>> there is a battle raging inside richmond city government which also involves members of the public. wild accusations and surprisingly homophobic remarks. john is live in richmond where this infighting has been getting worse for some time now. >> reporter: julie, these are bizarre times here at richmond city hall. last night was the worst, most disruptive meeting the city council has ever seen. and it appears there is no end in sight. the meeting did not go as plans. protesters being very disruptive. >> last night was sort of, you know, the big bang, i mean, the worst that it's been. >> reporter: and now the accusations are flying. there is bad blood between the mayor and council members. >> insulting other council members, insulting members of the public. and, you know, egging on, you know, defending those in the audience who are causing the disruptions. >> their objective is to get me off the council. >> reporter: overt homophobia has also made its way in, largely directed at the openly gay council member beckels. >> those remarks have been getting increasingly worse, more graphic

. >> the richmond city council will discuss a resolution expressing concerns of safety conditions at the chevron refinery. they will decide what to direct staff to determine if dangerous conditions still exist at the refinery a year after a fire this sent more than 15,000 people to hospitals with breathing issues. the city plans to sue chevron for damages. "contra costa times" reports they hired the same law firm that represented victims of the pipeline disaster caused by pg&e in san bruno. we could learn of a settlement between j.p. morgan chase and federal regulators. the government accused j.p. morgan chase of manipulating u.s. energy markets and forcing californians to pay more for power. experts estimate that the settlement could be between half billion to $1 billion. >> happening today, the former executive director for sanitation district in marin county is scheduled to make the first court appearance on charges of embezzlement and money laundering. this is bret richards during an interview. he resigned as the his of the sanitation district and then just disaffaired and accuse

police in richmond rushed in to clear out city council chambers last night after loud, angry protests disrupted the meeting. joining us live in richmond to show us what happened and what one city council member is saying about it now. alex? >> reporter: and, you know, dave, lately there have been quite a few richmond city council meetings that have turned rowdy. it's unclear what these protests are all about. city council members had to clear out council chambers here behind me because

police in richmond rushed in to clear out city council chambers last night after loud, angry protests disrupted the meeting. joining us live in richmond to show us what happened and what one city council member is saying about it now. alex? >> reporter: and, you know, dave, lately there have been quite a few richmond city council meetings that have turned rowdy. it's unclear what these protests are all about. city council members had to clear out council chambers here behind me because of several disruptive protesters. they were called in to clear out the chambers and some were escorted out arm in arm. in the end, there was no one arrested. they even broke out in song. >> they were forced to watch a meeting set up in the lobby. city residents who were signed up to speak were escorted back into chambers five at a time to do so. leaders are not sure what's behind these demonstrations, but there was a post on the facebook page of tom butt. he said at this point he's not sure exactly what's behind them. no one was arrested but last night's city council meeting brought to a halt. >>> ktvu

the city is trying to encourage re-usable bags. richmond is the first city in contra costa county to pass a plastic bag ban. >> mother jailed for abandoning her toddler says drugs made her do it. in an interview with abc7 news, she said she is addicted to crystal meth and has little hope of change. surveillance video showed the mother pushing a store into a bathroom gas station and came out alone. an hour later she was arrested in vallejo. she says she was high on meth and everything was a blur. >> i went there and...i forgot him there. it was not, like, i will leave my kid here. no. i was upset. i forgot him. >> she faces child endangerment charges and her son is in child protective custody. >> same-sex marriages continue today in california. the supreme court rejected another request to stop them. backers made an emergency request after the supreme court cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in california. the state supreme court has agreed to consider whether same-sex marriages should be legal state-wide or just alameda and lo

. >> the richmond city council meets to determine how much money last summer's chevron refinery fire cost the city and will vote on a resolution to get expert data used for public discussion before any settlement is worked out with chevron. it is estimated the fire led to a drop in property value in the city and school district with projected tax revenue down more than 14 percent or $6 million in lost revenue to the city. the richmond city council will give final approval to a plastic bag ban start january 1, retail can grocery stores can if longer give out plastic bag and they charge five cent for paper bags and increase to ten cents. richmond has a vote tonight and will be the first city in contra costa county to pass the plastic bag ban. >> vallejo mother jailed for abandoning her toddler says it was drugs. in a tearful interview the mother said she is addicted to crystal meth and has little hope of change. surveillance video shows her pushing a stroller in a bathroom in vallejo. she came out alone. police arrested her an hour later at home in vallejo. she says she was high on meth

