but i am jumping all into oakland. and, um, i do have the courage indeed of holding officers accountable but that includes myself holding me accountable. but for the men and women of the oakland police department, i also want you to know that in this chief, i have the courage to stand by you and i will. and you have a community that wants to love you and i am going to do everything i can to earn that for you. now a little bit about me. i'll be sung sung the as possible. y'all are probably thinking where does that accent come from? it's not south chicago. and it's not south seattle. [ laughter ] >> i am a southern-born and raised person. i grew up in memphis, tennessee. my family is still there. and i have been blessed with the most mother and father who were my first leaders of life. and to this day, i will always follow them because that's the essence of true leadership is who you follow. and i also have wonderful siblings who live in memphis and i have a sister in atlanta. so i talk to them regularly and although i d

we are live at oakland city hall. we are joined live where the announcement is expected any moment now. >> reporter: we are probably about three or four minutes out right now. we got word of that. we are on the second floor of oakland city hall. i'm step out. you can see we have a good number of people assembled waiting to meet the new police chief. her name is ann kilpatrick. she came from washington state. she was a chief in washington state largest city spokane, washington. town of 300,000. in the last six months she was hired in chicago to help reform. >> police department there. a finalist in chicago when they were looking for a new chief, she was a finalist. she was a finalist in seattle. so a number of big cities have shown interest in her. she is known as a disciplinarian and ardent reformer. that's good news for the city of oakland. which has had its share of problems. they have not had a chief for a good 7 months now. they had three in two weeks in past summer. she is taking over a force rocked by a sex scan

reporting live in oakland tonight, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. our raj mathai will be leading our live coverage. you can catch his report from d.c. starting tonight at 11:00 p.m. he'll be posting updates on his twitter feed. >> and our coverage of the presidential inauguration happens immediately after this newscast to look at the tight security in the nation's capital ahead of tomorrow's inauguration. >>> making it official, the raiders have filed their application with the nfl to move the team to las vegas. i'll have bay area reaction coming up. >>> and then guns drawn and cameras rolling. new video of a dramatic home invasion robbery and the clues that could crack the case -- >>> ♪ >>> keeping the peace and keeping the tune. one local police officers love of music brings him closer to the community he serves. tonight's bay area proud. >> area we've been watching as we had pretty heavy impacts from the month's rain so far. the east bay hulz but the outer fringes already on approach. when to expect the heaviest rain, hour-by-hour forecast when

oakland 53. we are dry for the next two days very wet and warm with the snow level of 9,000 feet this weekend. that's why the problems in the sierra are so big. after a one-day break on monday, more showers tuesday and wednesday. very wet weekend coming up. we have sports this weekend. raiders. dennis next. first start in a playoff game when the raiders meet the houston texans on saturday. >>> get ready, raider fans. connor cook will be the first quarterback in nfl history to make his first start in a play- off game when the raiders meet the texans on saturday. >> it's really an easy option. he played pretty well when he went in. >> it will be cook's first start since the cotton bowl last year with michigan state. the fourth round draft pick has been in the scout team all year and not only was last sunday his nfl debut, it was also the first time he was even in uniform. >> you know, i was nervous last week just being activated. now, um, being inactive all season long and finally knowing that i wa

the tragedy in oakland might affect the entire state. the state senator is proposing a new law on the deadly warehouse fire. the proposal would ensure artist work spaces are preserved in a safe manner. she said the law would help more than just the artist community. >> it would affect everybody. you have low-income people independent of artists living in places that really are not up to code for habitation. >>> the goal is to make the building upgrades affordable. 36 people were can killed in the "ghost ship" fire last month. >>> it is 4:56 on your friday morning. a group representing landlords is promising to file a lawsuit to block a rent controlled measure that has already been approved by voters in richmond. that would establish new rent control and greater protections. an attorney for the california apartment association plans on filing a complaint this morning about that rent control measure. he calls the measure unconstitutional. >> coming up, a look at the forecast. frigid temperatures to start our friday morning. >> we have free

with oakland. the owner is focused on las vegas almost exclusively at this point. do you believe that in his heart that he wants to leave oakland? >> i think that mr. davis clearly understands and knows that the raiders belong in oakland. he has not only the fan base support and the financial support and the investment from private entities that are willing to keep the oakland raiders in oakland. right now, we are at the point of making the playoffs and going to the super bowl once again. so, i think the opportunities are here in oakland. certainly, we are more than flexible and adjustable to work with mr. davis to keep the raiders in oakland.>> do you think the raiders make oakland their permanent home?>> i think so. i think the raiders will be kept in oakland and that's where they belong. certainly oakland is grateful and it benefits oakland by having the raiders here. >> reporter: a prediction for today's game. >> for a prediction, i think the oakland raiders will win.>> reporter: thank you so m

