the commissioners of the port are here. oakland is the only port in the united states -- president obama is trying to double exports. if he doubles them here in the bay area, that is about 6000 to 7000 new jobs. the port of oakland is the only port that exports more than we import. i have been trying to talk ed and jerry brown into doing joint export offices in china. we as a state need to have probably a dozen offices in china, and go into the interior. i think that is what we need to do in the region. we need to talk about how we are going to share resources in that way. the coliseum city also would be an amazing opportunity. those of you who are going to ask questions about sports teams -- all three could fit there. i am holding out hope may be for victory park for the a's. oakland remains the center, transportation wise. you are looking at the rail service to sacramento, the most heavily used in the state. or you are looking at the fact that -- where the heart of the bart system. with our good transit system throughout the case

he said he has not heard from the city of oakland about recent efforts to keep the team in oakland. >>catherine: >>pam: police in hayward are trying to figure out what happened to a person found dead near train tracks there. at this point detectives think the man was killed, but where and when is a mystery. >>will: body was found around 7:00 a.m. in that area. we do not know how the body got there, but we can say with certainty that he probably was not hit by a free trade. those tracks, according to the sheriff's department, those strikes have not been used by a freight train in at least 10 years. service vehicles come through from time to time, but that is probably not the reason he died. all we know is the person is an african-american man. we do not know his name or age at this time. we did talk to a couple of people who live around here who said the eeriest for its dash dash to the area underneath there is a canal. >>jaqueline: tomorrow afternoon, it will be warmer the what we saw today. we could see some places in the '70s. warm weather tomorrow with changes this weekend. it's y

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tonight the oakland city council will decide how many of the layoff, what services and programs to cut. tonight, we have learned that certain jobs and programs may be saved. then term is live outside oakland city hall with the latest. >>reporter: some good news for certain programs, this meeting is getting underway in about 20 minutes and as you know, the idea here is that the city faces an $8 million shortfall for the current fiscal year. in a $20,000 shortfall for the next fiscal year. now the mayor had a proposal, that proposal called for reorganizing the city. it calls for merging various apart--departments to streamline the city and it calls for an elimination of 109 jobs 89 of those are filled. and it calls for a cut in the variety of programs fundings. but tonight we are learning that tonight this mean they will have a alternative proposal that will save some of the funding. what kind of things? funding for the zoo and children's fairyland. we are also talking about two in an arc in symphony funding, and we are talking about saving neighborhood services coordinators. >> there st

the oakland police department. use is looking to join. >> oakland isn't a bad place to work. >> reporter: justin cady wants to be on the police force. some of the new positions will be rehired after 80 officers were laid off in 2010, but the department is hiring 40 trainees like katie who has been looking at cop jobs in several cities. >> a lot of the times you will find they want a bachelor's degree or they want an academy graduate or a lateral. >> education wise all you need is a high school diploma. in order to get into the academy, you have to pass a written test, a physical test, even a polygraph. >> reporter: a workshop at meritt college is aimed at helping recruits pass the written test before they have the chance at a real life test on the streets every day. in a city named one of the most dangerous in the nation. a lot of these recruits grew up in oakland. >> and i love challenges. >> reporter: the police department is one of the few oakland agencies able to hire right now. dozens of city employees will be

of the oakland a's. the white >>pam: and arizona sheriff once linked to mitt romney face is controversial accusations and his gay ex lover speaking out about deportation allegations. use >>pam: rick santorum is a mitt romney. newt gingrich is still trailing behind. the only one who has not won a primary, ron paul, is coming in last. if the arizona primary is coming up a debate is scheduled for this week. presidential candidates are becoming more divided on issues. from the and santorum highlight different values. santorum is driving harder on religious and social issues while his opponent rarely goes into details about those issues. sixth in steady focuses mainly on jobs in the economy. santorum for campaigning in ohio today attacked president obama saying that he spreads fear to control people. >> we see prices going up at the pump. people are is just starting people to leave a little bit as the economy starts to come back a little bit, unemployment starts to go down, all the sudden they are going to be

he said he's not heard from the city of oakland p any recent efforts to keep the team in oakland. >>> it certainly was a nice day out there today with temperatures in the 60s bare wide. it was 67 in half moon bay. 66 in redwood city. 66 also in san jose. we do have another nice afternoon on top for tomorrow. we are seeing some fog out there, though, right now close to the coastline reduced visibilities. also misty conditions up north which isn't portrayed on this map but we will be seeing fog through the overnight hours. here's a look on future cast, shows pretty widespread fog i think it will be prominent in the north bay and the coast line and the delta. you will see here in the 8:00 hour, this is where we'll notice the fog in the morning. a little down the peninsula but that will clear back by the 10:00 hour and we should be seeing sunny skies. again, warmer temperatures for tomorrow afternoon. upper 60s and low 70s throughout the bay area. 70 in los bat toes. 73 in morgan hill. 67 in oakland. 67 in napa. look at our satellite and radar pictures. storms continue to track up to the

