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for the oakland a's near downtown. hat went into this decision and what is next for the a's future in the city of oakland. those stories and much more today on four on two. >>> the dow jones is in track to finish with some slight losses. the s&p basically flat. >>> mozilla is a suing yahoo for hundreds of millions of dollars. the dispute is over a 2014 contract in which yahoo agreed to pay the company best known for its firefox web browser. mozilla agreed to make yahoo it's default search engine. yahoo website were acquired by verizon back in june. that prompted mozilla to terminate its agreement with yahoo. according to reports yahoo still owes mozilla $375 million a year through 2019. this comes after yahoo sued mozilla last week for breach of contract. >>> big changes coming to amazon fire tb and echo show users following the company's feud with google. google has announced it will pull the youtube video service from those amazon devices. stemming from amazon's refusal to sell some google products that compete with a

we are joined by the mayor of oakland. two years, 4% are you on board? >> no. my staff came out with a fiscal analysis that shows that will likely result in laying off up to 188 full-time workers in the city. fewer services, basic services that are relied upon. smoke so the city just can't afford it?>> correct. we can't spend money we don't have unlike the congress. >> the union says the city has 350 fully budgeted positions that are opened. 350 is more than 188. >> the budget assumes a vacancy rate that is baked into the budget projection.>> the union says what do you say to their contention that the city relies too heavily on temporary workers, mandatory overtime and folks working 16 hour shifts.>> i agree with them. if we have to cut staffing it will only make the problem worse. we will have to work critical public safety employees on more overtime. this is why we need to get the organization financially stable. what we have on the table exceeds the cost of living increase. it is a fair deal we have offered. it is financially prudent and also they have accuse

i spoke to a woman who works at the oakland library.. nd a man that has worked for the city for more than 20 years.. and is a heavy machinery operator here. they talk about some of the other issue they'd like to see resolved. lina hernandez/oaklan d public library employeethe issue is that i feel not only am i not valued i feel like i'm not prioritized. and it's not just about me. it's about our library. it's about our public works it's about the people who deal with illegal dumping. the people who work in homeless encampments. the people who work at parks and recs. we continue to point out to the city that we need to be able to have more workers. we need to be able to have more full time and permanent workers. 50 percent of our labor force is made up of people like me who are temporary part time workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.felipe cuevas/seiu local 1021 chapter president all of the workers that we represent that i've talked to feel very proud of the work, and it's ve

the striking oakland city workers. it outside of the building yesterday where mayor libby shaft was holding a reelection campaign fundraiser. the union representing many workers says it wants a one- year contract with a four percent pay raise. >> we want to come to a resolution. we want to get back to work providing services that we provide for the city of oakland. >> the city wants a longer contract. mayor shaffe says the city has offered a four percent increase for the first year and the possibility of a two percent increase in the second year, depending on city revenues. the city is also proposing an additional $.96 an hour increase for street maintenance crews or cleaning up homeless encampment. >> we cannot make financial decisions today that we cannot afford either today, but particularly in the long-term. >> union chief negotiator says not all the sticking points have anything to do with money. other issues include mandatory overtime and staff shortages. the city council is due to vote on a one-year contract this

the giants 24-17. marshawn ran for 101 yards, his best game since october, 2015. oakland is now tied for first place in the afc west with the chiefs and chargers setting up a huge showdown next sunday in kansas city. >> you wish you could just go out and win all, you know, and do it in a good way, but that just hasn't been our road this year. it's been a little more difficult. we're in a situation that all our goals are right in front of us. it's there. >> i don't want to go bah humbug, but it's perspective. just one start for jimmy garoppolo, but at least they're in first place. >> be right back. >>> one in four bay area children go to bed hungry, one in four. food banks like this one are a lifeline for thousands of bay area kids. please join us and our campaign to end hunger. >> help us fill the special bins at any whole foods market or make a donation at checkout, food for bay area families, a community project from whole foods market and kpix5. ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ news with jeff glor. we leave you with holiday allen and liz >>> thank you for watching

