Protesters were blocking the intersection of broadway and 14th most of the evening and they left, marching east on broadway and five minutes or so they showed up back here again. Police are here as well. Police are now following them down the street right next to city hall. There are reports while they were away a photographer with the oakland tribune was at alled saw assaulted by protesters. Protesters yelled at drivers. Across from city hall where 20 to 30 demonstrators staged a protest late into the evening. Earlier by the hundreds, protesters marched through the city of oakland shutting down streets as they went and followed by dozens of police officers. Once they returned, they blocked the streets and said the verdict had something larger to say about race in this country. We want to call out the system for what it is, a racist system. Reporter some believed the experience of treyvon martin, shot and killed by a Neighborhood Watch volunteer was not far from their own. It can be an
T trying up traffic. This is highway 4, west of martinez. The flames forced crews to shut down all eastbound lanes earlier. But as of right now, all but one of those lanes are now back open. Highway 4, west of martinez. Fire danger remains high here in the bay area, with more lightning strikes possible. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist from our Weather Center with the details. Were tracking most of that lightning right now across the sierra and what were going to see is potentially the threat of more of this lightning moving our way as we head throughout the next 24 hours. The storm system is positioned just offshore. As that kicks off to the north, its going to bring up more of the humidity and thats why that red flag fire warning will stay in effect for tomorrow. Heres the thing. Already 114 increase in the acres burned this year, when you compare it to this time last year. 92,000 acres so far has burned in california. Roughly equal to 70,769 football fields. Yes, its very dry.
Firefighters are battling this wildfire right now. Good evening. That fire is remaininging out of control as we speak. 2500fa structures may in its path. 10,000 acres have already burned and morris going to burn before this is over. The park is on open but you cant take highway 120 to get there. Fire shut down the roadway down at grove land. More now from reporter tim dal daly. Of they with friends follow evacuation strutions and clear the home near the community of Pine Mountain lake which is not far from where the rim fire keeps moving in several directions he. Terrifying how fast its moving. I dont know what to think any more really. This is the rim fire started deep in the river canyon but manufactured up canyon wall jumped highway 120 and burned a few structures on the other side. One of the people stuck outside the road block thinks but doesnt ow for sure its her family property that burned. A lot of memory up there for 15 or 18 years. We just a Family Reunion up there. First wee
Protestors but says accusations by other councilmembers that he paid these people to disrupt the meeting are not true. Its Public Knowledge that booze and the mayor dont get along. Did i encourage them to come and do that . The answer is no. Reporter things got so chaotic at the meeting that police eventually had to move everyone out of the council chambers. In richmond, im da lin, kpix 5. We reached out to some of the protestors today to ask why. So far we havent heard back. Developing news out of oakland tonight where police say an elderly woman was shot and killed while she was driving this afternoon. Her car then slammed into a parked car. Police dont have any suspects. Fern street between brookdale and fairfax is closed between the investigation. The suspect in the jewelrymart murders was back in court today to face a judge and the victims families. Kpix 5s linda yee on what they had to say ahead of todays hearing. Reporter the family buried a victim this weekend and a few hours a
Themselves. Thats why they met at this park behind me today to talk about private security. Now, that popular dog Walker Judy Salamon was killed just a few blocks away from here. No one knows if private security would have made a difference in her case, but they say private security would at least prevent breakins if nothing else. Reporter fbi statistics show oakland has some of the highest burglary and robbery rates in the country. This mans house was broken into twice in one year. They cut and run or stay in sight and they urge to stay in sight went out. Reporter but staying means pace because the Oakland Police department is stretched extremely thin. Bill and his maxwell park neighbors are planning to pay into a pool and hire private security patrols. Judy salamon advocated it for it before her death. The plan was on the fast track. They met with first alarm security company. Great detender. Presence is everybody everything everything. Bad guys dont like the target. Reporter unarmed