deputies from across the region getting ready to line up in formation for a final salute to officer tuan lay. officer lay remembered today as a son of oakland, a compassionate and caring hero who had much more to do and much more to give. now hundreds of oakland police officers and law enforcement officers across the region gathered at this church in castro valley to honor fallen officer tuan lay, oakland police stood in formation in the rain as a procession with his casket arrived at the church. a large american flag was draped in between two fire trucks outside. now outside, agencies are patrolling oakland streets this morning to allow the department to grieve, lay was shot and killed the morning of december 29th, while responding to a burglary at a cannabis business along oakland's embarcadero. he was working undercover and in plain clothes, driving an unmarked car. two men have been arrested and charged with murder. officer lay was born 36 years ago in saigon, vietnam, and became a naturalized u.s. citizen in 2001. he graduated from the 183rd oakland police academy in 2020, and served as

where memorial services are getting underway in about an hour from now for oakland police officer tuan lay, the 36 year old officer was shot and killed in the line of duty. >> he was in plain clothes, responding to a burglary at a cannabis shop last month. >> now officer lay was on the oakland police force for nearly four years. he graduated from the police academy in february of 2020. for the past two years, officer lay served as a community resource officer in west oakland. he was born in vietnam before later moving to oakland. he became a us citizen in 2001. officer lay is survived by his wife, who was at his bedside when he died of injuries from a shooting this morning. >> we have dedicated team of correspondents covering the memorial service for officer tuan lay, crime reporter henry lee is in the parking lot outside the church. but first, let's start with ktvu. ali rasmus, who is on the street near the church in castro valley, where people have gathered at the three crosses church. ali well, andre, we are watching a long line of cars and attendees, mourners still making their way up

there will be a public memorial for officer tuan lay at 10 a.m. wednesday at three crosses church in castro valley in oakland. henry lee ktvu, fox two news a gofundme for the family of officer lay has more than doubled its original goal, collecting more than $116,000 in just five days. >> this comes from more than 1000 generous donors. as mentioned, officer lay died during an attempted burglary of a cannabis business. coming up tonight at 1030, we take a closer look at the challenges this industry faces in the safety concerns for bay area shop workers. >> new at ten a frightening scene for travelers on a plane headed from portland to southern california. the window section of the aircraft blew out mid-air. these are photos from one passenger that shows this gaping hole on the side of the alaska airlines plane. the flight was headed to ontario, california, around 440 this afternoon, but it was forced to make an emergency landing back in portland. the incident happened soon after departure. passengers told our sister station in portland that the extr

true when he became an officer in 2020. >> i remember the newly minted oakland police officer tuan lay, and his broad smile as he beamed with pride in achieving his lifelong dream. >> his lifelong dream was fulfilled, and following our grandfather's footsteps lay uncle placed his hand on the casket and shared his grief in both english and vietnamese. >> we were among. we pray for you. rest in peace. officer 20 my lovely nephew. >> the flag covering lays casket slowly folded by two officers. then presented to his wife and mother in the front row with a final salute to say goodbye. >> i know this was not how it was supposed to end, but you can rest easy. you have given us hope. you've given us love. you've held the line. you are a true hero. just know we have the watch from here. bless tuan. bless his family. bless the women and men of the oakland police department. >> interim chief allison said lay is the 10th oakland police officer to have died during his career. and mike, julie, he said that each loss has taken a bit of his heart and soul, something he'll never get back and words that

we begin tonight with that public memorial service today for slain oakland police officer tuan lay.undreds of members of law enforcement and the public stood in the rain outside the three crosses church in castro valley today. as that procession and hearse carrying lay's casket slowly approached officers from around the bay area attended with outside agencies patrolling oakland streets to allow the department time to grieve. and at that service today, officer lay's family and colleagues spoke about his loyalty, his courage, and his dream of following in his grandfather's footsteps, becoming a police officer. ktvu christina rendon with today's touching tributes. today we remember tuan, who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving his life in the pursuit of that noble cause. >> protect the residents of oakland as officer tuan lays flag draped casket was carried into three crosses church in castro valley. >> hundreds gathered to say their final goodbyes and offer condolences to lay's family. >> every member of the oakland police department feels the pain of your loss, and i, along with th

where memorial services are getting underway in about an hour from now for oakland police officer tuan lay old officer was shot and killed in the line of duty. >> he was in plain clothes, responding to a burglary at a cannabis shop last month. >> now officer lay was on the oakland police force for nearly four years. he graduated from the police academy in february of 2020. for the past two years, officer lay served as a community resource officer in west oakland. he was born in vietnam before later moving to oakland. he became a us citizen in 2001. officer lay is survived by his wife, who was at his bedside when he died of injuries from a shooting this morning. >> we have dedicated team of correspondents covering the memorial service for officer tuan lay, crime reporter henry lee is in the parking lot outside the church. but first, let's start with ktvu. ali rasmus, who is on the street near the church in castro valley, where people have gathered at the three crosses church. ali well, andre, we are watching a long line of cars and attendees, mourners still making their way up to the hill w

