you down, beaches monday, not so much inland. then, we'll drop temperatures towards latter part of the week. we can see alerts sunday and monday. >> thank you. >> rick kwaun is here >> that is right and has more from nba finals from last night. >> air conditioning is now working. so i'm from houston in sports what lebron james had to say about having to leave game one early because of cramps and a's try to continue winning ways in baltimore. [ yodeling plays ] worst morning ever. [ angelic music plplays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! ahhh! what is it? there are no marshmallows in this box of lucky charms! huh weird. seriously? what? they're magically delicious! >>> spurs beat the heat last night, one reason is lebron james. air conditioning failure at at and t into 90s. san antonio pulled away to win. team james taking a lot of heat for

oakland. it's going to get hot. if you're going to the fare, weather into 70s, during afternoon evening hours. you'll need to wear sun screen for 10:00 p.mr forecast 100 in our hottest inland valleys by sunday. 70 degrees on the coast. cooling you down, beaches monday, not so much inland. then, we'll drop temperatures towards latter part of the week. we can see alerts sunday and monday. >> thank you. >> rick kwaun is here >> that is right and has more from nba finals from last night. >> air conditioning is now working. so i'm from houston in sports what lebron james had to say about having to leave game one early because of cramps and a's try to continue >>> spurs beat the heat last night, one reason is lebron james. air conditioning failure at at and t into 90s. san antonio pulled away to win. team james taking a lot of heat for not being able to man up to stay in the contest. lebron doesn't listen but he isn't down on himself. >> i'm angry and disappointed in myself. i did everything i needed to do to prepare. you know, the body failed me last night. i was angry. i couldn't help the team get over the hump. >> james says he will be read

p.m. the string in the tech report. to download the free con 4 kron 4 news application. h,z/ oakland mayor jean kwan using cell phone whileme broad way out said starbucks. in this line of traffic. that is where this photo snapped by a passenger in another vehicle. however according to male using an address and police he was not written what she was not very well what she was trip nonetheless calls her version apparently she is sticking with it. to the mayor spokesperson. according to a lot alongside mayor kwan driving in this pre is it doing a little more. driving a car next mayor kwan for city hall to a straight total five blocks were mailed on monday mills from her phone not looking better navigation or any kind of map for that matter will stop at boy. i phone what shoes using. using her navigation app. for a public for a second and navigation maps. but to push the us a map shows up. but apparently was a screen user interface looking something like this even if someone recalled the definition i have been used user interface looks something like this. california state law makes it illegal use your phone or 80 bills texas

p.m. >>> police agencies are banning together to try to stop dozens of teams working together to commit crimes. we learned of another incident yesterday. ktvu's john sasaki is live from oaklandhere b.a.r.t. police are now getting involved. john? >> reporter: b.a.r.t. police are involved because the young people are using b.a.r.t. to get from one place to another to wreak havoc. >> yesterday a group of teenagers using b.a.r.t. to get around were causing trouble. they got on b.a.r.t.. >> they were on site. ended up contacting the group. they did make one arrest of a teenager for minor offense. >> reporter: police told me before leaving the city the group committed at least one robbery and one assault. around foothill and "e" street. >> i bought myself pepper spray. >> she expressed concern about the spike in crime. >> i go to b.a.r.t. over here and there have been a lot of kids. tons of them causing trouble. the incidents date back to early may. >> large group of young adults, 50 to 60 in the downtown area committing crime and committing wilding. >> wilding. and like another incident last weekend. >> robberies. on monday afternoon we experienced a carjacking in which there was

p.m.. it should be a very unique spectacle that is alaska's all and wine country. is in pretty breezing countries ran a 20 m.p.h. range. we're in the teens and oakland.der can the shifting direction they're going to die down. even the coastline is once a clear scare's dolphin nuzzled be running in seven days also largely in the '70s for the staff. some news in berkeley and the element. bill the 84 in any act in 84 in san ramon. in the south the weather and full of 80 degree readings of the so a 8 in san jose for it the no. rule remixes '70s and '80s the tittle look at the extended forecast of a warmer tomorrow steering on the warmus said thursday as well. there the cooler temperatures and within the sixth is. violence continues and cities are falling to the militant group isis. so if captured our iraqi tanks appraisers of or been in shock for stiff blows laid he shatt wallace later this case we kids indicia lady cement truck gulf for massive killing executions. we're is to defend the country were under attack and would defend all of the run. however. we're is to defend the country were under attack and would defend all of the run. however. coming u h

