nobody in west oakland had the money to pay for it, but everybody read it. i know because i walked around and handed out paper copies of it. how do we focus on those organizations, the people who cannot do it themselves? i am sorry to answer your question with a question, but it is something i am passionate about. >> hello, i am just graduating high school this year. i plan to pursue a career in journalism. like others, i get a constant reminder that it is a struggling field. personally, i am not too concerned with money. i am just passionate about journalism. like many others, i want to know what it is looking like for people like me, who are planning to pursue a career in journalism, what steps do i need to be taking? >> four years from now, i believe she will be out of journalism school, what will landscaped look like? >> it will look great because you are cheap labor. [laughter] and there is plenty of room for you to work their way up. if you really focus on digital skills that make you stand out from everyone else, you are going to make it. fundamentall

jodi hernandez cc joins us from west oakland. hard to believe it started 28 years ago. is it working? are there any tangible results here? >> reporter: raj, people out here will tell you yes. they say since they've banded together several years ago, they have stopped a number of crimes from taking place. now though the national night parties don't officially begin for another hour, many people up the eady litcc1: barbecue, as you can see. i'll tell you, there will be a lot of sharing going on out here tonight, all in the name of neighborhood safety. >> let's get those coals going. >> okay. good. i'm going to have all the lemonade. >> reporter: angela livermore anet williams-cain are gearing up for their annual west oakland block party. it's become one of the most well attended in town and has made the street much safer. >> now that i know all of my neighbors, i -- i feel more secure. i know that people are watching out for me. know if i'm pulling in the driveway with my kids i can say, hey, ben -- >> reporter: getting to know who lives nearby is what people all across t

those men carjacked a man in west oakland. >> the vehicle had crashed near a house. and a voice as the acts jumped out of the car and ran. >> reporter: and officer chased the men on foot eczema is an intense that turned and pointed a gun at the officers of the officer fired several rounds. >> reporter: one man was arrested in that neighborhood. around 50 officers remained going door-to-door. people of a neophyte were troubled, especially with young children with using on of the police activity. >> we have young kids out here. that is all they know. >> reporter: the suspects are known gang members. >> they are acquaintances of the ghost town gain in west oakland. they are a simulated and members of that game i saw. >> reporter: failed the community will come forward -- the opening of unity will come forward to catch these men. >> we have posted unedited video. you can click on it when you get to our homepage at ktvu.com. >>> community members are getting together tonight. >> he was just starting to leave. he was just trying to care for his kids seem like people gather

the three killings in east and in west oakland bring the number of homicides in that city this year to 70. there were 52 homicides in all of last year. the first shooting happened just before midnight in the 9300 block of sunny side street. the victim, a 16-year-old boy, was taken to highland hospital where he died. the two other victims were a 26-year-old woman who was shot in west oakland an 21-year-old man shot in the 900 block of 87th avenue. no arrests in any of the shootings. >>> san francisco's green- painted bike lanes were supposed to make the roads safer for cycling, instead, they're proving dangerous. apparent the green paint used to designate the lanes make the road slick. a motorcyclist crashed during adrianne storm. maintenances crews are painting over the green lanes. the new coating includes some sand that makes the paint less slick. >>> another bay area headline, thousands of people in marin might have to pay for fire protection. in parts of westmoreland and other areas the state bears the primary responsibility to prevent and fight fires. homeowners may face a new ann

three separate shootings started last night when a teenager was struck in the hand around 9:30 in west oakland, about 15 minutes later, someone opened fire on a group of adults and children playing outside of a house in east oakland. a man and a woman were shot and two children were hurt by bullet fragments in that situation. and the third shooting happened about three miles away, around 1:30 this morning when a man was shot while standing outside of a home. police so far have made no arrests. >>> a gas leak in west oakland around 2:00 this afternoon forced the evacuation of a few dozen households in the area. firefighters responded to a call at the intersection of 32nd and linden streets, just north of mcclemons high. they found a four-inch gas main punctured. pg&e crews are working to seep the rupture and hope to have the leak capped in the next 30 minutes. >>> the ntsb has released new documents in the investigation of what caused the pg&e pipeline explosion in san bruno. the papers provide more insight into the timeline of events leading to the deadly blast which killed eight and destroyed