richmond city leaders have hired a law firm because they plan to sued chevron for the massive fire at the refinery last august. this is video of the refinery fire which sent thousands of people to the hospital. the city council voted to hire eight a burlingame firm to file the lawsuit. that same firm handled a suit against pg&e. -by the victims of the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion. the city has agreed to pay up to $500,000 for the law firm's services. the firm will receive up to 13.5% of any money awarded by chevron. we will be right back with more headlines. >>anny: welcome back. oakland police and fbi continues to investigate the disappearance of 21 month old daphne web. now the child grandfather tells kron4's haazig madyun that he has some doubts about the father's account of what happened to the child that date. it's a story you will only see on kron4. >>haaziq: >>: the man raising the question car grandfather kevin davis. >>: and a lot of questions that we all have answers to. >>haaziq: i caught up with david outside of this market in oakland. the location with the baby's fat

night's deadline and could bargain beyond the august 4 deadline if they are making headway. >> richmond cityrs launch a program to start buying mortgages from homeowners who are underwater because of the mortgage crisis or no thanks to it. the city hopes to refinance the old loans into new loans that reflect country market values and help homeowners who are upside down in the mortgage. >> the inaugural immediate little league world series kicks off today in livermore. 13-year-old players come from as close as pleasanton to as far away as japan the same organization and format as little league but played on a bigger diamond. the championship game is monday. >> we are watching the main layer. we will see more sunshine and see not haze is going to hang around from the wildfires in oregon. >> look at the bay bridge toll plaza where it looks like traffic is running smoothly and the metering lights have not been turned on and the cash-paying lanes are showing a crash if lucas valley and that is blocking the commute. >> thanks, the city of livermore is done playing host to the california bicycle ra

protests but he believes this is one group in particular intent on causing problems here at the richmond citycil meetings. there have been a number of issues recently, meetings that have got on out of land. last night, city leaders were forced to clear out council chambers entirely because of a group of noisy protesters. >> those making the rules are not abiding by them. >> reporter: counsel memorial tom butt posted this video online that shows one demonstrator who had a bullhorn. he was one of several who interrupted the meeting last night. richmond police officers came in and they actually cleared out the council chambers entirely. some protesters had to be escorted out. one group broke into song. after the room was cleared more than a hundred people had to watch the meeting on a television set out in the lobby. city leaders, though, say this move was allowed under california's open meetings law give fn the repeated disruptions. >> last night was an organize the disruption that involved dozens of people. essentially it was so bad that the council chamber had to be cleared out. >> reporter:

. >>> today the richmond city council considering a new ordinance cracking down on criminal backgroundcks. current law prohibits the city from asking questions about convictions. the ban the box would expand the law to improve all private businesses. the ordinance is intended to help reintegrate parolees back into the community. >>> also on the agenda a vote on whether to extend the city's contract with a law firm into pursuing a claim against chevron for the august refinery fire. >>> so far it has been a hit at the box office but weather experts raising concerns about the scene in "man of steel." his dad urging the family to take shelter under a highway overpass. that contradicts safety information put out by weather officials. officials of the national weather service have called this scene, quote, distressing. warner brothers releasing a statement saying the film is a work of fiction and not intended to serve as emergency preparedness advice. >> superman doesn't really exist. this just in. >> not so. he is here to save us all. at least from the heat a little bit. >> nice to dream ab

are under water in richmond. the city want to buy under water mortgages for lender at current mortgage value and refinance at other rate through other lenders. >> there is tremendous legal authorities for richmond and if only necessary to do in the public's interest to condemn of the loans through the use of the domain. >> closely watch by other cities across the country. >>> facebook coming back and wall street is nearly complete. after announcing the new partnership with -- facebook shares are up more than 6% and closing at $37. 22. >>> the fed begins the two day policy meeting. the fed is due to make a statement tomorrow and investigators will be looking for any change through the bond buying stimulus program. >>> less than an hour left to go until polls close in the santa clara county. the district voters are decided between the following. those candidates say getting out the vote was a top priority. voter turn out is expected to be low. . polls stay open until 10 p.m.. >>> owner say the gold club on santa clara stree

