piedmont, might be a possible fit for prescott market and also for our night market. that's cool. >> reporter: harv is here to evaluate her business and product and see how they fit into the bigger picture, but also to sell her on west oakland. >> this was not imaginable years ago. >> reporter: one of the leaders of this business used to live there. >> you moved out? >> i did, yeah, but i lived there for three years. >> reporter: back when it was home to the wood street encampment, a dilapidated area with little activity before the farmers market, the night market, and before the ballers. what do you think now? >> it's kind of amazing. >> reporter: harv says the community has really banded together over the last few years to bring color to what was to many a bleak picture of the neighborhood and the birth of the ballers couldn't have come at a better time. >> the ballers' existence just catapulted us. >> reporter: andrea malaya, manager of kill a volt coffee, a west oakland staple since 2014, says the ballers' first homestand did bring home more business. >> we do get

i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who are hellbent on running me out of office. i want to know why the day following the recall election funded by some of the richest people in the bay area, seemed like the right day to execute a warrant. >> speaking for the first time since her home was raided, oakland mayor says it was the fbi that has questions to answer. denying any wrongdoing she placed the investigation squarely in the context of the campaign to recall her from office. never directly saying the raid was the work of her opponents but placing the two in a kind of alignment. >> i am seeking the truth right now just as much as you all are. there are a lot of radical right wing forces that know they will never win an election in oakland fair and square. they know their extreme views are at odds with our oakland values. >> reporter: the closest the mayor might of come suggesting it was politically motivated was when she described other ected ficials not by name. >> their innocence presumed until proven guilty, they will never face thi

she is the target of a conspiracy that involves the fbi, millionaires billionaires in piedmont and san francisco, which again might really hard sell to local residents. what about that that there were 3 other homes that were a part of larger fbi law enforcement actions. so. >> do you think that was unusual as she didn't mention anything? >> about? we have received word that this was all about campaign financing. >> and california waste solutions. so there was no word about that. she didn't approach that at all. >> know before she came out and gave her comments are chief of staff to enter the realm and let the media know she wouldn't be taking any questions under the advisement of her attorney. so we have to believe every word that she read from was scripted you know, had eyes of attorney on it and they give is no new information of how they might be associated with this investigation. >> do you think that it was interesting that you didn't answer questions? because on one hand, she said that she wants to be transparent yet, however, she did not take questions. >> i do. and i think that

about $7,000 did come from donors there in piedmont, right next to oakland. there. there is a caveat here. campaign finance records go through the end of april, so we don't know whose donated or how much they've given since that point. this is obviously a story we will continue to follow as it unfolds. let's get you caught up now on some other headlines on this monday, a follow up to that wild sideshow on the bay bridge this weekend. and it comes as two men accused of assaulting a san jose cop during a south bay sideshow faced a judge for the first time. let's start with the bay bridge, we told you about this over the weekend. it happened saturday night, overnight on the eastbound span. hundreds of people were there. it lasted for about 30 minutes. look at the video here. the chp says its helicopter flew over the crowd, only to have people point lasers at the helicopter. tonight we're learning. officers did make some arrests, including dui, reckless driving and vehicle theft in the south bay. now, the two men accused of assaulting a san jose cop and stomping on a pa

i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who are hell bent on running me out of office. i want to know why the day following the qualification of a recall election funded by some of the richest people in the bay area seemed like the right day to execute a warrant. >> reporter: speaking for the first type time since her home was raided, oakland mayor sheng thao said it was the fbi who had questions to answer, denying any wrongdoing placed the investigation squarely in the context of the campaign to recall her from office, never directly saying the raid was the work of her opponents, but placing the two in a kind of alignment. >> i'm seeking the truth right now just as much as you all are, but i will not be bullied and i will not be disparaged and i will not be threatened out of this office. there are a lot of radical right wing forces who know they will never win an election in oakland fair and square. they know their extreme views are at odds with our oakland values. >> reporter: now the closest the mayor might have come to suggesting th