her heart >> click police are looking for two suspects, following an armed carjacking in west oakland and an officer involved shooting yesterday after it. according to police the incident began when a man flagged down police record in west oakland and said he was carjacked by four men armed with guns. the suspects or between the ages of 18 and 25. they fled in opposite directions to down bancroft avenue. one of the suspects pointed a gun at officers and officers fired. two suspects of the arrested men and others are still lose. >> oakland police are looking for a person who shot and killed a father in front of his six year-old son. hoch still looks like it was a robbery color as the man was getting into his car. the man was with his six year-old son and local police say they're interviewing key witnesses about this but no one is in custody. >> these are the live pictures of the kron 4 news room. in paris to new jersey and other rescue operation happening. you can see people in a boat. people in new jersey have rescued 400- 500 people by boat. quill lot of people be rescued are small c

curfew and for the city to enforce and expand current gang injunction from fruitvale to east and west oakland. those are civil court orders, similar to restraining orders. mayor jean quan calls the move political grandstanding. community members though have varied views. most of them agree that something does need to be done. >> it's hard. >> juvenile hall, they are going to get out. >> reporter: now, the details of these proposals have yet to be worked out. they could be expensive to enforce. so that's one of the factors that the council is going to have to take into consideration. again, that community group going to be meeting here at 11:00 this morning. and still a lot of details again as i mentioned to be worked out in these council proposals including the times for the curfew but normally when councils talk about this they talk about 10:00 on weekdays and then 11:00 on weekends. back to you. >> details are scarce but do we have any idea how soon we could see these curfews, weeks, months. >> reporter: no idea at this point. it is only a proposal. and it is going to be a tough fight. ther

>> of west oakland people have an opportunity to come out and meet in new neighbors. you can come and engage with others, this is an annual thing nationally. in the acorn area that encompasses various neighborhoods, whenever we can come together is a great opportunity. >> i was talking with the oakland police the part yesterday they say the community has a huge responsibility to help fight crime. what do you see out here? >> due to the lack of funding, some of what you see, crime has spiked over the last couple of months, the couple weeks, the last couple of days. but there is this energy in west oakland right now, people are coming together in starting to network with each other. and, we are ready for getting wrapped telecom for 2012. we have various board seats that are open. things like this will bring us together and give us an opportunity to network so that we can move as a block. >> you do understand what the officials are saying, they do rely on you to speak up, if you see something, call in and do you can. >> and that is why we appreciate kron, and yourself fo

they are proposing a teen curfew ordinance and more dang injunctions in east and west oakland. >> the more, the 80% of the homicide are gang related. you know, the problem is that youth underage are on the streets in the middle of the night and the people that are committing most of the crime. will be from -- was from 10- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. monday through friday. 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on weekends. reality is, no more excuses. what is the plan? proposal? >> reporter: the mayor supports a ordinance instead of a teen curfew because she feels there will be fewer civil rights issues. and supports injunctions against individuals. they plan to present the proposal before the counsel here at city hall september 20. in oakland, reggie c, kron 4 news -- reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >>> temperatures cooler today. inland valleys didn't feel cooler, upper 80s, low 90s. 79 san jose. 70 for bay shores. cool close to the coast line. tomorrow expect a day similar to today with temperatures from the mild to warm side. start the day with fog and drizzle. already seeing now, moves into the bay shore

big party a gun battle erupted killing a 21 year- old man a 26 year-old woman was shot dead in west oakland and then right before midnight as 16 in your old that was a shot and killed a 16 year-old. >> is oakland grandmother had just buried her 18 year- old grandson and now she's ready to bury another grandson >> pain and hurt. >> it is outside of his grandmother's apartment her around 1155 saturday night he had just walked out to talk on his own when she heard of 15 shots. >> he told me he was shot but i thought it was playing >> it was shot in the stomach and later died in hospital >> i have to live with it andy pray and call to give us all strength and help us through this >> back in november someone killed the his older brother and now the family is living with a belt or all over again >> i can handle it all is just too much >> family and friends said he was a fun-loving teen and not involved in gangs the grandmother said she does not know how she is going to get through another tragedy when >> no one has been arrested so far this year 70 people have been killed in oakland >> it is for

