He dont deserve that. My mother was not there. Reporter she was ready to take the stand friday afternoon in oakland, in defense of her younger brother, 22yearold byron o. J. Reed. Prosecutors claim reed was the getaway driver in the new years eve laptop theft that claimed the life of an engineer that tried to get his laptop back. He had nothing to do with any of this. Reporter Oakland Police say reed was the getaway driver for javon lee. Police say he burst into the starbucks monday morning and snatched the laptop. Witnesses say he tried to get to the car and was dragged on his 31st birthday. This is not a mistake my brother would not make. Reporter Court Documents show that both men are convicted robbers, stemming from two cases in San Francisco. Whats more, prosecutors say reed served prison time for a robbery in 2017 and was out on parole. I dont understand how my brother got wrapped up in this. Reporter everywhere you turn here in montclair, people are talking about public safety.
Watching kron 4 news at we found weve been able to identify and returned them. Car break ins happen all the time across the bay area. But it isnt often the victims get their items back thats exactly what happened. In Mountain View good evening. Im can way and im pam moore, a victim some crimes spanning 3 cities got their bags and their laptops back thats after detectives arrested 2 suspects on auto burglary charges. Kron fours michelle kingston has the story. The calls started coming in around 11 00am on thursday reports of a suspicious vehicle and 2 men casing cars here on the 1000 block grant road and Mountain View witnesses say the men were trying to open car door summer driving through parking lots. We responded quickly, but unfortunately at the time we were not able to locate the vehicle not a new Police Officers did not give up bin callers continue to report the activity the car was spotted just a few minutes later by witnesses on middlefield avenue in west monroe to in about 30
The condition of anonymity denied that the us was behind that reported attack the conflict in the middle east is also shaking up things at home democrats are rallying against the president s decision to kill soleimani. Several president ial hopefuls described the president s action as reckless. What im concerned but there has one thing we have learned. In our modern times about us involvement abroad. Its that when you dont have a plan or know what youre doing when you act. When there could have been another way. Taking out a bad guy is not necessarily a good idea. Senator Elizabeth Warren said the move increase the likelihood of more deaths and new middle east conflict. Senator Bernie Sanders slammed what he called a dangerous escalation that puts United States on the path to another war the us air strike also raising alarms in major cities in the United States crawfords grant lotus here in the studio with us on how local and state and federal Law Enforcement officials. Are on standby
Pentagon funding for mill mary action against iran without prior congressional authorization. The u. S. Is already ramping up its presence in the middle east tonight as iraq vows revenge for the attack on qassem soleimani. He was plotting imminent and sinister attacks on americanwe caug hi the acs,t butand terminated h we took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war. Homeland security says theres no specific credible threat to the u. S. Tonight, but Law Enforcement agencies across the country have been advised to remain vigilant. Reporter im betty yu in San Francisco, one of dozens of cities around the country where tomorrow protests are planned to say no to war. Shocked, heartbroken, and afraid. I traveled to iran just in october and met with people. Im an american jew, i went to synagogues there, and im really quite terrified. Reporter ariel goad leads code pink, a womenled Grass Roots Organization that opposes militarism and wars. Lawmakers are divided
Eight minutes. Good morning and good weather. Yes, well have another nice day. The weather was pretty perfect yesterday for that game. Were going to see more of the same for this afternoon. Just a few more clouds moving n but as we start out, we are headed out the door to temperatures mostly in the upper 40s and low 50s, and then as we go into the rest of the day, nice warmup in martinez, going from 52 degrees at 8 00, to about 72 degrees at noon, and then some mid70s for today. All of our microclimates showing more of the same temperatures weve had recently, but there are some changes ahead in the forecast. Well talk about that in a few minutes. Mike, youve had a couple of crashes and even a Traffic Alert. A lot of changes over the last couple of minutes, kari. I didnt get to change this to red but we should see that because just been declared Traffic Alert for northbound 85, alert for folks out of the almaden valley, northbound 85 approaching union. Two lanes blocked so only half you