hit >>> breaking news, the oakland school board votes to close a school. the outrage over tonight's decision. >>> a deadly hit and run in san jose, the victim hit by five cars. >>> he was a sunday school teacher, a father and a volunteer firefighter, the show of support tonight in san jose as police continue to look for the suspect. >>> in less than an hour, pg&e will file for bankruptcy. tonight what this means for customers and wildfire victims. >>> rain returns to the forecast, paul is tracking the new round of storms right now. or elizabeth cook. >>> we begin with the hit and run that took the life of a sunday school teacher and volunteer firefighter, he was walking along almaden expressway when he was hit this morning. the truck initially stopped, but then fled the scene. then four more cars hit him while he was lying in the road. one of those drivers called police. kpix 5's katie nielsen is live in san jose where the victim's family and friends are trying to make sense of this tragedy. katie? >> reporter: i don't know if that's even possible at this p

patience appears to be wearing thin on the board votes votes if she wants to stay in it please also bought august wanted to be over and done with cause i'm sick of. my children. but apart from. i just don't know what's going on leave me anymore. we feel you know all about. that film and everything else changing. time is taking on britain's exit from the european union but many political hurdles have yet to be cleared. washington's ambassador to berlin has issued a stark warning to german companies over a controversial pipeline that would supply russian gas to germany while bypassing eastern european countries richard grinnell reportedly wrote to several companies involved in the construction of the nord stream to pipeline reminding them that he was sanctions on the russian energy sector grinnell also criticize the project on social media the u.s. has long opposed the project saying it undermines european security. all right let's get some more on all this and for that i'm joined by mark saunders from our news desk hello to you max so exactly who did the u.s. ambassador write to and what wa

at which time the board voted 4- 0-1 with president fung absent two deny the appeal and uphold the permit. it is not meet the high standards of the rules of this board for rehearing to be granted. it puts forth no new or different material facts that could have affected the outcome of the original hearing. the appellant uses their brief to reargue the same issues and same facts already presented to this board on november 12th, excuse me, november 14th and december 12th. the appellants again, raises issues about the design of the facility that is approved by planning with the same or similar equipment used in other parts of the city, already under the small cell program, the appellant again attempts to confer flight a replacement hole for the p.u.c. requirements for the installation of the new utility pole at a location where no pole previously existed. appellants argue about the definition of replacement under article 25, is in reference to the equipment. the provider would install -- it is not about the pole. it is s.f. p.u.c.'s property. s.f. p.u.c., we measured the pole and confirms th

if the board votes to shut it down, it would happen at the end of the school year. kron 4's justine waldman explains. nats shouting!!a school board member tried to address the chanting crowd, but got over powered.and walked away.a large group representing roots international acadmey wanted to take over the school board meeting on wednesday night. on the agenda, the the fate of closing their east oakland school.supporters.. found out over winter break about the proposal to shut down the school at the end of the school year. and are upset they say the board or the district never consulted them. 34 dur "10 jane lee / roots international school "withtout any intensions in engaging in our community in coversation is just an injustice and a slap in the face to democracy." natsroots students lead the chants.... and are anxious to learn where they will go to school next year.:54 dur :05 kenaiya powell / 7th grade student "it is sad to see our school teared apart when that is our family"nats:59 dur :05 merlei cherry / 7th grade student "i can't even imaging going anywhere els

as members of the oakland education association are voting on whether to walk off the job. the vote comes after the school boardvoted to close oakland's roots international academy... and as many as 24 other schools are in jeopardy of closing, too. the district says it's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. the teachers are asking for smaller class sizes and a 12-percent raise over three- years. the voting on whether to authorize a strike will continue through friday. if approved... teachers in the district could be on strike as early as next month. ( james ) also in the east bay... two u-c berkeley students were robbed by an armed man sunday night. they' were walking near the basketball courts on bowles hall property when they say a man approached them with a gun. he's accused of taking a laptop, two cell phones and cash. no one was injured... the man got away in a car that was parked nearby. ( james ) the record- breaking cold the record- breaking cold in much of the country has already been linked to multiple deaths. in milwaukee, a man was found frozen to death in his garage. someone walking

