oakland mayor libby shaff wants $18 million slotted for programs to help deter crime to go to oakland police following the recent spike in homicides there. the money was diverted from opd following a city council vote in june. >> the news conference follows the death of a man near lake merritt. eric davis worked in construction, before he came to oakland two years ago. heavily involved in his church in los angeles and we spoke with his mother and aunt who are just heartbroken and pleading for answers. >> he was our heart. trying to protect everybody. >> pick up for whoever can't pick up for themselves. >> crimestoppers offering a $10,000 reward for information in this case. that news conference is expected to begin within just moments. as soon as it starts, we will bring that to you live here during our midday newscast. >>> this morning, one of the men arrested during the smash and grab at union square more than a week ago appeared in front of a judge. >> 24-year-old callaway was 1 of 9 arrested during the chaotic night. nbc bay area's cierra johnson in the courtroom this morning. she

. >> i know i join all oaklanders in decrying the recent spate of gun violence in our city. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf announces plans to address shortages in the city amid a string of violent crime. >> tonight, a family is in mourning after a young man was shot and killed in oakland over the weekend. he was trying to stop a car burglary on grand avenue near the lake merritt pergola. his death is the city's 127th homicide this year. abc7 news anchor spoke exclusively with eric davis' mother and aunt and has this report. >> he was always, always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. >> it was good intentions and that caring nature which tragically led to 28-year-old eric davis' death sunday evening days after thanksgiving. >> we hadn't seen him since june. a bit surprised, we were happy to have him home. >> eric, from l.a., had been living near lake merritt the past several years. his aunt describes him as a young man of faith and and character, surrounded by love. >> very popular. he had a lot of fends. -- friends. from oakland to l.a. >> and seven, eri

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

have you seen mirlande oakland. police say that someone stole this purebred french bulldog at gunpoint friday night. >> marlins owners says that her friend was walking with him near valdez and 24th streets when 2 men pointed a gun at her kron 4 s taylor picks up the story. >> really should be he should. he should. he should have with this change right now. >> hannah nelson is on the verge of tears talking about her nearly 2 year-old frenchie merlin who she says was stolen at gunpoint on friday. nelson says she was visiting friends in atlanta for thanksgiving when she got a call from her friend marie cobain's who was watching merlin at the time at one of them come in front of pointed a gun in my said give me the dog. >> and basically the other one already gone to go grab early. and bain says she was walking rolling when it happened around 06:00pm at valdez and 24th streets in oakland. she says the 2 men then jumped in a car and sped off going the wrong way down a one-way street towards whole foods very couldn't get a

speaking of oakland if you are going to catch the early flight at oakland airport it'll be busy. a lot of people doing the same thing. let's go live to justin andrews. it's getting crowded. >> yeah. like what you said. this is get away day. we are seeing that here in oakland international airport. people have their bags, they are ready to see family. its been a while. thanksgiving travel looking different this year than it did last year. here at the oakland rnt als pecting about 167,000 passengers over this thanksgiving period. nearly doubling the numbers last year. between today and sunday get this. they predict to see about 80% of the passenger traffic they saw for thanksgiving in 2019. as restrictions continue to lift and consumer confidence builds, aaa said they expect to see more than 53 million people to travel by air and car this thanksgiving. that is up about 13% from last year. >> if you haven't traveled since before the pandemic the checkway will look different. i are going to see tsa officers wearing masks and gloves. they will wear gloves and they are going to change

this year. >> an oakland oakland oakland made it clear she is running for open mayor. she lost her campaign about one hour ago. she is looking to replace mayor libby schaff. >> oakland is from oakland to afford housing crises. all exacerbated by the pandemic. i feel an even more urgent calling to serve and lead this beatable city. >> she is the american to be elected to city council in the state. in september, council member loren taylor announced his plans to run for open mayor. >> and oakland journey returned to guilty verdicts in the december 2019 death of xiao zhang. he was killed well trying retrieve his laptop after it was stolen. the jury convicted the 24-year-old of voluntary manslaughter. two men will be sentenced in january. they's -- they face 15 and 12 year prison terms respectively. >> could there be a major change coming? the proposal to redesign several busy streets near the uc campus. >> plus, the tragic death from fremont now inspiring new safety equipm in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge. it h

the city of oakland is where shooter got his start in law enforcement as an officer with the oakland housing authority. i in. >> and his first day of law enforcement. and boy, if if i can describe it any way be like the energizer bunny carol du plessis. >> is the oakland housing authority chief of police. he knew she to for 27 years. it's just so energetic and and so willing to to do things he says new fee to always kept in contact even after he left the housing authority. he then went on to work for hayward police san jose police and the coma. police department before joining star protection agency. this is video of the coma. police department escorted his body out of highland hospital where he died saturday morning. >> from his injuries. no family should have to suffer as result of some bodies. >> misconduct of reward of $32,500 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest there's an obligation of society that some that whoever has information. >> they need to speak up. they need to come for. we need to put this to rest. kevin leaves behind a wife, 2 children and 3 gran

