details coming from the alameda county da's office regarding the fbi raids on outgoing open mayor sheng thao and california waste solutions. but first, breaking news from opened fire. >> news at 6 begins breaking news. >> and that breaking news it is coming from. oakland. crews are responding to a gas leak at a gas station. thank you for joining us, everyone and welcome. i'm catherine heenan. that's happening second street between market and bush, the surrounding streets for about 3, 4 blocks are closed right now. kron 4 sarah stinson has headed that way. we will bring you details and that will be coming a new filing from the office of former alameda county da pamela price. this is shutting light on a possible connection between outgoing oakland mayor sheng thao and california waste solutions. the business and taos home both rated. you might remember by the fbi and june kron four's dan kerman reports. >> it was in june of this year that federal investigators rated california waste solutions the home of its owners, the duong family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about r

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that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then can

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then can

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then can

mayor sheng thao put out a statement. they first responders for keeping oakland are safe and pg need for resolving the situation so quickly. i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> all right, thanks a lot. homeless advocates have sued the city of novato and it's in response to this city. officials passing an anti camping ordinance with a 24 hour. notice yesterday, advocates say the ordinance makes it illegal for unhoused people to have any survival gear. they are protesting outside city hall tonight with a tent encampment. >> freezing night right now. there's frost in the morning this morning. i woke up there's frost all over the ground and yet the city council is going to arrest people for having a tent and a sleeping bag. people lose their sleeping bags and tents during these frost warnings, people are going to die. >> advocates for the unhoused say the city did not follow time procedures for passing ordinances and they are required to give a 72 hour notice instead of 24 in response, the city said in part nevada's mu

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. contracts with the city of le i- oakland and an interest in the election of then candidate for mayor sheng t

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then can

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then can

mayor thao says she stands by all of her decision and has no regrets. it's emotional. you know, we spent less than two years in office, but i'm just so proud that my team led with values. tor also championed the sale of the oakland coliseum as a way to help avoid deep budget cuts. but the deal is stalled, leading to public safety cuts and a lot of accusations about mismanagement with the finances and the state of the city. i know that our leaders are all in to put oakland first. you know, i think it's a little unfortunate that there was some misinformation that was put out there, you know, in regards to like where the state of the city and the finances are, because we always knew that there was a way to actually lead the city out of its structural deficit. of course, you know, it doesn't happen overnight. as tor exits, multiple people will now fill the mayor's office. first, it will be council president nikki fortunato bas and a more permanent leader will be picked in a special election in april. as for what's next for tor, she says she plans to stay in oakland and isn

mayor sheng thao will be out. nikki fortunato bas will take over, and that is just the first step in a process that could leave oakland with four mayors in as many months. when they roll around, they will apparently fill that position a second time. >> the city council will then elect their next council president and their president pro tem. and the new council president will serve as interim mayor until the special election and swearing in. >> and they will elect a new council president in december. >> reporter: the proposal is unnecessarily complicated. there is no need for the possibility of two interim mayors when there only needs to be one. >> and it in december, they will become interim mayor and there is no change in their position until the special election in april. >> reporter: but the musical chairs inside city hall is not the biggest challenge facing oakland right now. >> and what we're trying to achieve here is the continue knewty of leadership. >> reporter: and oakland's financial situation has produ

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then can

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. but details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help showing tao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then ca

now, mayor thao says it's improving, but is it? candice nguyen talked with the mayor toda here's some encouraging news. there are dramatic improvements with oakland's 911 emergency system. there's a much better chance when you call, a dispatcher will pick up in seconds rather than minutes. and that could be a life and death delta there. as mayor sheng thao wraps up her final days as mayor. her team proved us with some new numbers. take a look here. last month, the oakland pd answered 71% of 911 calls within the 15 second state standard. that's up from 46% one year ago. that's a big jump. our investigative unit has been reporting on oakland's failing 911 system, revealing that opd has had the worst 911 response times in california. will these improvements continue given the recent election results? you know who's to know? i know that the 911 response is was one of my top priorities. you know, and i would just hope that when new leadership comes in, that it will continue to be that way. you know, there's a lot of things that we inves

