happened saturday evening at lowell park in west oakland. tonight the wounded girl and her family sat down with 7 news and described a terrifying ordeal. alan has the story. >> all you hear was gunshots and bullet flying by and sp one hit me in my arm. >> 10-year-old lisa felt the sting in her arm from a bullet fired 100 yards away from the other side of the park. she was at a birthday party in west oakland when a gun fight erupted between 5 or 6 people. >> we ranth i was scared. i didn't know what to do. so i just ran. with all the other miami. >> it was just like the worst thing ever. if because would i never if want anybody to go through what i went through. how any child being shot. about just crazy. >>reporter: the regular park patron say group of young adults and teens were hangi out near them where the shots were fired. >> there was at least i'd say 20 some shots or more. >>reporter: police having interviewing people and patrolling the area ever since the shooting but pa park patron want really community policing. >> like in the old d

happened saturday evening at lowell park in west oakland.tonight the wounded girl and her family sat down with 7 news and described a terrifying ordeal. alan has the story. >> all you hear was gunshots and bullet flying by and sp one hit me in my arm. >> 10-year-old lisa felt the sting in her arm from a bullet fired 100 yards away from the other side of the park. she was at a birthday party in west oakland when a gun fight erupted between 5 or 6 people. >> we ranth i was scared. i didn't know what to do. so i just ran. with all the other miami. >> it was just like the worst thing ever. if because would i never if want anybody to go through what i went through. how any child being shot. about just crazy. >>reporter: the regular park patron say group of young adults and teens were hanging out near them where the shots were fired. >> there was at least i'd say 20 some shots or more. >>reporter: police having interviewing people and patrolling the area ever since the shooting but pa park patron want really community policing. >> like in the old

happened saturday evening at lowell park in west oakland. tonight the wounded girl and her family sat down with 7 news and described a terrifying ordeal. alan has the story. >> all you hear was gunshots and bullet flying by and sp one hit me in my arm. >> 10-year-old lisa felt the sting in her arm from a bullet fired 100 yards away from the other side of the park. she was at a birthday party in west oakland when a gun fight erupted between 5 or 6 people. >> we ranth i was scared. i didn't know what to do. so i just ran. with all the other miami. >> it was just like the worst thing ever. if because would i never if want anybody to go through what i went through. how any child being shot. about just crazy. >>reporter: the regular park patron say group of young adults and teens were hanging out near them where the shots were fired. >> there was at least i'd say 20 some shots or more. >>reporter: police having interviewing people and patrolling the area ever since the shooting but pa park patron want really community policing. >> like in the old

. >> darya:parking at west oakland goes up to $6.50.the bellparking lot usage is evaluated every 6 months. the >>:if the lot at a station is full, then the daily parking fee may increase by 50¢. and >> darya:if the lot is less than 95% full, then the fee may decrease by 50¢. and >> darya:bart's parking fee policy has a $3 parking daily fee maximum, except at west oakland. >> james:well ahead of the next election. the fight over san francisco's proposed soda tax is already on. and >> james:people against sugary drinks went door to door yesterday to get their message out to voters. j. >>:members of "choose health sf" are worried people are getting mixed messages on the tax. >> james:they say although they're sugary drinks. diet soda and juice are exempt from any cost increase. supervisor scott weiner says this is just like a >>: this is no different than as cigarette tax which is why you seen the decline and smoking rates >> james:if the soda tax passes. it will bring in revenues between 34 and 55 million and >> darya:a driver plowing thr

a very industrial area here in west oakland. you can see pacific pipe company, an abandoned building. this fence around it with bashed wire, but graffiti everywhere. the question is why there were still live wires in this building sitting empty for years. the victim didn't think there could be any wires carrying any electric currents. last night, medics responded to reports of an electrical shock victim, but when they arrived, the man had been electrocuted already and pronounced dead at the scene. the burns were consistent with what you'd get handling low-vitalalow h low-voltage wires, leading police to believe the man was trying to steal the copper wires here. you may remember last fall, uc berkeley caught the national spotlight after an explosion, a fireball seen by witnesses in an electrical vault at the heart of campus that injured one person and trapped 20 others in elevators. the power system failure was later linked to copper wire thieves who used equipment to dig up and seal copper lines. as for the catalyst for the trig

>> reporter: frank, here in west oakland, thousands of people have been coming out this afternoon, after coming from san francisco under the bay. they took the transbay tube, which is now the beneficiary of a big federal grant. thousands of people do it every day. aboard a bart train heading between san francisco and the east bay. >> on the tube, you're there in a split second. >> reporter: it's a quick, albeit, noisy ride through the transbay tube. >> quite a bit. i don't mind taking bart back into the city to go out with friends. >> reporter: east bay congressman announced a new $17.4 million federal grant is coming to bart. he said this grant is a smart investment that will enable bart to enhance security of its critical infrastructure against a potential terrorist attack. the failure to do so could cripple the bay area's economy. >> i live in fremont. that's my main mode of transportation, get back and forth to san francisco. >> reporter: bart officials are being vague about how the money will help. >> not going to go into the level of details what the money is for, because it is a v