you will notice low 70's along the coast from san francisco, half moon bay into oakland. san jose, mid-seventies. 71 in santa rosa. ton 60's, live look from our east bay ho's camera, a stunning view. areas of dense fog again tomorrow morning, mild to warm days through the weekend. noticeably cooler weather is coming your way next week. morning temperatures in the 40's and 50's. fog is what you need to watch out for. afternoon highs in the south bay, 74 morgan hill, 76 gilroy, san jose, 72 in sunnyvale. mid-seventies from mountain view to redwood city. 67 in half moon bay. sun will be shining in downtown san francisco. 72 in san rafael, 75 in santa rosa, mid-60's bodega bay, stinson beach in the 70's. for oakland, hayward, temperatures above average. inland areas, pleasanton, livermore, 74. a foggy morning, mild in the afternoon. the warmth is going to continue through the weekend. early next week, clouds will increase, but the noticeable drop in temperatures mid to latter part of next week. wish i could tell you we've got storms on the horizon. as of right now, i don't ha

. >> the owner of oakland's blunt and more dispensary near the oakland coliseum estimates that over a dozen burglars broke into his pot shop early sunday morning. you can see them looting the display cases here in this video. it started around 05:00am with a sideshow at 66 avenue and coliseum way. he says he has private security who called the incident in to police 45 minutes and i get to decide if police haven't in yet. >> going to be lots more. >> once the burglar started scaling the fence. his security arrived. 7 minutes later to chase them off of funds. a blunt who goes by the nickname tuck e says he is still trying to assess how much was taken, but he believes most of the product was dropped as the burglars ran away. it's a far cry from what happened to his business back in 2020. what is establishment was ransacked by what he believes was a much more organized gang of criminals. pd was distracted by civil unrest following the murder of george floyd. but he says he's heard about many other cannabis dispensaries and pot grow operations that have been hit over the past month with se

all with oakland roots, the city and the oakland a's each own half the property. the ayes have said they need money from developing the coliseum to help fund their proposed waterfront ballpark if the a's decided to even stay in oakland, the a's have been really singularly focused on howard. terminal. and i don't think that they've really focused on the coliseum. but it appears other sports teams may be interested. the group says it has had high level talks with the women's national basketball association about bringing a team to the arena, but we are in discussions with the w n b a, which are going very well. somewhere and they are have been open to bringing a two team to oakland, and the group has been speaking with the nfl about a new team goal was to have the first african american majority owned nfl football team. the project could create thousands of jobs. we want there to be affordable. quality affordable housing. um we want there to be education we want there to be, you know, business districts would like there to be hotels. the city council selected the gr

he says port of oakland is ready to help alleviate. the backlog but abc 7 news reporter ryan curry spoke with a trucking company that says there's already a backup here, too. governor gavin newsom wednesday hailed the progress being made to break the supply chain issue at some of california's ports. he said the port of oakland could play a major role at helping reduce the backlog. we're seeing an increase in cooperation with the carriers to move some of this stress to northern california. the port of oakland says they have the due to accept more cargo and claim its union will be adding more workers. they say this should benefit the whole state. we do have extra capacity here in oakland so we can take on more cargo. however trucking companies working out of the port say they are experiencing major issues billabudi with ab trucking says his drivers are sometimes waiting hours just to pick up one container from the port we should be able to do two moves in a day. we we can't even do one. is horrible unless we get in line pick up the conta

he says port of oakland is ready to help alleviate. the backlog but abc 7 news reporter ryan curry spoke with a trucking company that says there's already a backup here, too. governor gavin newsom wednesday hailed the progress being made to break the supply chain issue at some of california's ports. he said the port of oakland could play a major role at helping reduce the backlog. we're seeing an increase in cooperation with the carriers to move some of this stress to northern california. the port of oakland says they have the due to accept more cargo and claim its union will be adding more workers. they say this should benefit the whole state. we do have extra capacity here in oakland so we can take on more cargo. however trucking companies working out of the port say they are experiencing major issues billabudi with ab trucking says his drivers are sometimes waiting hours just to pick up one container from the port we should be able to do two moves in a day. we we can't even do one. is horrible unless we get in line pick up the conta

of a home there in oakland. take a look at the video. this is the video we just got in the news room from the photographer, and that shooting took place on sterling drive near the oakland zoo. both have been taken to the hospital. we are working to learn more about their conditions and we are in communications with oakland pd to see if they have information or a description of the suspect. this shooting comes days after a toddler, jasper wu, was shot and killed by a stray bullet while he was asleep in the car seat as his mother drove along 880 there in oakland. there's currently a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of jasper's killer. oakland facing a surge in violence. this year, 119 people have died by homicide, more than last year. in the last couple of days, the city has seen a lot of violence. a woman was hit by a stray bullet while buying a concert ticket, and a woman was shot at lake merritt. this morning we will keep a close eye on the condition of that woman and 11-year-old daughter th

