rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "they says they're so upset about the leak.ey were really upset, they'd be saying they're going to track down the leaker. the fact that they're talking trash about the recipient of the leak, while not saying they're going to identify, find or fire whoever committed the leak, suggests to me, they're just playing game." and, the mayor of oakland is right in the middle of it.libby schaaf/mayor- "i have obviously gotten much criticism. but much of it from outside of this community and some of the feelings of being supported, of being heard, of being stood up for, um, those have been really wonderful for me to hear." president trump says the federal government is looking into whether or not schaaf broke any laws. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. (steve)(steve) (steve) new tonight at six... jalen bryant and pride scott have been arrested after police say the two burglarized several cars. police say last month officers were called to a parking garage near ghirardelli square on reports of auto burglaries. police say officer

councilmember at-large rebecca kaplan also coming to mayor libby schaaf's defense. saying the mayor's decision less than two weeks ago... to warn the public about imminent immigrations and customs enforcement raids in the bay area... was bold. rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "i think it is essential that we stand united against the rediculous actions of this federal government. they are not keeping people safe -- they are tearing apart our communities." 20-18 oakland mayoral candidate ken houston says mayor schaaf's heart may have been in the right place... but says her execution was poor.ken houston/mayoral candidate- "if you warn someone -- you don't warn them with fear -- you warn them with information to protect themselves, philippe. you warn them to be ready -- not be reactive, be proactive." as for mayor schaaf... she took the president's comments in stride.libby schaaf/mayor- "i am proud to live in a country where everyone can criticize elected officials." after the raids... the department of justice said the mayor's warning allowed at least 800 undocumented im

councilmember at-large rebecca kaplan also coming to mayor libby schaaf's defense. saying the mayor's decision less than two weeks ago... to warn the public about imminent immigrations and customs enforcement raids in the bay area... was bold. rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "i think it is essential that we stand united against the rediculous actions of this federal government. they are not keeping people safe -- they are tearing apart our communities." 20-18 oakland mayoral candidate ken houston says mayor schaaf's heart may have been in the right place... but says her execution was poor.ken houston/mayoral candidate- "if you warn someone -- you don't warn them with fear -- you warn them with information to protect themselves, philippe. you warn them to be ready -- not be reactive, be proactive." as for mayor schaaf... she took the president's comments in stride.libby schaaf/mayor- "i am proud to live in a country where everyone can criticize elected officials." after the raids... the department of justice said the mayor's warning allowed at least 800 undocumented av

councilmember at-large rebecca kaplan also coming to mayor libby schaaf's defense. saying the mayor's decision less than two weeks ago... to warn the public about imminent immigrations and customs enforcement raids in the bay area... was bold. rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "i think it is essential that we stand united against the rediculous actions of this federal government. they are not keeping people safe -- they are tearing apart our communities." 20-18 oakland mayoral candidate ken houston says mayor schaaf's heart may have been in the right place... but says her execution was poor.ken houston/mayoral candidate- "if you warn someone -- you don't warn them with fear -- you warn them with information to protect themselves, philippe. you warn them to be ready -- not be reactive, be proactive." as for mayor schaaf... she took the president's comments in stride.libby schaaf/mayor- "i am proud to live in a country where everyone can criticize elected officials." after the raids... the department of justice said the mayor's warning allowed at least 800 undocumented im

councilmember at-large rebecca kaplan also coming to mayor libby schaaf's defense.ng the mayor's decision less than two weeks ago... to warn the public about imminent immigrations and customs enforcement raids in the bay area... was bold. rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "i think it is essential that we stand united against the rediculous actions of this federal government. they are not keeping people safe -- they are tearing apart our communities." 20-18 oakland mayoral candidate ken houston says mayor schaaf's heart may have been in the right place... but says her execution was poor.ken houston/mayoral candidate- "if you warn someone -- you don't warn them with fear -- you warn them with information to protect themselves, philippe. you warn them to be ready -- not be reactive, be proactive." as for mayor schaaf... she took the president's comments in stride.libby schaaf/mayor- "i am proud to live in a country where everyone can criticize elected officials." after the raids... the department of justice said the mayor's warning allowed at least 800 undocumented immigra

rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "i think it is essential that we stand united against the ridiculous actionsral government. they are not keeping people safe -- they are tearing apart our communities."ken houston/mayor al candidate- "if you warn someone -- you don't warn them with fear -- you warn them with information to protect themselves, philippe. you warn them to be ready -- not be reactive, be proactive.">( marty ) the department of justice said the mayor's warning allowed at least 800 undocumented immigrants to avoid an arrest. earlier this week... attorney general jeff sessions announced the d-o-j is suing the state of california over its sanctuary status. ( marty )a controversial decision to refuse service to police officers at an oakland coffee shop... has people talking. kron-4's haaziq madyun has the story. "we have a policy of asking police to leave for the physical and emotional safety of our customers and ourselves" that is what an oakland police officer was told back in february after entering hasta muerte coffee shop here fruitvale and east 27th street. the coffee shop wrote

rebecca kaplan was noncommittal on the offer. >> today is not the conclusion of the negotiation. it's the beginning of one. >> every year the city and county have to split $22 million in payments on that debt. and for the city, that's $11 million a year that reed would be happy to unload. >> sure, we can use an extra $11 million and even more so. >> reporter: mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >>> there will be no more self-driving vehicle testing for uber in arizona. that's according to a letter governor doug ducey sent to uber's ceo. it comes after this deadly crash last week where a pedestrian was struck and killed. the governor says video footage raised concerns about the company's ability to safely test its technology. he said he expects public safety to be the top priority for those who operate self-driving cars. >>> take a good look. that is evidence being pulled out of the lake merit today. conducted to the march 15th death of an oakland couple. witnesses say they heard a fight between michael grace and ta yama johnson has it appeared the two were drowning in the lake. off

city councilwoman rebecca kaplan hosted the meeting last night.says long-term housing is being billed and there are plans for tiny houses and shipping containers. she is proposing a $4000 parcel tax on every vacant property in oakland. the money raised will be earmarked for solutions for the homeless. >> we estimate we can bring in about $20 million a year in order to really strengthen our homeless response. that means tenant support, rapid rehousing. >> kaplan's parcel tax proposal would need approval. other proposals include opening church parking lots to allow the homeless to park the cars and suv's in a safe -- that would be safer than on the streets. >>> in concord, the wild turkeys who wandered the grounds are going to be removed. federal officials will start trapping the turkeys. here they are. for more than year, -- a year, they have paste outside, often -- paste outside, often blocking the doors. they leave behind droppings, too. it's a health problem. john bureau says they will work with local, state, and federal agencies to relocate the

also, this morning, we heard from oakland city councilmember rebecca kaplan. >> today, we learned that an ice employee is quitting because he's tired of lying. and that just reinforces what we have been saying. ice is lying when they say they are try to keep our communities safe. when they came into west oakland and tore apart a family in august, they said it was to stop human trafficking. and that's now turned out not to be the truth. and the young man they said they were protecting has since died. >> that 40 immigration sweep in northern california ended with 232 undocumented immigrants being arrested. some of them do have prior criminal convictions. schwab said the original target list for that operation had roughly 1000 people on it. he also said authorities never expected they would capture every single one of those people . the head of ice attorney general sessions, and president donald trump all have slammed mayor schaaf for this warning to the community about those impending raids and saying that the mayor essentially allowed criminals to go free. ice did put out a statement th

