downtown, west oakland, 17 led ast east oakland res the part of to 105 homicides. at least 448 people shot. the deeper east you go, the more shootings and killings. one more number. officers responded to about 3300 shootings in oakland. think about it. 3300 shootings. what is more important is how you feel and many don't feel safe in oakland. why the increase in violence? officers see a lot more guns on the streets. some people blame the early release of inmates. they also point to bail reform, releasing violent suspects on no cash bail. to it were things around, oakland is funding more police academies to fill vacancies. the police department is budgeted for 737 positions and right now, they're down to 692 officers. the city is resting more money in operation seas fire and an intervention program that provides jobs and other alternatives to gun violence. in three weeks, the department will shift 46 officers to where most of the shootings on,cur. the hope is that 2022 will be a safer year. i'm da lin, kpix 5. >>> in addition to the 134 homicides investigated by the

the oakland mayor. libby, chef released a statement on brown sugar kitchen closing reading, in part quote oakland will truly miss every ingredient in morsel that came from tanya hollande's brown sugar kitchen. tanya's world famous soul food brought so much joy to so many residents and visitors, it's hard to imagine a world where brown sugar kitchen isn't on the menu. members of congress paid tribute to hall of fame football coach and broadcaster john madden today, east bay representative eric swalwell was joined by three other representatives on the house floor. to speak about the accomplishments of the late legendary coach bad and grew up in daly city and lived for many years in pleasant and which falls within swallow wells district. he says madden's influence spread far beyond the football field. from the tribute today across the aisle and across california that we grieve coach madden's loss, but we have all tremendously benefited as a country. because he coached because he's so humbly coached and bec

an upcoming new restaurant in oakland and this is lee tuesday dropping off 10,000 k 95 mask for the oakland unified school district. lee says that when he heard the district was having a challenging time finding these higher quality masks to help prevent the spread of omicron. he knew what he needed to do. >> 3. >> hearing that there is an issue with their supply chain and a massive order of mass to ppe that they order was the latest going to take a few weeks to get to them. and in the meantime, you know, everyone is very concerned. i'm including myself about everyone's safety. and i just happen to have a lot of these masks will another business. i hone its a roofing supply company in san francisco. so this is the second time in so many years that i'm stepping in to try to help alleviate some of the pain while supply chain issues are taken care. >> lee says that he and his family feel fortunate to be in the position to help out. and it isn't the first time in the pandemic. first starting at the united states and about i believe was on march 2020. we heard that there was a big need for 3 n 9

dan: oakland oakland oakland district is preparing for a covid sickout tomorrow by teachers at several schools. most of the teachers and staff at frick stayed home today. it has had 2200 covid cases since reopening after the break, but the district has not quarantined the school. teachers are demanding better masks. the school district said being unable to come to school does a disservice to our students and their families. the district announced it has reached a tentative agreement with the teachers union regarding covid safety provisions, which include extended covid leave. ama: oakland public high school students will have access to 10,000 free donated kn95 masks. the donation was made by a small business owner, who has donated masks in the past to schools, emergency responders, and other groups. he recognized the need. he did not want to wait to get the supplies to the district. >> the sense of security that you can feel when you have something like this during a time like this, it is invaluable. so, as a business owner, if i had access to this, it is my duty to help spread that se

oakland police oakland fire fbi and are all here outside the building. this device is found outside the building in a courtyard right on clay street. and right now, they do not know if it indeed is a suspicious device, but they're not taking any chances you recall back in 2020, a federal security guard was shot and killed outside this building. by an accused member of the boogaloo movement, who then also allegedly killed santa cruz, sheriff's sergeant. so right now again to recap, a man caught on video, leaving what looks like a plastic bag with a possible suspicious device inside. it looks like a pipe bomb. so they're not taking any chances with the sheriff's bomb squad out here. this federal building includes the u. s. attorney's office, federal courthouses or federal court rooms and other federal offices, including the i. r s so right now, at this point, we do not know how long these shares bomb squad will take to render this possible pipe bomb saved. we have a member of the fbi here talking and we will get the latest and bring that. to you as soon as

the driver let officers into oakland. at one point, the car stopped, and a passenger tried to hide a bag with an ar 15 inside. the driver of the passenger both abandoned the car eventually. they arrested the driver after chasing him on foot, and found the passenger hiding in the frigid bay water for nearly 30 minutes. >>> oakland is ending one of its most violent years ever. we break down the numbers and look at what is about to change. >>> one east bay regional park says what you need to be out on the look for if you take your kid or dog out for the weekend. >>> the fisherman are there to get a hands on a popular new year's meal. say hello to 2022 with xfinity and you'll get fast and reliable internet for only nineteen ninety-nine a month for twelve months. plus, you can get twelve times the speed for the same price when you add xfinity mobile. you'll save hundreds over at&t. say hello to kicking off the year with this amazing offer. and with xfinity mobile, you can get a 5g phone on us and three hundred dollars back dur