. >>> the oakland school board made it official, the board voted to shoot -- shutdown trent 10. -- roots international academy. it became the first oakland school that has to either close or be consolidated with another school to cut costs. parents, teachers at roots international academy fought to keep their school open, calling it a small place that help students learn. now they are angry, they say they do not know what is in their children's future. >> i have a seventh grader that will not have a school to go to next year because i have not given a seat. they have not contacted me or talk to me. i don't know where my kid will go to school. they have not asked me. >> the oakland school district says families at roots international academy will get one on one canceling -- counseling. also, the school board president says the decision about roots was tough on everybody. >> there have been a lot of tears shed. i have sat in circle with the students and community members. it's a very dedicated group of teachers that we have seen there's -- it's a painful and difficult process. >> oakland s

. >>> the oakland school board just made it official. they voted to shut down the roots international academy at the end of the school year. ruth academy becomes the first oakland school that the word has to either closer be consolidated with another school to cut costs. students, parents, and teachers at ruth academy fought to keep the school open calling it a small place that helps students learn. now they are angry. they say they do not know what is in the children's future. >> i have a seventh grader that would nocause i have not up the not contact me or call me i don't know where my kid will go to school. they have not asked me what i'm going to do with my child. spot the oakland school district says families will get one on one counseling and preferential choices for the new school. the oakland school board president says the decision about roots was tough on everybody. >> a lot of tears have been shed. asset in circles with the student that the community members. is added small groups with a very dedicated group of teachers we have seen. the

the board voted to remove robert e. lee's name from the school tt following thek in charlottesville. >>> three brothers will be in prison for their partoln a r that left a police officer dead. elijah and malik ford recorded their brother, michael, opening fire on prince george's county police. michael called it an attempt of suicide by cop. yesterda a he receive 195-year sentence. his brothers received 20 and 12 years. detective colson was shot and killed by taylor krauss. krauss mistook colson for the suspect. the colsons allege that the police chief and ther for state attorney protected krauss charges.minal brooks is the county executive. she released a statement saying, timately a grand jury of 23 prince georgians reviewed the indictment and brought in officer krauss. krauss is employed by the police department, which would not comment on colson's accusations. >>> after 4:00, a shockin development out of wisconsin this morning. >> a teen that went missing has been found alive.jayme oss was found. look for updates in t

vote happened minutes ago. cornell? >> reporter: the board just voted 6-1 to close an east oakland middle school.nd students very upset about there tonight. oakland teachers are getting ready to vote on a possible strike. >> keep cuss open >> reporter: protesters brought the school board meeting to a halt. board members forced to leave the stage. >> we oppose any school closures. we will not be con quered these parents, students and teachers fighting to save roots international academy from possible closure. >> you all want to shut us down. at the end of the day, we're still a family and going to remain strong >> reporter: the district says roots academy has poor test scores and only 266 students. >> roots is a quality school and i'm telling you this despite what you say >> reporter: union reps met monday to begin the process of a strike vote for teachers. teachers could be on the picket line s as early as next month. their demands have not changed. >> our students have had smaller class size is, increased investment in student support, such as kerls, nurses librarian. >> reporter: the union want

the schoord voted to change the name to washington-liberty last night. some parents asked to be renamed washington-loving, to honor the couple that challenged the ban against interracial marriage. but the board voted 2-3 against that time. >>> an infant rescue caught on camera. who came to the aid ofhis baby found alone and barefoot on a highway pass. >>> what would you do if you found $10,000 on metro? it happened to a man on the new york subway. >>> a wisconsin bus driver is being credited with saving a baby she sawun walking a outside, alone and barefoot. look at this video released by the bus company. irina ivic saw the bab on a freeway overpass, wearing a onesie and a diape in freezing temperates last month. she stopped the bus and ran over to the child. she carried the baby safely inside her bus. a passenger wrapped a coat around the little boy. police say the mother had left the baby outse. i mean, it's just so alarming to see that littleaby, really just in that diaper, barefoot, walking around this overpass. thank goodness the woman spotted him and had the goodness to stop. >> jumped off of thatus and ran across the street. a lot of questions why the mother left t baby outside. they

