Reporter it made for a very unnerving morning at the courthouse near lake merritt. I was inside the building for the ghost ship preliminary hearing and heard all the commotion when the bomb squad was called in for the second time today. Streets were blocked off by Oakland Police after a man left a backpack outside the building at 10 30 a. M. The 26yearold man then went inside the courthouse and was confronted by deputies who asked why he left the backpack there. Authorities say he got into a struggle with the deputies and attacked them. He was detained and will be placed on a psychiatric hold. Now, as for his backpack, the Sheriffs Office did not want to take any chances. We were overhead in skyfox as the sheriffs bomb squad suited up to inspect the backpack with an xray. It turned out not to be an explosive device and the all clear was given at about 12 30. The man doesnt appear to be connected to two firebombing incidents at the courthouse. The first happened about 1 a. M. On decembe
4 news. grant another big story were following. A heated meeting tonight over proposed budget cuts within the Oakland School district. The district was initially facing a shortfall of 15pointone Million Dollars. That number has now dropped to nine Million Dollars. Tonight hundreds of parents packed tonights meeting. Pushing Board Members to keep their school open. Labor unions and Community Groups are trying to get school Board Members to reconsider their calculations. They want access to how the budget is being analyzed, so the community can help come up with proposals for the allocation of funds. Those opposing cuts to schools say high paid administrators should feel the brunt of it, but students will no doubt be affected. In a place where they could go into state receivership. Thats where the state would come in and make cuts without asking any questions or hearing public comment. Which is the reason why the board wants to make the cuts themselves. If it passes. Some layoffs will co
They need to make these mid year cuts. Cuts are not something we ever want to see. We dont want to do this, but the reality is we have to make some cuts because if we dont, if we stay in the position we are currently, in all likelihood were going into state receivership. Thats where the state would come in and make cuts without asking any questions or hearing public comment. That could be anything up to and including the closing of a number of schools immediately. Standup those opposing the cuts say highly paid administrators should feel the brunt of it, and the board is saying that is happening, but there will still need to be other cuts in order to fix the deficit. Reporting live in oakland. Ali reid kron 4 news 4 news 4 news pam happening now police are looking for the criminals who kicked down an elderly mans door. Then beat and robbed the victim. It happened in San Franciscos inner sunset neighborhood. Just after 10 00 yesterday morning, on noriega street. Kron4s jr stone joins us
Legislation has not been released. We do have some key provisions. Reportedly lowers the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 21 . The top individual rate for the wealthiest drops from 39. 6 to 37 . The compromise bill caps deduction for state taxes and property taxes at 10,000. It allows a mortgage Interest Deduction for loans up to 750,000. Live coverage Caroline Shively in washington dc with more. Reporter gop leaders scramble to finish their tax reform bill behind closed doors. Trump was out front promising miraculous results. We stand on the verge of a new economic miracle. Reporter pushing aside claims tax reform claims the the typical family of four earning 75,000 was he an income tax cut of more than 2000. Slashing their tax bill in half. Put mac negotiators are making changes. The Corporate Tax rate expected to be at 21 . Down from the current level of 35 . The top individual tax rate is going down from 39 to about 37 . The mortgage Interest Deduction will fall in the 700,000 range f
4 30. Supercommute time. Yes, sir and right now we are looking at a commute that is going to be a little bit slow, westbound 80 in some areas already getting just a touch slow in vallejo approaching the carquinez bridge but im talking very little slow traffic. For the most part a nice looking drive on highway 37, 80 and 29 as you drive to the area, to the con carquinez bridge. Right now thats what it looks like. When you get to the bay bridge toll plaza you can see traffic is still light. At 4 31, lets go back to the desk. Thanks, al. Law enforcement agencies are investigating several suspicious incidents at the Alameda County courthouse in oakland. Officials had to put the building on lockdown after a backpack was left outside. When police confronted a man about that backpack, he got into an altercation about sheriffs deputies. The 26yearold man does not appeared to be appear to be connected to two fire bombing incidents at the courthouse. The first happened on october 25th, the secon