we have more now on how west oakland residents put pressure on oakland's police chief at the meeting.morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning to you in west oakland. as you can imagine there is a lot of anger over the shooting death of a mother in a home caught in the middle of gunbattle. there is also frustration over police responses in those cases, front and center issues during a community meeting here last night. >> every time we call the police they don't show up until they decide to show up. >> sir, sir -- . >> reporter: plenty of neighbors packed this rec center. they put oakland's police chief shaun rent on the hot seat over -- wendt in the hot seat over the issue of slow response times after the killing of chyemil pierce, the mother of three, shot in front of heifer home last week and killed by a stray bullet trying to protection her children from the gunfire. the shotout that killed pierce started with a fight up the street outside a home known for drugs and violence. on that particular day police got 9-1-1 calls about a heated argument outside the home but officers didn't

. >> dozens of people packed a commuter meeting to voice their concerns about crime in west oakland. ive outside of oakland police read fares. ktvu's alex savidge will have more from the police chief about crime in the city. welcome back to morning sun. it's friday, march 20th. >> let's talk about weather and traffic. steve paulson is working hard getting ready because he knows -- >> he is not working that hard. >> not that hard. >> not much going on. >> actually it is tough to do facebook, twitter, e-mail, you know, all of it. >> yeah. >> i know. there could be some rain in the weekend forecast. what? i know, i know. wishful thinking, maybe late sunday, monday. that's the best. temperatures upper 70s and 80s. my goodness. santa rosa, 72. they will be in the mid-20s as you might imagine. these are well above average. more sun in the clouds. we get a little bit of morning sun, clouds. 40s on the temps, 50s, 38 briefly. napa airport, a little bit of fog. some rain. mendicino county, late, this system will stall out. giving us clouds and not much else. sunday and monday, that's our best

remains unsolved, but washington says more than ever it showed her the deep divide within this west oakland. >> when this happened to my grandson i'm going to put that out, not one person came and gave me a hug. not one person. i'm tired of this violence. i want it to stop. >> when you look out here, what do you see? >> you know, i see a great and upcoming neighborhood. >> pastor cummings say that people need to reclaim this neighborhood and he hopes that safe will help them do that. >> the city wide revival is the most significance religious revival we have going on since the 1950s. >> they're preparing for the revival on march 21st. it's a week of pray and hope of what can be. >> there is hope, there is the support system and we want to be apart of that. >> washington is trying to be apart of that. she says she has to be apart of it. >> my church and all the pastors are trying, but they can't do it by themselves. it take the community to do it. >> these days, she puts on a brave face at the school. >> i think you all. this is what i do. >> and with the young children, her grandson left be

officers were searching for shell casings and other evidence at the locations in west oakland. the two people who were shot were taken to the hospital in serious condition. so far no word of any arrests. >>> now to the drought and with no end in sight california governor jerry brown today announced a 1 billion dollar package to help the state weather another dry year. ken prich chet is in oakland tonight and tell us us most of it will come from bonds aboved by voters. >>reporter: at that press conference with the governor today, the leader of the state senate called this drought an economic environmental and public health crisis and he says that washington, congress, isn't chipping in a diep. california taxpayers are paying for this drought. >> governor brown with legislative leaders from both parties announced another drought relief package more than a billion dollars adz winter -- as winter ends with little water to show this a struggle and something we're going to have be live with for how long, we're not sure. >>reporter: the near record low snow pack assures a dry we're wi

and now, a west oakland hollywood is in fear and fed up. ja mill pierce was killed last week trying to shield her family from gun fire last week. her kids made it to safety, but she was shot. neighbors say that the officers are not doing enough to keep the neighborhood safe. they say they called hours before to complain about the group that killed mrs. pierce. >> we have put up with enough and dealt with enough a ndnd after the death of mrs. pierce, we say enough. >> reporter: they also want to stop the constant the turnover of new cops, because they say

she was hit by a bullet intended for someone else during a gunfight in west oakland on monday afternoon. she was trying to show her children and died a short distance from her home-- shields her children. this man was considered a suspect from the start police said they had an unusual amount of cooperation from the residence in the area >>:will route to coordinate with the city and get information that greatly assist us in identifying people responsible. >> jeff :police said a gun was located. they're happy to have this man off the streets and in the county jail while further investigations continue. the district attorney's office says the this spacious castle because the victim was truly innocent, and not involved in any criminal activity. >>:is terrific crime is every parent's and every citizens worst nightmare. >> jeff :this man is being held in the jail and will house a court hearing tomorrow morning. >> pam :the west oakland neighborhood where the shooting occurred is reacting to the untimely death of the woman. people in the community gathered together where the third year alone w