the outgoing mayor sheng thao on our website right now. kron 4 dot com. a south bay community is remembering a 6 year-old boy who died after he was hit by a car on interstate 2.80 over the weekend. gaines family set up a vigil monday where that deadly crash took place offers. moment. has that story. >> family and friends of king holding we're hosting a vigil off parker avenue all throughout the day to remember the life that was lost here. they say the 6 year old's bad dream. feels like just a >> candles, pictures and part more avenue right off highway 2.80, remembering a life gone too soon. rest in peace. my lopez can only 6 year-old can hold died friday night after investigators say he was hit by a car on the 2.80 northbound on rent. moses ramos says it's hard to believe his little cousin. he's really gone. so little boy, bow like you had a whole life ahead of norm. say lightings family tells kron 4 that king was autistic and had a hard time understanding traffic yet he somehow made his way from his family's apartment on to the 2.80 on ramp northbound ri

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. details about the reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then candida

in late june, the fbi raided the home of oakland mayor sheng thao. the news made national headlines, but many questions remain unanswered as the investigation continues into the new year. the fbi did leave about an hour ago from this address here, where mayor sheng thao lives in the foothills of oakland. according to law enforcement sources, this is one of four locations that the fbi searched this morning. what happened? summer brought seismic shifts to the presidential race. former president trump was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt. breaking news. terror d chaos. former president trump wounded in an assassination attempt. then a week later, president biden dropped out of the race, paving the way for oakland native vice president harris to secure the democratic nomination. what a way to end the convention. this was the biggest speech of her life. and some say, and since we're in the city, in the home of wrigley field, that kamala harris today knocked it out o the park. let's go half a world away. nbc bay area's jessica aguirre bro

that one family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao.he reasons for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveal several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's office says in october of 2022, juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security. the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then candidate for mayor she

the family and the home of oakland mayor sheng thao.ns for the raid remain sealed. but a new court filing from the da's office in another case reveals several allegations back in january. former alameda county district attorney pamela price filed a lawsuit against mario juarez alleging he passed bad checks. the da alleges juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing in sending negative political mailers against 2022 mayoral candidates, loren taylor and ignacio de la fuente in a court filing monday, the da's offices in october of 2022. juarez bank account received a $75,000 check from california. waste solutions. then juarez proceeds to create and send the mailers to help sheng thao get elected to the oakland mayor's office. the filing goes on to say that after the november 2022 election, juarez received an additional $170,000 from abc security, the don family and california waste solutions. these companies have valuable contracts with the city of oakland and an interest in the election of then candidate for mayor sheng thao. ju

and today at 4, the final day in office oakland, mayor sheng thao. down exclusively with kron 4. >> to talk about her administration and the recall election. plus, a partial government shutdown could be just days away what congress is doing to try to avoid one right before the holidays. some grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the news at 4 is next. for a bay area city plagued with crime now asking the governor to send in some help from the chp. jury finds mobile many guilty in the death of cash-app founder bob lee. >> we have team coverage of that decision. good afternoon. thanks for being with us today for kron. 4 news at 4, i'm grant lotus vicki liviakis verdict has been announced in the murder case against many. >> 6 and 6 women on the jury announced the guilty verdict of second-degree murder today. middle ground between the 2 verdicts. the prosecution and the defense were hoping for kron. 4 has live team coverage of

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. >> and exclusive interview with oakland mayor sheng thao. as today marks her last day in office. we're going hear her thoughts about the future of oakland. dense fog advisory in effect this morning. we're tracking the impacts on flights and your morning commute. it said. good morning and thanks for waking up with us on a tuesday. i'm sorry and i'm james fletcher. yeah, we're looking at some pretty foggy conditions around. >> got a live look here at sfo. they're only tracking about 15 flights delayed so far. but >> if this sticks around, that numbers probably going to go out into pens because yesterday was really messy. was a lot worse. so let's see what we're in store for today. high salute. lee, you know, this morning has been very foggy and that is huge impact on your air travel, but also your drive into work. so just make sure to give yourself a little bit extra time. it's not as rainy as it was yesterday. that's for sure. but visibility has had a big impact. gorgeous of mount tam this morning since this is to leave fog. it is sitting right at the surface. so your mountain top

