Martin and they marched from Frank Ogawa Plaza to lake merritt. Ers were followed by a heavy Police PresenceGraham Johnson a live look at a quiet downtown oakland as you can see here, a different scene than just a few hours ago. Oakland police tell ktvu there were no arrested during todays protest. Security remained tight around each rally and march planned in oakland. Ktvus jade hender questions about live near lake merritts a new amphitheater, where a candlelight vigil wrapped up just about an hour ago. Reporter heather, tonight, began much as it began very peacefully. Dozens of people gathered as the sunset. Peace and love is the way forward for us and that is how we actually achieve justice. Tonight candles burnedded for young people who lost their lives to gun violence and for Trayvon Martin, one man is disappointed by florida justice. Appears that our its okay to kill black and brown young people it appears that the system treats it as okay. Reporter just hours before rbicyclists rode as Oakland Police followed close behind. 99. 9 of the people are here for a good time and ride in peace. Reporter this afternoon, at least nine officers walked behind this march from Frank Ogawa Plaza to lake merritt and supporters want Marissa Alexander freed after firing a warping shot at a husband. A dozen Police Vehicles including an ac transit and ambulance followed marchers. Hovering police, one protester told us kept her from marching. I dont want to be labeled as someone who thinks that breaking windows is going to solve anything in this society. And like the last couple of marches, all this week have been riddled with police and like i dont see how that is helping our community. Reporter as we mentioned earlier today the vigil was peaceful. Those who gathered signed a banner and lit candles. Oakland police increased this weekends staffing and pulling in help from other Law Enforcement agencies and as we mentioned earlier, there were no arrests. Reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. There were concerns ahead of todays day of action that there might be a repeat of the violence from earlier this week. One oakland city willsman says he believes that the city is seeing violent outburst during protests because city leaders have created an atmosphere that allows such incidents to happen. They can break in my house and shoot up my neighborhood, they can vandalize international and sometimes we dont respond with the Law Enforcement. People call, call and nobody shows up. The interim Oakland Police chief says his department is trying to respond efficiently to calls while dealing with a severe understaffing problem. 100 cities hold rallies across the nation, 3,000 people demonstrated in downtown atlanta. Family members of dr. Martin luther king who based his Civil Rights Movement in atlanta says his work remains you been finished. People in a small quiet crowd carried pictures of Trayvon Martin through the streets of sanford, florida. That is martins hometown and the place he was killed. Hundreds marched in los angeles at the federal courthouse there and speakers said that the system is broken and that no one should be racially profiled. In oakland, one polarizing moment when mayor jean quan stepped up to the microphone. Hecklers try to drown her out and the mayor told us she wasnt upset by the disruption. Radical anarchists have never liked me and that is okay. Do you think they heard my message . I dont know that they hear anybodys message. She was asking the crowd to honor Trayvon Martins parents who called for a peaceful protest before she was shouted down. Congresswoman pelzi praised president obamas words. President gave us good direction and review the profiling attitudes across the country and from my own standpoint i think the stand your ground in this case seemed, nor provocative than protective of anybody. Today it was my son, tomorrow it might be yours. Meantime Trayvon Martins mother speaks out, coming up later, more on today nationwide demonstrations and what the Martin Family says about momentum on the issue fading. Now to our continuing coverage of the deadly shooting this week in oakland that left an 8yearold girl dead and two other children wounded of the tonight we talked to the mother of the two children hurt in that shoot shooting. The oakland family whose child was killed after their apartment was braid bullets says their now terrified to go home. Ktvus Debora Villalon has an interview you will only see on 2. Reporter that gunfire wednesday night at a kids sleep over killed a little girl who is a guest and now the head of that household is taking it hard. Its tragedy and i feel so bad, so bad of what happened. Reporter brea colbert was at work when someone came to our doors as three kids rushed to it a barrage of bullets ripped through it. Bias daughter was shot in the shoulder and a friend grazed in the stomach and their grandmother wounded too. But the gurnthat caughtyear old Alaysha Carradine killed her. I loved that girl like she was my own. Her and my daughter would play together, do things together. Reporter alaisha and amara were best friends attending the same school and their classmates sent the messages since the shooting. The two girls were inseparable. It was okay for him to come. It has was like her second home. Reporter colbert says she feels terrible for alayshas mother who was out of town when she got the urgent call to come home. It was like, ladybug is dead. Ladybug, alayshas nickname since she was a baby. She and her mom had talked ton the phone the day she died. She was like im having lots of fun. She is so square feet. That little girl is so sweet. I dont know how somebody could take her life. I just want to get