robert warshaw and his team make roughly $1 million a year, overseeing the agency. they claim robert warshaw once you keep collecting his paychecks . >> we are asking the mayor again, again, and again, to reinstate the chief back to his duties. >> reporter: the mayor said last month she is not punishing the chief, but armstrong says he is not going down without a fight. >> i believe oakland is a city built on fighting for social justice. this is an injustice. this is not fair. >> reporter: and reached out to the mayor's office on sunday. no response so far. >>> it was a night of historic first across the entire grammy awards ceremony. beyonci broke records and bad bunny earned the first album of the year nomination for a project completely done in spanish. we have more on some of the more notable moments. check before beyonci made history, she was docked in an historic l.a. traffic jam. once the queen was in the house, two hours in the show, she smashed the record. >> breaking the record. truck beyonci is now the most decorated winner in grammy history. that was not

robert warshaw kron four's. dan kerman reports friday. former oakland police chief leronne armstrong met with reporters for the first time. >> since being fired by oakland mayor sheng tao for his handling of officer misconduct allegations wrongly terminated for standing up for the city of oakland as a police chief. i did my job and i believe i did it. well, armstrong then came out on the attack targeting both mayor tower and robert warshaw. the federal monitor overseeing the department. my termination was never really about the facts about performance. my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. >> my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. >> armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stand the job as federal monitor and collect a paycheck. every era made by the police department is considered a scandal. >> and it reaches all the way to the top of the organization consistently. and to write a s

armstrong argues that federal monitor robert warshaw sensationalized his reports. he also accused the monitor of extending the department's federal oversight for personal financial gain. he says he publicly raised those accusations before and claims that's why the new mayor, sheng thao, fired him. he says her decision has put the city in a place of instability. >> i believe that it takes courage to stand up to a pulley -- bully, it takes courage to move the city forward. she accepted the monitor's conclusion and faced it without weighing the evidence and without asking the hard questions about the report, the inconsistencies in the report and why it came up with factless and conclusions -- >> the mayor has said the chief's termination is the result of a loss of confidence linked to an independent investigation that found armstrong mishandled a case of officer misconduct. neither the federal monitor or the city provided any comments on today's accusations. we were at the news conference today. at five we will have details on the chief's message to the community and

armstrong then came out on the attack. >> targeting both mayor tao and robert warshaw. the federal monitor overseeing the department. my >> termination was never really about the facts about performance. my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. >> armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stand the job as federal monitor and collect a paycheck. every era made by the police department is considered a scandal. >> and it reaches all the way to the top of the organization consistently. and to write a sensationalized report. like you all had a chance to read. is unfair. it's unfortunate. armstrong says when he called out, we're show a publicly. >> instead of standing with the oakland community, mayor tal fired he blamed her for acting without input from the city's police commission ana says her decision was anything but bold. >> i believe that it takes bully. it takes courage to move t

the bully being according to armstrong, the federal monitor robert warshaw. he oversees the police department and ultimately signed off on the results of the independent report. >> putting the city on the path to accepting invalid criticism that could justify oversight continuing moving forward as well as instability in the public safety system. i was bullied and now we are dealing with the bully again. i'm dealing with the bully head on and i asked oakland to stand up and dealey dealing with the bully. >> 10 police chiefs in 10 years. and kirkpatrick, the police chief before leronne armstrong . you were fired i think what three years ago and at some point we have to ask here, were all 10 chiefs including you that bad or is there something about the federal monitor or oakland politics that needs to be changed? >> i think that it speaks for itself. when you have had 10 chiefs in 10 years you can't say that we were all bad. the only common theme in this is the monitor. in many ways i think at least this should raise questions and i'd be glad to see the question

he sees armstrong's firing as a ploy for the federal oversight monitor, robert warshaw, to keep tabs on okayland and continue collecting roughly $1 million a year. >> robert warshaw, he's the one that needs to go. he's the one they need to get rid of, not leronne armstrong. i'm hoping that the community of color will rally more than ever before and support this man, chief armstrong, and demand that this lady, sheng thao, our so-called mayor, would reinstate him immediately. >> reporter: mayor sheng thao said she will work with the police commission in the search for the next police chief. >> in the past 90 minutes, the chair of the oakland police commission released a statement saying she didn't know about the mayor's decision to release the chief before her press conference. her statement said, "there is an assertion that the mayor asked for the commission's recommendation. that was not a formal request and it was clear to me that last week the mayor was wary about the mayor's relationship with the chief, so we gave our recommendation by standing up a discipline committee." our juli

robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. we still warshaw's history of incentives. our crystal clear that the elephant in the room is being uncovered. he's supposed to be neutral, supposed to be a compliance director that helps the department move forward. but clearly. continues to move backwards. >> he called warshaw a bully, accusing them of continuing to find problems at the oakland police department so we can continue collecting a paycheck as a federal monitor. porsche has served as monitor since 2010. he was paid about a million dollars a year in taxpayer dollars. chief armstrong and not the only person who is blaming the federal monitor for oakland's police in problems. kron four's theresa talk to a former oakland city council member who had some. >> strong words for the monitor. >> chief armstrong may call a bully, but i i called him a disrupter and i call him, you know, somebody who is a threat to public safety. quite honestly. lynette mcelhaney was elected as the first african-american president of the oakland city c

robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. we still warshaw's history of incentives. our crystal clear that the elephant in the room is being uncovered. he's supposed to be neutral, supposed to be a compliance director that helps the department move forward. but clearly department continues to move backwards. >> armstrong called were shot a bully and says that he continues to find problems within the opd just so he could stand on the job. is federal monitor and collect a paycheck. russia has served as federal monitor ever since 2010 and is paid. about a million dollars a year in taxpayer dollars. chief armstrong is not the only one blaming the federal monitor for oakland's policing problems. there are others can force theresa talk to a former oakland council member who had some choice words for the monitor. >> chief armstrong may call a bully, but i i called him a disrupter and i call him, you know, somebody who is a threat to public safety. quite honestly. lynette mcelhaney was elected as the first african-american president o

robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. we still warshaw's history of incentives. our crystal clear that the elephant in the room is being uncovered. he's supposed to be neutral, supposed to be a compliance director that helps the department move forward. but clearly. continues to move backwards. >> armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stay on the job as a federal monitor and collect a paycheck where shaw has served as a federal monitor since 2010 and is said to be paid about a million dollars a year in taxpayer money. chief armstrong is not the only one blaming the federal monitor for oakland's policing problems. crime. first theresa talk to a former oakland council member who has some choice words for the monitor. >> chief armstrong may call a bully, but i i called him a disrupter and i call him, you know, somebody who is a threat to public safety. quite honestly. lynette mcelhaney was elected as the first african-american president of the oakland city council dur

robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. we still warshaw's history of incentives. our crystal clear that the elephant in the room is being uncovered. he's supposed to be neutral, supposed to be a compliance director that helps the department move forward. but clearly. continues to move backwards. >> armstrong called the federal monitor robert warshaw a bully, accusing him of continuing to find problems with the police department has a way of collecting a paycheck. a washout has served as federal monitor since 2010 and is paid about a million dollars a year in taxpayer dollars. chief armstrong is not the only person blaming the federal monitor for oakland's policing problems. kron four's terisa stasio spoke with a former oakland council member who shared some choice words. >> chief armstrong may call a bully, but i i called him a disrupter and i call him, you know, somebody who is a threat to public safety. quite honestly. lynette mcelhaney was elected as the first african-american president of the oakland city council durin

robert warshaw, and, the mayor's inability to fight for the oakland community. >> we ask the people of oakland to stand up and speak up against his termination on the federal oversight the scene. >> i was a kid that was bullied and now i am dealing with the bully. i will always be yours. i love the city. it is my home. you will see me around. this won't be the last you hear of me. >> we did not give any specifics about what was next but there has been a lot of talk about a potential lawsuit against the city of oakland for wrongful termination. the last chief just won $1.5 million in a similar case. >> thank you. we want to tell our viewers this. i have put out on twitter on my facebook page a link to yesterday's conversations from community members in oakland. make sure to find that if you want to watch it back. >>> darren prices accused of being responsible for this, it deadly house explosion in san francisco sense a district. a judge ruled that he would be released although that will not happen right away. the judge granted the request from the defense for home detention. 53-year-old

armstrong says robert warshaw, the federal monitor overseeing the oakland police department, sensationalized inaccuracies in an independent report that was used as the basis for his firing. mayor sheng thao says that report which was never formally released to the public found armstrong failed to adequately oversee investigations into an officer misconduct case. former chief says it is the monitor who ultimately bullied the mayor and others into dismissing him in order to continue federal oversight and to continue the hefty paycheck that comes with it. >> she put the city on a path to accepting invalid criticism that could justify oversight continue moving forward and instablt in the public safety system. we are dealing with a bully again. but i'm dealing with a bully head on. and i ask oakland to stand up. deal with this bully. >> the mayor's office and the federal monitor did not return our calls for comment on armstrong's alleges. armstrong says he is weighing his legal options. >>> a carjacking in oakland ended in gunfire this afternoon. police shot a man at the tail end of a power suit

