organizers of sunday's >>rally, >>which included vocal critics of tau, including recall organizer seneca >>scott. needs to resign. >>throughout the >>rally >>chance demanding towns resignation. were repeated. >>sharing town. >>that includes long time oakland resident patricia right. >>newton >>was part of the black panther party and has lived in the town for most >>of her life rather be in west oakland, living on the street homes with my people that's out there trying to make something for us as a people. >>that's why she stood side by side with others demanding her mayor speaks up >>towel has been in my a missing in action. and it's her job she needs to show up for work. now our morning. headlines. begin with this 1. scene. on the bay bridge. this was from over the weekend. people shooting off fireworks during a sideshow. this was just after 2 a.m. on sunday. you can see cars there blocking the eastern span of the bridge while spectators looked on, the chp says officers broke it up about 20 minutes after the 1st reports came in and have arrested at least 3 people. well now to the east bay, wher

was one of the organizers of sunday's rally, which included critics of tal, including organizer seneca scott. >> reporter: throughout the rally, chants demanding sheng thao's resignation were repeated. that includes longtime oakland resident , patricia, who was a part of the black panther party and has lived in the town for most of her life. >> i would rather be in west oakland, living on the streets, homeless, with my people, trying to make something for us as a people. >> reporter: that is why she stood side-by-side with others, demanding her mayor speaks up. >> you know, sheng thao has been missing in action , and it's her job and she needs to show up for work. >> reporter: the rally also focused on other aspects of her time in office, including the city budget. sheng thao's lawyer says she will provide a statement at some point this week. >> reporter: we asked mayor thao's attorney for additional comment, but no response. >>> a fashion business we have reported on in the past says crime is forcing them to close up shop. it is an offshoot of her flagship store on broadway which remain ope

. >> reporter: flo doesn't have a strong opinion about the recall efforts, but organizers like seneca scott say today's press conference motivates them to push even further. >> we knew exactly what she would do, take no questions from the public after disappearing for several days, over 100 hours or so, blame everyone, scapegoat over 41,000 neighbors who signed her petition. >> reporter: this was the group's second rally in two days, but they say nothing they heard from thao today changes their mands,that she should resign as mayor. >> so let's take you back through the events of last week. mayor thao's home that she shares with her partner, andre jones, was raided early thursday morning. fbi agents were seen leaving with several boxes in duffel bags from the mayor's home on maiden lane. the fbi has not released details about what they're looking for. agents also raided a home on viewcrest court linked to andy duong, a member of the family who owns cal waste solutions and has become a regular face in state, local and national politics. well also saw fbi and irs agents taking boxes from cal

recall leader seneca scott, who's calling for mayor tao to resign, believes the council vote should be delayed in an independent financial analyst needs to be brought in. someone who has experience in municipal finance to come in and give us both short and long term solutions. budget discussions are expected to extend to tuesday for a possible vote in oakland, velena jones nbc, bay area news. our other headlines tonight, a lot of concern about fire danger across the bay area. crews work quickly to make sure a brush fire didn't reach homes nearby. homes in union city. take a look. the flames were reported around 930 this morning near carmel and lighthouse way again. this is in union city. engines from hayward and fremont fire departments were called in. crews were able to protect those homes, thankfully, and reach containment before the fire spread. the cause is still under investigation. when there's an emergency on a vta bus in the south bay, drivers and passengers rely on sheriff's deputies to respond. taxpayers shell out millions of dollars a year for the sheriff's protection, but n

. >> we don't know yet what crime will be this year, oakland activist seneca scott, a tao critic, sayshe crime data is misleading. anyone who's trying to suggest that crime is down in the middle of the year, right before a summer when we know that crime statistically jump is politicized. housing stats. >> the mayor released a statement saying in part, every day i fight to create a better, safer oakland. regardless of the naysayers or negativity. i will continue that fight because the progress we are making makes it all worth it. the group that wants tao out is hoping for a recall election in november, but the city clerk still needs to validate the signatures and any timing of any recall is still up in the air in oakland. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> still ahead tonight, east bay nonprofit are asking for the public's help after receiving fewer than expected donations in a food drive. plus d-day commemorations underway in europe to mark 80 years since allied troops stormed occupied france during world war two. >> i'm greg palkot in london. >> that's my story coming up. and a quick re

. >> oakland activist seneca scott, a tao critic, says the crime data is misleading. anyone who's trying to suggest that crime is down in the middle of the year, right before a summer when we know that crime statistically jump is politicized and stats. now, within the past hour, the mayor did release a statement saying in part, every day i fight to create a better, safer oakland, regardless of the naysayers or negativity. i will continue that fight because the progress we are making makes it all worth it. now, the group that wants tao out is hoping to have this election. this recall election in november, but the city clerk still needs to go through these signatures, and any timing of any recall is still up in the air. live in oakland. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> validating those signatures could take weeks here. all right, henry, thank you for that. also in the east bay, a man suspected of being the getaway driver during a deadly armored vehicle robbery in san leandro two years ago is now under arrest. the chp arrested 28 year old artemio torres during a vehicle