but the shooting happened before 5:00 last night in west oakland off 28th and chestnut. the information we learned this moesh -- morning from a neighborhood said this started as a large street brawl. one of the girls she said was getting beat up pretty bad. a group of men drove by. one of them her boyfriend and shots rang out. the woman we spoke to recalls hearing anywhere from 20 to 60 gunshots inside. she ran inside with her 9-year- old daughter but unfortunately caught in the crossfire was a woman with her kids. she just moved back into the neighborhood a year ago. neighbors also say during the gun -- gun battle, she was trying to shield her kids when she was hit. this morning a pastor we saw speaking in the neighborhood was try ing to conso many the -- console the many neighbors distraught. >> my heart is broke. i really understand that we're in crisis proportion. >> reporter: a few hours around this shooting, there was another shooting from highland hospital. sheriff's investigators describe it as a shootout but nobody was hit there. investigators do say the gun bat

again, a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of the west oakland mother on monday. live in oakland, maria medina, kpix 5. >> tape captured the moment after the oakland mom was shot.

firefighters went to the west oakland building on reports of a smoke alarm going off at a low level. apparently the first crews didn't see fire immediately but

>>> west oakland apartment complex early this morning, killing two people. we'll have the latest on that investigation and also the dozens of people who are now out of their homes. >> plus a gruesome discovery in sonoma county inside a barrel right in front of city hall. >> and a south bay starbucks out of commission for much of the day after this driver lurches right through oat front wall. we'll have a live report from the scene. good evening to you. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. in oakland, the red cross stepped in to help 30 people find a place to stay after a deadly fire near the corner of 24th street and san pablo in west oakland. firefighters did not get there in time to save two men. ing, terry. we've seen some residents coming and going, some visibly upset. this was a deadly fire. two men killed in this fire. dozens more people displaced. we did have a chance to speak with one of the residents here who says at least part of the building that burned was a place where many artists and musicians live. a former armo

live in west oakland, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> there will be a celebration of chyemil pierce's life in front of city hall tomorrow at 2:00. police are still searching for more suspects from that gun battle. >>> five san jose teens will be charged with murder for a drive- by shooting. three boys and two girls ranging from ages 14 to 17 will be tried as adults. they have also been charged with a gang enhancement. 20-year-old juan luna was killed early saturday near oak street and south almaden avenue. two days later police chased a car matching the suspect vehicle description. they arrested five teens when the car's tire blew out in pleasanton. police later found a handgun tossed from the car in the chase. >>> a health warning to guests at a napa hotel. they may have been exposed to hepatitis "a." two employees who worked at the westin verasa napa were diagnosed with the contagious livermore disease. they worked -- liver disease. they worked at two of the eateries, la toque and bank cafe and bar. anyone who visited those restaurants at the hotel between february 9 and 26 may have been ex

plaques have been installed along 7th street in front of the west oakland bart station. it's part of a tribute called the music they played on 7th street oakland and it is celebrating blues, jazz, and gospel artists. the founder of the project says this walk was 20 years in the making. >> for both the giants and a's played cactus league guams in arizona. and the stanford women had their first pack 12 tournament game today. mark is coming up next with the results. >> and later on ktvu fox 2 news at 7:00, more on the very dangerous situation for police officers in one bay area city. the threats they are getting from gang members. >> also, harrison ford still recovering from that frightening plane crash. we'll get new details from tmz. ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ ( yawn ) bulldog: i just had a dream i was at mattress discounters with tempur-pedic and the largest selection of memory foam mattresses un

the chief said violent crime has fallen in west oakland over the last five years. while he feels things are moving in the right direction, he acknowledges there is quite a bit more work to do. >> alex savage, thank you for the report. >>> in the meantime the family of man charged in the death of shameel pierce is apologizing to the family. 19-year-old simms was in court but did not enter a plea. he is one of three suspects in cuds. simms mother talked about the killing outside the courtroom and said she is sorry. >> i give them my condolences and for our children, i know how i feel. i have grandchildren and everything and children myself. so, i apologize on their behalf. >> police also arrested 29-year- old jerry harbin and 29-year- old shelton mcdaniels in this case. all have been charged with murder. police say the investigation continues. >>> it is 5:08. upleaptton bay firm has been awarded a contract to de-- a pleasanton bay firm has been awarded the contract to demolish part of the east bay bridge. it submitted the lowest bit. the company plans to save money b