the incident shut down the area of chester and 7th streets in west oakland just after 9 a.m. this morning. kpix 5's da lin shows us how it all went down. >>> reporter: police aimed their rifles at an apartment where they believed a shooting suspect barricaded himself. the cops on high alert because they say the gunman had earlier this morning fired at least four shots at an auto repossession agent. the agent was driving off with the suspect as car in tow. the suspect reportedly ran up and started shooting. the agent was not shot. but bullets shattered the windows of a nearby parked car and the tow truck. >> i was sleeping. i hear the shots. and, you know, i just figured it's another day. >> reporter: police say the gunman then barricaded himself at a friend's apartment. the suspect's godmother says the young man is mentally unstable. >> he should be 5150, he can be suicidal, you know, i'm a little stayed for that. >> reporter: the family was -- i'm a little scared for that. >>> the family was helping police to convince the suspect to surrendered. >> i want him to be okay and

it happened saturday evening as she was attending a birthday party at lowell park in west oakland. abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington has new details from vallejo. first, how is the little girl doing? >> reporter: well, she's still in pain but as you can imagine is very happy to be back home. you're not going to see her face because her family is worried her shooter is still out there. 10-year-old alyssa was celebrating her cousin's 1-year-old birthday at west oakland's lowell park saturday. she was handing a family member her gift when she says she heard what sounded like fire crackers. >> all we heard was gunshots. and i saw bullets flying by. one hit me in my arm. >> it was just like the worst thing ever that could happen. i don't want to talk about it, i'll start crying. because i wouldn't never want anybody to go through what i went through. how any child gets shot, you just pray. >> reporter: alyssa was taken to children's hospital oakland where she was treated for a gunshot wound. she's now wearing a bandage and a sling that some of her friends have signed. the shooting h

in the process of leaving with a car he just repossessed in the 900 block of seventh street in west oakland. that's when a man started firing shots in the direction of the driver. at least two bullets struck the tow truck. the driver is okay, but the suspect ran into a home, leading to a stand-off. several hours later, it ended with the man surrendering to liss. good news to steve, who says he'll be extra guarded after this incident, especially inside he has no true way of protecting himself. >> you have to really be able to talk people down and, you know, kind of calm a situation down because at the end of the day, we can't carry a weapon. >> reporter: now, steve says the reality shows painting his profession in a bad light. he never wants to take someone's car, but the cars they do take still belong to the dealers. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2news. >>> new developments now in the case against suspended state senator leland yee. prosecuters today filed what they called a supercreeding indictment in federal court, which includes new charges against yee, raymond chow and 27 others. the new

and napa west, oakland west. that tells you the sea breeze is in place. the highs will come down late bit. drizzle, light shower. breeze s to windy. temperatures coming down 80s to the interior. 60s and 70s. very mild and muggy. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. we are off to a decent start looking at the east shore freeway to start off with right here. traffic is moving along pretty well if you are driving through. there are no major problems as you make it through the commute and it's a 17 minute drive as you drive between the carquinez bridge and the mccarthur maze. bay bridge toll plaza that looks bad. it is light. there are no major problems getting into san francisco and your drive time is eight minutes. if we look at the santa clara valley, traffic is looking good. 4:31 let's go back to the desk. >>> the richmond city council has voted to move forward with a controversial proposal to curb disruptions at meetings. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the council voted to have city staff look at ways to limit disruptive behavior

concord is west. oakland is more west, southwest. novato is west.ou can see there in lines the forecast. a lot of this cloud cover and a few rainers. a little garden variety. but they are getting some rain up into redding and red bluff. and they have red flag warnings out for lightning strikes. and also including the sierra nevada i think there will be a lot of rounds today. 59 in tahoe. 79 las vegas. we have a big fog bank here. mild to cool for some on the lows. and getting warmer when? sunday as the low kicks out. high pressure in the four corners will build in. again keep an eye on that tropical moisture. drizzle for many. higher clouds north and east. mild to warm to the south. almost a tropical feel. so 70s and 80s there. but really close here on a lot of the temps. i mean, it's just for some areas it's a cooler pattern. for others it's mild to warm. after saturday we see less fog. you remember him less fog. good friend of mine. pam and dave. >>> all right, thank you steve. verizon says a lot more people are signing up for their wireless plan.

she got when she was hit by a stray bullet at west oakland lowell park. you won't see her face because her family is scared. her shooter is still out there. >> worst thing ever to happen. i'll stashingts i would never want anybody to good through what i went through. if how any child gets shot just crazy. >> she was celebrating her cuss i hope first birthday party saturday when 2 groups started shooting at each other. >> so you knowed like loud loud fireworks. lisa was hit. >> we ran pichlts scared i didn't know what to do. so i just ran with all the other people ran to. >> police say the kid were playing on the grass near 14 street when bullet started flying from the other end of the park inter12th and fillber fillbert. they are investigating the possibility of drive-by. >> we need and want to have our children safe in our community and when they become a victim of a violent crime such as a shooting, that's not okay. >> today the park was empty. no kids on a warm summer day. police have made no arrest and hope surveillance video from the neighborhood wil