i live in oakland. so i'll probably participate in the oakland march. >> i can understand why people feel they want to make a point. unfortunately it's probably a bit too late. after the horse is already bolted. >> reporter: expect traffic cam's at the golden gate bridge where thousands of demonstrators will form a human chain across the span from 10:00 a.m. to noon. if successful it would be a first in the bridge's history. the parking lot on the south end which is the welcome center will be closed to personal vehicle traffic. similar to the types of closures we do for major holidays. >> reporter: a rally and march is scheduled at justin herman plaza. also at 8:00 a.m. immigration rally in front of the immigration and customs enforcement office in the financial district. police will be out in full force. >> our main purpose is just to facilitate peaceful protests, peaceful demonstrations. help people exercise their freedom of speech. make sure that they are safe as well as the public is safe. >> report

when you sign, you can put in a statement why you want the raiders in oakland. >> oakland leaders and investors notably ronnie lott, fortress group are also working to keep the raiders in the bay. the group says it will continue to negotiate with the team and the nfl to build a $1.25 billion seat stadium -- $1.25 billion, 500,000 seat stadium in the bay area. >> the team will need 24 out of 32 owner votes to move. the meetings start on march 26 in phoenix. there is an interesting twist. should this get approved, the raiders plan on staying in oakland for the 2017 and 2018 season before leaving. >>> we are in the middle of a one in three storm. we are looking for the second storm. whitney ship as the timetable. >> the second storm is moving in. light rain will pick up in intensity over the next few hours and so will the wind speeds. a wind advisory from 2 am to 10 am tomorrow morning. gusts close to 40 meet me. we are just starting to see a little bit of rain coming down on our golden gate ridge camera. our radar shots are showing us light rain is pretty much everywhere by now. light r

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business in oakland. now, he's going to go off to teach.>> host: that >> one of our employees started this institute of human abilities. a pretty fancy name. they were weekend seminars and he wanted me to become one of his teachers. of course, i said yes. so, the principal of the seminars was the recognition of individual responsibility. we had fancy names like communication and things like that, but actually they were built around the idea that you do what you want to do and you don't do what you don't want to do. and, i became quite involved in that. that led to a little lecturing. people would get me to talk, but not like this fortunately. >> host: what were you topics -- your topics?>> in this business, which was mainly -- maybe 15 employees, i wanted to put my philosophy into practice. they had to name their salaries and working conditions and vacation times and what they wanted to do in the business. that brought me mail from all over the world. >> host: so you called an employee is and said, name y

oakland fire department is on the scene. they may have already put it out according to radio traffic. but the traffic is slow climbing the other way. people getting a good look at this car fire. it stays slow past the scene. this is the normal commute over to the grand lake area. that's not a good alternate route either. 8:03, let's go back to the desk. >>> the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter will appear in a federal courtroom in oakland. noor salman is accused of helping her husband pull off the attack and misleading investigators afterwards. allie rasmus is live in oakland where salman will answer to the charges. allie. >> reporter: yes. at 9:30 this morning, 30-year- old noor salman is due in federal court in oakland. she faces two counts. obstructing justice and aiding and abetting a terrorist organization. now, this is a copy of the indictment against salman. federal prosecutors allege between april and june of last year, salman provided material support or resources to omar mateen that ultimately lead to the deat

libby schaaf is also young and mayor of oakland. do you think there's a generational shift going on in leadership in the east bay? >> i think so. and i think it's coming at an important time. you know, from our housing crisis, homeless crisis, regional transportation issues, we need fresh ideas. we need fresh thinking. and so i think this is happening at a critical time. and i'm excited to work with the new council and with other mayors to address the challenges facing our region. >> jesse arreguin, berkeley's new mayor, thank you very much for being here. much luck to you. >> thank you very much. >>> and a big announcement this week in oakland. after a seven-month search, oakland mayor libby schaaf introduced the new police chief, anne kirkpatrick. >> i do have the courage, indeed, of holding officers accountable. but that includes myself holding me accountable. but for the men and women of the oakland police department, i also want you to know that in this chief i have the courage to stand by you, and i will. >> kirkpatrick is set