. >> i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who arent on running me out of office, and it was that second part of her speech monday where she made multiple references to billionaires in piedmont and san francisco that has policy experts and legal analysts. >> steven clark scratching his head the second half of her statement, in which she brought out these preposterous legal positions that somehow this raid was the basis of a right wing conspiracy, i think was something that could come back to haunt her. and we learned just hours after tao's statement that the mayor and her attorney, tony brass, have parted ways. there are still questions on who left who. during tao's speech, she called out past officials in oakland but did not name names. justin burton was director of communications for previous oakland mayor libby schaaf, and is now a media relations strategist. he defended his former boss, mayor schaaf. >> she would have never walked away from oakland the way this mayor has right now. >> and you think shengtao has walked away from oa

and piedmont. >> okay, but zamora, he is you know, he didn't say why he was resigning, as you said. he didn't mention her name. you know, and i'm not going to ask you to guess, but this does follow the attorney, tony brass's resignation, in which he was a little more explicit that she had her approach. i had my approach after the press. >> and i think that we can safely assume that that was the case here as well, that, as they say, we had a difference in opinion, possibly about the direction in which the should be going. yeah this, but i would say that this has my understanding that this has sort of been building up for a while, this, you know, that there are tensions or questions about the direction, but you know, while that is on the mayor's plate, the city of oakland itself today is, is moving into some pretty choppy waters. as you mentioned, the finance committee met to go over the mayor's budget and at the same time start to move to declare a state of extreme fiscal necessity, extreme fiscal necessity. in other words, they are facing a fiscal crisis in oakland. they are about $

this time it was the storefront on piedmont avenue. the incident happened on saturday morning, police say thieves back to stolen car to break down the glass doors as you see right there, the manager says it is the 3rd burglary at the store in just a matter of 5 months. what did they take? about $10,000 in cigarettes? this is just the latest in a string of incidents at 711 stores last year, you may remember a robber shot and killed a security guard ian side of the 7 even on harrison street. sources tell us corporate shut down their macarthur in 23rd avenue locations as a result of crime. it still feels unsafe when you literally go to get a pack of gum. and this is what you see. it's awfully frustrating it it feels like crimes down honestly, it feels like it's down a little bit. but then you get a reminder again. when things like this happened. the piedmont avenue store owner says he is not aware of any arrests being made in the latest case. we contacted 711 corporate to get a response about the to store closures, but we have not heard b

about 7000 did come from donors in piedmont . there is a caveat here.ign finance records only go through the end of april, so we don't know who's donated or how much they've given since that time. all right, let's switch gears here. we're also tracking some a little bit of unusual weather in the bay area. clear skies in san jose at this hour. but it was a different story earlier. we had some rain a little bit quick round of some rain. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri who's been tracking it. and you warned that this is going to happen sometimes it does sprinkle a little bit of rain a little bit in june. can we expect more. there is going to be the chance overnight and into tomorrow. so it's more of this tropical variety. we've got this pattern that's setting up right now. high pressure over the desert southwest is actually bringing in remnants of what was once tropical storm alberto. then we have low pressure in the pacific. that's also helping to stream in that tropical moisture. so as we get a look right now at the current doppler scan,

. >> i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who are hell bent on running me out of office, and it was that second part of her speech monday where she made multiple references to billionaires in piedmont and san francisco that has policy experts and legal analysts. >> steven clark scratching his head the second half of her statement, in which she brought out these preposterous legal positions that somehow this raid was the basis of a right wing conspiracy, i think was something that could come back to haunt her. and we learned just hours after tao's statement that the mayor and her attorney, tony brass, have parted ways. there are still questions on who left who. during tao's speech, she called out past officials in oakland but did not name names. justin burton was director of communications for previous oakland mayor libby schaaf, and is now a media relations strategist. he defended his former boss, mayor schaaf. >> she would have never walked away from oakland the way this mayor has right now. >> and you think shengtao has walked away

this is video outside that store on piedmont avenue.ice say the burglars took off with cash and tobacco products. they cost $10,000 in damage to the store. and this comes after the closure of two 7-eleven stores in oakland in april, a 7-eleven on 23rd and glasscock, and another on macarthur shut down due to crime concerns. >> the city of san leandro is launching a new app for residents to report concerns. the my san leandro app officially goes online at nine this morning, and it's going to let san leandro residents report problems that they would normally call 311 for, like trash, abandoned vehicles or potholes. the city says the app will help staff better keep track of people's concerns and problems. >> the dmv is making some big changes today in an effort to keep those lines short and let you do more things at home, dmv offices will no longer process simple driver's license or car registration renewals that are not past due. also you can't go in person to replace a lost or stolen license or id or get copies of driving records. the dmv

around 150 kids, both girls and boys from five years old to high school seniors were at piedmont hillsool in san jose learning about the fundamentals of the game. the free agent tight end went to piedmont hills and wants to show kids from his neighborhood that they can achieve their dreams with hard work. this is my community right here. this is the field where i play high school, and it's really important for me to be tangible to the kids. come out here, have have kids, learn about football, the fundamentals of it, compete, have fun and make some new friends. so that's been super important ever since the day i got in the league and even got to college to come and give back my community every chance i can get. i love to see those guys giving back to the community. the's were rained ou at norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? -but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year.

