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 is not affected but the levels of the chemical are high enough that it could vaporize into the air. Oakland School Leaders held an emergency meeting last night to discuss the closure. Families say theyre angry and are worried their kids are not safe. Mcclymonds is planning on Holding Classes at a different location starting on tuesday. Neighbors who live near mcclymonds say theyre worried. Some of them are cautious about gardening or growing plans in the area. One person told abc7 she has not heard anything from the city about the latest incident. I want to feel safe until we find out more. I dont want to jump to conclusions. I dont want to be scared in my own home. The councilwoman says she doesnt want there to be panic. She says the test results from mcclymonds will give them a better indication on whether testing is needed in the surrounding neighborhood. San jose and Morgan Hill Police are investigating a shooting involving two men. Morgan hill Police Responded to calls of shots fired around 8 00 last night at cochran and mission view. They found multiple shell casings in the middle of the intersection but nothing else. Thats when they got a call from San Jose Police about two gunshot victims. One is in critical condition. The other is in serious condition. A new Intelligence Report says russia is reportedly interfering with the 2020 race trying to help the president get reelected. House leaders were briefed which angered the president. Andrew dymburt is in washington with more on this. Good morning. Trump has rejected the notion that russia interfered in the 2016 election, but a new report suggests russia may be at it again here in 2020. A potential russia repeat . Abc news confirmed that the Intelligence Committee warned a Bipartisan Group of house lawmakers last week that russia is planning to interfere in the 2020 campaign with the goal of getting President Trump reelected. The New York Times reporting that briefing was done in the presence of house Intelligence Committee chairman, adam schiff, the democrat who also led the impeachment proceedings in the house. That little adam schiff, what a crooked politician. Hes a corrupt politician. Reporter sources tell abc news the president believed democrats would use the information from this latest russia briefing against him. Democrats overnight defending the congressional oversight. Adam schiff tweeting, he is again jeopardizing our efforts to stop foreign meddling. Exactly as we warned he would do. After last weeks briefing, acting director of national intelligence, joseph maguire, into the oval office for a, quote, dressing down last friday. But after last weeks Election Security briefing, maguire is out, replaced by ambassador to germany richard grenell, a trump loyalist with no intelligence experience. And overnight abc news confirming that a wider staff shakeup in the Intelligence Community could be in the works. Two aides are expected to leave their position, and a former aide to republican congressman devin nunes could be promoted to a senior role. Perhaps trump looking for loyalty post russia probe and impeachment trial. There are a number of developments about coronavirus happening in the bay area. A diamond princess cruise ship evacuee is now in the hospital in San Francisco. The person doesnt have symptoms but tested positive for the virus in japan. A Santa Clara County coronavirus patient has been released from home isolation after recovering from the illness. Two other patients have been discharged from usf after they got treatment. Humboldt county is reporting its first case. We know you have a lot of questions about coronavirus including symptoms and the best way to protect yourself, we have answers on our website, abc7news. Com. San Francisco Unified School District employees are warned of layoffs this year. The examiner is reporting that district staff were sent an email on wednesday ae lertinalea budget short fall. The School District reached a point where its depleted reserves and needs to make more drastic cuts. They are facing the reality that there will need to be some employee layoffs this year. New details on a violent kidnapping attempt on the peninsula. It wasnt the suspects only attack. And the parents a bay area student break their silence after their sons arrest in the death of an Italian Police officer. And just in time for the election, twitter may have a new way to alert you about misleading information posted by politicians. Those stories are ahead. First we go to mike nicco and talk about our friday. If you liked yesterday, i think youll like today. Record high temperatures are possible. Were starting off this morning mostly cloudy, slightly milder. Low to mid 40s through the east bay valleys. Heading up towards concord, 47. Down highway 4, pittsburg, 46. Antioch, 49. Brentwood, 47. Heres a look around. 53 in San Francisco. 52 in pacifica. 56 in los gatos. 