there will be a public memorial for officer tuan lay at 10 a.m. sses church in castro valley in oakland. henry lee ktvu, fox two news well, go fund me for the family of officer lay has more than doubled its original goal, collecting more than $116,000 in just five days. >> and that all comes from over 1000 generous donors. >> very generous indeed. it is 910 a check whether rain coming our way, snow in the mountains, i guess. >> yes, cold winter storms. so bring out the thicker jacket. if you're going to be out and about this weekend giving you a live look here at the mostly gray, mainly dry conditions across the bay area at this time. beginning to see that moisture creep into the far north bay at this time. we'll check in on the radar here in just a moment. more about the advisory we touched on a little while ago. that high surf advisory until 7:00 this evening with those large breaking waves 15 to 20ft. and wow, that live camera out there towards pacifica showing you just how hazardous it is. it is not just pacifica, though. it's the north bay dow

his language, ability and understanding of our culture so we're able to bridge the gap. >> officer tuan lay really exemplified what that looks like to be a public servant for our communities. >> some older asians who have come to the u.s. tend to distrust the police. lay acted as a liaison, was very instrumental in bridging that divide between our asian community and the oakland police department. lay was once honored for saving a life, but even before he joined the police department, the oakland high graduate had already had deep connections to the community. >> so he's been very much a part of serving this oakland community, and he's ultimately given his life in service to this community here in oakland. >> lay was 36. he's the first oakland police officer to be killed in the line of duty. since four officers were shot dead on a single day in 2009. in . there will be a public memorial for officer tuan lay at 10 a.m. wednesday at three crosses church in castro valley in oakland. henry lee ktvu fox two news a rally took place today outside oakland city hall to demand mayor shang tao and the

family, friends and colleagues taking time to say their final farewell to fallen officer tuan lay as ktvu cristina rendon reports tonight, he is being remembered as a man of compassion, a man of courage. today we remember tuan, who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving his life in the pursuit of that noble cause. protecting the residents of oakland. >> as officer tuan lays flag draped casket was carried into three crosses. church in castro valley. hundreds gathered to say their final goodbyes and offer condolences to lays family. >> every member of the oakland police department feels the pain of your loss, and i, along with the entire department, stand before you completely brokenhearted. >> interim police chief darren allison said lay embodied all the characteristics of a great officer loyal, responsible, caring and compassionate. those traits traced back to childhood. his cousin shared a story about lay when he was seven, the day before they moved to the u.s. from vietnam, his mom chose to buy an apple for tuan that he wanted, not for himself, but to take home to share with his cou

party officers from all over the bay area gathered today in oakland for the memorial for officer tuan layeven one coming from as far away as france. that's right. >> and it was the final farewell for officer lay, who was killed while responding to a burglary last month. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more on the memorial for one of oakland's own that all passing under the american flag. >> over 500 uniformed oakland police officers lined up to greet officer tuan lay for his memorial service at three crosses church in castro valley. >> your hurt is our hurt. your grief is our grief. every member of the oakland police department feels the pain of your loss, and i, along with the entire department, stan, before you completely brokenhearted, interim police chief darren allison called officer lay a hero, an officer who brought compassion to policing. >> lay, who was 36 years old, was working undercover when he was fatally shot while responding to a burglary at a cannabis business on december 29th. >> he had a true, true heart for service. his desire to better the lives of others was

from alameda county's top prosecutor tonight, as oakland police pieced together who killed officer tuan lay. tonight, authorities say that is becoming more clear. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz district attorney pam price started tonight by saying she met with the family of officer lay, grieving over the sudden loss of their loved one. and now her office is promising maximum justice against the suspects charged in his death. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns and then is in the newsroom uncovering these new developments from investigators tonight. tim. >> yeah. dan i'm the district attorney, announced charges against three men tonight. those three men are mark sanders, alan brown and sabran russell. during a news conference late tuesday, alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing murder charges against mark sanders of tracy and allen brown of chico for the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay. >> the charges are extensive, as you will see, and we may add additional charges as we obtain additional evidence. >> shefs a third man

party officers from all over the bay area gathered today in oakland for the memorial for officer tuan layen one coming from as far away as france. that's right. >> and it was the final farewell for officer lay, who was killed while responding to a burglary last month. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more on the memorial for one of oakland's own that all passing under the american flag. >> over 500 uniformed oakland police officers lined up to greet officer tuan lay for his memorial service at three crosses church in castro valley. >> your hurt is our hurt. your grief is our grief. every member of the oakland police department feels the pain of your loss, and i, along with the entire department, stan, before you completely brokenhearted, interim police chief darren allison called officer lay a hero, an officer who brought compassion to policing. >> lay, who was 36 years old, was working undercover when he was fatally shot while responding to a burglary at a cannabis business on december 29th. >> he had a true, true heart for service. his desire to better the lives of others was in