so the east oakland stadium alliance asked more than 500 oakland residents whether they support any public funds paying for the construction. if a new home for the a's at the howard terminal. 46% voted no opposition soared to well more than half among people who live in districts 5, 7, where the waterfront ballpark and housing complex would go up. greg mcconnell, ceo of the consulting firm supporting the group. explain follow-up questions in the survey found participants would like to see funding go to address issues like homelessness and public safety. instead, women these could be used to help or attempt to help address those issues. >> should they be diverted to being used to? this is what the the development of the stadium in opposition went from. 46 to 37. 46. it gets 16 the set. is one of on their own. if you're one of those stadia, a community benefits like every other development does the city of oakland's website explains the stadium would not cause taxpayer money. >> from the general fund won't raise taxes or divert funding instead would be a public private partnership using proj

of oakland. they left tracks as they spun doughnuts. one only had three wheels. police showed up to shut it down. another side show, police responded, group took off. >>> a major clean up operation in los angeles. a train derailment involving 17 cars of packages of all shapes and sizes across the tracks there. they're filled with items from amazon, ups, and others. looters have been trying to collect them. there is no word on what caused the derailment. >>> an image from space shows a cloud of ash reaching australia from saturday's under water volcanic eruption in south pacific. satellite photo shows ash over queens land. local meteorologists say it produced stunning colors at sunrise. new zealand and australia sending military jets to tonga to assess the damage. communications were roughly cut off and most are unable to use the internet or make phone calls, single fiber optic cable that connects them to the rest of the world was apparently badly damaged. the bay area's community in california is

in oakland post about the new vaccine mandate. starting next month everyone 12 and up will have to show proof to get into most indoor places. good morning. it's thursday january 13. i am amanda starrantino. >> i am len kiese. lanes just opened on the bay bridge following early morning crash but that back up isn't going anywhere yet. let's go to gianna franco with the latest on this. >>> with those lanes open, at least traffic will move better across upper deck but you are really still backed up. with things at the bay bridge, major crashes, it takes a lot for it to get back on track. that's what's happening. you are looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza area or just past that from photo journalist buy an kiley who is stuck in the back up. it is still crawling even with the crash cleared out of lanes. it's going to take time for things to be back on track, bumper to bumper for a while. on maps, we are seeing speeds about 5 miles per hour and the back up continues well into the maze at this point. your approaches are all seeing

at howard terminal in oakland. a private group has hundreds of open residents, whether they support public funds being used to finance that plan. the survey came back with a majority of people polled not wanting public money spent on the new stadium, but with no new stadium, say they're leaving kron four's. ella sogomonian has the story. >> a new ballpark for the oakland a's comes with an 800 million dollar price tag. so the east oakland stadium alliance asked more than 500 oakland residents whether they support any public funds paying for the construction. if a new home for the a's at the howard terminal. 46% voted no opposition soared to well more than half among people who live in districts 5, 7, where the waterfront ballpark and housing complex would go up. greg mcconnell, ceo of the consulting firm supporting the group. explain follow-up questions in the survey found participants. i would like to see funding go to address issues like homelessness and public safety. instead, women these could be used to help or

same deal is in oakland here. this comes after hundreds of teachers staged a sickout. >> to bring attention to safety protocols. they're demanding the teachers union and the san francisco school district spent hours at the bargaining table last night, but no agreement was reached on these covid safety precautions. the teachers union is asking for 10 paid sick days for all covid-related reasons for the district to provide to n 95 or kn 95 masks for every student and employee each day and for weekly covid testing of all students and staff at every district work site. the district countered offering 5 days instead of 10 for covid specific sick leave blaming the state for cutting funding for the additional days that were provided last year. last year. they gave 10 the district agreed to make weekly covid testing available to students and staff. the district says it will continue to provide masks, but only for employees. district says it will meet again with the union on thursday. happening tonight, the hayward unified

power out for thousands of people across oakland and the oakland hills and berkeley. this year's oscars are expected to have a host for the first time since 2018 and there are reports there may be more than one. according to variety, the academy is considering having multiple guests for the 94th awards show. producers have contacted several celebrities but the talks are still in the early stages. the show last had a host with jimmy kimmel and 2018. abc 7 is the only place you can see the oscars so mark your calendars for march 27. oakland's amy schneider continues to rack up the wins on jeopardy. she is tied for second place for most consecutive wins with 38. she is the first women to win over $1 million. her total winnings are over $1.3 million. ken jennings, the current host, has the most wins with 74. you can watch jeopardy right here at 7:00 p.m. today the san jose sharks will be out for blood on and off the ice. the team is working with stanford blood center to hold a blood drive. this after the red cross declared a first ever national blood crisis. each donor wh