uptown oakland. one person shot in theoxheater. and tonight ban set to perform has cancelled its show. the whole point of having his great concert venues trying to revitalize the street is, you know to make it fun for everyone. and when you have violence like that, it just ruins the whole thing. witnesses say the woman who was shot with standing in line for tonight's concert. good evening, everyone. i'm mike mibach in tonight for frank somerville and i'm julie julie haener. people in the area say they heard rapid gunfire around 2 30 this afternoon. it happened right outside the fox theater at 18th and telegraph live coverage now from ktvu, deborah villalon and deb. some concertgoers did not get the word that the show was canceled in time. julie we talked to fans from vacaville and sunnyvale. they drove quite a distance to get to tonight's indie rock show, and they were crushed. but realized what happened here today was very serious. yeah we saw her. what we went over there because she was down and there was no one there. yet these

oakland police are asking anyone with information or surveillance video to give them a call in oakland. henry lee ktvu fox two news. new and six san francisco police sergeant has been criminally charged in the robbery of a rite aid store in san mateo authorities say sfpd sergeant david cole was off duty earlier this month when he tried to rob the pharmacy of painkillers. is now charged with four counts of robbery, having a concealed and loaded gun and resisting arrest. officials say he resisted arrest by trying to run away. cole's been with sfpd for 27 years. right now he's out on bail and is on unpaid leave. calls attorney says his client is battling painkiller addiction also knew at six tonight. an inmate at the santa rita jail in dublin died early this morning and his cell mate is now being investigated in the case. alameda county sheriff's sergeant ray kelly said the cell mate was found standing over the unresponsive man just after midnight. first responders tried to save the inmate, but he was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later. neither man's name has been released. an autopsy

because oakland our time is now. >> in town now. joins district 6 oakland councilmember lord taylor in the mayoral race live in the studio. ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ellis, thank you for that. >> tonight we're hearing from san francisco mayor london breed on her decision to support the recall of 3 members of the school board. president gabriela lopez, vice president moliga and commissioner allison collins have all been named in the recall. they're accused of failing to do their jobs and causing the school district to deteriorate during the pandemic. in a statement kron 4 mayor london breed says, quote, during such a difficult time. the decisions we make for our children will have long-term impacts, which is why it is so important to have leadership that will tackle these challenges head on and not get distracted by unnecessary influences or political agenda. our kids must come first and quote, the recall election is set for february 15th of next year. another major retailer is leaving san francisco's union square dsw designer sho

plus, a french bulldogs stolen at gunpoint in oakland. speaking of violence in oakland. we're going to hear from the distressed owner in just a minute. and congress is running out of time to avoid a government shutdown will have very latest from dc and we're looking at a really nice day ahead of us temperatures right back into the upper 60's to low 70's really enjoyable afternoon. will it stay this way. i've got your forecast. >> and after a slow week last week on the road this morning. things are really starting to pick up. we'll have a look at your drive times in your commute wants to get back from break. >> 7.14 and normally when we would be showered with cookies since it see tis the amy, our floor director brought in little tiny many pecan pie. he's looking this is great. i am in love. they are wonderfully good. this is a little slice. i took a tiny bite. haha. so yes. thanks for spreading cheer. will be enjoying amy and her wife made it so that you get the props where they props are due. on this wild, john, does the weather forecast here for as minutes that become p

right now oakland euro to currently 59 degrees and san francisco. so far. nice and clear at 62 we are going to see some scattered clouds start to move through the bay area during the overnight hours into early tomorrow morning that we're expecting mostly clear conditions tonight, though, the overnight lows getting pretty chilly in the 40's across much of the bay area. 49 in oakland, 50 right here in san francisco getting to the low 40's. if you're going to be in the south bay like downtown san jose and then as we get through the rest the week these lows are going to get into the 30's. so things are going to start to drop and drop and get lower as we get over the next couple of days. futurecast for showing us, though, things are going to be a pretty dry over the next few days as we approach thanksgiving thursday in getting into black friday. we're going to see a no rain in the forecast that we're expecting and we're just expecting those cool temperatures, though, for the rest of your week and some winds are going to be a picking up as we get into tomorrow. s

oakland police arrested three people in connection to last month robbery and shooting of retired oakland police captain or c. joyner. this happened october 21st at a west oakland gas station. surveillance video shows joyner, surrounded by several men who grabbed his phone, pulled the chain off his neck and stole a backpack from his vehicle. joyner fired his gun. and one of the suspected roberts died. another was injured. joyner himself was in the hospital several days and was released last week today. president biden order to release oil from the strategic petroleum reserve in an attempt to lower gas prices. triple a reports. the average gas price in our state is $4.71 for a gallon of regular a dollar 50 more than what we were paying this time last year, griff jenkins reports. as tens of millions of americans hit the road for the thanksgiving holiday. they make it into gestion when they go to gas up. but on tuesday, president biden made a move he hopes brings relief ordering the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve to help boost supply and bring down