it was the final farewell for officer tuan lay, who was killed responding to a burglary nearly two weeks ago. >> now, abc seven news reporter anser hassan was at today's service with that all passing under the american flag. >> over 500 uniformed oakland police officers lined up to greet officer tuan lay for his memorial service at crosses church in castro valley. >> your hurt is our hurt. your grief is our grief. every member of the oakland police department feels the pain of your loss, and i, along with the entire department, stand before you completely broken hearted. >> interim police chief darren allison called officer lay a hero, an officer who brought compassion to policing. lay, who was 36 years old, was working undercover when he was fatally shot and killed while responding to a burglary at a cannabis business on december 29th. >> he had a true true heart for service. his desire to better the lives of others was ingrained in his identity. it was just simply who he was as a person. >> lay was a vietnamese refugee who came to the bay area when he was seven years old. jennifer tran

against mark sanders of tracy and allen brown of chico for the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay>> the charges are extensive, as you will see, and we may add additional charges as we obtain additional evidence. >> shefs a third man, cibran russell, is being charged with burglary along with the current charges. oakland police interim chief darren allison also confirming a history of illegal activity for sanders. i can confirm that he has a prior uh- arrest history, which does include the killing of another and additional other violent crimes. 36 year old lay was shot last week while working undercover. he was responding to an early morning burglary of a cannabis shop along oakland's waterfront, price saying she met with lee's family earlier tuesday to explain how she plans to hold those responsible for his death to account. >> i assured them that my office will do everything within the confines of our legal power to make sure that the men we believe the man we believe shot and killed officer lay, will serve the rest of his life in prison. >> both price and allison, as well as oakl

several arrests were made over the weekend in connection to friday's shooting. >> that killed officer tuan lay has been extremely, extremely difficult, especially, you know, new year is a time that you want to celebrate with your family, carl chan is president of the oakland chinatown foundation. he knew officer lay personally. he says the family is still coping with the sudden loss, but they are thankful arrests have been made. >> these people are being uh, you know, killing and hurting people would not be on the street hitting other people. so the family members are very, very, uh, happy that, you know, they are no longer out there hurting other people. >> the oakland police officers association confirming that members of the united states marshals service arrested a key suspect in livermore. >> they can see that, um, the work has been done by the police department and especially they want to thank all the police departments from all across, not only from opd, but, uh, for those, uh, have been involved. >> this was happening during another incident of, uh, you know, property crimes. and for

are a buddhist ceremony in honor of fallen oakland police officer tuan lay at oakland's chinatown, ance space set aside to pay respect to a son of the city who died while protecting his community. >> boeing their heads. buddhist nuns chanted and recited prayers in a solemn ritual to memorialize a deep loss. we're here with our hearts grieving. >> he has helped all of us to get here together. >> reporter oakland police officers were among those who stopped by many signed memory books, leaving thoughts of remembrance and condolences. lay was working undercover when he was shot and killed early last friday while responding to a cannabis burglary, along oakland's embarcadero. two men have been arrested and charged with murder, losing a

. >> officer tuan lay really exemplified what that looks like to be a public servant for our communities. >> lay was just 36 years old. he is the first oakland police officer to be killed in the line of duty since those four officers were shot dead on a single day back in 2009, and official law enforcement memorial for officer lay has now been set for next wednesday. opd says the memorial will be held at 10 a.m. at the three crosses church there on john drive in castro valley. it will be open to the public anew at 730 tonight. the city of sausalito will soon have a new police chief and she is making history. stacy gregory officially takes over as chief on monday, making her the first female lgbtq plus police chief in san toledo. gregory has served as acting chief for the past year and a half. she's been with the sausalito police department for 26 years. the sausalito police association is excited about gregory's appointment, telling ktvu tonight, quote, chief gregory has a commendable history of priority rising community well-being as acting chief of police, she successfully navigated th

. >> four men facing charges in connection with the deadly shooting of oakland police officer tuan lay entered not guilty pleas. 27 year old mark sanders is charged with special circumstance murder and burglary , the district attorney says sanders was the gunman in the shooting on december 29th. the alleged getaway driver, 28, year-old alan brown, pleaded not guilty to the same charges. 34 year old marquise cooper was charged with murder and 30 year old brian russell pleaded not guilty to burglary charges. now his attorney is working to separate his client from those suspected of murder. >> and we exercise his right to a speedy preliminary hearing. we did that because this is a weighty case. obviously, there's the media here. we have an officer who is no longer with us, but we would like to remove mr. russell from this narrative. and we think the best way to do that is to have a quick and speedy preliminary hearing. >> well, 36 year old tuan lay was responding to a burglary at a cannabis shop when he was shot and killed in the line of duty. >> she disappeared nearly 30 years ago and no