robert warshaw was investigation into the former chief's handling of a pair of police misconduct investigations. the naacp organized the rally. >> we are voters. our fight is strong. and our fight is long and we won't stop. we can't stop until >> we demand that he be fully exonerated. >> i think when you look at the rally, the outpouring of support for chief armstrong merely a terrible strategic you need political judgment armstrong indicated his firing falls under the of wrongful termination. however, before he can file a lawsuit in court, he was first filed an administrative appeal with the city. >> his representative sam singer represented former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, who was also fired without cause by then mayor libby chef following a report from the federal monitor. total cost 5 million dollars. >> so it goes to show that city will open as bad track in how it handles police chief. it's likely this week that the chief will take legal action against mayor long over. tell your story firing. >> i reached out to oakland mayor out to give her an opportunity to respond to the co

robert warshaw was investigation into the former chief's handling of a pair of police misconduct investigations. the naacp organized the rally, the opening chapter of the naacp along with community leaders. >> are here today to express our shock. our disappointment and for many are outrage over the firing. lebron armstrong. we're here for justice. that's right. >> bring back the power and the voice of the police commission. and bring back armstrong. thank you. >> on growing will likely take legal action this week against mayor shane tells retaliatory actions terminated. >> the run on strong indicated his spy ring falls under the of wrongful termination. however, before he can file a lawsuit in court, he was first filed an administrative appeal with the city. his representative sam singer represented former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, who was also fired without cause by then mayor libby chef following a report from the federal monitor. total cost 5 million >> so it goes to show that city has that track in how it handles police chief. >> sam singer says the new mayor appears to be maki

robert warshaw, who hired an outside law firm to investigate how opd handled a pair of incidents involving misconduct of an oakland police sergeant. the he says warshaw has a financial conflict of interest to keep his oversight role at opd. they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors. >> how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. oakland mayor out place chief leronne armstrong administrative leave while she says she awaits all of the information in the matter. >> however, the mayor has given no indication that the federal monitor's role is are there any scrutiny by her administration? yes, i can understand that people might be skeptical, but the reality is. >> every time the police get close to being relieved from per site. some of million cleveland is on the steering committee for the coalition for police accountability in o

robert warshaw, who hired an outside law firm to investigate how opd handle the pair of incidents involving misconduct of an oakland police sergeant. the clean, he says warshaw has a financial conflict of interest to keep his oversight role at opd. they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. >> and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. oakland mayor out place chief leronne armstrong administrative leave while she says she awaits all of the information in the matter. however, the mayor has given no indication that the federal monitor's role is are there any scrutiny by her administration? yes, i can understand that people might be skeptical, but the reality is. >> every time the police get close to being relieved from per site. some of million cleveland is on the steering committee for the coalition for police accountability i

my termination was about federal monitor robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. dan: two police lieutenants have been put on paid administrative leave from his the investigations which led to armstrong's termination. ama: the man accused of the deadly home explosion will be released on strict house detention. a judge said he is -- he believes darren price didn't cause the explosion intentionally. investigators claim price ran a hash oil lab at the home that caused the explosion, killing his wife and burning her caregiver. price is charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. those closest to rita price speaking out about their beloved friend. the online tells us, they hope no matter what happens to darren , the community will remember rita's positive spirit. >> every room that she went to, she lit it up. she had a big smile and her laugh. reporter: that effervescent personality that close friends will remember the most. her smile still on display even after a near-death stroke in 2014. >> we didn't think she was going to make it. when

jeopardized this oversight and from the opd exiting this oversight, he says the federal monitor, robert warshaw would've had plenty of evidence that opd was not in compliance, especially when it comes to misconduct investigation, that is why the mayor made this instigation. >> thank you for that explanation, that was well said. think you're. >>> former chief armstrong also has local supporters who showed up on the steps of city hall, today. betty yu has been out in the community all day long speaking to small business owners who say oakland residents should have had a say in the chief's fate. >> community members pointed out that the mayor held several meetings, and she was they had done the same to get their input about this decision. either way, they are speaking out in support of leronne armstrong. >> this will be the bar. we are still sitting of living up. >> reporter: nina joiner is longtime resident and small business owner who knows the dangers of operating in oakland. they gave us a tour of a new space called field more social club in downtown. >> i am opening a bar and i am thinking ab