justice for her death. I dont feel like the person that took her life should be able to just roam the streets and be free, when i dont get to spend my more days with my baby. Reporter colbert says she has no idea why some would target her household. She hopes that the killer is caught, but relatives say they will never return to live here. Someone that they dont know shot up the house and everybody is feeling fearful until that person is caught. Reporter the two wounded kids ages 4 and 7 are out of the hospital now, and recovering. It took a couple of days to explain to my child that her left friend is gone. Reporter alaisha is the youngest of seven children shot to death in oakland this year, all of others were teenagers. We checked with Oakland Police tonight, nothing new on this investigation, but there is a 35,000 reward for information leading to her killer. Reporting live in oakland, Debora Villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. Now to our coverage of the crash of flight 214 and the families of three victims killed by the asiana plane crash and its aftermath have hired a law firm. Chronicle reports that they are represented by an attorney from a new yorkbased aviation law fiscal year and today Asiana Airlines hired Disaster Response company dsm global to handle the return of personal effects from the crash. There was a big fix it job in foreman after a large sinkhole opened up in the citys mission district. According to San Francisco public works, the sinkhole on treat street near 20th was about 3 deep and several feet wide. Crews patch up the sinkhole to make it safe to drive on and they say sinkholes are not concommon in the city. Its just part of having an ongoing aging infrastructure. New details about a body found floating yesterday in an east bait lake. Police say the body is that of a man believed to be a concord resident, who witnesses say fell into ellis lake. Police havent yet released his name or cause of death and say at is this point the death apartners accidental. Body of a missing woman was located in a car found at the bottom of a steep ravine in orinda. Family members say 92yearold Mary Farrelly garvey went missing on thursday. There was no word yet on what might have caused the accident. Helping veterans from world war ii all way to iraq and afghanistan. The kinds of services these vets found at this event in the east bay. The investigation into a deadly fall from a roller coaster takes on a specific focus and what witnesses say may have led to a woman falling to her death. And she. As the economy improves so do the odds of military veterans finding a job. As ktvus john sasaki reports veterans got muchneeded help to start working. Reporter a sunny day in pleasanton was the perfect backdrop for dozens of veterans to find muchneeded assistance. Were not looking for handouts were looking for opportunities. Reporter this veterans resource fair brought in vets from world war ii to the nations most recent conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. Im currently work and looking to maybe go back to school and i was interested in some of the benefits to go back to school. I have a vaclaim many and i wanted to talk to one representatives to see at what point my claim was and it was a goodvation. The vets will prevent conversations with veterans administrations officials and that was only the beginning, offering information about health care, education and job fair and how to avoid being foreclosed on and defrauded. There are people that set themselves up as some sort of counselor that will help the veterans access their Veterans Benefits and sometimes they charge them, you know, hundreds and even thousands of dollars. Reporter services the government provides for free. One of the more unusual organizations here, the vets and vines foundation. It helps vets with jobs in the wine industry. When they get out of the military to help them with that transition. Reporter organizers say they will hold more of these events because the need is so great here in the bay area. In pleasanton, im john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. Volunteers in San Francisco honored congresswoman nancy pelosi for her efforts in the fight against aid. The nancy pelosi leadership walkway was officially opened to the public at the National AidsMemorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. Representative pelosis young grandchildren were among dozens of volunteers who helped to plant flowers and shrubs. These kids will say when they go to a museum someplace, there used to be this thing called aids. The San Francisco congresswoman sponsored legislation that created the grove as a place where people can gather to reflect and draw hope. Meantime tomorrow marks the 2th annual San Francisco aids walk, organizers say donations this year are on track to top 2 million. That offset raises money for the San Francisco aids foundation and other bay area hiv aids programs and services. Signup for the 10k event that starts at 9 00 tomorrow morning and sharon meadows in Golden Gate Park and the walk kicks off at 10 30. New developments tonight in the dog poisoning case in San Francisco. A 5,000 reward is now being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever left poisoned meatballs in the Diamond Heights and twin peaks neighborhoods earlier this month. A dachshund died after eating those meatballs and the police say they contained strychnine and blethey were left out to kill dogs. Two fairfield officers tried to stop a hummer for a Traffic Violation at Grand Central and east tabor avenue last night. The officers pursued the hummer until it got stuck on an embankment. Police say the driver opened fire and