oakland. will... the school district says the 9-million dollar cut is down from the the 15 million dollars they were originally proposing. the district says they had no choice but to make the cuts or the state would have intervened. and that could have meant school closures. there is no word on where the money will be cut from. the board still needs to vote on possible layoffs. that vote could come as early as next month. <"if we stay in the position we are currently, in all likelihood we're going into state receivership. the state comes in and then they say ok we have to cut and we're not gonna take any community input, we're not gonna talk to the board, we're not gonna talk to the superintendent, we're just gonna cut. and that could be anything up to and including numerous school closures immediately."> ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) new this morning... a teenage boy is arrested for burglary and vandalism at an east bay elementary school. it happene

and the oakland a's are adding a familiar face to the roster.e started 92 games in right field for the cardinals and hit 235 with nine home runs last season. he was born in pleasanton and went to stanford. he wanted to be closer to his mother who was recently diagnosed with als. >> nice to get him back home. >>> back to the warriors. mike's favorite theme today. >> yes. >> dropping the hints. >> the dallas mavericks tonight. draymond green will probably miss another game because of injuries. he has a right shoulder injury. coach steve kerr says it is not serious. we hope not. the warriors are dealing with other injuries as we know. steph curry out with the sprained ankle still. nick young missed practice yesterday with a concussion. tonight's game with the mavericks begins at 7:30. >>> the san francisco spca now using a security robot to cut down on car break-ins and vandalism. it patrols the campus in the city. it uses cameras, laser 3d mapping, gps and microphones. there was one incident where somebody restrain touchdown and put barbecue sauce

the oakland city council met for several hours this afternoon. but it appears an agreement could not be reached in time to get the nearly 3,000 city workers back on the job. ktvu's alyana gomez spoke with the mayor libby schaaf a short time ago. does it appear the two sides are any closer to an agreement? ? >>> reporter: after three hours of discussion this afternoon, we hoped they are closer to coming up with a resolution. but again, it took a break for recess saying they need more time. we saw several city council members walking out of the meeting not having much to say, saying, hey, let them tell you, or, you know, it's up to the unions. they were frustrated and disappointed in the decision on nondecision today. but again we are talking about one pot of money, about a budget which mayor schaaf says is very limited and they are trying to find ways to reallocate or rearrange some of the funds to give the union what they want. they have been in negotiations for more than 7 months. the city council says they truly hope to have a resolution by the

the table. problems in oakland seem to be adding up. the city is losing money on parking enforcement since those officers are not on duty. and no one is cleaning up the garbage at homeless encampments. many city buildings will be closed today including senior centers and libraries. >>> security forces in israel expect more violence today in east jerusalem and the west bank. palestinian demonstrators have been clashing with israeli troops since president trump recognized jerusalem as israel's capital on wednesday. palestinian protesters burned american flags and pelted israeli soldiers with rocks. tear gas and water cannons were used to try to break up the crowd. the palestinian authority has called for three days of rage after president trump's announcement. it triggered warnings from the leader of hamas of a new uprising against israel. >>> last night in washington, president trump and the first lady hosted a hanukkah reception at the white house. the president said the world is stronger and full of promise because of the jewish people.

the city attorney. we'll have more. >> ktvu's alyana gomez outside city hall in oakland, thank you. >>> the headline, 3,000 workers union workers in oakland will be back on strike again tomorrow morning. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage on this developing story. we'll be bringing you updates on air and online. >>> the oakland a's plan to build a new ballpark next to the laney college came to a hall. the board of trustees ends talks with the team. the school district owns the land where the a's want to build the new ballpark. the move blindsided the a's. the team had been working with neighborhood groups to get everyone on board with the hope of building a 35,000-seat stadium just a short walking distance from downtown oakland and bart. >> it wasn't one major factor but, rather, for us to look at ourselves and say what do we want as peralta and how do we ensure that it's the best thing for us? >> the oakland ace said: >> the team may now reexamine other sites including the waterfront near jack london square. a's president dave cavill says the current site is off the table because it wouldn't create en