and has the latest. >> all four men charged in connection to the murder of oakland police officer tuan lay pleaded not guilty in court on thursday. >> right now, mr. cooper is being charged with murder uh. it's a felony murder theory. um, so there's a certain elements and aspects that they need to prove to try to attach him to the homicide, and we just don't think there's enough there for that. >> attorney ernie castillo represents marquise cooper, the latest of the four men charged in this case. cooper is charged with a total of 16 felonies. castillo says they want a speedy preliminary hearing because we feel our client's being overcharged in this case, and we want to deal with that right away. >> but it's my understanding my client was not present during the shooting. was not inside this building, had no involvement in what went down at the time of the homicide officer lay was working undercover when he was fatally shot in the head while responding to a burglary call at a marijuana business in the early hours of december 29th. >> mark sanders is accused of firing the fatal bullet. alan b

men charged in connection with a cannabis burglary and shooting that killed oakland police officer tuan lay, made their first court appearance on thursday. the alleged gunman, mark sanders, turned his back to news media cameras as he wore a red jail jumpsuit, which means he's being held in protective custody. sanders, as well as the accused getaway driver allen, star brown, have each been charged by alameda county prosecutors with murder and a special circumstance of drive by murder. if convicted, they could face life in prison without parole. i stand ready to defend mr. sanders against these charges. sanders attorney, andy bellows, expressed condolences for the officer's death and said her client is presumed innocent and facing serious charges. >> i believe the first special circumstance that has been charged by this administration in the year that that that miss price has been district attorney, i will leverage the full weight of my office against these people who we believe ruthlessly and wantonly murdered an officer of the law. >> sanders, brown and sabran russell have all been charged

for officer tuan lay one even coming from as far away as france. so touching. he final farewell for officer lay, who was killed while responding to a burglary last month. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more on the memorial for one of oakland's own ways that all passing under the american flag, over 500 uniformed oakland police officers lined up to greet officer tuan lay for his memorial service at three crosses church in castro valley. >> your hurt is our hurt. your grief is our grief. every member of the oakland police department feels the pain of your loss, and i, along with the entire department, stand before you completely brokenhearted. >> interim police chief darren allison called officer lay a hero. an officer who brought compassion to policing. lay, who was 36 years old, was working undercover when he was fatally shot while responding to a burglary at a cannabis business on december 29th. he had a true, true heart for service. >> his desire to better the lives of others was ingrained in his identity. it was just simply who he was as a person. >

several arrests were made over the weekend in connection to friday's shooting that killed officer tuan lay has been extremely, extremely difficult, especially, you know, new year is a time that you want to celebrate with a family. >> carl chan is president of the oakland chinatown foundation. he knew officer lay personally. he says the family is still coping with the sudden loss, but they are thankful arrests have been made. >> these people are being, uh, you know, killing and hurting people. uh- would not be on the street hitting other people. so the family members are very, uh, happy that, you know, they are no longer out there hurting other people. >> the oakland police officers association confirming that members of the united states marshals service arrested a key suspect in livermore. >> they can see that, um, the work has been done by the police department, and especially they want to thank all the police departments from all across, not only from opd, but, uh, for those, uh, have been involved. >> this was happening during another incident of, you know, property crimes and for our

. >> three men linked to the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay. the recent two of those men will have their murder charges enhanced. >> i assured them that my office will do everything within the confines of our legal power to make sure that the men we believe, the man we believe shot and killed officer lay, will serve the rest of his life in prison. >> we'll run you through the charges. each man faces, plus the weather system we saw around here in the bay area brought snow to the sierra. >> the boost it's given to the mountains as the region has seen a slow start to the winter. live from jack london square this is morning time two. >> the night. >> well. good morning. today's thursday, january 4th. you're looking live at the san francisco skyline right now. the sun is out. a scene we have not seen at this time of the morning for the last couple of days. we'll check in with steve paulson to see what weather changes are ahead for the bay area. in just a few minutes. well, we want to start in the east bay this morning, where three men accused in the

officer tuan lay.s is video showing police and u.s. marshals arresting 30 year old sabran russell, along san francisco's embarcadero. early new year's day. authorities say the two men were at the scene of a burglary at a cannabis business near fifth and embarcadero, along oakland's waterfront, lay and a second plainclothes officer went in unmarked pickup truck, pulling into the parking

learning a bit more about the arrests made in connection to the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay. he was shot and killed near jack london square last week. lay was working undercover, responding to an early morning cannabis shop burglary. oakland police say they made several arrests but have not said exactly how many people are in custody. abc seven news has learned one suspect was tracked to an l.a. excuse me, a la quinta inn in livermore, and arrested early yesterday morning. barry donilon is the president of the oakland police officers association. and he says since the shooting, opd has been working nonstop to try to catch those who are responsible. the decision to charge those suspects will now be with alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> i think they understand and the importance of charging the people who killed an oakland police officer or anyone attached to them committing crimes in the city of oakland. >> in a statement, oakland police said the investigation is still ongoing and they will not stop until all those responsible are brought to justice. officer