and west oakland. maybe the community to step forward with information on his acts of violence. >> 14 acts of violence have been reported so far in 2012. >> walnut creek city leaders are desperately trying to crack down on late night bar violence but tonight it was the local lunch fighting city hall. >> walnut creek has been dealing with eighth search of late-night fights, but tonight it was inside council chambers and albeit peaceful, they were fighting the decision to force it to close on our early because of the series of incidents the past two years. >> multiple incidences of overcrowding, fights and over service of our call. >> city leaders deal closing earlier will keep the rights from happening. the bar owners say it to close earlier. >> my clients believe they will have the very tough time meeting their business. >> by concern for other restaurants and businesses in the area is to enforce rules on one establishment and what happens to the others on the road. but tonight, the mayor of walnut creek insiste

amy hollyfield is live at the oakland police department with the latest. >> reporter: we just got new information about the shooting. it turns out police say it started because of a robbery. police were looking for the men who were involved. they pulled over a car that fit the description of what they were looking for and say the passenger took off running. when the officer caught up with that man it turned out he discovered the man had a gun. the officer shot him. police have not said what the man did to make the officer feel threatened. the man is in stable condition, he was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital. this happened at 11:45 last night in the 2000 block of 62nd avenue. the driver of the car ran away and they are still looking for him. no police officers were hurt in this incident. the police department says the internal affairs division is now investigating what happened and why. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> it is almost 6:05. federal and local authorities are investigating exactly what happened in a midair collision near the contra costa county border. luckily

city leaders were able to protect funding for the oakland zoo and the children's fairyland. oakland revised its budget after learning it would lose $28 million in redevelopment funding from the state. >>> a tall order from the oakland zoo, coming up. >> move over, smartmeters. pg&e's plan for customers who want to opt out but it's going to cost you a little. >>> snow report seeing snow up there today a light dusting maybe up to 2" across the higher peaks. heavenly this weekend mostly sunny skies 25 to 35 inches. mammoth mountain they have more snow there, 40 to 60 inches. and mostly sunny skies. northstar 32" of snow, dry conditions heading that way. more on your weather coming up next. ,,,, saint ignatius prep in san francisco is closed for a good cleaning tod s has made dozens of >>> back at 5:15. in the headlines on this wednesday, saint ignatius prep in san francisco is closed for a good cleaning today and for a good reason. there is a stomach virus that's spreading and it has made dozens of students sick. >> they are sanitizing the school this morning. >>> pg&e customers

coming up after the break violence and destruction filled the streets of oakland over the weekend is there a way to stop the radical factions of the occupy movement or will they be it's alan fall. who was shot four times in total in the air war as it were. sort of the bullets are still in my body. and people should be allowed to defend themselves wherever they are guns in the hands of law abiding decent people are not a problem national rifle association there's a group of basically retired military police loves to shoot holes in i'm sorry if you know that the bullet comes out here and this makes it go bang and if what's in front of here is going to die and that's all the training you really really need raise your hand if you know something's been shot ok let's kill him what i want to the philadelphia horn these are the streets we can live without a gun hopefully we will never have to use the weapons for self defense but we should be prepared for the full class including the teacher i think there's. seventeen students and city and one of seven or so a lot of. cultures that so much di

you get up in the oakland hills it's northeast about 30-35. you don't usually see that. at northeast made it to the surface we would really warm up. i think the west wind would hold. there is fog there and a few high clouds. i think that just keeps our temperatures where they were yesterday. more so in the mid 60s and low 70s. a lot of cloud cover coming across. it won't impact us until late sunday. monday increasing clouds. storm track stays north through the weekend. everything is fine. weekend looks good. maybe fog. nights and mornings. mostly sunny during the day and temperatures about where they are right here. upper 50s, low 60s here. not as warm for you folks in santa rosa. 50s to 60s the warmest toward gilroy and santa cruz. that's exactly what they were yesterday. the extended outlook shows nights and mornings fog. rain on tuesday. >> all right. we'll look for that thank you. >>> san francisco sheriff back in court today. the new request he's making involving the right to see his family. >>> plus 24 hours of violence in oakland. the details investigators are look