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. >>> today, the richmond city council is considering a new ordinance with the goal of changing the hiring process. current law prohibits the city from asking questions about criminal convictions when hiring public employees. the new ordinance would expand the law to include all companies doing business with the city. a group of public officials and business leaders will hold a news conference outside city hall to show their support. >> so you passed through some drizing through san francisco on your way down south? >> i needed my wipers. >> you did? >> yeah. i like the cool temperatures out there. rob is in for christina. yeah, there we are, in the mid-50s. >> yeah, and some places around the coast, san francisco, north bay, you do have drizzle with the low clouds this morning. and we've got the low clouds into livermore. once again, just like yesterday morning, strong sea breeze into fairfield and concorde, so the marine air has made its way into solano county, and it will take until probably 10:00, 11:00 to break up inland around the bay area. and heading into the afternoon, sunny skies

again that order in oakland dan kerman kron 4 news. >> reporter: and richmond. , the city will lead to mortgages from banks and then thumb by keeping people in their homes meant the committee a better place your in richmond justin want a crime for newsprint >> reporter: the soccer stadium being pushed back result of construction delays. exhibition proves like this one working on inside of the stadium has uncovered removed large underground concrete blocks used emissions. womens' of the that occupied the site for decades. as a result will play their first eight games in nearby bob shaw stadium in santa clara and one game and samper appeared san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. to be king richard iii. the tongue like richard the city. (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> reporter: many of the markers are for those who has spent a couple of days on this earth of those of children can you imagine >> can you imagine someone who is to correlate lost a baby and loved ones are coming out, maybe they have left trinkets and they see as skiffs that

a spokesperson for chevron says as part of a 2010 agreement with the city of richmond, we have purchased the air monitoring equipment and are ready to deploy it once the city approves the locations and work plan. we are committed to working with the city to have this equipment operating in the community as quickly as possible. chevron was ready to start monitoring last year, but the proposal was nixed. which ever side is stalling the process, more penalties are on the way from the county, state and bay area quality management correct. john joya is also on the air quality district board. >> we hope that within a year, there will be flue standards for all refineries in the bay area to have a higher level of monitoring, both after an incident and also just on an ongoing basis. >> reporter: christian frederickson owns multipure drinking water systems and is concerned about drink air. >> it's a problem. meanwhile, i'm breathing here. >> reporter: this woman says don't both we are the air monitors. >> whenever there's been a problem like that in the past and i've made a phone call to anybody,

. >> richmond city leaders have hired a law firm because the plan to sue chevron for the massive fireery last august. this is video of the refinery fire which sent thousands of people to the hospital. the city council voted to hire a burlingame firm to file lawsuits. the city has agreed to pay a to $500,000 for the law firm's services. off the farm will receive the support team 0.5% of any money awarded by chevron. >> tonight, officials in santa clara county will begin a ground fogging in the berryessa neighborhood. that is where for the first time, mosquitos in east san jose tested positive for the was now bart's. previous spray is for the mosquitos bond to carry was mild have been in south san jose, saratoga and cupertino. >> on to bay area baseball. the oakland a's could not be the multi talented loss angeles angels. bottom of the four to the game was tied 1-1. the final score was 8-3 angels. as a drop to 59-43 but the rangers lows, so they still have a third game lead. >> the 49ers have their first full squad practice in santa clara. the team of course is trying to get back to the

and sexual assault of a teenaged girl. [ yelling ] >>> that disruption forced richmond police to clear the audience from the cityil meeting in richmond. a councilman posted videos on facebook showing officers escorting people out of the they didn't arrest anybody. it's not clear what prompted the disturbance to begin with. richmond city council meetings do have a history of outbursts. >>> the minimum wage in berkeley may be going up. today the labor commission is recommending an increase from $8 an hour to $10.55 an hour. that's great for workers. employers say their margins are already thin enough as it is. >> it's a fabulous idea. the city of berkeley is expensive to live here. it's expensive to live in the bay area. >> i think that would be awesome if they raise the wage if we could afford it, that is. >> some employers say they would have to cut back on benefits if the minimum wage goes up. >>> soon you want' be able to enjoy the great outdoors in -- soon you'll be able to enjoy the great outdoors in san francisco and free wi-fi. google plans to bring wireless access to parks, rec centers and plazas. supervi

they get away with $100,000 in jewelry. >> the richmond city council will meet to try to determine how money last summer's chevron refinery fire has cost the city. the council will vote on a resolution to get expert data which will be used for public discussion before any settlement is worked out with chevron. it is estimated the fire in august led to a drop if property values in the city and school district. projected tax revenue for the fiscal year is expected down 14 percent or $6 million in lost revenue. >> we follow breaking news from san jose and stubbing -- disturbing discovery. >> baseball has a new home run king and yoenis cespedes takes new york by storm. >> if you want to play golf temperatures are in the 50's in the east bay valley. it is 57 or 58 or 59 because you are cloudy like the rest of us. 55 at half moon bay and san francisco. nearly 60 in mountain view. walnut creek slows normally we have the sun up and the shad degrees develop but not this morning. it looks gray. temperatures today are from five degrees cooler-than-average in oakland and seven in san francisco and