we want to get back to work providing services that we provide for the city of oakland . >> the city of oakland once a longer contract. the mayor said the city is offering a four percent increase for the first year with the possibility of a two percent increase in the second year, depending on revenues. the city has also proposed an additional $.96 an hour increase for street maintenance crews who cleanup homeless encampments . >> we cannot make financial decisions today that we cannot afford either today, but particularly in the long-term. >> the union's chief negotiator says not all the sticking points are dealing with money. other issues include mandatory overtime and staff shortages. the city council is due to vote on that one your contract this afternoon at 1:00. we tried to reach out to three city council members. two told us they will vote for the one your contract. the third councilmember is still undecided. a simple majority will get a one-year contract approved. >>> there are other labor issues to talk about in dublin where hundreds of teachers and parents held a candlelight

the most. kron4's will tran is live in oakland this morning with the details. ( will )oakland city union workersing back to the picket lines today ... after the city's final contract offer was rejected by the union.this means a lot of oakland city services will be unavailable for the fourth straight day.a union negotiator says the city's contract offer was not what they expected.but the city says their offer to increase worker's wages by six percent .. is their best and final offer.the strike is causing a lot of closures around oakland...that includes public libraries... city senior centers... and recreation centers. we have a full list of oakland programs affected by the strike on kron-4-dot-com.clvin hao with the bargaining team says: the mayors proposal is not good enough. they are behind on their wages but they want to keep negotiating.

the a's have wanted to abandoned the rundown oakland coliseum for years. 15-acre field of dreams has been quashed, the team could reexamine other sites including the jack london square waterfront. the a's president said the current coliseum site is off the table because it wouldn't bring in enough revenue. but the a's can't win this fight. the site had a lot of appeal not only to the a's but to its fans because of its proximity to bart as well as the beauty of the backdrop of the oakland hills and lake merritt. in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> pg&e has announced a push for clean energy. under the new initiative, they want to close down oakland's only power plant. the plant was built nearly 40 years ago. it's used when demand is high on hot days to keep the grid reliable throughout oakland. the old plant is powered by an old jet it your by engine that's not energy-efficient and pollutes the air. eliminating this plant will reduce the emissions to zero which is good for the health of people living and working in the area. >> we want to bring c

our temperatures, 30s and 40s, there are still 50s, it's coming off, a breeze off the oakland berkeley hills. we have an offshore breeze as well. everything is held in check, it's 60 once the temperatures, you guys. >>> classes are cancelled at ucla because of the fire, many students and staff were unable to reach the campus yesterday. the campus is not in danger at this point, but there have been power outages in many of the residents halls. you can see people wearing masks and the air quality, it's very bad down there. the hospital facilities are open and fully operational. >>> the state superintendent of publication construction said help is available for people in the schools that have closed. they can reopen quickly. funding will be made available for districts that have unexpected expenses like renting advance to temporary housing. 135 students have been displaced because of the school shutdown because of the fire. stay with us on channel 2 for more on the wildfires. we'll be updating you on the website and on our website, ktvu.com you'll find the latest on the wildfires includin

the city of oakland is preparing for a somber memorial. this morning, to remember the 36 people who died in the inferno. the criminal case is just beginning, but healing for the victims' families may never end. "today in the bay's" cheryl heard has more on how one family is dealing with their loss and seeking justice for their daught daughter. >> all they wanted to do was go out on a friday night and have a good time. >> reporter: instead, that good time turned into an unbelievable disaster. >> a big hole in your heart that it's just you're -- you're waiting for it to heal. and it's not healing. >> reporter: every day is a struggle for david and kimberly gregory. they have nightmares about that night and dreams they cherish. >> just a big hug, you know? >> and it felt good, you know? the hug felt real, you know? >> reporter: their 20-year-old daughter died in the december 2nd ghost ship fire. her boyfriend, alex vega, was with her. >> you couldn't have found one without the other and when we heard that they had found a couple that were hugg