now with the mayor gone, mayor sheng thao gone, it's an opportunity to get qualified people we need in order to run the city the way it needs to be run so we can make our city great again. >> bishop jackson, thank so much for your time and your service. we want to look closer at some of the numbers when it comes to the progress with public safety in oakland. according to the police department's latest data, robberies are down 24% compared to this time last year, burglaries down 55%, vehicle thefts down 28%, assaults down 15. the latest data also shows police responded to 76 homicides this year, down 35% from the same time last year. prior to being recalled, former mayor sheng thao attributed the drop in homicides to the ceasefire strategy that she reimplemented when taking office. interim mayor nikki fortunato bas released a statement following today's announcement thanking the government for extending the chp partnership saying in part over the past year oakland has dramatically reduced crime in all categories with an overall decline of 44% and al addressing violent crime through our

. >>> a new timeline laying out the next steps to replace oakland's recalled mayor, sheng thao. nikki fortunato bas is expected to become the new mayor of oakland. she will resign after winning a seat on the alameda county board of supervisors. the county's registrar of voters is expected to certify the election results by tomorrow. >> i will submit a letter to the city clerk on december 17 stating that i will resign from my council member district two seat, provided the election results are certified tomorrow and without subsequent challenge. >> on december 17, it's the same day thao leaves office. bas will serve as interim mayor until january 6. the city council will also choose a new president that day, who will then take over as interim mayor. and they will only need to hold one special election to fill both her council seat and the mayor's seat. >>> california lawmakers set to consider a pair of bills aimed at driving down medical costs for patients. sb40 would cap monthly out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35. 35% of the california patients have reported skipping or rationing

. >> sheng thao casting her final vote as oakland's mayor. she attended a city council meeting virtually and voted yes on a proposal to relax some of the requirements for small businesses to get small business certifications. the measure passed today was towns last day in office following last month's recall election. >> another big story we've been following many the man found guilty of stabbing and killing cash out founder bob lee under the bay bridge in san francisco was convicted today of second-degree murder a guilty verdict comes after a 7 week trial. >> and 7 days of jury deliberations, the prosecution argued the many killed lee because he blamed him for a assault of his sister. the defense spent their time in court arguing for self-defense. claiming lee was the one who pulled a knife and many and though many had to turn it on lead to save himself a claim the jury did not side with and now the defense is planning on filing an appeal. >> number you know, surprised if this wasn't lesser verdict you know, we intend to feel we can do to co

last month, oaklanders voted to recall mayor sheng thao after less than

the special election to permanently replace thao is set for april. until then bas is going to have her work cut out for her as oakland continues to try and balance its $133 million budget deficit. she's already promised to immediately cut back on police overtime spending and is calling for an internal audit to collect unpaid business taxes. businesses along the troubled hegenberger corridor are paying close attention to what happens with public safety in the city, many stores there already closed citing an increase in crime. now a burger joint in the area just took a real hit. kara st. cyr just spoke with the owner who said something needs to be done for his business to survive. >> reporter: this is one of the last businesses operating in the corridor, but a recent robbery is pushing leang over the edge. >> we small business owners are trying to survive. >> reporter: he says three people barged into his restaurant hegenberger early monday morning threatening his cook at gunpoint demanding they empty the cash register and turn over all the money. lean

four's stephanie lin sat down with mayor thao for a wide-ranging interview. >> i'd like to talk a bitut the recall election. what was your reaction when you heard about the final results? i know that you campaigned quite heavily against the recall. of course, it's disheartening because we just gotten started to do the work. and we're seeing the real results, the positive results. >> and i will always do what's right for the city of oakland versus, you know, doing what's politically popular to state offer to stay in office for the sake of staying office. right? if i play the political games that i probably would still be in office me by playing politics. well, you know, of course, you know, i just for example, cole, i'm a staunch believer that we cannot have co come through. oakland. you know, there were conversations that were had i continue to say that no, i will not allow for cold to come in. and so we see people who have invested in coal across the country. billionaires come in to actually remove me from office. when you get into these leadership position, it is so critical that yo

