Change in the Oakland Police department tonight t. Figueroa out tonight as the Department Top cop. All happening very quickly. 1 good evening everyone. Amma is off. Revolving door and department in the middle of multiple six scandal involving multiple officers. Latest person to leave the department figueroa now out after just two dayshc sources say hes stepping down for personal reasonsi. Citan qsristrators sabrina1h r ois. But mayor shafttl alsaannounce announce that wez7 investigation of racist Text Messages. We do thinkr its relevant to share that the Text Messages officers. But they are wholly inappropriate. And not acceptable. From anyb one who wearsuo the badge of Oakland Police i want too assure then oakland that we are hellpv bent culturef. The responsible for their miss deeds. Powerful words from the mayor tonight. Six scandal that called the chief his job last week. We have reaction to the police shakeneajjn shake up on channel 7 working on that for you now. Mean time
Interim chief by former mayor jean quan. A year later he was officially appointed chief. Crime has dropped significantly under his tenure as chief. And this is the new man in charge of the opd, deputy chief ben fairow from the Bart Police Department stepping in as interim police chief as the city conducts a nationwide search for a new chief. Fairow has previously served as a captain in the oakland Police Department. He was also the commander of the internal affairs division. Were going to get more information on whents resignation at a News Conference later this morning. And some Community Activists are applauding this move. Well hear from one of them coming up in the next halfhour. Now live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. Whents resignation last night was three weeks after San Franciscos police chief stepped down. Greg suhr resigned last month the same day that Police Fatally shot a woman in the bayview. Under his leadership the department facedded criticism over a number of Po
We are on the scene with firefighters who are trying to get a handle of the situation. Kate lets go to you. Reporter this fire has been relentless and firefighters have not given up. More than eight hours after this fire has started firefighters are still spring water on the Hardware Store on Mission Street. This fire is devastating. It is no secret that Affordable Housing is very much in demand. These flames took something away from those who had the most to lose. The smoke was so thick and black, it could be seen from the bay bridge. The five alarm fire ripped through Affordable Housing and Small Businesses in the mission. It just kept coming in and filling up the kitchen and hallway. Reporter the flame flames torched six buildings and nine businesses leaving 50 people with no place to live. There were propane tanks and potentially toxic chemicals as well. Someone called and said the building was on fire and i still do not know about my 212 yearold cats inside. Reporter it was the li
Some of the most Vulnerable People here in the mission. Historic buildings turned into tender as it turned apartments and restaurants into an inferno. Within five minutes flames were high. Reporter as the fire leapt from building to building smoke filled hallways inside. It just kept billowing through. It kept on moving. Reporter those who were at work had no chance to save their belongings or pets. Got a call and i still dont know about my 212yearold cat. They said i should not go back into get them. Reporter stephanie left to kittens inside when firefighters told her to leave her phone immediately. After three years living on the streets she made it into low Income Housing a month ago. 35 days. I was homeless, so my whole everything is in their. My whole everything. Reporter stephanie is one of the evacuees that met with the mayor outside this safeway. He said this is not the first time fire in the mission hurt those who need housing the most. At the fires in mission means more displ
Rebecca . ,. Alecia the warriors are going for backtoback championships today in game seven of the nba finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers came back from being down three gamestoone earlier in the series. But the warriors hope to finish them off tonight right here in the bay area. Kron fours averi harper is live at oracle arena in preparation for the warriors biggest game of the year. Averi . Averi collective video that we have of one of the most talkedabout of game six. This is the mouthpiece seen being a from around the world. This is what happened after curry disagreed and he was objective and the first time in its career people talk about his wife after she posted a key is an nba of being rigged because of that call to look at what curry said about half the game of the the that it does not take any spotlight off of what my job is on the floor. And what these next 40 minutes are going to be like in game seven. Some of averi prices of tickets if you are planning to come to todays game it