the off-ramp is closed so we're seeing slowing in the oakland area. westbound 24 no delay all the way through the caldecott tunnel. if you are heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza, that's a live look. it looks great all across the upper deck. there is some lower deck roadwork scheduled for later tonight. right now upper deck traffic in the commute direction into san francisco looks good. no fog advisories in effect today so pretty quiet outside right now. here's a live look for your silicon valley ride. westbound 237 by the 880/237 interchange. and 280 traffic looks good, as well. 880/237 had not very busy outside right now. here's a look at your drive times for the east bay. all in the green come down the eastshore freeway. 19 minutes. and westbound 24 looks good all the way towards the caldecott tunnel. everything is on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries. is. >> are you out of breath? [ laughter ] >> mad dash. >> i guess i could do that. >> it takes 80 to get you to the beach, huh? >> i think so, yeah. >> it will be a while,

i want to tell you about the problem in oakland. is on telegraph near 45th street, streets may be blocked because of gunshots that were heard fired in -- in a house in the area, westbound 24 fine. also in san francisco you want to avoid dubose avenue between valencia and mission due to that transformer fire amy hollyfield was at the scene you may want to consider 14th z an also use mission. i want to show you the waze traffic app, things looking good in the south bay not a lot of problems. i see traffic spotters there moving along at over 40 miles an hour this is a great way to get traffic information when you need it for your commute. go to abc7news.com/waze. you can download this free traffic app to your phone and i hope you join our traffic spotter community. >>> our time is 6:20. >>> seeing your screen and the street at the same time. the google glasses that could one day replace your smartphone. >>> oscar sunday five days away. four ya! at oscar.com you will fan a lot of oscar history, photo gallery fun and facts. -- take oscar

>>mark: new information on the oakland team accused of killing his parents. authorities say the 15 year- old was vague about the motive for the killings but there had been tension about his for conduct in the oakland charters will that he was attending after being suspended twice in the month. he was a black belts who strangled his mother and father from behind. officers found a couple dead friday night in their car outside of the home. if the car was charged in an apparent attempt to set the vehicle ablaze. >>darya: the construction worker killed on the job where he was buried alive in a mud slide has been identified. he was buried under an avalanche of soil as he was working at the bottom of a 12 ft. trends on the many mansion in milipitas. fifth is >>darya: take a look at the 5800 square foot home. the work there has now stopped. the contractor is accused of ignoring orders from a building inspector to stop construction following heavy rains >>mark: a high-speed chase ended peacefully in stockton last night. the chase started in west sacramento. >>darya: he

the place where the new bridge meets the oakland shore. caltrans closed the westbound lanes, to move the existing roadway on the oakland side. the detour allows room for work on the new westbound approach to the new bridge. it will stay in effect until the new bridge is opened. and as has become usual for the holiday weekend closures in recent years, having the bridge in one direction shut down provides a great opportunity to get other work done. and that's what they're doing. >> as it stands, right now, we got a lot of work done last night. some of the pre-demolition for the big demo effort starting around 6:00 tonight, completed. and we started to knock off the extra things we're trying to do for the maintenance on the bridge. >> caltrans could finish early. and open the bridge before the 5:00 a.m. tuesday target. it is all very weather- dependent, and so far, the weather has cooperated. >> later, tonight, if things go well, late tonight, probably around 10:00 p.m., at the earliest, we may be able to start the striping effort. again, it w

and that has some people living in the oakland hills and other neighborhoods angry and on edge. >> reporter, pam, they say police parens has gone down. and they say it's important that the police department find a way to better protect citizens who live in all corners of oakland. a for sale sign hangs in a driveway of this up-scale oakland home. the family that lived here left the city after a recent break-in. >> they didn't feel safe. for the man who lived across the street >> reporter: it's more than losing a neighbor, he lost his best friend. >> my best friend's wife is pregnant. and she doesn't want to have that kid in oakland. >> reporter: frustration grows as crime ticks upward in the oakland hills. of many of those are property crimes. the mayor 53,100-block program saturates resources in the most dangerous blocks in oakland, many residents say the police department has got to find a better way to protect those living in the hills. >> we want to have a police response and presence to try to deter those criminals that are just looking for an opportunity. >> i can't help but say that i

>>pam: the group started outside of oakland city hall and then marched to the courthouse. >> right now it is quiet outside of oakland city hall the different story on monday as police used a new tactic against the occupy group. >> you are violating the oakland municipal code. >> police warned protesters about the use of sound equipment, something not allowed without a permit. minutes later when no permit surface, officers went into action. soon after finding the right climate, tempers flared. protesters surrounded officers and then, there was pushing and yelling. >> if you are embarrassing. >> it is in accordance and notes that the protest was much more peaceful the law we have seen in recent weeks. no one arrested or injured. >>pam: there was a counter protest by a group of people will have formed their own movement. 75 people who say they represent oakland is silent majority. they gathered on the steps of city hall and sounded off about their frustration with the occupy oakland movement. >> we are here to stand for oakland. >> this is about taking care of our city. we do not want our