49 in hayward. San jose and san carlos, 49. Napa, 41. South beach, 52. Everything is good for your commute. No fog. It will be cool this morning, warm this afternoon for mass transit. Not breezy out on the bay. Lacking those breezes once again. Look at the north bay. The cool blue 44 all the way up to the yellow, the warm yellow in the low to mid 70s from noon through at least 5 00. How about our 12hour planner . Heres what im thinking, 70s for you also. Just not as many hours in duration. You start at 48 also. Youre near 70 at noon. 72 at 3 00. 63 at 7 00. Our last stop in San Francisco, well have high clouds and sunshine also, we start off at 51, but we push the envelope up around 68 to 69 degrees at 3 00. Heading out this evening, 59 degrees. Our chance of wet weather, just about gone. Ill show that you coming up. Heres jobina with the morning commute. Good morning, everyone. I want to get off of that. We were getting an update there from the chp in san mateo because of this crash that im pulling up here on the map. This is southbound 101 just before 3rd avenue. This is a fatal incident. It appears there was a single car crash earlier this morning and then a Good Samaritan stopped to help that person and was hit and killed. The other person involved in the initial crash is in the hospital with major injuries this morning. This is in san mateo. There are three lanes blocked this is southbound 101 before 3rd avenue. The i thougin that moment. Illiant we have not said one word tonight about race. Not one word. Are you kidding me . The heart and soul of this party is diversity. When a kid succeeds in columbia, South Carolina in las vegas, nevada that is a triumph for every american. People dont know tom steyer. Ive known tom steyer for fifteen years. His commitment on Racial Justice and social justice is rock solid. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Try to win by attacking, now, we know the trump strategy distorting, dividing. Mr. President it. Wont. Work. Newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. As president , universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. A record on job creation. A doable plan to combat climate change. I led a complex, diverse city through 911 and i have common sense plans to move america away from chaos to progress im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Lets look at whats going on around the statement you can see the low to the south hurling up the high clouds which will be thicker today but also bringing in warmer weather. Low to mid 70s for monterey, fresno, sacramento. 71 to 74. 76 in l. A. To 81 in palm springs. A slight chance of a shower today. A better chance of a thunderstorm heading down to Southern California tomorrow. Heading up to tahoe, theyre still grooming it and making it at night. Lows in the upper 20s. We should be in the upper teens. Near record highs are possible next week. Near 60 on wednesday. Two women who say a man who tried to hold a woman against her will did the same thing to her. Jeremiah porter is also accused of breaking into a home and holding a woman and her daughter hostage for an hour. This incident happened an hour before police say he attacked a woman in her home on montalina court. One of the biggest local stories from last summer is back in the headlines. The trial starts next week for a College Student from San Francisco who admits to stabbing an Italian Police officer to death because it was in selfdefen selfdefense. Here is dan its been a long seven months since those terribl headlines from rome. 35yearold Police Officer mario rega stabbed to death. Two College Students from the bay area arrested for the killing. Police records show after a drug deal went bad, grabbed the backpack of someone who ripped them off. They grabbed the money to return it but the backpack owner called police. They couldnt front the americans but fin stabbed the officer to death saying he was being choked, and that he didnt know that he was a Police Officer. Can you in any way explain to me what it is like as a parent going through Something Like this . The pain is relentless. The pain that i feel. Knowing that someones life was lost. The agony that i feel, knowing that finns life is irrevocably altered. It is constant. When we go to sleep, when we wake up, when we sit together, when were happy, when were sad. It is always there. Reporter they also discuss a video chat where the Italian Police broke the news that the boys were under arrest. It is the documentary reproduced about the case airs this sunday at 7 00 people. It is called 32 seconds. A deadly night in rome. You can also watch it this evening on amazon fire tv. Dan noyes, abc7 news. We have new details regarding a hiker found alive after going missing in the north bay. Robert bennett had a stroke and then fell. Two k9s located bennett off of the trail tuesday night. According to his family, hes still in the hospital. Mcdonalds is giving you a chance to bring that hot off the grill smell into your house. Its making a six pack of Scented Candles that will smell like your