outreach after the oakland school board votes to approve $9 million in budget cuts.>>> tonight's vote came after hours of angry public comments. those cuts will most certainly affect students in the classroom. some of whom spoke out at tonight's meeting. dana with just how deep the cuts are and when they will be made.>> reporter: that vote tonight came with only one person voting no director rosanne torres. there is a separate amendment that calls for a 244 people to be laid off. the positions eliminated. they have not gotten to that. the board meeting is continuing. this was not what the community members here wanted to see.>> the oakland school board voted 6-1 approving the cuts. it came after hours of outcry the study before the meeting.>> reporter: frustration and anger erupted as hundreds came to the oakland school board meeting concerned about cuts to student services special education supplies libraries and staffing. the superintendent said her revise recommendation is $9 million in cuts. 5.2 million cuts from the central office. 23 layoffs and 3.8 million to school sites.>> we

your exit to get directly to the oakland airport if that is your destination. t involving a big rig finally pushed off to the right-hand shoulder. traffic is recovering there just nicely. we had an earlier accident on 580 near hacienda. traffic recovering there nicely. 580 is your alternate. >> thank you, sue. the marin society is helping shelters inundated with animals affected by the thomas fire. >> dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs were flown into the bay area from the animal shelter. the marin humane says it is happy to help considering it was in the same situation during the north bay fires. >> so it's really important to keep a lost animal in the county so they're more likely to be reunited with their families. >> they will be microchiped, spayed and will be avail nbl about a week. we have all the information on our website, abc7news.com. >>> a terminally ill boy's dream of becoming a firefighter has come true in the south bay. >> is there any way you can do me a huge favor? step in as a firefighter today? >> look at that shy smile. this is an 8-year-old

the oakland zoo says the cubs will move in a few months...hen a new mountain lion habitat, one of the largest in the world, is finished. (vicki) the effects of the hurricane season still linger in some parts of the country, and the toll was not just on humans. major natural disasters can drastically increase the number of animals in need. many animal rescue groups went in after harvey, irma, and maria to get animals to safer places. with the number of affected animals this year -- shelter and foster communities all over the country hope to match them with new homes... the holiday seasons are often about having fun and bonding, and why not pass that along and help an animal in need of a home. (grant) that wraps up kron4 news that wraps up kron4 news at nine..(vicki) pam moore and steve aveson are here with what we are working on for kron-4 news at ten... ((pam))thank you grant and vicki....next at ten... a fiery meeting happening in oakland right now. over proposed school budget cuts.the district has to find a way to cut nine million dollars..

the driver says the suspects were wearing masks and had guns. oakland police are trying to track them down. >> a bay area couple's stolen car, brand new car, finally turned up. they found this couple's white honda with lyft sticker on the window and the car had 11,000 extra miles on it. finding the person responsible might be such a problem. the car was so new when it was stolen it still had the paper plates. lyft said we are unable to match this vehicle to any lyft accounts in the area. . >> we have new numbers tonight from the big fire burning in ventura and santa barbara counties. the thomas fire has burned more than 238,000 acres. it's now 30% contained. 930 homes are destroyed. more than 8,000 firefighters are on the front lines tonight. reporter tom wait shows us volunteers with the local humane society are working around the clock to care for animals that got lost after the flames broke out. >> these are the faces of the rescued. >> it's okay, buddy, it's okay. >> animals who have their own dramatic stories of survival as the devastating thomas f