. >>> a west oakland nonprofit for major construction projects got help today. wells fargo present aid $15,000 check to the training center. the program takes people with hardships, helps them get their g.e.d.and the training sent jerz 85% of the current class will be placed in jobs in a week. >> and a subdescription tv is feeling impact of the down turn, more concerns cancel their cable services. an analysis found eight of the largest providers lost more than 195,000 subscribers in second quarter, main reason appears to be high unemployment and a housing market has a lot of people moving back in with parents. analysts say they're getting their shows from video streaming sites such as hulu.com. >> to the sadness and anger about the shooting of a p-year-old boy, add frustration, people want justice and arrests. the little boy was killed monday, shopping with his mother and there is a is a stray bullet that hit him in the neck. >> police are interviewing gang members and have been. and are working with law enforcement agencies. and opd made two arrests they say th

about 15 minutes before that murder, a woman was shot dead in west oakland. investigators say someone flagged down an ambulance in the area of 30th street to help that woman. and right before midnight, someone fired about 15 shots, killing a 16-year-old boy in east oakland. police say the three homicides are not connected. we talked with the teenager's family earlier today. >> reporter: this oakland grandmother had just buried her 18-year-old grandson nine months ago. now, she's about to bury another grandson. >> anger, pain, hurt. >> reporter: police say someone shot and killed the 16-year-old outside of his grandmother's apartment. the shooting happened on sunnyside street around 11:55 saturday night. the grandmother declined to give her name but said he had walked outside to talk on his phone. >> he got shot. >> reporter: the grandmother quickly realized the teen was not playing and was shot in the stomach. he later died at the hospital. >> i have to live with it. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: it was back in november that someone killed his older brother i

a citywide curfew and to enforce and expand current gang injunction from fruitvale to east and west oakland. they are similar to restraining orders. mayor jean quan says it's political grandstanding. the community members have varied views on the subject as well but most agree that something needs to be done. >> it's just hard. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: here's a look at the scoreboard right now. siding with mayor quan in opposition to the curfew and injunction plan councilmembers brooks and nadel. joining reed are councilmembers kaplan and concern han. the details are yet to be worked out. at 11:00 this morning, right here at this site, some community members are gathering to protest the gang injunction and curfew ideas and they are also gathering to honor the victims of all of oakland's recent violence. >> thank you. >>> in the meantime, the suspected getaway driver in the shooting of 3-year-old carlos nava has been charged with murder. charges were filed yesterday against 22-year-old willie torrence. police believe torrence drove while lawrence dennard allegedly fired the shots which

it started in west oakland 11:30 this morning when four men stole a jaguar. officers spotted that car and chased it until the suspects crashed the car and took off on foot. one of suspects pulled a gun out, forcing an officer to fire. no one was hit. officers went door to door looking for the carjackers. >> i just got pulled out of my house because someone ran this way. they put my husband in handcuffs. they put my little brother, trying to take my rent a car back and now i'm stuck and can't get anywhere like i committed a crime. >> one of the suspects was arrested in east oakland. another interstated on interstate 580. the suspect called his mother for help. his mother was also arrested. >>> now the suspect in another murder on international boulevard has been given more time to enter a plea. 26-year-old lawrence delaware nard is denard is under arrest. he's accused of attempted murder because two other people were also shot. police think those men were the intended targets. bernard is expected back in court next month. >>> budget cuts left fewer officers on

all started when 4 men used a gun during a carjacking this morning in west oakland. they then took police on chase eventually crashing the car and running away. police say one of the men pointed a gun at an officer would then fired back two school nearby were policed under lock down s.w.a.t. team conducted search of the area nearby and captured 2 of the men. police say they are connected to other crimes including high prosecute file case. >>> that fire burning outside yos mit national park is now 50% contained. tonight authorities say highway 140 the main gateway to yosemite will remain -- reopen at 6 tomorrow morning. it has been closed since the 7 and a half square mile fire broke out thursday in the national fovrmingt it started in a motor home. most evacuation orders have now also been lifted. >> naelt there was some concern however many of these people have lived through several other fires that have been around this area in the last 5 to 10 years. >>reporter: craw today's continued to attack hot spochlts 800 firefighters have saved 70 homes. only 5 minor injuri