richmond city leaders have hired a law firm because they plan to sue chevron for the massive fire at the refinery last august. this is video of the refinery fire which sent thousands of people to the hospital. the city council voted to hire a burlingame firm to file the lawsuit. victims of the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion. the city has agreed to pay up to 500- thousand dollars for the law firm's services. the firm will receive up to money awarded by chevron. tonight, officials in santa clara county will begin ground fogging in the berryessa neighborhood. that's where for the first time, mosquitos in east san jose tested positive for the west nile virus. previous sprays for the mosquitoes found to carry west nile. have been in south san jose, saratoga and cupertino. officials say, the fog- like spray is not toxic to humans or animals. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv o

and the richmond city hall or the at civic. >>> gavin newson is using a new -- newsom is using the virtualboard called flip board. >>> time is 6:26. we can get a look at our commute because sal knows all about it. sal. >> you are pretty good with transitions. i like that one. >> well, you know. you and me. [ laughter ] >>> we are doing okay this morning. northbound 280 in san jose does look pretty good. it's a little lighter than usual. we are likely to see lighter conditions as people get their conditions in. there are no major problems if you drive on the sunol grade. out of pleasanton heading down to fremont. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. plenty of low clouds to go around. in fact, much locations stuck in the 50s. the low cloud deck will be slow to retreat for some. 50s and 60s. inland mainly 70s. >>> new requirements for the foreign pilots landing >>> a day spa in mill valley goes up in flames. [ male announcer ] how do you do a summer clearance the dodge way? first wait till summer. then get the cars ready. now add the dodge part. ♪ ♪ the dodge summer clearance event. right n

the contra costa times reports richmond's city council voted against the dispensary's permit application after hearing from neighbors that it would increase crime and drug use in the neighborhood. the owner of richmond compassionate care. >>> berkeley's commission on labor is still considering an increase to the city's minimum wage. state law requires the min ma'am wage of $8 an hour and berkeley uses that as its base. but there is a push to raise the city minimum to $-- to 10:50. some employers say that could hurt their businesses. but one economist says businesses with a higher minimum wage would attract and maintain more quality workers. >>> we have more cool weather in the bay area. look out the window. we have clouds, too. steve paulson will tell you when the temperatures are expected to bottom out. >>> hawaii is offering one-way tickets for free. there's a catch and it may stop people from taking advantage of the offer. >>> westbound 24 between walnut creek and oakland looks pretty good. i will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. look at 'em. living on

. >>> richmond city officials a property taxes will be $6 million less than last year.ig issue last year's chevron refinery fire. the refinery is now worth $1 billion less than a year ago. the assessed value of other properties in richmond is also down substantially. >>> let's check the healthwatch now. promising hiv research is spurring some new efforts to get aids patients off antiviral drugs. two men who are hiv-positive are showing signs their hiv is gone after they received bone marrow transplants. researchers say the idea was to give the patients a new immune system that didn't carry the virus. >> the remarkable point is that giving them antiretroviral therapy prevented the viruses in the person, the recipient, kept it from infecting the donor cells in principle. >> well, it is too soon to say that the two men are cured but the researchers say it looks promising. >>> a simple blood test might be able to determine a mother's chances of suffering from postpartum depression. researchers at warwick university say if women take the test early in pregnancy doctors can i

and the road here in concord and the richmond city hall parking lot on the civic center place in richmond. the gun buyback will be on this coming saturday. >>> time is 7:36 -- 7:38. let's go to sal. some areas are not having a bad traffic time. >> yeah, you are right. some are very good. the bay bridge is one of them. on the freeway, because of the earlier crash on 80 westbound. things are improving a little bit, but still backed up pretty slow all the way down. that puts them there just to show you where the accident was. and it will take a while to unwind as it will be a block for the bay bridge. if you look at the bay bridge, it will be absolutely right. it will be a nice drive on into san francisco for them with no delays. and this is northbound 101 looking better than what it normally does as you drive to the san jose airport. >>> and 7:39, lest go to steve. >> thank you, sal. a lot of gray skies for the twitter nations that have been surprised this morning for them. and they need to put those socks on. they say oh, i like this summertime pattern in the bay area as you like that, the