we are live at the police headquarters in oakland tonight. t to finding people and press charges. let us get to the video now keep your eyes on the front doors. these are the front doors of city hall. police said the protesters used a metal object to pry the doors opened, the doors were locked. people started to stream in and then the crowd started coming. the leasing in the 100 people were in city hall. they were throwing garbage and tipping over garbage cans. they were doing anything they could do damage city hall including still in the american flag that is outside of the flu --of the city hall. protesters met the flag on fire on the steps of city hall and police said that was the greatest insult of all. >> not only to have a flags turn in the united states but also a flag that represent our city and our country taken from city hall and taking it outside with protesters i think that sends its own message. >>reporter: police say they find some of these protesters they could be charged with breaking and entering and damaging city property. >>

the oakland estuary. skies, cool and brisk outside the doors this morning. >>> we're now hearing from the family of one of the marines killed when two helicopters collided during midair. on thursday an attack helicopter collided with the utility helicopter on the arizona-california border. all seven men onboard were killed. and the mother of one of them says she is grateful she was able to see her son just days before the crash. >> got that memory of him welcomer walking me to my car, hugging meg and giving me a big kiss and telling me he loves me. >> all seven of the marines were preparing for deployed in afghanistan. they say the cause of the crash is still being investigated. visibility may have been a factor, this is the fifth aviation accident since march that involves a marine headquartered at san diego miramar air station. >>> the taliban says one of its insurgents killed two americans this morning as a response to the destruction of korans at a u.s. mare till base. rioting continued for a fifth i d

in >>darya: the oakland a's owner topped off in the south bay yesterday of self leaflets oakland a's for this out if. wolfe says waiting for major league baseball the verdict has the excruciating for him and he discussed a possible theme of change. famines if and when we move, yes, we will change the name. we have a way of honoring and respecting the name oakland fled the oakland a's. the a's have been in a couple of other city superior f we tried to do it in oakland and fremont. >> this city and could create more than a thousand jobs and generate $3 million annually. wolfe says these are not exploring a move to any other city and selling the team is not an option. >>mark: of people living near jerry sandusky are expressing concerns as the former coach was arrested last year on dozens of charges of child sex abuse. he has been on house arrest since december. his neighbors say they have seen him outside of his home of workers if the ground and that has them worried. >> for for >> given the severity of the crimes he is accused of, to have him in such proximity of my children and other c

an inside look at the occupy oakland demonstration tactics. in more than 100 years, she is the only one. meet the first black woman to run oakland's fire department. destruction and desecration. an inside look at the occupied oakland demonstration tactics. >> and after more than 100 years, she is the only one. if the first black woman to run oakland fire department. >> and politics tearing apart of long-standing relationship. nationwide reaction between the divorce between the planned parenthood and the coleman foundation. >> every hour ordeal, uninterrupted buddy trench outside his house. after an all-out rescue effort, the man was pulled out a lot. we are in brentwood and we will tell you how that happened. >> behind me is don't view drive. normally it's quiet but tonight is anything but. all of these emergency crews are just outside the 8-foot deep, 12 long and six-inch white trench. rescuers tell me man was detained while trying to uncover the sewer blockage. and blockage. and that's what he was followed by the earth. >> at 5:30 this evenin

this is the front steps of oakland city hall. members of the city hall are calling it a day of action. occupy marches and demonstrations. you could see there's 150 people gathered. some of them carrying signs. some of them are standing and waiting for the rally to begin. once the rally starts, there will be a march from here to the wylie manual courthouse on 7th ant washington. that's supposed to happen about an hour from now. that's where a smaller group of 50 occupied supporters gathered. this is for the arraignment of 11 protesters arrested in an occupied event on january 24. one of them was adam cats, showed up. he says he was unlawfully arrested. >> i take one picture, a police officer comes, do you have a press pass? he says back up. then two cops rush at me starting backup. i back up the entire time. i'm backing up, tell me where to go. they throw me in the police car, and they arrest me. >> now catch showed us this video of his arrest. he was expecting the charges against him to be dropped. he said instead the alameda dist

funding has been saved for the oakland zoo, children's father land, hacienda historical -- park and some jobs in the original proposal, those community destinations faced a 40% cut to their budgets. new budget leaves them whole. however in the final plan 105 positions eliminated. not all were filled so 80 people losing their jobs. the city is going to sell a former fire station and parks and recreation and human services departments are merging that could mean some centers will have to reduce their hours. the budget passed 6-1, one councilmember call it heartbreaking, but necessary. police, fire and library budgets, untouched. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> a vegetable san francisco school -- a eventer in able san francisco school closed no classes after hundreds of students came down with a bad stomach virus. terry mcsweeney is live on campus where the cleanup continues. >> reporter: the cleanup continues because 200 students either called in sick or got sick once they got to school yesterday. officials saying let's take a day off, clean things up and move on from there. look at the eff