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the open department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. and people need to know that the city stands by its word. oakland city, councilmember sheng thao. the only way to actually feel the historical institutional racism. >> it's really to transform oakland into taking a proactive approach. >> we're writing racial wrongs and party individuals, including people of color and women and in this case are opened small and very small business

through tuesday at oakland airport. steve manning also delayed flying out , chalking up the whole experience to another example of life in the new normal. not too bad for me. i was i was expecting a little bit worse than that holiday travel rush that came as the omicron variants surged across the country and here in the bay area, you know it's nerve racking, especially when you're found travel with your family and small kids and stuff, but, um so far, we haven't had any difficulties or issues. everyone seems to have been respectful and wearing their masks back at check in sharing in tobias, keeping a close eye on their delayed flight to phoenix on the departure board their trip out here a few days ago. no better. we were ready to get on the flight, and it was just canceled the airline automatically moving the couple to a later flight. we were, like, kind of okay. we have to leave now and then? no we don't both able to take almost any airline mishap in stride. going back home now we're just happy. it's just 10 minutes. a

oakland teachers and educators from a number of schools are asking oakland unified for a list of covid safety measures. included are providing kn95 masks for staff and students with the mask requirement updated to require these types of masks and weekly pcr testing of students and staff and want district to reinstate covid pay for teachers so they don't have to use sick days. a history teach are at skyline high says teachers union is not involved but the sick-out was organized amongst teachers who don't feel safe. >> we are not going to continue to spread covid to our students or to bring covid home to our parents. >> it's us withholding our labor because that is what they depend on, then that is the language we will speak. >> reporter: oakland unified sent rapid covid testing home before winter break. there were more than 900 positive cases among students and staff. oakland unified says they will, quote, be doing everything possible to keep schools open for students on friday. the district goes onto say that the sick-out would be, quote, devastating for schools and efforts they've mad

stop the violence. >> in oakland, ryan curry, abc 7 news. >> oakland police are investigating another shooting that happened just on the street from that homicide. a 45 euros woman was found shot inside of an rv yesterday. it was parked next to a homeless camp on 13th street, near the parkway. she was taken to hospital with a head wound. she is stable. police believe the woman was shot on thursday night, but they didn't learn about until yesterday when residents alerted them. starting today, 48 police officers will be reassigned to oakland following a surge in crime. it comes on the heel of one of the worst years of crime in a decade. oakland police say that in 2021, there was an uptick in violent crime, robbery, and property crimes. councilmember say there's been a backlog of colson east oakland in particular. people who live there are understandably quite worried. >> residents will say that we just don't feel safe. we don't feel it will voice. we don't feel like the department really cares about the people in east oakland. >> we are building trust among communities of colors. it is

in oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. teachers in the west contra costa unified school district will begin voting today on a new deal that prevented teachers from going on strike after concerns surrounding covid safety and the teachers union says negotiations went until three o'clock this morning. and the deal. the school district promised to add more covid safety measures. the district will provide k n95 masks daily to all students and staff. covid tests will also be available at each of the 54 schools. there will be weekly testing and all school sites and twice weekly testing for all classes with one positive covid case. the agreement also includes pay increases for substitutes and staff teachers who volunteered to fill in for sick co workers. the northeast is cleaning up after the weekend's major winter storm. but as molly line reports called weather could impact those efforts. the weekend's nor'easter is gone, but parts of the east coast are still digging out from record amounts of

in oakland. one struggle, one fight, one people. >> for all the lives lost, whether in the community or someone who works for a law enforcement agency who pulled the trigger. reporter: the executive director for the anti-police project -- >> it is to declare war on poverty, not people. reporter: with oakland in the middle of a crime pandemic and economics pandemic, it was important to come together in the safest way possible. volunteers plan to hand out food, gift cards, and ppe supplies. >> this is our 33rd year. this is a car parade. we are not getting out of our cars, but we are still celebrating, and i love it. reporter: supporters gathered, who say this began with our grandparents. >> for me, with my grandparentss being part of it, and everything going on now, it is important to celebrate this day to acknowledge the progress we have made, and the progress we still need to make. reporter: this 86 euros euros es family survived internment camps. >> he fought for freedom. he fought for equality

