A cancer causing chemical is found in ground water. Thank you for joining us. It is believed the chemicals are coming from an old plating Metal Company nearby. The small yellow square in the upper portion of your screen is the plating company. Te larger section in lighter yellow. Laura anthony is live at the school. The families and the School District must be scrambling. Reporter well, they are. We should say that plating company, one of several options. They do believe that is the likely source. It is important to say the school is closed. They dont think it is coming from on campus but rather the surrounding neighborhood. Thats why thats the are looking to the state department of toxic substances for health. Not only identifying the source of the toxic material but also, eliminating it. Teachers and staff at west oaklands Mcclymonds High School are removing plants, animals and their own supplies now that the school is closed. A reality that may last well past this week. What were do
It could be joe biden, it could be Elizabeth Warren, it could be Michael Bloomberg. Even Pete Buttigieg is in there. It is hard to tell who is behind Bernie Sanders. Sanders is clearly in the front spot. David one of the things we look at is not where they are now but where they are moving from and to. Are we getting any indications of momentum . Is Michael Bloomberg moving . Is Bernie Sanders moving . Wendy Bernie Sanders has run with the momentum he picked up from winning the New Hampshire primary and doing very well in iowa and he is drawing crowds in california and nevada, where they are having caucuses this saturday. He is drawing crowds in the tens of thousands. Not quite as many as he had when it was just him and hillary clinton, but far bigger crowds than any of the other Democratic Candidates. He is hammering away at the centrist in the race, mostly , who sandersberg is taking is the embodiment of everything sanders stands against. A little after the others. The rest are strug
Now from abc 7, live breaking news. Mostly we feel its time for a new leader. That breaking new been fired. Amanda. Reporter yeah, oaklands Police Commissioner came down with that decision in a closed door meeting hours ago. Three years as the departments chief just last month. After three years as oaklands police chief, ann crook patrick is out. A unanimous decision was made behind closed doors thursday. The public announcement was met with applause. Commission chair Regina Jackson explained it was made without cause and while there have been notable successes, they felt she was still lacking. There are a lot of improvements but the disparities continue to exist and there are a series of other issues that contributed to losing the confidence. We didnt think she was going to be the most effective chief in oakland. Three years ago mayor libby shaft hired kirk patrick. If this commission unanimously does not continue to have confidence in this chief, i believe it is my duty to heed their
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Leadership, the commission felt she was still lacking. The firing was part of a weeklong conversation. There are a lot of improvements but the disparities wont to exist and there are a series of other issues that contributed to losing the confidence. We didnt think she was going to be the most effective chief in oakland. I do not regret choosing chief kirkpatrick. And i believe there are many examples of ways that she served our city extremely well over these three years. But i must respect the authority and role of our independent police commission. Kirkpatrick is entitled to one year salary as severance, around 273,000. Assistant chief darren allenson will serve as acting chief until a new chief is appointed. Reporting live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. Thank you. We have more developing news out of oakland. Mcclymonds high school is closed indefinitely after a chemical linked to cancer was found in ground water below the campus. Officials say the schools Drinking Water