. >>> i'm jodi hernandez in west oakland where neighbors are firing up the grill in the name. we'll take to you the national night out festivities coming up.

in west oakland, ktvu. >>> and san francisco families preparing kids for school next week got a little help today at a backpack giveaway in the neighborhood. they handed out 300 backpacks, all filled with papers and pencils and other supplies. the parents were given more information as there were school uniforms for the children. for the past eight years, the magic back-to-school celebration helped families prepare the children for school. >>> and kidnappers in pakistan have grabbed an american executive. several gunmen got into the home of warren weinstein last night, taking advantage of a tradition of offering wine and field. he works for a company, je austin, no group has claimed responsibility yet. the pakistan taliban recently kidnapped a swiss couple. but the investigators say most of them are carried out by gangs hoping to collect a large amount of money ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> cuba is celebrating castro's 85th birthday today. the former leader did not show up last night for a special concert in his honor. and neither did the current president, his brother, raoul castro. fidel was last seen

motorcycle club that was having a party 50 minutes before that a 26 year-old woman was shot dead in west oakland in the area of 30 health she was pronounced dead at the hospital and then just before midnight a woman her 15 shots that killed a 15 year-old boy >> and oakland grandmother has just buried her 18 year- old grandson of few months ago and now she is getting ready to bury another grandson he was outside of his grandmother's apartment it happened on sunnyside and st. it was back in november his brother was shot and killed in what police say was a botched robbery and now we have to relive the nightmare all over it began >> 6 07 a m and this is look of from our mt. tam camera. palo the fog we're going to see a brady is one that sun doesn't amount we will be right back take all local the weather in south bay is shaky conditions to the wind not too bad in san jose it will warm up to build low 80s later on this afternoon mountain film at 76 mostly sunny san a claytor 81 and sunday and more and hear a war still 88. it will be a cooler week in general we will have more on our forecast coming up

a city wide curfew implementing the fruitvale gang injunction and suing gangs in both east and west oaklandew injunctions there. the mayor saying they are using an innocent toddler's death for political gain saying both members are -- >> grandstanding. >> do you see this as grandstanding? >> our concern is that the statement talks about carrying weapons. >> reporter: she is referring to the statement that reads "the criminals in our city do not hesitate to use their weapons. we shouldn't hesitate to use ours ." the weapons are curfews and injunctions not guns says one of the council members that challenges where is the mayor's plan. >> what is the plan? if you don't have curfews what is the plan. >> reporter: three against and three seeking the green light. in oakland, robert lyles, cbs5. >> in survive tonight republic defender jeff adoche participated in his first maral debate. one of the most pointed exchanges was initiated by david chew who wanted answers from the mayor. >> you told me that you had looked at yourself in the mirror, you didn't have the fire in the belly, you didn't want t

profiling they say they are pushing ahead with a city wide curfew, suing gangs in both east and west oakland to secure new injunctions there. the mayor's office says the councilmen are using an innocent toddler's death for political gain saying both councilmen are -- >> grand standing. >> you see this as grandstanding? >> our concern is that the statement talks about residents carrying weapons. >> reporter: she is referring to the statement they released which reads "the criminals in our city do not hesitate to use their weapons. we shouldn't hesitate to use ours." the weapons are curfews an injunctions not guns he says who challenges where is the mayor's plan. >> we have to make them accountable. if you don't support injunctions then what are you doing? what is the plan. >> reporter: curfews and or injunctions have divided the council with the two joining quan against and three others seeking the green light. >> reporter: in oakland, robert lyles. >>> public defender jeff adoche participated in his first mayoral debate since joining the race. one of the exchanges was initiated by chew who w