favorite quarter pounder ingredients. Theres sesame seed bun, fresh beef, ketchup, pickle, cheese and onion. All the makings for, well, i just described a burger. Its launching a line of quarter pounderthemed fan wear like tshirts, lockets and pins. Maybe the m opens up. To what . Or it expands. Maybe it looks like a u, when you open it are you going to rock the locket . Ill do it. Mcdonalds says the best part of the Scented Candle is you can indulge without worrying about the calories. What is mcdonalds known for . The fries. Theres no fry candle . Thats the only thing i would entertain. You know, as someone who doesnt cook, i might like this. I dont know about mcdonalds, but food Scented Candles. Soul food candles. You cant eat them. But is that a sweet potato i smell . But fresh beef . Not fresh beef. No. Thats what i thought. I worked there. Im not sure i would react well to that. Cant get it out of your clothes. No, you cant. Lets talk about whats going on weatherwise. Great day to head outside and eat no matter what youre taking. Heres a look from thats not pier 39, but i wish it was. Mount tam. It was going to be party sunny to mostly cloudy day today, high clouds will continue tonight. Seasonal lows, a slight chance of a stray shower around san jose, southward. Then mainly dry as we head through the extended forecast. Look for the asterisk, thats where record highs are possible. Napa, santa rosa, san rafael, concord, livermore. Temperatures in the low to mid 70s. The exception is San Francisco and Half Moon Bay in the upper 60s. There will be neighborhoods in San Francisco that reach the lower 70s. Tonight, 39 in yucaipa, then mid to upper 40s, 51 in antioch and in San Francisco, san jose and down towards santa cruz. 9 00 this morning, you can see the high clouds increasing as we head through the day. Notice we dont have much of a chance of any wet weather. Look at the radar, mainly staying around the big sur coast. Lets look at whats going on with my accuweather sevenday forecast. What you will see are temperatures that will be cooler tomorrow and saturday. I guess thats it for the sevenday. Jobina . Good morning. We are following a deadly crash in san mateo. This is breaking news right now. This is a live picture from the scene. You can see two vehicles involved in this crash. There were three cars involved here. It started with a single car crash. A Good Samaritan stopped to help that person inside the vehicle. Unfortunately that person was struck and killed when they were hit by another car. Right now the chp has not released information as far as the identity of the people involved. The driver of the first vehicle has major injuries and was rushed to the hospital. There are three lanes blocked. This is southbound 101 before 3rd avenue. I will pull up the map so you can see the backup and the speeds in the area. Three lanes blocked. Speeds down to about 9 Miles Per Hour approaching it. Southbound 101 before 3rd avenue. Moving up to San Francisco, a rollover on northbound 280 before alemany blocking one lane. Twitter is testing a new way to alert users about tweets that contain misinformation. And the wealthiest town in the country is right here in the bay area. Heres tech bytes. Twitters new effort to counter false information. The company says it is experimenting with colorful labels and other tools to respond to misinformation from political and public figures. Apple is in a publishing battle trying to block the distribution of a new book by a former company executive. Reports say apple wants the book pulled saying the author discloses business secrets. Imagine making 500,000 and being average . Bloomberg ranked the richest towns in the country. Atherton is number 1. Average annual income is 525,000, scares dale, new york, hillsborough, california and cherry hills, colorado. Those are your tech bytes. Did you notice two of those are in our area . They are. All right. Thousands of office depot customers were tricked into buying repair work they didnt need. Class work and field work come together in a new course at san jose state. And San Franciscos Ferry Building launches a new how you watch it does too. Tv just keeps getting better. This is xfinity x1. Featuring the Emmy Awardwinning voice remote. 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The company is paying 35 million to settle claims it tricked them into buying Computer Repair work they didnt need. The average refund will be around 63. The government says office depot and its Software Supplier manipulated a virus scanning program so it reported malware. The company then offered repair work that cost hundreds of dollars. San jose state yuuniversity athletes are preparing for new course work in the kitchen. Yesterday spartan Football Players took part in c. H. O. P. , cooking healthy for optimal performance. The curriculum was created to be educational and applicable. You wont get the benefits from your workout, training or practice if you dont fuel them with the proper food. A lot of them