. >>> the city of oakland has a new police chief. the new leader fills a spot that's been open for more than six months. for the first time in the history of the city, a woman will be the top cop. live in oakland where the new chief health her first news conference. >> reporter: that's right. she said she is honored and excited to become opd's new top cop. it is the first across the country, certainfully oakland but she is more than up for the task. >> i'm all in. >> reporter: oakland's new police chief said she is toward hit the ground running. the veteran law enforcement leader anne kirkpatrick said she has the courage to transform the beleaguered police department. >> we're moving forward. we'll learn from the mistakes of our past. the past is behind us. we've learned from and it we're moving forward. >> reporter: her 34 years in law enforcement includes serving as chief in several cities in washington and most recently, heading up reforms in washington. she said she's not afraid to hold officers accountable but promises to also b

when i work in oakland, i feel like i'm home, because i grew up here in oakland, my family still lives here. every time i go to the customer's house, i treat them like they're my family. if they smell gas, or they don't have hot water, i'm there to ensure that by the time that i leave, they feel safe and they can go back to their day to day life. to learn more about gas safety in your home, visit pge.com/safety together, we're building a better california. . >>> happening now, a town hall meeting is underway in oakland to discuss affordable housing in the wake of the deadly oakland warehouse fire last month. 36 people were killed during a party at the makeshift live work space, they are looking for ways to create safe spaces for artists and others to live. >>> the city of san francisco is getting the word out about building regulations. building owners must show fire exits on documents in the buildings action lds also must post information on smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. >> we cannot go behind each space, the tenets know their vierpt. this information will help them unde

but for now, oakland leaders are in agreement. she could be the answer to a problem that plagued oakland during the jean quan years and through schaaf's administration. a revolving door of police chiefs. >> it provides us certainty. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. >>> president obama has a big moving job ahead of him. the first family will move out of the white house on inauguration day. but a cnn reporter snapped this photo of a moving truck inside the gates this afternoon. earlier today, the president made a rare appearance on capitol hill. as veronica de la cruz reports, president obama is fighting for his signature legislative accomplishment. the affordable care act. >> the ayes have 51. >> reporter: with that, the vote to roll back obama care. >> we plan for a smooth transition from a failed plan to one that will work. >> look out for the american people. >> reporter: president obama held a strategy session with democrats on capitol hill. >> the republican plan to cut healthcare wouldn't make america great aga

many businesses and companies here in oakland, taking no chances tonight. boarding up windows on broadway because many have been targeted before. and tonight, inauguration eve protests have begin. this group of protesters marched many are survivors of violence, who fear the incoming trump administration. >> i look at trump coming into office. and i remember the fist of the man that hit me. >> reporter: police officers surrounded headquarters. but the demonstration was peaceful. earlier, another march was headed to city hall. members of oakland's interfaith community worry many will be left without health care if donald trump repeals the affordable care act. >> access to health care is something that my community has fought for for decades. >> reporter: the mayor says oakland will protect those fearing deportation. >> we have a sanctuary city. we will work to protect the undocumented. >> reporter: oakland police says it's ready for giant post-inaugural demonstrations for friday and saturday. all available officers on-duty. vandalism will not be tall tolerate

many businesses and companies here in oakland, taking no chances tonight. boarding up windows on broadway because many have been targeted before. and tonight, inauguration eve protests have begin. this group of protesters marched many are survivors of violence, who fear the incoming trump administration. >> i look at trump coming into office. and i remember the fist of the man that hit me. >> reporter: police officers surrounded headquarters. but the demonstration was peaceful. earlier, another march was headed to city hall. members of oakland's interfaith community worry many will be left without health care if donald trump repeals the affordable care act. >> access to health care is something that my community has fought for for decades. >> reporter: the mayor says oakland will protect those fearing deportation. >> we have a sanctuary city. we will work to protect the undocumented. >> reporter: oakland police says it's ready for giant post-inaugural demonstrations for friday and saturday. all available officers on-duty. vandalism will not be tall tolerate

oakland's response? you'll hear it next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, today..up next, the nfl meetings in march where 24 of the 32 owners votes are needed to approve the raiders move to las >>> the raiders filed relocation with the nfl today. next the meetings in march where 24 of the 32 owners votes are needed to approve the move to vegas. the the raiders have their sights set on "sin city" oakland mayor libby schaaf is confident the nfl will view oakland as the best option thanks to a development group led by hall of famer ronnie lott. >> we are ready to compete. and the nfl, they are doing that are job. they are trying to get the best deal for their owners as possible. as are the raiders. our job is to do a competitive deal that makes sense on all of the different factors. but also, makes sense for oakland and i would argue that fortress's money is just as green as goldman sachs. >> how do you like it? raiders general manager mckenzie was named pro footballer raiders executive of the year. the first black to win