oakland police targeting violent crime in east oakland the new strategy as they deal with three shootings since yesterday, including one tonight and a netflix slump. how the number of nooses subscribers ♪i want to break free♪ (vo) imagine a place where we can finally be free. free to zoom without a meeting request. free to enjoy savory bites, and stunning sights. and free to reunite with old friends...and new. it's time to break free. ♪i want to break free♪ ♪ohhh i want to break free♪ (vo) ready to break free? plan your getaway with norwegian cruise line. sail safe, feel free. where police are investigating a homicide at this hour. police responded to the 1400 block of center street just before nine tonight on report of a shooting. our photographer found officers collecting evidence on the street and on the sidewalk and evidence of one victim. so far, oakland police have not provided any details. it is just the latest shooting in oakland in the past 24 hours. police are investigating two other shootings that left two men dead last night at about 7 40 police say they found a ma

new at 5 tonight, a sickout by hundreds of teachers in oakland may have been avoided. the oakland unified school district has reached a deal with the teachers union on more covid safety protocols. teachers will have a wellness day this friday. the 14th, this will be a non-work wellness day for teachers who can use the time for self-care to take time to get vaccinations and or booster shots. agreement focuses on extended covid leave oakland education association members who get covid are or are quarantined due to exposure that is now extended through the end of the year on force. jonathan mccall is following this developing story tonight. we'll have more on kron. 4 news in prime time. >> arise and teacher absences continues to affect schools in the east bay. the growing problem is tied to the pandemic, of course, and is complicated by a shortage of substitute teachers. well forcefully to go all reached out to school districts in contra costa county for look at staffing levels. >> we reached out to the 3 largest school districts in contra costa county and learned that 2

the oakland unified schools and the oakland educators association for comment. but so far none of our request have been returned. jonathan mccall kron 4 news. the rise in teacher absences is really impacting schools all across the east unified school district to return to class yesterday 100. 28 teachers were absent. then. >> today 134 teachers called out sick. the superintendent says those numbers fall within the normal range of teacher absences. but he says the staff is preparing for those numbers to possibly go up. >> and an increase in covid-19 cases and staffing shortages led the west contra costa unified school district to cancel classes this past friday and monday, 284 teachers were absent tuesday, 249 called out sick today and on average 265 teachers a day have called out sick in the 6 days the class has been in session after the winter break. and that's also been the case for the mount diablo unified school district in it 6 days back to class the strict that says it has been unable to fill out our phil rather about 30% of those absences. but at the dist

in 2021, the oakland police department arrested more than 60 homicide suspects. they recover more than 1200 guns. the city also recorded more homicides last year in any previous year. going back to 2012 four's haaziq mod-yoon sat down for a virtual one-on-one interview with the chief of oakland police covering a wide range of topics. first question. >> what does success look like in the year 2022? for the oakland police departments. >> i think success looks like >> you know, i if it can decrease in overall homicides and violent crime. i think we all recognize that 134 homicides far too many lives lost in our city. biggest challenge for your officers in 2022. because biggest challenges are being asked to do so much with so few resources starting january 22nd additional police resources will be on the ground in east oakland, expanding from 2 police districts to 3 police districts. >> the strategic game. >> hopefully getting to calls quicker so that community sees a greater presence when when it call 911. >> his police department's response to an emerging trend of c

mid-60's, oakland, fremont. if you are looking for rain, all the way through next friday is dry but then we start to see some changes. late this month, rain potential saturday, january 29 through monday the 31st. gusty in the morning. not as mild on sunday but later winds cooling back to average dan: oakland's amy schneider continues to rack up the wins on jeopardy. she moves on to second place for most consecutive wins with 38. she's the first woman to win more than $1 million. ken jennings is the most consecutive wins with 74. you can watch jeopardy at 7 p.m. on monday. surprising career milestone for steph curry tonight ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with chase security features, guidance and convenience, banking feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. >> abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. larry: the warriors looked barely recognizable right now. they lost to indiana last night. they were in dire straits those guys because nothing washe going right. steph is picked by kevin porter jr. warriors turnov

, released a survey of oakland residents. it asked 509 people how they felt about the deal requiring the city to pay $350 million in infrastructure improvements to the area around the site. >> when we do not give a specific number, we say do you support or oppose the use of taxpayer money to help build or help make possible the building of this stadium, more voters are opposed to then support. a total of 46% are opposed, and 37 percent support. >> reporter: the city says those funds would be coming from taxes generated from increased economic activity which won't happen without the project. any bacon is a fremont city councilman who was elected when the a's were trying to move there. he warns that studies showed ballparks and not the money generators that the oakland a's are claiming. >> at a minimum, one would have to acknowledge that this is a risk for the city of oakland budget. if that tax money isn't recovered, then the taxpayers are left holding the bag. >> reporter: the poll also addresses the $450 million community be