city. three are them are in richmond and sunset area and we serve in total close to 300 children [speaker not understood] in the city. in richmond and sunset we have close to 120 kids. so, we have been serving the community to serve these families. we have head start program, by the way. when we have nationwide connection they work the head start program. i want to share one thing. we feel very, very gratitude to be in san francisco. because every time when we connect with those people nationwide, statewide, we couldn't believe how much resource we have in san francisco, how much we invest in early childhood education. so, that's a gratitude i really want to share with you, with all -- with the mayor, with supervisors, and all the departments. thank you for the support to our children and families in this community. [speaker not understood], i would like to share some comments, how do we do better here. i would like to see the community that we can continue invest in early childhood education as a foundation of everything. and i would really love to see allow cbos to be able to make long-term

the contra costa times reports richmond city council voted against the dispensaries permit application after hearing from neighbors concerned it would increase crime and drug use in that santa fe neighborhood. the owner of richmond compassion not care said he offered to -- to patrol the neighborhood. >>> cindy chavez is the apparent winner of the special election. with 100% of precincts reporting chavez has 55% of the vote. her opponent has 45% of the vote. the santa clara county registrar voters still has to certify the results. now the winner will replace disgraced supervisor george shirakawa. he resigned in march after pleading guilty to misusing taxpayer money to support his gambling habit. >>> it's 6:08. that means the commute could be getting busier. >> we have a new crash reported now. >> it oh. >> i know. this one is right there at the top of the altamont. but traffic is slow even after that on the way to livermore. if we move over hayward city looks good. we are still talking about a crash northbound 101. that is making -- use 85 as an alter notten. those these if nothing out

and the richmond city hall parking lot on civic center place in richmond.e gun buy back is slated for this coming saturday. >>> time is 5:25. i want to turn it over to sal on this monday morning to see how things are going on the roads. i'd say things are going well. by the way maureen you're on twitter. i just saw you. >> you have quite the following. >> thank you. i appreciate the mention. >>> let's take a look at the commute now. i have trouble speaking. let's see what happens when i have another cup of coffee. let's take a look at northbound 280 getting up to 880 the traffic is moving along pretty well. there are no major problems. southbound 680 that traffic is off to a good start. lest go to steve. >>> hold on there sal. >> not you too. >> no. you know i go this way. i zig and zag i'm here now. a lot of cloud cover over us. big fog bank out there. temperatures will really be stuck. the tropical clouds are gone. temperatures in the 50s right thousand. we do have a tropical storm heading to the hawaiian islands. we will talk about that in ten minutes. >

it looks like a low goes right to the bay area for a cooling trend. >>> the city of richmond trying toate speech. coming up in ten minutes, the controversy over the rainbow flag flying over city hall. >>> hundreds of thousands of recalled items after serious injuries. >>> and a southern california area threatened by a wifl is now facing a -- wildfire is now facing a new threat from the rain. [ female announcer ] for the freshest produce, you want to be close to the people who are close to the land. [ rooster crows ] that's why safeway works closely with local growers. the folks whose hands are in the soil. planting and nurturing the kind of delicious produce that gets delivered to safeway every single day. fresh from our farmers. this week, fresh local sweet corn from g&s farms is just 8 for two dollars. at safeway, ingredients for life. ♪ >>> mostly cloudy. there have been a few reports of light rain. mostly cloudy, partly sunny today. highs 60s, 70s and 80s inland. >>> some more bad news in southern california. some homes are now being threatened by a mudslide just days after survivi

. >>> a disruption cleared richmond city council meeting. officers escorted people out.'t arrest anybody. it still isn't clear what prompted the disruption. >>> the minimum wage in berkeley could be going up. berkeley's labor commission meets today to talk about it. it's recommending an increase from $8 an hour to $10.55. some restaurants want exemptions for employees who can earn hundreds a day in tips. >> right now we pay servers $8 an hour. okay? but they are the highest wage earners in the restaurant. there's 44 states in the union that have a tipped wage law where you don't have to pay tipped employees the full minimum wage. if you go to new york city, for example, or the state of new york, you pay your servers $2.15 an hour. >> some employers say they would have to cut back on benefit if the minimum wage goes up. >>> soon you'll be able to enjoy the great outdoors in san francisco and have free wi-fi service at the same time. the plan is expected to be announced today. google plans to bring wireless internet access to the area. they pay the $600,000. >>> lawrence a