coming up next, we are following that breaking news out of oakland. a fire at an apartment building. it has led to evacuations. here is a live picture. you can kind of see that fire there in the distance. we will have a live report coming up. >> and it's freezing outside. very cold. look at this live picture. looks cold on tv. a freeze warning in effect in many parts of the bay area. also we are tracking the big storm that's coming our way this weekend. steve will have the latest on your forecast. >> and we have some traffic slow downs out there. we will tell you more about the morning drive when mornings on 2 returns. . >>> good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. it's friday morning. i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. . >> we he have breaking news in oakland right now. crews busy battling a three alarm apartment building fire and there are evacuations underway. alex savage are you there. what do you know? >> reporter: i can tell you that firefighters are trying to make sure at this point that everybody made it out of the building safely. so far th

in oakland, christian captain, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> decent weather at that march in oakland earlier today but another round of rain is coming. >> and our meteorologist is monitoring all of the heavy rain that we're expecting for the weekend. >>> yes. so much has already happened this week and this is the third storm in auto series that will definitely impact the weather in terms of impacting the flood potential and power outages as well. get ready over the next 12 hours. thing also be changing quite a bit. as you can see, the radar coverage has been increasing over the past six hours. lots of light rain reports. probably moderate rain as well, essentially covering a good portion of the bay area, san francisco, oakland, and down tiger woods san jose and santa cruz. this is kind of setting up the storm. as far as the significant weather, it is not here yet, as you can see that very well defined circulation. you get a low that tightly wound up, that indicates thing also be getting windy around here in the bay area, especially if you're looking out toward or across the bay bridge. be ex

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mark, thank you. >>> oakland mayor libby schaaf issued a statement that said quote oakland has something no other city ever will. a diehard fan base as mark mentioned that is loyal and true to the raiders and wants to see them stay here in oakland. where they were founded. only oakland begins -- actually brings the raiders and the nfl a competitive stadium proposal along with legacy and loyalty. >>> back down to the weather. a mess created by our recent storms at a well-known park in the east bay. even though the floodwaters have receded del valle park is still closed tonight to visitors. rob roth tells us the park may actually stay closed until the end of the month. possibly even longer. >> reporter: at del valle park in livermore, this is the first area to get water coming up over the banks. floodwaters have finally receded unveiling an absolute mess. >> i've never seen the flooding before like this. >> reporter: jeff manley a manager with east bay regional park district showed us around this popular part. it's close to the public. >> no electricity. no sewer. the debris makes it very

that forum inside of the oakland city council chambers. it was scheduled after the ghost ship fire killed 36 people last month and since then several warehouses in that city have been inspected and some have been shut down, evicting those residents. an emergency ordinance is submitted that would place a moratorium on exhibitions. >> and a life claimed in the bay area, the new warning from doctors this morning if you haven't gotten your vaccine yet. >> and the fight to save obama care. the vip taking to capitol hill to discuss the future of the law once president-elect trump takes office. >> and janet jackson, a first time mother at 50. the new reaction just in as the star celebrates her growing family. >>> we're tracking developing news on the east coast, more than 100 people are recovering after a train crash in downtown brooklyn. that train derailed during the morning rush. emergency crews swarmed the terminal and none of the injuries is considered life-threatening. sources tell our sister station in new york city, preliminary findings s

speakers included oakland congresswoman barbara lee, former congressman and oakland mayor and the former chairwoman of the black panther party. >>> a new initiative to form stronger ties between muslims and catholics was launched in the south bay. faith leaders hope it will lead to an ongoing dialogue to address issues that they have in common. david louie is live in san jose with the story. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, dan. well, we're all one family. that is the message that was shared by muslim and catholic spiritual leaders today at this san jose mosque. they're urging ongoing dialogue in order to foster some common ground as part of a process, not a one-time event. a contingent of catholics marched together to form new friendships in san jose. the spirit of dr. martin luther king jr. serve egd as a key motivation at a time of uncertainly over anti-immigrant and anti-muslim sentiment. >> we see this very much as rooted in dr. king. it's not rooted in politics, it's rooted in our mutual belief of both of our religions. they speak about a unity of human kind, friendship, understanding a

