California. Good afternoon. I am kenny choi. And i am michelle griego. The Staples Center in los angeles has been packed as people remember kobe bryant, his daughter gianna, and those who died in the helicopter crash. Chris martinez has the latest. Chris . Reporter it began with an emotional performance by beyonce. We have heard from people like jimmy kimmel but nothing as powerful today as hearing Vanessa Bryant when she took the stage here to eulogize her daughter and her husband. She was surrounded by so much support here this morning. About 20,000 fans are here for the memorial today arriving many hours early just to make sure that they could get insight on time. All of them are here to celebrate the life and legacy of kobe. They will never be closure with somebody like that, but at least a little more at peace. It is important for me to be here because i was there at the beginning when he got drafted. I needed to be here when we said goodbye. Reporter today we have learned Vanessa
On here as guest speaker, but we have heard from mayor libby schaaf. You are joining the department on a interesting day, a day that we have changed leadership. I want to be ee perfectly hones with you that my decision yesterday was extremely personally difficult for me. I made it because i believe that it was in the best interests of oakland oakland. New Oakland Police officers have received the badges and just moments after hearing the news ahead of the police commission, and Regina Jackson said she made the motion to dismiss the police chief last night, and the mayor said she supported the decision while praising the progress made by oaklands First Female Police chief. The state of california, Department Reporter and they are in the midst of a sexual scandal involving five officers and the firing of the chief without cause leaving concerns with city counsel member gallo. We have safety issues in the neighborhood and on the 11th police chief within the last ten years, and so that the
Received calls into the dispatch center of a fight in progress involving two males on a train. Just leaving the station. The fight continued through our hayward station. Which point the two males. As the train approached, Police Partners responded to the call. Along with the Police Department. And we detained we were on the platform and determined that there was a victim on the train that was bleeding and possibly the victim of a stabbing. Our partners at the Police Department along with officers had a good description of the suspect. We conducted an area search and they were able to stop a suspect matching the description a block from here. Our victim unfortunately deceas deceased as a result of the incident. This is very tragic. Its rare on bart. Its not something we get a lot of. I want to assure ridership that bart is safe. And were continue to reassure them by providing presence in the system and continue to ride safely. How can you say its safe. The thing about this it wasnt a ra
Lets check that forecast right now, sounds like a big storm is coming our way. It is going to be a big storm and comes along with gusty winds and also very cold temperatures, theyre already feeling that right now. Were seeing some of the mostly cloudy skies reaching out ahead of that, but so far not a lot of rain, but weve already powered up our bay area storm ranger, its parked on San Bruno Mountain, the red scan that youre seeing there just south of San Francisco, and so thats going to give us the best view of this storm, as it moves in. Going hour by hour well start to see some of the rain and some high elevation snow in the north bay, starting at noon today, and approaching San Francisco and oakland, as it moves into the bay area, could also produce some thunderstorms along with some hail and some very strong winds. Well be tracking that as well as sierra snow and more details in a few minutes. Mike, youre keeping an eye on menlo park. Folks are fine until you get to willow. A few
Secret service for comment. We will bring you that live during today in the bay as well as online. In the meantime here in the bay area a big storm is approaching. Were think being this on the busiest travel day of the year and a big storm not only approaching the by area. The radar and satellite we can see a lot of clouds here on the satellite imagery, rain approaching the very far northern coast of california and then as we look at storm ranger thats our mobile Doppler Radar, the red scan youre seeing there south of San Francisco, at that storm approaches we can use our mobile Doppler Radar to give us the best view of the rain. Its starting to move in and well approach the north bay going into late morning and spreading ac ross the bay area for this afternoon. Well go hour by hour and talk about how much rain were going to see but mike, youre already tracking a crash that may faeblgt your drive acroaffect your drive across the bay bridge. The metering lights are on not only here at t