it was the storefront on piedmont avenue, on saturday morning.stolen car to break down the glass doors of the building and the manager says this is the third burglary at the store in five months. what did they get away with? about $10,000 in cigarettes. just the latest incident in a string of incidents, last year robbers shot and killed a security guard in the harrison street 7-eleven. corporate shutdown the macarthur and 23rd locations as a result of crime. >> it steel -- still feels unsafe. >> it is awfully frustrating, it feels like crime is down a little bit but then you get a reminder when things like this happen. >> the piedmont avenue store owner says he is not aware of any arrest in this latest case, we contacted 7-eleven a corporate and have not heard back. >>> the saturday night concert outside of city hall appeared to be a big hit, drawing more than 20,000 people, but not all businesses in the area felt that was. one owner said organizers fenced his business off. >> i talked to them and i said, can you open a way for people to come so

the piedmont avenue 7-eleven is not alone.revious robberies of other oakland 7-eleven stores. gunmen held up employees and security guards to rob cartons of cigarettes. late last year a robber shot and killed a security guard inside the harrison street 7-eleven. >> i hope these businesses stay, but we're starting to see businesses decide well, it's just not worth it. we're going to go to another city. >> reporter: that is what happened to two stores in oakland. a source close to the company tells me they closed down two corporate owned stores due to crime. the remainder 7-elevens in oakland are run by independent franchise owners. >> and the neighborhood starts to really go down. trash, you know, all kinds of stuff. and then what happens? we have to go further out just to get little things. >> reporter: the customers say the crime enclosures will end up hurting the communities. >> my heart goes out to the business owners. it is very frustrating and you want to throw in the towel. but i'm asking you to hang on a little bit long

. >> reporter: and on this day he is heading to piedmont avenue. >> we are going to go visit grace onight be a potential fit for prescott market and also for the night market. >> reporter: she is here to evaluate her business and her products and to see how they fit into the bigger picture but also to sell her on west oakland. >> this was unimaginable years ago. >> reporter: one of the leaders of this business used to live there. >> i lived there for three years. >> reporter: back when it was home to the wood street encampment, a dilapidated area, before the markets and before the ballers. >> what do you think now? >> it is amazing. >> reporter: the community has really banded together over the last few years to bring color to what was to many a bleak future, and the ballers couldn't have come at a better time. >> the ballers just catapulted us. >> reporter: the manager of kilovolt coffee sent the ballers first homestand did actually bring home more business. >> we do get an influx of people from the farmers market to begin with, but that usually dies out around noon and i would say l

. >> i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco in from piedmont who areollowing the qualification of a recall election. funded by some of the richest people in the bay area. seems like the right day to execute warrant. i want to know how the tv cameras new to show up on my sleepy residential street so early in the morning to capture footage of the raid. and i want to know why fox news and breitbart were so prepared to fan the flames and to tell a story that they want to tell to ben the facts to shape a narrative. i have a lot of questions and i will get answers. we all will get answers. like any mother. my first priority immediately following the fbi intrusion. was to ensure that my son and i were safe. it's hard to imagine. now. by the time i first thought. was that the fbi was at my door to help me. to protect me. just hours prior, a small group of billionaires from piedmont in san francisco had succeeded in buying a recall election to oust me in november. and in doing so. they were not only aimed to undermine outcome of the fair and free election. but

i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont, who are ... bent on running the out of office. i want to know why. the day following the qualification of a recall election. funded by some of the richest people in the bay area. seems like the right day to execute a warrant. >>all right. do you hear what the mayor is doing here? i'm not sure if at any she directly where linked the the investigation and the rate of her home to the recall. but she certainly juxtaposed those 2 ideas sort of against each other. in fact, for a while, she was sort of bouncing back and forth between them. she was talking about the investigation and would talk about her opponents were actually sort of gathered right behind me over here. so she's not saying directly that the investigations is tied to the recall. but she certainly introducing the idea right now towards the conclusion. she she really got to maybe the the emotional thrust of her remarks, and she mentioned her breath, her background. and she described herself as a poor person she referenced. who she descri

it was this part of her speech when she made multiple references to billionaires in piedmont and sanrancisco that has policy expert and legal analyst stephen clark scratching his head. >> the second half of her statement, in which she brought out these preposterous legal positions that somehow this raid was the basis of a right wing conspiracy, i think was something that could come back to haunt her. meanwhile mayor tao is still in the midst of the city's discussions about how to close a $177 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. >> the mayor didn't take questions during the press conference, saying it was upon the advice of her attorney and said she would not step down. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena and another twist defense attorney tony brass is no longer representing mayor tao. the two have parted ways. abc seven news political insider phil matier broke this news on our 3 p.m. newscast. getting answers. mayor qingdao's attorney tony brass, a very competent and experienced former federal prosecutor. >> i had talked with him and basica