it's pumping in warm air. 59 in oakland and 59 in napa. overnight tonight the call will be a mild night. mid 40s to low 50s, not a chilly night like we have experienced much of this winter season, but we still are tracking showers, that will lead the way to showers. monday will get a 1. this will be a light system. damp roads, but showers do look to impact the monday even rush. winds do not look to be an sure. so future weather in the early morning hours on monday, 3:00 in the morning, some downpours likely moving through the south bay. by 6:00 not out of question as the monday morning commute gets under way. midday we'll likely see a lot of clouds in the sky and no rain falls. that will change monday evening. future weather showing you 6:00, the evening rush does get impactedably showers, likely lasting through 9:00, 10:00 at night. >>> even more rain on tuesday. this is a stronger storm moving through on tuesday. it's a 2. a moderate storm for tuesday. so we're tracking periods of rain. likely we'll have scattered downpours, but the big

this this is in oakland. a tree, a big tree that fell down on mountain boulevard and ascot drive has fallen down to the root. our cameraman sid is out there and you can see for yourself how the road is blocked out there. but it's part of what has been happening in several parts of the bay area. huge trees just uprooted. and falling down. it doesn't appear that anything was hit or anyone was hurt in this area. but everything is so saturated. and we still have a lot of rain coming to the bay area, gasia. that is a big problem out there on mountain road and ascot. >> i looked that up. that will be a problem for going to monera middle school. keep that in mind. tornadoes in georgia, alabama and mississippi causing problems. they have killed at least six people. more than 1,000 homes have been damaged by high winds, heavy rain and falling trees. one sheriff in georgia says the county has been hit hard but he is grateful the only damage so far has been to property. >> of course shingles pulled up on roofs. we have

east oakland near mills college. laura anthony is there live and begins our team coverage for you. laura? >> reporter: hi dan. the police have cleared out now but they did spend several hours here collecting evidence that includes looking for video surveillance footage of this incident. police are also looking into whether this shooting today of the little girl is somehow related to the murder of a man in another part of town yesterday. >> it was about maybe four or five and then there was a pause and then there was another probably four. >> reporter: the shots rang out in an east oakland neighborhood before noon, a quick succession, a pause and several more. >> right after the last gunshot i heard a car peeling abe. it's horrible. it's awful. it's the most kind of awful you could imagine. >> reporter: another neighbor heard it, too, but didn't want us to show her face. >> i just heard five or six gunshots, and they sounded very close, right outside my window almost. oftentimes we hear gunshots around here but you don't see any police action so the minute i saw the police, i though

reports that oakland has chosen a new police chief. and coming up at 6:00, what we know about the woman set to take the top job. >> plus the throwing manhunt in turkey after the deadly new year's eve nightclub attack there. up next, the five people police already have in custody. >>> plus lots of spinouts and roadway flooding around the bay area, as we are set for a very wet morning commute. we'll tell you about some of the problems we're tracking this morning, include something issues along 880 that you're going to want to be aware of. >> and we did have some intense downpours across portions of the bay area overnight. things beginning to back off a little bit out there. that trend will continue into the afternoon. coming up, we're talking about a stronger system that will he move in for the entire weekend. how much rainfall you can expect in your neighborhood coming up. with the xfinity tv app, anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels. plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download fro

arriving in oakland about 6:55 p.m. vallejo 7:02 and 7:14 concord and shortly before 7:30 heavy rain. look at the winds. they are not messing around. 44 miles per hour san jose and 35 mile per hour gusts at oakland and 24 navado and half moon bay 37 miles per hour. the next three hours will have the strongest wind and heaviest rain. this is one of three. second one arrives friday morning with more rain and wind and the third will arrive on sunday. >> all right. >> thanks, drew. >>> sure. >> we have larry biel here now. >> yes, i have arrived. >> probably was. >> big week for the warriors. [ laughter ] >> eric is speechless in my presence. >> i am. >> they beat the cavs and got the thunder and against the rockets, kevin durant facing his old thunder buddies. got a live looked a kd is chatting up one of the members of the media there. mike shumann, of reach for far too long:s have health insurance.that's been out how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range

why choose oakland? >> well, oakland is a very progressive place. >> reporter: she says she likes that oakland is often ground zero for political demonstrations and she was attracted to the diaper city. >> different kids from different ethnicities that's great. >> reporter: in oakland unified school district there are 50 native languages spoken. and half the kids speak a language other than english at home. but the group didn't look at diversity or political engagement when ranking family- friendly cities and oakland came in last in the bay area based in part on crime data and school graduation rates. their safety score would be 1.8 out of 100. affordability, 37.6. education score 2.9. the child-friendliness score 21. >> i can't say that oakland is bad for families because i'm hoping to raise mine here. >> reporter: this realtor was born and raised in oakland. she says buyers from san francisco are looking to oakland for more affordable housing. >> a lot of people choose oakland because of the culture of