. >>> richmond city officials will have to rework their new budget. that's because property taxes will be $6 million less than last year. the big issue last year chevron refinery fire. the refinery is now worth $1 billion less than a year ago. the assessed value of other properties in richmond is also down substantially. >>> plans to open up waterfront property for a new baseball park in oakland delayed again. the board of port commissioners postponed a decision on a legal settlement that would make that property available. the board is planning to revisit the issue next week. but it didn't matter because as owner lew wolff has already said the site would not work. he remains focused on a ballpark site in downtown san jose. >>> 6:10 now. missile or was it an accident? conspiracy theories swirl around the crash of twa flight 800. >> plus, fallen heroes. an arizona town mourns the men who lost their lives on the firelines. >> and a daring rush hour rescue. how commuters jumped into action after a man fell on the tracks, coming up. >>> six consecutive da

. >>> tonight richmond city council will take up the question of whether the chevron refinery endangers the community. a proposed resolution expresses concern about hazardous conditions. it also directs staff to find out whether dangers exist. this follows the explosion and fire last august. fumes from that fire caused temporary breathing problems for hundreds of residents. >>> 5:08. coming up, how you could enjoy bonbons with a billionaire. >> plus how anthony weiner's "sexting" scandal is now enveloping the clintons. >> who is accused of vandalizing more national monuments. >> clouds rolling back in the sea breeze blowing in spots. we'll talk about that coming up. >> one of our busiest commutes right here the westbound 580 ride beginning in the altamont pass and continuing towards the dublin interchange. your drive times after the break. ,, for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard st

is probably at $175, 000. >> she's all about the city of richmond's plan to purchase her mortgage from the bank. this will allow her to refinance at an affordable rate. >> the principal is to reduce to the market rate then i think i would stand a chance of owning my home. >> this program will not cost the city anything. >> the mayor and others announced the plans to help over 600 homeowners who are under water. joining with resolution partner to get the funding for the program. . by saying keeping people in their homes, served a direct public service for the better. >> we are very committed to keeping our neighborhoods and communities intact so richmond can move over and recover from the house crisis that we still suffer. >> the plans can make borrowing more expensive for the entire community. >> a small group of people might be helped by the proposal if it goes through. >> or it can have adverse consequences on the whole. >> a situation could be devastated for the homeowners. >> she hopes the city can help her to call this place is truly her home >> in richmond, kron 4 news. >>> well,

cities and counties have the constitutional power and authority to make a real change in the lives of millions of hardworking american families by using eminent domain powers to push through principal reduction so richmond's plan turns out isn't just a model for one california city it's a model for the entire country let's hope they succeed. and that's the way it is tonight wednesday july thirteenth thirty first two thousand and thirteen and don't forget democracy begins when you get out there go back to your city. download the official. language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from. your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. well. sorry it's technology innovation called the list of elements from around russia we've. covered. that was a new alert and of patients it's scared me a little bit. there is breaking news tonight and they are continuing to follow the breaking news. alexander's family cry tears and so why great things out there that had read or get a court of law found online is a story made for a movie is playing out in real life. live nation three cretaceous three sons four chargers three arrangement three. three stooges three. live donald three broadcast qu

if they den the city could try to seize the meths. >> there is tremendous legal authority for richmond, if necessary, and only if necessary, to do in the public interest to condemn underwater loans through the use of imminent domain. >> the california mortgage lenders association tells use if the city goes ahead with the plan, lenders may be less likely to lend money in richmond. >> transient in newark is arrested for petty theft anything but petty to a seven-year-old girl. a neighbor donated this replacement rainbow colored whirligig to the gill after police say a 23-year-old man stole hers from the family front yard two months ago. the girl has autism and the lawn ornament was the favorite toy. he told them he sold the lawn decoration to another man for $5 and he has written a letter of apology to the family. >> for the first time we hear from the people behind san jose's new controversial bikini bar. the lawyers say they don't know what all the fuss is about. we plain what will really be going on behind the blacked out glass doors the signs up and job seekers are here and downtown s