members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the teachers are asking for smaller class sizes and a 12-percent raise over three- years. the voting on whether to authorize a strike will continue through friday. if approved, teachers in the district could be on strike as early as next month. ( james ) two u-c berkeley students were robbed by an armed man sunday night. they' were walking near the basketball courts on bowles hall property when they say a man approached them with a gun. he's accused of taking a laptop, two cell phones and cash. no one was injured... the man got away in a car that was parked nearby. ( james ) happening today... a special meeting is being held to help create affordable housing in san leandro. the metropolitan transportation co

and we are looking for help, and this is what the board must deliver to every resident in san francisco. so i hope our communities, whatever the board vote is, i hope the communities will heal, it will take not just us here at the board to make those changes, it will take everyone to do it. it will take a collective, collective power here, again, this is not about individual power, this is so much about collective power here, and so, i hope that we will all come together after this vote, and we will see that what we can set up for working-class folks in san francisco, how we can equalize the playing field a little, how we can join hands together and say we can build a better san francisco for all of us, where we are all included here. and i say that also as someone who was a fourth-generation san franciscan whose grandfather came here on illegal papers, that the struggle here has not been easy for a lot of us, and the pathway here to the united states has not been the same for everybody. i just want to caution folks also that we are up for a big fight this year with the federal government, it will take all of us to join hands and to figh

if the board votes to shut it down, it would happen at the end of the school year.(pam) kron 4's justine waldman is live tonight... she attended the school board meeting.... where parents, students and supporters of the roots academy ... let the school board know how they feel about the proposed closure. justine... (justine)this meeting almost didn't happen because supporter of roots chanted so loud. marching in circles around the room.. they almost shutdown the discussing shouting down the school for at risk-kids. nats shouting!!a school board member tried to address the chanting crowd, but got over ro international acadmey wanted to take over the school board meeting on wednesday night. on the agenda, the the fate of closing their east oakland school.supporters.. found out over winter break about the proposal to shut down the school at the end of the school year. and are upset they say the board or the district never consulted them. 34 dur "10 jane lee / roots international school "withtout any intensions in engaging in our community in coversation is just an inju

last night the school board voted to close roots international academy.. t the end of the school year. and tonight kpix 5's christin ayers reports: another school is on the chopping block. standup intro: if oakland unified school morning, starting at 4:30. a live look at the capitol tonight. president trump is set to deliver his state of the union address next tuesday. and tonight georgia's stacey abrams has accepted an invitation to deliver the democratic response. she's a rising star in the democratic party. she gained a national during her unsuccessful campaign for governor of georgia. senate minority leader chuck schumer said he invited abrams because she has led the charge for voting rights. xavier becerral deliver the *spanish-language response to ' 5. well the shutdown may be over -- but tonight the damage could take 300 years to repair.. at joshua tree national park. that's according to the man who ran the park for many years. joshua tree was open to the public for 34 days during the shutdown.. but with fewer rangers. during that time, vandals chopp

read the recommendation. >> we are asking the board to approve board rule and procedure 9320 meetings and notices. >> any comments from the board? roll call vote, please. >> thank you [roll call]. >> student records was moved and seconded at a prior meeting. a report from the vice president sanchez. >> this has been heard and forwarded to the full board. >> yes, this is for three,, four and five. >> we have no public speaker signed up for this item. any comments from the board, [roll call] >> i have a quick question about this. i apologize. does this leave it up to the principal's discretion? >> we are still on three. >> hold that thought. >> i will retake the vote. [roll call] >> number 4, board policy 51. open campus, closed camps that it just campus and board policy. education travel contracts. this is moved and seconded in a prior meeting. a report from the vice president >> your question, this doesn't change current practice. it just codifies what we are currently doing which permits the individual administration of the high school to determine whether the campus is opened or closed. we notify parents of that in the family handbook. >> no