in the best of the rest of the news this weekend we witnessed chaos and violence in the streets of oakland most from police who use chemical weapons and and rubber coated steel bullets against peaceful patriots arresting more than four hundred people unfortunately in response to the police brutality we also also saw some of the more radical members of occupy oakland rise up they battled with police made their way into city hall caused thousands of damn dollars worth of damage and even burned to the american flag at the heart of the occupy movement and from its inception has been the notion of using peaceful protest and nonviolent struggle as a means to achieve greater equality within american society however over the course of history every form of peaceful protest has spun off a more radical violent faction typically a very small faction and the same is sadly true with the occupy and these radical factions to their use of violence and destruction undermine the very principles of the movement themselves and put a stain on those members who continue to use peaceful protests to accomplish th

ac transit's transbay buses will drop you off at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. if you must drive, there are detours around the closure but it's going to tame time. the distance from at the east end of the toll plaza to the ferry building is six miles. if you head nord to the richmond san rafael bridge and through marin county, you'll drive almost 36-miles to reach the fer re building and probably spend even more time behind he wheel going south on interstat 880 and highway 92 to the san ma dayow -- san mateo bridge. that is 46 miles. here's a look at the detours. sky 7 is over the richmond san rafael bridge, and here's a look at the traffic on westbound interstate 80 through emeryville. it's backed up to all the way to berkeley. traffic is heavy on the westbound span of the richmond san rafael bridge so you're going to have to give yourself some extra time if you're traveling on any of those alternate routes. >> our exclusive traffic tracker helping a lot of you navigate round the bridge closure. take a look at the richmond san rafael bridge, at the top of your s

what they don't support is people breaking the law. >> according to social media reports, the oakland occupy yes, sirs are planning another day of action on monday. >>> the stomach flu epidemic is forcing a high school to can sell classes until monday. 325 saint ig nay shoes college prep students and teachers have been hit by the virus since monday. dozens went home after suddenly becoming ill. custodians are using bleach and steam to disinfect the flu. they say it could be an outbreak of nor row virus. it spreads through the air and by touch and highly contagious. we spoke to one of the students who is recovering. >> i noticed it first at school. there was a kid who was running through our foyer. he couldn't make it to the garbage can before he threw up. >> the public health officials are trying to determine the cause of the outbreak. the school's kitchen and water supply have been tested and ruled out. >>> oakland's police and fire departments have new leaders tonight, and one has made history. teresa reid is one of the first african-american fire chiefs in a large metropolitan city

recent use of force by the oakland police department. as allie rasmus tells us, protesters will also try to make their presence known inside the county courthouse. gooferm, allie. >> -- good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning. we're outside of the court house. just to clarify, there are some people in front of the courthouse right now. we checked, asked everyone there and they all said they are there for traffic court, not for occupy oakland. occupy oakland is supposed to be here at 9:00 for some of their fell le protesters who have a court date this morning. this is video of the event on january 28th. a group of several hundred people during the march. in response occupy oakland are protesting a use of force. there will be a rally at frank ogawa plaza at noon. then they will march back to the courthouse at 1:00 a.m. also around noon today, a group of oakland residents and businesses call themselves, stand for oakland, they are having a silent rayly to counterdemonstrate the oakland movement. live in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu cha

amy to delay at the macarthur station in oakland. cording to a report it is because of a person under a train. macarthur is a transfer station. kron4 is on the scene and we will bring you the latest as learn more information. a convicted serial killer says he knows where more bodies are buried. wesley shermantine and his partner lauren herzog were known as the speed freak killers. in an interview from death row shermantine says more victims are buried in modesto, stockton and milton. he claims more details would be provided in future letters. there were two bodies found on property they used to belong to shermantine family. four days later investigators uncovered a well in linden. the 1000 bone fragments were found just east of stockton. shermantine has apologized for taking so long to reveal where the bodies were disposed. j.r stone is following this story tonight. you have spent the past two weeks in linden where investigators found to the bone fragments. you were in a san jose court house today and found some interesting informatio

right now in the news, oakland police have cordoned off the area around the 2100 block of 62nd after an officer shot and wounded a suspect. amy hollyfield is live at the oakland police department. >> reporter: police are trying to sort through why this happened. they haven't said why the officer shot at the man. they did say the man was armed with a gun. this happened about 11:30 last night in the 2100 block of 62nd avenue. police say someone was robbed. police did make a vehicle stop. the passenger in that car ran away. they say that passenger had a gun and that is the man who police shot. that man is expected to survive. in the hospital in stable condition. no police officers were hurt. that is what police have told us so far. we have a few more questions. we know they are working through this. we hope to hear from them later this morning. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> we are following developing news near the richmond-san rafael bridge the coast guard has spent all night searching after getting reports that two boats collided and several people were thrown into the water. investi

