joining us now oakland police chief anthony batts. thanks for being with us. let me start with the obvious question first. you're down 80 officers. how does it affect your plans and the ability to patrol and keep safe the people in oakland? >> well, thank you for allowing me to be on tonight. i appreciate it. what we have done is taken some of our specialized units and shifted them down to patrol. our number one priority is responding to 911 calls and keeping officers in black and white cars so that we do keep their crime rate down in oakland which it is in fact down currently. >> but keeping officers in black and white cars, if we look ahead to this parcel tax vote, what are your thoughts on this? do you have a contingency plan for possibly losing 120 more officers? >> well, it ranges 122 to roughly 150, which are dramatic numbers when you're talking drops of 202 to 225 officers from 803, in a city that has a level of demand that we have, that's pretty significant. that is a dramatic impact. but however, we are making plans. we are sitting down, doing conting

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batts he said it's looking good at this point but he said the officer is in surgery and he is in stable condition. now fremont police chief has yet to comment to the media we did see the chief go inside as well as oakland mayor ron dellums and several oakland city officials are all here. at this point from what we understand the officer shot in the upper leg ways to area in stable conditions and is in surgery right now. pam. >> reggie stay put will be checking in with you again. an officer now undergoing surgery. we have a graphic will assure you to get a sense of the stolen vehicle. the suspect apparently made two attempts to hijack a car and this is a stolen vehicle they're looking for right now. the 1999 masters 626 it's a four-door sedan and its green in color. a california license plate for m j e 548. police are looking for this vehicle if you do come contact with it or see this vehicle in the vicinity you are asked to contact oakland police are any police department in the area. kron 4 jonathan blum joins us now to show you exactly where all this is going on. >> this happen in eas

batts he is right now speaking on behalf of the fremont police he basically says a looks like the officer is going to be ok right now he is in surgery but it does look good. he is in stable condition. at this point chief tax is not releasing the name of that fremont police officer he said that would be up to the fremont police chief on decide when to do that. they have to wait to make sure all family members of the their not police officer have been notified. >> the chiefs give you any additional formation about what led up to the shooting he >> city's not going to comment that's fremont police department's investigation at this point. he said the investigation is still underway all he would say was that the police officer looks like he's in stable condition is going to be ok. >> he didn't give you information about the manhunt >> that this >> he would not say anything about that. he said it's heading to that scene now. >> who is at the hospital right now? >> alright reggie clark reporting from highland hospital jeff bush joined his of lymphoma he said the fremont police apart right now.

. >> oakland police chief anthony batts said police will be targeting hot stones. >> what or try to do is we're doing something were using technology to identify down to the block down to the house on the block where crime is being committed. what were trying to do here is bring our intervention and law enforcement pieces to focus in on those hot spots. >> reporting in oakland kate thompson kron 4 news. >> >> a live look outside and the golden gate bridge normally sees fog we don't see fog here and it is hot out there in 94 degrees in san francisco rate now. well above the average temperature it will stay in the low 80's this evening. moldavite but a big cool down and stored for tomorrow details and not in just a few moments. the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800. choose malibu chicken, flame grilled steak, o

chief anthony batts will join us live to talk about public safety and answer some of your questions. that and much more at 6:00. >> thank you. >>> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is coming up next. >> see you at 6:00.

oakland police chief anthony batts was here to me with fremont police chief about the shooting. as the shooting happened here in oakland. now listen to chief this know what he had to say about the shooting happening. he said it's very unusual for his department a shooting like this happen one of his officers. >> and chief for 19 years this is the first officer that's been shot since i've been in fremont. it's not an event that were accustomed to. >> in the police are still not releasing the name of the officer as far as we know he's been on the force for seven years, he is married with children. again he still in serious condition and in surgery. live in oakland reggie kron 4 news. >> here in san jose the firefighter unions planning to multiple house fires on thursday as proof the city needs to come with terms with the union on a new contract to bring back 49 layoff fire fighters. they say three fires and one morning say response times are longer and risk of fire fighters is too great. the mayor said the unions use it as political leverage and said it won't even know contract ne

batts who was quick to greet freemont police chief craig steckler. >> he's in surgery and that's all we know. we have a suspect to locate right now. >> we are concerned and an officer has life threatening injuries. >> reporter: the freemont police chief said his officer was shot twice in the pelvic area and his partner rushed him to highland hospital. >> officer young sustained a gunshot wound this afternoon basically through the groin and through the pelvis. >> reporter: the surgeon said he was unable to remove the bullets and it was unclear if the officer would be paralyzed as a result of his injuries. >> the surgery was rather effective. he is in critical condition right now, but it's a touch and go situation. i would actually urge the public to donate blood, if possible. had to transfuse him extensively. >> reporter: the freemont police chief said the offer who is married with children had worked at newark pd before transferring to freemont six years ago. the chief added the officer has executed warrants before as part of a multi-agency drug task force. >> we haven't had an offic

batts who was quick to greet freemont police chief craig steckler. >> he's in surgery and that's all we know. we have a suspect to locate right now. >> we are concerned and an officer has life threatening injuries. >> reporter: the freemont police chief said his officer was shot twice in the pelvic area and his partner rushed him to highland hospital. >> officer young sustained a gunshot wound this afternoon basically through the groin and through the pelvis. >> reporter: the surgeon said he was unable to remove the bullets and it was unclear if the officer would be paralyzed as a result of his injuries. >> the surgery was rather effective. he is in critical condition right now, but it's a touch and go situation. i would actually urge the public to donate blood, if possible. had to transfuse him extensively. >> reporter: the freemont police chief said the offer who is married with children had worked at newark pd before transferring to freemont six years ago. the chief added the officer has executed warrants before as part of a multi-agency drug task force. >> we haven't had an offic

batts. we covered everything from the officer layoffs to oakland politics. we put that entire segment on our website and you can check it out by going to cbs5.com. >>> mayor gavin newsom announced today that san francisco will restore half of the muni service cuts that took effect earlier this year. meanwhile, the municipal transit agency voted to approve a 5.75% pay increase for muni operators, that increase guaranteed because of a provision in the city charter that assures drivers' pay will be the second highest in the nation. all of the other city worker unions have agreed to paycuts. the measure that will strike the portion of the city charter will appear on san francisco's november ballot. >>> the state of california throwing money into the water? why we all paid for boats that were hardly used and why we'll all lose even more money when the state gets rid of them. >>> the electric cars are coming -- with a bit of a shock. what some buyers are surprised to learn. >>> there is only one f

this deadly gun violence follows the layoffs of 80 police officers and a month after chief anthony batts pledged to ask for federal help to reduce crime in the city. oakland police will be taking a look at the success of the salinas department with reducing crime. >> the main promise we made, we're here for the lodge haul. >> you have multi-national gangs. >> in 2008 and 2009 there were more than 50 gang-related murders in salinas. there have been just four gang- related killings in salinas this year. ktvu's kraig debro is getting new information on the summit in oakland. he will join us for an update at 8:30. the city of san carlos approved a budget that closes the $ $3.5 million budget. once the outsourcing is in place, it is expected to save the city $2 million a year. early next month, city council members will consider a proposed contract from the san mateo county sheriff's office to take over police services in san carlos. >>> 8:04. school kids in richmond are heading back to school this morning and students caught stipping class -- skiffing class will be sent to juvenile court wit