in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> among the string of violent shootings oakland is grappling with is the death of jasper wu, toddler killed by a stray bullet on 880 this weekend. announced a $10,000 award for information that leads to arrest. also renting a billboard. >> see something, say something but most importantly do something. criminals are taking over our streets. and the freeways. >> oakland's police chief says he supports adding surveillance cameras and other crime fighting technology on local freeways to stop the surge of shootings. we're continuing to track the violence in oakland closely. nbcbayarea.com for the latest updates. >>> outside, live this friday evening to walnut creek. there is fog in the distance and it's lowering visibility tonight. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, how is it going to look tomorrow? >> could be pretty secure for the bay area. dense fog advisory until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, central valley of california and solano county and it's worst in tracy, zero miles of visibility, quarter mile in concord, half mile in napa and quarter mile in san

. >>> we also have a major decision in oakland. the city council decided on who should get the city's 50% stake in the coliseum complex. this is big money here. the council voted unanimously to move forward with the group called the african-american sports and entertainment group to redevelop the coliseum site. the group is led by east oakland native ray bobbitt. he is teaming up with alana beard in hopes of wooing a wnba franchise of playing in oakland. the specifics have not been released yet but city leaders are looking for a number ever things including affordable housing and good-paying jobs. the other group considered was led by former a's pitcher david stuart and sports agent lony murray. they wanted to restore the coliseum for youth sports. >>> we are back in 60 seconds. ahead, he says enough is enough. one on one with oakland's chief of police, amid a surge of gun violence that's impacting so many families. >> it's been a very difficult year for us in the city of oakland. >> what the chief says he needs in order to keep th

oakland is reaching a boiling point. a lot of people in various neighborhoods feel unsafe. >> nbc bay area's cheryl hurd shows us how the city is now responding. >> reporter: tonight, there's a 17,500 dollar reward for information that can help oakland police catch the person or persons who shot a private security guard in oakland. the shooting happened here at 14th and webster in front of prime 356. a reporter and guard were there to interview the store owners about a smash and grab involving some 30 people monday night that was captured on a surveillance camera. the owners came back to the store today for a food giveaway, when thieves arrived with guns blazing. >> somebody rolled up. said get down, he just started shooting at everybody. >> reporter: the security guard was hit by gunfire. >> he got shot for no reason. the dude didn't even take the camera. he told me it was -- it was senseless. you know what i am saying? senseless attempt on multiple people's lives. >> reporter: tonight, the oakland police department is

sheng thao announced today in west oakland. big names in attendance. currently city council member, first hmong in the state in the council. knows one of the biggest issues is crime. >> i too hear the gunshots and my house has been broken into when my 12-year-old son was home alone. he was traumatized. i was traumatized. i believe we need better public safety in oakland, not just more officers to fill vacancies. with the emergency, we need a comprehensive approach. >> grad of merrick college and uc berkeley. election is next november, current mayor libby schaaf is termed out. sheng thao and loren taylor and derrick sao, a homeless advocate. >>> stepped down last year after accused of sexually assaulting women. served a search warrant, took some things, won't tell us what. six people accused foppoli of sexual assault. he's denied all allegations. >>> crew member from the deadly movie set shooting taking alec baldwin to court, blaming the actor for what happened that day. >>> dealing with climate in crisis, peninsula city's plan to deal with rising sea l

his name is martin callatano of oakland. charged with assault with a deadly weapon, felony assault on a police officer. police say he argued with a cal trans employee, then drove his truck the wrong way through the toll plaza. you can see him slam into a chp patrol car in one of these videos that we have been showing you backward. he actually drove the wrong way several times on the bridge hitting two other cars. the officer did suffer some minor injuries during the arrest. >>> okay. a surprising sight on thanksgiving and, no, that's not a turkey. it's a mountain lion. just casually, strolling down a street in san bruno. you can see it there, it's daylight. something you don't typically see. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab spoke to the family who shot that video. >> reporter: this quiet residential street doesn't see much action, so you can imagine the shock and fear that people felt when they saw a mountain lion make its way down this street in the middle of the day. liz burrdebt says she looked out of her window on tha