>>mark: rick santorum finished first in the misery primary. oakland mayor jean quan will make her state of the city address tonight. she will have a lot of issues to address from police, protesters in the budget crisis. just last night, the city voted no against a resolution to toughen policing against occupy protests. a dense fog advisory in effect in the thick fog on some of the bay area bridges. mild weather on top. >>darya: let's take a look at the hot spots and then the forecast. the golden gate is socked in. from >> this is the view from mt. tam. you can see a blanket of fog. if this is the big story of the morning. heavy fog, especially in the north bay and the east bay. eventually it will burn off and we will see sunny skies. in dense fog in the north bay. the ducks of correlates to a quarter of a mile visibility. be very careful driving around. >>george: right now, that that that extends through the macarthur maze on 580 westbound and is backed up to the berkeley curve. it is at least a 20 minute drive time and slightly more if you're coming

. >>> it has been a violent night in oakland. the city of oakland has been rocked once again by a spree of gun violence since 9:00 last night. as claudine wong reports, police resources are stretched thin. >> reporter: they were rushed to the scene as investigators tried to figure out who shot a man on his bike as he road down market street. >> went they went outside we realized somebody got shot. >> reporter: crime scene technicians worked to find out information as the market owner got back to business. a man was found shot in his car and was conscience when he was taken to the hospital. >> we got a call that there was a victim suffering a gunshot wound somewhere in the area so my officers located him and sent him to the hospital. we don't have a lot of information but we are still investigating the case. >> reporter: officers were trying to investigate a shooting at the corner of 44th and international where a group of people fired on a passing car. everybody fled that scene and that was at 9:15 p.m. p.m. p.m. just a few hours --

wrapping this all up, and so traffic is probably going to be heading back westward on this span of the oakland bay bridge that soon. so it's all happening quickly here. reporting live on treasure island, abc-7 news. >> big news. thank you so much. here's a live look at traffic on the golden gate bridge. you can see a decent amount of cars there. and this is the san mateo bridge. moving smoothly there. and the macarthur maze. things are flowing pretty good right now. and the waze traffic tracker is helping people and a half good at. it's live gps data sent by traffic trackers. those little red dots. and there's no significant backup on any of the bay area bridges. you can also download the exclusive waze traffic app for your smartphone. it's free, go to abc7.com/waze. >> the bridge has not opened yet so to help you get around the closures, public transit systems are offering extended. b.a.r.t. is running around the clock service through 1:00 a.m. on monday but not all stations are open 24 hours so check with b.a.r.t. first. ferries are operating on a holiday schedule, and ac transit won't be ab

bun rig one right after the other. oaklandice spokesperson said the crowd inside quickly grew to more than 100. city hall surveillance cameras captured all the destruction. papers started to fly as protesters dumped trash cans, throwing around small objects, making into offices and knocking over a 100-year-old model of city hall. >> and this model is what is believed to be the architect's only model of city hall. that was damaged. >> reporter: for oakland police, the worst damage was suffered by their own officers. >> we had three officers that had fairly serious injuries, and these are the types of things that the city of oakland is looking at, and these are the types of things that we will not tolerate. >> reporter: oakland police are hoping people will recognize faces in that footage and notify the department and they add that those who are caught will be charged. live in oakland, stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, stephanie. >>> now, occupy protesters who took part in the weekend clashes with police say the

a place where the new bridge meets the oakland shore. osing the westbound lanes and moving them south. open room for crews to connect the roadway to the new bridge to the land. and become usual with the holiday weekend closures we have seen in recent years, having the bridge in one direction shut down provides a great opportunity to get other work done. there are 45 projects underway this weekend and they are all making good time. primarily because of the weather. >> paving something we had concerns about. we had sun today means that we are just about through that part of it. >> as of right now, everything on schedule. no glitches so far, which means we are on track to get the bridge open. whether that's 4:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., or sometime monday night, we don't know. i wouldn't plan on it, but they are hoping to get it open earlier. >> we appreciate it. >> all right, so let's take a welcome at some of the traffic conditions along the alternate routes. things are much better. you can see a lot more green tonight. earlier today, it was stop