> the city has injunctions that ban gang members from associating with each other in north and west oakland. an injunction in the fruitvale is stalled in court. opponents say the boy's murder in the middle of the afternoon proves injunctions and curfews do not and will not work. >> these things have been implemented. yet, you still have people getting killed in streets every day. >> we want to work with police and to be able to work with the city of oakland. to bring better solutions so that the community feels like it's one, not, you know all of us. split apart. >> and the opposition to injunctions and curfews here could be changing. at least one member of the city council that i spoke to today who had raised concerns about injunctions in the past says she may be willing to consider a broader injunction for all of oakland and that she's inclined to support a curfew. reporting from city hall, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and federal officials being called in now to investigate the latest hack by the group anonymous. the target? bart police officers. the group gained access to the bart police u

larry reid are advocating, more gang injunctions, a citywide curfew and lawsuits against east and west oakland gangs. >> i talked to the president of the council and we are going to really force the real debate. >> reporter: the debate is already heating up here. community activists joined the nava family today calling the proposed crackdown a i know jerk reaction -- a knee-jerk reaction, saying there are alternatives, job assistance strong educational systems and community activities. >> the real issue is lack of jobs, lack of education, lack of activities for young people to engage in. >> reporter: activities like this mural painting in the fruitvale area. the brainchild of two men named in the gang injunction. artists with the east side arts alliance say dozens of fruitvale residents turned out to peacefully paint it but other residents say it will take more than a mural to stop gun violence. >> think they should have curfews. it will keep teens off the street at night. >> it might help stop quite a bit especially if the parents know that they have to be in and be responsible for them. >> r

started in west oakland around 11:30 this morning. police say that's where a violent carjacking took place. an apb went out for the stolen car. a jaguar. that car was spotted here in east oakland by police officers. a short pursuit took place. four men felt cornered, jumped from the stolen car, and ran. police say they felt threatened and shot at one of the suspects who apparently had a gun. now two suspects have been detained. two are on the loose. some people who live in the area say they plan to stay inside. >> it's crazy how everything could just unfold so fast. i mean, i was here at the house earlier, and next thing i know, police have everything shut down. i couldn't get home. this to do a lot of turns, walked two blocks to get here. >> reporter: a side note here. one of the suspects was arrested in tracy. he was apparently called by his mother. she came to east oakland to pick him up. police tracked mom and son down. they are both under arrest right now. back here live, the manhunt will continue. we have no idea how long it wil

calling for a curfew in oakland as well as an expansion of injunctions from fruitvale to east and west oakland. neighborhood groups say the plan doesn't work. >> what we know are transformative justice programs, after-school programs, job training, access to healthcare, things that build up a community rather than tear it down. >> reporter: but many people we spoke with this morning agreed with the kachdown proposal. >> think they should have curfews. keeps teens off the street at night. >> it might help quite a bit especially if the parents know that they have to be in and be responsible for them. >> reporter: the council is on recess until mid-september when this will likely become a heated debate. several councilmembers have expressed concerns as has mayor jean quan and there are still questions as to how it would work. >> it would seem like an excuse to have more police because that's what you would need. >> reporter: yeah, there is a concern about litigation and enforcement. when it comes to litigation, the council has already been through months of -- the city of oakland, months of litig

on sunday stretching from west oakland here on our the king jr. way, to east oakland here on the 6900 block of spencer avenue and then monday morning, a man was seriously injured in the 1200 block of east 22nd street. we have a closer look at the wave of violent shootings in oakland. >> there were a violent few days of shooting across the city. this roadside memorial marks the location of the fur shooting the homicide occurred around 12:45 p.m. friday morning. the male victim was gunned down in just a couple of hours later, a 17 year-old male victim was shot here near macarthur boulevard in lakeshore. the violence continued sunday night. 9:30 p.m. a shooting victim wounded at the 5300 block of m.l. can west oakland and then minutes later more shooting victims. the bullets were fired into this yard wounding a married couple and two children were struck by the fragments flying into the air after the bullets were fired. and then monday morning and another shooting, a 22 year- old man was critically injured while attending a party on the 2200 block 12