the >>:parking at west oakland goes up to $6.50.age is the >>:if the lot at a station is full, then the daily parking fee may increase by 50¢. >> darya:if the lot is less than 95% full, then the fee may decrease by 50¢. >> darya:bart's parking fee policy has a $3 parking daily fee maximum, except at west oakland. >> mark:well ahead of the next election. the fight over san francisco's proposed soda tax is already on. >> mark:people against sugary drinks went door to door yesterday to get their message out to voters. members of "choose health sf" are worried people are getting mixed messages on the tax. >> mark: sugary drinks. diet soda and juice are exempt from any >> mark:supervisor scott weiner says this is just like a cigarette tax. >>: this is no different from the cigarette tax which is why we have seen declines and smoking rates. >> mark: if the soda tax passes. it will bring in revenues between 34 and 55 million dollars. >> darya:misty holtz si hingh federal as today. >> mark: the set is also an hour drive from a free mind. >>

about a dozen flags went missing on west oakland and 8th street. they are put up each year for the memorial day parade and left up until after the 4th of july. the city manager noticed the missing flags and called police. >> who has not done the happy dance? the list is dwindling. take a look. that's right, benjamin franklin and betsy ross and lots of historical characters. visit philadelphia a lot of people took part in this, you can watch it in its sobriety at 6abc.com. >> that's a great idea. it's 5:27 and when we come back, strong storms topple trees and leave thousands in the dark we'll update the efforts to restore power across the region. >> time to party on the parkway. philadelphia is getting ready to commemorate our nation's birthday with music and big bangs in the skies. "action news" continues. >> developing now on "action news," hurricane arthur has come ashore, howling winds and heavy rains have chased away vacationers from the north carolina coast. >>> we've a live crew in atlantic county tracking conditions ahead of arthur's path. >

if you look at the map, it's in west oakland at west grand and mandela parkway. it was around about 9:00 last night when more than a dozen oakland police officers, as well as medic ace reporting lived at the pacific pipe company responding to report of an electrical shot victim. the man was found electrocuted, pronounced dead at the scene. he suffered major burns consistent with handling live voltage wires leading police to believe that he had been trying to steel the copper wiring there in the vacant building. presumably because its been empty for years, the man may not have thought that the wires would carry any current. still unclear where and how he got electrocuted. we do know copper thefts have been on the rise across the bay area. for example, one this year happened at the san jose vta station. santa clara county sheriff's office sent out this picture of a man who they suspect of stealing more than $10,000 worth of copper wire. that was on january 31st, and it's nationwide according to the national insurance crime bureau. they've tripled to 33,000 almost fr

it's in west oakland at west grand east of 880. around 9:00 last night when more than a dozen oakland police officers and medics responded to a report of an electric shock victim. the man was electrocuted and dead at scene. the major burns were consistent with what you'd get handling live voltage wires. leading police to believe that the man was likely trying to steal the copper wiring there. presumably because the factory has been sitting vacant for years with graffiti build-up all around it. he may not have thought it was carrying electric currents. copper thefts and attempts of them have been on the rise across the bay area and they can turn dangerous. last fall in october, it was uc berkeley in the national spotlight after an explosion. a fire ball seen by people in an electrical volt at the heart of campus that jirped one person and trapped 20 others in elevators and that power system failure was later linked to copper wire thieves who used equipment to dig up and steal copper lines. as for the catalyst, trigger for this, like

police are asking people to avoid a neighborhood in west oakland where a gunman opened fire at a repossessionent this morning. it happened on 7th street near market street. investigators say a repossession agent was trying to tow away a car when someone fired at him. bullets struck the tow truck but the agent was not injured. the gunman ran away. he has now barricaded himself on a property not for from the shooting. police are urging people to avoid the area. >>> a bomb threat at the oakland colosseum bart station shut down train lines during the peak of the morning commute. bomb sniffing dogs cleared the area before 9:00. what did they tell you katie? >> we learned this is actually the second threat involving bart recently. there was a threat to the north berkeley station where a patron yelled a threat. today someone over heard or was told about a threat and the person called 911. >> the exact words i cannot get into but suffice it to say it mentioned a bomb and colosseum bart station. >> reporter: around 7:40 am bart police evacuated colosseum station. trains for the three lines that travel

livermore is one of the warmest. 64 and palo alto at 75 and the breeze is picking up, 24 gusts at 31, west at oakland and west at novato, even in the south bay, 20-mile-per-hour and due west at livermore, san jose cannot get rid of that breeze, that soughtly pattern, 70 own in ike kind -- ukiah, this is driving up another low west of us and the higher clouds are on their way out. more sun, these are well pillow bash below average and the high will be 68 and it should be between 62 and 49. unseasonably mild, ocean temperatures not el ninio and noter west wind, torii in. >> interesting, and it may be a sign of things to tie and it may be a possible listeria contamination, what you need to know if you are headed to the grocery store. yea, let's do that! ikea. professional kitchen services at a low price. woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all. . >>> drifting lower, the intention is focused partly between russia and the dow

it will now cost you $6.50 to park at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station.ree parking lots. >>> while we're talking about your money, a lot of peoplo hae a love-hate relationship with their bank. >> now banks are starting to pay attention to that. 7 on your side's michael finney with the consumer news. >> first they love you, then hate you, then love you again. that's what's happening with middle-class consumers and their banks. u.s. banks are looking to boost sluggish growth revenue by focusing on underserved customers who according to a survey 20% say the greatest growth opportunity is with basic bank account customers. that's up 12% from a year ago. it's the biggestÑi increase in y category of customers. now, you may remember that the bank started shedding just these types of accounts just five years ago. recently banks have been trying to woo those customers back, again offering free and low cost checking as a come-on. >>> two mega mergers consumers need to know about today. let's start with the store right down the street. discounter dollar tree is buy