what they don't support is people breaking the law. >> according to social media reports, the oakland occupy yes, sirs are planning another day of action on monday. >>> the stomach flu epidemic is forcing a high school to can sell classes until monday. 325 saint ig nay shoes college prep students and teachers have been hit by the virus since monday. dozens went home after suddenly becoming ill. custodians are using bleach and steam to disinfect the flu. they say it could be an outbreak of nor row virus. it spreads through the air and by touch and highly contagious. we spoke to one of the students who is recovering. >> i noticed it first at school. there was a kid who was running through our foyer. he couldn't make it to the garbage can before he threw up. >> the public health officials are trying to determine the cause of the outbreak. the school's kitchen and water supply have been tested and ruled out. >>> oakland's police and fire departments have new leaders tonight, and one has made history. teresa reid is one of the first african-american fire chiefs in a large metropolitan city

the a's are giving manny ramirez a chance to show it. signed today to become an oakland a's. $500,000. he will sit out 50 games because he failed a drug test last year. manny ramirez will join the team on friday. his first game could be on his birthday, may 30 at the twins. last week, freddy solomon lost his battle with cancer and today friends and family gathered to remember him who died last monday. he was one of the speakers. he won two super bowls the 9ers. starting long side clark and joe montana. nfl note, the raiders dropped him after the season so he joins the kansas city chiefs. a three year deal. $19million. 11million for playing this year. stanford joining the enemy. going from silver and black to red and white. >> how could he do that? >> money talks. >>> good night everybody. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. ♪

the oakland as locking in top brass for another few years. ral manager billy bean and president mike crowley all said to sign contract extensions to remain with the team through 2019. that according to bloomberg television. bean has been the team's gm since the end of the 1997 season and, of course, the subject of a movie "money ball" starring brad pitt. crowley took over as team president in 1998. >> pretty cool who plays in the movie. >> not a bad choice, pal. >>> 4:54 right now. i don't know who would play mike. he's the one and only. >> thank you. they broke the mold. let's go to the roadways. highway 4, just off the water. christina is talking about the fog, so are we. so antioch and concord, highway 4, 684 likely to get effects of that fog over the course of the morning. the last few minutes, i have seen speeds dip below 50 westbound. your commute direction. likely because of lower visibility through the area. again, that is clearing up. and no fog advisories for the venetian bridges coming south out of the north bay. a smooth drive so f

we've got the occupy oakland last night. how long can that city continue to put out the money for the police force to keep an eye on the protesters? and what effect it's having at city hall. >>> and the caucus results from yesterday in nevada as the candidates move on to another couple of caucus states. it's two in a row for mitt romney. >> that's right after a strong win in the nevada caucuses last night. >> his victory solidifies his status as the front runner. but newt gingrich is defiant. he is vowing to fight on. we are live now in las vegas with the latest. >> good morning. >> reporter: from the lobby of the beautiful desert rose resort, by the fire, yeah, it was a big win for mitt romney. he's up 25 points now with about 71%. i think it will be closer to 30 points whenever it's going to be that they finish counting all the votes. he not only won the nevada caucus, he feels he has brand up the republican presidential nomination and he is leaving las vegas holding all the cards. romney rolled to 90% of the mormon vote an

the occupy oakland activists believe they were unlawful arrests. were throwing things at officers and the activists broke into city hall and vandalized it, including the burning of an american flag. protesters say police have been harsh. they have big plans for today to make a statement against the police. after last saturday's protest, the mayor indicated that the city isn't going to put up with the behavior any more. >> the arrested protesters received support from their fellow activists when they walked out of jail. some of those arrested will be speaking at today's noon rally they will be in the courtrooms for the morning sessions and the afternoon sessions. at lunchtime you will see them rallying and having speakers in front of city hall. then they land to march back from city hall -- then they plan to march from city hall back to the courtroom. >>> san jose police investigating that city's third homicide of the year. police were called 10:15 last night they found a 21-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds taken to a hospital where he died. no

the '60s. we are a touch lower compared what we saw yesterday. oakland could reach 62 degrees. livermore this afternoon, places like any i have to they will stay in the upper 50s, 61 degrees on tap, and he won degree warmer for santa rosa and 59 degree detective for those in san raphael this afternoon. her seven then run a the forecast the show mostly sunny skies as we had to the next several, it looks like a temperatures could reach the upper 60s and then as we head into the weekend we had a lot of sunshine to look forward to and then that cloud coverage returns as these are the knicks were weak. over in the traffic center, the bay bridge ride looks good. over at the san mateo bridge we'll see-if the conditions for your west bound ride out wants foster city and no delay to get the drift along the knicks freeway. lazurite is is 14 minutes from into income. and at the golden gate bridge south bound 101 you have to contend with some of the fog. we may need usually show wipers and other them and no accidents report. taking it over to the traffic maps, in the state to lead role is