will introduce oakland he's new police chief, and for the first time in 165 years in oakland, a woman will lead the police department. ktvu's frank is in our newsroom now with more on this big announcement. >> reporter: her name is ann kirkpatrick machine she's machine he is chief for three cities up in washington state. her last summer was hire heed by the city of chicago to spear head reforms following a controversial officer involved shooting in that department. she has been on the radar of a number of big cities, becoming a final this both chicago seattle for their top job. she was also second in command at a sheriff's office, and worked for an fbi group studying police discipline. she is 57, and also has a law degree. she takes over an embattled oakland police department that has been without a chief since june, and went through three chiefs in a matter of a week and a half. the mayor has vowed to root out what she called the toxic macho culture. important to note the city of oakland will become one of the first, if not the first, major city to ever have a female mayor, police, a

>>libby schaaf/oakland mayor--oaklanders wanted a leader with integrity able to change culture, someone who would deliver on fare and just policing, prevent violence and increase accountability >> reporter:kirkpatrick comes to the opd after the department has been embroiled in a year long sex scandal and a revolving door of police chiefs. for the last 6 reforms at the chicago police department, but says her focus here will be on more than reform. >>reform is where we have policies and procedures and more interested in transformation, that's the change in thinking that's the cultural change. >> reporter:kirkpatrick has been a police officer for 34 years. she butted heads with the police union while serving as chief in spokane, but pledged to hold opd officers accountable for their conduct. but as an outsider she also said she knows its up to her to earn the trust and respect of her officers. >>for the men and women of the oakland police department i want you to know i have the courage to stand by you and i will. and you have a community that wants to love you and i am going to do everyth

here in downtown oakland. it'll happen outside of the federal building on clay street and sort of give you a sense of what we are seeing this morning you can see a lot of federal police officers have pulled up. they are pulled their suv's here in front the building. preparing for the demonstration. oakland police also will be on hand here once the crowd arrives itself 7:00 there can this morning and we have an officer joining us live this morning to talk about how police are going to handle the demonstrations. there are going to be a lot of them throughout the day and weekend. . >> good morning. that's a good question. we don't. the weather will change the dynamics of people's plans. what we can share with you is that not only the oakland police department has plans since last november with the city we are approaching this as a unified team. all city services, other law enforcement agencies. we have a lot of law enforcement out here to make it safe. we want a safe place for everybody to come to voice their fre

one of those is oakland representative barbara lee. she spent monday celebrating martin luther king jr.'s birthday and she says she sees no reason to do the same thing on friday. >> when you look at the campaign of divisiveness and bigotry and when you look at the fact that nothing has changed since the campaign, you know, i don't think that's something that i need to do in terms of celebrating. >> concord democrat mark desaulnier and jared huffman will also not be going. pleasanton's eric swalwell and senator elect kamala harris say they will be attending. abc7 news an codan ashley will be in washington, d.c, on thursday and friday, bringing us live reports on president-elect trump's inauguration. >>> a project to create a third eastbound lane on richmond-san rafael bridge could be finished by fall. initial work is underway. a retaining wall and bike lane is going to be moved to accommodate that expansion and once it's finished, the added lane will only be open during the morning and evening commutes. november is the target month to g

that 22-month-old girl is in stable condition here at oakland children's hospital. we don't know exactly whether this is connected to any previous shootings, but the person who shot her tonight is still on the loose. >> all we ask for is prayer, nothing but prayer. >> reporter: a plea for divine intervention tonight after an explosion of gunfire in east oakland left this woman's toddler's cousin with a gunshot wound. >> i heard shots and i heard a car squealing away. >> reporter: the 22-month-old girl was in the car with her mother in the 6600 block of outlook when a stray round hit her. >> my heart goes out to her. it's senseless. >> reporter: police say this was a targeted shooting that came just 24 hours after the first homicide of the year in oakland. >> we always look to see is this retaliation or is this connected? we can't confirm that now, but our investigators are certainly looking in and following up to see what led up to the shooting. >> reporter: the toddler's relative denied it was retaliation, though she didn't know how she could everybody that. oaklan