officers returned fire and fatally shot the man. In Southern California the mountain fire has destroyed almost 20 homes and buildings and still theaterrens two communities. It has burned more than 27,000 acres. On the western slopes of mountain san jacinto its 49 contained. Fire Officials Say the Weather Forecast is a mixed blessing. We do have some thunderstorms coming in, cooling temperatures, a chance of precipitation that will help the firefighters out on the ground. However, they still need to keep a heads up on the lightning associated with those thunderstorms. These a the fire was started by a person, but its not clear if it was deliberate or accidental. The u. S. Air force is considering a plan for offshore exploration. According to the l. A. Times the proposed wells would be drilled on the base in Santa Barbara county. They would end to offshore deposits by the use of slant wells deep underground. Valentinal groups say the wells would still pose a threat to wildlife along the central coast. The investigation into a roller coaster fatality is now focusing on the seat restraint that witnesses say gave way. Six flag has closed the texas giant giant roller coaster at the arlington park. Trailblazing journalist helen thomas died today at the age of 92. Known as the dame of the white house corp. , she reported to upi for decades before moving to the Hearst Corporation as a columnist. She once said she didnt think there were any rude questions. The question is why did you really want to go to war . To assume i wanted war is just flat wrong. She stood just over 5 tall, but her take no prisoners reputation towered among journalist covering the white house for nearly 50 years, she directed her pointed questions at ten mospresident s, kennedy, johnson, nixon, phorid, carter, reagan, bush 41, clinton, bush 42 and mr. Obama. I think i walkedded in where angels feared to tread. Her heels to the fire manager never seemed to cool. You people call for openness and transparency. Lets have this discussion at the conclusion of the town hall meeting. No, were having it now. She was often criticized for what many saw as anti israel questions. In 2010 her outspoken remarks on jews in israel cost her job. Thomas apologized, but she was forced to resign as a columnist for hearst. In spite of her first questioning she was celebrated by politicians and president s. Happy birthday to you thomas said she respected the office of presidency, but refused to worship at the sideline of public servants. We dont expect to be loved in this business. You learn that pretty quickly. We had the right to ask questions. To help the poor people, the underprivileged, people who have no voice and i wish reporters would have more responsibility in speaking for the oppressed. More details now in the lasting influence of helen thomas in a statement president obama today says, what made hellaent dame of the white house corp. Was not her tenure, but her first belief when we ask tough questions and hold our leaders to account. Reporter coming up two superheroes one big movie, the announcement made at san diegos comiccon. First remembering the victims one year later, how one survivor of the aurora theater shooting is turning his experience into a push for change. And a golden opportunity that the unique weightloss incentive that. The National WeatherService Confirms that a tornado hit the campus of ursuline college. He is where in the midwest and northeast of the weeklong heat wave is almost over. Temperatures dropped today as a cold front headed south ahead of cooling rainstorms forecasted for the region. In chicago the high temp was 86 degrees, down from yesterdays high of 96. People in aurora, colorado gathered to remember the victim and survivors of that mass shooting inside a Movie Theater one year ago today. 12 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a midnight screening of the dark knight rises. One mans passion is to ensure other people dont have to endure those losses. Steven barton is pushing for all background checks for all gun sales. Its important to remember that one senseless act does not, cannot and will not define us as a community. The trial for the accused gunman James Holmeses is scheduled to be begin in february. In news of the world tonight, seven car bombs exploded in shiite areas of baghdad today, part of an eruption of violence that began at the start of ramadan. So far at least 250 people have been killed in iraq since july 10th. Breakfast and attacks today claimed the lives of 46 people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for todays attacks, but coordinated bombings against shiites suggest it was the work of al qaedas iraq blanch. In italy five people pleaded guilty in crimes kicked to the deady wreck of the costa concordia. Four crew member and an employee with the Cruise Company that operated the vessel received prison terms for manslaughter. The ships captain is on trial, accused cowardice and incompetentence and he faced up to 20 years in prison. And in dubai, lose your weight in gold. So goes the government sponsored weightloss campaign. Lose a kilo, that is about 2. 2 powds and you can aerobea gram of gold that is worth about 45 obesity and diabetes are a growing problem in the oilrich emirate. Journalists in london are calling it the grate kate wait and there is no word that Kate Middleton, the duchene yes, sir of cambridge has go into labor. By some accounts the birth is a week overdue and while the press and royalwatchers are certainly anxious about the birth, it seems that Kate Middleton is at the top of the list of people who would want the baby to be born. The latest addition to the royal family isnt limited to the uk. In houston, texas,