That breaking news out of burkely, a crash shut eastbound lane, several vehicles involved. Ambulances arriveed to help with those injured and traffic is backed up to the bay bridge. Its unclear at this time when lanes will reopen. Well keep monitoring it. Hello, thank you for joining us. Tonight a driver was shot and traffic stopped for hours along highway 242. Police are looking for the gunman that put a man in the hospital. Lets get to sergio live with details on the shooting and backup, sergio . Reporter this happened around 3 45 in the afternoon with plenty of vehicles on the freeway but Police Say Two witnesses have so far helped them with the very generic description of the suspect vehicle, a white suv. Investigators hope more witnesses will come forward. Police arrived within minutes of the 911 calls that shut down highway 242 after 3 45 today. Drivers were diverted off the freeway as police combed over the asphalt looking for clues that may help track down the shooter, police s
Friends were gathered for a birthday party. Abc 7 News Reporter is live in oakland. You spoke with the friends, cornell . Reporter hi, natasha, i did. They talked about a young man who was kind, full of life. Things certainly not the same at lake meter today. Flowers have been left in the spot where jack lewis lost his life when a tree limb gave away. He was really great guy. Reporter clare brooke is dealing with the unbelievable loss of her good friend jack lewis. It doesnt feel real that the point. Clare said she and jack came to celebrate a friends birthday. The group was hanging out by the lake. Some were climbing trees. There was three people sitting on the branch and jack jumped up to hang on it. It fell. Reporter police say the 16yearold was crushed by the enormous weight of the tree limb which broke off killing lewis. Flowers and condolence cards have been left at the site. The tree and broken limbs removed by the city crews overnight. He was full of life and joy. He never had
Oakland to protest Police Brutality blocking traffic and shouting hands up, dont shoot. They joined the thousands who marched in ferguson, missouri since the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. Im dan ashley. And im a a ma dates. Cornell bernard is live outside oakland city hall. Tonights rally was mostly peaceful. Yes, and demmon straiters have left after tonights march. About 300 marches moved down broadway to protest Police Brutality and the recent shooting of an unarmed black man in ferguson, missouri. People have to be accountable. You cant just kill people in the street like dogs. Sky 7hd showed the crowd moving down the freeway. They were met by a blockade of police in riot gear. The march was stopped leaving many demonstrators angry. This is the kind of stuff that makes protests go the wrong way. The people dont get violent. The police get violent. It is 6 30 and the crowd has turned around heading back to oakland city hall. As you can see the Oakland Police are not far behi
We are still looking what happened, and hopefully nobody is going to get hurt and we can go forward with with the backing of our community. While the sanctuary was destroyed the rectory is and ano other so are other buildings. Firefighters will be here for a while. Only one firefighter has a minor injury. A new fbi report shows in 2013, oakland topped the nation in robberies for the third year in a row. It appears crime is actually way down this year. Cornell bernard is live from the east bay with details. Reporter youre right. The streets of oakland are getting a bit safer. Last year that was not the case where an average of 14 robberies were happening every day. The new mayor of oakland calls it outrageous and has a plan to bring crime numbers down. Christopher perryman is busy with clients at Center Stage Salon on lake shore avenue inch recent years this business has been forced to take precautions. We lock the door. When it gets dark. Because of brazen robberies happening at all ho
Oakland to protest Police Brutality blocking traffic and shouting hands up, dont shoot. They joined the thousands who marched in ferguson, missouri since the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. Im dan ashley. And im a a ma dates. Cornell bernard is live outside oakland city hall. Tonights rally was mostly peaceful. Yes, and demmon straiters have left after tonights march. About 300 marches moved down broadway to protest Police Brutality and the recent shooting of an unarmed black man in ferguson, missouri. People have to be accountable. You cant just kill people in the street like dogs. Sky 7hd showed the crowd moving down the freeway. They were met by a blockade of police in riot gear. The march was stopped leaving many demonstrators angry. This is the kind of stuff that makes protests go the wrong way. The people dont get violent. The police get violent. It is 6 30 and the crowd has turned around heading back to oakland city hall. As you can see the Oakland Police are not far behi