firefighters went to the west oakland building on reports of a smoke alarm going off at a low level. apparently the first crews didn't see fire immediately but then saw smoke coming out of one of the units and the flames spread. the two victims were found inside that unit. we're told the building was a former armory now divided into two structures. one resident said he was in his unit and heard yelling to get out. >> the whole roof was just on fire. and so everybody on -- in my unit was able to get out and we got our pets out. and then the firefighters were there really fast. >> now the red cross had set up an emergency shelter over on broadway. we're told about 30 people were displaced in this fire. and two businesses may have suffered water damage, as well. firefighters say it does appear to be accidental. the cause of this fire but they are still investigating. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, nbc be bay area news. >> thank you so much. and in new york city and especially tragic fire. seven children were killed. they were siblings between the ages of 5 and 15. four boys

it was before 5:00 in west oakland.ting that happened near chestnut and 28th street. the first of many shootings last night. neighbors describe a frightening scene as many as 20 gunshots fired from a passing car into a group of people on the sidewalk. police say in the end, a woman in her 20s was hit and died at the scene. neighbors say she had been trying to shield her child from the bullets when she was struck. a man and a boy also injure ed but were said to be in stable condition. and then around 8:00 last night, another shooting, this one right across the street from highlands hospital. investigators describe it as a shootout. nobody hit. investigators say this gun battle appears to be connected to the earlier shooting in west oakland. after hearing the gunfire at the hospital, deputies did follow a car and they wound up detaining several people inside. no word if anyone was arrested. we also learned about a third shooting near 44th street and linden. a number of shots were fired there. it does not appear anyone was

the courses take people all over oakland from fruitvale in the east, montclair in the north to west oaklandosures if you haven't encountered them already. you can go to oakland marathon.com to get more detailed look at the street closures. but you can expect on and off street closures in oakland until about noon today as these runners make their way through the city. claw deny and mike -- claw claudine and mike back to you. >>> the group that wants to build a new home for the oakland raiders and san diego chargers says it has reached a milestone. supporters of the new stadium says they have twice as many signatures as they need to put that stadium on the ballot. 14,000 signatures still have to be verified in a voters -- and if voters approve the plan, not clear how long it would take to actually build the new stadium. the earliest a team could get an nfl approval on the move would be in january. >>> san francisco will be the center of the "game of thrones" universe tomorrow night. >> you are the few, we are the many. >> hbo is hosting a season premiere party for the fantasy series. 3000 peo

it's like hitting a wall when you enter 580 west out of oakland to the bay bridge. we have visibility down to a quarter mile at oakland airport, as well. pockets of very dense fog in the santa rosa area as well so be very mindful as you head out the door. give yourself some extra time. we'll have increasing clouds and rain arriving at midnight in the north bay gradually slicing to the south. this is our satellite-radar. this is high pressure. this ridge is now beginning to sag south. watch the futurecast and you will see clouds continuing to thicken and increase as the day wears on. at 5 a.m., just about 24 hours from right now, spotty scattered showers really north of the golden gate bridge where we anticipate a half inch of rain in the highest elevations of the north bay mountains and the santa cruz mountains. the coastal range could see .25" but generally the entire bay area will barely get wet. record heat by the end of the week. 83 fresno today. our numbers slightly above average. 73 in san jose. upper 60s in oakland. that's almost about seven, eight degrees ab

bay bridge toll plaza westbound traffic wide open leaving oakland heading into s the usual roadwork a couple of lanes shut down as you travel west towards oakland heading into downtown san francisco. in a few moments southbound lanes will be open on the golden gate bridge. traffic light approaching san francisco. the commute across the san mateo bridge, that's also looking good. we haven't had any major problems overnight. west 92 is moving at the speed limit approaching the toll plaza and all of our bart trains have left the yard on schedule. so no delays there. no problems either for the golden gate ferry system, caltrain or altamont commuter express. that's your "kcbs traffic." now to michelle. >>> a 6 week strike affecting oil plants in california, texas and kentucky could be open but for now all nine plants are closed including the tesoro refinery in martinez. a tentative agreement has been reached between the united steelworkers union and shell oil which is negotiating for the refineries. union members have yet to vote on the contract proposal. >>> gas prices are starting to fall and should get lower in the coming weeks. t

here but investigators do say the gun battle appears to be connected to the earlier shooting in west oakland. deputies followed a car connected to both of those shootings. they wound up detaining several people inside. finally after 10:30 there was another shooting near 44th street and linden. a number of shots fired there. it does not appear there was any shooting victims pound at that scene. you can imagine oakland police have a lot of work to do. three separate shooting cases they are working on and so far no word of any arrests. >> alex savidge live from our newsroom. we'll talk to you later. >>> neighbors on edge after hearing explosions coming from a home at a novato woman accused of setting off explosions weeks ago. people that live in the area say they heard an explosion yesterday evening. that is our -- tara moriarty is joining us now with reaction from neighbors. tara. >> reporter: people who live in this neighborhood say that it's nice and frankly what has been going on at the home behind me here for the past three weeks is disturbing and frightens them. last night the bomb squad

