her lawyer sam ingram submitted a petition to resign.mes two weeks after the testimony where she called the 13-year conservatorship abusive and asked to be removed. this is just the latest in spears' circle. her manager resigned today c cic citing spears' desire to retire. the manager looking over spears' estate stepped down also. what can we glen froan from thi resignation? her former attorney did not resign under similar circumstances, by the way. what do you make of these, and are they to be seen the same way? let's start with the mope ney g. that one seems to be different than the money manager and the lawyer. how do you see it? >> i see it as a lot of people made a lot of money over britney for many years, but now people are worried about their reputations. besimer doesn't want to be a co-conservator, because what financial company wants to be known for, trust us, we'll take your life against our will. they're dropping like flies now, finally after britney has had an opportunity to talk to us directly about what's been going on. >>

years under managers also stepping away tmz reporting spears a long time court-appointed lawyer sam ingram is resigning from the conservative ship. he is reportedly upset about statements made in her recent testimony, including that she never knew she could end the conservatorship tmz reports the told her in the past that she could request to end it. ingram could file documents as early as tomorrow to formally dismiss himself. you can catch entertainment tonight right here on kron 4 at 7.30 and that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. but there's a lot more ahead on kron 4 news at 6. pam moore and ken wayne are here with what we're working on for 6, vicki and catherine, thanks to you both. coming up tonight at 6 o'clock, a deadly weekend crime wave in oakland leaving the police department overwhelmed. but some city leaders say adding more officers will not help what they are proposing to curve the spike in crime and the concerning covid trend. the infectious delta variant has become california's most identified strain of coronavirus. >> but doctors say the unvaccinated and vaccinated need to do to

sam ingram rep resented spears and her conservatorship.the news comes after her longtime manager resigned. variety reports larry rudolph says his decision was made over britney's intention to stop singing professionally. in a letter to her father, jamie spears, rudolph also said he was never a part of her operations. >>> and still ahead at 5:30, new signs the delta variant is the most dominant coronavirus strain. the new study out that's raising some red flags. >>> and the car slams into a semi truck, leaving a man trapped inside. how neighbors saved >>> you are watching kpix 5 news at 5:30. >>> breaking news at 5:30, we are following an epic traffic backup on i 80. crews there working to mop up after a vegetation fire along the side of the road, started when a vehicle caught fire in the westbound lanes near willow avenue in rodeo. those flames spread up the hillside, and look at that traffic. fire is out and what's left is gridlock. westbound traffic backs up to the xanthine bridge. the issue with fire has magnified the eastbound commute