this is cbs bay area with reed cowan. as the police chief, i did my job. >> former oakland police chief speaking publicly for the

first time since his termination, calling the mayor a bully for his firing. the man accused in a deadly house explosion in san francisco bases a judge. his lawyers tried to get him released until trial. a new effort to try to shrink food deserts in the bay area. the hard-fought battle to bring more fruits and vegetables to people who need them. we made it to friday. i'm reed cowan. let's start out with some breaking news out of the east bay. as oakland tries to figure out what comes next for their police department, we have confirmed that police have shot a suspect in oakland this afternoon. chopper was above the scene in the area of international boulevard and 105th avenue. you can see the mayhem on the street. authorities tell us the suspect may have been armed and may have tried to carjack somebody. right now, it is unclear what led up to the gunfire. we are getting small details right now. we also don't know the condition of the suspect. as soon as we get updates, we will pass them along to you. we are on the ground and in the sky. former oakland police chief

, leronne armstrong, who would have been overseeing the scene, spoke publicly today to the media for the first time since he got the ax. in no uncertain terms, he said he should still be in charge today. >> i was wrongly terminated for standing up for the city of oakland. >> anne makovec joins us now. armstrong sissy delivered on the promises and made the department better. he used those words that are legal words, wrongful termination. >> he is now blaming the federal oversight monitor, calling him a volley who was sensationalizing in a report about alleged infractions the chief committed. now former chief leronne armstrong was fired this week without cause by oakland mayor . this was about his alleged handling of a misconduct case about an oakland police sergeant. a lot of people have expressed support for the decision to

let him go but others say she was wrong, including armstrong himself. >> my termination was never about the fact about performance or my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. i termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw, and, the mayor's inability to fight for the oakland community. >> we ask the people of oakland to stand up and speak up against his termination on the federal oversight the scene. >> i was a kid that was bullied and now i am dealing with the bully. i will always be yours. i love the city. it is my home. you will see me around. this won't be the last you hear of me. >> we did not give any specifics about what was next but there has been a lot of talk about a potential lawsuit

against the city of oakland for wrongful termination. the last chief just won $1.5 million in a similar case. >> thank you. we want to tell our viewers this. i have put out on twitter on my facebook page a link to yesterday's conversations from community members in oakland. make sure to find that if you want to watch it back. darren prices accused of being responsible for this, it deadly house explosion in san francisco sense a district. a judge ruled that he would be released although that will not happen right away. the judge granted the request from the defense for home detention. 53-year-old darren price did not enter a plea today after he was formally charged with manslaughter, child endangerment and manufacturing a controlled substance. the explosion killed price his wife. 51-year-old rita price lost her life in the moment, badly burned was her caretaker and damaged two neighboring houses. price is due back in court

next friday for his arraignment. the arraignment has been postponed for the san francisco man who sprayed an unhoused woman with a hose. millions of views on social media. we are talking about colyer gwen. is the owner of a downtown art gallery. frustrated in the moment, he since apologized but now he has a journey to justice. he was in court today but his attorney instead requested delays of more than a month and the judge said, okay, we will approve it. we will have to wait until then before he enters a plea. > the suspec a gun in crt tay whe he pear the jue not tydimitri mach felo religious practice and misdemeanors for brandishing a replica firearm and disturbing a religious meeting. the incident was caught on camera on february 1. the suspect fired several blank rounds at the richmond district synagogue. the man at

the center of this case remains in custody without bail. across the bay come back to oakland. attorney general rob bonta announced a new effort to try to address systemic racism in the criminal justice system. he says right and wrong at the state level. it is called a postconviction justice unit and they will work to correct potential miscarriages of justice. >> we are embracing our duty to seek justice, not to blindly seek convictions. >> the unit will be studying cases that may have had integrity issues, excessive sentencing or evidence of innocence. >> in the wake of the recent tech layoffs and housing costs, joint venture silicone potbelly had their town hall today. >> silicon valley seems to be in flux. we seem to be going through some kind of a transition.