at fairfield and 23 at oakland and 22 at sfo and 23 at half moon bay pushing out the fog and the cloud layer, as well. sos as we progress into the afternoon hours today, by 3:00 p.m will be in the 50's along the coast and 60's around the bay and 70's and 80's as we push inland. right now, a different picture at the golden gate bridge for three days we will see the uptick in temperatures on wednesday being the warmest day and it will cool down as we head closer to the start of summer. now, traffic and see what is happening on the roads. it is quiet, a few dads are hitting the snooze but the top or taking an extended father's take weekend. now, the drive through santa rosa to rohnert park southbound 101, it is involving a car that overshot the off ramp and blocking one lane with a slow down through petaluma. as we take you into danville, southbound side, 680, another accident in the center divider is involving five vehicles and quite a sight but it clears up further south you go. >>> while it is the cash of the day, if you have not seen it, check it out, it is viral. the giants' fan caught a home run ball wild holding precious cage go with the other hand. he did no

p.m. at abc7news.com. we will have ruts on twitter@abc7newsbayarea with coverage at 9:00 people and coffee tv 20 and then abc at eleven with complete results tomorrow right here on the morning news. >>> oakland residents are expected to pay 50 percent more for garbage collection no matter which company wins the contract. the city council says it amounts to a hidden tax. there are two companies bidding and the report is that the one that gets the contract has to pay $30 million franchise fee to the city but the company will get it back from customers in the form of a rate hike. the average family in oakland has to pay $44 a month for pickup. the current average is under $30 a month. the city council will approve a new deal by july to take effect next year. >>> the san jose leaders will resume their debate tonight on proposed regulations for medical marijuana clubs in the city with the city council delaying a vote on new rules for pot clubs and the proposed rules include an increase in marijuana business tax to 10 percent keeping pot clubs 1,000 feet from schools and 150' from homes and must be grown in san jose. there are 78 cooperatives in san jose most of any bay area city. >>> now a check

oakland, as well. 54 degrees now in san jose throughout los gatos. all right. here's your futurecast. check this out. clouds lining the seashore. they were into the bay. and around 1 p.me are still socked in around ocean beach and through the avenues. we are going to stay that way most of the day maybe some partial clearing at best but for the most part we'll have sunshine inland and we have this right here, it's an area of high pressure and it's producing a slight offshore flow. so therefore, we are warming up inland. remaining cloudy along the seashore with even that condensation in the form of drizzle this morning. now, statewide, just into the 90s around the state capital. 102 for the hot spot in redding. upper 70s in the sierra nevada area. 99 in fresno. 64 in monterey bay. number-wise 60s beaches, 70s across the peninsula to the low and mid-80s santa clara valley. away from the bay the hottest locations will be east into the low 90s. wrapping around to the northern portion of our bay area, 60 ease at the coast, 70s and 80s will be prominent. meanwhile tonight sunset 8:29. we'll all sleep through that sunrise tomorrow! and here is your extended forecast. notice a

. >>> small brush fire in oakland was put out last night at gordon street near high street. fire crews were alerted about 11:15 p.mll about bushes being on fire. the flames were put out. we still don't know how the fire started. an investigation continues. >>> 8:04. closing arguments continue in the trial of two men accused of killing a 3-year-old boy in oakland. prosecutors say carlos nava was caught in the crossfire of a gang war when he was shot and killed almost three years ago on international boulevard. willie torrence and lawrence denard are both charged with murder. denard's lawyer claims that prosecutors, a police officer, and witnesses lied about key evidence in the case. >>> today, san francisco state will award a posthumous de -- posthumous degree to a student shot. stephen guillermo was shot by a neighbor when he tried to enter an apartment by mistake. the neighbor was arrested but released after the district attorney declined to file charges. at the time of his death, stephen guillermo needed just a few units to graduate. at the ceremony this afternoon, stephen guillermo's mother, brother and sister

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