he said he saw to many teens die on the streets of oakland. victims of gang and gun violence. >> my overruled brother died in a triple homicide in 2011. i wasn't into sports. . >> reporter: this 15-year-old credits the coach forgetting him on the right track. >> he has been -- a father figure. not just the a coach but like a mentor. >> reporter: vincent said basketball keeps them disciplined, engaged and focused. >> just for them to have a place to go. a place to be successful can and be able to grow up . >> reporter: a trip to oracle arena and a chance to dream. one teen said this shows him a life beyond the violence. >> it means a lot. it's like -- where i come from is a lot of kids like me don't get to experience like this, even being there. >> reporter: the coach said he hopes to teach them to be he a student of the game and more. >> become a great person. building team work, ethics and relationships. winning in life. being successful in the classroom. in the community. helping others. supporting each other. it's about being a family. a bo

she grew up in memphis and comes to oakland from chicago. before that she served in the seattle area. she also spent five years as the chief in spokane washington. >>> henry was at the conference today. >> reporter: she made is clear she's not shying away from the challenges that oakland is facing. she wants to move the department beyond scandal. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: with a drawl, an occur kir said she's ready to jump in -- anne kirkpatrick said she's ready to jump in. >> i do not consider it a mess, it's an opportunity. it's all about going forward. it's about going from good to great. >> reporter: anne kirkpatrick is the city's first police chief since june after the chief left following a sex scandal involving jasmine abuslin. >> anne kirkpatrick is the reform minded leader the city has been searching for. >> reporter: months ago, the mayor blasted the toxic environment in the department. anne kirkpatrick said character traits like competence and accountability are not gender based. >> i am a leader cloaked as a woman. i am

arriving in oakland about 6:55 p.m. vallejo 7:02 and 7:14 concord and shortly before 7:30 heavy rain. look at the winds. they are not messing around. 44 miles per hour san jose and 35 mile per hour gusts at oakland and 24 navado and half moon bay 37 miles per hour. the next three hours will have the strongest wind and heaviest rain. this is one of three. second one arrives friday morning with more rain and wind and the third will arrive on sunday. >> all right. >> thanks, drew. >>> sure. >> we have larry biel here now. >> yes, i have arrived. >> probably was. >> big week for the warriors. [ laughter ] >> eric is speechless in my presence. >> i am. >> they beat the cavs and got the thunder and against the rockets, kevin durant facing his old thunder buddies. got a live looked a kd is chatting up one of the members of the media there. mike shumann, he you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doin

here is oakland downtown and the oakland hills and highway 24 headed out toward lafayette. that gives you a relation of where this heavy rain is right now. it is moving up and over the hills and will eventually drop down into communities like alamo and walnut creek and pleasanton, for that matter. as i zoom in, these areas in yellow and orange, i took a sample reading of the rainfall rate. in the darker orange, it is coming down at about one half inch per hour. a steady downpour. about one 12:45 third of an inch for this area in yellow. -- one quarter to one/2 one half inch -- to one third inch. in the bayview district, it will impact the bay bridge as well. this will continue to move to the bay and out toward alameda island. we are also tracking showers over the san mateo bridge. expect downtown hayward to start picking up and rain intensity. this blob of yellow moves over the downtown portions of the city. redwood city also tracking moderate to heavy rain. right near santa cruz and the santa cruz mountains, we are tracking heavy rain onshore and a nice line of heavy rain

oakland officials maintained the bay was always the best option. >> oakland has one of the strongest markets when it comes to national football league. secondly, we have the land, we have the stadium facility, we have the transportation. we have the investment. >> the raiders issued a statement saying they remain committed to moving to vegas. that could become tougher without adelson not only because of the funding gap but his funding clout in nevada. >>> good news for procrastinators who have been waiting to sign up for insurance through cover california. >>> two bay area freeways so bad they should be torn down. that's what one group recommends should take their place instead. >>> it's being called a fire hose of lava. look at this unreal you might have been to >>> two freeways are on the list of the worst. so bad, they recommend demolition. 280 in san francisco and 980 in oakland. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at 18th and castro in oakland. amy? >> reporter: hi kristen. getting rid of 980 would likely improve the enabled. this freeway is lined with homes. but look at

in oakland and sympathies go. the transit agency is offering longer trains tomorrow and on saturday. bart will have extra trains on standby in case the crowds get out of control. >>> at least 60 democratic lawmakers say they are skipping the inauguration ceremony. that includes the state representative. >> i chose not to go. i did it last wednesday before the john lewis stuff came up. i chose not to go mostly because of what happened on wednesday when the president- elect had is press conference. >> the oakland representative barbara lee and jared huffman are skipping the inauguration. >>> religious leaders across the bay area gathered in palo alto to pray for our country year people of all faiths or no faith at all gathered at the universalist church many are concerned about potentially divisive policies that could arise under a trump residency. the goal of the multistate service is to pray for strength and for unity. >> yes, this is a horrible dark cloud. but there is a silver lining behind every cloud. unity an