or, how she died >> pam :a mother in oakland died defending her young children from gunfire in west oakland. there was a report of shots fired following a fight that broke out near that location. the gunfire rang out and the victim was shot by a stray bullet as she was trying to get her two young children safely in their home. the women's children were not hurt. a friend of the victim who did not want to be shown was interviewed >>:there's just been so much going on she was only staying there for awhile until they could get everything in order. >> pam :she was just coming home from work when she lost her life in result of a violent gang activity. others were also injured during the gang activity. these surveillance pictures show a motorcycle theft in progress. police say it is one of six vehicles stolen between sunday afternoon and monday early morning. in these photographs two suspects are loading a suzuki into the back of a car. that same building was hit again monday morning. the pictures are grainy but they showed to thieves stealing a motorcycle, this time in a rental van. a witness sa

you can see winds out of the west, 14 miles per hour oakland. more neighborhoods. a breeze that will transport the fog. a beautiful scene right now. you can see the high clouds in the distance. the high clouds will be the change tuesday. more high clouds throughout the afternoon hours and a few rain showers paying us a visit across the bay area. not going to be a major storm at all. a few neighborhoods picking us trace amounts. as far as over night lows, coolest locations 40s to 50s. concord throughout the day, morning hours in the 40. on track to reach the lower 70s by 3:00. this system impressive on the sat lithe right now. by the time -- satellite right now. by the time it gets here, high clouds tomorrow and on wednesday, rain showers. most areas fall within this range. a quarter inch. wednesday will be the coolest day of the week. dry tomorrow morning. clouds moving in throughout the afternoon hours. rain showers. you get the idea wednesday morning. the highest chance north of the golden gate bridge. could have a break wednesday afternoon. and another pulse mov

firefighters still at the scene of a deadly apartment fire in west oakland.laimed the lives of two tenants and left threads homeless. an investigation into the cause of that fire is just beginning. hi. >> reporter: hi. the red cross said there are about 30 people who have been displaced. some of them behind us have been allowed to go back in to the building and collect some of their belongings. we had a chance to talk to a couple of them. one of their neighbors, two of them who lived in one of the units pass away in this fire. the two people who lived in that unit. this is at 24th street near 24 24th and san pablo. one of the victims was a well known artist who lived and did his work in that apartment. the other was his roommate who had just moved in a couple weeks ago. this was a three alarm fire with flames going through the roof. when it start add round 3:30 this morning. it was tough to put out this fire because the apartment building was in an old brick armory building so a lot of unusual configurations of the rooms. we know that the fire alarms were wor

fairfield west, southwest at 20. oakland northwest at 17. it's even early. there is your wind tunnel. hayward, also livermore gusts to 17. it will pick up. windy for many. breezy for everybody. 40s up in the mountains. truckee at 45. 50s through the interior and 60s. our system moves out and could be a little secondary system. over all the day will be mostly sunny. any fog and all that will get chewed up when the system moves out and it will be a cooler pattern today with highs 60s and 70s. but pretty good gusts already sal. an early take notice. >> i have to tell you steve, just for variety, i want cool weather. [ laughter ] >> seriously. >> wouldn't that be nice? >> yes, thank you for that forecast. now i know. let's take a look at what we have. good tuesday morning for you. right now traffic is going to be backed up as you come up to -- not backed up. [ laughter ] double negative. it is not backed up at the toll plaza. it is doing well. as you come up through the toll plaza and san francisco. we're also looking at interstate 880 north and southbound. we d

it happened at about 4:45 this afternoon near the intersection of chestnut, and 28th streets in west oakland. police say a woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at the scene, while a man and a boy were hospitalized. neighbors told us, they heard as many as 20 gunshots. they also say the woman was killed while trying to shield a child from the bullets. a sheriff spokesman tells us that a shootout across the street from highland hospital at about 8:00 tonight was connected to this afternoon's shooting in west oakland. nobody was hit. the sheriff's office says a car connected to both shootings sped away from the scene, but deputies caught up to it, and detained several people inside. >>> and across the bay, san francisco police are looking for two suspects, following a double killing that happened at a parking lot next to playground this morning in the excelsior district. the two men were shot to death about 9:30 this morning, as they were sitting in a parked car, at crocker amazon park. police responded to calls from park workers and found one man dead in a car. the other was profoundationed de