the suspect rammed into a patrol car and headed to oakland. that's where he crashed into several other cars before being arrested. the deputies who were injured are expected to be okay. >>> in oakland the police chief is speaking out addressing brutal violence and growing number of lives lost in the city he serves and protects. he sat down with andrea nakano with a plea to the community to take a stand against crime. >> reporter: oakland so far this year has seen 120 homicides and we have been hearing more of the stories of late of innocent victims getting caught in the deadly gunfire. >> people in oakland deserve to be safe just like any other city. the behavior is unacceptable. i don't know how anybody can rest at night and tolerate this violence. >> reporter: over the weekend a mother and her 11-year-old were shot in their east oakland home. also 23-month-old jasper wu was caught in a gun battle as his family was driving home on 880. >> that's one of the cases where peek are like goodness, how did this happen? how did that young boy get cau

xiang tao took to the stage in west oakland to launch her campaign to become mayor of oakland. i'm a daughter of refugees. how says she grew up in poverty in stockton, the seventh of 10 children for a time to lived in public housing. i grew up in a very real fear of not having stable home. the city council member tells me she plans to draw from her life experiences to lead oakland. i know what it means to live paycheck to paycheck. i know what it means to not have a job and to escape a really bad domestic violence relationship and being homeless with my baby. living in our car. couchsurfing tao describes herself as bold, persistent and progressive, she says as a single mom, those qualities helped pave the way for a better life. tower attendant merritt college and went on to graduate from uc berkeley. she worked her way up from intern to chief of staff for city council member rebecca kaplan, who is among her supporters. i've managed multiple city budgets fought for affordable housing. three years ago, she was elected oakland's first mang, american city council member. i've seen

dense fog in oakland and mountain view. you can see the perspective of the blanket of low clouds. 51 in napa was 50 in livermore. a few cities are in the clear such as livermore and half moon bay. the rest of us, zero mile visibility in hayward. you were doing pretty good. it is getting closer to the bay. it is getting more dense and getting worse in spots. then it evaporates and lifts. we have the dense fog advisory through 11:00. noticeably cooler week. here is the plan. 10:00, 11:00, 11:00, the fog is on the bay. we have full sunshine the rest of the day. our beaches will have mostly sunny skies. high clouds increase for sunday. that is sunday afternoon. still above average but a little below average. we should be 64 in san francisco to 67 in santa rosa this time of year. mid-70's. santa cruz at 75. the peninsula mid-70's. downtown, upper 60's. looking at widespread 70's from novato to san francisco. when the sun comes out, it will turn out to be a nice afternoon. low 70's in oakland. inland, temperatures quite mild at 7

because of the violence in oakland. >> reporter: pastor rhonda collaborating with other churches and other city by providing a safe haven to attract young people who needs an alternative to violence. >> you have to approach it from a new approach. you have to have a new mindset, you got to recognize hey, some of our young people out there they're looking to make money. >> reporter: in some cases, that has turned to gun battles and street robberies. the question is, will young people involve with crime come to a program like this. >> the key is you really got to meet folks where they are and that's what tonight was all about. >> reporter: council member lauren taylor district sees some of the highest rate of gun violence in the city. >> they're not going to change their decisions based on a stranger. but when they are in deep relationship, that's why we have to continue to investigate in it and we have to search for families of victims. >> reporter: organizers say they would like to host events like this in the community

we have more from oakland. and cheryl, there must be some level of discontent, disappointment, in that, from some people there. >> reporter: there is. the protesters called it making a stand for kenosha. and organizers were hoping for a big crowd, as you can see, only a handful of people have shown up so far. the planning for tonight's event, they're angry about the rittenhouse verdict, not guilty, on all counts, one of the organizers tells me that this is the message that they plan to make tonight. >> number one issue is we're sick and tired of seeing white supremacy, we're sick and tired of seeing the double standard in justice, we are sick and tired of our community living in fear, we are sick and tired of all of these atrocities being unpunished. >> now, only one business that we saw so far is boarding up. i talked with pat brooks, one of the well-known organizers here in oakland, and he was telling me that he is hoping that a lot of people show up here, in the last minute. but at this point, no one knows h

oakland is in crisis right now. council member lauren taylor today laid out his five point plan for reducing gun violence in the city. it calls for doubling the solve rate for violent crimes cutting in half the number of unanswered 911 calls doubling the capacity of crime prevention programs. and reducing disparities in public safety response between different communities across oakland. he also proposes investing in community and mental health services. while staffing is paramount. we also have to look at other ways of addressing our clearance rate, and one of those is increasing the use of technology. people are dying. little kids are dying bullets of flying every day and our neighborhoods we must do something called the 911 is like calling. i'm telling you. santa claus was released. so far, there have been more than 120 homicides in oakland this year. that's higher than the total for any full year since 2012. when there were 131 homicides in the city. well, also in oakland, the man who attacked a prominent chinat

