couple games ago. he stays hot. his second home run in three games since being called up rouz batting 357 so far this year. a's wins 6 to 3 and they improved to eight and 11. they open a ten game road trip in cleveland on friday. a's exceeding some expectations early in the season. >> got it. all right jason thank you okay next at 11. >> breaking news a large police presence in west oakland after a shooting. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> and hello again everyone. i'm heather holmes and i'm mike mibach. >> we know that police were on scene at the time of the shooting, but no word yet on who actually fired the shots. ktvu is amber lee joining us live right now? amber still a pretty active scene, obviously behind you. what are you learning tonight? >> well, mike, we arrived just a short while ago, but we are at 16th and adeline. and let me show you where the shooting happened. and you can look down

the street about a block down, you see a police tape. we're told that the shooting happened inside a garage in a in a home. now but the police spokesman just stopped by to confirm for me that this is a police officer involved shooting, but he declined to answer any questions. he said that more information may be available in about 30 minutes from now. now, we also had our photographer on scene responding shortly before ten to a police standoff when he got here, he said he got here shortly before ten and five minutes later he heard gunshots. now we have unconfirmed reports that this whole thing started as a search warrant operation. and again, that is not confirmed. and we do not know of anybody was hurt or killed. we saw a bearcat being brought in. we our

photographer also saw the officers with their gun drawn entering that building. and that's the latest from here. and again we're hoping to hear from police in about a half hour. >> and amber, you mentioned that the spokesperson is saying this was an officer involved shooting . did the spokesperson at all mentioned whether or not there was an exchange of gunfire here tonight? >> he declined to answer any questions. i also asked him if anyone was hurt or killed. and he said in about a half hour they hope to release more information. >> and real quick from your perspective right now, does it appear that officers are searching for anyone or cordoning off any other areas in the neighborhood? >> it's very dark. it's hard to see. they're keeping us far enough back that we can't really see much. as i said, i can see some vehicles, i can see the police tape and our photographer, who was first on the scene, saw where the police entered the building. it's a house with a three garage doors, and it's our belief that the

shooting probably happened inside that garage. >> okay, there you go. amber lee with the very latest on this breaking news out of west oakland. amber, thank you for that. new tonight a foster city family grieving the loss of their son after they say he died of hypothermia while away at college. the parents of 18 year old dujuan say he went missing not far from his dormitory, but campus police could not find him during their initial search. ktvu lamonica peters has more from the family. >> ish and retu dujuan say their 18 year old son axel was fascinated with legos and went away to college to study engineering. but on january 20th, he died of hypothermia while at the university of illinois, urbana-champaign. >> why could they never found him? it's been ten hours. he was reported missing. they never found him. this is right in the middle of the campus. >> a call had been at a campus party the night before, and at 1:23 a.m, a friend who had been out with a cool called police to report that he couldn't find him

. police say a couple was wearing only a sweatshirt with jeans and that he may have been intoxicated. police say an officer drove around the area and tried to reach a cool by phone. >> this is all we know is that he was in the car the police officer drove by. that is not the search procedure, right? if you trigger, if you look at their policies and procedures, that requires, you know, food search. if officer would have gotten out and looked around that area, the amanzhol, he would have found him. >> dujuan says a close friend called him to say his son was missing, so he called campus police himself. >> they put me on hold and then the call got transferred over to coroner's office and we found out from the coroner's office that our son passed away. >> the dewans believe their son made poor decisions by drinking and not wearing the proper clothing in the cold. his mother says other parents should know about the dangers of extremely cold weather, especially if you've never lived in it before.

>> i want other parents to know that these kids are so young they really don't know. they are so naive. they have no idea what . >> and we didn't know he was supposed to be here. spring break, right? we will never see him again. >> federal law requires that all universities disclose missing student notification procedures. the family also says that they filed a citizen's complaint with the police department about their response. i reached out to campus police who says their investigation is closed, but they are still investigating the complaint. lamonte peters, ktvu, fox two news new at 11 tonight, the state senate passed a bill meant to streamline interim housing projects in mateo county. >> state senator josh becker introduced the interim housing act of 2024, which is supported by san jose mayor matt mehan and san francisco mayor london breed, among others. senator becker says the proposed bill will streamline zoning, expedite approvals and also free up state

funding for building temporary housing. while permanent affordable housing is being constructed, it now moves to the assembly. >> uc berkeley hosted the annual barbara boxer lecture series today. the event was launched back in 2017 to spotlight women in leadership and this year, the former california senator barbara boxer spoke with retired bay area representative jackie speier. >> well, i always loved about the state legislature is we could do something there and it would have a ripple effect throughout the country. >> but the two discussed spears accomplishment in california and beyond. they also shared their takes on the current climate in congress and the future of reproductive rights. the women ended the night with a call to action. >> freedom is a hard one thing, and we are here now and it is our job and the job of young people, old people, everyone who still has the ability to think