only do they want the chief rehired, they are also calling for the firing of federal monitor robert warshaw, who has overseen the oakland police department for 20 years. in those 20 years, they've gone through at least ten fire chiefs just in the last ten years alone. chief armstrong was fired by mayor thao after accusations he failed to adequately oversee an investigation into officer misconduct. supporters describe that firing as a modern-day lynching and political assassination that began with a confidential report being leaked to the media. >> you said that you was going to meet with us, but you turned your back on the voters. >> we want the monitor over the police department investigated and removed immediately. you've been fired from five other cities, and today we fire you. >> oakland council member noel guyio called on the fbi and senator feinstein to investigate how those documents were leaked to the media. former chief armstrong also released a statement today saying he will likely begin the appeal process in hopes of getting his job back. >>> in the south bay now, a pair of attac

mayor of oakland chain tao the oakland police commission and the federal compliance director robert warshaw to make their independent decisions on whether or not police chief leronne armstrong will keep his job or be terminated. this is stemming from his role in a pair of police misconduct investigations. >> what recourse does the mayor have compared the mayor over? shots decision to terminate the cheap. >> now his decision will supersede that of the mayor and of the police commission coalition for police accountability wrote the vast majority of the legislation that established oakland's independent police commission says coalition president cathy litter. we've been at the forefront of this. we brought all of this to oakland. and so with vested interest in making sure that. >> the charters complied with letter. it says back in 2012, the oakland police department was facing the possibility of being placed in receivership by a federal court because of tactics used by opd during the occupy oakland protests. she talks about how the compliance director's role is to be a compromise. so the compl

mayor of oakland chain tao the oakland police commission and the federal compliance director robert warshaw to make their independent decisions on whether or not police chief leronne armstrong will keep his job or be terminated. this is stemming from his role in a pair of police misconduct investigations. >> what recourse does the mayor have compared the mayor override more shots decision to terminate the cheap? >> now his decision will supersede that of the mayor and of the police commission. the coalition for police accountability wrote the vast majority of the legislation that established oakland's independent police commission says coalition president cathy litter. we've been at the forefront of this. we brought all of this to oakland. and so with vested interest in making sure that. >> the charters complied with letter. it says back in 2012, the oakland police department was facing the possibility of being placed in receivership by a federal court because of tactics used by opd during the occupy oakland protests. she talks about how the compliance director's role is to be a compromise.

my termination was about federal monitor robert warshaw and the mayor's failure to fight for the oakland community. dan: two police lieutenants have been put on paid administrative leave from his the investigations which led to armstrong's termination. ama: the man accused of the deadly home explosion will be released on strict house detention. a judge said he is -- he believes darren price didn't cause the explosion intentionally. investigators claim price ran a hash oil lab at the home that caused the explosion, killing his wife and burning her caregiver. price is charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. those closest to rita price speaking out about their beloved friend. the online tells us, they hope no matter what happens to darren , the community will remember rita's positive spirit. >> every room that she went to, she lit it up. she had a big smile and her laugh. reporter: that effervescent personality that close friends will remember the most. her smile still on display even after a near-death stroke in 2014. >> we didn't think she was going to make it. when

. >> however, the federal compliance monitor robert warshaw was investigation into cheap armstrong's handling of a pair of internal affairs misconduct investigations, places opd indian. 23 years of federal oversight in the financial burden to oakland taxpayers in jeopardy. now, why would a conscientious leader from the town risk that to protect some? >> that doesn't make sense. it defies logic. and i think that the people of oakland know that. >> she says financial incentive to continue oversight is the problem. we have no independent reason to question integrity of was shot at this time. in fact, millie cleveland of the coalition for police accountability says robert warsaw's motive for opening a new opd compliance investigation is also not what's under scrutiny here. >> you cover p becoming a parent, but now that the federal monitors motives are being called into question by some of the public mcelhaney says the thing to do is to remove all doubt. i've watched him lou. >> successive cheese with the promise that they're going to be the ones to bring a sense the compliance only for h