oakland orders that there are repercussions to that. at the same time, we must continue to invest, doubling down on crime prevention. mayor libby schaaf said today that she plans to submit a revised police hiring plan to the city council, which could include another police academy. the california highway patrol says there was an increase in the number of deaths and the wise this holiday weekend. officials say 57 people were killed in crashes across the state. during the chp s 102 hour maximum enforcement period . that is a 14% increase from last year and the chp arrested 1019 people for impaired driving . that is a 17% increase from thanksgiving 2020 concerns tonight over the new oh, macron vary and prompting the cdc to change its booster recommendations. now saying that everyone over 18 should get a booster shot. ktvu jana katsuyama joins us now live in the newsroom after talking to a doctor about whether current vaccines will protect us from this latest strange. heather the ucsf neurologist says that it will take several weeks before

our crews are in downtown oakland on 14th and oakland working on a story when a couple of suspects jumped out of the car, tried to rob our crew of equipment. kevin was there. kevin, the shooter. he jumped into action. and unfortunately he was shot twice. we understand that he was pretty bad where the oakland police officers. they came to the scene. they saw. they recognize that he was one of them. they put him in the back of a a squad car and rushed him to highland hospital where he underwent surgery and james it rocked the media in the bay area on saturday because we all thought he was on them. and i found out on saturday morning that he had died. i couldn't believe it because i actually texted him on friday saying if you need anything, i'm there for you. now i know why he did not respond. here's video or picture, i should say, provided to us by the oakland police department of what they believe is the getaway car. it's a 2004, 2, 2008 acura tl with that. no license plate in the front. there's a sunroof as well. hopefully you will recognize it and let investigators know, by the way, guys

we reached out to oakland police for an on camera interview. they were unwilling to do that. they were also not willing to furnish any additional details. >> about these 2 most recent crimes at lake merritt dan kerman kron 4 news. >> in antioch. police are investigating a shooting that killed a 36 year-old man. it happened just before 11 o'clock, saturday night. the victim was found dead on the sidewalk near treviso way off hillcrest avenue not far from the home depot. there, a neighbor telling us a bullet went through a wall of their home. >> yeah, it's it's very nerve wrecking to see the bullet hole right where my brother sleep like that's what his fate would have been if you even sleeping here and people wasn't homer either of us were home. >> detectives say the investigation is still in its early stages. so far details on a suspect have not been released. >> hateful slurs in messages were found on the walls of an asian owned business in oakland's chinatown. they were recently spotted at new 10's market on 7th street, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce

police department in oakland. charles clifford kron 4 news. >> in the wake of the jasper wu shooting surveillance cameras are now being considered along oakland freeways. the police chief says he supports that idea. however, it would likely take additional support from city leaders to help get the ball rolling kron four's haaziq megan has that part of our coverage. >> i would definitely welcome freeway cameras in oakland. think any addition of technology would be helpful. it helps us solve these investigations. >> oakland police chief leronne armstrong is full-throated support for installing surveillance cameras on oakland stretches of the 5.80, in 8.80, freeways comes in the wake of the deadly shooting of 23 month-old jasper wu no suspects have been identified nor as may and no cameras at this time on the freeway. chief armstrong would like to see that change be helpful for solve these investigations and it would have helped in this crime as well. >> there are surveillance cameras in place in the contra costa cou

oakland police chief addressed the crimes today. kron four's catherine heenan joins us from the newsroom tonight with the details. catherine. yeah. boy, did he so frustrated open police chief leronne armstrong. >> says there's a clear problem in the city of oakland saying at one point. >> we need help on saturday. the chief says there were 2 dozen incidents in just over 10 hours. he says that includes an armed carjacking that ended in a a deadly police shooting, a roving caravan of thieves that targeted at least 2 dozen businesses and attempted homicide. another shooting that killed a juvenile and sunday. police say they investigated 6 more shootings. chief armstrong says the police department desperately needs help from all city workers in order to fight the violence. >> nobody should have to live through this. asking council to step up and have a conversation about how they can support our effort to address public safety in the city. i'm also saying that it doesn't need to be more police. every city agency in oakland should be foc

anyone with information is urged to call oakland police for now we're live in oakland's access. ktvu fox two news. thank you. thank you, zack. turning now to the spread of the new strain of coronavirus, researchers are scrambling to get a better understanding of omicron. most of the new cases are in europe, where the uk, germany and italy have confirmed patients today. belgium and israel have confirmed the variant has also been detected in travelers passing through their countries as well. but even as far as hong kong travelers have discovered, they're carrying that strain for the moment. president biden's chief of medical advisor has stopped short of suggesting the variant is spreading across the u. s of course, anything is possible. we don't know that there's no indication that it is right now. it seemed to have been restricted. there was some cases. without originated in south africa and neck went to botswana and people who traveled and found out they were infected, and one that had gone actually to a hong kong. so there's a lot of travel. you never know exactly where they ar