. >>> how to stop deadly violence in oakland. the death of a toddler on 880 has city leaders desperate for a solution as the community raises money for the 23-month-old who was tragically killed. >> reporter: these images of jasper woo have touched the hearts of everyone who sees them. he was killed by a straight bullet while riding with his mom in the car on interstate 880. the chinatown chamber of commerce is holding a news conference tomorrow to make a play to the public to help find the person behind the gun. and offer a $10,000 reward. >> what we are trying to do is to offer the reward for people for providing information, to capture the killer. >> reporter: 2021 has been deadly and violent year in oakland. at least 119 deadly shootings so far. compare that to 102 last year. overnight, a woman was shot at lake merritt just hours after another woman was struck twice by stray bullets while picking up concert tickets outside the theater. >>> the criminals know we don't have enough police officers to police the city. so it is al

. >> also new video from oakland. not just the big retailers but mom and pop businesses getting hit. down oakland, at least 30 people clearing out the precious inventory reserved for the holiday season. cheryl hurd said it is the second time. >> it was a group i can like 15 cars and 30 people. somehow they all ripped open the gate. >> reporter: a security camera capturing a swarm of vandals grabbing cash, clothes and shoes at 365 in down oakland. the alarm blaring. about 30 seconds in, someone covers the camera. >> just trying to come back from the first incident was tough. now this sets us back. we don't have the security of our gate. >> reporter: we talked to the owners of the store. high school friends who grew up in alameda, went to college to come back to open a store in oakland. >> we built this thing with our hands literally. so this is our baby. just to see it violated is just crazy. >> reporter: right now a lot of attention is being placed on cities like oakland, walnut creek and san francisco. but the alamed

that continues into oakland through 11:47. orinda, you are going to continue to see that stay as well through after midnight as well. now, let's bring it off here more to the east. i think back into walnut creek and concord, you are also starting to see it pick up over the next 30 to about 40 minutes. in san jose, as expected, this is very typical of an atmospheric river event, also known as a pineapple express. the mountains really steal a lot of your moisture, so you've only had a few sprinkles. we think there's some rain for you on the way in the next couple of hours but do not expect the heavy, heavy rainfall we are seeing up through parts of the north and east bay. it is not in the cards for you the way this is all lining up for us. so where do we go from here? i think by 2:00 in the morning we are still seeing somewhat of widespread rainfall through the bay area, but then after 2:00 a.m. we are going to begin to see this break up with some isolated heavier pockets for the morning commute. you have to still have the umbre

i'll talk about >>> a live look over oakland on this monday night. city marking yet another violent weekend, and its police chief is calling out city leaders to step up and help. one business is taking matters into its own hands, boarding up so it won't be a target. cheryl hurd. >> my reaction to what is go ing on in the city is wow, we look like wild west to rest of the country i feel like. >> reporter: the have a heart dispensary boarded up windows, cannabis operations a target in oakland. >> i see more and more trouble happening. >> reporter: police responded to an operation, suspects firing at officers and hitting the car at least three times. no one was hurt but over the weekend there were two fatalities and 300 calls for service. >> some of our local groups and gangs are really driving the violence. >> reporter: oakland police chief armstrong holding a press conference. >> i need the council members to step up and have a conversation about the loss of life in the city. >> reporter: says the city was under siege with gunfire. a fatal officer-inv

we reached out to oakland police for more details but haven't yet heard back. here's a look at exactly where the shooting happened. people are being asked to avoid that area. >>> and just into our news room. new video shows dozens of people running from a nordstrom store in walnut creek. our reporter was there when all of this happened. she says about 25 cars blocked the street, people hopped out, rushed into the store before running back out with merchandise and driving away. a similar scene to what we saw in san francisco last night. one man who rocks at a nearby restaurant described what he saw. >> i probably saw 50 to 80 people in like ski masks, crow bars. i had to start locking the front door, lock the back door, because you never know, if they are right there, they could come right in here. >> police responded with their guns drawn. our reporter saw officers arrest at least two people. >>> audrey, you just mngsed it, this comes just 24 hours after thieves hit a number of high end stores in san francisco's union square. tonight, there are more officers pa

about 100 people rally in front of city hall in oakland following the not-guilty verdict in the trial of kyle rittenhouse. >> tonight, he's a free man. the protest was peaceful but the message was loud and clear. the kyle rittenhouse verdict brought over 100 people to the plaza tonight. >> we are sick and tired of seeing white supremacy and the double standard of justice. >> justice, they say, did not happen in kenosha, wisconsin, when rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges against him. >> definitely a disappointment but not a surprise. >> the teenager collapsing as he is cleared of all five charges after killing two protesters and wounding a third. >> the way the judge was behaving in the courtroom, the kind of rulings he was making. it was over the top. >> retired superior court judge says the burden in this case was on the prosecutor. >> the prosecutor tried to convince the jury that kyle rittenhouse was an active shooter and they failed to do it, primarily to do it because kyle rittenhouse's defense was self defense. >> the law requires when a self defense claim is writte