and by the way, she did thank current mayor, oakland mayor sheng thao, noting that the city's homicidee is on the lowest trajectory for the lowest in recent years. reporting live bob redell, nbc, bay area news. some good news for oakland. and thank you, bob. a live look at san francisco this morning and new details on the city's growing financial crisis. a different picture from what? the one we just saw. not only is san francisco facing a massive budget shortfall, but there are fears that the new trump administration could be poised to withhold critical federal funding. a new fiscal update reveals that the city is facing an $876 million deficit, and president elect donald trump is reportedly already considering withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities like san francisco, which refuse to cooperate with immigration deportation plans. if that comes to pass, some fear the city's deficit could balloon to more than $1 billion. on social medi, incoming mayor daniel lurie is already trying to reassure voters, even laying out an initial plan to tackle this problem. we cannot simply cut

who's going to take over for oakland mayor sheng thao? she was voted out of office, recalled last month. today, city council president nikki fortunato bass announced that she's taking over as interim mayor, but only for a few weeks. here's nbc's velena jones with the impending official recall of mayor sheng thao. the mayor's last day in office will be current council president nikki fortunato bass's first day as interim mayor. continuity and stability is critical during this time of transition. oakland's residents deserve for all of us to come together. in a press conference today. bass, who represents district two, announced plans to step down from her role december 17th to temporarily fill the mayor's position. president pro tem dan kalb will then take over as council president. all these changes comes as the city looks to balance a massive budget deficit by the end of f the yea. a task bass says she's committed to solving. we believe in this city. we will fight for this city. and so we are working to ensure that our leadership is stron

now, i spoke with mayor sheng thao about oakland improving its 911 answering times by more than 20%. the result, she says, of updating the city's tech infrastructure, addressing problems with dispatcher hiring and leaders being held accountable. so if you have an emergency in oakland and call 911 now, there is a much better chance a dispatcher will pick up in seconds rather than minutes. these numbers are from mayor thao's team, who, as you probably know, was recalled in the last election this past november. oakland pd's 911 center picked up 71% of its 911 calls within the 15 second state standard. that's up from 46% that time last year. we have been investigating oakland police department's 911 center since 2023, uncovering state data showing oakland has had by far the longest average 911 answering time out of any dispatch center in california. atat nearly a minute long. some people told us they waited ten, 15, even 20 minutes for an answer when they called with an emergency. our reports led to oakland streamlining dispatcher hiring and investing $2.5 million into its 911 center. th

today marks mayor sheng thao's last day in office on election day.land voted her out of the job in the first successful recall of its kind in that city's history. kron 4 stephanie lin sat down with mayor thao for a wide-ranging interview covering the challenges the mayor faced and whether she's had any regrets during her 2 years in office. here's a part of that discussion. >> if you've got the target of the fbi raid, who who is your guess is as good as mine. i really don't know. you know, they haven't told us anything. and so again, these questions are really great questions for the fbi. given everything that's happened. is there anything that you would change without compromising your values? i think that with the fire chief leronne armstrong, i think that the communication on our part could have been stronger on that part. i think that there is a perception that the reason why i let him go was around of report. you know, an investigative report that came out the chief or to the pleasure of the mayor and we're under the federal oversight, right? and

they plan to go over a report from the city attney, which details when mayor thao will officially be removed from office and how an interim mayor will be picked to fill in until a special election is held. san jose has its own special election today. the city council approved a plan to replace city councilman omar torres. he resigned last month just hours before police arrested him on charges of child molestation. the council plans to appoint an interim council. an interim council person, until a special election on april eighth. the jury in the high profile trial of nima momeni could begin deliberating tomorrow. this comes after the defense wrapped up its closing arguments today. mckinney is accused of killing cashapp co-founder bob lee on the streets of san francisco last april. today, the defense argued that it wasn't murder, but rather self-defense. they claim lee was high on drugs and that he attacked mckinney, who then stabbed lee to protect himself. well, beware of what you wear. that's the warning from police in san ramon tonight. a wave of so-called jewelry swaphieves have b