. >> the person armstrong was refiring to is federal monitor robert warshaw. hard strong criticize tao for firing him hours before the oakland police commission was set to meet to discuss his case. the mayor terminated armstrong without cause saying she lost confidence in his leadership. armstrong's termination comes aman after he was placed in administrative leave after he's accused of mishandling authorities say the hack targeted the new york field office one of the largest f.b.i. offices in the country. >> a new post conviction just this unit for the california department of justice just announced today. attorney rob wanta says this brand-new unit is to insure integrity in the legal system by taking another look at certain cases. >> bomb line nobody should serve time for a crime they didn't commit and everybody deserves to be treated fairly under the law. that's what this effort is all about. there are unit will review cases eligible for possibly resentencing and wrongful convictions where the state's justice department for prosecutors and racial biases and

mayor of oakland chain tao the oakland police commission and the federal compliance director robert warshawir independent decisions on whether or not police chief leronne armstrong will keep his job or be terminated. this is stemming from his role in a pair of police misconduct investigations. >> what recourse does the mayor have compared the mayor override more shots decision to terminate the cheap? >> now his decision will supersede that of the mayor. and of the police commission. the coalition for police accountability wrote the vast majority of the legislation that established oakland's independent police commission says coalition president cathy litter. we've been at the forefront of this. we brought all of this to oakland. and so with that, a vested interest in making sure that. >> the charters complied with letter. it says back in 2012, the oakland police department was facing the possibility of being placed in receivership by a federal court because of tactics used by opd during the occupy oakland protests. she talks about how the compliance director's role is to be a compromise. so

him on leave, but says there should be more scrutiny of the city's independent police auditor, robert warshaw, who wrote the report. wardrop in the past, said he does not publicly discuss his work. right. it's 408. it's time for us to get to the weather. steve and this morning it wasn't that cold. i've seen colder or felt colder. i guess i mean, it's cold, but we've been a lot colder than this youtube that's for sure. so clear skies out there this morning clouds there are knocking on the door. they weren't there. not far away. so little bit of a son. maybe deck in the morning, but it won't last. too long. cloud covers racing in here is just that. we'll see increasing clouds. the bulk of this is heading well well to the north, but son, then turning partly to mostly cloudy temperatures aloft are getting warm. they were in the thirties couple of days ago there in the forties and fifties. now oakland hills 52 north wind at 10. sonoma mountain is 50 northeast and then also ben lomond mountain 44, but north at 11 so clear for a bit and then clouds will roll in here cold morning breeze. for sun. the

mayor sheng tao along with the federal compliance director robert warshaw and the oakland police commission. they're going make their decisions tonight on whether armstrong should be fired of the 3. the federal compliance director has the ultimate power. kathy leonard, president of the coalition for police accountability, says that that's because his role was created as part of a compromise between the city and the federal court back in 2012 win the opd was under investigation for tactics it used during the occupy oakland protests. >> so the compliance director have the authority to discipline the chief up to include firing the chief. so the city in a sense. i want to say, power. but it go. to to to have the compliance director be the top dog as it were so that the city when court would not order a receivership. takeaway complete power of the city over the oakland police department. >> well, mayor town will be making her decision soon. the police commission will also be holding a special meeting. but as we said, the federal compliance monitor will have the final say. we'll keep you updated.

him on lead, but says there should be more scrutiny of the city's independent police auditor, robert warshawwho wrote the report. war straw in the past that he does not publicly discuss his work. we're learning more about a proposed state bill that's putting pressure on social media companies to do more to stop online drug dealers who target children back in 2021 . state health officials said. the number of drug overdose deaths linked to fentanyl soared to more than 570,224 of those deaths were of teenagers between 15 and 19 years of age. the bill is meant to stop the illegal sale of fentanyl to californians and the sale of unlawful firearms, including ghost guns. experts say that online dealers are exploiting algorithms created by social media companies that lead children to certain websites. the social media company itself doesn't put up the content. they direct you and we have kids. now who? you know, they think this painkiller that might help me and they think that they're buying legitimate prescription drug, obviously not through a doctor, but still they think they're buying a prescript

mayor sheng tell along with the federal compliance director robert warshaw and the oakland police commissionke their decision whether armstrong should be fired of the 3 federal compliance director has the ultimate power. kathy lin are president of the coalition for oakland accountability says that's because his role was created as part of a compromise between the city and the federal court back in 2012, what opd was investigated for the tactics it used during the occupy oakland protests. >> so the compliance director have the authority to discipline the chief up to include firing the chief. so the city in a sense. i want to say power, but it negotiated a to have the compliance director be the top dog as it were. so that the city when court would not order a receivership. the takeaway complete power of the city over the oakland police department. >> mayor tell will have her final decision and the police commission will also hold a special meeting. but as we said, the federal compliance monitor will have the final say. we're going to keep you updated. well, the interim city administrator in oa