a security camera captured a man walking up to a home in the community of piedmont pines. that man can be seen taking several items from the home during several different trips. so far, no arrests have been reported. if you have any information on this theft, you are asked to call oakland police. oakland police also say burglars broke into a 7-eleven on piedmont avenue early this morning by backing into the glass doors. police say the burglars then took off with cash and tobacco products while causing $10,000 in damage. this comes after the closure of two 7-eleven stores in oakland in april, a 7-eleven on 23rd in glasscock and another on macarthur shut down due to crime concerns in the city of san jose . >> a homicide investigation is now underway after a body was located on the side of the roadway. officers were called to the area of 17th in east santa clara street around 1120. this morning. police say despite life saving measures, that victim died at the scene. so far, no word on any arrests or the identity of the victim. >> a man is in custody following a hit and run cr

it was this part of her speech when she made multiple references to billionaires in piedmont and sant and legal analyst stephen clark scratching his head. >> the second half of her statement, in which she brought out these preposterous legal positions that somehow this raid was the basis of a right wing conspiracy, i think was something that could come back to haunt her. >> meanwhile, mayor tao is still in the midst of the city's discussions about how to close a $177 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. the mayor didn't take questions during the press conference, saying it was upon the advice of her attorney and said she would not step down. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. in another twist, defense attorney tony brass is no longer representing the mayor. the two parted ways. abc seven news political insider phil matier broke that on our 3 p.m. newscast. getting answers. mayor qingdao's attorney, tony brass uh- a very competent and experienced former federal prosecutor here. >> i talked with him and basically it appears that he is termina

. >> reporter: chris moore has lived in piedmont for more than 20 years and says there shouldn't be any cuts to police or fire. >> we need to find our public safety. we can not cut our public safety. yes, there will be an impact to other services. but what's the most important thing for this community? it is the most important thing, public safety. >> reporter: he says that is because they cannot afford to lose anymore residents or businesses. >> and it means you have to chase all the businesses out of town and renters out of town. >> reporter: for people of oakland to get the services that they deserve, it would cost quite a bit more money than the city is currently spending. >> reporter: dan is a professor of public policy at uc berkeley and was the city administrator of oakland from 2008 to 2011. he says the budget for police and fire departments are so large that when facing the significant shortfall, the city just has to make cuts in those areas. >> if you are not going to cut police and fire, that that you have to cut absolutely everything else. you can't cut absolute liver else,

. >> i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont, who are #### bent on running me out of office. we now have an active recall campaign that is a waste of time and public resources. >> near the end of her address, the mayor said she will not step down. she insists she will continue to move forward with her goals as mayor. she did not take any questions. town's previous attorney, who she hired the day of the raid, is now explaining why he is no longer representing her. tony brass has officially withdrawn as the attorney for the mayor. he tells ktvu he was not informed ahead of time of the press conference he gave today, and only found out about it when members of the media began calling him. >> it became clear to me when i saw the press conference that she and i had just different approaches about the case, and i think our approaches are inconsistent. so i'm not the right advocate in all likelihood, for her message, brass says he agrees she should get new representation. >> brass continues to say he does not know of any investigation targe

thousands >>chris moore has lived in piedmont for more than 20 years and says there shouldn't be any cuts to police or fire. we need to fund our public safety. we can't cut our and yes, there's going to be an impact other services. but what's the most important of this community? it's the most important is public safety, he says. that's because the city can't afford to lose any more residents or businesses problem is you have chased all the businesses. out of town chased renters out of >>town for people of oakland to get the services that they deserve. it would cost quite a bit more money than the city is currently spending. >>time is a professor of public policy at uc berkeley and was the city administrator of oakland from 2008 to 2011. he says the budget for police and fire departments are so large that when facing a significant shortfall city just has to make cuts in those areas. if you're not going to cut police and fire which is 2 thirds of the general fund. the that you would have to cut absolutely everything else. and since you can't cut absolutely everything else that means y

this is the 7-eleven on piedmont avenue. the latest robbery happened early saturday morning just before 5:00. surveillance video shows a car ramming into the front of the building. the burglars then make their way into the store. >> and we are starting to see the businesses decide well, it is just not worth it. we will go to another city. it is not worth the cost analysis. >> you hurt the owner, his family, the consumers. you know, it is not right. it is just not right. >> the store manager estimates he lost more than $10,000. coming up at 6:00, da lin reports on the ongoing disturbing trend. >>> a lot of police today near roosevelt park. police say a man was stabbed and killed. it happened at 11:00 in the morning today at 17th and east santa clara. homicide investigators are working the case, looking for a motive and a suspect. >>> in walnut creek, two people are in critical condition after an suv crashed into them this morning. police say it happened on locust street at the site of the weekly farmer's market. they found an