. >>> a community meeting is underway in west oakland to discuss safety following a shooting that killed a mother of three. one of the suspects, anthony sims, appeared in court. after the hearing his mother issued an emotional appall edge to the family of chyemil pierce. >> i pray for her family and everything. i give them my condolence and for her children, i have grandchildren and everything. and children myself. so i apologize. >> prosecutors say anthony sims admitted to being involved is in the shoot out that killed her last week but he did not enter a plea. they are still gathering information. >> all i can say is it is our belief that he was not the shooter. >> police also arrested jerry harbin and shelton mcdaniels in connection with the case. >>> billion dollars plan to deal with california's drought. governor jerry brown prosed it today and ktvu's tom vacar is at the reservoir with why this billion dollars plan may be a drop in a very dry bucket. >> reporter: indeed. the bill will help. >> increase the -- >> reporter: the bill has many goals and put on the fast track. money for

reporter: and also here today, where people who knew her as a volunteer at vincent academy in west oakland where two of her kids attend and where her husband coaches basketball. live in oakland, k p i x 5. oakland police arrested this man, anthony sims. he has been charged with pierce's murder. they say that they are closing in on another suspect. >>> developing news in berkeley. a shooting has sent one man to the hospital. it happened at 62nd and king street at about 4:00 p.m. we were told it was a rolling gun battle between two cars that both sped off from the scene. the injuries are not threatening >>> the family of a south bay family is demanding that the police get more aggressive into finding out who brew actually beat their son. the attack was undeis offed, they say. >> i want justice for my kid because he was a good kid. >> reporter: they are hoping to find the person or person who death their son, 17-year-old christian riasner outside of the san jose mall. >> he was not a member of a gang. he did not appear what he got >> reporter: two men were harassing christian and his friends,

the 36-year-old artist died in a three-alarm apartment building fire last saturday in west oakland. today, loved one's gathered at classic cars west. a few blocks away from the fire building -- to celebrate his life and admire some of thomas' artwork. his family from southern california made the trip up here to the bay area to share memories of thomas with his friends. they're devestated by his death -- but say his life will live on through his work >> "he was a free soul. he liked to just get up and go. you k=never knew what he was gonna do, where he was gonna go um creative, um, always searching for something. i think that helped his art a lot. >> grant :thomas' family tells us that he will be cremated. they plan on taking his ashes back down to southern california and giving them to his father. a second artist -- named davis letona -- was also killed in that fire. his friends and family held a memorial in his honor yesterday. chilling new details concerning the crashed german-wings flight 95-25 tonight. a german tabloid newspaper released a time-line from the downed plane.based o

and 30 unable to stay in their homes after a fire tore through several apartments overnight in west oakland. abc7 news reporter say officers are focusing on the back of the building where two men died from the fire. >> we have two crews inside with novels, hit the fire and then pulling down ceilings to get the hidden fire. >> reporter: the fire destroyed a beloved artist's work and living space. but before the smoke lifted in daylight arrived it was clear two people were dead. neighbors believe daniel moe thomas and his male roommate died in their apartment. these are photos taken from inside thomas' destroyed second floor loft. investigators believe the fire started near the victim's bed. >> right across from our door is the space and it's just, you know charcoal. yeah. it's weird. surreal. >> reporter: san francisco gallery owner joan mcloughman is devastated. she gave the gallery show two years ago and set to open first solo show in the fall. >> he's very loving caring artist and is going to be a huge loss to the art community. >> a young man. very talented artist. and very sad what happ

this gun battle appears to be connected to the earlier shooting in west oakland. deputies followed a car after that shooting. and they wound up detaining several people who were inside of that car and finally we got late word that just after 10:30 or so there was another shooting a third shooting in oakland near 44th street and linden. we understand a number of shots were fired there but it does not appear anybody was hit. a lot of word for oakland police to do this morning. investigating to all of these shooting cases and we have not been told about any arrests. >> all right busy morning. thank you. >>> a woman accused of setting off explosives three weeks ago is believed to be at it again. neighbors heard an explosion at about 5:00 yesterday evening at a home in indian valley road. just about a mile west of highway 101. the home was quickly secured and the wop that lives in it 43- year-old lorraine mason was in the back of a patrol car detained by police. just three weeks ago chemicals used to make explosives were found in the same house and removed by a bomb sq

>> two people are dead and 30 displaced after a fire destroyed several apartments overnight in west oakland. lisa amin gulezian is live from the scene with more. have residents been able to get back inside? >> reporter: people have been coming and going for the past hour or two grabbing what they can before the construction company behind me boards everything up. meantime investigators are focusing on the back of the building. that's where the fire started and where two men died. >> we had companies on the roof giving holds opened up crews inside with nozzles. hitting the fire and then pulling down ceilings'o to get at the hidden fire. >> the fire destroyed a beloved artist's work and living space. but even before the smoke lifted and daylight arrived it was clear two people were dead. neighbors believe daniel mo thomas and his male roommate died in their apartment. these are photos taken from inside the loft and investigators believe the fire started near the victim's bed. >> right across from our door is his space. it's just charcoal. it's weird. >> reporter: san francisco gallery owner j