and speak and convince and persuade to stay in the fight. >> last year, barbara boxer held the series with california representative judy chu, who has been in congress since 2009. >> state senator scott wiener's bill to revitalize downtown san francisco is advancing to the next step in the legal process. the senate environmental quality committee, passing that bill today, sending it off to the revenue and taxation committee next. the bill provides regulatory and tax relief to the downtown area for seven years. senator wiener amended the bill to ensure that projects meet additional high environmental standards. to qualify for those exemptions. new at 11 tonight, santa rosa police were seen on the scene of a crash this afternoon. you can see two heavily damaged vehicles, but officers report no life threatening injuries. the crash happened at the intersection of highway 12 and farmers lane. traffic had to be diverted in several directions for about an hour. >> also new at 11, a deadly crash in napa caused a traffic

backup for hours, according to chp. the crash happened this afternoon on 29 near manly lane. chp officers say a 23 year old man was driving a dump truck north on 29. officers say he made an unsafe turn right toward the right shoulder of the road, causing the truck to overturn. he was ejected upon impact. the driver died. the passenger was hurt but is expected to survive. officers say neither of the two men in the truck were wearing their seatbelt at the time of the crash. >> the san francisco district attorney said that she expects to charges to be filed in the next couple of weeks against those protesters who blocked the golden gate bridge. on monday, the chp arrested more than three dozen people on suspicion of several misdemeanors, including unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. well, the chp also wants the san francisco district attorney's office to charge those protesters with a felony for conspiracy, accusing them of working together to plan their demonstration. san francisco da brooke jenkins says her office needs more time to review all of

the evidence before filing charges. jenkins also says drivers who were trapped there on the bridge on monday should contact the chp, saying they may be entitled to restitution. the san francisco public defender's office meantime saying in a statement today, quote, we condemn law enforcement's intimidation tactics of booking the golden gate bridge protesters on unfounded felony conspiracy charges as a means to keep peaceful protesters, was detained for nearly 48 hours during a jail lockdown. >> in tonight's west coast rap, arizona hockey fans saying goodbye to their team. how those fans feel about the official announcement of moving to another state. plus, if you don't have evidence that something is safe, then our children shouldn't be exposed to it. >> increasing concerns over artificial turf and the chemicals used to make it. how county officials in the south bay are making moves now to ban it. >> and time's most influential people list has officially been released. we take a look at the bay area nam bei

scrap, the store manager says two women, one of them holding a baby along with a man, entered the store. one person distracted an employee while the other two stuffed 15 paddles worth about $5,000 right into their clothing. the store manager has since rearranged the store to eliminate blind spots where

those thieves can hide, and in the state of arizona, the coyotes hockey team officially played for the last time in arizona. >> the team has been there for the last 28 years, and tonight, team officials officially making the announcement they're moving to utah. and many longtime fans say they are sad to see the team go. >> i've been a season ticket holder for 19 years, was a fan through thick and thin. when things were pretty bad, i stuck with them and now the things are really good. i hate to see them go having this end like this is very disappointing. >> well, as fans that hope the coyotes were able to secure that final win, the final score against the oilers five two, the coyotes owner reportedly selling the team for $1.2 billion to the owner of the utah jazz. >> now, those fans feeling the same thing that oakland fans are feeling, right? okay so let's go now to southern california, where we're 12 goats were stolen from a farm in ontario. drake family farms posting these photos to its instagram page

saying someone had cut the fence to the farm on monday night. seven of the stolen goats were pregnant. one of them had just given birth and three of them were baby goats and one also a sickly newborn. the farm is upset and worried about the goats health and asked that if you see ghosts like these for sale to call police. in fact, they're offering a $2,500 reward for anyone who helps them get those goats back. >> and you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast rap with alex savage airs 7:00 monday through friday, or you can find a round the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. santa clara county supervisors right now considering a possible ban on artificial turf on athletic fields. >> this comes after the biden administration took a stance on so-called forever chemicals. ktvu zan rubin tells us several members of the community are already in support of a ban. >> should artificial turf be banned? that's what santa clara county supervisors want to know. they've commissioned a study of the environmental health and

safety concerns surrounding it. parent meghna varma says her son hates the stuff on hot summer days. >> it's hot and if you fall, it hurts. so he's complained about it a fair bit. >> but for the group mothers out front silicon valley, the issue is bigger than just that. they're worried about forever. chemicals leaching from the turf. so it's very irresponsible to allow children to play on surfaces that are toxic, that have been connected to cancer already, the santa clara county medical association wrote a letter supporting the ban, and supervisor otto lee believes the study will find turf is a hazard that truly is the case. >> then, if a ban is necessary, then we need to put that in place to protect our kids and players on on these fields. >> but for some involved in youth sports, the issue is more complicated. >> if we go to the extremes that are being discussed of removing every artificial turf field around, we need probably 3 to 4 times as many grass fields in order to have the same level of access.