. >> lakeshore is a neighborhood just northeast of lake merritt south of piedmont. >> our amanda hari with the folks behind the effort to make oakland more inclusive. >> i thought i was in heaven when i got here. i said, oh, my god. all these gay people. this is gay heaven. >> reporter: that's what jeffrey meyers, committee chair of the lgbtq cultural district, said the first time he ever stepped foot in the lakeshore area in oakland long before he would have a hand designating the area the lgbtq cultural district. meyers moved to the bay area nearly two decades ago after years of feeling unsafe being himself. >> because coming from the south where i'm from, south carolina, i didn't feel accepted. i was in college. i was in the military. i really wasn't out until i really started to believe in myself. >> reporter: meyers believes making this area more welcoming for people in the queer community could have a life saving impact. he's only one. committee member and chief operations officer of oakland's lgbtq cultural center dawn edwards shares the sentiment. >> families, individuals, you

estaba en el carro en piedmont boulevard. muy feliz. y mire muchas luces. y yo dije.el piso. knows who they are. rachel, explica la policía de fremont logró identificar a los 4 menores de edad que estaban en el carro cuando le dispararon a isaiah, y en estos 2 años el departamento ha intentado 5 veces presentar el caso a la fiscalía, pero estos se han negado a tomar el caso. los policías en fremont hicieron su trabajo bien, bien, pero la familia price no está haciendo su trabajo. contactamos a la fiscalía del condado alameda preguntando sobre este caso, pero hasta el momento seguimos esperando su respuesta. de los 4 menores dicen actualmente, solo 1 de ellos está siendo juzgado. identificado como sergio morales jáquez, quien tenía 17 años al cometer el crimen y ahora tiene 18, dice. es el mismo joven acusado en el homicidio de asunción de 30 años, solo 2 meses después del asesinato de su hijo. y 2 semanas después, este mismo sospechoso se involucró en el tiroteo que terminó con la vida de 2 hermanos de berkeley, Ángel y jassy, de 17 y 15 años. actualmente, el sospecho

the man was wearing dark clothing and ran towards piedmont avenue before officers got to the scene. so far, no arrests have been made. in the south bay. san jose mayor matt mahan delivering the state of the city address today. this year's event at happy hollow zoo. look, a little different council members helps to lead some projects to beautify san jose from planting trees working on the vietnamese and japanese heritage gardens and cleaning up creeks. these initiatives emphasize the point. the mayor speech to keep those waterways and parks clean from dumping and encampments. mayor mahan spoke on new efforts to provide more resources for the unhoused. >> was was our investment safe, sleeping sites. a lot of those are showing results in san diego here to what's already working in san jose as our foothill communities made up prefabricated modular units deployed on public lands. all in all over the next year. we will move from 1000 additional people safe conditions. what other was continue live on our streets along our creeks. >> well, mayor mahan is also encouraging residents to be mor

. >> i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who are #### bent on running me out of office. i'm not going down like that. we're not going down like that. >> and mayor tao again expected to meet with federal investigators sometime this week. her office tells me that she has already lined up new counsel to represent her in this ongoing investigation. >> heather and emotional mayor tao. today, zac sos live for us. thank you. and you can stay up to date on the continuing coverage of the fbi raid and the investigation. just head to our website, ktvu.com. you can also listen to the mayor's entire news conference today. well before addressing the fbi raid, mayor shan tao addressed last week's mass shooting that took place at lake merritt for the first time. >> i am sickened by the senseless acts of violence, and i want every oaklander to know that we will work hard to ensure that those responsible are held accountable. my heart goes out to all of those who are battling injuries, their families and our whole city. >> thousands of people were ce

she also at a news conference on monday said that potentially possibly billionaires from piedmont as well as san francisco. we're working in connection with the fbi and they possibly could have been behind the raid on her home. and the newsroom. theresa kron, 4 news. >> and in another blow to oakland, mayor sheng thao. another member of her team is out now. mayor tells communications director francis zamora announced his resignation this morning. it comes after 9 months on the job. the day after taos recently hired criminal defense attorney anthony brass withdrew as her lawyer, political expert michael yaki says it doesn't exactly inspire confidence. >> becomes directors came be one of 2 things. they can be people who will actively. but 4th lies like we saw during certain presidential administration or they're people who believe but a responsibility to inform the public here. it's pretty clear that some more by not. thank you, mayor, by not acknowledging the mayor and his in his statement is basically staying. i have no confidence and what's coming out out and i'm not going to be a p