the board voted to approve the mudawar case. the motion to disclose or not disclose. >> move not to disclose. >> will not disclose. we are adjourned. thank you very much. everybody have a wonderful christmas, wonderful new year. happy holidays. >> in november of 2016, california voters passed proposition 64. the adult use of marijuana act. san franciscans overwhelmingly approved it by nearly 75%. and the law went into effect in january of 2018. [♪] >> under california's new law, adults age 21 and over can legally possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis and grow up to six plants at home. adults in california can legally give up to 1 ounce to other adults. >> in the state of california, we passed a law that said adult consumption is legal. if you are an adult and in possession of certain amounts, you will no longer be tried. you will not be arrested or prosecuted for that. that is changing the landscape dramatically. [♪] >> to legalization of cannabis could bring tremendous economic and social benefits to cities like san francisco. >> t

investigation into what led his deathaused shakeup at the university and at the state board as well. soon after the board votedo leave the board and now it's time do the work of finding l replacement. the chair has this to say about the search a new president. >> these types of searches at flagship campuses and mansr research itutions often take up to a year or more. >> reporter: we don't know specifically what theoard of regents discussed because it was done behind closed doors, know they agreed for him to stay until 2020 until theyin a replacement. >>> a young mother is dead after she fell down a flight of stairs on a subway in new york city. she wagl jg her 1-year-old baby and she was also -- excuse me -- carryin thebaby's stroller when she fell. mala tia goodson couldn'e the escalators because there wasn't an escalator. only a quarter of the subway stations in new york have escalators and tonight her family is devastated. >> i'm just so shock i don't even know which way to go. >> remarkablyr her daugh was not hurt. the city has approved funding for two dozen elevators, but thatill not cover every station.

the board voted to approve the mudawar case. the motion to disclose or not disclose. >> move not to disclose. >> will not disclose. we are adjourned. thank you very much. everybody have a wonderful christmas, wonderful new year. happy holidays. >> hello, everyone. my name is london .-period-paragraph i am the mayor of the city and county of san francisco -- my name is london breed. i'm the mayor of the city and county of san francisco. i am so excited about today. we made the unofficial ban official. the freedom band, the official band of the city and county of san francisco. [applause] >> how exciting is that while i have to tell you, it means a lot to. this band has an amazing history in our city. for two years ago, and you just celebrated your 40 year anniversary, and i was happy to be there in the green room celebrating with you, just how you came together during a challenging time in our safety. marching in the pride parade in 1978 with the former mayor, harvey milk, who we just celebrated not to be too long ago. the things

it was named after the confederacy during the he peiti wrapped in ribbons and they called for a mandatory vote by the district school board on the name change. the district's board of trustees is required to vote on the issue within 40 days. <... for the confederacy> (robin ) some of the proposed new names for the district include big rock, john muir, live oak, live oak valley. the school district was founded in 1864 and it serves the communities of terra linda, marinwood, lucas valley and a portion of contempo marin. (robin ) racism is facing some push back in the nation's capital. calls are growing for iowa congressman steve king to resign after he made racist comments in a report by the new york times. andy rose has the latest. rep. steve king (r) iowa: "it's 13 words ironically that's caused this firestorm. and again i regret that we are in this place."republican steve king won't be serving on any committees this congress.. the house of representatives solidly voting 424 to 1..for a resolution of disapproval of white supremacy and white nationalism after king made racist comments to the new york times..sen. mitch mcco

vote. he served on the board. supervisors for seven years. >>> the real estate crisis claims a beloved restaurant. >> we're coming here for one last time to say good-bye. it feels like a funeral. not to the finish.t. but to the beginning. a fight that can only be won, if we stand together for one cause. him. expert care for every new beginning. i'm a landmark san jose restaurant is closing their doors after 40 years. what made harry's hofbrau so special. >> not even bad weather kept the faithful lining up. >> it's sad they are leaving. >> since 1976 harry's held a spot on saratoga avenue in san jose. >> i grew up here. this is my wife and we're coming one last time to say good-bye. it almost feels like a funeral. >> the specialty is food that sticks to your ribs be nourishes your soul. >> the fact they wolf a whole -- would a whole turkey and your sand wishes were off that whole turkey. >> the restaurant was a big gamble that paid dividends. >> it's grown for the years and we're so proud and sad so leave. >> but t