our tech companies have had to make adjustments. >> the menu just heard from added they are likely not done with experts predicting 10,000 more people will lose their jobs aztec companies readjust their workforce. layoffs have to be understoodas a small percentage. now, silicon valley will be networked. the innovation will be dispersed. venture capital will not necessarily be understood in context. tech, we now know that these things happen with regularity. cycles are cycles. that is why they call them cycles. >> tell them to that guy or gal who loses their job. for the first time, the state has done the math to figure out how much it spent over the last three years on trying to help a living on the street get off the streets. how much more still needs to be done. >> scenes of homelessness are pervasive across southern california and so too are the

questions about why so many people are still suffering, given the billions of dollars the state has spent to stem the homeless crisis. a new report has some sobering news on how much money has been spent and how much more needs to be done. >> it takes a long time. drove veronica lewis is with homeless advocacy and outreach agency. she is in the state's interagency council on homelessness that just reported the new numbers. >> there is recognition that all of these different departments do not work. >> according to the newly released report, $9.6 billion was spent on homelessness from 2018 to 2021, money spent on temporary and permanent housing with 40% finding housing. that means the vast majority, 60%, did not. >> reporter: san fernando valley state assemblywoman just introduced a bill to create accountability measures for state funding of homeless t at giveto local

jurisdictions with some accountability measures. comesd. we need to be making data- driven decisions. porterthe number less people aremore bleak when you look at the racial and ethnic breakdowns. the report says between 2015 and 2020, the racial homeless disparity skyrockets. hispanic and latinx homelessness increased by 65%. black homelessness increased by 54%. state republicans say democrats need to be held accountable as they control all levels of government in our state. >> you are not going to solve homelessness. it will require some compassion and some treatment and that is the package of bills that the republicans in the legislature proposed. >> everyone needs to fight this battle together and do it with an open mind. >> we need our decision-makers to listen.

they need to shape and reshape and reimagine the policy systems in a way that shapes a person's interest. there is no one-size-fits-all. >> tens of thousands of dollars worth of instruments stolen from a bay area school. coming up, how community members saw this wrong and stepped forward to make it right. a classical music artist with a story to tell about being a black composer. how he wants to get his message of black joy and pain from the page to the stage. really nice weather across the bay area today. a little bit of hike cloud

welcome back, everybody. the emerging black composers project works to increase diversity in classical music. towards early career black composers with a cash prize, mentor ship, and a live performance of their work by the san francisco symphony. shawn chitnis introduces you to their latest winner. >> ♪

>> reporter: this talented tenor has been singing for more than 20 years and he has even performed with the vienna boys choir. born in ghana, he is the first member of african descent to join that group. >> before bed, i will think about the piece or i will walk around and brainstorm. >> reporter: he is a singer who was evolving and he is the latest winner of the emerging black composers project from the san francisco conservatory of music. >> i said this before and i will say it again. being a composer means i have something to say. >> reporter: while he did not want to admit he can play the piano, it is part of the process to arrange all of the compositions, including his next piece will eventually be performed by the san francisco symphony as part of this project. he calls his music genre fluid. he said he took composition in

college and is no one to see black creative's put in a box like himself, a bay area composer who is influenced by metal and rock music. >> i know who i come from. that this part of my work. i also think the black experiences varied. it is not just about black pain but black joy. >> reporter: he composed a piece for the caddy center in 2022, part of a project trying to use music to heal the nation from the impact of hate crimes. just last month, apc composed for the american operdung the p >> still, a singer who knows the importance of warming up and have to challenge himself.

his next endeavor will do just that, writing about where he grew up. >> the only thing i can sink my teeth into vocally. used to be the answer. used to be drawn toward the crazy stuff. when i think about the bay area, i think about the land and the relationship i have with it here. >> reporter: he almost became an automotive engineer and he still works full-time in biotech but he's on his way to the career in music he always wanted. more than just his childhood singing around the world but now a chance to compose music professionally about the place he proudly calls home. >> i have no talent. >> let's talk to theranos about the weather my. what i was supposed to say disappeared. here is paul. he is appearing.

>> where are the words? >> where are the words? >> reenacting a saturday night live sketch. >> there is a reason the professionals are the professionals. illy hrare onlet's see if it me we willdown ght. of the spots saturday morning but a nice warm-up and store not only on saturday but throughout presidents' day weekend. we will see plenty of sunshine, some passing hot clouds and warmer temperatures especially sunday and monday. enjoy it, savor it because the other shoe drops beginning tuesday. it will be significantly cooler. it will be windy and some light rain shower chances will return as well. none of that in the forecast as we head through the next few days. clear skies overhead tonight. the lack of any blanket of clouds means temperatures will be in freefall. full sunshine tomorrow. we warm up quickly and even more than that on sunday and