the piedmont environmental council is a group that has this coalition called the data center reform coalition, and they just started this year really digging in, organizing their community together with hundreds of individuals and nonprofits on board. and they're working directly with lawmakers too, to see what they can do and how they can, you know, keep this industry a little bit more accountable. they also are taking action through freedom of information act requests to see what other kinds of information they can learn about these data centers en before the transparency is coming from the companies themselves. ali: science journalist satsuki kitajima mulkey, thank you so much for joining us. sachi: thank you so much for having me. john: on the test editon of 'pbs news weekly," nick schifrin has an in-depth look at the latest delopments in the war between russia and ukraine. all that and more on "the newshour's" youtube channel. and that is "pbs news weekend" for this sunday. -- on this saturday. on sunday, how one ninth grader is helping restore mississippi's endangered oyster reefs, one

the free agent tight end went to piedmont hills and wants to show kids from his neighborhood that they can achieve their dreams with hard work. this is my community right here. this is the field where i play high school, and it's really important for me to be tangible to the kids. come out here, have have kids, learn about football, the fundamentals of it, compete, have fun and make some new friends. so that's been super important ever since the day i got in the league and even got to college to come and give back my community every chance i can get. i love to see those guys giving back to the community. the's were rained ou at norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? -but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. i gotta get this deal... i know... faster wifi and savings? ...i don't want to miss that. that's amazing doc. mobile savings are calling. visit xfinitymobile.com to learn more. doc? we're in the middle of... livi

se emitió orden de evacuación para watts valley road, incluyendo desde piedmont hill road y hasta biglico sobre los peligros y las consecuencias de quemar cohetes ilegales, especialmente durante esta temporada de incendios y también para las festividades del 4 de julio. habrá peña habló con la policía de fresno y tiene información. estamos a un par de semanas de la gran celebración de la independencia de los estados unidos, una fecha que se presta para prender cohetes, por lo que las autoridades desean que lo hagan responsablemente, especialmente durante esta temporada de incendios que ya se empezaron a ver por todo california y a causar daños. por eso es la policía de fresno, al igual que otras entidades que hacen un llamado al público, cualquier fuego artificial que sube hacia el aire o explota caso una explosión es ilegal. así que si está comprando fuegos artificiales fuera de esos puestos que se colocan en nuestras calles, quizás son son este ilegales. segundo, queremos que recordarles de que estos fuegos artificiales, ilegales y hasta los legales, si no tienen la facilidad de hac

right wing forces are trying to push her out of office and that billionaires in san francisco and piedmont are bankrolling the recall. >> all of our money comes from inside of oakland for the most part. we're going to report it and you're going to see it june 30th. >> come and tell me to my face that this is a right wing -- -- >> -- they say nothing they heard from thao yesterday changed their minds about their efforts. >> we do not hate you. we don't like what you are doing to our city. >> and tonight the oakland naacp is once again calling on thao to resign, saying she, quote, cannot focus on the needs of the residents of oakland, end quote. one local naacp leader told us thao's comments show that she's not ready to take accountability. >> that is not the kind of leadership oakland needs. oakland is in a crisis, and you don't get out of crisis by blaming others. you get out of a crisis by taking action. >> a former chief of staff for thao believes she should resign following the raid. agents interviewed her about a year ago. while the fbi has not linked mayor thao to any kind of wrong do

y estábamos en el carro en piedmont boulevard.uí como parte de lo que están haciendo para recordarlo. su familia se reunió esta semana frente a un tribunal donde exigieron que el caso no quede impune y las autoridades han dado a conocer la identidad del guardia de seguridad que murió al recibir un disparo. eso fue la semana pasada, durante una disputa en fremont. se trataría de abakar min, de 41 años, que trabajaba en un cbs del centro comercial fremont hub. la policía indicó que todo habría comenzado como un altercado verbal entre amín y otro individuo, pero luego se intensificó hasta el punto de que el guardia resultó herido de bala. pasamos a la ciudad de richmond, donde se registraron 4 personas heridas en un tiroteo en la noche del martes. las autoridades indican que acudieron a la avenida pennsylvania, donde hallaron a una víctima sufriendo de una herida de bala. esta persona fue declarada muerta en la escena. otras 3 se trasladaron por sí mismas al hospital o fueron llevados por ambulancias. algunos residentes dicen que est