. >>> oakland businesses boarded up after violent weekend in the city. forceful plea for help from the police chief. >>> something to smile about, beloved holiday tradition that was forced to break from tradition last year because of covid. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. temperatures are dropping now. i'll talk about the cold morning and travel forecast. we're back in 60 seconds. >>> a live look over oakland on this monday night. city marking yet another violent weekend, and its police chief is calling out city leaders to step up and help. one business is taking matters into its own hands, boarding up so it won't be a target. cheryl hurd. >> my reaction to what is go ing on in the city is wow, we look like wild west have a heart dispensary boarded up windows, cannabis operations a target in oakland. >> i see more and more trouble happening. >> reporter: police responded to an operation, suspects firing at officers and hitting the car at least three times. no one was hurt but over the weekend there were two fatalities and 300 calls for service.

oakland and san jose more than 40% higher than on this day last year. in the bay area, the lowest price we found today was at a shell station at allum rock. >>> uber is giving its drivers an opportunity to save money. the company launched a new feature today. it's called rest and save. it allows drivers to pause ride requests when they need to fill up their tank. once paused, drivers can see real-time gas prices with the discount of up to 25 cents a gallon at select gas stations. drivers can also pause rides to find nearby public rest rooms. >>> okay, mini bart service back for united airlines passengers. united offering mini boost bottles on long domestic flights. it came back when the pandemic started. passengers were disrupted or violent this year. the faa has recorded 5100 incidents, many of them fueled by alcohol. united said it made the choice based on feedback from customers and flight attendants. >>> okay, did we just see that, the 49ers looked real good tonight, the best they looked all season. what was the key? we'll go to the stadium next and

his life cut short by a stray bullet in oakland. investigators say he was shot in the head while strapped into a car seat. the wu family is in shock that a simple drive home could turn deadly. >> you and your family can be having a good time. all of a sudden, a bullet, hitting you or your little baby or anyone in a car, it's unimaginable. >> jesper was weeks away from celebrating his second birthday. his father is on the way to the bay area from china. karl chan who spoke with the boy's mother, said she told him, the boy had never met his son because of covid restrictions. chan said, this shooting must be a call to action. and tonight, he is asking for increased chp patrol. >> in this case, i think we need to spend additional resources on the freeway. people on the freeway, many, many potential innocent people driving through can be victims of crime. >> tonight, other community activists echoing the need to do more. >> this tragedy reinforces the need for immediate and intentional action. we have to address violence wholistically. w

child was rushed to children's hospital in oakland. family member told me the child did struggle to survive but unfortunately died. family shared several details about what happened, did not want to speak on camera. jasper wu was in a car seat when a stray bullet entered the vehicle and struck him in the head. mother was driving at the time, two other adults and children were not injured. they're getting support from the local asian-american community. >> can't imagine what the family is going through now or what they will have to deal with in terms of ptsd. >> reporter: some shocked that it happened on the freeway. >> family is changed forever and lives shattered because we've not been able to protect our people in this city and state at all. >> reporter: chp have not released any details on the shooter, oakland police told the family may be gang related. don't believe the family was targeted and child may have been hit by stray bullet. nbc bay area news. >>> san francisco police beefing up patrols in haight-ashbury after a string of

upper 60s to near 70 in oakland. no matter where in the bay area, we are talking upper 60s to low 70s. we have the vikings versus 49ers, the game with playoff implications coming up. temperatures in the 70s. mid 60s towards 5:00 with mostly sunny skies. over the next couple of days we will have to watch more of the fog setting up inland from the central valley. light offshore breeze, may bring more into the east bay valley. clearly there's no rain here. you have fog, you have air quality issues, had is the likely source, high pressure kind of centered right over northern california in the bay area. it will trend a little stronger towards thursday. then we are hopeful it will back off just far enough to allow for a chance of seeing some rain or showers move down into northern california. so for now the best chance we may begin to see, any rain chances in the extended forecast, you might have to wait until about next monday. but stay tuned on this. some recent model runs have pushed more of this inland, which could inv

