you re watching cbs5 eyewitness news in high definition. food evening, i m ann notarangelo. they are remembering victims of violence in oakland tonight. two women who are all too familiar with the toll that violence takes are planning the tribute. don knapp is in oakland with what they are doing to save the children. reporter: ann-marie: , as you know we have covered many of these vigils in oakland for people lost to street violence, and like others this offers prayers too. but it also offers a commitment to the living to turn troubled lives around and save them. growing up in this west oakland neighborhood gloria jones and la titia has seen it all. this is a picture of her son born and raised on the street and gunned down here a year ago. we re a product of this environment and it s going to take us to change it. reporter: with more than 00 homocide so far this year, they are fighting a war, trying to rescue their youth. i go and get them, i don t care if it s
grant. the exact time of his release is not being disclosed. one, two, three, four, what the hell are weighting for? peaceful and i potional demonstrations were held today in oakland. the march began earlier this afternoon at the b.a.r.t. station where mehserle fatally shot oscar grant on new year s day, 2009. demonstrators there were calling for change in what they call a flawed justice system. this needs to stop. and the only way it s going to stop is if we all stand together. i mean, all of us down here, people say speak louder. our voices are whispers in the wind until we all sing together. among those in attendance today was grant s 6-year-old daughter. we have a crew in l. a. and we ll bring you coverage of his release tomorrow. more than two weeks since she was last seen. but they refuses to lose hope. today the family of missing student michelle lee continued their search in heyward. we report on the man with the unique insight into their grief now aiding th