we warm up once again on monday. may be a few more clouds trying to sneak in from the north as we head into monday afternoon but that will basically be at. we will see lots of sun. without any rain in the forecast, there is nothing to wash and a pollen out of the atmosphere. it is alder, birch, and juniper but after being in the medium category, we will be into the medium-high category sunday, monday, and tuesday. after that, there are rain chances that will had our way and try to wash some of that out of the atmosphere. light shower chance is next week. it will not amount to a whole lot overall but just a generally unsettled pattern. we continue to monitor that timeframe and the cloud predonks ere is chance of a nor what her pattern. i am thinking it might add up to average rainfall once you add it up over the course of the seven days. still, average rainfall will be great. it would make a difference in terms of the continuing drought conditions. it is locked in. it will be a cold-weather pattern. right now, looking outside,

seeing some of that high cloud cover over san jose. 62 there. 62 in concord . temperatures tonight inland dropping down to the low to mid 30s. upper 30s to 40 degrees around the band along the coast. highs today will be close to or a few degrees above average. low to mid 60s on the peninsula and around the south end of the day. 67 in san jose. one of the warmest spots for the inland and east bay valleys. low 60s bayside and northbay. as you go inland up into the mid-60s, temperatures around windsor and st. helena. temperatures will be a degree or two warmer. it looks like a nice weekend overall. increasing clouds with decreasing temperatures and the three day stretch of chilly weather at the tail end of the forecast.

the high temperature on thursday is to struggle to reach 50 degrees across the entire bay area. that is a good 10 to 15 degrees below normal. >> thank you so much. it is getting harder and harder to get fresh fruits and veggies. a new project is trying to bring what's good for you home to you. we will show you a mobile farmers market making news. you can watch us anytime anywhere on our streaming service, cbs bay area. catch all of our live newscasts throughout the day, find

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celebrating people who build bridges in our community , connecting community. soon it will get more difficult for millions of california families to get access to healthy meals once the federal government cuts off something called the foodstamp funding that was established during the pandemic. we spent the day with an east bay nonprofit trying to help families to bring fresh food to them. >> reporter: there are more than 50 certified farmers markets across the bay area but what if you don't have access to any of them? >> a nonprofit in concord is steering people to a healthier diet with a farmers market on

wheels. >> reporter: if you ever find yourself at the farmers market standing behind ellen, you may want to hurry and grab what you can. that is because she buys produced by the truckload. literally. >> i am looking at dark leafy greens, making sure there are sad spots. >> reporter: alan is a manager at fresh approach, a nonprofit that helps close the gap between established farmers markets and areas known as food desert's for good quality foods and veggies. she buys produce at full price and then sells it to people struggling to make ends meet. customers on any kind of government assistance get a 50% discount. >> there is a lot of food insecurity in the bay area and with the pandemic, a lot of folks are being on the edge of food insecure. >> reporter: as awareness for healthy food grows, so does

the demand for farmers markets across the country but in most cases, they tend to be out of reach for low income residents both physically and financially. in the last few years, organizations like fresh approach have been trying a different tactic, food trucks the armerket oneels. an increase in what people are purchasing. >> reporter: beatrice sanchez says having the farmers markets come to her has been a godsend. >> we are family of seven so we have medi-cal and we can use that discount too, which is really good. >> reporter: for ellen, it is about the look on people's faces when they first notice the price tag. >> the most emotional reaction i saw was someone who brought their partner and women cry which made us cry. >> in

the battle of food insecurity, bringing in an oasis of fresh produce to bay area food deserts. >> thank you. a local organization is helping replace tens of thousands of dollars worth of instruments after they were stolen in some recent burglaries. more stories of people in our community stepping forward to help when they see a need. that is when we come back on a friday. more than 10 years after don't ask, don't tell was repealed, why are some ve

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let's go back to oakland right now where the community is pitching in to help oakland schools to replace thousands of dollars worth of instruments that were taken in a pair burglaries in the past weeks. oakland has had some difficult news but there was always people in a community who are willing to step forward and help. they saw this video of actual break-ins. after hearing the news, the billy graham foundation made a $20,000 commitment to help replace them for the kids who need them. fundraising organizers believe they will be able to reach upwards of $30,000 to help cover instruments cost before the school's spring concert. >> it is much more than two cellos sound alike. instrumentalists see their instruments as a an extension of their body. more than the money, the morale is hurt. things are irreplaceable. >> that is how we leave . diffi

oakland and proof that there are good people. we are heading in a ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, forgo u.s. service members at a military dog injured in a helicd in syria. but here are tonight's top headlines. americans in a military hospital tonight after a raid by u.s. special forces. >> and isis senior leader was overseeing the groups deadliest terror network in eastern syria before he was killed in a raid. >> the parents of tyre nichols in court for the first time, facing the man accused of murdering their son. >> i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face. >> breaking news, six people killed in mississippi after a series of shootings. >>t