. >>> next with a developing story in oakland. police are looking for a car burglar who shot and killed a man after 2:30 this afternoon. this is on grand avenue. the victim was trying to stop a car burglary when the suspect shot him and ran away. the victim was taken to a hospital but died shortly after. police are look at what led up to that shooting. earlier today, oakland police said it was enlisting additional officers to look at the increase of violent crime. this includs teams that are highly skilled in de-escalating situations. >>> new information on kevin nishita going. he us killed protecting a news crew. here's video taken by his colleagues. he died at the hospital. officers followed his body from oakland to the alameda county corners office. dozens of officers were waiting to give his coffin a salute. now, $32,000. hery r retired in 2018. >>> looking at the car, that police think the suspect drove away in. it's a 2004-2008 acura dl. $32,000 reward in this case. we're going to share updates on-air and on our website. >>>

getting his booster shot in oakland. days later, he suddenly cancelled his trip to scotland for the u.n. climate summit. his office said he was staying in california for family reasons. today, he spoke at the california economy summit in monterey. the governor says he backed out of that u.n. conference to be with his kids. >> mom and dad missing halloween. for them, is like worse than christmas, missing christmas. and i woke up that next morning with something's probably familiar to a lot of parents that knot in your stomach that i had no damn choice. i had to cancel that trip. >> he says he and his staff had a very productive week behind the scenes. >>> well, from st. james to storage, the statue of thomas fallen located in downtown san jose for almost 20 years will soon be a goner. city council voted unanimously to remove it this evening. fallon was one of the early mayors and credited with being the first person to raise the american flag in the city. however, critics say fallon slaughtered native americans during the

oakland, 604%, san jose, 407% and more rainfall on the way. shower chances thursday and could be a stronger storm next monday, full details in about 15 minutes. >> we'll see you then, thank you, jeff. >>> marin county is the envy of the bay area, having eased covid masking requirements, indoor dining and shopping a go without mask. several other counties are getting close. terry mcsweeney. >> reporter: things are looking different in marin county, more faces, fewer masks. >> can't wait to throw this on the ground, probably have to take it out again though. can't wait. >> reporter: not everyone is excited. >> i think should wear masks inside stores to be more safe and don't get other people sick. >> reporter: bay area counties agreed with below 80% and good vaccination rate and how hospitalizations could ease restrictions and marin county has. >> once the vaccination is into the arms of the 5 to 11-year-olds, close to getting to that point, san francisco, santa clara and san mateo. >> reporter: santa clara county is close to the yellow tier. sa

hundreds of students marched to the headquarters in oakland. some don't know how to make a formal complaint. district is investigating four title ix complaints, discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct. >>> uc hastings is changing its name, named for founder who was a gold rush era ranger and first chief justice of the state. donated $100,000 to begin the building of the famous law school. but "new york times" report published last week exposed that hastings financed the mass slaughter of hundreds of members of the tribe that lived next to his mendocino property. >> he was afraid his livestock were threatened, so had his employees massacre members of the tribe. what set this apart from the rough and tumble times we all know about was that the california legislature reimbursed the militias, the killers of men, women and children. >> that was the reporter who exposed the story. the sentiment of alumni, willie brown and vice president kamala harris included that the name couldn't stay and renaming it. >>> new neighborhood on the site of his

still waiting to hear from oakland. most customers are being rebooked same day. new video of a side show that started about midnight. sixth street and st. john. some living nearby was worried about what happened. and they called the cops. we reached out to san jose police and they tell us they will have information tomorrow. >>> the halloween party is on in the mission district. here's a look at the festivities earlier this evening. people dressed in the most creative costume. jellyfish, a rabbit, a couple of dinosaurs and many more. residents say they are excited to be back celebrating. >> everybody is festive and following mandates and whatnot. it is calm compared to other previous years. >> of course, you remember last year's halloween celebrations were canceled, due the pandemic. another night of trick or treating is in the books. maybe it's the vaccine and maybe it's your kids wanted to get some candy. scott budman found more kids and treats. >> reporter: more kids are out but people are being cautious. at the houses going all-out like this lego-themed house

low 60s from san francisco to oakland. the wind will pick up out of the west, 10 to 20 miles per hour, that will improve our air quality out of the bay area. should be perfect football weather. temperatures are close to 60 at kickoff. and the high clouds and numbers in the 50s. we look at the forecast in the north bay. we show you how much we are expecting here. north bay, santa cruz mountains seeing the best out of the system. watching the storms coming in. we ran out of colors sometimes. we were going to so many inches of rain. this is less than a quarter inch of rain. once that clears out, this could be a problem for california, as we see a dose of offshore winds. more so for southern california. the rain here will be over land that has had a lot of rain to start the rain season. for now, that's fire weather for us. the prospect of dry weather next weekend. notice the temperatures are cooling, more clouds. the best chance for measurable rainfall will be thursday for the bay area. early tuesday morning, might have sprink