time when the city is dealing with an increase in crime, and the recent killing of police officer tuan lay we all have to walk by faith and faith teaches us that in the darkest moments, it is always darkest just before the dawn. it's been some darkness in the land. we just buried a police officer. he gave his life. if that was the dark day that we have all seen in a very, very long time. but that also means that there is a light out that is going to come to us. >> people who attended the event also spoke about battling stigmas and coming together to combat the hurt and pain in their neighborhoods, as multiple formal complaints have now been filed against the oakland unified school district for allegations of anti-semitism, one of the complaints outlines four separate incidents at fremont high bret hart, middle and montera middle schools. according to lawyers who filed the complaint. the district has begun an investigation. this all comes as the publication j. weekly reports that more than 30 jewish families have left the district due to concerns of anti-semitism. we reached out to the dist

time when the city is dealing with an increase in crime and the recent killing of police officer tuan lay, we all have to walk by faith and faith teaches us that in the darkest moments, it is always darkest just before the dawn. >> it's been some darkness in the land. we just buried a police officer. he gave his life . that was the darkest day that we have all seen in a very, very long time. but that also means that there is a light that is going to come to us as people who attended the event also spoke about battling stigmas and coming together to combat the hurt and pain in their neighborhoods. >> a gathering today at the port of oakland to protest the u.s. support of israel's military involvement in palestine. organizers say aid supplied by the u.s. has directly contributed to the humanitarian crisis in gaza. over a thousand people blocked access to the port early this morning and again this afternoon, the protesters say the port is used to ship military equipment to israel. new details now on a carjacking and kidnaping in san jose. a woman who was reported missing has been found safe.

. >> tuan lay fue baleado y muerto la noche del pasado 29 de diciembre, respondiendo a un robo.olicía de oakland dijo a la familia que su dolor era el de ellos y resaltó que taiwán representó lo mejor que ese departamento tiene por ofrecer. explicó que era un oficial comunitario y que con frecuencia recibió correos electrónicos halagando y agradeciendo su labor. pues era proactivo, decidido y sabio. un héroe verdadero, puntualizó. una caravana de patrullas precedió la llegada del ataúd a la iglesia 3 cruces de castro valley, donde se dio el servicio , además de centenares de policías de oakland y el área de la bahía también llegaron de visalia, los baños y rossville. elvia vino en solidaridad con la madre del oficial porque 1 de mis hijos es policía. >> hacer solidaria con ellos a compartir su dolor. un poco. >> nos dijo que su hijo, cuyo nombre prefirió mantener en reserva, era compañero cercano de tuan, pudo haber estado ahí, pero estuvo libre, asegura que por eso ahora lo carcome el dolor en que él no estaba ahí para ayudarlo. alison se dirigió a los otros 2 policías que acom

hassan abc seven news and tomorrow, a public memorial will be held to remember oakland police officer tuan lay. >> this was a memorial for him set up inside the oakland federal building, where he worked security before joining the police department. he was killed in the line of duty ten days ago, marking the department's first death since 2009. there was a brief police procession yesterday in tribute, with a much longer one expected tomorrow from oakland to castro valley. ahead of the memorial. that memorial will be held at three crosses church in castro valley. you can watch the entire ceremony on abc 724 over seven streaming. our coverage begins at 10:00. the service is expected to last until about 1130. in the south bay, the police chief of the bay area's largest city announced today that he's leaving the department. >> san jose police chief anthony mata says he plans to retire in the spring to take on a new role. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has reaction to the news today and more from officials on now. the search for a new chief of the san jose police department is losing its lead

somber crowd of well-wishers joining oakland leaders and beat cops this morning to remember officer tuan lay at a chinatown vigil. >> buddhist monks led the crowd in prayer and song. the traditional bell ringing ceremony helped memorialize the fallen officer killed on the job a week ago today, carl chan, president of the chinatown chamber of commerce, said that he wanted to organize an in-person vigil as a way to show support for lei's family and colleagues. >> but i want to remind people, you know, the men and women in uniform, and every time when they leave home, they may say goodbye. i'll see you later. that see you later may not happen. >> mourners filled a memorial book with their messages of respect and condolence. lay was 36 years old and has served in opd for four years. >> the official law enforcement memorial service for officer lay is on wednesday. it will be held at 10 a.m. at the three crosses church in castro valley. the public is invited to attend. now the lake tahoe area is in for a drastic change this weekend. to be sure that's true, an approaching storm is expected to dump

candles and flowers now mark the location where officer tuan lay was mortally wounded on the embarcadero near eighth avenue. the 36 year old officer was shot while investigating a burglary at a business involving the marijuana industry. a memorial has also been set up inside oakland police headquarters. police haven't announced any arrests in that killing, though. memorial services for the four year veteran officer are being arranged. a car rally was held on the streets of fremont today, calling attention to the situation in the middle east. organizers today rallied on behalf of the palestinian people, and you can see the event drew a large turnout. participate chants demanded an end to the israel military operating in gaza. they also drew attention to the humanity crisis there. the event was peaceful and lasted about two hours through fremont. just ahead, an alert for parents with little ones. a brand of infant formula is under recall due to a rare but deadly bacteria. we'll have specifics about the product , right? and then in sports, the 40 niners as they clinch the number one seed an