. >> reporter: chris moore has leaved in piedmont for more than 20 years and says there shouldn't be any cuts to police or fire. >> we need to fund our public safety. we can't cut our public safety. and yes, there's going to be an impact to other services, but what's most important to this community? the most important is public safety. >> reporter: he says that's because the city can't afford to lose anymore residents or businesses. >> the revenue problem is you've chased all of the businesses out of town. you've chased renters out of town. >> for people of oakland to get the services that they deserve, it would cost quite a bit more money than the city is currently spending. >> reporter: dan is a professor of public policy at uc berkeley and was the city administrator of oakland from 2008 to 2011. he says the budget for police and fire departments are so large that when facing a significant shortfall, the city just has to make cuts in those areas. >> if you're not going to cut police and fire, which is two-thirds of the general fund, you would have to cut absolutely everything else

billionaires, i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who are hell bent on running me out of office. >> i want to know why. the day following the qualification of a recall election funded by some of the richest people in the bay area, seemed like the right day to execute a warrant. i want to know how the tv cameras knew to show up on my sleepy residential street so early in the morning to capture footage of the raid. >> i can answer the first that last question. the reason we showed up with cameras early morning is because the neighbor called us and said, the fbi is going in and out of the mayor's hops house. not necessarily nefarious, right? so it wasn't like the fbi leaked it or put it out there. second of all, as for the timing, i think that that's a little it'd be a first if a recall drives a qualifying, triggered an fbi raid. i've never heard of that before. as for the billionaires that are behind it, yes, one of them. one of them is san francisco tech angel investor ron conway and his sons chris and ronnie. that, according to oakla

she also at a news conference on monday said that potentially possibly billionaires from piedmont as well as san francisco. we're working in connection with the fbi and they possibly could have been behind the raid on her home. and the newsroom. theresa kron 4 news and stay with kron 4 online and on air. as we learn more about the fbi raid and the recall effort. >> download the kron 4 app to get push alerts sent to your mobile device. when news breaks, you can also find the latest developments on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> all right. some other news tonight. we're keeping an eye on a grass fire burning right now in the east side of geysers road near preston drive north of cloverdale. this fire is being called the preston fire. only right now about 2 acres, but cal fire says that it is moving fast, uphill and of course, fire danger exists right now. let's go lawrence for a deeper lawrence. yeah, you know, just even those images, you can see how brown that grass is out there. so fires getting going in the afternoon when the winds are starting to pick up. yeah, that could be a prob

another 120 people were rescued from alpine villages in the nearby piedmont region and neighboring switzerland. full people have died and 2 are missing. thousands of people have been evacuated in south west china because of flooding. heavy rain in queen jo provence has submerged roads and floods and houses . some residents had to be rescued from their homes after being trumped by foot horses. last vietnam prepared for the arrival of russian president vladimir putin. recently the government quietly announced that the communist party chief and henry was stepping down is the latest victim of the campaign against corruption. as tony chang reports from henry, russian president vladimir putin meeting the general secretary vietnam's communist party when photo. during his recent state visits, it was a red public appearance for going who's been suffering from poll health for several years, and the signal to some balance of return to the top of the communist party. the political instability in viet nam right now is become, you know, return to a stable. you can also see that 4 to 4 p less the sooner as i

talking about, a conspiracy theory that the fbi was in cahoots with millionaires and billionaires from piedmont and san francisco, and they were working together to oust her from office. i heard a lot of self-pity. she was asking the city why she couldn't catch a break. what? i did not hear was how she was going to fix things and the plan going forward. you're well versed in oakland politics. does she have a chance here to fight off this recall in a few months? everybody has a chance. i know enough about politics. tomorrow, something major could happen. she could step up to the plate and be viewed as the leader we need. we again. we don't know everything. life is funny. that said, i think we can all, like, say, you know, she doesn't have a really good chance of beating back a recall at this point. really good perspective from you, justin. final question as we wrap this up, we both been around long enough. i remember way back when san francisco mayor gavin newsom went through his issues of alcohol and infidelity, he turned it around. any parallels here that the mayor, mayor tao, could follow? th

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. >> i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who areg me out of office. >> the recall supporters say they are willing to accept donations from groups outside oakland, but they say the effort is led by oaklanders. >> those signatures that we gathered were not based on some kind of conspiracy. that's right. these are people coming every day, people who are hurting and who are looking to you for leadership. >> the mayor says she has no intention of heeding calls for her resignation. >> i'm seeking the truth right now, just as much as you all are. but i will not be bullied and i will not be disparaged, and i will not be threatened out of this office. >> mayor tao did not take any questions from reporters. her staff says her attorneys advised her not to. we did reach out to the fbi office for an update on the investigation. we're waiting to hear back in oakland. ryan curry, abc seven news. today on abc seven news, our insider, phil matier, broke the news that the mayor had changed. lawyers had happened on our 3 p.m. newscast getting answers.