dan: a transgender oakland woman is making history on jeopardy. amy schneider has won eight games in a row, earning her a spot on the tournament of champions. she is the first trans-person to qualify, winning four consecutive games or more. the tournament is next fall, but before that, she will be back on jeopardy tonight to try to continue her winning streak. so far she has won over $295,000. you can watch jeopardy weeknights at 7:00 right here on abc 7, followed by wheel of fortune at 7:30. local products. kristen: yes, we have to talk to her when her run is over. i hope it is a long run. i think we have a long run of sunshine. spencer: wonderful segway. that's what we have coming our way. we will have mainly clear skies, but some high clouds will pass by with patches of fog, overnight lows mid to upper 40's. highs tomorrow much like today, under sunny skies again, mid 60's at the coast, up to 70 around the bay, low 70's inland. you can see the prediction was correct, through friday, we will have sunny skies and mild to warm conditions. the cat

. >>> 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 not yet out of the picture. the city just got money to make improvements to jack london square which is where the a's want to put a new waterfront ballpark. the city council is expected to take a final vote on the stadium early next year. as the bay area continues to experience drought, more residents could soon be asked to cut their water use. the public utilities commission will meet tuesday to possibly declare a water shortage emergency. businesses and residents could be asked to reduce water use by 5%. the reductions will not be enforced and those who do not comply will not be punished. the emergency declaration would enact a surcharge of up to 5% on water bills that would start april 1 of next year. today, hundreds of families would get a turkey for their thanksgiving meal, thanks in part to e 40. the wrapper donated $12,000 in turkeys and gift cards to the hottest meal giveaway. this is the fourth turkey drive for the club and they will also be handing out hot meals today. the giveaway starts at 11:00 this

oakland laura anthony abc 7 news. in the south bay officials are putting thieves on alert following two organized retail thefts at malls in san jose over the weekend our team coverage continues with abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey. he talked with one of the security guards on scene and has the details. santana row is decorated for the most wonderful time of year, but not everything as mary and bright jeffrey grant was working security a few stores down from lululemon when a group of eight people ran out with 47,000 of merchandise, so they saw me chasing them and they hopped in their vehicles across the street. i went to try to stop them, but they indicated that they were willing to run me over so i i ceased that effort makers market has a store in santana row just from lululemon and another one near the nordstrom that was robbed in walnut creek employees are concerned and changes to their system are being made. we always have two people now closing we used to just have one person closing. we're not doing that anymor

awaiting news conference from oakland's police chief to begin. we will bring that to you when it starts. >>> one of the alleged looting incidents happened at 3:00 this morning in the eastmont neighborhood of oakland. police responded to a report of a robbery on macarthur boulevard and saw several people trying to leave the area in different vehicles. someone in one of the vehicles opened fire. a marked opd vehicle was hit several times according to police. none of the officers work inside. >>> about an hour before that around 2:00 this morning, police responded to what we are hearing may have been a looting incident at a pot dispensary on telegraph. in san leandro, a shooting incident at the bluhm dispensary on fairway drive police were seen collecting evidence around 3:00 this morning around nicholson street. a photographer could see shell casings and a bolt cutter the weekend. across the bay area this started friday night in san francisco's union square and continued into early this morning. reports of people storming stores in walnut creek, ha

of oakland. that, of course, continues. we will so be talking to candidates, certainly about their plans to address the city's major problems. gun violence is one of them. panned. catherine, back to you. grant. thank you. a san francisco community is in mourning after a teacher died while walking to school yesterday morning, a car hit 30 year-old andrew zemin by sherman elementary school that said franklin and union and the cow. hello, a neighborhood. >> family members say they're in shock with the cousin telling kron 4 that they just don't understand how this happened. his death marks the 12th pedestrian death on the streets of san francisco this year. >> we have the tools in our tool box to redesign our streets. so cars can drive and that we are prioritizing our most vulnerable in our streets. >> the principal of sherman elementary says it zemin was patient and kind and a positive role model today. some of the neighbors in that area were out on the corner where the incident happened, trying to

oakland at noon, 64 with a light northwesterly wind. south bay at noon, for your lunchtime forecast, plenty sun at 66. we'll be watching temperatures rise as we head through our afternoon. i will have your forecast in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> giving machines are back at oakland temple hill. >> vending machines allow you to donate to a charity of your choice. select items that range from meals to hygiene kits. families gathered for unveiling of three machines. a 49ers player attended the ribbon cutting ceremony. they were on a hiatus last year due to the pandemic. machines will be at the church until january 2. >>> scientists have discovered a 100,000 year old mammoth tusk off the coast of california. monterey bay aquarium research institute found the three foot long tusk last year but did not remove it from the ocean floor until recently. the group believes it could be oldest well preserved mammoth tusk ever recovered from the region. scientists are studying ocean current to try to pinpoint where the mammoth remains may hav