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it happened saturday night in west oakland. witnesses say two groups of men fired shots at each other and the girl was caught in the crossfire. police had made no arrests at last word. >>> to the crisis in the middle east, secretary john mccain is he headed to cairo this morning after the deadliest day of fighting in gaza. more than 100 palestinians were killed sunday as well as 13 israeli soldiers, two of home held dual u.s./israeli citiz citizenship. 508 palestinians have been killed in the two-week campaign. the crisis is igniting emotions here in the bay area. >> reporter: they came within inches of one another. and at one point pro-israel demonstrators surrounded palestinian supporters. the duelling protests took place in front of temple emmanuel in san francisco where a quiet sol territory gathering inside took a back seat to the confrontation outside. >> this basically is to show one thing. we support our country and our people no matter what happens. >> i support israel. i think they are right. they have a great cause.

. >>> there was a grim discovery on the west oakland streets early this morning the a woman was found -- morning. a woman was found dead at 4th and chestnut street before 4:00 a.m. police say she had visible signs of trauma but did not release details of the signs. they are treating the case as a homicide. her name has not been released. >>> now to the wildfire in napa county for a third day in a row. that fire has grown to 4300 acres and is still just 30% contained. two homes and seven outbuildings have been destroyed. ktvu atara moriarty was near the fire -- ktvu's tara moriarty was near the fire lines and reports on the efforts today. >> most of our fire activity is in this division. >> reporter: fire crews are throwing most of their resources to the north. the enormity of the destruction is clear. black trees and brush dot the smoky landscape. >> it's been really challenging for us to get in there and make access with our dozers, our hand crews. it's kind of like connecting the dots. >> reporter: so far 4300 acres have charred. 380 homes are threatened. hundreds of people have bee

police say a man broke into this abandoned factory in west oakland and ended up electrocuting himself. the man's burns were consistent with what you would get handling live wires, which is why police say he was in there, to steal copper wire. >>> the survey confirms what most already know, our drought is a huge problem. mandatory watering restrictions are needed. that's what the majority of californians believe, but for the first time in the study's history, more people now believe the drought is the most important environmental issue in the state. all this time air pollution was the top issue. >>> the giants are rolling out something new for its fans and we're going to show you next. [ heart beating ] [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period. [ heart beating ] xfinity internet from comcast. double the speed. [ heart beats ] for that creamy delicious taste that makes eve

almost all 60s and the westerly breeze has been picking up gusts at 30 and it is out of the west for oakland and napa and still a south on the peninsular and san jose and west to livermore, low clouds will then slowly burn back and the fog, drizzle mostly sunny and higher elevations have come back and that humidity factor is coming down. 60s and 70s and lower 80s. here is sal. >>> we are looking at traffic and it is slowing down in some areas. let's look at what we have here with the commute northbound 880 north and southbound and you can see traffic continues to move along relatively well and there are no major problems and if you are driving this morning to the airport southbound 880 traffic looks good and bay bridge 20 minute delay getting across into san francisco. it is not as bad as it normally is, we have had a couple of bad days and so far it looks okay. if you are driving on the golden gate bridge, steve has been mentioning it is a little bit thick and thick in parts of san francisco and the roads are a little bit wet, let's go back to the desk.. >>> continuing coverage, this mornin

10-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet while attending a birthday party at lowell park in west oaklandle who repossess vehicles in the east bay say they are concerned after a tow truck driver in oakland was shot at while trying to repossess a car. it happened just after 9:00 yesterday morning on 7th street in west oakland. the shooting prompted a police stand-off that ended a few hours later when the suspect came out and surrendered. the tow truck driver was not hurt and other drivers say the job can be very dangerous and that people often threaten them when they try to repossess a vehicle. >> it worried me, especially since i'm out there doing the same thing. i've never gotten shot at, but it always crosses my mind. >> some repo men say their rule of thumb is to try and repossess a vehicle within one minute. >>> oakland international airport employees will get a discount to ride the new bart line to the airport. employees will pay $2 while the fare for travelers will be $6. according to the contra costa times, airport employees will be able to apply for a smart card discount. >>> bart

the girl took a bullet in the arm saturday evening in west oakland. abc7 news is live with more from vallejo where the girl is now, home and recovering. >> reporter: her family says she's brave and happy to be out of the hospital and home. she was celebrated her cousin's birthday when she was shot. >> i was scared and it was stinging a lot. >> the 10-year-old shows her sling decorated with stickers and get well wishes covering a gunshot wound she got when hit by a stray bullet at lowell park. you won't see her face because the family is scared. >> the worst thing ever that could happen in my life. i would never want anyone to go through what i went through. how any child gets shot. it's just crazy. >> she was celebrating her cousin's first birthday party. across the park, police say two groups started shooting. >> sounded like loud fire works. >> alisa was hit. >> we ran. ways scared i didn't know what to do. i just ran with all of the other people. >> police say the kids were playing on the grass near 14th street and bullets started to fly near 12th.