she also at a news conference on monday said that potentially possibly billionaires from piedmont as fbi and they possibly could have been behind the raid on her home. and the newsroom. theresa kron, 4 news. >> well, stay with kron. 4 on air and online as we learn more about the fbi raid. be sure to download the kron 4 app to get push alerts sent to your mobile device when news breaks, you can also find the latest developments on our website. kron 4 dot com. here are 10 more than 3 dozen people incarcerated at san francisco county jail are in isolation following a covid outbreak. sheriff's office says the jail has 42 confirmed cases with the highest numbers being reported at county jail. number 3 in san bruno. the office says jail staff started seeing an uptick in cases last thursday. >> police in coma. they're asking for your help tonight in finding a woman who they say stole more than $1000 in merchandise. take a look at your screen here. this is a photo of her at the ulta on coleman boulevard. the theft happened on the night of june 9th. anyone with information on who she is is as

they say the suspect took off towards piedmont avenue. >>> it is and will wear orange day. activist s here in the bay area put on bright orange shirts and walked together across the golden bay bridge this morning. on average, the cdc says 133 americans die from gunshots every day. a personal issue for amari harris who took part in his first march today. >> i lost my father to gun violence. i lost my brother to gun violence in cousins and close friends and stuff like that. just all the stuff that happens with guns and how easy access kids can get to it. people can get to it. yeah. >> organizers say almost no other major country sees as much major gun violence as we do in the u.s. >>> she may not be old enough to vote, but 18 from burlingame is taking on one of the most contentious issues to art. as she tells our max darrow, she is hoping it will lead to change. >> reporter: choosing the perfect typeface for a design -- >> it has a very interesting "j." >> reporter: it takes time and a discerning "i." especially when bringing a discerning mission with a deeper meaning to life

lake shore is a neighborhood to the northeast of lake merritt, just south of piedmont and we spoke withehind the effort to make oakland more inclusive. >> i thought i was in heaven when i got here. >> that is what jeffrey myers, committee chair of the lakeshore lgbtq+ cultural district said the first time he ever stepped foot in the lakeshore area of oakland, long before it was designated as the lgbtq+ cultural district. he moved to the area nearly two decades ago, after years of feeling unsafe being himself. >> coming from the south where i'm from, i did not feel accepted, of course i was in the military, so i wasn't really out until i started to believe in myself. >> reporter: he believes making this area more welcoming for people in the queer community could have a life-saving impact. and he's not the only one. the chief operating officer of the lgbtq+ cultural center located in the heart of the lakeshore area, don edwards shares this sentiment. >> families, individuals, use know there is a safe space and welcoming space that they can come and get services and good food and they can

the man was wearing dark clothing and ran towards piedmont avenue before officers arrived. is asked to call police. police arrested 80 cease-fire demonstrators at uc santa cruz friday morning. protesters upset about the conflict in gaza have camped out on campus since last month. tents and barricades blocking the main entrance to campus were taken down by police protesters. we spoke with said they think the school has gone too far. >> so what's the mood amongst everybody right the mood is really, really we're we're quite frankly, were people are out there. they're yelling and the screaming because this is enormous violation of her constitutional rights and a overboard reaction in terms the level of brutality that we're witnessing. the university, however, says that they had been asking protesters to leave in stop blocking access to the school. >> in a statement, the school defended its decision to involve police saying they needed to put an end to so-called unlawful and unsafe actions. they say demonstrators disrupted campus operations, even delaying access to emergency veh

police say a suspect took off toward piedmont avenue. if you have information, get in touch. >>> saturday was an annual were orange day. it is time when local gun safety advocates put on bright orange shirts and walk across the golden gate bridge. on average, the cdc says, 133 americans die from gunshots each day. a personal issue for this person, who participated in a march like this for the first time on saturday. >> it goes to my heart because i lost my father to gun violence and my brother to gun violence and cousins and close friends. knowing all the stuff that happens with guns and how easy access kids can get to and people can get to it, let's and it. >> organizers say almost no other major country sees as much gun violence as the united states . >>> this weekend marks the start of pride month. there are already flags up all over san francisco. here is what looks like walking down market street. all month long we will have special stories highlighting the bay area's lgbtq+ communities on kpix and streaming on cbs news bay area. >>