>> sandra todd has been a youth sports organizer for 20 years. she says turf fields can handle more kids more often under harsher conditions. >> now, do i think that every field should be artificial turf? absolutely not. but i do think we need some of those available. >> this study may put some new fields in jeopardy. a massive project at the santa clara county fairgrounds would have an earth quakes practice facility and turf youth soccer fields. some supervisors questioned whether they could be grandfathered in. mothers out front thinks the answer should be no. >> there should be no grandfathering. if it's not safe to play on, it's not safe to play on. >> the study is supposed to be completed sometime in may, and the county supervisors could vote as early as june in santa clara county and ruben ktvu, fox two news is a little over a month has passed since the deadly crash in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. >> the sting from officers tonight to prevent another tragedy. >> plus, preparing for the big one, we'll tell you about

tomorrow's earthquake drill in the north bay. >> and we are tracking the weather. we've got some nice weather coming our way again. today was money. tomorrow is going to be just as much and even more for the weekend. we'll look into

native trees. the ordinance lowers the size threshold of protected trees. the updated guidelines also have exemptions for the removal of trees for public safety, and to create defensible space. >> sonoma county is having a spring shakeout earthquake drill tomorrow morning. it's all part of the annual observation of national earthquake preparedness month. the county aims to remind residents about the important

steps to prepare themselves and loved ones during an earthquake. in previous years, sonoma county participated in the great california shakeout. that event, which is traditionally held in october. but county officials say because of heightened wildfire risk in october, they've chosen to conduct the drill in the spring. that event again happening tomorrow morning at ten. the project to overhaul a north bay highway is receiving an economic boost. >> the federal highway administration is allocating $20 million to the highway 37 project. it's going to go toward widening a flood prone, ten mile stretch of the highway between sears point and merritt island. that project is already topping $430 million. those federal funds are part of a nearly billion dollars being awarded nationwide. >> alrighty. nice day today. nice day tomorrow. nice weekend. coming up with maybe some changes the middle of next week. these were the highs from today. highs tomorrow will be virtually the same. not not much different i mean some areas will go up a

degree. some areas will come down a degree. i think the coastal sections will feel more cooling with the patchy coastal fog that's trying to reform out there now. and that will continue to form the fog and kind of expand on itself. so as time we get to friday, saturday, sunday, there'll be a bunch of fog and that's going to keep that coastal edge really cool. that's what high pressure does. it also keeps us dry and warm and that's where we are dry and warm right through this week. next week there is a chance for a little something. maybe we'll show it here on the computer model. this is the weather system we're tracking. it's a big one. look at all the i mean, that's that's a couple thousand miles of atmospheric moisture originating from the tropics. but this big high pressure sits here. you can see that that clear area, that's the air sinking. so everything's going up and over and even the clouds, some of the clouds are going up and over, and those clouds are going to be present the next few days, as the model will indicate. so here we are tomorrow morning. those clouds tomorrow afternoon, those clouds. and again, these clouds are high. clouds are not low based stuff. so they're not it's

not rain clouds. it's there could be a little drizzle on the coast on the weekend. but i think for the most part it's just high clouds, pretty sunsets kind of stuff. 8 a.m. you see, the fog on friday morning is pretty consistent, right along the coast. fog hangs out 9:00 on friday night, and then saturday morning. more fog, more clouds, more of the same. this pattern is a little bit the same each day as we go through the weekend. so it's not bad. and then wednesday there's a chance for a few showers. that weather system to the north wants to drop down. we'll see if that transpires. it's got a long way to go, but in the meantime, enjoy, enjoy enjoy. tree pollens are trending high because that's what they do this time of year. grasses and weeds are behind by another week or two, but maybe in your neighborhood. depends where you live with coast or inland. there's a five day forecast. i'll see you back here tomorrow night. >> all right. thanks so much, bill. appreciate it. new tonight san francisco police holding a sting operation in the west portal neighborhood where a driver struck and killed a family of four just over a month ago. ktvu's amber lee was there as officers carried out this