. >> tonight, sheng thao is out as mayor of oakland after voters recalled her.y council members declared a vacancy in the mayor's office, leaving council president, nikki fortunato bas, as interim mayor. but she won't be there for long, leaving a leadership gap at the top of the city facing a monumental budget shortfall. kevin ko was at city hall for a start of a new era in oakland. >> reporter: it was a packed house inside city hall for oakland's first city council meeting of the year without an official mayor. many were seeking answers on the city's $130 million budget shortfall, but they left with more questions on who will be the interim mayor of oakland in the new year. >> reporter: bhat arrived at oakland city hall to talk about the budget, but was taken back by the city officials he didn't see. >> it was just disrespectful. not to see all the city council members sitting in the chambers to hear our voice and our concerns. this is a very important meeting. it's the last meeting for some of the outgoing city council members. >> reporter: there was no absenc

now that mayor sheng thao has been recalled. our lena jones will join us live to explain what happens next for that city. and a new lawsuit claims amazon discriminated against black neighborhoods by secretly excluding some areas from prime delivery. how amazon is responding. also christmas with the currys. we were there for the annual event and focused on uplifting students in the east bay. but first, let's go ahead and start with the san francisco jury continuing to deliberate the case of nima momeni. he is the man accused of killing tech executive bob lee. prosecutors say he stabbed lee near the bay bridge last year during a confrontation over his sister. but many argues it was actually self-defense that lee lunged at him with a knife after days of doing drugs and alcohol. it has been an emotional trial for families of both men, with deeply personal accusations being made public. the jury started deliberating just after 10:00 this morning in our. sergio quintana is going to join us live at 5:00 from the courthouse with what le

i sat down with mayor thao for a wide-ranging interview covering.n is airing now here. >> i'd like to talk a bit about the recall election. what was your reaction when you heard about the final results? i know that you campaigned quite heavily against the recall. of course, it's disheartening because we just gotten started to do the work. and we're seeing the real results, the positive results. >> and i will always do what's right for the city of oakland versus, you know, doing what's politically popular to state offer to stay in office for the sake of staying office. right? if i play the political games that probably would still be in office by playing politics. well, you know, of course, you know, i just for example, cole. i'm a staunch believer that we cannot have co come through. oakland. you know, there were conversations that were had and i continue to say that no, i will not allow for cold to come in. and so we see people who have invested in coal across the country. billionaires coming in to actually remove me from office. when you get into

miércoles se dio a conocer que el 17 de diciembre será el último día en funciones de la alcaldesa sheng thaoecha el concilio ratificará los resultados de la elección revocatoria. así que la elección especial para votar por el nuevo alcalde de oakland se fijó para el 15 de abril. mientras tanto, desde el 17 de diciembre, niki fortunato bas se convertirá en la alcaldesa interina de oaklan, un puesto que mantendrá solo brevemente hasta el 6 de enero. esto se debe a que en esa fecha niki fortunato dejará de ser concejal, por lo que la silla del distrito 2 quedará vacante y el concilio deberá nombrar a un nuevo alcalde interino. es que niki fortunato acaba de ganar el puesto de supervisora del distrito 5 del condado de alameda. hundreds of thousands of dollars. y para garantizar una transición favorable para la ciudad, fortunato bas renunciará antes de tiempo. de esa manera, la ciudad puede realizar un solo proceso electoral. los residentes van a votar por un nuevo alcalde y al mismo tiempo por un nuevo concejal del distrito 2. una votación que le cuesta a la ciudad 5 millones de dólares aproxima

that report details when mayor thao will officially be removed from office, as well as how and when an interim mayor will likely be selected until a special election is held. friends of three college students who died in a fiery cybertruck crash in piedmont are returning to school this week, and sharing their heartache. the victims were all home for the thanksgiving holiday when the truck they were in crashed. one week ago, in the early morning hours, a fourth victim was pulled from the truck in time and survived. the three who died are sean dixon, jack nelson and krista tsukahara. they all are recent graduates of piedmont high school. dixon was a student athlete at usc and a member of lambda chi alpha fraternity. late monday, his friends gathered on greek road to remember him, finding groups to go off campus, go to the beach and go surfing, or go rock climbing. he was always trying to find other people who liked the same stuff he did. piedmont police do believe speed was a factor in this crash, but it's too early to know if a malfunction may have occurred. at this point, the national