>> two people are dead and 30 displaced after a fire destroyed several apartments overnight in west oakland lisa amin gulezian is live from the scene with more. have residents been able to get back inside? >> reporter: people have been coming and going for the past hour or two grabbing what they can before the construction company behind me boards everything up. meantime investigators are focusing on the back of the building. that's where the fire started and where two men died. >> we had companies on the roof giving holds opened up crews inside with nozzles. hitting the fire and then pulling down ceilings'o to get at the hidden fire. >> the fire destroyed a beloved artist's work and living space. but even before the smoke lifted and daylight arrived it was clear two people were dead. neighbors believe daniel mo thomas and his male roommate died in their apartment. these are photos taken from inside the loft and investigators believe the fire started near the victim's bed. >> right across from our door is his space. it's just charcoal. it's weird. >> reporter: san francisco gallery owner jo

. >> reporter: howell was walking down pine street in west oakland when the police say the driver of small car may have lost controlled, jumped the sidewalk and killed her instantly. the driver left the car and ran away. >> i can't imagine why someone would do this and leave her. >> her sister sheryl william came frock albuquerque when she heard the news. she says celeste was a practicing buddhist. >> her belief is you don't cause harm to anyone else, you go through life and do not cause harm to anyone else. >> reporter: sell ewes jewel howell lived up to her middle name an artist who created custom jewelry. she showed some pieces at a gallery in berkeley. >> great to have her here. she was super sweet and incredibly knowledgeable about jewelry and her work. >> i want justice. to be done. >> reporter: brian hopes police find the driver who took away something precious. >> she was the love of my life. and the world just lost a woman of grace. >> reporter: abc7 news. >> new details top about a house fire in santa rosa that injured two people. it happen last night on petaluma hill road.

lisa amin gulezian is live in west oakland. 0 do investigators know where the fire started? >> reporter: they're saying this started in the back of the building and also where according to neighbors mo thomas is a well-known multimedia artist lives. residents have been coming and going to try to grab what they can from the building before the construction companies back to board this place up. the orange glow could be seen for miles. massive flames shot into the night sky as a beloved artist's work and living space burned. >> we ran, three of news our unit, we ran down the stairs and we grabbed our cat and fled. >> reporter: sleepy residents packed about little they could and watched as crews fought the fire. >> we had companies on the roof getting holes opened up. crews inside with nozzles. hitting the fire and then pulling down ceilings. >> before the smoke lifted in daylight arrived it was clear two people were dead. neighbors believe daniel mo thomas and his mail roommate died in their apartment. these are photos taken from inside thomas' destroyed second floor loft. inv

this weekend memorials are being held for two men killed in a west oakland fire. they both were killed in the 3-alarm last saturday morninging that swept through their loft. investigators believe that the fire was accidental possibly caused be a burping -- burning cigarette. tomorrow they will hold a memorial for daniel tomas. >>> a march in sacramento to hon the farm worker turned activist chavez. >> with them leading the way hundreds marched. he drew up working in the fields and was part of a great thing. he buried one of the first union labels. >> i just was one of those labels all the way out there. >> he said he never met chavez, but garcia has become an activist too. the people he marched with today have a long list of causes, higher worker rages is still at the top of the list for garcia. >> they claim that you can make up to $80 a day, but those $80 don't matter because you have to work 18 hours to get them. nowadays you have to keep up with a machine. >> if you start with education that's it. it will [ indiscernible ] >> he's working on his master's degre

lots of people to los angeles for a very cheap price and i happen to stop at the east oakland -- west oakland bart station and they're loading with people every everyday suitcases and everything else. it seems to me this should be a tenant of our temporary bus depot whether we're pursuing them or not i don't know but this sets the standard for the train to los angeles and this is the genesis of that, so they're taking a whole lot of passengers and i hope staff is reaching out trying to corral these people as a tenant because i think it would be a good policy. number two i am promoting the notion of a gondola to take people from treasure island and bikes and using the bay bridge as the king post for the gondola and have it land at the transbay depot to complete that measure and recently to expand that idea to make it part of the dtx system we have to build a tunnel between the -- down fremont street to market street to connect the bart stations. why not use that money instead of building the tunnel use the vehicle to perform the same function? a thought but i want us to think outside of the bo