. -- west oakland. police officers used to be part of it until they continued with street patrols. >>> his car was seen with another car at a crime stain. it was seen around 15:00 and that's where a man was seen with gunshot wounds. police roll now searching for the shooter and the crash happened while managing it. >>> a san has he boy. >>> he heard glass breaking and a mask man and a ball cap, he then put a towel over his head so he couldn't see anything. he stole a safe with jewelry and passports inside. >> he followed him around the house until he left. >> he only saw one robber and home surveillance showed at least one other suspect. they believe they chose their house at random with the public. >>> and they are due back. >>> and it alleged leland yee took bribes in exchange for boating for bills which favored his contributors. one of the others was raymond ciao. they pled not guilty to the new charges. they claim he laundered the money. ciao's lawyers say he has gone straight after spend being time

the girl took a bullet in the arm saturday evening in west oakland. abc7 news is live with more from vallejo where the girl is now, home and recovering. >> reporter: her family says she's brave and happy to be out of the hospital and home. she was celebrated her cousin's birthday when she was shot. >> i was scared and it was stinging a lot. >> the 10-year-old shows her sling decorated with stickers and get well wishes covering a gunshot wound she got when hit by a stray bullet at lowell park. you won't see her face because the family is scared. >> the worst thing ever that could happen in my life. i would never want anyone to go through what i went through. how any child gets shot. it's just crazy. >> she was celebrating her cousin's first birthday party. across the park, police say two groups started shooting. >> sounded like loud fire works. >> alisa was hit. >> we ran. ways scared i didn't know what to do. i just ran with all of the other people. >> police say the kids were playing on the grass near 14th street and bullets started to fly near 12th.

her gilmore park and 60 sixth avenue, and the 3200 block of larkin street in west oakland.e events kick off in less than an hour and half. >> the death toll continues to rise against fierce violent crashes. according to the palestinian health ministry more than 100 palestinians have been killed in gaza over the past four days. unfortunately many of them are children. israel hasn't reported any deaths as of yet. israeli prime minister vowed today to continue targeting numbers of the hamas with airstrikes until the rockets hamas is hiring into israel come to a stop. the violence comes in the wake of kidnapping and killing of three israeli teenagers and the apparent revenge killing of the palestinian teenager by israeli extremists. >> 33 -year-old ronald haskell made his appearance this morning. he collapsed twice and had to be taken out of the courtroom in a wheelchair. he's been accused of killing his ex-wife's sister and brother in law along with four of the children in a suburb north of houston. the lone survivor was released from hospital today. haskell's attorney is now

are investigating what led to the electrocution of a man near the old pacific pipe factory in west oaklandp.m. last night. the victim died at the scene. >>> and san francisco elected officials can no longer have sexual relationships with people they oversee and keep it a secret. the hr department will revise the employee handbook and require elected officials to report affairs. >> happy birthday to barry bonds. he is 50 today. traffic and weather coming up right after the break. >>> checking the ride on 880 we are seeing the slowdowns so it looks like it's right around the oakland coliseum past high street. and then it remains a little delayed into your downtown oakland area. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on now. so you're stacked up through the maze in the busiest lanes but we are seeing a little clearing in some of the left lanes approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. and we got a little backup as well on the richmond/san rafael bridge. westbound out of richmond. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." with the forecast, here's lawrence. >>> all right, e

the most striking in the long trip to west oakland.s pricey in the cab. >> whatever the meter says, plus $5 for the bridge. >> our total came to $53.05 uber's figure doesn't include a toll for crossing the bridge, $31.34. more than $20 less. the uber prices clearly lower than taxis fuel a mass transit revolution? that's what the company hopes. >> we see people telling us they've given up the cars in favor of ubering everywhere. it's so easy and convenient. >> the cost became substantially cheaper as compared to taxicabs with this new discount. about $3 on a short trip. $6 on a medium trip and $20 or more on a long one. the company warned it would put serious price pressure on cabs, and that claim is true. i'm sam brock, that's today's reality check. >> still ahead on today in the bay. the crisis at the border growing by the day. we'll show you what trprotester in the bay area did to get their message across. t m and remembering a hollywood icon. . a look back at the life and career of james garner. you fifteen percent or more on huh, f

to get towards concord, oakland, more of a westerly gusting at 22. westuthwest, westerly, westerly, westerly, i think you get the idea. there's the tropical moisture streaming north. that's a red flag warning for lightning strikes. there are a few isolated areas in the northern sacramento valley around redding and red bluff. around mount shasta as well. burr knee basin get getting -- getting a few little showers. look what's happening towards las vegas. they had huge thunderstorms popping up south yesterday. it's cloudy right now. 80 degrees but rain already developing early to the north. something to keep an eye on as that starts to move north. 79 and cloudy, not a good sunday by the pool in las vegas. the low right there will kick out tomorrow. today that's what's pumping in low clouds and the high in the four corners, the two funnels right up here the tropical clouds. drizzle, high clouds, mild to warm. there will be some sun. 70s and 80s, 60s and 70s closer to the coast and bay. this is kind of a tropical feel to the south, more of a westerly or sea b