a fire breaks out in the oakland hills... burning homes. ron 4's lydia pantazes explains what happened. happened. explains what happened. (grant) the thomas fire is still burning along southern california's coast and threatening communities in santa barbara and ventura counties. it's grown in size to 234-thousand acres... and is still just 20-percent contained. the flames have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced the evacuation of nearly one hundred thousand people. it is now the fifth largest wildfire in modern california history. (grant) winds of 20 to 40 miles per hour are expected through mid-week. that's an improvement over the powerful santa ana gusts that fanned the flames last week and into the early part of this week. (grant) new at five: alameda county prosecutors charged a foster city man in connection to the death of a bay bridge toll worker.(grant) daniel berk was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and six counts of felony d-u-i causing inury. berk drove his truck into a toll booth... killing 46-year-o

it happened along the oakland estuary redevelopment site. brooklyn basin. deborah talk to the fire department about whether the collapse is a threat to the water.>> reporter: the mess of a collapsed peer which crumbled into the oakland estuary at desk and took more than 100 feet of shoreline with it.>> it doesn't appear to be environmental concerns. the incident has stabilized.>> reporter: opened fire responded. no workers were injured. turning to the pollution hazard. for metal shipping containers 53 feet long tumbled into the water.>> they only contained building materials. they will take on water and sink and stick into the mud. we don't have concern of them floating into the waterway at this time.>> is part of the peer was scheduled to be demolished. we are working down that way over the next 12 months.>> reporter: the developers that the failure is in phase 2 of the five phase construction project that will bring more than 3000 housing units and 32 acres of parks and trails south of jack london square. it is a 1 1/2 billion dollar project.>> when you ar

team coverage picks up with amber live in the oakland hills where she found homeowners nervous about the fire danger.>> reporter: people here in the oakland hills say the 1991 firestorm in the northbay fires are on their minds. this weekend's red flag warning is putting them on edge.>> reporter: there is nervous anticipation and fear among people here along snake road in the oakland hills. the forecast for high winds brings anxiety.>> it is scary after being so close to the fire we had. i don't want to live in fear.>> reporter: monday night a fire destroyed two homes under construction. and severely damage three others.>> there were 304 fires in our front yard. >> reporter: the nielsens are lucky the fire caused minor damage to their roof. the couple says they lost their home in another part of the oakland hills in the 1991 firestorm.>> it is always scary up here. this is really hard. the trees are drive. the shrubs are drive. small fire with the wind can grow. >> reporter: the strong winds and low humidity have led alameda county fire to issue a red flag warning for this weekend.>> w

tonight's forecast calls for when >> amber is live in the oakland hills where the fire danger is high. it has residence on edge. but first bill martin is checking the -- the conditions.>>> the hills around the bay area. is stays in effect until we get into sunday morning. you can see the red area >> mainly the hills. stained -- dangerous conditions. not the worst of conditions but it is something to be concerned with. the winds could get up to 40 and 50 miles per hour. tomorrow morning you see the contours >> heaviest winds by vacaville. tomorrow morning 5 am 34 in napa. 27 miles per hour in san francisco. windsor get going pretty good tomorrow afternoon. look what happened >> overnight we pick up again. they go right back down by sunday afternoon. saturday night into sunday morning is going to be one of the busier times. that is the when the forecast. it is all about late tonight in early tomorrow. the winds have not materialized. at 4 am you will notice in the hills. as we get into saturday or sunday morning early same thing. we will watch it. not as bad as red flag warnings in the

we're worried about the oakland hills. montclair, where the fire has been going on overnight, as well. tragedy in san francisco, we follow there with the mayor. over here, we follow this fire, as well, over in the hills, off of snake road. in fact, snake road itself was at one point closed, or restricted. fire crews were right there. skyline turns into snake road, loops around and turns into shepard canyon road and loops around. we'll continue to follow this. avoid the area. highway 13, not expressing closures from chp. highway 24, we see a little slowing but we typically see it this time of morning as crews move around. it is typical, as well. the other fire we saw, a brush fire off highway 24, that cleared so it is good. no other problems. no reports of changes for transit or any of the other agencies. again, we're tracking it carefully, all the way from the city down toward the south bay. the north bay, a quick look at the san rafael camera. light build. no problems. you're at speed coming all the way out. back to you. >