. >>> tense moments in a west oakland neighborhood this afternoon as police searched for a shooting suspect. it unfolded around 4:30 this afternoon at 32nd and helen street. residents said shots were coming from a home that's also a daycare center. officers shut down 32nd street. there you see him right there. he came out peacefully and surrendered to police. >>> a $15,000 reward is being offered tonight for a gun machine that opened fire on two innocent bystanders. the two women were in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: shards of car window glass are on the street. reminisces of the deadly shooting that happened at 1:30 this morning. >> they were in a dispute, they began shooting each other and innocent bystanders were shout in the cross fire. >> they were visiting the area from antioch and were heading to a club in san francisco. >> you don't believe these were the target. >> not at all. they're definitely innocent bystanders. wrong place at the wrong time. >> after the car was sprayed with gun fire, it slammed into several parked cars which show major damage. it finally sto

police say they were among a group of four young men who held guns to the head of a man in west oakland. then stole his jaguar. that jag was quickly spotted here around 84th and bankroft, ofts officers say the four men got out, and ran. an officer fired several rounds nork one was injured and officers have been going house to house looking for these guys. the chp found one of them. police say the suspect called his mom who came and picked him up. both were arrested in tracy. the mother and son had a weapon on them. they caught up with another suspect in a draw matic fashion. >> one suspect fled eastbound away from officers actually knocked over an elderly person, and fled through the house. attempted to jump over a fence, knocked off the gas meter causing a huge gas spill. the oakland fire department responded quickly. able to shut gas after. we zrnt to he back vait the neighborhood. >> this was the first day of school in oakland whachl a start for children at two nearby schools. pride elementary and castlemont high were placed on lock down much of the afternoon. parents were notified b

reporting live at the west oakland bart station. >>> federal communication commissions has begun an investigation into bart cutting off cell phone service last week. the fcc said it has received compliance and now gathering information from bart. federal regulators say they'll look at whether bart has the right to eliminate cell phone service because of concerns about possible protest. bart says it does have the right citing public say. fcc said it would investigate the hacking group posting some information of the passengers over the weekend. aclu getting involved in ktvu with posted a letter of civil liberties group. it says bart's decision to disrupt cell phone service was unjustified and says bart should not repeat that. >>> what we know about the group called anonymous and its motives. >>> oakland police officers pursuit of two carjacking suspects ended with their arrest this evening but not before a frightening crash. an officer responding hit another car in the intersection of 35th avenue and international boulevard. the collision happened at about 6:30 tonight. while it looks bad, no one

his brother was murdered in west oakland just last year. police say the only thing that connects the murders is wide spread availability of guns and young people firing them. >> when you have guns and get into a personal dispute, it's very easily accessible there. is no cooling off. you just grab the gun and use it there have been 71 murders so far this year. and residents wonder if anyone is paying attention. can. >> this is crazy. >> the murder rate now stands at 71, that is 20 more murders from this time last year. live in oakland abc 7 news. >> and thank you. >> and want to let you know about the breaking news and abc will be interrupting this newscast in just a moment because the vote is in. and the house has passed that debt ceiling provision. it looks like it's full speed head. not everybody is behind it. they're voting for it we're seeing this live now. you can see a lot of applause in the house, but it's for congressman gabrielle giffords who you can just make out there. she's shown up on the house floor. she has glasses on there.

police said just before 12:00 to officer spotted a stolen jaguar out of west oakland and they try tothe car over and the driver refused and took off. after a short chase that ended up with the driver crashed in the jaguar all four occupants that out and started running splitting up into groups of two. >> one of the suspects fled east down away from the officers knocked over an elderly person fled through her house at that point they attempted to jump over a fence and knocked off the gas meter that caused a huge gas bill. the oakland fire department responded quickly and was able to shut the gas off. one of the suspects may phone caller was actually picked up by his mother the suspect then fled our perimeter before was established with his mother. we're giving information to which they believe he was going we alerted the officers and they stopped him and the firebomb was recovered in the vehicle that he was in. >> police said that during the competition in the backyard with one suspect shots were exchanged but no one was injured. >> firearms have been recovered and we're still searchi