oakland mayor still under fire tonight over collision that occurred three weeks ago in west oakland attorney for the other driver says the mayor still has not turned over her insurance information and the city says the client must file a claim for the damages >> : trend unravel possible crash became very complicated >> : three weeks after oakland mayor was involved and tragic collision at and east oakland city attorney's office said this letter to the other driver's attorney saying she must file a claim with the city if she is seeking damages >> : and involve the mayor things would be done by the book but it quickly defined out that did not did not did not do anything but a book. tussore berlin's this woman he says they will file a claim but remain frustrated that that since the incident asking for caught or citizens insurance information still receive it. both the mayor doesn't think the meat of the local code applies to or or she does not want to take responsibility for the accident and not know if it's simply to visit and get. their spokesman says that they provided performance trends out

more and more uncomfortable by the day for the american league gold for the tightly contested al west. oaklandtaking on the mariners in seattle. they look to add to a three-run lead in the eighth. and a spectacular throw to nail willy blumquist at the plait. and a couple of batters later, a three-run home run. the mariners beat oeblg land 6-2. the a's lead the angels by a game and a half. the giants hosting the diamond backs in a matinee game. san francisco starting pitcher pitched well. only giving up a couple runs. it feels two runs too many. that home run evened the series. their starting pitcher getting seven shutout innings in that one. and now much more ahead on "today in the bay." as california's demography changes by the year, state law mage ic makers taking action to get more minority students into the political system. we're up next with both sides of the hot debate. >>> good morning. i'm mike inouye. there's a lot to do on "today in the bay." let's celebrate by pointing out the bay area is home to two of the three towns in the entire united states. we'll start with san francisco jap

a 10-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet while attending a birthday party at lowel park in west oakland. >>> the bay area in the clear right now. look at these current temperatures. these are the 10:00 reports. we're still showing 80s in concord, even antioch back up into the upper 80s. san jose mid-70s. still very warm out there and that's what you would expect after a record breaking heat today and temperatures topping 100 degrees across parts of the bay area. we're also tracking higher clouds approaching southern california right now and also a patch or two of some fog. that patchy fog will regroup over the next six to 12 hours out there. with that a mostly clear skies to start your saturday morning. coastal fog, temperatures at 7:00 upper 50s to the upper 60s. then into the afternoon hours, we'll thicken up the high clouds especially by mid- to late afternoon. look at that evidential temperature range. 68 to 100 degrees. temperatures tomorrow still very hot inland. the hottest locations back up into the upper 90s to 100s. oakland lower 80s. we're going to warm things up. san francis

. >> police in doylestown, bucks county are looking for whoever is stealing flags from west oakland andth street. they are put up each year for the memorial day parade and left up until after the 4th of july. the city manager noticed the missing flags and called police. >>> david murphy has the 4th of july forecast next. >> we have brand new details coming in on hurricane arthur's track and the devastation left behind. we follow this developing story up safety goggles? this breakfast burrito is exploding with flavor. i think you're getting a little carried away. morning, guys. dunkin's southwest steak breakfast burrito, with steak and fire-roasted vegetables, is packed with flavor. hurry in today. >> developing now on "action news," hurricane arthur has come ashore.eloping now on "action howling winds and heavy rain has chased away vacationers from the north carolina coast. >> the jersey shore is feeling some of the effects of the storm, we're live in atlantic city, monitoring the conditions while accuweather tracks arthur's path. >> it's all systems go as the city celebrates the 4th of

year- old girl recovering after being hit by a stray bullet after a birthday party in a park in west oaklandit happened on lowell park on 14th street. now, the girl was hit in the arm. he was rushed to the hospital. police have not identified a suspect as yet. oakland police are also investigating three other shootings over the weekend that left three men in their 20s injured. >>> we have continuing coverage now of the recovery effort from the malaysia airlines plane that was shot down in ukraine. ktvu channel 2 reporter christien kafton is in the newsroom with what rebels say about the crash site which they control and the black boxes from the plane. >> these resemble black boxes very much bookie not officially declare. >> they were the ones who fired the soviet era missile that brought down flight 117. >> i am telling you again, we have never been in possession of even a single system. i can list all of the means of defense we have in our possessions. all of the means of defense are capable of crushing the low flying targets. >> 21 more bodies were brought bringing the total of 251. russia

oakland mayor jean quan still under fire over a collission that occurred three weeks ago in west oakland driver says, the mayor still has not turned over her insurance says his client must file akron 4's dan kerman tries to unravel how a simple crash. became very complicated. three weeks after oakland mayor jean cot was involved in an accident she is receiving letters staff finish you must file a claim with the city if she is seeking damages. attorney charles here a bill represents quiche it lovely with a farm and they have not found in their coffins information. hist this has a long process that did not need to be a long process and the mayor's action is nabbing keeping her word to mark client which is my office will be in touch. saw.a mountain lion like this one.attacking a deer early tuesday morning. this was around one a-m in the creek behind homes on fernwood street. police officers later found the deer carcus. but did not find the mountain lion. they say anyone who comes face to face with the shouldn't run. five instead they should face the mountain lion, make a noise and still ahe