the teachers have until friday to vote. last night the school board voted to close roots academy as they try to close a $30 million budget shortfall. word tonight involving human trafficking sting. the sting resulted in more than 300 arrests. investigators say most of those taken into custody were connected to the underground world of sex trafficking targeting runaways or victims found through social media. so called decoy ads were used in ngs. >> deterrent bottoms are used to solicit sex during text messaging. the bottoms exchange thousands of text messages with 75 men seeking to purchase sex. >> the crack down was done to reclaim and rebuild. it involved ten departments. >> new tonight avigil for a 27- year-old doctor who recently graduated from medical school before being killed by her boyfriend sunday night in utah in an apparent murder-suicide. we're joined live from san fra where the community is mourning the loss of sarah holly. >> reporter: julie, people gathered here in soar row to night. sarah left san francisco and moved to utah for medical

as mike mentioned, this proposal was presented to the board last friday, and they voted to support this proposal that is before you. the charts that mike shared with you earlier, i will now show how those changed with the rates inc. and the rate changes incorporated into them. not so much of a change for the residential customers, this is the residential comparison and the generation rate reduction, and a very little to no p. c.i.a. increase will result in a slight decrease in the bill. it will be slightly going down in the new year. for commercial, you will see here that the bar that mike had shown you that was a little bit larger, the credit that i described now will make the two bars equal in terms of what the customer cost are what the customer bill will be. again, generation on the right side. the generation costs will be going down. for the generation rate reduction, the p. c.i.a. will be going up, and the credit will offset that change to the two bars are equal. that is the whole point here. >> can i ask a question? >> sure. >> i understand you are thinking around your reasoning

the majority is not willing to hold the vote. just as congress advocates it 's clear responsibility constitutionally, by refusing to hold a vote on the initiation board, i believe the senate is advocating its clear responsibility to appropriate funds for government by refusing to entertain a vote on the bipartisan spending bills. let's be clear about this. if we were to proceed to those bills, every member in this chamber would be required to vote for or against funding in the previously agreed amounts. we would be held accountable to vote for or against funding. it is this accountability or the the fear of being held accountable for a vote that is blocking consideration of the bills. the majority, with notable exceptions, are afraid to vote. if they vote for funding as they did a month ago, they are worried they will make the president angry. if they vote against funding, they are worried their constituents will be angry. the fear of voting and being held accountable extends to the unusual floor session we are holding now. at the end of the day thursday, i made good on my promise to object to adjourning the senate while the government was closed. my

the school board voting to close a middle school. kpix 5's christin ayers is in oakland.. and christin, this isn't the only school in jeopardy tonight. "...mike hutchinson/open oakland public education i'm really disappointed that they made the community, this is the third meeting we've come to, they made us sit here for hours and hours knowing that that's what they were gonna vote anyway. aimee sueko/oakland school board president unfortunately given the funding that we have, from the state of ca, we cannot fully resource all 87 schools in the way that we want to so until we get more funding we are in this untenable situation." michelle griego and kenny choi will have the very latest on the closure and the strike vote.. tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. in about 50 minutes.. p-g & e.. the biggest utility in california.. and the country.. will file for bankruptcy. veroncia de la cruz on what it mean elizabeth, p-g and e serves 16 million customers. at one minute after midnight.. it will file for chapter 11 protection in u-s bankruptcy court.. as planned. that will enable t

the board voted to approve the mudawar case. the motion to disclose or not disclose. >> move not to disclose. >> will not disclose. we are adjourned. thank you very much. everybody have a wonderful christmas, wonderful new year. happy holidays. shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco. by supporting local services within our neighborhoods, we help san francisco remain unique, successful, and vibrant. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> my name is ray behr. i am the owner of chief plus. it's a destination specialty foods store, and it's also a corner grocery store, as well. we call it cheese plus because there's a lot of additions in addition to cheese here. from fresh flowers, to wine, past a, chocolate, our dining area and espresso bar. you can have a casual meeting if you want to. it's a real community gathering place. what makes little polk unique, i think, first of all, it's a great pedestrian street. there