. >> we participate in the good friday service at taylor united methodist church in west oakland . 11 and adeline. >> that's right. very good. >> you let another service coming up. palm sunday. >> yes. we have started a organic garden at our church. we took some land in the back of our church and started a youth community organic garden because what we've discovered is that east oakland is a food desert. there is a high incident of health crises so we're trying to do embark on healthy eating but really to cultivate growth and fertility in that area. on sunday, the 29th of march, we are having a worship in the garden service. the folks interested getting their hands dirty, we welcome you to come. >> you have the whole district plan that garden. >> we start off with our youth and then the district came and they built all boxes and we have a water irrigation system. we have a compost section. it's just beautiful. >> jim, i know you said something about palm sunday is still in the making with the children. >> palm sunday is the fifth sunday of the month of this year and we've dedicated ou

the innocent victim who was trying to protect her children from gunfire in her west oakland neighborhood last monday. her sister addressed dozens publicly. >> this pain is team thing that i never expected to ever experience. what makes it even more tragic is this didn't have to happen. >> she has a message for those who are careless when they pick up weapons. >> take a moment and think about what you doing. a lot of times you put innocent lives at risk. >> organizers say today's celebration of life is not just for pierce but for the many other lives recently lost. >> we lost a 14-year-old baby on is a t block. -- the block. >> to rebuild our communities? she said there are victims on both sides of the gun. remember to dance through life treating others like family. >> we are all one big family. >> if we can extend that message then less of this will happen. >> even though her sister did speak publicly we are told the family is planning a private funeral for her in the coming days. >> a tragedy indeed. >>> the pay area -- bay area saw some nice temperatures out. many people where out enjo

. >>> oakland city inspectors have tagged a west oakland apartment building that caught fire over the weekend. that means everyone who lives there will have to move out. two men died in the unit where the fire started. yesterday authorities identified them as davis latona and david mothomas. both men were artist. one of them had his work on display in san francisco. fire investigators say they believe they know what started the fire. >> i think it might have been smoking in bed would be the term that we would use. we found evidence of a lighter near the body that was near the point of origin. >> i knew both of those people. my brother used to live there. it was so tragic. >> friends say they are working to put together a memorial for the victims. >>> also this morning there will be a symbolic reopening ceremony at the museum where terrorists killed at least 22 people last week. only the media will be allowed inside. it has been postponed until sunday because of security affirms. they want to reopen quickly to keep the terrorist from quote achieving their goal. two gunmen who raided th

>> we participate in good friday service at taylor united methodist church in west oakland, 11th and addline. >> very good. you had another service coming up, palm sunday. >> i do. we have started an organic garden at our church. we took some land and started a youth community organic garden. what we discovered is that east oakland is a food desert. there are not fresh fruits and vegetables. there is high incidence of health crisis. we are trying to embark on healthy eating and really to cultivate growth and fertility in the area. on sunday the 29th of march we are having a worship in the garden service. for folks interested in getting their hands dirty and soil turned over, you are welcome to come. >> you had the district plant that garden. >> we did. we started with the youth and the district built boxes. we have a water irrigation system, a com post section. it's just beautiful. we had salad recently from our garden and it was delicious. >> jim, i know you said palm sunday is still in the making with the children. >> palm sunday is a fifth sunday of the month. we have dedicated ou

monday afternoon a fight started near pierce's home in west oakland, when sims started shooting and pierce was killed while protecting her young kids. >> the san jose police officer accused of raping a woman while he was on the job will be in court today for a new bail hearing. prosecutors filed additional charges against jeffrey graves, ones that could lead to a life sentence if he is convicted. graves is accused of raping a domestic abuse victim at a hotel in 2013. he's also accused of abusing his own ex-girlfriend. graves was out on bail, but then a judge revoked that bail when prosecutors filed those new charges. >>> 6:08 right now. time to check your microclimate forecast, as we look outside right now, live look at the bay bridge this morning, no sunrise just yet. springtime still about a week or so off officially, but it certainly feels springy out there. >> all right but it's fun, friday the 13th today, pi day tomorrow and rain on sunday. >> pi day, don't forget about that. >> you take the clicker, just take it from me. we're always posting tweets and updates throughout the day on f

. >>> shemille pierce was caught in gunfire near her west oakland home. she parked her car and was trying to rush her children to safety when she was shot. two men were arrested. police aren't saying how they were involved. >> what exactly can you post on facebook? face book says it'll remove graphic images when they are shared to sellcelebrate or glorify violence. facebook says it will allow photographs of paintings, sculptures and other art that shows nude pictures. >> supervisor john avalos wants more young people to be engaged in politics. so they are proposing extending the voting age to 16 and 17-year-olds. if approved teenagers can vote in municipal and school district elections. we're at the meeting right now, our crews are, we will have more tonight at 11:00. >> a trip back in time for our military veteran. the place a bay area man is going where he hasn't been in 70 years. that's next. you can find a new frontier. there's nothing stopping you and a lot helping you. technology that's with you always. this is our promise. it's never been better to