north west oakland at 12 but most locations are 12. tropical clouds visiting southern california. they are lifting north and some of these do pay a visit it will be in the santa clara valley. nice to hot. patchy fog near parts of the club. near 100-degrees inland. gilroy will be in there as well. a lot of 90s. 70s and 80s coast and bay. here is sal. >>> steve, we are still looking at a commute that is off to a decent start. as we begin with the bay bridge toll plaza it's taking eight minutes to drive across into san francisco. there are no problems from san francisco to oakland and the freeways are wide open on the approach to the bridge. 580, 80, and interstate 880. we are also looking at the commute on the san mateo bridge where the traffic here looks good heading out to the high- rise. it will probably not stay this way. if you are looking to get a really good commute, right now is the time to go. you are looking at the santa collar are valley. there is a little bit of road work picking up on 280 near downtown but that is not causing a major delay. the time 5:02, let's go back

the congressman on hand at the house in west oakland handing out $3 million in apr affordabl housing grants funding projects helping low-income families get a roof over their heads. and the projects pad significantly to the city's low-income house. >>> the philadelphia zoo on the road to bring an educational experience to kids in north philadelphia. and rabbits snakes and birds. children 3 to 5 with special needs and their families with a chance to pet the animals and also learn about the animal from traveling zoo educators. >>> and still ahead from restaurants to spas and gyms, deals tailored specifically for those in philadelphia. >>> if you can build it you better be ready to try it. the man behind the tallest walter slide tests it out. >>> and babies make four. cuteness alert. and brian taff tells us what it is like to welcome two brand up in additions to his gorgeous family and we have new photos. you don't want to miss. >> i miss them already. >>> and adam joseph back with the full accuweather forecast >>> and adam joseph back with the full all the chickenecast in your grocery

it happened saturday night in west oakland.esses say two groups of men fired shots at each other and the girl was caught in the crossfire. at last word police have made no arrests. >>> the surviving suspect involved in a deadly bank robbery and shootout in stockton is expected to be charged with triple murder. police say ramos used misty singh as a human shield. ramos could face the death penalty. >>> to the crisis in the middle east, secretary of state john kerry is headed to cairo this morning to push for a cease-fire between israel and hamas after the deadliest day of fighting in gaza. more than 100 palestinians were killed sunday as well as 13 israeli soldiers, two of held dual citizenship. >>> the emotions were on display in san francisco yesterday and at rallies across the nation. pro-israel protesters clashed but no violence was reported. >> it shows that we support our country and people no matter what happens. we're going to be there 100%. moral support, financial support, whatever you can do to support our country. >>

. >>> police are investigating a shooting in west oakland a person was hospitalized there. yesterday. and the victim was suffering from a gunshot wound. and in stable continue they have no information on a second. >>> good morning. live in the weather center heading out to showers around the day area. >>> and welcome back. a deadly storm sweeping through asia. this is out of vietnam and the strongest to hit southern china in 40 years. it has killed 18 people in china and 100 in the philippines. the storm hit with speeds knocked down lines and damaged buildings. the highest level has been activated in china. and the buses. trains and flights have been canceled. >> cloudy skies and humid temperatures although i think people in the country will be laughing with us complaining about the humidity. >> when we have a sprinkle. and as we take a look and we are seeing passing showers. and heading down to the bridge and sprinkles. some light rain right now. and we are heading into the moisture. the clouds will licker on throughout the day. and upper 50s and the 60s but with the humid

. >> a push to revamp another area of oakland, called the west oakland redevelopment proposal. it is that area you see on the map on your screen. it would change the zoning from commercial to residential, increase park land and modernize street. it has been on the board since 2011. it is based on gentrification. but then are you kicking out poor people? >> it is one of the richest areas of development in oakland but yet there is one of the last places where there is low and affordable houses and industrial. the people want to keep the industrial, but now they want to move and this is one of the biggest land jumps. >> we have more on our website on kpix.com. >>> the first test of turf in the new levi stadium this week. the san jose earth earthquakes will take on the sounders this saturday. it is offering to extend buses and train lines for the game. it will be a good test about how well the public transportation will work for the 49ers game once they get under way at the stadium. >> it will be an interesting test. >> the new stadium is shifting into overdrive into silicon valley

heavier activity to the west of oakland.i think around the immediate metro area tomorrow night will be the best chance of showers or a sprinkle. even that will be few and far between. temperatures are back in the 60s in the suburbs. that's really nice. so, partly cloudy, cool tonight. 52 to 62. how cool is it? record low downtown 56. that's safe. 51 in dulles. baltimore 56. that could be in jeopardy tomorrow morning. temperatures really are more in line in terms of averages with late september as opposed to late july. 62 downtown. but 53 for a low in latensville. 53 in leesburg. 55 for a low in fairfax. yes, it's july and we're talking 50. so, 50s to start. these are downtown temperatures. 70 by 9:00. 76 by 11:00. and only 80 by 1:00 and still not humid. next three days, okay, maybe a sprinkle tomorrow in the mountains and isolated shower possible thursday, mid 80s. isolated shower possible on friday, mid 80s. still cannot complain. left everything green. next seven days, the nats are in town thursday for a long time. so we'