the board voted to approve the mudawar case. the motion to disclose or not disclose. >> move not to disclose. >> will not disclose. we are adjourned. thank you very much. everybody have a wonderful christmas, wonderful new year. happy holidays. >> my name is randy shaw and i'm a director of the tenderloin housing clinic appeared eight years ago, in january of 2011, i realized there was something really wrong with the tenderloin , that we don't have enough lights period people say they don't feel safe in the tenderloin at night, and it is because we don't have streetlights. just coincidentally with that, see pmc was planning on building a new hospital -- cpmc was planning on building a new hospital. and i thought the biggest impact would be all the cars driving up the street to get to the new hospital so that it was really important for the pedestrian safety of the tenderloin to have more streetlights, so i asked mark aronson, who happens to be here today, a professor at hastings, if his class would do a study analysing the exist

members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the teachers are asking for smaller class sizes and a 12-percent raise over three- years. the voting on whether to authorize a strike will continue through friday. if approved, teachers in the district could be on strike as early as next month. ( darya ) new video shows the moment a man brutally punched two women near a hot dog stand in downtown los angeles...and now he's on the run. dave lopez reports.

the board tonight. now it only takes 15 registered voters in the school district to force the board to vote on a name change. so today members of the community submitted those petitions and started the clock on a 40-day limit for the trustees to vote yes or no. >> the elementary school district. >> i'll make sure the board gets this. >> skywalker elementary school district. >> thank you. i'll make sure the board gets that. >> reporter: skywalker, miller creek, more than a dozen names are being proposed to replace the word dixie. >> dixie is a nosym nya remind lynchings and segregation. railroad marni dickson is on the school board district of trustees and says the name has got to go. >> these amazing parents and community members have been working 22 years to do there. >> reporter: the district is made up of three elementary and one middle schools, altogether a little less than 2,000 students and fewer than 40 are african american. >> dixie school district has a reputation of being one of the best school districts in the area. everybody wants their kids to go there. >> reporter: locals say the quality assoc

the school board picked the name last night. last summer the board voted to remove general robert e. name from the school following the deadly attackn charlotte. several students opposed to the name change filed a lawsuit. the jud tossed that out. but the students are considering new legal action. >>> we now know that president trump as former lawyer and fixer rochael cohen will publicly testify in of the house oversight and reformecan. it's scheduled for february 7th. last month cohen was sentenced in three years in prison. s crimes include making payments to two women who claim they had affairs with president trump and lie being the tmp organization's business dealings with russia. cohen says his blind loyalty compelled him to cover up his dirty deed >>> three brothers will spend decades in prison for their roles in a police department ambush that left a police officer dead. this is video of theambush. the brothers recorded each othen g fire. michael called it attempt at suicide by cop. yesterday he received a 195 year sentence. his brothers received 20

members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school boardvoted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the teachers are asking for smaller class sizes and a 12-percent raise over three- years. the voting on whether to authorize a strike will continue through friday. if approved, teachers in the district could be on strike as early as next month. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...police are looking for the man caught on camera punching two women near a hot dog stand. ( darya ) plus...friends remember a man killed in a hit and run crash....police also releasing new information in that investigation. ( darya ) and after the break...we hear from the family of stephon clark just days after they filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of sacramento. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area f

members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the teachers are asking for smaller class sizes and a 12-percent raise over three- years. the voting on whether to authorize a strike will continue through friday. if approved, teachers in the district could be on strike as early as next month. ( darya ) two u-c berkeley students were robbed by an armed man sunday night. they' were walking near the basketball courts on bowles hall property when they say a man approached them with a gun. he's accused of taking a laptop, two cell phones and cash. no one was injured... the man got away in a car that was parked nearby. ( darya ) happening today... a special meeting is being held to help create affordable housing in san leandro. the metropolitan transportation co

members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the teachers are asking for smaller class sizes and a 12-percent raise over three- years. the voting on whether to authorize a strike will continue through friday. if approved, teachers in the district could be on strike as early as next month. ( darya ) still ahead ... friends remember a man killed in a hit and run crash .... as police release new information in that investigation. ( darya ) plus ... we hear from the family of stephon clark just days after they filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of sacramento. ( darya ) and we have a live report from atlanta on super bowl 53 ... including details on a wager between the hometown cities of tom brady and jared goff. ( john ) and i am tracking your