from oakland to south san francisco are canceled today. brian. >> all right. >>> we are starting off with a little haze in the air today and other than that it looks like a pretty nice start to tuesday morning. but chilly 34 at livermore and san jose 37. and 41 concord and high pressure finally breaks down and the onslaught on the way from low pressure out of the gulf of alaska means it will be dry today we get rain tomorrow. and the futurecast shows when it's all coming in coming in on wednesday right during the evening commute tomorrow extend forecast calls for wednesday to be wet and so will friday and so will sunday. >> wow waiting for the sunshine. >> it will be a while mean joy it today. >> all right. thanks for watching everybody. >> see cbs this morning is up next. have a great day everyone. ♪ ♪ >> good morning to our viewers in the west, and it's tuesday, january 17, 2017. dozens of dems say they will not attend the inauguration. >>> and the flight for malaysia flight 370 is over. >>> denzel is in washington. he talks about st

the oakland diocese announced they're closing five schools this june, three in oakland. >> reporter: parents at the oakland catholic schools that are closing say they never saw it coming. >> it was definitely out the blue. it was fast. and disappointing. >> reporter: the diocese announced it was shutting down five elementary schools. all in oakland. plus our lady of the rosary in union city and st. jerome in el cerrito. >> it's really inconvenient. i have to find out what school my son is gonna go to. >> reporter: enrollment is down, costs are up. >> looking at the trends, we realized if these five schools are in areas where families are not particularly choosing catholic education, schools' capacity right now, they're at about half capacity. >> reporter: the diocese says it expects to funnel most of the 600-plus students into a network of other schools in this system that share resources. >> which then allows us to have tuition that becomes affordable for young families who are living in urban areas. it allows enrollment to grow. it allows us to attract professionals who can serve t

yes, over 90% of opd already live outside of oakland. the police chief should set an example and show pride and ownership. >> okay. >> dennis chimed in saying it should be their choice whether or not to live anywhere. i feel sometimes this is a good debate. i go back and forth with it. when you have someone in the department, has been there for 25, 30 years and live outside of the department, they have been working the beats for decades. they know the beats whether they live in the city or not. the question is why hire someone from outside. if you do do that, maybe that person should live in the city. >> right. >> because they don't know where the fruit vail or. >> right. >> or the quickest way to get downtown. >> right. >> something to say hiring from within. but also something to say it is nice to have an extra eyes on the department. >> just living in the city doesn't mean that you will know the city in and out. a lot of people live in a neighborhood and don't live into places like oakland or san francisco. >> if i'm the chief of oakl

from the scene of a fire that is burning in oakland this morning. this from a nearby resident says she woke up to children screaming, help save me. she looked outside and the building outside is was burning. >>> that is 3800 block of harrison north of 580 in oakland not far from lake merritt. we try to learn more information about this fire. authorities responded in the last half hour and the fire is reportedly under control. >>> we want to say good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us on this friday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. pete will have more information on that fire coming up. >>> we're not seeing any delays of any sort at the moment. however, here's a quick look as far as perspective of where exactly this building fire is in terms of the oakland area. as you had, it is 3800 harrison along oakland avenue and 580 northbound. i'm pretty sure the surrounding area has fire crews in terms of the cleanup and all of that. however, we aren't seeing any major delays. no major blockages either. i know we have a crew on t

. >> a pledge from oakland's brand new police chief. the new leader f eer fills a sp that's been open for more than six months. for the first time in the history of the city, a woman will be the top cop. the new chief held her first news conference. jodi? >> the new chief acknowledges that she is an kbrout sider, but she says she is determined to earn the trust of oakland police officers and the community. when it comes to leading this department, she says she's all in. >> i am so excited to be here in oakland, and to be your chief of police. >> oakland's new police chief says she's ready to hit the ground running. veteran law enforcement leader says she has the courage to transform the beleaguered oakland police department. >> we're moving forward, we'll learn from the mistakes of our past, the past is behind us now. we learn from that, and we're moving forward. >> kirkpatrick's 34 years in law enforcement includes serving as chief in several cities in washington. and most recently heading up police reforms in chicago. the tennessee na