at the port of oakland. at the columbus park, san jose, distribution of necessities to the homeless is set to also honor dr. king. northern california dr. martin luther king, jr community foundation will have a series of events centered around justice. there are several other events that churches are putting on and other organizations. it's important to mention this morning that the celebration train that we usually see year after year will not operate today because of covid-19. justin andrews, kpix5. >>> taking a live look at san jose where this morning the city's parks and recreation department will hold a public mlk day clean up. that gets underway at 8:45 a.m. >>> to commemorate martin luther king, jr day of service president biden and the first lady volunteered to help those in need. >>> to los angeles where mlk parade has been canceled for a second year due to rising covid cases. the event has drawn hundreds of thousands of people as shown in past video. even though the parade is canceled, vendors will

she tacked it at oakland's fremont high school. conversational seating, inviting green space, seasonal sunlight are some of the tools she uses to encourage community in her designs. >> i want to incorporate community and people getting along and communicating and bonding. i think when i design, that's one of the things i focus on. >> reporter: that gave malea the confidence to major in architecture, an educational path the college sophomore and oakland native chose with purpose. >> i feel like because at cal poly, because i feel like a minority most of the time, it allows me to embrace the fact that while i am the only person of color in my classroom, one of the few black people pursuing the major, i try to be more positive about that. >> reporter: rebuilding family is also something she's embraced. before her first year of high school her parents were incarcerated. >> it was really short. it was my step father in there the longest. even though it was a short period of time, we had to start completely over. >> reporter: her life ch

breaking news out of oakland today as evacuations are underway in downtown oakland as police as well as the alameda county sheriff's office and the fbi investigate a possible. >> explosive device that's been left right near the federal building and courthouse we have video now from the citizens app showing us the heavy police presence, the law enforcement that are there on the scene. the area is clay street and that's closed between 11th and 6th street. 16th. it's right near the federal building and courthouse. it's pretty close to city hall as well. the alameda county sheriff's bomb squad is on the scene. they say they were called there. because a suspicious looking person dropped off a suspicious looking package. they believe it is some sort of pipe bomb that is there and they're working right now to defuse that and figure out a way to safely remove this suspicious package from the area. bart is warning of disruptions because the 12 street open city center and trans at frank ogawa plaza is closed. ac transit has just put a notice that it's rerouting service in the area. we're waiti

oakland teachers and educators from a number of schools are asking oakland certified for list of covid safety measures. included are providing kn95 masks for staff and students with mask requirement updated to require these masks, weekly pcr testing of students and staff, and they want district to reinstate covid pay for teachers so they don't have to use sick days. a history teacher at skyline high says teachers' union is not involved but sick-out was organized among teachers who do not feel safe. >> we are not going to continue to spread covid to our students or bring covid home to our families. >> us withholding our labor because that is ultimately what they depend on. then that's the language we'll speak. >> reporter: oakland unified sent rapid covid tests home before winter break. in a statement oakland unified says they will be doing everything possible to keep schools open for students friday. the district goes onto say the sick-out would be, quote, devastating to schools and efforts they have made to keep schools and students safe. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk. w

mid-60's, oakland, fremont. if you are looking for rain, all the way through next friday is dry but then we start to see some changes. late this month, rain potential saturday, january 29 through monday the 31st. gusty in the morning. not as mild on sunday but later not as mild on sunday but later winds cooling back to average ♪ at usaa, we've been called "too exclusive" because we were created for officers. but as we've evolved with the military, we've grown to serve all who've honorably served. no matter their rank or when they were in. a marine just out of boot camp or a petty officer from '73 and even his kids and their kids. usaa is made for all who've honorably served and their eligible family members. are we still exclusive? absolutely. and that's exactly why you should join. dan: oakland's amy schneider continues to rack up the wins on jeopardy. she moves on to second place for most consecutive wins with 38. she's the first woman to win more than $1 million. ken jennings is the most consecutive wins wi

this is an oakland firefighter in front of my house. on the other of the window, there is a power line dangling. one step into my house, just angling -- dangling. the light is shining on that side of the street, all of the power lines were down. many people, on my my my m their lines down from their house as well. this will be a long night. firefighters went through my front yard and sit stay in your house, please do not go anywhere until pg&e gets here. it will be a massive cleanup effort tonight. we have been without power since 2:00. we are going to be in the dark for a while. >> we are starting to see the extent of the damage, wind knocked down trees in the east bay. ate a snap and is blocking the roadway, that is in the rockridge neighborhood on keith avenue. on the peninsula, civil reports of downed trees in san mateo county. they tweeted this photo of a tree that fell onto a home, the family was able to evacuate and no injuries were reported. in the north bay, firefighters are working to contain a small firefighter -- wildfire. t