. >> tuan lay is the first oakland police officer to die in the line of duty since 2009. and the official law enforcement memorial memorial service for officer lay is on wednesday. it is open to the public. the service will be held at 10 a.m. at the three crosses church, which is in castro valley. happening tomorrow a formal effort to recall oakland mayor shengtao is expected to be launched. >> it's being led by a former alameda county superior court judge who plans on sending a letter of intent to the mayor. the thinking is tao needs to be held accountable for what's happening in the city. tao hasn't commented on the recall effort. there was a rally today in oakland by community groups urging the mayor to declare a state of emergency. abc7 news insider phil matier joined us on our news at four. he explained why the effort to recall mayor tao is a really sick one. >> they've collected over 300 signatures in order to get the process going, they need 250. the next step will be to go out and collect 25,000 signatures from the city cities of oakland. the voters of oakland and

and tuan lay embodied all that was really just noble and valorous of the efforts of our officers everyday. because he was selected as a community response officer, which means that he was particularly dedicated to the community. >> you can see that. you can feel that he certainly will be missed. before we let you go. now we're down to about 20s, but i got to ask you, how do you feel about the fact that, you know, you were interim police chief in oakland between ann kirkpatrick and lauren armstrong and then your successor? armstrong has since been fired. it's been 11 months, almost 12 now, that oakland has been without a permanent chief. what do you hope will happen here? well, i want to say i just got my uh. >> libby schaaf holiday card, and she reminded me i was the only one of the 12 chiefs who has not been walked out the door. um, i hope for oakland their greatest strength is that everyone there desperately cares about policing, safety, security , and good outcomes for those communities. they all get in their way and unfortunately, until someone can really unite those heartfelt inte

asociaciones de comerciantes asiáticas de oakland encabezaron estas ceremonia en honor al oficial tuan laye marihuana aquí hoy fue recordado por su profundo compromiso con la comunidad. >> no podía trabajar en cualquier ciudad, pero elegí a oakland. aunque oakland es una ciudad muy peligrosa y como hijo de de oakland, quería servir su gente. >> la capellana chuleta de la policía lamenta su partida, pues dijo, era un siervo de la gente. Él vino a mi casa. Él me dijo dónde poner las cámaras. de seguro. >> para mí es una tristeza porque como va el dicho, los buenos siempre se van. >> entre tanto, este trágico incidente se usó hoy una vez más, para exigir a la ciudad que tomen más medidas efectivas contra la inseguridad. >> wilk we don't have the luxury of time despier ta oakland. >> despierta. levántense no tenemos el lujo del tiempo. nuestra gente está muriendo a diario y tenemos que ser parte de la solución. así lo dijo edward escobar, resaltando que el oficial lai vino a este país como inmigrante creyendo en el sueño americano. y a cambio murió en medio de la pesadilla americana. ahora, re

private mourning tomorrow, the bay area will come together to honor fallen oakland police officer tuan lay. >> the dangers and demands of this profession are real and come with significant sacrifice. >> the procession starting in oakland, where he served to the castro valley church. the service will be held. good evening. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> officer lay was on the force since 2020, but now leaves behind his wife, his mother, and a lasting mark on his community. he always made me feel respected as a community member. >> um, i didn't feel like because i lived in a high crime impacted neighborhood, that he didn't understand me or he didn't. he didn't want to really make a change because things have been this way for so long. >> a small memorial is set up at the oakland federal building, where lay worked security before joining the police department. there he got to know retired opd officers who encouraged him to enter the police academy. >> tomorrow's memorial will be held at three crosses church in castro valley. you can watch the entire ceremony on our abc seven news bay ar

. >> tuan lay is the first oakland police officer to die in the line of duty since 2009. and the official law enforcement memorial memorial service for officer lay is on wednesday. it is open to the public. the service will be held at 10 a.m. at the three crosses church, which is in castro valley. happening tomorrow a formal effort to recall oakland mayor shengtao is expected to be launched. >> it's being led by a former alameda county superior court judge who plans on sending a letter of intent to the mayor. the thinking is tao needs to be held accountable for what's happening in the city. tao hasn't commented on the recall effort. there was a rally today in oakland by community groups urging the mayor to declare a state of emergency. abc7 news insider phil matier joined us on our news at four. he explained why the effort to recall mayor tao is a really sick one. >> they've collected over 300 signatures in order to get the process going, they need 250. the next step will be to go out and collect 25,000 signatures from the city cities of oakland. the voters of oakland and