it happened saturday night in west oakland. witnesses say two groups of men fired shots at each other and the girl was caught in the crossfire. at last word police made no arrests. >>> to the middle east crisis, secretary of state john kerry is headed to cairo this morning to push for a cease-fire between israel and hamas after the deadliest day of fighting in gaza. more than 100 palestinians were killed sunday as well as 13 israeli soldiers. two of whom held citizenship. >>> the emotions flowing from the middle east crisis were on display in san francisco yesterday as rallies across the nation pro-israel protesters clashed with pro-palestinian groups but no violence was reported. >> this is to show we support our country and people no matter what happens and we'll be there 100% moral support, financial support, whatever you can do to support our country. >> we condemn what's happening in gaza. it's against our jewish values. it's being done in our name is just heartbreaking to us. >> arab community groups and anti-war activist

. >>> police say a man shot at a repo agent towing his car in west oakland this morning.he suspect then went into an apartment at 7th and filbert streets. police surrounded the building with their rifles aimed at the unit. they say the gunman fired at least four shots at the repo agent. the agent was not hurt. but bullets shattered the window of a nearby parked car and the tow truck. >> i was sleeping. i hear the shots. i just figured it was another day. >> he should be 5150, he can be suicidal, you know, i'm a little scared for that. >> the suspect's godmother says the young man is mentally unstable. the 3.5-hour standoff ended when the suspect walked out with both hands in the air. >>> the drivers in marin county will soon have less bumpy commutes this week. county supervisors awarded four million dollars in contracts for road improvement projects. the goal is to fill potholes and chip away at about 50 miles in needed street repairs. work will reportedly touch every corner of the county including mill valley, kentfield, point reyes and muir beach. >>> you used to have t

are investigating what led to the electrocution of a man near the old pacific pipe factory in west oakland. it happened just before 9:00 last night. police and fire responded to a report of a man with electrical burns. he died at the scene. the factory has been abandoned for years. >>> the death penalty is under scrutiny after a lethal injection went wrong in arizona. joseph rudolph wood was executed yesterday for the 1989 murders of his estranged girlfriend and her father. wood died two hours after the execution began. some witnesses say he was gasping for air much of the time. relatives of wood's victims say people should not forget the crimes he committed. >> you know, this man -- he conducted a horrifying murder! and you guys are going, oh, let's worry about the drug and how he is affected. >> arizona governor jan brewer ordered a review of the state's lethal injection system. >>> more passenger remains are expected to arrive in the netherlands today. cbs news reporter susan mcginnis reports. >>> reporter: military planes in eastern ukraine took off for the netherlands once again carry

west at oakland. west at livermore. south san jose and parts of the peninsula. that hasn't changed all week long. fog, sun, breezy. a typical july pattern. fog stay ace long the coast. 60s and 70s and 80s. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. we are still working on a pretty good commute to start off this friday morning. let's go out and take a look at the commute to start off on interstate 880. that traffic continues to move along very nicely past the oakland coliseum. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza now. you can see traffic here is moving along very well. there are no major problems as you drive into san francisco. it's about an eight minute drive time. as we look at san jose, we continue to see that for the most part traffic on the major freeways is doing well. we do have a problem in sunnyvale. that is where we begin our breaking news. a portion of highway 101 is closed after a deadly accident earlier this morning. it involved five people that appeared to be celebrating a birthday. janine de la vega is joining us from sunnyvale to tell us what role th

. >>> a 10-year-old girl is recovering after being shot while at a birthday party at a west oakland park over the weekend. the shooting happened on saturday at lowell park. the kids were celebrating on the grass near 14th street and that's when the bullets started flying from the other end of the park near 12th and fill better. a stray bullet hit the young girl. a park neighbor said family members were there when the shots rapping out. >> they came home shaken up because they could have been hit. they're actually just walking by and all of a sudden somebody starts shooting. you should not have to live like that. >> police are looking for a group of five or six individuals. the girl has been released from children's hospital oakland and is expected to be back with her family in vallejo. >>> new this afternoon we are learning about the first arrest at the newly built levi stadium and the arrest happened before the new park even opened. santa clara police arrested 51-year-old eric johnson of watsonville last tuesday for trespassing. he was caught inside the 49ers new home just kind of wande

are investigating what led to the electrocution of a man near the old pacific pipe factory in west oakland. it happened around 9:00 last night. police and fire responded to the report of a man with electrical burns. he died at the scene. the factory by the way has been abandoned for years. >>> the parents of a san lorenzo man are speaking publicly about their son's death in a freak accident on a beach near half moon bay. adam pye died tuesday at francis beach after a tunnel he was digging in the sand collapsed on him. emergency workers, friends and other beach-goers dug for more than a half-hour to get him out. but efforts to revive him were not successful. his parents got the news in a phone call from one of the paramedics. >> try to get him to breathe. tried to get him to talk to him. they already worked on him for 40 minutes and. i took his little contact out of his eye. his eyes were partly open and he was gone. >> pye was spending a few days with friends before starting a new job in southern california. >>> time now is 6:07. four men take on an incredible test of endurance. coming up,