they feel neglected by the oakland police department. o the montclair district. now the latest for the gas prices there seems there is no end. it even increased 5¢ overnight. here is where prices stand. $4.25 on average in california. $4.25 in san jose. $4.29 in san francisco. and $4.23 in oakland. >>marty: coming up the republican candidates will make a stop in the bay area. >>isabel: a live look. the approach to the bay bridge. things are moving smoothly. it looks like the sun is shining. we will be back. if ♪ >>marty: burlingame is the spot where you can bridge will be newt gingrich-at the hyatt regency. this is at a campaign event in everett, washington. he only has 30 percent of registered republicans in california. and those numbers are even expected to drop. >> former georgia congressman is also lacking. this is after rick santorum and mitt romney >>isabel: there is an environmental group called waterfront watch that is suing the city that did not properly review the in our mental impact of the america's cup. the environmental-impa

other east bay freeways including the nimitz through oakland. this looks fine. it's busier than at 4:30. if you have a flight to catch over at the airport, a smooth tribute out of downtown towards the airport. your bridges are up to speed, as well. westbound 92, drive time 13 minutes out of hayward. coming up a check of mass transit. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:07. women at war. >> how their role in the military is about to change. also ahead... >> to shake them up. >> tough message from sacramento. the new idea that would drastically reduce lawmakers' pay and their power. >> and the return of "mythbusters." their new experiment in the east bay. ,,,, divided capitol hill along party lines. >>> back at 5:10, a new debate over covering birth control has divided capitol hill along party lines. republicans promise to reverse a new federal policy that would require faith-based employers to provide birth control coverage in their insurance plans. democrats say it's a matter of fairness for women. the new rules include catholic charities, universities and hospitals

it took place at the oakland development center. it is dedicated to helping kids become aware citizens. ama dates has the story tonight. >> welcome, how are you all doing? >> regina jackson is the executive director of the center on international boulevard. >> we have visual, performing and culinary arts. we have basketball, track and field and martial arts, and then we have the after school homework academy, and we have computers. >> today jackson is a driver picking up these kids from futures elementary school. >> what was the most important then you learned at school? >> they can only afford to shuttle the kids one day a week. kids who don't have any other way to get there. >> we have a busy street. parents are worried about the violence. the kids can't walk 10 or 12 blocks like they may be used to. and sometimes they are not even comfortable with the buses. >> right now they transport about 60 kids from seven oakland schools in two advance. >> it is fantastic. >> what type of activities do you like? >> i like to go to the gym and

. >> new video of the weekend occupy protest in oakland. what security footage reveals about the demonstrations. >> taking a live look outside this morning. crystal clear shot for this thursday, february 2nd. this is "today in the bay." >> very beautiful. very nice. good morning. 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> 4:30 is a little early. lots to get to. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. push it back. you want to zoom out at this time of the morning. we have cold conditions out there this morning. and you know what, you need that heavy jacket for the first part of the day. this afternoon we're climbing toward that 70-degree mark. the warm-up continues into this weekend, then we get some rain back in that forecast. we'll sort it out for you this morning. first, let's get to the drive with mike. >> we'll take folks to 880 where we don't usually see a lot of construction. union city we have whipple road off ramp at the southbound side. there is a crew there and it may cause an issue. use the alvarado exit. the b

the couple were found dead in their car friday in oakland. the family adopted the boy years ago and friends watched him go from an a normal child to an angry child. >> he grew up in a foster home and he escaped from his original parents when he was as young as 3 years old. >> he confessed and some of the details we're not going to go into right now just because the investigation still continues. >> he made his first court appearance yesterday but apparently didn't enter a plea or even have an attorney so the arraignment was continued until today. the boy is facing two counts of murder and may face a special circumstance with that and, if convicted, he could face life without the possibility of parole. reporting live in oakland, christie smith. >>> 5:03 now. richmond police are offering a $10,000 reward for help fining a man who sexually assaulted an elderly woman. the attack happened saturday morning on san pablo avenue near the richmond el cerrito border. the 81-year-old lived at a nearby assisted living home and takes a morning walk between

this oust the east bay. oaklandolice have just confirmed that there was some sort of explosion outside the express liquor. this is at 1250 international boulevard. and we have a crew on the way. we will bring you the latest when we arrive on the scene. but again an explosion of some sort at the expression liquor. apparently, there were some efforts to have helicopter shots. chopper 5 over the scene of international baffled. they are clearing out the area and they are keeping cars away from the area. it looks like an explosion but it doesn't look like a lot of damage or debris. maybe a little bit of debris out the front. >> and i think you can see some of the debris and the glass chards and such, from the liquor store area, and you can see a chp vehicle or oakland pd vehicle there, trying to keep people away. but apparently an explosion at a liquor store there. and why we do not know. but gil diaz is en route. and hopefully we will have a live report before the end of the program here. >>> in the meantime, let's get