but lenders having reluctant to modify loans and the city says the abandoned and foreclosed properties are causing blight in neighborhoods. so richmond is taking action. >> the city with its partners is stepping in to buy mortgages. the loans not the homes themselves. and then help homeowners refinance or modify so that they have mortgages that are in line with current home values. >> reporter: they sent this letter to mortgage holders of 624 properties asking them to sell the loans to the city for the current market value which will be significantly lower than what is owed. but if the banks refuse, things are going to get interesting because the city says it will seize the properties using the power of eminent domain. >> there is tremendous legal authority for richmond if necessary and only if necessary to do in the public interest to condemn under water loans through the use of eminent domain as long as richmond pays fair market value for the loans. >> reporter: but eminent domain is usually reserved for large public projects not individuals who can't make their house payments. lenders expect a huge court battle and a legal advisor

the county assessor show his figures show increases with the exception of the city of richmond, which lost more than 14% of its tax bay last year because of damage to the chevron refinery. >> cities with the largest increases include brent wood, and okayly -- oakley. >>> santa clara prosecutors are backing away from san francisco 49ers linebacker brooks, alleging he hit a teammate during an argument last month. >> it appears that for some reason, the district attorney's office doesn't want him taken into custody. >> the 49ers say they are away of the allegations but haven't commented publicly. >>> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> tonight, a live fireworks show even though it's only the 3rd. >>> plus when there's a bart deal, we'll update you. tmz is up next right here on ktvu tv 36. look at them kids... they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?!

of richmond has hired a law firm from burlingame to seek damages from that fire. chevron says the city's decision to sue doesn't change the company's commitment to economic development in richmond. >>> bay area lawmaker is rallying support for city college of san francisco which is losing students and facing closure. san francisco assembly men phil joined the ccsf board of trustees yesterday. he said students should keep enrolling in classes while the school tries to keep its accreditation. the college has seen a drop in enrollment after it was said they could lose their accreditation. >>> a former uc davis police officer involved in a pepper spray incident two years ago is seeking compensation for psychiatric disstress. he received numerous threats after being identified as the officer who pepper sprayed protestors on the ground. his case is scheduled to be heard in sacramento next month. >>> time now 6:57. sal, you are watching the mccarthur maze. big problems this morning. >> yeah we had a crash about 45 minutes ago. cleared now. westbound bay bridge big backup before you get to the t

. >>> redskins training facility in richmond open for business, my friends. the redskins and city of richmond held a big old ceremony earlier today at the team's brand-new site with sky divers and redskins cheerleaders on hand for the big festivities. while this facility does give the players an opportunity to work out far from the distractions of home, governor bob mcdonnell couldn't help talking development. >> invested $4 million from virginia. loudoun county invested some. the city of richmond, 2 million, dwight, it was? so all that together is the kind of thing with $9.8 million tax revenue per year, you can see that's a pretty good economic arrangement for the taxpayers of virginia and richmond. >> that's nice, but training camp two weeks away is the real good news. >>> get ready for the washington monument to glow in the dark. we'll have a preview of tonight's lighting ceremony on the national mall. >> pretty quiet here in northwest for the time being. we'll show you radar, tracking a couple of thunderstorms, one near hagerstown and one to the south of us. we'll come back a

♪ >>> new at 5, the city of richmond is debating an unpreps departmented plan to help people keep theiromes from being foreclosed. the city is considering using imminent domain. john is in richmond tonight with how it works and why some are dead set against the idea. >> are the plan is being watched closely by residents here and banks across the country. the lawn outside this home is well manicured and inside the fish are well fed. ducry is worried about her future. >> i'm like many oars. >> reporter: she says she owes $300,000 on her home that is worth $170,000 or less. she is hoping to benefit from a new city plan to buy under watt ever plans to allow financing at the lower value. 46% of the city's homes are under water, they're hoping for help from the lenders. >> their solution is to let the homes fall into foreclosure and that costs them money. >> reporter: the up shot is if the lenders refuse the city may use imminent domain to take over the loans. >> there is authority for richmond to do, if necessary, to condemn under water loans through the use of imminent domains. >> reporter:

in richmond, police called to the city council chambers when protesters disrupted the meeting . this is video from the facebook page of richmond council member and some protesters screamed bringing the meeting to a halt and the "contra costa times" reports the reason is not cheer but the council has been dealing with loud disruptions at meetings including hated speech directed at gays. police emptied the chambers and people who wanted to address the counsel were brought back in, in groups five. the richmond mayor said that when a handful of community members are repeatedly and willfully disrupting city council meetings, the majority of community members which have come to address pressing issues of the city, have their free speech infringed upon. >> a man is in custody facing charges he stole a golden gate transit bus from a bus lot in novato yesterday afternoon. police spotted the bus in santa rosa a few hours later they arrested the 48-year-old man. last week, a man stole an a.c. transit bus from san francisco and was arrested later. happening now, artemis is on the san francis