robert warshaw, who hired an outside law firm to investigate how opd handled a pair of incidents involving misconduct of an oakland police sergeant. the clean, he says warshaw has a financial conflict of interest to keep his oversight role at opd. they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors. >> how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. oakland mayor out place chief leronne armstrong administrative leave while she says she awaits all of the information in the matter. >> however, the mayor has given no indication that the federal monitor's role as a there, any scrutiny by her administration. yes, i can understand that people might be skeptical, but the reality is. >> every time the police get close to being relieved from per site. some of million cleveland is on the steering committee for the coalition for police accountabilit

mayor of oakland chain tao the oakland police commission and the federal compliance director robert warshaw to make their independent decisions on whether or not police chief leronne armstrong will keep his job or be terminated. this is stemming from his role in a pair of police misconduct investigations. >> what recourse does the mayor have compared the mayor over? i-4 shots decision to terminate the cheap. >> now his decision will supersede that of the mayor and of the police commission. the coalition for police accountability wrote the vast majority of the legislation that established oakland's independent police commission says coalition president cathy litter. we've been at the forefront of this. we brought all of this to oakland. and so with that, the best interest in making sure that. >> the charters complied with letter. it says back in 2012, the oakland police department was facing the possibility of being placed in receivership by a federal court because of tactics used by opd during the occupy oakland protests. she talks about how the compliance director's role is to be a comprom

city hall leaders condemning mayor taos decision to fire armstrong based off of federal monitor robert warshaw as report. they're calling for an end to were shots. oversight of the department. many speakers defended armstrong's accomplishments as oakland's top cop calling him the best person for the job. i'm act. i've never seen a >> we can to support so many people do a florida to help nation. >> council member gallo went on to say he reached out to the u.s. attorney and to california senator dianne feinstein's office about ending federal oversight of oakland police department's currently in a probation period and could be removed from oversight by this summer. but it's not clear how chief armstrong's firing will affect that progress. meanwhile, the lawyer representing chief leronne armstrong did release a statement today saying, quote, armstrong is deeply honored by the outpouring of community support at oakland city hall today. he thanks, everyone who has reached out to support him. the statement went on to say what other city in america is standing up for its chief of police like this. may

robert warshaw, who hired an outside law firm to investigate how opd handle the pair of incidents involving misconduct of an oakland police sergeant. the clean, he says warshaw has a financial conflict of interest to keep his oversight role at opd. they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors. >> how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. oakland mayor out place chief leronne armstrong administrative leave while she says she awaits all of the information in the matter. >> however, the mayor has given no indication that the federal monitor's role is are there any scrutiny by her administration? yes, i can understand that people might be skeptical, but the reality is. >> every time the police get close to being relieved from per site. some of million cleveland is on the steering committee for the coalition for police accountabili

robert warshaw was investigation into the former chief's handling of a pair of police misconduct investigationse naacp organized the rally, the opening chapter of the naacp along with community leaders. >> are here today to express our shock. our disappointment and for many are outrage over the firing. lebron armstrong. we're here for justice. that's right. >> bring back the power and the voice of the police commission. and bring back armstrong. thank you. >> will likely take legal action this week against mayor chains so retaliatory actions terminated. >> the run on strong indicated his firing falls under the wrongful termination. however, before he can file a lawsuit in court, he was first filed an administrative appeal with the city. his representative sam singer represented former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, who was also fired without cause by then mayor libby chef following a report from the federal monitor. total cost 5 million >> so it goes to show that city will open as bad track record in how it handles police chief. >> sam singer says the new mayor appears to be making a si

standing up for the city of oakland had harsh words for both mayor hongtao, an independent monitor, robert warshaw. he issued a report claiming the chief failed to hold the sergeant responsible for two alleged cover ups. armstrong said the mayor quote took the easy route and accepted the monitors conclusion and faced it without weighing the evidence. francisco a judge issued a restraining order today forbidding art gallery owner call your gwyn from contacting a homeless woman that he confessed to spraying with a hose. gwen is facing misdemeanor battery charges for the incident that went viral after this video was posted to social media when later apologized for his actions . his arraignment has been postponed to march 23rd watching ktvu fox two news at 6 30e man accused of causing a deadly house explosion in san francisco sunset neighborhood is going to be released from jail judge this morning granted darren price bail. he's being released under restrictive house detention with electronic monitoring. prosecutors argued that he posed a flight risk dude was dual american australian citizenship . how