businesses in oakland have until friday to post notices about the city's new indoor vaccine mandate. next month, everyone will have to show proof to get into restaurants and bars. entertainment and recreation facilities, gyms, senior and other healthcare facilities, and city-owned buildings. people with valid exactions will need a negative test. >>> meanwhile, san jose just became the first city in california to mandate booster shots for its employees, and anyone who wants to attend a large event at city-owned building like the convention center or sap. a negative test will also get you in those doors starting feathery fourth. >>> in san francisco, texting sites affiliated with color labs reopened after a two day closure due to computer issues. >>> tonight, governor newsom is proposing more than $1 billion in emergency spending to meet the relentless demand for testing. >> how hard has it been to try to find anything? >> really hard, honestly. we have tried calling different clinics, they won't have me back unless i am not symptomatic and i have a negative result. >> nearly one in fo

excuse me, city of oakland and alameda county. invest $800 million for the project at howard terminal. a survey of 509 registered voters finds 46% opposed spending any taxpayer money on a new stadium. 37% say they support the idea. the east oakland stadium, allianz commissioned the poll. of course, they want to keep the aid and their current spot at the coliseum. they say even a fans don't seem very enthusiastic. even those people who identify in the poll as fans of the oakland a's baseball team , um, are fairly supportive of using tax dollars to make the new stadium happened. 44 42. so it's incredibly weak endorsement among the people in the city who would care the most about keeping the a's in town? 81% of those poll losses said they want the a's to use their own money to provide the community benefits fund that would pay for new housing offices, entertainment and other development around the ballpark. it was a record breaking night on the ice in san jose mayer said. the san jose sharks franchise record with five goals in the sh

for the oakland police departments. >> i think success looks like. you know, i if it can decrease in overall homicides and violent crime, i think we all recognize that 134 homicides is far too many lives lost in our city. biggest challenge for your officers in 2022. because biggest challenges are being asked to do so much with so few resources. and challenge trying to sort of what we can do and prioritize and how we do it. starting january 22nd additional police resources will be on the ground in east oakland, expanding from 2 police districts to 3 police districts. >> the strategic game hopefully getting to calls quicker so that community sees a greater presence when when it call 911. >> his police department's response to an emerging trend of car caravans coming to oakland targeting marijuana we push that information out immediately. we deployed officers into the areas where these dispensaries are located and we believe we these individuals from coming into our city and causing havoc to these businesses priority for you to get the department finall

this morning 40s in san jose, 47 degrees, 48 in oakland. take a look at the fog. santa rosa down to about 3 miles visibility, 6 miles through oakland and through the livermore/concord area less than 3 miles. we're going to keep this fog for the first half of the day. then expect peeks of sunshine breaking through that cloud cover. today we're going to go from 40s early on and top out in the upper 50s, a couple of low 60s through parts of the interior valleys. then we'll get breaks in sunshine for the afternoon. >>> families in oakland are bracing for a new teacher sickout that could leave some classes cancelled. as cheryl herd reports, students are also planning their own walkout. >> one day you're in school, the next day you're not. you're just in limbo. >> reporter: that's how denise clark, the mother of a montero middle schooler, is reacting. >> i can totally understand. all the schools may not have purifiers. >> reporter: at least a dozen schools in oakland were forced to close last friday after more than 500 teachers called out sick. close to 1,000 students t

other ports of oakland . you can't tell, but we do have mostly cloudy skies unveil the clouds roughly between about 12,000 and 20,000. ft high temperature wise 53 incentives say no clouding conquered where the temperatures dipped into the mid forties. same in santa rosa . otherwise clouds in san francisco in the fifties. we've all been waiting for more rain. it's been five days since we've had any raindrops here in the bay area, so let's go ahead and check when do we anticipate rain here in the bay area? well the precipitation outlook doesn't have any iranian our forecast for the next 6 to 10 days. with drier than average precipitation through mendocino county all the way into san diego county. but this looks so impressive. we have a high shoulder clouds all associated with the cut off low, just due west of los angeles. very light precipitation of short. otherwise, look at these up north. these are beautiful, textbook perfect areas of low pressure. laden with precipitation plowing into the pacific northwest,

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis a dozen oakland schools were closed today after more than 500 teachers organized a sick out calling out sick. >> instead of teaching students and what they described as an unsafe environment. kron four's rob nesbitt joins us live with more on their demands and how the district is responding tonight. good evening, rob. grand teachers in oakland say there aren't enough masks and that daily testing isn't stopping the spread of covid. >> calling out sick today was their way of saying they've had enough. hundreds of oakland educators chose to prot st instead of teach friday. >> driving what they call a caravan for school safety. the oakland unified school district office to administrators know they think more to be done to protect teachers and students from covid were concerned that our students are safe and we need better masks. you need better testing for all students in the u.s. friday, sick out of 503 teachers caused the closure of 12 oakland schools high schools. >> 2, you know, schools and one elementary usd communications director john sasaki.