just to recap the history, october 23rd, the board voted to suspend funding for the tjpa 30% design part one effort until two things occurred. they conducted an evaluation of the tjpa management and delivery of the t.t.c. itself, as well as us, the transportation authority staff for the management and delivery of the caltrain extension into the train box. we are in the process of assembling a team of experts right now. we are reaching out to the consultant community and anticipate making decisions in terms of forming an expert team by the end of the year. we will evaluate the best practices, and in particular, focusing on not only alternative oversights that taking a look at funding strategy is to move the project forward to. we will open the book in terms of looking at international megaprojects. there is a lot to learn from that and their experience here. it will be through established interviews and workshops, including the key stakeholders. over the past months, we've had conversations with all the key stakeholders and are assembling the key stakeholder team. we will start the effort

this is the vote that will be taken tomorrow. if the state board votes to adopt the framework, which we hope they will, we hope that the sfpuc will not be party to any lawsuits challenging it. last time i was here, i commented on the science under pinning the river management plan and tried to warn that the scientific group, quote-unquote, that did that is a group called fish bioment they're well-known to us. we're working on salmon rivers and tributaries all up and down the central van'. not only on the san jaoquin area but the sacramento side. we see in the rivers what works and doesn't. the idea that salmon are limited in the tal amir river is laughable. it's just not so. that's not what their problem is. in fact, the best science shows, and i implore you to look in this your self, we need you guys to do your due till against and oversee this staff the sfpuc. the best signs shows this adult salmon you just saw coming back in cindy charles' photo, actually was born on a hatchery not in the river. there are no salmon hatcheries. all the fish comin

district today-- on martin luther king junior's birthday. the petitions wrapped in ribbons call for a mandatory vote by the district school board on the name change. the district's board of trustees is required to vote on the issue within 40 days. proposed new names for the district include big rock, john muir, live oak, live oak valley, miller creek, miwok, miwok hills, oak valley, skywalker and terrawood valley. parents will presented the petitions this morning. the school district was founded in 1864 and it serves the communities of terra linda, marinwood, lucas valley and a portion of contempo marin. (grant) in the east bay -- 46-year-old francisco lima was arrested after allegedly crashing into an unoccupied police vehicle in walnut creek... and then leading officers on a chase which ended at the cross-roads shopping center in pleasant hill. before police we're able to place him under arrest they say a standoff ensued for hours. the standoff caused a major traffic backup in the busy area of the shopping center, which is located just off 680. (grant) in berkeley -- (grant) off 680.is located just center, which shopping area

session on several matters of anticipated litigation, the board gave direction to general counsel, in the matter of 2018100461, the board, by a vote of six yois, one absent, walton, gives the authority to the district to faa up to the stipulated amount. in the matter of chavez frank versus sfusd case number sdj 884521, the board by a vote of six ayes, one absent, walton, gives authority to the district to pay up to the stipulated amount. that concludes the board meeting. this meeting's adjourned. ♪ >> welcome to hamilton recreation and aquatics center. it is the only facility that has an integrated swimming pool and recreation center combined. we have to pools, the city's water slide, for little kids and those of you that are more daring and want to try the rockslide, we have a drop slide. >> exercises for everybody. hi have a great time. the ladies and guys that come, it is for the community and we really make it fun. people think it is only for those that play basketball or swim. >> i have been coming to the pool for a long time now. it is nice, they are sweet. >> in the aquatics center, they are very committed to combining for

the closure of roots academy and nearly two dozen other public schools. >> you closing down is like adoption. >> reporter: students demanded answers from board members. >> which one of you are voting for schools? >> reporter: at least one board member, roseann torres, was swayed by the protest. the vice president jody london would not share her vote. despite the chance, at a protest earlier in the day, teachers said the closures are a tipping point. >> we cannot take the disrespect. >> nobody's going to be thrilled. nobody wants to see anybody laid off. >> reporter: the district said it is stuck between a rock and hard place but board members are listening. >> working with them, always working with students, trying to figure out the best way forward no matter what the challenges are. >> reporter: the board will vote officially on whether to close roots academy on monday. the budget will be finalized a week from now. ken? >> half a dozen schools on the chopping block, that's moving a lot of kids around too. and probably increasing classroom size for these teachers. is that the two main complaints, the travel distance and then extra kids in each classroom? >> reporter: that's a majo