robert warshaw, who hired an outside law firm to investigate how opd handled a pair of incidents involvingconduct of an oakland police sergeant. the clean, he says warshaw has a financial conflict of interest to keep his oversight role at opd. they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors. >> how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. oakland mayor out place chief leronne armstrong administrative leave while she says she awaits all of the information in the matter. >> however, the mayor has given no indication that the federal monitor's role as a there, any scrutiny by her administration. yes, i can understand that people might be skeptical, but the reality is. >> every time the police get close to being relieved from per site. some of million cleveland is on the steering committee for the coalition for police accountability in

mayor of oakland chain tao the oakland police commission and the federal compliance director robert warshaw to make their independent decisions on whether or not police chief leronne armstrong will keep his job or be terminated. this is stemming from his role in a pair of police misconduct investigations. >> what recourse does the mayor have compared the mayor over? i-4 shots decision to terminate the cheap. >> now his decision will supersede that of the mayor. and of the police commission. the coalition for police accountability wrote the vast majority of the legislation that established oakland's independent police commission says coalition president cathy litter. we've been at the forefront of this. we brought all of this to oakland. and so with that, a vested interest in making sure that. >> the charters complied with. letter. it says back in 2012, the oakland police department was facing the possibility of being placed in receivership by a federal court because of tactics used by opd during the occupy oakland protests. she talks about how the compliance director's role is to be a compr

robert warshaw is the one who is monitoring the investigation into the chief and former city councilmember lynette gibson mcelhaney says that wershe has a financial conflict of interest to keep his oversight role at that police department. >> they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors. how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. mayor shane mayor jean tout police chief armstrong on administrative leave while she says she awaits all of the information on the matter. >> however, the mayor has given no indication that the federal monitor's role is under any scrutiny by her administration and millie cleveland on the coalition for police accountability committee says that she does not view or shaw as the issue here. however, mcenany says something should be done to remove all doubt. >> it's 6, and new this morning, the longtime wo

mayor sheng tao the oakland police commission and the federal compliance director robert warshaw will make their independent decision on whether armstrong should keep his job or not. kathy leonardo, though, president of the coalition for police accountability is also at the forefront of this. the coalition wrote the vast majority of legislation that established oakland's independent police commission back in 2012 opd face the possibility of being in receivership by federal court because of tactics used by the department during the occupy oakland protest. she says the compliance director's role was a compromise between the city and the federal court. >> so the compliance director have the authority to discipline the chief up to include firing the chief. so the city in a sense. i want to say power, but it go. to to to have the compliance director be the top dog as it were. so that the city when court would not order a receivership. the takeaway complete power of the city over the oakland police department. >> well, mayor tao will make her decision soon. and the police commission will al

robert warshaw was investigation into the former chief's handling of a pair of police misconduct investigations. the naacp organized the rally, the opening chapter of the naacp along with community leaders. >> are here today to express our shock. our disappointment and for many are outrage over the firing. leeron armstrong. we're here for justice. that's right. >> bring back the power and the voice of the police commission. and bring back armstrong. thank you. >> on will likely take legal action this week against mayor shane tells retaliatory actions terminated. >> the run on strong indicated his spy ring falls under the of wrongful termination. however, before he can file a lawsuit in court, he was first filed an administrative appeal with the city. his representative sam singer represented former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, who was also fired without cause by then mayor libby chef following a report from the federal monitor. total cost 5 million >> so it goes to show that city. has that track in how it handles police chief? >> sam singer says the there appears to be making a simila

robert warshaw, who hired an outside law firm to investigate how opd handled a pair of incidents involving misconduct of an oakland police sergeant. the he says warshaw has a financial conflict of interest to keep his oversight role at opd. they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. >> and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. oakland mayor out place chief leronne armstrong administrative leave while she says she awaits all of the information in the matter. >> however, the mayor has given no indication that the federal monitor's role is are there any scrutiny by her administration? yes, i can understand that people might be skeptical, but the reality is. >> every time the police get close to being. >> relieved from this oversight. some of million cleveland is on the steering committee for the coalition for police accountabi