mayor thao says she's proud of the work in decreasing crime and limiting budget cuts.lection in april will then choose someone to serve the remainder of mayor thao's term. stormy weather is over, and that means the sun is coming out across much of the bay area. here's meteorologist kari hall with the details. after a cloudy start across the bay area, now we're getting some sunshine for the afternoon and we'll see temperatures in the low 60s with a high of 62 expected in oakland, as well as palo alto and in san jose, with mid 60s for the south county. tomorrow it's slightly warmer there, while other parts of the bay area will see a high of about 60 degrees in livermore and concord, 62 for napa and 66 for santa rosa. the warm up continues through the end of the week. it's going to be a nice one. after a morning start with fog, we could see a lot of sunshine, and we'll talk about when rain returns in our 7-day forecast. coming up next. thanks, kari. a south bay nonprofit is making sure everyone has what they need to get through the holidays. sacred heart community service

former mayor sheng thao was recalled. the city will elect a new mayor in a special election.5th lee said in part the decision to run for mayor of oakland, a city that i have long called home is not one i take lightly. or you'll see only on kron 4 this past tuesday. mark mayor sheng taos last day in office. kron four's stephanie lin sat down with the mayor for a wide-ranging interview. and here's part of what they said. >> i'd like to talk a bit about the recall election. what was your reaction when you heard about the final results? i know that you campaigned quite heavily against the recall. of course, it's disheartening because we just gotten started to do the work. and we're seeing the real results, the positive results. >> and i will always do what's right for the city of oakland versus, you know, doing what's politically popular to state offer to stay in office for the sake of staying office. right? if i play the political games that i probably would still be in office by playing politics. well, you know, of course, you know, i just for example, cole, i'm a staunch belie

a new twist this midday in the scandal involving oakland mayor sheng thao. the east bay times reports members of a bay area family at the center of the scandal are named in a new motion filed by prosecutors. fbi raids in june included the search of two homes owned by family members of the dewan family. they own cal waste solutions, which holds the city's recycling contract. a new filing suggests the family helped support tao's mayoral run, with the expectation of receiving lucrative government contracts for their own company. the same filing also alludes to a secret payments made by callaway solutions and a separate security company to help boost her candidacy. neither tao or the duong family responded to the times request for comment. now to a live look at the oakland coliseum, where happening today, alameda county supervisors are expected to pick up the debate on the looming sale of the property to the african american sports entertainment group. now, with the ownership group waiting for finalization of the deal, payments remain on hold for the city of oak

now the program was brought back nearly a year ago by the former mayor sheng thao.land is reporting homicides are down more than 30% that says the city will continue funding this program and will also continue this into homicides. go down to 0 reporting in the newsroom on stephanie rothman. kron. 4 news. >> now 5.35. warning for the next story. this video might disturb some viewers. it's what looking at is a newly released body cam video showing san francisco police approaching suspected hit and run driver before police shot and killed him earlier this month. december 19th driver of an suv near union square do over the sidewalk and hit 3 people. 2 of them had to be taken to the hospital early. the next morning. officers found suspected driver near the dior store and union square. according to police, the suspect was believed to be a security guard for the upscale clothing store. police say he had a gun and was shot. fact, it's nationwide. homelessness is up significantly this year. news nation mills hayes breaks down the numbers. >> according to the latest data from

expected to certify the results of the november election, finalizing the historic recall of mayor sheng thao. and once that happens, it will kick start the complicated process of eventually electing oakland's next long-term air kron, 4 city blocks planes. what happens next? >> first i want to say it has been my tremendous pleasure and honor to serve as council president, assuming the alameda county registrar of voters certifies the november 5th election results on thursday, oakland city council president nikki fortunato bas as it is in the city's best interest to consolidate the mayoral and council district. 2 special elections to a single day to save the city. hundreds of thousands of dollars to achieve this. i will submit a letter to the city clerk on december 17th stating that i will resign from my councilmember district, 2 seat provided the election. results are certified tomorrow and without subsequent challenge. and that would be effective at 11:00am on january 6, 2025 then at its meeting on december 17th, the council is expected to acknowledge the election results and in turn, declare