private mourning tomorrow, the bay area will come together to honor fallen oakland police officer tuan lay. >> the dangers and demands of this profession are real and come with significant sacrifice. >> the procession starting in oakland, where he served to the castro valley church. the service will be held. good evening. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> officer lay was on the force since 2020, but now leaves behind his wife, his mother, and a lasting mark on his community. he always made me feel respected as a community member. >> um, i didn't feel like because i lived in a high crime impacted neighborhood, that he didn't understand me or he didn't. he didn't want to really make a change because things have been this way for so long. >> a small memorial is set up at the oakland federal building, where lay worked security before joining the police department. there he got to know retired opd officers who encouraged him to enter the police academy. >> tomorrow's memorial will be held at three crosses church in castro valley. you can watch the entire ceremony on our abc seven news bay ar

men charged in connection with a cannabis burglary and shooting that killed oakland police officer tuan lay, made their first court appearance on thursday. the alleged gunman, mark sanders, turned his back to news media cameras. he wore a red jail jumpsuit, which means he's being held in protective custody. sanders, as well as the accused getaway driver allen star brown, have each been charged by alameda county prosecutor with murder and the special circumstance of drive by murder. if convicted, they could face life in prison without parole. >> i stand ready to defend mr. sanders against these charges. >> sanders attorney, andy bellows, expressed condolences for the officer's death and said her client is presumed innocent and facing serious charges. >> i believe the first special circumstance that has been charged by this administration in the year that that that miss price has been district attorney. >> i will leverage the full weight of my office against these people who we believe ruthlessly and wantonly murdered an officer of the law. >> sanders, brown and sobran russell have all been c

there are now three men charged in connection with the shooting death of oakland police officer tuan layvu james torres joins us live from oakland with the latest developments. good morning to you, james. >> cloudy. good morning to you. three men specifically charged with murder in this case here. that's according to the alameda county district attorney's office. we learned that u.s. marshals arrested that newest person last week in orange county. and then they extradited that person from southern california up here to alameda county, where they were eventually charged with murder. and that was before a rather that all happened after two cannabis, rather two incidents of break-ins at a cannabis business, all before the shooting death of officer tuan lay here in the city of oakland. jail records identified that new suspect as 34 year-old marquis cooper. he was first charged with second degree burglary once police moved him from socal up here to alameda county. he was then charged with first degree murder. cooper is the fourth person to be arrested in the case overall, and of course, the t

. >> but then came the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay in december. he was a vietnamese descent and an active member of the asian community. >> he was them and to kill him, he was a priest, provider and a protector of the asian community. i get it, his demise was a trigger. >> this hits home harder. >> stewart chan is president of the oakland chinatown improvement council. he says calls for unity are even more important now, following officer lee's death, adding that stereotype of oakland not being safe makes it even more unsafe. we face the same issues, we face the same problem instead of finger pointing, let's unite and come together with a solution. also in attendance alameda county district attorney pamela price and members of oakland city council. >> there are things that we can do, and there are actions that we can take to bring communities together. we can use our platforms to encourage meetings like this. we can lift up when things are not working in the city. >> the best way to deal with it is have those two communities come together and yeah

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they have, as of today, virginia nishida says last week's shooting death of oakland police officer tuan layeminds her of the death of her husband, former bay area police officer kevin ishida. he was killed while guarding a local tv news crew. she wants da price to charge the suspects in kevin's murder case with the full extent of the law, the gun charges are being dismissed in his case, so they will be eligible to get parole. meanwhile, oakland city council member noel gayo is joining them , demanding oakland mayor shengtao to declare a state of emergency. >> we know who some of the criminals on the street are. we're not prosecuting them. we're not arresting them. we need to declare an emergency to get assistance from the sheriff, from the, you know, from the fbi , the us marshals and the highway patrol. >> i think these people are afraid to say that they want the police department to step up and do more. and so instead, they can target the policy makers that create the laws, because that's an easier target. >> oakland city council member carol fife acknowledges the challenges the city is f

church's altar, and another cross that was placed in front of the church was for oakland police officer tuan layficer lay was shot and killed early friday morning while responding to a burglary, so far, there have been no arrests made in that case. >> a bus driver involved in a crash on uc santa cruz campus two weeks ago has died from his injuries. dan stevenson is being remembered as a kind hearted person who showed unwavering dedication and activism to his job for more than two decades. it was driving the bus on the evening of december 12th when it crashed. five passengers were injured. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >> well, the first day of 2024 was the last day for an east bay favorite. the bay area cafe, known for its everybody eats, had a line out the door around the block today on its last day serving breakfast and lunch, ktvu is alice werts shares this report. >> i don't have any tables available at the moment. >> i'm just staying here and then trying to analyze. >> monday was the last day for the beloved berkeley spot homemade cafe. devoted customers stood in a lon