crackdown. >> two police decoys in street clothes cross busy yolo street in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. it's part of a sting operation late wednesday afternoon to crack down on drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. >> i have been hit, almost hit so many times people are just not watching. they're not stopping at stop signs anymore. it's just really bad. >> this pedestrian sting operation comes after a deadly crash in the same area on march 16th. just after noon, a 78 year old female driver struck and killed a family of four waiting at the bus shelter. so far, the driver has not been charged, but the district attorney says this case is still under investigation and factors including toxicology reports and accident reconstruction will take time. >> i don't have anything that i can share publicly at this time. of course, as soon as we make a charging decision, the public will know the target enforcement

here today was really being mindful of what happened here over a month ago, assistant police chief david lazard worked as a decoy. >> he says this is only one of many locations throughout the city where the police plan to hold these operations. during the 90 minute long operation, seven motorcycle officers pulled over numerous drivers for failing to yield to pedestrian as they issued 22 citations and five warnings. >> there is a person in the crosswalk. there crossing. the crossing? yeah, it was crossing the crosswalk and you came right through. >> police say the number of citations issued was dramatically lower last year compared to ten years ago, in part due to the shortage of officers. this targeted enforcement is designed to be educational and sends a message we have not given up on traffic enforcement, which is evident in what happened here today. we spotted one driver who failed to yield to not one, but two pedestrians. the driver tells me

he was given one citation, which costs $230. >> the rest of the story is be aware and don't be careless. >> amber lee, ktvu, fox two news a san francisco restaurant atop the hyatt regency, bringing back a special feature 17 years later. >> the new details after the break. >> and don't forget that you can tune in to watch our show, like it or not, on fox local, we stream the fun conversation amongst us ktvu personalities every weekend from 10 to 11 a.m. and from 3 to 4 in the afternoon

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officials say. in all, 38 heritage buffalo from the zoo have been released to the care of people of the blackfoot nation in montana. the oakland zoo has played a major role in helping to increase the wild population of north american bison through its out breeding and release program since 2016. >> everhart is planning a special sendoff this weekend for the last of its legacy trains. the transit agency will hold a retirement ceremony this saturday. and macarthur station. the legacy trains are made up of old rail cars that serve the bay area for more than 50 years. most of the old bar cars are being recycled for metal scraps. bart says it has refunded hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fares from those old paper tickets. bart stopped accepting them last november as they made the move to those clipper cards. since then, the agency says it has processed more than 4500 claims totaling nearly $490,000. now, the agency will only accept tickets with a balance of more than $1. smaller tickets can be donated to local

nonprofits. bart says there is no deadline for requesting a paper ticket refund. >> we're just a few days away from 420. the annual celebration of all things marijuana. things have been getting off to an early start with the first ever san francisco weed week that leads up to the unofficial holiday on saturday. marijuana enthusiasts invited to meet growers who are showing off new strains. the creator of san francisco weed week, david downs, said it's similar to sf beer week or restaurant week, but we've had legal cannabis sales for six years now and the market is maturing as a weed week provides more venues, more times, more places and more different opportunities for different types of crowds to plug into this event. however, the sanctioned 420 gathering on hippie hill in golden gate park has been canceled. the city citing a lack of funding. >> well, new at 11 tonight, after 17 years, that rotating bar offering 360 views of san francisco is reopening at the

hyatt regency. the circular space sits right on top of the luxury hotel. it takes 50 minutes to complete a full rotation, showcasing guests all of san francisco. now that bar halted still, in 2007, in the middle of a hotel ownership transition. well, in a video for hospitality daily, the current hotel manager explains a retiring engineer suggested reviving the bar last year. the revolving bar's grand reopening will coincide with the hotel's 51st birthday coming up on may 1st. >> very cool. all right. also new at 11. governor newsom has landed a spot on time magazine's list of most influential people. newsom is listed under the leaders section, sharing the category with the prime minister of qatar and the president of kenya. time honors newsom for being a defender of liberal values, such as his early decision as mayor of san francisco to issue same sex marriage licenses. the magazine also notes he's on the democrat's short list of

contenders for the 2028 presidential election. also on the list, dominique crenn is the first female chef in the united states to earn three michelin stars for her world renowned atelier crenn in san francisco. she also owns petite crenn and bar crenn. in the profile in time, fellow famous chef alice waters said crenn quote uses her cooking to tell stories and evoke emotion. >> i hear great things about all of those restaurants i've never been. but yeah, one day down the road. hey, thanks everybody for watching the 11:00 news. our next everyone what's going on? welcome to like it or not. i'm alex savage. you know how the show works. we put out the hot topics to our panel, and they will tell us if they like it or not. we have a great panel assembled for you right now. frank mai