investigations by the clearance dire outside law firm that was hired by the independent monitor, robert warshaw. so those reports in which we have obtained those confidential copies that have blasted the chief for allegedly dropping the ball as far as internal investigations of this sergeant, the key question here that the mayor is trying to figure out is should the chief have known every single detail about these two misconduct cases involving the same sergeant. or as he's told us, you know, i can't possibly know every single detail. that's what i have staff for. he says. the buck stops here with him. had he no. okay henry, i also want to ask you. the police commission expected to meet tonight. how do you see the commission playing a role here? do you think that that's a reason why we're actually going to hear from the mayor prior to that meeting tonight? yeah that's a good question here. there's you know, there are multiple ways that a chief could potentially be fired either to the mayor or through the police commission and the court, of course, behind the scenes that independent monitor. so

robert warshaw is the one monitoring this investigation into the chief and former city council member lynette mcelhaney says wershe has a financial conflict of interest here. >> they've been 10, 12, 13 chiefs. 3 mayors. how many successive city councils then he's being paid a million dollars and has the trust-of the court to ensure that oakland's systems are in place to bring us a constitutionally sound high-performance team. and yet. every time we're about to come out from underneath his contracts. suddenly there's a bombshell. >> mayor shouldn't have place chief armstrong on administrative leave. she has given no indication the federal monitor's role is under any scrutiny by her administration and reps with the coalition for police accountability committee say they do not view were shot as the issue here. but mcelhaney says something should have been done to remove all doubt. a child is recovering after being attacked by a mountain lion. it happened last night in san mateo county kron four's michael thomas brings us this story. >> a scary situation overall when it comes to who was a

mayor tao and the federal monitor robert warshaw of warshaw. armstrong writes, quote, he is supposed to be neutral but he is not. it's not the best interest of his pocket book to conclude that every error at the police department is a scandal that reaches all the way to the top of the organization and to write sensational reports about it all at oakland, taxpayers expense. >> he scrutinize me for things that i didn't do. but didn't supported with evidence. since asian allies. writing is what i call it. when i pointed that out. i was terminated. i read news reports describing the mayor's decision to fire me is bold. the reality is i believe it's the complete opposite. i believe that it takes courage to stand up to a bully. it takes courage to move this city forward. she took the easy route. she accepted the monitors conclusion and faced it without weighing the evidence and without asking the hard questions about the report in consistencies in upper report. >> armstrong also accuse the mayor of shutting out the oakland police commission from the

mayor of oakland chain tao the oakland police commission and the federal compliance director robert warshawmake their independent decisions on whether or not police chief leronne armstrong will keep his job or be terminated. this is stemming from his role in a pair of police misconduct investigations. >> what recourse does the mayor have compared the mayor over? i-4 shots decision to terminate the cheap. >> now his decision will supersede that of the mayor and of the police commission politician for police accountability wrote the vast majority of the legislation that established oakland's independent police commission says coalition president cathy litter. we've been at the forefront of this. we brought all of this to oakland. and so with that, the best interest in making sure that. >> the charters complied with letter. it says back in 2012, the oakland police department was facing the possibility of being placed in receivership by a federal court because of tactics used by opd during the occupy oakland protests. she talks about how the compliance director's role is to be a compromise. so

mayor sheng tao along with the federal compliance director robert warshaw and the oakland police commission will make their decisions tonight on whether armstrong should be fired of the 3. the federal compliance director has ultimate power. kathy leonard, president of the coalition for police accountability says that's because his role was created as part of a compromise between the city and the federal court back in 2012 when opd was investigated for tactics it used during the occupy oakland protests. so the compliance director have the authority to discipline the chief up to include firing the chief. >> so the city in a sense. i want to say gable is power, but go. she ate it. to have the compliance director be the top dog as it were so that the city when court would not order a receivership. takeaway complete power of the city over the oakland police department. >> mayor tao will make her decision soon. and the police commission will also hold a special meeting. but as we said, federal compliance monitor will have the final say. we will, of course, keep you updated right here on kron. 4.

supervision for more than 20 years because of a corruption case going back to 2003, a man named robert warshaw was appointed by a federal judge to make sure opd makes the necessary reforms or shows held that role for more than a decade . armstrong and his supporters believe that he's being sidelined by workshop because they say workshop wants to keep his job as federal monitor now the latest hearing on oakland police oversight late last month. a federal judge that oversees this says that that report that ended with the chief being placed on administrative leave was quote profoundly disappointing. and so a lot of observers think that it won't happen anytime soon. that opd will be released from federal oversight that that could continue beyond this spring live in oakland. ali rasmus ktvu, fox two news. thank you. ali san jose police are investigating a homicide officers arrested a man accused of shooting another man at a home on pepper way right near the berryessa community garden on saturday. police say the victim checked himself in at the emergency room at regional medical center for treatment