well, ousted oakland mayor sheng thao is former staffer is now trying to be oakland's next. mayor.led papers with the city about her intention to run for the mayor's office. in a statement when wrote in part, quote, like my children's potential, the potential oakland is limitle. and i look forward to making our city a top destination for families, businesses, tourists and more end quote, that web served as house chief of staff while thao was a member of the city council and currently works as an educator at crocker highlands elementary school. the election replaced how is expected to be held on april 15th. and in addition to where we know that there are 6 other people that thrown their hat into the ring and we'll be following that race time now is 7.36, new this morning. the city of santa clara is looking for anybody who's interested to apply for the cities. >> salary setting commission, the commission sets the compensation for the mayor and the city council and the commission has 2 vacancies right now. if you want to apply, have to be a santa clara resident registered voter and ha

sheng thao castor final vote as oakland mayor, she attended a city council meeting that you see heretually and voted yes on a plan to relax some of the requirements for small businesses to get certifications. that measure passed the california air resources board is soon going to give $10,000. in a words for you to purchase an e-bike to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions to qualify. you have to meet certain income requirements and resident and you can get the voucher for the e-bikes on their website. >> you're on the bike or whether car be mindful of that dense fog that a lot of the bay area is dealing with this morning. we're kicking things off this wednesday. very similar to yesterday in that regard. your view outside from mount tam looking down into the bay. there is fog cooled up on the east bay right it also a couple pockets in the city itself. otherwise conditions are dry out. their rainfall is well to the north, up in humble down or take counties. i mean, that is going to be several hours away from us and no chance of rain here in the bay. not just today, but not for the res

thao leaves office pretty soon december 17th. between the 17th and january 6th.to bas will take over as mayor. whoever replace hearse as council president will then be the interim mayor until a special election in april. that's what we're waiting for. >>> san jose will also host a special election to fill the seat of city council member omar torres. who was arrested on charges of sexual misconduct with a child. that election happens april 8th with the possible runoff election june 24th. in the meantime, city leaders appoint a district 3 city council member until that seat is filled. >>> well, the jury in the nima momeni murder trial will be back at it this morning. he is accused of stabbing and killing cashapp founder bob lee last frill. the jury will reconvene this morning at 9:30 to weigh 21 days of testimony and thousands of pieces of evidence to decide his fate. leeks wife is now pushing back on claims made by the defense during closing arguments. >> i don't think my tears are ever going to dry. hearing his last words and watching him literally die on the str

>>sheng thao casting her final vote as oakland's mayor. she attended the city council meeting virtually and voted proposal to relax some of the requirements for small businesses to get small business certifications. the measure passed today was towns last day in office following last month's recall election. him of the many the man found guilty of stabbing and killing cash app founder bob lee under the bay bridge in san francisco was convicted today of second-degree murder. the guilty verdict comes after a 7 week trial and 7 days of jury deliberations. the prosecution argued bo many killed leave because he blamed him for a assault of his sister. the defense spent their time in court arguing for self-defense, claiming lee was the one who pulled the knife and the many many had to turn it on lee to save himself. the claim the jury did not side with now the defense is planning on filing an appeal. >>that's number one. you know, surprised if this wasn't lesser verdict you know, we intend to feel we can to continue to fight for a missing woman.

. >> 9.40 is the time ousted oakland mayor sheng thao is former staffer is now trying to be oakland's next. mayor. so when i webb has filed papers with the city about her intention to run in the mayoral election in a statement she wrote in part, quote, like my children's potential the potential of oakland is limitless. and i look forward to making our city a top destination for families, businesses, tourists and more. now webb served as house chief of staff while thao was a member of the city council and currently works as an educator crocker highlands elementary school, the election to replace tell, by the way, is set for april 15th and in total there now, 7 people that are in the running for that. >> its 9.41 and a season tickets are now officially on sale for there season. that's gonna start in west sacramento. 6,000 season tickets were sold to those with priority access before the general sale was started yesterday and ticket holders from their last season when they were oakland, the capacity at the ball for what they'll be playing out, which is center health park is 14,000. so th