still had, mentor ship in music and oakland. we will tell you about the nonprofit helping young people find their own purpose perfect sound. streaming today on cbsn bay area, a star on the young and restless talks about being on the soap for 30 years. that is at 4:40. you can find us, kpix.com, or >> jazz music offers a rich legacy that transcends generations. it plays a key role in contemporary culture. kpix fives justin andrews introduces us to and oakland nonprofit that is using music to help shape young lives. >> jazz first of all, i use the word jazz as an identifier. >> the resume and the sound. will have you moving and grooving. >> the joy is still here. i don't get that joy anywhere else.? for some, it gives joy. others, -- >> two reduces power. see the power of it, i see the strength that it gives young power young people. it gives the world to young people. >> like the 17-year-old. >> music is my life. i'm grateful for the environment here. it is very encouraging. and they want you to do your best.? she's a pianist. an

-- 62 san rafael, 64 oakland. 51 livermore. the forecast for rain is not looking good. sunday night into monday, a system falls apart. it looks like northern california will get some rain, but that dry stretch looks as if it will continue. the accuweather forecast, minor cooling for the end of the week, increasing clouds sunday night into monday, perhaps a few light showers. ama: the nfc championship game between the 49ers at los angeles rams is one of the hottest tickets in the sports world. it is not the first time you have heard that this week. the 49ers are offering free tickets to a few lucky fans before sunday's game. abc 7 news reported dustin dorsey shows you how you can win. dustin: as the 49ers prepare for the game, so are the fans. the presence of the faithful on the road have made an impact and the team expects the fans to help this weekend. >> very educated group of fans and they know 60 minutes plus whatever overtime away from a super bowl appearance. dustin: opposing teams have noticed the impact throughout the e

five minutes after 6:00 and oakland unified heading back to school. this is as teachers are threatening to strike following hours of negotiations. there is still no compromise. justin andrews is live in the newsroom following the back and forth. >> reporter: teachers union in oakland set a friday deadline at midnight to avoid strike. this morning there is still no deal. dated covid safety plan. ed core demands include weekly testing at all schools, high quality masks for all students and staff and to address staffing shortage at schools by making sure there is an adult covering every classroom vacancy. 72% of members in the union voted yes to participate in a strike if their bargaining demands are not met. without agreement, picket lines could be packed in days to come. for a little more than a week students and teachers across the district have been boycotting classes by staying home forcing at least three schools to shut down because there weren't enough teachers and students. we checked over the weekend to see where negotiations stood and there is

as we look to oakland, looking at 58 at noon. every time i look at this graphic and see the burger, i really want a burger for lunch. back to you. >> sounds good to me, mary. >>> tomorrow a new art exhibit opens in the east bay. >> home body exhibit coming in berkeley. it includes original murals, portraits, sculptures through state of the art projection mapping and augmented reality. the exhibit reflects the time we've spent over the last two years during the pandemic. >> this show has five installations that walk you through what we all kind of experience mentally and what does that do to us as people? what does it do to the way we see ourselves and each other. >> home body will open tomorrow at 10:00 and will run through february 20. >>> 5:26. still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbs news bay area. >> after kicking off virtually, several universities heading back to campus. next, why other colleges are choosing to wait it out. >> reporter: west oakland residents saying z4pggz zi0z y4pggy yi0y >>> right now on kpix5 and stream

oakland. vamos a ver cuÁles son los pasos en este proceso. reportera: cuÁl es el proceso para cerrar las escuelas? hay permisos o protocolos? muchas veces hay reuniones con los padres. quÉ esperamos? >> maÑana el superintendente va a presentar la lista y lo vamos a platicar en una mesa directiva. reportera: habrÁ una reuniÓn de la mesa directiva el 31 de enero y el 8 de febrero habrÁ la votaciÓn para cerrar las escuelas. >> hay poco tiempo. reportera: las escuelas van a cerrar en mayo o el aÑo entrante, pero la mesa escolar no quiere darle largas. >> no queremos esperar mucho. reportera: el director de la junta estudiantil del distrito cinco pide que los padres de familia se unan y no se queden callados en las prÓximas reuniones del 31 de enero y el 8 de febrero. la informaciÓn la tiene en pantalla. decenas de madres de familias dicen que van a frenar estos cierres. >> organizarnos como padres y maestros. evitar el cierre de escuelas en la ciudad. paola: ante cualquier cambio, le va