. >> reopening comes after a violent week in oakland, everybody happy to highlight something positive. >> lot of smiles there. not as many here. >>> global leaders have struck a deal at the cop26 climate summit but some are disappointed because of last-minute change they say watered down crucial language about coal. india requested to phase down instead of phase out coal, one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. we gave you our meteorologist to see what you can do. head to nbcbayarea.com/climatehacks. >>> someone became a lot richer in the south bay. played the mega millions lottery, matched 5 of 6, ain't bad. didn't win the jackpot but more than $400,000. winning ticket sold at clyde's liquors in mountain view. expect next one to have jackpot of $63 million. can't have that. >> i didn't win. >> i was expecting excitement on the set, saying hey, remember us. >> we're your best friends when you do win. >> fingers crossed. >>> right now, beautiful conditions outside, not winning the lottery but pretty views around the bay. fog for free. that's coming in around parts

and oakland are giving out cash payments, part of universal basic income, to families to battle poverty. >>> san francisco school board discusses mandatory budget cuts. reducing by $50 million, cutting jobs across the district and taking away $40 million in central services and another 55 jobs in that area. has until december 15 to my knowledge submit a plan and board must approve it. walnut creek voted to be a vape-free city, passed a ban on sales of flavored tobacco. enforcement doesn't begin until five months from now. >>> a bay area man wants help to find person who attacked his elderly parents. see the video there, last week in san francisco but wasn't until he took matters into his own hands he got closer to finding out what happened. cheryl hurd. >> dad is 84 years old, walks with a cane. >> reporter: attorney and his c fighting for her parents after they were attacked in downtown san francisco. >> man walked up behind them, kicked my dad in his bad leg, so hard he almost knocked him off his cane. >> reporter: that's the first encounter with the man. this is video of the second e

upper 60s around oakland, upper 60s around the north bay. we'll fast forward to the sunday forecast and watch the temperatures right there from palo alto into santa cruz and morgan hill. the range should be 70 to 75 degrees. perfect for football weather out of levi stadium. the game should start off, the temperatures in the 70s. and then mid 60s toward the end of the game. the other side of the coin, really the lack of rainfall as we move from november into december. typically we should see storms arriving every two to three days. but high pressure around, we'll see clouds at times. but for now it looks like the storm track is to the north. this forecast as you can see, take us through next weekend as well. if you like the weather pattern, you will like the weekend into next weekend, too. san francisco seeing highs in the mid to upper 60s and sunday, partly sunny of sun to go around. especially at levi stadium, maybe even a little warm there with the temperatures in the mid 70s. >> and some main maybe by the end of next week? >> yes, maybe a

oakland 61. the peninsula, we've got light winds and 62 in redwood city. then notice as we head up to daly city, chillier 50s. those 50s staying right up against the coastline into the outer sunset and the marina. at 60 right through napa, sonoma and novato. upper 50s and low 60s. so no sunglasses tomorrow. but also no umbrella needed. really, all the way thr am seei talked about beginning to approach. but by 11:30, look at this. it's just a few spotty showers around guerneville and the northern coast. and again, this is just continuing to fall apart. by 5:30 in the morning, a little bit of shower activity over marin, napa and sonoma counties. but as this moves to the south, it just continues to break up. so not much left here for the east bay, south bay, or peninsula. so rainfall totals on this trace amounts to about 0.2. anywhere to the south of the north bay and we are just going to see a few sprinkles. and for san jose, it looks like nothing at this point. again, we may get a few drops, but no accumulations coming towards you. so it's not the big storm

some marijuana dispensaries in oakland were targeted, as well. at this crime scene, ten people woke into a dispensary on pendleton way. they tried stealing a large amount of marijuana. two security guards confronted them. the suspected thief is in possession. the security guard spoke about after it unfolded. >> on the scary side. i have to make sure people are okay inside. working in there. you don't feel safe because you still have security and they scoot at anything. >> local police shot a suspect in the city's rock ridge neighborhood. politician say it started as a carjacking. the case ended near broadway. police opened fire, hitting the suspect. he was taken to the continue where he died. >>> the chief of police plans to hold a news conference tomorrow. the department said they saw unprecedented crime from shootings, robberies and homicide. >>> with the climate in crisis, san francisco is the latest bay area city asking people to cut back on water use. customers will be asked to reduce by 5%, compared to what they used two years ago. the redu