Reporter kirkpatrick has been a Police Officer for 34 years. She butted heads with the police union while serving as chief in spokane, but pledged to hold opd officers accountable for their conduct. But as an outsider she also said she knows its up to her to earn the trust and respect of her officers. For the men and women of the Oakland Police department i want you to know i have the courage to stand by you and i will. And you have a community that wants to love you and i am going to do everything i can to earn that for you reporter oaklands new police chief has her work cut out for her. Building trust amoung the command staff, Building Trust within the community. And implimenting federal mandated reforms within the department. Reporter dan kerman, kron4news reporter thank you, dan. Reporter with that in mind kron4s Haaziq Madyun talked with some oakland stakeholders who have some advice for the new chief. I am so excited to be here in oakland and to be your chief of Police Reporter t
Only on four. Lydia . All of us just ive the someone was burning something and the kitchen. And the whole kitchen was on flames spread. I started yelling for people to get out of the house and i read out and realize my dog was still in there and i had to run in there and get my dog as well. Reporter 4 people were in the bottom apartment and they had to come out for safety. As the flames burned to the building. Heard a lot of commotion inside. I saw windows breaking. People are starting to get out of their homes. If no one was able to get out of the window they could not live. Tonight, we were lucky and got people out. With minor injuries. And that is a good thing. When you have limited damage. Reporter people were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Laurel ought steve tonight at ten as the bay area reels from the last round of heavy rain and high wind. We are tracking an Even Stronger storm on the way. Today the cleanup was underway all over. Francisco a damaged tree right next to a
The best radar returns around morgan hill and gilroy. We had a light shower move through the south bay and livermore and handing out the pass right now. Its almost too small to call these appetizer, were in a lull before the heavier rain this afternoon. If you have outdoor activities, do them now. When the next punch comes in, its going to hit harder down to the south. We have a Flash Flood Watch for the National Forest until 7 00 tomorrow morning. Debris flow is possible. Still expecting a lot of rain, 3 4 to 1. 2 and 2 inches down towards monterey. This storm is going to be moderate. It will pack strong gusts and already weve seen wind related destruction. Abc 7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is live where they are dealing with a downed tree there . Reporter yes, some tree limbs have been falling here in the panhandle. One shows a public place to do so right on this pedestrian path. It fell right here this path crosses right across the panhandle and fortunately no one was hurt. The par
Funeral. Now, the mother is celebrating the girls life by opening a dance studio in her honor. Paul chambers joins us live in san leandro at that dance studio with a renewed plea for information. Paul . Reporter the party is just racking up wrapping up. This was a tough day. Still, the mother says this dance studio keeps you motivated. This is why today was officially the grand opening on her birthday. I pray everyday to get the strength to get out of bed. Reporter shes had a tough 2016. Some days i wake up angry. Real angry. Because i just want to know who raised that type of person to just shoot at a crowd. Reporter wilson is talking about a will never forget, june 14, 2016. Her daughter was in a crowd full of people in downtown oakland when she was hit by a stray bullet that ended her life. They just out there on the street and its just not right because i suffer every day. I deserve justice for my baby. She was a innocent bystander. Reporter earlier that day, reni performed this pr
Part two is still coming and it brings with it moderate risk of urban flooding, thunderstorms, mudslides and rockslides. I will be back with a detailed look at how much more rain you can expect and how long you are going to need the umbrellas, coming up. Its pretty wet out there. Thank you. Appreciate that. A tree fell on to wires blocking highway 116 in Sonoma County this morning. The westbound lane was closed for nearly half an hour about 6 30. Cal trans was able to reroute traffic while crews cut down the tree and cleared the road. The highway was back to normal a couple hours later. The overnight rain helped bring down an oak tree in san rafael. The homeowners said it felt like an earthquake. They were lucky. The tree missed their house. Crews at local Tree Service Companies warn we will see more of this ahead as winter wears on. Reporter did you expect this to happen today . Yeah, we were geared up ready for some mayhem. Reporter is it over . No. Big ones coming tomorrow. Overall,