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oakland 50 and san jose checking in 52. here's a live camera, but stan francisco where we still have partly cloudy skies, but some patches of some fog will likely regroup, especially in something inland valleys and also right over the bay itself and keep it either chilly temperatures. no frost advisories, but the was locations will be starting out the weekend in the mid thirties. it is a dry forecast for both saturday and sunday as his area of high pressure rebuilds, but probably tomorrow morning and then once again in the sunday morning. the fog makes it come back so that could impact visibilities looks like sunday might be the warmest day of the weekend. not by much, but that's the day we could attract a few low sixties. now we're tracking another system offshore, and this will kind of be flirting with our coastline. it is just a very slight chance of a shower on monday for your monday forecast. the main impacts will be just be an increase in the cloud cover as early as sunday afternoon and into sunday night . here's a fo

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the open department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. and people need to know that the city stands by its word. oakland city council member shane tell the only way to actually shield the historical institutional racism. >> it's really to transform oakland into taking a proactive approach. we're writing racial wrongs and party individuals, including people of color and women. and in this case are oakland small and very small business

board member in oakland. he says the schools that have the potential to close don't just provide an education to students. but some also provide services such as free food to their communities. >> the member schools, our nature and and there are a lifeline for a lot of our community. so we're worried that. more about where the is going to end up and how are they going to be supported during the process and what kind of community support are they going to continue to see? >> the oakland unified school district has a special board meeting planned for monday to discuss the possibility of school closures. coming up on kron, 4 news at 6. i'll have a full list of those potential schools and you'll hear from the teacher who works at one of them live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> thank you, rob. teachers in the west contra costa unified school district could authorize a strike tonight. united teachers of richmond union is demanding the district come to an agreement on their covid safety concerns

in oakland. one struggle, one fight, one people. >> for all the lives lost, whether in the community or someone who works for a law enforcement agency who pulled the trigger. reporter: the executive director for the anti-police project -- >> it is to declare war on poverty, not people. reporter: with oakland in the middle of a crime pandemic and economics pandemic, it was important to come together in the safest way possible. volunteers plan to hand out food, gift cards, and ppe supplies. >> this is our 33rd year. this is a car parade. we are not getting out of our cars, but we are still celebrating, and i love it. reporter: supporters gathered, who say this began with our grandparents. >> for me, with my grandparents being part of it, and everything going on now, it is important to celebrate this day to acknowledge the progress we have made, and the progress we still need to make. reporter: this 86 e e e e family survived internment camps. >> he fought for freedom. he fought for equality. everyt

masks to the oakland school district. eugene lee is the owner of noodle belly next to the fruitvale bart station. he said he decided to donate after he found out about the pressing need for higher quality mass during the omicron surge. this week, the san francisco unified school district is distributing tens of thousands of mass and more than 60,000 at home tests, they say within the week within the week, every student and classroom teacher will have a take home test kit. all right, so some bay area school districts are pleading for volunteers. berkeley unified sent out a request, saying the omicron search is straining its staff. and there is a need for parent helpers. the next 3 to 4 weeks to join testing teams on campus. that is what they're asking for now, and today, parent volunteers began arriving at schools in the palo alto unified school district to help fill the void. there ktvu is rob ross shows us how they're helping out. lunchtime at jail, stanford middle school in palo alto wednesday with teachers and support

that's above the average. 60 in oakland. 67 degrees. a beautiful day in downtown san jose. 65 in lemore. 64 in concord and 66 degrees in santa rosa. we do have couple clouds along the coastline. some patchy fog there. then things kind of a quiet out there. as far as our rainfall is concerned, staying dry for us. still showers continue to move up in the pacific northwest and some snowflakes of dropping the cascades well. they're going to see more of that overnight tonight keep things dry here, high pressure building in and they're going to see these winds really get going right now. more of an on shore breeze starting to get the effects, though, that offshore wind started to develop inland that will be kicking into gear overnights. i'm getting very blessed years. blustery starting out the north bay overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. temperatures not all that bad outside right now. the 62 degrees in berkeley, a very comfortable 60 and lay. also napa. 61 degrees in fairfield. cool off. 55 degrees in nevada right now. but here y

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oakland superintendent dr kyla johnson trammell says oakland schools are among the safest places for students to be right now. for elementary schools were used in the most efficient pool test model in which we visit one class at a time. take each student sample and pull them together in one test to see if there is any covid and that classroom there is we go back and test each student individually. teacher's a freak united academy in oakland held a sick out today and are planning another for tomorrow. they say they want the district to provide a n95 masks all students and weekly covid testing. they also want a mandatory school wide quarantine anytime the school has three or more covid cases at a time the school has had 22 cases of covid since the school reopened after winter break. in the west contra costa school districts. seven teachers at stagey elementary in richmond held us sick out today. they say it was also to put pressure on the district to provide k and n95 masks to all students. and do weekly covid testing. the teachers also want the school district to come up with a formal