city council member rebecca kaplan was equally noncommittal on the offer. >> today is not the conclusion of the negotiation. it's the beginning of one. >> larry reed whose district includes the coliseum noted that every year they have to split $22 million in payments on that debt and for the city, that's $11 million a year that reed would be happy to unload. >> sure. we can use an extra $11 million and even more. >> reporter: making a bid for the 120 acres, the oakland a's want not only a purpose built ballpark but own the land around it presumably to build a community around the one around at&t park in san francisco. it's a big ask. the city and the county and the a's will start talking about it later this week. mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, mark. >>> bay area students are taking the next step toward making their voices heard when it comes to gun reform. their plan is next. >>> also, some whales attracting a big crowd along the coast in southern california. why some people are concerned for their well-being. that's next. >>> sunny blue skies from walnut creek on the weath

rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "i think it is essential that we stand united against the ridiculous actions government. they are not keeping people safe -- they are tearing apart our communities."ken houston/mayor al candidate- "if you warn someone -- you don't warn them with fear -- you warn them with information to protect themselves, philippe. you warn them to be ready -- not be reactive, be proactive.">( darya ) the department of justice said the mayor's warning allowed at least 800 undocumented immigrants to avoid an arrest. earlier this week... attorney general jeff sessions announced the d-o-j is suing the state of california over its sanctuary status. ( james ) as we get closer to spring break for college students... the u-s state department is warning people about visiting a popular tourist spot in mexico. people are being told to avoid playa del carmen after the u-s embassy announced a security threat. this comes a week after an explosive was found on a tourist ferry in the area. the embassy has already banned government employees from visiting the resort. ( james ) still ahead on

city council woman rebecca kaplan runs a ballot measure saying under the plan the extra money would besed for road improvements. other major cities have similar taxes. if approved, oakland would be the first california city to impose such a tax. and san francisco is thinking about it. public opinion appears to be split. >> some point in time we are going to pay fee and he think it's worth it for the safety of it i use it if you are not able to drive or safety at night. >> now others in oakland say a tax may affect the decision on whether they would use a ride sharing service. for now, the position of people in the ride sharing business is, cities have no right to impose such a tax. >>> now the bay area would not be alone in taxing riders. in chicago, they have a 15 cent per ride tax. philadelphia has a 1.4% surcharge. massachusetts collects 20 cents per ride and new york is proposing a 2 to 5 dollar per ride fee. >>> well, this is creepy. smart speakers like amazon's echo and google's home mini continue to grow in popularity. according to research out this week, more than 47 million pe

city councilwoman rebecca kaplan wants a ballot measure saying under her plan the extra money would be used for road improvements. other major cities have similar taxes. if approved oakland would be the first california city to impose such a tax. and fran is thinking about it. public opinion on this seems to be split. >> i think it's worth it for the safety of it i use it more so if you are not able to drive or safety at night. >> now others say a tax might affect their decision whether they use the ride sharing services. for now the people in the position for the ride sharing businesses says the city has no right to impose the tax. >>> the city of chicago mass a 15 cent per ride tax. philadelphia has a 1.4% surcharge. massachusetts collects 20 cents per ride and new york is proposing a 2 to 5 dollar per ride fee. >>> 5:26 is the time. san francisco is asking for cooperations from companies that make the driverless cars. if they bin testing the cars next month if they begin to test without a human being behind the wheel. right now they are required to have a backup driver in the car as

with the city councilwoman rebecca kaplan who came out and said libby schaaf essentially upsets and agitated the immigrant community unnecessarily. so there are criticisms coming from people who say, this is not helpful to freak out the immigrant community. >> let's take a look at what san jose mayor had to say -- i understand he might have had information. >> he also had advanced noticed about the -- advanced notice about the raids but chose to keep quiet. he has been in washington dc advocating for immigration reform. he says he strongly opposes president trump's immigration policies. as for the raids, he had this to say. "i think every local leader is walking a tight rope trying to ensure that residents are informed within the bounds of the law. community leaders in the city have mixed opinions." >> i think it endangers the people who are out there doing their job, to keep the community safe. >> it is fear mongering. it is an intentional -- intentional political tactic they are using to divide the community. >> police chief eddie garcia says they do not take part in federal immigration en