justin live at oakland international. gianna with what you need to know. >> we start with mary with why you will need that jacket before you head out the door. it is chilly. >> it is a cold start to the day. we have frost advisories for the north bay and the east bay this morning. definitely bundle up. put on the big winter coat if you are going out the door. locations dealing with that cold, santa rosa and mill valley and concord, discovery bay and livermore under frost advisories this morning. check out some of the other locations and what you can expect this morning. down to 39 in redwood city to start off the day. 37 in mountain view. 41 for fremont. we will see plenty of sun. high pressure building in and light off shore winds, low 60's along the coast this afternoon. mid-60s's around the bay. the peninsula and also inland this afternoon. right around where we should be for this time of year. all right let's check in with gianna. it's a get away day and they are starting to get busy around sfo. >> it is. if you have

it's been a violent month in the city of oakland. this is a look at all of the shootings that have been reported over the last 10 days just since november 5th overall gun violence is up 33% this year. compared to the year 2020. a bounce. does that stop in oakland, though, over an antioch police are investigating a shooting that killed a 36 year-old man over the weekend. police say it happened just before 11 o'clock, saturday night. the victim was found laying on the sidewalk near traverse city away. a neighbor told us one of those bullets went right through the wall of their home. >> yeah, it's it's very nerve wrecking to see the bullet hole right where my brother sleep like that's what his fate would have been if you would, and sleeping here and people who wasn't homer either of us were home. >> detectives say the investigation is in the early stages. so far, details on the suspect have not yet been released. turning now to our coronavirus coverage. amazon has been hit with a $500,000 fine from the state for concealing covid cases a

we start this sunday night with more violence on the streets of oakland in just the last few hours, oakland police tell kron 4 news that a man was shot and killed in the city's latest homicide while simply trying to stop a car from bring broken into opd says the shooting happened around 3.30 this afternoon at lake merritt. investigators say that man who was the victim of a car break-in himself was trying to stop yet another one from happening when he was shot that man later died at the hospital. the shooter fled the scene. the death now the city's 127th homicide of 2021 tonight at $10,000 reward is being offered for information in the case. oakland police, meanwhile, are also searching for answers in the murder of kron. 4 news security guard kevin the shooter was shot while on assignment with one of our reporters on wednesday. he died from his injuries yesterday morning, kron four's amanda hari live for us tonight in the newsroom after talking with oakland leaders about the impact of his last even those who didn't even know kevin. now responding meant. >> yes and every single person i spoke

of oakland is try to make it easier for people who live there to get rid of their unwanted large items. think old mattresses tires. dishwashers will aim it. if you've been it is unbelievable and the mess. >> as kron four's haaziq mod-yoon reports. first, though, it's the city's latest effort to reduce illegal dumping. >> in the fight to eliminate illegal dumping sites like these. the city of oakland announces that all residents can now schedule bulky waste drop-off appointments with waste management at no charge here at the davis street resource and recovery complex in san leandro. the expanded service will also cut out the middleman for oakland renters who no longer have to coordinate with their landlords to get their bulky waste picked up for the first time. >> renters will have direct access to schedule their bulky item collection. and if you can't do that, you always have the opportunity to come to davis street disposable dispose of the material has a 25 year of them as id. and i know i'm happy to have this extra free service. that having been a former mentor. i'm just really happy

the oakland arena. you are watching ktvu fox two news at 6 30 after a near fatal covid-19 infection and nine months in the hospital, san jose man returned to cheers from the medical staff that saved his life. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary has this story of survival and perseverance. wednesday wheelchair bound noah davis receiving a hero's welcome at the place that saved his lif. this is my second home, you know, i feel like this is my family. i feel like i climbed back. same height of people. i've known my whole life. the 31 year old almost didn't live long enough to see this day. nine months ago, davis came down with covid 19, and only recently left this hospital and my whole family was, you know, masks and watching hands every time i came home. lifestyle spreading our mail. despite those precautions, the former third party apple tech worker got sick, which worsened his blood oxygen level dropped by one third. he was in severe respiratory distress. and patients like that, as they progress, particu

from oakland to l.a. dion: sunday afternoon, eric noticed his car parked in the area had been broken into. oakland police say when eric noticed the suspects break into another car, that is when things took a turn. >> the victim interrupted an auto robbery in progress and was shot by the passenger in the suspect vehicle. we know the suspect vehicle is a toyota rav4, black in color. we will be pushing out a photo of this vehicle within the next day or so. dion: i spoke to his mother who flew back to l.a. this afternoon. she said she was devastated and there were no words to convey her sadness. as she and her sister karen try to put the pieces of their shattered life back together, they implore the public. >> we would like to ask for the public's help with locating the suspect. who murdered a kind, loving son, brother, nephew, a party w w young -- hard-working young man. dion: police are offering up to $10,000 leading to the arrest in this case. >> he didn't deserve to lose his life. the violence has two sto