and now, a west oakland hollywood is in fear and fed up. ja mill pierce was killed last week trying to shield her family from gun fire last week. her kids made it to safety, but she was shot. neighbors say that the officers are not doing enough to keep the neighborhood safe. they say they called hours before to complain about the group that killed mrs. pierce. >> we have put up with enough and dealt with enough a ndnd after the death of mrs. pierce, we say enough. >> reporter: they also want to stop the constant the turnover of new cops, because they say that the new cops are unfamiliar with the constant problems in that area. >>> and now shgs, there is a gun battle in the emory border near 459 and abilene near the best buy. >>> fast-moving fires in san francisco's mission district had people scrambling for escape routes and in some cases, tenants were running for their lives. they found that the safety exits were locked or blocked, and now the city is zeroing in on other dangerous building. we are going to jean elle who has more on this st

west, northwest breeze. in fact ocean beaches and northwest breeze at 20. oakland airport west at 18. did not see that yesterday. the higher clouds are really getting out of the picture. the low clouds are still in place. mostly cloudy and partly sunny here in the morning. a westerly breeze 60 and 70s to start. 60s and 70s everything. i think you will get more of that west, northwest wind that will take care of that humidity. higher clouds are racing out of the picture. there will be a mix of high and low clouds but a lot more sunshine today. so clouds and then sun. it will be nice to mild. cool to warm lows. warm to the south. cooler to the north. but a westerly breeze in place on more of an on shore push. 60s and 70s. all right sal, a couple little issues but so far okay. >> yeah we are not doing badly out there. slip better -- certainly better than yesterday at this hour. we are looking at a commute where traffic is starting to get a little bit slow getting on to the bay bridge. but there are no major problems opinion the metering lights went on a little less than an hour ago. it d

she was an innocent victim shot while trying to protect her children from gunfire in her west oaklandlast monday. her sister told the crowd it was a tragedy that didn't have to happen. >> take a moment and think about what you are doing before you do it because a lot of times you take innocent lives. >> organizers say the celebration of life was not just for pierce but for many other lives recently lost. >>> napa police are providing details about the shooting that killed a drug suspect. officers say they were already at the home to serve a search warrant when the suspect james richard jimenez rode up on his motorcycle. he recognized them and he sped away. officers say he reached for a hand gun and an officer fired three shots killing him. police recovered a gun, methamphetamine, cash. the family held a vigil for him last night and say he was a good man who did not need to die. >>> a protest is planned today in recognition of the 19th national international day against police brutality. protests will begin after an informational session about how to engage safely with police. it start

time on "spark" -- first, "spark" follows photographer katherine westerhout inside a forgotten west oakland landmark -- the 16th st. train station. >> i've been photographing abandoned buildings for about 12 years now. >>> then, w. kamau bell uses comedy to start conversations about race, and his provocative solo show has gotten people talking. >>> and wil blades proves his prowess on the hammond b3 organ. ♪ next -- on "spark." ♪ >>> major support for "spark" is provided by --

. >>> a woman is dead and two men injured after a shooting in west oakland this evening. shots fired on chestnut street. our nbc chopper above the scene. police found the woman dead at the scene. the two men are in stable condition tonight. no suspects or motive has been announced. ♪ >> there will never be a [ bleep ] in sae. >> a video of fraternity brothers from the university of oklahoma chanting racial slurs is sparking outrage. protests on the sooner campus are getting the attention of college students at cal. we're live at uc berkeley where students say they're not surprised by the video. >> the president of the university of oklahoma joins hundreds of students protesting racism. >> this cell phone video shows members of sae fraternity singing racial slurs. members of a black student organization say it's not a surprise. >> a lot of people like to say this is post racial america. we're not in post racial america. and this is just a huge example. >> sae suspended the fraternity chapter. the university president ordered members to move out immediately. >> there is zer

. >>> just into our newsroom a break in the case in the killing of a west oakland mother pierce died when she was protecting her two young children. police arrested 19-year-old anthony sims being charged for that murder. witnesses say it started when a fight turned violent on monday afternoon near pierce's home. >> not just gender discrimination but it involves big money. today a key victory for ellen pow, she was peppered with questions and took the stand for the third consecutive day. a one time junior partner, she said she was passed over for promotions because she's a woman and punished by a senior partner after ending an affair with him. here's the latest twist on the high profile trial. mark? >> reporter: raj, no question it's been an uncomfortable few days. the cross-examination from the lead attorney has been pointed and tough but it ended today without the argument that lynn had hoped to make. lynn hernly wanted to present evidence of financial troubles and husband's bankruptcy related to the hedge fund business. she wanted to bring her lawsuit to expose gender discriminatio