a memorial service to honor the life of officer tuan lay took place in castro valley. police chief darren allison said lay embodied all of the characterists of a great officer loyal, responsible, caring and compassionate. he was shot and killed december 29th while responding to a burglary at a cannabis dispensary. lay had been an officer with opd for four years. >> one person is dead and another hurt after an avalanche at palisades tahoe today. this was on the black diamond run under the katy 22 lift. the man who died has been identified as 66 year old kenneth kidd, a resident of both point reyes and the truckee tahoe area. authorities have not released the identity of the person who was hurt. >> san francisco's mayor has nominated greg wagner to serve as the new city controller. wagner is currently a top executive at the department of public health. if approved by the board of supervisors, he would be replacing longtime city controller ben rosenfield. >> you're watching ktvu, fox two news at 630. california's $64 billion deficit reduced by nearly half the state's lead

following the shooting death of oakland police officer tuan lay. >> today, we'll try to, you know, change the atmosphere and we're trying to bring more, you know, festivities and celebration in our city. we need all of us coming together to make these changes. >> chan says those changes include safer streets and let's all say drag dragon. mayor shang tao sharing her wish for the new year. the wish is always prosperity. >> it's always health, and it's always safety. >> the wish for safety may be challenging after kaiser permanente reportedly sent a memo to its oakland employees recommending they eat lunch inside company buildings over safety concerns and in and out announcing it's closing its only oakland restaurant due to a wave of car break ins and robberies. >> i brought back the walking officers overtime. officers are here as well, and so places like the uptown, downtown chinatown. >> tao believes the reinstating of operation cease fire will help. a recent city audit says it led to a substantial dip in the city's homicide rate. 42% in the five years from 2012 to 2017, and saved an esti

well, meantime, new developments in the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay. a third suspect is now being charged with murder and is due in court this week. our media partners at the east bay times report 30 year old marquis cooper's arraignment is set for tuesday. a few specifics have been given about cooper's exact role in all of this. lay was shot and killed last month outside a burglarized cannabis related facility. a total of four suspects, including one man charged with burglary, are all being held in jail. the other three, besides cooper, are expected to enter pleas on thursday. well, the bay area is drying out after this weekend. storm take a look at this. flooding puts some roads in west marin underwater. pacific way in muir beach was closed near the pelican in. but as you can see, a few drivers still decided to risk it. >> the day will not be stopped. >> we're expecting this. >> i was not expecting this at all. you know, we just get a little bit of rain here for one night and rivers flood. >> yeah, it's quite a surprise. um, definitely made for an in

a public memorial for fallen oakland police officer tuan lay will be held tomorrow morning. >> the 36 year old was shot and killed while responding to a burglary near jack london square ten days ago. the service will be at three crosses church in castro valley and will be live streamed tomorrow on our streaming platforms, starting at ten and a small memorial for officer lay is set up inside the oakland federal building. before he joined the police force, lay worked security at that building . >> the san mateo county board of supervisors voted to buy a 50 acre lot that will be turned into housing. the land just off of highway one will make a big difference, potentially for the farmworking community in the area. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena takes a look at the plan. >> it's a 50 acre nursery that has been closed since 2019, and soon it could become a center for farm workers to live and grow their own businesses. >> it's an amazing first step, and the fact that there's it isn't that often that this much land comes along. >> this morning, san mateo county board of supervisors voted

move forward from a violent start to 2024, following the shooting death of oakland police officer tuan lay. >> today, we'll try to, you know, change the atmosphere and we're trying to bring more, you know, festivities and celebration in our city. we need all of us coming together to make these changes. >> chan says those changes include safer streets, and they all say dragon, dragon. oakland mayor shang tao, sharing her wish for the new year. >> the wish is always prosperity , always health, and it's always safety. >> the wish for safety may be challenging. after kaiser permanente reportedly sent a memo to its oakland employees recommending they eat lunch inside company buildings over safety concerns and in and out announcing it's closing its only oakland restaurant due to a wave of car break-ins and robberies. >> i brought back the walking officers overtime. officers are here as well, and so places like the uptown, downtown chinatown. >> tao believes the reinstate of operation cease fire will help. a recent city audit says it led to a substantial dip in the city's homicide rate. 42% in th

. >> four men facing charges in connection with the deadly shooting of oakland police officer tuan lay entered not guilty pleas in court this morning. marc sanders is charged with special circumstance murder and burglary. the district attorney says sanders was the gunman in the shooting on december 29th. the alleged getaway driver, allen star brown, also pleaded not guilty to the same charges. marquis cooper was charged with murder, but not with a special circumstance, and sabran russell pleaded guilty not guilty rather to burglary charges. he is out of custody on bail. a man suspected of being the getaway driver in the death of security guard kevin nishida has been taken into custody. now, we're told u.s. marshals arrested leron gilbert in kansas. he was wanted in connection with the shooting death of nishida. the guard was working with a tv news crew back in 2021, when he was shot while trying to stop robbers from holding up the crew in oakland. two other men are in custody and face murder charges. >> new at noon berkeley business owners held a rally this morning highlighting rising