oakland police released this picture of what's believed to be the suspect vehicle. it's a white 2004 to 2008 acura tl. >> it has 4 doors in a sunroof. it does not have a front license plate. oakland police say the gunman shot machine a while trying to steal our reporter's video news camera. passed away saturday morning from his injuries today open city leaders came together to honor initiate force has might be has that part of our coverage tonight. >> so you're about play actions about the tragic shooting death of you. >> and we just extend our grief. to the friends, the family, the huge community that we know and benefited from the service of kevin shida. >> oakland. mayor libby chef and council shade lauren taylor and reed share their reactions to the shooting death of kevin nishita, a security guard who was gunned down last week while guarding kron 4 news crew working on a story in and again, this is a gun at them. so we must tackle the gun epidemic and this. >> then u.s. doesn't have city boundaries. and so we have to come together call for regional action. >> i

the oakland police chief addressed the crime today. our kron four's, catherine heenan. >> joins us now live from the newsroom with details catherine, what does he have to say. sounded so frustrated oakland police chief leronne armstrong. so there is a clear problem in the city of oakland saying at one point we need help on saturday. the chief says there were 2 dozen incidents and just over 10 hours, he says that includes an armed carjacking that ended in a deadly police shooting a roving caravan of thieves that targeted at least 2 dozen businesses and attempted homicide. another shooting that killed a juvenile and sunday. police said they investigated 6 more shootings. chief armstrong says the police department desperately needs help from all city workers in order to fight violence. >> nobody should have to live through this. asking council to step up and have a conversation about how they can support our effort to address public safety in the city. i'm also saying that it doesn't need to be more police. every city agency in oakland sh

of oakland. what will you do to bring a stop to gun violence in the city. >> it is important that we have a law enforcement presence to hold the line while we are also investing to address the root causes that lead to the public safety challenges. we face. you know, i have fought for better public safety. >> we fought for historic investments in violence. prevention is always important that if we can prevent this from happening before it happens. that is what we should do. we have to make sure that we've got public safety response. >> at the level to provide the safety and security for our residents. we have to investing root causes and we can do both at the same time. i also propose. >> and pass a new public safety policy that will improve our recruitment and retention of open officers. we know that we have a retention issue here in the city of oakland. >> resources. the number one issue that exist in terms of not having the resources both for response but also for deterrence and prevention beca

oakland 52, 42 livermore, san francisco 56, 44 san jose, 43 santa rosa. we are dealing with patchy dense fog down to a half mile in santa rosa. sunrise at 7:02 and sun set at 4:52 this afternoon. a chilly start, patchy dense fog and otherwise clear skies. as we head through today, plenty sunshine. enjoy it. we are looking at warm temperatures ahead, well above average for this time of year. it's because of this strong ridge of high pressure in control blocking weather systems from coming our way and storm track well to the north. pacific northwest, they have been getting storm after storm. for us we are looking at quiet conditions. you see all the sunshine as we take you hour by hour on futurecastment daytime highs along the coast, mid to upper 60s, 73 santa clara and san jose and also in morgan hill, inland east bay upper 60s, low 70s for the tri valley. around the bay 68 in san francisco, 66 daly city, low 70s for east bay shoreline, 70 alameda, 70 oakland, and highs in north bay in the low 70s with that sunshine. seven-day forecast san francisco, oakla

in oakland and san jose, prices average $4.79. ama: more than 53 million people are expected to travel this year. whether you are staying home or traveling, you will want to stay safe. denise to door from our sister station in los angeles has some advice. denise: as a respiratory care nurse, this woman has seen the worst of covid. she and her family are vaccinated, but she knows some of her thanksgiving guests may not be. >> covid is still here and we need to be concerned about everyone's safety. denise: when it comes to covid safe gatherings, she excels. during her july 4 party, she stayed outdoors, requested temperature checks and handwashing. she took great care to package food and drinks into single servings. >> i think this is still a good example of what we still should continue to do with thanksgiving. >> thanksgiving is a whole different experience. lots of travel, travel across different counties, across state lines. denise: the california health and human services secretary says kate rates -- case rates and hospital admi

oakland police are asking anyone with information or surveillance video to give them a call in oakland. henry lee ktvu fox two news. steve bannon surrendered to federal authorities this morning to face contempt charge. bannon one time adviser to former president donald trump, was indicted on friday on two counts of contempt of congress after defying a subpoena. to testify before a house committee investigating the january six attack on the u. s capitol. if convicted, each count carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail. bannon was released today after surrendering his passport. he is scheduled to be back in federal court on thursday. former presidential candidate byetta rourke is running for governor of texas and a video announcing his campaign. the democrats says he wants the state to move away from extremist policies. and focus on issues that most texans agree upon. i know that together. we can get back to being big again because i saw that in february when the electricity grid failed and those in power failed. all of us. it was the people of texas who are willing to put their d