you have hundreds of city employees from the city of oakland. and they are marching down 14th street here in front of city hall. and again, the union has rejected the latest offer from the city. the two sides stand at an impasse. and the mayor and union negotiators at this point we understand they'll be sending the dispute to a state mediator to try to work out a deal here. but in the meantime, 3000 or so workers here in the city of oakland will not be on the job tomorrow. at the very least, the strike as we understand it and the union is telling us the strike will be continuing into a 5th day tomorrow as the two sides are at an impasse. >> and alex, you're on 14th by city hall. did any of the employees who are picketing right now, walking the city streets tell you exactly where they're going? or are they going to hang around city hall? >> we can't really get a sense. they may be going around the block. initially, everyone gathered on the plaza in front of city hall. and then they marched over a half block to the intersection of 14th and broadway

scary moments overnight in the oakland hills especially with the wind, but good news, though, firefightersdo have it under control. this was first reported around 11:30 last night. under construction home on snake road was on fire, embers from that fire spread, multiple homes in the area caught fire including some in the area of colton boulevard. in less than an hour that fire went to four alarms. tier got the fire under control at 2:50 this morning. five homes were damaged. montclair school was used as an evacuation center but we're told that no one is there at this hour. a big issue here is this retaining wall that is right off of snake road. you can see firefighters are looking down at it and there is a lot of erosion below and they were putting water on it and the fire damaging some of the wood ties that are attached to this retaining wall and bridge on snake road. that is an issue they would be worried about collapse here. they will have to take a closer look at this and make sure it is stable enough for vehicles to go over. you can still see some flames down below, hot spots here, so

so he decided to report it to the oakland fire department. osectutors say, they have many be calling additional witnesses and the preliminary hearing could last all week. (vicki) a jury has found a san francisco plumber .... guilty of one of the worst mass slayings in the city's history. five members of one family were beaten to death inside a home near city college back in 2012. kron4's maureen kelly was in the courtroom as the verdict was handed down. binh luc (bin luke) showed little emotion when the guilty verdicts came down.after a two month trial and seven days of deliberations.a jury found luke guilty of killing five members of the lei familya couple in their 60's, and their adult daughter, son and daughter in law, beating them to death with a hammer. the jury also agreed to the special circumstances of multiple murder and lying in wait, as well as five counts of attempted robbery and two counts of burglary. he's obviously disappointedthe defens

this is the city office building across from oakland city hall. creation department and 100 employees with the head start program. both of those services are unavailable because of the strike along with public works and another nonemergency office. earlier this morning we were at the maintenance service center where public works employees were picketing on edgewater. most nonemergency city services shut down for a third day because of the strike. there was hope this time yesterday there would be a resolution with the city council joining negotiations around 1:00. they met for three hours with representatives and had no agreement. everyone will be back at the table today at 1:00 in city hall to continue discussions. some of the sticking points are on wage increases. members of the union bargaining team told us they are upset about the city relying on temporary part-time workers and mandatory overtime instead of hiring more full-time employees. yesterday afternoon the mayor libby schaaf says the city would have to lay off 180 workers if they gave the

the future of this building? what is going to happen here?cil: "well right now everything is under litigation, everyone suing each other, at the end of the day it is owned by a private individual and everything is in the courts right now">the of oakalnd is in the process of the hiring of 6 new fire code inspectors by the end of 2017 and hiring 6 more inspectors by the end of 2018, will that get the job done?sot in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (robin) oakland mayor libby schaaf has announced the city's first "tuff shed shelters" .... designed to help provide housing to the homeless. about twenty sheds are expected to provide temporary housing to forty people. the site is located at 6th and castro streets ... just beneath the interstate- 880 and - 980 split. it will have twenty -four hour security. the oakland builders alliance paved and prepared the site for free.yesterday the mayor