we'll are celebrated along with green apples the local mentor that make the richmond district in our city a special one. and the owners of green apple books have been instrumental with helping with the association and helping us bring a n a new awesome martha. so, please join us at 6 o'clock tomorrow night and my supervisors and you are calling for a hearing on would one of my favorite issues. it's on food. the supervisor kim and i have been establishing a food healthy program that will help the mom and pop stores to move away from sales on tobacco and to offer healthier foods. i want to thank the tenderloin for having an the leadership in this area. friends the task force has come up with the food safety security task force and the report will be completed in september. this is a great opportunity to share the results that involve the activities to seek its latest information on working own hunger access in san francisco. 80 and to work on the hrng issues in our city. i'll be looking forward to being a part of this at the next meeting. the rest i'll submit >> thank you supervisor mar and

. >> in richmond police were called to the city council chambers when protesters disrupted the meeting. this is video from facebook of the richmond counsel member. the "contra costa times" reported the protesters screamed bringing city business to a halt. the reason for the destruction is not clear but the council has been dealing with loud disruptions at meeting and hate speech directed at gays. police vacated the chambers and 100 people watched the rest of the meeting on monitors in the lobby and the patio. >> a business is trying to move into downtown san jose over the oks of neighbors and city officials. a gentleman's club is opening in a historic building a few blocks from city hall. downtown san jose has had a long-standing ban on all adult businesses but the gold club is considered an entertainment venue. a neighboring business owner is not happy about the location with the line of people applying for jobs last night. more on the club from abc7 news reporter matt keller at top of the hour. >> new york city mayoral candidate weiner is staying in the race after admitting he exchan

city council meeting. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida in for allen martin tonight. there's something going on in richmonds keeping city leaders up nights. council meetings are descending into chaos. but as kpix 5's da lin tells us, no one really knows why. >> reporter: what was supposed to be a mundane council meeting in richmond last night all of a sudden broke into a song! [ singing ] ♪ i shall not be moved ] [ ♪ >> started singing we shall not be moved. >> reporter: city officials were confused not sure what was going on. the mayor quickly called a recess, hoping to stop the disruption. >> we're in recess. we're in recess. >> reporter: things actually escalated. someone in the group pulled out a bull horn and started criticizing the mayor. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: councilman tom butts recorded the scene with his phone. >> i have been on the city council 18 years. i have never seen anything like this. >> reporter: he says this same group of about 2 dozen people has been disrupting city council meetings for months now but the bull horn and the singing, that's new. >> i'm getting less sleep. a lot of o

do whatever they say. >> until it's decided, he will continue fighting city hall, even though he happens to work there. in richmondjohn ramos kpix 5. >> if the city is successful in the lawsuit, he will have 30 days to remove everything from the property or face a $3,500 fine everyday after that until it's cleaned up. >>> coming up, helping breast cancer patients with a strange looking experimental device. coming up, how a real killer to combat one of chemo therapy's dreaded side effects. >> so excited. >>> the royal couple welcomes a baby boy. have a mono far citations announced delivery in a way it's never done before. ot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! (woman) hmmm... that's actually a good idea. [nervous giggle] (male announcer) break the monotony. for more fun ideas visit spam.com. the duchess of cambridge ga birth to her first child toy >>> it's a boy. after weeks of anticipation and so and a half hours of laborrings the duchess overcame bridge gave birth -- of. came bridge gave birth today. the fanfare that followed the royal arrival. >> huge crowds gath

. >> we grew up in the city of richmond. we are known for violence. i looked at this as being part of a gang. the term "gang" is manifested through the media, and law enforcement for numbers. it was more of a community. i did not go to school and meet somebody. i lived on this block and this is where my grandmother's house was, or i was born and raised. what people may see on tv was at my front door. the killing and the dope dealing. it was right there. this was a community list of people, we just grew up together. there were no handouts and no one told us how to conduct ourselves. and tell us what to wear. someone could have a school fight, and we may be at the mall, and see the person we have a fight with. the army and navy have their bar fights. i did not see this as being a game, or a community. supporting each other, this may have been in a negative way. i did not have a stable household. many of them do not of their fathers are, where their father is dead. in their return, the block i gave up -- this is who i looked up to. he had a notorious rep